Jing Hongchen glared fiercely at Xuan Ziwen, who pretended not to see, whistling and staring at the floor.
Wow, what a floory floor!
Kong Deming clearly had no time for Jing Hongchen.
He first glanced at the soul tool Huo Yuhao had made, nodding in satisfaction, and then turned his gaze to Huo Yuhao.
“Child, I heard you have twin martial souls.
The one you are currently focusing on is the spiritual-attribute body martial soul, Spirit Eyes, correct?”
Inside, Huo Yuhao was already overwhelmed by shock.
What is happening?
He wanted to show off his talent to attract the attention of a big shot like Jing Hongchen, but he never expected to draw out the ultimate boss, Kong Deming.
This situation was like Shrek holding a second-year advancement exam and suddenly alarming Elder Mu.
However, Huo Yuhao calmed his nervous heart and replied coolly, “This junior boldly addresses you as Elder Kong.
You are correct.
I am indeed a twin martial soul master.
One is the spiritual-attribute body martial soul, Spirit Eyes, and the other is a tool martial soul named the Bell of the End.”
Kong Deming already knew this.
If he wanted a student’s information, there was no way Jing Hongchen could hide it.
The reason he brought it up now was merely to find common ground between them.
Compared to Jing Hongchen’s early investments in the child, his sudden appearance indeed put him at a disadvantage.
He could only approach it from another angle.
After all, he also had twin martial souls.
In this regard, he had gone much farther than guys like Jing Hongchen.
“Very good, very good.
Child, may I see your martial soul?”
Huo Yuhao’s talent and creativity in soul tool research were unquestionable.
What he wanted to see now was the second martial soul, other than the Spirit Eyes.
As for origins or background, he simply didn’t care.
Who would send such a peerless genius to enemy lines?
His own disciple, Xuan Ziwen, wasn’t a pure Sun Moon Empire citizen long ago either.
Factional prejudice was just too narrow-minded.
Glancing at Jing Hongchen and receiving a nod, Huo Yuhao released his second martial soul.
In an instant, the people in the experimental area felt a deep sense of desolation and fateful inevitability.
It felt like the despair of everything heading towards its end.
“My second martial soul is named the Bell of the End.
It is a tool martial soul that hasn’t fully awakened yet.
As for its abilities, I still haven’t entirely figured them out.”
He was telling the truth here.
After all, the Bell of the End would definitely continue to engrave Echoes and traits later on.
Leaving some wiggle room now would make it easier to explain later.
And at this moment, the eagerness in Kong Deming’s eyes had been completely replaced by fanaticism.
“The Bell of the End!
Good!
Truly an unprecedented tool martial soul.
The power of this martial soul…
even I cannot fully fathom it.”
Not fully awakened?
Was that even a problem?
Body martial souls have secondary awakenings; it was perfectly normal for the other martial soul not to be fully awakened.
“Child, let me introduce myself.
I am Kong Deming, Hall Master of the Sun Moon Empire’s Worship Hall.
I am also a possessor of twin martial souls, titled Silver Moon.” Kong Deming’s tone was somewhat excited, his voice even holding a hint of apprehension.
“Child, I have guided countless soul engineers in my life, but currently, I only have one disciple under me, Xuan Ziwen.
If it is possible, would you be willing to become my closed-door disciple?”
“Whether it’s the cultivation of twin martial souls or soul engineer research, I will teach you everything I have…”
This time, even Jing Hongchen, who had originally vowed to fight for him, didn’t speak.
Although it felt like a pity, he knew that the person standing in front of Huo Yuhao was truly the most suitable teacher for him.
Whether it was soul tools, soul master paths, or the twin martial souls similar to Yuhao’s, this elder was the best fit.
He could teach Huo Yuhao soul tool research, but he couldn’t give him the best path as a soul master.
Therefore, it wasn’t that he couldn’t compete, but for Huo Yuhao to have a better future, he chose not to.
This was the responsibility a senior should consider for a junior.
Hearing these words, Huo Yuhao didn’t immediately bow to accept him as his master.
He wasn’t ungrateful.
He still remembered Jing Hongchen’s previous investments and help.
Eagerly jumping ship and naturally going with the flow were two entirely different matters.
Seeing this, Kong Deming nodded in satisfaction.
This child truly suited his tastes.
Jing Hongchen sighed and finally spoke up.
“Yuhao, Elder Kong is right.
He truly is the most suitable entity to be your teacher.
What are you waiting for?
Hurry and pay your respects.”
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao no longer hesitated and bowed to Kong Deming, establishing the master-disciple relationship.
“Greetings, Teacher!”
“Good, good, good!
Good child, truly a good child!” Kong Deming was incredibly satisfied.
He never expected, truly never expected, that at his age he could accept a closed-door disciple with such top-tier aptitude and character as Yuhao.
He hadn’t lived his life in vain!
Truly not in vain!
“Yuhao, call me Senior Brother,” Xuan Ziwen was also thrilled.
The thought of having such a genius junior brother made him feel that he was no longer alone on his path.
“Senior Brother Xuan.”
This scene left Lin Jiayi and Shi Xuan utterly shell-shocked.
The shocks brought today were simply too many.
First, the Dean and Xuan Ziwen, a Class 8 Soul Engineer, arrived personally.
Then, Yuhao produced another epoch-making soul tool ‘model’.
Then, the Dean and Xuan Ziwen started fighting over him.
And before they could even recover, Elder Kong Deming actually showed up, and his goal was also to take Huo Yuhao as a disciple!
They felt the first halves of their lives combined weren’t as exciting as this moment.
At this time, Kong Deming took out a Class 9 soul tool, his tone becoming much more relaxed and amiable.
“Hall Master Hongchen, don’t say I snatched your disciple.
Here, take this Class 9 shield defense soul tool as compensation.”
Tch, Jing Hongchen was dismissive.
A Class 9 defense soul tool?
Who doesn’t have one?
Even if you compensated me with three Class 9 soul tools, it still couldn’t compare to a single hair on Yuhao.
However, despite thinking this, he accepted the item.
Both parties knew this was just a gesture; neither would take this Class 9 soul tool, which seemed incredibly precious to the outside world, too seriously.
Jing Hongchen thought for a moment and then took out another Class 9 trigger-type defense soul tool, placing it personally into Huo Yuhao’s hands.
“This Class 9 trigger-type defense soul tool is called Hongchen’s Protection.
It is controlled by the mind, adapts and fits automatically, and provides trigger-based defense.
It has no cultivation restrictions for the user.
Consider it my reward to you, Yuhao, for breaking the record this time.”
He said that, but Huo Yuhao and everyone beside him knew exactly what this was: Jing Hongchen’s investment in Huo Yuhao.
After all, who takes out a Class 9 soul tool as a simple “reward”?
“Thank you, Dean.”
Not being able to become Huo Yuhao’s teacher was still a pity for Jing Hongchen, but when he thought about Huo Yuhao taking the old man Kong Deming as his master, that thought vanished into thin air.
Oh well.
Who told him he hadn’t gone as far on the soul master path as this old man?
Besides, even if Yuhao took a master, before becoming a Class 5 Soul Engineer, he still had to study in the Teaching Department.
He had nothing to be disappointed about.