From the Soul Motion Machine onwards, the Mechanized Douluo

Chapter 435 seems to have encountered a world bug? [Please subscribe! Please vote!]

"Lingling, I feel like we've run into a bug in the world's rules."

At the very top of the Soto Research Institute building, inside the semi-open energy aggregation tower, colorful mist filled the air—almost solidified spiritual energy of heaven and earth! In the center of this misty spiritual energy, at the very center of a metal building resembling a mithril tower, Chen Hong, shirtless, took a deep breath and instantly absorbed the solidified spiritual energy of heaven and earth into his body. Immediately afterward, countless golden runes appeared on Chen Hong's muscular upper body, ultimately forming a dignified and elegant begonia pattern.

Within the Begonia Divine Mark, countless soul energies were burning rapidly, transforming into streams of pure life force that nourished the physical body, achieving a unique balance with it.

At this moment, Chen Hong's soul power level also reached level 60, and his mental power level also reached level 89. He was just one step away from becoming a Title Douluo.

Six months have passed, and Chen Hong's soul power level is no longer just level 60. If he wanted, he could quickly condense a soul ring and break through to the Soul Emperor realm. However, he did not do so, partly because it was not worthwhile, and partly because Chen Hong had his own plans.

"The Soul Core Engine absorbs soul power using life force, while the Life Divine Rune replenishes life force with soul power! I never thought that I, Chen, would one day be able to exploit a bug!"

Feeling the powerful force within him, Chen Hong couldn't help but sigh, and then he looked at Ye Lingling, who was wearing a research robe not far away, and said with emotion.

"bug? What's that?" Ye Lingling couldn't help but roll her eyes at Chen Hong, then went over to give him some clothes. However, she was already quite used to the strange vocabulary Chen Hong used.

Chen Hong may seem very serious, but in reality, he often takes time to post some inappropriate remarks on the internet. Most of the internet slang in the Soto network environment has an ambiguous relationship with Chen Hong.

"Well, you can think of it this way: I can use my health bar to restore my mana bar, and at the same time, I can use my mana bar to restore my health bar. It's a continuous cycle. The thicker my health bar, the thicker my mana bar."

"Okay. I barely understand what you mean." Ye Lingling rolled her eyes at Chen Hong. The red health bar was a popular internet slang term in recent years, and Ye Lingling understood it.

"How are you feeling first? Is there anything that's bothering you physically?"

"It feels amazing! If I had to point out anything wrong with it, it would be that it's too perfect!"

Ye Lingling: "."

"It's rare to see Brother Hong in such a good mood." Although she was a little speechless, Ye Lingling was genuinely happy for Chen Hong.

"Once I get my sixth spirit ring, I might become the person with the highest spirit power in our family!" Chen Hong said with a smile to Ye Lingling beside him after he finished dressing.

Previously, the highest soul power level in their family was Ning Quan, who had reached level 70. However, Ning Quan is currently undergoing retraining and is only at level 50. It is estimated that it will take him three or four years to reach the Soul Saint realm. Next is their mother, Ning Lu. Over the years, as Chen Hong and the others have grown up, she has also begun to focus on her cultivation. With various resources being allocated to her, her soul power level has reached level 67. Following her is Ye Lingling, who recently broke through to level 60. After the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well Valley was transformed, it became an absolute cheat code for Ye Lingling's cultivation. If Ye Lingling hadn't been focused on catching up with Chen Hong's research progress, she might have already reached the Soul Saint realm by now.

Secondly, there are Chen Hong and Chen Lin, these two "family good-for-nothings".

"Brother Hong, don't be too happy yet. Last time I heard Auntie say that Uncle's soul power level has reached level 69. If Brother Hong's sixth soul ring quality is not high enough, it will be really difficult for him to surpass Uncle directly." Ye Lingling told Chen Hong something he rarely paid attention to.

Chen Hong was immediately shocked: "What?! How come that old man is cultivating faster than my mother???"

We agreed to be good-for-nothings together, but you secretly joined the competition behind my back!

Well, actually I'm secretly competing with them too.

"Uncle rarely gets involved in Soto affairs anymore. He's delegated the power to the Soto Council. He usually just works in the smelting department, doing things he enjoys. He spends much more time cultivating than my aunt, who still manages the science and technology academy. Plus, Lingling helped them recuperate, so their physical functions have returned to peak, which is normal for their cultivation speed to be fast." Ye Lingling rolled her eyes at Chen Hong, feeling somewhat helpless about this guy's years of burying himself in his career and neglecting his family.

"Huh? Really? Big Head, what's Old... Dad doing right now?" Chen Hong was taken aback when he heard this, and then looked up at the Soul Crystal screen in the research room.

[Answer: They're forging iron.]

The scene flashes to a room engulfed in flames, where a burly man is calmly hammering a red-hot block of metal on an anvil with a tungsten steel hammer. The clanging sounds continue, and the man suddenly glances up at the screen, laughing and scoffing, "What's so interesting about a grown man like that!"

As he spoke, the image on the Soul Crystal screen vanished instantly.

As the president of the Technology Chamber of Commerce and the lord of Soto City, Chen Lin's theoretical authority within the Soto Spiritual Network is in no way inferior to that of Chen Hong.

"My uncle really enjoys handcrafting soul tools," Ye Lingling explained from the side.

"But why haven't I heard of any of his works?" Chen Hong asked, somewhat puzzled. Although he usually devoted most of his energy to researching... no, to scientific research, he still paid attention to the various strange and new soul tools on the market. If Chen Lin had any soul tool works, even a shoddy one would be hailed as a masterpiece.

"If he's not satisfied, he'll destroy it," Ye Lingling tried to help Chen Lin out of the predicament.

Indeed, since Chen Lin hand-crafted the crucial energy component, the "Soul Bottle," during the initial stages of Chen Hong's research on soul tools, he hadn't focused on manufacturing soul tools himself. Instead, he concentrated all his energy on researching soul power runes. Ultimately, he lived up to expectations; while others were still researching various artifact runes, Chen Lin successfully mastered soul power runes, ensuring the Technological Chamber of Commerce had no energy shortages for a long time. A major reason for Soto City's rapid development was that its energy was incredibly cheap.

Later, Oscar fully grasped the secrets of his food-based martial spirit, thanks in large part to the help he received from Chen Lin.

Soul power runes are very special. Only food-type Soul Masters have the opportunity to understand them. Chen Hong only briefly touched on them before giving up because they were too time-consuming. The runes are sufficient for now. Let's see if Oscar can research them in the future.

Unexpectedly, Chen Lin managed to get it done without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)