Douluo: The Peerless Sun and Moon Mechanical God

The crisp sound of heels striking the ground faded into the distance, and the twilight sunlight marked the end of the princess's departure, as the Pinduoduo shop returned to silence.

"Star Luo National Academy..."

Lin Qing shook his head, not paying much attention to this completely explicit invitation. He was a legitimate businessman who only wanted to have financial relationships with his customers and didn't want to go too far.

That being said, he already met the admission standards for advanced soul master academies. After all, Star Luo National Academy was the number one academy in the empire, so it was more than enough to be a Plan B.

The departing Xu Jiujiu was still basking in the smug satisfaction of having single-handedly crushed the soul-guiding genius, completely unaware that the devil was one step ahead of the saint, and that he had been used as a backup plan. The importance of the Star Luo National Academy was even less than that of the rare metals stored in his soul-guiding device.

As dusk approached and Pinduoduo's business for the day neared its end, Lin Qing's thoughts drifted to the alluring metal in the deposit.

He took out two fist-sized pieces of metal and pressed them heavily in his palm. They were much heavier than they looked, and their deep purple color rippled under the illumination of the incandescent soul guide lamp.

Amethyst copper.

A rare metal derived from the sun and moon, the ore vein is buried hundreds of meters below the rock strata, making mining extremely difficult. It is generally only used to create core magic arrays of level five or higher.

Approximately four thousand years ago, due to the shifting of continental plates, the Sun Moon Continent from the west collided with the Douluo Continent, sparking a world-shaking continental war.

After a long period of war, the Mutual Forces dealt a heavy blow to the technological advancements. The three kingdoms of Douluo joined forces to defeat the Sun Moon Empire and named the entire continent Douluo Continent.

Although the Sun Moon Empire admitted defeat, its rulers never gave up their ambition to wage war, and rare metals such as amethyst copper were explicitly prohibited from being exported.

Aside from participating in the Star City auction and paying a high price to buy a small portion smuggled by the underground organization, Lin Qing had virtually no chance of encountering the Purple Crystal Copper.

Lin Qing tightened his fingers, pressing his fingertips against the metal surface, carefully feeling the smooth, slightly cool touch. He slowly brought it close to the Soul Guide Lamp on the table. The surface texture was clearly visible, and the unique cold, hard scent of metal filled his nostrils, captivating him completely.

"Hmm~ 99% perfect, a rare find!"

As expected of the imperial princess from my memories, she was incredibly generous. She compared the two pieces of amethyst copper to similar items, and both were of excellent quality!

The next second, Lin Qing mobilized the soul power throughout his body.

Silver light shimmered like starlight, and soul power surged through his limbs and bones, overflowing from his fingertips and enveloping the two precious rare metals.

The dazzling silver soul power intertwined with the deep purple of the amethyst copper, permeating and entangled with each other. The air vibrated slightly, and the aftershocks spread outwards from the surface where the two made contact, circle after circle, like an endless tide.

The closest soul tools on the shelf vibrated, their metal humming as if sensing the pressure from their superiors and radiating an aura of submission.

The amethyst copper underwent a sudden change, shrinking in size at a visible rate. The fist-sized metal block resembled a block of ice melting under the scorching sun, its square shape transforming into a rounded sphere, and then becoming even smaller.

At the same time, Lin Qing's silver-gray eyes became increasingly intense, and the inorganic, light color of his eyes seemed to be ignited, with sparks turning into a vast silver sea.

The frequency and amplitude of breathing also changed, with each inhalation drawing in large gulps of surrounding air, along with the gold element energy belonging to the amethyst copper.

In a short while, the amethyst copper had shrunk to half its original size, and the two precious rare metals had so easily become Lin Qing's soul power!

If a Soul Master were to witness this scene, their eyes would turn bloodshot and they would be panting heavily. Their first words would be to angrily berate Lin Qing for wasting such a precious resource by not turning the rare metal into a Soul Tool. Immediately afterward, they would bow down and beg, "Father, I really want to learn this trick!"

Of course, Lin Qing could only pat his brother on the head and give him a helpless smile. This was an innate martial soul talent that he couldn't teach, and others couldn't learn it either.

In his previous life, Lin Qing challenged the Great Fortune alone but narrowly failed. Fortunately, Heaven was kind and preserved his memories, allowing him to be reborn in Douluo Continent and live a second life.

As Lin Qing grew older, he came to know this world of four kingdoms vying for supremacy, and realized that the origin of this world was the Douluo Continent S2 season, the era of the Sea God Tang San's ascension ten thousand years ago, and the Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect era.

Since he was already here, he decided to make the best of it. Before his martial soul awakened at the age of six, Lin Qing lay on the hillside with a foxtail grass in his mouth, fantasizing about awakening the divinely bestowed martial soul, the Six-Winged Angel, with innate soul power at level twenty. Once the Angel Domain was activated, the Holy Sword would be able to destroy heaven and earth, and wherever the six wings passed, evil spirits and children would not dare to cry at night.

To put it another way, if an unprecedented god-level spirit were to appear, the Body Sect would be overjoyed and would devote all its resources to nurturing it. With the golden awakening, it would suppress all enemies in the world. Lin Qing could accept this outcome.

However, fantasy is ultimately unrealistic. The unscrupulous planner ignored the young man's ambition and an awakening ceremony destroyed his dream of becoming an emperor. Lin Qing was just a mediocre martial spirit with ordinary stats.

It's just an extreme attribute (╥﹏╥).

Mechanical element, a mutated version of ultimate gold.

As we all know, the ultimate martial spirit has a unique advantage in its excessive combat power, especially in suppressing and restraining attributes and peers. For details, please refer to the vlog of Ice and Fire VS Ultimate Ice.

Ling Luochen burned out, but the ice element still couldn't penetrate the sole of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion's shoes.

The mechanical element undoubtedly stands at the top of the metal element, reaping the benefits of the version update. On the day of his martial soul awakening, Lin Qing sensed the natural and strange power of the mechanical element.

Ultimate talent.

Ultimate martial souls are divided into different grades, and ultimate talent is one of the criteria for differentiation.

The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion's only talent is pure coldness, while the Golden Dragon, of the true bloodline of the Dragon Clan, is quite different, possessing three great talents.

Mechanical elements fall somewhere in between. At least so far, Lin Qing has been able to unleash two ultimate talents, the first being Metal Sublimation.

Mechanical elements are used to temper metals, achieving the ultimate amplification effect.

All the soul tools made by Lin Qing himself are imprinted with mechanical elemental marks, and their power increases dramatically due to the evolution of the metal's essence. The Kai Chao series of soul tools, created by Lin Qing, has suddenly appeared and immediately received widespread praise from customers, even attracting Princess Jiu Jiu to come and try them.

The second ultimate talent: Gold Devouring Beast.

Mechanical elements absorb the gold element within rare metals, increasing the cultivation speed of Soul Masters.

Generally speaking, the more precious a rare metal is, the more energy it contains, and the more expensive it is, roughly equivalent to burning gold soul coins to exchange for soul power cultivation.

Five years passed in the blink of an eye, and the money-devouring beast brought Lin Qing both pain and pleasure.

Because of his continuous absorption of gold elements during cultivation, his soul power level soared like a rocket before reaching level 30.

Even if a top-tier Soul Master breaks through to the third-ring Soul Venerable realm, causing a sudden drop in meditation cultivation speed, the Devouring Gold Beast, with its full power unleashed, can still ensure that Lin Qing does not fall behind others.

If he were to devour priceless metal, Lin Qing's cultivation speed would astound the world, making him the fastest Soul Master in history.

The cost...

The cost of cultivation is like a mountain pressing down on you.

Level 30 is a threshold. After that, Lin Qing ruined his family and drained his grandmother's life savings, forcing the guide to start a gold-plating activity to attract customers...

Get 180,000 off when you spend 380,000! Qingzai went to great lengths to show off his rare metal!

Only those from the same hometown understand the hardships of their fellow villagers. Before Lin Qing transmigrated to Douluo Continent, he hadn't been able to accumulate such a favorable divine coupon for a whole month!

"Click—"

A crisp sound rang out, and Lin Qing, still in the position of clenching his fist, saw the two pieces of amethyst copper, which had been swallowed up to the size of a fingernail, explode into a cloud of fine dust.

The smuggled treasures that traveled thousands of miles to Xingluo City simply vanished, as if they had never existed. Only a layer of fine purple powder remained on the table, proving that they had ever been there.

Lin Qing exhaled a soft breath and turned his head to look out the window. Night had fallen in Xingluo City, and the old town streets and alleys were lit up with mottled lights.

The dark-skinned, short man who sold steamed buns next door finished work and went home. A while later, a beautiful young woman came to visit with steamed buns, crisp pears, and side dishes. She exchanged them with Lin Qing for a large metal radish. Her words were charming and seductive. She asked him to come and repair the soul guide lamp when he had time.

After seeing off the beautiful woman who wanted to chat a little longer, Lin Qing got up, hung up the "Closed" sign, locked the Pinduoduo shop, and then pushed open the back door.

Behind the guide was a small courtyard, surrounded by walls on three sides. A locust tree stood in one corner, its branches stretching high into the sky, cutting the sky into fragments.

The elderly woman with white hair was resting with her eyes closed on a wooden recliner. Hearing Lin Qing's footsteps, she opened her eyes, her gaze falling on the steaming food in his hands. She smiled and said:

"It's obviously Xiao Pan's skill. Da Lang worked hard every day selling steamed buns, and finally married a capable wife. He's living a life of happiness now."

"……Um."

Lin Qing opened her mouth, hesitated, and reluctantly gave a muffled reply, unwilling to expose the reality.

Soul Masters develop far beyond ordinary people; if he harbors evil intentions, he could be promoted to Ximen Qing tomorrow.

The old woman and the young man sat under the locust tree eating dinner, enjoying the warm and cool night breeze. Grandma Lin looked at the boy, whose expression remained unchanged, and said:

"Last month was Shrek Academy's annual holiday. Every year during the holiday, Xiao Lan would return to Xingluo City. This time, for some reason, she didn't go home, nor did she ask her classmates to send a message."

"Judging from her soul power cultivation, Sister Xiao Lan should have broken through level 60 by now. Perhaps she's meditating deeply on Seagod Island, using the vast and boundless life force of the Golden Tree to break through her bottleneck," Lin Qing guessed.

Grandma Lin's real name is Lin Lian. Her martial soul is Green Vine. She is a level 39 Soul Master and a level 3 Soul Instructor. She never married and traveled all over the country in her early years, leaving her footprints all over the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

At the age of sixty, Grandma Lin returned to her hometown of Xingluo City and opened a Soul Guide shop, which turned out to be the predecessor of Pin Daodao.

Later, she adopted two abandoned orphans, named Lin Lan and Lin Qing, and treated them as her own children, thus achieving an unconventional combination of having both a son and a daughter.

The siblings are ten years apart in age and are not related by blood. It was Lin Lan who first discovered Lin Qing in his swaddling clothes and begged her grandmother to keep him.

It is said that great talents can emerge from humble backgrounds, and that two members of one family can become supreme beings. Perhaps it is because Grandma Lin is a good person that she is rewarded. Lin Qing's martial soul has undergone a positive mutation, and the ultimate gold is unique for ten thousand years. Lin Lan's awakened blue dragon can also be described as excellent.

Blue Dragon is an ice-attribute martial soul. In the same year that Lin Qing was adopted, Grandma Lin took Lin Lan to the outskirts of the far north to hunt for a second soul ring. On the way, they encountered a team from a major sect hunting for soul rings.

All the disciples in that sect possessed dragon martial souls. The sect leader greatly admired the blue dragon. Upon learning that Lin Lan intended to study and gain experience at an advanced soul master academy, he offered to provide a letter of recommendation to help her enter Shrek Academy, the number one soul master academy on the continent.

The condition was that Lin Lan would join her sect after graduation.

The outcome was obvious. For ordinary people with no background, enrolling in Shrek Academy was a golden opportunity that was hard to come by. Lin Lan naturally did not want to miss it, and eleven years passed in the blink of an eye.

"That makes sense..." Grandma Lin sighed deeply, "But for some reason, I always feel uneasy, afraid that something might happen to Xiao Lan."

Xiaoqing, why don't you go to Shrek City and find out about Xiaolan's situation? If nothing unexpected happens... and you're old enough, why don't you just enroll in the outer academy?

Grandma really can't afford to raise you anymore. The Shrek family is so big and powerful, the Ultimate Gold can just stand at the door and ask for a recommendation letter without any problem...

Every family has its own troubles, but the Lin family's troubles are particularly difficult.

We must never be poor in education, and we must never let our children suffer.

The old lady looked heartbroken. This bottomless pit of a money-devouring beast was more than just a gluttonous beast; it had emptied out all the savings she had accumulated over eighty years of hard work!

Lin Qing guiltily looked away from the silver-gray eyes. Was it wrong to work hard in cultivation? The world was too cruel to those who worked hard!

"Today, our guide had a big client," Lin Qing abruptly changed the subject. "She placed a huge order, paid a deposit of one million gold soul coins, and invited me to join the Star Luo National Academy. I think she's quite sincere."

In recent years, I have heard that Xingluo National Academy is vigorously developing its Soul Guidance Department and is willing to invest in talented Soul Guidance Masters.

In contrast, as Sister Xiao Lan has mentioned more than once, the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department at Shrek Academy are irreconcilable enemies. The Dean of the Martial Soul Department openly and secretly suppresses the Soul Guidance Department, which restricts the development of the Soul Guidance Department in every way.

My martial soul talent is closely related to my soul tool, and so are my soul skills; they are inseparable.

Compared to Shrek Academy, where the two departments are locked in a power struggle, Star Luo National Academy seems more suitable for me. It's near my home, and I'm closer to my grandmother.

"Don't worry about me. Your grandma has eaten more salt in eighty years than you've walked roads."

Plant-type martial souls aren't particularly strong in combat; their only advantage is longevity. Even without you and Xiao Lan by my side, Grandma still managed to build a good reputation for our little shop.

Grandma Lin knew that was Lin Qing's excuse. Faced with an ultimate martial spirit, anyone would put aside their differences, expose the pretext on the spot, and give him some reassurance. The old woman said earnestly:

"Xiao Qing, my Soul Master level is only enough to help you with your initial enlightenment. Once you get on the right path, you'll have to figure it out yourself."

A golden carp is no ordinary fish; it transforms into a dragon when it encounters wind and clouds. With your exceptional talent, you will be sought after by all wherever you go.

Whether it's Shrek Academy, Star Luo National Academy, various ancient sects... or even the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, the holy land of soul masters on the other side of the continent... in any case, as long as it benefits your future development, feel free to venture out.

"Staying in a remote corner is a waste of talent, Xiaoqing. It's time for you to leave the old town, leave the 'Pindao' shop, and start the next chapter of your life."