Meanwhile, on a certain terrace of the Sea God Pavilion.
Mu En, leaning on a recliner, carefully looked at his great-grandson, who had become even more steadfast after this trip, and smiled genially: "I have learned all about your experiences. I believe the one who did the best among you is you."
"During the trip to the Mingdou Mountain Range, you chose to block most of the impact for your teammates behind you in a moment of crisis."
"This is the responsibility that my, Mu En's, lineage should have, and I am proud of you."
"In the subsequent finals, you also did not choose to draw the Evil Fire onto yourself. Knowing that defeat was certain, you did not concede, but instead took the initiative to train your troops."
"This is very good; you weren't blinded by the so-called ten-thousand-year glory."
"My original intention was also to hope that you would gain sufficient tempering. As for the championship and the so-called glory, they are all fleeting clouds."
"Could Shrek Academy possibly lose its luster just because it lost a championship?"
"As long as there are successors, Shrek Academy will forever be the number one academy on the continent."
"Unfortunately, some variables appeared."
"Great-grandfather, I originally could have done better," Beibei said with a sense of shame.
As for the "variable" mentioned by Mu En, he naturally thought of Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao was a topic that could not be avoided in this tournament.
No one expected that a Level 3 Soul Engineer, under the blessing of a powerful Soul Guidance Device, would have such an exaggerated performance.
Two Spirit Emperors made a move to target him while prepared, yet they were counter-killed one after another.
"With that person there, you have already reached your limit."
Mu En's smile remained gentle: "I originally thought you wouldn't be interested in the exchange student program."
"After all, as an attack system Spirit Master with a powerful Martial Soul, you just need to be able to use Soul Guidance Devices proficiently."
"Gaining a deep understanding of the design principles of Soul Guidance Devices and the cutting-edge research of Martial Soul guidance technology doesn't hold much meaning for you."
"You suddenly took the initiative to mention participating in this program; can you tell me what you were thinking?"
After a few seconds of silence, Beibei weighed his words and said: "Great-grandfather, your words indeed reflect what I thought before."
"Even if Huo Yuhao defeated us in the finals, I still thought this way."
"But after the finals, Huo Yuhao invited me to participate in this exchange student program."
"I was moved."
"Oh?" Mu En became interested; he knew that Huo Yuhao and Beibei could be considered old acquaintances.
Beibei took a deep breath and said: "He asked me why an Evil Soul Master like Tang Yin could represent Shrek Academy in battle."
"Why did numerous team members choose to draw the Evil Fire onto themselves even though they knew it was harmful and of no benefit?"
"He also asked, no matter how glorious Shrek Academy's ten-thousand-year glory is, what benefit does it bring to the general public?"
"I couldn't answer any of these questions."
Mu En pondered for a moment and said: "When Tang Yin became a Disciple of Shaozhe, his methods weren't as eerie as they are now. More than that is not something you should know at present."
"However, the reason Shrek Academy is respected by most people on the continent is because we have indeed done many practical things for the continent."
Speaking of this, Mu En sighed inwardly; that was a matter of the past.
What Shrek Academy will look like in the future, even he cannot clearly see.
"However, your decision to participate in this program is correct. Honestly speaking, the academy's teachers can no longer teach much to you, the number one person of the Outer Court."
"The meaning of entering the Inner Court is more of an identity recognition. The true means of improvement is through high-frequency actual combat missions, integrating what one has learned."
"The development of Soul Guidance Devices and the subversion of traditional Spirit Masters is a major trend, an irresistible trend."
"I once visited Mingde Hall two years ago. Their development in the aspect of Soul Guidance Devices indeed exceeded my imagination."
"Perhaps one day in the future, when their Soul Guidance Devices develop to a point where they no longer rely on Spirit Masters to supply Soul Power, then the profession of Spirit Master will inevitably be replaced."
"Just like how Soul Guidance Devices replaced the Hidden Weapon of the Tang Sect back then."
"However, even if that day truly arrives, the strongest will still only be Spirit Masters."
"Because only powerful Spirit Masters can bring out the maximum power of even stronger Soul Guidance Devices."
"Since Huo Yuhao invited you to participate in the exchange student program, I suppose he will take you to see some real things."
"Soul Guidance Devices indeed have infinite potential, but if Huo Yuhao truly thinks that the Sun-Moon Empire is some sort of heaven for Soul Engineers, then he is wrong."
"That place is truly a nest of corruption and filth."
Mu En watched Beibei's expression, which was first enlightened and then puzzled, and continued: "Let's not talk about the distant things for now, let's talk about the near ones."
"Previously, even though you delayed your cultivation progress because you were in a relationship with Tang Ya, Great-grandfather was unwilling to make too many comments."
"But matters have developed to this point now."
"What I want to tell you is that Tang Ya is not suitable for you."
Beibei raised his head and asked incomprehendingly: "Why?"
Mu En had lived for over two hundred years and saw these matters very thoroughly: "When she accepted you back then, it was because she considered herself to have the mission of revitalizing the Tang Sect and happened to run into you, who had rather good natural talent."
"I don't believe that the beginning of this relationship was completely free of utilitarian factors."
"She might not be as fond of you as you imagine."
"Now, someone who is more outstanding and more suitable for revitalizing the Tang Sect has appeared."
"Have you realized that her relationship with you is not as good as before?"
Glancing at the dejected Beibei, Mu En, who knew the truth in his heart, snorted coldly: "Since you have also noticed it, then you should know that if you hesitate to cut things off when you should, you will suffer from the chaos instead!"
"To think that I regarded you as my Inheritance successor."
"When you have sorted out this relationship, come again to inherit my Monarch's Dominion."
"If you haven't mastered Monarch's Dominion before the exchange student program starts,"
"then you don't need to participate."
Beibei stood up, bowed respectfully, and said: "I have been instructed, Great-grandfather."
Clearly, he could also hear that Great-grandfather had always been keeping an eye on his matters.
After listening to Great-grandfather's unsparing analysis, Beibei also felt that it was time to make a conclusion.
He reluctantly suppressed the sadness and reluctance in his heart, shifted his attention, and asked: "Right, Great-grandfather. Is Meng Hongchen, the granddaughter of the master of Mingde Hall, really of the Ultimate Ice attribute?"
Mu En had not been present at the scene in person; he had only watched the Soul Guidance Device recording.
The Soul Guidance Device recording only had images and sound; there was no other information.
But after all, he was one of the Spirit Masters who had reached the end of the path of Spirit Masters, lived the longest in the world, and possessed the strongest cultivation.
His breadth of knowledge and depth of understanding regarding Martial Souls were not something Xuanzi could compare to.
Probably also because of regret, Mu En was silent for a long time before saying: "How could a Soul Beast like the Vermilion-Clear Ice Toad, whose attributes are all-encompassing but not refined, possibly master Ultimate Ice?"
"If it truly were Ultimate Ice, they shouldn't be called the kings of the cracks, but rather the kings of the Far North."
"To take a step back and say Meng Hongchen's Martial Soul mutated into Ultimate Ice, given the overbearing nature of Extreme attributes, her Martial Soul wouldn't be able to carry the poison attribute."
"In my view, the source of that Ultimate Ice must be someone else."
"Didn't you notice who was always on the field during the matches where Meng Hongchen could display Ultimate Ice?"
"Ah?!" Beibei was instantly struck as if by lightning. Amidst his racing thoughts, a name popped up in his mind.
Huo Yuhao!
Shrek Academy, Outer Court, second-grade teachers' office, the door was open.
Now was recess, and there were especially many teachers, including Wang Shengjia, Wang Yan, and Zhou Yi, who had just returned after receiving their rewards inside the Sea God Pavilion.
Zhou Yi was showing off to Mujin that she had taken in a good Disciple.
This infuriated Mujin, who cursed petty people getting ahead in her heart, yet she could do nothing about it.
A low exclamation suddenly came from outside the door, causing the teachers inside the office to turn their heads and look outside one after another.
Surprisingly, it was the four of them: Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo!
Under Wang Shengjia's complex emotions, the four little girls held fresh flowers and various thank-you gifts as they walked toward him.
The Lan sisters' emotions were a bit excited, and they chimed in to express their thanks: "Teacher Shengjia, thank you for saving me and my sister back then!"
"Yeah, yeah, that corpse explosion was so terrifying; Teacher Zhou Yi didn't even react in time."
"If Teacher Shengjia hadn't stepped in, and with us having no defense Martial Soul abilities, we definitely would have either died or been crippled!"
Wu Feng nodded along and said: "Teacher Shengjia is mighty!"
Ning Tian smiled softly and said: "Please forgive Teacher Shengjia for us only formally thanking you today."
"This is the red VIP card of my Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Chamber of Commerce. Holding it, you can enjoy at least a 40% discount at any affiliated chamber of commerce."
As she said this, she handed a beautifully crafted red jade card toward Wang Shengjia.
The reason she chose this time point to express her gratitude also contained a small clever thought of giving Wang Shengjia a bit more face.
"You children have spent too much."
Wang Shengjia smiled bitterly as he accepted the students' thank-you gifts.
His mood was extremely complex.
Although he was an undercover agent of the Holy Spirit Cult, his Martial Soul did not have any evil factors.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible to pass the rigorous screening.
Coming to Shrek Academy, when all was said and done, was simply to avenge his family being destroyed.
What he targeted were precisely those Inner Court Disciples or seed contestants with the potential to enter the Inner Court.
He didn't expect that the few little girls he casually saved in the Mingdou Mountain Range would remember it for so long.
*Sigh*, I am specially here to kill Shrek geniuses like you guys.
In the distance, the forehead wrinkles on Zhou Yi's forehead bunched up together: "Expressing gratitude is expressing gratitude, why drag others down to elevate yourselves?"
"And saying I didn't react in time—wasn't that because the two of them penetrated deep alone and ran way too fast?"
Mujin taunted: "Yo, I heard that you were responsible for protecting them back then."
"I am really curious who incited the children to take risks?"
"Humph!" Zhou Yi snorted coldly and said, "Only the strong are worthy of being my students."
"You don't know that Tang Yin didn't get injured even when he went all out in the Reserve Team, do you?"
"Cultivating one peerless Genius is stronger than cultivating a thousand ordinary talents!"
"The academy will remember my contribution of cultivating Tang Yin!"
"Thump, thump, thump!"
The open door of the teachers' office was knocked on.
Who is it this time? All the teachers and students looked over one after another.
It was Du Weilun, wearing a white shirt and with a protruding belly.
Under everyone's gaze, he walked toward Zhou Yi and took out a transfer order without any emotional fluctuation in his tone, handing it over: "Teacher Zhou, here is your job transfer order!"
"Job transfer order!" Zhou Yi instantly blossomed with joy; she knew the academy would remember her contribution: "Could it be a teaching position in the Inner Court?!"
Could Zhou Yi's luck be this heaven-defying? Mujin felt like she was about to undergo plasmolysis from jealousy.
As a result, she discovered that after Zhou Yi finished reading the transfer order, her old face had frozen stiff.
Mujin thought to herself: Is there any need to be this excited?
She glanced at it and was also stunned: "Zhou Yi is hereby transferred to the Great Colosseum, custodian position."
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Sea God Pavilion
Although Mu Jin did not understand why this was happening, it did not stop her from bursting into loud laughter, tears almost falling: "Ahahaha~"
"The cleaning position at the Great Soul Fighting Arena?!"
"Zhou Yi, you must be more diligent when shoveling shit and breeding after changing positions."
"Elder Gong is a Titled Douluo, and he is not that easy to talk to. He won't care that your husband is Fan Yu!"
The others originally did not know the specific situation, but after hearing Mu Jin's sarcasm, they all understood the details.
Even the students passing by outside, eavesdropping at the door, learned of Zhou Yi's next position.
The students did not have the good temperament cultivation of the people inside, and they whispered one after another: "Damn it! Class One is liberated."
"That old hag has finally suffered a backlash!"
"Whose fierce feat is this? I want to build a living shrine for him!"
"Whenever I think of Zhou Yi wearing a straight face to shovel shit for ten-year and hundred-year Soul Beasts, I want to laugh."
"Turns out her protective umbrella was the Rank 8 Soul Engineer Fan Yu; no wonder she was so fearless before."
Hearing the noise outside and Mu Jin's sarcasm, Zhou Yi could no longer hold it in and shouted loudly: "Shut up!"
Her eyes stared fixedly at Du Weilun: "Director Du, your transfer order must be completely wrong. I don't believe the academy would treat me like this!"
"There are not just one or two Inner Court Disciples who came from my hands."
"I have made contributions to the academy!"
"I even brought out a peerless Heavenly Pride like Tang Yin!"
"So this is workplace targeting! Director Du, you must know the inside story, you cannot do this!"
Hearing this, Du Weilun's expression turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. When he first received the transfer order, he was just as confused as everyone present.
But after repeated verification, the feedback from the Sea God Pavilion was all the same.
Zhou Yi not only publicly questioned the authenticity and validity of the transfer order, but also suspected him of engaging in some workplace targeting.
This was a blatant public slap in the face!
This transfer order came from a certain pavilion elder in the Sea God Pavilion. In Du Weilun's view, it meant that someone in the Sea God Pavilion had been unhappy with Zhou Yi's actions for a long time.
Although Fan Yu was an Rank 8 Soul Engineer, he, Du Weilun, was also an Eighth Ring Spirit Douluo!
That routine of throwing tantrums to deal with Fan Yu—did she expect to use it to deal with him?
Du Weilun did not spoil her either, and said expressionlessly: "This transfer order came from the Sea God Pavilion, not the Principal's Office."
"If you are dissatisfied, you can go to Sea God Island to provide feedback to the pavilion elders."
"You also don't need to worry that the daily teaching work of Class One of the second year cannot proceed without you. After careful consideration by Principal Yan, your teaching position will be taken over by Teacher Wang Shengjia."
"In addition, I want to say that there is a time limit for transferring posts with the transfer order. If you do not report to the Great Beast Arena within three days, it will be regarded as giving up this job."
"This is Shrek Academy. Even if it's just a cleaning position at the beast arena, if you don't do it, there are plenty of people who will!"
"What Shrek lacks the least is people!"
Zhou Yi was so angry that her breathing was rapid, and her mind went completely blank.
The only thing she could think of that was most controversial about herself was that the student elimination rate had always been several times higher than the teaching elimination quota.
Thus, she recalled the profiles of every student she had expelled in her mind.
None of these people were scions of dragons, and every one of them had a reason for expulsion, which was also very sufficient.
"This is unreasonable!!"
Seeing Zhou Yi slam the door and leave in anger, Du Weilun guessed that she went to find Fan Yu.
He quickly put on a smiling face and walked cheerfully toward the dumbfounded Wang Shengjia.
Handing over another appointment letter from the Principal's Office: "Shengjia, Shrek Academy is unlike other Spirit Master academies. Serving as a head teacher originally requires at least five years or more of teaching qualifications."
"However, in view of your conscientious and responsible performance during this tournament trip, and your solid and formidable Spirit Master knowledge."
"The principal has decided to promote you exceptionally."
"Starting today, you are the head teacher of the dozens of classmates in Class One of the second year."
Wang Shengjia pushed his silver-rimmed glasses.
Amidst the envious or congratulatory gazes of the crowd, he took the appointment letter and smiled: "Thank you for the promotion, Lord Principal."
"I think I will not let down this opportunity."
After Ning Tian left the teacher's office, she glanced in the direction where Zhou Yi left.
She was also very curious about this nonsensical transfer order from the Sea God Pavilion.
Regarding Zhou Yi taking teaching Tang Yin as a merit, she also acknowledged it.
As the Young Sect Master of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Tian naturally and calmly knew the core mission of her coming to Shrek Academy.
That was to find a Genius with excellent talent, whose background preferably wasn't too good, who could marry into the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect as a matrilocal husband.
This was her concept of choosing a husband.
At the beginning of enrollment, Tang Yin won the championship in the freshman assessment, attracting her attention.
At that time, she still felt Tang Yin was not bad, but thinking about it now, forget it.
Only Shrek Academy treated Tang Yin like a treasure; she certainly didn't dare to invite a wolf into her house.
Shrek Academy, Soul Guidance Department, Fan Yu's office.
Zhou Yi took off her mask, hugged Fan Yu's arm, and said aggrievedly: "Let me, a Spirit Emperor, go do chores serving Soul Beasts?"
"Working day in and day out, won't I stink thoroughly inside and out? Then would you still be willing to touch me?"
"Fan Yu, the academy treats me like a trash can, using me when they want and discarding me when they want?"
"When things are fine, you enjoy the ultra-high student excellence rate I bring, using my hands to optimize the student structure, and say nothing."
"The moment there is some unknown disturbance, the Sea God Pavilion directly steps forward to suppress me."
"I've said it long ago—— Stop! You said the transfer order was issued by the pavilion elders of the Sea God Pavilion?!" Fan Yu's brows furrowed, discovering that the matter was not simple.
How many years had it been since the Sea God Pavilion interfered in specific middle-level personnel transfers?
Twenty years or fifty years?
Zhou Yi was stunned: "Yeah, I find it strange too."
"Then bear with it." Fan Yu quietly withdrew his arm: "My research project is at a critical moment, don't come to the Soul Guidance Department to find me recently if there's nothing."
Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Huo Yuhao's single dormitory.
Huo Yuhao pondered for half an hour and managed to sort out the use of this Third Level Soul Guidance Device in his hand.
If successful, its significance would definitely not be less than the development direction of a high-grade live ammunition soul tool sniper rifle.
In view of this importance, Huo Yuhao gave it a slightly more formal name:
Ultra-low loss Soul Power relay Soul Guidance Device.
Glancing at the Soul Guidance Device clock on the wall, it had only been a little over an hour since nightfall.
Holding and playing with it for a while longer, Huo Yuhao's hand paused, and his eyes condensed slightly.
The Sea of Consciousness suddenly sent out unusual movements!
In the Martial Soul space, the Skydream Iceworm screamed: "Yuhao, come and look! Why is your Sea of Consciousness boiling?!"
Huo Yuhao put the Soul Guidance Device into his storage ring, and at the same time, with a thought, his spiritual body appeared in the Martial Soul space.
The Sea of Consciousness, which was only the size of a small lake when he just promoted to Psychiatrist, had increased its area by four to five times, worthy of being called a large lake.
Unlike the past, the still turbid-colored Sea of Consciousness was like a pot of thick soup placed on a fire.
At this time, many bubbles shimmering with the color of Chaos Qi bubbled up continuously from bottom to top, from inside to outside.
Facing the massive amount of Chaos Qi evaporating upwards, the gray light ball representing Electrolux hung at the highest point, shooting out golden light from time to time.
The Skydream Iceworm and Ice Emperor fearfully stayed away from the space above the Sea of Consciousness.
An aged voice came from afar: "Yuhao, right now my analysis of the divinity fragments has reached the most critical moment of the preliminary stage, and I cannot spare a hand to help you."
"However, I observe that this abnormal change seems highly similar to the last one."
"Not only will there be no harm, but it may instead bring some kind of benefit."
"I believe you can handle it well."
Huo Yuhao nodded in response, his gaze falling upon the Sea of Consciousness below.
When he was promoted to Sequence Seven Psychiatrist, a similar situation had happened before.
The further down within the Sea of Consciousness, the deeper the space collapsed.
At its very bottom, certain Beyonder items, potions, or characteristics of varying status might appear.
They were often between the illusory and the reality.
The thing obtained last time and finally given to Meng Chen was a potion.
It was completely realistic, without a shred of illusion, so Huo Yuhao was able to bring it out of the Martial Soul space.
Allowing it to manifest externally and play its role normally and completely.
As for the Beyonder item Quill of Alzuhod, it was completely different.
At that time, it was in a semi-illusory state, with only one chance of use, and would directly dissipate afterwards.
But correspondingly, because it was in an illusory state, its terrifying side effects did not need to be borne by him.
Previously, Huo Yuhao didn't have much real sense of the sentence "It caused the death of an Angel, and it cannot yet be confirmed whether it will have a direct impact on a True God."
And mistakenly guessed that an Angel was at least equivalent to a Titled Douluo.
In reality, just the Quill of Alzuhod in an illusory state almost indirectly led to the fall of a Ninety-Eighth Level Super Douluo.
Fortunately, it was in an illusory state; otherwise, Huo Yuhao wouldn't dare to imagine what it felt like to have a meteorite fall on his head.
He was only Sequence Seven now, and had absolutely no confidence in dealing with such terrifying side effects.
So overall, once there were signs of something appearing at the bottom of the Sea of Consciousness, some kind of unusual movement would occur.
Now, after his Sea of Consciousness was nourished by a large number of Chaos water droplets, not only did its area become larger, but its stability also became stronger.
Even so, this unusual movement was far more intense than the last one.
There was something quite extraordinary below.
Could it be the real Quill of Alzuhod?
Then it couldn't be used.
Huo Yuhao quickly calmed down, suppressing the unrealistic expectations in his heart.
If it were a Beyonder item, potion, or characteristic with an extremely high status.
Then it would be best to let it sink quietly at the bottom of the Sea of Consciousness.
Without direct contact.
The optimal situation was an illusory-state Beyonder item for one-time use.
"Brother Tianmeng, Ice Emperor, don't worry."
"The situation this time is the same as last time. I'll go down and see if I can fish up some things."
After offering some simple words of comfort, Huo Yuhao jumped into the Sea of Consciousness under the watchful gazes of the Ice Empress and the Skydream Iceworm.
Huo Yuhao's first sensation upon contacting the Sea of Consciousness was that it had become much more viscous.
Without thinking much, he locked onto his direction and familiarly sank downwards.
Very quickly, he sank to the bottom.
Here, the sense of illusion remained heavier, while the sense of reality was lighter.
Unlike last time, there was only a single item that appeared this time.
Because it was extremely illusory, it appeared blurry.
However, Huo Yuhao could still tell at a glance that it was a monocle.
That was a monocle carved from crystal, only about half the size of a fist, connected by a delicately structured ancient-looking thin chain.
Huo Yuhao's intuition told him that the status of this thing was indeed higher than the Quill of Alzuhod.
What made him even more excited was that this item was currently in an illusory state.
Even if used, there was no need to bear the corresponding side effects.
Let's first see what on earth it is.
Huo Yuhao slowly stretched out his hand toward it.
As soon as this blurry monocle was approached, its illusory state immediately receded by quite a bit.
It went from blurry to clear, and from illusory to capable of being touched.
Although it hadn't reached the extent of becoming reality, Huo Yuhao at least didn't have to worry about it disappearing directly like those previous things with an excessively heavy degree of illusion.
The moment they made contact, a phantom image was about to form within Huo Yuhao's mind.
Just like when he contacted the Quill of Alzuhod last time.
The only difference was that this time, every hair on Huo Yuhao's body stood on end as if death had descended, and his spirituality gave him sufficient warning!
Inside were scenes that shouldn't be seen yet and information that shouldn't be known.
Looking at it would lead to death!
Huo Yuhao shook his head, forced himself to calm down, and gave himself several psychological hints not to recall that scene anymore.
Looking at the monocle in his hand, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Was just the information it carried so dangerous?
Huo Yuhao cautiously stroked the monocle, and a piece of information that did not belong to this world surged into his heart:
High-ranking Sealed Artifact transformed from the Marauder Pathway Uniqueness (Illusory)
It is an incomplete manifestation of the Sequence 0 "bug" authority. It wields authorities such as displacement, theft, and the falsification of attribution. Its upper limit depends only on the user's imagination. Side effects:
Continuously amplifies the desire to steal, going from items to abilities, then to authorities, and finally to the rules of the world, ultimately attempting to steal "existence itself."
Constantly displaces one's own cognition, leading to the gradual fragmentation of personality, ultimately degenerating into a the void existence that only understands plundering and hiding. The wearer's own existence has the risk of being "stolen," eventually disappearing and leaving behind only this monocle.
After finishing reading, Huo Yuhao only felt that it was unfathomably awesome.
Marauder Pathway Uniqueness?
By analogy with the Spectator Pathway, Huo Yuhao could roughly understand the meaning of the Marauder Pathway.
But what on earth was Uniqueness?
What was a "bug" as well? This was also something that did not exist on Douluo Continent.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao deeply realized the weakness of his reserves in the field of occult knowledge.
The occult knowledge he learned from Spectator Sequences 9 to 7 was completely insufficient when facing such high-Sequence items.
After being silent for a long while, Huo Yuhao chuckled to himself, "Next time, it would be best to have some items accompanied by a large amount of occult knowledge."
"Otherwise, it will be very hard to proceed."
Huo Yuhao's attention returned to the monocle.
There were also authorities like displacement, theft, and attribution—why were they all conceptual abilities?
Could it be this profound and mysterious?
As for the negative effects, after understanding them, Huo Yuhao admitted that it was very dangerous.
But after all, this item was only an illusory existence.
It would disappear after being used once.
There was no need for him to bear the side effects.
Imagination determines the upper limit of this Beyonder item?
Huo Yuhao felt that his strategy towards Tang Yin needed a slight adjustment.
Moreover, since this Beyonder item was so powerful, he could pull off some unorthodox operations.
Having made a slight calculation, Huo Yuhao did not continue to linger in the Sea of Consciousness.
He chose to ascend rapidly and returned above the Sea of Consciousness.
Looking down, the Sea of Consciousness had already returned to calm, or even a bit too calm.
Without a shred of ripples.
Calm like a mirror.
As if this time had exhausted all the power it had accumulated previously.
Huo Yuhao furrowed his brows slightly, feeling that God knows when he would be able to fish something out next time.
The Skydream Iceworm wanted to get a bit closer to take a look at the monocle in Huo Yuhao's hand, but shrank back in timidity and didn't dare to step forward, "Yuhao, what good thing did you fish up this time?"
Seeing that the Ice Empress also wore a curious expression, Huo Yuhao chuckled and explained it to them.
"Can't understand, can't understand."
Seeing the two beasts shaking their heads continuously upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao muttered inwardly.
Let alone you two, I still haven't figured out everything about it myself right now.
"Yuhao, this item of yours is far from simple."
Above the spiritual space, Electrolux slowly descended, withdrawing his gaze from the monocle in Huo Yuhao's hand.
"It seems to represent a certain key authority that makes up the world, and it's an authority not limited to a single realm."
"Its status is extremely high, extremely high."
Two "extremely high"s were Electrolux's affirmation of it.
"Old Yi. You suddenly appeared; has the preliminary analysis of that divinity fragment been completed?"
"Not bad." Electrolux smiled and nodded, extending his right index finger to point toward the the void as he said, "After the preliminary analysis was completed, it transmitted such a scene."
The three of Huo Yuhao turned their heads to look at the scene rapidly forming ahead.
A majestic pass blocked the front of the flat and narrow plain, with three large characters written upon it: Jialing Pass.
Dense and countless Spirit Masters were fighting here, and all kinds of Spirit Rings and Martial Soul Abilities dazzled the eyes.
In the sky, a golden, a purple, and a red figure were fighting fiercely together.
Noticing that all three of these people had ten Spirit Rings, the Ice Empress, who was well-read in unofficial histories, exclaimed, "This is the Divine War of Jialing Pass from ten thousand years ago; all three of these people are gods!"
"The sacred and just one is the Angel God Qian Renxue."
"The most evil and wicked one is the Rakshasa God Bibi Dong."
"The righteous and awe-inspiring one is the Asura God Tang San!"
Huo Yuhao's facial muscles twitched slightly; the Ice Empress had completely been brainwashed by the subjective descriptions in those unofficial histories.
How could there be a distinction between Justice and evil?
They were just standing in their respective stances, fighting for their own interests.
Compared to Martial Soul battles on the Martial Soul battle platform, their battle motives weren't any more noble.
However, this scene wasn't far from what he had imagined.
Even with just a simple deduction, he could tell.
This divinity fragment was precisely left behind by Qian Renxue, who briefly became the Angel God ten thousand years ago.
But if the preliminary analysis only had these scenes, then that would be underestimating Electrolux too much.
"Old Yi, I already know who left behind this divinity fragment."
"Did you analyze anything else this time?
"A drop of divine blood." Electrolux flicked his left hand, and a drop of blood carrying golden light and radiating a sacred aura fell into Huo Yuhao's hand.
Held in Huo Yuhao's palm, it had a warm, jade-like feel.
"This drop of divine blood from the Angel God has many wonderful uses."
"If we purely discuss its restraint against dark and evil forces, its efficacy is even greater than my direct actions at present."
"After consuming it, one can refine the Physical Body and meridians, slowly transform the Physique, greatly enhance one's affinity towards the sacred and light attributes, and achieve twice the result with half the effort when cultivating Martial Soul Abilities of the same lineage."
Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered; these two points were a bit like chicken ribs to him.
Once the Spectator Sequence is a bit higher, if he truly encounters an Evil Soul Master, it would also strongly restrain them.
Refining the Physical Body and meridians had the Gold of Life; that was truly a professional match.
However—why could divine blood be analyzed from the divinity fragment, and why was it divine blood?
Huo Yuhao clapped his hands and deduced, "Thirdly, could it be that after a person with an Angel Martial Soul absorbs it, it can trigger the resonance of the sacred bloodline and purify the Martial Soul's quality?"
Looking at Electrolux's increasingly appreciative gaze, Huo Yuhao blurted out, "Could it be that if the God Position fragment continues to be analyzed, the legendary god tests might even appear?"
"The deduction is very correct, but not entirely correct," Electrolux said. "Under very ideal circumstances—"
"This drop of divine blood even has a chance to make the Angel Martial Soul transform into a Holy Angel, greatly enhancing talent and upper limits!"
"As for god tests, even if they exist, they are incomplete."
"Wanting to achieve the Angel God through the god tests that might exist within the divinity fragment—"
"Will not be any easier than creating a God Position on one's own."
"Its research significance is greater than its practical significance."
Seeing Huo Yuhao nod instructively, Electrolux smiled and said, "In the not-too-distant future, I might enter the state of deeply analyzing the divinity fragment several times."
"At that time, I might not be able to make any interference to the outside world."
"But rest assured, Yuhao, I will give advance notice."
"In addition, you can just take that drop of divine blood; the essence of the God Position is within the divinity fragment."
"To ordinary people, divine blood is at best a top-tier Heavenly Treasures."
"Alright!" Huo Yuhao bowed solemnly.
Then he watched as Electrolux transformed back into a gray sphere of light floating in the spiritual space, occasionally shooting out a few wisps of golden light.
Finally, Huo Yuhao also walked over to a corner of the spiritual space and observed for a while the remnant soul of his Mother, which was being nourished by the vitality of the Gold of Life.
After kowtowing three times, he left the spiritual space.
After exiting the spiritual space, Huo Yuhao turned off the light, lay on the bed, closed his eyes, and thought for a while longer.
Currently, he wanted to advance to the fourth ring, which corresponded to the Hypnotist of the Spectator Pathway Sequence 6.
It required both his Soul Power to reach Level 40, and the accumulation of Chaos droplets—meaning the digestion progress of the potion—to catch up as well.
This was a necessary condition for the inverted relationship between the Martial Soul System proposed by Electrolux and the Spectator Pathway.
It would make it convenient for him to completely accommodate the mutated Sea of Consciousness one day in the future.
His current Soul Power Level was about to break through to Level 35.
However, the accumulation of Chaos droplets fell a bit short.
He needed to speed it up.
If he advanced to Sequence 6, not only would he gain the abilities of the next stage in the Spectator Sequence.
But he could also begin trying to communicate with that 100,000-year-old Soul Beast embryo sealed away through the collective subconscious sea.
As he thought about it, Huo Yuhao suddenly sensed that something was amiss.
He controlled his breathing, slowing it down.
His originally closed eyes opened a slit, and his pupils shifted toward the window.
He saw a dark figure confirm that the person in the room was already fast asleep, then stretch out a slender arm to prop against the windowsill.
Without showing what strength she used, she gave a light jump and nimbly vaulted in, crossing the experimental desk leaning against the window.
But she clearly hadn't planned her stealth route well, as her landing spot turned out to be the very top of the high-backed chair's backrest!
That was only a narrow strip.
Her heart tightened, she opened her arms, quickly controlled her body, and adjusted her center of gravity.
Her slender figure swayed a few times before actually standing firmly like that.
It was like a cat showing off its balancing ability.
Clap, clap, clap!
Huo Yuhao's helpless yet amused voice sounded along with the applause: "Under the witness of the Spectator, Assassin Young Miss Meng has completed another perfect stealth."
"?! Junior Brother, you weren't asleep." Meng Hongchen's beautiful eyes widened slightly as she patted her chest to catch her breath.
A little more potion had been digested within her body, making it impossible for her to judge.
Whether this was truly a successful stealth or the result of gaining a Spectator's recognition.
"If I had fallen asleep, what did you want to do, Senior Sister Meng?"
Huo Yuhao reached out to turn on the bedside Soul Guidance Device lamp's switch, then looked Meng Hongchen up and down.
It was still the set of Assassin stealth clothes customized in Star Luo City before.
The black mask could cover the shape of her face, but it couldn't hide her soft facial contours.
The black tight bodysuit outlined her body closely, revealing her slender neck, sloping shoulders, slender waist, and slender figure with budding curves without reservation.
After hearing this, her pretty face flushed red, and her eyes flickered evasively.
With a light jump, she leaped down from the chair.
Then she straightened the chair to face Huo Yuhao, removed her mask, bit her lip with her white teeth, and said: "Didn't you say during the day that you wanted to digest the potion faster and open a psychological counseling clinic in the academy?"
"I need psychological counseling too!"
Senior Sister Meng, whenever you encounter a question that's hard to answer, you start fidgeting?
Where did your courage to hug me under the gaze of hundreds of thousands of people go?
Seeing Meng Hongchen looking like this, Huo Yuhao felt that their romantic issues had to be laid out clearly today.
Without opening his Martial Soul Vision to observe her aether body, Huo Yuhao knew that she definitely wouldn't be able to hold back for long.
But he wasn't in a rush and intended to tease Meng Hongchen a little.
He stood up, poured a cup of water, handed it to Meng Hongchen, sat by the window, curled his lips, and said: "Aside from certain places, I think you are as healthy as can be, Senior Sister Meng."
"Right, how is the digestion progress of your Assassin potion?"
"It's pretty good." Meng Hongchen blinked her eyes: "According to the Acting method you mentioned, it feels like I've digested a tenth of it over a month?"
That was quite fast.
Huo Yuhao nodded.
It had taken him seven or eight months to advance from Sequence 9 to Sequence 8.
But in reality, meditating to Cultivate Soul Power and learning Soul Guidance Device knowledge were the main melody back then.
He hadn't put all his time into condensing Chaos Qi.
And when Meng Hongchen took the potion, she was already at the Soul King Realm.
Furthermore, she was a Soul King whose combat style leaned towards nimbleness and assassination, which was quite close to the Assassin style.
Because of this, she might finish digesting the potion very soon?
But what characteristics she could fish out from the Sea of Consciousness depended entirely on luck.
"Junior Brother, what is the name of the Sequence after the Assassin Sequence?" Meng Hongchen asked curiously.
Huo Yuhao shook his head and said: "I don't know much about this either. If I find out later, I'll let you know immediately."
"Oh~" Meng Hongchen nodded her exquisite head, then pointed at the metal scraps on the experimental desk and asked curiously: "Junior Brother, what kind of Soul Guidance Device were you testing when you came back?"
"You even used Heavenly Crystal Astral Gold."
Huo Yuhao smiled as he took out the Level 3 ultra-low loss Soul Power relay Soul Guidance Device, and briefly explained its manufacturing concept and test data to Meng Hongchen.
After carefully reading it through, Meng Hongchen commented: "A very interesting Soul Guidance Device. With some further optimization, it can definitely play a role in the field of civilian Soul Guidance Devices."
"If the Level is higher, it can be used for the Soul Power coordination of the Soul Engineer legions, assisting in the use of linked Soul Guidance Devices."
"Perhaps it can boost the combat power of a Soul Engineer legion by more than fifty percent!"
Meng Hongchen also had extraordinary insight.
Even though this Level 3 Soul Guidance Device had no offensive or defensive capabilities, she still gave it an extremely high evaluation.
What concept was it to be able to boost the combat power of a Soul Engineer legion by fifty percent?
Aside from special Soul Guidance Devices like high-level fixed-format Martial Soul guidance cannon shells that weren't counted into conventional combat power, that was an amplification effect second only to linked Soul Guidance Devices!
Meng Hongchen could be certain that solely based on the effect of this Soul Guidance Device, Huo Yuhao could apply for an imperial key R&D project.
The research funding would start at tens of millions of Gold Soul Coins!
"I believe its future goes beyond this." Huo Yuhao let out a laugh.
Probably anyone would want to show off in front of the girl they fancied, and he was no exception right now: "It has epoch-making significance and will change the growth method of every Soul Engineer in the future."
"Lowering the threshold to become a Soul Engineer might allow ordinary people without any Soul Power to participate in the research of Soul Guidance Device technology as well."
"What?!"
Seeing Meng Hongchen's delicate lips slightly parted, showing shock and confusion, Huo Yuhao slowly said: "Soul Power is not just energy, it is also information."
"Things exist objectively, have power, can move, and can have a practical effect on reality; this is its energy attribute."
"Things carry content, laws, characteristics, and significance; they can be recognized, convey content, and represent certain rules or instructions; this is its information attribute."
"The world is material, matter is in motion, and motion has rules."
"Different Soul Power fluctuation laws, attribute characteristics, purity, and levels can all transmit various information."
Seeing that Meng Hongchen was still a bit confused, Huo Yuhao explained with specific examples: "Washing away all the characteristics of Soul Power, and then using convergence-type core magic arrays for unified deployment, this is the theoretical cornerstone of the linked Soul Guidance Device Domain."
"What is taken is the pure energy attribute of Soul Power."
"Like the various academic administration Systems in the academy, they are designed with several core magic arrays capable of emitting fixed Soul Power characteristics."
"Under the power supply of the linked Soul Guidance Devices, they simply store and transmit various Sequence information."
"This can be considered the embryonic form of using Soul Power to transmit information."
"However, limited by basic principles and technical routes, it can only be used in a place the size of an academy."
"Once the region is scaled up, the Soul Power consumption will increase at a geometric multiple."
"And the information it can carry is very limited."
"As for the high-level ultra-low loss Soul Power relay Soul Guidance Device I envisioned, it can not only transmit Soul Power over ultra-long distances with low loss, but also transmit massive amounts of information through it."
The more Meng Hongchen listened, the brighter her beautiful eyes became: "In that case, we can use Mingdu as the center to build regional Soul Guidance Device nodes."
"Soul Guidance Devices can be made a bit larger, so the cost can be driven even lower."
Huo Yuhao smiled and nodded: "Correct."
"By then, we can gradually build a Soul Guidance Device network sufficient to cover a region, a country, or even a continent."
"On the basis of collecting a large amount of idle Soul Power from Spirit Masters for normal operation."
"Uploading various Soul Guidance Device knowledge to this network, allowing countless people to acquire this knowledge at the lowest cost."
"Most importantly, this Soul Guidance Device network also possesses a massive total amount of Soul Power."
"Under obtaining the corresponding permissions, it can allow ordinary people to mobilize a certain quota of Soul Power as well."
"In this way, they can shake off the Innate restrictions of trash Martial Souls and participate in the innovation of Soul Guidance Device technology."
"By then, the team of alternative Soul Engineers will be extremely huge."
"Quantitative change triggers qualitative change. With more people participating, various Geniuses will emerge to jointly promote the rapid progress of Soul Guidance Device technology."
"Let the dividends of Soul Guidance Device progress benefit everyone on the continent!"
Meng Hongchen felt her heart beating wildly; she stared blankly at Huo Yuhao, who was making such lofty ambitions.
She clearly knew that her interest in Huo Yuhao started with his good-looking eyes.
Later on, it was an appreciation of his talent.
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Later on, this hazy affection gradually deepened through their shared research, private interactions, and crucial companionship.
It even reached a point where she herself could no longer hold back.
And today, Huo Yuhao gave her yet another huge surprise!
Let the brilliance of Soul Guidance Devices illuminate the continent!
Which young girl doesn't love a hero?
Everyone defines a hero differently.
For the Genius girl of Soul Guidance Devices, Meng Hongchen, she felt she could read the infinite possibilities contained in Huo Yuhao's dream.
Previously, she had no concept of a hero.
But now, she felt that Huo Yuhao was her hero!
"Is this your dream, Yuhao?" Meng Hongchen's face was full of a brilliant smile. "Grandpa's dream is to create a Level 10 Soul Guidance Device."
"My brother's dream is to become the strongest Soul Engineer."
"Sister Tingting's dream is to create the best-selling newspaper."
"I didn't have a dream before, but now, your dream is my dream."
Was this considered a confession?
Huo Yuhao looked at Meng Hongchen and saw her star-bright eyes still boldly meeting his gaze.
He read from her eyes a little proud defiance of "I'm not afraid of you reading my mind."
He saw her bite her delicate lips.
"Besides revenge, I still want to give back as much as I can to this world. However—"
Huo Yuhao's tone shifted, and he smiled bitterly. "Senior Sister Meng, don't think of me as a Sage."
"I was only giving the most irresponsible expectation based on the most ideal situation."
"This matter seems beautiful, but the resistance is so great that I may not be able to withstand it."
In the Sea of Consciousness, it was already in an uproar.
The Skydream Iceworm sighed. "Ice Empress, little Yuhao's change is truly great."
"You don't know, when I first met him, the overwhelming hatred for the White Tiger Duke's Mansion occupied most of his emotions, as if the sole goal in life was to destroy the White Tiger Duke's Mansion."
"But as he gradually deepened his use of the Spectator ability, although the hatred in his heart for the White Tiger Duke's Mansion did not lessen, he could perceive more goodwill and beauty."
"This might be related to him seeing many people's hearts clearly with the help of the Spectator Sequence."
"He can more clearly know what he wants."
"And the idea he just proposed is too grand."
"Ice Empress, you and I have followed Yuhao to Mingdu for a long time, and we both know how much Soul Guidance Devices have improved the people of the Sun-Moon Empire."
"If this envisioned Soul Guidance Device network that could eventually cover the continent is successfully built and put into use, I dare not imagine what will happen."
"What will happen? Not necessarily human prosperity and the extinction of Soul Beasts." Ice Empress said worriedly, "More likely, both races will head toward destruction together."
"Under such a Soul Guidance Device network, leaving aside ordinary people for now, the number of Soul Engineers will predictably grow rapidly."
"But Soul Engineers are essentially Spirit Masters too, and advancement also requires Spirit Rings."
"How many Soul Beasts will indirectly die from the effects of the Soul Guidance Device network by then?"
"Conversely, after Soul Engineers absorb Spirit Rings, their strength will further increase, allowing them to further build the Soul Guidance Device network."
"With this ebb and flow, will there still be a place for Soul Beasts on this continent in the future?"
"Although there are powerful ones among Soul Beasts, I agree with what Yuhao said—when quantity rises, quality will naturally follow."
"Take my Ice Jade Scorpion clan, for example. It also requires a considerable population base to give birth to an Ice Jade Empress Scorpion."
"By then, who knows what kind of terrifying Soul Engineers will be born in the human world. Surpassing the strongest Soul Beasts is probably only a matter of time."
"Let the dividends of Soul Guidance Device progress benefit everyone on the continent."
"Only humans will benefit. The only place for Soul Beasts in it is Spirit Rings. How should Soul Beasts position themselves?"
"If Soul Beasts go extinct, Soul Engineers will also cease to exist, and the Soul Guidance Device network will fall into dust due to lack of Soul Power supply."
The Skydream Iceworm said indifferently, "With the intelligence of low-level Soul Beasts, can you expect them to use the Soul Guidance Device network?"
"Besides, we are both intelligent Spirit Rings now. Why bother about these things?"
"There isn't much worth lingering over in the Soul Beast world. Those guys in Star Dou Great Forest—I wish they'd all die."
"If it really comes to that, with our original shareholder relationship, having Yuhao take slight care of our own clan will be enough."
"As for other Soul Beasts, even if humans raise them like pigs and dogs, it has nothing to do with us."
Ice Empress ignored the slacking Skydream Iceworm and said toward the sky, "Yuhao, this matter involves more than just humanity itself."
"When the Soul Guidance Device network develops to a certain extent, it will absolutely provoke a collective backlash from the Soul Beast world!"
Huo Yuhao's gentle voice sounded in the spiritual space. "I have a plan in mind."
While responding to Ice Empress, Huo Yuhao observed Meng Hongchen's reaction.
Meng Hongchen was Meng Hongchen.
In her nature, there was both the innocent and romantic side of a young girl and the rigorous and rational side of a Soul Engineer.
The vision and cultivation gained from being born into a top Soul Engineer family allowed her to quickly think of many difficulties. "Even for Spirit Masters with the same Martial Soul and same Soul Power Level, the Soul Power they output will differ due to different Physiques."
"Under strict personnel screening, high-Level linked Soul Guidance Devices can only eliminate the Soul Power characteristics of a few hundred people with low loss."
"But are there not tens of millions of Spirit Masters in this world?"
"Just collecting various Soul Powers and finding a method to eliminate so many Soul Power characteristics with low loss would be enough to stump all Level 9 Soul Engineers."
"In addition, what could be called the largest Soul Guidance Device infrastructure in history would consume countless rare metals."
"The ensuing conflicts of interest, political issues, and power struggles will be terrifying."
"That intensity might not even be matched by a national war to unify the continent."
"I smell an incomparably dangerous aura in it."
Huo Yuhao thought Meng Hongchen was afraid and was about to comfort her.
But unexpectedly, Meng Hongchen paused, then suddenly looked up and said with a brilliant smile, "But I will accompany you!"
"Because I like you!"
Originally, Meng Hongchen had come to raid Huo Yuhao tonight with a bit of an impulse to reveal her feelings.
Because she had already realized that there were countless women inside and out with inaccurate self-positioning eyeing this piece of fat meat.
All eager to rush up and take a bite.
It was like this before the tournament, and even more so after.
Even that Xu Jiujiu made Meng Hongchen very wary.
So taking this opportunity, Meng Hongchen suppressed her shyness and reserve and attacked directly!
But no matter how bold she was, she was still just a fifteen-year-old girl.
Her emotional experience was completely a blank sheet.
So after Meng Hongchen said this, she buried her head low with flushed cheeks, not daring to look at Huo Yuhao's reaction.
Senior Sister Meng, have you finally revealed your true intentions?
Although Huo Yuhao couldn't see her expression clearly, he could see the tips of her ears completely red.
As for Meng Hongchen, saying he had no good feelings would be pure self-deception.
As early as when he handed her the Assassin potion, Huo Yuhao had realized his subtle fondness for Meng Hongchen.
Who wouldn't like a beautiful girl with delicate emotions and outstanding talent?
Especially one who was known as the most dazzling gem of Mingdu, Meng Hongchen.
Facing this situation, Huo Yuhao felt it was hard to handle.
He was only thirteen!
Although it was only three years until the legal adulthood age in the Sun-Moon Empire.
He couldn't say for sure whether this counted as puppy love.
Teacher won't cleave me alive, right?
Thinking wildly, Huo Yuhao knew he couldn't keep Meng Hongchen waiting long.
In this situation, if he refused, it would be too unromantic.
He took a deep breath, stepped forward, and embraced Meng Hongchen.
Meng Hongchen's delicate body stiffened slightly, then her arms wrapped around Huo Yuhao's waist, and she said in a voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz, "Junior Brother, um, I'll be an adult next year."
"Although you're only thirteen, I'm willing to wait!"
"We can try being together first, and get to know each other deeply."
"I won't force you to decide now, but I hope you can understand my feelings."
White silk spread over herface, the pleasant scent of gardenia drifted into Huo Yuhao's nostrils, and he felt Meng Hongchen's scorching delicate body.
Inside, her heart pounded.
"Okay!"
After embracing for a while longer, Huo Yuhao felt that staying in the dormitory was no longer a wise choice.
"Senior Sister Meng, how about we go out for a walk?"
"Ah? Oh!" Meng Hongchen released her hands somewhat clumsily, her cheeks red like a red apple.