Han Yu didn't place the Blue Silver Emperor within the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire.
Instead, he placed it on the windowsill of his dean's office, treating it as a special potted plant. Ideally, he would use the Flame of Life to continually revive Ah Yin, allowing her to continuously provide Han Yu with spirit rings and spirit bones.
However, this scenario was clearly unrealistic. As soon as Ah Yin was resurrected, she would likely immediately seek out Tang Haozi. Han Yu wasn't foolish enough to create an enemy out of nowhere.
Until he could devise a solution, leaving it here as a potted plant seemed like a good option.
"Dean, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here for a visit."
Upon hearing the announcement from outside, Han Yu stood and opened the door.
"Brother Han, I hope I didn't disturb you," Xue Qinghe said with a faint smile.
"Brother Xue, you're joking. Please come in," Han Yu said, making way.
After Xue Qinghe sat down, Han Yu instructed the waiter outside, "Don't let anyone near here. Even if it's urgent, wait."
Closing the door, Han Yu smiled and asked, "Brother Xue, your visit isn't just about reminiscing, is it?"
Xue Qinghe nodded, took the tea Han Yu offered, and took a sip. "Brother Han, my father gifted you a small packet of clear tea. You haven't finished it yet?"
Han Yu shrugged.
Clear tea's value lies in its long growth cycle, but for Han Yu, that's no big deal. As long as he has the seeds, he can have as many as he wants.
Xue Qinghe put down his teacup and continued, "Teacher wants me to ask you if disciples from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect can stay at the academy for a period of time."
Han Yu wasn't surprised.
Ning Fengzhi must have heard the rumors about the Sky Burning Soul Refining Tower, but he wouldn't act rashly until he was sure it would work.
Ning Rongrong was still at Shrek Academy, and Ning Fengzhi had purchased a hidden weapon from Tang San a few days ago.
Knowing the talents of Tang San and the others, he would undoubtedly invest in Shrek Academy. As for Canaan Academy, it wasn't his turn yet.
"Sect Master Ning was probably just asking casually, wasn't he? Compared to our academy's teaching capabilities, their sect's own teaching of their disciples seems to be more effective," Han Yu said calmly.
Xue Qinghe smiled and nodded. "Indeed, but I've heard your academy has a special training ground that significantly accelerates the cultivation of spirit masters. I wonder if Brother Han could tell me about it?"
Qian Renxue was, logically, his immediate superior.
Han Yu said truthfully, "That's true, but I hope Brother Xue won't spread the news too much, lest it become a target for those with ulterior motives. As for you, Brother Xue, if you'd like to go, you can go anytime."
"But, to cultivate there, you'll have to remove your disguise," Han Yu relayed the latter part to Xue Qinghe via telepathy.
"Can it really increase cultivation speed several times?" Xue Qinghe asked suspiciously.
"But there are side effects. Staying in the tower for extended periods of time will, unless one is a powerful fire-attributed soul master, infect them with fire poison," Han Yu added.
Xue Qinghe nodded, then continued, "By the way, Teacher recently invested in Shrek Academy. Brother Han, I know you have some grievances with them, but for the time being, please refrain from any conflict."
Han Yu responded, then changed the subject: "Brother Xue, I heard that the Tiandou Empire possesses a national treasure known as the Vast Sea Universe Cover."
"Indeed, such a treasure exists. It's a special soul guide. According to records within the royal family, this soul guide was acquired in Vast Sea City hundreds of years ago. However, due to a lack of records, no one knows how to use it," Xue Qinghe said.
He had certainly seen the Vast Sea Universe Cover before,
and he had even sensed a divine aura within it. However, his six-winged angel spirit told him that it must not be touched.
"But, I'm curious how you knew this. This item is known only to core members of the royal family; not even Xue Avalanche knows of it."
Han Yu evaded the point, saying, "I only heard about it by chance. If possible, Brother Xue, could you please bring it out?"
Without the Vast Sea Universe Cover, the Sea God's throne would be lost. This would effectively cut off Tang San's path to godhood.
Xue Qinghe shook his head and refused, "No. The Vast Sea Universe Cover is a national treasure. Even if the method of using it were completely lost, Father wouldn't approve."
He had another motive.
He wasn't sure Han Yu knew of its divine power, but handing it over to him now would be too uncertain.
Han Yu had already guessed the outcome, but since Qian Renxue knew about it, she would definitely bring it out sooner or later.
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and before leaving, Xue Qinghe pointed to the Blue Silver Emperor on the windowsill and said with a smile, "Brother Han, you like flowers and plants? But, with just one potted plant, isn't it a little too plain?"
"It was a gift from someone else. I'll keep it in the office. It's a nice addition to the scenery."
...
Over the past few days, the Canaan team had developed a preliminary level of coordination.
After the day's training, Sun Buyu approached the group and said, "Tonight's training will be a team spirit battle at the Tiandou Great Spirit Battle Arena. However, since some of you possess gold spirit battle badges, and your opponents will mostly be teams of seven, with the exception of the two support-type spirit masters, discuss who should start the rotation."
Even without mentioning it, everyone knew that Zhu Dazhi and Tianyue's roles overlapped, as did Dugu Yan and Huang Doudou.
Dugu Yan stepped forward and said, "Let me start the rotation. My poison is unmatched unless I encounter a spirit master specifically designed to counter it."
Zhu Zhuqing said, "How about we all six rotate at once? That way everyone can get some training."
Sun Buyu agreed, "Classmate Zhuqing is right. Let's do this."
Over the past few days, Huang Doudou and Zhang Zhenyu had both been granted Zihuo and Xiancao by Han Yu.
Huang Doudou's spirit power had reached level 40. However, at Han Yu's suggestion, she decided to further hone her spirit power before absorbing spirit rings of higher age.
Even without training at the Skyburn Soul Refining Tower, their training speed still far surpassed that of ordinary students.
"That's not right. With Sister Yanzi away, only two of our support-class soul masters are Soul Masters, while the others are Soul Lords," Ling Xiao suddenly realized.
"So, this is stress training?" Huang Doudou asked.
Sun Buyu shook his head. "Stress training is what the Spirit Hall Academy calls it. The dean said that at Canaan Academy, it's called challenging yourself. By the time the Soul Master Competition begins, all of you will be Soul Masters. The dean said it's okay to let you get used to Soul Master competition beforehand."
Zhang Zhenyu touched his nose and said, "Teacher Sun, the Golden Soul Fighting Team should all be high-level Soul Lords, right? Aren't we at a disadvantage?"
"Suffering a loss is a blessing."
"Teacher (Dean)." Seeing Han Yu arrive, everyone hurriedly saluted.
"It's just a challenge of a higher level. What's the big deal?"
Back then, he had fought Tang Hao, a Level 95 Titled Douluo, with the strength of a Soul Emperor.
"Teacher, we even lack one soul skill compared to others." Tianyue muttered.
Han Yu patted her shoulder and said with a smile: "Yuer, don't forget that your martial soul is the best."
(End of this chapter)
Read 20+ chapters ahead at Patreon
p@treon.com/TaroYamat