**Chapter 56: The Grandson-in-Law's Abacus Is Loud (2500 words)**
Walking around the campus, Huo Yuhao found that there were indeed many "iSmile" girls. Not far away, they were whispering about how handsome Xiao Hongchen was.
Of course, some also said that Huo Yuhao was good-looking. Meng Hongchen curled her lips and asked him to automatically block these voices.
"I didn't expect that Brother Xiao would have a good reputation in the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy," Huo Yuhao chuckled and said without any teasing.
If he hadn't heard the comments from these laughing girls, he would have thought that most of them were students who couldn't stand Xiao Hongchen's arrogance.
Xiao Hongchen's aristocratic temperament, superior appearance, and talent had indeed attracted a group of fanatical little fans.
"If I hadn't been protecting and accompanying my sister, I would have been doing well in Mingdu, not to mention on campus," Xiao Hongchen said, a hint of melancholy in his voice.
No matter what, he was also the son of the top nobles of the Sun Moon Empire, and his status was undeniably noble.
But compared to the dandy children of the royal family, Xiao Hongchen felt that his character was simply too good. He never lingered outside to play around; his only mission was to accompany Meng.
Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Brother Xiao, as the saying goes, when people gain something, they always lose something. You are not idle and unlearned like the playboys, but in return, you have gained the high praise and recognition that many people dream of as the first genius of the empire."
Xiao Hongchen agreed with his words and nodded slowly. "Yes, Yuhao, you are right."
Meng Hongchen looked up at Xiao Hongchen with a smile dancing in her eyes. "Brother, you don't have to be distracted by me in the future. Yuhao will accompany me; you just need to concentrate on breaking through to the fifth-level Soul Engineer."
Xiao Hongchen's face stagnated. Although he recognized Huo Yuhao's talent, he was still not calm enough to let his sister and Yuhao develop like this.
He coughed, thought seriously, and cast his gaze between Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen, trying to act as a concerned elder brother.
"Meng, Yuhao is only a second-ring soul master now, and he is relatively young, so his mentality may not be very mature."
"And if you and Yuhao are together, it may be difficult for him to manage your emotions. After all, Yuhao is three years younger than you, so perhaps you will have to take care of him."
Meng Hongchen blinked. "It doesn't matter; we usually eat together and go to school together."
After a pause, she smiled. "I am very happy that you or Yuhao can accompany me, brother. It's not that you have to provide the so-called emotional support to coax me; I am not that delicate."
Xiao Hongchen thought about it and felt that his sister was right. After all, Yuhao was also a person favored by his grandfather. He couldn't completely cut off the relationship between Yuhao and his sister.
Speaking of which, since seeing the magical effect of Huo Yuhao's spiritual detection just now, Xiao Hongchen's favor and acceptance of him have significantly increased.
Xiao Hongchen patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder and sighed. "Yuhao, your talent is indeed remarkable; it has changed my impression of you."
With such unique talent, Xiao Hongchen himself would be reluctant to give Huo Yuhao to someone else.
As for his spiritual detection forming a detection map in his mind, Xiao Hongchen wanted to find an opportunity to let Huo Yuhao try it in actual combat.
He was eager to know how much benefit Huo Yuhao's soul skill could bring him during actual combat.
Huo Yuhao smiled and waved his hand. "Brother Xiao, you may not believe it, but in fact, my spiritual eye martial soul was not at the full level of innate soul power at the beginning; it was only level one."
"After running away from home, I encountered some opportunities and managed to activate my second martial soul. I discovered that I had some talent. After that, my cultivation gradually improved—it can be said that everything has been about luck to reach this level now."
"Your innate soul power level is only level one?" Xiao Hongchen showed disbelief and surprise in his eyes.
Then Huo Yuhao showed him the scene he had woven, in which he had level 10 soul power and no soul rings, fighting against the blank and unequipped Ten-Year Wind Baboon.
After watching the battle in the light ball, Xiao Hongchen believed it.
Meng Hongchen had a hint of mischief in her eyes and smiled. "Brother, how about it? Do you still think you are invincible among your peers?"
Xiao Hongchen snorted lightly, crossed his arms, and said confidently, "Meng, now that Yuhao has enrolled, he will be our teammate in the future. Moreover, Yuhao's auxiliary soul skill has greatly enhanced my soul guide cannon's ground-washing tactics."
"Brother, without Yuhao's assistance, I will modestly say that I am currently half invincible. If I have Yuhao's help, I will still be invincible among my peers."
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Sun Moon Empire, Imperial Consecration Hall
"Teacher Kong, this is the situation with Yuhao. In today's entrance examination, the grenade gun made by combining his soul skills with a soul guidance device was very effective in actual combat."
Jing Hongchen told Kong Deming about Huo Yuhao's performance and some aspects of his martial soul.
Xuan Ziwen added appropriately, "Teacher, the elixir that Yuhao made himself seems to have the same effect as my special research topic—milk bottles."
It also covered the milk bottles with a layer of gold.
After listening to the two people's stories, Kong Deming narrowed his eyes slightly, and for the first time in a long time, his face showed a look of doubt and uncertainty.
"The spirit attribute of the body is the eye martial soul, and the second martial soul has the unprecedented dual extreme attributes of ice and fire... but like my disciple Xuan Ziwen, he comes from another country."
Jing Hongchen bowed and said, "In fact, in terms of attributes, my granddaughter's martial soul has the three attributes of ice, fire, and poison, but Yuhao's talent is remarkable. He has dual extreme attributes. Such qualifications are rare."
Kong Deming had already heard Xuan Ziwen talk about Huo Yuhao's origins and pondered for a moment.
"Master Hongchen, I believe you are also very clear about the core issue in this situation. It is nothing more than improving Yuhao's sense of belonging and making that child truly recognize our academy and country from the bottom of his heart."
Kong Deming tightly grasped the armrest of the armchair, suppressing his inner pleasure.
"Such a natural talent, appearing in any force on the mainland, will be relied upon and cultivated. Compared with his origin and identity, his qualifications completely overshadow all of this!"
This is similar to the mental journey when he accepted Xuan Ziwen as his disciple; the key is a true heart for a true heart.
Listening to the tone of the other party's speech, Jing Hongchen's eyes lit up slightly. "Then what Mr. Kong means is..."
"Master of Illustrious Virtue Hall, I don't know if you are truly confused, or you are pretending to be confused in front of me."
Jing Hongchen smiled respectfully. "To be honest, Mr. Kong, I am a little worried about the gains and losses of a child with Yuhao's talent, and I can't make up my mind for a while."
"Oh? You are not sure whether to accept him and train him, or you are uncertain about Yuhao's next plan and future training plan."
Kong Deming's slightly closed eyes opened. These two situations are essentially different.
The former is about whether to decide to start; the latter has already decided to start and is considering the plan.
Jing Hongchen still smiled politely. "Of course, I will discuss with Mr. Kong about Yuhao's next training plan."
He had already decided to train Yuhao in his heart. The purpose of coming here was to listen to the opinions of Mr. Kong, an elder and wise man.
"Yuhao's talent is so amazing that I am now a little terrified, worried that I will not be able to train him well and waste his potential."
Kong Deming suddenly laughed out loud: "Master Hongchen, let's talk about the soul guidance system. If even we Sun Moon can't teach him, then who else on the entire continent can teach him?"
Kong Deming's martial soul talent is excellent, with twin martial souls, but he is extremely passionate about the soul guidance field and has devoted his life to researching soul guidance technology.
He achieved this by cultivating only one of the silver moon martial souls and hardly cultivating the second martial soul.
So he knows very well that if a genius with twin martial souls fits the soul guidance system and martial soul system, his terrifying potential is unimaginable to others.
Jing Hongchen smiled bitterly and nodded. "I have no concerns about the field of soul guides."
"It's just that Yuhao's second martial soul has unlimited potential with its extreme ice and fire attributes. It would be a waste of talent if it is only used on soul guidance devices."
Kong Deming said meaningfully, "I heard from Ziwen that when Yuhao chose between Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy..."
"That child didn't care about Shrek's first martial soul teaching ability in the entire continent and completely denied it."
The martial soul teaching ability of their Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy is only slightly inferior to that of Shrek Academy.
However, one cannot ignore their martial soul field just because of the unrivaled glory of soul guidance devices. They are also at the top level in guiding the cultivation of martial souls.
"Master Hongchen, since Yuhao denied Shrek's ability to teach martial souls..."
Kong Deming narrowed his eyes again: "So what do you think? In addition to Shrek Academy, what level does the actual control department of our Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy belong to on the mainland?"
Many times, Jing Hongchen's approach is right, but it may not be fully understood in his mind.
As an elder, what Kong Lao has to do is help Jing Hongchen smooth out his mind and sort out his thoughts, allowing him to proceed boldly and confidently.
There is no doubt that the Sun Moon Empire has the top Soul Engineers in the entire continent. Similarly, they also possess top martial souls.
Thus, their overall ability in the martial soul field is not bad, but they do not have a huge advantage like Soul Engineers.
Jing Hongchen pondered for a moment: "The actual control department of our Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy is strong enough to be ranked in the first echelon on the continent."
"If we don't compare it with Shrek Academy and some sects, it can be said to be unique among the major royal academies."
Kong Deming smiled. "That's right. If Master Hongchen is still worried, you can go back and ask the child what he thinks of Shrek Academy's martial soul teaching ability?"
"Even in our opinion, Shrek Academy's martial soul department is so powerful that it has applied for exchange students in the past."
"But for a genius like Yuhao, once he determines that Shrek is not good in one aspect, then this notion will be deeply rooted in his heart and will not easily change."
Compared with the Silver Moon Martial Soul, Kong Deming's second martial soul is not particularly high in quality, but the second martial soul can effectively increase his upper limit.
However, because he did not practice the second martial soul, his cultivation level remained at the 94th level of Titled Douluo, and he could not be promoted to Super Douluo.
If he uses soul guidance devices, he would have the combat power of a Super Douluo. However, when facing a true Super Douluo, he may encounter a slight flaw in momentum.
Nonetheless, the powerful ninth-level energy-gathering soul cannon, Silver Moon Divine Light Ray, is enough to make up for this.
In their Sun Moon Empire, only Jing Hongchen, Kong Deming, and Ye Yulin can possess the combat power of a Super Douluo through the use of a soul guidance device.
Each of these three individuals has a ninth-level energy-gathering soul cannon specially made after decades of hard work.
Kong Deming has made great achievements in researching tenth-level soul guidance devices.
"Master Hongchen, at least with our teaching staff, we can ensure that Yuhao receives effective guidance before he is crowned as a Titled Douluo."
"After being crowned a Titled Douluo, Yuhao can be considered a pillar who can support the sky. If he wishes to go further, what is needed more is his perception, and we can provide him with enough resources."
After listening to what Kong Lao said, Jing Hongchen felt much more enlightened.
Kong Deming is the pillar of the Sun-Moon Empire. Jing Hongchen came to him, hoping he could offer some guidance.
In fact, in the Sun Moon Empire, there exists a person who has reached the pinnacle in the field of martial souls; she is one of the best in the entire Douluo Continent.
That is the Holy Spirit Church's Ye Xishui...
However, this person's position must not be associated with the academy. Both Mu En and Long Xiaoyao suffered setbacks in her presence.
It is conceivable how treacherous Ye Xishui is.
"Master Hongchen, you are worrying too much at present, which is just internal consumption. Take the first step and focus on training Yuhao first!"
Kong Deming stood up from the armchair and laughed heartily: "Haha, such a talented child! As long as we protect him and help him grow up safely, he will undoubtedly become a pillar of the sky and a source of hope."
Then he looked at Jing Hongchen and said with a smile.
"Master Hongchen, if you truly lack confidence, you can send Yuhao to my consecration hall. We can also train him to be a pillar of our country."
Jing Hongchen smiled and waved his hand. "Mr. Kong is joking. I have been contemplating it for a long time to let Yuhao grow up naturally."
"There are only three types of people who play vital and core leading roles in Yuhao's life: teachers, friends, and lovers."
Kong Deming looked at him sideways. "Oh? Master Hongchen, can you tell me who these three people are?"
Jing Hongchen straightened his chest for the first time in the consecration hall, placed his hands behind his back, and put on the posture of a master as usual.
"As for the teacher, it's naturally a ninth-level soul mentor from my Illustrious Virtue Hall, who is developing a humanoid soul guide and leading Illustrious Virtue Hall's scientific research achievements to a higher level... that is me."
"As for friends, there is a male student in our college who has a Three-legged Golden Toad martial soul and is talented. Consider him."
"And as for the lover, this hall master has a granddaughter with excellent qualifications and looks. Her martial soul is the same as Yu Hao's second martial soul, with ice and fire attributes. Their compatibility is quite high; she can take on this task."
Kong Deming: "..."
(End of this chapter)