Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 169 Begging for Alms (Daily Ten Thousand Words)

They hurriedly headed to the testing area with the two of them. The testing area was no longer filled with the roaring sounds of the past. The students who were originally testing the effects of soul tools here had returned to their own laboratories and were making low-level new soul bone melee soul tools and a large number of general soul bone plug-in modules.

Upon arriving at the experimental area, Huo Yuhao was astonished. In just a few days, the experimental table was already filled with various types of melee soul tools.

Long spears, short clubs, demon golden clubs, and large naginatas were all available, as were wakizashi, daggers, kukri knives, and eagle claw knives. Huo Yuhao was overwhelmed by the sheer variety of weapons. What kind of armory had he walked into?

"You're here? Please have a seat."

Fan Yu gestured with the carving knife in his hand, and Huo Yuhao knew that it was also a precious engraving knife for listing records.

Fan Yu's movements were very delicate. His left hand held the rare metal, while his right hand moved up and down rapidly. Fine silver-white powder began to slide from his hand. The powder, which was like diamond ice crystals, reflected the light in the laboratory and looked exceptionally dazzling.

Fan Yu's movements were swift and decisive. He gently blew away the powder that had fallen from the roughly processed core array, and his right hand moved rapidly. His movements were extremely fast, at least that's how it appeared to Huo Yuhao and the others.

With each strike, he never stopped, and deep lines began to appear on the surface of the rare metal—no, the core array.

In just a few breaths, Fan Yu had transformed a rough piece of rare metal into a soul-guided core array that was beginning to take shape. Huo Yuhao and the others exchanged bewildered glances at this speed.

Even Ning Ge, who had the highest cultivation level among the three, could not reach such speed, let alone do so under the watchful eyes of others. The three of them watched helplessly as Fan Yu inscribed four different inscriptions on a core array in the blink of an eye: charging, acceleration, soul power recovery, and soul power burst.

Although Fan Yu was only carving a level four core formation, it was precisely because of this that Huo Yuhao and the other two were completely mesmerized. It was because they could understand the techniques Fan Yu was using that they felt even more deeply the unfathomable depth of this level eight soul master.

Honestly, even if the three of them worked together like crazy, they still couldn't match the speed at which Teacher Fanyu produced soul cores.

The three of them are still at the level of carving one stroke at a time. Teacher Fanyu's speed in carving the formation is just like that of an office clerk. His carving knife moves like a pen, moving incredibly fast.

No wonder the school only lets students make simpler, low-level melee soul tools and generic soul bone plug-in modules that don't require much technical skill. You wouldn't be able to make anything with that level of technical skill at this speed.

Seeing the soul guidance core arrays piled up everywhere on Teacher Fanyu's desk, Huo Yuhao swallowed hard.

If Teacher Fan Yu and Dean Xian Lin'er were to dedicate themselves to carving the soul guide core array for a few days, it would probably be equivalent to the entire production output of the rest of the academy in a single day. Under such circumstances, it seems quite reasonable to send the students to make other things.

Teacher Fanyu's hands didn't stop. The core array in her hands kept rotating, and the carving knife in her right hand kept falling, with fine metal powder falling lightly onto the experimental table.

The core array, as the soul of the soul tool, cannot tolerate the slightest error. Even the slightest mistake will render it unusable. Although Fan Yu's hands were steady, the three of them were even more nervous than Fan Yu as they watched the carving knife flying up and down.

A minute later, Fan Yu gently blew on the core array that was shimmering with silver light, and another layer of fine metal powder fell, completing the carving.

At this moment, the patterns on this core array are winding and intricate, with lines of varying depths and straight lines forming a complex and interwoven design, making it look more like a fine work of art.

Seeing the stunned expressions on the three people's faces, Fan Yu chuckled to himself. His teacher had boasted to him about the same thing back then, and now it was finally his turn.

Although he was secretly overjoyed, Fan Yu's expression remained quite serious: "What's wrong? What's the matter, you three kids?"

"Teacher Fanyu, I heard from my senior brother that you and Dean Xian have developed several high-level melee soul tools, and you're currently short of soul bones to insert into them?"

Fan Yu had already understood Huo Yuhao's purpose, but he still kept a straight face: "You guys are quite well-informed. Dean Qian has already gone to the Martial Soul Department to beg for alms. I estimate that the soul bones will all be in place soon. If you want to see them later, just wait here."

When Huo Yuhao and the others heard that Qian Duoduo had gone out to beg for alms, they were amused. They knew Qian Duoduo well enough to know that he was probably not going out to beg for alms, but rather to complain about being poor. The three of them could imagine what Qian Duoduo would say outside.

"Elder Xuan, the Soul Guidance Department has it tough. It's so hard to find such an opportunity."

"Shao Zhe, we were practically inseparable back in the day. Don't you want to take this opportunity to give the Sun Moon Empire a good beating?"

"Sister-in-law, I, Qian Duoduo, have never asked for favors in my life, but this time I'll make an exception. You two are sponsoring a few ten-thousand-year soul bones."

Huo Yuhao was still having a good time when he suddenly realized something. Once Qian Duoduo returned from begging for alms, they would really be left watching helplessly. They had finally managed to get a cheap high-level soul tool from the academy, but once Qian Duoduo arrived, they would really miss that opportunity.

"Teacher Fanyu, I have a soul bone here. You can try mine first."

Huo Yuhao quickly handed over the reward he had received from the school. Fan Yu opened the soul bone bag, and a right arm bone emitting a blue light slowly appeared.

"Yuhao, what are you doing?"

Fan Yu pretended not to know what Huo Yuhao was up to and asked with a puzzled look.

"Teacher Fanyu, since I proposed this new technology path, it's natural that my soul bone should be used for the experiment. Ten-thousand-year soul bones are too precious. What if Dean Qian goes through a lot of trouble to collect a few soul bones, and something goes wrong in the end?"

Huo Yuhao straightened his chest, his face filled with righteous indignation.

"Yuhao, this soul bone is a reward from the academy, and it's of excellent quality. If the nesting method fails to work on ten-thousand-year soul bones and high-level soul tools, the risk is very high."

Fan Yu naturally understood that Huo Yuhao was craving a high-level soul tool and wanted to take advantage of the testing phase to earn some contribution points. However, this was also the reason why he had notified He Caitou and Ning Ge to go and inform Huo Yuhao.

Although Qian Duoduo and Fan Yu are both prominent figures in the Soul Guidance Department, they must have legitimate reasons for favoring their own disciples. They cannot simply give away a high-level soul tool at will.

However, on the other hand, Huo Yuhao took the initiative to be the first to bring out his ten-thousand-year-old soul bone, risking damage to it to perform installation and disassembly tests, which is a different matter altogether.

If you're envious and want it too, you'll have to be quick-witted and send the soul bone over early, even if it gets damaged.

(End of this chapter)