Douluo: The blue phoenix cries loudly, and the wind whistles through the air

On this day, the Spirit Hall Academy welcomed a guest.

From the moment Wu Qi took office, none of the reforms he implemented or the major policies he formulated concerned the Spirit Hall's education system.

For many scholars and teachers at the Spirit Hall Academy, a sense of desolation and even some negative emotions were inevitable. But all of that vanished completely with Wu Qi's arrival today.

The Pope's initiative to inspect the academy suggests he has important instructions. For educators, they have not been "abandoned" by the Spirit Hall, but rather highly valued.

After all, the education system has a long history and cannot be easily changed. The fact that this young pope took the initiative to come and inspect the system, and that there are reports that the education system will undergo major changes in the near future, makes it easy to guess that the new pope has been thinking about countermeasures for so long, rather than forgetting about them.

Wu Qi's arrival was only announced to the higher-ups of the Spirit Hall Academy in advance, but when his carriage stopped in front of the academy gate, most of the people who came to greet him were students.

Wu Qi frowned and looked at Jin Tianchen, the dean of the Spirit Hall Academy beside him. "Weren't we supposed to tell the students not to come out to greet us? They are in the prime of their cultivation period, how can we waste it like this!"

Jin Tianchen is the son of Golden Crocodile Douluo. Due to limitations in his talent, he was never able to break through to the Title Douluo realm. However, he was a true grandmaster in the field of Soul Master theory, and even without the connection to Golden Crocodile Douluo, he still enjoyed extremely high prestige in the Soul Master world.

Given such talent, Golden Crocodile Douluo should naturally recommend him without favoritism and appoint him to an important position in the education system.

Wu Qi would certainly not punish the other party for this, but without a reasonable explanation, a scolding would be inevitable.

Jin Tianchen sighed helplessly, "Your Holiness, this was indeed an oversight on my part. However, you yourself enjoy immense prestige in the Soul Master world. These youngsters, after hearing about your legendary experiences with His Majesty the Dragon Emperor, spontaneously idolize you and have come here to greet you."

Qian Gu Chang Kong also spoke up, saying, "Yes, Brother Wu, we're only in our early twenties. At our age, we're only at the level of Soul Master or Soul King among these students, so they'll naturally treat us with great respect."

"Alright, don't be arrogant." With a light hum, Wu Qi stopped dwelling on it and, surrounded by the academy's higher-ups, began touring the academy.

Strictly speaking, Wu Qi and Qian Gu Chang Kong were also members of the Spirit Hall Academy. However, since leaving the primary spirit master academy, neither of them had ever studied at the advanced spirit master academy.

However, since they were originally from the Spirit Hall, they were still regarded as outstanding alumni on the school's bulletin board.

……

The buildings inside the college have remained unchanged for ages, so there's not much to see. He just wanted to learn about the teachers' working methods and attitudes.

A moment later, Wu Qi gave a brief instruction to the messenger beside him, and then looked at Jin Tianchen.

"Dean Jin, the twenty promising talents you selected earlier can now be gathered here."

Wu Qi had already informed Jin Tianchen about this matter six months ago. If Jin Tianchen hadn't resolved it by now, he shouldn't be serving as the dean; he should just resign.

However, he didn't know Wu Qi's purpose in gathering these geniuses. He knew Wu Qi's strength was no less than that of a Title Douluo; was gathering twenty promising talents an attempt to replicate their miracles, or perhaps an experiment to cultivate new talent?
At Jin Tianchen's age, he was old enough to be Wu Qi's grandfather. However, given their different statuses, he naturally wouldn't inquire about Wu Qi's intentions beforehand, and could only diligently follow Wu Qi's instructions.

Soon, at the invitation of the Papal Palace attendants, Zhao Chenggong and Siyu arrived together. Jin Tianchen didn't recognize Zhao Chenggong, but he could sense that the other was a Soul Saint. With Zhao Chenggong's strength, he was more than capable of teaching some Soul Sect Masters and Soul Venerables. As for Siyu, he did recognize her.

The Blacksmith Association has been in Wuhun City for a long time. Lou Gao and others are skilled blacksmiths, and the armor and weapons they make are very useful. Jin Tianchen once spent a lot of money to hire a blacksmith master to make a soft armor to protect Jin Yuting's heart.

Moreover, a few years ago, the Spirit Hall Academy also opened a blacksmith class. However, blacksmiths had a very low status on the continent, and the students of the Spirit Hall Academy were all geniuses recruited from all over the continent. They were all proud and arrogant, so they were naturally unwilling to learn blacksmithing skills.

Over time, the blacksmith class became defunct in name only, and no one even mentioned it anymore.

Why was Siyu summoned here today? Could it be related to the blacksmith's class?
If that's the case, Jin Tianchen would have to remind Wu Qi.

After all, genius soul masters are proud and would never stoop to being blacksmiths. These fancy skills are ultimately not as practical as soul power levels.

……

In a large lecture hall within the academy, Wu Qi and other senior executives sat together with twenty students, while Zhao Chenggong and Siyu stood on the stage.

Given Jin Tianchen's abilities and status, he naturally disdained listening to lectures from two nameless Soul Saints. But since Wu Qi didn't mind, he had no choice but to suppress his temper and sit down beside him.

The twenty gifted students sat upright, unaware of what the lesson was about.

Once everyone was seated, Siyu began, "I know you are all geniuses, and disdain learning the strange and ingenious skills of us blacksmiths. However..."

As he spoke, he turned around and wrote the three big characters "Soul Tool" on the blackboard!
"Would you like to learn this extraordinary skill?"

"A soul tool!?" Not only were the twenty genius students puzzled, but even Jin Tianchen was equally puzzled.

Soul tool technology has been extinct on the continent for tens of thousands of years. Even though the Spirit Hall has the most ancient relics, it has not been able to piece together a complete inheritance. How easy is it to make it available for outsiders to learn?
He knew that Wu Qi was not one to speak without reason, but this matter was so bizarre that he couldn't help but think about it.

After Siyu gave a brief introduction to the course, she handed the stage over to Zhao Chenggong.

They all knew that if they wanted these geniuses to seriously learn soul tool technology, they had to demonstrate some real skills.

With a smile, Zhao Chenggong addressed the crowd, saying, "The creation of soul tools of different levels requires soul masters of corresponding levels. Fortunately, His Holiness the Pope trusts me, and from now on, I will be in charge of setting the rating standards for soul masters."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Traditional Soul Masters rely on their Martial Souls to fight. However, if they can obtain the help of Soul Tools, some support-type Soul Masters whose Martial Souls lack combat power can also enter the ranks of Battle Soul Masters with the help of the power of Soul Tools."

"I think you can guess that Soul Masters will be a highly sought-after profession in the future, and their status will even be above that of ordinary Soul Masters."

"But this is also the first time we've trained talent related to soul tools from scratch. You twenty are just the first batch of experimental students. Of course, if you don't have the talent to make soul tools, you will be eliminated without mercy. I hope you are mentally prepared." (End of Chapter)