When Su Qingfeng emerged from the virtual Soul Tool Cannon Platform test, he found Xian Liner and Fan Yu staring at him with wide-eyed surprise.
"What's wrong?"
"Qingfeng, we were right about you. You're an absolute genius at using Soul Tools!"
"Although your technique and aiming need improvement, it's already excellent for a beginner. Most people can't handle the recoil to fire multiple shots in a row. You've broken the academy's record for Elemental Utilization Rate on a Level 2 Cannon Platform! And you're almost at a hundred percent Elemental Utilization and Development Rate!"
Xian Liner and Fan Yu sounded incredibly surprised. Ninety-nine percent Elemental Utilization was something even they couldn't achieve.
Generally, a Soul Master who could reach 60% Soul Tool Material utilization was considered good, and over 75% was excellent.
It was a natural advantage. Some people could study their entire lives and never reach the level of elemental affinity that geniuses were born with.
This is also the absolute advantage of those with the ultimate ice attribute!
"Elemental Utilization Rate, what does that mean?" Su Qingfeng asked.
"You should know that the energy of Soul Tools comes from Soul Tool Energy Material. These Soul Tool Energy Materials are the core, the drivers, of all Soul Tools."
"Soul Tool Energy Material is divided into two types. One is Disposable; once the energy inside is used up, it's useless. The other is Sustainable Soul Tool Material. The energy in this kind of material can be replenished after consumption, allowing for multiple uses, which is also the most precious. It's often used as the core of high-level Soul Tools."
"But whether it's Disposable Soul Tool Energy Material or the sustainable type, the energy contained within cannot be fully mobilized. Some is lost in space during the Soul Master's activation, and some energy is stored deep within the Soul Tool Material, unable to respond to the Soul Master's call, forming a loss ratio and slowing down the time it takes for energy to gather and take shape. This is the Elemental Utilization Rate."
Fan Yu explained to Su Qingfeng.
To put it plainly, with the same level and technology, using the same Soul Tool, the power unleashed by someone with strong elemental affinity is much greater than someone with weak elemental affinity.
Secondly, those with strong elemental affinity can more easily mobilize more and more powerful Soul Tool energy.
Next, Xian Liner and Fan Yu had Su Qingfeng test Melee Soul Tools and Fixed-Form Soul Tools.
Without exception, the Soul Tools in Su Qingfeng's hands activated to their full potential and speed.
Only in terms of technique and experience, as a newcomer, Su Qingfeng was somewhat lacking, but this could be improved through training.
However, core aspects like talent and elemental affinity were hard to improve significantly later on. This was also the most important aspect that Xian Liner and Fan Yu valued in Su Qingfeng.
The central hall of the Soul Tool Building at night gathered more than ten or twenty Soul Tool Department students who were preparing to go back and rest.
But just as they were about to leave, a golden banner began to appear on the central hall's large screen, displaying:
[Ice-Armored Soul Tool Armor's historical best record updated, ranking first in Level 2 Fixed-Form Soul Tool records, Elemental Utilization Rate 98%, overall score 91 points]
[Ice-Armored Soul Tool Cannon's historical best record updated, ranking first in Level 2 Cannon Soul Tool records, Elemental Utilization Rate 99%, overall score 92 points]
[The historical best record for the Ice-Armored Soul Tool Sword has been updated, ranking first in the Level 2 Melee Soul Tool records, with a Soul Tool Elemental Utilization Rate of ninety-nine percent, and a comprehensive score of 92 points]
[The historical best record for the Ice-Armored Soul Tool Gun has been updated, ranking second in the Level 2 Melee Soul Tool records, with a Soul Tool Elemental Utilization Rate of ninety-seven percent, and a comprehensive score of 90 points]
[...]
This information instantly captivated the Soul Tool department students, sparking heated discussion.
Tonight was destined to be extraordinary.
He Caitou, hearing the commotion, ran out and stroked his bald head, equally astonished:
"What the hell? Who is it that just shattered all the records for Level 2 ice-element Soul Tools? And with scores of ninety points or higher? Even I can't achieve that!"
"Who's even doing Soul Tool training at this hour?"
"Even the worst score is ninety points! That's terrifying. They're practically invincible among Level 2 Soul Masters. The best comprehensive score for a Level 2 Soul Master currently is 82 points, with almost no mistakes. It's said to be a record left by Teacher Fan, and now it's all been broken!"
If they knew this was a record left by a Soul Master who was only at the tenth rank and had never even touched a Soul Tool before, and that the deductions were mostly for operation and technical aspects, yet he still scored ninety points, their eyes would have popped out of their sockets.
At this moment, Su Qingfeng walked out of the training area. He had been in the Soul Tool Building for quite a while, and it was now midnight.
The people in the hall hadn't left, and some students were going from training room to training room, looking for the person who had created the record.
Xian Liner and Fan Yu were also getting more and more excited, looking at Su Qingfeng as if they were looking at a treasure.
Xian Liner couldn't help but give Su Qingfeng's face a big kiss, leaving a faint red mark on his handsome face.
Fan Yu seriously suspected that Xian Liner was taking advantage of the atmosphere to flirt with the Holy Son.
"Qingfeng, you're amazing, simply perfect."
"You will become the most powerful Soul Tool Master in our Shrek Academy. Even Soul Tool Masters from the Sun Moon Empire will look up to you. And this is only with ice element. I'm starting to look forward to what element you'll absorb when you reach the twentieth rank, and what the second extreme element you'll awaken will be, which will also be a great help in using Soul Tools."
Xian Liner became excited.
Fan Yu also became excited.
Su Qingfeng had a calm expression: "I don't seem to have said that I must learn Soul Tools, did I?"
This sentence was like a bucket of cold water poured over Xian Liner and Fan Yu.
Both of them immediately said, "How can you not learn Soul Tools? The Soul Tool Department can't do without you, just like the Douluo Continent can't do without Shrek."
"Well, my Extreme Star Martial Soul is the peak martial soul of the starry sky. It's enough for me to become a strong person. Soul Tools can only be considered icing on the cake at most. Why do I have to learn it, and I still have to spend more energy?"
Su Qingfeng said lightly. In fact, Su Qingfeng was a gentle and indifferent person. He didn't want to compete for anything and just wanted to live his own life peacefully, cultivating his own path.
"Qingfeng, my good junior brother, don't be impulsive. Think about it, although you have the Extreme Star Martial Soul, you only have 15th-level soul power. In addition, the cultivation of extreme attributes is slow. If you want to become a real strong person, it will take at least thirty to fifty years."
"At Level 15, relying solely on your Martial Soul, you could at most defeat a Soul Grand Master around Level 20. But if you're willing to learn Soul Tools with me, I can immediately give you a trump card to defeat a Soul Elder, or even a Soul Ancestor. Do you want that?"
The advantage of Soul Tools lies in the fact that they can yield huge returns with a small amount of soul power.
"If you're willing to spend a day or two each week learning about Soul Tools, I'll give you this set of Xiaoyao Immortal Armor."
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