Spirit Academy

Compared to Nuoding City, the pace of life for soul masters in Spirit City was considerably faster.

Han Xing had only arrived in Spirit City yesterday, and today he was already arranging to enroll in Spirit Academy.

Spirit High-Level Soul Master Academy was divided into three grades, not by age, but by soul master rank.

For example, Han Xing was currently a Great Soul Master.

Therefore, when he attended Spirit Academy, he was a first-year student.

When he advanced to Soul Master, he could immediately jump to the second year, and Soul Elder would be the third year.

To graduate from Spirit Academy, the method was also different from other academies.

There were no strict requirements for Soul Power; one only needed to study for ten years.

After graduation, Spirit Hall would assign different positions based on one's strength.

Those below level thirty would be assigned to various Spirit Branch Halls as Spirit Stewards, responsible for awakening the martial souls of commoners in different regions.

Those between levels thirty and forty would remain in Spirit City or be sent to Spirit Branch Halls, forming the backbone of Spirit Hall.

Those between levels forty and fifty would become Yellow-Robed Grand Stewards.

Those between levels fifty and sixty would be appointed as Purple-Robed Bishops.

They could serve as Hall Masters of Spirit Branch Halls or teachers in Spirit Junior Academies.

As for those above level sixty, they could serve as teachers in Spirit High-Level Academies.

Of course, they could also choose to be dispatched externally, purely based on personal preference; soul masters of this level were already core powerhouses of the organization.

Spirit Hall truly lived up to its reputation as the largest soul master organization on the Douluo Continent.

Its arrangements for soul masters were far superior to those of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire.

Han Xing walked into the academy; the classrooms were very free, with no requirement for students to attend.

After a moment of observation, Han Xing concluded.

The teaching method at Spirit High-Level Soul Master Academy was somewhat similar to universities in his previous life.

How students chose to develop was entirely up to their personal will.

Spirit Academy was divided into five campuses.

The East Campus was the Assault Soul Master Branch.

The South Campus was the Agility Soul Master Branch.

The West Campus was the Defense Soul Master Branch.

The North Campus was the Control Soul Master Branch.

The Central Campus housed the academy's Soul Fighting Arena and was also the location of the Support Soul Master Branch.

The reason for this arrangement, it was said, was due to the special nature of Support Soul Masters.

Because Support Soul Masters themselves had no combat power, they needed teammates they could trust.

To facilitate interaction between Support Soul Masters and other combat soul masters and to enhance their friendship.

The Soul Fighting Arena and the Support Soul Master Branch were deliberately placed together in the Central Campus.

During the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition, the participants for the Spirit Team were the top two from each branch.

The ranking method was based on the points accumulated in the arena.

The strong would strive to become stronger to defend their qualification to compete.

The weak would also strive to become stronger to contend for a spot.

The competition slots were completely fair and open.

It was no wonder that the combat strength of students from Spirit Academy was so much greater than that of other academies in the Advanced Soul Master Competition.

With this system of participants selected purely by points, those who could compete were undoubtedly the strongest students.

After understanding the structure of Spirit Academy, Han Xing quickly formed a plan.

His Three-Legged Golden Crow belonged to the Assault Soul Master Branch, so perhaps he could first see how the other students in the same department were doing.

Han Xing soon arrived at the Assault Soul Master Branch.

After observing for a while, he quickly found a class that interested him.

"On the Combat Advantages of Beast Martial Souls and Weapon Martial Souls."

Han Xing entered the classroom; it was spacious and bright, with tiered seating, filled with students.

With just a brief observation, Han Xing could sense that their auras were steady, and their Soul Power reserves far surpassed those of students of the same level at Nuoding Academy.

On the podium, the lecturing Martial Soul instructor, clad in academy attire, looked solemn.

He waited for a moment, and seeing that no one else was coming in, he got straight to the point and said:

"The core advantage of Beast Martial Souls lies in the unity of body and spirit, providing early-game suppression."

"When a Beast Martial Soul is attached, it directly modifies the soul master's body, amplifying strength, speed, and resistance in all aspects, without relying on external objects."

"Before level thirty, in duels of the same level, Beast Spirits almost always suppress Weapon Spirits."

"Whether it's close-quarters combat, instant bursts of power, or hunting soul beasts in the wild, Beast Spirits have extremely high fault tolerance and are adaptable to the vast majority of close-combat systems."

After a brief pause, he continued to explain their shortcomings.

"But the limitations of Beast Spirits are equally obvious; they are extremely reliant on soul skill enhancements. Without soul skills, their combat power drops significantly;"

"Furthermore, their upper limit is tied to the bloodline aptitude of their Martial Soul. Ordinary Beast Spirits become harder to break through as they advance, making it extremely difficult to produce top-tier powerhouses."

Next, the instructor turned his attention to Weapon Spirits.

"The advantage of Weapon Spirits lies in their flexible offense and defense, extremely high upper limit, and not being weak in their reliance on soul skills."

"Weapon Spirits take form away from the body, capable of ranged attacks, close combat, defense, and enhancement, with versatile offensive and defensive forms."

"Even without activating soul skills, the Martial Soul itself can be used as a weapon. Combined with the techniques the soul master has learned, it still possesses destructive power."

As more soul rings are acquired in the mid to late game, the stacked effects of Weapon Spirits, such as armor penetration and long-range, critical hit capabilities, will blossom comprehensively.

"Especially after the Spirit True Body is activated at level seventy, the destructive power of top-tier Weapon Spirits far surpasses that of Beast Spirits of the same rank."

As he spoke, many students in the classroom nodded, while some debated in low voices.

Most Beast Spirit students considered themselves invincible in the early stages, while Weapon Spirit students firmly believed in their late-game invincibility.

Han Xing listened to the instructor's words on stage and couldn't help but nod.

As expected, the professionalism of teachers at a higher academy was significantly greater.

At Notting Academy, the teachers only told them that Beast Spirits were stronger than Weapon Spirits at the low-level soul master realm.

But they couldn't explain why they were stronger or in what aspects.

However, upon closer thought, it made sense.

Instructors who could serve at a Spirit High-Level Soul Master Academy were at least Soul Emperors or above.

Could the understanding of Martial Souls by powerhouses of this level be the same as that at a junior academy like Notting Academy?

After listening to the instructor, Han Xing gained a deeper understanding of his own Martial Soul.

When class ended, Han Xing walked out of the classroom.

His next destination was the Soul Fighting Arena.

He had no intention of seeking out Hu Liena or the other members of the Golden Generation.

His temporary goal was simply to find students with similar combat power levels to spar with.

Based on the performance of those three in the high-level soul master competition, they should be at least level forty by now.

The gap in strength was too great; approaching them would be asking for humiliation.

"Han Xing, first year, wishes to book a soul duel. Current Soul Power is twenty-nine."

Han Xing approached the instructor in charge of rankings and stated.

"Twenty-nine?" The instructor looked at Han Xing with confusion.

"You look a bit unfamiliar. I don't think I've seen you before."

Han Xing took out his student identification.

"I'm a new transfer student who just arrived today, my first day at school."