Jing Hongchen's Intentions

Generally speaking, those with Ultimate Attribute Martial Souls possessed exceptional potential.

Even in Shrek Academy's history, people with Ultimate Attribute Martial Souls had appeared only three times: Ultimate Fire, Ultimate Wind, and Ultimate Wood.

Of these, the most famous was Ultimate Fire.

The reason was simple. The powerful Soul Master who had led the Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy to defeat the Sun Moon Empire back then possessed an Ultimate Fire Martial Soul.

That was why Jing Hongchen was so excited. Although the Sun Moon Empire was far ahead of the Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy in the field of Soul Tools, it had always been at a disadvantage when it came to Soul Masters.

But Huo Yuhao's appearance gave the Sun Moon Empire hope.

On one hand, Huo Yuhao's talent was outstanding. His two Martial Souls were the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul and a spiritual-type Body Martial Soul. Both were exceedingly rare and more than enough to support Huo Yuhao in achieving remarkable accomplishments in both the fields of Soul Masters and Soul Engineers.

On the other hand, a child's Martial Soul was actually closely related to those of their parents. If Huo Yuhao were to marry and have children in the Sun Moon Empire in the future, it meant that so long as he had enough children, a powerful family known as the Huo Family would inevitably emerge in the Sun Moon Empire.

And Huo Yuhao would be the founder of that family.

Take the once-flourishing Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan from ten thousand years ago as an example. Its members possessed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, passed down through generations. Even if their Martial Souls mutated, the mutations would still occur on the foundation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.

If Huo Yuhao could pass down the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul or the Spirit Eye Martial Soul, the Huo Family's influence would surely become immense several centuries from now.

At this thought, Jing Hongchen's gaze toward Huo Yuhao became increasingly benevolent. His granddaughter was about the same age as Huo Yuhao and had decent talent as well. She seemed rather well suited to Huo Yuhao. If they could cultivate their relationship, it would also be a good thing for Meng Hongchen.

After all, given his granddaughter's temperament, she was bound to marry someday.

Based on his observations this semester, as well as the final evaluation Xuan Ziwen had given, he could conclude that Huo Yuhao was a polite child who repaid kindness with gratitude. He would never bite the hand that fed him, so Jing Hongchen was quite at ease about him.

Still, he could only do his best to create opportunities for the two of them. If they ultimately failed to end up together for one reason or another, he could not interfere forcefully and make them be together. After all, forced fruit was never sweet, and it would bring bitter consequences.

Moreover, in a major life matter like marriage, Huo Yuhao's and Meng Hongchen's wishes still had to be respected. They were the people directly involved, after all. No matter how many opportunities he created for them, he was, in a sense, still an outsider.

Of course, he had also heard that on Douluo Continent, there was a particular kind of father-in-law who especially loved meddling in his children's marriages.

These fathers-in-law kept a tight watch over their daughters. Relying on the fact that their outstanding sons-in-law loved their daughters, they would subject those sons-in-law to all kinds of torturous trials. Their goal was to grind down their sons-in-laws' edges and spirit, making them submit wholeheartedly and fear and respect them from the bottom of their hearts.

In Douluo academia, such trials had a specialized term—compliance testing!

To be honest, Jing Hongchen held this kind of father-in-law in considerable contempt. So long as the son-in-law loved his daughter, was fairly outstanding, and had no major character flaws, there was no need to set up layer upon layer of torturous trials. The two would be together in the end anyway.

Rather than considering the daughter's happiness, such behavior was more like training a pet dog.

"Yuhao, I need to discuss your treatment and training plan with Old Kong, so return to your dormitory first. Don't worry, the Empire will definitely spare no effort in nurturing you! Of course, don't publicize the fact that you possess the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul for now. Old Kong and I still need to discuss this matter further," Jing Hongchen said, patting his chest.

"Alright, thank you, Dean!"

Huo Yuhao nodded, then left the dean's office.

The imperial palace.

Jing Hongchen found Kong Deming and explained how Huo Yuhao had awakened the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul and had now become the owner of Twin Martial Souls.

A look of surprise gradually appeared on Kong Deming's face. This news was simply too shocking. In fact, few people knew that he, the Silver Moon Douluo, also possessed Twin Martial Souls.

But even he was astonished by Huo Yuhao's talent.

Kong Deming said gravely, "An Ultimate Ice Martial Soul combined with a Spirit Eye Martial Soul—without a doubt, he is the number one genius of the Sun Moon Empire! Hongchen, besides you, who else knows about this?"

"Old Kong, aside from Yuhao, I should currently be the only one who knows," Jing Hongchen said.

"Mm, very good. You are quite cautious." Kong Deming rarely praised Jing Hongchen, then changed the subject. "Such a genius truly needs to be nurtured with all our strength. However, for Huo Yuhao's safety, there should be fewer people who know that he possesses Twin Martial Souls, one of which is the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul.

"The Holy Spirit Cult is very powerful within the Sun Moon Empire now. If they learn of Yuhao's exceptional talent, I fear the Holy Spirit Cult may suddenly gain a Holy Son!

"After all, the Holy Spirit Cult currently relies mainly on Death God Douluo Ye Xishui and Dragon Emperor Douluo. Zhong Liwu will likely never have the chance to become a Limit Douluo in this lifetime.

"Moreover, Death God Douluo and Dragon Emperor Douluo are both already quite old. If they pass away, Zhong Liwu alone will likely be unable to support the Holy Spirit Cult! That is why he has been sending people everywhere to seek out a Holy Son and Holy Maiden—to have them support the Holy Spirit Cult's future."

Within the Sun Moon Empire, the upper ranks generally knew about the Holy Spirit Cult. After all, Death God Douluo Ye Xishui was not only the Holy Spirit Cult's Grand Elder, but also the Sun Moon Empire's Supreme Elder. That alone clearly demonstrated the imperial family's tacit approval.

"Yes, Old Kong! Our Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy has always done well at keeping Martial Souls confidential!" Jing Hongchen said gravely.

Kong Deming nodded, then said, "Mm. Then Huo Yuhao's training must naturally follow the cultivation principles for Twin Martial Souls. At present, his Ultimate Ice Martial Soul clearly has greater potential than his Spirit Eye Martial Soul.

"Therefore, Huo Yuhao must ordinarily focus on cultivating the Spirit Eye Martial Soul. As for the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul, he must wait until he is strong enough before attaching Soul Rings to it. Only then will the Soul Rings he attaches be of a sufficiently high age.

"However, the only issue at present is that compared with the former Douluo Three Kingdoms, the Sun Moon Empire is at a disadvantage in terms of soul beast resources. The strongest soul beast race here should be the Evil Eye Clan. But for an Ultimate Ice Martial Soul, there is no doubt that we should attach Soul Rings from ice-type soul beasts whenever possible.

"So, Hongchen, the Empire's plan to develop the Far North must be put on the agenda as soon as possible."

A bitter smile appeared on Jing Hongchen's face upon hearing this. "Old Kong, according to the map, the Far North lies north of the Heaven Dou Empire. Under our original plan, we could only develop the Far North after the Sun Moon Empire went to war with the Douluo Three Kingdoms and seized most of the Heaven Dou Empire's territory.

"The Far North has a bitterly cold climate and is extremely distant. Logistics and supplies would be a major problem. Only after taking most of the Heaven Dou Empire's territory could we dispatch Soul Engineer Legions to develop it."

Kong Deming smiled. "I know that developing the Far North now would be difficult, but we have not gone to war yet, so Sun Moon People will not be arrested in the Heaven Dou Empire. What I mean is that we can first dispatch personnel under the name of research teams to learn more about the Far North's resources and the distribution of its soul beasts, preparing for future hunts of its soul beasts and the development of its mineral resources.

"Of course, do not provoke the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North for now. They are already powerful to begin with, and with the Far North as their home ground, their strength rises another level.

"Some people in the Sun Moon Empire have wanted to obtain their Soul Rings and soul bones. Now, the grass over those people's graves is already three feet tall."