Douluo Unrivaled: The Beginning Materializes the Black Abyss and White Flowers

Chapter 185 Zhang Lexuan's Thoughts
"Teacher Xuan, if you are interested in the Holographic Strategy Lab, our academy has detailed information on it, and the library also has a large collection of soul guidance technology materials. This exchange program will last for nearly five years, so you will have plenty of time to study it in depth."

Zhang Lexuan looked at Xuan Ziwen with a smile.

The importance of Soul Guidance Technology data is judged differently by different factions.

For the many forces on the Douluo Continent, this information is indeed crucial. Once mastered, it can enable their soul guidance technology to advance rapidly.

But for Haiyuan City, which has the cosmic-level genius Black Tower, the situation is quite different.

With sufficient resources, Abyss City has the capability to manufacture space stations, star-destroying cannons, spaceships, and even annihilation weapons capable of destroying galaxies.

Therefore, some soul-guided technologies are not that important to Haiyuan City.

In Haiyuan City's eyes, resources are the most crucial factor.

Moreover, these soul-guided technologies can be updated and replaced at any time as long as the Black Tower is willing, so there is no need to worry that they will pose a threat to Haiyuan City if they are obtained by others.

This is the immense influence and prestige of a cosmic-level genius.

In fact, it was the relatively scarce resources of the Douluo Continent that limited the Black Tower, and it was also Lu Jingming who limited the Black Tower.

Otherwise, given Black Tower's capabilities, it would probably have lost interest in this tiny Douluo Star long ago.

Therefore, Black Tower now focuses more on exploring parallel worlds and researching the realm of gods.

For her, exploring various parallel worlds and delving into the mysteries of the God Realm was far more attractive and interesting than these trivial matters on Douluo Star.

This is why Zhang Lexuan was so confident and had no intention of restricting Xuan Ziwen's access to soul guide technology data.

On the contrary, she felt this was a good opportunity to win over Xuan Ziwen.

After all, Haiyuan City does need more research-oriented talents like Xuan Ziwen in its development process.

After all, many things cannot always rely entirely on the Black Tower; only a diverse talent pool can allow Haiyuan City to continue to grow and thrive.

People like Xuan Ziwen, who are completely focused on soul tools and dedicated to research, are actually the easiest to win over.

Because for him, as long as you can offer him conditions that he cannot refuse, he will voluntarily leave Mingde Hall and turn to Haiyuan City.

Coincidentally, Haiyuan City happens to have the ability to meet any of Xuan Ziwen's demands.

Whether it's the more advanced soul guidance technology that surpasses current understanding, or the precious opportunity to communicate with the Black Tower, or even just letting him see a Black Tower puppet, these conditions are enough to completely subdue Xuan Ziwen.

After all, for someone as obsessed with soul guidance research as him, these temptations were simply irresistible.

Moreover, it's not impossible to recruit the exchange students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy who came this time.

Zhang Lexuan's gaze fell upon the holographic strategic image, where Ji Juechen was fiercely fighting against the Black Tide General, his iron sword flashing with sword intent.

Jing Ziyan wielded a whip-shaped soul tool, manipulating smoke with agile movements. Meng Hongchen, dressed in ice-blue soul tool armor and wielding ice-blue twin swords, was also present, displaying a heroic and dashing demeanor.

These individuals all have a high chance of being recruited by Haiyuan City.

Ji Juechen is obsessed with swordsmanship, and Jingliu is the teacher he has always dreamed of and longed to follow and learn from.

Once Ji Juechen is recruited into Haiyuan City, Jing Ziyan will naturally not leave easily.

After all, Zhang Lexuan could see at a glance Jing Ziyan's feelings for Ji Juechen. The two had a close relationship, and if Ji Juechen stayed, Jing Ziyan would most likely stay as well.

As for Meng Hongchen, Zhang Lexuan also had her own plans. She felt that as long as Lu Jingming used some tricks and employed a "handsome man scheme," winning over Meng Hongchen would be a piece of cake.

Once Haiyuan City successfully captures Meng Hongchen, it will be able to establish a connection with the Hongchen family.

It should be noted that the Hongchen family is one of the oldest families in the Sun Moon Empire, deeply rooted in the empire and with a history spanning thousands of years, possessing profound cultural heritage.

By leveraging his connection with Meng Hongchen and cultivating a good relationship with the Hongchen family, Lu Jingming's future plan to dominate the Douluo Continent would undoubtedly be of great help.

In Zhang Lexuan's view, Meng Hongchen's positioning is roughly the same as Xu Jiujiu's.

As long as it helps Lu Jingming, she doesn't mind having a few more sisters. She is wholeheartedly devoted to Lu Jingming and has unknowingly become a harem supporter, even actively helping her man build his harem. She doesn't mind even helping him push his butt.

Before long, the battle in the holographic strategy was nearing its end.

Apart from Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, Jing Ziyan, and Ji Juechen, the other six students have all been killed and are currently covering their foreheads, immersed in the aftereffects of death.

Most of them died at the hands of the Black Tide Councilors, who could turn invisible. These terrifying monsters could approach silently, and as Soul Masters, most of them didn't have time to react before their throats were slashed by short blades. Some students even had their heads ripped off, a truly gruesome scene.

At this moment, within the holographic strategy, of the six Black Tide monsters, only Black Tide Fighter had his core destroyed and lost his aura.

With the combined efforts of Ji Juechen and Meng Hongchen, they finally managed to kill a monster after sacrificing six classmates.

Suddenly, a flash of dark light appeared, and Xiao Hongchen's expression changed drastically. Without hesitation, he used his life-saving soul skill, Golden Affection, instantly transforming into elemental form and turning into golden liquid, narrowly dodging the Black Tide Councilor's fatal blow.

However, just as the golden liquid he had transformed into solidified not far away, a black arrow of light struck like lightning, instantly piercing his brow.

"Brother!" Meng Hongchen couldn't help but exclaim in surprise as she watched Xiao Hongchen's figure turn into light and disappear.

"Old Ji!" Almost simultaneously, Jing Ziyan's long whip swiftly wrapped around Ji Juechen's waist like a serpent, and then she swung it forcefully, sending Ji Juechen flying towards the direction of the Black Tide Decay Bow.

But she herself was struck hard by a huge axe beam.

With a deafening roar, the earth shook violently in a circular motion, and a huge crater instantly appeared on the ground.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, tiny specks of light appeared, signifying Jing Ziyan's "death."

Without the slightest hesitation, Ji Juechen unleashed a deathly gray sword intent that instantly spread out. A silent yet extremely sharp sword light, like a black lightning bolt, pierced through the energy core in the chest of the Black Tide Decay Bow, delivering a fatal blow.

Before Ji Juechen could catch his breath, a jet-black claw, glowing with orange flames, slammed down on his head.

At this critical moment, as ice crystals flashed beneath the monster's feet, Meng Hongchen's figure instantly appeared, wielding two icy blue sword lights that slashed down fiercely, blocking the Black Tide Devouring Demon's fatal blow for Ji Juechen.

Seeing the Black Tide Erosion Axe, Black Tide Councilor, Black Sun Griffin surrounding them from all directions, as well as the Black Tide Erosion Demon eyeing them menacingly, Meng Hongchen's lips twitched slightly.

Of the ten people who participated in the battle, eight have died, and they finally managed to find an opportunity to kill two monsters. The difficulty of this test is beyond imagination.

After a sustained high-intensity battle, Meng Hongchen and Ji Juechen were both at their limit. Facing the monsters' siege, they had almost no power to resist and were quickly killed, turning into light and disappearing into the holographic strategy.

Thus, this team raid ended with the complete annihilation of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

"Very good, your test is over. That's all for today. I'll take you to your dorms to rest."

Zhang Lexuan clapped her hands, smiled, and looked at Meng Hongchen and the others.

"What is our rating?" Even though he was pale and listless, Xiao Hongchen still couldn't help but ask about their rating. The others also turned their attention to Zhang Lexuan, their eyes full of expectation and curiosity.

After all, having fought such a difficult battle, they were all eager to know their ranking in St. Freya Academy's rating system.

"Meng Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, Ji Juechen, and Jing Ziyan are A-level students; the others are B-level students."

Zhang Lexuan glanced at the evaluation given by the holographic strategy and said in a calm tone.

"Only A-level?" Xiao Hongchen's face immediately turned extremely ugly.

From the moment he was killed, he knew that he was probably out of luck for an S-rank rating. After all, how could someone who dies in a test get the highest rating?

“That’s right, this evaluation is based on a comprehensive assessment of your performance in all aspects of the battle, not just on how many monsters you killed,” Zhang Lexuan explained patiently.

Defeating all the Black Tide monsters in this trial is extremely difficult.

Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and others are already considered top-tier geniuses, but even with their best efforts, they could only kill two monsters.

This rating takes into account factors such as the age, soul power cultivation, and combat intelligence of Xiao Hongchen and others.

In terms of age and soul power, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen are clearly superior to Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan. However, in terms of combat intelligence, willpower, and combat skills, Ji Juechen surpasses Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen.

Therefore, based on the overall assessment, all four of them received an A grade, and their evaluation of Ji Juechen was not lowered because he was a little older.

Based solely on the sword intent that Ji Juechen comprehended, he was qualified to be rated as an A-level student.

After all, sword intent is an extremely profound thing that many titled Douluo never comprehend in their entire lives, but Ji Juechen was able to comprehend sword intent with the cultivation of a Soul King and skillfully apply it in actual combat.

He did not receive an S-rank rating, mainly because his age, cultivation level, and relatively ordinary martial soul held him back to some extent.

As for Jing Ziyan, her combat talent was also quite good, so she barely managed to get an A-level rating.

(End of this chapter)