Chapter 3: Feathers
Time flew by, and Huo Yuhao, Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei, and Tang Ya arrived at Shrek Academy. Along the way, Huo Yuhao learned all the other unique Tang Sect techniques.
It was naturally impossible for Huo Yuhao to master them thoroughly in such a short time, but with his powerful mental force from two lifetimes, he managed to get a glimpse of their essence.
Among them, the most special was the Purple Demon Eye. As one of the few cultivation methods on Douluo Continent that could cultivate mental force, Huo Yuhao used another halo to raise its level.
Unlike spirit power, Huo Yuhao's mental force directly received a great boost. If rated according to Douluo Continent 3, it had probably reached the initial stage of the Spirit Sea Realm.
After absorbing the second halo, Huo Yuhao's spirit power once again increased by about two levels.
Huo Yuhao felt that his spirit power should already be at level 16. The exact level would depend on the Shrek Academy test later.
Upon arriving at the academy, Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei gave Huo Yuhao a spirit power testing orb. Huo Yuhao looked at the data on it and, sure enough, it was level 16.
With his Tang Sect exemption from the entrance exam, Huo Yuhao did not need to participate in the test. He went directly to the teacher to collect his admission badge and dormitory key.
"Brother Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei, if you have time, could you take me to see the Soul Guidance Department now? I've been curious about our academy's Soul Guidance Department for a long time."
Huo Yuhao's request was not too excessive. After Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei agreed, he led Huo Yuhao in the direction of the Soul Guidance Department.
Huo Yuhao's heart was beating a little faster than usual. Today was Huo Yuhao's first opportunity to try and change the plot.
Huo Yuhao planned to apprentice himself to Teacher Fan Yu in advance. Currently, Huo Yuhao's Spirit Detection had reached a range of 100 meters. If conducted in a single direction, it could reach 300 meters. This already met Fan Yu's requirements for accepting disciples.
Although Fan Yu's spirit power cultivation was only at the Spirit Douluo level, which was not considered strong in Shrek Academy, his spirit tool Master level had reached eight, making him one of the strong contenders for the new dean of the Soul Guidance Department.
Therefore, after apprenticing himself to Fan Yu, Huo Yuhao, with his outstanding talent in spirit tools, would be able to quickly raise his spirit tool Master level and obtain the status of a core disciple of the Soul Guidance Department.
And core disciples in Shrek Academy could enjoy many benefits. Just the supplements in the cafeteria alone could help Huo Yuhao lay a good foundation and make up for the hidden dangers caused by malnutrition since childhood.
Furthermore, Teacher Fan Yu's wife was Teacher Zhou Yi, the homeroom teacher of the class Huo Yuhao was currently in.
Teacher Zhou Yi, known for her strictness, had a very high frequency of expelling students. Apprenticing himself to Fan Yu could, in a sense, be considered obtaining a death-exempting gold medal.
The current problem was being able to meet Fan Yu. If he couldn't even meet him, then everything was naturally out of the question. Fan Yu's disciple, He Caitou, had a certain probability of being in the Soul Guidance Department. If he could meet him, the probability of apprenticeship was extremely high.
"Yuhao, this is the Soul Guidance Department." Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei said, pointing to a huge building full of technological sense in front of them, and then led Huo Yuhao inside.
"Yuhao, this is Senior Brother He Caitou. He will show you around the Soul Guidance Department later. I still have some things to attend to, so let this Senior Brother show you around."
After Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei finished speaking, he patted Huo Yuhao's shoulder, seemingly afraid that Huo Yuhao would be reserved in front of this unfamiliar Senior Brother, with a hint of comfort.
"Okay, then I'll follow Brother He and look around inside. Senior Brother, if you have something to do, go ahead and get busy." Huo Yuhao also wasn't going to waste Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei's time.
Especially after seeing this Senior Brother He Caitou, he was pleasantly surprised. This Senior Brother was one of Huo Yuhao's main goals for coming today. Being able to meet him was incredibly lucky.
He Caitou, hearing Huo Yuhao call him "Brother He," also had a good impression of him. After bidding farewell to Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei, He Caitou took Huo Yuhao into the Soul Guidance Department, showing him around each area.
"Yuhao, this is the area for making spirit tools. Our Shrek Academy's spirit tool technology is very advanced in all three Empires. It's not an exaggeration to say it's the best in the three Empires."
He Caitou led Huo Yuhao to a room filled with many spirit tool experimental tables and introduced Huo Yuhao to the glory of the Shrek Soul Guidance Department.
"I'm also very interested in making spirit tools, Brother He." Huo Yuhao felt that the assembly of spirit tools was somewhat like building blocks he played with in his previous life, but a high-end version of building blocks, which was quite attractive to Huo Yuhao.
"Then junior brother, you can choose to enter the Soul Guidance Department when school starts, so you can learn to make spirit tools. Come on, I'll take you to the spirit tool experimental area to see and directly experience the charm of spirit tools."
He Caitou took Huo Yuhao to the spirit tool experimental area, took out several Spirit cannons, aimed at one of the targets, and the Spirit cannon shells were fired instantly. After a roar, they successfully hit the target.
Huo Yuhao watched with great envy. After all, which modern person could refuse the temptation of such heavy firepower coverage?
However, Huo Yuhao didn't forget the main business, "Brother He, I've always felt that my first Spirit Ability is very suitable for this kind of projectile spirit tool. I'll assist your experiment with my Spirit Ability, so I can also get an idea of the strength of my spirit power."
"Okay." He Caitou, who was inherently kind, did not refuse Huo Yuhao's suggestion, thinking of helping his junior brother test the strength of his Spirit Ability.
Huo Yuhao activated Spirit Detection Sharing on He Caitou. He Caitou, who was aiming at the target, instantly felt the target become clearly visible.
Even the firing angle and direction of the spirit tool had a guide. He Caitou fired the spirit tool according to the guide, instantly hitting the target accurately.
He Caitou suddenly froze, then looked at Huo Yuhao in shock, "Junior brother, are you a mental attribute Spirit Master?"
"Yes, I am a mental attribute Spirit Master. My Spirit is eyes." Huo Yuhao pretended to respond in confusion, as if he didn't know what was special about it.
"Junior brother, your situation is special. I need to inform my teacher. If you're lucky, you might be able to join the Soul Guidance Department directly." He Caitou calmed himself down and went to contact Teacher Fan Yu.
Huo Yuhao saw that his goal was achieved and breathed a sigh of relief. With the opportunity to meet Fan Yu, the matter of apprenticeship was half done.
In just a quarter of an hour, Fan Yu arrived at the spirit tool experimental area. The speed of an eight-level spirit tool Master hurrying was naturally astonishingly fast.
He Caitou had already explained Huo Yuhao's Spirit Ability to Fan Yu once. Fan Yu was more interested in verifying it, so he just asked a couple of simple questions.
"This new student, your name is Huo Yuhao, right? You can just call me Teacher Fan Yu. Can you show me your Spirit Ability?"
"Okay, Teacher Fan Yu." Huo Yuhao activated Spirit Detection Sharing. He originally thought there would be some obstruction in connecting Fan Yu's Spirit Douluo-level mental force with his own mental force, but he didn't expect there to be no fluctuation at all.
Huo Yuhao thought of his Spirit Sea Realm mental force and immediately felt it was much more reasonable. After all, some Spirit Douluo's mental force was only at the Spirit Sea Realm.
After Fan Yu saw the effect of the skill, he had the idea of taking him as a disciple. The Soul Guidance Department had a plan called "Extreme Single Soldier." And Huo Yuhao's Spirit Ability was simply too perfectly suited for this plan.
It was at this moment that Huo Yuhao changed the area-based detection range to a linear detection range, "Teacher Fan Yu, my Spirit Ability can also change the detection method, but it will consume more mental force."
"Is the consumption of this Spirit Ability large? How long can it last?" Fan Yu frowned slightly, thinking about the spirit power consumption of the Spirit Ability. If the consumption of the Spirit Ability was too high, it would be a bit of a drawback.
"This Spirit Ability is actually a mutated Spirit Ability. It mutated into a Spirit Ability that consumes mental force instead of spirit power, perhaps because my innate mental force is stronger. In terms of consumption, it can basically be kept active continuously. The detection range will increase with the improvement of mental force later."
After listening to Huo Yuhao's introduction of the Spirit Ability, Fan Yu instantly became excited, "Yuhao, you mean this detection range can still increase?"
"That's right, Teacher Fan Yu. What's wrong with you?" Huo Yuhao heard Fan Yu's address change from "new student" to "Yuhao" and knew that the apprenticeship was most likely secured.
"Yuhao, you don't know how significant the impact of your Spirit Ability is on the development of the Soul Guidance Department. You might have a more intuitive understanding when you delve deeper into learning spirit tools in the future." Fan Yu explained.
"Yuhao, are you willing to take me as your teacher? I am an eight-level spirit tool Master. If you want to learn spirit tools, then it's hard to find a more suitable teacher than me in Shrek Academy."
After Fan Yu finished speaking, his expression became somewhat serious. If one observed carefully, one could even detect a hint of nervousness within it.
"I am willing, Teacher Fan Yu." Huo Yuhao performed a bowing ceremony to Fan Yu to acknowledge him as his teacher. As the first step in changing his fate, it was a great success.
Fan Yu was also in a good mood. He stepped forward two paces, helped Huo Yuhao up, and took out a storage spirit tool, handing it to him.
"He Caitou told me that Yuhao, you are an exempt student from the Tang Sect, so your resources are probably not too abundant. Inside here are one hundred thousand gold coins, which is your apprenticeship gift."
Huo Yuhao bowed again to Fan Yu after hearing this, put away the storage spirit tool, and was overjoyed in his heart.
One hundred thousand gold coins was indeed a lot. The Soul Devouring Engraving Knife, a ranked carving knife from the All-Continent Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, was only one hundred thousand gold coins. It was clear that Teacher Fan Yu truly had high hopes for him.