Afterward, Beibei helped Xu Sanshi remove the hidden weapons embedded in his body. The three of them then ate a meal with Fan Yu before disbanding.
After this battle, Huo Yuhao could clearly feel that the relationship between the three of them had improved significantly.
For soul masters, the strength of their power is a very important matter, and Xu Sanshi and Beibei had obviously recognized Huo Yuhao's strength.
When school first started, Huo Yuhao thought he would need to use some special means to build a relationship with the two of them. He didn't expect it to succeed so simply.
Since he had finished his daily routine soul tool class today before going with Fan Yu to meet Beibei and Xu Sanshi, the moon was already high in the sky when he returned to the dormitory building.
Just as he was about to enter, he suddenly heard an old voice call out to him from behind.
"Wait a moment."
He turned around and saw that the person who called out to him was the old man who often sat downstairs at the freshman dormitory building. He smiled and said,
"Sorry, I was called away by a teacher for something today, and it took quite a long time. Teacher Fan Yu of the Soul Tool Department can vouch for me."
The old man shook his head and asked him,
"When you first started school, you had a fight with your roommate at the entrance of the dormitory building, didn't you?"
"?"
Huo Yuhao was a little confused, not understanding why the other party suddenly brought this up after a month had passed, but he still nodded gently.
"Yes, is something wrong?"
The old man shook his head and asked indifferently,
"Nothing, it's just that I saw a trace of spiritual power fluctuation attached to your soul power at that time. Is this an innate ability of your martial soul?"
"——"
Huo Yuhao's pupils instantly contracted.
This old man could see through the special nature of his martial soul with just a glance. He was definitely not an ordinary person.
Combining this with the matter of Qian Duoduo asking him to participate in the Ultimate Soldier Plan yesterday, he suddenly understood.
The other party didn't come to find him earlier or later, but chose this specific time to talk to him. Huo Yuhao wouldn't believe it had nothing to do with the Ultimate Soldier Plan even if you beat him to death.
He quickly straightened his attitude, nodded seriously, and asked respectfully,
"Yes, my martial soul is the White Tiger with Dark Eyes , a mutated White Tiger martial soul. Its characteristic is that soul power can be imbued with a spiritual power impact. When I fought with my roommate before, the reason he fell into a brief daze every time he hit me was because of this. Does Senior have any guidance?"
The old man was silent for a moment, then said,
"Your martial soul can imbue all soul skills with spiritual power, which is very powerful, but it's not perfect yet."
"You mean..."
Huo Yuhao asked thoughtfully,
"You want me to completely fuse the two together?"
"That's right."
The old man raised his eyebrows in surprise.
He hadn't expected this child to have such good comprehension, understanding with just a hint.
Huo Yuhao said with difficulty,
"Senior, to be honest, I've tried this path before, but it's truly not that easy."
He understood the principle the old man was talking about. In fact, he had tried it himself before, but he couldn't succeed no matter what.
The composition of soul power and spiritual power is completely different. Even he had to give up after trying dozens of times.
The old man smiled.
"To be able to think of this path on your own, you're truly a smart child... It's normal that you couldn't do it, because it's indeed not a simple matter. Normally, a soul master would have to reach the Titled Douluo realm to achieve this."
"Uh..."
Titled Douluo?
This term was still too distant for Huo Yuhao.
He was only just over rank twenty now. Although he had promised the Tianmeng Iceworm that he would become a god, he didn't really have much confidence himself.
Considering that Dai Hao, who had better talent than him, was only at the Soul Douluo cultivation level, it would take him at least several decades to reach the Titled Douluo cultivation level.
By then, it would be too late.
Seeing his expression, the old man smiled even more happily.
He stroked his beard and said,
"Don't look like that. I called you over, naturally not to discourage you, but to point out a clear path for you—have you ever thought about using emotions as a medium to fuse the two together?"
"Emotions?"
Huo Yuhao subconsciously responded and carefully considered the old man's suggestion.
This method was indeed something he had never thought of before.
The old man nodded and said indifferently,
"Emotions are a special kind of spiritual power fluctuation, and they often have a great amplifying effect on spiritual attribute attacks. I once used my own arrogance as a medium to fuse soul power and spiritual power when I was young, developing a unique self-created soul skill. I cannot give you this self-created soul skill, but you can use my experience as a reference to forge your own path."
After speaking, he closed his eyes and said in a low voice,
"Alright, I'm tired today. Hurry back to your room."
"...Yes."
Seeing that the other party was unwilling to say more, Huo Yuhao didn't pester him further and walked back to his room, thinking about what the other party had said.
The old man's words seemed to have opened a door to a new world for him. If he could truly fuse soul power and spiritual power, his combat power would definitely see a leap forward in improvement.
If he could achieve what the old man said within two months, his confidence in winning the freshman assessment championship would also greatly increase.
After he left, the old man slowly opened his eyes again and sighed silently.
He was none other than Mu En, the current Master of the Sea God Pavilion.
The self-created soul skill he had just mentioned was his signature skill, Monarch Over the World. He had originally not planned to teach this skill to anyone other than his disciples, but everything that happened at the Sea God Pavilion meeting today changed his mind.
His time was running out, yet the Soul Master Department's contempt and suppression of the Soul Tool Department still existed. If he didn't quickly bring suitable talents to the Soul Tool Department and strengthen its power, once he passed away, the precarious balance that had been achieved would collapse again.
This was not what he wanted to see, so he had taken a liking to this child, Huo Yuhao.
This child, as a key implementer of the Ultimate Soldier Plan, was sensible and polite, mature in mind, possessed extraordinary talent in the field of soul tools, and his martial soul talent was miraculously highly compatible with Monarch Over the World. If Mu En hadn't known that he wouldn't live for more than five years, he would definitely have taken him as a disciple and nurtured him well.
As it was, he could only remind him through subtle hints.
Fortunately, Huo Yuhao was a very smart child with extremely high comprehension, so there would likely be no major problems. It just depended on how much he gained.
He wondered what realm he would grow to in the future. He hoped he could bring a new future to the Soul Tool Department.
Mu En closed his eyes, imagining the future he was destined not to see in his mind, a faint smile appearing on his lips.