Under the admiring gazes of the numerous students in Class 3, Shi Xuan concluded the lecture.
For the next few theoretical knowledge classes, Huo Yuhao wasn’t called on again, but he found it somewhat boring.
Too slow!
He could fully grasp the knowledge the teachers taught just by listening simply once.
It didn’t take much time at all.
This was simply a waste of his talent.
If he continued step-by-step like this, he had no idea how long it would take to become a Class 1 Soul Engineer, and he wouldn’t even get the chance to practice making soul tools in the short term.
Therefore, after finishing his afternoon classes, Huo Yuhao didn’t cultivate or slack off like most students.
He took his exclusive soul-guided token and headed to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy’s library.
He had a rough plan: before completing this semester’s studies, he must at least become a Class 2 Soul Engineer.
Only then would he receive true attention and be placed in the first-tier cultivation ranks.
The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy’s academic system was different from Shrek’s.
One semester was five months, with two semesters a year, and a one-month holiday for each.
Now, one month of the first semester had already passed.
That meant Huo Yuhao had to pass the academy’s strict Class 2 Soul Engineer assessment within the next four months, before the holiday.
At the same time, in order to follow Skydream to the Far North during the holiday, his soul power also needed to reach the level 20 boundary.
However, this wasn’t actually a strict prerequisite.
Since there was no empty second martial soul slot, the Ice Empress wouldn’t become a second martial soul; instead, with Skydream’s help, she would be sacrificed to become an intelligent spirit ring.
Thus, whether he was level 20 wasn’t that important.
But who told him he wanted to be an overachiever?
The original Huo studied in iron underwear for a year at Shrek and went up nine levels.
Including the month-plus of travel, Huo Yuhao’s goal was five levels in five months, plus becoming a Class 2 Soul Engineer.
It had to be said, the challenge was quite high, but it wasn’t a big problem.
With Skydream’s remaining origin completely improving his aptitude under the effect of the [Strong Luck] echo, plus the overpowered skill of the external spirit bone skin, the current Huo Yuhao absolutely wasn’t someone the innate level-one original Huo could touch—even the original Huo who ate two Profound Water Pills and one Spirit Ascension Pill couldn’t compare.
Next up, to study soul tools, he would just use Iceworm True Body plus the once-every-three-days Iceworm Metamorphosis, paired with Spirit Detection Sharing.
He’d directly turn into an undying cockroach; if studying didn’t kill him, he’d study to death.
Come on, Yuhao!
Give the Sun Moon Empire a little shock of talent!
Let them see who is the true, fucking genius!!
It had to be said, the study list drawn up by Director Lin Jiayi really helped him a lot, saving him the trouble of scrambling around like a headless fly.
Finding an empty spot, Huo Yuhao pulled out a book called Class 1 Soul Tool Basic Architectures from a thick stack and began reading closely.
The surroundings were very quiet.
The lingering glow of the sunset draped over his hair and climbed onto his books, making him feel exceptionally at ease.
The scene reminded him of the days he spent cramming for grad school—only back then, he didn’t have a photographic memory, nor a brain and physique with seemingly endless energy.
The gazes of many students unconsciously drifted toward him.
It couldn’t be helped; a sudden new face, and a previously unseen, handsome teenager at that, naturally drew extra glances from anyone.
“Yuhao, why don’t you start cultivating your soul power?”
Huo Yuhao finished the last book, General Knowledge of Class 1 Soul Tools, left the library, and headed towards his dorm.
He casually answered Skydream’s question in his spiritual sea.
“Skydream, as the top trend of the Sun Moon Continent and the most valued cultivation system here, I need to have a sufficient understanding of soul tools.
Only when I show my talent in this area can I truly gain their attention.
Moreover, I don’t have a high-level soul power meditation technique right now.
Groping around purely on my own is too slow.
But don’t worry, Skydream.
Once my talent is truly valued by those higher-ups, I’ll receive maximum cultivation support in both soul master and soul engineer aspects.”
Huo Yuhao knew in his heart that although soul engineers had the potential to become mainstream, to a certain extent, their current upper limit was fixed right there.
Even if one truly became an unprecedented Class 12 Soul Engineer on the continent, to the gods in the Divine Realm, it would be just so-so, posing limited threat.
But why did he still study soul tools?
There were many reasons, but the immediate one was that he needed it to showcase his aptitude, and use that to obtain the resources necessary to support his subsequent soul master cultivation.
With twin martial souls, and one of them being the Bell of the End that could trigger Echoes, he had long planned his future path: soul master route as the primary, soul engineer route as the auxiliary.
The upper limit for soul engineers might be low, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t forge his own unique path.
Simply engraving core formations and innovating soul tools might not yield high power.
But what if he fused and re-created them with Electrolux’s Undead Magic?
What if he controlled the Undead Demiplane later on, and using the Bell of the End as the core, created a Land of the End that belonged entirely to him?
Soul tools linking with Undead Magic…
by then, would the power of soul tools still be limited by the narrow arguments of Class 9 or Class 10?
Mastering an entire Undead Demiplane, wielding countless soul tools engraved with Undead Magic…
in battle, he might not even need to attack personally.
By then, he could truly be called someone with profound foundations.
So the preliminary stage of learning soul engineer knowledge was absolutely necessary.
Building a skyscraper requires a solid foundation.
Tall buildings rise from the ground.
Those grand ideas were too far off.
What he needed now was to take it step by step, first building up his basic knowledge system.
Biting off more than he could chew was a bad idea.
He wanted the soul master path, and he wanted the soul engineer path too.
With his current aptitude and Douluo Planet’s luck pushing him forward, he could reach the apex of both paths.
There was absolutely no need to talk about giving up either aspect.
The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy’s attainments in soul masters couldn’t match Shrek’s, but that was only relative; things like meditation techniques wouldn’t be bad.
The current phase was to show his soul tool research talent to obtain a high-level meditation technique.
Then, his soul master cultivation speed would be even faster, with one day equaling several days of hard work now.
“Of course, Skydream, who says I’m not cultivating my soul power?
Nighttime is our soul power cultivation time.
I still remember I need to follow you to the Far North.”
Skydream smiled.
Following a genius like Yuhao, who had clear plans and worked hard, was truly amazing.
Yuhao was right.
Spending massive amounts of time cultivating the soul master path right now was just not cost-effective.
She had sealed nine streams of spiritual origin power.
As long as Yuhao advanced step by step, when he reached the age limits for those later spirit rings, he could easily upgrade them all to 100,000 years.
There was no need to worry about his soul power not increasing.
Once Yuhao displayed his talent and received a massive influx of resources, they would head to the Far North to have Bingbing sacrifice herself and become his intelligent spirit ring.
Then he would worry even less.
Yuhao’s second martial soul would gain the Ultimate Ice attribute, and his future would be a completely smooth road.