Teaching

After class the next day, Huo Yuhao took the two girls to the Soul Tool Department. There was plenty of equipment there, which would make explaining certain principles better than empty talk alone.

"Feng, let's follow them."

"Huh? That Huo Yuhao is a playboy! Ning Tian, don't you..." Wu Feng was very afraid.

"What are you thinking! They're probably going to the Soul Tool Department. I want to see just how talented Huo Yuhao is with Soul Tools."

"It's just talent with Soul Tools. Do you really need to care so much? Our sect has plenty of talented Soul Engineers too."

Ning Tian did not answer her, merely casting her a glance. How can this girl be so silly? Even setting aside Huo Yuhao's talent, recruiting a few talented people from the Soul Tool Department would be worthwhile.

"I'm going!"

Ning Tian also knew what sort of feelings Wu Feng harbored toward her, but she only considered them a little girl's possessiveness. After all, they had grown up together. Sooner or later, however, she would have to find a powerful partner; she could not stay with Wu Feng forever. That was why she was fairly indulgent toward Wu Feng.

Soon, Huo Yuhao's party reached the Soul Tool Department. The tall, dark-skinned He Caitou noticed them too and hurried over to greet them.

"Junior brothers and sisters, what brings you here today?"

"I'm going to give them private lessons. The Soul Tool Department has plenty of experimental equipment. We'll also need a small room to ourselves."

Huo Yuhao gave a brief explanation.

"Are you two interested in Soul Tools too?" He Caitou's eyes lit up. His teacher had not held any expectations for these two girls; it would have been enough if they were willing to use them.

"Um, do you think you could let me sit in?" He Caitou asked cautiously.

This surprised Huo Yuhao a little. "You're a Level 4 Soul Engineer, aren't you, senior?"

He Caitou scratched his head and gave an honest smile. "The crafting techniques you used yesterday looked incredible. I think I could definitely learn something. Besides, you could already make a Level 2 Soul Tool the first time you encountered Soul Tools. You'll surpass me in just a few months, so it can't hurt to get on good terms with you now."

Huo Yuhao smiled.

"Sure."

Just then, Gu Yuena suddenly spoke up. "Yuhao, didn't you say..."

Huo Yuhao waved a hand. "Everyone has the right to acquire knowledge."

Seeing this, Gu Yuena said nothing more. Huo Yuhao held Douluo's countless millions of people in his heart. Besides, there was no harm in getting to know some human geniuses. In any case, once they brought down the Divine Realm, the shackles on Soul Beasts could be dealt with too.

"Could we sit in as well?" A voice suddenly came from behind them. It was Ning Tian and Wu Feng.

Now Ning Tian was certain that Huo Yuhao's talent with Soul Tools must be astonishing enough to shake the world.

"Who are these two?"

"My name is Ning Tian. I'm from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect."

Then she said to Huo Yuhao, "Our Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect has passed down its Martial Soul cultivation methods for over ten thousand years. Even Shrek Academy can't teach us much in that regard. We might as well study Soul Tools to improve our strength."

There was another reason she did not mention: getting on good terms with Huo Yuhao and the two girls. In her eyes, Huo Yuhao was certain to become a high-ranking Soul Engineer. Someone like that had to be won over if possible. More importantly, he had two Martial Soul geniuses beside him. Those two were even more important than Huo Yuhao, but they followed his lead.

What a pity. Ning Tian looked at Huo Yuhao's handsome face. His talent with his Martial Soul was not particularly good.

Although seeing that Huo Yuhao's first soul ring was a ten-thousand-year one yesterday had shocked her, she had figured it out after returning. As a disciple of a great sect with a long heritage, things outsiders considered bizarre were nothing unusual in her eyes.

"We could count as a Study Group now. Senior He, please lead the way."

The six soon entered a small classroom. Huo Yuhao walked up to the lectern and slowly began:

"Next, I will explain to you the truths governing the operation of this world created by the Creator."

All five were stunned. Apart from Wu Feng, the other four pricked up their ears and began listening intently.

Huo Yuhao continued, "Before that, I need you to cast aside your existing understanding of Soul Tools. In my view, Soul Tools are merely imitations of Soul Skills, without any unified formulas or principles. What I'm going to do next is teach you these fundamental truths."

At this, He Caitou and Ning Tian both froze for a moment, then fixed their eyes on Huo Yuhao.

"In ancient times, there was a sage named Isaac Newton..."

Over the next few hours, Huo Yuhao spoke without pause about the book Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. This was the first book the Emperor had given him to read. Although he had already mastered this knowledge at the time, he had still spent an afternoon reading the book from cover to cover.

Now, he was also using this book as the first part of his lessons. However, it involved a great deal of mathematical and scientific knowledge, and faced with their bewilderment, Huo Yuhao decided to explain that to them as well.

Huo Yuhao was an excellent teacher. He interspersed his lesson with experiments, making what had originally been obscure, difficult knowledge fascinating and lively.

Gu Yuena and He Caitou both took notes very diligently, while Gu Qiu'er and Ning Tian looked as though they only half understood. As for Wu Feng, she had provoked him several times during the lesson, but Ning Tian had stopped her with a look each time, so she simply stopped listening altogether.

"That's all for today, then. If nothing comes up, we'll continue tomorrow."

"Wait, Teacher Huo," Ning Tian suddenly said. "I think I'll need tomorrow to consolidate this knowledge. How about the day after tomorrow?"

Huo Yuhao looked at those seated below him. Seeing Gu Yuena and He Caitou nod slightly, he agreed.

"Then we'll have a lesson every other day. On the day in between, study on your own. If there's anything you don't understand, you can come and ask me."

Before leaving, Huo Yuhao gave Ning Tian a look, and she nodded in understanding.

He Caitou, meanwhile, hurriedly packed up his things and left. Huo Yuhao knew he must be going to tell Teacher Fan Yu, but he did not mind having more people learn this knowledge. The more people mastered it, the happier Huo Yuhao would be.

On the way back.

"Yuhao, have you studied everything you taught us?"

"This was the first book my father gave me to read."

"I never imagined that the laws governing the world would be like this.

"Ever since I was born, Soul Beasts and humans alike have only wanted to grow stronger. No one has ever proposed these principles."

"Perhaps things here on Douluo Star are different from where I grew up, but the fundamental laws of the universe are largely the same."

"Sister, did you understand all of it?" Gu Qiu'er suddenly asked in astonishment.

"Yes. It was difficult, but nothing was completely beyond my understanding. Besides, Yuhao explained it very well."

"Huh?"

"Don't be discouraged. Your pace of learning is normal. Gu Yuena really is very talented."

Huo Yuhao was not merely comforting Gu Qiu'er. During the lesson, he had noticed that Gu Qiu'er and Ning Tian progressed at about the same pace. He Caitou, meanwhile, had his foundation as a Soul Engineer. Even without having studied the theory, he understood with just a hint.

"Yuhao, could you call me Na'er from now on?"

"Hmm?"

"Calling me by my full name feels too distant."

"Me too!"

"Sure."

Seeing Huo Yuhao agree so readily, Gu Yuena could not help feeling a little delighted. But precisely because he had been so straightforward, she also knew he had no other thoughts about it.

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

"Ning Tian, what kind of boastful nonsense was Huo Yuhao spouting? The truths governing the world, of all things!"

"Wu Feng!"

Seeing Ning Tian suddenly turn so stern, Wu Feng's heart lurched.

"If you don't want to learn, you don't have to follow me here anymore."

Although this was only her first day listening to Huo Yuhao teach, Ning Tian understood perfectly how precious this knowledge was. This might be an opportunity to improve the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and she would never allow Wu Feng to make her miss it.

"Yes, Ning Tian. I was wrong."

"You'd better truly understand that."

Seeing Wu Feng lower her head and admit her mistake, Ning Tian did not soften. She walked straight past her. At this, Wu Feng hurried after her.