Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect.

Chapter 30 Level Two Soul Master (Please continue reading)
"The grilled fish is ready," Huo Yuhao said.

"Hmm." Meng Hongchen walked over to the grill, took out a skewer of grilled fish, and began to eat.

Soon, her eyes lit up as she said, "Huo Yuhao, your cooking skills are truly excellent. This is the best grilled fish I've ever eaten. Even the imperial chefs in the Sun Moon Palace cannot compare to you when it comes to grilled fish."

In an instant, Meng Hongchen became increasingly curious about Huo Yuhao. After all, Huo Yuhao was a genius in the field of soul tools, and he was also unparalleled in cooking skills. Such people were rare.

"Senior Sister Meng, you flatter me," Huo Yuhao said modestly.

"Have you ever considered selling barbecue? Anyway, other meats and fish are pretty much the same. With your cooking skills, you should be able to make this kind of meat very delicious."

"Senior Sister Meng, the profit from selling barbecue is too low, far less than making soul tools. If I make just one level-one soul tool and then sell it, the profit I make is at least equivalent to several hundred skewers of barbecue!" Huo Yuhao said.

That's true. Even in Shrek City, where prices are extremely high, ordinary roasted meat can't fetch an exorbitant price, since roasted meat doesn't enhance strength.

Meng Hongchen rolled her eyes, casually setting up a soundproof soul tool to prevent the conversation from being overheard by other students nearby. Then she said mysteriously, "What I mean is, you make barbecue and sell it to me, and I'll buy it at a high price."

"Hmm? A high-priced acquisition?" Huo Yuhao asked, somewhat puzzled.

“Yes.” Meng Hongchen moved closer to Huo Yuhao, gazing at him, and said, “I’ll give you some soul beast meat. You’ll be in charge of processing it, and I’ll be in charge of finding channels to sell it. Don’t worry, I have an excellent target market here. I guarantee we can both make a lot of money!”

Huo Yuhao became increasingly puzzled. He asked, "Senior Sister Meng, may I ask who this perfect buyer is?"

"Don't ask anymore!" Meng Hongchen sighed. "Anyway, all you need to do is grill the meat. Don't worry, it won't take up too much of your time. You only need to prepare one meal a day at noon, since that guy's appetite is limited! As for the price, I'll give you two hundred gold soul coins for each skewer of meat as a processing fee!"

"Okay!" Huo Yuhao calculated his hand speed and felt that he could do this job. You know, according to the original work, if it were in the Shrek Academy cafeteria, the top-level dishes that Zhou Yi took Huo Yuhao to eat would only cost more than thirty gold soul coins.

So he continued grilling fish, working hard to earn gold soul coins.

Although he could make money by making soul tools, low-level soul tools didn't actually earn much. Even the level 4 milk bottle, which was extremely novel in the early part of the original novel in Star Luo, only sold for 25,000 gold soul coins at the auction.

"Aside from the grilled fish business, my main goals next, besides cultivating my soul power, are to pass the Level 2 Soul Master assessment." His mind was racing.

The fifth floor of the library.

"Teacher Xuan Ziwen truly lives up to his reputation as an eighth-level Soul Master. I have benefited greatly from reading this book!"

Xiao Hongchen slowly closed the book, a look of satisfaction appearing on his face.

He stood up and slowly paced back and forth. As he reached the window, his mind raced with thoughts. "However, even so, I cannot relax in the slightest. After all, Huo Yuhao's threat is imminent. I must leave behind a record that he cannot surpass in order to maintain my position as the number one genius!"

"Huo Yuhao, I'll show you that in the Sun Moon Empire, I am the number one genius, a once-in-a-millennium talent!"

He clenched his fist, and the image of Huo Yuhao praising his exceptional talent and expressing his inferiority, willing to be his subordinate, flashed through his mind. Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his lips.

Just then, footsteps sounded behind him, followed by a woman's voice: "Xiao, so you really were secretly studying here!"

"Huh? Meng? What are you doing here? What do you mean by secretly studying? I didn't hide the fact that I came to the library to study the Level 5 Core Formation." Xiao Hongchen turned around and looked at Meng Hongchen at the entrance of the corridor.

"Xiao, you've been studying for so long, you must be hungry," Meng Hongchen asked.

“I’m actually a bit hungry, so I’ve decided to go to the cafeteria for some special food,” Xiao Hongchen replied.

"Smile, I have some delicious roasted meat here, maybe it can fill your stomach." Meng Hongchen placed her finger on the storage ring, and with a slight swipe, several skewers of roasted meat appeared in her hand.

"Barbecue?" Xiao Hongchen's eyes lit up. "You gave it to me?"

He was touched and realized that although his younger sister often said things that annoyed him, she was reliable in a critical moment and even knew to bring him food.

"It's not a gift, it's for sale. A skewer of meat costs five hundred gold soul coins!" Meng Hongchen said with a grin. Apart from the processing fee she paid Huo Yuhao, the soul beast meat also had costs, and she needed to make a profit, which is why she set this price.

"Five hundred gold soul coins?" Xiao Hongchen was stunned, looking at Meng Hongchen with some suspicion. "Is this the meat of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast?"

For the wealthy Xiao Hongchen, this amount of money was nothing, but he still wanted to clarify some things.

"No, it's just ordinary soul beast meat, but I can assure you, this skewer of meat is exceptionally delicious," Meng Hongchen said.

"Really? Okay, give me a skewer to try." Xiao Hongchen was a little skeptical.

Soon, Meng Hongchen handed over a skewer of grilled meat. At first, Xiao Hongchen was a little dismissive, thinking that his sister was trying to trick him. But when he tasted the grilled meat, a look of surprise instantly appeared on his face. "This grilled meat tastes pretty good. Where did you buy it?"

"I won't tell you. Haha, I still have some barbecue here, do you want some?"

"Yes, of course I want it! Only 500 gold soul coins a skewer! This is the first time in my life I've ever eaten such delicious roasted meat. It's worth it!" Xiao Hongchen said, looking very wealthy.

After a while, Xiao Hongchen looked satisfied. "Not bad, I'm very satisfied with this meal. The person who made this barbecue has unimaginable culinary skills."

“Pay if you’re satisfied. You’ve eaten fifty skewers of soul beast meat, so you’ll have to pay me a total of 25,000 gold soul coins,” Meng Hongchen said.

"Twenty-five thousand gold soul coins." Xiao Hongchen silently calculated for a moment, then paid the money directly, and instructed, "By the way, Meng, I've been reading a lot lately and don't have much time. Please remember to keep an eye on Huo Yuhao for me and see when he applies to take the Level 2 Soul Master assessment!"

Meng Hongchen waved her hand dismissively, "Alright, alright, Xiao, I know, I'm leaving now!"

She then immediately left the library, found Huo Yuhao, and handed him a card. "There are 10,000 gold soul coins in this card. Consider it your reward for today. I've preserved the extra roasted meat with a special ice-cooling soul tool. We'll sell it again tomorrow, and then we'll split the money."

"Okay." Huo Yuhao took the card, a smile appearing on his face. Making money is always a pleasant thing, no matter when.

He knew that Meng Hongchen, the middleman, would definitely make a profit. However, since Meng Hongchen made money, he also made money, and the person who bought the barbecue also got a delicious meal, it was undoubtedly a win-win situation.

A month and a half later.

In the third laboratory.

Huo Yuhao stood in front of the lab table and said to Xuan Ziwen beside him, "Teacher Xuan, I'm ready. Today I'm going to take the Level 2 Soul Master assessment!"

"Okay, I'll prepare some rare metals for you. Please wait a moment." Xuan Ziwen smiled and then turned to walk into the laboratory.

Xuan Ziwen actually had quite a few rare metals in his storage ring, but the grade of those rare metals was too high to be used to make a level two soul tool.

“Okay, Teacher Xuan!” Huo Yuhao nodded.

These days, he has been working hard to learn about soul tools and has finally met the requirements to participate in the Level 2 Soul Master assessment. Of course, in order to be on the safe side, he deliberately honed his skills in inscribing the core magic array for a longer period of time, with the aim of passing the assessment in one fell swoop.

Of course, he didn't neglect his martial soul cultivation either, since soul power level is fundamental for a soul master, so he devoted a lot of energy to martial soul cultivation.

Of course, thanks to the efficient teaching system of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Huo Yuhao truly made the most of his time.

As for Zimu, who likes oranges and is single-mindedly pursuing them, the other party naturally didn't bother him because of the rumors.

After all, everyone knows that he is a genius soul master and is highly regarded by the dean and teacher Xuan Ziwen. Knowing all this, Zi Mu naturally dared not make a move against Huo Yuhao!

For Huo Yuhao, his life at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is definitely more comfortable than at Shrek Academy, at least he doesn't have to fight against his heaven-defying teachers.

Compared to the teachers at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Shrek Academy has far more extraordinary individuals. Apart from Xuanzi, who is known as the Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, Shrek Academy also has Zhou Yi, whose teaching philosophy is extremely outdated.

Zhou Yi only lost her qualification to teach students long ago because of her Soul Emperor strength and her husband Fan Yu, who is an eighth-level Soul Master.

After all, Zhou Yi, as a teacher, actually made her students run around Shrek Square on the very first day of school!
While physical fitness is indeed important for Soul Masters, can't there be other methods to improve students' physical abilities? This is the top Soul Master academy on the continent; surely it can't be this backward!

Furthermore, people come to Shrek Academy to improve their strength, not to run. If they want to run, where can't they run? Why do they have to run around Shrek Square?
Surely the running track at Shrek Academy can't be different from the ones outside, right? Does the running track at Shrek Square increase soul power, or does it randomly drop soul bones?

Moreover, Zhou Yi applied a one-size-fits-all approach to making students run, treating everyone the same regardless of whether they were support-type or attack-type soul masters.

It must be said that a one-size-fits-all approach is the most difficult to implement, as it completely disregards the actual situation.

In an effort to brainwash the students, Zhou Yi even came up with the reason that on the battlefield, the enemy would treat everyone equally and show no mercy, a statement that was not entirely wrong.

The problem is, does running more often in peacetime really prevent you from being killed by the enemy on the battlefield?

Later on, Shrek Academy also clashed with the Sun Moon Empire. Zhou Yi's students couldn't possibly rely on running to avoid the bombardment of fixed-position soul-guided cannons, could they?

Moreover, Shrek Academy has another point that makes people want to complain, which is that the school cafeteria is extremely bizarre.

There isn't a single table or chair in Shrek Academy's cafeteria. This means that to eat in the cafeteria, you either have to squat, stand, or use your martial soul to solve the problem of not having a seat.

If a student wants to take the food they bought from the cafeteria back to eat, that would actually be considered a violation of the rules.

After all, food from Shrek Academy's cafeteria is not allowed to be taken away.

When he was reading the book, he thought about complaining: why design such a cafeteria and set such rules? Isn't this just pure torture?

"Yuhao, all the rare metals you need are ready. Now you can begin. As long as you create a level-two soul tool that I consider qualified, you can pass this test and be promoted to a level-two soul tool master!"

"If it doesn't meet the requirements, then I'll have to declare you a failure! Do your best, I'll go back to researching the sealed baby bottles." Xuan Ziwen walked over, piling a large amount of metal on the table as he spoke.
"Okay, thank you, Professor Xuan." Huo Yuhao replied politely, then watched Xuan Ziwen walk towards another direction in the laboratory.

He then began to forge metal using the soul-guided forging instrument in an orderly manner, and used these metals to first create the outer shell, inner shell, and core. The outer shell and inner shell were relatively simple to create, but for a soul-guided device, the core array was of paramount importance.

A moment later, a short black metal rod was placed on the experimental table in front of Huo Yuhao. There was a button on the lower half of the rod.

"Teacher Xuan, I'm all better," Huo Yuhao said loudly.

“Okay, I’m coming right now.” Xuan Ziwen immediately walked over from the other side of the laboratory, then looked at the strange metal rod with some confusion.

"What is this?" he asked, unable to immediately discern the purpose of the short metal rod despite his many years of experience in the industry.

"Soul Conductor Rod. Teacher Xuan, would you like to see its function?" Huo Yuhao asked. The inspiration for this thing came from the electric rod in his previous life. He made some modifications to it in Douluo Continent. Anyway, soul power is an omnipotent energy source. No matter what kind of broken things are, they can be explained by soul power.

"Hmm, you still need a living soul beast this time?"

“Yes. However, this time I need you, Professor Xuan, to tie it to the lab table.” Huo Yuhao nodded.

Xuan Ziwen quickly brought over a soft-boned rabbit and, as Huo Yuhao requested, tied it to the experimental table.

Huo Yuhao pressed the tip of the electric baton against the Soft Bone Rabbit, then pressed a button. The next moment, blinding electric light shot out from the tip of the baton and struck the Soft Bone Rabbit directly.

Almost instantly, the struggling Soft Bone Rabbit turned into a black charcoal, and a burnt smell filled the air.

"This is at least equivalent to a Soul Master's attack. A level two melee soul tool can actually achieve this? Yuhao, you really are a genius!"

"You've passed the test! From today onwards, you are a Level 2 Soul Master! Furthermore, you are officially my disciple, and I will impart everything I know to you without reservation." Xuan Ziwen said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)