Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King.

Chapter 304 I caught a fish, I am you

In the century since the legendary Douluo Yunming dominated the continent, Shrek Academy's atmosphere has evolved to focus solely on the existence of Battle Armor Masters, while neglecting the research and development of Soul Guidance Devices.

In their view, no matter how powerful a soul tool is, it can never be as useful as the power of a soul master. Therefore, the soul shields that Shrek Academy students used to wear to varying degrees have been completely abandoned.

Instead of wasting time on defensive shields, it's better to use it to forge battle armor and become fully powerful—this is Shrek Academy's philosophy.

The Shrek Academy, which was once focused on the development of soul tools under the leadership of Spirit Ice Douluo ten thousand years ago, has now completely transformed into an academy that only trains Battle Armor Masters.

Shrek Academy's soul guidance technology has been around for nearly a century without any significant progress. The soul guidance department is practically an empty shell, and almost no one in Shrek Academy pays attention to it.

Arrogance! This is Shrek Academy now.

After the rise of the Sky-Supporting Douluo Yun Ming, the theory of individual martial prowess reached its peak. Almost everyone at Shrek Academy believed that individual martial skill was of paramount importance.

"As long as Yun Ming is here, Shrek Academy will always be the number one academy on the continent, and no one will dare to act recklessly here."

Many high-ranking members of Shrek Academy believed this, and even Yun Ming wholeheartedly agreed. As a result, they even became much more lax in their management of Shrek City.

Over the course of ten thousand years, Shrek Academy has produced countless graduates, with alumni found throughout the Federation. This vast network of connections, coupled with its millennia-old heritage, has led to an unprecedented expansion of Shrek Academy.

As a result, people have become somewhat indifferent to soul tools. Almost no students in the academy actively research them.

After all, Shrek Academy's graduation exam is so brutal. If you put all your energy into the soul tool and fail the exam, wouldn't that be a huge loss?

However, it can't be said that Shrek Academy did anything wrong. After all, the students they recruit are almost all the top geniuses in the entire Federation, and requiring them to focus on cultivation does maximize the use of resources.

As for soul tools? Let those with average talent in the Federation research them. Once they've made some progress, we can send inner court students under the guise of assessments to steal them.

The excuse is: This is to let you experience what kind of dangers Huo Yuhao, the Ice Douluo, risked to steal the enemy's data and make Shrek Academy stronger.

To put it more bluntly, the soul-guided devices being researched by the Federation are far too powerful, bordering on the wicked. If the Federation were to use them in a future war, countless more lives would be lost.

They are now stealing the Federation's scientific research results simply to better study these weapons and invent ways to counter them. This way, in the event of future war, they can reduce casualties and even stop the war altogether.

What to do if the other party finds out?

Please, do you think Shrek Academy, the number one academy in the world, is just a name without substance? Shrek Academy is known as the force with the largest number of Battle Armor Masters on the entire continent; their strength is no joke.

Even if they are caught by federal agents, as long as they reveal their Shrek Academy academy student identities, the government officials will not dare to make things too difficult for them and can only swallow their anger.

In contrast, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is different. Although the quality of its students is not as good as that of Shrek Academy, the number of students it recruits far exceeds that of the latter.

The academy has several divisions, including the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, with a total of nearly eight thousand students. Yes, that's how many students the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has.

Those with exceptional talent will strive to become Battle Armor Masters. Those with average talent will dedicate themselves to becoming Soul Masters.

As for those with poor talent? No.

No matter what, Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is a high-level academy. People with average talent can get in, but those with poor talent really have no chance.

While the internal exams at the academy weren't as brutal as those at Shrek Academy, they were by no means easy. After all, they were an academy specifically for providing talent to the Federation, so a process of natural selection was still in place.

As the most dazzling star among them, Lu Fa is almost considered the next Divine Craftsman and the seed of a Four-Word Battle Armor Master, so Ao Hongchen certainly wouldn't treat him unfairly.

The radiance of the sun and moon signifies Ao Hongchen's support for Lu Fa, as he fears Lu Fa might encounter misfortune during his growth and thus specifically entrusted him with self-defense.

As the saying goes, it's easy to add flowers to brocade, but difficult to provide charcoal in the snow. Although the current methods aren't that difficult, the principle remains the same: if you don't give others benefits, do you expect them to remember your kindness in the future?

Not to mention, Lu Fa doesn't seem like the kind of person who would turn his back on his family, plus he has a clean background, his talent is worth investing in, and his granddaughter likes him very much.

While a level 10 soul tool is precious, its value is still considerable; it is far less valuable than a set of four-word battle armor or a future Limit Douluo.

If the two of them could really get together, then the Hongchen family would have made a fortune. The radiance of the sun and moon would be considered one of the dowries offered by the Hongchen family.

Given Lu Fa's solitary background, once he marries Zui Hongchen, he will be completely tied to the Hongchen family's chariot.

In the Blacksmith Association of Tiandou City, after Zhenhua finished communicating with Ao Hongchen, he saw Lu Fa flipping through his notes, which made him breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that his disciple had not been traumatized by the attack earlier.

Moreover, he is exceptionally diligent in his studies, even after just experiencing an attack. Impressive, truly impressive!

"However, young people should relax a bit. Always being so tense while studying is more harmful than helpful for cultivation."

While pleased with Lu Fa's understanding, Zhen Hua was even more reluctant to see his disciple push himself so hard. After all, Lu Fa was already at the pinnacle of the forging world; all he lacked was learning Heavenly Forging.

However, Heavenly Forging is not easy to learn. At least with Lu Fa's current cultivation level, it is impossible for him to complete Heavenly Forging.

Thinking of this, Zhenhua walked up to Lu Fa, confiscated the book from his hand, and said, "Alright, studying can wait. What you need now is a rest. Don't always be so tense. Relax a bit..."

Zhenhua glanced casually at the book Lu Fa was reading, his words trailing off. Finally, Zhenhua stared at Lu Fa expressionlessly and uttered the crux of the matter: "What the hell are you reading?"

Zhenhua immediately closed the book in his hand, and the words "Maker's Notes" stood out so brightly.

Lu Fa reached for the book in Zhen Hua's hand and casually remarked, "This is a book about building mechs."

"That's not what I'm asking you." Zhenhua remained expressionless. "I'm asking why you're learning this damn stuff?"

"Uh? I actually also study mecha manufacturing as a side job. I'm already a level six manufacturer now. I'm reading this guide so that I can better break through to level seven." Lu Fa scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

"Oh, I see!"

Zhenhua nodded, then withdrew his hand, leaving Lufa with empty air. "Since you have so much free time, then come with me to the forging room to check if your forging skills have declined recently."

Lu Fa asked in confusion, "Master, didn't you say that my forging skills are already quite high, and that what I need most now is to improve my cultivation?"

"Did I say that?" Zhenhua walked towards the forging room without turning his head. "Even if I did, you still need to practice forging techniques all the time, so that your skills don't become rusty later."

Even if your forging skills are very high, you probably don't fully grasp the properties of various metals and different forging methods, right? Practice this for now.

Also, before Old Man Ao arrives, please give me this book of crafting notes for safekeeping.

"Yes."

……

At this moment, in a suburb outside Tiandou City, streaks of scarlet light began to condense, eventually transforming into a figure dressed in black robes.

"Cough! Damn it, we didn't achieve a single goal this time." A trickle of blood spilled from the corner of the black-robed man's mouth, but he quickly wiped it away and couldn't help but curse.

Surprisingly, the voice cursing from the black-robed man was not the same hoarse accent he had when speaking with Lu Fa and the others earlier.

Instead, it was a very clear and beautiful female voice, even carrying a hint of allure, a captivating charm. If an ordinary person heard her voice, they would probably be easily bewitched.

That's right, it's not him, it's her! This super Douluo-level evil soul master is a woman.

"After this incident, Zhenhua is probably on high alert now, and it will be very difficult for them to even make a move against Lu Fa. This mission has almost completely failed."

The evil soul master couldn't help but sigh. This attack was a mission given to her by the Holy Spirit Cult, with the aim of instigating a war between Douluo Continent and Star Luo Continent.

They put in a lot of effort for this incident, even sending out the hidden master craftsmen within the sect.

After ten thousand years of development, the Holy Spirit Cult has fully recovered. However, due to the existence of the Sky-Supporting Douluo Yun Ming, the Holy Spirit Cult remains in a dormant state.

Because Yun Ming is simply too strong! His mere presence is enough to kill most of the powerful figures in the Holy Spirit Cult.

Not to mention the legions of the various federal departments, they are not to be trifled with. If the Holy Spirit Cult dares to show its face, it will be wiped out very quickly.

However, the Holy Spirit Cult is now completely different from what it used to be. In addition to occasionally disguising themselves as terrorists and carrying out attacks, they also transform into an assassin organization, acting as a black glove for some people in the Federation in exchange for cultivation resources.

In exchange, those people in the Federation would even actively help them conceal their identities! After all, these evil spirit masters are extremely useful pawns! Even the Spirit Pagoda...

"Ha, how ironic. The Spirit Ice Douluo who once wiped out the Evil Soul Masters in one fell swoop, the organization he founded is now entangled with the Evil Soul Masters." The Evil Soul Master sneered.

"Yes, it is indeed ironic!" A male voice rang in the evil spirit master's ear.

"who!"

The evil spirit master cried out, and a bright red light suddenly shone from her forehead. Then, a suit of blood-red armor covered her entire body. The armor had no beautiful patterns, only those fierce blood-red eyes flashing.

In an instant, the evil soul master's aura surged, and a pair of blood-red wings suddenly spread out from behind him, looking like bat wings. As the wings flapped, blood light surged, and the evil soul master began to look around in full battle alert.

The evil spirit master frantically scanned his surroundings with his spiritual power, trying to find the source of the voice. How could this be? With his incredibly powerful senses, how could he not have sensed a single warning beforehand?

Telepathic communication? No, that voice just now felt like it was right next to my ear. If it really was telepathic communication, just how strong must the other person's mental power be!

"Who? What are you talking about? Aren't I you? I'm speaking to you from inside your heart. I don't need to project my spiritual energy outwards. You can't find me because I'm right here in your soul."

The voice rang out again, but what chilled the evil spirit master to the bone was that the voice actually came from his own mind.

"Who exactly are you? If you have the ability, come out openly. These underhanded methods won't work on me." The evil spirit master took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

She simply believed this was a trick by the other party, who was using their superior mental strength to toy with her. After all, Soul Masters possessed all sorts of abilities, and it wasn't unusual for them to have any particular skill.

"The opponent's mastery of mental power must be at least at the level of a Super Douluo. He should be a Super Douluo of the mental type."

The evil soul master silently made a judgment in her mind. If she could not even detect the other party's figure, then the other party's attainment in mental power must be extremely strong, at least at the level of a Super Douluo.

As for a Limit Douluo? That's impossible. If the other party really had the strength of a Limit Douluo, would they need to resort to such tricks? They would definitely show themselves and capture her directly.

"Are there any famous Spirit-type Title Douluos or Super Douluos on the mainland?"

The evil spirit master silently screened the potential prey in her mind. The fact that the other party didn't attack directly only reinforced her belief in her judgment. That hidden figure was definitely not strong in direct combat, which was why he was using this tactic to try and deceive her.

"If you don't show yourself, then I'm leaving."

It was a perfectly legitimate scheme. Although she didn't know what the person lurking in the shadows was planning, she certainly wouldn't linger here. After all, who knew if they had notified others?

She's only communicating with him now because he just took the initiative to speak. She wants to see what that pretentious guy is really up to.

(End of this chapter)