Douluo Continent: The Ice Dragon King Martial Soul, Ma Xiaotao is Addicted

Time flies, and three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

The expo has long since ended, and with the departure of the major powers, Shrek Academy's excitement has diminished by 90%, returning to its usual tranquility.

However, for Ye Chen, the real beginning only begins after the commotion subsides.

The massive amount of rare metals from Mingde Hall, as part of the transaction, were transported to Shrek City within half a month after the expo ended. Ye Chen secretly received them and stored them in a hidden warehouse he purchased outside the academy through the Tang Sect.

The sheer size of this resource far exceeds what most people can imagine.

Even for Mingdetang, this was a considerable investment, but it laid the material foundation for Ye Chen's grand plan.

For the past three months, Ye Chen has been working eight hours a day without fail, completely immersed in the "Thousand Machines Flowing Fire" instrument.

That is, an "automatic engraving machine".

In the words of his previous life, it was a soul tool version of a "lithography machine," a groundbreaking creation capable of automatically inscribing the core array of a soul tool.

……

The Soul Guidance Department, inside the underground laboratory.

"Kakaka-"

The heavy, lead-gray metal door slid open with a deep hum, revealing a vast, brightly lit interior space.

The air was filled with the smells of metal, lubricating grease, and all sorts of strange and unique odors.

In the center of the workshop stood a colossal object.

It was a silver-gray metal cuboid that was over ten meters long.

The outer shell is not smooth, but covered with countless fine heat dissipation fins and energy flow patterns, shimmering with a cold metallic luster, creating a contradictory sense of being heavy yet precise and restrained.

This huge metal block is the "Thousand Machines Flowing Fire" that Ye Chen spent more than two months creating, which is his "automatic engraving machine".

Xian Lin'er followed Ye Chen into the workshop. She was still wearing that moon-white lab coat today. The loose style revealed the lines of her calves, which were covered by ultra-thin flesh-colored stockings. She was also wearing a pair of black high heels.

Not only that, Xianlin'er also wore light makeup, making her look very charming.

Clearly, whenever Ye Chen is around, Xian Lin'er pays great attention to her appearance. Even though Ye Chen has been behaving himself lately, she still tries to dress in a way that pleases him.

Xian Lin'er stared at the massive metal object before her, her eyes filled with undisguised curiosity and a hint of disbelief.

Even as a level nine soul master, she didn't think she could create such a sophisticated soul tool.

"Xiao Chen, is this what you've been secretly working on all this time?" Xian Lin'er's voice was filled with surprise.

She could sense that the core components contained a large amount of level nine rare metals.

Rare metals all have unique fluctuations, which she can easily sense with her perception.

"The level-nine rare metals used in this are enough to forge several top-tier level-eight soul tools, which is much more expensive than my 'Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Cannon'..."

Xian Lin'er thought of her own level-nine soul tool, which she had painstakingly completed, and how its cost was now surpassed by her disciple's "machine," leaving her with mixed feelings.

"Teacher, the cost is indeed high, but it is absolutely worth it. Once you have it, all the initial investment will be recouped very quickly."

Ye Chen wore an excited smile as he reached out and stroked the cold metal casing, his eyes looking as if he were admiring a priceless treasure.

According to the design of the "Illustrated Catalogue of All Things", the interior of this "Thousand Machines Flowing Fire" is composed of more than 100,000 precision metal parts.

The dimensions, angles, and materials of every part have been calculated with the utmost rigor.

The artisans of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School are only responsible for forging the blank parts according to the blueprints.

The final polishing, calibration, and assembly were all done by Ye Chen himself. Ye Chen recalled the assembly and debugging process that had been like that of an ascetic for the past two months, and even with his physique and cultivation level, it was still a bit strenuous.

Fortunately, it was all worth it.

The entire [Thousand Machines Flowing Fire] consists of 3 level 8 core arrays and 3 level 7 core arrays, along with dozens of core laws below level 5.

It is the perfect coordination of these core magic arrays that enables this machine to achieve 'automatic inscription'.

These were all personally engraved by Ye Chen, taking a lot of effort.

Of course, Xian Lin'er also helped a lot, mainly in the allocation of resources and manpower, which Ye Chen definitely couldn't do alone.

As the dean, Xian Lin'er was naturally adept at handling such matters and provided Ye Chen with a great deal of convenience.

Of course, when Ye Chen was tired, Xian Lin'er would personally help him relax...

This is also Ye Chen's favorite.

"Since that's the case, then let me introduce the main abilities of your [Thousand Machines Flowing Fire]~" Xian Lin'er covered her mouth and giggled, her eyes full of anticipation.

"it is good."

Ye Chen walked to the control panel and pressed a few buttons.

"Buzzing—"

A soft blue light shone on the surface of the enormous metal cube, and a deep, steady hum came from within, as if a sleeping behemoth was beginning to awaken.

An observation window on the front lit up, revealing the intricate internal mechanical structure and the core magic array module, emitting a faint glow, operating methodically.

"The working principle of 【Thousand Machines Flowing Fire】 is actually not that complicated. Simply put, it uses a 'scanning array' to accurately read the core magic array blueprint information we input."

"Then, under the control of a special algorithm, the 'Soul Power Micro-carving Matrix' will extract the soul power stored in the super milk bottle and manipulate it to an unbelievable degree of subtlety, like the most skillful carving knife, precisely 'printing' the magic array pattern on the blank core."

"The other core arrays are responsible for auxiliary functions such as energy supply, environmental stabilization, error correction, and product ejection."

"Teacher, look."

Ye Chen quickly entered commands on the control panel, explaining them as he operated.

"First is the level 1 core magic array."

Ye Chen placed a blank metal core, about the size of a fingernail, into an inlet.

"This is the simplest 'basic focusing array'."

Press the start button.

hum-

Inside the observation window, an extremely fine beam of soul energy was precisely shot out by a complex guiding device and landed on the rotating blank core.

The beam of light was like the fastest carving knife, accompanied by a dense, chilling "shh" sound, so fast that it left only a blur!
Almost in the blink of an eye, the light faded.

"drop!"

A shimmering metal piece popped out of the discharge port—it was the blank core that had just been put in, now covered with clear, complete, and perfectly accurate core magic array patterns!

"This……"

Xian Lin'er grabbed the core, poured her soul power into it, and the core array instantly lit up with a stable light, functioning perfectly!
(End of this chapter)