Jing Shaoyu spent the entire afternoon on Sea God Island, where Yun Ming and Ya Li provided him with targeted training guidance, allowing him to reach a higher level of understanding regarding his Martial Soul.
Although Leng Yaozhu had also guided him in his training multiple times before, there was still a significant gap between their Martial Souls. Leng Yaozhu's guidance was quite similar to Yun Ming's, suitable for the Doomsday Godslaying Spear, but not for the Origin Elf.
Ya Li, on the other hand, was different. Whether it was her understanding and research on life attributes or her training philosophy and methods as a healing Soul Master, she was undoubtedly the best on the continent. Even a simple exchange with her gave Jing Shaoyu a sense of enlightenment, as if the clouds had parted to reveal the moon.
Sometimes, one must admit that every field has its experts, and specialized tasks require specialized individuals.
Most of the afternoon was spent with Ya Li teaching him the training of the Origin Elf Martial Soul. Yun Ming only took a small portion of the time to guide him on the key points of training for his assault-type Martial Soul. However, since Leng Yaozhu had already covered this area with Jing Shaoyu, Yun Ming found he had little to add and decided to teach him spear techniques next time.
It was evident that Yun Ming felt somewhat frustrated and reluctantly gave way to Ya Li, heading off to teach Na'er spear techniques instead.
In the evening, Jing Shaoyu stayed on the island and had dinner with Yun Ming, Ya Li, and Na'er before returning to the Outer Academy.
Tonight's dinner left Jing Shaoyu with a renewed impression of Yun Ming and Ya Li. At their level as Soul Masters, they no longer needed to eat to maintain their energy, yet they still chose to have regular meals like ordinary Soul Masters.
The main reason for this was that Ya Li was a glutton, and Yun Ming, being a doting husband, had developed excellent cooking skills. Yes, Ya Li loved to eat but couldn't cook, while Yun Ming was quite the chef. After just one taste, Jing Shaoyu was convinced of this fact.
The ingredients Yun Ming used were all top-tier, and after the meal, Jing Shaoyu felt a surge of energy and fluctuations in his Soul Power. After sitting down to meditate for a while, he was able to digest the pure energy contained in the food. He felt that both his vitality and Soul Power had increased somewhat, and it seemed he would need to circulate his energy a few more times tonight to solidify this increase in Soul Power.
Na'er was in a similar situation, but she didn't have to worry about her Soul Power increasing too quickly, so she enjoyed her meal happily. This made Jing Shaoyu understand why she could improve her Soul Power so quickly; with such good food every day, how could she not grow rapidly?
Yun Ming and Ya Li showed no reaction at all. Their realms were too high, and their cultivation too deep; the energy contained in these ingredients was even less than what they could refine from the essence of heaven and earth in a single breath. They were truly just indulging their appetites.
After dinner, Jing Shaoyu returned to the Outer Academy and walked towards his dormitory.
On the way back, he received a message from Leng Yaozhu. The message was very brief, just seven words: "Come see me tomorrow afternoon."
Seeing this message, Jing Shaoyu couldn't help but smile subtly. He had just been wondering whether to visit the Spirit Transfer Pagoda tomorrow, and now Leng Yaozhu had reached out to him first. In a sense, he and Leng Yaozhu shared quite a good teacher-student rapport.
When he returned to his dormitory, Mo Hentian was sitting at the table in the living room, surrounded by a pile of rare metals stacked high, even taller than himself. Jing Shaoyu was quite startled by the amount of rare metals when he entered.
"Little Mo, what are you doing? How did you bring back so many rare metals?" Jing Shaoyu asked curiously.
"Class Leader, you're back." Mo Hentian lifted his head from the pile of metals, a faint smile on his face as he slowly replied, "These are the metals needed for Battle Armor. I brought them back to familiarize myself with them quickly."
"I see." Jing Shaoyu suddenly understood and noticed that this pile of metals consisted of materials for their group's Battle Armor, such as Xu Xiaoyan's Star Iron, Wu Siduo's Profound Iron, and Ye Xinglan's Star Silver. After the exchange event, they had begun preparing to make their Battle Armor.
Since the rare metals for Jing Shaoyu, Gu Yue, and Na'er had been taken care of by their teachers, their group only needed to prepare the rare metals for Xu Xiaoyan, Wu Siduo, Ye Xinglan, and Mo Hentian, which significantly reduced Mo Hentian's workload.
"My teacher said that familiarizing myself with the properties of these metals before forging will greatly increase the success rate of Spirit Forging," Mo Hentian said.
Jing Shaoyu learned after the exchange event that Mo Hentian's teacher was Feng Wuyu. It was surprising that Feng Wuyu had not taken Tang Wulin as a disciple but had instead taken Mo Hentian. It was indeed quite peculiar.
However, thinking about it, both were thirteen-year-old prospective fifth-level craftsmen, one with the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul and the other with the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. It was obvious who would be chosen; in a world where Martial Souls determined potential, Blue Silver Grass was indeed inspirational, but the Clear Sky Hammer could go much further, even reaching the pinnacle of Divine Craftsmen.
"Then good luck! The metals for our group all depend on you!" Jing Shaoyu smiled and said, "But you don't need to feel too pressured; we have plenty of time—three years is still a long way off."
"Mm!" Mo Hentian nodded, a hint of emotion appearing in his otherwise monotonous gaze—happiness. He said, "I understand."
Not wanting to dwell on Mo Hentian any longer, Jing Shaoyu noticed that although the boy seemed simple and dull, appearing proud and unapproachable, after more than a month of interaction, he realized that Mo Hentian was actually quite lonely. Aside from talking to him and others in their group, he had rarely seen him speak to anyone else, leading some classmates to privately call him the "Arrogant Oddball."
It was indeed quite odd, Jing Shaoyu thought. However, considering Mo Hentian's background and circumstances, it was understandable. He probably didn't avoid talking to others because he didn't want to; he just might not know how to interact with them.
Jing Shaoyu did not let his guard down regarding Mo Hentian; he still needed to observe him further.
The next day, in the afternoon.
After class, Jing Shaoyu went directly to the Spirit Transfer Pagoda and met with Leng Yaozhu.
"Have you become Yun Ming's disciple yet?" As soon as they met, Leng Yaozhu asked, looking quite anxious.
"Yes, just yesterday afternoon," Jing Shaoyu replied.
"Yesterday afternoon?!" Leng Yaozhu appeared very surprised and said, "He really has a lot of patience; I thought he would take you as a disciple half a month ago. Well, it's not too late now. A Yuan, now that you have a new teacher, you can't forget about your old teacher!"
"How could that be, Teacher?" Upon hearing Leng Yaozhu's somewhat resentful tone, Jing Shaoyu immediately said, "No matter what, you are my first teacher. Hehe, according to the Spirit Transfer Pagoda's terminology, that makes you my life teacher."
"Go away, don't treat your teacher like a Soul Spirit!" Leng Yaozhu said with mock disdain, but she was actually very happy inside. She continued, "On to business. The main reason I called you here today is for two things. The first is that your Battle Armor alloy is ready."
As she spoke, Leng Yaozhu raised her hand, and a pile of azure-golden metal, exuding a special aura, appeared before Jing Shaoyu. Upon seeing this pile of metal, Jing Shaoyu felt a sense of familiarity rise within him; the metal emanated a faint life force that made him feel very comfortable.
"Teacher, is this all of it?" Jing Shaoyu glanced at the quantity of metal and immediately noticed something was off. He asked, "Isn't this a bit too much? It feels like this metal is enough for me to make three sets of Battle Armor."
"This is called being prepared for the worst; how could we really only prepare materials for one set of Battle Armor?" Leng Yaozhu tapped Jing Shaoyu's forehead and said, "How could your little brain not understand the need for flexibility?"
"You call preparing two sets of new Battle Armor being prepared for the worst?" Jing Shaoyu looked at Leng Yaozhu speechlessly and then gave her a thumbs up, saying, "As expected of you, truly generous!"
"Don't take advantage and act coy," Leng Yaozhu chuckled lightly. "Hurry up and put it away. Aim to complete the Two-Word Battle Armor before second grade, then enter the Inner Academy. That way, Yun Ming can recognize you as the heir to the Sea God Pavilion sooner."
"Second grade? That's a bit tight on time, but it's not impossible," Jing Shaoyu thought for a moment and nodded.
"The second thing," Leng Yaozhu continued, "is this."
Leng Yaozhu pulled out five packages of medicinal herbs—one large and four small. The white packaging was coated with a thin layer of cold air, making one feel a chill just by looking at it.
"Teacher, is this the dragon sinew that Grandpa City Lord sent me?" Jing Shaoyu immediately recognized the large package of medicinal herbs and said in surprise.
Leng Yaozhu nodded and said, "Yes, your mental power has already broken through to the Spirit Abyss Realm. Now, you just need to supplement your physical condition, and you can awaken your Ferocious Beast Soul Spirit, transforming it from a Soul Spirit egg into a true Soul Spirit."
"I see." Jing Shaoyu nodded.
"The large package is for you to use; besides the ten-centimeter dragon sinew, there are other auxiliary spiritual herbs inside. This should be enough to raise your physical strength to over 90,000. With Yun Ming and Ya Li providing protection, releasing a Soul Spirit should be a piece of cake," Leng Yaozhu said. "The four small packages contain two-and-a-half-centimeter dragon sinews; you can decide who to give them to."
"Got it, I understand." Jing Shaoyu put away the five packages of medicinal herbs, feeling inexplicably amused. This cold beauty had prepared the herbs and then let
Yun Ming and Ya Li handle the aftermath; she really knew how to plan well.
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