"Think of Yu Xiaogang, supposedly the foremost theoretical master in the soul master world. Yet all this so-called number one did was instruct his disciples to run around carrying weights all day. The knowledge he provided on twin martial souls, soul ring types, and so on was either wrong or little more than common knowledge among high-level soul masters, wasn't it?" Huo Yuhao said with a derisive laugh.
"As for his so-called martial soul mimicry theory back then-plant martial souls don't necessarily have to absorb the soul rings of plant soul beasts, and beast martial souls aren't necessarily incapable of absorbing plant soul rings. Isn't that just stating the obvious? What, are people from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect supposed to tear down houses to absorb soul rings?"
"Of course, there's also his most famous saying: 'There are no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters.' But he had both a useless martial soul and was a useless soul master himself. Isn't he the perfect counterexample?!"
Xu Tianran asked in some confusion, "Is there anything wrong with that statement? Even if Yu Xiaogang himself couldn't live up to it, that doesn't mean the statement is entirely wrong, does it?"
"Strictly speaking, the statement isn't wrong. The only problem is that Shrek Academy itself can't live up to it."
"Shrek Academy now operates an entirely aristocratic education system. To even take its entrance examination, a soul master must reach rank fifteen before the age of twelve, have a first soul ring more than a hundred years old, and hold a recommendation letter from any major city in the Former Douluo Three Kingdoms."
"Those three conditions alone weed out almost every young soul master from a commoner family. Even if their martial souls are talented enough for them to reach rank