The Worship Hall was located within a hidden barrier underground in the Imperial City, and Kong Deming’s residence was at the core of the Worship Hall.
Huo Yuhao followed his teacher all the way to the residence before finally rubbing his somewhat sore eyes wearily.
He was still too weak.
He couldn’t even understand the operational lines of those soul tools.
Indeed, he still had a long way to go.
“What, feeling discouraged?” Kong Deming stared smilingly at his disciple.
He had long noticed Huo Yuhao using Detection on those soul tools along the way, but he didn’t mind.
If his disciple, a mere Class 2 Soul Engineer, could understand the core formations of those “taboo” soul tools, then those things wouldn’t need to exist anymore.
“Not at all.
It’s just…
Teacher, I saw there’s clearly a prototype for a high-altitude soul tool research here.
Why was Hall Master Hongchen so excited when he saw my Class 2 soul tool work earlier?”
Kong Deming laughed heartily and explained.
“Yuhao, Jing Hongchen indeed knows some things about the Worship Hall.
However, that doesn’t mean your work wasn’t stunning.
You have to understand, even the high-altitude soul tool you saw here is merely a prototype.
Teacher won’t hide it from you: that thing is designed to target Shrek’s strike capabilities.
“Your work, Yuhao, although very elementary, can be said to provide a new direction for high-altitude soul tool research, especially that flight control core formation.
You should know, the initial design purpose of the high-altitude soul tool you saw was also to achieve single-person flight mecha piloting, or to use human body integration technology, which has many limitations.”
“…”
After Kong Deming’s explanation, Huo Yuhao finally understood completely.
In the end, it still couldn’t escape the constraints of soul power and mechas.
In a word, it was as if technology had been locked.
It couldn’t achieve universality, let alone benefit the lower classes.
“Alright, enough of this.
It’s still too early for you to research these things, Yuhao.”
“Bringing you here today served two purposes.
First, to open your eyes so you don’t get arrogant after receiving praise.
Second, to arrange your future cultivation.”
Afterward, Kong Deming detailed all his arrangements for Huo Yuhao.
Generally speaking, Huo Yuhao would continue studying in the Teaching Department under the care of Jing Hongchen and Xuan Ziwen.
Once his theoretical knowledge was solid enough, he could enter Mingde Hall to do research with Xuan Ziwen.
And when his soul engineer rank reached Class 7, he could enter the Worship Hall directly—enjoying the treatment of a super genius once again.
Additionally, his martial soul cultivation couldn’t be left behind.
Kong Deming prepared to build a specialized simulated environment to help Huo Yuhao cultivate his Spirit Eyes martial soul, along with medicinal baths to enhance his physical strength.
Furthermore, every rest day, Huo Yuhao could bring any accumulated cultivation problems to the Worship Hall to seek answers from his teacher, and pick up any rare metals he needed.
In a word: grab both soul master and soul engineer aspects firmly with both hands, advancing side by side without letting either fall behind.
This was vastly different from Mu En’s teaching of the original Huo in the original timeline.
After all, although Kong Deming was over a hundred years old, he absolutely had many years left to live.
He would definitely not make his disciple Huo Yuhao feel pressured.
Moderate cultivation led to faster progress.
“How is it, Yuhao?
Do you have any questions?”
“No questions, Teacher.” Huo Yuhao pretended to nod calmly.
He was numb, really.
He felt that if he had gone to Shrek for these resources, he wouldn’t get them even if he stayed there until he died of old age.
That Radiant Phoenix Martial Soul Department Dean would at most promise him a 100,000-year spirit ring and spirit bone after he revealed his Ultimate Ice talent—an empty promise.
What was the point of that?
Not getting any benefits was one thing, but having to fight to the death for some bullshit ten-thousand-year honor…
He really didn’t understand where those Shrek people’s sense of honor came from.
It was terrifyingly formidable.
Could it be from the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, when that Chicken Drumstick Douluo, the Holy Spirit Cult Great Elder, said: “If your students die, they die.
But if Shrek suffers even a single injury, I’ll make everyone pay with their lives”?
Or was it that phrase, “Those who don’t dare to cause trouble are mediocrities”?
My Shrek is just too protective!
“Good.
Since that’s the case, rest well this week, Yuhao.
There’s no rush to learn Class 3 Soul Engineer theoretical knowledge.
Adjust your physical condition.
Greater challenges await you later.
If you need anything at the Teaching Department, tell Teacher.
Even for some precious heavenly treasures, Teacher has the ability to find them for you.”
Huo Yuhao could feel this teacher’s care and high regard for him, showing a rare moment of sentimentality as he nodded.
A master is both a teacher and a father…
He decided to put the soul tool matters on hold when he got back and focus entirely on breaking through his soul power level.
With over 13 million gold spirit coins, the Profound Water Pill, the Spirit Ascension Pill, and the top-tier meditation technique given by his teacher, he felt he had every hope of reaching level 20 before the first holiday arrived.
Then…
then he would find an excuse to head to the Far North and obtain the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, Ice Empress—ranked seventh among the continent’s Top Ten Savage Beasts, and second among the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North.
Thinking about it this way, the upcoming time was truly tight!
Moreover, the Spirit Eyes martial soul would probably also need a second spirit ring.
To withstand a higher spirit beast age limit, enhancing his physical fitness was also imminent.
He needed to eat more Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gel; that stuff was very necessary.
Choosing spirit beasts also needed to be put on the agenda soon.
Simulation skills were definitely unnecessary now, as the Spirit Interference Domain was enough to achieve that.
“Sigh~ Not a single day of rest!”
In the afternoon, returning to his single dorm, Huo Yuhao first washed up, then changed into a white school uniform and began to cultivate.
A top-tier meditation technique was a top-tier meditation technique for a reason.
The speed of absorbing soul power was vastly faster than the basic meditation technique provided by the academy.
Combined with his current aptitude, even without the subsequent opportunities, his cultivation speed was enough to place him in the first tier of geniuses.
Switching his basic meditation technique to the top-tier one, Skydream appeared at the perfect moment.
“Yuhao, you have no idea how scared Sis was just now!
Your teacher seemed to have an extremely terrifying threat on him.
Sis just took one look and felt like needles were piercing her eyes.
It scared Sis to death!” As she spoke, the loli with the blonde ahoge patted her human body in a personified manner.
Huo Yuhao slowly exhaled and explained, “Skydream, my teacher has many Class 9 soul tools on him, including some that specifically target the soul.
I can only say you were truly lucky, Skydream.
If you had accidentally been injured, I really would have had to erect a tombstone for you in my spiritual sea.”
The little blonde Skydream only felt relieved.
Recalling everything that happened today, she asked curiously, “Yuhao, take out those two Class 9 soul tools and let me see!
Sis has never seen you humans’ top-tier soul tools before!
Also, call me Sister Skydream from now on.”
“Alright Skydream, no problem Skydream.”
(END CHAPTER)
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