Douluo: Dragon King Huo Yuhao Lives Ten Thousand Years Later

Chapter 174 Exchange Match?
"Hahaha, watch my soul manipulation!"

During the mecha piloting class, Xie Xie watched as his soul merged with the mecha he was using for practice, operated the mecha, and basked in the envious glances from those around him.

They have been at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy for some time now.

The learning atmosphere here is more relaxed than they imagined. Competition certainly exists, but it's not as intense as they expected.

Perhaps it's because the Sun Moon Royal Soul Masters place more emphasis on the innovation and practice of Soul Guidance Technology than on a simple contest of strength?
The entire academy was more like a huge research institute, with students everywhere discussing soul tool design blueprints or testing new core arrays. It was full of academic atmosphere, and Xie Xie felt that he was adapting well.

The spirit controlled the mecha, making a nimble turn in the training field, the metal joints making smooth "click" sounds.

With the blessing of his soul, this basic training mech's reaction speed was significantly faster than that of most people. Only a few people from mech families could rival Xie Xie.

He was tricked.

"Tsk, Xie Xie, that guy..."

Zhang Yangzi clicked his tongue, feeling somewhat displeased for some reason.

My own poverty is nothing to worry about, but my teammates' wealth makes me want to die of envy.

The spirits passed down through generations in their families can all control mechs, which naturally gives them an extra edge in this kind of class.

“This is what his family has worked hard for over many years. There’s no need to be envious. We can also leave a legacy for future generations.” Wang Jinxi patted his shoulder and laughed. “Besides, our thousand-year-old soul was also carefully selected for us by Teacher Luo. We’re not much different from him.”

Apart from Wu Lin and Xiao Yan, they have all absorbed a second soul spirit, which is the choice of most soul masters for the sake of stability.

After all, a yellow soul spirit can only provide two soul rings, and a purple soul spirit can only provide three soul rings. If someone upgrades their first soul spirit to purple, then unless they are confident that they can break through from the Spirit Connection Realm to the Spirit Sea Realm when they reach the fourth Soul Master level, it will be quite troublesome.

Does this mean I should fuse with a hundred-year-old soul spirit when I reach the fourth-ring Soul Master stage, or go overseas to hunt soul beasts?

The former seems somewhat laughable, while the latter would take an unknown amount of time, both of which seem undesirable in this day and age.

Moreover, the Spirit Sea Realm is known as the threshold to becoming a Title Douluo. If one wants to break through to the Title Douluo level, Spirit Sea Realm spiritual power is a must.

This is because the maximum number of soul rings a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator can fuse is three. If you fuse one yellow, one purple, and one black soul ring, you can obtain exactly nine soul rings (two yellow, three purple, and four black) to advance to the Title Douluo level. Therefore, you can occasionally see Title Douluo cultivators with this soul ring configuration.

If you choose to upgrade your first soul spirit to purple and use your second soul spirit for ten thousand years, then you must advance to the Spirit Abyss Realm before becoming an Eighth Ring Soul Douluo.

Xie Xie and the others do not have that kind of confidence at the moment. The reason why Luo Yanglu told Tang Wulin not to rush to ascend to the Spirit Realm was to observe whether he could do it.

Judging from the speed of mental strength advancement in the past two years, only Xu Xiaoyan and Tang Wulin have the highest probability.

Hearing Wang Jinxi's words of comfort, Zhang Yangzi gradually calmed down and looked at Tang Wulin, who was excitedly fiddling with the training mecha.

He really loves mecha.

Thinking it over, Zhang Yangzi said in a low voice:
"It's about time we put more effort into our secondary professions. Wu Lin is almost at the Spirit Forging level."

It's hard to say what they thought in the past, but after spending these years with Teacher Wu, they've come to understand that the other person was right. Battle Armor Masters are now stronger than Mecha Masters; that's a fact.

If you don't want to always stay under someone else's wing, becoming a Battle Armor Master is the best choice.

"...Can't we just lie down?"

Xu Xiaoyan popped out from the corner, her tone subtle, "Yuhao can handle the design and manufacturing by himself, and Wulin can forge it. We just need to learn how to repair it."

Among secondary professions, repair is the least demanding. If someone can help you forge, design, and manufacture battle armor, then choosing repair is the easiest option...

The people around her are so outrageous, they all want to give up their side jobs.

"..."

That's painful, buddy. How are we supposed to respond to that? Let's take this as a lesson!

Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi exchanged a glance and sighed inwardly.

They only learned later that Yuhao hadn't fully explained his secondary profession abilities when he first introduced them. The gap was even larger than they had imagined.

As Xu Xiaoyan spoke, she asked with some doubt:
"Speaking of which, isn't Na'er's side job still as a designer? Then who is the blacksmith that Yuhao and the others found?"

Given Yuhao's abilities, the battle armor should have already begun to be manufactured, but they haven't seen him approach Wulin to ask for metal.

"do not know."

Wang Jinxi shook his head. "Maybe they found a master craftsman to manufacture spirit-forged metal? Their progress is far behind ours."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiaoyan nodded silently.

Indeed, there was very little they could do to help Yuhao and Na'er...

"Xiaoyan."

A clear, cool voice suddenly rang in the ears of the three. Xu Xiaoyan turned around at the sound, revealed a smile, and asked softly, "Sister Shen Xing, is there something you need?"

The person who arrived was Shen Xing. She had a graceful figure and light steps. Even though she was wearing a simple school uniform, it was hard to hide her exquisite curves.

However, in stark contrast to her captivating appearance was her icy, exquisitely beautiful face, which seemed to possess an aura that kept strangers at bay, inspiring awe and making people hesitant to approach. "Can't I just chat with you if there's nothing wrong?"

However, after getting closer to Xu Xiaoyan, Shen Xing's indifferent face broke into a smile, and he started chatting with her as if no one else was around.

Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi looked at each other in bewilderment.

When did these two become friends?

In response, Xu Xiaoyan said that she seems to like girls with a cold demeanor, and she's already met one who does, and they've even become friends. After all, when it comes to approachability and being "favored," she's number one in their group. Shen Xing has already fallen for her constant, affectionate "sister, sister."

'This is also a special tactic to prevent Xie Xie from causing trouble. Once you become friends, Xie Xie's sharp tongue will be less effective.'

Xu Xiaoyan thought to herself.

Xu Yucheng walked over at some point. "Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, next class is about virtual space combat. Interested in teaming up?"

Zhang Yangzi looked him up and down, glanced at Wang Jinxi, and finally nodded slightly, "Okay."

Their relationship with him was so-so, but they had teamed up with Xu Yucheng for some courses at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, so they could be considered friends.

Xie Xie and Tang Wulin had barely exchanged a few words after Xie Xie stepped off the mecha when Xie Xie noticed this scene and curled his lip.

By simply getting his attention, you two ended up making friends.

Thinking this, Xie Xie turned his head and found that someone had also come to Tang Wulin's side, leaving him standing aside.

The world has forgotten him.

"Tang Wulin, can you forge spirit alloys?" Yuanen Yehui asked.

"can."

Yuan Enhui's eyes lit up. "What is the compatibility of the spirit alloy you forged?"

"Ninety percent...." Tang Wulin almost said one hundred percent, but thankfully he changed his mind at the last minute.

The spirit alloy he forged currently has a 90% fusion rate, which is unparalleled among master craftsmen and something many master craftsmen cannot achieve.

However, if you give the metal to Yuhao, he can give you an alloy with 100% fusion and then let him forge it. That is something that even a master craftsman might not be able to do!

Tang Wulin didn't know how the other party had done it, but he understood that this kind of thing couldn't be spread.

Unless he and his companions were going to build battle armor and mechs, he wouldn't use the special alloys that Yuhao gave him.

"That's it..."

Yuan Enhui nodded thoughtfully.

"Then, may I ask you to forge a batch of spirit alloys?"

"Of course." Tang Wulin skillfully took out the soul-guided light screen, which made Xie Xie's eye twitch. "A piece of spirit alloy, if you provide the materials yourself, a processing fee of 100,000 Federal Credits shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Once upon a time, Tang Wulin couldn't even come up with 70,000 Federal Credits, but now he's a rich man.

The asking price is 100,000.

"can."

Yuan Enhui nodded without changing his expression, then hesitated for a moment before asking, "You're Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena's companions, right? Can you make some arrangements for me? I'd like to meet them."

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie exchanged a surprised glance.

Yuanen is Yuhao's friend?

"We will tell them."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Enhui breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Thank you. By the way, are you interested in participating in the exchange match with Shrek Academy in a few months?"

"Exchange competition?"

"Yes, I heard it started two years ago, initiated by Shrek Academy. It seems to be part of their final exams. Teacher Lin has already decided on me and is looking for other teammates."

Xie Xie revealed an expression of great interest.

Does this mean... they have another chance to face off against Shrek?

They were just background characters back then, but now they can be the main characters?

'However, at the end of this semester... isn't that the agreed-upon time to go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well?'

Xie Xie couldn't help but frown.

I feel like there will be a lot of trouble...

(End of this chapter)