Chapter 75: Applying What They Learned—Huo Yuhao

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After arranging matters concerning Su Yu and Huo Yuhao, Jing Hongchen began to supervise the training of his grandchildren.

Initially, he had been completely unconcerned about their training, but the arrival of Su Yu and Huo Yuhao forced him to pay closer attention.

"Xiao, Meng, you both need to start sketching your runes as soon as possible."

Since returning from the Tournament, the siblings had been trying to draw runes, but the short duration of the purple aura in the sky each day significantly limited their progress.

In fact, the two had already outlined a framework for their runes.

Though the purple aura was insufficient, their theoretical understanding had improved, making the framework more reasonable. As long as they didn't exhaust their mental energy, they could continue sketching the runes.

In just five days, they had reached the level of "perfecting their sketches" that Su Yu had initially achieved.

However, due to the lack of purple aura to enhance their efforts, the effectiveness of their rudimentary runes was not yet evident.

They needed to continue refining the structure of their runes, improving their effects, while also absorbing purple aura to enhance the quality of the runes.

On the other hand, Huo Yuhao's progress was faster than that of the siblings.

During the Tournament, he had already begun learning about runes under Jing Hongchen's guidance, sketching a gathering rune in his mental sea.

With his experience from practicing the Purple Extreme Magic Eye, he absorbed the purple aura more efficiently.

Additionally, with the help of the SkyDream Ice Silkworm, he found constructing runes effortless.

Thanks to all these factors, Huo Yuhao's runes had already shown noticeable results.

From Jing Hongchen's perspective, the spread of the concept of rune theory was sufficient; the specific rune condensation and structural construction would remain a very personal legacy, much like soul guide technology. While there could be communication and learning between individuals, there was also an obligation to keep certain techniques confidential.

Apart from the structure of the two runes he had learned from Su Yu upon first hearing about the rune theory, Jing Hongchen was now working on creating his own unique system of runes.

This time, Huo Yuhao needed the condensed runes refined by Su Yu, so Jing Hongchen instructed him to study under Su Yu without interfering.

If Huo Yuhao could learn from Su Yu, that was simply his own fortune.

"Brother Su, I'll be relying on you from here on," Huo Yuhao said.

The SkyDream Ice Silkworm had mentioned more than once in Huo Yuhao's mental sea just how extraordinary Su Yu was.

Having evolved into an ultimate life martial soul, developed the techniques for training such a soul, and even created the theory of runes—these accomplishments made even the ancient creature, which had lived for a million years, feel inadequate.

Huo Yuhao deeply recognized Su Yu's strength.

In his eyes, Su Yu's power was not the absolute strength possessed by the teachers at Shrek; rather, it was a strength of ideals—a testament to innate talent.

Huo Yuhao approached the study of rune condensation with great seriousness.

Su Yu taught diligently as well.

He realized that while explaining runes to Huo Yuhao, he was gaining insights of his own.

Although Huo Yuhao's understanding of soul guide theory wasn't as strong as Su Yu's and he couldn't offer more refined ideas on rune structures, he had the support of a million-year-old Spirit-type SkyDream Ice Silkworm in his mental sea.

Even if the Ice Silkworm was simply resting for a million years, its level of ability was still remarkable, and while its applications might not be exceptionally refined, its worth in terms of knowledge was still significant.

The mental power of the SkyDream Ice Silkworm was certainly not lacking, and it had undergone numerous transformations.

Thus, when it came to rune structure, Huo Yuhao possessed an innate intuition.

He might not know why, but he could confidently suggest that adjusting a particular line in the rune would enhance its effectiveness in condensing mental energy.

This intuitive insight was also the main source of Su Yu's gains during their collaboration.

With Huo Yuhao's training, Su Yu indirectly received assistance from the SkyDream Ice Silkworm, resulting in stronger effects in rune condensation.

"Apart from runes, there are also techniques," Su Yu noted. Huo Yuhao was indeed practicing Su Yu's techniques, but they did not significantly condense soul power yet. This was something Su Yu hadn't had the chance to perfect.

"I suspect that the reason Shrek Academy can cultivate soul masters with ultimate martial souls is closely related to Tang Sect's Xuantian Skill. It should have the ability to condense soul power and strengthen the foundation, right?"

Huo Yuhao nodded in agreement.

"Exactly. Keep practicing the Xuantian Skill for now. Once I perfect my techniques, you can switch over then."

"But…" Huo Yuhao hesitated.

After joining the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, he had deliberately stopped practicing the Tang Sect techniques, especially after becoming a disciple of Jing Hongchen. He felt an immense guilt toward Tang Ya, who carried the hopes of the entire Tang Sect on her shoulders.

"What's this guilt about?"

Su Yu noticed Huo Yuhao's internal struggle.

"Why are you so conflicted? You've learned it, so that's your fortune. As for repaying everything, that's just nonsense. Didn't Tang San, the ancestor of the Tang Sect, learn secrets from other sects? And yet he still had no issues with it.

If he could learn from others, why can't others learn from him?"

"Whatever debt you feel, you can repay it when you become stronger. There's no need to dwell on it."

After all, it was merely a transitional phase. By the time Su Yu perfected his techniques further, Huo Yuhao would no longer be practicing the Mysterious Heaven Skill, so there wouldn't be much to repay.

In fact, by the time Huo Yuhao understood everything, he probably wouldn't even need to think about repaying any favors.

Su Yu's words eased Huo Yuhao's heart considerably.

"Yeah, Yuhao, let's just focus on our training. If you feel indebted to the Tang Sect, you can always repay that favor in the future."

The SkyDream Ice Silkworm agreed with Su Yu's reasoning and enthusiastically supported Huo Yuhao in his mental sea.

Huo Yuhao finally overcame his internal obstacles and decided to continue practicing the Mysterious Heaven Skill along with the Purple Extreme Magic Eye.

"By the way, Brother Su, I remember you mentioned that the Body Sect is the best fit for me."

Su Yu abruptly coughed several times.

After just guiding Huo Yuhao to let go of his sect biases, he was at a loss for words upon hearing Huo Yuhao's inquiry.

So, you want to take another step toward a different sect?

You really know how to apply what you've learned.

Under Su Yu's gaze, Huo Yuhao felt a bit embarrassed and sheepishly scratched his head.

"The Body Sect has the deepest understanding of body martial souls, and they excel in their application as well. No matter how talented they are, even the best at Shrek Academy wouldn't dare claim they can overpower the Body Sect among those of the same rank.

The method they possess for the secondary awakening of body martial souls is crucial for you."

Putting aside any sect biases, Huo Yuhao began to see the Body Sect in a more favorable light.

"You don't need to worry about the secondary awakening of the Spirit Eye. The methods of the Body Sect aren't that difficult; it's just a matter of challenging the limits of the body and awakening through willpower."

Su Yu had thought carefully before making such a statement.

He did not reveal the source of this information.

At the same time, he hoped to draw out a certain knowledgeable individual from Huo Yuhao's mental sea to explain the secondary awakening of body martial souls in further detail.

(End of Chapter)