A full three months had passed since Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er's argument that day.
Ma Xiaotao later informed Huo Yuhao of the outcome of the meeting. From then on, he would enjoy the privileges of a core disciple in both the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Tool Department.
Not only could he eat dishes made from soul beasts every day, but almost none of those beasts were under five hundred years old. The academy also promised to help him obtain a suitable spirit ring whenever he needed one.
These privileges would last until Huo Yuhao's soul power surpassed level forty and he reached the rank of Level 5 Soul Engineer.
That did not mean his status as a core disciple would be revoked once he reached those levels. Rather, he would be able to enter the Inner Court directly.
Over those three months, Huo Yuhao spent his days cultivating in the Sea God's Pavilion, occasionally attending lessons with Freshman Class One in the Outer Court, and sometimes visiting the Soul Tool Department to learn about soul tools from Xian Lin'er.
She truly lived up to her reputation as one of the people closest to becoming a Level 9 Soul Engineer on the Douluo Continent. During the time Huo Yuhao spent studying under Xian Lin'er,
he gained a great deal. He firmly believed that in another year-or perhaps as little as six months-he could officially become a Level 5 Soul Engineer.
At that moment, they were in Ma Xiaotao's room in the Sea God's Pavilion in the Inner Court.
Ma Xiaotao and Huo Yuhao sat cross-legged on the ice bed, their palms pressed together as streams of soul power circulated through their bodies.
Gradually, their soul power began to merge, and their auras steadily rose. An enormous phantom