Douluo Continent: The Rebirth of Huo Yuhao

Chapter 74 Soul Tool Testing Ground

Jing Hongchen had been waiting outside the place where Confucius was in seclusion for a whole day and night, and was unwilling to leave.

However, it was unclear how long it would take for Master Kong to develop the soul tool. Torn by this dilemma, Jing Hongchen had no choice but to retreat and instructed Master Kong to take care of his daily affairs. The moment Master Kong emerged from seclusion, he told him that he had urgent business to discuss with him.

After explaining these matters, Jing Hongchen returned to Mingde Hall. The research and development of soul tools would take a considerable amount of time, and Jing Hongchen, being a top-tier soul tool master, naturally understood this principle.

Therefore, Jing Hongchen could only suppress his eagerness for the time being and wait until Master Kong came out of seclusion before discussing it further.

Huo Yuhao was unaware that Jing Hongchen's trip had been fruitless; he was currently engrossed in carving the metal in his hands.

He underestimated the difficulty of the core array of a level four soul tool.

Huo Yuhao had witnessed Meng Hongchen create level-four soul tools many times before, so he was very familiar with the complex magic array on the core of the soul tool.

What troubled him was that he had very little soul power left.

Huo Yuhao meticulously controlled the use of every bit of soul power, and his body, which had been modified by the Life Gold, also reached its maximum recovery speed.

However, each stroke required some soul power to inscribe the core of the soul tool. Huo Yuhao's total soul power was still too low. Although the core of the soul tool was about to be inscribed, his soul power had already been exhausted.

"Is that not allowed?"

Huo Yuhao looked at the nearly completed soul tool core and sighed heavily. His soul power was exhausted. After drawing this stroke, there would be no soul power left in his body.

Just as Huo Yuhao was squeezing out the last bit of soul power from his body and his mental detection was about to give out, a large amount of soul power surged out from somewhere within him for his use.

Huo Yuhao suddenly perked up, banishing his chaotic thoughts and picking up where he left off, continuing to concentrate on drawing the core magic array.

Although Xuan Ziwen didn't look at him, he could sense the depleted soul power in Huo Yuhao's body. Just when he thought Huo Yuhao was about to fail, Huo Yuhao suddenly had a surge of energy from somewhere.

Xuan Ziwen looked up and glanced at him in surprise.

"This kid actually broke through at this time. He's pretty lucky."

Xuan Ziwen's muttering explained why Huo Yuhao hadn't failed; he had actually broken through when his soul power was about to be exhausted.

With the support of soul power, Huo Yuhao naturally had no barrier to inscribing the core magic array.

Huo Yuhao quickly finished the remaining work.

Huo Yuhao looked at the level-four soul tool core array in his hand with satisfaction. He had actually made it!

Xuan Ziwen didn't hold back his praise this time; Huo Yuhao's current performance is much better than his own back then.

"Yuhao, congratulations on becoming a Level 4 Soul Master! You are the most talented Soul Master I have ever seen in the field of Soul Tools!"

With a soul power of just over level 30, Xuan Ziwen produced a level 3 soul tool and a level 4 soul tool in one day. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the most talented soul tool master.

"Thank you, teacher. I wouldn't be where I am today without your careful guidance."

Xuan Ziwen's praise made Huo Yuhao very happy, which meant that he had gained the teacher's approval.

"Hurry up and assemble it. If I'm not mistaken, you're making a level four melee soul-guided longsword. Why are you making such a soul-guided device?"

Xuan Ziwen recognized the type of soul tool Huo Yuhao had made and didn't understand why he would make such a device, as a longsword wouldn't be of much use to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao was not surprised that Xuan Ziwen could tell the type of soul tool he had made.

Having immersed himself in the field of soul tools for many years, his eyesight was naturally sharp. Soul tools made by soul masters of Huo Yuhao's caliber held few secrets for him.

"Teacher, as you know, I have two martial souls. Over the years, I have focused on cultivating the Spirit Eye martial soul and somewhat neglected the Ice Jade Scorpion martial soul. But in fact, it is also a very powerful martial soul, no weaker than the Spirit Eye martial soul. I want to hone the abilities of my other martial soul. The Ice Jade Scorpion is good at close combat, so I made this longsword as my weapon."

Huo Yuhao explained to Xuan Ziwen.

This was indeed Huo Yuhao's idea. The Spirit Eye was not good at close combat, while the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion was best at close combat. The two could complement each other perfectly.

"I see."

After listening to Huo Yuhao's reasons, Xuan Ziwen nodded in agreement. To become a powerful Soul Master, cultivating a second Martial Soul was just right for Huo Yuhao.

"Alright, the academy's Soul Tool Trial Grounds are provided for you Soul Masters who want to fight. It's the most suitable place to practice the Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul's abilities. However, you can't neglect your Soul Master training."

"I don't care about the rest of the time, but you must spend three hours here every day studying and practicing the creation of soul tools."

Xuan Ziwen set a rule for Huo Yuhao: three hours of study every day. Before long, Huo Yuhao would be able to become familiar with making level-four soul tools and would not be on the verge of failure like he was today.

This is extremely rare for a Soul Master.

"Yes, teacher."

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Huo Yuhao readily agreed, as this was exactly what he wanted; the cultivation of both Soul Masters and Soul Mentors could not be neglected.

"Alright, that's enough for today. You can go back now and come back tomorrow."

Huo Yuhao bid farewell to Xuan Ziwen and left the laboratory.

It has been a day and a night, and Dean Jing Hongchen still hasn't come to find me. Wasn't someone supposed to need life magic to prolong their life? Why is there no movement?

Huo Yuhao couldn't figure this out, so he decided to put it aside for the time being. He wanted to go somewhere right now.

The Soul Guidance Device Trial Grounds mentioned by Teacher Xuan Ziwen.

In fact, Huo Yuhao had heard of this place before; it was a place where students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy sparred with each other.

However, since he was still very weak when he first arrived and needed to catch up on his knowledge of soul tools, he had never been here before and had never participated in sparring among students.

The Soul Tool Trial Grounds cover a large area and can accommodate nearly 10,000 people, making it the largest building in the entire Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy.

Huo Yuhao's soul power was almost completely depleted when he was making the level four soul tool, and he wouldn't be able to recover it in a short time. So today he just came to take a look and didn't plan to participate in the competition.

After leaving Xuan Ziwen's laboratory, Huo Yuhao walked for quite a while before arriving at the so-called Soul Tool Trial Ground.

Soul Masters rarely engage in fighting, so this place is deserted with only a handful of people.

When Huo Yuhao arrived, there were two people standing on the field who wanted to have a match.

Huo Yuhao found a seat with great interest, ready to watch the sparring match.

One of the students on the field gave Huo Yuhao a sense of danger.

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(End of this chapter)