From the Soul Motion Machine onwards, the Mechanized Douluo

Chapter 158 Refining the Spiritual Mechanism Crystal! [Please subscribe! Please vote!]

Like Wuhun City?

A hint of doubt flashed in Chen Hong's eyes. He wondered how Soto City could be the same as Wuhun City. Was it because the population was concentrated enough?

Chen Hong couldn't understand it because it touched on his blind spots. However, Chen Hong silently pondered that he should take some time to go to places like Wuhun City and Tiandou City, where people gather, to see if the changes in those places were the same as those in Soto City.

"Oh, let's go inside." Chen Hong said softly, then led Ning Quan into the clinic's main hall, which was filled with the unique aroma of medicinal herbs, and then headed to the second floor of the clinic.

Upon going upstairs, they discovered that their mother, Ning Lu, was brewing a new formula of Soul Power Wine, with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing acting as her little helpers.

"You've come at the perfect time. Come on, try some of our newly brewed medicinal wine." Seeing that everyone had arrived, Ning Lu took out a jar from the wine jar next to her. As soon as she opened it, a rich medicinal aroma immediately wafted out, filling the entire room.

"I've improved the recipe, added some mild medicinal herbs, and mixed it with the soul power wine brewed using my first soul skill. Everyone, please have a share." Ning Lu was certainly not stingy. Without knowing why, she took out several wooden gourds the size of her head and filled them to the brim for everyone present.

The moment Ning Rongrong smelled the aroma of wine filling the room, she immediately understood that Ning Lu's soul-power medicinal wine was a good thing. A blush rose to her cheeks from the slight smell of alcohol, and she hugged the wine gourd she had taken from Ning Lu, blushing as she said, "Thank you, Auntie!"

Zhu Zhuqing's face flushed slightly from the effects of Ning Lu's soul-powered medicinal wine. Clutching the wine gourd, which was about the size of her head, she gratefully said to Ning Lu, "Thank you, Aunt Ning!"

"Hehe, it's okay. If you're not satisfied, just come find me again." Ning Lu looked at the two rosy-cheeked little girls in front of her with a gentle expression and a tender tone.

"Mom, we can save some extra for Xiao Ao and the others." Chen Hong, clutching his wine gourd, sat down on the wooden floor and began blowing into it without batting an eye. Thanks to Ning Lu's influence, Chen Hong, who was originally a lightweight drinker, now had a huge capacity for alcohol. Of course, Chen Hong still dared not drink the Soul Skill Wine that Ning Lu made later. As Ning Lu's soul power level increased, the Soul Skill Wine became increasingly potent, even capable of directly 'poisoning' ordinary people.

"Little Ao? Which ones are those?" Ning Lu resealed the wine jar, then looked at Chen Hong, who was sitting improperly, with a puzzled expression.

Ning Rongrong, who was sitting on the other side, then stepped forward to explain, "Auntie, Xiao Ao and the others are our teammates. They are Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun, all from Shrek Academy."

However, Ning Lu didn't listen to Ning Rongrong's next words. She raised her beautiful eyebrows and asked in confusion, "A man?"

"Hmm?" Ning Rongrong was a little surprised and didn't know what Ning Lu's question meant, but she still answered truthfully, "Yes, it's our male teammates. The three of them said they were going to explore other places in Soto City, so they didn't come with us."

The three musketeers of Shrek Academy finally formed a team, leaving behind Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, these two "burdens," and went off to have some fun.

"What are we leaving for the men? Young people need to endure more hardship so they can grow up to be mature." However, when Ning Lu heard that Oscar and the others were boys, she raised her eyebrows and her attitude changed completely, her tone no longer gentle as before.

Chen Hong, leaning against the window and silently circulating his soul power to digest the medicinal wine, remained silent.

"Ah," Ning Rongrong's small mouth opened slightly, staring blankly at Ning Lu, whose expression changed in an instant.

Ning Lu continued, "So, among those three, does any of them have a younger sister?"

Chen Hong: "."

Ning Quan: "."

Ning Rongrong tilted her head, looking blank, and said, "Huh?"

"No," Ning Lu got the answer from Ning Rongrong's expression, and said nonchalantly, "There's no younger sister at home, and no marriage between her and my Hong boy. Giving them medicinal wine would be a waste."

Oh, my esteemed mother, look at what you're saying! Is it really necessary to be so blunt?

"You guys chat, I'm going to cultivate." Chen Hong stood up expressionlessly, and under everyone's gaze, quickly walked out of the room and went to his bedroom.

"..." Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing felt a little embarrassed when they heard Ning Lu say that, looking at the wine gourd in their hands. Fortunately, Ning Lu did not continue to "talk nonsense", which gave Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing a little confidence to continue staying here.

After drinking the Soul Wine in one gulp and entering a meditative state, Chen Hong circulated his Soul Power through several cycles in his bedroom before slowly exhaling a breath of turbid air.

He took out a grayish-white divine crystal from his pocket, levitated it in his palm with his mental power, and placed it in front of his chest.

At this moment, Chen Hong opened his dark eyes, which emitted a yellow-purple halo, and his calm gaze was silently fixed on the gray-white divine pattern crystal.

"Nearly six months of nurturing, even using my own spiritual power, ultimately 'wrote' absolute rationality and overclocking protocols within your mechanical core."

At this moment, all was quiet outside the window. The moon climbed above the treetops, and in the distance of the city, dazzling soul-powered lights illuminated half the night sky. Soto City's nightlife was just beginning.

Chen Hong looked at the magical crystal he held in his palm against his chest, his eyes deep and complex.

In a sense, the Spirit Crystal can be considered Chen Hong's "non-external avatar".

"I could have made you my avatar, but in the end I didn't," Chen Hong silently said to himself using his mental power.

To create a clone of himself from the spirit crystal, Chen Hong would likely need to split his own soul. Even if he possessed such a method, he wouldn't split his soul.

This is evident from the fact that he created the spirit crystals instead of directly absorbing the mental turbulence above the city. If Chen Hong could accept splitting his soul, then he would have long ago accepted using his own soul to absorb the mental turbulence in the sky.

Coincidentally, Chen Hong knew a method for splitting souls, which he deciphered from Qianyu's remnant soul.

However, it was precisely because of Qianyu's negative example that Chen Hong naturally disliked anything that might affect his soul.

Therefore, Chen Hong ultimately chose a decision that was both safe and risky.

"Command: Activate First Protocol!"

(End of this chapter)