Huo Yuhao from The Peerless Tang Sect is incredibly talented.

Huo Yuhao made the last stroke, but did not stop.

He spread out a blank sheet of paper again and took out a stack of neatly bound handwritten manuscripts from his storage space. The handwriting on the cover was upright and powerful—"The Body Sect: A Brief Account of the Five Elements in the Human Body".

This isn't some closely guarded secret; it's a primary school textbook that Huo Yuhao compiled after becoming the city lord of Tiandou City, so it's considered semi-public.

The fact that it's semi-public means that this thing can only be found everywhere in the bookstores of Tiandou City, but it's not announced to the world like the human body's meridians or the Seven Rings Soul Core Condensation Method.

Huo Yuhao opened the handwritten copy and closed his eyes to concentrate. Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the contents of the "Yuanqi Diagram" and the Five Elements theory of the Human Body of the Body Sect began to unfold in parallel, reflecting each other.

The primordial energy of heaven and earth is never a uniform mass. It has color, temperament, and direction. Similarly, the human body has a system of five energies circulating within it.

He picked up his pen and drew a circle in the center of the paper, writing four characters inside: Yin Yang and Five Elements. The pen tip then spread outwards, drawing five main lines.

"Wood energy governs growth and development. It corresponds to spring, when vital energy is at its highest, and its nature is mild and diffuse. Within the human body, wood energy flows through the liver, governs the tendons, and governs the eyes. Tendons belong to wood, so those with abundant wood energy have flexibility and recovery ability far exceeding that of ordinary people, and agility-based martial spirits rely heavily on this energy."

"Fire rises upwards. This corresponds to summer, when vital energy is violent and rapid. Within the human body, fire energy enters the heart, governs the blood vessels, and controls the tongue. Blood belongs to fire, so those with abundant fire energy have boiling blood and qi, resulting in astonishing explosive power. The core driving force of offensive martial souls lies in this—it's not a matter of the strength of the soul power, but whether the fire energy can heat the blood enough."

"The metal element is austere and deadly. It corresponds to autumn, when the vital energy is concentrated and sharp. Within the human body, the metal element flows through the lungs, governs the skin and hair, and governs the nose. The skin belongs to metal, and the hair belongs to metal, so most defensive soul masters have a strong metal element—muscle density, bone hardness, and skin toughness are all manifestations of the metal element."

"Water vapor is cold and deep. It corresponds to winter, when vital energy is drawn inward and hidden. Within the human body, water vapor enters the kidneys, governs the bones, and governs the ears. Bones belong to water, and so does marrow. Control-type soul masters need extremely high mental concentration and precision in the circulation of soul power, both of which depend on sufficient kidney water and abundant bone marrow—the so-called 'being able to keep one's composure' refers to the water vapor being contained."

"Earth energy resides in the center. It is the pivot of the four energies, circulating energy in all directions. Within the human body, earth energy flows through the spleen, governs the muscles, and controls the mouth. When earth energy is in harmony, the four energies circulate smoothly. The essence of support-type martial souls is not 'a certain ability,' but 'to allow everyone's energy to circulate smoothly'—therefore, what support-type soul masters need most is the balance of earth energy, rather than any one dominant energy."

Huo Yuhao wrote extremely quickly, almost without thinking.

After all, they were cultivators from beyond the heavens, and their knowledge was so profound that ordinary people could only dream of it.

Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, Water, Wind, Earth, and Fire, the Kabbalah Tree of Life, and the Covenant of Secret Union.

Huo Yuhao had already mastered the methodologies of various fantasy worlds, and now he was just using them to boost his reputation.

In any case, the prerequisites have been met, and it is reasonable to write it out, which is enough to show my value in front of Shrek Academy.

To steal Shrek Academy, one needs not only to cultivate a certain persona, but also to demonstrate value and gain recognition from the higher-ups.

Shrek has a few mentors who can recognize talent.

Xuanzi: Huo Yuhao, the winner of the freshman competition, is not worthy of being a core disciple of the Martial Soul system.

Huo Yuhao continued writing, but in reality, he had already discovered Wang Yan beside him, but he pretended not to know and deliberately showed off in front of him.

The Body Sect has lowered the threshold for the method of condensing the human body's hundred meridians and soul core to the seventh ring. Shrek Academy, as a sacred place of education, must also make a statement.

After all, the one in power now is Mu En, not Xuanzi or Yan Shaozhe.

"The awakening of a martial soul is not entirely random. The kind of energy environment a person is born into will cause the five elements in their body to lean towards a certain ratio. This ratio does not determine the specific form of the martial soul, but it largely determines the direction of the martial soul—if wood and fire are predominant, the probability of awakening a strong offensive or agile martial soul is high; if metal and earth are predominant, the probability of awakening a defensive or support martial soul is high."

"The mutation of a martial soul is essentially a violent reorganization of the balance of the five elements within the body under the influence of external forces."

"This is... the Five Elements theory? Materials from the Body Sect?"

Huo Yuhao pretended to be startled and suddenly looked up.

Wang Yan stood beside him, his gaze fixed on the paper covered with lines on the table, then on the "Brief Account of the Five Elements of the Human Body" spread out beside it.

His pupils behind his glasses dilated slightly, and his lips moved as if he were silently reading the conclusion Huo Yuhao had just written about the nature of martial soul mutation.

Huo Yuhao instinctively reached for the paper, but Wang Yan reached out—without touching it, but merely placing it lightly on the tabletop—his tone carrying an urgency Huo Yuhao had never heard before: "Don't put it away. Let me look at it some more."

Huo Yuhao seemed startled, releasing his grip and taking a few steps back.

Wang Yan remained silent. He bent over, his gaze starting from the central circle of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, following the five main branches of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, then looking at the correspondence between the five internal organs and the five elements, then at how the five elements of heaven and earth influence the five elements of the human body, and finally fixing his gaze on the conclusion—the essence of martial soul mutation is a violent reorganization of the proportions of the five elements in the body.

After a long while, Wang Yan straightened up, turned to look at Huo Yuhao, and his gaze was extremely complicated.

"Just now," his voice was a little hoarse, "you used publicly available materials from the Body Sect and a Yuan Qi observation notebook that had been forgotten for countless years to build a basic framework to explain the direction of Martial Soul awakening, and at the same time, you also sorted out the human body-level mechanism and principle for the causes of Martial Soul mutation."

Wang Yan remained silent, seemingly unsure of what to say.

"Teacher, this is just a very rough deduction, and many details still need to be verified. I just... happened to connect a few things while reading the book."

Huo Yuhao's voice became very weak, as if he was somewhat afraid of his teacher.

Pretending to be unattractive, creating a persona

"Just right?" Wang Yan stared at him with the eyes of someone who had seen some rare treasure. "The primordial energy of heaven and earth, and the attributes of martial souls—these two threads have developed independently for countless years in the academic history of Douluo Continent. The Five Elements theory of the human body from the Body Sect has only appeared in the world for a few months. You call this just right?"

As a scholar, no one understands the exact value of something better than Wang Yan.

The inspiration of a genius is truly amazing.

Wang Yan calmly said, "I've read the Record of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, and I've also read the Five Elements of the Human Body from the Body Sect. I've read about Martial Soul attributes and mutations countless times. But looking at that data is like looking at a pile of scattered beads; I can't see at all what they can be strung together into."

"You are a true genius. What grade are you in? What class are you in? I will recommend you to the elders of the Sea God Pavilion so that you can enter Shrek Academy to study within the Sea God Pavilion."

As a theoretical master at Shrek Academy, Wang Yan has been highly valued by Mu En these days and is now free to enter the Sea God Pavilion to read books.

After all, the pressure from the Body Sect on Shrek Academy was too great. Mu En was very shrewd and was reforming the school to ensure that Shrek would not perish like the Tang Sect.

At any other time, Huo Yuhao would never have come to Shrek Academy. Instead of taking advantage of Mu En's life to reform and quickly rise to power, he would rather have gone and seized the country than have reached a high position at Shrek Academy at any other time.

Shrek Academy's top management are all high-level Soul Masters who live long lives, and there is little job mobility in high positions.

Upon hearing the name of the Sea God Pavilion, Huo Yuhao seemed startled and remained silent for a long time.

Wang Yan observed this and unconsciously softened his tone: "Don't be afraid. The Sea God Pavilion isn't some dragon's den or tiger's lair..."

"I was just writing this casually," Huo Yuhao raised his eyes, his gaze timid, like an ordinary freshman who was afraid of being checked on his homework by his teacher. "I don't want to go to the Sea God Pavilion. I... I only have one ring of soul power."

Wang Yan looked at him and remained silent for a few moments.

A freshman sat in the outer academy's library, pieced together a framework from two books that could shake the very foundation of martial spirit theory, and then said that his soul power was only at the first ring and he dared not go to the Sea God Pavilion.

The scene was both incredibly jarring and incredibly realistic.

After all, Wang Yan knew the temperament of the elders of the Sea God Pavilion. If it weren't for Mu En keeping him in check, he wouldn't have been able to enter the Sea God Pavilion at all.

Where did this first-ring Soul Master come from? Get lost.

Wang Yan could already imagine Xuanzi's reaction when he saw this classmate.

"What's your name?" Wang Yan asked.

"Huo Buxiao".

Wang Yan silently repeated the name in his mind, then said, "Alright, Huo Buxiao. I won't force you. But these things today..."

He waved the manuscript in his hand. "I'll take it to the Sea God Pavilion. Don't worry, it'll only be for academic discussion; your name won't be mentioned. If you don't want that..."

Huo Yuhao seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, nodded, and then quickly lowered his head again.

Wang Yan turned around, took two steps, and then stopped. He didn't look back, but simply turned his face to the side and said, "Don't smile. You must perform well recently, because the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion will come to see you in person."

The footsteps gradually faded away among the bookshelves.

Huo Yuhao sat back down in his chair, the sunlight dividing his face into light and shadow.

The timid, weak, and helpless expression on his face gradually faded after he realized that Wang Yan had gone far away, like rocks being exposed after the tide recedes.

He leaned back in his chair, a very faint smile curving his lips.

"It seems that Grandpa Moon has been quite busy these past few days. We haven't seen him at the dormitory entrance for several days."

He put the pen on the table into his storage space, his voice so low that only he could hear it.

"They want to come and test me? I couldn't be happier."