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

Chapter 225 Battle Suit Soul Guidance Legion? Giant Soul Guidance Bomb! [Bonus Chapter - 2.345K Average Views]

"brush--"

Xuan Ziwen rushed forward, his eyes shining as he examined the battle suit and its soul tool.

"Teacher, is it done?"

"Yes, the first generation of battle suit soul guide device, I call it Mk-2."

Xuan Ziwen nodded repeatedly, completely unaware of why the first machine was called number 2.

Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen's breathing quickened.

With a slight movement of his lips, he transmitted his soul power to Xu Tianran, explaining the project of miniaturizing humanoid soul tools into battle suits.

Zhuge Lan slapped away Xuan Ziwen's hand that was trying to touch her and looked at the "culprit," Ju Zi.

Xu Tianran noticed the gaze, smiled, and stood up to block Ju Zi's path.

—If the Temple of Light can resurrect the dead, how could Xu Tianran's paralysis not be cured?
"Blue Rain," Xu Tianran said with a gentle smile, "Ju Zi is my fiancée. She almost died after being stabbed twice while protecting me. Could you spare her life for my sake?"

Jing Hongchen stepped forward and handed over a storage ring.

Then he took out a small metal shield, about the size of a palm, from his left breast pocket. It had a faint golden halo shimmering on it.

Jing Hongchen handed over two items with both hands.

Zhuge Lan accepted everything without hesitation.

I first glanced at the storage ring; the hundreds of cubic meters of space were filled with rare metals, the lowest of which were level four.

"The apology is quite generous," Zhuge Lan said with a smile. "Back then, when the Palace Master wiped out a family, this was all he received."

Xu Tianran's smile remained unchanged.

The others felt a chill run down their spines, thinking of the blood river that had stained the entire street of Mingdu red. Those who were kneeling kowtowed even harder, not daring to stop even as their heads bled.

They're terrified the family genealogy will be deified!

Zhuge Lan ignored them and stroked the small metal shield.

Level 9 Soul Tool - Mortal Blessing!
This is a trigger-activated defensive soul tool that automatically absorbs and stores soul power. It can sense attacks in advance and take defensive action. It can also be turned on and off by thought.

The defensive effect is equivalent to the user's strongest attack without activating any soul skills, achieved by concentrating all their soul power.

However, only 20% of the soul power was consumed.

The best part is...

As a level nine soul tool, the Red Dust Blessing can be used even by low-level soul masters.

A low-budget version of the sighs of the gods.

Huo Yuhao definitely won't need it, but it can be modified for Wang Dong'er to use for self-defense.

"Dean Hongchen, you're too kind," Zhuge Lan politely declined. "The Crown Prince has already made compensation; your..."

"Yes, yes, I'll take it." Jing Hongchen hurriedly said, "As the person in charge of the core project, the academy failed to take good care of you. A mere level nine soul tool is not enough to make up for this mistake!"

"Not enough? Then can you add some more?" Zhuge Lan teased.

He was joking, but Jing Hongchen dared not take it as a joke.

Gritting his teeth.

He then pulled out a uniquely designed fixed-mount soul-guided cannon.

"This is a level nine fixed-mount soul-guided cannon that I created myself. I only have nine of them. What do you think?"

Oh?
What a good thing.

Zhuge Lan accepted it without hesitation, and told Huo Yuhao to analyze it himself later.

He said, "Then, Director Lin and the others, please get up."

Jing Hongchen let out a soft breath and consciously stepped aside.

Teachers like Lin Jiayi, who were kowtowing repeatedly, finally stopped kowtowing, but remained kneeling there, too afraid to move.

The cannons pointed at them then moved away.

Xuan Ziwen then snapped out of his surprise at the battle suit and soul tool, scratching his head sheepishly.

"Teacher, it's all my fault for not giving proper instructions."

"Hmm, you're not allowed to eat tonight." Zhuge Lan looked at Xu Tianran: "Your Highness, would you be interested in taking a look at Experiment MK-2?"

"It's an honor," Xu Tianran said with a smile. "Also, Lan Yu, you can just call me Tianran."

"Okay, Lao Xu, let's go."

Xu Tianran remained expressionless and left side by side with Zhuge Lan.

Xuan Ziwen opened his mouth as if to say something, but was stopped by Jing Hongchen's stern gaze.

I forcibly dragged him along.

Xuan Ziwen knew the situation was hopeless. He glanced regretfully at the three petite girls and then pulled Ju Zi along as they passed by.

Wait until they are gone.

“Bang bang bang bang—”

A series of explosions came from behind, and Orange's body trembled, tears dripping onto the plump fruit.

Xuan Ziwen sighed again.

"Stop sighing and complaining." Jing Hongchen said irritably, "If His Highness the Crown Prince hadn't intervened this time, even if their families had been slaughtered by the Temple of Light, no one would have dared to say a word, let alone save Ju Zi and the others."

Xuan Ziwen understood this principle and didn't say anything more.

"Ju Zi, you should change your teacher. You can't stay here anymore."

“Let’s graduate directly,” Jing Hongchen said. “His Highness the Crown Prince said he has arrangements, so as the Crown Princess Ziwen, you don’t need to worry.”

Xuan Ziwen nodded and let go of Ju Zi's hand.

"Don't come along yet, and try to avoid appearing in front of the teacher, lest..."

shook his head.

Xuan Ziwen quickly caught up with Zhuge Lan, and Jing Hongchen waved to a teacher, asking him to watch over the oranges before leaving.

[Rewrite the fates of Ju Zi, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, Xu Tianran, and Xu Yunhan, +50000 Luck Points!]

"Brother Lan," Huo Yuhao asked, "Is this Xu Yunhan..."

“Oh, your son who was vaccinated.”

As he spoke, Zhuge Lan gave Xu Tianran a strange look.

Although in the original story, because of his physical disability, he could not be a man, so he asked Tachibana to obtain the seed of Prince Tenwa and kill him.

However, when the oranges were handed over, they were replaced with Huo Yuhao's seeds. Later, he even assassinated Xu Tianran to support his own son in taking the throne.

He's a pretty pitiful guy, and he's definitely a hopeless romantic.

However, all of this was rewritten after Xu Tianran's hemiplegia was cured, and he was even revealed to have 50 luck points back then.

I received 5 luck points today. I can only say that Orange is no good person!
"What's wrong?" Xu Tianran asked疑惑地, "Is there something wrong with Lan Yu looking at me like that?"

"It's nothing much. Here are four words for you: A wise person doesn't fall in love."

Xu Tianran's first reaction was—isn't this six words?

But literally, does it mean he should be careful with oranges?
Is a woman ruining her future?
Nothing.

Since regaining his erection, Xu Tianran has been seeking revenge on many women over the past year, several of whom are pregnant.

It's just that because Orange saved him, he can keep her by his side without worry.

But now that Orange has angered the core of the Temple of Light, potentially affecting the stability of his succession, some plans need to be changed.

"She will stay in my harem, and I promise you, Lan Yu, will never see her again."

[Rewrite the fate of the Sun Moon Empire, Xu Tianran, and Ju Zi, +50 Luck Points!]

As expected of the future Empress Dowager who would "destroy" the Sun Moon Empire, she has a lot of wool to burn.

Conversation room.

Arriving at the testing area for soul tools, Jing Hongchen personally took over control.

"Blue Rain, what level is the soul tool on your battle suit?"

"I'd say it's level six," Zhuge Lan said uncertainly. "But this is just the initial unit, so it doesn't carry many weapons. We'll just need level seven targets."

Jing Hongchen looked down and operated the device; a red light illuminated in the test area.

"Level 7 firing range is now open. All unauthorized personnel are requested to evacuate!"

After playing it on a loop three times.

A dozen fixed targets were set up next to the test area, which was the size of a football field.

But Zhuge Lan did not rush to attack. Instead, he extended the built-in ailerons and flaps from his back, and flames spewed from the soles of his feet and palms. After a slow ascent and a brief period of adjustment, he increased his output and soared straight into the sky with a whoosh.

The words "[Flight Speed: Level 6]" appeared on the huge optical guide screens all around.

Zhuge Lan flew freely, protruding more than a dozen gun barrels below, and after a brief accumulation, fired attacks such as soul-guided rays and energy orbs.

By controlling the direction of his hands and feet, he can dodge and occasionally even brake suddenly.

As the barrage of shells intensified, the soul tool on his battle suit was finally hit. However, a shield-like soul tool array lit up on his chest, and a semi-transparent soul tool shield protected him.

[Flight Maneuverability: Level 5!]

[Shield Defense: Level 6!]

Zhuge Lan accelerated out of the concentrated fire range, aimed both palms at the target below, locked onto it with her mental power while briefly charging up, and her entire palm lit up with dense soul guidance arrays.

Energy storage, release, acceleration, compression, explosion.
Pulse Soul Guidance Cannon!
Ultimately, it transforms into a pulse ray, tearing through the air and striking the stationary target.

[Attack Strength: Level 5!]

Zhuge Lan transformed his hands into cannon barrels, continuously unleashing pulse rays, which greatly depleted his soul power.

Xu Tianran and the others frowned upon seeing this.

Aside from barely managing to fly and maintain a shield, the rest is only at the level of a level 5 soul tool.

So many resources were wasted, and this is the result?

They're questioning it.

A red light flashed on Zhuge Lan's chest, a unique design feature of Unit-01, reminding people that the energy storage was about to run out.

Let's have a big one last time.

Zhuge Lan hovered in mid-air, his arms, shoulders, and chest open, and small, fixed-position soul-guided cannonballs made of soul fire emerged, their flame tails swaying under the stimulation of soul power, and bombarding more than a dozen fixed targets.

[Attack Strength: Level 5!]

[Attack Strength: Level 7!]

[Attack Strength: Level 6!]

Xu Tianran's brows relaxed slightly when he saw the words "Level 7".

But there was still dissatisfaction in his eyes.

Even though it's just Unit-01, this is still far too rudimentary.

The returns are far too small compared to the resources invested.

Jing Hongchen didn't rush to express her opinion because Xuan Ziwen was very excited, recording the data with shining eyes.

This is an eighth-level Soul Master, after all. If he didn't have some skills, would he have lost his composure like this?

Xu Tianran also noticed this scene, and thus concealed the dissatisfaction in his eyes.

He rushed to meet Zhuge Lan as she landed. As soon as the battle suit's soul tool landed, its soul power was exhausted and it automatically disintegrated, leaving a pile of debris scattered all over the ground.

"oops!"

Xuan Ziwen turned the corner and carefully collected the items from all directions.

Zhuge Lan strode away, handing over control of the account to Huo Yuhao as she went.

—Why don't you leave after having fun? Why stay and chat with a bunch of guys?
Before leaving, he didn't forget to add a word of advice: "Next time, turn up the firepower a bit more, this isn't enough fun!"
Huo Yuhao smoothly took over the body and walked to Xu Tianran without any hesitation.

"Old Xu, what do you think of this battle suit's soul tool?"

"As far as the first generation is concerned, this idea is very interesting." Xu Tianran said frankly, "If we continue to develop it, it will definitely have great potential. Don't worry about resources, I will definitely provide the best."

—Of course, this was only to win over Blue Rain and the Temple of Light behind him.

Huo Yuhao smiled.

"You're only praising the creativity; it seems you're not very satisfied with the overall capabilities of the MK-2."

"After all, it's just the first generation product, so it's normal to have flaws." Jing Hongchen smoothed things over, "But as a miniaturization test of humanoid soul tools, MK-2 was a great success, verifying the feasibility of humanoid soul tools."

Xu Tianran smiled politely, though with a hint of embarrassment.

Huo Yuhao was also smiling.

"It seems that Dean Hongchen and His Highness the Crown Prince are not interested in this MK-2."

"Then this project will be considered as our Temple of Light's personal project. The two of you will not need to pay for the subsequent research expenses, and the initial research results will not be shared."

这话
Something is wrong!

Xu Tianran looked at Jing Hongchen and asked, "You, a level nine soul master, didn't you notice anything amiss?"
Jing Hongchen began to think seriously, examining the scattered parts of the battle suit, but nothing seemed amiss.
Wait!

Why does Xuan Ziwen input his soul power to test each piece of the battle suit he picks up, but the soul guidance array doesn't light up?
This is a unique reaction of the energy storage soul guidance array; it only lights up when it outputs soul power.

Is it
Jing Hongchen's pupils contracted, and she grabbed Huo Yuhao's arm in disbelief.

"You...you miniaturized the energy storage soul guidance array?"

"Can't you do it?" Huo Yuhao asked knowingly. "On the same area, if more energy-storing soul-guiding arrays are inscribed, more soul power can be stored and the dissipation of soul power can be effectively slowed down. I thought Mingde Hall knew this."

“Of course I understand,” Jing Hongchen said dryly. “But it is extremely labor-intensive. Even I can only produce three level-six small arrays a day. Do you have every single core module?”

"Of course, it comes with all 81, and each of the six parts is equipped with a level 7 alien baby bottle."

—The so-called "baby bottle" is a special term for a soul tool specifically designed to store soul power.

Jing Hongchen's eyebrows twitched violently upon hearing this!
81 core modules?
There are also six alien-shaped baby bottles in a small, seven-level array?
Just hearing the name Jing Hongchen gives him a headache; the workload alone would keep him up for at least two months without sleep.

—He's a level nine Soul Master!

If it were a regular Level 8 exam, it would take at least six months, and the failure rate would be extremely high.

As for level seven, I wouldn't even consider it.

"Such top-notch technology, used on a level 6 soul tool?" Jing Hongchen said with heartache, "If this were configured for a level 8 or even level 9 soul tool, it would definitely improve the quality significantly!"

"It's no big deal, it's not difficult for me," Huo Yuhao said casually.

—No matter how small a small array is, can it be smaller than a small thought?

This means that Unit-01 will most likely be sent out, otherwise it could continue to shrink.

"So, what impact does this have?" Xu Tianran couldn't help but ask.

Jing Hongchen then remembered that there was a distinguished outsider among them.

He quickly explained—

"A small array of baby bottles, within the same volume, can provide several times more soul power than a baby bottle of the same level, and the rate of loss will be greatly reduced."

"With your superb skills, Lan Yu, you can guarantee that the stored soul power will not dissipate within a month."

"But most importantly, according to the energy storage soul guidance array proposed by Lan Yu, the soul power can be stably exported, which will allow the alien milk bottle to function as the MK-2."

"So theoretically, even an ordinary person without soul power can unleash the combat power that Lan Yu just demonstrated, as long as they are properly trained!"

Xu Tianran's pupils contracted!
A level six soul tool that ordinary people can use?!
A level six soul tool that can attack, defend, fly, and operate at long range?!

Xu Tianran glared at Hongchen with some annoyance. "You're a level nine soul master, don't you even have this much sense?"

Then she instantly put on a smile.

"Blue Rain"

"What, you want the blueprints for MK-2?" Huo Yuhao said with a smile. "This is now the private property of the Temple of Light. If you want to discuss cooperation, you'll have to talk to the Temple Master."

Upon hearing that they needed to find the Lord of the Light Palace, even Xu Tianran couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

—That guy killed a bunch of his distant relatives. He fought his way to within three blocks of him before the negotiations finally ended.

The presence of a shadow indicates yes.

“Lan Yu, we’re still discussing this.” Jing Hongchen tried to redeem himself, saying, “To be honest, the resources for your research are all privately funded by His Highness the Crown Prince. The resources of Mingde Hall have already been poured into that bottomless pit of humanoid soul tools, and there’s no way to allocate any to you.”

“How can you call it a grant?” Xu Tianran said unhappily, “I just admire Lan Yu’s talent and am offering help within my capacity.”

It would be a shame if they didn't put on a grand opera with such a wonderful performance.

Huo Yuhao didn't insist. He took out a thick stack of original design drawings from his storage ring and handed them directly to Jing Hongchen.

This surprised everyone, including Xuan Ziwen, who was squatting on the ground picking up iron.

No!

This is a soul tool that can arm an army—a non-soul master-driven battle suit!

Just give it like that?
At least try to negotiate a price!
Xu Tianran was shocked, and his first reaction was—there's definitely a trap here!

He immediately thought of what Jing Hongchen had just said: small arrays are extremely difficult to depict, but Blue Rain seems to have special techniques to speed up the process.

Unless the MK-2 is mass-produced and used to arm the military, it's just a small number and not very useful.

So it seems that the design drawings have been handed over.

In reality, to mass-produce them, we still need to cooperate with Blue Rain or even the Temple of Light.

as predicted.

After quickly reviewing the design drawings, Jing Hongchen used his soul power to transmit a message to Xu Tianran, informing him to manufacture the MK-2, which could only be completed in two months.

Hearing about this ridiculously slow efficiency, Xu Tianran realized that he had no choice but to cooperate.

"Blue Rain, tell me what I can do, and suggest it as soon as possible!"

Huo Yuhao likes to collaborate with smart people, who will offer you freebies.

Then he won't hold back!
Huo Yuhao pulled out the "same style of book wall" that he had given to Zhang Peng.

"Brother Lan is about to complete the third trial of the Sea God, and as his younger brother, I definitely have to do my part."

"These are all things that Brother Lan can use, so I'll trouble you, Lao Xu, to collect them."

Xu Tianran felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at the wall of books that was twice his height!

Is this going to drain him dry?

I reluctantly took a look and found that they were just some low- to mid-level rare metals, and even some unwanted stuff like explosive rock.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the amount was still very large, enough to seriously damage him.

But it can meet the requirements.

"can."

"Great!" Huo Yuhao said happily, "Also, as you know, Lao Xu, our Temple of Light has a huge demand for black gold, but the Sun and Moon Royal Family doesn't care much about the production of black gold exploration soul tools. They've only sent back less than two tons of black gold ore in all this time. Even after refining it, it's not enough to make a set of black gold armor."

well.

Having met the financial requirements, now it's time to mobilize manpower.

To be honest, this was just about sending his Soul Master Corps out to mine some minerals.

Treat it as a training exercise.

"can."

"Great!" Huo Yuhao said with satisfaction, "Don't worry, Lao Xu, as long as you provide the core modules, I can build one set for you every day. Any more than that would affect my research on the battle suit soul tool."

Mirror of the Mortal World: One set a day?!

Xu Tianran: It can be upgraded?!
After a brief moment of shock, the two were stunned.

Xu Tianran immediately waved his hand.

"Don't worry, Lan Yu, I'll cover all the costs for the subsequent research!"

"I agree to your terms and will complete the task within a week!"

"Furthermore, I will send people to guard the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to ensure there will be no similar troubles and allow you to conduct your research in peace!"

Jing Hongchen also came to his senses and patted his chest.

"When I return this time, I will expel a group of arrogant students to purify the learning atmosphere of the academy!"

—Actually, we had already cleaned up a batch before, but there were quite a few with strong backgrounds, so we could only persuade them.

But after today's incident, we learned about Lan Yu's status in the Temple of Light, and that Crown Prince Xu Tianran publicly supported her.

I believe that without me saying more, many people who are well aware of their own descendants will lock them up at home on their own.

After all, the ascension of a family genealogy is no joke!
[Rewrite the fate of the Sun Moon Empire, Xu Tianran, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and Mingde Hall, +25 Luck Points!]

Tsk!
This is a bit too little.

It's probably still a problem of not being able to mass-produce small arrays.

Alternatively, you could take out the sealed energy storage soul guidance array, even if it's just a half-finished product, and you could get at least 50 luck points, with no upper limit.

But such a powerful weapon definitely cannot be given away.

[Rewrite the fate of the Temple of Light and the Sun and Moon Empire, +7500 Luck Points!]

Huh?
Where did the mosquito leg come from?
Forget it, it doesn't matter.

Huo Yuhao saw Xu Tianran off and watched with amusement as Xuan Ziwen painstakingly reassembled the broken MK-2.

Xu Tianran, Xu Tianran, he would never have imagined that the MK-2 he spent a fortune to buy back was actually a large-scale soul-guided bomb.

It wasn't a conventional soul-guided bomb, of course; it was just a brutal overload that ignited the alien milk bottle, causing it to self-destruct along with the pilot inside.

At that time, all that's needed is to tamper with the soul-guiding array and add anti-theft measures.

Even Jing Hongchen couldn't find the problem.

With such a battle-hardened soul tool legion, all members possessing the combat power of a six-ring Soul Emperor, Xu Tianran would definitely entrust them with important tasks, and they would collectively self-destruct at a crucial moment.
It's absolutely effective.

Who knows, they might even be able to take away Xu Tianran and other high-ranking officials in one fell swoop, leaving the Sun Moon Empire leaderless and in chaos for a while, thus reversing some of the outcomes.

and also.

The appearance of this MK-2 needs to be changed; it can't use this set of its own martial spirit bone armor true form.

Well.
Let's use the MK-2 prototype that Brother Lan gave us.

As for how Xu Tianran wants to use colored paint, that's their business.

"Oh, right, teacher."

Xuan Ziwen slapped his forehead and reported—

"When I was optimizing the humanoid soul tool today, I heard someone mention a kind of Sun Moon Soil unique to the Sun Moon Empire. It can react violently with a variety of rare metals, corroding some low-grade rare metals while instantly releasing a large amount of gas and heat."

"I wonder if this can be used to optimize the Soulfire recipe?"

(End of this chapter)