Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

Chapter 651 What exactly does he want to do?
"That...that must be a soul bone!"

"What are these masked men from the Aodu Chamber of Commerce planning to do with these five soul bones?!"

"Is he going to absorb these soul bones on the spot?"

"Isn't this supposed to be a competition to create soul tools? Why are they bringing out soul bones?"

Amidst everyone's puzzled gazes, A-Shuai's fingers flew across the screen, embedding the two level-seven core arrays and two level-six core arrays on the soul guidance control panel into a long metal ribbon.

They didn't do anything immediately after taking out the five soul bones, but those were soul bones!
The aroma emanating from it alone is already incredibly tempting!
It should be noted that soul bones are such rare items that even most high-level soul masters at the Soul Saint level have never possessed one.

When faced with a soul bone, a soul master's body will produce a certain instinctive desire reaction.

Almost the instant A-Shuai took out five soul bones, the other eight contestants already sensed the aura of the soul bones. Their bodies were restless, wanting to absorb the soul bones into their own bodies.

Under normal circumstances, it wouldn't be a problem if they were attracted to the soul bone, as long as they didn't openly try to steal it.

But we're in a competition right now!

During the competition, who are you trying to lure with the five soul bones you've taken out?

The aura released by the five soul bones drew the attention of the eight contestants, which undoubtedly greatly interfered with their process of creating soul tools.

"Could it be that he intends to use these five soul bones to interfere with the other contestants?"

Seeing the reactions of the other contestants, Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin frowned and narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at A-Shuai.

In his opinion, A-Shuai could very well win the championship on his own merits, so there was absolutely no need to resort to such methods.

The five soul bones lay quietly on the soul guidance control table in front of A-Shuai. A-Shuai did not touch them, but began to inscribe a more detailed core magic array.

Ye Yulin noticed a detail: whenever A-Shuai completed a core magic array, he would glance at the five soul bones, as if confirming something.

Could it be that these five soul bones are also part of the soul tools he created?

Ye Yulin frowned as she thought to herself.

Using soul bones as materials to create soul tools is a very rare method among soul masters.

Not only is it more difficult to use soul bones as the material for making soul tools than to use metal, but more importantly, if the soul bone is intact, then direct absorption is actually more beneficial to the soul master.

After all, soul bones are extremely precious! And if not handled properly, the entire soul bone could be rendered useless!
It's important to know that even the cheapest soul bone costs over 100,000 gold soul coins!
Gambling with 100,000 gold soul coins, only to have them evaporate in an instant with a single mistake—not every soul master can accept that.

Moreover, this is the worst kind of soul bone. If you want to use a soul bone to create a powerful soul tool, you must use a good soul bone.

This would increase costs exponentially!
From Ye Yulin's perspective, the five soul bones that A-Shuai took out, while not of particularly high quality, were definitely not the lowest quality soul bones either.

The estimated value of these five soul bones is at least over two million gold soul coins!
Keep in mind that even an eighth-level soul tool would only cost this much at an auction.

And now, these five soul bones, worth two million gold soul coins, are only the cost of one soul tool?
"What kind of soul tool is he trying to make?!"

One of the eighth-level Soul Masters on the referee's stand felt his brain was not working properly. As an eighth-level Soul Master, he had seen countless Soul Tools in his career, and he had also seen quite a few ninth-level Soul Tools.

But A-Shuai's method of making soul tools was something he had never seen before, and it was truly an eye-opener.

"Old Ye, can you tell what kind of soul tool this kid is making?"

A level nine Soul Master looked at Ye Yulin and asked in a deep voice.

Ye Yulin shook his head and said, "Embedding soul bones into metal materials can indeed enhance the power of a soul tool, but this kid is using five soul bones, each with different attributes. If he's going to embed all five soul bones into one soul tool, then the attribute conflicts and the establishment of the soul power link will be a big problem!"

As one of the top three Soul Masters in the Sun Moon Empire, even though Ye Yulin's specialty is high-altitude Soul Tools, she still has a deep understanding of the manufacturing method of embedding Soul Bones into Soul Tools.

He could clearly sense that the five soul bones that A-Shuai had taken out had the attributes of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, respectively.

Theoretically, these five attributes can form a cycle of mutual generation among the five elements.

But these are five soul bones!

It's still a soul bone of decent quality!

To make these five soul bones form a mutually reinforcing cycle within a single soul tool, and simultaneously suppress the power of the five soul bones, is extremely difficult even for a Soul Saint!

Moreover, there is the issue of the soul power link. Even though the five elements have an inherent relationship of mutual generation and restraint, the construction of this soul power channel is still extremely complex.

The construction of this soul power channel alone would be difficult for a level seven soul master to complete in three hours, let alone the other steps.

"What level of Soul Master do you think this A-Shuai is?"

At this moment, another level nine soul master spoke up.

His gaze remained fixed on A-Shuai's actions, his eyes filled with admiration.

Ye Yulin frowned and slowly said, "If he really wants to embed all five soul bones into a soul tool, and complete the construction of the soul power channel and the assembly of the outer shell within three hours..."
This requires at least the level of an eighth-grade Soul Master! And one who is a seasoned veteran among eighth-grade Soul Masters!

Ye Yulin was very certain.

The very method of making a soul tool—using soul bones embedded in it—is something that low-level soul masters cannot use.

Even a level seven Soul Master wouldn't do!

It's important to know that the finished product price of a level 7 soul tool, or even its auction price, is not necessarily as expensive as a soul bone.

In this situation, even a level 7 Soul Master who can create a level 7 Soul Tool that can be embedded with a Soul Bone must be an extremely wealthy person!

Only when one reaches the level of an eighth or ninth-level Soul Master will there be more Soul Masters doing this, but not by much.

After all, for a soul tool made by a level eight or nine soul master, the power of a level eight or nine soul tool cannot be compromised if the quality of the soul bone is weak.

But if the quality is high, why not absorb it naturally?
It's worth noting that some Title Douluos haven't even filled all six of their soul bone slots. The Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, which was auctioned in Star Luo City and ended up in Dai Yueheng's hands, had a ten-thousand-year soul bone embedded in it, but that soul bone was damaged, greatly reducing its value. Otherwise, the price of a ten-thousand-year soul bone would have exceeded that of an eighth-level soul tool.

In summary, using soul bones to create soul tools is essentially a very uneconomical practice.

It's not only cost-effective, but also very complicated to produce.

Most soul tools that exhibit this condition are those whose soul bones are damaged and are in a state of being neither useful nor worth discarding, which is why they are used as soul tools to make up for their value.

"Yes, at the very least, he's an eighth-level Soul Master! An eighth-level Soul Master under thirty years old... Old Ye, we don't need to guess his identity anymore."

The ninth-level Soul Master shook his head and said softly.

The other referees also instantly understood.

Even though this is the Sun Moon Empire, the most advanced in soul tool technology on the continent, and even though this is the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, there are very few people who can become an eighth-level soul master before the age of thirty!
If someone has a signature carving knife like the Holy Blade of Light in their hand, then you can basically lock onto the character directly.

Hearing this, Ye Yulin nodded.

Actually, when A-Shuai was carving a level six core magic array at first, he felt it was just so-so, but he thought that this guy's carving speed and precision of the core magic array was exaggerated.

But after seeing him carve a level seven core magic array, I started to feel that something was not right.

There are very few people in Mingdu who can reach the level of a seventh-level Soul Master before the age of thirty.

When this guy took out five soul bones, seemingly about to perform the actions of an eighth-level soul master, he already had a guess in his mind.

"If it really is him, then wearing a mask is understandable, but why would he come here to participate in the competition? It's unnecessary."

The level nine soul master sitting to Ye Yulin's left frowned, somewhat displeased with A-Shuai's behavior of frying fish.

A dignified level nine Soul Master competing against these level six or seven Soul Masters? Isn't that bullying them?

Upon hearing this, the ninth-level Soul Master sitting to Ye Yulin's right, opposite him, said irritably, "What's so unnecessary about it? Don't forget what the entry requirements are for the Mingdu Soul Master Competition. Soul Masters under the age of thirty are all eligible! If I remember correctly, he's only twenty-five years old! He's perfectly in line with the rules to participate in the competition."

Ye Yulin was shocked.

Twenty-five years old!

A level 9 Soul Master at the age of 25! He was probably still struggling to become a level 7 Soul Master when he was 25.

The ninth-level Soul Master on the left was momentarily speechless, but still frowned and said, "But it's too much of a bully that he's participating in this competition! Since he's already here, is there any point in continuing the competition? We should just give out the awards! Let alone those other contestants, even if we ourselves went down in the arena, apart from Old Ye, who among us could be guaranteed to win?"

This is not an exaggeration at all.

Although this guy has only been a level nine soul master for a few months, very few of them are truly confident that they can win.

Needless to say, the level eight Soul Master referees immediately shut their mouths and began to carefully study the other person's techniques after learning that the person wearing the mask was that legendary genius.

What's the point of judging at this point? He's already here; everyone else is cheating! So what if you cheated?! How could you possibly beat him?
That's impossible!
Instead of wasting time on refereeing, you'd be better off carefully observing the process of making a soul tool.

They had never seen such a feat before, with their limited knowledge, as to embed five soul bones with different attributes into a single soul tool!

As Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin listened to the argument between the two level-nine Soul Masters beside him, his brows furrowed even more.

He came here representing the royal family, and from his standpoint, he is biased towards the Xishui Alliance, because Crown Prince Xu Tianran wanted to control the route of smuggling rare metals through the Xishui Alliance, which is why he promoted this competition.

Logically speaking, even if this guy were to participate in the competition, he should be on the Xi Shui Alliance's side! After all, hasn't he already sided with Jing Hongchen on the Crown Prince's side?
Why did he go to the Aodu Chamber of Commerce?
What's the situation?
Ye Yulin wasn't the only one with this question; Nangong Wan from the Xishui Alliance also had it.

They were both completely baffled and had no idea what was going on.

Why would this guy go to the Aodu Chamber of Commerce?!
Many people in the room had already guessed A-Shuai's true identity, and even An Litong, who was sitting in the rest area of ​​the Aodu Chamber of Commerce, realized it.

He had genuinely believed that A-Shuai was Mingjiang's disciple, since Mingjiang, as a level nine soul master, had no reason to participate in such a competition.

So when A-Shuai took out the Holy Blade of Light, he was only more certain that A-Shuai was Mingjiang's disciple.

But now that he has seen A-Shuai's true Soul Master level, if he still can't tell, then he shouldn't be the president of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce!
"So it was him who came in person. No wonder he was wearing a mask the whole time, but..."
Why? He…

Not only Ye Yulin and Nangong Wan didn't understand, but An Litong also couldn't figure out what Mingjiang was trying to do.

What a mess!
Could it be that behind this seemingly complex Mingdu Soul Master Competition lies an even deeper scheme?

stupid!
I'm genuinely stunned!
As A-Shuai was inscribing the core magic array, he could naturally feel many eyes looking at him.

But he ignored it.

His participation in the competition is compliant with regulations.

It's just that his level is too high, can you blame him for that?
Moreover, as long as he doesn't take off the mask on his face right now, he'll be fine for the time being.

After all, he is a level nine Soul Master. He doesn't remove his mask, and all the procedures are in compliance with regulations. If you interfere, you'll offend him!
Offending him is equivalent to offending the Mingde Hall and the Crown Prince!

No one would dare to bring this up, not even Ye Yulin.

Ye Yulin even wanted to see what Mingjiang was up to!
Under these circumstances, A-Shuai, also known as Mingjiang, continued to inscribe the core magic array on his own.

The soul tool he was making was no simple matter; three hours might be a bit of a stretch even for a level nine soul master like him.

This is the level of strength he set for himself, which can also be seen as him not bullying the other level six soul masters who are also contestants.

While the Mingdu Soul Master Competition was in full swing on the Mingjiang side, on the other side, Crown Prince Xu Tianran sent someone to the hotel.

"Mr. Jiang Ming, His Highness the Crown Prince invites you to a chat!"

(End of this chapter)