Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Young Gilas, Sandstorm King!

Chapter 48 It’s done!

"Yes! Texture!"

Lin Xia's voice carried a hint of excitement.

"Think about it, all of them are soul tools, but storage rings rely on them to stabilize space, flying soul tools rely on them to generate levitation force, and attack soul tools rely on them to condense energy... Could these patterns be the true 'language' of soul tools?"

"Is it a 'soul power circuit' that connects soul power with metal and enables specific functions?!"

Lou Gao's eyes widened suddenly, like blazing white flames suddenly erupting from a furnace!

Lou Gao's breath caught in his throat, then became extremely rapid, his chest heaving violently.

He frantically rummaged through the inconspicuous leather storage device at his waist and pulled out several items.

A palm-sized, sound transmission device used for short-range communication.

A lighting sphere capable of emitting a faint glow.

There was even a talisman engraved with a protective magic array that could withstand low-level soul skills.

Lou Gao carefully held these soul tools, along with Lin Xia's ring, in his rough, large hands, as if they were rare treasures.

His bloodshot eyes were like the most sophisticated scanner, staring intently at the various soul power patterns, whether simple or complex, on the surface or inside of each soul tool.

Time passed slowly, and only Lou Gao's heavy breathing and Lin Xia's calm gaze remained in the backyard.

Young Gilas seemed to sense the heavy atmosphere, stopped eating the ore, and tilted its little head to look at the two.

"hiss……"

Lou Gao suddenly gasped, his fingers trembling slightly with excitement.

Lou Gao repeatedly compared the resonance circuit on the sound transmission soul tool, the light energy conversion pattern on the illumination soul tool, the defensive array of the amulet, and the spatial stabilization array of the storage ring...

"It's different...it's really different!"

Lou Gao's voice trembled with disbelief and ecstasy.

"Similar types... like these two most basic lighting spheres, although there are subtle differences in the structure of their core patterns, their overall framework, energy flow... are almost identical, the skeleton is the same!"

"But between different types... such as storage and sound transmission, the patterns are completely different! They are two different 'languages'!"

Lou Gao suddenly raised his head, and an unprecedented glint of light burst forth in his cloudy old eyes, a light so intense it almost set Lin Xia ablaze!

"It's all so clear now! It's all so clear now, Xia!!"

Lou Gao's voice suddenly rose, filled with an overwhelming sense of joy.

"The breakthrough! This is the breakthrough we've been searching for! I told you! My Thousand-Fold Golden Hand technique is fine! The fusion of those rare metals is also fine!"

"That's the problem! It's missing the soul guidance array that makes soul power 'obey' and metal 'come alive'! These patterns are the 'soul' of the soul tool!"

An immense excitement swept through the building like a volcanic eruption.

Lou Gao suddenly slapped his thigh.

The crisp "snap" sound was exceptionally clear in the quiet backyard, making me so excited I almost jumped up.

"Quick! Xia! What are we waiting for?! Let's go! To the forge!"

Without a word, Lou Gao grabbed Lin Xia's arm with astonishing strength and turned to rush towards the forging room.

His anxious look made it seem as if if he hesitated even a second longer, this sudden flash of inspiration would vanish.

"Yoji! Yoji yoji!!!"

Just then, the previously ignored Young Gilas finally erupted in strong dissatisfaction!
It dropped the half-eaten purple iron ore, scurried over to Lin Xia's feet, and nudged Lin Xia's calf with its round head covered in rocky armor, letting out a pitiful yet protesting cry. Its large, scarlet eyes glared accusingly at Lou Gao, its little paws pointing at the unfinished food on the table and at Lin Xia.

The meaning couldn't be more obvious.

It's you again, you old geezer!
It monopolizes my master all day long!

They won't even let us finish our food!

You promised to take me out to play!

I'm tired of eating all those ores!

Protest! Strong protest!
Lin Xia stumbled as the baby Gilas bumped into her. Looking at the little guy's sullen face and then at her arm, which was aching from Lou Gao's grip, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Lou Gao then noticed Young Gilas, and the fanaticism on his face lessened slightly, but only slightly.

Lou Gao waved hurriedly at Young Gilas.

"Oh, my little darling! Be good, just bear with it a little longer! Xia and I are going to do something big! Something incredibly important! Once we figure out this soul-guiding array, we'll not only take you out to play, we'll even find you a mine to eat from!"

"Sidi! Sidi! Quick, get two more... no, get three of the best pieces of Great Sun Essence Gold Ore for your junior brother's precious soul beast! Pick the ones with the most energy!"

Lou Gao shouted to Si Di, who rushed over upon hearing the commotion, while simultaneously dragging and pulling the helpless Lin Xia towards the door of the forging room with undiminished force.

Young Gilas looked at the large sun gold ore that Siddy brought over, and then at the back of his master who disappeared into the door of the forge.

Finally, it angrily let out a "Yo-ji!" and, clutching the newly acquired ore, channeled its grief and resentment into its appetite, gnawing away with gusto. However, its little eyes were filled with deep resentment towards the old man's incessant behavior.

Lou Gao truly lived up to his reputation as a master craftsman renowned throughout the continent for his skillful hands. After uncovering the core secret of the soul tool—those soul power patterns containing special power rules—his entire spirit seemed to be ignited.

Lou Gao's eyes gleamed with an unprecedented fervor, like an explorer who had discovered a new continent and couldn't wait to put his theories into practice.

"I understand! I completely understand!"

Lou Gao acted almost without hesitation, like the most precise instrument.

Those calloused hands, capable of unleashing the divine skill of the Thousandfold Golden Hand, now held the smallest engraving needle with remarkable composure.

Lin Xia stood to the side, holding her breath, her heart also surging with emotion.

He looked at the building and selected a piece of fine iron plate that was uniform in texture and easy to shape—one of the most common practice materials in the forging workshop.

Lou Gao took a deep breath, his eyes sharp as an eagle, and concentrated his mental energy. His soul power was like the finest thread, wrapped around the tip of the engraving needle.

hum!
The engraving needle made its first stroke on the fine iron plate.

A faint glow of soul energy shone where the needle tip touched the metal, accompanied by the soft sound of the metal being sliced.

Lou Gao's movements were unusually slow, each stroke imbued with his full attention, striving to perfectly replicate the core magic array patterns on the storage soul tool from his memory.

The intricate and mysterious lines spread gradually across the refined iron plate as if they were alive.

Time slips away quietly while you're focused.

Lin Xia could clearly sense the soul power fluctuations emanating from Lou Gao.

A quarter of an hour later.

Finally, the last stroke is complete!
A miniature magic array, emitting faint soul power fluctuations and with a complex structure, remarkably similar to the internal magic array of a storage soul tool, appeared on the refined iron plate!

"It's done!"

(End of this chapter)