Douluo Continent: It Became Huo Yuhao's Golden Finger!

Chapter 219 A Level 3 Soul Tool with the Power of a Level 6?
Teaching building, third laboratory.

Lin Jiayi took out a nameplate, waved it in front of the door, and a flash of light caused the door to split open to both sides.

He didn't put the nameplate away, but instead handed it to Huo Yuhao.

"This is my backup certification badge, which allows me to enter most parts of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy."

"If you encounter a verification failure, it means you need to apply for permissions. Please let me know and I will definitely grant it to you!"

Huo Yuhao accepted the nameplate and nodded in approval.

The name of the Temple of Light is really useful, and with the added benefits, the service is simply impeccable.

Who's at the door?

"Hey, Teacher Xuan, it's me, Lin Jiayi, bringing my student Lan Yu here."

"Come in."

Lin Jiayi gestured for Lan Yu to enter, then stepped back a step.

Be prepared to give Xuan Ziwen a meaningful look at any moment, lest you offend this young master.

The laboratory was huge, exceeding all the individual laboratories of Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department, and was filled with various soul guidance devices and metal materials.

A middle-aged man in a white coat was operating something without looking up.

"If you want to be my student, you need to pass my test again. If you fail, you can study on your own in the library or ask Lin Jiayi to find you a different tutor."

Lin Jiayi was so anxious!

You promised to follow my lead, but you didn't even look up?
"Lan Yu, that's just how Teacher Xuan Ziwen is."

"It's alright," Huo Yuhao said understandingly. "Capable people all have tempers. I'll accept the test."

—He's here to poach talent, so he definitely needs to demonstrate his value.

This is not.

Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Xuan Ziwen finally raised his head and looked at him properly.

Then he pointed to the workbench next to him, on which was a stack of design drawings and various materials and rare metals.

"That was a level 5 ray soul tool, covering soul guidance arrays and metal smelting from level 1 to level 5."

"You choose the operations you are confident in, and I will score you based on your performance in the end."

Huo Yuhao nodded and walked towards the workbench.

Lin Jiayi then leaned close to Xuan Ziwen, growling wildly—

"Xuan Ziwen!!!"

"You're deliberately making things difficult for me by starting with a level-five ray soul tool?"

"These are people from the Temple of Light. If you really offend them, even your teacher can't protect you forever!"

Xuan Ziwen continued working with his head down, completely ignoring Lin Jiayi.

That temper was truly foul and stubborn.

Lin Jiayi was furious!
Xuan Ziwen had no choice but to go check on Huo Yuhao.

This sight was absolutely astonishing!
Huo Yuhao held a black gold carving knife in each hand, and the spiritual power unique to the Temple of Light prevented it from devouring his own soul power.

The Martial Soul Brain floats above its head, projecting a Soul Guiding Array onto its core module.

Then, he slashed with both hands at such speed that afterimages were left behind, the arc of the soul line was perfect and continuous.

It's impossible to tell that it was engraved by hand; it's a work of exquisite craftsmanship.

this.
What connections?
The speed at which he inscribed soul-guiding arrays with both hands was simply unheard of!

Lin Jiayi was stunned.

Once a soul-guiding array was fully inscribed, Huo Yuhao put away his black gold carving knife, but a figure shot past him even faster.

It is Xuan Ziwen.

He picked up the core module and examined it closely.

"A level-five energy-gathering soul-guiding array, with a near-perfect soul thread circuit!"

How did you manage to do that so quickly?

Xuan Ziwen stared intently at Huo Yuhao with a fanatical look in his eyes.

"Even with two-handed engraving tools, the engraving speed far surpasses that of other Soul Masters of the same level. Even I can't be that fast! And that's only on the premise of being familiar with the Soul Guidance Array!"

“This design drawing is my private property, and this is definitely the first time you’ve seen it.”

"How on earth is it done?"

Huo Yuhao twirled the black gold carving knife with a smile. When dealing with this kind of scholarly soul master, nothing was more attractive than the Dragon Rain Dance Knife.

"I am a level six soul master, and I can assist in the creation of level seven and eight soul tools. I can perfectly inscribe this level five soul tool array with just one glance."

As for the others...

"Want to learn?"

"I can teach you."

Lin Jiayi's eyes widened!
Take less? !
A level six Soul Master?!

They can even assist in the manufacture of level seven and eight soul tools?!
I thought he was just using connections out of interest, but I never expected him to be such a prodigy!
Xuan Ziwen's reaction was even more direct; he bowed to Huo Yuhao on the spot.

"I really want to learn, please teach me!"

There was no burden of age, only a desire for progress.

Huo Yuhao looked at Lin Jiayi.

"Director Lin, you can go ahead and take care of your business."

"Huh? Oh! Okay!"

Lin Jiayi understood that this was to prevent him from learning the technique, so he quickly left, even closing the door behind him.

Huo Yuhao then helped Xuan Ziwen up.

"Teacher Xuan"

"No," Xuan Ziwen interrupted, "Those who are accomplished are teachers. We should learn from each other, so let's not call each other teachers. Just teach me, Ziwen."

"Alright, Lao Xuan." Huo Yuhao said with a smile, "But no rush, I'll make a soul tool first, and you can help me take a look."

Xuan Ziwen gestured for him to proceed.

Huo Yuhao picked out a silver-white metal brick and tossed it into the air.

The black metal carving knives in his hands moved rhythmically, quickly cutting the metal bricks into silver-white metal balls.

As Huo Yuhao waved his hands, the silver-white metal sphere bounced in the air, and soul lines were engraved on its surface.

It's all about technique!
The swordsmanship left Xuan Ziwen in awe, and his heart burned with excitement.

If he can master this technique, he can easily inscribe many level-eight soul guidance arrays.

I might even try to break through to level nine!
But soon Xuan Ziwen frowned again, looking at the soul guidance array on the silver-white metal sphere.

"Energy storage, acceleration, acceleration, acceleration, acceleration, acceleration, acceleration?"

"Applying seven magic arrays to such a small core module is indeed excellent, but why add six accelerations?"

"If used as a soul-guided propulsion device, it would break your back after just one use."

"Also, while this titanium is tough, its size, combined with seven magic arrays and six accelerations, pushes it to the extreme, yet it's only meant for one use. Don't you think that's a waste?"

Huo Yuhao smiled confidently.

"Old Xuan, don't rush to conclusions. Wait until I've finished before you speak."

Xuan Ziwen didn't say much, and patiently continued watching.

Huo Yuhao glanced around, seemingly unable to find anything satisfactory.

He took out a pile of ordinary iron essence from his storage ring.

Xuan Ziwen frowned even more deeply.

Even when making the outer shell of a soul tool, this common metal is rarely used.

What is he going to do?
Huo Yuhao didn't explain. He started using his two black gold carving knives, cutting off pieces of iron essence and shaping them directly into the desired form.

The speed was so fast that even though Xuan Ziwen watched with his own eyes, he still couldn't figure out how it was pieced together into an iron box about the size of an arm.

Then install the third-level core module again and place it on the workbench.

"Is it done?" Xuan Ziwen asked. Huo Yuhao nodded, tapping lightly on it with his right hand, seemingly making final adjustments.

"Then let me see the power of this one-time consumable item," Xuan Ziwen said calmly.

But I had no expectations.

The metal from the trash, an energy storage device, and six level-three acceleration soul guidance arrays.

What kind of power can it unleash?
In other words, the carving technique is exquisite and worth learning.

Huo Yuhao didn't offer any further explanation and walked from behind the workbench to the soul tool testing area.

He picked up the long iron box in his hand and pointed it at the alloy wall fifty meters away.

Only then did he speak—

"My level three soul tool has three firing modes."

"The first type is mechanical firing, which uses the design blueprints of the Zhuge Crossbow, a hidden weapon of the Tang Sect. It can be fired without any soul power. Soul Masters below the fourth ring do not need defensive soul skills; it is basically an instant kill."

"It can be used for surprise attacks, assassinations, or when one's own soul power is exhausted."

He gently tapped his fingers.

"Boom boom boom boom boom—"

Six low, resonant sounds pierced the air as six tailless arrows embedded themselves in the alloy wall.

A line of text lit up on the light guide screen: Level 4!
This means that the power of this soul tool has reached the level of a level four.

Xuan Ziwen raised his eyebrows high.

That pile of junk from just now, a level four soul tool?
Huo Yuhao continued his introduction—

"The second type of traditional energy soul tool shooting consumes soul power to convert into ammunition, and there is nothing particularly outstanding about it."

"The advantage is that it doesn't require fixed soul-guided cannon shells, that is, tailless arrows."

Huo Yuhao activated a device and gently pressed it again.

Six beams of soul power shot out and landed on the alloy wall.

Level 3!
Just as Huo Yuhao said, he's just an ordinary person.

But still the same sentence.

How much has the cost been reduced by manufacturing a level 3 soul tool from those two pieces of junk?
—This was out of necessity; Shrek Academy had too few rare metals.

"This third one is what I showed you today, Old Xuan. It was developed by me independently—the Soulfire Burst Mode!"

Huo Yuhao took out an arrow, a bare arrow without fletching, with a somewhat thick base, and densely engraved with soul-guiding arrays.

He pointed to the bottom and said—

"This is the key to everything. The sealed soul fire inside is made from gunpowder, crushed into powder by explosive rock, and mixed with a variety of unstable rare metals."

"Normally, it is fine when sealed, but once activated by a special soul-guided array, it will cause an explosion, generating huge kinetic energy in a small space, propelling the arrows above to launch."

"In addition to the many acceleration soul guidance arrays I inscribed, as well as the armor-piercing, high-drilling, and explosive soul guidance arrays on the arrows, it belongs to the level four fixed-position soul guidance shells."

"Tests have shown that a five-ring Soul King's defensive Soul Skill can easily penetrate it, and even a six-ring Soul Emperor, who is not a defensive type, will find it extremely difficult to defend against."

"The key point is the amount of soul power consumed, which is only the level required to activate the third soul skill."

"More energy-efficient, more powerful, and more convenient!"

While talking.

Huo Yuhao had already loaded the six arrows into the rectangular box, adjusted a certain device again, and then gently snapped it shut.

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"

Six loud explosions rang out, and the rectangular box was instantly deformed.

"Boom))))=>"

"Boom))))=>"

"Boom))))=>"

"Boom))))=>"

"Boom))))=>"

"Boom))))=>"

Amidst six violent roars, the two-meter-thick alloy wall was torn to shreds. The light-guiding screen, protected by the soul-guiding shield, lit up with its power assessment—

Level six!

this.
Is it really a level six soul tool?!

Level 3 fixed-mount soul guide cannon, Level 4 fixed-mount soul guide cannonball, soul power consumption of the third soul skill, and destructive power of the sixth soul skill, the strong attack type!
What kind of writing is this? He can't understand it at all when it's put together!

But Xuan Ziwen's eyes shone brightly as he muttered to himself.

"The materials used in the main body are of better quality, so this fixed-mount soul-guided cannon is not a one-time use item."

"In this way, as long as we replenish the fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells, we can continuously unleash the powerful offensive damage of the sixth soul skill by consuming the third soul skill!"

"And when you launched it just now, apart from what mechanism you used for the first one, did you not inject any soul power afterwards?"

"Was it that when the core module was installed, the energy storage array on the core array was used to inject soul power in advance to drive it?"

"In a large-scale battle, if this soul tool is pre-charged by a soul master, even an ordinary person can use it within a day after the soul power has dissipated!"

"But how can a single energy-storing soul-guiding array achieve such exaggerated power?"

Xuan Ziwen's gaze searched and locked onto a broken arrow.

A lightbulb went off in my head!
"Does this fixed-mount soul-guided cannon shell also have an energy-storing soul-guided magic array?"

"This allows for advance preparation, eliminating the need for on-site charging and perfectly solving the long charging problem of fixed-mount soul-guided cannons!"

"Genius! This is absolutely a genius idea!"

"Such an ordinary soldier, with prior preparation, can possess the attack power of a six-ring Soul Emperor. It's simply impossible to defend against!"

"And how did you manage to unleash the power of a sixth soul skill of the offensive type with this level four fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell?"

"Could the key be the soul fire you mentioned?"

"And what about the outer casing? Isn't that problematic too?"

Huo Yuhao gave a thumbs up.

As expected of the person Brother Lan specifically wanted to recruit, every word he said hit the nail on the head.

The outer shell is certainly problematic; it's the intricate structure of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, even more complex than the core module.

The power of that sixth soul skill can be broken down into—

The mechanism of Zhuge's Divine Crossbow!
The core module has six accelerating soul-guiding arrays!
The soul guidance array on the fixed soul guidance cannon shell!

And most importantly, it fills the soul fire to provide propulsion!

—This last soul fire is also the source of the soul tool's deformation.

The theories involved encompass the essence of four different worlds: Tang Clan hidden weapons, modern gunpowder modified into soul fire, soul guide devices and soul guide arrays, and Mo Clan mechanical arts.

Only then can it possess such exaggerated power.

Unfortunately
"I have mastered many soul-guided arrays, but few are suitable for fixed-mount soul-guided projectiles."

Huo Yuhao said regretfully—

"Therefore, I can only produce level four fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells, and the highest power I can unleash is the sixth soul skill."

"Another issue is the optimization of the Soulfire recipe, which is currently facing a bottleneck. Before meeting the Lord of the Light Palace, I had very few rare metals available to me."

These words were naturally meant for Xuan Ziwen's ears.

He patted his chest without hesitation.

"I don't understand the Soul Fire recipe, but I have a feeling that this is the key I've been looking for: how to make ordinary people use Soul Tools!"

"I can provide rare metals, so feel free to experiment!"

"I have high-level soul-guiding arrays!"

"If you trust the fixed-mount soul-guided projectile, then leave it to me to study!"

"Your soul tool design is unprecedented. If we can advance it to a higher level, we might be able to find a new path and unleash the power of a level 10 or even higher level fixed soul-guided cannon with a level 9 or even level 8 fixed-mount soul-guided shell!"

(End of this chapter)