According to Huo Yuhao's knowledge, even in Shrek Academy, which has the most advanced soul engineering technology among the original three kingdoms of Douluo, the number of Class 8 Soul Engineers would definitely not exceed five, and it's even possible there are only two or three.
In other words, this middle-aged strong man in front of him, purely in terms of soul engineering technical skill, is very likely to be among the top three in the entire Shrek Academy, and even within the original three kingdoms of Douluo.
Becoming his student would undoubtedly be of great help for his future path in soul engineering.
Arriving at the soul engineering crafting table, Huo Yuhao exhaled lightly, and two soul rings, one yellow and one white, rose around him.
Fan Yu raised his eyebrows but said nothing.
While the white second soul ring was surprising, Fan Yu didn't dwell on it as much as those in the Martial Soul Department did.
For a Soul Engineer, the most important thing is talent in developing and crafting soul tools; the combat power of the Soul Master themselves is not as crucial.
The next second, he saw the white soul ring, ranked second, on Huo Yuhao light up.
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Fan Yu frowned in confusion.
Generally speaking, Soul Engineers rarely release soul skills while crafting soul tools.
Increased consumption is one aspect, but more importantly, it's easy to get distracted, requiring a high degree of control from the Soul Engineer.
According to Fan Yu's knowledge, among the entire Shrek Soul Engineering Department, there are no more than twenty individuals who release soul skills to assist when crafting soul tools, and most of these twenty are food-type Soul Masters, whose soul skills generally do not have negative effects on the crafting process.
Even if it increases the burden, this kid still needs to use a soul skill... Is it because this soul skill's help in crafting soul tools is so great that it far outweighs the negative effects? Fan Yu made a guess in his heart.
And the truth was exactly as Fan Yu thought.
What Huo Yuhao was using was precisely the second soul skill granted to him by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, Spiritual Detection.
As Spiritual Detection unfolded, in Huo Yuhao's perception, the flow of time seemed to slow down, and he could see every speck of dust in the air clearly.
Originally, Huo Yuhao was somewhat uncertain, but now, releasing the soul skill again, his uncertainty instantly vanished.
Just as he had guessed, Spiritual Detection had a considerable auxiliary effect on soul tool crafting.
There were some rare metals placed on Fan Yu's soul tool crafting table. Huo Yuhao scanned them briefly and found that the variety was very complete; everything needed was there.
A bold idea arose in his mind.
With a flash of cold light, Huo Yuhao took out his carving knife from his storage soul tool. After casually twirling it, he picked up a piece of rare metal from the table and began carving.
Fan Yu watched intently from the side, wanting to see the level of this talented young man.
As time passed, his initially calm expression gradually showed ripples.
"This..."
Different Soul Engineers craft soul tools in different ways; advanced Soul Engineers all have their own style.
And if Fan Yu were to summarize Huo Yuhao's style, it would be "extreme precision."
Every cut landed in the most appropriate place, not a single cut was superfluous. The entire process of crafting the soul tool flowed smoothly, proceeding like a precise machine.
This might not be much for highly skilled Soul Engineers, but it must be remembered that Huo Yuhao is only a Class 2 Soul Engineer, and even more, he is a boy of only eleven years old. His level is already beyond being described as astonishingly talented; it's enough to make Fan Yu feel a chill down his spine.
Huo Yuhao did not know how shocked Fan Yu was inside; he only felt incredibly wonderful at this moment.
The convenience of Spiritual Detection even exceeded his expectations. Since he began learning soul engineering, his state had never been as good as it was today.
Based on the information provided by Spiritual Detection, he continuously adjusted the force and direction of his cuts. Soon, the first core array was crafted by him.
"Hmm?"
Seeing this core array, Fan Yu felt something was wrong. He frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly his eyes widened.
"Wait, no way?"
The difficulty and completion of this core array were completely incomparable to the core arrays of ordinary Class 2 soul tools. Could this kid be trying to craft a Class 3 soul tool?
For truly excellent Soul Engineers, having a higher Soul Engineer rank than their soul power cultivation is not an impossible thing. Fan Yu's most prized disciple, He Caitou, is currently only a three-ring Soul Elder, but he has already touched the threshold of a Class 4 Soul Engineer and will certainly succeed in becoming a Class 4 Soul Engineer within a few months.
But even so, an eleven-year-old Class 3 Soul Engineer is still a bit too outrageous.
Perhaps looking across the entire continent, only the top geniuses from the Sun Moon Empire could reach this level at such an age.
And even more terrifying is that, looking at Huo Yuhao's current progress, the probability of him successfully crafting a Class 3 soul tool is not small at all.
Fan Yu swallowed.
At this moment, he had already made a decision in his heart. Regardless of whether Huo Yuhao ultimately succeeded in crafting a Class 3 soul tool, he would accept Huo Yuhao as a disciple and cultivate him with all his might.
This level of talent is too rare; if he misses this opportunity, he might never encounter another one in his lifetime.
Compared to the Martial Soul Department, what the Soul Engineering Department lacks most is not funding, but talent. If Huo Yuhao were snatched away by the Martial Soul Department, he would truly be heartbroken.
He must hurry and tell Headmaster Qian about this!
While Fan Yu was making up his mind, Huo Yuhao's side was also gradually coming to an end.
It must be said that with his current cultivation, crafting a Class 3 soul tool was somewhat strenuous.
Now he had successfully inscribed all the main components and core arrays, but his soul power was also running low and could not sustain him for much longer.
Of course, taking a short rest and then continuing the crafting was not impossible, but in that case, the crafted soul tool might have certain flaws due to insufficient continuity.
The purpose of this attempt to craft a Class 3 soul tool was to demonstrate his skill to Fan Yu, so Huo Yuhao naturally had to try his best to achieve perfection.
Enduring the dizziness brought on by the consumption of spiritual power, Huo Yuhao once again sped up the movements of his hands.
Fan Yu didn't even dare to breathe heavily, watching this scene nervously.
He wasn't sure if Huo Yuhao would succeed, but he was sure that if this young man could succeed, it would break the record for the entire original three kingdoms of Douluo.
"Clang!"
Finally, with a crisp sound, Huo Yuhao collapsed onto the seat.
In front of him, a small soul tool lay quietly on the soul tool crafting table.
He had succeeded in crafting it.