I am the son of the Dragon God in Douluo Continent.

In response to the praise from the Mingde Hall members, Ye Haoyu humbly replied, "No, no, this is not my achievement alone. Without the continuous efforts and help of everyone in Mingde Hall, I could not have accomplished anything by myself. So it is the result of the hard work of everyone in our Sun Moon Empire."

However, this humble attitude only made everyone in Mingde Hall admire Ye Haoyu even more. After all, such a humble, polite genius is loved everywhere.

Jing Hongchen, the hall master, shook his head and said, "Ah, Haoyu, Haoyu. You're good in every way, but you need to learn to accept the praise others give you. You should know that these are the most outstanding soul guide researchers in the Douluo Continent."

"However, faced with such a troubling problem, you found a solution not long after you arrived and put it into practice. Normally, even just providing a direction would be enough for us to remember, but you actually gave us the solution directly."

"Admittedly, this plan still has its flaws, but it also proves the correctness of the plan you provided. From now on, we just need to continue in this direction, and it will only be a matter of time before we completely complete the humanoid soul tool."

"I have something to say about this." Ye Haoyu produced some manuscripts and said, "I had some ideas for optimization when I was modifying the prototype, and what I just did has further confirmed my ideas."

After taking the manuscript from the boy, Jing Hongchen began to read it carefully. It contained ideas on how to shrink a humanoid soul tool, such as using a baby bottle as a power source.

Seeing these wildly imaginative ideas, Jing Hongchen couldn't help but want to cheer loudly. As a top-tier level nine soul master, he could see the feasibility of these ideas and that he had already put the contents of the manuscript Ye Haoyu had given him into practice to prove their feasibility.

This effort can be seen from the experimental records in the manuscript and the repeated revisions to the design drawings.

All we can say is thank God for sending their Sun Moon Empire a Ye Haoyu!!! He's truly a genius!!! Absolutely a genius!!!

After reviewing the contents of the manuscript, Jing Hongchen said with admiration, "Your ideas are all very good, but I think it would be a bit difficult for you to complete them on your own, so I will send some people to help you."

After saying this, Jing Hongchen looked around and whispered to Ye Haoyu, "If possible, I'm willing to exchange the mechanical technology you use. As for what I'll exchange it for, just tell me. Rare metals, soul guide blueprints—whatever you want, I can give you!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Haoyu was also pleasantly surprised. A deal proposed by a level nine Soul Master is not something you can come across easily! It's not easy to impress a Soul Master of this level!

However, upon closer inspection, this is actually quite normal. Ye Haoyu possesses the most advanced mechanical technology in the entire Mingde Hall. In fact, over 80% of the mechanical technology used in the prototype humanoid soul tool that Mingde Hall just tested came from Ye Haoyu!

After all, it wasn't unheard of for someone to try using mechanical technology to replace part of the core array of the soul tool before; it's just that the mechanical technology they used was too outdated, making the effect not very significant.

However, Ye Haoyu's mechanical technology is different. In the two years since Ye Haoyu joined the Sun Moon Soul Guidance Academy, he has used this mechanical technology to create offensive soul tools that ordinary people can use as long as the soul master charges them in advance.

Furthermore, the success of this prototype further demonstrates that while Ye Haoyu may be of average Soul Master level, his mechanical technology far surpasses that of ordinary mechanical technology. Therefore, it is normal for even a Soul Master of Jing Hongchen's level to be greedy for him.

However, after some thought, Ye Haoyu replied, "Could you give me some time to think about this? After all, this technology is a legacy of my family, and our ancestors said that this technology should not be passed on to outsiders. Even if I am the only one left in my family, I cannot easily disobey the words of my ancestors."

Jing Hongchen was taken aback by Ye Haoyu's words. After all, no one had ever refused a deal with him before. Who was he? He was the head of Mingde Hall. Even if he wasn't the strongest Soul Master in Douluo Continent, he was definitely among the top five.

His collection of treasures far surpasses that of ordinary Soul Masters, and the Soul Tools he created are renowned throughout the Sun Moon Empire.

However, Jing Hongchen was not upset because he could see that Ye Haoyu had not made any absolute statements, so there was still a chance to reach an agreement in the future. He just hoped that he wouldn't have to pay too much.

"Alright then. You can contact me anytime if you change your mind." Jing Hongchen said, as if changing the subject, "So, regarding the matter of sending some researchers to help you with your project, do you have any candidates in mind?"

Ye Haoyu pondered for a moment, then offered, "Master, if possible, could my teacher Xuan Zewen and his research team participate in this work? Teacher Xuan Zewen once told me that he was researching a sealed baby bottle, which coincides with my goal of using baby bottles to replace Soul Masters in charging Soul Guidance Devices. If we can get his support and the team's assistance, our research will proceed much more smoothly."

Hall Master Jing Hongchen pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded in agreement: "Alright, since Professor Xuan Zewen's topic is related to your research, and he has professional knowledge in baby bottles, let him and his research team collaborate. We need to solve this problem in the shortest possible time, after all, it concerns the core technology of humanoid soul tools."

Ye Haoyu smiled and thanked him, "Thank you very much for your support, Hall Master. I believe that with Professor Xuan Zewen's help, our research will be much more effective."

After some casual conversation about the research plan and collaboration arrangements, Ye Haoyu and Hall Master Jing Hongchen reached an agreement. Jing Hongchen was quite satisfied with the deal; he knew Xuan Zewen's strength and experience and believed that his involvement would have a positive impact on the research.

Although Xuan Zewen is somewhat stubborn and eccentric, one thing is undeniable: his passion for soul guidance technology. It is precisely because of this passion that he was able to advance to the eighth-level soul guidance master while possessing a level of soul guidance knowledge comparable to that of a ninth-level soul guidance master.

It was only because his cultivation talent was too poor that he was unable to prove his breakthrough to a level nine Soul Master; otherwise, he would have long been a Soul Master who could be on par with Jing Hongchen.

With someone like that helping, it's only a matter of time before this project is completed!