Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 269 Reasons Why Soul-Guided Weapons Are Unsuitable for Development

"Nothing here has changed at all."

Looking at the boundless grassland in front of her, Huo Wu put on her boots and gloves, then turned to look at the outline of Baiyun City in the distance. "However, Baiyun City has expanded a bit in the past two years."

With the expansion of Spirit City, major cities in the Heaven Dou and Star Luo territories, under the leadership of their respective Spirit Halls, began to establish new industries and flourished.

The nobles, having benefited from the scheme, naturally did not object. Instead, under the influence of the Spirit Hall's propaganda, they joined in and invested considerable funds.

It can be said that the establishment of the industries of the various Martial Soul Branch Halls is inseparable from the "funding" of these nobles. However, these nobles do not know that in the near future, they will no longer be any more noble than ordinary people.

After all, compared to commoners who could create wealth, nobles were parasites who ate grain but did nothing, and they were the ones who needed to be eliminated.

Have any nobles realized the development model of the Spirit Hall?

Yes, but they don't believe the Spirit Hall would target nobles. After all, limited by the times, their mindset is that even if the Spirit Hall establishes a nation and conquers the entire continent, it will still need nobles to manage the massive population.

Although the Spirit Hall has a large number of people, they are mostly Spirit Masters. They are good at law enforcement, but in terms of population management, they are considered qualified if they do not cause people to be displaced!

As for the population of the six major cities outside Wuhun City... nobles who haven't personally visited Wuhun City will only think that the Wuhun Hall has exaggerated the data.

After all, even imperial cities like Tiandou City and Xingluo City only have a population of nearly one million.

Tens of millions?

Hehe!

Not all nobles have such a long-term vision; for most nobles, their "long-term vision" is only relative to that of ordinary people living in poverty.

Just as the Spirit Hall announced the population of Spirit City to the entire continent through the new version of the Spirit Guidance Photography Sphere, apart from the high-ranking officials of the two great empires, the personnel of the various Spirit Hall branches, and the vast majority of commoners, the other nobles, large and small, would not believe that Spirit City really had so many people.

As for seeing is believing?

These nobles believed that the images projected through the camera sphere were unrealistic, similar to a Soul Guide movie. Some even thought that the battle between Tang San and Bibi Dong after the Continental Elite Tournament was also a movie, with the fighting scenes being special effects.

However, no matter what these people say, it cannot change the fact that Douluo Continent has already begun to change thanks to the efforts of Tang San, Bibi Dong, and the entire Spirit Hall.

Just like the White Cloud City behind Tang San and Huo Wu at this moment, expansion has also begun.

To be honest, Tang San felt quite proud!

After all, the world has changed because of him!

"This is also thanks to Guangling's improvement of the soul-guided steam power, which has greatly increased the Spirit Hall's productivity," Tang San said.

Huo Wu was naturally aware of the concept of productivity, but she was more concerned about soul tools: "Speaking of this, people probably can't imagine that mere steam can generate such strong thrust to drive machinery. It's simply incredible."

"However, soul tools are even more amazing. Different combinations of basic soul tool attributes can form so many soul tool circuits and produce various effects similar to soul skills."

"But why not research soul-guided weapons?"

In fact, when the Soul Guidance Technology City was established, Lou Gao learned about the twelve basic attributes of soul tools and wanted to research soul tools, but Tang San stopped him.

"The reason is simple: it will have an unprecedented impact on the Soul Masters of this era." Tang San took out an offensive Soul Guidance Device that resembled a pistol—its surface was jet black with a metallic luster, and it had golden Soul Guidance Patterns that converged at the muzzle.

Tang San aimed at a large tree, about a hundred meters ahead, and pulled the trigger.

boom!

With a loud bang, a hole the size of a bowl was pierced through the trunk of the large tree.

The two leaped to the tree. Huo Wu examined the wound and assessed the destructive power, exclaiming, "A very powerful attack. If it can penetrate a tree, it can penetrate a human body. Only a defensive Soul Master with a top-grade Martial Soul can withstand such an attack."

"Yes, the effect is that amazing."

Tang San reversed the Soul Guidance Pistol and pressed down on the protruding blue part below the grip with one hand.

With a "click," an oval-shaped cylindrical object popped out. It was entirely blue, with a long strip of glass on one side that was nine-tenths green and one-tenth white.

Huo Wu knew that this was a soul-guided energy storage device, also known as a soul power battery, or a milk bottle.

If the soul power is fully charged, the glass shards will turn completely green.

That bullet just now consumed one-tenth of its soul power. This type of soul power battery is enough to condense ten soul power bullets.

"A mere soul-guided pistol, with the soul power of a level ten soul master, can break through the defenses of a soul sect master. If we continue researching it, could we create offensive soul-guided devices that threaten soul douluos, or even titled douluos, in the future?"

"Soul Masters would absolutely loathe this stuff, because it makes their hard work and cultivation seem like a huge joke—"

"Normally, a Soul Master with a little talent needs to be around thirty years old to cultivate to the Soul Grandmaster level. If they start cultivating at the age of six, it takes them twenty-four years to become a Soul Grandmaster. Then, a Soul Master takes a Soul Guidance Pistol, pulls the trigger, and with a bang, the Soul Grandmaster's twenty-four years of cultivation vanishes into nothingness."

Huo Wu then realized how much impact soul-guided weapons would have on the Soul Master profession, and even whether ordinary people could threaten Soul Masters if they obtained such a pistol.

Soul-guided weapons are indeed too dangerous.

"Of course, most importantly, the Spirit Hall's current promotion system is based on strength." Tang San handed the spirit guide pistol to Huo Wu. "Although after the establishment of the six outer cities, there was a system of selecting the virtuous and capable based on specialization, spirit masters still value their own strength and use it to distinguish rank."

"However, research on soul-guided weapons is not entirely absent. Some personnel in the Soul Guidance Technology City and the Spirit Hall are researching soul-guided weapons, but they are not suitable for large-scale production or for mass distribution to members of the Spirit Hall at present."

"Otherwise, the Spirit Hall would be in chaos first."

"It's not the right time yet..."

When is it appropriate to conduct large-scale research and mass production of soul-guided weapons?

Naturally, it was the time when war broke out!

Only during those times would a Soul Master have no time to concern themselves with the impact of Soul Guidance Weapons on their own status.

In peacetime, the only way to improve the overall moral character of the Spirit Hall personnel is to make the existing Spirit Masters accept the fact that lower-level Spirit Masters can defeat higher-level Spirit Masters by relying on Spirit Guidance Devices.

Otherwise, weapon-type soul tools could not be researched and developed on a large scale.

However, improving the overall quality of education among all Soul Masters in the Spirit Hall is not as simple as building six cities in two years; it requires time to mature...

···

"I see." Huo Wu toyed with the soul-guided pistol in her hand. "Can I have this gun?"

"No problem." Tang San didn't take it seriously. After all, this soul-guided pistol was just one of the defective products developed by Guang Ling—a soul-guided device that could not automatically absorb energy from heaven and earth to recharge. In Guang Ling's eyes, it was all defective.

It has to be said that the requirements for soul tools for the Light Feather class are a bit too high.

However, it is only by pursuing perfection and continuously improving, rather than being dominated by a mindset like "it's good enough as it is," that one can become increasingly relaxed.

"Thanks." Huo Wu put the soul-guided pistol into her storage soul-guided device and followed Tang San into the White Cloud Forest. Feeling the warm colors of the forest, she suddenly laughed and said, "I've discovered that this place seems perfect for a date. How come the nobles of White Cloud City haven't tried to develop this place? Even though all the ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts here have been consumed by that Blood Sword Norman."

"You said it yourself, Blood Sword Norman appeared here. So, for those nobles, there might be some terrifying legends about Blood Sword Norman circulating here. For example, that after Blood Sword Norman died, his spirit remained in the White Cloud Forest, specifically feeding on the souls of soul masters who come to this forest to hunt souls." Tang San told a lame joke.

"Oh dear, I'm so scared!" Huo Wu looked around, her eyes darting around, as if she was really frightened. She jumped onto Tang San's back, wrapped her arms around his neck, and clamped her legs tightly around his waist.

Tang San said speechlessly, "I seriously suspect you're taking advantage of me."

Huo Wu awkwardly loosened her grip and jumped off Tang San's back. She coughed, thinking to herself that she was indeed not suited for the kind of person who gives things away for free. Then she changed the subject, asking, "What kind of spirit beast would be best suited to obtain my sixth spirit ring from?"

Huo Wu's first five soul skills are: Sun Star Ring, Sun Rising, Fire Dance Shining Sun, Fire Sun Armor, and Twin Suns Across the Sky. It can be said that each soul skill has the same attributes and can be combined with each other to cultivate the Fusion Ring.

However, due to his weak physical condition (compared to Tang San, Xiao Wu, Guang Ling, etc.), he was unable to complete the fusion of spirit rings like Tang San, and could only unleash all the energy in his spirit rings through an explosive burst.

This is the traditional fusion loop model.

Extremely dangerous!

Therefore, after Tang San guided her to create a soul skill related to gravity, Huo Wu gave up on fusion rings and focused on the application of gravity. She even frequently asked Tang San about related knowledge, which led Tang San to rely on the simple physics formulas he still remembered to make complex deductions, and then simplify them, picking up most of the physics knowledge he had forgotten in his previous life.

Therefore, in addition to the essential light/fire attributes, the soul beasts suitable for Huo Wu's sixth soul ring must also possess an attribute similar to gravity.

For example, gravity.

Or it may float.

The main purpose is to allow Huo Wu to deepen her understanding of gravity by using the Sun Goddess's soul skill, so that she can walk faster and more steadily.

Of all the soul beasts that possess all these characteristics, only three are recorded in the *Encyclopedia of Soul Beasts*:

"A variant of the Titan Ape: the Titan Fiery Ape."

"Light Crystal Beast".

"Radiant Flames and Clouds Birds"

(End of this chapter)