Innate Soul Tool Saint Body

For example, Star Luo Emperor Xu Jiawei had also concealed his identity and studied at Shrek Academy when he was young.

But the question was, how was he supposed to conceal his identity?

The moment he unleashed that Star Crown Martial Soul, who wouldn't know he was from the Star Luo Royal Family?

The same went for everyone else. Basically, all long-established factions had distinctive Martial Souls. Once they unleashed their Martial Souls, it was practically introducing themselves.

So, Xu Jiawei's so-called "concealing his identity," as claimed by those Shrek fanboys, was complete nonsense. He had gone to Shrek Academy to meet people and experience campus life along the way.

Although Shrek Academy had plenty of flaws worth criticizing, it had to be acknowledged that the academy was extremely influential.

Of course, Shrek Academy had been utterly lousy when it was first founded.

The reason it had become the Continent's Number One Soul Master Academy was not only because it had "cultivated" seven gods, making its name renowned across the continent. Another important reason was its deeply interconnected network of relationships.

For example, if members of the White Tiger Duke's lineage entered Shrek Academy to study, then as a minor Star Luo noble, wouldn't you want your child to get acquainted with them and build some friendship as classmates?

What if they earned their favor and soared to great heights within Star Luo? After all, the White Tiger Duke's lineage held an obvious position of power in the Star Luo Empire. Establishing ties with the White Tiger Duke would undoubtedly bring enormous benefits.

Thus, the nobles would certainly do everything they could to send people into Shrek Academy.

And under normal circumstances, in order to ensure their family lines continued, nobles were quite capable of producing heirs.

Take the Star Luo Royal Family, for instance. Though the original novel never stated it explicitly, Star Luo Emperor Xu Jiawei should have had a whole bunch of children. The Star Crown Martial Soul was far too difficult to inherit, so the only solution was to have more children. The royal family had money anyway; they could afford to raise them.

And according to Tang Ya, Shrek recruited a thousand new students every year. Among those thousand, aside from people like Huo Gua who had obtained Tang Sect quotas, everyone else had letters of recommendation from city lords.

Among all those students over the years, the children of nobles definitely made up the vast majority!

Even someone like He Caitou, with his Innate Cotton Picking Saint Body, actually possessed Sun Moon Royal Family blood. In essence, He Caitou was also descended from nobility.

Talents like Jiang Nannan, who had virtually no background, were definitely rare!

"Junior Yuhao, what's wrong?" Meng Hongchen noticed the slight change in Huo Yuhao's expression and immediately asked.

"Nothing. I just felt that the emotions conveyed by this play were too real, so I was a little shaken for a moment," Huo Yuhao said.

A smile appeared on Meng Hongchen's face. "Of course. Our students specifically studied the classic plays from Shrek Academy, so naturally they were able to express genuine emotion."

Then a trace of helplessness appeared on her face. "Still, it's rather unfortunate that most of the classic plays over there were produced by Shrek Academy, and they all sing praises of the Original Seven Devils.

"Of course, no matter where the plot goes, Spirit Hall always ends up as the villain. According to our research, the historical Spirit Hall did indeed commit some wrongs, but it also did good things. It shouldn't have been as utterly evil as it was portrayed in those plays. And Sea God Tang San's image in those plays was far too perfect as well."

"Forget it. Let's not talk about that. Let's keep watching the play."

"Alright, Senior Meng."

Two weeks later.

Third Laboratory.

The Innate Soul Tool Saint Body, Huo Yuhao, descended upon the laboratory!

Xuan Ziwen looked at Huo Yuhao, a smile appearing on his face as well. He said with considerable satisfaction, "Yuhao, the day has finally come. Your talent in soul tools is simply too great. I never expected you to be ready for the Rank 3 Soul Engineer assessment already.

"I knew this day would come eventually, but I never imagined it would arrive so soon. You are an absolute genius. Perhaps you may even become a Rank 10 Soul Engineer in the future! That is a level even your grandteacher never reached!"

"You flatter me, Teacher Xuan," Huo Yuhao replied politely. During this period, he had continuously consolidated his knowledge related to Rank 3 Soul Engineers, all so that he could pass the assessment in one go.

Huo Gua in the original novel was a Fifth Level Soul Engineer at Rank 40. So it was perfectly reasonable for me to be a Rank 3 Soul Engineer at Rank 28, right?

To the side, Ju Zi also watched Huo Yuhao with shining eyes. She was a food-type Soul Master as well as a Soul Engineer, so she naturally knew just how difficult it was to become a Rank 3 Soul Engineer in such a short time.

Ke Ke's eyes had widened as she muttered, "Comparing people really does make you furious. How long did I spend studying soul tools before taking the Rank 3 Soul Engineer assessment back then? Tsk, was the gap in talent between people really this huge?"

As a student of Xuan Ziwen, Mingde Hall's top researcher, her talent in soul tools was already quite impressive compared to most people. Yet when facing Huo Yuhao, she still felt a few traces of frustration.

Zi Mu and Wang Shaojie exchanged glances, smiles appearing on both their faces. They immediately stepped forward and gathered around him.

Zi Mu said, "Brother Huo, if you need any materials during your assessment later, just tell me. I'm a few years older than you and have studied soul tools for longer, so I have some good materials on me."

Zi Mu truly liked Ju Zi, but it was not as though he failed to recognize reality. Even if he was unwilling, he still had to ingratiate himself with Huo Yuhao. After all, this was someone valued by both the Dean and Teacher Xuan!

Wang Shaojie also said, "Brother Huo, don't listen to Zi Mu. What good materials could he possibly have? I got hold of some fine materials from the royal family. If you need them during your assessment later, just say the word, and I'll bring them over immediately. Such fine treasures are meant for geniuses like you!"

Wang Shaojie did not have the surname Xu. He was merely from a collateral branch of the royal family, and he normally threw his weight around outside by relying on his distant connection to the royal family.

Yet Wang Shaojie was fundamentally someone who bullied the weak and feared the strong. He acted arrogant before soft targets, but when he encountered someone truly formidable, he immediately groveled.

Recently, he had heard some rumors through his own information channels. The Crown Prince had passed down word that anyone under his command who encountered Huo Yuhao had to treat him with courtesy!

Therefore, it was hardly strange for him to act this way toward Huo Yuhao. Naturally, he would not find people to target Huo Yuhao as he had in the original novel. The current Huo Yuhao was someone he absolutely could not afford to provoke!

When faced with someone he could not afford to provoke, the only path was to curry favor! What if he could gain the Crown Prince's appreciation through Huo Yuhao?

At that thought, Wang Shaojie's heart burned with excitement. Though the Crown Prince was disabled, he was still the person most likely to inherit the throne! Although Wang Shaojie was, in a sense, part of the Third Prince's faction, he did not think highly of the Third Prince.