“What did you say?!”
“Twin martial souls?
A spiritual-attribute body martial soul, Spirit Eyes, and a mysterious tool martial soul you can’t understand?
Fled thousands of miles from the Star Luo Empire of the Douluo Three Empires to Mingdu?
Lin Jiayi, are you sure you aren’t joking with this old man?”
Lin Jiayi wanted to laugh.
Comfortable.
He knew it.
The Dean’s reaction was no better than his own.
Look, look, he was getting anxious.
“Dean, I have already confirmed it.
That child Yuhao definitely has twin martial souls, I guarantee there are no problems.
The only thing we need to confirm right now is that child’s identity issue.
However, investigating this matter is not difficult.
We just need to have our people embedded in Star Luo look into it, and the whole story will be clear very soon.”
Jing Hongchen had recovered his composure.
Looking at the test evaluation report Lin Jiayi brought, he frowned and began to think.
Like Lin Jiayi, he didn’t believe the teenager named Huo Yuhao was a spy sent by the Douluo Three Empires.
But he still felt something was off.
Why choose the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy specifically?
“The White Tiger Duke’s Mansion.
Western Border Commander, Grand Duke of the Star Luo Empire, the illegitimate son of the Star Luo God of War, Dai Hao.
Mother died because of the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion.
Harbors hatred, changed to his mother’s surname…”
Jing Hongchen muttered to himself.
He finally noticed the column recording the age limit of the first spirit ring in the report, and his eyes flickered.
“Jiayi, are you saying the test results show that this teenager named Huo Yuhao has a first spirit ring of a full five hundred years, and after obtaining it, directly jumped five levels?
Don’t you think this data is a bit too overpowered?”
Lin Jiayi clearly had an explanation prepared for this, and voiced his guess without hesitation.
“Dean, that child Yuhao has a body martial soul, and he only obtained his first spirit ring from the Star Dou Great Forest at the age of eleven.
Naturally, his physical fitness was enough to withstand a higher-age spirit ring.
As for the soul power, I believe it’s thick accumulation resulting in sudden expression.
After all, soul power doesn’t just stagnate because one hasn’t obtained a spirit ring.”
(Thank you Grandmaster, Amen.)
He actually hadn’t thought of that point.
Jing Hongchen somewhat accepted this explanation.
However, although he valued the situation, he didn’t immediately state his position.
Sitting in his position, the things he needed to consider were naturally broader.
Until some matters were completely finalized, he couldn’t easily believe the teenager’s one-sided story.
At the very least, he had to wait for the investigation results from Star Luo to return.
Of course, with the teenager named Huo Yuhao’s talent laid bare, he naturally wouldn’t push him away.
He just couldn’t be hasty for now, and at the very least, couldn’t personally get involved.
He needed to observe.
“Have someone secretly observe the child’s behavior, especially his attitude towards both the Sun Moon Empire and the Douluo Three Empires.
Record everything completely, make sure there are no oversights.”
He added, “Oh, and I assume the child has no money on him right now.
Have someone buy him a few sets of clothes, and give him an exclusive soul-guided card that allows him to enjoy ordinary ingredients in the cafeteria for free.
Don’t hide it, tell him directly that this is my intention, and that I look forward to his future performance.
Also, ask that child what the first spirit skill of his Spirit Eyes martial soul is.
With such a uniquely rare spiritual-attribute body martial soul, the first spirit skill might just bring a surprise.”
Lin Jiayi nodded.
Before leaving, he turned to look at Jing Hongchen, his small eyes narrowing as if he had just remembered something.
He scratched his head in embarrassment.
“Forgot to tell you, Dean.
Before coming here, I personally invested 10,000 gold spirit coins in that child Yuhao.
Can the academy reimburse me for this?
Of course, if not, forget it.
It’s not like I really want it back anyway.”
“Get out!” “Alrighty then!!”
After Lin Jiayi left, Jing Hongchen stood up and walked to the window.
Staring out at the gradually darkening sky, he was lost in thought.
A long while later, a whisper echoed in the silent room.
“Huo Yuhao…
I truly look forward to your performance in soul engineering…”
At the same time.
Shrek Academy.
“Xiao Xiao, that old hag Zhou Yi is simply inhuman!
Almost all the students in our class with poor physical stamina have been expelled by her using her authority!”
Xiao Xiao, covered in exhaustion, squeezed her way towards the cafeteria while comforting her companion.
“Alright, Wang Dong, she is the homeroom teacher after all.
Besides, strict teachers produce outstanding students.
Teacher Zhou has the highest advancement rate in the academy; she definitely has her own unique methods in cultivating students.”
By this time, the two had already gotten their food.
Like always, they couldn’t even find a stool in the cafeteria, so they stood frustratingly in front of a table and hurriedly took a few bites.
“Tch, what bullshit ‘highest advancement rate’?
I see it as her just expelling those with unqualified physical fitness and soul power, and then heavily focusing on cultivating those with high talent.
Of course the advancement rate will be high that way!
But a soul master’s future development and personal focus are fundamentally different.
Take those hundred laps around the field every week—how can food-type and auxiliary-type soul masters possibly compare their physical fitness to assault-type and agility-type battle soul masters?
She’s a lunatic.”
Xiao Xiao sighed helplessly.
There were some things she didn’t want to say too much about, but that didn’t mean she had no complaints in her heart.
“Alright, alright, stop complaining.
Let’s think carefully about how to handle the freshmen assessment.
You know this assessment will eliminate the vast majority of freshmen.
Only by passing the assessment can we be considered true Shrek students.”
Wang Dong was dismissive.
“Hmph, what a nonsensical system.
How much can we freshmen possibly improve in three months?
At the end of the day, it’s just the academy filtering out the true geniuses.
Trash isn’t worth cultivating.”
Xiao Xiao couldn’t help but feel Wang Dong’s temper had been very explosive these past few days.
Maybe this was just a handsome guy’s capriciousness.
She didn’t know Wang Dong’s background, but to have a thousand-year second spirit ring, his family background must be incredibly mysterious.
But why was he only level 21 at this age?
It clearly didn’t make sense.
Actually, Wang Dong herself found it strange.
On the way to Shrek, escorted by personnel from the Clear Sky Clan, she suddenly lost the desire to come to Shrek Academy, feeling instead that she should go to the Sun Moon Empire.
She was startled when the thought emerged, but the Clear Sky Clan escorts rejected it anyway.
Moreover, she personally harbored a deep disgust for soul tools.
This disgust was inexplicable; she just felt nauseous whenever she saw one.
Only then did she suppress those strange thoughts and handle her enrollment at Shrek.
But after studying for a while, her mood grew increasingly irritable.
She always felt her presence here was meaningless.
While disgusted by the soul tools of the Sun Moon Empire, she simultaneously felt that place was her true home.
But wouldn’t that be betraying her clan?
Betraying the Heavenly Soul Empire?
Just what was wrong with her…
“Sigh~”
Just after the two left, an old man lying under a tree in the distance suddenly let out a sigh.
His clouded old eyes looked toward the Golden Tree in Shrek’s Sea God Lake, filled with unconcealable worry.
“The little one from the Clear Sky Clan actually holds such deep grudges against Shrek…
What a pity.
This year, no little monsters worth cultivating have appeared either.
Time is truly running out for Shrek…”
He recalled the guidance the Golden Tree had given a long time ago.
The Golden Tree, nourished by the corpses of generations of Shrek ancestors, was Shrek’s greatest foundation.
Why had it suddenly fallen silent these past few years?
“An eventful autumn…
I only hope I can be given a few more years.
If I truly have to hand Shrek over to Xuan Zi, how could this old man ever be willing…”
(END CHAPTER)