Mu Xi returned to her family's soul-powered vehicle. Seeing that Mu Chen had already arrived and was speaking with an elderly man, she did not interrupt and stood obediently to the side, listening to their conversation.
Seeing this, Mu Chen didn't shoo her away either. After all, it wasn't an important discussion.
"President Mu is quite fortunate, having purchased quite a few heavenly treasures and rare earths for your daughter," the old man said, glancing briefly at Mu Xi before shaking his head with a chuckle. "This old man here, on the other hand, made the trip for nothing."
Mu Chen smiled bitterly. "The Spirit Transmission Tower has close ties with the two great Spirit Beast gathering grounds and is certainly not lacking in Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Souls. Who could have guessed that Hua Yichen would also be interested in that Spirit Soul?"
"Oh?" The old man looked somewhat surprised. "President Mu doesn't know? That Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Soul was provided by the Shen Family. From the very beginning, it was aimed at the child beside Hua Yichen."
"Their clan can no longer accommodate the Evil Eye Tyrant Spirit Soul, so they wanted to make a deal with the Spirit Transmission Tower to obtain a Spirit Soul suitable for inheritance. Then a genius with innate full spirit power and a Body Martial Soul of the spiritual attribute happened to appear that gave them an opportunity."
Mu Chen, along with Mu Xi who was eavesdropping, were both startled, inwardly shocked.
Innate full spirit power? A top-tier Body Martial Soul?
Either one of these was an extremely rare existence in Eastsea City.
Mu Chen was the first to recover. "I've been so busy with association affairs lately that I haven't been paying attention to the Spirit Transmission Tower's movements. Is that child very special? Is he a core descendant of some family within the Spirit Transmission Tower?"
"Neither. According to investigations, he's just a child born into an ordinary civilian family in Eastsea City."
The old man sighed softly. "And precisely because of that, he appears even more special. Hua Yichen has even arranged for a Soul Douluo to protect him in secret. I'm afraid it's not just a matter of innate full spirit power and a Body Martial Soul there are other exceptional qualities as well."
"A Soul Douluo..."
Mu Chen was inwardly alarmed.
Eastsea City is located in a remote part of Douluo Continent. Although its economy is very developed, the strength of its spirit masters is relatively weak. There are not many experts who possess Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings. On the surface, there is only one Nine-Ring Title Douluo the Spirit Transmission Tower's Carefree Douluo, Hua Yichen!
And below Hua Yichen, the strongest members of the Eastsea Spirit Transmission Tower are two Soul Douluos. One of them has actually been sent to guard Huo Yuhao one could imagine how highly the Spirit Transmission Tower regards Huo Yuhao.
The old man continued, "The Spirit Transmission Tower has now replaced the Spirit Hall of twenty thousand years ago, awakening martial souls for civilians free of charge. Civilian spirit masters naturally feel close to them. Sifting through the masses, they can always harvest top-tier geniuses. And with their close relationship with spirit beasts, they are growing stronger and stronger."
Mu Chen gave a light cough and reminded him:
"Old Li, choose your words carefully. The Spirit Transmission Tower and Spirit Hall are still different."
Old Li paused, then broke into a smile. "Look at you, where did your mind go? Of course I know they're different. My family also came from civilian background, and I owe a debt of gratitude to the Spirit Transmission Tower. I have no objection to them awakening martial souls for civilians free of charge."
"I was merely lamenting how wealthy they are. Whether it's your Blacksmithing Association, or our Mecha Designer Association, or any other organization, none of us have the ability to do such a thing. Only the Spirit Transmission Tower, with wealth rivaling a nation, is willing to spend great cost every year to do this. It's only natural for civilian geniuses to join the Spirit Transmission Tower."
Mu Chen fell silent for a moment.
That was true, but the Spirit Transmission Tower was too powerful. Other organizations, when facing it alone, unconsciously felt inferior.
Alone?
"It seems you're not in the mood to chat, so I'll take my leave. Bring Mu Xi to the Mecha Designer Association to play when you have time."
With that, Old Li patted Mu Chen on the shoulder and turned to leave.
Mu Chen stood in place, watching Old Li's retreating figure, his heart a jumble of emotions.
He already understood Old Li's meaning. But the alliance between the two associations even if it was just the Eastsea branches was not something he alone could decide. A high-level meeting would need to be convened to discuss it.
"Let's go. We're going home."
Mu Chen turned to Mu Xi and said, "You heard what was said just now. If you encounter Huo Yuhao in the future, don't throw any more tantrums."
He had seen his daughter run off to find Huo Yuhao. Given her proud and competitive nature, their interaction was probably not very pleasant.
"Oh..."
Mu Xi nodded in a daze. Then she remembered what she had said to Huo Yuhao, and her cheeks instantly flushed bright red.
What had she said?
She told a core disciple of the Spirit Transmission Tower one with innate full spirit power and a Soul Douluo as a protector that she hoped he would be worthy of a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Soul?
And that Spirit Soul had been put up for auction precisely because of him...
This... just thinking about it felt embarrassing.
But he really did look very ordinary. She hadn't said anything wrong.
Mu Xi thought this, but nevertheless lowered her head, turned red and acted like an ostrich.
Seeing that Mu Chen did not immediately call her back, Li Yucheng sighed regretfully and left.
Among the four major secondary professions, spirit masters who choose the path of forging in the various academies are the fewest. Forging talent is also the rarest. Yet many secondary professions, to reach the peak, cannot do without the assistance of forgers this further elevates the status of high-level forgers.
And Mu Chen is an Eight-Star Saint Craftsman, second only to the Nine-Star Divine Craftsman. If the Eastsea Blacksmithing Association and the Mecha Designer Association could further integrate, it would bring many benefits to his association.
He was old, but his heart was not yet old.
Whether it was cultivating an outstanding successor or reaching a cooperation with the Blacksmithing Association, he wanted to do something more for his association before retirement.
But it seemed that, for now, there was no hope for either. In the future, when he went to headquarters and boasted to his old friends, he wouldn't even have the confidence.
Li Yucheng smiled helplessly.
"Here."
Hua Yichen walked out of the museum and handed a small ball to Huo Yuhao.
"The Spirit Soul is inside. You've been reading so many books lately, so you should know how to use a Spirit Soul Ball."
A Spirit Soul Ball a spherical soul tool used to store Spirit Souls. Inside, like a storage soul tool, there is a space where Spirit Souls can survive. It is somewhat expensive.
The manufacturing principle is also similar to storage soul tools. After all, Spirit Souls are creatures that exist between life and death; the requirement that storage soul tools cannot store living things does not apply to them.
As for its purpose first, to store Spirit Souls (the Spirit Transmission Tower uses them most often). The second purpose is to allow the Spirit Soul to accompany the spirit master as they grow, fostering a bond.
After all, the Spirit Soul contract requires the Spirit Soul's consent. But the more powerful the Spirit Soul, the more picky picky it is about its contractor. At such times, aside from using strength to To convince the Spirit Soul, one must consider appealing to emotion.
If a Spirit Soul watches a spirit master grow up from childhood and gets along well with them, even if the spirit master is very weak, the Spirit Soul's resistance will not be too strong.
Huo Yuhao took the half-red, half-white Spirit Soul Ball, his expression complicated.
In his view, this object whether in appearance or function closely resembled a Pokéball. He had no idea who had come up with it; it wasn't recorded in any history books.
That's right, Huo Yuhao wanted to make it clear: this was not his invention. Absolutely not his invention!
He had only mentioned the concept of a Pokéball in passing ten thousand years ago. Who could have imagined someone would actually go and make one...
Taking a breath, Huo Yuhao looked at Hua Yichen, whose expression remained calm.
"What were their demands?"
Even the Spirit Soul Ball had been prepared in advance. Clearly, they had been targeting him from the start. But to hand over the Spirit Soul to them through an auction, their demands probably weren't too great.
"They just wanted to buy a ticket to the Spirit Soul Tower. Nothing serious. Don't worry about these things just focus on your cultivation."
Hua Yichen smiled calmly and teased, "I'm counting on you to use your connections to find me a leisurely position to retire to after you've achieved fame and success in the future."
Huo Yuhao put away the Spirit Soul Ball. His recent time with Hua Yichen had taught him that Hua Yichen was not the type to put on airs, so he smiled and replied directly:
"Unfortunately for you, if I really do achieve fame and success, I'll probably make everyone get busy."
"So you're calling me idle, is that it?"
Hua Yichen paused, then shook his head with a laugh. "Alright, you've got the Whale Gelatin. Let's go."
Huo Yuhao was about to nod when he suddenly noticed an old man. He stopped mid-motion. "Teacher Hua, it's not against the rules for a Spirit Transmission Tower member to practice a secondary profession and join the relevant association, is it?"
Hua Yichen followed his gaze, saw that it was Li Yucheng, and raised an eyebrow. "You want to join the Mecha Designer Association and practice a secondary profession?"
Huo Yuhao nodded. "Yes."
Hua Yichen fell into thought. "Your spirit abilities are indeed very suitable for mecha design and manufacturing. Just be mindful of your priorities and don't neglect your cultivation."
"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing."
Huo Yuhao rarely showed a confident smile.
His talent in other areas might not be great, but when it came to matters involving soul tools, he was very confident.