Douluo Continent: Building a Divine Kingdom Starting from the Spirit Hall

Tian Hao said this while practicing with the soul-guided prosthetic limbs on his body.

This soul-guided prosthetic limb has a structure similar to the T-800 skeleton in the Terminator movies, with its power core located in the kernel.

It was made of gemstones and a small amount of special metals. Fortunately, he had broken down the spear spirit of that titled Douluo and turned it into its essence, which was then integrated into Yang Erlang's Soul-Breaking Spear spirit, further enhancing its sharpness. Only in this way could it be like a soul tool carving knife, carving patterns on the hard gemstone and shaping the core of the soul tool.

Of course, Zhao Ju was in charge of the initial pattern carving because it was relatively simple. After using up a dozen gems, he succeeded in shaping the core of the right arm. After that, he personally made the right arm using the soul tool, which was a perfect success. Otherwise, the little money they had on them might not have been enough.

"Where do we go next? The Heavenly Soul Empire or the Fighting Spirit Empire?"

Zhao Lian'er suddenly asked, "Now that duchess must be secretly sending people to look for the three of them. She is the mistress of the ducal mansion, an imperial princess, and has the Youming Zhu family backing her up. It would be difficult for them to have a foothold in the entire Xingluo Empire."

The only places they can go are the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Fighting Spirit Empire. Once they get there, no matter how powerful the Duchess is, she won't be able to find the three of them.

Zhao Ju also looked over, awaiting Erlang's decision.

He and Lian'er were already married and had no ties, so it didn't matter where they went, but Erlang was different.

They had all heard about how Erlang saved the Duke. Erlang, with the strength of a three-ring Soul Master, had entangled a Title Douluo and eventually killed him. Such talent was truly monstrous.

They are now displaying such talent as soul masters, so they certainly can't just find a secluded mountain valley to live out their lives with them.

Not to mention that Erlang was tortured in the death row for ten years. He must have had a strong belief to persevere and there must still be something he wanted to do.

“I want to apply for a teaching position at Shrek Academy. You guys should go to the Douling Empire. It's far from the Sun Moon Empire, so there's basically no chance of large-scale wars breaking out there. It's the most stable place.”

Tian Hao wanted to visit Shrek Academy ten thousand years in the future, and ideally, infiltrate it so that he could better plan and scheme against Huo Yuhao and the next generation of Shrek Seven Devils.

The key was to secretly observe his nephew's daughter, Tang Wutong, who was a target he had planned long ago, and the vessel to wield the Haotian Divine Sword.

Of course, that was only one of the carriers; the one he truly chose was the transformed Emperor Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion King Qiu'er.

After transforming, Wang Qiu'er possesses the Golden Dragon Martial Soul, which is the same type as the Golden Dragon King and has the attribute of ultimate power.

At the same time, the Golden Dragon Martial Soul can also bear the destructive power of the Golden Dragon King. Its nature is very similar to the power of destruction, making it the most suitable for bearing the Haotian Divine Sword.

In this way, the five fundamental seeds can be completed, and the duplicate version of the seed can be pushed to its maximum potential.

If he were to use the Martial Soul Fusion Skill as a foundation for further fusion, he wanted to see if he could fuse a stable power of creation, rather than the temporary stuff he had before.

He even wanted to see if he could use Wang Qiu'er to create a seed of destruction.

Therefore, the trip to Shrek Academy was very important to me, and I had to go.

"What are you talking about? Back then, Boss Yang entrusted you to me. I've been feeling guilty all these years for not taking good care of you and letting you suffer in death row. Don't even think about leaving my sight from now on."

Zhao Ju resolutely refused, her words tinged with anger.

His skills were taught to him by Erlang's father, and his life was saved by Erlang's elder brother on the battlefield, who sacrificed his own life to save him.

Even his marriage to Lian'er was arranged by Yang Laoda back then. Now that the Yang family only has Erlang as their sole heir, how could he possibly let him venture out on his own?

Not to mention, he was also afraid that Erlang would do something foolish, so he had to keep an eye on him to feel at ease.

"Don't even think about shaking us off."

Zhao Lian'er also spoke up, her stance equally resolute.

Her father and Erlang's father were comrades-in-arms. After her father died, Erlang's father adopted her, and she always treated Erlang as her own brother.

Erlang has suffered so much over the past ten years; she will never let him go on an adventure alone again.

"Have you thought this through? Following me could mean facing a lot of danger, and you might even lose your life."

Seeing their determination, Tian Hao offered one last word of advice.

If the two of them are truly determined to be together, he won't refuse. Having two more trusted helpers will also make planning things easier.

Of course, in return, he will give them both power, immense power!

"Stop talking nonsense. Brothers fight tigers together, and fathers and sons go to war together. Let's set off for Shrek City today. I haven't seen the number one city in the world yet."

Zhao Ju remained resolute, as did Zhao Lian'er.

"There's no need to set off immediately. Let's rest for a few days first. We haven't had a proper rest during this time. Look, Lian'er's face has become rough."

Tian Hao truly accepted the two siblings.

"what!"

Upon being mentioned, Zhao Lian'er instinctively raised her hand to touch her cheek and indeed felt that her skin had become much rougher. She immediately screamed and ran back to her room.

"Nothing has changed."

Seeing his wife's intense reaction, Zhao Ju muttered something, not noticing that his wife's face had changed much.

However, they had been living a very difficult time, and their condition was indeed not good. Lian'er had even lost weight.

"Erlang, Shrek Academy is the number one academy in the world. I heard that their admission standards for students are the highest among all soul master academies. They are known for only cultivating monsters and not trash. If their admission standards for students are so high, it must be even more difficult to get in and become a teacher."

When Zhao Ju got down to business, he said he would go to Shrek Academy with Erlang, but getting a job as a teacher there wouldn't be easy.

If Erlang's body hadn't been crippled and he hadn't been delayed for those ten years, with his talent and achievements, becoming a teacher at Shrek Academy would have been no problem at all.

But things are hard to say now. If the other party knew that Erlang's hands and feet were crippled, they would definitely consider him useless and reject him.

"I applied for a teaching position in the Soul Guidance Department, not the Martial Soul Department, but I need to create a stepping stone before that."

Tian Hao wasn't worried about not being able to get into Shrek Academy. Over the years, he had already deduced the knock-off science fiction system in Huo Yun'er's spiritual sea, and he could achieve it as long as he had enough materials.

One reason he joined Shrek Academy was to leverage its internal resources to realize that knock-off science fiction system.

After all, the creation of soul tools is very expensive, especially the shaping of the core.

The creation of this set of soul-guided prosthetic limbs alone consumed all of Zhao Ju and Zhao Lian'er's savings. Keep in mind that these two are not ordinary people, but soul masters.

At the same time, when Zhao Ju broke her leg and retired, she received a large sum of compensation, but this time it was all spent.

The most expensive part is the special metals used to make the core. The price of those special metals is still reasonable in the Sun Moon Empire, since the Sun Moon Empire follows the Soul Master system, so the price is naturally not outrageously high.

But in the Douluo Continent, the price is astronomical, and most special metals are very dense. Even if you spend all your savings, you can only buy a few grains of special metal the size of a soybean.

Therefore, the Soul Master system is not something an individual can handle; one must be affiliated with a powerful force.

At the same time, infiltrating Shrek Academy is also a way of infiltrating the enemy's ranks, allowing you to obtain firsthand intelligence and information, which can help you better plan and strategize.

"What kind of soul tool are they going to forge this time?"

Zhao Ju's eyes lit up. He could tell from Erlang's prosthetic limb that Erlang's talent in the Soul Guidance System was no less than that of a Soul Master.

Although he is not a Soul Master, as a former member of the White Tiger Guard, he is most skilled in using Soul Tools, has some understanding of their internal structure, and knows some basic knowledge about Soul Tools. Naturally, he can see the value of this Soul Tool prosthetic limb.

It should be noted that these soul-guided prosthetic limbs are very precious. They are generally high-level soul-guided devices, and the soul-guided cores they use are extremely complex. They are also cumbersome to use and are far less flexible than real hands and feet.

However, the soul-guided prosthetic limbs made by Jiro are not only ingeniously structured and capable of performing various movements flexibly, no less than real hands and feet, but most importantly, they are inexpensive to manufacture.

Apart from the use of gemstones and rare metals in the core, the inner and outer shells are made of ordinary steel.

Moreover, its core is at most equivalent to a level one soul tool. The fact that such an exquisite soul tool prosthetic can be made using the core of a level one soul tool shows its skill.

If you were to sell just these soul-guided prosthetic limbs, you could probably become the richest person on the mainland.

Of course, if they were to actually take it out, they certainly wouldn't be able to keep it; it would be snatched away, and they might even be in mortal danger.

However, this is enough to prove Erlang's amazing talent in the Soul Master system. If he makes another suitable work, he will definitely have no problem applying for a job at Shrek Academy.

Even if Shrek Academy doesn't accept them, they can go to other advanced soul master academies.

"This time, we're making an offensive soul tool, which requires higher material standards. I need to develop a better alloy."

As Tian Hao spoke, he walked toward the stove.

They rented this blacksmith shop for a few days with one gold soul coin. The various parts used in the soul tool prosthetic limbs were forged here.

Of course, this is not comparable to the machine tools or even machining centers of his previous life. It cannot produce overly precise parts, all of which he painstakingly crafted with the Soul-Breaking Spear.

Even so, the created soul-guided prosthetic limbs can only be used in daily life, at most for running and jumping. If they are to be used in combat, they will wear out and become unusable very quickly.

However, as a noble Soul Master, one usually deals with enemies through long-range carpet bombing; who would engage in close combat with them?

"I'll go work the bellows!"

Upon hearing that it was an attack-type soul tool, Zhao Ju became even more excited and rushed to pull the bellows.

Tian Hao then went to process the various ores that Zhao Lian'er had bought from nearby cities over the past few days, preparing to forge them into an alloy.

The ordinary substances in this world are similar to those in my previous life, and the periodic table also applies to them.

Back when he was in the Spirit Hall, he proposed to study those common elements and see if they could be combined to obtain some new materials. Among them were many alloys, some of which were even stronger than special metals.

Although the types of materials here are somewhat lacking, with some tinkering, we can still produce some high-strength alloys, enough to make that sci-fi weapon.

The selected ore was simply purified through various means, and then melted in various crucibles to further separate impurities. Tian Hao even used his primordial spirit power to try to push the purity to the extreme.

With his current microscopic manipulation capabilities reaching the molecular level, separation and purification are not difficult.

In this way, more than a dozen kinds of pure materials were obtained, and then melted in proportion, poured into molds and cooled into various parts, the largest of which were two alloy strips.

The Soul-Breaking Spear was used to polish and grind each part, remove the excess parts, and finally combine it with the Soul Guidance Core to assemble a strange, long, narrow Soul Guidance Device.

"It doesn't look like it's firing a soul-guided ray."

Zhao Ju, who was standing nearby, watched the entire process of its creation but couldn't understand what kind of attack it was.

They had previously learned how to maintain soul tools and had a general understanding of their internal structure.

Previously, the most commonly used soul tools were those that emitted soul beams, and their structure was completely different from this one. He couldn't figure out how this thing attacked for a while.

"This is called an electromagnetic gun. Due to material limitations, it couldn't be made into a core that could convert any soul power into lightning attribute. It can only be activated with lightning attribute soul power. If my calculations are correct, its maximum power is comparable to a level seven soul tool. Its penetrating power is particularly strong, enough to pierce through the defensive soul skills of a Soul Saint."

Tian Hao gently stroked the knock-off electromagnetic gun he had just made, quite satisfied with his achievement.

That's right, what he made is the electromagnetic gun that often appears in science fiction movies, but it's a magical version, belonging to the soul guide system unique to this world.

In fact, he had been researching electromagnetic gun technology for a long time, and had built several electromagnetic cannons on Zilei Mountain.

However, the technology at that time was very immature, and the old father-in-law Yu Luomian and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan were obviously not research-oriented talents, so progress in electromagnetic gun technology was very slow.

Over the past decade, he has perfected and miniaturized this technology, transforming the electromagnetic gun into an electromagnetic gun that consumes less energy and is easier to carry.

The projectiles are extremely fast, capable of piercing even a defensive Soul Saint using their Martial Soul True Body. Combined with the damage from that immense speed, they are enough to tear a large hole in a Soul Saint's body. If they hit the torso, the Soul Saint is certain to die.

As for limbs, they can be broken directly.

"That's just material for a level one soul tool, right?"

Upon hearing that it possessed power comparable to a level seven soul tool, Zhao Ju's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Once a soul tool exceeds level six, it becomes a strategic item. Even the Sun Moon Empire rarely uses soul tools above level six.