Gu Yuena left the manufacturing room, deep in thought.
Blacksmiths extracted Metal Source through forging.
The Federation extracted the source in their own way.
Huo Yuhao extracted Metal Source using a soul tool array.
From the very beginning, Huo Yuhao had been telling her something in a roundabout way.
The path... was never just one!
Huo Yuhao's words had benefited her greatly. He had also clearly explained the various pros and cons to her. Now, thinking about learning blacksmithing was not a spur-of-the-moment idea born from a hot head, but careful consideration with a clear view of the future ahead.
Gu Yuena was still somewhat amazed by Huo Yuhao's suggestion to use the power of Heaven Forging for the forging process.
Yuhao's ideas were always so unique.
So this was the insight possessed by a God King wandering the mortal world?
Yes — learn!
Come to think of it, what should this new forging method be called?
Elemental Forging Method?
No — this was conceived by two deities together. It should be called — Divine Forging!
The corner of Gu Yuena's mouth lifted in a gentle smile. Just as she was thinking this, she looked up and saw Teacher Cheng Yixuan standing at the door of the design room, looking at her with a beaming smile.
"..."
She had been so focused on communicating with Yuhao that she had forgotten to inform her teacher.
Gu Yuena obediently walked into the design room, preparing to receive a lecture, but saw Cheng Yixuan close the door and then smiled as she asked: "How are you and Yuhao getting along?"
Gu Yuena was startled. She found it somewhat strange, but still answered: "Fine."
"Fine?" Cheng Yixuan murmured the word, then revealed a helpless smile. "It seems you're not aware of it yourself."
A girl who was a designer picking up a forging hammer for a boy... no matter how you looked at it, there was something going on.
Cheng Yixuan walked over to Gu Yuena, crouched down, and looked at her gently.
"You went to find Yuhao with a forging hammer just now, didn't you? What did he say?"
Gu Yuena was slightly puzzled, but given their relationship, she concealed all the important matters and gave a general account carefully.
After listening, Cheng Yixuan nodded thoughtfully.
"...He's a bit reserved with you. But given your young age, that's still fine."
Good. Someone valued by the president would have no problems in character. He wasn't the type who enjoyed taking advantage of others' effort. That put her at ease.
She had finally obtained a... half-genius disciple. She really cared about Gu Yuena and didn't want her to be hurt.
Seeing Cheng Yixuan reveals an expression as if she had put down a worry, Gu Yuena wondered if she had misunderstood something.
"Alright, enough of that. Let me check on your studies." Cheng Yixuan stood up, looked at Gu Yuena, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Whoever raised this child — usually so cool and distant, yet sometimes inexplicably a bit dazed — she was really quite endearing.
When the time was about right, Huo Yuhao bid farewell to President Li Yucheng and set off back to the academy with Gu Yuena.
Li Yucheng had now resigned from his position as president and had quite a bit of time to research soul tools with Huo Yuhao. The two had done considerable research on the spirit power amplifier, and Li Yucheng was gradually finding his rhythm. The Grade Seven spirit power amplifier was nearing completion.
Both Huo Yuhao and Li Yucheng were very satisfied with this.
Only President Xia, who had inherited the position, expressed dissatisfaction, but no one paid him any attention. After all, his wife's heart was now set on Gu Yuena.
Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena walked along the road, surrounded by a crowd of people. Suddenly, the former used Spiritual Sharing to tell Gu Yuena, "Turn right."
"Yes."
Gu Yuena nodded gently. She glanced at a certain spot behind them, then at a spot in the sky. Together, they turned into a small alley on the right, avoiding the crowd.
Inside the deep alley, high walls closed in on both sides. The clamor of the street gradually became isolated outside, leaving only the sound of their footsteps echoing in the silence.
"Hehehe, little ones, how about coming with me?"
A sinister voice echoed through the alley, sending chills down one's spine. Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena turned their heads at the sound and saw an evil-looking man in a black robe looking at them with an intrigued gaze. Four spirit rings circled around him.
Two geniuses highly valued by the Mecha Designer Association — at most two Great Spirit Masters. They were no match for him. Taking them back to report would be good. If the operation on the other side failed, he could also use them to set a trap for a second capture.
What a lucky day!
In the Sea of Spirit, Skydream Iceworm looked at this four-ring Spirit Ancestor and sighed emotionally.
"Sir, you are truly... unlucky!"
Facing alone two strong ones who were re-cultivating — one of them a deity, no less — he had four rings. I, the Great Skydream Emperor, hereby name you the strongest evil spirit master!
Hmm, the strongest in bad luck!
In contrast to Skydream's ease, the Soul Douluo guarding Huo Yuhao — Luo Ziyang — frowned from the shadows.
Years ago, Hua Yichen had arranged for him to guard Huo Yuhao. Whenever Huo Yuhao went out, Luo Ziyang would accompany him to provide protection. He had hardly had any opportunities to act. But today, he might have to act.
Evil spirit masters had strange methods. Even though he had confidence in Huo Yuhao, he couldn't relax.
After all, Shrek Academy had already provided a cautionary tale!
Ten thousand years ago, an evil spirit master — the Death God Emissary — had created the strongest record in the history of evil spirit masters!
The Death God Emissary — a Soul King — facing two consecutive generations of the Seven Devils of Shrek, had relied on his Corpse Explosion Technique to directly kill two Soul Kings, cripple one Soul Emperor and one Soul King, and leave the remaining seven either severely or lightly injured.
In the end, he had even escaped from a Level 98 Super Douluo by using hostages — truly heaven-defying!
When he appeared again, it was on the battlefield between the Sun Moon Empire and Shrek Academy. The Sun Moon Empire had been cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult at the time. Standing on the Sun Moon Empire's side, he had used his own record to mock Shrek Academy extensively, making the other side furious, but the war made it difficult to settle scores.
However, because the Death God Emissary's record was too heaven-defying, when the Sun Moon Empire ultimately backstabbed the Holy Spirit Cult, he had been placed on the priority kill list and was eliminated.
But his previous record had been preserved within some powers for various reasons, becoming a cautionary tale when facing evil spirit masters — to tell future generations that they must never be careless when facing an evil spirit master.
Yes, the Spirit Transmission Tower was one of the powers that had kept a record of it... After all, they loved "learning from history."
"I hope Yuhao won't be careless..."
Just as Luo Ziyang was thinking this, wanting to move closer to ensure he could act quickly and avoid becoming the second Taotie Douluo, he saw Huo Yuhao's figure flash — already before the evil spirit master — while the latter was still staring at empty air.
"..."
Well then. It seemed he had worried for nothing. Yuhao had used his Spiritual Interference Domain right from the start.
On the other side, having arrived before the evil spirit master, a flash of gold appeared in Huo Yuhao's blue eyes. He mobilized his vast spiritual power.
Spiritual Shock!
At the same time, his spirit rings appeared, and Imitation unfolded, rewriting the battle process to some extent.
The evil spirit master was still staring at the air with a cold sneer when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his Sea of Spirit. The vast gap in spiritual power left him powerless to resist. His eyes rolled back, and he lost consciousness.
Just before he passed out, he seemed to see three purple spirit rings surrounding Huo Yuhao. He understood the situation completely.
This wasn't a genius of the Mecha Designer Association...
Having done all this, Huo Yuhao's eyes looked deeply at the evil spirit master. He did not continue acting. Instead, he murmured into the air:
"Senior, he's all yours."
Luo Ziyang appeared before Huo Yuhao with an expression of admiration. He nodded to Gu Yuena as a greeting, then smiled at Huo Yuhao:
"Not bad. You weren't careless."
With that, he did not linger. He directly grabbed the evil spirit master and disappeared. But he did not stay away from Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena. Only after escorting them back to the academy did he take the evil spirit master to the Spirit Transmission Tower.
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