Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao, the Thief of Heaven

"What is the minimum operational level required for Soul Saint combat power?" Ning Zhiyuan asked.

In his mind, a mecha with such high combat power should be piloted by someone at the Soul King level, right?

Huo Yuhao smiled and held up one finger. "In principle, any Soul Master can pilot it."

"How so?"

Ning Zhiyuan's eyes immediately lit up.

"As long as you have enough strength to push the joystick and your reaction time is fast enough, you can drive it. However, in order to ensure the high quality of the pilots, in principle only Soul Masters and above are allowed to drive it," Huo Yuhao explained.

Ning Zhiyuan adjusted his glasses, feeling his heart pounding as it had in his youth, a long-lost passion coursing through his veins.

He originally thought that Huo Yuhao would need to accumulate some technological advancements before he could lower his driving level, but he didn't expect that he could achieve such remarkable results in just one test.

Even though the materials used to manufacture the [Shield of the Empire] mechs are ordinary metals that have been forged hundreds of times, the price is still quite high considering the quantity of metals required.

But the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School has no shortage of money.

"I understand." Ning Zhiyuan said, then turned around and looked at the burning mech on the grass.

Water and ice attribute Soul Masters are extinguishing the flames of the [Hellfire Dragon], their dark red paint blackened by the fire.

Wu Yun placed her palm on the crashed mecha; with her Title Douluo cultivation level, this temperature was completely harmless to her.

"And then? I mean, what will happen next?"

"We'll recycle it later. After all, the support structure of the [Hellfire Dragon] is made of thousand-refined metal, and with our current production capacity, it would take us three months to accumulate that much thousand-refined metal," Huo Yuhao said.

Three months is already a result of technological advancements; so much refined metal is enough for ten [Imperial Shield] mechs.

"Is that so..."

Wu Yun's tone seemed somewhat sorrowful. Before Huo Yuhao, Ning Tian, ​​and the others could figure out what was going on with her, Ning Zhiyuan had already stepped forward.

He took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders.

"You can't bear to part with her?" Ning Zhiyuan pulled Wu Yun into his arms and asked in a low voice.

Wu Yun nodded affirmatively.

Huo Yuhao and the others understood what was going on with Wu Yun: he had grown attached to the mecha that had been with him for eight hours and couldn't bear to part with it.

"If you like it, I can frame it, and you can frame it anywhere," Ning Zhiyuan said confidently.

"Sigh—" Benjamin couldn't bear to watch any longer and sighed.

"Go and talk to them about the special mecha developed specifically for Soul Masters. Although this one is severely damaged, it can still be repaired and used."

"In our world, there's a tradition among mecha pilots: when a mecha's skill level can't keep up with the pilot's, it's melted down and used as base material to create a new mecha. This way, it feels like your original partner is always with you."

"Oh, I didn't know you could do that," Huo Yuhao exclaimed.

However, mechs are indeed a way for Soul Masters to expand their combat methods. Soul Masters who have mechs no longer need to develop abilities such as gigantification.

With Benjamin Sun around, the development of high-level mechs will not fall behind.

Huo Yuhao stepped forward to remind Ning Zhiyuan and his wife, but Benjamin noticed that Ning Zhiyuan's hands were starting to wander under his oversized coat.

"Tell them," Benjamin frowned. "It'll take a lot of work to make a new pilot's suit."

"Oh, why?"

"You'll understand when you get older."

"Oh, oh oh."

Huo Yuhao mentioned to Ning Zhiyuan his conjecture about how high-level mechs could enhance the abilities of high-level soul masters, and Ning Zhiyuan nodded in agreement.

The ability to grow to gigantic size is a versatile soul skill for strength-type soul masters, and it is also excellent for support-type and agility-type soul masters who are relatively fragile.

However, this means that only someone like Ning Tian, ​​who is not short of money, can afford this main equipment. Not to mention the cost of building a custom mecha, the storage soul tool that carries the mecha is extremely expensive.

"Hmm, from now on, all the members of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School and the eldest sons of the affiliated clans should be equipped with a custom-made mecha," Ning Zhiyuan pondered.

"Huh? Sect Master, I didn't hear you clearly just now, could you please say it again?" Huo Yuhao scratched his head and said.

"I said, from now on, regardless of cost, we should prioritize equipping the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School's members and affiliated clans with one set," Ning Zhiyuan said with a smile.

Even Huo Yuhao, a spirit-type soul master, was plunged into endless confusion.

He recognized every word Ning Zhiyuan spoke, but he didn't understand why these words could form a sentence. Was it because he didn't know grammar well?

"This child is really something. After being in the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School for so long, he still doesn't have much of a concept of money," Wu Yunjiao said with a smile.

Wu Yun's words brought Huo Yuhao back to his senses, and he suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, Aunt Yun, I remember you're from the Red Dragon Clan, right? And the Red Dragon Clan originated from the Blazing Fire Academy ten thousand years ago, right?"

In response to Huo Yuhao's question, Wu Yun nodded and recalled the past, saying, "Our clan is indeed the lineage of Blazing Fire Academy from ten thousand years ago, but we were merged into Shrek Academy for a period of time ten thousand years ago."

Upon hearing the name Shrek Academy, Huo Yuhao immediately felt uneasy and asked, unwilling to give up, "Then do you know about the Fusion Ring? I've searched all the open areas of the library in the past six months, but I still can't find any trace of the Fusion Ring."

"Fusion ring?"

Upon hearing this word, Wu Yun's mind went blank for a moment, then she recalled the stories her elders had told her during her childhood, and her expression turned angry.

"This Ring Fusion skill was originally a family heirloom, but the patriarch of my family had a brain fart and joined Shrek Academy. This led to the loss of our family's secret technique, which is now probably lying in some library in the Sea God Pavilion."

Oh wow, I knew it.

Huo Yuhao's expression turned troubled. This method of fusion rings was very important for Benjamin to build a system of killing moves based on soul rings.

Although it's possible to create a unique killing move system belonging to Douluo Continent without this Fusion Ring Method, it would take a lot of time to accumulate and explore.

"Yuhao, are you looking for the Fusion Ring Method for cultivation?" Ning Zhiyuan asked.

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao nodded slowly.

"Isn't this perfect? ​​I know a place that might have documents about the method of fusion, and we can seek refuge there if we are persecuted in the future."

"Where is that?"

"The capital of sin," Ning Zhiyuan replied with a smile.

This answer left Huo Yuhao completely baffled. He had a fairly good understanding of the geography of Douluo Continent, but he had absolutely no recollection of this city.

"Perhaps you'll know if you change the name; it's the name of the capital of the Martial Soul Empire, which attempted to conquer the continent ten thousand years ago."

Upon hearing Ning Zhiyuan's words, three familiar words rose from the depths of Huo Yuhao's heart.

That was a gathering place for villains that his mother would mention every time she told him about the great achievements of the sea god ten thousand years ago.

Wuhun City.