Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 179 Mirror of the Mortal World (10,000 words per day)

Huo Yuhao's soul-guided mechanical tentacles didn't have so many problems. As long as a complete set of soul-guided mechanical arms of acceptable quality was made, there would be no need to consider upgrading them for a long time. At most, the level 2 soul-guided ray gun at the top of the tentacle would be replaced with a level 3 one, and then from level 3 to level 4.

Even if an opponent managed to break through Huo Yuhao's offensive and reach him, it wouldn't be a problem for Huo Yuhao. After all, Huo Yuhao wasn't the kind of Soul Master who only knew how to fight with Soul Tools, and the sword in his hand wasn't just for show.

In addition to these, Huo Yuhao had some other ingenious ideas, such as combining the mechanical arm with his ninja tools, scattering lime and throwing a few bottles of kerosene before facing the enemy, and if possible, setting off a couple of firecrackers.

However, these are just ideas at the moment and have not been officially implemented. It will be at least until Huo Yuhao is in his second year of school before he can actually make this thing.

After watching Ning Ge's experiments, it became clear that each Soul Master had a different focus in their development. Compared to the somewhat rigid techniques in textbooks, the techniques demonstrated by each Soul Master were different and had different emphases.

Just as the two had met Qian Duoduo and were about to go back to rest, an old man came over with a boy and a girl.

"Long time no see, Dean Qian. I saw the title of your report from the waiters, and it really surprised me."

The old man feigned surprise and walked up to Qian Duoduo, and the two symbolically shook hands.

The old man was none other than Jing Hongchen, a ninth-level Soul Master who had disembarked from another airship, followed by Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen.

"You're not bad either, you have a wonderful grandson and granddaughter, which is the envy of many. I imagine it won't be long before they both shine in the world of Soul Masters. Unlike me, I only have two good-for-nothing, stupid disciples who just know how to cheat me out of my funding every day."

The two men sounded quite friendly, but their tone was actually a bit off. However, Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen probably didn't notice, because there was obvious hostility in their eyes. When they saw their grandfather and Qian Duoduo greeting each other, they glared at Huo Yuhao and Ning Ge fiercely.

Qian Duoduo cursed inwardly at this old fox for being such a good actor. If this old guy had only heard about the topic of his report after arriving, he would have been rushing back to Sun and Moon to prepare long ago. Why would he be here greeting people so cheerfully? The other party was clearly well-prepared and came here to find fault.

Seeing Qian Duoduo's smiling face, Jing Hongchen cursed him inwardly, and his curses were no better than Qian Duoduo's. Shrek Academy had suddenly developed some new technologies for close-combat soul tools and had started to buy up soul bones on a large scale two months ago, yet their intelligence system had not noticed at all.

It wasn't until Shrek informed the other three kingdoms to sell off all the melee soul tools they had acquired as quickly as possible to Sun Moon's shops that the Sun Moon merchants, who thought they had gotten a great deal, belatedly realized something was wrong.

The title alone, "An Improvement of Soul Bone-Type Melee Soul Tools Based on the 'Forging Method' - A Discussion and Analysis of the Advantages of Modular Nesting," already made Jing Hongchen smell a conspiracy. Combined with the unusual fluctuations in the soul bone market and the melee soul tool market, Jing Hongchen had already guessed what was going on.

The reason why Jing Hongchen personally took the lead this time was that the Sun Moon side was hoping that Jing Hongchen, a level nine soul master, might be able to find some flaws in the other party's technical report and minimize the impact of the new technology on the Sun Moon's melee soul tool market.

But in fact, Jing Hongchen himself felt that the possibility was extremely slim. Shrek Academy was using the reputation of their school to guarantee that the other three kingdoms would cooperate with Shrek Academy's attack as much as possible, striving to make the Sun Moon Empire lose more money, even if it meant selling at a loss.

Of course, Shrek Academy wasn't one to leave nothing behind after taking all the meat. In the last month, in addition to informing the Three Kingdoms to quickly sell off their old melee soul tools, Shrek Academy also informed them of the role of low- and mid-level soul bones in the new melee soul tools. Clearly, they intended to set the standard themselves and then let the Three Kingdoms enter the market to expand it.

But this has nothing to do with their Sun Moon Empire! The meat Shrek eats and the soup the Three Kingdoms drink are all cut off piece by piece from their Sun Moon Empire!

We must find a way to destroy the new melee soul tool market jointly built by the Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy, otherwise the Sun Moon Empire's annual revenue from the soul tool market will definitely plummet. This report meeting has turned into a war without gunpowder!

After all, there aren't many Soul Beast Forests within the Sun Moon Empire. If the Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy were to join forces and create a new market for Soul Bone-type melee Soul Tools, the Sun Moon Empire simply wouldn't be able to get involved, as they don't have enough Soul Bones to enter the fray!

At that time, the Sun Moon Empire could at most use its own propaganda tools to barely protect its domestic melee soul tool market from being affected. It would be completely impossible for it to have a say in the melee soul tool market on the Douluo Continent.

Moreover, if the Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy were to establish a new market and lose their voice this time, would their Sun Moon Empire lose its dominance in the soul tool industry a second or third time?

"I've often heard people say that Wulong Douluo is kind and always has a smiling face. Now it seems that the rumors were wrong. Dean Qian, it seems that Shrek Academy is going to soar to the sky!"

A barely perceptible coldness flashed in Jing Hongchen's eyes, and his tone changed slightly: "I heard that when using a flying soul tool to climb to a certain height, you need to be careful of the gale that comes from nowhere. If you insist on continuing to climb against the gale, you have to worry about the soul tool being torn apart and you being smashed to pieces."

Qian Duoduo sensed the threat in Jing Hongchen's words, but her expression remained unchanged: "Master Jing is right, but even if the soul tool is damaged, the soul master can still fly, right? On the contrary, if they really fly up, they can overcome their fear of high-altitude gales in the future."

This time, the tension in their words intensified, and Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen could sense the confrontation between Qian Duoduo and Jing Hongchen.

"Dean Qian, I've heard that all of your Shrek Academy students are exceptional talents. I wonder if your two outstanding students could have a friendly spar with us?"

Meng Hongchen spoke first, her eyes revealing resentment. In her eyes, Shrek Academy was just taking a risky approach, which caught the Sun Moon Academy off guard. Seeing that Shrek was clearly planning to put up a show of force to suppress the Sun Moon Soul Guidance World, how could Meng Hongchen possibly stand it?

(End of this chapter)