Even with their limited understanding of Zhou Sichen’s Book of Contracts, the information they currently had was enough to conclude that it was an absolute top-tier, special martial soul.
At rank thirty-seven, even with his ultimate Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon martial soul, Beibei couldn’t last a single exchange against Zhou Sichen.
Yes, Beibei—who could go toe-to-toe with ordinary Soul Ancestors—couldn’t block a single hit from him.
Why?
Because just the Ice Jade Scorpion and the Hellfire Phoenix were enough to insta-kill him, not to mention the hidden third contracted beast!
With just three terrifying contracted beasts, the current Zhou Sichen possessed the combat power to fight Soul Kings or even Soul Emperors.
In fact, ordinary Soul Kings might not even be able to defeat his beasts.
The only unknown was Zhou Sichen’s personal combat capability.
Logically, someone as heaven-defying as him should have a massive shortcoming.
However, Zhou Sichen wasn’t just a soul master; he was also a soul engineer.
He never intended to hide this.
The more powerful he appeared, the more Beibei and Tang Ya would value him and feel drawn to him.
So, during their breaks, he would openly craft soul devices in front of them.
He didn’t explicitly tell them his soul engineer class, leaving them to figure it out themselves.
At the time, Beibei had been utterly dumbfounded.
Zhou Sichen was so young, yet he was already at rank thirty-eight.
Who knows how much effort he put into cultivation, yet he still had time to study soul devices?!
But thinking about it, if Zhou Sichen lacked personal combat power and relied entirely on his beasts, his own body would be a massive weak point.
If he learned soul engineering and became an excellent soul engineer, he would have self-preservation skills while his beasts fought.
By then, Zhou Sichen would be truly, comprehensively powerful—perhaps even invincible among his peers or capable of fighting above his level!
Initially, Beibei and Tang Ya assumed his soul engineer class wouldn’t be very high.
But seeing his mysterious smile, they suddenly had a bad feeling.
He couldn’t possibly…
be a Class 3 soul engineer, could he?
For soul masters specializing in soul devices, it was normal for their class to match their soul power rank.
But how old was Zhou Sichen?
At twelve years old, he had only been cultivating for about six years.
Reaching rank thirty-eight and concurrently mastering soul engineering in six years?
Was this guy even human?!
Since Zhou Sichen didn’t say, they could only guess, but the more they thought about it, the more unbelievable it seemed.
But Zhou Sichen was someone who created miracles.
Right now, while Huo Yuhao was absorbing his ring, Ah Da was guarding the ground, and Hellfire was watching the sky.
Zhou Sichen sat to the side and began crafting a soul device.
As a Class 4 soul engineer, he could craft most Class 4 devices.
In fact, among Class 4 soul engineers, he was likely at the very top.
Tianmeng had massively boosted his spiritual power, making the inscription of intricate soul formations a breeze for him.
The device he was currently making was a very special one.
The primary material was a portion of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm’s slough.
This slough could trap the nearly four-hundred-thousand-year Ice Empress, so its tier and value went without saying.
This special device was a wild idea he had conceived a long time ago.
If successful, it would be his first Lifebound Soul Device.
The silkworm’s slough was massive, but he still used up a third of it because this Lifebound Soul Device needed to cover his entire body.
After over a week of preparatory work, Zhou Sichen had almost finished the initial stages.
He just needed a quiet space to settle down and complete the masterpiece.
In his mind, the functions of this Lifebound Soul Device would be incredibly practical and powerful, and he was quite looking forward to it.
After a long silence, Beibei couldn’t help but ask, “Big Brother Zhou, how do you manage to work so hard?”
Tang Ya nodded vigorously.
“Yeah, yeah!
You’re only twelve!
Even if you look a bit more mature than us, your actual maturity is way off the charts!”
Zhou Sichen put away the Tianmeng slough and smiled at them.
“Maybe I’m just used to it.
I’m not trying to pressure you guys, but I genuinely feel that doing anything other than cultivating is a waste of time.”
Hearing this, Beibei and Tang Ya exchanged a speechless look.
“But besides cultivating, your theoretical knowledge is vast!
And you’re a soul engineer!
You even have powerful skills you haven’t shown us yet!”
“Brother, this is way beyond just ‘cultivating’!
We’re all human, why is the gap between us so huge?”
Zhou Sichen could only remain silent to that.
As a transmigrator, his mental age was completely different from a child’s.
In truth, he had started learning independently at age three and was hailed as a prodigy in his family.
Because of this, his family fully supported him, and combining that with his own hard work led to his current achievements.
“Work hard, and you can do it too,” Zhou Sichen consoled.
But Tang Ya knew in her heart that some things couldn’t be achieved just through hard work.
However, if you didn’t work hard, you definitely had no chance.
Since this was Huo Yuhao’s first time absorbing a soul ring, and his body was inherently weak, this 350-year ring was pushing his absolute limits.
Although there were no accidents, the process took much longer than normal.
A hundred-year ring didn’t just boost his soul power; it subtly strengthened his frail body.
The improvement might seem small to others, but for Huo Yuhao, it was massive.
A full five hours passed before Huo Yuhao finally finished absorbing the ring.
When he opened his eyes, a pure, brilliant light flashed in his Spirit Eyes.
A brilliant yellow soul ring circled his body, and wild joy covered his face.
He was finally a soul master!
A rank eleven soul master!
And the enhancement from this hundred-year ring had practically reborn him.
Most importantly, the skill the Three-Eyed Demon Ape granted him was exactly as Big Brother Zhou predicted: his first soul skill was Spiritual Detection!
This was an auxiliary-leaning skill, but after listening to Big Brother Zhou’s lectures on soul devices and engineers over the past half-month, Huo Yuhao had a premonition that this skill would play an unimaginable role on his path to becoming a soul engineer.
Zhou Sichen walked over slowly.
“Congratulations, Yuhao.
You are now a true soul master.”
Beibei and Tang Ya were thrilled for his breakthrough, which also meant the Tang Sect had grown stronger.
Huo Yuhao said excitedly, “Big Brother Zhou, Teacher Xiao Ya, Eldest Senior Brother!
My soul skill really is Spiritual Detection!
I feel like with this skill, I can definitely become an excellent soul engineer like Big Brother Zhou!”
Zhou Sichen smiled.
“Want to test out your soul skill?”
Huo Yuhao nodded and immediately activated it.
The yellow ring flashed, and his spiritual power expanded.
In his mind, a 3D image formed with him at the center, spanning a radius of about fifteen meters.
Within this range, he didn’t even need his eyes; every single detail was displayed meticulously in his mind.
Unfortunately, he didn’t possess the Spiritual Sharing ability right now, but that didn’t stop him from verbally sharing his joy.
When he excitedly described the effects, Beibei and Tang Ya marveled at how miraculous it was.
Zhou Sichen’s reaction was mild.
A mere fifteen-meter radius was nothing; even without Spiritual Detection, his own spiritual scanning range was more than ten times that.
He patted Huo Yuhao’s shoulder.
“Yuhao, remember this: in the future, never casually reveal your soul skills to anyone except those you trust the most.
Understand?”
Huo Yuhao knew Big Brother Zhou was looking out for him and nodded seriously.
“I understand, Big Brother Zhou.”
(END CHAPTER)