Mu Ye looked at Tang Wulin's eager expression and couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.
"Fine, go ahead and sit down for a test. I'd also like to see just how much you've improved over these past few months."
"You got it!"
Tang Wulin agreed readily, strode forward, and sat down on the comfortable leather seat.
He reached out to take the metal helmet that Huo Yuhao had just removed and pulled it directly onto his head.
"Teacher, I'm ready!"
Mu Ye nodded and reached out to press the start button on the control panel again.
Buzz—!
Rings of soft blue light lit up on the metal helmet once more. Tang Wulin closed his eyes and naturally released his Mental Force.
Beep, beep, beep!
The numbers on the holographic display began to jump upward rapidly.
Compared to the unstoppable, dizzying speed of Huo Yuhao's test just now, Tang Wulin's Mental Force growth seemed slightly more gradual, but its momentum was exceptionally steady.
One thousand... three thousand... eight thousand... ten thousand!
Only when the number broke through the ten thousand mark did the jumping speed gradually slow down. Finally, with a crisp "ding," the number settled firmly on the screen.
[13105]
Tang Wulin took off the helmet, glanced at the number on the screen, and then turned his head to look at Huo Yuhao with some surprise.
"Not bad, Yuhao!"
Tang Wulin rubbed his hair and spoke to Huo Yuhao.
"I thought I had improved fast enough these past few months, but I didn't expect your Mental Force to already be so much stronger than mine!"
Hearing Tang Wulin's words and looking at the number over thirteen thousand on the screen, Huo Yuhao was actually quite shocked himself.
One must know that just a few months ago, he had tentatively used "Soul Shock" on Tang Wulin.
At that time, Tang Wulin hadn't even intentionally defended himself, yet he had caused Huo Yuhao to suffer a mental backlash!
But only a few short months had passed!
Now, his Mental Force value had actually reached over sixteen thousand, truly overtaking Tang Wulin and even exceeding him by more than three thousand points!
This terrifying, rocket-like speed of improvement gave Huo Yuhao a sense of unreality.
Seeing the expressions of the two boys, Mu Ye slowly spoke.
"There is nothing to be surprised about; this is perfectly normal."
Mu Ye looked at Huo Yuhao and explained.
"Yuhao, you possess the Spirit Eyes, which is a mental-type Body Martial Soul Spirit. Coupled with your Spirit Soul also being of the mental attribute, you were born for this."
"In this academy, with the accumulation of all sorts of top-tier resources, the increase in Mental Force for others might be simple addition, accumulating bit by bit."
Mu Ye paused, a hint of admiration in his tone.
"But you are different! Your Mental Force foundation and talent are right here. When the same resources are used on you, the return you get is multiplication, or even an exponential surge!"
"What's more..."
Mu Ye looked at Huo Yuhao and continued.
"Your Spirit Eyes Martial Soul also successfully underwent a silver-level awakening! That Awakening benefited your Sea of Consciousness greatly, resulting in a massive boost to your Mental Force. This is a natural outcome."
Hearing Mu Ye's analysis, Huo Yuhao nodded in sudden realization.
Indeed, the silver-level awakening of a Body Martial Soul Spirit was a qualitative change from the inside out. That Awakening deserved much of the credit for his current Mental Force depth.
After explaining Huo Yuhao's progress, Mu Ye turned his head and landed his gaze on Tang Wulin.
"However, to be honest."
Mu Ye sized Tang Wulin up, an unmaskable flash of wonder in his eyes.
"Compared to Yuhao's growth, Wulin, your Mental Force test result is actually even more unexpected to me!"
"I originally thought it would be good if your Mental Force could break through ten thousand points. I didn't expect you to have a foundation of over thirteen thousand!"
Mu Ye couldn't help but remark with emotion.
"Clearly, your physical constitution and bloodline power are already quite formidable, far surpassing your peers! It's hard for most people to manage both, yet you've done it."
Hearing Mu Ye's praise, Tang Wulin gave a sheepish laugh and rubbed the back of his head.
Regarding his test result of over thirteen thousand Mental Force points, Tang Wulin was actually quite satisfied.
Mu Ye looked at Tang Wulin's proud look and said with a smile.
"You don't need to be in a hurry. Since the threshold for the Heavenly Derivation Divided Soul Art is fifteen thousand Mental Force points, once you cross that hurdle, I will naturally pass this Cultivation Technique to you as well."
Tang Wulin's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly in agreement. Although he had arrived late and didn't know what kind of technique it was, it sounded impressive just from the name, and since the requirements were so high, it was definitely powerful.
"Thank you, teacher! I will reach fifteen thousand points as soon as possible!"
Tang Wulin promised loudly, then rubbed his hands together and asked.
"Then teacher, since the Mental Force testing is done, what is our training content for today?"
Beside him, Huo Yuhao also immediately focused his mind and turned to look at Mu Ye, waiting for today's special training arrangements.
Mu Ye looked at the two energetic Disciples before him, pondered for a moment, and said to them.
"Since we've tested your Mental Force foundations today, in order to let you grow more efficiently, the training goals and directions for you two will need some adjustments moving forward."
Mu Ye pointed at Tang Wulin.
"Wulin, you will continue with me. Your bloodline power still has a lot of room to be squeezed. Today we will continue with physical limit training; I'm going to force out every bit of potential from you, you brute ox!"
"Yes!"
Tang Wulin responded loudly.
Then, Mu Ye turned his gaze toward Huo Yuhao.
"As for you, Yuhao..."
Mu Ye looked at Huo Yuhao and said.
"Although your Mental Force has reached the threshold for cultivating the technique, your fine control over it is still too crude. You have vast Mental Force but cannot use it as easily as your own limbs."
"Therefore, your primary task next is to undergo Mental Force mastery training!"
Mu Ye paused and dropped a name that caught Huo Yuhao off guard.
"Next, regarding the teaching of Mental Force, Teacher Han Tianyi will personally instruct you."
"Teacher Han Tianyi?"
Huo Yuhao was stunned, his face full of bewilderment.
He had been at the Body Sect for several months, yet he had never heard this person's name!
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but ask.
"Teacher, who is this Teacher Teacher Han Tianyi? And... didn't you tell me before that our Body Sect only has five people in this academy, including us? How is there another one now?"
Seeing Huo Yuhao's confused look, Mu Ye crossed his arms and explained.
"It's normal that you haven't seen him."
"This Teacher Han Tianyi is a top-tier powerhouse newly found by Dean Lin Feng. His Martial Soul is an extremely rare Body Martial Soul Spirit—the [brain]!"
"brain Spirit?!"
Huo Yuhao's heart jolted; that was absolutely a top-tier mental-type Body Martial Soul Spirit!
Mu Ye nodded and continued.
"Just now, I went to great lengths to forcefully win him over to our Body Sect from other factions!"
Speaking of this, Mu Ye seemed to recall something unpleasant and let out a cold snort from his nose.
"Hmph! Those Spirit Pagoda guys who research Spirit Souls actually wanted to interfere and pull him into their tower to do some Mental Force research!"
A light flashed in Mu Ye's eyes as he said with a cold smile.
"In their dreams!"
"We already have so few people in the Body Sect, and now it's getting even worse. And they still want to poach?"
Mu Ye patted his chest and spoke with righteous conviction.
Hearing Mu Ye's remarks, Tang Wulin and Huo Yuhao couldn't help but share a smile.
Right at that moment, a tall dark shadow appeared outside the room without any warning. Huo Yuhao immediately felt a terrifying surge of Mental Force enveloping him.
Huo Yuhao looked over; it was a tall elderly man wearing a simple grey robe.
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A/N:
I hope all of you are enjoying this story so far. I would appreciate some Power Stones if you can spare any. Leave a review if you like the story. Thank you.