MTLNOVEL Chapter 78: The Top Genius
The Illustrious Virtue Hall of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy is equivalent to the inner court of Shrek Academy, where only elites are admitted.
Although Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen were able to join the Illustrious Virtue Hall quickly partly due to their grandfather's influence, it was primarily because of their innate talent.
Otherwise, even if their grandfather were the head of the Illustrious Virtue Hall, there would have been gossip.
However, the two of them used their talent and strength to conquer all the students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Xiao Hongchen even earned the title of the top genius of the academy.
"Oh, the top genius? Since I'm here now, that title belongs to me," Liuxing thought, narrowing his eyes.
He couldn't wait to see the twisted expression on Xiao Hongchen's face when his title was taken away.
At the thought of this, a pleased smile appeared on Liuxing's lips.
Seeing his smile, Meng Hongchen knew exactly what he was thinking and shook her head helplessly. Liuxing and Xiao Hongchen had never gotten along, always bickering and never sparing each other in their verbal exchanges.
Knowing Liuxing's mischievous nature, which was hidden beneath his sunny and gentle exterior, Meng Hongchen was sure he was plotting something to humiliate Xiao Hongchen.
However, she thought it might be good for her overly proud brother to face a little setback.
After all, losing to Liuxing wouldn't be embarrassing. With that in mind, Meng Hongchen also smiled cheerfully.
Seeing the two of them share a tacit understanding smile, Liuying clicked her tongue in annoyance.
Her blue-pink eyes scrutinized Meng Hongchen, wondering where she could strike.
Gu Yuena and Xue Nu silently followed behind, curiously observing the surroundings of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
Ye Guyi just wanted to finish the enrollment process quickly so she could head to the combat arena and find someone to fight.
Xu Tianzhen yawned, feeling unimpressed by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
As a princess, she had visited the academy many times before, so the environment was nothing new to her.
Nana, on the other hand, remained quiet, blending into the background like a small transparent figure.
She knew her talent was the weakest among the group, and she always kept a low profile when around Liuxing and the others.
Although they treated her as a friend and even helped her parents, this only made her feel more inferior.
Liuxing and the others had tried many times to reassure her, but Nana remained humble and refused to change her attitude.
There was nothing more they could do.
Soon, Meng Hongchen led the group to the academic affairs office, where they received the student handbook, uniforms, and a campus map from a teaching director named Lin Jiayi.
After collecting their items, the group followed Meng Hongchen to a nearby teaching building.
Lin Jiayi adjusted his glasses and watched the retreating figures of Liuxing and the others, murmuring to himself, "Are they the ones the hall master mentioned?"
Picking up the profiles on his desk, Lin Jiayi exclaimed in amazement, "Eleven-year-old Soul Elders, all with top-tier martial souls, no less impressive than Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen! No wonder the dean values them so much. It seems the hope of defeating Shrek Academy lies with this generation!"
Thinking of the excellence of Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, as well as the information in his hands, Lin Jiayi couldn't help but feel excited.
"The academy is very large, and it's easy to get lost without a map. Make sure to keep the campus map safe and don't lose it," Meng Hongchen reminded Liuxing and the others. It would take a long time to familiarize oneself with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy without a map, so the map was crucial for new students.
The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy was divided into three main areas: the teaching area, the dormitory area, and the experimental area.
The experimental area occupied more than two-thirds of the campus and was divided into various zones, each with different soul engineering buildings serving different purposes.
However, the experimental area was mainly frequented by soul engineers, and they would only go there when conducting soul tool experiments.
At the center of the experimental area was the Illustrious Virtue Hall, which was off-limits to ordinary students.
Only students of the Illustrious Virtue Hall were allowed entry.
The map primarily detailed the teaching and dormitory areas.
The teaching area consisted of twelve teaching buildings, with two buildings for each of the six grades.
Only elite geniuses were admitted to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and since the number of geniuses was small, two buildings per grade were sufficient.
The six grades at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy were not divided by age.
Here, as long as a student's ability reached the level of a Level 1 Soul Engineer, they could advance to the second grade.
Achieving the level of a Level 2 Soul Engineer would allow them to move on to the third grade.
The learning atmosphere was relaxed, with no strange assessments, only soul engineer Level evaluations.
Of course, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy was not a place where students could rest easy.
If a student failed to reach Level 3 Soul Engineer by the age of 18, they would have to leave the academy and fend for themselves.
However, as long as this requirement was met, students could stay at the academy until the age of 25.
Those who reached Level 5 Soul Engineer before the age of 25 could apply for graduation and also apply to join the Illustrious Virtue Hall, provided they passed the assessment.
At this moment, Meng Hongchen led Liuxing and the others into one of the first-grade teaching buildings.
The teaching building was enormous, with wide hallways stretching straight ahead.
Due to the academy's promotion system, the number of students in each grade varied greatly.
After giving them a tour of the teaching building, Meng Hongchen directly led Liuxing and the others to the top floor of the sixth-grade dormitory.
Since they were all single rooms, there was no need to separate them by gender.
Being the top floor of the sixth-grade dormitory, it was quite quiet. Each dorm room was over thirty square meters in size, equipped with a private bathroom and toilet.
The conditions were already quite good.
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At this moment, Liuxing's entire class was being led by their homeroom teacher, Mr. Li, to the training field for the martial soul compatibility test.
Almost every new student in the Practical Soul Control Department would go through this test.
The higher the martial soul compatibility, the greater the possibility of developing a martial soul fusion skill.
And if two people could perform martial soul fusion, it would undoubtedly enhance their cultivation efficiency.
The earlier the martial soul fusion compatibility was tested, the greater the benefits.
Martial soul fusion had always been a powerful method for soul masters to increase their combat strength.
Soul masters of the same level who possessed martial soul fusion skills often stood out more and were more renowned.
This was because martial soul fusion skills could achieve a combat effect where one plus one was greater than two.
On the Douluo Continent, many soul masters had relied on martial soul fusion skills to achieve victories against stronger opponents.
The most famous example was undoubtedly the White Tiger Duke lineage of the Star Luo Empire. The name "Netherworld White Tiger" was known to almost everyone.
And right beside Liuxing and the others, there were also people who possessed martial soul fusion skills, Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen.
As siblings, their martial soul compatibility was quite high.
When they used their martial soul fusion skill, even a Soul King-level expert was no match for them.
Liuying secretly glanced at Liuxing.
Given their situation, she wondered how high their martial soul compatibility would be. She felt a small sense of anticipation.
Xue Nu looked at Liuxing and Liuying with a complicated expression.
These two humans were simply too talented.
Although she was a transformed beast soul master who had lost her origin, her foundation was still there.
Yet, she was being suppressed by these two.
Whether it was cultivation speed or combat prowess, Liuxing was still manageable.
His combat experience wasn't exactly immature, but it was only average.
When they fought, due to their mutually restraining attributes, most of the time they would stop at a draw, making it hard to determine a winner.
But Liuying was on another level. Her reflexes, combat instincts, and tactical intelligence during battle were worlds apart from her usual gentle and soft demeanor.
Her ferocious fighting style made Xue Nu, a former super beast, break out in a cold sweat.
Although the compatibility test was held every year for new students, the probability of martial soul fusion occurring was extremely low.
In the entire Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, there were only a handful of cases.
Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen were among them.
"The execution of martial soul fusion requires a high degree of complementarity between the martial souls of the two individuals. In martial soul research, emotions can sometimes also influence the success of martial soul fusion skills!" Mr. Li, the homeroom teacher, led the way while imparting some knowledge about martial soul fusion to the students, showing great dedication.
"Of course, emotions only affect dual martial soul fusion. For multi-person martial soul fusion, it's not just about martial soul complementarity. It requires a high degree of compatibility in the characteristics, soul skills, and development direction of their martial souls to succeed."
Mr. Li was enthusiastically lecturing, but only a few students were paying attention. Most were just going through the motions, as the probability of martial soul fusion skills appearing was frighteningly low.
"We're here."
Mr. Li's theoretical lecture came to an abrupt end as they arrived at the training field.
On an open area next to the training field stood some soul tools that resembled stone pillars, each about half a meter tall.
On the training field, some students from the Practical Soul Control Department were practicing with their soul tools.
Seeing Mr. Li leading a large group of newcomers, they stopped what they were doing and turned their attention to the freshmen.