Chapter 118: On the Self-Cultivation of an Actor (2)

Even Xiao Hongchen spoke with a thick skin: "You all need to go back and properly digest and absorb today's lesson. This student, Luo Yu, fully demonstrated what kind of fighting style a Soul Engineer should have. There is still much for you to learn in the future."

This guy really managed to swallow that, if I hadn't acted out this scene with you two siblings, I reckon the one getting beaten up right now would be you.

You brat, you're actually here lecturing me with such unearned confidence; are you teaching me how to do my job?

Complaining is one thing, but the real work cannot be neglected.

They are his own students after all; since they were poisoned by Meng Hongchen, it is only natural to provide an antidote.

To maximize the effect, Su Yu also took a breath of the poisonous mist at the very end, and when the poison finally flared up, he was carried away to be treated.

Meng Hongchen also suspected whether Su Yu had feigned defeat to hide his strength, but when she saw the poisoned Su Yu being carried over, she instantly dismissed the doubts in her heart, because she was confident that, apart from that Huo Yuhao of Shrek, it was impossible for anyone to resist her poison!

This pride stemmed from her powerful martial soul and her own formidable strength!

But little did she know, even if Su Yu were struck by her cold poison, he would have a way to strip it from his body, because his current physique was long since beyond what an ordinary person could compare to.

The vast Life Force contained within the Life Gold back then still remains in Su Yu's body to this day; even the most powerful toxins are merely external forces. As long as the poison is not terrifying to a certain degree, it is fundamentally impossible for it to wreak havoc inside Su Yu. Even if he cannot neutralize it, Su Yu can use his Life Force to expel it.

Of course, this is all based on Su Yu's subjective will; as long as Su Yu is unwilling, the current situation of the poison flaring up could never have occurred.

When Su Yu recovered from the pain of the poison flare-up, it was also the end of this lesson and lecture.

Clearly, Su's performance this time deeply won the hearts of the two siblings. Having experienced this performance, Su Yu knew that as long as he could perform well in the end-of-month assessment, his future place of study would no longer be the Four Number Experimental Zone.

After this training session was dismissed, Su Yu returned to the laboratory as usual, sitting quietly in front of the table and pondering his future strategy.

If nothing goes wrong, now that he has displayed his strength, as long as he can subsequently make a connection with the siblings Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen, not to mention being able to access the detailed location of the One Number Experimental Zone.

"It seems the timing is still far off; I'll just sit and wait for Du Busi to come here and rob the place."

Su Yu was quietly packing his things and preparing to stand up and leave when he was called out by Menluo.

Menluo looked at Su Yu before him and spoke with a face full of smiles: "Luo Yu, I heard your performance today was very good. Even the Hall Master's grandson and granddaughter praised you as a good seedling. You certainly didn't lose face for this old man; not bad, not bad, you truly didn't fail to live up to my expectations."

This old man looked at Su Yu with increasing satisfaction; among the many students he had taught, Su Yu was one of the most gifted he had ever encountered.

Of course, since Menluo had praised him so much, he naturally couldn't hit a smiling face, so he had to say something nice in return.

His current identity is Luo Yu, so he naturally must understand social graces, unlike Ji Juechen who only understands human feelings and accidents...

"Many thanks for the teacher's praise. Luo Yu is very grateful for your guidance; if it weren't for your guidance, I would never have made such rapid progress."

The facade must be maintained; it is just like those boring banquets from before. Even if you loathe the other party, for the sake of the family and the interests behind the banquet, you have no choice but to persist.

The current Su Yu is playing the role of a commoner youth pursuing greater Soul Guidance knowledge.

"Teacher Menluo, I firmly believe that I will definitely pass this month's assessment!"

Menluo looked at the spirited youth before him, nodded with satisfaction, then handed him an identity card and said: "This is what Xiao Hongchen asked me to pass on to you. He told me to tell you that if you can also pass the assessment in the second month, you can take this identity card and go to the One Number Experimental Zone to find him."

Taking the identity card in his hand, a trace of joy appeared in Su Yu's eyes without leaving a mark.

The goal has been achieved; it seems this fake match was worth it after all...

Since that's the case, I must prepare well, otherwise how could I live up to this kindness of yours?

Mingde Hall.

"Grandfather, today in Mingde Hall, we encountered a commoner named Luo Yu. Although he is only a fourth-level Soul Engineer, he was actually able to reach a draw with Meng Hongchen in a short time, and even faintly suppress Meng Hongchen!"

Although Xiao Hongchen is usually arrogant, he remained well-behaved in front of Jing Hongchen.

Jing Hongchen slowly turned around, looking at his grandson and granddaughter before him. A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but say: "Tell me about the situation at the time; the more detailed, the better."

As the person who fought, Meng Hongchen was naturally responsible for the account, with Xiao Hongchen adding supplements from time to time. When they finished their account, Jing Hongchen's brows furrowed slightly.

His intuition was telling him that this youth named Luo Yu was definitely not simple; everything had a kind of indescribable coincidence.

Where exactly did the problem lie?

Jing Hongchen searched through the information on Luo Yu in his mind, only to find everything was normal; from the data they had collected, no loopholes could be seen.

"Could it be that our Sun Moon Empire has truly produced a genius Soul Engineer?"

Jing Hongchen was somewhat worried. In fact, he knew better than anyone that Shrek was an inescapable shadow in his heart. Every competition preparation and every crushing defeat made the Sun Moon Empire desperately need a victory.

Even if it's just one success! As long as Shrek is defeated once, that would be a great historical milestone that could be written into history!

Jing Hongchen's expression was complex, and his thoughts were even more so. He gripped the information on Luo Yu tightly in his hand and finally said: "Then let's test him. If he is truly as you say, perhaps in the competition five years from now, you can all defeat Shrek together!"

Defeat Shrek!

This is the long-cherished wish of all of them, and even more so, the goal they dream of!

Shrek has geniuses, and their Mingde Hall also has geniuses. As long as they are cultivated, they might not be inferior to Shrek!

On a piece of confidential documentation, on this night, a strange name was added.

Luo Yu...

Shrek, One Zero Eight Dormitory.

Wang Dong pouted, resting her chin on her hand as she sat at the seat where Su Yu often sat to design Soul Guidance Device blueprints, sighing with a face full of sorrow.

"Sigh, if I had told you what my choice was back then, would you not have left?"

Wang Dong hugged Su Yu's quilt, curled up on her bed, with crystalline tears flashing in her eyes.

"I remember you once said that your choice was the path of Soul Guidance. But, do you know, what I wrote in Mu Lao's hands..."

"Actually, it was..."

"Your name..."

Su Yu!

Slightly lifting her head, she looked at the bright full moon outside the window.

Perhaps, what Wang Dong was looking forward to was simply for Su Yu to be by her side.

Now the truth has finally come to light; it turns out Wang Dong's choice back then was simply Su Yu the person, never any sect, academy, or Soul Master!

"It seems a little girl is missing you. I can feel your Spirit Sea trembling; you are suppressing it."

Yi Lao's voice came leisurely, and an old man in white slowly walked out from a light gate into Su Yu's Spirit Sea.

Looking at the slowly approaching Yi Lao, Su Yu also immersed his body and mind into the Spirit Sea and said: "Ever since that Martial Soul Fusion, I have been able to faintly sense her emotions. But, do I have a choice?"

Su Yu smiled bitterly and helplessly; if one could live a carefree life in the academy as before, who would want to live a life of displacement and constant fear?

"Actually, compared to them, you have many choices, but I'm afraid this little girl has a significant background. If you really want to, I'm afraid you'll have your hands full..." Yi Lao smiled kindly.

Su Yu felt the trembling of his Spirit Sea in detail; he could sense that wave of loneliness and longing, as well as that faint sorrow.

Even though they were separated by ten thousand miles, it felt as if they were right in front of each other...

Perhaps that describes his current self; as long as Su Yu wants, this ten-thousand-mile journey would only take one day to return, to go back to Shrek, back to Dorm 108.

"Study hard. When you have truly thought things through, I will appear again. Actually, you have long had the answer in your heart as to what you should do. Are you not a person who is different from the rest? You should understand what it means to make trade-offs."

Electrolux disappeared once again, returning to the Fate Eye.

Taking out the left palm bone of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear from his hand, Su Yu did not choose to fuse it into his body to absorb it, but instead chose to let his Fragment Martial Soul absorb the soul bone.

The next day.

Su Yu slowly stood up. At this moment, his aura had risen to a new level. The left palm bone of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear granted him a new soul skill: Dark Gold Terrorclaw!

As long as he moved his mind, his hands could transform into Dark Gold Terrorclaws, unleashing the powerful attack strength of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. As long as Su Yu's strength was sufficient, it was not impossible to break through the air with a hundred-zhang claw mark in a single strike.

Unless it was necessary, it was better not to expose this means of attack. After all, once recognized by someone who knew their stuff, given his current situation, it would be inevitable that he would be killed for his treasures.

Today finally marked Su Yu's first end-of-month assessment at Mingde Hall. The content of this assessment was based on Menluo's teaching. Although it required a certain foundation, for Su Yu, who was currently wholeheartedly studying Soul Guidance Devices, it was completely pressure-free.

If nothing went wrong, Su Yu passed the assessment with the first-place result among the Level 4 Soul Engineers.

Being first also had its rewards; Su Yu obtained a complete design blueprint for a Level 6 Soul Guidance Device as he had hoped.

This design blueprint was for a Milk Bottle, but this blueprint was different from an ordinary Milk Bottle. After Su Yu's careful study, he discovered that it was actually a semi-finished product of the Closed-type Milk Bottle designed by Xuan Ziwen.

Although it was a semi-finished product, its function was still not to be underestimated. Since Xuan Ziwen had provided the train of thought, even without Xuan Ziwen's help, Su Yu could perfect it; after all, their ways of thinking were not on the same level at all.

To put it nicely, the times have changed.

To put it bluntly, it was a dimensionality reduction strike...

When Su Yu completed the assessment as the first-place Level 4 Soul Engineer, he encountered a few acquaintances.

Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and their captain, Ma Rulong.

Ma Rulong's aura was still somewhat listless; it was clear that he had been severely injured by the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of Su Yu and Wang Dong that time.

In fact, what burned was not just soul power, but also Spirit Power, life force...

"You are that Luo Yu whom Xiao Hongchen mentioned?" Ma Rulong stepped forward and walked in front of Su Yu.

Su Yu also nodded and said, "Is there something you need from me, Senior?"

Ma Rulong was not a person who beat around the bush, and he said straightforwardly, "I have heard from Meng Hongchen about your battles, but this does not mean you will be the same in the future. So you must not fail the academy's expectations of you. If you are strong enough, five years from now, you will also take our place, stand on the competition field, and fight for the Sun Moon Empire!"

"Thank you for your instruction, Senior. I, Luo Yu, will certainly keep it in mind at all times."

Su Yu feigned an excited appearance and said solemnly.

"From today on, your place of study will be transferred from the Four Number Experimental Zone to the Three Number Experimental Zone. This is your new identity card. If you can still achieve first place in next month's assessment, you will be transferred to the One Number Experimental Zone."

Ma Rulong updated the identity card for Su Yu. Mingde Hall was a place with strict hierarchy, and there were even Level Nine Soul Engineers sitting in command here. Mingdu itself was an enormous Soul Guidance Array, which was enough to prove the strength of Mingde Hall.

However, while it might be lacking compared to the top, it was more than enough compared to those below. Even the Heaven Soul Empire, which had the Body Sect sitting in command, was instantly destroyed by the Sun Moon Empire with the force of a crushing landslide.

No matter how strong a Level 98 Peak Douluo was, they still could not change the general trend, because, in the end, they were only a mortal...

It was that crushing war of the Sun Moon Empire in the later period that completely established the future development trend of Soul Guidance Devices.

After accepting the new identity card, Su Yu watched the three of them leave. At the moment they were about to disappear, Xiao Hongchen did not forget to wave at him.

Not bad, this time I can even mix my way into the One Number Experimental Zone. This time I must put in some effort; you all are simply inviting a wolf into the house.

This is what you said, then I won't be polite. If it really doesn't work, I'll just copy the movements of Teacher Xuan making Soul Guidance Devices. I don't believe you can even surpass the Soul Guidance Devices made by an Eight-level Soul Engineer.

Don't blame me for being excessive; if you want to blame someone, blame your own leaders for opening their own doors and inviting a wolf into the house.

For the next month, Su Yu knew it would be a busy one. Anyway, he had enough confidence; this month would be enough for him to proficiently craft Level 5 Soul Guidance Devices. After all, not everyone had his terrifying ability to copy.