Chapter 131: The Exchange Life Begins

Seeing He Cai Tou chomping on a thick cigar, Lin Jiayi was just about to dissuade him, saying that the school did not allow smoking.

The next sentence made Ye Xiaosheng so embarrassed he nearly died on the spot.

He Cai Tou took a deep breath, swung his mortar-sized fist, and suddenly shouted: "I have a big cigar!"

"Pfft..."

Ye Xiaosheng nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood; the expectant expression on his face instantly stiffened, and he stared at He Cai Tou with a blank gaze.

In fact, Ye Xiaosheng was not the only one who was completely dumbfounded; even the teacher in charge of the testing and the other students unfamiliar with He Cai Tou were staring at him with blank expressions.

It must be said that He Cai Tou's soul skill was indeed on par with Xiao Ao's back in the day. Su Yu still remembered that during the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, when He Cai Tou announced his soul skill, the scene nearly caused him to die of social embarrassment on the spot.

The current He Cai Tou was truly risking social death to perform the physical test.

If it were Su himself, he probably wouldn't be willing to shout it out even if he were beaten to death.

Before a teacher could endure the twitching of his face to offer a reminder, He Cai Tou ferociously threw his right fist, smashing it heavily onto the power Soul Guidance Body Tester in front of him.

"Bang—" The massive device suddenly vibrated violently, and the entire room seemed to tremble because of this punch. The data changed rapidly. The entire power Soul Guidance Body Tester actually shifted more than three inches from its original position.

"Power, Level 70..." The teacher in charge of recording reported the astonishing number with a slightly trembling voice. One must know that the maximum testing standard for this power Soul Guidance Body Tester was Level 70! And this Level 70 was set based on the standard of power-type Soul Masters.

In fact, He Cai Tou's power had long surpassed Level 70; the reason the data was Level 70 was because the upper limit of this thing was only 70.

Finally, it was Su Yu's turn. Su Yu did not intend to destroy this thing with one punch; there was no need to show off for a moment of limelight and end up causing his entire plan to collapse.

In the original work, it could be said that Huo Yu Hao was only able to get into Mingde Hall so early because of the help of Wang Shaojie.

When Su Yu stepped forward to test, he simply controlled his strength and produced a relatively normal figure: Level 55.

With Level 47 soul power, hitting a force of Level 50 was relatively not that outrageous. At the age of fourteen, Level 47 soul power was considered quite good.

If Su himself used his full strength, along with the copied Ice Empress's Pincer and Mysterious Jade Hand, he could probably wreck this machine with one punch, as Su himself had already tried it once before.

The third test was similar to Whac-A-Mole; to put it bluntly, it was also similar to a rhythm game. Su Yu also kept his reaction speed at a normal level.

What is this called? This is called score control!

The dormitory area was located behind the teaching area. Compared to Shrek Academy, the dormitory area here was much larger. The map had detailed records, documenting the various facilities of the dormitory area, among which the place that interested Huo Yu Hao the most was the Auxiliary Cultivation Room.

According to the notes on the map, one had to pay a fee to use this Auxiliary Cultivation Room, and the price was quite high.

Looking at this Auxiliary Cultivation Room, Su Yu was actually already quite familiar with it. After all, in Mingde Hall, there was no lack of similar places, but being short of money was impossible; that would never happen in this lifetime.

The ten people were arranged on the top floor of the sixth-grade dormitory area, which was considered a quite quiet place. Just as Director Lin Jiayi said, each of them received a 20-square-meter dormitory, which was also equipped with a well-appointed bathroom.

Although it could not be called luxurious, it was quite clean and tidy, and the conditions were indeed much better than the outer courtyard dormitories of Shrek Academy.

This was a sixth-grade dormitory; in another place, Su himself also had a fourth-grade dormitory.

That dormitory naturally belonged to Luo Yu. Su Yu and Luo Yu, these two people, were like two chess pieces filled with countless variables, dropped into the abdomen of the Sun Moon Empire.

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Mingde Hall.

"These are the test data for all of them." Lin Jiayi handed the test data in his hand to Jing Hongchen.

Jing Hongchen took the data, carefully read through everyone's figures, and then said: "This Su Yu doesn't seem to be that outstanding. Although he is indeed stronger than the other students, it seems that this He Cai Tou is the primary candidate."

"The most outstanding performance is indeed He Cai Tou. This one named Su Yu looks more like a Soul Master; I didn't feel too many traces of a Soul Engineer on him," Lin Jiayi replied truthfully.

"Then tell me, how was Su Yu's performance?" Jing Hongchen continued to ask.

Lin Jiayi pondered for a moment and recalled: "Compared to the students of our Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, all his data is considered very strong. Even if he wanted to hide it, it would be impossible, not to mention that none of them have ever come into contact with our testing instruments."

"He has no soul bone attached to his body, and the subsequent reaction test was also within the normal range. From his movements when attacking and the fluctuations of his soul power, he really doesn't look like an excellent Soul Engineer."

Hearing this, Jing Hongchen smiled slightly and said: "It would be abnormal if it weren't like this. Although this Su Yu had an impressive performance at the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, he only took advantage of tactics. This Su Yu was originally from the Martial Soul Department and only joined the Soul Guidance Department later, having studied in the Soul Guidance Department for less than a year. If he could really achieve something, that would be the abnormal part!"

It was actually not difficult to collect information on Su Yu; what was difficult was accurate information on Su Yu.

Lin Jiayi hesitated for a moment, then said: "Hall Master, should we, during their teaching..."

Jing Hongchen shook his head and said: "No need, just let everything proceed as normal. However, pay close attention to that student named He Cai Tou; there is no need to do anything else, otherwise, our Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy will end up giving others a handle to use against us."

After hearing this, Lin Jiayi was just about to leave, but unexpectedly, he was called back by Jing Hongchen.

After chatting about a bunch of Number One's plans, what followed was Jing Hongchen complaining about the Emperor.

When Lin Jiayi disappeared, Jing Hongchen looked at the materials in his hand and picked out He Cai Tou's file.

"I wonder how much you can actually learn. The gap between us and Shrek cannot be made up by just a few students, not to mention that you won't be able to touch the core secrets."

However, these concerns were indeed not the main ones. Jing Hongchen would never know that someone had already touched the core of Mingde Hall; other than Su Yu, no one knew that.

Inside the dormitory, Su Yu was not in a hurry to improve his strength. Compared to soul skills, he currently did not need to rely on the soul skills granted by soul rings. With his fourth soul skill, he did not need to worry about the problem of insufficient soul skills for the time being.

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Shrek Academy, student dormitory.

"Sleeping so comfortably, it's already dark outside. That shouldn't be; how could I have slept for so long?"

At this moment, Wang Dong had already slept in the dormitory until the afternoon. When Wang Dong suddenly realized what day it was, he found that the space beside him was already empty.

No note was left for him, nor was any sound-transmission item left for him...

"Did he leave? Did he really leave..."

After taking a deep breath, Wang Dong clenched his fists, bit his lip, and stubbornly raised his head, afraid that his tears would uncontrollably fall.

"Two and a half years, as long as you are willing to come back, I can wait..."

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The canteen of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy was actually not as sumptuous as Shrek Academy's. In fact, it was normal for there to be a difference, because the treatment now was completely different. At Shrek, they were all students valued by the academy and favored with resources, so the treatment was naturally different.

Gathering at the remains of the sixth-grade teaching building, the Dean of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, Lin Jiayi, had been waiting here for a long time.

"Students from Shrek, starting from today, you will be studying at our Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. I hope you can treat this place as your home in the next two and a half years. In order to allow you to come into contact with higher-level Soul Guidance Device knowledge, your study arrangements are as follows."

"You will follow the ten sixth-grade teachers behind me to study. These ten teachers are all teachers with extremely high capabilities in our academy, at least Level 7 Soul Engineers. Each of them is leading several sixth-grade students."

"The academy's sixth-grade testing area will also be open to you. All materials you need during your experiments will be provided by the academy. Of course, if you want to take away the Soul Guidance Devices you have made, you will need to pay a certain material fee. If you are only conducting experiments, it is completely free."

"For the first month, you will all stay here to study. When you have a certain foundation, you will participate in an assessment by teachers sent from Mingde Hall. Based on the assessment results, we will determine how often you can go to Mingde Hall to listen to lectures and observe in the future. The best result of the assessment is naturally being able to enter Mingde Hall directly and study there. The worst result is being able to observe once every ten days. In future observation studies, you can also request to be re-assessed at any time. As long as the assessment results meet the standards, the time you spend going to Mingde Hall will also increase."

"In principle, the academy hopes you will not leave easily. Because outside the academy, your personal safety cannot be absolutely guaranteed. As exchange students for this term, if any issues arise with your safety, we will have to bear considerable responsibility. Therefore, if you wish to leave the academy to sightsee or visit Mingdu, you must request leave from me, report it, and sign an agreement assuming responsibility for your own safety. Basically, that is all that is important. If you have any questions in the future, you may ask your respective instructors or come find me."

The subsequent drawing of lots went quite normally; Su Yu drew a teacher he had not seen much of, though Su Yu had indeed seen this teacher before.

Because this teacher's student was Si Chen, who had bullied Keke back then and was later given a sound thrashing by Luo Yu.

Afterward, Si Chen had also very unconvincedly brought over her senior fellow apprentices, but they were beaten up by Wang Shaojie and Zi Mu, nearly being sent to the hospital's emergency room.

After the drawing of lots concluded, Su Yu followed him to the Sixth Laboratory.

Su Yu actually had not been to the Sixth Laboratory much, though he had been to these places before when following Instructor Xuan Ziwen.

The teacher before his eyes was slightly older than Xuan Ziwen in age; he looked to be around fifty, and the impression he gave was also much more serious than Xuan Ziwen.

Walking into the laboratory, he only heard him speak indifferently: "My name is Zhao Yufei. From today on, you are my student. For the next two and a half years, you will follow me to learn. In my classroom, I do not care what status you have at Shrek; here, you must follow my rules."

"I understand, Teacher Zhao."

Su Yu was not about to argue with them about anything. Now, all he had to do was wait—wait for the attack on Mingde Hall that would come after some time.

As for himself, he only needed to have a talk with Jing Hongchen, or perhaps place an order with Mingde Hall, One Number Experimental Zone.

In the One Number Experimental Zone, there was an underground passage leading to the Number One Experimental Subject. As for the aftermath, he only needed to impersonate Du Busi and trick the other party into handing over the item. As for how to escape, he could leave the rest to Yi Lao.

A mere Soul Douluo—Yi Lao could completely cover it up with his powerful Spirit Power. If that truly did not work, he would only have to take the final step: shatter the Sealing God Platform, cause both sides to engage in a great battle, and ultimately let Yi Lao take away Xue Di's origin power.

In any case, there was a way out no matter what. Furthermore, Su Yu did not need to worry about the terrain at all, because his clone, Luo Yu, had already been lurking in Mingde Hall for a long time and understood most of the terrain there quite well.

He was determined to obtain the Number One Experimental Subject, and he could not let the Body Sect snatch away Xue Di either. After all, if it were not for the fear of being besieged by Mingde Hall, the Body Sect, and the Holy Spirit Cult back then, with his Su Family's vast financial resources, he would have long since bought it at the auction.

The reason he did not buy it was because Su Yu clearly realized that his family simply did not have the strength to keep such a thing.

After a simple test, Su Yu displayed the level of a Level 3 Soul Engineer. He did not need to be too dazzling right now, because once he was too dazzling, he would instead be subjected to strict scrutiny.

"It seems your level is still somewhat lacking. During this period, you will follow me to learn. In the future, I will also conduct assessments for you. If you have the ability to enter Mingde Hall, I will naturally send you to Mingde Hall to undergo the assessment."

Zhao Yufei inspected the Soul Guidance Array that Su Yu handed over and reached a conclusion in an instant.

Su Yu also nodded and said, "Understood, Teacher Zhao."

Su Yu would not be like Huo Yu Hao in the original work, foolishly revealing his brilliance, because that would be purely courting death.