Lu Yi blew the metal shavings off the surface, set down his carving knife, and placed the completed Core Array on the table.
Fan Yu stepped forward, picked up the Level One Core Array, and examined it closely. The longer he looked, the more pleased he became.
"Good. Very good!"
Fan Yu set down the Core Array and turned to Lu Yi. "Last year, Yuhao officially became a Soul Engineer in seven months. That was already a record. You took only half as long."
"You flatter me, teacher. I'm older than he was then, and my cultivation is higher. I also knew a little about working metal, so it isn't a fair comparison," Lu Yi said modestly.
"No, you truly have a gift for Soul Tools. If I could, I'd take you as my disciple. But Mu En has spoken: everything must follow your wishes."
Fan Yu felt deeply disappointed.
Lu Yi had said before that once he knew enough about Soul Tools for his purposes, he would stop studying them.
In just over three months, Lu Yi had officially become a Soul Engineer.
At any Soul Engineer academy, he would be a top-tier genius, without question. Several senior figures in the Soul Tool Department were eager to claim him. For talent like his not to delve deeper into the field seemed almost criminal.
Xian Lin'er, Qian Duoduo, and Fan Yu had not understood at first. But after seeing what the Flying Broomstick could do, they had nothing to say.
After all, they could spend ten lifetimes researching and still never develop a Flying Soul Tool that needed no Soul Power to control it.
Mu En's intent was plain. Among the many fields of knowledge, Lu Yi had to choose the path that suited him. Everyone else simply had to