Douluo Continent: My Days in the Tang Sect

Xuan Ziwen paused, the cigarette between his fingers, and white smoke slowly spilled from his lips, gathering into a hazy cloud in the soul force field.

He looked at the three design drawings hanging on the laboratory wall—those were the three "sharp swords" that Ye Nanxiao left for the Douluo world.

The patterns on the Soul Contract array flowed like a living thing, the joint structure of the Soul Guidance Mech was marked with densely packed energy conduction formulas, and Ye Nanxiao's hasty annotations were left next to the core rune diagram of the Battle Armor, his eyes showing a bit more complexity.

“I know you’re anxious, but being anxious shouldn’t jeopardize the foundation.”

Xuan Ziwen pointed to the blueprints of the Soul Spirit System, "Last month, in the Soul Spirit Tower project in the Star Dou Great Forest, 30% of the contracted spirit practitioners failed because they were not familiar with the contract incantation, which caused the magic array to be unstable. Fortunately, neither side had any problems."

"Sigh, the Spirit Contractor model is still unfamiliar to all the students, and you're pushing the technology of Battle Armor and Soul Guidance Mecha to advance. What's the difference between this and making a toddler who has just learned to walk run a marathon?"

Ye Nanxiao walked to the blueprints, raised his hand, and ran his fingertips over the annotations that still smelled of ink. He remained silent for a moment.

He took out a crystal-clear soul crystal from his pocket. The soul crystal contained a wisp of pale golden energy, and tiny specks of light could be vaguely seen floating and sinking within it.

"This is the core after the abyss energy has been purified. I had Xiao Deng use the power of the plane to nurture and filter it for half a month, and the energy inside is still amazing!"

He handed the Soul Crystal to Xuan Ziwen, saying, "Such terrifying energy is something we cannot afford to abandon, not even in the Abyss World or the Crimson Domain. We must establish a new combat power system as soon as possible and forge the three swords!"

Xuan Ziwen took the Soul Crystal, and felt a warm touch on his fingertips. When his soul power probed into it, he did not feel any rejection. Instead, it seemed as if he had encountered the same energy and spontaneously wrapped around it.

The surging energy within it caused a flicker of surprise in Xuan Ziwen's eyes, before he frowned and said, "Very pure energy, the energy inside is enormous!"

"This level of energy is enough to drive all races mad, but the battle armor is still a problem. Several titled Douluo from Shrek Academy tried to fuse with the three-word battle armor, but two of them almost had their battle armor backfire because their mental strength couldn't keep up! The core array of the battle armor you left behind is too complicated."

"Complexity means the development of core magic arrays, and even the ability to stack them. Only in this way can the advancement of soul tools be achieved, and only then can the next crisis be blocked."

Ye Nanxiao walked forward, and the heavy alloy door opened automatically, revealing several workshops outside, from which the faint roar of machinery could be heard.

"When I sent my clone to investigate the edge of the Abyss World last time, I discovered that the energy core there is changing rapidly, countering the energy absorption of the Douluo World. The most likely scenario is that the Abyss World has abandoned the Abyss Saint King and is instead supporting other Abyss creatures!"

"Although the Abyss Saint King controls the Abyss World, if it really comes to a life-or-death moment, I firmly believe that the Crimson Mother's backup plan left in the Abyss World will be activated immediately! If the Abyss World undergoes a drastic change after I leave! If the Crimson Domain attacks, the current Soul Masters and Soul Masters will not be able to hold out for more than three months."

He turned to look at Xuan Ziwen, a hint of urgency in his eyes. "Three swords, not one can be missing!"

"The soul spirit is the foundation, allowing soul masters to break through bottlenecks in strength; the soul guide mech is the defense line, capable of arming ordinary soul masters in large numbers to form a large-scale combat force; and the battle armor is the sharp blade, giving top soul masters the ability to fight against abyss powerhouses! I must set up the frame for these three swords before I leave."

Xuan Ziwen looked at the bloodshot eyes and her resentment gradually dissipated.

He raised his hand and stubbed out the cigarette, then casually tossed it into the nearby trash can with a soft thud.

“I know what you’re thinking.” He pulled a thick notebook from his pocket, which was filled with experimental data. “As for the communications department, I’ve extended the range of the soul-guided communicator to over a thousand miles away, enabling real-time networking with various bases. The prototype of the all-terrain automatic combat vehicle is almost finished, but the weapon system still needs more debugging.”

Xuan Ziwen paused, then added, "In the mecha department, I had my level nine soul master divide the mecha blueprints you left behind into three levels—basic, advanced, and ultimate."

"In my vision, we can mass-produce basic mechs and equip them to border troops first, and then gradually replace them with new ones. As for the later models and the core components of the advanced models, we'll have to wait until you build the proper 'pilot system'."

Upon hearing this, Ye Nanxiao smiled and patted Xuan Ziwen on the shoulder. "I knew you were reliable! As for the driving system and the room, I envision adding a mental connection system to assist with driving. The framework of the system is already in my mind. For the core components, I had Xiao Deng find 'Star Stones' from all over the world, and they will be delivered tomorrow."

"By the way, regarding the battle armor, I sent my clone to Shrek Academy to specifically guide those Title Douluos in fusing their battle armor. The problem of their mental strength not keeping up can also be solved using the mental system method."

As Ye Nanxiao spoke, he took out a small metal box from his pocket, and inside lay several silver badges.

As one of the main people in charge of the Sun and Moon Base, Xuan Ziwen recognized the core magic array pattern engraved on the badge, which matched the pattern of the core runes of the battle armor.

"This is a mental power amplification badge, made from fragments of astral stone. It can temporarily increase mental power by 30%. Let them wear this fusion battle armor first. Once they get used to using the battle armor and can control it freely, then remove it."

Xuan Ziwen took the badge, carefully examined the patterns on it, and then channeled his soul power into it to test it.

When the Spirit Power Amplification Badge is stimulated by Soul Power, its internal core array operates, emitting gentle energy fluctuations.

Xuan Ziwen felt the amplification brought by the mental power badge, and his mental power was gently guided to double its operation. He breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"It's a good product! Okay, I'll go arrange it right away."

Xuan Ziwen put away the badge and turned to leave, but after taking two steps, he suddenly stopped and looked back at Ye Nanxiao.

The young man before him was still the same as when Xuan Ziwen first met him. He wore a well-fitting white robe, and his handsome face, with the divine light in his eyes, did not appear effeminate, but rather full of divine charm.

It was as if he was born a god reincarnated.

However, while Ye Nanxiao's eyes still shone with divine light, they also held a hint of weariness that was hard to shake off.

"Don't push yourself too hard. You're juggling teaching, pushing forward the research on the three great swords, and doing your own research. If you keep pushing yourself like this, even with your divine status, you won't be able to keep going."

Ye Nanxiao smiled and raised his hand to show off his biceps.

"Don't worry, I'm not that weak! I'll get a good night's sleep once all three swords are upright." (End of Chapter)