Douluo: The Peerless Sun and Moon Mechanical God

The following day, in Test Zone Zero.

The top 16 in the combat assessment have been selected, and next up is the soul tool manufacturing and comprehensive theoretical test.

Since practical experience accounts for 50% of the total evaluation, those students who knew they had no hope of being selected for the Red Dust Class simply gave up their exam eligibility.

At this moment, only two types of trainees remain to continue participating in the two assessments: those who have the opportunity to be selected and soar to great heights, and those who, having come this far, are determined to persevere and are unwilling to give up easily.

Under a clear blue sky and bright sunshine, the soundproof protective shield blocks out external interference, ensuring a safe and quiet examination environment.

The manufacturing of the soul guide device has been completed. The senior teachers of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guide Academy, organized by the Mingde Hall's chief Mirror Red Dust, are judging the work in court. The students below the stage are taking theoretical tests, writing furiously with their thoughts flowing freely.

"Buzzing—"

A purplish-black sphere, about one meter in diameter, floats in the sky. Its appearance resembles a human eyeball, overlooking the students who are writing with great enthusiasm. It changes position from time to time, recording and taking pictures from various angles.

Eye of Fear, a level seven soul tool.

Starry Sky Douluo is an early work by Ye Yulin. The Fear Ray contains multiple negative effects and is excellent for high-altitude attacks.

Of course, the Eye of Fear is not meant to humanely destroy the Sun Moon students who failed the exam on the spot as a warning to others to study hard, but rather to serve as a monitoring device, using a high-altitude perspective to eliminate all possibilities of cheating.

Having a level-nine soul master act as an invigilator is undoubtedly overkill. Those restless candidates immediately became obedient and docile, more so than quails, and focused on reading and answering the questions.

"For the first question, please write the name of the current Dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in neat handwriting. One point easily earned!"

"Describe in detail the internal and external structure of the Level 5 bionic flight soul guide, compare it with the maximum speed of the ten-thousand-year-old swift, and propose specific and reliable improvement suggestions."

"Both the Soft-Boned Rabbit's Invincible Golden Body and the Golden Tortoiseshell's Invincible Shield are hailed as the strongest shields. What's the difference between the two... I don't know. I've only heard that Soft-Boned Rabbit Stewed with Blue Silver Grass is a classic dish."

"The criteria for choosing a mate for the Goddess of Light Butterfly... This is beyond my comprehension! What exactly is a Goddess of Light Butterfly? Was it taught in the Soul Beast class?!"

The comprehensive theory test lived up to its name, covering everything from knowledge of soul tools to physiological issues of soul beasts. As time went on, the students of Sun Moon Academy gradually showed signs of difficulty, and their answering speed slowed down.

Looking at the essay topic "Is the Human-Faced Demon Spider an Evil Soul Beast?" on the exam paper, Keke gritted her teeth in hatred. Wu Jiang was not good at literature, let alone writing a long and eloquent essay.

Since she had already advanced to the top sixteen in the combat assessment, Keke was fully confident in her soul tool manufacturing skills, so it didn't matter if she scored low on the theoretical test.

She filled in all the questions she understood, then glanced at the oranges next door, only to see her best friend transformed into a literary master, concentrating intently on answering each question.

"Exam time is up. All candidates, please stop answering questions."

Starry Sky Douluo shouted, and his Eye of Fear swept across the entire scene like a searchlight. Anyone holding a pen would have a blood-red cross mark appear between their eyebrows.

The warning had an immediate effect; the students chuckled and put down their pens, handing their exam papers to the teachers on the podium for grading.

"How is it?"

Lin Qing found Ye Guyi and confirmed that her teacher's certificate would not melt away like cream.

"I answered 90% of the questions, thank you for the tutoring, Teacher Qing!" Ye Guyi's eyes crinkled with joy. "I also drew the Soul Guidance Sword, which is my specialty, for Soul Guidance Device making. I'm confident I'll be selected for the Mortal World Class!"

"Hard work pays off; you deserve the reward."

"Humility, humility, there's still a long road ahead..."

The group exchanged answers. Meng Hongchen and Lan Xiu walked over confidently, but Nana didn't approach. She needed to keep her distance from Qingyi for the time being in the academy.

Xiao Hongchen, bound by the motto of "the king does not meet the king," refused to join in person, and Chaojue, standing aside, inadvertently pricked up his ears to eavesdrop.

Upon learning from Lin Qing that the Goddess of Light Butterfly is only female, and that the answer must emphasize that the Goddess of Light Butterfly seeks male mates from other races, the Hongchen siblings immediately jumped up on the spot!

Xiao Meng complained tearfully that she thought this race had the blood of the Goddess of Light flowing in their veins, but it turned out to be a goddess in the literal sense. What a cunning and treacherous selection question!

"The top 16 participants in the practical assessment, please remain in Test Zone Zero to complete the draw for the next round of the competition!"

Upon hearing this, the audience members who had almost fallen asleep instantly became excited. The exam questions were too dull and boring, and they wanted to see a real, hand-to-hand combat!

As the number of participants dwindled, the lottery ceremony, which had been randomly matched by the Soul Guidance Screen, transformed into a simple, unadorned lottery tube. The sixteen students drew lots in turn. Lin Qing reached into the tube and randomly selected a long metal lot, the other end of which was clearly engraved with five small characters.

Upper half, number one.

Xiao Hongchen did not follow in Lin Qing's footsteps. He was the number one student in the lower half of the bracket, which meant that Xiao and Qing would only meet when they both made it to the finals!

The audience erupted in uproar. Whether it was the will of Heaven or human intervention was no longer important; the will of Heaven and the will of the people had reached a consensus.

People love a good show; they want to see the battle of destiny: will the ultimate gold be invincible, or will the three-legged golden toad carry on the will of its divine beast ancestors?

"Zimu, I'm number one in the upper half of the draw, and you're number one in the lower half. What a coincidence..."

The burly man, over two meters tall, spoke in a deep, booming voice. His imposing physique was comparable to three Xiao Hongchens. His short, reddish-brown hair clung to his scalp, and his skin was dark. He was clearly a native of the Sun Moon Empire, possessing a noble black bloodline.

"You hit Lin Qing, I'll hit Xiao Hongchen."

Zi Mu smoothed her flowing golden hair and said, "Shao Jie, the Red Dust Class selection competition has been promoted with all its might for three whole months. Who will rise and who will fall?"

But they all seem to have overlooked one thing: the sixth graders are the most powerful cultivators under Mingde Hall, and you and I are the only two five-ring Soul Kings among the top sixteen!

"Who knows, we might all make it to the quarterfinals!"

"Who can argue with that?"

With a cold smile, Wang Shaojie said in a low voice, "What's the use of an ultimate martial soul? At most, it's just a slightly sharper knife. In the end, it still has to be a dog for our Sun Moon Royal Family."

By the way, I heard he's from Douluo Continent, huh...

Zi Mu did not respond.

He knew that Wang Shaojie came from the royal family and was arrogant and domineering. He had always looked down on the commoner soul masters in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, not to mention the group of Douluo outsiders. It was routine for the local royal family to eliminate dissidents.

In Wang Shaojie's world, the ultimate martial spirit is, to put it bluntly, the most vicious dog, whose life and death are in the hands of the royal family, and there is no respect for it whatsoever.

"Please welcome student number one from both halves of the bracket!"

"The referee called out."

"Let's see who wins faster, I'll bet three level 5 milk bottles."

With the two halves of the competition starting simultaneously, the two sixth-grade heroes made a bet by high-fiving each other and walked proudly onto the stage to face off against Lin Qing and Xiao Hongchen, who were both incredibly strong.

"A lower-class person in Douluo Continent..."

Wang Shaojie made no attempt to conceal his malice by mouthing provocation from afar.

Having lived at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy for three months, this was truly the first time Lin Qing had encountered a warrior who deliberately chose to venture into danger. His hands, hanging at his sides, clenched quietly as he stared intently at the snow-white teeth in Wang Shaojie's thick lips.

As everyone knows, the black guy doesn't speak the language, and he has a long history of bad behavior.

During the exchange between the two academies, Huo Yuhao was an exchange student of Shrek Academy with the Ultimate Ice Spirit and his original martial soul. To harm even a hair on Huo Yuhao's head would mean that the Hongchen siblings, who were studying in Shrek City, would suffer the same treatment.

Then, this dark-skinned member of the royal family, in a moment of madness, used his connections to request the royal guards to arrest Huo Yuhao, subjecting him to the torture of having his dragon pillar stripped off...

It perfectly fits the stereotype of black-haired baboons. Fortunately, Huo Yuhao is quite skilled, and with the timely rescue from Jing Hongchen and Xu Tianran, the Hongchen siblings escaped a disaster.

"The match begins!"

"Click, click, click—"

At the referee's whistle, a loud metallic scraping sound emanated from Wang Shaojie's body.

The legs extend into metal rods as thick as an arm, with sharp ends that plunge deep into the ground, splitting into extremely stable triangular bases.

Starting from his calves, he attached attack soul tools to his entire body, and twenty-four metal cannons emerged from his body. In just two breaths, his muscular body nearly tripled in size, with a dark golden energy-gathering soul cannon on his back standing majestically.

Five spirit rings rose and shone, and long spears and short cannons gleamed coldly under the blazing sun. Wang Shaojie was like a metal fortress exuding an aura of destruction. Thick, cold, and hard metal enveloped his pitch-black body, making him appear flawless from top to bottom.

Soul-guided artillery tactic.

The turret warfare tactic has distinct advantages and disadvantages. It sacrifices flexibility and endurance, but is equipped with high-explosive soul-guided cannons to maximize the destructive power of soul masters. Ordinary soul masters below the seventh-ring soul saint level cannot compete with soul-guided turrets of the same level.

Although Wang Shaojie is a member of the royal family, he is far removed from the core and has failed to awaken the three great inherited martial souls of the empire, the Sun, Moon, and Dragon. His martial soul is unremarkable, and he has no choice but to become a traditional soul master.

However, he has some talent in the path of Soul Guidance. Last year, he broke through to the fifth level of Soul Guidance Master. His work was recognized by the chief researcher of Mingde Hall, and he became his flute-playing disciple.

Since participating in the Red Dust Class selection competition, Wang Shaojie has been invincible with his level 5 soul-guided turret. His opponents simply could not withstand the burst of firepower, and he entered the top 16 with a perfect record, which made his confidence swell wildly!

Wang Shaojie's "Wang" refers to the King of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. "You mere Qingxiao, watch me annihilate you with a single blow!"

One trick is all you need. He poured his soul power into the soul-guided turret, and all the metal cannons on his body became dazzlingly bright. The soul-guided devices were rendered in a strong incandescent color.

More than twenty soul-guided cannons shimmered with light, spewing out intense white light. Fist-sized light bullets gathered into a surge of energy and shot towards Lin Qing without regard for the cost.

"null--"

The Iron Wall environment descended with a roar, and Lin Qing naturally had to reciprocate with the utmost respect in the face of the speechless Sun and Moon Black Skin.

The first spirit ring shone brightly, and the mechanical elemental void condensed into the Mechanical King Shield, while the steel mechanical domain amplified Lin Qing's most trusted defensive means.

The gold elements in the air seemed endless, and the Mechanical King's Shield continued to expand in all directions, instantly erecting a mobile Great Wall in front of it!

The arena was ablaze with gunfire as the level-five soul-guided turrets unleashed their full power. The Mech King Shield silently and coldly collected the incoming cannonballs and rays, advancing steadily and heavily.

With his soul power greatly depleted, and Wang Shaojie covered in sweat, the steel behemoth suddenly opened its massive jaws, and a silver-white figure rushed out at lightning speed.

He saw the coldness in Lin Qing's silver-gray eyes and dared not let the other party get close to him.

However, the cumbersome nature of the soul-guided turret held it back. Wang Shaojie had no choice but to desperately squeeze out his soul power, abandoning some of the guns and cannons, and focusing all his efforts on supplying the powerful large cannons!

A short, thick metal tube rose from each of his shoulders, and with precise muscle control, the cannon muzzle quickly adjusted its position to aim at the charging Lin Qing.

At the same time, the Soul Guidance Cannon on Wang Shaojie's back completed its pre-charge, and bright soul guidance heat energy gathered at the muzzle. The light was chaotic and distorted, and the moment the blazing white light ball was emitted, the air on the entire competition stage instantly became turbulent.

Wang Shaojie gritted his teeth and stared at the whistling energy-gathering shells. The soul-guided turret had already exhausted all its soul power. The only chance of victory he could hope for was to break through the obstacles along the way and defeat the enemy in one blow!

"Boom—"

The raging dragon shattered the dark-skinned nobleman's unrealistic fantasies. Dragon Devour opened its blood-red maw and bit into the charged cannonball, causing layers of smoke and clouds to surge in the sky!

Wang Shaojie realized that things were not going well, but Lin Qing had anticipated his actions. The steel mechanical domain was closing in, and mechanical elements quietly attached themselves to the soul-guided turret, seizing control of every inch of metal!

Lan Xiu, watching from below the stage, secretly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes. Jiu Yao, whom he regarded as his beloved wife, had also been forcibly taken away by the mechanical element. Wang Shaojie was the second soul master to lose his own soul tool!

Having completed control of the Soul Guidance Turret, the Mechanical Element directly activated its ultimate talent: Gold Devouring Beast!

The mechanical element mercilessly drained the Soul Guidance Cannon from its metal energy, and as the metal's essence disappeared, the Soul Guidance Cannon let out a fragile groan and exploded into black dust, revealing Wang Shaojie inside with an incredulous expression!

The arrogant nobleman watched helplessly as the dark figure weaved through the metal shards, silvery-white elements clinging to his elbow, half-spinning, charging up a powerful strike!

"You dare! I am the Emperor of the Empire..."

The air exploded, and the fierce yet inwardly aggressive roar came to an abrupt halt.

The elbow, reinforced with the ultimate gold, made intimate contact with the dark head at point-blank range. The fierce elbow strike blocked the sound in the throat, replaced by the crisp sound of the nasal bone cracking and blood splattering!

Wang Shaojie was sent flying off the battle platform and crashed to the ground, spitting out bloody teeth. Not far away, Zi Mu was blown up by the three-legged toad and fell right next to Wang Shaojie, his long hair charred and curled.

The two sixth-grade prodigies are out!

The medical team arrived and quickly carried the two unconscious people off the plane.

The selection process proceeded in an orderly manner.

"Lan Xiu is defeated, Xiao Hongchen is victorious!"

"Keke is incapacitated; Lin Qing wins!"

"Sister Orange, I'm stronger than you. I lasted at least a minute..." Keke tremblingly grasped Orange.

Semi-finals.

"Contestant Ye Guyi has forfeited; Lin Qing automatically wins!"

"Meng Hongchen forfeits, Xiao Hongchen advances to the finals!"

The two girls voluntarily made way, and the two finalists were officially confirmed!

Tomorrow at noon, Lin Qing will face off against Xiao Hongchen, his ultimate martial spirit battling against the bloodline of a divine beast—a clash of titans!