Douluo Jueshi: I Don't Want to Be an Evil Soul Master

Chapter 20 Mental Power

Although he was puzzled as to why Shangguan Qing came to him, Lin Xiao had just entered the academy after all, and he didn't know where to start if he wanted to find out, so he could only put it aside for the time being.

After a night of meditation, Lin Xiao saw Lin Jiayi again in the Soul Guidance Laboratory the next morning. He saw a somewhat bloated figure hunched over the table, his fingertips sliding the chisel, carving intricate patterns.

As an eighth-level soul engineer, Lin Jiayi naturally could not hide Lin Xiao's arrival from his perception, but he did not look up until he completed the action in his hand, and then slowly put away the carving knife.

"Are you back?" Lin Jiayi breathed a sigh of relief, his tone a little tired.

"Yeah." Lin Xiao nodded and glanced at the table. Unfortunately, with his current level, he couldn't figure out what the magic circle engraved by Lin Jiayi was used for.

"I heard from the Hall Master that you had some personal matters to deal with. Did you encounter any trouble?"

"No. Didn't the teacher get any rest last night?"

Lin Jiayi laughed. "More than that, you also know that Mingdu has been unstable recently. The hall master has just taken office and has many things to deal with. It's just that you are back, so I will take this opportunity to rest for a while. Before you left, you should have learned how to use the soul guide, right?"

Lin Xiao nodded and followed Lin Jiayi to the side.

"By the way, do you have the soul guide I prepared for you with you?"

Lin Xiao touched his wrist after hearing this and said a little embarrassedly, "Teacher, the other soul guides are all here, except for that soul guide cannon... I encountered a soul beast before, and it was damaged by overload during the battle."

Lin Jiayi turned around and looked at Lin Xiao. "You should be more proficient in the fighting style of soul masters. You can damage soul guides. That soul beast is difficult to deal with?"

"Not bad." Lin Xiao thought about the gold-eating beast from before. Although the process was a bit thrilling, it was also within his expectations. "Teacher, what is the price of the soul guide of the academy? I will compensate you."

"That's not necessary." Lin Jiayi looked at Lin Xiao again, and seeing that his breathing was steady and there were no obvious injuries on his body, he felt relieved. "Whether you are a soul master or a soul instructor, you must fight to grow."

"This process will inevitably damage some soul guides. Every year, the academy has a number of soul guides damaged during teaching. I can just report it to you, and you don't need to pay for it. However, since you have damaged a soul guide, you should be familiar with its most basic usage."

"It's easier than using soul skills." Lin Xiao recalled the feeling of using the soul guide cannon. Just replenishing soul power and aiming were enough to unleash the power of the soul guide cannon, which was much simpler than using soul skills.

"Yes, this is one of the advantages that soul guides have over soul masters. However, in order to fully unleash the power of soul guides, one must also understand the coordination between various soul guides and their respective advantages."

"There are many similarities between Soul Masters and Soul Guides. You were previously a Soul Master skilled in mid-to-long-range combat, and you understand some basic tactics. What I want to teach you is how to choose the appropriate Soul Tool at different times, and how to distinguish the type and function of the Soul Tool used by your opponent." "As for how to combine the Soul Tool with your Martial Soul to form a fighting style that suits you, that's not something I can teach you; you'll need to figure that out yourself. Alright, I can't explain it clearly here. I'll take you to the Soul Tool Experiment Area."

Lin Xiao followed behind Lin Jiayi, looking at his somewhat bloated figure. He had to admit, whether it was because of the connection with Jing Hongchen or his own talent, Lin Jiayi was far more like his teacher than Sleepy Nightmare Douluo.

Lin Xiao had spent nearly ten years in the Holy Spirit Sect, handling countless tasks for Nightmare Douluo to obtain even a few cultivation resources. Meanwhile, Lin Jiayi had already received a set of soul guide equipment and even a priceless invincible shield as a gift for his apprenticeship shortly after enrolling.

"right here."

Lin Jiayi's words interrupted Lin Xiao's thoughts. Looking around, he saw that the huge soul guide test area was divided into different areas. Some were used to test the power of soul guides, and some were set up as wide arenas, both more than 100 meters long and wide.

The attack range of a soul engineer is much larger than that of a soul master. If they want to fully display their abilities, they naturally need a wide enough area.

"You'll become more and more familiar with this place. Whether you're developing new soul guides or practicing your soul guides in combat, this will become a place you frequent. Today is your first practical control class, so let's start with the simplest."

"Do you see that target in the distance?" Lin Jiayi pointed. The target, over a hundred meters away, became almost a tiny dot in his eyes. "You can't lock onto a target that far away with just your eyesight. Sometimes you need some intuition, or perhaps mental strength, to assist you."

"Although the level five soul guide cannon in your hand is standard equipment of the academy, it is already a mid-level soul guide device. After the attack is released, it can still be guided by mental power. Most soul masters do not attach much importance to the cultivation of mental power, and almost all of them let it grow naturally with their soul power."

"But for us soul guides, stronger mental power means we can engrave magic arrays more accurately and with greater concentration, and we can control and use soul guides more freely. Some complex soul guides even have a minimum mental power requirement for their users."

"This is one of the reasons why I'm so optimistic about you." Lin Jiayi sighed softly, "Over the years, the academy has also been trying to find ways to improve the students' mental strength. Unfortunately, until now, there has been no fully mature training program, so we can only rely on some external means."

"Teacher, what are external means?" Lin Xiao asked curiously. He knew that mental power could not only be used to control soul guides, but also played a huge role in both combat and cultivation.

"There are only two methods we know of at the moment. One is to practice more. Generally speaking, compared to a soul engineer and a soul master of the same level, a soul engineer's mental power is always stronger. The other is to obtain natural treasures that can enhance mental power, but such things are hard to come by."

"Don't worry, although there is no mature plan, the academy is still aware of the need to cultivate your abilities. You are naturally talented, and I will naturally not let your talent go to waste." Lin Jiayi smiled and patted Lin Xiao's shoulder.

"Go and try it. Try it a few times and you'll find the feeling of combining your mental power with your soul guide."

Lin Xiao nodded, took two steps forward, and according to Lin Jiayi's instructions, felt the changes in his own mental power with each attack.

(End of this chapter)