After speaking, Wang Yan's gaze showed a trace of unease. He fully understood just how deeply rooted tradition was at Shrek Academy.
The Soul Guidance System had been established for many years, yet it had always been completely overshadowed by the Martial Soul System. It had never truly developed.
The elite of the Martial Soul System dominated everything, while the Soul Guidance disciples—even those from the inner academy—graduated to mediocrity. They hadn't made a name for the Soul Guidance System across the continent.
The reason? The crushing weight of tradition.
This suppression had become the biggest obstacle preventing Shrek Academy from advancing. The power of traditional Martial Souls was terrifying.
Now, with someone like Huo Yuhao emerging, Elder Mu had specifically warned that Huo Yuhao must not develop any resistance to Soul Guidance Devices—lest disaster strike.
Yet what no one knew was that Huo Yuhao had always held a deep respect for Soul Guidance Devices.
After all, these things pack a serious punch.
Because of certain circumstances, Huo Yuhao had not yet apprenticed under Fan Yu. Now, he was already thinking about how to become an exchange student to the Sun Moon Empire to secretly learn from them.
Meanwhile, Wang Yan grew more anxious as he saw the silence of the others.
Among them, not a single one was from the Soul Guidance System. They were all core disciples of the Martial Soul System—true elites. Would these children really be able to set aside their pride and choose to use Soul Guidance Devices?
Despite his worry, Wang Yan had no regrets about bringing them to the auction. This was his first attempt, but it would not be his last.
The deeper he studied Martial Souls, the more he realized the shortcomings in the development of future Soul Masters.
"Let's stand over here," Wang Yan said, leading them to the side of the auction hall to avoid blocking other participants.
He looked at the thoughtful faces before him, took a deep breath, and prepared to persuade them further.
Then, Huo Yuhao spoke.
"Teacher Wang Yan, I agree with your point. Let's go in."
With his words, the previously silent group turned to look.
Huo Yuhao stepped forward.
"I know that each of you has your own thoughts. Most of you probably resist this idea."
"But consider this: why did we get into such a predicament in the last competition?"
"Because we made mistakes while executing our monitoring mission. The selected team members either died or were severely injured. Now, imagine if they had been equipped with Soul Guidance Devices—how different would the outcome have been?"
Everyone was moved.
Indeed!
With defensive Soul Guidance Devices, perhaps that tragedy would never have occurred.
Without Huo Yuhao's warning, Wang Dong and the others might have been blown apart by exploding corpses!
Seeing the group stirred by Huo Yuhao's words, Wang Yan seized the moment.
"Children, at my age, I think I can call you that."
"You are the academy's most precious assets, the pride of your families, even the continent's most valuable talents."
"But the fall of a genius is far easier than training one. Too many geniuses have died—lost forever. A dead genius has no value, and no one will remember them."
"The existence of Soul Guidance Devices reduces the chances of such accidents!"
"Even top-tier Soul Masters like Elder Xuan are equipped with flying Soul Guidance Devices!"
"You've already seen what Soul Guidance Devices can do. Flying devices—without them, could you have completed the monitoring mission in such a short time and still made it here?"
"Even with your cultivation level, without a flying device, only a Soul Saint could fly!"
"And even then, the distance is limited. Your soul power cannot endure such long-term exertion!"
Wang Yan's voice grew passionate.
But that wasn't the main point.
The bigger issue was expenditure.
"There's one more thing—all Soul Masters must face it: Soul Beasts."
At this, confusion flickered across everyone's faces.
"I thought we were talking about Soul Guidance Devices… why suddenly Soul Beasts?"
"Soul Beasts?" They were puzzled.
Wang Yan nodded emphatically. "I mean the number of Soul Beasts. You've learned this at the academy—since ancient times, Soul Beasts have existed on Douluo Continent."
"But perhaps you never considered how their numbers change as humanity develops."
"Compared to Soul Beasts, the number of Soul Masters is scarce. But remember this: for every Soul Master, nine Soul Beasts must die."
"Even now, you each carry millennia-old spirit rings—beasts that cultivated for a thousand years to create them. The number of such high-level Soul Beasts is limited."
"And us?"
"A Title Douluo might live a few hundred years at most, but the beasts they hunt are ten thousand years old, or even a hundred thousand!"
"High-level Soul Beasts are rare. I ask you, what will the continent look like in a thousand, or ten thousand years?"
"Only a few millennia-old Soul Beasts will exist. Will we still be able to hunt freely in the forests?"
"In ten thousand years, even ten-year-old spirit rings will be luxury items. The fate of Soul Beasts will be to live as human-owned subordinates."
"The truth is, this situation has already begun. There are barely any beasts older than ten thousand years. If all were Title Douluo, their ninth rings would be millennia-old. How then could we defeat our enemies?"
"Yes. The answer is Soul Guidance Devices!"
Wang Yan had kept these words bottled up for a long time. Now, speaking them shook everyone to their core. Except Huo Yuhao, every heart was deeply stirred.
Some of what he said seemed distant, but much of it created a sense of urgency.
After all, no one could guarantee they would one day hunt a ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast—or even become a Title Douluo.
The first condition for becoming strong:
Survive.
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