Three Months Passed in the Blink of an Eye

Over the next two months, Su Qingfeng studied back and forth between the Soul Tool Department and the Martial Soul Department. Yan Shaozhe had granted him considerable freedom from the start, so he was not bound by any teacher's restrictions.

Mu En also seemed to have tacitly approved of Su Qingfeng studying Soul Tools and did not stop him.

With the boost from the Carefree Immortal Armor, he broke through to level sixteen in just two weeks, then reached level seventeen another month later.

With Snow Empress's help, Su Qingfeng's control over Ultimate Ice had reached an exceptionally proficient level. It was estimated that the entire academy would struggle to find anyone who surpassed Su Qingfeng in the sheer purity of ice and water elements.

At the same time, Su Qingfeng grew increasingly familiar with the operation and principles of Soul Tools. In less than two months, he had already become a qualified Rank 3 Soul Tool Master.

This meant he could operate the vast majority of Soul Tools in combat and fight Soul Masters at the Soul Elder rank.

Xian Lin'er and Fan Yu were both astonished by Su Qingfeng's talent for Soul Tools. Going from nothing to a Rank 3 Soul Tool Master took many Soul Tool Masters three to seven years of dedicated study, yet Su Qingfeng had done it in just two months.

That was the advantage Extreme attributes and intelligence gave Su Qingfeng.

There was not much to say about operating Soul Tools—it relied on Soul Power, attributes, and one's own combat experience.

The creation of Soul Tools mainly involved three aspects: materials, blueprints, and manufacturing.

Materials were naturally the substances used to make Soul Tools. They were generally rare metals and Soul Tool energy gems, all exceedingly precious and expensive. Even Shrek Academy did not possess them in vast quantities. This field mainly involved identifying the various Soul Tool materials and their uses.

Blueprints were even more precious than materials. They were the core factor determining whether a Soul Tool could be brought into existence. Without blueprints, there was nothing; nothing could be made. A building without theory and science as its foundation could never be constructed.

Blueprints were also what Shrek Academy's Soul Tool Department lacked most, because Soul Tools had developed and flourished on the Sun Moon Continent. The Sun Moon Empire possessed the greatest number and finest Soul Tool blueprints, while most of Shrek Academy's blueprints were spoils captured from the Sun Moon Empire during that great war a thousand years ago.

Thus, there was comparatively little knowledge in this area. Fortunately, Su Qingfeng was personally taught by Xian Lin'er, and he improved rapidly. He was already skilled at making and creating things; otherwise, he could not have fashioned his own peerless face.

As for manufacturing, it was simply a matter of human effort, with the focus being on honing practical ability.

In just over a month, Su Qingfeng could already forge Rank 1 Soul Tools. By the second month, he had begun practicing the creation of Rank 2 Soul Tools.

In short, Su Qingfeng's talents in every aspect far exceeded Xian Lin'er and Fan Yu's expectations.

Over those two months, Wang Dong did not come looking for Su Qingfeng in women's clothes again. She continued studying in Class One as Wang Dong, though she often came to see Su Qingfeng.

Someone who had been unwilling even to clean her own dorm room had actually learned to help Su Qingfeng clean his room, leaving Huo Yuhao utterly shocked.

When she was with me, she wouldn't even sweep the floor and would pull a long face. But when she's with Brother Qingfeng, she turns into a "virtuous wife and loving mother," huh?

During that time, Yan Shaozhe also visited Su Qingfeng twice. The first time, he gave Su Qingfeng two Marrow Cleansing Soul Exchange pills. Their quality far surpassed that of the Xuan Water Pill, and they had some effect on Su Qingfeng's physique, though not much, since Su Qingfeng's body was already extremely pure. The other time, he brought him back to Sea God Island.

The reason was that Ma Xiaotao had broken through another level, and the Evil Fire within her had surged up once more. Planning ahead, Yan Shaozhe invited Su Qingfeng back first to use Ultimate Ice to suppress Ma Xiaotao's fire.

Afterward, Su Qingfeng stayed on Sea God Island for two days before returning to the Outer Court.

The two months passed in a rush, and the Outer Court's New Student Assessment was about to begin.

The Soul Tool Department and the Martial Soul Department each had their own assessment systems.

The freshmen from both departments became increasingly diligent, because the New Student Assessment determined their futures. Whether they would be advised to leave or remain at Shrek Academy, whether they would become ordinary disciples or Core Disciples—these matters were essentially decided after the New Student Assessment.

That day, all ten classes of the Martial Soul Department began forming groups.

The dean of students, Du Weilun, also sought out Su Qingfeng.

Following Yan Shaozhe's instructions, Du Weilun told Su Qingfeng that he could freely join any team from the Martial Soul Department's ten freshman classes.

After some thought, Su Qingfeng did not choose Freshman Class One. Instead, he chose Freshman Class Nine.

This choice even surprised Yan Shaozhe. Though he had not visited his Little Junior many times, he had always kept track of Su Qingfeng's situation.

If he understood correctly, Wang Dong from Class One was quite talented. Moreover, Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao lived next door to Su Qingfeng, so they were more familiar with one another. Choosing Class One would have been the safer option for Su Qingfeng.

"Could he still be holding a grudge against Zhou Yi? My Little Junior shouldn't be that petty, should he?"

Yan Shaozhe smiled faintly in the dean's office.

Still, Class Nine was not bad either. Class Nine had a descendant of a member of the first generation of the Shrek Seven Devils.

Led by Du Weilun, Su Qingfeng arrived at Freshman Class Nine once again.

The homeroom teacher and students of Freshman Class Nine were no strangers to Su Qingfeng. News of this Specially Selected Student had already spread like wildfire among the freshmen, and even the third- and fourth-year students had heard of Su Qingfeng.

When they learned that Su Qingfeng would participate in the Martial Soul Department's New Student Assessment under Class Nine's name, most of the students in the class erupted in excitement, scrambling to team up with him.

Some of them had seen him fight Wang Dong at the Freshman Dormitory Building. The brilliance of that ice sword remained unforgettable in their minds even now.

A pure assault-type Soul Master—without a doubt!

"Unfortunately, this Specially Selected Student is only level seventeen or eighteen right now. He has no advantage in terms of rank, and he has one fewer Soul Skill. He isn't the teammate we want."

Sitting in her seat, a maiden with short red hair, a fiery figure, exquisite features, and skin as fair as jade crossed her arms and spoke indifferently. Her name was Wu Feng.

To her left sat a girl with neat-looking short golden hair. Ning Tian had one leg crossed over the other as she said calmly, "Although Soul Power Level is important, it isn't the deciding factor in victory. I've heard about him. His First Soul Ring is a thousand-year purple one, and he defeated a Soul Grandmaster despite being lower-ranked. I don't think he'd hold us back. On the contrary, I'm very curious about him. How can someone have special privileges at Shrek Academy and keep wearing a mask all the time...?"

As she spoke, Ning Tian raised her hand and called toward the podium, "Teacher, I want to be on his team too. I'm an auxiliary-type Soul Master, and a team needs an assault-type Soul Master."

"Ning Tian, don't you already have three people? New Student Assessment matches are fought in teams of three. Your team is already full."

Class Nine's homeroom teacher said.

"Besides, each team can only have one assault-type Soul Master. Wu Feng in your group has already taken that spot."

Hearing this, Ning Tian was left speechless.

At that moment, Su Qingfeng said calmly, "My martial soul isn't solely assault-type. Due to the Ice Element, it naturally carries controlling effects, so I can currently be regarded as a control-type Soul Master."

"Besides, I want to find a teammate with a different attribute."