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

Chapter 146 complete, Level 2 Soul Master!

"Anyone with hands can do it."

These four simple words left Huo Yuhao and He Caitou, both Level 3 Soul Masters, speechless.

If someone else had said such words, they would have thought the other person was crazy or had mental problems. You should know that almost no student studying in the Soul Guidance Department of Shrek Academy thinks that the knowledge of the Soul Guidance Department can be described as "simple".

Even talented soul masters like Huo Yuhao and He Caitou have to be extremely attentive when learning about the soul guidance system, otherwise they might overlook some details.

Compared to the Martial Soul system, the Soul Guidance system is obviously more difficult to learn. This is because the knowledge required for the Soul Guidance system is far more extensive than that of the Martial Soul system. It includes not only the creation of Soul Guidance devices, but also their use and research...

Secondly, the Soul Guidance System is different from the Martial Soul System. Students in the Martial Soul System usually have many paths to take, which is to carry out specialized and systematic learning according to the classification of their awakened Martial Soul.

For example, offensive-type Soul Masters learn offensive-type knowledge, and support-type Soul Masters learn support-type knowledge. They don't need to master all types of knowledge points, which means they can use their limited energy in the right places.

The saying "don't bite off more than you can chew" applies to the Spirit Master system. This is why the Spirit Master system arranges its students' learning in this way. After all, no Spirit Master can be "all-rounder." If they can't even control or master their own strengths in a single area, how can they learn other systems?

The requirements for students in the Soul Guidance Department are not only to learn how to make soul tools, but also to cultivate their soul power in the use of soul tools, integrating several standards.

This is why there are so few Soul Masters studying in the Soul Guidance Department today; it's because ordinary students are unable to achieve the goals set by the Soul Guidance Department.

Soul power cultivation alone is enough to filter out a group of people, not to mention that on this basis, they also need to ensure their research and production of soul tools.

If learning the Soul Guidance Department were so simple, there wouldn't be only Huo Yuhao and Cai Tou among the few students in the department now.

Even students like Huo Yuhao and He Caitou, who possess extraordinary talent in the Soul Guidance System, encounter extremely difficult problems when learning about Soul Guidance Devices.

The Soul Guidance Core Array at this moment is one of them. As the most important step in making a Soul Guidance Device, at least several practical simulations are required before inscribing the Soul Guidance Core Array. This is to ensure the success rate of the Soul Guidance Master when using the Soul Guidance Inscription Knife to inscribe the Soul Guidance Core Array.

These methods were summarized by a group of Soul Guidance Masters within the Soul Guidance Department of Shrek Academy through various means. Without any learning or training, it would be almost impossible for anyone to understand the method of creating the Soul Guidance Core Formation.

After all, inscribing the core array of the soul guide requires a large amount of knowledge about soul tools as a foundation, and the inscription must be based on the type of soul tool to be made in order to inscribe the core array of the soul guide without any errors.

Right now, after Huo Yuhao demonstrated it once, Luo Chen was already confident. How could this not surprise Huo Yuhao and He Caitou?

However, as surprising as it may seem, whether Luo Chen can successfully inscribe the Soul Guidance Core Array remains an unknown.

After all, this was Luo Chen's first time studying in the Soul Guidance Department. Before this, he had no knowledge of Soul Guidance Devices. It was unrealistic to try to inscribe the core array of the Soul Guidance Device by "imitating" it without any understanding of it.

At this moment, He Caitou had the same thought in his mind. He did not doubt the other party's talent in martial soul. After all, the other party's soul power cultivation had already said everything. How could a normal soul master have such terrifying soul power at such a young age?

However, even if someone has unimaginable talent in martial spirit, it does not mean that they have talent in soul guidance. Even some of the most powerful experts in the academy will be confused when they first come into contact with soul guidance devices, because it is completely different from the knowledge learned in the martial spirit system!

Seeing that He Caitou and Huo Yuhao had both fallen silent, Luo Chen didn't say anything more. With a flick of his finger, a fist-sized piece of light blue metal and a rather sharp-looking soul-guided carving knife flew directly into his hand from the metal workbench beside him.

The moment the metal material for inscribing the soul guide core fell into his hand, Luo Chen released his spiritual power and "attached" it to the light blue metal in his hand. Before inscribing, he needed to thoroughly understand the structure of this soul guide metal.

However, even after Luo Chen examined it with his mental power, he still couldn't find any difference between this soul-guided metal and ordinary metal. Before truly injecting soul power, just looking at its internal structure, it was indeed impossible to tell the difference from ordinary metal.

However, Luo Chen could clearly feel that the weight of this piece of soul-guided metal in his hand was much heavier than that of ordinary metal. Even just holding it, Luo Chen could feel its astonishing solidity.

"As expected, this is not the metal I am familiar with. It seems to be a special alloy. Although its internal structure is similar to that of ordinary metals, its hardness and density are several times that of ordinary metals. No wonder it can withstand the impact of soul power..."

In just a moment, Luo Chen discovered the most fundamental difference between the light blue metal in his hand and ordinary metal.

For Luo Chen, this was the first time he had ever seen such a special alloy. Ordinary metals, let alone being able to bear soul power, would undergo obvious changes in shape even when pulled by soul power.

However, the light blue metal in his hand would not change shape so easily. Its hardness was comparable to the outer shell of some defensive soul beasts. Luo Chen even suspected that the raw material of this special alloy came from a certain type of shelled soul beast.

However, Luo Chen didn't pay much attention to this. The reason he wanted to understand the structure and hardness of this soul-guided metal was only to ensure how much force he needed to use when inscribing the soul-guided core array, and how to inscribe it.

"Yuhao, help me time it."

Seeing that He Caitou and Huo Yuhao beside him were looking at him with tense expressions, Luo Chen couldn't help but speak up to break the strange atmosphere.

"Ah... okay, alright!"

Hearing Luo Chen's words, Huo Yuhao snapped out of his daze and, after preparing himself, spoke:

"Ready, go!"

"Ding!"

As Huo Yuhao started the timer in his hand, Luo Chen, who had already made preparations, also truly began inscribing the Soul Guidance Core Formation.

Although this was his first time engraving a soul-guided core array, and also his first time holding a strangely shaped "engraving knife" to engrave on a piece of soul-guided metal that was incredibly hard, Luo Chen felt an exceptionally good sensation the moment the blade of the engraving knife in his hand truly touched the soul-guided core array.

The "strange" and "uncomfortable" feeling that Luo Chen had imagined did not come. Instead, he felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if he had repeated this action countless times before!

"this!"

Huo Yuhao and He Caitou, who were observing Luo Chen inscribing the soul guidance core array at that moment, also noticed that something was wrong.

When Luo Chen carved the first line, they could still sense the unfamiliarity of the soul-guiding core array he was inscribing. However, as he made more and more cuts, his movements became increasingly fluid.

Not only did the inscription process become smoother, but the speed at which he inscribed the core soul guidance array also became faster and faster. Even with the eyesight of true soul masters like He Caitou and Huo Yuhao, they could hardly keep up with Luo Chen's speed in inscribing the core soul guidance array.

Each stroke that landed on the Soul Guidance Core seemed to follow his will. The originally ordinary carving knife now became like a paintbrush, "painting" beautiful patterns on the Soul Guidance Core with Luo Chen's light and casual movements.

The point of impact that would normally require meticulous observation to determine can now be detected naturally in Luo Chen's hands without any need for inspection or confirmation.

At this moment, Luo Chen was like an extremely precise machine, using unimaginable performance to engrave one intricate pattern after another, imperceptible to the naked eye, on the light blue soul guide core with exceptional speed and without any deviation.

"Ding!"

With a crisp sound, after Luo Chen put away his carving knife, Huo Yuhao and He Caitou, who had been watching intently, finally snapped out of their trance.

"That's... done?"

Seeing Luo Chen put away his soul-guided carving knife, and He Caitou still muttering to himself, Huo Yuhao quickly pressed the timer in his hand, then looked at the time displayed on the timer and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:

"A quarter of an hour?!"

The time displayed on the timer was exactly 15 minutes, no, not even 15 minutes had passed yet!

This time it was Huo Yuhao's turn to be dumbfounded. Although he knew that Luo Chen might be able to complete the inscription of the soul guidance core array with his monstrous talent, he never expected that Luo Chen would not only complete the inscription of the soul guidance core array, but also complete it faster than him!

It should be noted that he had already inscribed the soul guidance core array no less than ten times and successfully made several finished level-two soul tools. This is why he was able to complete the inscription of the soul guidance core array so quickly and skillfully. This was all based on his usual accumulation.

But Luo Chen is completing it even faster than him. How did he manage that?

"A quarter of an hour? That's faster than I expected. I thought it would take at least half an hour. But this soul-guiding core array is indeed a bit difficult. I almost lost control of my strength several times."

Looking at the time displayed on Huo Yuhao's timer, Luo Chen smiled calmly. Although he was a little surprised by the result, he wasn't that surprised, because he felt that his potential had been stimulated again during this inscription of the Soul Guidance Core Formation.

He had originally planned to follow Huo Yuhao's method of inscribing the soul guide core array, but unexpectedly, his hand started moving on its own before he even thought of anything...

The fact that Luo Chen was able to inscribe the core soul guidance array so quickly, even faster than Huo Yuhao who had studied in the soul guidance system for several months, was truly beyond Luo Chen's expectations.

"Junior Brother Luo, quick, let me see the soul guide core you've inscribed!"

At this moment, He Caitou finally recovered from his surprise and hurriedly spoke to Luo Chen, his face extremely excited, and even his own aura was somewhat unstable.

"Um."

Seeing He Caitou's excited expression, Luo Chen quickly handed over the Soul Guidance Core Formation in his hand. To be honest, he was also looking forward to seeing if the Soul Guidance Core Formation he had inscribed had reached the standard of "completion".

After all, he inscribed this soul core array exactly according to the route Huo Yuhao used when inscribing it, so he couldn't judge whether this soul core array could be used.

Although he felt that the soul guidance core array was largely complete, it was only his first time engraving a soul guidance core array, so how could he tell whether the engraving was perfect or not?

However, He Caitou's expression and slightly trembling body said it all. He Caitou first glanced at Huo Yuhao beside him, and after receiving confirmation from the other party, he took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then spoke to Luo Chen in front of him:

"Congratulations, Junior Brother Luo! Although this is your first time inscribing a soul-guiding core array, I must say that this soul-guiding core array is truly outstanding. It's almost on par with the ones made by our teacher!"

"Even without any systematic training, you are already a true Level Two Soul Master simply by virtue of the Soul Guidance Core you have inscribed!"

As he spoke, He Caitou also poured his own soul power into the soul guidance core array in his hand. In the next moment, a light blue pillar of soul power was unsurprisingly unleashed!

(End of this chapter)