After all, in the original story, Huo Gua had become a Second Level Soul Engineer in just eight months at Shrek Academy, setting a record for Shrek Academy's Soul Tool Department.
That was an exceedingly terrifying achievement.
After all, Shrek Academy's little study fiend, Huo Gua, normally attended classes under Zhou Yi. Only after class did he go to the Soul Tool Department to study. He had not devoted all his energy to learning how to make Soul Tools.
Of course, for Huo Yuhao now, if he wanted to become a Second Level Soul Engineer, he definitely would not need eight months.
At Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, the mainstream path was becoming a Soul Engineer rather than a Soul Master.
Even though the Sun Moon Empire had lost to the Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy back then, causing it to place greater importance on Soul Masters, that still could not shake the mainstream status of Soul Engineers in the Sun Moon Empire.
After all, in the eyes of most Sun Moon People, they had mainly lost to the Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy because they lacked sufficiently powerful Soul Tools and Soul Engineers.
As for Soul Master cultivation, they only needed to stack their Soul Power Level as high as possible!
Of course, at Shrek Academy, it was the opposite. Most people at Shrek Academy placed greater importance on martial soul cultivation, while Soul Engineers were not mainstream.
That was also one of the reasons Shrek Academy's Soul Tool achievements lagged far behind those of Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
"Alright, I still have things to do, so I'll be leaving first." Xuan Ziwen turned and left. He still needed to continue researching Soul Tools, so naturally, he could not stay here forever.
"Goodbye, Teacher Xuan!" Huo Yuhao bade him farewell quite politely.
"Yuhao, I'll take you to your dormitory. You can officially begin classes tomorrow. I'll place you in Class One, Year One." Teacher Tang said with a smile.
"Alright, Teacher Tang." Huo Yuhao nodded, then followed Teacher Tang away.
At Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, so-called first-year students were basically First-Level Soul Engineers or those preparing to become First-Level Soul Engineers.
As long as a student passed the Second Level Soul Engineer examination, they could advance to the second year.
So Huo Yuhao really was persuaded by Xuan Ziwen. Isn't having Ju Zi as a disciple enough for him? Could this be the Crown Prince's instruction? Has Xuan Ziwen sided with the Crown Prince?
No, Xuan Ziwen is someone interested only in Soul Tools. He could never participate in the incomparably brutal struggle for the throne. After all, even those with Royal Bloodline could lose their heads over the slightest misstep.
Even the Late Emperor died from so-called food poisoning.
Jing Hongchen returned to his residence, thoughts surging through his mind. Ju Zi was supposedly Xuan Ziwen's disciple, but of course, Ju Zi had another identity—she was the Crown Prince's person.
The reason Ju Zi had become Xuan Ziwen's disciple instead of his own disciple—
Was mainly because he did not want to become involved with the Crown Prince at present.
After all, he was the Hall Master of Mingde Hall and the Dean of Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. No matter who ascended the throne, they would eventually need to win him over.
Taking a side too early did not suit his current interests.
After all, taking a side too early carried the risk of failure. Although he was a Rank 9 Soul Engineer, as long as he did not do anything too outrageous, even if he backed the losing side, he would not be killed or imprisoned.
However, backing the losing side meant losing power and influence. By then, he did not know whether he could still keep his position as Hall Master of Mingde Hall.
Thinking of this, he rubbed his brow. "Forget it. I won't think about Huo Yuhao for now."
To him, this was merely a minor episode.
Although Huo Yuhao's soul skill was quite interesting and his martial soul was also unusual, making him something of a minor genius—
Jing Hongchen had seen countless geniuses. At Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, there truly were people more talented than Huo Yuhao.
For example, his grandson Xiao Hongchen and granddaughter Meng Hongchen. Both were indisputable geniuses. Compared to Huo Yuhao, who had yet to reveal much of his brilliance, his grandson and granddaughter were undoubtedly far more dazzling.
To Jing Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were his pride.
"Still, even Xiao Xiao and Xiao Meng would find it difficult to defeat Shrek Academy in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Duel Tournament.
"They can only compete as reserve members in the next tournament. They will not be able to compete as main team members until the tournament after that."
Thinking of this left him somewhat depressed.
Logically speaking, before reaching Soul Sage, Soul Engineers definitely held a considerable advantage over Soul Masters.
Over the years, none of the major academies had ever sent a Soul Douluo to compete in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Duel Tournament.
After all, there was an age restriction. A Soul Douluo under twenty was basically impossible.
Yet even under such circumstances, Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy had never defeated Shrek Academy in the Soul Duel Tournament. This had become a burden weighing on the hearts of all Sun Moon People.
"We probably won't win the next tournament. But in the one after that, our Sun Moon Empire should be able to win. After all, Xiao Xiao and Xiao Meng will be able to compete as main team members by then!"
Jing Hongchen was full of confidence now, preparing to watch his grandson and granddaughter display their might.
"This is my dormitory?"
Huo Yuhao stood in the dormitory and looked around. When he discovered that it was spacious and fully furnished, delight immediately appeared on his face.
"Yes, of course it's your dormitory, and it's a single room. Our academy has always been wealthy because we frequently sell Soul Tools, so naturally, we have the financial resources to provide students with safe and comfortable living conditions.
"Some academies, on the other hand, use the excuse of fostering bonds between roommates to arrange shabby double rooms. They do not consider at all whether intense conflicts might arise if students fail to handle their roommate relationships properly.
"Our students are Soul Masters, not ordinary people. More or less, every one of them carries Soul Tools or other weapons.
"If an intense dispute breaks out in a dormitory and students get carried away in the heat of the moment, it could easily lead to fatalities. Such things have happened at certain academies." Teacher Tang spoke somewhat emotionally.
"Teacher Tang is right. I agree with you. Dormitories for Soul Masters truly need to place greater emphasis on safety."
Huo Yuhao immediately thought of Shrek Academy's dormitories.
In the original story, as soon as Huo Gua entered Shrek Academy, he became roommates with Wang Dong, and the two even fought. Although their relationship improved afterward, that did not change the fact that it was unsafe.
After all, not everyone at Shrek Academy could handle their roommate relationships properly.
Moreover, Shrek Academy had no rule forbidding students from bringing Soul Tools or Hidden Weapons into their dormitories.
There was never any shortage in this world of people who easily lost their heads when something happened. If someone ended up sharing a room with such a person and failed to get along with them, then the safety of Shrek Academy's dormitories would be a huge question mark.
Of course, Shrek Academy's leaders had not developed poor safety awareness overnight.
The simplest example was Xuan Zi.
Whenever Xuan Zi led a team, someone either died or got injured.
Even so, Sea God Pavilion still had Xuan Zi lead Ma Xiaotao and the others to hunt the Evil Soul Masters entrenched in the Mingdou Mountain Range.
If not for Xuan Zi's weak safety awareness, Shrek Academy's main team members in the original story would not have ended up severely injured or even dead.
When Huo Yuhao had read the book back then, he had seriously suspected that Xuan Zi was a double agent for both the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult.
Xuan Zi had been a Level 98 Super Douluo from the moment he appeared. His strength was actually extremely formidable on Douluo Continent.
Yet right under Xuan Zi's nose, an Evil Soul Master at the Soul King level had been able to inflict enormous harm upon Shrek Academy's students.
This failure had been utterly absurd. He had every advantage and still managed to lose!
Xuan Zi was, after all, Shrek Academy's strongest expert after Mu En, yet he still botched things while leading a team to deal with a five-ring Evil Soul Master!
If Huo Gua had not warned them, even more Shrek Academy people would definitely have died.
Honestly, with achievements like these, it would have been unreasonable for the Holy Spirit Cult not to give Xuan Zi the title of Vice-Leader.
After all, Xuan Zi had worked too hard and contributed too much. One had to know that the deaths among Zhang Lexuan's group of students had also been related to Xuan Zi.
Xuan Zi had gotten separated from the students, then had a group of students without even a Titled Douluo fight a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, accomplishing the remarkable feat of only four survivors out of twelve. Although Zhang Lexuan gained a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, losing eight geniuses was undoubtedly an enormous loss for Shrek Academy.
It had to be said that Vice-Leader was far too low a position for him!
Training a genius Soul Master took a long time, but killing them was quick. Worthy indeed of being Vice-Leader—he effortlessly accomplished what others could not.
"Yuhao, settle in here first. I'll be leaving now," Teacher Tang said.
"Alright, thank you, Teacher Tang." Huo Yuhao nodded.
After Teacher Tang left, Huo Yuhao immediately shut the door, then took out the Mystic Water Pill. He planned to consume it. After all, for Huo Yuhao, whose meridians were partially blocked and whose body was somewhat depleted, the Mystic Water Pill could undoubtedly improve his current condition.
He sat down cross-legged, took out the Mystic Water Pill, and began consuming it.
Some time later, Huo Yuhao opened his eyes and smelled an unpleasant stench coming from his body. He instinctively covered his nose and mouth. Without a doubt, these were impurities expelled from his body.
He immediately got up and took a bath. After getting dressed, he began circulating his soul power and carefully examining his current condition.
As time passed, joy gradually appeared on his face. "My soul power has risen by nearly two levels. I'm already at the peak of Level 12.
"And judging by the Mystic Water Pill's effects, its greatest function is actually stimulating potential. My cultivation speed can increase by at least four times! Not bad, not bad. The future looks promising.
"The only drawback is that the more of this stuff I take, the weaker its effects become."
"The medicinal effect is still at work, so I'll take the Soul Ascension Pill in two days!"
The next day.
Huo Yuhao arrived at the first-year teaching building, found his class, and walked inside. He casually chose an empty seat and sat down. He did not select his seat according to the principle of "by the window in the back row, the king's homeland."
To him, it was the same no matter where he sat.
The students in the classroom all looked toward Huo Yuhao with curiosity in their eyes. Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy had already begun classes two days ago, and everyone had become acquainted with one another. Therefore, Huo Yuhao, who had just joined the class, was undoubtedly a stranger to them.
At that moment, a series of tapping footsteps sounded.
A hard-featured middle-aged man dressed in white walked onto the podium. He glanced at Huo Yuhao, then said, "The new student joining our class, introduce yourself."
He had already read Huo Yuhao's file, but this was a standard procedure for students joining the class.
Huo Yuhao immediately rose from his chair, looked at everyone, and said, "Hello, everyone. My name is Huo Yuhao. I'm eleven years old and a Soul Master with a spiritual attribute martial soul. My martial soul is the Spiritual Eye!"
Upon hearing this, the other students began whispering among themselves. "A spiritual attribute martial soul? That's rare. This is my first time seeing a Soul Master with a spiritual attribute martial soul."
"Someone like him must be very suited to making Soul Tools, right?"
"Looks like Huo Yuhao will become an outstanding Soul Engineer in the future!"
"Alright, quiet!" The middle-aged man's voice rang out. His gaze swept across the students, and the classroom's discussion immediately stopped.
"Huo Yuhao, I am Zhao Feng, the homeroom teacher of Class One, Year One. I am also a Fifth Level Soul Engineer, and my martial soul is Blue Silver Grass! I hope you have an enjoyable time studying at the academy." Zhao Feng's gaze fell upon Huo Yuhao. "Alright, you may sit down now."
Huo Yuhao immediately sat back down, muttering inwardly, A Blue Silver Grass martial soul? The same martial soul as God King Tang San? Oh, no, Tang San had the Blue Silver Emperor.
Before long, Zhao Feng began teaching, vividly explaining knowledge related to Soul Tools. "A so-called Soul Tool—"
Huo Yuhao listened to his explanation quite seriously. Compared to Zhou Yi at Shrek Academy, this teacher named Zhao Feng was extremely gentle and emotionally far more stable. He also did not threaten to expel students at every turn.
Thus, Huo Yuhao felt rather at ease during class.
Some time later, Zhao Feng cleared his throat and said, "Speaking of Soul Tools, I have no choice but to criticize Tang San! He brought Douluo Continent into the age of Hidden Weapons, yet those Hidden Weapons were utterly insignificant before the tide of Soul Tools.
"In a sense, he was actually a sinner of Douluo Continent.
"After all, before our Sun Moon Empire bordered Douluo Continent, Douluo Continent actually possessed Soul Tools.
"If the people of Douluo Continent had devoted themselves to researching Soul Tools, they would not have been so vulnerable in that war more than four thousand years ago! Instead, they were all obsessed with so-called Hidden Weapons. It is simply incomprehensible!"
Huo Yuhao heard this and subconsciously glanced at the sky outside, while muttering inwardly, It's enough to think such things privately. You actually dared to say them out loud? Do you have a death wish?
Thankfully, God King Tang San's divine sense isn't here. Otherwise, given his temperament, if he heard you, he might directly hit you with a round of Blue Silver Entanglement and take you out in one wave!
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