Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 350 Remembering My Brothers in Shandong on the Ninth Day of the Ninth Lunar Month (4K)

Inside the light membrane, everything became quiet, as if one were in a room, and even the sound of the wind disappeared.

"Everyone, are you still getting used to it?"

Jing Hongchen's voice entered the light membrane from the outside world.

Qian Duoduo nodded and exclaimed sincerely, "The ingenuity of this flying soul tool is truly astounding. I never imagined that your academy had already researched it to such an extent."

Jing Hongchen humbly replied, "It's far from enough. Only when I, as a user of the soul tool, can be with you all in this light membrane will I truly have gained something."

"This soul tool consumed a large amount of precious materials, and its creation was primarily for research purposes."

"Our goal at Mingde Hall is to develop a flying soul tool that can carry multiple people using ordinary metals and can travel long distances without consuming too much soul power."

"In this field, your academy made a technological breakthrough with a new type of flight soul guide device two years ago, which is much more advanced than our academy."

Qian Duoduo knew in her heart that Jing Hongchen was only being humble on the surface, but was actually showing off to them.

Having suffered two setbacks in the past, Jing Hongchen simply unleashed the Sun Moon Empire's most advanced flight soul tool technology.

The technology on this soul tool is so exaggerated and complex that even Qian Duoduo, an eighth-level soul master, is like a greenhorn and cannot understand the technical details at all.

Qian Duoduo sighed inwardly.

He had to admit that he couldn't figure out this one flying soul tool.

Fortunately, Shrek still has a chance to catch up.

Not only did Chen Ping's generation produce many outstanding talents in the Soul Guidance Department, but the academy also increased its resource allocation to the department.

In addition, Shrek now controls several rare metal veins, which at least gives them a promising future.

In addition, there's Chen Ping's thousand-forging technique, which uses a hammer to forcefully alter the physical parameters of rare metals.
He might not live to see the day when the academy's various soul-guided technologies explode and it completely surpasses the Sun Moon Empire.

But Qian Duoduo is quite certain that this day will come, and it shouldn't be too long.

The capital of the Sun and Moon Empire was called Sun and Moon City, also known as Mingdu.

As the political and economic center of the Sun Moon Empire, the size of this city far exceeded the imagination of the Shrek Academy students.

Once inside the Mingdu area, Jing Hongchen slowed down the speed of his flying soul tool, allowing everyone to see the scene below clearly.

"We have entered the Mingdu area. For the next two years or so, you will be living in this city. I hope you will come to like it here."

It was nighttime, but it was precisely because it was nighttime that the impact was all the more intense.

Looking around, Chen Ping saw a vast expanse of buildings stretching as far as the eye could see, and most of these buildings were more than five stories high.

He even saw a building that was more than ten stories high.

Looking into the distance, it's impossible to count how many of these tall buildings there are.

The lights of countless homes illuminated the seemingly boundless city with dazzling brilliance, almost rivaling the brilliance of the starry sky.

Between the buildings, wide stone-paved streets are scattered like stars, with some main roads even exceeding thirty meters in width.

"Hey, you son of a bitch, where did you get me here?"

For the first time, Chen Ping couldn't control the surge of his emotions and blurted out his thoughts.

The shocking scene of flying from the Middle Ages into the center of a county town was truly stimulating for Chen Ping.

Neon lights flashed on both sides of the street, their colorful lights intertwining to create a dazzling and bizarre road for people rushing by or strolling leisurely.

Perhaps compared to the magical cities on Earth, where skyscrapers abound, Mingdu is still somewhat lacking at this moment.

Even so, the dappled light and shadow that at first glance resembled the night view of a county town still made Chen Ping lose his senses.

Having lived in the Douluo Continent for seven or eight years, he has gradually adapted to the eternally silent night.

The kind of nights that Chen Ping experiences every day, where there are only a few lights at most, unable to penetrate the thick darkness, unless the bright moonlight appears.

That's why, when Chen Ping saw this extremely familiar scene again, his face was half joyful and half bitter.

To be a stranger in a foreign country alone, think of love every time during the festive season.

I know my brothers are climbing the mountain, but there is one less person wearing the dogwood branches.

Chen Ping wasn't sure if the poem could express his homesickness, but he figured it was more fitting than leaving home young and returning old.

He subconsciously reached out and touched the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School's Young Master's Token hanging at his waist.

Those two faces, one charming and the other spoiled, flashed through Chen Ping's mind, causing his emotions to stir again.

Now he has other people he cherishes, and he can't keep wallowing in self-pity.

While Chen Ping was somewhat lost in thought, a hexagonal area outlined by lights appeared in the distance before everyone's eyes.

The area covered by the hexagonal lights is comparable to that of a medium-sized city. There are quite a few buildings scattered throughout, but there is mostly open space.

Jing Hongchen told everyone that this hexagonal shape was the territory of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

As golden light descended, Jing Hongchen led everyone to a wide plaza.

In the square, there were already more than a dozen people waiting there. They quickly came forward to greet him. One of them, a short and stout middle-aged man, came to Jing Hongchen and said respectfully, "Hall Master, everything is arranged."

Jing Hongchen smiled and said, "Let me introduce you all. This is Lin Jiayi, the Dean of Studies at our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy."

"Your lives and studies will be inseparable from him for the next two and a half years."

"Jiayi, make arrangements for the children."

"As for Dean Qian, let's go this way."

After saying that, Jing Hongchen strode away with Qian Duoduo.

Qian Duoduo didn't even glance at Chen Ping before following Jing Hongchen away, feeling reassured.

Given Chen Ping's shrewd and cunning nature, he wasn't worried at all that Chen Ping would be the one to suffer a loss.

From this moment on, the curtain has officially been raised on this exchange and learning program.

Lin Jiayi talked a lot, which gave Chen Ping a bit of a headache. But it was mostly a welcome speech, an explanation of everyone's learning tasks for the next two and a half years, and receiving the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's student-specific equipment, such as dormitory keys and academy uniforms.

After that, he naturally led the Shrek team to the testing area.

It's obvious that even if Xiao Hongchen couldn't figure out Chen Ping's true abilities, he still had to take the entrance exam.

They followed Lin Jiayi to the physical testing room of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Following the other party's instructions, Chen Ping silently put all the storage necklaces, eight storage rings, a storage bracelet, a storage chain, and a storage belt he was wearing around his neck into the cabinet.

Lin Jiayi was stunned by the dozen or so storage soul tools that Chen Ping seemed to conjure up as if by magic.

Especially when he saw that the storage soul tools in Chen Ping's hand were of increasingly higher levels, he subconsciously wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Dude, what exactly did you bring to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy? It takes more than a dozen high-level storage soul tools to fit it all in.
This is why Chen Ping didn't know what Lin Jiayi was thinking; otherwise, he would have definitely burst out laughing.

His storage soul tools were mostly empty.

He came to the Sun Moon Empire to purchase goods, and he won't leave until he's filled these storage soul tools to the brim.

While Chen Ping was still struggling to store all the storage soul tools on his body, Ye Xiaosheng was already ready and was the first to stand on the soul guide instrument.

The Soul Conductor Measurement Device at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is indeed technologically advanced, and it's as tall as a seven- or eight-story building.

In just a few minutes, all thirty-plus parameters of Ye Xiaosheng's body had been listed, and they were exactly the same as his own data.

Chen Ping clicked his tongue. The difference was truly huge; no one could argue with that now.

After all, Shrek Academy has to have upperclassmen hold thick sponge mats and get hit by them to roughly judge the level of a Soul Master's punching power based on the force of the blows.

High emotional intelligence is a way for Shrek students to earn more credits.

As for low emotional intelligence—Shrek Academy simply couldn't produce such equipment that could detect various data about a Soul Master's body.

Soon, Ye Xiaosheng's test was completed.

One by one, the Shrek Academy students underwent physical tests, and Lin Jiayi's expression grew increasingly serious.

The exchange students sent by Shrek Academy, in terms of physical strength, far surpassed those of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Lin Jiayi sighed inwardly. This was just a Soul Guidance Department student from Shrek Academy, yet their physical strength had reached such a level. What if it were a Martial Soul Department student?

Soon, Lin Jiayi knew roughly what level the students from the Martial Soul Department would be at, because He Caitou and Huo Yuhao were up against it.

He Caitou goes without saying. Although he only has the cultivation of a Soul King, his height of over two meters means that even if his stats are bad, they can't be that bad.

Furthermore, Shrek Academy doesn't have the advanced integrated stamping soul-guiding machine tools of Mingde Hall to process parts, so even with a lot of money, they still have to hammer and forcibly make soul-guiding devices.

This resulted in He Caitou's physical strength being ridiculously high, reaching a full level 70!
This exaggerated data made Lin Jiayi dizzy. Was this really the data of a level 50 Soul King?
Although the data after He Caitou are all normal levels of 50 or 60, it is still alarming enough.

Lin Jiayi fell silent as he looked at the Level 6 Soul Master badge on He Caitou's chest.

Could it be that it's a mistake to allow the academy's soul-guided elites to have early access to integrated stamping soul-guided machine tools?
Looking at He Caitou's dark and hard muscle bulges, and then at Huo Yuhao's well-proportioned muscles, which were clearly honed through rigorous training, he swallowed hard.

Soon, Huo Yuhao's results came out: his soul power was over level 30, approaching the physical strength of a Soul Emperor. The numerical difference was even more obvious than that of He Caitou.

Lin Jiayi scratched his head. If he remembered correctly, Huo Yuhao was the team doctor of Shrek Academy in the previous All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament, right?

No, your team doctor is being too aggressive, isn't that a bit inappropriate?

Lin Jiayi was almost laughing in anger. It was fortunate that there was no school doctor competition during the major competition, as only the winner would have the right to treat the injured.

Otherwise, wouldn't this kid have beaten the team doctors of their Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy so badly they'd shit themselves?

Alright, now let me take a look at Chen Ping's stats.
While thinking, Lin Jiayi gestured to Chen Ping to invite him.

Chen Ping smiled slightly and walked to the center of the Soul Conductor Measuring Instrument.

"Student, relax your whole body."

The white light of the Soul Conductor detector appeared, slowly scanning Chen Ping's body from top to bottom.

"Soul Power Level: 40; Physical Strength: 60; Physical Resilience: 80; Soul Bone Attachment: None"

Looking at the results displayed on the instrument, Lin Jiayi almost choked on his own saliva.

He hasn't absorbed a single soul bone, so where did he get such exaggerated physical strength?

A level 40 soul power, the physical qualities of a Soul Emperor, and the physical resilience of a Soul Douluo?
Impossible! Even the King of Heaven himself is here! Chen Ping's physical data can't be real!
The teacher in charge of the test was also puzzled.

Level 40 soul power, level 60 physical strength, level 80 physical resilience—are you trying to show me an arithmetic sequence?

What, this kid's first item is forty, and the allowance is twenty, right?
It seems exaggerated that He Caitou's physical strength and Huo Yuhao's physical strength can both exceed 20 levels, but both the teacher in charge of the test and Lin Jiayi can understand it.

After all, He Caitou has a torso bone worth 47,000 years, which was a reward from the previous competition, while Huo Yuhao has an Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion torso bone worth 399,000 years.

Of the six soul bones in their bodies, the torso soul bone provides the greatest boost to physical strength. Coupled with the fact that all the students in Shrek Academy's soul guidance department practiced blacksmithing, it's not too surprising that the two of them achieved this result.

But how come Chen Ping, who hasn't absorbed a single soul bone, has the physical strength of a Soul Emperor?
"No, no, Director, this kid has a soul bone; the instruments are reacting."

Just then, the teacher in charge of the test exclaimed in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jiayi breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought that Chen Ping could have such a terrifying physical quality without absorbing a single soul bone.

"Hehe, so Chen has absorbed a few soul bones?"

"Regardless of how many soul bones he absorbed, Chen's stats are quite impressive."

Lin Jiayi leaned closer with a sigh of relief, only to be met with the stunned expression of the teacher in charge of the test.

What is the situation?

Lin Jiayi didn't understand why this guy was reacting so strongly. Even if Chen Ping had all six soul bones, he shouldn't be so scared, right?
Besides, having absorbed six soul bones, his physical strength is only at level sixty. Isn't that just pure waste? There's no need to be so shocked.

Thinking this, Lin Jiayi shifted his gaze to the instrument, which then emitted a sharp, explosive sound.

"No, what do you mean he has two hundred and six soul bones?!"

(End of this chapter)