Douluo Jueshi: I Don't Want to Be an Evil Soul Master

Lin Jiayi glanced at Lin Xiao thoughtfully and said, "Well, it's getting late. You should go to Mingde Hall to take the test first."

"Yeah." Lin Xiao just came over to say hello, nodded and was about to leave.

"correct."

"Is there anything else, teacher?"

"What's the highest level of soul guide your self-propelled soul guide cannon can reach?"

Lin Xiao paused and began to understand what Lin Jiayi wanted to do.

"Teacher, does this soul guide conform to the rules of the Soul Fighting Competition?"

Lin Jiayi smiled and said, "I don't know if it complies with the rules, but there's no explicit prohibition in the rules."

"Well, give me some time, I can probably make a level six self-propelled soul guide cannon."

"Okay, go ahead." The smile on Lin Jiayi's face became noticeably more intense.

Chapter 132 Assessment

Some of the other students also knew Lin Xiao, and when they heard the commotion here, they all turned around to look over here.

"Stop looking and continue training!" The old man shouted, drawing the attention of several participating students back.

Lin Xiao looked at the students who continued to fight on the ring and didn't say much.

It has to be said that compared to Shrek Academy, the training methods of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy are a bit too gentle.

Those inner court disciples of Shrek Academy had carried out surveillance missions and fought against evil soul masters with various methods.

The inner court disciples who are able to continue to stay in Shrek Academy have much more combat experience than these students. It may not be easy to defeat them in the fighting spirit competition with such training.

If things continue to develop as they have, perhaps this Soul Fighting Tournament will truly be the most promising one for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy. I just don't know if the self-propelled soul guide cannon can change anything.

Lin Xiao's gaze fell on Lin Jiayi standing beside him. He sighed softly and finally turned and left.

Quite a few people had gathered outside Mingde Hall. In addition to those like Lin Xiao who were preparing to take the test, there were also some students who came here to join in the fun.

After all, this is Mingde Hall. Students who can enter here are almost certain to achieve great success in the future. It is common for some people with good backgrounds to come here early and look for one or two soul mentors to serve them.

Shortly after Lin Xiaogang arrived here, the bustling crowd suddenly quieted down. A group of students consciously made way for the road, and the sound of wheelchairs running across stone slabs could be heard slowly.

Lin Xiao's heart moved, he looked up and looked forward, and sure enough, he saw Xu Tianran sitting in a wheelchair slowly passing by the crowd.

I haven't seen him for a while, and the sinister look on his face no longer exists. He actually has the temperament of a prince.

He also raised his head slightly, and his eyes swept across the faces of the students. After seeing Lin Xiao, he paused for a moment, as if he recognized Lin Xiao, and nodded at him.

"Greetings, His Royal Highness." Jing Hongchen walked out of Mingde Hall, accompanied by a teacher. "Your Highness has difficulty traveling, so how can we ask His Royal Highness to visit in person?"

Lin Xiao looked up at the voice and paused slightly when he saw the teacher. He was not unfamiliar with the person. A few years ago, it was the same person who asked Lin Jiayi for leave, putting aside his teaching duties at the academy to seek a breakthrough.

If Lin Xiao's guess was correct, it was this teacher who bought the locust wood core, asked him to get other metals from Shangguan Qing, and then accidentally smelted the Star Soul Ingot.

Now that he is able to follow Jing Hongchen and meet Xu Tianran, I'm afraid he has successfully broken through to the ninth-level soul engineer.

"No need to be so polite, Hall Master." Xu Tianran laughed, as if he didn't care about his injuries at all. "Mingde Hall is the gathering place of all elite soul masters. It is related to the entire Sun Moon Empire. My father also attaches great importance to it. It is only natural for me to come here in person."

Jing Hongchen raised his hand and pointed towards the interior of Mingde Hall. "Since that's the case, Your Highness, I'll have to trouble you to join me in examining these useless students."

"Master, you are too polite. I think all of you are outstanding people. How can you say that some of you are not capable?" Xu Tianran also raised his hand. "Master, please come in."

After the two figures disappeared, the teacher who had been following Jing Hongchen stepped forward and said, "Next, all students should enter Mingde Hall in an orderly manner to take the assessment."

The teacher's gaze swept over all the students. "Treasure this assessment. For some, this may be their only chance in their lifetime to enter Mingde Hall."

Although his words were a bit impolite, they were also true for the students here, especially some students who looked older, whose expressions changed a little.

Unlike most students, Lin Xiao was not unfamiliar with the interior of Mingde Hall. He did not look around like others, but instead fixed his eyes on the teacher next to him.

His spirit was superior to that of an ordinary person, and he could sense that the teacher seemed to have an old injury that had not healed. Although his expression did not change much, he could sense a strange breath wrapped around him with every breath, as if there was an unconcealable chill.

Seeing the teacher looking over, Lin Xiao retracted his gaze, but his mind was already full of thoughts. Ninth-level Soul Instructor, the breakthrough while traveling, the chill on his body, and the effects of the locust wood core, he already had many theories in mind.

The elevator under my feet suddenly stopped, and there was a slight tremor. After passing through the long corridor, I saw those familiar laboratory tables in front of me, but there were no other soul engineers here today. There were only various materials neatly arranged on the tables.

"This is your examination room." The teacher's deep voice sounded, "Before sunset, you need to use the materials here to complete a soul guide. The requirement is that it must be a level five soul guide or above."

"Exceeding the time limit or insufficient soul guide device level will be considered a failure. In addition, meeting the basic requirements does not mean a success. Mingde Hall is a place for research and development of soul guide devices. I hope you can show me your knowledge and understanding of soul guide devices."

Although the words were roundabout, Lin Xiao could probably understand the meaning. The soul guide device produced must not only meet the standards, but also demonstrate the soul guide's unique understanding.

It's no wonder that Lin Jiayi is so confident in himself. With his soul power, it is not difficult to make a fifth-level soul guide device. As long as he can make a self-propelled soul guide cannon, passing the assessment will naturally not be a problem.

"Finally, regardless of whether you pass the assessment or not, you cannot take the soul guides you create out of Mingde Hall."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao raised his head slightly and glanced at the teacher, then immediately understood.

No wonder Jing Hongchen was even willing to set aside one day in Mingde Hall for the assessment. This was not only an assessment, but also an opportunity to collect the ideas of all the students participating in the assessment.

I don’t know how many years have passed since Mingde Hall was founded. If there is an assessment every year and so many students take part in the assessment every year, then I don’t know how many inspirations of outstanding soul mentors have been collected here.

These wild and unconventional ideas will surely lead to continuous breakthroughs in Mingde Hall's soul guidance technology. It's no exaggeration to call this place the most technologically advanced place for soul guidance in the entire Douluo Continent.

"Is everything clear?"

The words in his ear interrupted Lin Xiao's thoughts. Seeing that all the students were almost ready, the teacher nodded slightly.

"Now, the assessment timer begins."

As the voice fell, a sound of metal clashing was heard immediately, and the students taking the test took out their carving knives and began to engrave the soul guide array.

Chapter 133 Ordinary Students

"Director Lin, are you really going to equip the students participating in the Soul Fighting Competition with that self-propelled soul guide cannon?"

In the soul guide test area, Ma Rulong's father looked at Lin Jiayi with a bad face, "You are also a soul guide, you know how long it takes for a soul guide to become familiar with a soul guide device that he or she does not understand."

"For the past few months, we have been constantly adjusting their soul guides and combat methods according to their strengths and preferences. Now, with only a few days left until the Soul Fighting Tournament, adding another one would probably be counterproductive."

"Teacher Ma, I understand your concerns." Lin Jiayi seemed much calmer. "That's one of the reasons why I'm optimistic about the self-propelled soul guide cannon."

"It's not just our students. As long as my disciple takes out his soul guide, even a soul master who has never touched a soul guide before can fully master its use in just a few hours, and the effect will not be too bad."

"How could such a soul guide exist?" Ma Rulong's father was clearly unconvinced. "Even for students in the Control Department, it would take a long time to understand a soul guide before they could fully utilize it. How could there be a soul guide that could be used the moment it was touched?"

Lin Jiayi sighed softly, "So the Sun-Moon Empire has never lacked soul guides with unique ideas. Before I saw it with my own eyes, I would never have thought that soul guides could be used in such a way."

"It's just an ordinary soul guide cannon right now. If his technology continues to develop, it can be applied to other places and used in more advanced soul guides. It may even change the situation on the entire battlefield."

"I think Lin Xiao is right. The Soul Fighting Competition is limited by the arena. Although Soul Masters have a natural advantage in attack range among mid- and low-level Soul Masters and Soul Masters, it is ultimately limited in the arena. What matters more is the endless emergence of Soul Guides and different tactics."

Seeing that Ma Rulong's father still looked somewhat dissatisfied, Lin Jiayi persuaded him again, "Why don't you go and see the soul guide I mentioned in person later? Once you see it, I think you will understand my idea."

"Dad, do you want to go check it out later?"

Ma Rulong came over at some point.

"You didn't go to training, what are you doing here?"

"Dad, I've met that Senior Lin before. He's not the type to speak casually."

"Have you seen him before?"

"You forgot what I told you before." Ma Rulong moved closer. "Those wolf skins were sold to me by Senior Lin a few years ago."

Ma Rulong's father took another look and nodded, "You can try it, but even if it really works, it can only be used as a means to deal with Shrek."

"As the captain of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy's Soul Fighting Competition, if you lose to other academies, you will apply to withdraw from Mingde Hall."

"Yes!" Ma Rulong smiled and nodded repeatedly.

On the other side, Lin Xiao, who was being talked about by Ma Rulong and his son, was busy making the soul guide in his hand. All he could hear was the sound of the soul guides polishing the materials. The teacher in charge of the exam kept walking past the laboratory table, occasionally stopping to take a few glances and nodding slightly.

Lin Xiao was not idle either. As metal fragments continued to fall, soul guide arrays gradually took shape in his hands.

Lin Xiao didn't pay much attention to the sound of the invigilator's footsteps behind him, but the figure stopped beside him and didn't leave.

Lin Xiao turned his head slightly and saw the teacher who brought them here looking at the finished materials on his laboratory table with great interest.

"You left so many sockets for charging soul guides, are you trying to reduce the burden on soul guides? What is this empty part? Is it used to receive instructions?"

A voice that sounded like a soliloquy sounded beside his ears. Lin Xiao turned his head and saw that the teacher was also looking at him.

Looking around, he saw that the other students around him were still busy making their own soul guides and were unaware of the situation here. He nodded helplessly.

I didn’t expect that the invigilators here also like to see the candidates’ answers.

"As expected, if that's the case, your soul guide should be able to receive commands from your soul guide remotely. Are the fixed actions set in advance and triggered by simple commands, or are specific commands issued on the spot?"

After all, he was a ninth-level soul engineer. Just by looking at Lin Xiao's unfinished product, he had guessed how the self-propelled soul guide cannon worked.

Lin Xiao has tried both methods. If certain movements are set in advance, it is inevitable that they will be a little slow in actual combat. However, issuing specific instructions is equivalent to asking the soul engineer to do multiple things at the same time, which also places extremely high demands on the soul engineer.

His solution was simple: let the residual souls control the soul guides, allowing them to judge the battlefield situation on their own. However, this method was definitely not something that could be discussed here.

The invigilator seemed to realize that this was still the Mingde Hall examination. Seeing that Lin Xiao was silent, he did not continue to ask questions. He just said softly, "After entering Mingde Hall, if you are interested, you can come to me. I can discuss with you the improvement of this soul guide."

After that, he didn't look any further and continued walking forward.

Lin Xiao glanced at the teacher's back, then quickly looked away.

It is indeed a happy thing that the self-propelled soul guide cannon is valued by a ninth-level soul guide. Just as Lin Jiayi said, the guidance of a ninth-level soul guide is quite rare.

But this person in front of me...

If Lin Xiao's guess was correct, he would be liquidated by Jing Hongchen soon. Even if he could survive by chance, it would be difficult for him to continue staying in Mingde Hall.

Suppressing the thoughts in his heart, Lin Xiao refocused his attention on the soul guide. Even if it was just a formality, he had to produce a complete soul guide.

Now that Sleepy Nightmare Douluo is dead, Nangong Wan doesn't have much time to care about him, which is a very good opportunity to learn about soul guides.

He neither thought that soul engineers had to surpass soul masters, nor did he think that soul guides had no effect on high-level soul masters. These were all means to improve strength, and the people here were nice to him, so he was quite happy to stay in Mingde Hall to study.

"Okay, you can leave now. Students who pass the assessment will receive a notification in two days. Those who don't receive a notification can prepare for the next assessment."

A day passed quickly. Those who were able to take part in the Mingde Hall assessment, even if they might not be able to enter the Mingde Hall, still had the ability to complete a fifth-level soul guide within a day.

As the invigilator collected everyone's soul guides, the students began to walk out gradually.

It was already night outside Mingde Hall. People around were talking to each other, and occasional bursts of laughter could be heard.

Lin Xiao looked up at the bright moon in the sky. In the past few months, he seemed to have really become an ordinary student.