Huo Hai's flattery delighted the vice dean. After all, Huo Hai was no longer merely a student; he was also an expert in the Spirit Marshal Realm. The Imperial City Academy had finally produced another Spirit Marshal.
Moreover, he was the youngest Spirit Marshal in the history of the Southern Nations. Even now, Huo Hai was still a student of the Imperial City Academy. After all, he had neither graduated nor withdrawn. Of course, once this matter was settled, he would probably apply to graduate. His accomplishments would also be recorded in the academy's annals.
"Hehe, Huo Hai, don't tease me. I know my own situation. I only managed to break through with the help of an external aid-a spirit crystal. Reaching the Peak Spirit Marshal Realm is as far as I'll ever go in this lifetime. But you're different."
The vice dean deeply envied people like Huo Hai, who cultivated steadily, one solid step at a time. Once upon a time, he had cultivated just as diligently himself, only to stop at the Spirit General Realm, unable to advance any further for the rest of his life.
The vice dean knew that his talent had imposed that limit on him. Even later, he had only managed to break through by using a spirit crystal. Once his cultivation stabilized, the Peak Spirit Marshal Realm would still be his ultimate limit. His potential and talent could not compare with Huo Hai's. Having reached the Spirit Marshal Realm in such a short time, Huo Hai had a boundless future ahead of him.
A trace of confusion flashed through Huo Hai's eyes. "Vice Dean, isn't the extent of a Spirit Master's cultivation determined by the source spirit stone they fuse with?" If someone fused with a profound-grade source spirit stone, being unable to