Within Shrek Academy, the three of them—Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Ji Juechen—could be said to have fully witnessed just how formidable the teaching faculty's capabilities of this Shrek Academy were.
Whether it was the teachers' knowledge, Heaven-Defying things like the Spirit Ascension Platform, or the nearly endless resource supplies... They had truly come to the right place.
During this period after enrollment, their progress could be said to be visible to the naked eye.
Especially when Tang Wulin and the others were undergoing training back then, the academy also held the New Student Grand Competition.
The champions of that New Student Grand Competition were undoubtedly the three of them: Na'er, Lan Fozi, and Bai Xiuxiu.
Especially that young girl named Na'er; her strength was quite formidable, nearly sweeping away all opponents on the competition grounds, and even Gu Yuena, who looked very much like her, was defeated.
However, in Xiao Hongchen's view, there was still something bizarre: Na'er and Gu Yuena could be said to look almost identical except for the color of their eyes.
Yet the two of them actually didn't team up together. With their strength, if they joined forces, wouldn't they have been the undisputed champions?
Xiao Hongchen thought about it for a moment without figuring out any rhyme or reason, so he didn't delve into it any further.
He turned his head to look at Meng Hongchen and Ji Juechen beside him, then spoke.
"Meng, Ji Juechen, I am going to the Spirit Tool Department next."
Hearing this, both of them nodded.
They naturally understood Xiao Hongchen's intentions as well. Even after coming to this Shrek Academy, Xiao Hongchen still couldn't let go of the profession of a Soul Engineer and always wanted to go further down the path of Spirit Tools.
Moreover, with Huo Yuhao being in the profession of a Soul Engineer, he wasn't considered lonely.
Xiao Hongchen heard that ever since Huo Yuhao returned, he had started advanced studies in the Spirit Tool Department, saying he wanted to achieve a Breakthrough to a level 6 Soul Engineer within three weeks.
When hearing this news, Xiao Hongchen naturally couldn't believe it.
Three weeks? From level 5 to level 6?
If the assessment difficulty of this Spirit Tool was the same as that of their Sun Moon Empire, then Xiao Hongchen would have believed it, but this was an assessment of Shrek Academy, which required innovation. Yet Huo Yuhao actually wanted to conquer it within three weeks?
This was truly somewhat Heaven-Defying, so Xiao Hongchen intended to check on Huo Yuhao's progress and see if he had the confidence to achieve a Breakthrough to a level 6 Soul Engineer within three weeks.
Because of Huo Yuhao, Xiao Hongchen originally also wanted to join the Body Sect to learn the Heavenly Derivation Divided Soul Art.
After all, that Cultivation Technique was simply a natural cheat for a Soul Engineer. Multi-tasking and processing multiple things simultaneously—if he could master that Cultivation Technique, his efficiency in Spirit Tool crafting would definitely increase by several folds.
Unexpectedly, the Body Sect only accepted Body Martial Souls. If he wanted to obtain this Cultivation Technique, he could only get it by earning Contribution Points in the upcoming level 5 grand competition.
Although the Contribution Points of Tang Wulin and the others weren't published, as far as Xiao Hongchen understood, even Zhao Chen could exchange for at least one faction's Cultivation Technique.
Xiao Hongchen's Spirit was the Three-legged Golden Toad, which couldn't be counted as a Body Martial Soul at all. This depressed Xiao Hongchen for a long time.
In the end, he still decided to join the Spirit Pagoda. After all, the Spirit Pagoda could also enhance his Mental Force, which could be considered a route.
Xiao Hongchen tidied up his mood and walked towards the direction of the Spirit Tool manufacturing room.
After pushing open the door, he saw Huo Yuhao.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao was sitting in front of the Spirit Tool manufacturing table, working with both hands and carrying out the crafting of Spirit Tools simultaneously.
His movements were very fast. Cutting, engraving, assembly... All steps unfolded like flowing water in his hands, continuously crafting the Spirit Tools inside blueprint after blueprint of level 6 Spirit Tools.
Moreover, the speed was quite fast, looking as if he had already crafted them countless times.
Xiao Hongchen stood at the doorway without making a sound to disturb him, just quietly watching.
Looking at Huo Yuhao's focused eyes, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Compared to himself, Huo Yuhao seemed to like Spirit Tools even more. Although Huo Yuhao's eyes were still spirited at this moment and that face didn't look like it had changed too much, Xiao Hongchen heard that Huo Yuhao could be said to have gone without sleep or rest for two weeks, and his entire body's condition was entirely propped up by the academy's Medicinal Pills.
Xiao Hongchen naturally also knew the power of these Medicinal Pills. As long as one was ingested, it could restore the body to its optimal state, and the sense of physical fatigue would be swept away.
Yet even with the recovery from these Medicinal Pills, a person's mind would still be exhausted. The physical body could recover, but that kind of mental consumption could not be completely made up for simply by a single Medicinal Pill.
Could Huo Yuhao truly not feel tired?
Especially since Huo Yuhao also used the Heavenly Derivation Divided Soul Art for multi-tasking, the mental fatigue would definitely be doubled, right?
Xiao Hongchen's brows furrowed slightly. Looking at Huo Yuhao's appearance of focus to the point of almost self-forgetfulness, an indescribable emotion involuntarily arose in his heart.
And right at this moment, Huo Yuhao stopped the movements in his hands.
He slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, then turned his head to look towards the doorway. His gaze crossed those Spirit Tools placed on the manufacturing table and fell directly onto Xiao Hongchen's body.
Then, Huo Yuhao smiled and greeted him.
"Xiao Hongchen? You're here."
Xiao Hongchen didn't expect that he clearly hadn't made a sound, yet he was still discovered. An awkward expression couldn't help but surface on his face, and then he nodded.
As for Huo Yuhao, he turned his head back, looked at Ling Zichen not far away, and spoke a sentence.
"Senior Sister Ling, I plan to participate in the assessment for a level 6 Soul Engineer."
Hearing these words, Xiao Hongchen froze completely in place.
How long has it been? It has only been two weeks!
Huo Yuhao actually advanced it? They agreed on three weeks, but he was going to take the assessment in two weeks?
Hearing this, Ling Zichen couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise as well, and those red eyes were also filled with astonishment.
"Are you sure? So fast?"
Huo Yuhao nodded.
"Sure, there's no problem."
"Let's do the assessment. Sorry to trouble you, Senior Sister Ling."
Seeing this, Ling Zichen naturally nodded and agreed.
At this time, Huo Yuhao also closed his eyes to regulate his breath for a moment, raising his entire mental state. When he opened his eyes again, the light within those eyes became even more brilliant.
Huo Yuhao walked up to the manufacturing table and began crafting level 6 Spirit Tools.
The requirement for a level 6 Soul Engineer was also to craft a level 6 Spirit Tool not yet possessed within the academy. An innovative assessment could be said to be quite difficult for ordinary people, but for some reason, the more Spirit Tools Huo Yuhao learned, the more ideas appeared in his mind.
Innovating was also much easier for him than for ordinary people. Soon, Huo Yuhao completed the crafting of three level 6 Spirit Tools.
Ling Zichen stood to the side, watching Huo Yuhao's manufacturing process the whole time. Until he finished, she stepped forward and carefully inspected it once.
Then, a smile of appreciation appeared on her face.
"Assessment passed."
"Congratulations on becoming a level 6 Soul Engineer."
Xiao Hongchen stood in place, completely dumbfounded. He actually really did it, and it only took two weeks!
He truly is a monster!
To think that he even wanted to compete with this fellow Huo Yuhao after coming to Shrek Academy! Looking at it now, what would he even use to compare with him?
Did he really have to chase after Huo Yuhao, only to chase and chase until he couldn't even see his retreating figure?
Good heavens!
Xiao Hongchen suffered ten hundred million tons of heavy blows.
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