Chapter 124: Challenge Match, Sun Moon and Body Sect Exchange Disciples?
Three days later.
Hall of Worship.
"You want me to challenge the elites of the Soul Engineer Academy?"
Huo Yuhao, who had rested for a few days and was just enjoying some peace, was greatly shocked by his two teachers' arrangements.
Du Busi shook his head. "Not a challenge, but a declaration of war. Without using Soul Guidance Devices, Yuhao, you will fight a life-and-death duel purely as a Soul Master!"
"That is to say, for the next period, Yuhao, you will have life-and-death Soul duels in the morning. In the afternoon, your teachers and Old Man Kong will arrange medicinal baths and Body Secret Arts cultivation for you—to impact your Martial Soul's origin and lay a solid foundation for cultivating the Body Secret."
"It will be very busy, but this is the fastest way to accelerate your cultivation until your soul power level reaches forty."
Huo Yuhao didn't understand and asked:
"There are many Level Five and even Level Six Soul Engineers in the academy's teaching department. I'm not worried about that. But teachers, they might not go all out in the upcoming battles, let alone life-and-death duels."
Du Busi and Kong Deming exchanged glances, with smiles in their eyes. This look gave Huo Yuhao a very bad premonition.
As expected, the next sentence completely extinguished his hope.
"You don't have to worry about that. It's already being spread outside that you're going to face all the advanced Soul Engineer geniuses from the teaching department. The rewards for defeating you have been set very generously by your teachers, and those kids won't refuse."
Good, good—this directly put Huo Yuhao on the hot seat. After all, he was a champion of this year's All-Continent Soul Master Tournament and held the title of Sun Moon Empire's number one genius. If he were to challenge the young generation of genius Soul Engineers from the teaching department, those guys would certainly be happy to step on him to gain fame.
Coupled with the generous rewards his two teachers offered for defeating him, the outcome was predictable: those who focused on Soul Guidance Device research would be eager to challenge him.
But what else could he say? To cultivate the Body Secret Arts, such battles in the early stages were definitely indispensable. Moreover, the Body Secret Art would allow him to maximize his physical fitness after battle.
Fighting in the morning, cultivating secret arts in the afternoon—it must be said that his two teachers' arrangements were indeed reasonable. It's just that he would be very busy. There would be no good days until he reached Level Forty.
"The time is tomorrow, Yuhao. Go prepare first," Kong Deming instructed.
"Oh, right. Jing Hongchen has already started having Lin Jiayi sell tickets. Later, you can extort that guy. After all, what you're doing, Yuhao, can also boost the academy's combat awareness."
"Old Man Jing Hongchen will definitely give you a share of the ticket revenue."
"Understood, Teacher." Huo Yuhao walked out of the Hall of Worship, somewhat distracted.
He felt he should go find Dean Hongchen to finalize the challenge match, and Gu Yuena's matter should also be put on the agenda.
Presumably, Dean Hongchen would be very happy to have such a monstrously talented disciple.
In fact, after the competition, the Sun Moon Empire had already begun cultivating its combat-type Soul Masters. Of course, it wasn't that Shrek had put much pressure on the Sun Moon Empire; it was Huo Yuhao's appearance that made many high-ranking officials realize the advantage of a perfect combination of Soul Guidance Devices and Soul Masters.
The power gap between a Soul Engineer who improves their soul power level by taking medicine and one who gains strength through their own cultivation and also cultivates other aspects is simply too great.
Illustrious Virtue Hall.
At this moment, Jing Hongchen had just instructed Lin Jiayi to arrange the challenge match.
Such competitions were limited to the Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, but given Huo Yuhao's unignorable titles and aura, it was conceivable that the upcoming students would be eager to participate, coming in an endless stream.
These matters required attention. Those who were too weak didn't need to waste time, and those who were too old wouldn't participate either. And although it was called a life-and-death battle, he wouldn't allow any real casualties.
This wasn't a battle with Shrek. As long as the child Yuhao could enjoy himself and it served the purpose of tempering, then the mission would be considered complete.
He had already met Du Busi and knew about Huo Yuhao becoming his disciple. He was not only the Hall Master of Illustrious Virtue Hall but also the Dean of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
He began to consider whether he could allow students from the Imperial Soul Engineer Academy to exchange and learn with the Soul Masters of the Body Sect, which would also serve as a wake-up call for some of the academy's proud students.
Of course, it was still too early to decide. After all, exchanging students with the Body Sect would definitely involve the Heavenly Soul Empire. Perhaps the Sun Moon Empire would even need to reach certain agreements with the Heavenly Soul Empire Imperial Academy at that time.
When students from the Body Sect and the Heavenly Soul Empire exchanged with the Sun Moon Empire, Jing Hongchen found the idea alone amusing.
It could not only allow their own students to learn valuable experience but also serve as a wake-up call for those children, making them realize that Soul Masters should not be neglected. At the same time, it could annoy the Dou Spirit Empire, Star Luo Empire, and Shrek—a win-win-win situation.
Just as he was indulging in his pleasant fantasies, a knock on the door woke Jing Hongchen from his reverie.
"Come in."
Seeing the person, Jing Hongchen's face broke into a smile.
"You brat, the challenge match your two teachers arranged for you has really worn me out."
"What, aren't you going to recover your state and stay at your peak for tomorrow's battle? Why are you here with me?"
Huo Yuhao had brought Gu Yuena with him. The latter had already roughly understood who this person was, but Huo Yuhao had instructed her not to say much before coming, so she just called out "Dean" and stood obediently behind Huo Yuhao.
"Dean, Teacher said you, old man, wanted to make a fortune by selling tickets, and told me to extort you," Huo Yuhao said.
Jing Hongchen was speechless. Could such words be said directly to his face?
"Of course, you'll get a share. But Yuhao, do you really have the confidence to challenge all those young ones in the teaching department? What if…"
Huo Yuhao knew what Jing Hongchen was worried about and smiled. "Dean, the academy is still too confident. Sometimes, a setback isn't necessarily a bad thing."
"Only by knowing your shortcomings can you go further, right?"
Jing Hongchen, the old fox, immediately smiled, pointing at Huo Yuhao with a knowing grin—everything unspoken, very supportive.
After chatting for a while longer, Huo Yuhao finally introduced Gu Yuena to Jing Hongchen. Because she had enrolled through a special channel, Jing Hongchen had heard about Gu Yuena from a certain teacher once before.
However, since she hadn't yet undergone physical fitness and soul power level tests, he was unaware of her situation.
Just now, he only saw Huo Yuhao, but now he realized that this woman who came with Yuhao didn't seem as simple as she appeared.
Moreover, this girl is so beautiful. Yuhao—he wouldn't be…
Huo Yuhao didn't know that old man Jing Hongchen's focus was so peculiar. At this moment, he had already proactively told Jing Hongchen about Gu Yuena's current apparent talent.
"Dean, her Martial Soul is Elementalist, capable of controlling three elements: water, fire, and wind. Her mental power far exceeds her peers, and more importantly, Dean, you must know that she is only fourteen this year, yet her soul power level is forty-eight."
What?!
Jing Hongchen's expression at this moment was the same as Lin Jiayi's when he first learned of Huo Yuhao's talent.
Again!
Jing Hongchen couldn't sit still. What was going on? Had the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy produced a nest of peerless evildoers? How could there be one young evildoer every year, and this one was even more exaggerated—only two years older than Yuhao, yet her apparent soul power level was forty-eight.
One must know that Huo Yuhao had countless resources supporting him from Kong Deming, which allowed him to reach where he is today in just one short year. But what about this child?
At this moment, Jing Hongchen wasn't even concerned about Gu Yuena's origins. He excitedly said:
"Child, can you let this old man see your Martial Soul?"
Such a genius—even if she had no talent for Soul Guidance Devices, it didn't matter. One must remember that someone like Huo Yuhao, with a monstrous talent for Soul Guidance Devices and extraordinary talent overall, was the only one the Sun Moon Empire had produced in many years.
He already regretted missing out on Huo Yuhao so much, and now he encountered another prodigy. What else could he do but act?
Gu Yuena had already discussed with Huo Yuhao that to truly integrate into this world—or rather, Sun Moon Empire—a strong backer was indispensable.
Although Di Tian could protect her secretly, his identity was not suitable for open confrontation.
Now, having a teacher like Jing Hongchen was not bad either.
She was the co-lord of Martial Soul Beasts; if not for Huo Yuhao, she wouldn't have been willing to acknowledge any teacher.
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End of Chapter