The Red Dust Siblings' Admiration for the Snow Empress, the Holy Spirit Cult's Conspiracy!

Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy.

Ever since the Snow Empress officially enrolled under the name Snow Maiden.

This girl, with her cold temperament and stunning beauty, quickly became one of the most talked-about figures in the academy.

Yet, what truly shocked Xu Tianyao was not the sensation she caused, but her terrifying speed of cultivation.

In just one short month, Snow Maiden had successfully condensed her first soul ring, and her Soul Power had surged to level fifteen.

One had to realize that for an ordinary soul master, it often took several years to progress from awakening their martial soul to reaching level fifteen.

But for Snow Maiden, all of this seemed as natural as water flowing into a channel, effortless.

According to her own account, in order to survive her tribulation and take human form, she had condensed her own origin power into seven Ice Cores and sealed them within her body.

Now that she was recultivating as a human, those seven Ice Cores acted like seven perpetual energy springs, constantly channeling the purest origin Soul Power for her to digest and absorb.

These Ice Cores were not only the foundation for her future return to her peak, but also the greatest asset behind her cultivation speed far exceeding that of ordinary people.

Regarding this, Xu Tianyao could only sigh; she was truly worthy of being the Snow Empress who once stood at the summit of the Far North—her foundation was terrifyingly deep!

The arrival of Snow Maiden also made the entire Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy much livelier.

Especially in the class where Xu Tianyao was enrolled.

Meng Hongchen was already betrothed to Xu Tianyao, a fact that was no secret throughout the entire academy, or rather, the entire Sun Moon Empire.

Coupled with the fact that Xu Tianyao was the youngest prince in the history of the Sun Moon Empire, his status was noble.

Therefore, even if the male students in the class admired Meng Hongchen, none dared to show it.

But Snow Maiden was different.

She was a new transfer student.

Her background was mysterious, and her talent was astonishing.

More importantly, that ethereal temperament untainted by the world and her near-perfect appearance were enough to make any young man unable to look away the moment they saw her.

Even Xiao Hongchen was no exception.

As the academy's famous sister-complex, before Snow Maiden appeared, his world seemed to revolve solely around his sister, Meng Hongchen.

Yet ever since he laid eyes on Snow Maiden, this usually arrogant and conceited genius youth acted as if he were bewitched.

During class, he would unconsciously glance toward where Snow Maiden sat.

After class, he would find every possible excuse to strike up a conversation.

Gifting small Soul Tool gadgets, sharing cultivation insights, introducing the academy grounds...

He had tried almost every method he could think of.

He even set aside his usual haughty demeanor to actively cozy up to her, all in hopes that Snow Maiden would sit next to him.

Unfortunately, all his efforts were destined to be in vain.

The reason Snow Maiden was willing to come to the human world was to complete her recultivation.

And the reason she was willing to enter this class was because Xu Tianyao was here.

In this strange human society, Xu Tianyao was one of the few people she could trust.

Therefore, apart from Xu Tianyao and Meng Hongchen, she almost never took the initiative to interact with anyone else.

So, when it came time to choose seats, she sat down beside Meng Hongchen without a moment's hesitation.

And that single act completely shattered Xiao Hongchen's final fantasies.

What made Xu Tianyao feel even more conflicted was that Meng Hongchen seemed to like Snow Maiden even more than Xiao Hongchen did.

The two girls, both possessing heaven-defying beauty, were practically inseparable.

They whispered to each other during class and walked arm-in-arm everywhere after class.

Sometimes, they even insisted on sitting together during meals.

As for what they were actually talking about, no one knew.

Xu Tianyao only knew that the time Meng Hongchen spent with Snow Maiden now far exceeded the time she spent with him.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a bit helpless.

The Hongchen siblings were truly cut from the same cloth.

One couldn't walk away when he saw a pretty girl.

The other couldn't walk away when she saw a pretty girl either.

The only difference was that one pursued openly, while the other clung openly.

However, this did leave Xu Tianyao with some peace and quiet.

With no one to disturb him, he poured more of his energy into the research of Soul Tools.

And as his research deepened, he gradually began to discover some changes within himself.

To be precise, it was the change brought about by that External Soul Bone from the Cold Moon Snow Falcon.

As his cultivation level continued to rise, that hundred-thousand-year-level External Soul Bone began to gradually reveal its true power.

Xu Tianyao was pleasantly surprised to discover that ever since his Sea of Spirit had been opened, not only was his total mental power far higher than that of soul masters his age, but the growth rate of his mental power also far exceeded theirs.

His visual capabilities had undergone a qualitative transformation as well.

Especially when he activated the eye bone skill, Spatial Analysis.

In his eyes, the entire world seemed to transform into countless fine spatial lines.

The operational trajectories of soul tool core arrays, the flow patterns of Soul Power, the most minute structural changes within metals...

Nothing could remain hidden.

With the support of this near-cheat-like observational ability, his speed in understanding soul tools progressed by leaps and bounds.

The benefits brought by the Cold Moon Snow Falcon's sacrifice also began to fully manifest as time passed.

After absorbing his third soul ring, Xu Tianyao specifically tested his own Soul Power once.

The result startled even him.

Level thirty-six.

He was only four levels away from becoming a Soul Ancestor.

At his current cultivation speed, he had a chance to challenge the level forty bottleneck in at most a year.

Becoming a Soul Ancestor before the age of ten.

Such a record had never appeared in the entire history of the continent.

His mental power and Soul Power foundation, which far exceeded those of ordinary people, also allowed him to display even more astonishing talent on the path of a soul engineer.

Under the alternating guidance of Xuan Ziwen and Kong Deming, two top-tier soul engineers, he broke through the level one and level two soul engineer assessments in just one month.

Ultimately, before departing for the exchange at Shrek Academy, he successfully crafted a level three Soul Ray Gun independently.

When the news spread, the entire Mingde Hall and the soul engineering department of the Sun Moon Royal Academy were shaken.

Because this meant that the Sun Moon Empire had given birth to the youngest level three soul engineer in history.

The royal family did not choose to hide such a genius.

On the contrary, Xu Tianran even personally issued an order to release a portion of Xu Tianyao's information to the public.

In an instant, titles like the youngest prince, possessor of Twin Martial Souls, nine-year-old Soul Elder, and level three soul engineer...

A series of dazzling halos began to spread across the continent.

The Heaven Spirit Empire, the Heaven Dou Empire, the Xingluo Empire, and even Shrek Academy successively placed Xu Tianyao on their most critical watchlists.

The intelligence agencies of various major powers continuously collected information about him, not only studying him but even plotting to assassinate him.

After all, everyone understood that if such a genius were allowed to grow up smoothly, he would very likely change the landscape of the entire continent in the future.

And among these surging undercurrents of power, there was another behemoth hidden in the darkness that had also set its sights on Xu Tianyao: the Holy Spirit Cult!

Relying on the secret support of the Sun Moon Empire's officials, the Holy Spirit Cult was developing rapidly.

Xu Tianyao, this exceptionally talented and young prince of the Sun Moon Empire, was naturally among their targets for recruitment.

If they could pull such an important prince for the Sun Moon Empire into the camp of the Holy Spirit Cult, it would undoubtedly bring astonishing benefits to the future development of the cult.