Douluo: Traveling Through the Universe, Reversing Time and Space

Chapter 343 Shi Yu's Soul Master Development Path: Self-Destruction Flow

Those few words were enough to make Jing Hongchen's eyes light up, and she gained a deeper understanding of Shi Yu's talent.
Shi Yu only said half of what he meant, leaving much unsaid, which made Jing Hongchen feel like she was scratching an itch, and she was very uncomfortable.
No matter how much he tried to persuade her, Shi Yu refused to say more, saying it wasn't appropriate to reveal too much.
Jing Hongchen was extremely upset and could only say, "Shi Yu, if you don't want to reconsider, why don't you stay at the Sun Moon Royal Academy and study soul tools?"

"I feel that your talent in this area might even surpass your talent in martial soul cultivation. If you stay here for less than twenty years, I have a feeling you can become a level nine soul master."

"Master Hongchen is too modest. I don't currently have any plans to focus on learning soul tools," Shi Yu politely declined.
“I’m serious. If you’re willing to come, I’ll put you in Mingde Hall right away and give you a lot of training,” Jing Hongchen said.
Shi Yu shook his head again, emphasizing that he currently had no intention of researching soul tools.
Jing Hongchen had no choice but to try to get Shi Yu more involved with soul tools, hoping that if he became interested in them, he would be more willing to put in more effort.
He wasn't in a hurry, after all, this was just the beginning, and there were still nearly two years to go, so it wasn't impossible for Shi Yu to change his mind.
Jing Hongchen didn't assign Shi Yu any study tasks today, but simply told him to think carefully about the issues he had pointed out to him that day.
Shi Yu took this matter seriously, and after returning home, he reflected on it carefully and summarized his experiences, gaining a lot from it.
The next day, in the same place, Jing Hongchen had Shi Yu remake the soul tool he had made the day before.
This time, Shi Yu was more at ease with the process, shortening the time by half an hour and improving the quality of the finished product.
Jing Hongchen had considered that Shi Yu might improve, but he hadn't expected him to improve so much.
He went on to point out some problems with Shi Yu, and although Shi Yu corrected many of them, a few old problems still remained.
This has also led to some new problems, but they are all minor and can be resolved with a little attention.
Shi Yu went back to reflect and summarize, and when he went to make it again on the third day, there was only one problem left.
By the fourth day, Shi Yu had basically completed the soul tool perfectly, leaving Jing Hongchen with no faults.
Jing Hongchen was increasingly surprised by Shi Yu's talent in soul tools.
This person has an incredible learning ability.
"Now that you have no problems with this soul tool, let's begin our studies on other things."

"Do you have any plans for the development direction of your soul tool?" Jing Hongchen asked.
Shi Yu thought for a moment before saying, "The direction of the explosion."

"Huh?" Jing Hongchen asked in surprise.
Shi Yu explained, "The help that soul tools can bring me is relatively limited. What can truly help me is probably the kind of soul tool that can explode instantly and has great power."

"This way, even when I teleport to dodge during combat, I can still inflict damage on my opponent, making the most of my time and giving them no chance to breathe."

He had already conceived of his own development path for soul tools.
The path of a close-combat mentor is not suitable for him. In close combat, he has dragon scales on his left hand and dark gold terror claws on his right. Holding a weapon in both hands would actually hinder his performance.
A remote soul tool is possible, but he's never been a big fan of that kind of device.
The main advantage of his teleportation ability is that it is most effective against long-range soul tools, allowing him to essentially ignore them unless there are many long-range attacks.
This made him question the effectiveness of the remote soul tool, and it also didn't seem to fit well with his teleportation ability.
The truly suitable type is the one that can explode instantly, giving the opponent no time to react.
Furthermore, a defensive soul tool is more suitable for him. In case he can't use teleportation to dodge, the defensive soul tool can play a crucial role.
Jing Hongchen understood Shi Yu's thoughts, and had to admit, they were quite insightful.
His teleportation ability combined with the instantaneous explosion of his soul tool was quite a sight.
Most artillery shells take time from launch to near explosion, which gives the opponent time to react.
However, if it's someone like Shi Yu who can teleport to get close, reducing the time to almost zero, then it feels like a qualitative change.
Jing Hongchen was reluctant to help Shi Yu take this route, as it would pose a significant threat if Shi Yu mastered it.
However, considering that he needed to genuinely teach Shi Yu something in order to win him over, he had to be selective.
After a brief hesitation, I decided to offer some sincere advice.
"The explosions are mostly caused by artillery shells, but most shells can't explode instantly, since it takes time for a shell to travel from launch to impact."

"Shells that can explode instantly are usually timed or require certain triggering conditions."

“If you want to create something that can explode at any time without any triggering conditions, or with very simple triggering conditions, you’ll need to figure out how to improve it yourself,” Jing Hongchen said.
"Are there any soul-guided projectiles that meet my requirements right now?" Shi Yu asked.
Even after ten thousand years, he still couldn't find anything that could explode instantly with just the touch of a switch.
He wanted the kind where the trigger switch is on the shell, not the kind with a remote control.
Removing the shell and the remote control is too troublesome, and even if the remote control is attached to the shell, there is still a slight delay.
Even if it only lasts for a fraction of a second, it still exists. It might be okay against low-level opponents, but it's useless against high-level Soul Masters.
"Does a shell that meets your requirements only serve to destroy the enemy, or is it necessary to get close to the enemy to achieve mutual destruction?"

"In most cases, this is impractical, and not many people would be willing to do it. Wouldn't it be a waste of time to develop in this direction?"

Perhaps only Shi Yu would treasure this kind of shell; his special ability allows him to perfectly adapt to it.
"Then, Master Hongchen, can you help me?" Shi Yu looked at Jing Hongchen with some anticipation. With his help, things would definitely be easier.
“I’ll give it a try, but it’s mainly up to you to come up with the ideas. I can only offer some advice and guidance,” Jing Hongchen said.
"Thank you," Shi Yu said with a smile.
After determining the direction, they started to ponder it. When Yu wanted to use the level nine soul-guided cannon as the research point, Jing Hongchen's expression was quite interesting.
"Can you make a level nine soul-guided cannonball right now?" Jing Hongchen asked irritably, at which point Yu was getting a bit too ambitious.
"It's not possible now, but who knows what will happen in the future? Hall Master, didn't you think I'd become a level nine Soul Master?" Shi Yu said with a light laugh.
Studying level four or five soul tools would be a complete waste of his time.
A soul tool of at least level eight would be helpful to him, and a level nine soul-guided cannon would be best.
Being below this level means that it can only be effective against opponents below the title level, and against such opponents, he usually doesn't need to use soul-guided cannons.
Why detonate a few shells and set off firecrackers to celebrate when you can handle it all yourself?
For a moment, Jing Hongchen didn't know what to say. After a pause, she tried to persuade Shi Yu not to be too ambitious and to focus on researching soul-guided cannons that were more suitable for his current soul master level.
Shi Yu was quite insistent, which left Jing Hongchen unsure how to persuade him.
"If you explain your unfinished ideas for improving the soul guidance array to me, I'll help you," Jing Hongchen tried to negotiate, thinking he should get some benefits first and not let Shi Yu get away with it for free.
(End of this chapter)