Douluo Continent: I, Long Aotian, will not be a supporting character.

Xuan Ziwen's hand trembled violently, and a trace of pain flashed in his eyes. How could he not know his predicament? But that was his homeland, the only place where he could obtain experimental resources.

"And at the Body Sect..." Long Aotian leaned forward slightly, offering his second bargaining chip, "We can give you absolute freedom. You can build your own laboratory, without being restrained by anyone. More importantly—"

He paused, looking directly into Xuan Ziwen's eyes: "My Body Sect has obtained the complete inheritance of the Tang Sect's hidden weapons by chance. I can make the decision to open all of the Tang Sect's mechanical arts and hidden weapon theories to you. The combination of the Tang Sect's inheritance and your soul guidance technology will surely create an unprecedented miracle. At that time, you will become a pioneer in promoting the innovation of the entire soul guidance technology."

Xuan Ziwen's breathing became rapid. Just one glance at the Tang Clan's secret techniques told him it was indeed an inexhaustible treasure trove of knowledge. If he could obtain them, his research would definitely break through its current bottlenecks.

But he was a smart man after all, and after a brief period of fervor, reason prevailed again.

"What are the conditions?" Xuan Ziwen looked coldly at Long Aotian. "There's no such thing as a free lunch. You went to all this trouble to kidnap me here, surely not just so I could study toys?"

"Of course not," Long Aotian readily admitted. "I need you to establish a Soul Guidance Hall for the Body Sect and tailor-make equipment for our disciples. But this is by no means about turning you into a craftsman."

At this point, Long Aotian stood up, walked to Xuan Ziwen, and said, word by word, "I know that you have been stuck at the bottleneck of level eight Soul Master for some time now. The root cause is simply that your foundation as a Soul Master is not solid, making it even more difficult for you to break through to the level of Title Douluo."

Xuan Ziwen's pupils suddenly contracted. Long Aotian had struck a vital point. Due to their weak foundation and the use of drugs with side effects, it was difficult for all Soul Masters to break through to the Title Douluo level.

"A 100,000-year spirit ring, and a guarantee that you'll break through to level 95 or higher in the future." Long Aotian held up one finger, his voice soft but resolute. "As long as you're willing to lead the Soul Guidance Hall of the Body Sect, I, on behalf of the Body Sect, promise you that we will use our sect's secret techniques to enhance your physical attributes and solidify your foundation as a spirit master. In the future, we will definitely hunt down a 100,000-year spirit beast that is most suitable for you as your ninth spirit ring. With a 100,000-year ninth spirit ring as a foundation, it will be easier for you to break through to the level 95 Super Douluo. Not only that, our sect will also devote all its resources to providing you with the most top-tier rare metals and experimental resources in the entire continent."

A 100,000-year-old ninth spirit ring! A level 95 Super Douluo!

These two promises struck Xuan Ziwen like a thunderbolt. He froze, his breath catching in his throat for a moment. For a Soul Master, what could be more tempting than breaking through the level 90 barrier? Especially with a quality of 100,000 years! To this day, no Soul Master has been able to break through to level 95 or higher, even Kong Deming, the strongest Chief Elder of the Sun Moon Empire, has not yet reached level 95.

It's easy to imagine the immense impact that a 100,000-year spirit ring and a level 95 Super Douluo would have on Xuan Ziwen.

The room fell into a deathly silence.

Xuan Ziwen lowered his head, lost in thought. He was struggling, weighing his options. If he stayed in the Sun Moon Empire, he would forever remain a high-ranking employee; but in the Body Sect, although he would be a prisoner, he could obtain everything he had ever dreamed of.

After a long while, he slowly raised his head. In his bloodshot eyes, madness and reason intertwined, ultimately transforming into a resolute look.

"You'd better keep your word." Xuan Ziwen's voice was as hoarse as sandpaper scraping. "Otherwise, even if it costs me my martial soul, I'll drag your entire sect down with me."

Long Aotian smiled. He knew that from this moment on, the Body Sect finally had its own father of soul-guided technology.

Xuan Ziwen's surrender delighted the higher-ups of the Body Sect. Du Busi and Du Bisi immediately issued the highest order to formally establish the Soul Guidance Hall, exclusively for the Body Sect.

To ensure the smooth operation of this new department, the two sect leaders personally selected the most outstanding mental experts in the sect to take the lead: Second Elder Shouyang Douluo Langzhi, Seventh Elder Xutong Douluo Gu Buxu, and Long Aotian's mother, Twelfth Elder Ao Yumou.

All three are possessors of extremely powerful spirit-based martial souls. For a technology like soul tools that relies heavily on the micro-management of mental power, they are simply born top-tier craftsmen.

In addition to these three titled Douluo powerhouses, all other spirit-type soul masters of the Body Sect will also join the newly established Soul Guidance Hall. Other members of the Body Sect who do not possess spirit martial souls may also join if they are interested in soul guidance devices.

When the three elders arrived at the newly built Soul Guidance Hall, they did not put on airs as Title Douluos. On the contrary, they showed great respect and a thirst for knowledge towards Xuan Ziwen. Under Xuan Ziwen's guidance, the three of them, along with the other members of the Body Sect's Soul Guidance Hall, began to learn from scratch how to draw basic magic arrays and carve core circuits.

As it turned out, those who believed poison was deadly, and those who believed it was incurable, possessed extremely sharp insight. With their superhuman mental perception and the formidable strength of Title Douluos as a foundation, the three elders mastered the skills at an astonishing speed. In just one month, they were already proficient in producing level four soul tools; two months later, the mass production lines for level five and six soul tools were operating smoothly under their guidance.

Watching the three elders absorb the new knowledge with such eagerness, even deducing formation models while eating and sleeping, even the usually arrogant Xuan Ziwen couldn't help but secretly marvel. He had originally thought these traditional soul masters would reject new technologies, but he never expected that once they accepted the setting, they would be even more fanatical than himself.

Meanwhile, the other members of the Soul Guidance Hall of the Body Sect are also making steady progress and improvement.

Time flies, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

At this time, under the overall planning of Lang Zhi, Gu Buxu, Ao Yumou, and Xuan Ziwen, the Soul Guidance Hall of the Body Sect had been expanded into a vast workshop. Various precision laboratories, smelting furnaces, forging rooms, and other facilities stood in abundance, and the air was filled with the ear-piercing sound of metal cutting and the rich fluctuations of soul power.

In the past six months, the Soul Guidance capabilities of the Body Sect have experienced explosive growth. Thanks to the large number of Mingde Hall blueprints and rare metals brought back by Long Aotian, coupled with the Soul Guidance knowledge in Xuan Ziwen's mind, the Soul Guidance Hall not only successfully produced many level eight defensive and offensive Soul Guidance Devices, but also tailored a batch of exclusive equipment for the elite disciples of the Body Sect.

For example, the "Gravity Amplification Belt" which combines the characteristics of the Body Martial Soul, the "Miniature Radar" which can assist in mental detection, and the Soul Guidance Weapons specifically used for combat—these equipment greatly enhance the combat power of the Body Sect members, causing the overall strength of the entire sect to rise sharply.