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

Chapter 220 Zhuge Divine Crossbow Cannon 2.0! Piloting a Mech? [Bonus Chapter - 900 Monthly Tickets + 700 Comments]

Xuan Ziwen paused, licked his lips, and said shyly—

"Of course, if you don't want to do the research, you can sell your research results to me for whatever price you want!"

Huo Yuhao looked into Xuan Ziwen's eyes, and the clarity that belonged only to researchers aroused his curiosity.

"Old Xuan, what are your plans for researching it after you buy it?"

"Of course, we are committed to enabling ordinary people to use high-level soul tools!" Xuan Ziwen said decisively. "If powerful destructive force is no longer the exclusive domain of soul masters, then there will be far fewer conflicts in this society, and the four great empires will no longer have the idea of ​​waging war, because the final result will only be mutual destruction."

Yo!
Huo Yuhao recalled a passage in "The Doctrine of War History" that mentioned a doctor named Gatling who invented the Gatling gun in the hope of reducing the number of soldiers on the battlefield by increasing firepower density, thereby indirectly reducing the casualty rate.

The casualty rate did indeed decrease significantly because everyone died.

Xuan Ziwen also has great potential in this area.

But then again.

The multi-barrel rotating structure for loading, firing, and ejection can achieve continuous firepower output, and could be considered for inclusion in his fixed-mount soul-guided cannon.

Given the Vulcan Cannon's firing rate of 3000 shots per minute, if the material of the fixed-mount soul guide cannon is improved, and it has the power of a sixth soul skill, it should be able to break through the defenses of a Soul Douluo or even a Title Douluo, right?
Huh?
That's a good idea!
We can use Mingdetang's resources to create one for Brother Lan to complete the divine test!
"Lan Yu?" Xuan Ziwen asked eagerly, "Can I buy your research results?"

"No rush," Huo Yuhao said with a smile. "Old Xuan, I have more than a dozen ideas for soul tools and fixed-mounted soul cannons like these."

"What? More than a dozen?" Xuan Ziwen exclaimed excitedly, "I want them! Give them to me! Give them to me now!"

Huo Yuhao simply shook his head and smiled without saying a word.

Waiting for a better price?

"I'll trade you my research findings!"

Xuan Ziwen said decisively—

"One of my latest research achievements is the ability to remotely monitor soul tools. I am the only one in Mingde Hall who can manufacture them. Although they are only level eight soul tools, they are rated as level nine out of level eight!"

"There's also the all-terrain self-propelled soul-guided turret, which is modified from an all-terrain detection soul-guided device. It's highly flexible and has great destructive power!"

"I heard you're interested in humanoid soul tools? I'm also involved in this research project, I can take you along!"

Seeing that Huo Yuhao remained unmoved, Xuan Ziwen gritted his teeth!

"Sealed baby bottle!"

"I'm almost there! I can store soul power without any leakage!"

"Although there are still flaws, the time for the complete leakage of soul power has been extended to one month!"

"I believe that we will be fully successful in just six months at most!"

"How about it?"

"I haven't reported this to the department yet, but once the data is compiled, I believe that sealed baby bottles will definitely become one of Mingdetang's most important research achievements!"

Huo Yuhao was also deeply moved by what he heard.

That includes a remote monitoring soul tool, a flying soul tool, a linked soul guidance array, and a sealed milk bottle.

That way, we can assemble a soul-guided satellite!

They can freely observe intelligence from all sides and keep track of the enemy's movements at all times during the war, while the enemy is like a blind man who cannot see them.

They have a natural advantage and can take the initiative.

There are also humanoid soul guide devices and sealed milk bottles. If they are scaled down, they can meet the needs of the battle armor. If they are scaled up, they can be made into humanoid Gundams.

Just thinking about it gave Huo Yuhao goosebumps all over!
The way he looked at Xuan Ziwen was intensely passionate.

This isn't a gas-carrying harvester, it's a gas-carrying production line!

We must trick them into handing it over!

Never thought.

Xuan Ziwen acted even faster.

"Blue Rain!"

"I am willing to become your disciple, even if it means leaving the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and the Mingde Hall, and joining your Temple of Light!"

"All my research findings are yours, just let me learn this amazing new school of soul tools!"

"Oh right, and that carving technique too!"

Huo Yuhao blinked, recalling the events uncertainly.

The mentalist's powerful memory made him absolutely certain—Xuan Ziwen meant to become his disciple, not the other way around.

No!

You are an eighth-level Soul Master, a Soul Douluo, and a core member of the Mingde Hall!
You want to become my disciple, you greenhorn?
this.
I really want to learn!
Xuan Ziwen noticed Huo Yuhao's expression and said nonchalantly—

"My pursuit is not about money, fame, or even anything else."

"What I care about is the wonder of the soul tool world, what I care about is the ability to benefit countless people, and what I care about is a higher level of soul tools!"

confirmed.

He's a pure research fanatic who, to some extent, has abandoned certain human emotions and desires.

It is very suitable for cultivating the Ice Heart Technique.

However, he is now a member of the Temple of Light, so there is no rush to show it off.

—Although Huo Yuhao estimated that even if Xuan Ziwen knew his true identity, he might not care.

But to be on the safe side, let's cultivate the relationship first.

"Becoming an apprentice isn't out of the question," Huo Yuhao tentatively suggested. "However, what about you..."

"brush--"

Xuan Ziwen bowed deeply at a 90-degree angle and presented a large stack of documents with both hands.

"This is all the research I've done over the years, and I'm presenting it to you, my teacher, as a gift to formally become your student!"

"Please teach me the dozen or so design schemes you mentioned!"

Tsk tsk tsk!
That's really decisive.

Huo Yuhao picked up the documents and quickly flipped through them.

But his eyes were fixed on Xuan Ziwen.

“Since you have sincerely asked to become my disciple, it would be unreasonable to refuse.”

"Next, I plan to develop a brand new fixed-mount soul-guided cannon, based on the level 3 fixed-mount soul-guided cannon we just saw. The goal is to fire 3000 rounds per minute, enough to shatter a Title Douluo."

"Let's tentatively name it the Vulcan Fixed-Motion Soul-Guided Cannon."

Xuan Ziwen's eyes lit up when he heard this!
Using a level-three soul tool to cripple a titled Douluo would have been a sure thing for him in the past; he would have slapped him across the face.

Now he has the same doubt: if a Title Douluo can't kill him, then a Seven-Ring Soul Saint can too!

The key is to learn the unique way of thinking through participation in the manufacturing process; that's the biggest gain!

then.

Huo Yuhao, the "King of Scrolls," encounters Xuan Ziwen, who is eager for knowledge.

They stayed in this experimental zone for three days and three nights.

Even after Lian Jing Hongchen completed his level eight melee soul tool, he wasn't interested in going over to check on it.

Zhuge Lan had no choice but to inspect it herself.

It's strange to say.

Three days have passed and there's still no news from Zhang Peng. Could he have secretly run away?
We visited Mingde Hall again.

Jing Hongchen greeted them at the door with a dark expression.

He contributed both labor and materials to the production of this level-eight melee soul tool, but was turned away by Huo Yuhao. Now he has to wait for a Soul Douluo.

I managed to keep my temper under control entirely through reason; forget about putting on a smiling face.

Zhuge Lan didn't care and reached out to Jing Hongchen.

"Bring the stuff."

Without saying a word, Jing Hongchen took out a golden bracelet and tossed it to Zhuge Lan.

The bracelet automatically adapted to his left wrist, and to his surprise, it was also a level seven soul tool, combining the functions of a baby bottle and storage.

The thought crossed my mind, and my hand suddenly felt heavy.

It was a golden trident with relatively small blades on the left and right sides, while the central blade was two feet long and half a foot wide, like a sharp sword.

Zhuge Lan casually swung her hand, and the weight of a thousand jin was handled quite smoothly.

"This is almost a level nine soul tool."

Jing Hongchen introduced—

"As per Lan Yu's request, all modules that amplify power have been discarded, the hardness of the soul tool itself has been strengthened, and it has three functions: heavy pressure, energy storage, and recall."

"With heavy pressure as the core, the simultaneous activation of 81 gravity soul guidance arrays can increase the weight of a thousand pounds by about 30 times."

"The total amount of energy storage soul guidance array is approximately equal to the total soul power of four level 79 Soul Saints."

"The automatic recall radius is 1 kilometer, but the bracelet has been improved, and the radius of the released circulating soul tool is as high as 10 kilometers. If it can be combined with the latest reconnaissance soul tool, this distance can be extended to more than 100 kilometers."

"Apart from that, it has no other means of attack."

"Are you sure you can kill a Title Douluo with this?"

Zhuge Lan glanced at the mortal world through her glasses.

"Zhang Peng told you?"

Jing Hongchen looked around and set up a soul power barrier.

That is the Way—

"The Sixth Elder visited me to inquire about the progress of the soul tool's creation and also took away a batch of detection soul tools."

"There was a Soul Douluo in the team that I happened to know, named Bone Nightmare. His martial soul, Bone Nightmare, could devour bones to strengthen himself. He especially liked to slaughter soul beasts to make secret soul bones, which he supplied to my Mingde Hall for a long time."

"If nothing unexpected happens, this time it should be to help him break through to the Title Douluo level, and then give it to you."

Zhuge Lan unconsciously tapped the halberd handle with her fingers.

If what Ruo Jing Hongchen said is true, that he sacrificed his own new realm Douluo to complete the divine test, then the high-ranking members of the Holy Spirit Cult are truly amazing!

To treat one's own people so ruthlessly has shattered our understanding of the limits of decency.

"Congratulations on becoming a Holy Son of the Holy Spirit Cult," Jing Hongchen said with a half-smile.

They clearly believe that the Holy Spirit Cult's Son is no good!

Zhuge Lan responded with a smile.

The Holy Spirit Church that you look down on is going to become the state religion in the next two years!

When the time comes, as the Holy Son of the Third Order, his status will be no lower than yours, the head of the Mingde Hall.

"Um," Jing Hongchen said with a smile, "my Hongchen family has a few promising juniors who want to try their luck in the Inheritance Grounds. Do you think we could give them some spots?"

Zhuge Lan looked at Hongchen with a strange expression.

"Even Wu Hongchen, a bishop at the Temple of Light, couldn't get a few spots?"

Jing Hongchen coughed a few times.

"Not just a few, but several thousand."

"Several thousand?" Zhuge Lan raised her voice: "Your Red Dust Clan might have a hundred Soul Masters at most, several thousand? Are you trying to resell them?"

"The materials for this melee soul tool were all provided by me, and even the tokens were made by our Mingde Hall. Aren't they worth these few thousand spots?"

"You didn't ask me for materials, so whose fault is it?" Zhuge Lan said unyieldingly, "Why don't you make the tokens yourself and sell them?"

Jing Hongchen's expression was somewhat unnatural.

"Heh! You guys tried it?" Zhuge Lan said with a smile. "This time, the tokens for the Inheritance Ground must contain the spiritual power of the Temple of Light, otherwise they won't count. You must have lost a lot of money."

Jing Hongchen's face darkened.

Who would have thought the Temple of Light would pull this stunt? At the time, many families approached Mingde Hall, and he thought it was just a small favor, so he agreed.

Unexpectedly, they were all stuck outside.

They dared not challenge the Temple of Light, a formidable obstacle, so they turned to the Hall of Bright Virtue for trouble.

"Hey, how can you be so..."

Jing Hongchen suppressed his awful words and compromised—

"Can we include it in the transaction amount?"

"The design of the No. 1 test machine, also known as the humanoid soul guide device, has been preliminarily confirmed, and we will begin assembling the No. 1 test machine in the next few days."

"I will bring your brother along and participate in the whole process. All the information will be made available."

"how?"

This is a good deal.

but.
Zhuge Lan wants more!

"I'll have to do all the hard work for you guys, is that worth thousands of spots in the Land of Inheritance?"

"I'll give you at most 1000."

"Let's exchange the rest for rare metals, and save them for my younger brother to make soul tools in the future."

Jing Hongchen sighed.

Even though they knew the other party was making a profit without any investment, they could only nod in agreement.

No matter what industry it is, monopolies are incredibly profitable!

Zhuge Lan waved the soul tool with a big smile on her face, looking very happy.

"This soul tool is quite good, let's call it the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Halberd."

"Please keep an eye on Blue Rain's situation. I..."

Zhuge Lan's gaze sharpened.

because--

[Rewrite the fate of Douluo Star and Huo Yuhao, +500 million luck points!]

What the hell!

what's the situation? !

And what's with this "Douluo Star"?!
no doubt.

Huo Yuhao must have done something big!
"Um, I have something to do, I'll be going now."

Switch to Speed ​​Bird and fly towards the Temple of Light.

At the start, the system immediately handed over the task to the third clone, switching to Huo Yuhao's second mental world.

Electrolux and the others were having a heated discussion.

"This thing is absolutely outrageous! I wouldn't dare say it could kill a Title Douluo, but it could definitely wipe out a Soul Douluo!"

"The consumption was too great; it used up all the soul fire I had recently stored up."

"Let's pass this second exam first, then we'll have plenty of time to save up later."

"With sealed baby bottles, wouldn't we be able to use that automated production line that Brother Lan mentioned before?"

"brush--"

Huo Yuhao's spiritual form appeared and looked at Zhuge Lan with surprise.

"Brother Lan! 500 million! 500 million in one go!"

"At least 1000 million!" Tianmeng grumbled. "That heartless Zhuge will probably pocket at least half of it!"

"Stop talking nonsense." Zhuge Lan asked, "What did Xiao Yuhao do? How did he get so many luck points in one go?"

"Uh," Huo Yuhao scratched his head and said, "I don't know either, we just upgraded the Zhuge Divine Crossbow with Lao Xuan."

"By enlarging Old Xuan's half-finished soul guidance array and adding a multi-tube rotating structure, and by upgrading the soul guidance array of the fixed-mount soul guidance cannon, a level 6 fixed-mount soul guidance cannon was created."

"Then Tianmeng and the others used their mental power to create a batch of fixed-position soul-guided shells in the second mental world, using up all the soul fire they had stockpiled over the past few months."

"I received a notification that I have 500 million luck points."

The more Zhuge Lan listened, the more uneasy she felt.

A half-finished soul-guiding magic array?
Sealed baby bottles?
Multi-tube rotating structure?

Why does it sound so much like a machine gun?
There's also Soulfire, which is a cheaper alternative to gunpowder. Back then, because rare metals were so scarce, it took 10 Luck Points to find out the approximate formula and then mix and match it myself.

They used up all of it at once, how powerful must that be?

"That doesn't make sense!" Zhuge Lan scratched his head and said, "A soul tool, and only at level six, can give 500 million luck points?"

"You can check, why don't you take a look?" Tianmeng reminded him.

"Oh right, I was so shocked that I forgot."

Zhuge Lan opened the [Creation Permission] and paused when she saw the 5 Luck Points.

The level involved is quite high?

But I don't feel sorry for Hua Xiaoyuhao.

create!
[The Chosen One, Huo Yuhao, pioneered a completely new Soul Tool system, significantly advancing the evolution of Soul Tools and alleviating to some extent the problem of those without Soul Power being unable to use them. Therefore, he is favored by the Douluo Will and receives its protection!]

"I see." Zhuge Lan said in realization, "Huo Yuhao is the chosen one of this Soul Tool era. By advancing the overall level of Soul Tools, he can obtain an enormous amount of Luck Value."

"Huh?" Huo Yuhao asked in surprise, "Then what about the Zhuge Divine Crossbow Cannon and the Fire Joy, which were released before?"

“It must be a promotion issue,” Electrox pondered. “Xuan Ziwen was involved throughout the entire process, and he was committed to making soul tools accessible to the general public. Plus, he’s a genius when it comes to soul tools, which is why we have the current result.”

Everyone nodded in agreement; this explanation made sense.

"So, all that trouble I went through before was for nothing more than studying soul tools?" Huo Yuhao scratched his head, puzzled.

This would negate all his efforts!

Zhuge Lan glanced at their respective bank balances.
-
Luck value: 1362,9321;

Secret stash: 4216, 2000;
-
It's quite useful.

But Xiaoyuhao has so much money in his account, he should spend it some more.

Jiejiejiejiejie——

As if he could read minds, Huo Yuhao waved his finger in front of Zhuge Lan.

"Brother Lan, I want to create something."

"Here's the list, take a look."

He threw out a small mental ball, which contained hundreds of different technologies, causing Zhuge Lan's mind to twitch.

"Blueprints for the Liquidation of Rare Metal Battle Suit in Douluo World", "Blueprints for Transferring Management or Soul Management of Artificial Intelligence and Control Systems", and "Blueprints for Rapid Deployment and Repair of Battle Armor".
"Blueprints for Giant Humanoid Combat Mechs", "Blueprints for Full-Circuit Overload-Resistant Cockpits", "Blueprints for Giant Combat Weapons", and "Blueprints for Thousand-Ton Metal Frames with Impact Resistance".
Zhuge Lan glanced at Huo Yuhao.

"You already have a Martial Soul Bone Armor True Body, why do you still need to make a single-piece battle suit?"

"Double stacking of martial soul and soul tool," Huo Yuhao chuckled. "After Lao Xuan's sealed milk bottle is successful, the battle suit can be powered externally, and it can also power me when necessary, and increase my luck value. Why not?"

"Isn't Susanoo as fragrant as Gao Daxiang?" Zhuge Lan asked again, unwilling to give up.

"A giant humanoid combat mech, it can be equipped with the Susanoo Armor! Its power must be incredible!" Huo Yuhao said expectantly. "Moreover, this kind of strategic unit can be handed over to other Soul Masters to control, which will help your plan."

so.
That's reasonable, actually.

But Zhuge Lan checked the price—

Battle Suit: 250 million Luck Points!
Mech: 850 million Luck Points!
Total: 1100 million Luck Points!!!
This is still based on the fact that most of it is just theory, and after removing Huo Yuhao's own mastery of the technology, as well as the humanoid soul guide device of Mingde Hall and other technologies.

If it were a complete set of design drawings, the price would be at least ten times higher.

However, Zhuge Lan checked the upper limit of both and found that they both had the potential to break through level 100!

Furthermore, it's possible that they could go to the realm of gods, replace the materials, and create god-level battle suits and god-level mechs.

Given Huo Yuhao's status as the "Child of Destiny of Soul Tools," isn't his potential meant to be broken through?

There's something going on!
create!
Hundreds of skill books crashed down, burying Huo Yuhao's spiritual body.

"Hooray! Long live Brother Lan!" Huo Yuhao cheered. "With these technologies, once we finish learning Mingdetang's stuff, we can poach people and run away! Hehehe—"

"Run away? Why run away?" Zhuge Lan asked curiously, "If you stay in Mingde Hall to manufacture, as long as you keep the core technology in your hands, you can also deplete the resources of the Sun Moon Empire and do your own thing. Isn't that better?"

"Huh?" Huo Yuhao's mind went blank for a moment: "Won't this cause trouble?"

"You must remember your current identity. You are the Temple of Light, the state religion recognized by the Sun and Moon Empire." Zhuge Lan admonished, "Now that you are the state religion, you must be wholeheartedly devoted to the empire. You and Xuan Ziwen will each be responsible for one, so apply for more resources."

Huo Yuhao gave a thumbs up.

It has to be you, Brother Lan!
He was just thinking about abducting people and running away as soon as possible, while Brother Lan was already calculating their resources!

"It just so happens that Lao Xuan is planning to take me to the humanoid soul tool project. I will propose some unimportant technologies there, and I should be able to move into the core of the project soon."

"Brother Lan, come over and take that Zhuge Divine Crossbow Cannon 2.0 with you. It'll be perfect for testing its power when we fight the Title Douluo later."

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! I can't wait!"

Zhuge Lan nodded.

Switching back to the third clone, it was already flying back.

When we returned to Mingde Hall.

Huo Yuhao and Xuan Ziwen were already waiting in the square, and Jing Hongchen was also there, examining a strangely shaped object.

Zhuge Lan rushed over with a clear goal in mind and snatched the item from Jing Hongchen's hand.

"Hey! Be gentle!" Jing Hongchen exclaimed, "This is a brand new soul tool system! It's a unique item! A one-of-a-kind item!"

Zhuge Lan ignored him and put the items into her storage ring.

He looked at Huo Yuhao, his eyes conveying a sense of unease—what's going on?

Huo Yuhao shrugged, indicating his helplessness—this old man insisted on following.

Zhuge Lan curled her lip, "She really has no sense of boundaries."

Huo Yuhao nodded in agreement; indeed, he lacked manners.

The exchange of glances between the two caused Jing Hongchen to instinctively frown.

—I always feel like these two "brothers" are looking at me with their eyes!

Xuan Ziwen stroked his chin, looking the "two brothers" up and down.

A monstrous martial soul prodigy, a monstrous soul master, plus the unreasonable resurrection of the Temple of Light.

The heavens of the Sun and Moon Empire are about to change.

"Buzzing—"

The first six spirit rings on Zhuge Lan's body flashed, updating Huo Yuhao's spirit template.

—The main thing is the second awakening of the gold-level Spirit Eye, which is a really good thing.

Of course, these things cannot be made public.

Zhuge Lan pretended to understand and nodded repeatedly.

"You're quite something, you've gained a lot from Mingde Hall."

"Damn it!" Huo Yuhao grinned. "Every time I work so hard, you just use your soul skills and you can do it all in one go. It's so annoying!"

"What are you doing?" Xuan Ziwen asked curiously, "What do you mean, 'you'll know how to use it right away'?"

"Oh, besides copying martial souls, I can also copy self-created soul skills." Zhuge Lan grinned and said, "The soul guidance array inscribed by a soul master can also be considered a self-created soul skill."

—Of course, that's just a bluff.

But Xuan Ziwen and Jing Hongchen's expressions changed!
Jing Hongchen took a half step back, staring warily at Zhuge Lan.

(End of this chapter)