Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 419 Huo Yuhao and Ning Ge's Masterpiece (Daily 10,000 words)

Ma Xiaotao's choice left the senior members of the academy helpless, after all, infiltrating the Holy Spirit Cult was too crazy and too dangerous.

However, Ma Xiaotao's stubbornness could only lead the elders, who had repeatedly tried to dissuade her, to tacitly accept her choice.

Ma Xiaotao is absolutely right. This is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Moreover, Ma Xiaotao's martial spirit needs to release its evil energy through killing. Otherwise, even if Ma Xiaotao can suppress her martial spirit, she will not be able to improve her cultivation.

With the Holy Spirit Cult, the number one unlucky guy, eagerly killing members of the organization for Ma Xiaotao, Ma Xiaotao's cultivation speed once again entered the fast lane. Only Yan Shaozhe looked worried, fearing that something might happen to Ma Xiaotao, and he even lost a lot of hair from worry.

He certainly hoped to destroy the Holy Spirit Cult, and was even willing to fight alongside Ma Xiaotao to the death. However, Ma Xiaotao was in the enemy's lair, and no one knew when she would be exposed. This made Yan Shaozhe lose his appetite and sleep.

However, he couldn't use too harsh a tone to persuade Ma Xiaotao to come back. Ma Xiaotao had her own ideas, and he should support them. Moreover, without the Holy Spirit Cult, that traitor, sending low-level members to kill Ma Xiaotao, Ma Xiaotao would even have difficulty with normal cultivation.

"Why"

Yan Shaozhe stroked the letters sent by Ma Xiaotao, and could only let out a long, leisurely sigh.

Shrek Academy, Department of Soul Guidance.

In a highly confidential experimental area, a constant clanging sound could be heard.

If you listen carefully, you'll find that the sound is very rhythmic, as pleasant as if you're playing some kind of musical instrument.

Inside the experimental area, hundreds of metal targets that emerged from various angles and moved erratically were easily hit by Huo Yuhao.

A series of dark red rays shot out from behind Huo Yuhao, densely striking the targets and knocking them to the ground with clanging sounds.

Ning Ge stood beside Huo Yuhao, his face flushed with excitement.

"Three seconds, rapid fire, twelve firing windows, a total of one hundred and eight soul-guided rays were fired, 100% hit rate, 75% bullseye rate."

"Twenty-seven of the firing lines hit the eight and nine rings, which is perfectly acceptable. The rest is not a matter of accuracy verification; all that's needed is for you, Yuhao, to further improve your mental strength."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao smiled from the bottom of his heart. The four huge soul-guided mechanical tentacles behind him slowly contracted and coiled around Huo Yuhao's back.

The four soul-guided tentacles behind Huo Yuhao are the result of his and Ning Ge's work over the past year and a half.

They can not only connect to Huo Yuhao's external vertebrae, but also possess immense power, far surpassing ordinary ten-thousand-year soul bones.

These tentacles are dark gray and coated with a special anti-slip coating, which not only enhances their grip but also provides excellent resistance to high and low temperatures and corrosion.

The tentacles are made of a composite of pure purple gold and other rare metals, which ensures sufficient strength and durability while effectively controlling the overall weight, making it easy for Huo Yuhao to manipulate them flexibly using his mental power.

Each tentacle's joints are designed with exceptional precision, allowing them to bend and rotate freely. They look like four mechanically made soft-bodied tentacles, but if someone were to slash at them, sparks would definitely fly out.

Although limited by Huo Yuhao's soul power level, this soul tool is currently only at level five.

Functionally, these mechanical tentacles are remarkably versatile. Their ends are equipped with microscopic adsorption arrays, enabling them to adhere to various smooth or rough surfaces.

At the same time, the end of each tentacle is shaped like an equilateral triangle claw, which is convenient for killing and grasping.

Small soul-guided ray emitters were mounted on the hollowed-out parts of the grappling hooks. A total of twelve small soul-guided ray emitters were mounted on the four tentacles, all of which could be controlled at will by Huo Yuhao's mental power.

In terms of usage, Huo Yuhao used his mental power to activate the natural barrier of pure purple gold against mental power, thus connecting with and responding to these mechanical tentacles.

He could control every movement of the soul-guided tentacles simply by transmitting his mental energy. Whether it was using them to grab objects, climb high walls, or perform precise shooting, these tentacles could accurately execute Huo Yuhao's every wish.

This is why Huo Yuhao was able to accurately target 108 different metal targets in just three seconds. He used his mental detection to determine the target location, and then used his mental power to fine-tune the position of each tentacle for aiming. He could fire automatically with just his thoughts.

If it weren't for the immense drain on Huo Yuhao's soul power and mental strength caused by this concentrated fire, this soul tool would essentially have no flaws.

Ranged combat, melee combat, attack, defense, movement, grabbing—these four tentacles, which can be controlled by mental power, can fulfill all the functions that most soul tools on the market can do at once!

This thing isn't just for bullying weaklings. After getting Elder Mu's approval, Huo Yuhao and Ning Ge made a special trip to Elder Gong's beast pen. Twelve small soul-guided rays were aimed at a point on the skull of one of the ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, which was known for its defensive power. A volley of fire instantly killed it!

Such power, even if used to ambush a Soul Saint, would be absolutely annihilating if a volley of bullets were aimed at vulnerable parts such as the throat.

Even if the firepower is really insufficient, the three-legged metal claws on these four tentacles can each grab a shoulder-mounted soul-guided cannon launcher, allowing Huo Yuhao to demonstrate the theory of firepower advantage.

It could be said that the only drawback for Huo Yuhao was that these four tentacles were only attached to his external vertebrae and were not actually connected to the nerve fiber bundles inside his external vertebrae.

Otherwise, Huo Yuhao could manipulate these four tentacles with his mind alone, truly turning them into his external body.

After Huo Yuhao removed the four mechanical tentacles attached to his back, the group eagerly examined this wondrous creation.

Gently stroking the mechanical tentacles that combined the rigidity of machinery with the suppleness of a mollusk, Qian Duoduo couldn't help but murmur softly.

"A magnificent work, a truly magnificent work. If it weren't for the limitations of mental strength, any Soul Master equipped with this Soul Tool could easily defeat several Soul Masters of the same level."

Fan Yu also sighed, "It's a pity we don't have a way to connect the machine to the nerves in the spine. Otherwise, other soul masters, even if their mental strength isn't as strong as Yu Hao's, could also enjoy this terrifying weapon. That would probably have a huge impact on the existing soul master system."

"I'm afraid that when that time comes, the boundary between humans and soul tools will become blurred. Soul tool tentacles are just the beginning. Everyone will be able to transform themselves into a half-human, half-soul tool machine being, and become extremely powerful by changing their mechanical body."

Xianlin'er echoed her sentiment.

Qian Duoduo nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)