Douluo: Dragon King Huo Yuhao Lives Ten Thousand Years Later

Chapter 157 The First Person to Achieve Mechanical Ascension, Ling Zichen (Two Chapters Combined)

Putting his thoughts aside, Huo Yuhao looked at Yi Hongchen before him.

Yi Hongchen and Wang Hongchen, one a level 10 designer and the other a level 10 manufacturer, are clearly being groomed intentionally. Moreover, the former is the president of the Mecha Pilots Association, and the latter is the head of the Mingde Hall, demonstrating that the Hongchen family's strength and status in the Federation should not be underestimated.

Huo Yuhao wasn't surprised.

After all, ten thousand years ago, Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen both grew up to be Super Douluo. The latter even took over Jing Hongchen's responsibilities and was the head of Mingde Hall and a pillar of the Federation during that period.

The fact that their descendants have developed into what they are today was actually foreseeable back then.

"Speaking of which, were there any level 10 manufacturers or designers in this era? The only level 10 or higher soul tools I can recall are three God-Slaying level soul-guided cannonballs and several level 10 soul-guided cannonballs from the Tang Sect..."

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao paused in his thoughts.

Suddenly, a worrying thought came to mind: it seems that one of the level 10 soul-guided cannon shells was sold by the Tang Sect to the Star Luo faction to bombard the Federation's fleet... Fortunately, the Tang Sect didn't manage to develop it this time.

At this moment, Yi Hongchen spoke up: "However, I can introduce you. With your qualifications, you might be able to pique that person's interest."

"Thank you for your help, President," Huo Yuhao said with a smile.

Although Master Kong had entrusted him with his research on natal soul tools, the accumulated knowledge of Mingde Hall over the past ten thousand years was also quite attractive. He didn't need too much, just research materials that could reliably increase one's foundation, like the soul power amplifier.

"It's nothing. The Mingdu circle is only so big. I have a pretty good relationship with your Spirit Pagoda. The director of your headquarters' Soul Guidance R&D department and I are very close. We usually keep in touch, so I guess it's a kind of fate."

Yi Hongchen smiled and shook her head, then stood up and looked at the workbench. "Speaking of which, I brought you to the manufacturing room to see your skills. Are you planning to show them off?"

Huo Yuhao smiled slightly and did not refuse, but looked at Gu Yuena first.

Seeing this, Gu Yuena nodded and went straight to the workbench to start drawing a soul guide blueprint. After she finished, she first handed it to Huo Yuhao, who was standing next to her, to look at it. After he made some improvements, she then showed it to Yi Hongchen.

"Level six blueprints, no, they were originally incomplete. It was Yuhao who improved them to reach level six, but she's not far from level six either." Yi Hongchen looked at Gu Yuena with some surprise and sighed inwardly.

If it weren't for the dazzling people around her, this girl would probably be an invincible figure.

Just as he was thinking this, Gu Yuena designed three more sets of blueprints and handed them all to Huo Yuhao.

Yi Hongchen was taken aback.

What does it mean?
Yi Hongchen had only mentioned it casually. After all, in his opinion, although Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena were indeed exceptionally talented, they were still young. Currently, the former's two secondary professions were both at the sixth level, and the latter was a fifth-level designer, so the surprises they could show him were limited.

However, when Huo Yuhao actually started to take action, his expression froze instantly.

Huo Yuhao walked to the workbench, slowly closed his eyes, and the air in the entire manufacturing room suddenly became still.

His breathing became long and even, each breath seemingly resonating with the heavens and earth. A layer of luminous soul power gradually emanated from his body, the light neither dazzling nor ostentatious, yet giving people a sense of unfathomable vastness.

Then he raised his hand and waved it, and three carving knives and three pieces of rare metal flew out of his storage ring. The three carving knives drew three completely different trajectories in the air and began to inscribe soul guidance arrays on the metal.

"Om-"

The three carving knives seemed to possess a life of their own, each engraving completely different core magic arrays on different metals. The force and angle of each stroke were so precise as to be almost unbelievable, as if three top-tier soul masters were working simultaneously.

"How can this be……"

Even Yi Hongchen's beard trembled. As a well-informed level ten designer, he understood better than anyone what the situation meant—it had completely overturned the fundamental rules of the Soul Guidance world!
In the world of Soul Masters, Huo Yuhao's current state is called the unity of mind and body, which cannot be achieved through deliberate pursuit. Only when a person's essence, energy, and spirit are at their peak, and they possess a solid foundation, and their cultivation and spiritual power have reached the corresponding level, is it possible to enter this state.

To create a level nine soul tool, one must enter a state of perfect harmony between mind and body.

But that wasn't what shocked him; Li Yucheng had already mentioned Huo Yuhao's ability to unite mind and body. What shocked him was that Huo Yuhao, in this state, could actually create three different level-six soul tools simultaneously!
It's already incredibly difficult to create a single Soul Tool that matches your secondary profession level with complete dedication, let alone create three at the same time while in a state of perfect harmony of mind and body.
How are mind-body unity and multitasking connected?

Just as Yi Hongchen was stunned and lost in thought, the alloy door of the manufacturing room suddenly made a soft "beep" sound, bringing him back to his senses and causing him to frown.

At this time, no one should bother us... except for that hot-tempered girl.

You came from the Spirit Pagoda because of that research data, right?
……

Outside the door, a girl of about fifteen years old glanced around at the staff who were looking at her with strange eyes, her brows furrowing slightly.

She wore a black uniform that accentuated her slender and sexy figure. Her dark hair, tied up with a wooden hairpin, contrasted with her wheat-colored skin. Behind her black-rimmed glasses, her bright eyes sparkled.

"Instead of reporting to headquarters, he came to the Mech Pilots Association first? It seems that this next Tower Master doesn't care much about the prodigies at headquarters. He's just leaving us out."

The girl, who had faintly heard the name "Huo Yuhao," pursed her lips.

Well, she wasn't too bothered. No matter how strong the other party's mecha design and manufacturing capabilities were, at most they could only be her assistant; they couldn't possibly help her and her parents' research.

After all, their research directions are different.

"come in."

A voice transmission came from the manufacturing room. The girl wasn't surprised and simply opened the door and went inside.

Gu Yuena noticed the commotion at the door and temporarily shifted her gaze from Huo Yuhao, who was diligently creating the soul tool, to the girl who had entered, her delicate brows furrowing slightly.

"Ling Zichen?"

"It's Na'er? It's been years, and you've become even more beautiful."

Ling Zichen casually greeted him and was about to ask President Yi Hongchen for the research data as her father had instructed, but her attention was drawn to Huo Yuhao's actions.

To manufacture three soul tools in a state of complete physical and mental unity?
She adjusted her glasses, revealing an interested look, and stopped rushing to talk to Yi Hongchen, instead observing him quietly.

Huo Yuhao's movements were fluid and seamless, without the slightest hesitation. Three level-six soul tools materialized rapidly in his hands, each one flawlessly completed...

Three crisp ringing sounds rang out almost simultaneously. As the final magic array was completed, the three soul tools simultaneously emitted a dazzling light, energy fluctuations intertwining in the air to form a magnificent screen of soul power. The three level-six soul tools were completed almost at the same time. From start to finish, the entire process took no more than five minutes.

Meanwhile, Yi Hongchen shifted his gaze from Ling Zichen to Huo Yuhao, nearly tearing off his own beard in the process.

He seemed to have met someone even more terrifying than Lingbing Douluo. If it weren't for the wrong era, the person in front of him would have turned the entire Soul Guidance World upside down.

While Yi Hongchen was still in shock, Huo Yuhao had already walked over with three soul tools, saying, "Please have the guild leader appraise them."

Yi Hongchen suddenly came to her senses and looked at him with a bitter smile.

I suddenly regret what I just said... I need to have a good talk with my cousin later.

"No need to look anymore. From now on, you can borrow and study the soul guidance blueprints and some advanced soul guidance devices from the Mech Pilot Association. I will also teach you various secondary profession knowledge... No, you and Gu Yuena are the same."

“These are truly excellent terms. I don’t think I’ve ever received such treatment from you before,” Ling Zichen said with a smile as he stepped forward.

Yi Hongchen said irritably, "If you're willing to join the Mech Pilot Association and let me teach you, I'll give you the same treatment."

In terms of talent, this girl was no less than Huo Yuhao in his opinion; the research talents of this generation of the Spirit Pagoda were indeed enviable.

"Never mind then. Your expertise in design doesn't really align with my skills, and I don't want to spend all my time drawing lines on blueprints."

Ling Zichen pursed her lips, casually twirling a strand of her hair with her slender fingers. "I enjoy the process of turning theory into practical results more."

At this point, her gaze fell on Huo Yuhao, her tone flat.

"You're the next Tower Master. It seems those old fogies had good judgment. My name is Ling Zichen, from the Soul Guidance Research Department of the Spirit Tower." A ripple stirred in the Sea of ​​Spirit.

Tianmeng's eyes widened. "Wow, are all young people these days so arrogant? Is she talking about Xue Di?"

Hyotei glared at him fiercely, "If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute."

Xue Di herself didn't seem to care much.

Upon hearing her self-introduction, Huo Yuhao quickly retrieved information about her from his mind.

Throughout the history of the Douluo Continent, there are few who can compare to the one before us.

Ling Zichen is an ordinary person, not a Soul Master, but he is the chief scientist of the Tang Sect in the original novel. His status in the Tang Sect is second only to the two Limit Douluo, Duqing and Wuqing!

Her invention of the single-source core circulation array is the core energy source for human interstellar spaceships and warships. It was this groundbreaking invention that opened the door to interstellar expansion for humanity. In a sense, she was the first person to propel humanity into the interstellar age and lead interstellar development.

Moreover, she was the first person in Douluo Continent to achieve mechanical ascension. Using a single source core made of divine-grade metal, she became a special being who was neither human nor god, yet immortal and ageless, and one of the few people who have lived from this era to ten thousand years later.

Her two battles were also brilliant. In the first battle, she used herself as the launcher for a god-slaying soul-guided cannonball, which enhanced the power of "Eternal Heaven" and injured the Abyss Saint King, who was at the level of a second-level god at the time.

The second time was ten thousand years later, when he and Yi Zichen filled the main cannon of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King's spaceship, turning their accumulation over ten thousand years into cannon fire, which injured the Crimson Mother, who had become a God-King level powerhouse.

Oh, by the way, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King warship was made from Di Tian's corpse...

With that thought in mind, Huo Yuhao nodded calmly to Ling Zichen without changing his expression: "Please give me your guidance."

Di Tian, ​​I've done my best. Seize the opportunity; you shouldn't be turned into a spaceship this time.

"If you go to headquarters, you'll probably join the Soul Guidance Research Department, right?"

Ling Zichen nodded and asked with interest, "Are you interested in being my assistant? Your research abilities are quite good, and you have the identity of the Spirit Pagoda's heir, which can indeed save you a lot of trouble with experimental approvals."

Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow and glanced at her indifferently, "You're not qualified yet."

The extremely calm words startled Gu Yuena and the souls in the Sea of ​​Spirit, but Xue Di smiled.

This must be the first time Yuhao has faced someone like this since he came back.

Clearly, Yuhao did not intend to use a gentle approach to negotiate, but rather planned to re-establish his position in the Spirit Pagoda headquarters with absolute strength and authority!
Gu Yuena snapped out of her daze, staring at Huo Yuhao, a strange light gleaming in her purple eyes.

This is the first time I've seen him like this...

"..."

Ling Zichen frowned deeply.

This guy hasn't even taken office yet, and he's already treating her like a subordinate?

Huo Yuhao ignored Ling Zichen and looked at Yi Hongchen instead, "President Hongchen, I would like to take a look at the headquarters' blueprint storage room."

“Of course.” Yi Hongchen handed him the pass, watched Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena turn and leave, and then turned to look at Ling Zichen beside her.

Finally, someone of her generation can keep her in check.

"What does it feel like?"

Hearing Yi Hongchen's teasing voice, Ling Zichen snapped out of her daze and spoke coldly.

"I don't feel anything, President. I came here today to..."

Do you want to conquer them with absolute strength and ability?

Then I'll see if you can do it.

……

As Huo Yuhao headed towards the Mech Pilots Association, Di Tian's figure strode forward through the void, his black robes billowing as he landed on the metal platform surrounding the Mingde Hall. He stood with his hands behind his back, his dark golden vertical pupils radiating majesty.

A moment later, the space rippled like water. An elderly man with white hair arrived, his long, snow-white hair casually tied up, with a few strands of silver falling across his wrinkled forehead.

He wore a gray robe embroidered with dark gold soul-guiding patterns on the hem, seemingly simple yet concealing profound mysteries. Most striking were his eyes—his left pupil was a mechanical, eerie blue, while his right eye was a murky amber.

The old man toyed with a bronze compass between his withered fingers. The compass needle spun on its own in the absence of wind, making a soft clicking sound. When he stepped onto the metal platform, it made no sound at all; he seemed to blend into the space around him.

"I was unaware of the arrival of the Lord of the Heavenly Tower. I apologize for not welcoming you properly."

The old man remained calm. "But I wonder what brings the Tower Master here today?"

"You're too kind, Master."

Di Tian nodded slightly and asked:
"I have come to inquire about some matters."

"But it doesn't matter."

"The rumors from two years ago were mainly spread by Mingdetang, right?"

Wang Hongchen paused, "Two years have passed, and I didn't expect the Emperor Heaven Tower Master to still care about this matter. There's nothing that can't be discussed; it was indeed the work of Mingde Hall. Our feud with Shrek Academy is long-standing, as everyone knows. It's not a pleasant way to say they're kicking someone when they're down, but it's not surprising, is it?"

"Moreover, they have been too flamboyant in recent years, and they should be warned."

Upon hearing this, Di Tian looked at Wang Hongchen, who remained calm, and narrowed his eyes, recalling Huo Yuhao's last message to him last night.

If it's just a warning, then two years ago, when Xiong Jun and his group reached an agreement with Shrek Academy and approached the Federation, the Federation agreed far too quickly...

Thinking it over, Di Tian stopped talking about it and changed the subject, "As far as I know, the extraterrestrial races in the seventeenth level of Hell of the War God Temple are cooperating with the Mingde Hall in research?"

Wang Hongchen's expression turned serious. Thinking of Di Tian's first question, he pondered for a moment and nodded slightly. "Indeed, their clan possesses unique abilities that are very helpful for the research of certain soul tools. We reached some agreements with them in exchange for helping them maintain their population. Does the Spirit Pagoda also need their assistance in its research?"

"These extraterrestrial races are not human, but when they die, no spirit rings are born, which is very helpful for the various studies of the Spirit Pagoda."

Di Tian asked, "Moreover, after ten thousand years, I'm afraid I won't be able to suppress my Heavenly Tribulation anymore. I naturally hope that the research on the Ferocious Beast Lightning Tribulation will progress faster."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hongchen did not refuse, "The relevant research will be carried out in a while, and I will communicate with them then."

Although they acted in accordance with the trend two years ago, they ultimately used the Spirit Pagoda as a scapegoat. Moreover, Di Tian used his own Heavenly Tribulation as an excuse, making it difficult to refuse.

It's just a matter of doing someone a favor.

After a brief conversation, Di Tian finally left.

At that moment, Wang Hongchen's soul communication device rang.

"Oh? The spirit medium—Huo Yuhao?"

Upon hearing the words coming from the other end of the soul communication device, Wang Hongchen's eyes flickered slightly. The more he listened, the more interested he became, and he was also somewhat amazed.

How can one achieve unity of mind and body while being able to multitask?
Is it a special way of using mental power?
If he created this technique himself, it's truly amazing...

(End of this chapter)