Peerless: I Became Huo Yuhao's Dark Personality

Chapter 103 Killing an Orange? (Part 2)
Looking at the laboratory door in front of him, Huo Yumiao fell into deep thought. On the left side of the metal door was an identification soul tool, and in the center was a hexagonal groove. He tentatively scanned it with his identity card, and the metal door opened with a click.

Seeing this, Huo Yumiao became even more curious about the principle of identifying soul tools. She was so excited after getting the Ice Phoenix that she forgot about this matter and would definitely find an opportunity to ask next time.

Huo Yumiao did not immediately begin making the soul guide core. Instead, she took out paper and pen and drew not anything else, but the design blueprints for the Black Panther Armor.

Previously, Huo Yumiao was merely a soul, and could only design the basic outline of the Black Panther armor. Now, things are different, and he needs to refine the subsequent design of the Black Panther armor.

Huo Yumiao planned to bring the Black Panther closer to the direction of Battle Armor, but that was a long way off, and his current knowledge was not enough to support him in accomplishing this feat.

"How should we handle the kinetic energy?" Huo Yumiao quickly designed the chest armor and began to think about how to incorporate energy absorption.

Combat is nothing more than two types of attacks: energy attacks and physical attacks. Energy attacks are further divided into soul power and mental power. Huo Yumiao cannot deal with mental power for the time being, nor can she handle soul power perfectly.

Physical attacks, simply put, are kinetic energy, but this refers to purely physical attacks. What is a purely physical attack? It is an attack that does not involve any special means.

Among the special methods, the one that impressed Huo Yumiao the most was the Giant Hammer Douluo of the Star Luo Empire. This guy's martial soul had the ability to strike through mountains and could penetrate the surface to attack.

Huo Yumiao couldn't think of any way to deal with this type of attack unless she experienced it herself and understood the underlying principles.

However, these special martial souls are few in number. As long as the absorption of the most basic kinetic energy and soul power can be resolved, there will be no problem dealing with more than 80% of situations.

Absorbing soul power is easy to solve; just throw out a few energy storage arrays. Of course, this is the most basic approach. To utilize this soul power, you will need to combine other arrays.

However, there is another troublesome point about soul power attacks: attribute additions. Pure soul power can be directly absorbed by the energy storage array, but soul power with attributes is a different story.

Pure soul force impact only requires considering the armor material's ability to withstand soul force impact, but when it comes to attributes, more factors need to be considered.

For example, when attacked by fire-attribute soul power, absorption requires considering two types of energy: soul power and heat energy. This is the most intuitive example. There are also some more abstract examples, such as wind-attribute attacks.

Most wind-attribute attacks manifest as wind blades with sufficient wind force. For more powerful wind-attribute attacks, one can refer to Fairy Lin'er's Azure Flame Dragon, which generates azure flames through intense friction after the wind is extremely compressed.

But whether it's the wind blade or Xianlin'er's blue flame, their essence seems to be the cutting of wind. In other words, it can be understood as a physical attack that is converted into the absorption of kinetic energy.

Of course, these are all Huo Yumiao's guesses. Whether they are true or not requires experimentation with each attribute one by one.

The attributes in the Soul Master world are neither numerous nor few, and fully experimenting with them is definitely not something he should be thinking about at this stage.

Huo Yumiao doesn't have many tasks at the moment. He only needs to solve the problems of pure soul power absorption and kinetic energy absorption. As for the subsequent attribute derivation, he can deal with that after he has a deeper understanding of soul tools.

"Vibranium is still too advanced." Huo Yumiao thought to herself with a hint of helplessness.

Marvel's Black Panther armor is based on the property of vibranium to absorb and store kinetic energy. However, there is no vibranium here, so Huo Yumiao only has two methods to complete the kinetic energy absorption.

The first step is to find a rare metal with the same properties as vibranium in absorbing and storing kinetic energy, which is somewhat dependent on luck.

The second approach is to change our thinking and instead of absorbing kinetic energy, we can directly utilize it. In simple terms, we can convert kinetic energy into another form of energy and store it.

"I hope electromagnetic induction can also be used here," Huo Yumiao murmured. He had already figured out what kind of energy to convert kinetic energy into: electrical energy.

Lightning is also a property, and there are quite a few rare metals rich in this property, so the storage problem is easily solved. However, this requires a prerequisite: the law of electromagnetic induction.

The essence of converting kinetic energy into electrical energy is electromagnetic induction. By utilizing kinetic energy to cut magnetic field lines between magnets, as long as this theory holds true, the problem of kinetic energy absorption can be solved indirectly.

"Copper is available here, but strong magnets require electric current. Lightning Soul Guides should be easy to buy."

Huo Yumiao put the design blueprints into his soul tool. Since he didn't have a soul tool that could release lightning, he couldn't turn ordinary iron into a strong magnet, so the verification of electromagnetic induction had to be postponed.

"In that case, let's test this so-called sharp power."

After speaking, Huo Yumiao lightly tapped the gray button on the edge of the matte silver experimental table in front of her. A square cabinet popped out from the base at the bottom, with several rectangular black metal blocks neatly arranged inside.

This is refined pig iron. Soul Masters rarely use finished metals directly; they usually smelt them themselves.

The reason for refining the metals themselves was twofold: first, they worried that the blacksmiths might not be skilled enough, and second, they worried about the weight of the finished product being reduced. But that was only for precious metals. For ordinary metals like refined iron, the Soul Masters were much more casual about it.

For testing purposes only, a level one soul tool was sufficient. With nimble movements, the ice phoenix in her hand quickly formed the prototype of a dagger from refined iron, and it was fully formed in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Throwing the fine iron dagger aside, Huo Yumiao took out another piece of fine iron and began engraving. Soon, an identical fine iron dagger appeared.

The Ice Phoenix Carving Knife can add attributes to the soul tools it creates, but only when soul power is injected into it. Without soul power, it is just an ordinary carving knife and will not add any attributes to the soul tools it creates.

The two daggers look identical, with various winding stripes on their blades, clearly the patterns of the core magic array.

Engraving the core magic array pattern directly on the surface is not a wise choice. It is easy to damage the pattern with a mistake, which would render the entire soul tool unusable.

However, this also has its advantages. A larger area means more core magic arrays, so this often happens in soul-guided cannons. As a disposable item, there is no need to consider the issue of damage.

After scanning around, the laboratory had some basic testing soul tools, but none of them met Huo Yumiao's testing requirements. The sharp power was not aimed at a single fixed point of damage, but rather at a large area of ​​lacerations.

Just as Huo Yumiao put away the fine iron dagger and prepared to change the experimental location, the laboratory door suddenly opened, and two women, one tall and one short, came into view.

The two girls entered the laboratory chatting and laughing after the metal door opened, and when they saw Huo Yumiao who was about to leave, they both froze.

The taller girl on the left has black hair and looks about seventeen or eighteen years old. She has large, bright eyes with slightly upturned corners and jet-black pupils that are very expressive.

Her skin was as delicate as mutton fat jade, pink and white, with a lustrous sheen, as if you could squeeze water out of it if you pinched it. Even her school uniform could not hide her beautiful and exquisite figure.

The girl's face wasn't exactly stunning, but her languid demeanor was captivating. The girl on the right was petite, not only in height but also in figure; while not as beautiful as the girl on the left, she was charming and adorable.

However, this girl had a pair of eyes that were completely out of place with her appearance. Her eyes were sharp and piercing, and whatever she looked at had a strong sense of scrutiny.

The petite girl spoke first, her tone tinged with displeasure, "Hey, who are you? What are you doing in our lab!"

The walls on both sides of the experimental area gate are covered with the rules for using the laboratory and experimental site. All students in the fourth year and above can apply to the Academic Affairs Office for a special laboratory nameplate.

Anyone can enter and use the lab as long as there are no teachers present. He meets the criteria for a fourth-year student. Although he doesn't have a nameplate, the fact that his identity card can be successfully opened is enough to prove everything.

Therefore, Huo Yumiao couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the idiotic remarks of the unknown student in front of her.

Huo Yumiao walked past the two of them. Seeing that Huo Yumiao ignored him, the petite girl raised her eyebrows and reached out to grab Huo Yumiao, "Hey! I'm asking you..."

Just before the petite girl's hand was about to touch Huo Yumiao, Huo Yumiao suddenly turned around, grabbed the girl's outstretched hand with her left hand, pulled it in the same direction, and gathered her soul power in her right hand to strike out with a palm.

The change happened so fast that the petite girl hadn't even had time to react before she was sent flying and crashed into the metal wall behind her. The girl on the left froze for a moment, then rushed to the petite girl, "Keke, are you alright?"

The girl glared angrily at Huo Yumiao, "What are you doing!"

"Ju Zi, get out of the way." The girl called Ke Ke had a gloomy face. Just as she was about to raise her right hand, Huo Yu Miao's third soul ring at her feet lit up slightly, and a blood-red light appeared with a very small range, just covering Ke Ke.

Coco, struck by the light, felt a sudden dizziness as the world spun around her and her surroundings changed drastically.

Where am I? Why am I here? What just happened?
Keke was completely bewildered. She looked around and her face turned deathly pale. She then realized that she was tied to a stone pillar, completely naked and exposed.

What terrified her most was that not only did she only have an upper body, but her arms had also completely disappeared, turning her into a human pig!
Outside, Keke screamed in terror. Ju Zi turned her attention back to Keke and found her collapsed to the ground, her eyes closed and her body trembling uncontrollably.

"Keke, what's wrong?" Ju Zi called out anxiously. Seeing that Keke didn't respond, she turned to Huo Yumiao and roared, "What did you do to Keke?"

As she spoke, several brightly colored oranges appeared in her hand. When she met those scarlet eyes, the oranges, which were about to be thrown, paused, their minds quickly calming down, and a sense of horror rose in their hearts.

She saw murderous intent in the bloodshot eyes of the boy before her.

Even though the murderous intent only appeared for a moment before disappearing, she was absolutely certain that she had not misjudged it.

They didn't even recognize the person in front of them. Murderous intent? All because of a minor conflict over just one sentence?
Why should she?! Ju Zi had been by Xu Tianran's side for so long, and every time they were together she had to be on her guard, trying to figure out what he was thinking. She had seen too many of those murderous eyes.

The more this happened, the less Ju Zi understood. The appearance of the other party's murderous intent made no sense at all. It couldn't possibly be because of Ke Ke's words, could it? Thinking this, Ju Zi's tone softened involuntarily.

"Quickly dispel your soul skill, or don't blame me for being impolite."

The words, which should have been powerful, sounded so weak coming from Orange's mouth.

"Do you think you can beat me?" Huo Yumiao looked at Ju Zi and said disdainfully. He was not afraid at all of fighting the Sun Moon Empire's weak Soul Sect members.

"I am a Soul Master." Orange's tone was firm on the surface, but in reality, she had no confidence at all.

She is indeed a Soul Master, and a Soul Master with the best Soul Ring ratio. Of course, she wouldn't be afraid if she were facing a normal Soul Venerable.

The problem is, which Soul Master has a Yellow-Purple-Black Soul Ring ratio? Her third Soul Ring was from a Soul Beast that had only recently broken through a thousand years ago, but even that was extremely difficult for her to absorb. She wouldn't even dare to dream of a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.

Ju Zi couldn't imagine how powerful someone's physical attributes must be if their second spirit ring was a thousand years old and their third spirit ring was a ten-thousand-year old, but that wasn't the direct reason for her calmness.

What calmed her down was not only the killing intent in Huo Yumiao's eyes, but also the talent represented by the yellow, purple, and black colors. With such a combination, the other party was definitely a genius, and there was probably a powerful family behind him.

Although she has Xu Tianran backing her up, it doesn't mean she can act recklessly. Offending the heir of a powerful family is not worth it; it will not only cause trouble but also lower her standing in Xu Tianran's eyes.

The reason she followed Xu Tianran was to gain favor and destroy the Star Luo Empire. Offending the power of a major family would undoubtedly make Xu Tianran dissatisfied with her.

As for why Ju Zi knew that Huo Yumiao was the successor, even geniuses with such high-end soul ring configurations as Huang Zi Hei were not successors. So what kind of talent does one need to become a successor?

Ju Zi was very puzzled. Such a person should not be unknown in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, let alone in Mingdu.

"We're all classmates, there's no need to escalate this." Seeing that Huo Yumiao remained unmoved, Ju Zi's tone softened a bit; she genuinely didn't want to have a conflict with her.

"She sounded like she was talking to a classmate just now?" Huo Yumiao asked coldly.

"That's right. We've always used this lab when we're doing our research, which is why Keke said that. That's just her usual tone; she didn't mean any harm."

Orange patiently explained, feeling a headache coming on. Keke was indeed like that on ordinary days; she was a well-behaved girl in front of the teacher, but in private she was rather impatient and impulsive.

After glancing at Keke, who was slumped and convulsing on the ground, Huo Yumiao turned and left. If Ju Zi didn't make a move, he wouldn't be able to fake an accident.

He originally only intended to issue a warning, but when he heard Keke call out "Ju Zi," and considering that he was currently at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, he instantly realized that this was the Ju Zi from the original story.

Upon realizing this, Huo Yumiao immediately decided to kill Ju Zi. According to his plans for himself and the future, Ju Zi's death might not bring positive feedback, but it certainly wouldn't do any harm.

The test area is equipped with a monitoring soul tool. His previous attack could be attributed to the possibility that Keke's behavior was potentially offensive, but his current attack is premeditated.

pity.

(End of this chapter)