What Good Could Luo Sanpao Possibly Be?

Ding—ring ring ring!

The crisp dismissal bell rang, breaking the stunned silence that had settled over the classroom.

Lin Jiayi suddenly came back to his senses, pulling himself free from the daze brought on by that grand vision of the future. He took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart, and loudly announced, "The Soul Guide Device practical session next period will be changed to an observation of Ye Chenxing and Wang Jiahao's entrance duel assessment! Everyone, report to the experimental Soul Duel District immediately!"

Having said that, he did not even bother taking his notes. He hurried out of the classroom and rushed straight to the Illustrious Virtue Hall to report to Jing Hongchen.

This prince of ours probably had talents beyond just his Martial Soul!

No sooner had Lin Jiayi left than the classroom erupted. More than half the class, especially the girls, swarmed toward the back rows and completely surrounded Ye Chenxing's seat.

"Ye Chenxing, how did you come up with all that just now? It's simply unbelievable!"

"Ye, what exactly is your Martial Soul?"

"Hey, how can you just ask someone about their Martial Soul? That's so rude! Um... Ye, what's your ideal type?"

"And that's polite?!"

"Ye, did you already know Young Master Xiao Hongchen before this? What's your relationship?"

Surrounded at his seat by this group of overly enthusiastic eleven- and twelve-year-old boys and girls, with all sorts of gossip questions firing at him like a barrage, Ye Chenxing could not help revealing a helpless, wry smile.

"Everyone, don't rush. We'll be classmates for a long time, so you'll gradually learn the answers to these questions later." Ye Chenxing gently waved his hand and stood up. "For now, please make way. I have something important to do."

"That's right!"

Wang Jiahao, who had finally squeezed in from the edge of the crowd, glared at Ye Chenxing with fire in his eyes. Watching this white-haired youth instantly seize everyone's attention and become the center of the class with nothing but a string of "grand words," jealousy grew wildly in his heart like weeds.

"I hope you can still keep that calm look when you lose to me on the Soul Duel Arena!" Wang Jiahao viciously threw out those harsh words, then turned and strode outside.

Ye Chenxing merely smiled indifferently and followed him.

Experimental District

The Soul Duel District of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy was completely different from those in the Three Douluo Kingdoms. It had been built directly inside the Experimental District. High-strength defensive barriers covered the surroundings, while the ground was made entirely of special energy-absorbing metal. After all, the students here primarily fought using highly destructive Soul Guide Devices.

At this moment, not only was the Soul Duel District packed with the freshmen of Class One, but quite a few upperclassmen had also gathered outside the stands. Clearly, news that Elder Kong's newly accepted personal disciple was enrolling today had spread quietly through a small circle, and many people wanted to catch a glimpse of this mysterious genius.

Though perhaps... there might also be informants from other factions among them.

Under countless watching eyes, Ye Chenxing and Wang Jiahao each stepped onto the broad Soul Duel Arena.

Meanwhile, Jing Hongchen and Lin Jiayi arrived late through the exclusive passage at the highest point of the stands.

"Everything you told me on the way... were those really all ideas proposed by Chenxing himself?!" Jing Hongchen gripped the railing tightly, his face filled with disbelief.

"Absolutely!" Lin Jiayi answered excitedly. "Hall Master, some of the things Chenxing described in class happened to strike directly at the research directions of Illustrious Virtue Hall's highest secrets. Some of them even... were things that not even our top researchers had ever imagined!"

Jing Hongchen swallowed hard, his gaze fixed tightly on the white-haired youth below.

To ordinary students, Ye Chenxing's words might have sounded like wild fantasies, perhaps even impractical ones. But Jing Hongchen was a Rank Nine Soul Engineer ranked among the Empire's top five—his vision was exceptionally sharp!

From his professional perspective, the Artificial Soul Rings and Soul Guide Devices that required no soul power proposed by Ye Chenxing were absolutely feasible in theory! Even such mad notions as Soul Guide Devices learning on their own and constructing interstellar warships to explore the universe had flashed through his countless days and nights of deep deduction. They simply could not be realized with current materials and technology.

At the same time, he was utterly certain that every one of these ideas would be realized in the future.

But what shocked Jing Hongchen most was Ye Chenxing's final proposal: traveling through time and crossing planes! That had already touched upon a realm said to be controlled only by gods. He had never imagined that the development of Soul Guide Devices alone could reach into the domain of gods.

For this child to possess such insight, his vision had long surpassed that of most rigid, conventional people in the world. To a Soul Engineer, nothing was more precious than an idea that could break through shackles!

What was more, in his heart, the name Ye Chenxing had long been synonymous with the word "miracle."

At this moment, as he savored the future blueprint described by that youth, Jing Hongchen felt a burning warmth in his chest.

Those bold, even arrogant concepts seemed to possess a strange magic. They allowed him, a weathered Rank Nine Soul Engineer who had long stood at the Empire's peak, to rediscover the passion of his youth—when he had devoted himself to research in the laboratory and burned with excitement over the faintest spark of inspiration.

Any Soul Engineer who heard Ye Chenxing's ideas would inevitably yearn for them.

The fact that he could propose such ideas showed that Ye Chenxing was not only deeply interested in Soul Guide Devices, but that his thinking was far ahead of its time. Combined with his utterly monstrous spiritual power, engraving even the most complex core formations in the future would be no difficulty at all. With such supreme talent, even if he did not cultivate his Martial Soul and pursued only the path of a Soul Engineer, he was destined to become a Soul Engineer renowned across the continent!

Jing Hongchen was completely at ease now. He had originally worried that a Martial Soul genius like Ye Chenxing might look down on Soul Guide Devices, but it now seemed that Ye Chenxing's understanding of them might surpass that of many cutting-edge researchers.

"By the way, who is that freshman challenging him on the arena?" Jing Hongchen asked casually after calming himself slightly.

"His name is Wang Jiahao. He's a child who tested in from a remote region," Lin Jiayi reported. "His talent is indeed good, and his Martial Soul is quite distinctive. It's just that his personality is somewhat extreme and withdrawn, and he likes showing off a little."

Jing Hongchen waved his hand dismissively. "No matter. It's normal for young people to have some pride. Once he experiences Chenxing's strength for himself, he'll naturally be completely convinced."

At this point, the smell of gunpowder on the Soul Duel Arena had already reached its peak.

"Go, Ye Chenxing! Teach him a hard lesson!" "Go, handsome white-haired guy!"

The girls below shouted their support for Ye Chenxing without restraint. Hearing them, Ye Chenxing turned and gave the audience a faint smile, lightly nodding in acknowledgment, which sparked another wave of uncontrollable screams.

To Wang Jiahao, that scene was even more unbearable than being slapped across the face in public. He felt as though his fury were about to burn through his chest. Gritting his teeth, he pointed at Ye Chenxing.

"You'd better prove later that you're not just some 'theory master' who knows how to talk big and flaunt empty theories!"

Ye Chenxing turned back to him. "Sure. Then let's see who's the Golden Sacred Dragon and who's Luo Sanpao. We'll find out soon enough."

Wang Jiahao froze. Though he did not understand what Ye Chenxing meant, he knew with his toes that "Luo Sanpao" was definitely not a compliment.