socalfunplaces Chapter 43 Laughing at the Obsession of the Mortal World
Chapter 43 Laughing at the Obsession of the Mortal World
The entrance to the third Soul Guidance Laboratory in the second teaching building for sixth grade.
"Sister Keke, is Teacher Xuan in a bad mood today?"
A tall, dark-skinned young man handed a royal-recipe pastry to a petite girl in front of him, asking with a fawning expression.
"It seems to be because of a freshman named Ye Nongfeng? He's spouting that old rhetoric about how the more powerful a soul tool should be, the better. Teacher Xuan will definitely be unhappy about that."
The girl took the snack box from the young man, opened it with a smile, picked out a few pieces and popped them into her mouth, a look of satisfaction immediately appearing on her face. But then, ignoring her bulging mouth, she mumbled:
"Wang Shaojie, you haven't given up yet? Didn't Teacher Xuan say that even if you get a Level 5 Soul Master badge because of your royal status, you won't be accepted by him if you don't pass the assessment? The mentor selection is about to end, aren't you going to find a new teacher? Just trying to please me won't work."
The dark-skinned youth named Wang Shaojie chuckled and said, "Sister Keke, you don't understand. Being able to help the teacher is also part of the ability. Teacher Xuan's assessment is too strict. Not everyone can be pre-selected like you and Sister Juzi."
"Are you up to something?" Keke popped another pastry into her mouth and looked at him suspiciously.
"Don't worry, there won't be any trouble..."
His eyes flickered, but his tone was meaningful.
……
The afternoon and the following morning classes were all practical soul guidance courses, which were optional. Kong Tianxu looked into them and found that the courses were mainly for students with weak soul guidance foundations to improve their practical skills. They were not suitable for him, so he did not attend and instead stayed in his dormitory to consolidate his soul power after his breakthrough.
Time always flies when you're meditating, and when he reappeared in the sight of the students, it was already noon the next day.
Perhaps the deterrent effect of yesterday was too good, because when he walked into the dining area of Class 1, the originally noisy area fell silent for a moment.
Even Xu Tianzhen raised her head, glanced at him with a complicated expression, and then quickly lowered her gaze again.
It's unclear who started it, but they broke the silence first:
"Hello, class monitor!"
"Hello, class monitor."
"Good morning, class monitor!"...
Greetings rang out one after another, drawing the attention of students from other classes nearby. In the world of Soul Masters, strength has always been paramount, and the power Kong Tianxu displayed yesterday was enough to earn everyone's respect.
Kong Tianxu nodded in response, quickly walked to the opposite side of Cain, and sat down hastily. This kind of atmosphere might be quite appealing to some middle-aged people, but for a boy whose biological age was only twelve, it was still a bit too much of a public execution.
"Hello, squad leader." Cain looked up and smiled at him.
Today, she tied her blonde hair back into a high bun, looking neat and elegant. A few strands of hair fell naturally on both sides of her face, adding a touch of liveliness to her softness.
"Don't joke about your master." Kong Tianxu pinched her pert nose and said with a hint of helplessness.
A murmur of suppressed laughter and whispers immediately filled the air. People in the Douluo Continent are known for their early maturity, especially Soul Masters. For these young men and women experiencing their first stirrings of love, this was undoubtedly the hottest gossip of the day.
Not far away, Xu Tianzhen suddenly became a little louder as she ate her rice.
Kong Tianxu seemed not to hear, and opened the dishes for today's meal. Jing Hongchen's private chef's skills were as good as ever. The braised thousand-year-old earth dragon tendons, which are good for nourishing tendons and bones, were cooked until tender and mushy. To cook the main tendons of a truly top-tier soul beast like an earth dragon to this extent, it must have taken at least three days of cooking time, and it couldn't be done with ordinary heat.
Another dish, stir-fried bluebird marrow, is slightly less valuable, but it's still a great tonic for human bones. Bluebirds possess a trace of phoenix blood, though almost nonexistent, which lends its marrow a touch of mystery.
In ancient times, there was even a legend that humans grew wings after eating the marrow of a bluebird.
With the nourishing and invigorating crystal white corn in hand, Kong Tianxu devoured it in no time. His current cultivation level wasn't high enough to achieve abstinence from grains, but even when he reached that level, he probably wouldn't give up delicious food. That pure, vibrant desire and sense of satisfaction was also a significant driving force in his cultivation.
"Tianxu, weren't you a bit too harsh yesterday? I saw that Tianzhen's eyes were red when she woke up this morning, she must have been crying."
After hesitating for a moment, Cain still asked softly.
Whether it was a deliberate arrangement by Jing Hongchen or not, their dormitories were right next to each other, which is why Cain was able to learn some of Xu Tianzhen's relatively private information.
Huh? How come you're progressing faster than me? You're practically naive now.
Kong Tianxu felt a strange sensation in his heart, shook his head and said, "I've already held back."
Cain: "..."
It was lunchtime, and most of the students at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy were gathered in the dining hall, satisfying their hunger. However, in a secluded storage room in the Mingde Hall, one person had completely forgotten about hunger, his entire focus concentrated on the carving knife and metal in his hands.
"Tap, tap..." With the final countdown, his hands moved faster and faster, carving the metal block in his hands with almost frenzied skill, as if he had repeated the movements tens of thousands of times. The metal in his hands was rapidly changing color as the carving knife went in, as if it had lost some kind of essence, allowing lines to emerge.
"Beep—" A piercing alarm sounded. He froze, his muscles tensed, and he gripped the carving knife and metal tightly, as if trying to suppress something. In the end, he let go and allowed them to fall to the ground.
Wine-red hair cascaded down as a pair of hands picked up a metal block from the ground. In the dim light, the owner of those hands could see over fifty evenly spaced, winding arcs on one side of the metal, but the last one was only halfway through carving, leaving only a shallow mark behind it.
Meng Hongchen clutched the metal block tightly in her hand, looking at the half-finished carvings scattered on the ground, and said with heartache:
"Brother, you haven't slept for the past two days and two nights. How can your body take this? Even if you want to surpass him, you can't risk your life."
Yes, sitting at the experimental table in the center of this storage room is none other than her brother, Xiao Hongchen, who is hailed as the number one genius of the Sun Moon Empire.
However, Xiao Hongchen's current appearance is truly unappealing. Her once meticulously styled hair is now a mess, and her slender hands have been stained with a metallic hue, obscuring her former fair complexion. Her once bright blue eyes are now bloodshot, her body is hunched, and even her delicate face has taken on a withered look.