Official Enrollment

"Old Xuan, you're making me anxious just watching you," Li Ran said, unable to hold back. Xuan Ziwen had not even explained his own qualifications before asking someone whether he wanted to become his disciple. Who would agree to that?

"Little Yuhao, this is Teacher Xuan Ziwen. Don't be fooled by how young he is—he's already an eighth-rank Soul Engineer. The Soul Tools he creates are even said to be ninth-rank among eighth-rank ones. You can't go wrong studying under him."

"Wow! Eighth-rank!" Huo Yuhao suitably displayed his surprise. "I'm willing! Please let me study Soul Tools under you."

In the original story, Xuan Ziwen had been Huo Yuhao's teacher in Soul Tool crafting. He possessed not only solid theoretical knowledge, but also wildly imaginative ideas. Being able to enter his tutelage through this fortunate coincidence was naturally a good thing.

"All right." Xuan Ziwen nodded. "For now, follow your class for the regular Soul Tool courses. If there's anything you don't understand, come ask me directly. Ju Zi, help him get a number plate."

That lazy girl from earlier was actually Ju Zi. On the surface, she was merely an ordinary Soul Engineer at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, but in truth, she was the current crown prince's confidante. She was also a war orphan of the Sun Moon Empire who had sworn to take revenge on the White Tiger Duke.

Getting close to Ju Zi was also one of Huo Yuhao's reasons for becoming Xuan Ziwen's disciple. At the very least, they stood on the same side when it came to taking revenge on the White Tiger Duke.

"Can't we do it this afternoon? I'm so sleepy right now." Ju Zi yawned.

Xuan Ziwen nodded. "Little Yuhao, come back this afternoon or tomorrow. Once you have the number plate, you'll be able to come and go freely. This is your senior sister."

Huo Yuhao politely greeted Ju Zi. She merely gave a listless response, looking as though she really was exhausted.

"All right, Little Yuhao hasn't even completed his enrollment yet. Old Xuan, remember to treat me to a meal!" Li Ran said as he led Huo Yuhao away.

Li Ran brought Huo Yuhao to the Academic Affairs Office. They merely verified his spiritual attribute before swiftly processing his student ID, academy map, and a series of other items. However, he did not see the medical examination instruments from the original story. Perhaps they could only be used after entering Mingde Hall.

"Teacher Li, does our academy value spiritual-attribute soul masters that much? Why do all the procedures feel so simple?" Huo Yuhao could not help asking.

"Hehe, it's not just the procedures that are simple." Li Ran gave Huo Yuhao a meaningful look. "Even the dormitories are better than those of other students, and there are plenty of other benefits. I can't explain them all at once. You'll experience them slowly."

"All right, the Grand Soul Engineering Tournament is being held these next few days, so there are no classes. Go have a good look around. The Academic Affairs Office already knows that your Soul Power has reached a bottleneck. Once the tournament ends, someone will probably take you to hunt soul beasts. I'll be leaving first."

"Thank you, Teacher. Take care."

After parting with Li Ran, Huo Yuhao became somewhat interested in the Grand Soul Engineering Tournament Li Ran had mentioned. Meng Hongchen had brought it up before as well. It sounded like some kind of competition, and there were no classes either.

It sounds like Douluo Continent's version of a school sports meet...

"Student, please step aside. The competition is about to begin. Don't block the track."

A girl in sportswear waved a small flag as she called out to him.

Huo Yuhao simply smiled and nodded before moving outside the track. As the people on the track cleared away, several Soul Engineers at the starting line made their preparations, and the competition began.

"Three! Two! One!"

Boom!

With a deafening bang, several Soul Engineers at the starting line shot forward like lightning. Every one of them possessed the cultivation of a Soul Elder, and their speed startled even Huo Yuhao.

Looking closer, Huo Yuhao saw that the Soul Engineers had equipped different Soul Tool thrusters and worn different kinds of armor. One Soul Engineer in streamlined armor crossed the finish line first, and several young men and women embraced one another as they cheered.

"We won! We won!"

The referee then came over to inspect the ranks and usage of the Soul Tool thrusters before announcing the results of the competition.

Huo Yuhao was deeply shaken by everything he saw. The atmosphere here was far more relaxed than at Shrek Academy, and the students seemed livelier and sunnier as well.

At least, he would not casually see people fighting in the streets here...

Huo Yuhao did not know whether Shrek Academy's high-pressure approach had the edge, or whether the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy's relaxed academic environment was superior. Still, he preferred the atmosphere here.

Before his transmigration, school had been high-pressure. After his transmigration, school was still high-pressure. Wouldn't that mean I transmigrated for nothing?

Still, Huo Yuhao could more or less understand that the differences between the two academies reflected their different training directions.

At Shrek Academy, soul masters reigned supreme, and all they needed to do was cultivate bitterly and fight.

The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy cared more about its students' standards as Soul Engineers. It hoped that Soul Tool research would flourish in every direction, which was why it had such a relaxed atmosphere.

Huo Yuhao wandered around for a while, and the various competitions truly broadened his horizons. There were all-terrain speed races for Soul Tool vehicles, obstacle flying contests for Soul Tool aircraft, shooting contests for different Soul Tools... These competitions more or less reflected the Sun Moon Empire's current research directions, and Huo Yuhao gained a great deal from them.

This was only the first day of the Grand Soul Engineering Tournament. He wondered what would come next.

He could not contact Wang Dong'er or Wang Qiu'er here for the time being, so Huo Yuhao decided to visit the library and borrow some books for self-study. Even the two in the original story, after undergoing the Ultimate Soldier Plan, had felt that the gap here was immense. He had merely audited courses in Shrek Academy's Soul Engineering Department, so if he wanted to keep up with the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy's pace, he had to work even harder.

"Hello, I'd like to borrow these books." Huo Yuhao selected three books: Soul Tool General Knowledge, History of Soul Tools, and Research Report on Ancient Soul Tools of the Douluo Continent. He chose the first two to study Soul Tools, while the last was to see how the Sun Moon Empire evaluated Ancient Soul Tools.

"Ugh..." The librarian was a petite girl wearing a beret and the academy uniform. She seemed somewhat timid and did not dare meet people's eyes.

Just as Huo Yuhao did not know what to do, the petite girl handed him a sheet of paper. Written on it in delicate, tiny handwriting were the words: "Student ID required." For some reason, Huo Yuhao found the handwriting somewhat familiar.

Huo Yuhao handed over the student ID he had received from the Academic Affairs Office. A small hand, half-hidden in a sleeve, reached out and took it.

After registering it, the petite girl returned the student ID. She then wrote on the paper, "Spiritual-type students may borrow books indefinitely," before shrinking back again.

"Thank you." Huo Yuhao felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, but he did not dwell on it. After he turned and walked away, the petite girl suddenly raised her head and stared at his departing back, her eyes filled with confusion.

Why was he here now?

Huo Yuhao felt a little foolish. Even the Douluo Continent had barely any records of Ancient Soul Tools, so what could the Sun Moon Empire possibly know about them?

This Research Report on Ancient Soul Tools of the Douluo Continent was full of empty nonsense. Put simply, it was nothing but a padded paper.

If Huo Yuhao had been a university student before his transmigration, he might have understood some of it. But he had been a high school student before transmigrating. If not for his instinctive respect for books, he would have nearly thrown it straight onto the floor!

They dared turn something like this into a book?

Huo Yuhao pinched the bridge of his nose and tossed Research Report on Ancient Soul Tools of the Douluo Continent aside. He then opened Soul Tool General Knowledge. The very first sentence gave him an immense shock.

"Hereby, the first law of Soul Tool technology is declared: it does not acknowledge the nobility of bloodlines, nor does it believe in the accidents of fate. Yet the inheritance of knowledge will allow even future fools to surpass the geniuses of today."