In Douluo Continent, his martial soul mutated into Blue Silver Grass.

Chapter 245 Lin Hai's Soul Tool Craftsmanship, Building Height Test of Soul Tools

In short, Lin Hai had his eye on the rare metal reserves of Gengjin City, and he wanted to see if he could pack up those treasures and take them away.

In the distance, Gengxin City was already in sight. The group disembarked from the carriage and looked out, where they could see the towering city walls. The walls of Gengxin City were entirely iron-gray, giving the impression of being cast from metal. Although they hadn't yet entered the city, they could already faintly sense the metallic aura emanating from Gengxin City.

As the person closest to Gengxin City, Yang Wudi took the initiative to introduce himself, saying, "Gengxin City has the most blacksmith shops. Only in this city are blacksmiths valued."

"It is said that there are over a thousand blacksmith shops in the entire city of Gengxin, and tens of thousands of blacksmiths. Blacksmiths from other cities come here specifically to take the blacksmith examination."

"If you can pass the advanced blacksmith exam, you can stay in this city. Simply put, this is a blacksmith's paradise."

"Although blacksmiths are not highly regarded on this continent, they are essential for the army's weapons and equipment, agricultural tools, buildings, and furniture. The more skilled the blacksmith, the more valuable the items they forge."

"Chief Yang, do you know anything about blacksmiths?"

"Well, I don't know much about that either."

"All I know is their rank."

"Blacksmiths aren't divided into such detailed levels as Soul Masters. Generally speaking, blacksmiths are divided into seven levels, from lowest to highest: Junior Blacksmith, Intermediate Blacksmith, Senior Blacksmith, Master Blacksmith, Grandmaster Blacksmith, and Divine Blacksmith."

"Divine Craftsman!" Lin Hai's eyes narrowed slightly. Perhaps with the cooperation of the Divine Craftsman, his soul tool might become different!

"Anyway, I know that the old gorilla and Lou Gao, the president of this association, are master craftsmen, as well as that thief Tang Hao."

"As for whether there are any others, I don't know!"

Without saying anything more, they entered Gengxin City.

Not all members of the Yang family entered Gengxin City; in the end, it was only Lin Hai and his group plus Yang Wudi.

After entering Gengxin City, the sounds of vendors hawking their wares were constant.

"Don't miss out! This is a brand new, peerless weapon, crafted by three master blacksmiths."

Aquamarine

"The iron ore has just been mined, we need to hurry!"

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"Gengxin City truly lives up to its reputation as a metal capital; iron ore is everywhere you look."

"But speaking of which, how do we find that master craftsman?"

"Hmph! You brat, you've been smart your whole life, how could you make such a fool of yourself at a time like this?" Dugu Bo's tone was full of disdain, and his eyes were full of mockery as he looked at Lin Hai.

"Let me do it."

Meng Shu looked at Dugu Bo's actions, shook his head helplessly, and smiled inwardly, "Sigh, this old poisoner, he's so old but still acts like a child."

Dugu Bo crossed his arms, straightened his back, and walked lightly to Lin Hai, Yang Wudi, Meng Shu, and the others.

"Hmph!" Dugu Bo snorted coldly, and the aura of a titled Douluo spread throughout the entire Gengxin City.

"..." I should have guessed it long ago; this old man's perverse sense of humor is extraordinary.

Lin Hai really hadn't expected this, because he came here to invite the master craftsman Lou Gao, not to coerce him, so naturally he hadn't thought of starting from this point.

Sure enough, the next moment, a short, stout old man came to them.

He was only about 1.6 meters tall, but his waist was probably also about 1.6 meters. He had protruding ears, small eyes, and messy short hair that looked like it hadn't been washed in days. He was wearing a loose robe, and his chubby face was covered with some metallic powder-like stuff.

After him, several more people arrived.

"I was unaware of your presence, senior. Lou Gao, the president of the Continental Blacksmiths Association, has failed to greet you properly," Lou Gao said respectfully to Dugu Bo.

It's no wonder Lou Gao didn't recognize Dugu Bo and Meng Shu. Although he was also a level 75 Soul Saint, he had spent most of his life engrossed in blacksmithing and was not interested in many things on the continent.

Behind him was a rather young man, who immediately recognized who he was.

"Greetings, Your Majesty, Poison Douluo!" He knelt on one knee and respectfully greeted Dugu Bo.

This person was Lou Gao's disciple, Si Long.

"What?! Title Douluo, Poison Douluo, Your Majesty Dugu Bo!" Lou Gao exclaimed in surprise.

"Hehehe, old fat man, how have you been lately?" Yang Wudi, standing behind Dugu Bo, said to Lou Gao in a teasing tone.

"It's you, you old bull-nosed goat!"

"Old Goat?" Upon hearing Yang Wudi's nickname for the first time, Dugu Bo turned to look at Yang Wudi with a rather strange expression.

To be honest, this face does look a bit like a goat.

"Cough cough cough" Lin Hai tried his best to suppress the slight upturn of his lips.

"Hehehe, this name is quite fitting." Meng Shu didn't have as many reservations as Lin Hai.

As for Mu Jiabao, Feng Xiaotian, and the others who were behind them, they had a hard time because they had to hold back their laughter.

The two younger members of the Yang family who came along were even more upset because they couldn't hold it in.

Before Yang Wudi could say anything, Silong recognized Meng Shu and Chaotianxiang, exclaiming, "Dragon Lord and Snake Lady, seniors!!"

"Dragon Lord Meng Shu, could it be the one who was recently promoted to Title Douluo?" Even if Lou Gao was out of touch with the world, he still knew a little about Title Douluo.

"Your Majesty Meng Shu." However, he only knew that Meng Shu was a titled Douluo, but he did not know Meng Shu's title.

"Um!"

"I've heard that you, Lou Gao, are one of the most outstanding craftsmen of our time. I've heard of you before, and seeing you today, I can confirm that you truly deserve the title of a master craftsman."

"Haha, Your Majesty Meng Shu is too kind."

"Kid, it's all yours now." Dugu Bo didn't like dealing with people he didn't know well, so after finishing his own business, he handed the stage back to Lin Hai.

Lou Gao looked at Dugu Bo, who was retreating, and thought that he had slighted this titled Douluo and angered him.

Then he saw Lin Hai walk out of the group.

Lin Hai clasped his hands in greeting to Lou Gao, "This humble one, Lin Hai, greets Senior Lou Gao."

"What?! You're Lin Hai?!" Si Long exclaimed in surprise once again, but this time his voice was filled with joy, not fear.

"What, Silong, do you know this person?" Lou Gao looked at his disciple Silong with suspicion.

"Yes, teacher!"

"Do you remember what I mentioned to you a while ago about the Spirit Hall losing the championship in the Continental Elite Tournament of Advanced Spirit Master Academies?"

"Oh, I remember that."

"This Mr. Lin Hai is the genius soul master who led their academy to defeat the Spirit Hall."

"This Mr. Lin Hai reached the Soul King realm at the age of sixteen, and he also possesses an unprecedented fourth Soul Ring that lasts for ten thousand years." Si Long said, looking at Lin Hai with starry eyes, just like someone who had met an idol.

"Really? A sixteen-year-old Soul King?" Lou Gao also looked at Lin Hai with his mouth slightly open.

"These are all empty titles given by outsiders; they are not worth mentioning."

"Oh, oh, oh." Lou Gao nodded blankly, like a little old man.

"Well then! Everyone, please follow me! Now that we've come to my Gengxin City, we can't neglect you all."

Lou Gao was at a loss for what to do next, so he simply invited everyone into the blacksmith's guild.

After Lou Gao's disciple had brewed tea for everyone, he came up behind Lou Gao, who then spoke: "What brings you all to the Gengxin City Blacksmiths' Association?"

Meng Shu and Dugu Bo looked at Lin Hai.

Lin Hai also felt the gazes of Dugu Bo and Meng Shu. He sipped his tea, put down his teacup, and then looked up at Lou Gao.

"I have something that I wonder if you would be interested in seeing it, senior."

"What is it?" Geng Jincheng had come all this way just to show him something, so Lou Gao couldn't help but be curious about what it was.

Without any further ado, Lin Hai took out two items from his soul tool: one was the soul tool pistol that had appeared before, and the other was a weapon similar to a PRG.

"A soul tool." After taking it out and placing it on the table, Lin Hai finally spoke.

"A soul tool?" Lou Gao's expression turned a little strange. He had a soul tool too, so why was he being shown this one?

"My soul tool is not that kind of soul tool."

"You'll know once you try it yourself, senior."

Lou Gao, half-believing and half-doubting, came to the table and picked up the soul-guided pistol.

The methods of using soul tools are basically the same.

Lou Gao channeled his soul power into the soul-guided pistol.

The next moment, Lou Gao's expression became solemn. With his current strength as a Soul Saint and his realm as a Divine Craftsman, he could naturally sense the extraordinary nature of the soul tool in his hand.

Lou Gao clearly felt the soul power he had injected gathering in the soul tool in his hand. Once this power erupted, it would definitely cause considerable damage.

"Kid, how did you do that?" Lou Gao stared intently at Lin Hai.

Once someone reaches the level of a master craftsman like him, it's not easy to make further progress in blacksmithing, or he may never have the opportunity to improve again in his lifetime.

Lin Hai's new soul tool gave him a completely new path.

Just like Tang San in the original timeline, the appearance of hidden weapons led Lou Gao, who was obsessed with iron tools, to fall into the research of hidden weapons. In the end, he even risked his life for his lifelong pursuit of iron tool research.

Of course, Lin Hai didn't need Lou Gao to pay with his life.

Because high-level soul tools are not only more powerful than Tang San's so-called top ten hidden weapons, but they also don't require sacrificing one's life to create. The only requirement is soul power.

"I've figured out how to make soul tools."

"Furthermore, I made some changes based on the original design."

"You probably already know something, senior!"

"Senior, would you like to give it a try?"

"Okay, let's go to the backyard."

After saying that, Lou Gao disregarded the presence of Dugu Bo and Meng Shu, two titled Douluo, and charged out on his own.

"This guy, he's still so frantic when it comes to anything related to iron!"

"Alright, keep up!"

"I'm also quite curious about what that stick-like thing is." Dugu Bo looked at the soul tool that Lin Hai had taken out earlier, which resembled a PGR.

"You guys are too slow." Lou Gao said sullenly, like a child, watching Lin Hai and the others slowly walk away.

"Alright, alright, Senior Lou Gao, you can begin now."

Lin Hai's words, "You can begin," were like flipping a strange switch in Lou Gao's body.

Lou Gao gripped the soul-guided pistol in his right hand, twirling his finger around the trigger several times and performing a few more movements before finally aiming the gun at the target he had already set up.

Lin Hai: Six!

In just a short while, Lou Gao has already come up with so many tricks up his sleeve.

Lou Gao focused intently, channeling his soul power into the soul-guided pistol. After entering the pistol, the soul power underwent several transformations through soul-guided arrays, eventually condensing into a soul power bullet that could be fired.

The soul-guided pistol in Lou Gao's hand was made by Lin Hai after he became a Soul King. If judged by grade, it is already considered a level six soul tool. The creation of soul tools requires soul power, but even more so, mental power, because inscribing soul guidance arrays consumes a considerable amount of mental power.

"This soul tool is really strange. It's just a soul tool, yet it absorbed nearly one percent of my soul power," Lou Gao thought to himself.

Lou Gao, with his Soul Saint strength, consumed one percent of his soul power. There are two reasons for this. First, although Lin Hai's soul tool is considered a level six soul tool, it is actually not far from being a level seven soul tool, since Lin Hai's soul power had already reached level 58 when it was made.

Secondly, although Lou Gao possesses the strength of a Soul Saint, his soul power is incredibly solid due to his blacksmithing skills.

"Alright!" Lou Gao could feel the soul tool in his hand was getting full, and thought to himself.

Lou Gao then pulled the trigger without hesitation.

call out!

As Lin Hai watched the soul-guided beam shoot out from the soul-guided pistol, he whispered, "Old Poisoner, I'm counting on you."

"Heh!" Dugu Bo chuckled softly, and in the next moment, he enveloped them and even the buildings in front of them into a soul power shield.

The soul-guided ray rapidly approaches the target.

next moment.

"Boom!" A huge roar rang out, sparks flew everywhere, and stones and pieces of iron flew around.

The loud roar startled everyone outside the blacksmiths' guild. They thought the guild had been attacked and panicked, fleeing to their homes.

"This...this..." Lou Gao was completely astonished by what he saw. Even as the stones and iron blocks flew past him and crashed into his soul power shield, he didn't close his eyes.

He never imagined that, despite having spent his entire life forging iron and producing countless weapons, none of them could match the power of this small object in his hand.

"Your name is Lin Hai, right? Tell me quickly, how did you do this?" Lou Gao appeared in front of Lin Hai in an instant, staring intently at him as if he were looking at a rare treasure.

Dugu Bo glanced at Lin Hai and thought to himself, "This kid is getting more and more terrifying! Just that attack was almost on par with an ordinary Soul Saint. What kind of freak is this kid? Not only is he strong, but his talent in this area is also terrifying."

(End of this chapter)