Douluo Continent: Saving Zhang Lexuan at the Start

Unlike the traditional teaching buildings of the Martial Soul Department, the defenses where the Soul Guidance Department is located are all made of gray-black metal walls.

If you didn't know this wasn't Shrek Academy, you might mistake it for an iron fortress on the border.

Ye Ying and Zhang Lexuan arrived together in front of a heavy iron gate that was four or five meters high and pressed the doorbell.

With such a heavy iron gate, it wouldn't be appropriate for outsiders to knock, so the Soul Guidance Department installed a doorbell on it.

In a short while, the heavy gray-black iron door slowly opened, revealing the Soul Guidance System, which resembled a large industrial factory, to the two of them.

A rather robust-looking young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old asked with some confusion, "Who are you? Are you here to order soul tools from the Soul Guidance Department?"

Ye Ying responded promptly, "No, Xuanxuan and I are here to study."

Upon hearing Ye Ying's words, the young man's expression changed. "Studying? Are you sure? Do you have a certificate from a martial spirit department teacher?"

This was the explanation Ye Ying had prepared from the beginning, to deal with Qian Duoduo or Fan Yu.

The Sun Moon Continent and Douluo Continent have been bordering each other for nearly four thousand years, yet the original three kingdoms of Douluo still have very few truly high-level Soul Masters.

Currently, the highest-ranking Soul Guide is still Qian Duoduo, the Dean of the Soul Guide Department, an eighth-level Soul Guide Master.

Fan Yu, the future successor, is only at level seven. If we really judge him by the standards of the Sun and Moon Sect, his level seven is still quite inflated.

Of course, there are some factions of Soul Masters who look down on this from the bottom of their hearts and refuse to develop Soul Guidance technology.

In reality, however, the Soul Guidance Device technology was strictly controlled by the Sun Moon Empire.

Although Ye Ying possessed the inheritance of soul guidance, as a member of the family, in order to avoid being suspected of colluding with the enemy, giving others something to talk about, and thus tarnishing the family's reputation, he still needed an identity that could be concealed in public.

"Yes, this is the certificate written by our teacher."

Ye Ying handed the young man the two certificates written by Mu Jin.

At first, when Ye Ying went to see Mu Jin, she was lectured for a long time.

In Mu Jin's eyes, both Ye Ying and Zhang Lexuan were top-tier talents, and learning soul guidance was a complete waste of time for them.

Ye Ying also reasoned with Mu Jin, explaining that learning about soul tools was to better enhance her strength, and thus passed the test.

Of course, the reason why Mu Jin was able to agree was largely due to the Ye family.

Admittedly, in terms of overall strength, Shrek Academy would absolutely crush the Ye family.

However, the Ye family is not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry. As a top-tier hidden family in the original Douluo Continent, Shrek Academy must also consider the Ye family's feelings.

"What?! Your teacher must be mistaken? You're only first graders!"

The young man was quite surprised. In his opinion, Ye Ying and Zhang Lexuan had plenty of time to improve their own strength, so why did they choose to come to the Soul Guidance Department?

Ye Ying smiled slightly, "Senior, I've given you the certificate. May we go in now?"

The young people, who were somewhat confused, sighed, "Okay, but don't regret it later."

Ye Ying thanked the young man and led Zhang Lexuan into the factory-like Soul Guidance Department.

Unlike the clearly defined divisions of the Martial Soul system, students in the Soul Guidance system, from apprentices to Soul Masters at all levels, basically stay together and there is no strict grade division.

However, the Soul Guidance Department is not very popular at Shrek Academy, so much so that the students here are all rejected by the Martial Soul Department.

They were already thirteen or fourteen years old when they started learning Soul Guidance Inscriptions and Core Magic Arrays, which is why there weren't many outstanding students in the Soul Guidance Department.

As they passed by, Ye Ying and Zhang Lexuan mostly saw Soul Masters of Level 1 to 3. The few Level 4 to 6 Soul Masters were all around 30 years old, clearly at the level of teachers.

When a newcomer arrives, the first person they meet is not a teacher, but a person like the principal or director.

Led by an unknown young man, the two happened to encounter a white-haired man in his thirties with a handsome appearance and a robust build.

"Director, these two are freshmen recommended by the Spirit Martial Arts Department. This is their proof."

Perhaps because he often studies soul tools, Fan Yu is a rather introverted person.

Taking the certificate from the young man, Fan Yu's expression changed. "You're Mu Jin's students? You're only first-year students, so why are you in the Soul Guidance Department?"

Ye Ying's lips curled up slightly, and the perceptive Zhang Lexuan noticed the change immediately.

Although the two had only known each other for less than two years, Zhang Lexuan knew Ye Ying quite well.

When Ye Ying showed this expression, Zhang Lexuan's beautiful eyes lit up with excitement, because she knew that Ye Ying was definitely going to cause trouble.

It can only be said that gossiping is human nature, and even Zhang Lexuan cannot escape it.

"Because in my opinion, soul guides are the future direction of soul masters. The development of soul masters, and even all aspects of ordinary people's lives in the future, will be inseparable from soul guides."

These words left Fan Yu somewhat bewildered, after all, Ye Ying was the young master from the most powerful family in Shrek Academy this year.

The Ye family is also a traditional family of Soul Masters, and the claim that Ye Ying is a direct descendant of the Ye family is somewhat puzzling to Fan Yu.

But in just a moment, he realized that this might be the Ye family's attitude.

If Ye Ying knew what Fan Yu was thinking, she would definitely retort, "You're really overthinking things."

However, regardless of the circumstances, Fan Yu still agreed with Ye Ying's attitude towards Soul Masters and Soul Tools. "What you said is very good, but it will still be a long time before ordinary people can use Soul Tools."

It can only be said that Shrek Academy was somewhat narrow-minded. Ye Ying knew that more than ten years later, Xuan Ziwen's soul-guided milk bottle sealing technology enabled the Sun Moon Empire to take the most crucial step on this path.

Even if the Sun and Moon Empire were to complete the research now, the relevant theories would probably already be quite comprehensive.

It can only be said that falling behind once leads to falling behind at every step. Shrek Academy is striving to catch up, but the difficulty is still quite high.

Zhang Lexuan, who usually led the way for Ye Ying, rarely spoke up, saying, "In that case, are you planning to teach us soul guidance techniques?"

A rare smile appeared on Fan Yu's usually expressionless face. "Of course, as long as you are willing to learn, I will naturally teach you everything I know."

Subsequently, led by Fan Yu, Ye Ying and Zhang Lexuan toured the entire Soul Guidance Department.

From the R&D area to the manufacturing area, and then to the experimental area, it resembles a super-large factory.

This is just the Soul Guidance Department of Shrek Academy. Although it is top-tier among the original Douluo, it is far inferior to the Sun Moon Empire.

Ye Ying also understood why Ju Zi was able to destroy the Heavenly Soul and the Fighting Spirit Empire so quickly.

It wasn't that Empress Ju was so powerful; the real strength lay in the Sun Moon Empire's robust industrial foundation, which allowed it to deliver a devastating blow to the Douluo Three Kingdoms, which were still in an agrarian civilization!