Chapter 135: The Sunset Great Forest Holds My Opportunity!
Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, Worship Hall.
"Good, good, good, I never thought—truly never thought—Yuhao, you actually gained such great benefits this time."
Kong Deming was very relieved, looking at his disciple soaking in warm water. The smile on his face was almost impossible to hide.
However, his disciple's current physical condition was still somewhat unstable, and he would need good conditioning next.
Du Busi began preparing the Body Sect's exclusive medicinal bath to nourish Huo Yuhao's body. Although he was surprised that his disciple's physical functions had not deteriorated, this was a good thing.
Moreover, after Huo Yuhao woke up, he roughly described his situation to his two teachers—not only the breakthrough in his mental power and physical quality, but also his comprehension of his own battle intent, which he did not conceal.
What surprised Du Busi the most was the age of his disciple's soul rings; all three of his previous soul rings had reached the ten-thousand-year level. He had no idea that his own secret technique was so powerful that it could increase the age of soul rings so significantly.
Of course, the most important thing was this enlightenment. Half a year of deep meditation and realization was something never recorded, even in the Body Sect's materials.
Furthermore, after his examination, his disciple's current physical quality, combined with his already advantageous mental power, was fully capable of bearing soul rings of fifty thousand years or more. This was simply unheard of.
If the first four soul rings were all ten thousand years, and the fourth ring was fifty thousand years, wouldn't that mean that the sixth soul ring could potentially be a hundred-thousand-year soul ring for his disciple?
One must know that even he only managed to raise his soul ring to the hundred-thousand-year level when he was a Soul Saint, achieved after absorbing significant amounts of Soul Beast qi and blood, as well as spiritual energy from heavenly materials and earthly treasures. There was simply no comparison.
Undoubtedly, his disciple's talent could no longer be viewed with ordinary eyes, and subsequent matters had to be re-adjusted.
"Yuhao, rest well during this period. Once your physical condition recovers, I will personally take you to hunt for your fourth soul ring."
Du Busi was very excited now; this challenge match had greatly exceeded his expectations.
Speaking of the challenge match, Huo Yuhao had many questions to ask.
"Teachers, after I fell into enlightenment, did anything happen on the Academy's side?"
Kong Deming and Du Busi exchanged glances and decided to inform him.
"The Academy has been calm. Since your enlightenment, no one here in the Sun Moon Empire dares to question your title as the number one genius. Even the Imperial Family, including the Crown Prince, has visited several times."
"Oh, and that embryo—Old Man Du Busi and I have studied it for a long time, but we still can't figure out what kind of Soul Beast it is. However, the clues seem to point to a ferocious beast from the extreme north."
"The two of us discussed it, and since we can't determine its origin, we'll set it aside for now. We'll have plenty of time later."
"When Yuhao reaches rank seventy, we will jointly suppress the consciousness of this Soul Beast and let you absorb this unprecedented hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast embryo."
After saying a lot, Kong Deming seemed to remember something and added with a smile,
"From the Star Luo Empire, news of White Tiger Duke's death has spread, but it's slightly different from the truth. The Star Luo Empire has been retreating steadily on the Mingdou border and has now lost control of it, with the advantage shifting into the Sun Moon Empire's hands."
"According to the Star Luo Empire's statement, White Tiger Duke died in battle at the border due to the Sun Moon Empire's rash attack using insidious and despicable means. The news from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion has been sealed off, and only a small number of high-ranking officials know the full story."
"Besides that, the Star Luo Empire has been frequently interacting with Shrek recently. It seems Shrek has encountered trouble and decided to unite with the three Empires to crack down on Evil Soul Masters within their borders."
Unite with the three Empires to crack down on Evil Soul Masters?
Huo Yuhao couldn't understand the situation at first. Did Shrek suffer a loss at the hands of Evil Soul Masters and want revenge? But wasn't that what they were doing before? What was the point of doing it now?
However, as long as war didn't break out and the continent's overall situation remained stable, he couldn't be bothered to care. At the very least, Shrek and the three Empires now jointly targeting Evil Soul Masters might not be a bad thing.
It was just that there were some things he needed to inform his two teachers about in advance.
"Teachers, my fourth soul ring still needs time to choose, but if possible, I'd like to wait until I'm fully recovered before heading to the Dou Spirit Empire to explore the Sunset Great Forest."
Du Busi couldn't understand his disciple's thought process. Why would he suddenly want to go to the Sunset Great Forest in the Dou Spirit Empire?
However, having learned from previous experience, Kong Deming knew that, without a doubt, his disciple had once again sensed that inexplicable guidance of destiny.
"Yuhao, there aren't many Soul Beasts in the Sunset Great Forest, and a fifty-thousand-year Soul Beast is even more impossible. Hunting for a soul ring there seems a bit… unlikely."
Before Du Busi could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Kong Deming.
"Yuhao, you mean to say there's an opportunity for you in the Sunset Great Forest, right?"
What opportunity?!
Du Busi simply couldn't comprehend it. After all, he hadn't seen Huo Yuhao sneak off to the extreme north and return with an extra hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
"That's right, Teacher. Destiny tells me there's an opportunity there that can help me."
He didn't make his words too absolute, keeping them vague, as it was still hard to accept that such a desolate place contained the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, one of the three great treasure troves of the world.
Although Du Busi found it hard to understand, he didn't say much because he noticed that Old Man Kong didn't stop him. It seemed his disciple truly could sense the guidance of destiny.
But it didn't make sense. He also knew about the Sunset Great Forest; besides the poisonous mist and the desolate aura of death, there seemed to be nothing else there.
He had been there before but found nothing—just endless silence. Could there be something hidden within?
"Alright then, during this time, you should recuperate well and also consider what kind of Soul Beast you want to hunt for your fourth soul ring."
"Those challenge matches are no longer necessary. Calm down and study Soul Guidance Devices with your senior brother Xuan Ziwen. When the time is right, I will take you to the Dou Spirit Empire."
As soon as Kong Deming finished speaking, Du Busi stepped forward, overturning his previous words without refusal.
"There's no need for that. You, old man, have many trivial matters to handle here in the Sun Moon Empire. I'll take Yuhao to the Sunset Great Forest myself."
He realized he still didn't understand this disciple as well as Kong Deming did. How could that be? He couldn't miss such an opportunity to personally take Yuhao for Soul hunting and bonding.
"That's fine too."
Kong Deming agreed. During their time together, he had also found that Old Man Du Busi was truly very good to Yuhao.
After all, it was previously agreed that Du Busi would teach Yuhao here in the Sun Moon Empire and then return to the Body Sect. Only when Yuhao reached rank fifty would he go to the Body Sect to learn the secret techniques and undergo the Body Sect's Martial Soul stimulation ritual.
However, Du Busi was able to stay by Yuhao's side for a full six months during his enlightenment, which showed his concern for Yuhao.
In any case, Sun Moon Empire couldn't do without him, and with that old fellow around, even going to Sunset wouldn't cause much trouble. What was there to worry about?
"Yuhao, after you hunt for your fourth soul ring and return from Sunset Forest, come with me to the Body Sect."
This time, Kong Deming still did not object. After all, due to this enlightenment, some plans needed to be adjusted promptly. He clearly understood that, compared to making his disciple a Level 5 Soul Engineer soon, the secret technique inheritance from the Body Sect was more important.
Continuing to stay in the Sun Moon Empire would only waste his talent. Soul Guidance Device research could be done at any time, and at higher levels, it would be more advantageous and faster. Since he had gained benefits now, he should maximize their use.
Once his soul power level increased, becoming a Level 5 or even Level 6 Soul Engineer would be a foregone conclusion.
Huo Yuhao nodded in agreement.
In his estimation, after emerging from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and absorbing and refining the Immortal Herbs, his strength would likely reach rank fifty, maybe even rank sixty.
His accumulation was profound.
It could be said that this time, not only would he be hunting for his fourth soul ring, but his fifth might also require his teachers' help. His strength would surge once again.
With the spiritual puppet and spiritual detection sharing Soul Skills, coupled with his surging mental power, raising his Soul Engineer level later would be very simple.
He didn't even need to learn; he just needed to rely on the spiritual puppet for knowledge storage. Spiritual detection + mental puppet made him a mobile cloud drive. As long as his knowledge reserve was sufficient, creating Soul Guidance Devices would be easy. All he needed was to improve his soul power level.
Can you play without being nerfed?
There's no way—he's a cheat. Old Huo has a very clear understanding of himself.
As for now, the only thing he needed to consider was which Immortal Herb to absorb after reaching the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and how to develop his soul skills for his fourth and fifth soul rings, as well as deeper integration of Soul Guidance Devices and Soul Bones to create the prototype of his Body Armor.
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