Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 372 Forging Evolution Table
The first match ended with the shock of Huo Yuhao creating "six 100,000-year spirit rings", igniting the atmosphere of the entire arena.

Although many knowledgeable Soul Masters understood that it must be some kind of illusion or special Soul Skill, their rationality was inevitably shaken to the point of collapse by the realistic pressure and the frenzied atmosphere of thunderous roars.

Gula ignored the surrounding noise. As soon as the match ended, he simply told Wang Yan, "I have to leave," and then left the arena.

"He...he just left like that?"

Huo Yuhao watched Gula's rapidly disappearing figure, his brows furrowed, a hint of dissatisfaction flashing in his eyes.

In his view, this was the time to uphold Shrek's honor and share the joy of victory with his comrades, and Cooler's behavior seemed too indifferent and irresponsible.

Wang Dong curled his lip and said, "Hmph, playing tricks." Xu Sanshi stroked his chin and said, "This guy is always so mysterious."

Gula had no interest in paying attention to his companions who were brainwashed by "Shrek Glory." He had a clear goal and headed straight for the Star Luo Royal Auction House.

After waiting in the VIP room for about an hour, Princess Xu of the Star Luo Empire finally arrived. She wore a perfectly timed smile, but her eyes held curiosity and inquiry.

"Gula, congratulations! Shrek Academy really stole the show today with six '100,000-year soul rings'. The whole Star Luo City is talking about it now, and the other participating teams must be terrified."

She smiled sweetly for a long time, trying to catch a glimpse of information from Gula's face.

Gula avoided addressing her probing questions, asking in a flat tone, "Where is what I want?"

Xu Jiujiu's smile remained unchanged, but inwardly he was annoyed by Gula's stubbornness.

She gracefully took out an exquisite jade box from her storage soul tool. Upon opening it, a fist-sized piece of metal, radiating a soft, moon-white glow and seemingly containing flowing galaxies, lay quietly inside—it was Moon Gold.

"Here you go, the Moon Gold you requested. It's of excellent quality and comes in a generous quantity."

After a long while, she pushed the jade box over, her beautiful eyes sparkling with a hint of teasing. "It seems this thing is really important to you. You couldn't wait to come find me as soon as the competition ended."

Gula took the jade box and scanned it with his spiritual power to confirm its authenticity. He placed the card containing enough gold soul coins on the table, his tone remaining completely calm:
"The money and goods are settled. It's none of your business." With that, he put away the jade box, turned around, and left without lingering.

Xu Jiujiu's smile froze instantly. Looking at Gula's back, which showed no sign of lingering, she felt for the first time so clearly that her pride and joy were worthless in front of this boy, even... less attractive than that piece of metal.

"Hmph!" Xu Jiujiu gritted her teeth, a hint of embarrassment and defiance flashing in her beautiful eyes.

"Gura, is that it... Very well, this princess will remember you. I'd like to see how you perform on the field. The semifinals, I'll be waiting for you!"

Gula returned to the hotel, but the poorly soundproofed environment was clearly unsuitable for crafting sophisticated soul tools. Without hesitation, he left the city and found a secluded valley on the outskirts of Star Luo City.

As he took out the 40,000-year-old Bright Unicorn Soul Bone that radiated holy light, along with top-grade Sunstone Essence, Moon Gold, and other rare auxiliary metals, Gula's eyes became incredibly focused.

He summoned the spirit of the Sun Angel to assist him, while he took out his forging hammer. His forging skills were pushed to their limits at that moment, the golden-red flames enveloping the moon gold and other metals.

Through countless forging processes, impurities are removed, the structure is optimized, and different metals are perfectly fused under the guidance of high temperature and soul power, ultimately forging a special "dial" roughly the size of a pocket watch, with a warm, silvery-yellow hue and intricate, mysterious patterns engraved on its surface. Then comes the most crucial step.

Gula carefully guided the pure light attribute energy extracted from the Light Unicorn Soul Bone, mixed it with the essence of the Sun Stone containing the power of ultimate yang, and then incorporated it into the "super evolution factor" he extracted from the super evolution stone. Just like drawing the most precise circuit diagram, he inscribed it into the core magic circle inside the dial.

The inscription of the soul-guiding array is another test.

Thanks to the almost inexhaustible supply of pure soul power provided by the soul core, Gula used his mental power as a carving knife and his soul power as ink to inscribe layers upon layers of complex and dazzling soul guidance circuits in the tiny space inside the dial.

These circuits are not only responsible for the transmission, stabilization, and amplification of energy, but also bear the core function of resonating with the soul and guiding the potential of the soul's bloodline to erupt.

As the final soul guidance circuit was completed, the entire silver-yellow dial suddenly lit up, radiating a soft and sacred golden-white light that resonated strongly with the sun angel spirit behind Gula. A pure and vast light and life force spread across the hillside.

Gula let out a long sigh of relief, fine beads of sweat already appearing on his forehead.

The complexity and the consumption of soul power and mental energy during this night's forging far exceeded his previous soul forging attempts.

The "evolution chart" in his hand, in terms of the complexity of the soul guidance array and the level of the energy core alone, has reached at least the threshold of an eighth-level soul guidance device in this era.

Its unique function, which activates a portion of the Martial Soul's true form to achieve a controllable "super evolution" amplification, makes it strategically valuable, absolutely no less than most level-nine soul tools.

The sky was beginning to lighten with the first hint of dawn. Gula looked with satisfaction at the evolution chart in his hand, which was as smooth and lustrous as jade.

Instead of immediately trying to unleash its power, he clearly "saw" his work to be a perfect success through a glimpse into the future, with every step precise and flawless.

Now, we are just waiting for the right moment to present it to the world under the spotlight.

When Gula returned to the hotel, it was already broad daylight. He briefly meditated to refresh himself before heading to the stadium with the reserve team members.

As soon as he sat down in the rest area, Wang Dong, with his sharp eyes, noticed the unusual "watch" on Gula's left wrist. It was neither gold nor jade, and it emitted a faint, warm luster.

"Huh? Gula, you like soul tools too?" Wang Dong's tone carried a hint of surprise and unconscious rejection. Influenced by Tang San's divine sense, she had a natural aversion to soul tools.

Huo Yuhao's gaze was also drawn to it.

With his current skill in soul tools, although he couldn't yet understand the complexity of the magic array inside the dial, he could still sense that the energy fluctuations emanating from that "dial" were exceptionally stable and restrained, far beyond what ordinary soul tools could match.

"This soul tool... is of a high level. Where did Gula get it? Was it a gift or did he buy it?"

Gula raised his wrist and gently stroked the smooth dial of the Evolution Watch, a mysterious smile curving his lips: "This is my trump card for the upcoming matches. With it, I can even put up a fight against ordinary Soul Emperors."

(End of this chapter)