Wuhun element periodic table, rubbing black hole in Douluo

Chapter 343 Xuan Ziwen's Shock
Xuan Ziwen's chest heaved. He felt his authority had been challenged like never before. The young man in front of him not only had shocking physical test data, but also treated the Soul Guidance System, which the Sun Moon Empire was proud of, as nothing in his conversation.

However, the next second, he regained his composure. Researchers rarely lose their temper; maintaining rationality and inner peace is essential for drawing soul-guiding arrays with a carving knife, but Lin You was indeed a bit too arrogant.

However, Lin You didn't care about the other party's attitude at all. He walked to the huge silver-white metal table, his gaze sweeping over the scattered metal materials of various colors. His fingers brushed over several metal ingots of different colors, finally stopping on a piece of titanium with a silvery luster.

"This one's fine. Its hardness, toughness, and energy conductivity are all acceptable," he casually remarked, as if picking out radishes and cabbages at a market.

Lin You picked up a common alloy engraving knife from the toolbox next to him and suddenly became focused. He didn't draw up a blueprint like a traditional soul master, nor did he conduct any soul power detection or energy estimation. He simply picked up the palm-sized piece of titanium, rubbed it between his hands, and the next moment, the silvery white of the metal turned into a deep red, radiating a fiery luster. With a kneading motion, it turned into a sphere like a lump of mud.

Upon seeing this, Xuan Ziwen was shocked. Although he was only in his thirties, he had been immersed in soul tools for more than twenty years. He could tell that what Lin You was using was not a soul tool, but a kind of martial soul power. The metal he chose was titanium, which is known for its hardness. It is a very rare metal that can only be produced in the Sun Moon Empire.

When Lin You chose titanium, Xuan Ziwen's first thought was that he might have made the wrong choice.

But when that palm covered the metal and melted it in the blink of an eye, his pupils contracted instantly, and his brain worked at lightning speed, calculating how high a temperature would be needed in his palm to melt the silver titanium.

What shocked Xuan Ziwen even more was what happened next. He heard a "crackling" sound from between Lin You's palms, and fine, silvery-white powder began to slide off his hands.

He almost thought he was seeing things. Just a moment ago it looked like it was about to turn into liquid metal, but now it had rapidly frozen into a real sphere, and he could even rub off a few ice shavings.
How come the depiction of a soul tool core that perfectly follows the laws of physics has turned into something magical in your hands?

Are all true Soul Masters like this? Can they accomplish everything simply by using their bodies, which have been tempered and refined through countless trials?
For a moment, Xuan Ziwen questioned the meaning of life.

The next moment, the carving knife fell.

"Chi chi chi——"

A harsh yet strangely rhythmic friction sound rang out. Lin You's knife moved with astonishing speed, and its trajectory was unpredictable, completely deviating from the drawing standards of any known soul-guiding core array. The carving knife seemed to have a life of its own, moving across the titanium surface and leaving behind complex and smooth patterns. In some places, the patterns were as fine as hair, while at the turns, they possessed an indescribable geometric beauty.

This wasn't any energy circuit he was familiar with! Xuan Ziwen's heart skipped a beat. He was an eighth-level Soul Master, and had immersed himself in the study of core magic arrays for over twenty years. He believed that there were very few people on the continent who could surpass him in their understanding of basic magic arrays. But what Lin You was drawing now looked more like... a work of art?

No, that's not right. There's some kind of rule within it that he can't understand!

In less than ten minutes, the core of the titanium block was complete, covered with those strange patterns. Lin You didn't stop; he picked up another small piece of the same titanium and began carving on the inner wall at an even faster pace. This time, the patterns seemed even more complex, faintly radiating a subtle sense of attraction, as if drawing in some invisible particles in the surrounding air.

"This is... an energy-gathering array? No, the structure is completely different... and it also has similar energy-guiding and amplification effects? But what is the principle behind it?" Xuan Ziwen couldn't help but lean forward, trying to see more clearly.

Just as Xuan Ziwen was completely focused on the patterns on the inner shell, Lin You flipped his wrist, and an object appeared in his palm.

It was a bone fragment the size of a fingernail, with a peculiar calcium-white color. It looked ordinary, even somewhat rough, as if it had been randomly knocked off somewhere. But the moment the bone fragment appeared, Xuan Ziwen keenly sensed that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the laboratory seemed to fluctuate slightly, as if it had been drawn by something.

Lin You carefully inserted the calcium-white bone fragment into the groove pre-drilled in the center of the inner shell; it fit perfectly. "What is this? Some kind of special soul beast bone? Or..." Xuan Ziwen was about to ask.

Lin You swiftly closed the two layers of titanium shells, each engraved with patterns. As the last gap closed, the entire device became a single, unified whole, transforming into a palm-sized, silver-white metal sphere covered with mysterious patterns.

After finishing all this, Lin You clapped his hands, as if he had only accomplished a trivial task. He gently placed the metal block on the lab table.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

The metal ball lay there quietly, without any reaction.

Xuan Ziwen frowned, and the glimmer of expectation that had just risen in his heart quickly cooled down. Was he really just making a fuss?
However, in the next moment, something unexpected happened!

"Om-"

A very faint hum came from inside the metal block. Then, the mysterious patterns on the surface of the metal block seemed to come alive. Streams of dark blue light flowed and lit up along the patterns, eventually converging on a tiny hole at the top of the device.

A slender yet remarkably stable wisp of pale blue flame emerged from the hole out of nowhere and burned quietly.

Without fuel injection, without soul power fluctuations, and without even a noticeable temperature emanation, the flame simply existed quietly, as if it had been there since time immemorial, unbelievably stable.

What made Xuan Ziwen's scalp tingle even more was that he could clearly sense that the free-floating spiritual energy in the surrounding air was being slowly but steadily drawn into the small metal block, while the dark blue flame showed no signs of weakening or strengthening, maintaining a perfect balance.

It absorbs energy on its own to sustain combustion!
This excess of primordial energy from heaven and earth will form soul power. He could even see that this soul power was stored up and could be supplied without the soul master having to recharge it.

It's incomprehensible and unimaginable.

"This...this is impossible!"

Xuan Ziwen murmured in shock. He took a step forward, placing his hands on the lab table, his body trembling slightly with excitement. He stared intently at the ghostly blue flame and the metal sphere that was constantly devouring the energy of heaven and earth.

For over twenty years! He has studied soul tools for over twenty years, from a clueless apprentice to an eighth-level soul master. All his theories and practices are based on one foundation—soul tools are tools that require external energy to operate, whether it is a soul master's soul power or a milk bottle that stores soul power! The conservation of energy is the unshakeable cornerstone of soul tool theory!
But what is this thing in front of me doing? It's self-circulating! It's generating energy out of thin air (at least it seems so)!
"Tell me! What's the principle behind it?!" Xuan Ziwen suddenly raised his head and looked at Lin You, his breathing rapid and his cheeks flushed with excitement. "What is this bone? What are those magic arrays? How did you do it?!"

He rambled on, a string of questions blurting out. At that moment, he was no longer the aloof mentor, but more like a devout student.

The voice was too soft, I couldn't hear it! Trying to learn soul tools so quietly?
"The principle?" Lin You tilted his head, a hint of amusement on his face. "It's very simple, just based on the fundamental laws of elements."

(End of this chapter)