"The Radiant City is the pride of the Sun Moon Empire. I"m certain that even if one were to place Star Luo City, Heaven Dou City, and Dou Ling City together, they"d still be outcla.s.sed in size by The Radiant City."
It was already nightfall when they arrived, but the time only served to make the city appear more shocking. As Huo Yuhao looked down on the city, he could only see buildings in every direction; there didn"t seem to be end to the city. The majority of the buildings were five stories tall, but some were more than ten. This was extremely rare in Shrek City and Star Luo City. However, this wasn"t what caused the city to look shocking; many buildings were lit up, and shone brightly, like the stars in the sky.
Many large streets and avenues snaked between the buildings, some of which were as large as thirty meters in width. Huo Yuhao seemed to sense a soul power fluctuation amidst the bright lights.
Fan Yu couldn"t help but ask, "Hallmaster Hongchen, why are there no city walls?"
Jing Hongchen replied, "The Radiant City doesn"t need walls." His voice sounded very calm, yet was also full of a.s.surance. His words were thought-provoking, but they didn"t divulge any of the Sun Moon Empire"s secrets.
Jing Hongchen led everyone as they flew towards the south. As they flew, Huo Yuhao noticed some star-shaped golden lights emerging from Jing Hongchen"s flying-type soul tool and spreading outwards that seemed to maintain a special frequency.
Even though Huo Yuhao didn"t know what the point of it was, but he knew it had to have a point. He quickly found the rhythm with his spiritual power, then recorded it.
Jing Hongchen"s words weren"t an exaggeration. While they weren"t flying very fast, it still took them fifteen minutes to reach the Radiant City"s southern edge. Huo Yuhao could tell that even if they really did combine all of the capitals, it would still be less than half the size of the city beneath them. While he might not have seen the Heavenly Dou Empire and Dou Ling Empire"s capitals in person, he still knew that this was the case. This city"s sheer scale left them in shock.
Not too far in front of them, a hexagonal region outlined by lights appeared. This region alone was comparable to a medium-sized city. There were several buildings inside of it, but the region mostly contained empty plots of land. Jing Hongchen informed everyone that this region was property of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
The golden light scattered, and Jing Hongchen landed with everyone in an enormous plaza. The light film dispersed, and the magical flying-type soul tool disappeared before any of them realized.
Some people were awaiting their arrival in the plaza and had come to welcome them. Among them, a short and plump middle-aged man walked towards Jing Hongchen and said respectfully, "Hallmaster, everything"s been arranged."
Jing Hongchen smiled and said, "Let me introduce this man to you all. He"s the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy"s teaching director, Lin Jiayi. All of you will be learning from him over the next two and a half years. Jiayi, please make the proper arrangements for these students. Teacher Fan Yu, please follow me."
Once he"d finished speaking, Jing Hongchen led Fan Yu somewhere else. Fan Yu didn"t even look at Huo Yuhao or He Caitou as he left. As of this moment, the exchange had officially begun.
Lin Jiayi"s face was as chubby as Jing Hongchen"s, it was just younger looking. He waved his right hand, and the people behind him stepped forward. They each held a tray and stood in front of a different Shrek student.
"Welcome everyone, to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. For the next two and a half years, each and every one of you will be considered students of our Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. To ensure the success of this exchange, we"ll be providing you all with the best learning environments. As such, the Ill.u.s.trious Virtue Hall will be open to you two days week. Additionally, you"ll have the opportunity to take part in the Ill.u.s.trious Virtue Hall"s tests. If you manage to pa.s.s, you"ll become members of the Ill.u.s.trious Virtue Hall until the exchange is over.
Within these trays you"ll find a map of the academy and the academy"s handbook, as well as the keys to your room. As it"s a bit late right now, the academy"s teachers will conduct a few simple tests so that you can receive your proper uniforms tomorrow. Once your physical conditions have been recorded, you can find me if you need help with anything."
Everyone received their things, while Ye Xiaosheng cemented his role as their leader by stepping forward first. He Caitou and Huo Yuhao, along with the rest of the students, followed him. He Caitou and Huo Yuhao stayed near the back of the pack as they were led by the teachers to a nearby area.
As they walked, Huo Yuhao took out the map that he"d just received. The darkness didn"t affect his vision much. The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy was much larger than Shrek Academy, even if one included Sea G.o.d"s Island.
The map simply showed that the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy was divided into three regions—the teaching area, dormitories, and the testing area.
The testing area covered two-thirds of the academy, and many regions within the testing area were circled. Huo Yuhao could vaguely recall that there were many buildings within these regions, but their purposes weren"t written on the map.
There was a particular region in the center of the testing area that was circled in red called the Ill.u.s.trious Virtue Hall. While the Ill.u.s.trious Virtue Hall was a part of the testing area, everyone present knew just what it meant to the Sun Moon Empire and their academy.
The teaching area and dormitory area had more details on the map. There were a total of twelve teaching blocks divided into six grades of students—two blocks for each grade. It was clear that the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy accepted far more students than Shrek Academy.
Elder Xuan had given them a brief overview of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy before they"d come, which included its students.
The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy"s six grades weren"t cla.s.sified by age. Instead, the requirements to join the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy were to be a Rank 10 soul master with at least one soul ring, and to not be over twelve years in age. However, age wasn"t an important divider once one joined the academy.
In the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, one could enter the second grade when their abilities reached the standard of a Cla.s.s 1 soul engineer. Following this rule, they would enter the third grade at Cla.s.s 2. The learning atmosphere at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy seemed to be much more relaxed than Shrek Academy"s, as there were only tests to determine the grade of a soul engineer. Of course, the soul engineer tests given at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy were much different than the tests given out at Shrek Academy, but Huo Yuhao was unsure how this difference would manifest.
There was still a cut-off point in the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. If one was unable to become a Cla.s.s 3 soul engineer by the time they turned eighteen, they"d have to leave the academy and fend for themselves. But if one could live up to their standards and become a Cla.s.s 5 soul engineer by twenty-five, then they"d qualify to enter the Ill.u.s.trious Virtue Hall. Similarly, if they didn"t reach Cla.s.s 5 by twenty-five, then they"d have to leave.
At this point, the teachers brought Huo Yuhao and the others to a school building for first-grade students.
The building was ma.s.sive, and the vast corridors extended far into the distance. Lin Jiayi informed everyone that the quant.i.ty of students in each grade varied a lot because of the promotional criteria in the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. There were thirty-two cla.s.ses of forty students each in the first grade, which fell by a third once one entered the second grade. The sixth grade students, on the other hand—all of whom Cla.s.s 5 soul engineers—were no longer separated into cla.s.ses, and all cultivated together in order to prepare for the Ill.u.s.trious Virtue Hall"s tests.
Huo Yuhao noticed that there were many soul tools all throughout the school building, all of which looked exquisite. While he could tell what some of them were used for, most of them he couldn"t.
Lin Jiayi brought them all the way to the end of the first level and stopped in front of a room. There was a sign on the door that read "Measurement Room."
Lin Jiayi retrieved a badge from his neck and placed it in front of a circular, disc-like object embedded in the door.
A beep sounded, and the metal door silently opened to both sides. Lin Jiayi then led everyone inside .
The room wasn"t very big, only around a hundred square meters in size. Inside, there were several large-scale soul tools.
There were some large-scale soul tools inside Shrek Academy"s Soul Tool Department"s testing area, but they were mainly used for handling metal, sculpting, and punching holes during the process of creating other soul tools. However, the large-scale soul tools here were much more compact, and soul power undulations they emitted were much stronger.
Lin Jiayi clapped his hands, attracting everyone"s attention to him. "This is the academy"s measurement room. All students must complete their physical measurements here. Don"t worry, the soul physique measuring scale won"t do any harm to your body. Now then, I"ll need all of you to temporarily put your soul tools away to prevent any interference. Pa.s.s your storage-type soul tools to your friends first, then ensure that there"s no other metals on your bodies."