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

Chapter 148 Genius? Monster!

"You mean to say that this soul-guiding core array... was inscribed by Luo Chen?"

After listening to He Caitou's words, Fan Yu took a deep breath and then tentatively asked He Caitou and Huo Yuhao in front of him for confirmation.

Both He Caitou and Huo Yuhao nodded with affirmation, confirming He Caitou's words.

"Teacher, when Brother Luo was inscribing the Soul Guidance Core Array, my senior brother, I, and I were all watching from the side. From the moment he picked up the Soul Guidance Core Array to the moment it was completed, Brother Luo did the whole process by himself..."

Seemingly to make He Caitou's words more convincing, Huo Yuhao also spoke up to Fan Yu to explain.

However, Fan Yu did not respond to Huo Yuhao's words at this moment. Instead, he stood there blankly, staring intently at the soul core he was holding in his hand.

After what seemed like an eternity, Fan Yu finally snapped out of her shock, turned her gaze to Luo Chen beside her, and then asked in a rather deep tone:

"Luo Chen, did you really complete this soul guide core all by yourself?"

Luo Chen nodded affirmatively and responded:

"Yes, Teacher Fanyu, after Yuhao demonstrated the technique and steps of inscribing the soul guide core array to me just now, I tried it out according to this process, which is the soul guide core array you are holding in your hand."

"If you don't believe me, I can inscribe another soul guide core. I feel that inscribing a soul guide core is quite simple."

As he spoke, Luo Chen reached out and grasped, and then his own pale red soul power drew a piece of pale blue metal and a sharp soul-guided carving knife from the metal table beside him, which flew towards him...

After listening to Luo Chen's words, Fan Yu fell silent again. It wasn't that he didn't believe Luo Chen could complete the inscription of the soul guide core, but it was just too outrageous. How old was Luo Chen, at most?

In the years since I became a Soul Master, how many times have I come into contact with knowledge of Soul Tools?

I doubt it's even happened once.

However, in such a short period of time, he only asked Luo Chen to learn the basic knowledge about soul tools and let him preview it. But he never expected that Luo Chen would rise to the top in one step!

They have taken the most difficult step in making soul tools in one fell swoop!

It should be noted that even a genius like Huo Yuhao, who is exceptionally talented, hardworking, and possesses the Spirit Eye Martial Soul, a spiritual attribute that almost exclusively specializes in soul guidance, would need at least a month to fully comprehend what is required to create soul tools.

This was only possible under the tutelage of a Soul Master who was close to level six. For an ordinary person to fully learn the basic knowledge of Soul Tools and the research and development of Soul Tools would be almost impossible without several years.

As a disciple of the dean of the Soul Guidance Department and a pivotal figure in the academy, he understood better than anyone else just how difficult it was to complete the inscription of the Soul Guidance Core!

It can be said that as long as this most important step is completed, one can be considered a qualified level two soul master, because when engraving the soul guide core, one has essentially comprehended the most important core of the soul guide!

Even in the Sun Moon Empire, which uses soul tools as its foundation and source of power, there are only a handful of geniuses who can achieve what Yu Hao did: quickly mastering the basics in just a few months and becoming a second-level soul master!

As for someone like Luo Chen, who hadn't even finished learning the basics of soul tools, yet still managed to "leapfrog" his level to complete the inscription of the core soul tool array, and successfully did so, this kind of talent has completely shattered Fan Yu's understanding of the word "genius"!

If it weren't for his knowledge of some inside information, and his understanding that Luo Chen had an extraordinary relationship with Shrek Academy that wasn't just a simple matter between the academy and ordinary students, he would be worried right now that the Sun Moon Empire might forcibly take him away!

A genius who can complete the inscription of the core array of the soul guidance in such a short time is probably a first in the entire history of the soul guidance system!

Having heard Luo Chen's words, even if Fan Yu subconsciously didn't want to believe it, he had to admit that his disciple's talent might be a little too good...

Seeing that Luo Chen was planning to complete the inscription of the soul guidance core array again, Huo Yuhao and He Caitou silently held their breath, afraid of affecting him.

Fan Yu also put on his best and nodded slightly under Luo Chen's probing gaze. He wanted to see for himself whether this new disciple who had been in the Soul Guidance Department for less than a day was really that monstrous!

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it. However, Luo Chen, who was using a soul tool for the first time, was actually able to complete the inscription of the soul tool core. This was almost a historical breakthrough!

However, in the next moment, his eyes widened instantly, and his soul power couldn't help but boil. This was because Luo Chen in front of him was using a method he had never seen before to inscribe the soul guide core in his hand!

Even though he had been working in the field of soul guidance for decades, he had never seen anyone in the soul guidance system use such a method to inscribe the soul guidance core, and each of his strikes was as easy and casual as wielding a paintbrush.

Before he knew it, the soul-guided core array in Luo Chen's hand was more than half completed, and it looked so smooth and effortless that it showed no signs of being strained.

"Could it be that I've created a method for inscribing the soul guide core? Have I already figured out a suitable inscribing technique just by personally inscribing the soul guide core array once?!"

At this moment, Fan Yu, who had personally witnessed Luo Chen's inscription of the soul guidance core array, couldn't help but reveal a complicated expression in his eyes. He now understood why the two deans were making such a fuss over this one student.

Clearly, the opponent's talent is high enough to alarm the two deans of the Soul Guidance Department!

Even though Fan Yu had been teaching students and developing soul tools in the Soul Guidance Department for so long, he had never seen anyone like Luo Chen who repeatedly broke the common sense of the Soul Guidance Department.

To describe such talent as "genius" would be an insult. In Fan Yu's opinion, no word in the world is sufficient to describe Luo Chen's terrifying talent and comprehension. If anything, only the word "monster" is worthy of him.

Not only Fan Yu, but Huo Yuhao and He Caitou, who had already observed Luo Chen inscribing the soul guide core, were also surprised once again. The two of them showed the same expression as Fan Yu.

Originally, in their eyes, Luo Chen's ability to reach that level on his first attempt at inscribing the Soul Guidance Core Array was already abnormal enough. However, they never expected that he would not be satisfied with that at all and would become even more abnormal on top of what was already quite abnormal!

Given their expertise in soul tools, how could they not see the ease and comfort Luo Chen exuded while inscribing the soul tool? If Luo Chen was somewhat clumsy when he first inscribed the soul tool core, he could now be described as "skilled"!

And that's not all!

Normally, when a Soul Master is inscribing the Soul Guidance Core Formation, they have to be extremely focused and have extraordinary concentration to ensure that every stroke lands where it should, so as not to make any deviations when inscribing the Soul Guidance Core Formation.

However, anyone could see from Luo Chen's current state how relaxed and unhurried he was. Even though the soul-guided carving knife in Luo Chen's hand was already incredibly fast, there was no trace of tension on his face, only a calm and serene smile.

He was actually enjoying the feeling of having the soul-guiding core array engraved on him!

At this moment, Huo Yuhao and He Caitou remained silent. Even though they did not have the same knowledge as Fan Yu, they did not notice that Luo Chen's technique was strange when he was inscribing the soul guide core array.

However, the two of them could still clearly see the gap between themselves and Luo Chen. When they were inscribing the core array of the soul guide, it was a kind of torment, and an extremely tormenting process!

But what about the other party? They were already enjoying the process of inscribing the soul guidance core array. Just from this mindset, the two were on completely different levels, not to mention the skill of inscribing the soul guidance core array.

Not to mention Huo Yuhao and the others, even Zhou Yi, who was not a Soul Master, could see Luo Chen's "skill" in inscribing the Soul Guidance Core Formation. It was as if he had repeated this set of actions hundreds or even thousands of times!

Zhou Yi wasn't unfamiliar with soul tools. Although she was a teacher in the Martial Soul Department, she would study soul tools in her spare time.

But seeing Luo Chen's superb skills at this moment, he couldn't help but feel a ripple in his heart.

Because when Luo Chen was inscribing the core array of the soul guide, his movements were always precise and coordinated, just like an extremely precise machine, without any deviation or mistake. Everything was so pleasing to the eye!

Although Zhou Yi was unaware that this was a technique created by Luo Chen himself, she silently compared his movements with Fan Yu's in her mind, and the final result was... incomparable!

Yes, compared to her husband's movements when inscribing the soul guide core array, Luo Chen's movements were undoubtedly smoother and more fluid, even describable as "graceful".

Just as Zhou Yi was engrossed in watching, Luo Chen gently exhaled, adjusted his breathing, and then slowly lowered the soul-guided carving knife he was holding. He then smiled and showed the already inscribed soul-guided core array in his hand to Fan Yu, and said with a smile:

"Teacher, I'm done!"

Only heaven knows how much of an impact those few simple words had on Fan Yu's mind. However, although he was extremely shocked, on the surface, Fan Yu still maintained a calm expression. After carefully observing the soul guidance core array in Luo Chen's hand, he nodded slightly.

"Very good. Compared to the previous soul core, this soul core array is much better. If we judge it by the precision of the soul core array, even a regular level three soul master cannot achieve this level of precision."

"Furthermore, if I'm not mistaken, the technique you used when inscribing the soul guidance core array doesn't seem to be the one you imitated from Yuhao, does it?"

Fan Yu first gave an evaluation of the soul guide core that Luo Chen had inscribed, and then looked at Luo Chen and asked him a question.

Upon hearing their teacher's words, Huo Yuhao and He Caitou finally realized what was wrong with Luo Chen when he was inscribing the soul guide core array.

It was only because Luo Chen had given them so much shock that they overlooked this point; otherwise, with their attention, they would have been able to make that judgment.

After Fan Yu finished speaking, Luo Chen nodded and replied:

"Yes, teacher, you read that right. After I completed the first inscription of the Soul Guidance Core Formation, I had already grasped some things. I felt that there were many areas for improvement in the method used by Yuhao, so I made some modifications according to my own ideas."

"And indeed, just as I suspected, after changing the order of the inscription of the soul guidance core array, the process of inscribing the soul guidance core array again was much smoother. There were many places that originally required careful handling, but now they can be solved with just a swipe..."

Seeing that Fan Yu had noticed this, Luo Chen didn't hide anything and revealed everything he had thought of when he was inscribing the Soul Guidance Core Formation, without holding back a single detail.

As Luo Chen continued his narration, the expressions of Huo Yuhao and the others became even more interesting. Finally, even Fan Yu, who had been keeping a straight face the whole time, couldn't hold back any longer.

Faced with a monster with such strong comprehension, even if he didn't want to break through, he couldn't help but do so. Just by imitating Huo Yuhao's actions and practicing the inscription of the soul guidance core array twice, he was able to comprehend so much and perfectly realize these ideas.

For a moment, Fan Yu's gaze towards Luo Chen became exceptionally interesting. He couldn't imagine how much help the other party could provide to the development of the Soul Guidance System if he fully comprehended its knowledge.

(End of this chapter)