Douluo Continent: I, an evil soul master, work nine-to-five in the Tang Sect.

Chapter 138 Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice

"Hehe, of course that's fine, but for now, let me take you on a tour of our Soul Guidance Department. Although the Soul Guidance Department has a shallow foundation compared to the Martial Soul Department, this is only temporary."

"The reason why our Soul Guidance Department has always been overshadowed by the Martial Soul Department is because there are too many mediocre students in our Soul Guidance Department, unlike the Martial Soul Department which has so many talented students."

As she spoke, a hint of helplessness appeared on Xian Lin'er's flawlessly beautiful face, but the next moment, she smiled again, looked at Luo Chen in front of her, and said:

"But that was before. Now that you're here, Xiao Chen, I think the foundation that our Soul Guidance Department has accumulated over the years should be able to be fully utilized."

"This is not only my expectation of you, but also the expectation your teacher has for you..."

"Teacher? Is this why Elder Mu agreed to let me switch to the Soul Guidance Department?"

Upon hearing Xian Lin'er's words, Luo Chen was taken aback, and then asked her a follow-up question.

Xian Lin'er first nodded slightly, then spoke:

"His teacher has high expectations for you. With his discerning eye, how could he not see the enormous potential hidden within the path of soul tools? Once this potential is unearthed, the soul tool system might truly surpass the martial soul system!"

"There is a misunderstanding about our Soul Guidance System. People think that the Soul Guidance System is aimed at those who have low talent and barely become Soul Masters, but that is not the case."

"Those are merely the most basic low-level soul tools. Our true goal in the Soul Tool Department is to research soul tools and create high-level soul tools that can greatly amplify the power of even Title Douluo-level or Super Douluo-level experts!"

"This is what our Soul Guidance Department has always been doing. As the dean of the department, I have a deeper understanding of soul tools than anyone else. Because of this, I am also more aware of how difficult it is to create a soul tool of this level."

"It can be said that as long as the soul tool I envision can be fully researched and developed into a prototype, then it can be developed and even manufactured according to this prototype. At that time, our soul tool system will have completely risen."

Xianlin spoke at length, words that had been buried deep in her heart for a long time, but she rarely had anyone to confide in.

At present, Xian Lin'er did not hide anything from Luo Chen, a disciple with terrifyingly high talent who was also valued by Elder Mu, and explained the current situation of the Soul Guidance Department to him in detail.

After all, since the other party wants to switch to the Soul Guidance Department, these are things that must be known. Having a big goal can ensure that the direction of efforts will not deviate. Otherwise, Luo Chen will just be holding a lot of knowledge and doing useless work.

After listening to Xian Lin'er's words, Luo Chen nodded, indicating that he understood.

To be honest, Luo Chen initially thought that Xian Lin'er would question his abilities and talents. After all, he was only a twelve-year-old child at the moment. Even if he switched from the Martial Soul System to the Soul Guidance System, he could not possibly surpass the group of high-level Soul Masters who had been studying the Soul Guidance System for a long time.

However, Luo Chen did not expect that Xian Lin'er would have such high expectations for him, wanting him to revitalize the Soul Guidance Department in one fell swoop, which made Luo Chen feel somewhat helpless.

Even if he has the ability to remember everything he sees, or even the talent to draw inferences from one instance to another, the path of the Soul Guidance Department at Shrek Academy is far from easy.

If he could rely on his own martial spirit and Elder Mu's guidance to integrate some knowledge that he shouldn't have been able to understand in the martial spirit system, then in the soul guidance system, he was a complete blank slate.

He knew exactly which direction the Soul Guidance Department should strive for and develop, but putting it into practice was not so simple.

Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department has been established for thousands of years, yet it has only just reached the current stage of developing initial research and development of soul-guided cannons. It has not even developed some laser soul guidance devices or barrier shield defensive soul guidance devices.

Even with Luo Chen's high talent, it's impossible for him to create something out of nothing in a short time. It requires a lot of knowledge about soul tools as a foundation, plus his own understanding of soul tools, to create the prototype of this kind of soul tool.

However, how many documents and blueprints related to soul tools are currently available at Shrek Academy? With this knowledge, which is barely even scratching the surface, can Luo Chen really research the powerful soul tools he has in mind?

"I'll do my best, Senior Sister Lin'er. I may be a genius when it comes to martial souls, but I can't guarantee anything when it comes to soul tools. If I disappoint you or our teacher, please understand."

Luo Chen wasn't entirely confident, but faced with Xian Lin'er's earnest hopes, he could only agree for now. Regardless of whether he alone could push Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department to its peak, these high-level soul tools were essential for him.

After all, possessing a high-level soul tool can greatly enhance one's own strength, whether it is an offensive soul tool or a defensive soul tool.

However, Luo Chen was not in a hurry about this. There were still several years before the storm hit the continent. He had enough time to lay a solid foundation, improve his strength, and complete his plans.

Faced with Luo Chen's words, Xian Lin'er smiled and nodded. She didn't really intend to place all her hopes on Luo Chen. After all, Luo Chen's strength alone was limited. To revitalize the Soul Guidance Department, the strength of everyone in the department was needed!

"Well, Xiao Chen, don't put too much pressure on yourself. Just do what you can. Although the academy has high expectations for you, we don't want you to be too eager for quick success. Cultivation is a very long process that can't be completed in a day or two. You should know that there is no end to cultivation."

"If you're interested, you can take a look at the basic blueprints and research books in the Soul Guidance Storage Room these days. This will be of great help when you formally enter the Soul Guidance Department and research and produce Soul Guidance Devices."

As Xian Lin'er spoke, she handed a shiny light blue badge to Luo Chen. There were no words engraved on the badge, only two rather eye-catching iron hammers.

Luo Chen reached out and took it, examining it closely. He then looked at Xian Lin'er with some confusion and asked:

"Senior sister, what's this?"

"Hehe, since you've switched to the Soul Guidance Department, you're naturally one of us now. This badge is only held by the true core disciples of the Soul Guidance Department. In a way, it represents something similar to the inner court students of our academy."

"Just keep it. Your identity is special, and nothing else can be shown in the open. That's why I had to resort to this tactic. With this badge, you'll be able to do whatever you want in the Soul Guidance Department from now on, and this kind of situation won't happen again."

A sly glint appeared in Xian Lin'er's eyes as she explained to Luo Chen.

In Xian Lin'er's view, since Luo Chen had already received Elder Mu's instructions to switch from the Martial Soul System to the Soul Guidance System, he was naturally her disciple in the Soul Guidance System. In other words, both she and Luo Chen were Elder Mu's personal disciples. As his senior sister, she couldn't take on any more disciples. Otherwise, she would have definitely taken Luo Chen under her wing!

She knew that she wasn't the only one in the academy with this idea. After all, who wouldn't be tempted by such a talented and well-mannered genius?

Hearing Xian Lin'er say this, Luo Chen smiled. Of course he understood what Xian Lin'er meant. She was planning to tie him to the Soul Guidance Department. But he didn't care. Both the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department were within Shrek Academy. So it didn't matter which one he went to.

"Since Senior Sister has said so, then I thank Senior Sister Lin'er. But, does anyone else in our Soul Guidance Department have this badge?"

Since this badge represents the true core disciple of the Soul Guidance Department, then he should not be the only one in the department to possess this badge. He wants to use this opportunity to get to know those talents with extraordinary abilities in the field of Soul Guidance.

Who knows, these geniuses he meets in the future might play an unimaginable role in his plans?

However, faced with Luo Chen's words, Xian Lin'er was silent for a moment, then shook her head and explained to Luo Chen:

"The standards for core disciples of the Soul Guidance Department have always been very high. First, they need to thoroughly learn all the basic knowledge about soul tools in their first year of the outer academy, and then they need to polish a prototype of a soul tool."

"Only in this way can one become a basic first-level Soul Master. This has always been the standard by which our academy judges the core disciples of the Soul Guidance Department. However, over the years, most talented students have chosen the Martial Soul Department, so what remains in our Soul Guidance Department are students with low talent."

"Therefore, even though the academy has allocated a lot of resources to our Soul Guidance Department, it hasn't been able to produce such a core disciple. It's truly a case of 'a skilled cook can't make a meal without rice'..."

Xian Lin'er felt helpless about this, but there was nothing she could do to change the current situation. After all, the fact was that the achievements one could make by entering the Martial Soul system were usually higher than those of the Soul Guidance system, and the mainstream on the continent was still Soul Masters, not Soul Guidance Masters.

Moreover, if someone truly possesses exceptional talent in the Soul Guidance system, they generally wouldn't choose to enter Shrek Academy, since Shrek Academy is the holy land of "Soul Masters" and the cradle of the strong.

Those geniuses with exceptional talent in soul tools almost always choose the Sun Moon Royal Academy, which is currently developing rapidly in the field of soul tools, rather than Shrek Academy.

Therefore, under such circumstances, Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department was unable to produce any students who truly possessed the talent of a core disciple.

However, from another perspective, the situation is almost the same for Sun Moon Royal Academy. The most talented Soul Masters are basically monopolized by Shrek Academy. High-level Martial Souls, top-level Martial Souls, extremely rare alternative Martial Souls, and Body Martial Souls are all flocking to Shrek Academy.

This is also a source of great frustration for the people of Sun Moon Royal Academy. Although there are countless talented students in the Soul Guidance Department, what about in terms of Martial Soul?

The genius students who joined the Sun Moon Royal Academy did not necessarily have bad martial souls, but the vast majority of them had support-type martial souls. Soul masters with top-tier power attack-type or top-tier agility attack-type martial souls were extremely rare, which led to the Sun Moon Royal Academy almost completely becoming a soul tool academy.

There are almost no geniuses among the Soul Masters who can directly clash with Soul Masters using their own Martial Soul and Soul Skills and their Soul Master strength!

This is why even the most talented Soul Masters from the Sun Moon Continent choose to enroll in Shrek Academy.

Shrek Academy's teaching of Soul Masters is indeed unmatched by Sun Moon Royal Academy. In terms of teaching resources and academy foundation alone, it has already far surpassed Sun Moon Royal Academy by several streets!

However, in terms of soul tools, Sun Moon Royal Academy still far surpasses Shrek Academy. This gap is almost impossible to bridge unless something unexpected happens. Not to mention the blueprints for soul tools, the number of soul tool masters alone is completely different between the two!

In particular, most of the high-level Soul Masters have entered the Sun Moon Royal Academy or even the Sun Moon Empire. How can the Soul Masters in Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department, who are only half-baked in the field of Soul Guidance Devices, catch up with the Sun Moon Empire in the research and development of Soul Guidance Devices?

This is also what Xian Lin'er has been troubled by all along. If the situation cannot be broken, then Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department will always be in a "backward" state. Even if in the future, high-level Soul Guidance Devices that are powerful enough to kill Title Douluo-level experts appear, this situation will not be changed.

However, now, this "opportunity" to break the deadlock has appeared, giving Xianlin'er a glimmer of hope.

"I see. Under these circumstances, the development of the Soul Guidance Department is indeed somewhat strained. However, I happen to know a junior brother who has extraordinary talent in the Soul Guidance Department. If we're just talking about Soul Guidance Devices, perhaps I can't compare to him. I just don't know if he's currently in the Soul Guidance Department..."

As Luo Chen spoke, Xian Lin'er's eyes suddenly lit up. She looked at Luo Chen and quickly asked, "..."

"He has extraordinary talent in soul tools, and his achievements are even comparable to yours. Is that true, Xiao Chen? You must introduce me to him!"

Xian Lin'er knew Luo Chen's personality well. He was definitely not the kind of person who would talk big without reason. Since her junior brother had said so, it must be true!

(End of this chapter)