Hexagonal Warrior

"You came in person?"

Hearing the old man's words, Lin Yuan was momentarily stunned.

The man before him was no ordinary person.

There were four ninth-level Soul Engineers in Mingde Hall.

But ninth-level Soul Engineers were generally holed up in their laboratories, immersed in research all day and rarely showing their faces.

As the academy's core, Mingde Hall had countless daily affairs that needed handling.

And as a senior eighth-level Soul Engineer of the academy, the old man before him was precisely the supervisor responsible for managing Mingde Hall's various affairs.

He could be called the most powerful figure in Mingde Hall beneath the hall master.

His voice carried even more weight than that of certain ninth-level Soul Engineers.

Throughout Mingde Hall, everyone had to respectfully address him as Elder Ma.

Yet such a heavyweight figure had actually come in person to oversee Ye Luochen's assessment!

It seemed Ye Luochen's performance had been impressive enough!

The following assessment did not take long. Before long, Ye Luochen's various statistics had basically been determined.

Physical strength: Soul King level.

Physical flexibility: Soul Emperor level.

Strength: Soul King level.

Speed: Soul King level.

Reaction: Excellent.

Spiritual power: Approaching the level of a fourth-level Soul Engineer.

With these results, the gazes of the teachers present changed completely as they looked at Ye Luochen.

At first, they had not thought highly of the special assessment Lin Yuan had applied for.

They had only come to save face and go through the motions.

After all, what kind of place was Mingde Hall?

It was the core of the academy, even the entire empire.

How could it casually allow a student who had only just passed the entrance examination to join?

As for the supposed "genius" quality of this new student, which Lin Yuan had emphasized in his application.

They had not paid much attention to it either.

Because Mingde Hall never lacked geniuses.

Of those who could enter Mingde Hall, which one had not stood out from countless students of the same generation?

Which one could not be called a genius?

But now, every one of these instructors had changed their minds.

There was no other reason: Ye Luochen's statistics were simply too monstrous.

There were students with exceptional physical strength.

There were students with outstanding power.

There were also students who excelled in some other attribute.

But as for students outstanding in every attribute, they did not know whether there would be any in the future.

Yet there had absolutely never been one before!

Judging from the assessment results, Ye Luochen was unquestionably a hexagonal warrior with no weaknesses!

"Good, good, good! Lin Yuan, you've brought Mingde Hall a treasure this time."

Elder Ma said "good" three times in succession.

Even with his extensive knowledge and experience from so many years in Mingde Hall, Ye Luochen's nearly perfect results still left him amazed.

"Child, release your martial soul and let me see what kind of martial soul Lin Yuan could call one born for Soul Tools."

Suppressing his emotions, Elder Ma looked at Ye Luochen and spoke gently.

It was not just Elder Ma. The rest of the teachers also turned their eyes toward Ye Luochen.

They were incredibly curious now.

After all, when Lin Yuan had submitted his application, he had especially emphasized the superiority of Ye Luochen's martial soul, while his other attributes had been secondary.

And judging from the assessment results now.

Those attributes Lin Yuan had regarded as secondary were already utterly astonishing!

So what about the martial soul that Lin Yuan valued so highly?

Just how exceptional was it?

Hearing Elder Ma's words, Ye Luochen nodded.

Then his Soul Power circulated, and the Dark Iron Blade condensed in his hand.

With just one glance, the teachers present immediately understood why Lin Yuan had used the words "born for Soul Tools" to describe Ye Luochen's martial soul in his application.

Its shape was exactly the same as a carving knife!

It was as though he had been born with a companion carving knife, one that was absolutely one hundred percent compatible with its owner.

How were those Soul Engineers, who spent immense amounts of time and effort constantly searching for carving knives suited to them, supposed to live?

Sure enough, the greatest dividing line between people.

Was the amniotic fluid.

What did it mean to be a born Soul Engineer? There was a living example right before them!

However, unlike the other teachers, who all looked as though they had finally understood, Elder Ma quickly thought of a new question.

He once again spoke gently to Ye Luochen:

"Child, what attributes do the three soul rings you attached to this martial soul possess?"

Hearing Elder Ma's words, the teachers finally came back to their senses.

Indeed, the shape of a martial soul could not represent everything.

The attributes of the martial soul, as well as those of its attached soul rings, were also crucial.

Over their years in Mingde Hall, they had seen far too many students led astray by choosing the wrong direction for their soul rings.

What if Ye Luochen's martial soul merely resembled a carving knife, but he had pursued a path incompatible with Soul Tools?

Then they would have to reassess Ye Luochen's potential in the path of Soul Tools.

In response to Elder Ma's question, Ye Luochen did not answer directly. Instead, he mobilized his Soul Power.

Three soul rings shone into existence.

"My first soul ring came from a five-hundred-year Steel-Tooth Mantis.

"It can enhance the Dark Iron Blade's durability, making it as tough and sharp as the sickles of a Steel-Tooth Mantis."

"My second soul ring came from an eight-hundred-year Wind-Blade Phoenix Butterfly.

"Its effect is to allow my attacks to carry air blades."

"My third soul ring came from a one-thousand-four-hundred-year Blade-Shadow Marten.

"Its effect is to grant the Dark Iron Blade penetration and severing properties."

Hearing Ye Luochen's answer, light immediately shone in Elder Ma's clouded old eyes.

It was settled. It was basically settled!

"Come, use your soul skills to try cutting this piece of metal."

As he spoke, Elder Ma flipped his hand, and a pitch-black piece of metal appeared.

Facing the other man's request, Ye Luochen merely nodded.

Then his soul rings lit up one after another, and in an instant, he swung his blade three times in succession.

Slash! Slash! Slash!

The black metal was divided evenly into four pieces, its cut surfaces smooth as mirrors.

"Good, good, good!"

Another three cries of "good" rang from Elder Ma's mouth.

This time, it was truly settled.

The metal he had just taken out was no ordinary metal, but a rare metal renowned for its hardness.

Yet Ye Luochen had cut through it so easily.

That proved the direction of his martial soul's development was precisely the sharpness required of a Soul Tool carving knife!

The questions that followed confirmed this even further.

According to Ye Luochen, when he had reached level ten and could attach a soul ring, he had faced many choices.

Some had advised him to follow the throwing-knife path, attaching a soul ring with a lightness attribute to the Dark Iron Blade and using it as a throwing knife.

Others had advised him to follow the poison path, attaching a poison-attributed soul ring to the Dark Iron Blade and imitating that legendary figure from ten thousand years ago.

But after giving it some thought, Ye Luochen had ultimately chosen the attribute he believed suited the Dark Iron Blade best.

Sharpness.

Hearing Ye Luochen's answer, the instructors in the hall nodded repeatedly.

"Good kid, you chose correctly!"

"Your martial soul is small, so it is destined to be unable to fight with the broad, sweeping style of other blade-type martial souls. Pursuing the path of ultimate sharpness is indeed an excellent choice."

"Exactly. Good thing you didn't listen to bad advice and go astray.

"Adding a poison attribute? Is everything supposed to be poisoned?"

"What a joke."