Douluo: Dragon King's Star Devouring Wings

Chapter 130 Soul Guide Past (4.4 in k)

"Soul guide design drawings?" Qiangu Huangyu said in surprise when he saw some soul guide design drawings hanging on the wall.

As the successor of Beigong Li, the only twelfth-level soul guide on the continent, Qiangu Huangyu had little interest in making soul guides but he still learned a lot through watching and listening.

Qiangu Huangyu and Gu Yuena both chose mecha design as their second profession, and mecha design and soul guide design are also closely related. It can be said that all current second professions are developed from soul guides.

Ten thousand years ago, whether it was blacksmithing or design, production, and maintenance, all were done by the soul master alone. Take Beigong Li as an example. Except for forging, he really couldn't do the other mecha design, mecha manufacturing, and mecha maintenance. He was at the ninth level.

The four major professions nowadays are almost entirely dedicated to the service of mechas and battle armors, which is a step backward to some extent.

Qiangu Huangyu couldn't help but recall asking Beigong Li about the development of soul guides.

...

"Grandma, what is your innate soul guide? Is it an attack type?" Qiangu Huangyu asked Beigong Li, who was sitting in front of the soul guide design table and had just finished carving a soul guide core array.

It's no wonder that Qiangu Huangyu was curious. You have to know that in the second season of Peerless Tang Sect, Kong Deming relied on his innate tenth-level soul guide Silver Moon Divine Light Shield and his level 2 cultivation to defeat the 95-level Holy Spirit Sect's supreme elder Xuanzi.

Afterwards, even Huo Gua, who had already mastered the art of cultivating the three soul cores of yin and yang complementation, felt the pressure.

In other words, level 95 + the innate level soul guide is equivalent to an ordinary Extreme Douluo, or even slightly stronger.

According to this conversion, Beigong Li himself is a quasi-god of level ninety-nine. With the help of his innate level twelve soul guide, his combat power is completely comparable to that of Second Emperor Tian!
However, Qiangu Huangyu was destined to be disappointed.

Beigong Li shook his head slightly and laughed at himself, "Although I don't know where you heard the concept of innate soul guide, I really don't have one."

"How is that possible? Grandma, aren't you a twelfth-level soul engineer?" Qiangu Huangyu asked in surprise.

Beigong Li said, "Xiao Yu, you may not understand the soul guide rating criteria. Although I am the only twelfth-level soul guide in the Federation, I have never made even an eleventh-level soul guide myself."

Qiangu Huangyu was stunned. "No, I remember that in Huo Gua's era, the soul guide level was determined by whether you could create a soul guide device of the corresponding level. Grandma, is this academic fraud or a backdoor?"

Seeing Qiangu Huangyu's expression of disbelief, Beigong Li couldn't help but laugh, "Before reaching level nine, a soul guide needs to create a soul guide of the corresponding level in order to be assessed at the corresponding level."

"But for the assessment of level 10, 11, or even 12 soul guides, you don't need to create soul guides of the corresponding level. You only need a design drawing. Because in many cases, there are simply not enough resources for you to create it."

"There are only three level 12 soul guides in the world today, namely the three great god-killing shells, Heaven-Devouring, Earth-Destroying, and the most powerful Eternal Heaven."

"Even the closest Eternal Heaven was created thousands of years ago. I wasn't even born then, so I naturally had no chance to participate in its creation."

"And unlike what you imagine, the difficulty of creating the Eternal Heaven is actually not as difficult as you think. The reason why the Eternal Heaven is so powerful is that it consumes too many resources of the Federation."

"In order to manufacture those three God-killing Soul Guided Cannonballs, the Federation's technological development stagnated for thousands of years. In other words, as long as you can give me enough resources, I can manufacture God-killing Soul Guided Cannonballs that are more powerful than those of the Eternal Heaven."

Qiangu Huangyu nodded slightly. She would not really think that the Eternal Heaven was just a showpiece just because Beigong Li said it was not difficult to build it.

It is not difficult only for a twelfth-level soul engineer like Beigong Li. For other ninth-level soul engineers, it may be like reading a heavenly book.

Qiangu Huangyu still remembers that in the original timeline, Ling Zichen, the director of the Tang Sect Soul Guidance Research Institute, also spent a long time studying the Eternal Heaven after obtaining it.

“Grandma, do you mean that the soul guides above level nine are actually powerful enough to fly because of the combined power of enough resources?” Qiangu Huangyu asked.

Beigong Li nodded her head. "That's right. Just like the protection system of the Spirit Pagoda headquarters, although it is a level 10 soul guide when pulled out alone, it is essentially made up of a bunch of level 9 soul guides. The others are roughly the same. They are not as powerful as you think."

Qiangu Huangyu raised her eyebrows and said, "Grandma, but I remember that the Silver Moon Douluo Kong Deming who fought against the first generation Spirit Transmission Tower Master, the Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao, ten thousand years ago, had a genuine soul guide Silver Moon Divine Light Shield, didn't he?"

[It is impossible that after 10,000 years of development, soul guides have not improved but have declined, right? ]

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Beigong Li's purple eyes. "Mr. Kong's Silver Moon God Light Shield is indeed a true tenth-level soul guide. It is completely incomparable to the nine-level soul guides we have now."

"In reality, from the perspective of the soul guides that soul masters can use, after 10,000 years of development, the soul guide technology has not only not improved, but has regressed."

"Grandma, why is this? The tenth-level soul guide has been officially recorded by history as being able to help a level 95 Titled Douluo directly obtain the combat power of an Ultimate Douluo or even a Quasi-God." Qiangu Huangyu asked in confusion.

The battle ten thousand years ago was more like Kong Deming's battle to be deified than Huo Gua's battle to be deified.

Facing the most powerful Extreme Douluo in human history, Kong Deming had only barely entered the Super Douluo realm.

But even so, Kong Deming made Huo Gua feel pressured.

It can be said that especially after Huo Gua became a god and ascended to heaven, Kong Deming's status also rose. That was a serious challenge to the gods with a mortal body.

Beigong Li said, "In the great war ten thousand years ago, Lingbing Douluo's soul guide was the Ice God of War Armor made by Xuan Ziwen, and Elder Kong's soul guide was the Silver Moon God Light Shield, which was his life soul guide after combining with his martial soul."

"And you also know the result of that battle. Lingbing Douluo defeated Elder Kong. It also symbolizes that Lingbing Douluo's soul master armor style defeated Elder Kong's martial soul fusion style."

Qiangu Huangyu said, "That is to say, Lingbing Douluo's Ice God of War Armor is actually the prototype of the current mecha and battle armor?"

Beigong Li said, "That's not entirely true. The real founder of mechas should be Jing Hongchen, the head of Mingde Hall ten thousand years ago. He created the earliest mechas, but it was a pity that they were stolen by Lingbing Douluo."

"But later on, it was Lingbing Douluo who carried it forward and eventually evolved it into the battle armor we have today."

“Has Master Kong’s martial soul fusion style been lost?” Qiangu Huangyu asked.

Beigong Li had a look of regret in his eyes, but he still said, "Yes, after Master Kong was defeated, people were more willing to believe in Lingbing Douluo's method of soul masters using powerful soul guides."

"The soul guide of Master Kong's martial soul fusion flow has been lost, but how could they know that when it comes to understanding soul guides, how can Lingbing Douluo compare to Master Kong?"

At the end of his speech, there was already a hint of anger in Beigong Li's tone.

Qiangu Huangyu quickly agreed, "To be honest, it's because Lingbing Douluo's talent in the path of soul master is too strong. There is no possibility for others to copy it."

Beigong Li said, "Of the ten fierce beasts at that time, Lingbing Douluo got three, the Evil Emperor who was nearly 800,000 years old, the Snow Emperor who was nearly 700,000 years old, and the Ice Emperor who was nearly 400,000 years old."

"In addition, there are million-year-old Tianmeng Ice Silkworms, 200,000-year-old Eight-Angled Mysterious Ice Grass, and a mermaid princess who is also a fierce beast." "With so many fierce beast spirits gathered together, even that loser Yu Xiaogang can become a quasi-god, right?"

After hearing the last part, a strange look flashed across Qiangu Huangyu's face. "Huo Gua took away three of the ten fierce beasts. The remaining seven seem to be working under me now?"

[It's a pity that the attributes don't match. Otherwise, I'll ask them to fuse them for me. I believe Gu Yue won't object, right? ]

Beigong Li said, "It's ironic that after Lingbing Douluo defeated Elder Kong, Jing Hongchen was charged with one more crime: stealing state secrets and causing serious consequences."

"In addition, his grandson, who was highly regarded by him, took drugs to defeat Lingbing Douluo and destroyed his own talent, which led to the complete decline of the Hongchen Family, which once dominated the world."

...

Wang Han looked at Qiangu Huangyu in surprise. The soul guide design hanging on the wall was of a very high level and was very complicated. At least it was not something they could access with their level of cultivation. Other people of the same age would usually feel dizzy when looking at it, but Qiangu Huangyu looked at the design as if nothing had happened.

However, thinking about Qiangu Huangyu's performance in the first level, Wang Han soon felt relieved.

Wang Han led them to a large room and pointed to a chair on one side of the room. "Wait here for a moment. The examiner will be here soon. They will examine your specialties. They will only test one specialty, so you need to think clearly about what you want to show. The main specialty is related to your own strength."

Originally, this level should have been presided over by the Saint-level blacksmith Tai Po'er, but Tai Po'er knew that he could not stop Qiangu Huangyu and Gu Yuena from entering Shrek Academy no matter what, but he was unwilling to lose face and give her full marks, so he could not refuse.

Now most of the elders in Shrek have gone to watch Qian Renxue's entrance ceremony. The other elders also have things to do, so they let Qiangu Huangyu and Gu Yuena wait here.

Qiangu Huangyu and Gu Yuena found two chairs and sat together. Both of them had not consumed much energy in the previous level, so they were not in a hurry to recover their soul power.

"Sister, have you thought about what you want to show?" Qiangu Huangyu remembered that Gu Yuena was in trouble at this level in the original novel, and couldn't help but ask.

"Element control, control of four elements should be enough." According to the two's plan, they would never be able to be friends with Shrek Academy, so Gu Yuena naturally didn't want to show too many abilities in front of them.

"What about you?"

Qiangu Huangyu winked playfully and said, "Let's keep it secret for now."

In less than five minutes, three teachers came in. The one walking in front was Mr. Ma, whom Qiangu Huangyu had seen before, followed by two middle-aged men.

After Ma Lao came in, he first smiled kindly at Qiangu Huangyu and Gu Yuena, and then sat down in the middle of the long table on one side of the venue. The two middle-aged men were obviously very respectful to Ma Lao, and they sat down one by one after Ma Lao sat down. Wang Han didn't even have the qualifications to sit at the table with the children, so he could only stand aside and smile.

Since the other teachers in the dormitory were all busy, Mr. Ma became the chief examiner for them.

Ma Lao looked at Qiangu Huangyu and Gu Yuena and smiled. "Xiao Wang should have told you about the examiner's specialties for this level. You don't need to be nervous. Just try your best to show your best side."

Looking at Ma Lao's kind eyes, Qiangu Huangyu raised his eyebrows and asked, "When did Shrek become so easy to talk to?"

What Qiangu Huangyu didn't know was that in the eyes of Mr. Ma, they were disciples of the Tang Sect's deputy leader, and were little monsters with excellent talents, with good family backgrounds, great talents, and full buffs.

"Sister, you go first." Although a little puzzled, Qiangu Huangyu still responded according to what he had discussed with Gu Yuena before.

"Okay." Gu Yuena nodded, stood up slowly, and walked to the center. She did not bow to them, but just nodded slightly to the three examiners. "I'll start."

The two middle-aged men beside Mr. Ma frowned slightly, thinking that the little girl was rude for being so arrogant to the examiner of Shrek.

Ma Laodao was still cheerful. [Even clay figures have tempers. It is normal for Lao Tai to feel a little resentful after he had been so hard on them.]

"Don't be nervous, let's start." said Mr. Ma.

Qiangu Huangyu didn't care about Gu Yuena's attitude towards the examiners. This time, Shrek made the mistake first. As long as there was a point to make trouble, he would take the test if possible, and not take it if not. At worst, he could let Di Tian take him to the Poseidon Pavilion.

Anyway, my goal is to go to Poseidon Island to have a look, not to really pass the exam. Once I accept my own weakness, I will be invincible!
Gu Yuena's eyes lit up, and four spirit rings rose up at the same time under her feet, four of them black.

Seeing this scene, the two middle-aged men beside Mr. Ma were moved. The full configuration of ten thousand year spirit rings, looking at the entire inner courtyard, among the students under the age of twenty, there are only two people who have such a configuration.

This alone is enough to get him admitted to the inner courtyard.

Gu Yuena turned her left hand over, and a ball of khaki light burst out from her palm.

It is the energy of the earth element.

As the light flickered, the earth element gradually condensed, like a solid entity, and the light turned into a ball of light.

The middle-aged man sitting on the right nodded silently. [It seems that this is a display of mental control.]

However, the next scene began to challenge their cognition.

Gu Yuena was seen holding the ball of yellow light in her left hand, and stroking it rhythmically with the five fingers of her right hand. The yellow light slowly moved under her control and finally turned into a yellow word "Shi".

The yellow shit was floating in the air. It was very solid and looked very charming.

The middle-aged man sitting on the right side of Mr. Ma nodded slightly. Elemental attribute martial spirits are extremely rare. Being able to control the elements to this extent at such a young age shows his outstanding mental strength and stability in controlling the elements.

At this moment, Gu Yuena grabbed the void with her right hand, and specks of blue light began to appear in the air. All of these blue lights condensed into her palm, and the condensed blue quickly gathered in her palm and turned into a blue light ball.

【Control of water element? 】

The blue ball of light was placed next to the yellow "Shi". Under Gu Yuena's subtle manipulation, it formed a blue "Lai" character. Because it was the water element, it looked more dazzling.

Observing that Gu Yuena's spirit ring did not flicker, the two middle-aged men's eyes lit up [It's not good to be able to achieve such excellent dual element control without relying on spirit skills! In this way, her rudeness just now is nothing. 】

[Does she control three elements? She has both 'Shi' and 'Lei', but she's still missing 'Ke'! ]

The following are free of charge:
I wrote about my thoughts and understanding about soul guides. Some readers told me before that according to Kong Deming's level 95 soul guide, he could defeat Huo Gua with the level 99 soul guide, and Beigong Li, a quasi-god + level innate soul guide, could defeat Emperor Tian in seconds.

The combat effectiveness collapsed.

I reconfigured the soul guide and removed the setting of the natal soul guide. Above level nine, the power is so great that bricks can fly.
(End of this chapter)