They had been cautious on their way in, but both were much bolder on the return journey, moving considerably faster.
Both of them had made tremendous strides in strength, after all. At the very least, Jingyang Mountain no longer posed much danger to them.
They pressed on, soon leaving the Jingyang Mountain Range behind.
They found no trace of Huo Yuhao's group and did not know whether they had already returned or their paths simply had not crossed.
However, the damaged Vermilion Bird Wings could no longer carry both of them back to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. They could only travel on foot, and did not reach the academy until the following evening.
"Thank you for your help this time. Head back first. I'm going to the laboratory to check on that boy from Shrek!" Jiang Hai nodded slightly to Xue Linglong and parted ways with her. By the time he returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, his appearance had long since changed back into Jiang Chuan's.
Jiang Hai went straight to the Forty-First Laboratory in the sixth-year teaching building and unlocked the door.
"Teacher, you're back!" Hearing the noise, He Caitou looked up and exclaimed in delighted surprise.
Jiang Hai had been away for nearly half a month. During that time, He Caitou had followed his instructions and borrowed those books on soul tools from the library. It was as though an entirely new world had opened before him, but knowledge gained on paper ultimately remained shallow. How could learning from books compare to personal instruction from an advanced soul engineer?
Although He Caitou was already a Level 6 Soul Engineer, he knew there was still a gap between him and soul engineers of the same level at the Sun Moon Royal Soul