Wu Feng, who had followed everyone out of the classroom, spotted Ning Tian and immediately quickened her pace, eager to greet him.
"Hey—"
But before she could call out, the smile on Wu Feng's face froze.
It was only then that Wu Feng realized Ning Tian hadn't even noticed her. Instead, she was fully engrossed in a conversation with Huo Yuhao.
Wu Feng's crimson eyes dimmed, and she let out a self-deprecating laugh. 'Was this what they called "spinning your own cocoon"?'
After all, it was she who had told Ning Tian at noon that Huo Yuhao had become an inner court disciple.
Coupled with the revelation of Huo Yuhao's twin martial souls, Ning Tian's mind was now filled with even more thoughts.
Because of Ning Tian's arrival, several female students from the freshman class who had been walking with Huo Yuhao seemed slightly uncomfortable. After a quick goodbye, they hurried away.
In their eyes, Ning Tian's presence, especially the graceful aura she exuded from within, was undeniably captivating. Combined with her status and background, it was hard not to feel a little inferior.
Only Wang Dong remained standing beside Huo Yuhao.
As for Xiao Xiao?
She had followed Wang Yan after class to discuss some academic matters.
Wang Dong narrowed her eyes slightly and got straight to the point: "Ning Tian, what do you want?"
Wang Dong could sense a hint of threat from the young miss of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, particularly her persistence.
Even though Huo Yuhao had rejected her multiple times, Ning Tian continued to approach him openly and with such confidence. It was almost shameless!
"Classmate Wang Dong, I'm here to see Yuhao," Ning Tian stated her intentions plainly, then pulled out two forms from the golden ring-shaped storage soul tool on her right index finger.
She continued, "I heard Yuhao is very interested in soul tools. I happened to get two application forms for elective soul tool courses from our third class's head teacher. Yuhao, would you like to apply together? Wang Dong, if you're interested, you can join us at the Soul Guidance Department later."
"Huh?" Wang Dong shot Ning Tian an unimpressed look.
This girl was acting as if she and Huo Yuhao were the closest of friends.
They had only been classmates for three months, and their relationship was nothing more than that of a monitor and deputy monitor. It was baffling!
But when it came to soul tools, Wang Dong was indeed intrigued.
Take the storage soul tool, for example—it had been incredibly useful to her.
Moreover, after joining the Tang Sect for some time, Wang Dong had learned from Beibei and Tang Ya about the soul tools that had contributed to the decline of the Tang Sect's hidden weapons.
As Senior Brother Beibei had said, for the Tang Sect to rise again, they must revive their hidden weapons.
But how? By combining hidden weapons with soul tools to create new, modernized versions that could restore the Tang Sect's former glory.
Wang Dong also knew a thing or two about offensive soul tools.
For soul masters like them with relatively low soul power levels, soul tools were excellent supplements, significantly enhancing their combat capabilities.
This was especially true for purely auxiliary soul masters like Ning Tian. With soul tools, their effectiveness in battle would increase dramatically.
If the use of soul tools hadn't been prohibited during the freshman assessment, the outcomes of some matches might have been very different.
Both of them turned to Huo Yuhao, waiting for his response.
"Would you like to take soul guidance as an elective?"
Seeing the expressions on their faces, Huo Yuhao's mind stirred slightly.
After passing the freshman assessment and becoming official students, they were indeed allowed to take elective courses in soul guidance. It was entirely up to them.
Some soul masters who were interested in the Soul Guidance Department or soul tools could choose to take these electives in their spare time without interfering with their martial arts courses. For example, Beibei and Tang Ya had both taken soul tool electives.
Although, according to the rules, students had to wait until their third year to officially choose a department, freshmen with exceptional talent in soul tools could transfer to the Soul Guidance Department early with a recommendation from their class teacher.
Of course, most of these students came from Classes 3 and 4.
Classes 1 and 2, for instance, focused on cultivating traditional soul masters. The head teachers of these classes rarely suggested that their students take soul tool electives, let alone recommend them for early transfer.
Why would they encourage their students to learn such "unnecessary" things when they could focus on honing their powerful martial souls?
Concentrating on martial arts was the true path!
The situation was different for Classes 3 and 4, which were composed of auxiliary and support system soul masters, respectively.
Due to the nature of their martial souls, most students in these classes lacked offensive or defensive capabilities, making it essential for them to master soul tools.
As a result, Classes 3 and 4 had the highest number of students taking Soul Guidance Department courses.
"That's right. You can also master soul tools!" Ning Tian spoke again, a determined glint in her eyes.
The reason she hadn't stayed in Class 1 for Huo Yuhao's sake was precisely because of soul tools.
The failure in the freshman assessment had taught Ning Tian a lesson.
Although it was unfortunate that they had encountered Huo Yuhao's team early on, even if they had faced Wang Dong's or Dai Huabin's teams, the outcome would have been equally challenging.
While the spirit fusion skill, Netherworld White Tiger, had been countered by Huo Yuhao, it was still a formidable force among freshmen, whose highest cultivation level was that of a Soul Ancestor.
However, whether it was the pride of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect or her own personal determination, Ning Tian refused to give up or admit defeat.
She knew that as an auxiliary-type soul master, she lacked the combat strength of other martial soul masters.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had no offensive capabilities. Once its support skills were exhausted, the user became a mere spectator on the battlefield, often requiring protection from teammates.
But times had changed!
With the advent of soul tools, auxiliary-type soul masters were no longer purely support-based. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda no longer had to cling to combat soul masters, leaving the fate of victory or defeat in their hands.
Due to the unique nature of their martial souls and historical reasons, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had long encouraged its disciples to learn and use soul tools.
Now, as the young sect miss, Ning Tian intended to lead by example!
Seeing Wang Dong's eagerness and Ning Tian's determination, Huo Yuhao smiled gently and said, "Alright, let's go to the Soul Guidance Department together."
In truth, Huo Yuhao was also willing to learn and use soul tools, and he supported their development.
But when it came to creating them?
He could learn, but only to a limited extent.
While soul tools were undoubtedly useful, they offered little help to top-tier combat power.
After all, even during the peak of the Peerless Tang Sect, the most advanced soul tool—the tenth Class Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier created by Kong Deming of the Sun Moon Empire—posed almost no threat to high-level gods.
The cost-effectiveness simply wasn't there.
Although Huo Yuhao's talent in soul tools was exceptional, the development of soul tool technology wasn't something that could be achieved by one person in a single day.
At this stage, even crafting battle armor was beyond their capabilities, let alone creating soul tools capable of threatening gods.
But that being said, under the condition that it didn't interfere with his soul power cultivation, occasionally practicing a soul tool skill for auxiliary purposes wasn't a bad idea.
Moreover, Huo Yuhao was curious to see if Wang Dong could now use those combat-type soul tools.
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