Chapter 252: Rank 10 Soul Engineer Kong Deming
Nether Thunder Douluo panicked instantly. He wanted to resist Huo Yuhao, but the moment the thought crossed his mind, the gray runes on his soul core began to tremble violently his soul core itself started shaking, on the verge of collapse.
He immediately abandoned the idea of resisting.
Truth be told, evil soul masters had incredibly fast cultivation growth in the early and mid stages, but once they approached the Titled Douluo level, their progress slowed drastically.
Reaching his current level had been exceptionally difficult, and he had no intention of throwing it all away.
Nether Thunder Douluo let out a long sigh. "Huo Yuhao, what do you want me to do… for you to let me go?"
Huo Yuhao stared at him. "Simple. From today onward, you're my planted spy in the Holy Spirit Church. You'll provide me with intelligence and lure Nangong Wan out."
Nether Thunder Douluo's expression darkened, but he had no choice.
After considering the situation, he realized that power was not in his favor he had to submit.
Still, he cautiously asked, "Some intelligence I can provide, but some things are impossible for me to share.
For example, I cannot reveal the location of the Holy Spirit Church's headquarters. Due to the restrictions placed on us, I can't even form the thought of disclosing that information to outsiders."
Jing Hongchen frowned deeply. He tested, "The Holy Spirit Church has such extreme rules? You're one of the Eight Great Elders, yet you're still restricted? Are you trying to deceive us?"
Nether Thunder Douluo shook his head vigorously, like a drum being beaten. "I swear I'm not lying! Even within the church, only a few individuals are free from this restriction."
Jing Hongchen's brows furrowed even tighter. "If we don't know the location of their headquarters, how do we wipe them out completely?"
"Don't worry, Headmaster," Huo Yuhao interjected, a confident smile on his face. "I already know where their headquarters is."
He silently thought to himself: The Holy Spirit Church really went to great lengths to hide… They actually set up their base inside the Evil Demon Forest.
Nether Thunder Douluo was stunned.
Wait… I have a restriction that prevents me from revealing the location. So… how the hell do you know?!"
Jing Hongchen relaxed, smiling. "That's good. Yuhao must have glimpsed into fate and discovered their location."
Shortly after, Huo Yuhao released Nether Thunder Douluo, leaving him with a means of contact before sending him off to carry out his mission.
With Elder Yi's seal on his soul core, Nether Thunder Douluo had no choice but to obey. Even if he decided to betray them, he wouldn't be able to reveal anything about Huo Yuhao's identity.
A Few Days Later – Inside the Research Lab
Inside the experimental lab, Xuan Ziwen sat with bloodshot eyes, staring intensely at the Ice Polar Divine Crystal before him. His face showed clear signs of exhaustion after all, he hadn't slept for days.
His sole focus was perfecting a humanoid soul tool using the Ice Polar Divine Crystal.
To Xuan Ziwen, creating a humanoid soul tool wasn't particularly difficult after all, he was Illustrious Hall's chief researcher.
The problem was… he wanted it to be as perfect as possible.
"The main issue lies in material purification and the core formation array.
The core array is the real challenge the Sun Moon Empire has no experience creating humanoid soul tools, so the required formation is completely different from any soul tool we've made before.
And the material purification process is also incredibly time consuming.
Damn it… should I go ask Teacher for help?"
He rubbed his temples, feeling the immense pressure.
Click!
The sound of a metallic door unlocking echoed through the lab.
Accompanied by slow, steady footsteps, someone entered.
Hearing this, Xuan Ziwen frowned, not bothering to look back. "I explicitly told everyone that I don't want to be disturbed while researching the humanoid soul tool!
If you were able to enter, you must be one of my students.
Yuhao is busy, so… are you Wang Shaojie? Zimu? Juzi? Or Keke?
Forget it. Unless it's an emergency, leave immediately."
A deep yet powerful voice suddenly spoke from behind him.
"Xuan Ziwen, this is my first time visiting your lab. And you're already trying to kick me out? Is that how you treat guests?"
Xuan Ziwen's body stiffened.
He immediately turned around, and when he saw the figure before him, his expression became awkward.
"Teacher?! What brings you here suddenly?" He hesitated before adding, "Weren't you busy trying to become a Rank 10 Soul Engineer?"
Truth be told, Xuan Ziwen felt guilty.
As the disciple of the Sun Moon Empire's greatest soul engineer, he was still only a Rank 8 Soul Engineer.
Compared to his senior disciples, who had already reached Rank 9, he was far behind.
Kong Deming smiled faintly. "I already became a Rank 10 Soul Engineer.
My Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier has now become my life bound soul tool."
"WHAT?!"
Xuan Ziwen's eyes widened in shock his face filled with excitement.
"Teacher! You actually reached Rank 10?! That means… you can now craft even more advanced soul tools!
Come, come! I'll give up my workstation please let me witness the power of a Rank 10 Soul Engineer!"
Kong Deming's face darkened slightly.
He walked over to the experiment table, thinking:
A normal person would first congratulate their teacher for achieving Rank 10…
But this disciple of mine? He's so obsessed with soul tools that he didn't even say a single word of congratulations!
Although Kong Deming himself was extremely passionate about soul tools, even he felt that Xuan Ziwen's obsession was on another level.
If someone offered Xuan Ziwen advanced soul tool technology in exchange for betraying the Sun Moon Empire…
…he might actually consider it.
"Hm? A strange metal?"
Kong Deming's eyes sharpened as he examined the Ice Polar Divine Crystal on the table.
"This is unlike anything I've ever seen before. Xuan Ziwen, where did you get this?"
Xuan Ziwen grinned. "Master Kong, this is the Ice Polar Divine Crystal a rare metal that even possesses traces of life force.
Yuhao gave it to me, hoping I could use it to build a humanoid soul tool.
But I've run into some issues.
For example, I can't fully refine the Ice Polar Divine Crystal, and I haven't been able to design the perfect core formation array."
Hearing this, Kong Deming's eyes glowed with intrigue.
He nodded. "I'll first try refining the Ice Polar Divine Crystal."
On Douluo Continent, nearly all metals required refinement before they could be properly used.
(End of chapter.)
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