The Spirit Transmission Tower's guiding principle was:
Let Spirit Souls feel the warmth of home!
Otherwise... how could they convince more spirit beasts to willingly become Spirit Souls?
This was the reason the Spirit Elevation Platform's Isolation Zone came into being.
After all, spirit beasts that had already become Spirit Souls before being chosen by a spirit master needed a place to move about. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a form of imprisonment for them?
Just like humans entering the Spirit Elevation Platform, Spirit Souls also had special devices that would send them into the Isolation Zone. Like a virtual reality game, Spirit Souls could experience their original lives here.
The Isolation Zone and the Spirit Elevation Platform shared a connected environment, but powerful guardian spirit beasts stood watch between them, separating the two sides. This prevented spirit masters from accidentally killing real Spirit Souls, and also prevented powerful Spirit Souls from escaping and traumatizing spirit masters. Hence, it was called the Isolation Zone.
The Isolation Zone simulated a greater variety of environments. In addition to the Star Dou Great Forest, there were also the Extreme North, the ocean, and other environments.
The Isolation Zone Huo Yuhao entered was one that simulated the environment of the Extreme North.
I never thought returning to the Extreme North would be inside the Spirit Elevation Platform.
Looking at the snowy landscape around him, a trace of nostalgia flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes.
Back in the Extreme North... he had spent an unforgettable time there.
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but feel a grinding sensation in his teeth.
Back then, to improve his combat experience, Ice Empress had directly summoned her clansmen. A whole swarm of Ice-Jade Scorpions had charged at him without even asking for his opinion. One could imagine how badly he had suffered.
Later, Snow Empress, Xiao Bai, the Titan Snow Demon King, and other spirit beasts had also called upon their own clansmen to spar with him.
Huo Yuhao dared to say that no one had more experience than him in fighting spirit beasts from the Extreme North. And no one had more experience than him in being beaten by spirit beasts from the Extreme North.
Fortunately, there were results. His combat experience was now quite rich for his level.
Just as Luo Yanglu entered the Isolation Zone as a safety measure, he saw Huo Yuhao engaged in fierce combat with a thousand-year spirit beast and even gaining the upper hand.
That spirit beast, trapped within Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Interference Domain, had completely lost its sense of direction and could only wildly attack with its innate spirit abilities.
The Spiritual Interference Domain could alter the vision and perception of those within a certain range, causing opponents to fall into Huo Yuhao's interference, unable to distinguish between reality and illusion. This spirit beast's spiritual power was not as strong as Huo Yuhao's, and it had already begun hallucinating from being trapped in the domain.
A thousand-year Vermilion Clear Ice Toad?
Seeing the spirit beast's appearance, Luo Yanglu raised an eyebrow.
The Vermilion Clear Ice Toad was an extremely rare ice-attribute spirit beast. Because it inhabited the Edge of the Extreme North the gap close to the human world it was known as the "King of the Gap." This spirit beast had a small population and moved in mysterious ways, making it very difficult to find.
The Vermilion Clear Ice Toad's most lethal aspect was its toxicity. It absorbed the world's most frigid energy as nourishment, cultivating an extremely potent poison. This toxin was not only bone-chillingly cold but could also rapidly erode the vitality of living beings, making it a fearsome existence on the outskirts of the Extreme North.
However, unable to break through Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Interference Domain, no matter how strong its poison was, it had no way to use it.
"To be able to affect a thousand-year spirit beast at this level... With spiritual power like this, no wonder Yichen dared to let you enter here."
Luo Yanglu marveled inwardly.
There was still a difference between real Spirit Souls and artificially created Spirit Souls. The former were superior to the latter in both combat experience and intelligence.
Moreover, the Spirit Souls permanently stationed in the Isolation Zone were all powerful ones they had voluntarily chosen to stay here because they had never found suitable spirit masters to contract with.
For Hua Yichen to place Huo Yuhao here for training showed how much confidence he had in him. And Huo Yuhao had indeed lived up to those expectations.
After warming up and gradually finding his rhythm, Huo Yuhao stopped troubling this Vermilion Clear Ice Toad that had lost its way in life and let it leave.
With his strength reduced, maintaining combat effectiveness would require some time to adapt. He couldn't kill the Spirit Souls here having this restriction actually made the training more demanding.
Three years later, at the Eastsea Mecha Designer Association.
The staff member took the soul tool Huo Yuhao handed over, examined it carefully for a moment, then looked at Huo Yuhao with somewhat numb eyes and said:
"Little friend Yuhao... how about you go take the Grade Four exam? And set another new record?"
Nearly three years ago, this child had come to take the certification tests for Mecha Designer and Mecha Manufacturer.
That's right not one secondary profession, but two. And now, he had reached Grade Three in both, breaking records in two secondary professions at once.
One must know that although these two secondary professions were not as difficult as blacksmithing, the fastest record for reaching Grade Three was still at age ten!
And Huo Yuhao was only nine years old! Grade Three in two secondary professions who would believe it?
The key was that judging by the work he had just submitted, he could probably break through to Grade Four in both at the same time.
The staff member indicated that over these three years, he had become so numb from shock that he no longer wanted to waste any expressions...
"A tall building rises from the ground. I think I can settle a little longer."
Huo Yuhao shook his head. "Please settle the payment."
The staff member sighed. "Grade Three Solar-Powered Soul Tool Energy Storage Device can absorb solar energy and convert it into spirit power for storage. Exquisite design, flawless manufacturing technique... peak Grade Three soul tool. Designer and manufacturer are both you. Total comes to 300,000 Federation coins. I'll transfer it to you now."
Huo Yuhao received the final payment, then went upstairs to accept a few more Grade Three design and Grade Three manufacturing commissions before leaving the Mecha Designer Association.
Although the Spirit Transmission Tower would reimburse him, and Hua Yichen had even given him a bank card one could say he was not short on money improving his secondary profession abilities while conveniently earning some money was not beneath him.
Moreover, spending his own money felt more secure.
After watching Huo Yuhao leave, the staff member found someone to cover his shift, took Huo Yuhao's work, and went to the president's office, handing the work to Li Yucheng.
"Old Li, this is Huo Yuhao's latest work. Still made from ordinary metal."
Li Yucheng took it, frowned, and examined it. "His teacher really is from the Traditionalist Faction?"
Mecha Designers, Manufacturers, and Repairers were all fundamentally branches of Soul Engineers. In fact, many Soul Engineers from the past had even forged their own metal one could also call them Blacksmiths...
It was simply that after ten thousand years of development, it had become impossible for a single person to juggle all these aspects simultaneously, leading to their division into several secondary professions.
The Soul Engineer profession had now become that of a researcher vastly different from the past.
The Traditionalist Faction referred to those who emulated Soul Engineers from ten thousand years ago. They juggle spirit power cultivation while also designing and manufacturing powerful soul tools themselves.
But a person had limited energy. Spreading their focus like this would ultimately leave them neither high nor low...
This was precisely why Li Yucheng was frowning.
"This is sheer folly! No matter how talented this child is, if he has to juggle spirit power cultivation while also learning several secondary professions, he will eventually be crushed by the burden! What is Carefree Douluo thinking? How could he find a Traditionalist teacher for him? Did a ten-year spirit beast kick him in the head?"
Li Yucheng was genuinely angry. At nine years old, Huo Yuhao had already designed and manufactured a Grade Three soul tool by himself. If he focused his energy on just one profession, he might be close to Grade Five by now.
Grade Five at nine years old what kind of genius was that?
The Eastsea Mecha Designer Association had not produced a genius in a very long time. Yet another organization had a genius and still didn't cherish him...
No, he absolutely had to find time to talk with Hua Yichen. He wouldn't interfere with the child's spirit power cultivation, but when it came to secondary professions, he had to have a serious discussion with that Traditionalist!
If they didn't know how to teach disciples, then give Huo Yuhao to him!