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

Chapter 8 Xuan Ziwen: I was here first!
Suddenly, Xuan Ziwen's expression changed drastically. He felt that the world in his eyes had become exceptionally clear, and he could even see the movement of every single hair on Huo Yuhao's head.

Moreover, even though he was looking directly at Huo Yuhao, all the scenes within a 31-meter radius of him were clearly visible in his mind.

"This is your soul skill? Impossible! How could a ten-year soul ring produce such a soul skill? Could it be a mutation?"

Xuan Ziwen's breathing became somewhat rapid. The possibility of a mutation in the soul skill did exist; otherwise, it would be impossible to explain how the opponent's ten-year soul ring could grant such a heaven-defying soul skill.

As a Soul Master, he knew the value of such a Soul Skill. Huo Yuhao, who possessed this Soul Skill, was simply a born Soul Master.

Generally speaking, soul tools are divided into three main structures: the outer shell, the inner shell, and the core.

The outer shell is usually made of hard and heat-resistant metal to ensure the long-term use of the soul tool, while the inner shell is made of conductive metal to maximize the amplification of soul power. Currently, neither of these is as important as the core.

The most important part of a soul tool is actually its core.

The so-called core refers to the core magic array. Inscribing a core magic array on a soul tool is not an easy task. In most cases, the level of the core magic array that can be inscribed means the level of the soul tool master.

Once Huo Yuhao uses his soul skills during the process of inscribing the core magic array, he can achieve twice the result with half the effort. Compared with other soul masters, Huo Yuhao undoubtedly has a significant advantage.

Moreover, if Huo Yuhao could assist him with his soul skills, the process of inscribing the core magic array would be easier.

Huo Yuhao deliberately asked, "Teacher Xuan, are my soul skills very powerful?"

The spirit ring that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm gave him was a million-year spirit ring, so this spirit ring had four first-class spirit skills: mental detection, mental sharing, mental interference, and soul impact.

He just used mental detection and mental sharing, which is why he brought such a great shock to Xuan Ziwen.

Although the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's combat power is rather weak, it is still a million-year-old soul beast. Therefore, the wisdom soul ring it bestows upon it brings such a wide range of soul skills.

"It's more than just amazing!" Xuan Ziwen excitedly placed both hands on Huo Yuhao's shoulders and said with some emotion, "You are a born Soul Master! So far, your Soul Skill is one of the most suitable for a Soul Master that I have ever seen! What is the name of your Soul Skill?"

"Share mental detection!" Huo Yuhao immediately said.

He naturally couldn't tell the other party that these were two soul skills, so he mixed the names of the two soul skills together. After all, according to common sense, his "ten-year soul ring" usually only has one soul skill, while a 100,000-year soul ring would have two soul skills.

"Spiritual detection sharing, this is indeed a very powerful soul skill."

However, the only downside is that your detection range is too small.

"If your detection range were larger, and you also possess command abilities, you would become a born Soul Master Commander," Xuan Ziwen said with some regret.

He actually hoped that Huo Yuhao's detection range could be larger.

"Teacher Xuan, when I first obtained this soul skill, its detection range was only thirty meters. However, after my meditation over this period of time, the detection range of my soul skill has reached thirty-one meters! My detection range can expand as my cultivation level increases." Huo Yuhao dropped a bombshell.

"Your detection range can be improved?" Xuan Ziwen asked in disbelief. Then he took a deep breath and said, "Huo Yuhao, would you be willing to learn about soul tools with me?"
I will absolutely not let your talent for crafting soul tools go to waste! Furthermore, if you can become a Level 2 Soul Master within a year, I will officially accept you as my student!

Huo Yuhao looked at Xuan Ziwen and knew that the other party had taken the bait. However, he did not agree immediately. After all, according to his current persona, he did not know Xuan Ziwen's identity and background.

"Will I learn about soul tools with you, Teacher Xuan?" Huo Yuhao hesitated for a moment.

At this moment, a male voice came from outside the classroom, "Teacher Xuan, if I remember correctly, even Ju Zi, who is quite talented in making soul tools, didn't seem to get you to take on a disciple. What is so special about this Huo Yuhao?"

A short, stout figure pushed open the door and walked into the classroom.

Teacher Tang and Xuan Ziwen were both drawn by the voice. They immediately turned their heads and looked at the man who had spoken. When they realized that it was Jing Hongchen, the head and dean of Mingde Hall, they both exclaimed in unison, "Headmaster!"

Jing Hongchen nodded slightly and looked at Huo Yuhao, "I am Jing Hongchen, the dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. I listened outside for a while just now. Show me your soul skill. I want to see what kind of soul skill has made Teacher Xuan praise it so highly!"

“Okay, Dean Jing! Please do not resist.” Huo Yuhao nodded, then continued to use mental detection and mental sharing.

At first, Jing Hongchen was somewhat dismissive, but after being affected by Huo Yuhao's soul skill, his expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "No wonder, no wonder Teacher Xuan praised your soul skill!"

This is indeed an extremely suitable soul skill for a soul master! Your soul skill is truly too powerful. In all my years of life, this is the first time I've seen such an interesting spiritual soul skill. With this soul skill, you are a natural team leader! Even in the history of the Sun Moon Empire, no one's first soul skill has ever been as powerful as yours!

"You flatter me, Dean," Huo Yuhao said.

A smile appeared on Jing Hongchen's face. He shook his head and said, "Huo Yuhao, you are being a bit modest. Your soul skills are indeed very powerful, so you are indeed a good candidate to become a soul master."

Moreover, your Spirit Eye is both a physical martial soul and a spiritual martial soul. If that old bastard who couldn't be poisoned finds out, he'll probably send someone to take you away.

After all, the Spirit Eye is both the eye and the brain, and its position in the body is extremely important! However, now that you have come to Sun and Moon, I will naturally not let that old bastard Poison-Undying take you away!
I just heard you say that your detection range can expand as your strength increases, which is truly remarkable. So, would you like to learn how to make soul tools with me?
"If you can become a Level 3 Soul Master within a year and a half, I will officially accept you as my student!"

He had known for a long time that the other party's innate soul power was only level one. After the investigation just now, he confirmed that the reason why Huo Yuhao's innate soul power was only level one was mainly due to the deficiency of his body and the blockage of his meridians.

Of course, these deficiencies can be improved through elixirs and rare and precious herbs.

Therefore, in Jing Hongchen's view, Huo Yuhao could totally go for the drug-fueled strategy, relying on a large number of pills and rare treasures to reach the Soul Douluo level without any loss. After all, a Soul Master's combat power mainly lies in their Soul Guidance Device. A Soul Master's own Soul Master strength being slightly weaker is actually within an acceptable range. With his Spirit Eye Martial Soul and this mutated Soul Skill, he might even become an eighth-level Soul Master in the future!
On the other side, Xuan Ziwen was stunned for a moment, then immediately said with some indignation, "Hall Master, how can you do this! Everything should be done in a first-come, first-served manner. I was here first! Just because you're the Hall Master doesn't mean you can steal students. You should at least be reasonable!"

"Teacher Xuan, what you said is not quite right. You are the teacher, and I am the head of the hall. We are both discovering talents for the Sun Moon Empire."

"So, there's no need to distinguish between first and last in this kind of thing," Jing Hongchen said with a smile.

Xuan Ziwen's face darkened. "Master, you've gone too far. I will report this matter to the teacher in its entirety."

For Xuan Ziwen, he had finally found a promising talent who was even better than Ju Zi in some aspects, so he was naturally unwilling to let go of him easily.

His passion for soul tools is genuine, so he naturally hopes to have a promising talent who can assist him in creating even better soul tools, or that this promising talent can create some outstanding soul tools on their own.

Jing Hongchen was stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly. Xuan Ziwen's teacher was Kong Deming, a very powerful level nine soul master who had served as the head of Mingde Hall. Even he had to respectfully call Kong Deming "Old Kong" in front of him!
Because Kong Deming possessed one-quarter royal blood, he was highly trusted by the royal family.

Moreover, it is widely rumored that this person is likely to become the first level 10 Soul Master of the Sun Moon Empire.

So he said, "Teacher Xuan, there's no need to bother Elder Kong with this. Let Huo Yuhao choose for himself. Whoever he wants to choose, then he can choose. Okay?"

Xuan Ziwen nodded, then looked at Huo Yuhao, preparing to persuade him, "Huo Yuhao, as you can see, this is the dean of our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and also the head of the Mingde Hall."

Although the hall master holds a high position and is a level nine soul master, he is very busy and simply doesn't have time to teach you. He will probably just pass you on to someone else to teach.

I am an eighth-level Soul Master with the energy to teach students. Although I am not as good as a ninth-level Soul Master, my teacher is also a ninth-level Soul Master. If you show enough talent in the future, I wouldn't mind recommending you to my teacher.

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao made his decision: "Teacher Xuan Ziwen, I choose you. I want to learn from you how to make soul tools."

He made this decision partly because Xuan Ziwen indeed had the energy to teach him, while Jing Hongchen was busy with other matters and would definitely prioritize teaching his grandchildren.

On the other hand, in the original work, Xuan Ziwen's teacher Kong Deming later became the world's first level 10 Soul Master. If he could get in touch with Kong Deming, he might be able to make the Ice Extreme War God Armor even stronger later on.

Moreover, even if one becomes Jing Hongchen's student, one will not need the Snow Emperor embryo that one buys later.

The Snow Emperor's embryo will definitely be prioritized for Xiao Hongchen to awaken his second martial soul.

Even if Huo Yuhao reveals exceptional talent in the future, he will not have the right to use the Snow Emperor's embryo.

After all, the Sun Moon Empire had experience in awakening a second martial soul, but not in awakening a third martial soul. Naturally, they could not use the precious Snow Emperor embryo on Huo Yuhao. If they failed, wouldn't it be very likely that both the embryo and Yuhao would be lost?
Based on the timeline, Huo Yuhao will possess the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul in a while, at which point his status in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy will rise significantly, making him a peerless genius in everyone's eyes.

Jing Hongchen isn't out of his mind. How could he let a promising twin martial soul genius take such a huge risk to fuse with the Snow Empress's embryo? Even if others can't recognize the Snow Empress's embryo, they can recognize that it's a 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo!

In the Douluo Continent, twin martial souls are rare, and triple martial souls are unheard of. Therefore, instead of trying to awaken a triple martial soul for Huo Yuhao, it would be better to let Xiao Hongchen awaken a twin martial soul.

"So, we can only wait for the Body Sect to make a move and rely on the Poison Undying to make a big splash, otherwise we won't be able to get the Snow Emperor's embryo! Of course, as long as I don't go to the Haotian Sect in the early stages, the Snow Emperor won't become a soul spirit, and Elder Yi won't die."

Of course, although he was prepared to wait for the Body Sect to launch a major attack, he did not intend to cause the Mingde Hall to suffer a large number of casualties as in the original story. After all, he had already reached the Sun and Moon stage, so he naturally had to consider the Sun and Moon's future.

"Alright, Teacher Xuan, since Huo Yuhao has made his choice, I won't bother him any longer." Jing Hongchen waved his hand and left with a hint of helplessness.

Beside him, Xuan Ziwen looked at Huo Yuhao, reached out and touched the storage soul tool at his waist, then took out two wooden boxes. "These contain a Profound Water Pill and a Soul Ascension Pill, as a gift from me to you."

The Mysterious Water Pill has a mild medicinal effect and can help you remove impurities from your body and enhance your soul power. The Soul Ascension Pill also has a mild medicinal effect and can similarly help you enhance your soul power.

"Thank you, Teacher Xuan." Huo Yuhao looked at the man with some gratitude.

These two pills are actually very expensive.

However, as everyone knows, one of the biggest characteristics of Soul Masters is that they are rich. After all, Soul Tools sell very well in Douluo Continent, so high-level Soul Masters are in high demand.

As an eighth-level Soul Master and the chief researcher of Mingde Hall, Xuan Ziwen is naturally quite wealthy. For example, even in the auction house, if a Soul Tool has the name of being manufactured by Mingde Hall, the auction house dares to set a higher starting price.

This can be considered a brand effect of the Douluo Continent version.

Therefore, even though these two pills are worth a fortune, they are not actually expensive for Xuan Ziwen.

"Okay, come find me in the experimental area after your class tomorrow. I'm going to teach you how to make soul tools. If you can pass the Level 2 Soul Tool Master assessment within a year, you'll be my student."

"Yes, thank you for your guidance, Teacher Xuan. I will work hard."

Huo Yuhao was full of confidence at this moment.

After all, in the original novel, Huo Qubing was indeed a very talented Soul Master.

Although the Soul Master assessment at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is more difficult than that at Shrek Academy, with his talent, becoming a Level 2 Soul Master within a year would be a piece of cake.

(End of this chapter)