“It’s fine.
I know how to use the carrot and stick approach.
Just remember to help me when the time comes!”
Xiao Hongchen said with a face full of confidence.
“Helping you is no problem, but how do you plan to give him the’stick’?
Through spirit tool crafting or a Spirit battle?”
Meng Hongchen asked doubtfully.
Before Huo Yuhao appeared, Xiao Hongchen was the most talented Soul Engineer in the Sun Moon Empire, rising from a First-Rank to a Second-Rank Soul Engineer in just eight short months.
As for his spirit power, it had already reached Rank 45.
It was rumored that Huo Yuhao’s Rank was only 25.
45 against 25—even if a Soul Engineer wasn’t skilled in combat, there was no way he could lose to a Rank 25 Spirit Master.
“Through spirit tool crafting, of course.
If it were just a Spirit battle, he would definitely have no chance of winning, and I wouldn’t deign to fight that way.”
Xiao Hongchen answered very decisively.
Meng Hongchen nodded.
Indeed, if the gap was too large, others might follow their example even if they won.
“But, Brother, you’re already a Fourth-Rank Soul Engineer.
Are you sure Huo Yuhao will agree to your request?”
“Huo Yuhao just finished his Second-Rank Soul Engineer exam.
If you beat him, people will probably laugh at you!”
Meng Hongchen reminded him.
Hearing this, Xiao Hongchen fell into deep height.
After a while, he looked up at Meng Hongchen.
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“I can compete with him in creativity.
We’ll get Grandfather to be the referee.
We won’t compete based on Rank, but on whose creativity is better.
Whoever has the better idea wins.”
Meng Hongchen was stunned for a moment.
spirit tool crafting competitions were always about Rank; whoever had the higher Rank won.
If they were the same Rank, whoever’s spirit tool was more perfect won.
This was the first time she had heard of a spirit tool creativity competition.
Wait, Meng Hongchen thought of something: “Brother, did you forget?
Huo Yuhao is the one who created the soul tool machine.
Are you sure your creativity can beat his?”
The soul tool machine Huo Yuhao created back then had shocked the entire Soul Engineer world.
It was unknown how much time and effort it had saved for countless Soul Engineers.
If it weren’t for the fact that Huo Yuhao was so young, the Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire would have wanted to reward him with a dukedom.
This showed just how much of an impact the soul tool machine created by Huo Yuhao had on the Sun Moon Empire.
The bell rang, and the students who were still chattering quickly sat in their seats.
The homeroom teacher of Class 1, Third Grade, walked in.
The homeroom teacher’s name was Chen Lixin, a Sixth-rank Soul Engineer.
He was around 40 years old with thick black hair, stood at 177cm, and had a kind face.
He clearly looked like he was meant to be a teacher.
“Students, we have a new student today.
As I’m sure you all know, the newcomer is named Huo Yuhao.”
Chen Lixin paused for a moment.
“Yuhao, come in!”
A boy with short, messy blue hair walked in.
“Wow, so handsome.”
His blue hair paired with eyes like the starry sky, and his young, handsome face combined with the maturity in his gaze, instantly captured everyone’s attention.
Almost all the girls present gasped in awe.
Ever since Huo Yuhao obtained the Ice Empress’s spirit ring and Spirit Bone, along with his teacher’s foundational Medicinal Pill, his looks had finally blossomed into something that could charm anyone (of course, the male readers here are even more handsome than Huo Yuhao, and the females are even more beautiful).
“He’s my type, he’s totally my type.”
One of the girls, whose face was covered in pearls, slapped her deskmate while staring unblinkingly at Huo Yuhao.
“Sister, you can have your thoughts, but the Sun Moon Empire also has appropriate criminal laws.”
…In contrast to the girls’ openness, the boys were becoming annoyed.
After all, like poles repel.
“Tch, what’s the use of being handsome?
A man needs to be strong and have enough stamina.”
One boy said disdainfully.
“You’d better be talking about spirit power.”
His deskmate looked at him with a face full of black lines.
Huo Yuhao was then assigned a seat by the window, and class began.
After listening to the lecture for a few minutes, Huo Yuhao began to focus on his spirit power Cultivation.
He already knew what the teacher was talking about.
spirit power Cultivation could also be done automatically, though it wasn’t as effective as active Cultivation.
Although he didn’t know why Jing Hongchen had arranged for him to attend Class 1, Third Grade, for someone like Huo Yuhao who could seek guidance from a Level 10 Soul Engineer at any time, it didn’t matter where he attended class.
And so, the morning passed.
In the afternoon, as he was packing his things to head to the laboratory, a figure blocked Huo Yuhao’s path.
Looking up, he saw a good-looking young man blocking his way, with a pretty girl following behind him.
He didn’t know what they wanted.
The handsome young man spoke first: “Hello, I am Xiao Hongchen.
I’ve heard about you from my grandfather.
Are you free this afternoon?
If so, how about we have a sparring match?”
There hadn’t been any new instances of school bullying since his previous victory.
His second thought was: Oh, this young man is quite polite, even asking if I’m free this afternoon.
Wait, did he just say his name is Xiao Hongchen?
He remembered from the original novel that Xiao Hongchen was the Dean’s grandson, so the beauty behind him must be Meng Hongchen.
Since the Dean took such good care of him, he definitely needed to maintain good relations with his grandson and granddaughter.
With that thought…
Huo Yuhao smiled and said, “I’m free this afternoon.
How would you like to spar?”
Huo Yuhao’s response left Xiao Hongchen stunned.
Usually, when he looked for trouble this way, the person he approached would turn red in the face or start swearing.
He had prepared himself for an argument, but he hadn’t expected Huo Yuhao to have such a good temper.
This caught him off guard, and he didn’t know what to say.
Meng Hongchen saw that her brother was a bit embarrassed and stepped in to smooth things over.
“Yuhao, my name is Meng Hongchen, I’m his younger sister.
My brother actually wants to have a friendly competition with you in spirit tool crafting techniques.”
“I wonder what you think?”
Huo Yuhao found it quite interesting that Meng Hongchen politely helped her brother out, so he nodded and agreed.
So, Meng Hongchen took the initiative to lead Huo Yuhao and Xiao Hongchen to the Testing Area.
She was polite throughout the way and even notified Jing Hongchen to act as the referee.
Huo Yuhao thought to himself, “Strange.
According to the original novel, shouldn’t Meng Hongchen be quite the fangirl?”
“Even though it’s a bit narcissistic to think so, I really am good-looking now.
But from Meng Hongchen’s appearance, she doesn’t seem smitten with me at all.”
Huo Yuhao was very confused, but little did he know that a woman’s heart is like a needle at the bottom of the ocean.
Meng Hongchen thought, “So handsome!
He’s totally my type.
I have to maintain a good image and not let my fangirl side show.”
Meng Hongchen shot a glance at Xiao Hongchen and thought secretly, “Brother, why don’t you just surrender?
I won’t let you bully my man.”
When Xiao Hongchen saw Meng Hongchen look at him, he thought she was worried about him and gave her a deep nod.
Little did they know their thoughts were worlds apart.
If Xiao Hongchen knew what Meng Hongchen was thinking, his mental state would probably crumble.
As for whether Xiao Hongchen’s mental state would crumble, Meng Hongchen didn’t care—it wasn’t her mental state, and her dream man was right there beside her.
As for Xiao Hongchen?
Sorry, I’m not that close to him.
The three of them soon arrived at the Testing Area and found Jing Hongchen already waiting for them at the entrance.