Give Douluo a technological shock

Poison Undying glared fiercely at the elder. Their sect had almost been wiped out after killing a few hundred thousand soul beasts, and now they could only try their luck at sea. If they dared to kill this Lord of the Far North now, the consequences were beyond his imagination.

Moreover, how could someone with an unimaginably powerful 100,000-year spirit ring possibly defeat Mu En, who utterly crushed the Sea God's divine sense in the South China Sea last month?!

Could an unimaginable 100,000-year-old soul bone really help you withstand Mu En's fist, which could almost shatter the Body Sect's mountain gate in one blow?!

"Then...what do we do?"

The elder was somewhat unwilling, after all, the value of this Snow Emperor embryo was simply beyond comprehension.

"..."

This left Poison Undying speechless; he didn't know what the best course of action was.

Finally, with a sharp look in his eyes and a hardened heart, he made a reluctant decision:

"You have to pay more!"

Chapter 72: HR (Running Avatar): Are you coming to our company?

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"Nannan, why does this City of Truth feel so awe-inspiring?"

Walking along the orderly and symmetrical street, with colorful lights flashing on various electronic signs for soul tools across the way, soul tool shops everywhere and soldiers on duty wearing exoskeleton armor, a beautiful and delicate black-haired girl in the bustling crowd asked her aloof and elegant companion with a superb figure and temperament.

"...Speak less and observe more."

Jiang Nannan was also somewhat overwhelmed by the changes in Shrek City over the past six months. The standard exoskeleton armor that had begun to be deployed alone made him feel as if the times had changed, not to mention the neat and uniform electronic light signs with soul guide devices all over the streets.

“Those soldiers on duty may not seem to have high soul power, but their explosive power in action is basically no less than ours.”

Jiang Nannan, whose martial soul is the Soft Bone Rabbit, has a more acute ability to observe the movements of this group of white armored soldiers wearing V-shaped faceplates.

But Xiao Xiao in her hand didn't listen to any of this. Instead, she pulled her forcefully toward a nearby soul tool shop with flashing advertisements outside.

"Nan Nan, come look! The soul tools here are so cheap! Boss, why are your soul tools so cheap? Are they fake?"

Xiao Xiao pulled Jiang Nannan through a crowd of people who looked around like country bumpkins, and then stood outside the counter asking the shopkeeper. The soul tools in this shop were mostly level three or lower, with functions like makeup touch-ups, mirrors, sunshades, and fire starters. Compared to what Xiao Xiao had encountered before, the prices were at least a third cheaper!

"Look at what you're saying, young lady! I'm earning this money through hard work. If I were to forge something, God would punish me!"

The shop owner was young, but his soul power fluctuated considerably, in no way inferior to Xiao Xiao, who was about to break through to the Great Soul Master level. Moreover, this young soul tool shop owner pointed to the blue sky outside while speaking, a look of lingering fear on his face. Suddenly, the shop owner frowned, carefully examining the two girls before asking:

"Gentlemen, have we met before?"

"what?"

Xiao Xiao turned around in confusion and met Jiang Nannan's gaze, only to see the question marks in Jiang Nannan's eyes as well.

"Boss, is this considered flirting?"

Xiao Xiao stared blankly at the shop owner, who was clearly young but had a full beard, wondering if he was trying to trick her into buying something. Although Xiao Xiao was quite wealthy and could afford to buy too much, especially since her family was currently selling off assets in preparation for moving, and she couldn't afford to squander her allowance.

"Don't call me 'boss' anymore. I remember now, I'm just one year ahead of you, I'm your senior!"

The shop owner finally remembered that these two were quite famous in the academy back then; one was the most beautiful girl in the department, and the other was a twin martial soul possessor.

"Huh? You're a senior? Shrek?"

Xiao Xiao stared wide-eyed, her mouth slightly agape. It was truly astonishing that she could run into an acquaintance in this completely unfamiliar city.

"Yes, you used to be from Shrek Soul Tool Academy. You must be Xiaoxiao, and this must be Jiang Nannan. You were both quite famous back then."

The young shop owner rubbed his temples, activating the dormant transparent chip, and then, with the aid of the Battle Soul Device, recalled the appearances of the two people.

"Don't call me 'boss' anymore, just call me Senior Xuefeng. By the way, where did you all go after the academy disbanded?"

Xuefeng, a unkempt senior of the same age, chatted with Xiaoxiao while repairing a mirror-shaped soul tool he took out of the cabinet. As for Jiang Nannan, he had heard rumors about her during their time at the academy, and given her aloof personality, it was best not to go and risk getting rejected.

"Okay, Senior Xuefeng." Xiaoxiao called out softly, then looked at the soul tool in Xuefeng's hand and asked, "Senior, what is the use of this mirror soul tool?"

"You can use it as a mirror in normal times, and in battle you can unleash a bright light to blind the enemy."

"Um..." Xiao Xiao imagined the scene and didn't think it was very beautiful.

"Are you currently studying at the Star Dou Engineering Institute?"

"Ah! It's not going to school, it's working!"

Xuefeng suddenly put down his tools, looked up and shouted, feeling a lump in his throat, but remembering how good the treatment was, he held it back. Then he looked at Xiaoxiao and Jiang Nannan and asked softly:

"What? Want to join us?"

If Xuefeng had words written on his face, Xiaoxiao would see two big words: Run!

"If you want to join, I can be your referrer."

Xuefeng, whose face clearly screamed "Run!", extended a powerful invitation to Xiaoxiao and Jiang Nannan.

“…Senior, we can go look around somewhere else first, and then come back to chat with you later.” After saying that, Xiao Xiao pulled the somewhat tempted Jiang Nannan away quickly amidst the shopkeeper’s calls.

[Please, Xuefeng, do not carve words on your face, especially during job interviews.]

Inside the Soul Tool Shop, Xuefeng, looking utterly dejected, had a message from the [Heavenly Dao] will flash silently on the transparent chip in front of him.

"Wow, how is this so humane? How does 007 Dog Tianmeng program all day???"

……

Walking on the flat and clean street, Xiaoxiao and her companion found a public bench near the armored soldiers on duty and sat down to rest.

Jiang Nannan finally asked her own question: why did Xiaoxiao refuse Xuefeng's invitation?

You should know that the two of them came here today because the City of Truth is open to the public for the second meeting of the Douluo Alliance, and their purpose is to see if there is a way to join the Star Dou forces.

After Shrek Academy disbanded, Xiao Xiao followed Dean Xuan's Bodien Academy for a period of time. However, she found that Dean Xuan and the others were almost obsessed with soul tools, and the atmosphere in the academy was very strange. In addition, Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao had left. After the academy stabilized, Xiao Xiao could not accept it and left quietly.

Jiang Nannan was already very interested in the ideas Chen Fu had put forward, but she didn't dare to follow them for fear of implicating her family.

After discovering that Xingdou was so powerful that even the four great empires dared not breathe, he made arrangements for his family and then left Bodien Academy with Xiaoxiao, who shared the same wish.

She really didn't want to see that second-generation Xuan Shui Sect leader, who she found increasingly disgusting. In the past, she felt she had no choice; this was a fair trade.

But now, after accepting Chen Fu's philosophy, she realizes that there's no fairness whatsoever! Even the predicament her family faces is unjustified! If she were still a genius soul master in the Spirit Hall era, her status would have ensured her family's livelihood; how could they have fallen to this state of selling themselves?!

The so-called fairness we see now is nothing more than the fact that over the past ten thousand years, those Soul Master sects and families have blocked the better path!

"That senior was behaving very strangely. Let's take a look around first and learn more before making any plans."

Xiao Xiao keenly noticed that the shop owner seemed mentally unstable, so she harbored great suspicion towards the Star Dou Engineering Institute, which was secretly referred to by various forces as "the master of soul guide devices in the world".

It wasn't that she doubted the quality, but rather whether the people inside were all lunatics. After all, she had already experienced it once with Bodien and didn't want to go through it a second time.

She, Xiaoxiao, possesses twin martial souls; she also needs to be treated well, okay?

"Xiaoxiao, look, doesn't that boy upstairs look like Huo Yuhao?"

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Chapter 73: The Quietly Developing, Preparing to Amaze Everyone - Bodien Academy

"It's really touching to see you all here again."

Inviting Xiao Xiao and Jiang Nannan to meet on the broad, silver-gray city wall of the City of Truth, Huo Yuhao took out a table and chairs from his spatial ring, looked at the two opposite him, and his expression was somewhat sentimental.

The city wall was manned approximately every hundred meters, with a guard stationed at each of the protruding diamond-shaped structures. Each guard was a soul-guided cannon, and a soldier from Bai Qi's fledgling armored soul master regiment was on duty there. Although this armored soul master regiment, [The Vanguard], which had just surpassed a thousand men, was pitifully weak at the moment, it did not hinder their terrifying potential for growth.

Taking in the bustling crowd of people from four different countries, each with their own expressions and skin color, below the city, Xiao Xiao's eyes lit up. She then turned to Huo Yuhao, who was dressed in a neat white research lab coat with gold and blue stripes, and wore a single-sided transparent chip with a gold and blue edge on his eyeglasses. He exclaimed in admiration:

"Yuhao, you look so handsome now! Your aura is completely different!"

Compared to Jiang Nannan, whom she had only met a few times, Xiao Xiao had been Huo Yuhao's teammate and knew better how insecure and shy the boy was at first, but now he had completely changed!

"Huh? No, no, Xiaoxiao, don't say that."

Huo Yuhao, who had been calm and collected, was instantly shattered, a blush visibly rising at the base of his ears. Under the shadow of Wang Dong's universal appeal, this was the first time he'd heard a pretty girl praise him like this.

"But is there anything you need help with here? You can ask me if you need anything."

To prevent Xiao Xiao from delving deeper into strange topics, Huo Yuhao decided to increase the efficiency of their conversation. He was currently the acting security adjudicator assistant in the City of Truth, responsible for assisting the newcomers of the [Heavenly Path] in handling various potential conflicts, serving as a humane supplement to the [Heavenly Path]. This was to prevent unsavory incidents like tourists being suffocated to death by patrol personnel simply because of their "tags."

Seeing that her old classmate Huo Yuhao had said this, Xiaoxiao didn't hold back and told him about her experiences and Jiang Nannan's situation. She also added about Xuefeng, the senior who seemed to have a mental problem.

“Oh… [Blazing Sun] does indeed contain a very core technical logic of Master Chen. Bodien? Civilian Academy? If Teacher Fanyu and the others can concentrate all their energy on breaking through the underlying logic of the Ark and then developing their own energy technology, then it is possible for them to overtake and surpass the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Device Academy.”

Listening to Xiao Xiao recount the story of Bodien, the former monster academy and now a commoner's academy, Huo Yuhao, a level-five soul master who deeply understands the importance of energy technology and is currently benefiting from it, suddenly felt a sense of cause and effect that Teacher Chen Fu often shared.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Equipment Academy, which has been crushed by Shrek Academy's brute force for thousands of years, now seems to be at risk of being crushed by technology.

Xuanzi and Fanyu were very clear about Chen Fu's rise to prominence. Although it was undeniable that he was indeed a prodigy, even the greatest prodigy needed time to develop. The [Ark] energy core was a super time accelerator, allowing Chen Fu to study cutting-edge technology with the lowest level of cultivation.

As for Fan Yu and Xuan Zi, if they want to replicate this process, all they need to do is solve the problem of miniaturizing the [Blazing Sun]. It doesn't matter whether their soul power level is high or low. As long as they are smart and have a talent for soul tools, Plebian Academy will accept them!

Chen Fu destroyed Shrek Academy, but he planted the seeds for the rise of Bodien Academy.

Didn't Teacher Chen Fu know? Huo Yuhao didn't know, but he was almost certain that Teacher Chen Fu was looking forward to it!

The Star Dou Engineering Academy, which was almost born from the corpses of Shrek Academy, has now severed its karmic ties with Xuanzi and the others.

"As for Senior Xuefeng..."

Listening to Xiao Xiao, who was sitting opposite him, gesturing with her hand to the image of Xue Feng, the senior from the Star Dou Engineering Academy whose face had left a deep impression on her, Huo Yuhao frowned slightly, his expression somewhat strange, carrying a hint of inexplicable struggle. In the end, he could only helplessly explain:

"The Star Dou Engineering Academy is a place dedicated to the research and development of soul tool technology. We also have the Martial Soul Academy... Although it also has a research aspect, compared to the Engineering Academy, which is not very normal at all, the Martial Soul Academy is undoubtedly much more normal. If Xiaoxiao and Senior Sister Jiang want to join, they can join the Martial Soul Academy. It's in the tallest building in the city center, and there are dedicated reception staff there."