Repaying the Favor

Afternoon arrived in the blink of an eye. Sunlight swept through the window and around the dorm room, leaving it cloaked in stuffy heat.

Feng Tianyu woke up. After meditating for an entire day, he had nearly recovered the Soul Power he'd expended in battle.

The biological current had overstimulated his cells and left his body overtaxed, but after Soul Power circulated through him, the strain had eased.

The weakness that followed the battle was fading quickly.

He'd woken up because he was hungry!

His stomach growled. The little he'd eaten that morning had long since been used up by his body's need to recover.

Grey Wolf woke up too and rubbed his belly.

"Feng Tianyu, this great king's starving to death!"

Feng Tianyu was about to suggest they go eat together when he spotted a table nearby, where meals had been packed up for them.

He glanced at Beibei, who was meditating on the bed on the other side of the room, and realized Beibei had brought the food back for them again.

"Looks like we don't have to go out. Beibei packed us some food."

Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf went over to the table. They took out a Soul Power Heating Stove, put the now-cold food inside, and channeled Soul Power into it to heat everything up.

Before long, the enticing aroma of the reheated food filled the room.

Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf were ravenous, their stomachs practically touching their backs, and immediately dug in.

Beibei knew that Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf had huge appetites, so he'd brought back four full servings—enough to leave both man and wolf stuffed.

Perhaps the aroma was simply too tempting. Even Beibei, who'd been meditating, couldn't help waking up.

After getting up, Beibei jumped down from the bed. Seeing Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf wolfing down their food, he smiled and congratulated them.

"Tianyu, Grey Wolf, congratulations! A Soul Grandmaster fought a Soul Ancestor and won in the end."

"I was worried about you for ages!"

As he spoke, Beibei seemed to hesitate, as though he wanted to ask something.

Seeing his expression, Feng Tianyu swallowed a mouthful of fragrant rice.

"Beibei, go ahead and ask. You've never asked me about it before, so I thought you weren't interested in what I was doing in the Soul Guidance Department."

Beibei took a deep breath, curiosity flickering in his eyes.

"Tianyu, I wanted to ask about that belt Soul Tool you used in the match. How does it work? It seemed really powerful!"

Feng Tianyu understood. So Beibei had his eye on the Electric Charging Belt. That made sense. Beibei had the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and was a lightning-attribute Soul Master.

If he used the Electric Charging Belt, he could get even more out of it than Soul Masters with other attributes.

"It's called the Electric Charging Belt. It's a Level Six Soul Tool that converts Soul Power into a biological current. It stimulates the cells, strengthens the body, and increases strength, speed, and defense."

At this, Feng Tianyu's expression turned a little strange.

"Martial Soul Department students all seem to look down on Soul Tools. Beibei, are you interested in them too?"

That had certainly been the case before.

Beibei had always been taught that Soul Masters were the mainstream on Douluo Continent, and that Soul Tools were merely an obscure sideline pursued by Soul Masters without much talent.

But after seeing today's match, who would still dare underestimate how much Soul Tools could improve a Soul Master?

Beibei gave a wry smile.

"I used to have some prejudice against Soul Tools too. I even had a hard time understanding why you'd leave the Martial Soul Department for the Soul Guidance Department."

"But looking at it now, I was narrow-minded. You're still young, but you've got a broad perspective. You spotted the potential of Soul Tools early on."

Beibei stepped closer, looking serious.

"I'm not that stubborn. I can tell that Electric Charging Belt of yours would suit me quite well."

"If it can make me stronger, I can't just turn a blind eye. Tianyu, I want to buy your Electric Charging Belt. How much would it cost?"

Feng Tianyu chuckled. Young people like Beibei were indeed more open to the changes Soul Tools could bring than old diehards like Yan Shaozhe.

"Why bring up money? We're roommates!"

"I'll write up a list for you. Buy the raw materials yourself, and then I'll have Grey Wolf make you a custom Electric Charging Belt!"

"It won't use your Soul Power to generate the biological current. We'll use your blue lightning instead. That'll make it a perfect fit for you!"

Beibei's eyes lit up. With a custom-made Electric Charging Belt, it would be like having another Soul Skill that strengthened his body, greatly boosting his power.

"Tianyu, thank you so much!"

Feng Tianyu waved a hand.

"Hey, there's no need to be so formal!"

Then he went back to attacking the food.

Feng Tianyu had a clear sense of what was fair. Mu En had treated him well and helped him a great deal on his path to becoming stronger.

Repaying him a little by helping his great-grandson was only right. When he had time, he'd have Grey Wolf study Beibei's blue lightning. If they could convert it into a biological current, they could make an Electric Charging Belt perfectly suited to Beibei.

If Beibei put his mind to it, he might even create a Soul Skill of his own one day—one that converted his blue lightning into a cell-stimulating biological current without needing an Electric Charging Belt.

About three days later, Beibei had gathered all the materials on Feng Tianyu's list. True to his word, Feng Tianyu had Grey Wolf spend a week making Beibei a custom Electric Charging Belt.

Once Beibei got the belt, his strength increased dramatically. Its physical enhancement let him defeat Soul Elders and hold his own against Soul Ancestors. The improvement was more than substantial.

Unfortunately, his low Soul Power meant he could only sustain it for three minutes.

Even so, the Electric Charging Belt became one of Beibei's trump cards.

Ever since Feng Tianyu defeated Ma Xiaotao, plenty of Martial Soul Department students had followed Beibei's example, going from prejudiced against Soul Tools to gradually accepting them.

They took the initiative to visit the Soul Guidance Department and ask questions, curious about everything there.

Yan Shaozhe naturally couldn't stand it and ordered Martial Soul Department students not to visit the Soul Guidance Department.

But before a day had passed, Mu En abolished the rule.

Yan Shaozhe tried to argue his case with Mu En, claiming the Soul Guidance Department was leading students astray and that studying Soul Tools would only interfere with their Martial Soul cultivation.

Mu En had just one thing to say in response.

"I think Tianyu has done a fine job combining Martial Soul cultivation with Soul Tool research."

Yan Shaozhe was immediately struck dumb.

Mu En very much wanted the Soul Guidance Department to rise, but he wasn't about to sacrifice the Martial Soul Department to make it happen.

He told Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo to arrange some elective Soul Guidance Department courses within the Martial Soul Department. Whether they took those classes was up to the students themselves.

Those who wanted to learn could get a basic understanding of Soul Tools through the courses. If they really had the talent or interest, they could then decide whether to transfer to the Soul Guidance Department.

Yan Shaozhe was unwilling, but in the past, he would never have let even one genius transfer to the Soul Guidance Department. Still, he couldn't disobey Mu En, so he had no choice but to let the Soul Guidance Department add its classes to the Martial Soul Department's curriculum.

By defeating Ma Xiaotao, Feng Tianyu had truly helped Mu En a great deal. The Soul Guidance Department, long suppressed by the Martial Soul Department, was finally showing signs of rising.