"???"
Lin Yun turned his head, looking at Xian Lin'er with a shocked expression.
My goodness, how dare you even suggest it? I don't even care about the resources of your entire Shrek Academy, and you, a mere Soul Tool Department suppressed by the Martial Soul Department, actually dare to say something even Yan Shaozhe wouldn't?
"Dean Xian, if I'm not mistaken, the Soul Tool Department at Shrek hasn't been doing so well under Dean Yan's oppression, has it?" Lin Yun choked for a moment before speaking faintly.
Upon hearing this, Xian Lin'er's expectant and uneasy expression froze, and her still charming face immediately flushed scarlet.
Damn that Yan Shaozhe, I'm never going to forgive you!
The fact that the Soul Tool Department was suppressed by the Martial Soul Department was known even to Lin Yun, a second-year outer court student. This gave Xian Lin'er a sense of déjà vu, as if she had just been slapped in the face.
She instantly overheated!
"No, no, no, that's in the past!" Xian Lin'er quickly denied, speaking with full confidence.
"Now, Shrek Academy's policy has changed. Our Soul Tool Department definitely has the most resources in Shrek. Believe me, join the Soul Tool Department, and you will receive the greatest resource allocation from us!"
In the past, Xian Lin'er would certainly not have dared to say this. Although the Soul Tool Department was also wealthy, the resources it could freely allocate were ultimately limited.
But now, under Mu En's directive, the Soul Tool Department had received the vast majority of Shrek's resources, directly rivaling the Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire in status.
Although it was still lagging in technology, in terms of appropriations, Mu En was very generous.
If not for this, she wouldn't have had the confidence to try and win over Lin Yun.
"Then, Dean Xian, with all due respect, what's the point of joining your Soul Tool Department? Do you think there's any soul tool that can match me?" Lin Yun shrugged, his words very direct.
"Offensive soul tools are simply not as good as my own soul skills, and my weapons are better than any close-combat soul tools. As for combat-oriented soul tools, the only ones that could be useful to me are defensive soul tools and auxiliary soul tools like flying soul tools and storage soul tools. But these things can all be purchased; I just need to buy some for emergencies."
"In this situation, why would I waste time dual-cultivating soul tools and dragging down my cultivation speed?"
Every word from Lin Yun was like a knife plunging into Xian Lin'er's heart, completely breaking the defenses of the powerful and beautiful dean of Shrek's Soul Tool Department.
"As for resources..." Lin Yun smiled casually and turned to look at Ning Tian: "Xiao Tian, how much would you pay for that Nine-Colored Glazed Jade Tea of mine?"
"Five hundred million gold soul coins! If that's not enough, I can add more!" Ning Tian said without hesitation.
Are you kidding? The wealthy Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan lacked nothing but money.
Moreover, she could clearly see the current situation. Xian Lin'er wanted to tie Lin Yun to Shrek; how could Ning Tian remain indifferent?
If it weren't for Xian Lin'er's high status and strength, Ning Tian would have already blown up. And now Lin Yun had even actively directed the conversation towards her, giving her a chance to speak. Ning Tian naturally chose to respond aggressively without hesitation.
This five hundred million gold soul coins was no joke. As long as Lin Yun nodded, Ning Tian could immediately arrange for the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan to produce that amount of gold soul coins.
Well, a second critical hit.
Thinking this way, it seemed the Soul Tool Department truly had nothing that could attract Lin Yun.
Xian Lin'er began to doubt her life.
A strong sense of frustration filled the heart of this Titled Douluo powerhouse. This was only the second time in her life she had felt such intense frustration. The last time she felt this broken was... well, the last time.
The last time she felt frustrated was when she lost in love to Cai Meier, and her proud beauty was completely useless.
This time, the frustration stemmed from the fact that her proud Shrek couldn't offer Lin Yun any appeal.
Damn it!
Am I, Xian Lin'er, really such a failure?
"The future of soul tools is boundless. The era to come is destined to be that of soul tools. Don't you genuinely have even a little interest?" Xian Lin'er asked again, unwilling to give up.
She was simply too eager to win over this unparalleled genius, Lin Yun!
Shrek's Soul Tool Department had fallen too far behind the Sun Moon Empire. What it lacked most right now was a pivotal figure who could turn the tide, and in Xian Lin'er's eyes, that game-changer could only be Lin Yun.
If they could successfully apply the Extreme Solo Soldier Project to Lin Yun, Shrek's Soul Tool Department might even have the possibility of surpassing the Sun Moon Empire.
"You also said that's the future, and a future of unknown duration," Lin Yun shook his head, highlighting the core point.
"At least for now, soul tools are far inferior to soul masters themselves. The most powerful soul tools cannot even contend with Ultimate Douluo, and the most powerful beings in this world are not Ultimate Douluo."
The most powerful soul tool during the Peerless Tang Sect era was undoubtedly Kong Deming's Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier, crafted from his twin martial souls.
As the only Level 10 soul tool during the Peerless Tang Sect era, the Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier, when activated by Kong Deming, could even grant him the combat power of an Ultimate Douluo with his Rank 95 cultivation. But that was all it could do.
There were also differences between Ultimate Douluo.
Kong Deming could suppress Xuan Zi, who had broken through to the limit, with the Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier. But Xuan Zi was the lower limit of powerhouses during the Peerless Tang Sect era; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the most inept Ultimate Douluo.
At Rank 98, he was constantly thrashed by Poison Douluo.
Even after breaking through to the limit with that bizarre hodgepodge Heaven and Earth Creation Pill created by Huo Yuhao, his combat power was still the weakest among all Ultimate Douluo.
Lin Yun even strongly suspected if he could defeat Xiong Jun, who hadn't reached the limit cultivation.
The upper limit of soul tools during the Peerless Tang Sect era was just that. Even ten thousand years later, during the Dragon King Legend era, the Four-Word Battle Armor, as the peak of soul tool technology, could only provide enhancements below the god level.
Asking a genius who had absolute confidence in becoming a god to waste time on soul tools? That was simply comical.
Perhaps Lin Yun would try to create Battle Armor in the future, but definitely not now. He was young, even youthful, and in the golden age of cultivation. At this time, he should be spending more time on cultivation.
A thirteen-year-old Rank 57 ultimate attribute Soul King, a bright future awaited Lin Yun.
"Honestly, Dean Xian, you've said a lot of irrelevant things trying to get me to join the Soul Tool Department, but in my opinion, the conditions you've offered aren't even as attractive as you yourself are to me."
"After all... I think you, Dean Xian, are quite charming as well~"
Hehehehe~
(End of Chapter)
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