"Divine Departure!"
Su Yunlin slashed out a pitch-black blade of light, directly cutting apart the sword in Ji Juechen's hands. Ji Juechen himself shot out again like a cannonball, smashing through another wall.
"Ah! My Tang Sect! My wall!" Tang Ya wailed.
The rest of the Shrek Seven Monsters, Jing Ziyan, Di Ruiqiu, and the other Tang Sect disciples were all stunned. Su Yunlin's move was far too impressive. He had defeated the Sword Fanatic with a sword.
Crack—
The wooden sword in Su Yunlin's hand snapped cleanly in half. Su Yunlin sighed. "Haah~ As expected, I'm not a proper sword cultivator. I'm still far from enough."
Ji Juechen struggled out of the pile of bricks. Right now, Ji Juechen looked rather battered and walked with a limp, but his expression was still excited. He cupped his fists toward Su Yunlin.
"Thank you for your guidance."
Su Yunlin waved his hand. "I wouldn't dare call it guidance. Right, how can a swordsman not have a good sword? Level 8 peak close-combat soul tool, Sword of Judgment!"
Su Yunlin gave the Sword of Judgment to Ji Juechen. Only in his hands could this sword display its full power.
Ji Juechen accepted the sword and immediately sensed how extraordinary the Sword of Judgment was. "Good sword. Thank you!"
Ji Juechen then went off to comprehend his new treasured sword, while the other Tang Sect disciples began rebuilding the two ruined walls.
"Um, Yunlin, come here for a moment. I'll introduce you to a great talent!" Huo Yuhao suddenly called Su Yunlin over.
Su Yunlin was full of question marks, but he still followed Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei over.
After walking inside, Su Yunlin finally understood. So it was Xuan Ziwen, the chief researcher of the Illustrious Virtue Hall, a level 8 soul engineer and an extremely formidable soul engineer.
Su Yunlin looked at Tang Wutong. "Quick, go call my dad over. He has a colleague now."
Tang Wutong nodded and immediately flew away.
"Teacher Xuan!"
Xuan Ziwen shot Huo Yuhao an irritated glance. "Do you know I've been wasting my time these past few days? You're wasting my life! Where is the soul engineer genius you told me about? And Tang Sect hidden weapons too. Hurry up and let me join Tang Sect!"
Huo Yuhao scratched his head. "Isn't that why I invited Su Yunlin over first? He's the most outstanding soul engineer in our Shrek Academy."
Xuan Ziwen stood up and carefully looked Su Yunlin over. "He's quite good-looking, but as for his cultivation, I can't see through it."
Huo Yuhao came beside Xuan Ziwen. "Teacher Xuan, Yunlin is a Spirit Douluo. He isn't far from becoming a Titled Douluo."
"What?! How old is he?"
"The same age as me. A few days younger than me."
Xuan Ziwen was shocked. "So young? And already a Spirit Douluo? He also studies soul tools? What level soul engineer?"
Su Yunlin shook his head. "I haven't cultivated soul tools for a while. I should be around peak level 7, but I should learn very quickly. My Spiritual Power is very strong."
Xuan Ziwen looked at Su Yunlin. "Tell me, what is a soul tool? To you, what does a soul tool mean?"
Su Yunlin rubbed his chin. "Soul tools have many uses. They can be applied in many areas, both military and civilian. As for my view, soul tools are one of the aids that will help me become a top-level expert."
Xuan Ziwen adjusted his glasses. "That really is a novel answer. But I'm very satisfied with it. I have a blueprint here for a level 7 stationary soul cannon shell. Make it and let me see the quality."
Su Yunlin took out his carving knife, then glanced at Bei Bei. Bei Bei instantly understood and immediately went to get the materials.
After the materials were gathered, Su Yunlin began making the level 7 stationary soul cannon shell. The speed of Su Yunlin's production surprised even Xuan Ziwen.
"Good heavens, that's fast. His cultivation and Spiritual Power are truly astonishing. With his cultivation, he's already qualified to become a veteran level 8 soul engineer. Why didn't he come to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy?"
The corner of Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched. "I suffered so much there. Do you think Yunlin could have gone there and still returned alive?"
Xuan Ziwen nodded. "That's true. Such a monstrous existence would indeed need to be eliminated early. However, that has nothing to do with me. My ancestral home is in the Heavenly Soul Empire."
"Yunlin is from the Heavenly Soul Empire too. Teacher Xuan, do you know the Dark Night Duke?"
Xuan Ziwen nodded. "Of course I do. The Dark Night Duke is a great hero of the Heavenly Soul Empire. My parents told me quite a few stories about him… Wait. Don't tell me you're saying…"
Huo Yuhao nodded. "Yunlin is the grandson of that Dark Night Duke. His father is the current Dark Night Duke and also the first level 9 soul engineer of our Shrek Academy."
Xuan Ziwen's eyes lit up. "Oh? There's such a good thing? I didn't expect Shrek Academy's soul engineer development to be this fast! Right, 5 years ago, I remember Shrek Academy revealing an advanced humanoid soul tool during the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament.
"It once raised the strength of a Spirit King to around that of a Spirit Sage in one move. Could it have been designed by that Dark Night Duke?"
Huo Yuhao nodded. "That's right. I don't know the details, but in any case, the most advanced soul tool our Shrek Academy has right now is battle armor. It has already developed to three-word battle armor."
Xuan Ziwen rubbed his hands together. "I can hardly wait to meet this Dark Night Duke."
"I heard you wanted to meet me?"
A calm voice sounded. Su Jinming and Tang Wutong walked in.
Su Jinming looked at Xuan Ziwen. "Chief researcher of the Illustrious Virtue Hall, Xuan Ziwen. A pleasure."
"A pleasure, a pleasure. Are you His Excellency the Dark Night Duke? Shrek Academy's chief soul engineer?" Xuan Ziwen had not expected to meet him so quickly.
"That's right. Yunlin had this girl call me over, saying that a genius soul engineer had arrived. I didn't expect that one really had. Let's get straight to the point."
Xuan Ziwen nodded. "Good. Yuhao, remember to give me a copy of Tang Sect's Hundred Solutions to Hidden Weapons."
"Oh, alright!"
Five minutes later, Su Yunlin finished making the level 7 stationary soul cannon shell. Then he turned his head and saw that Xuan Ziwen had already disappeared.
"Where is he?"
Tang Wutong said with a giggle, "He left with Uncle. You've already been abandoned. Come into my arms, you abandoned little puppy~"
Huo Yuhao immediately ran off. He really could not stand the sour stench of romance.
Su Yunlin caught up to Huo Yuhao. "Yuhao, can this Xuan Ziwen be trusted?"
Huo Yuhao nodded. "Of course he can. Back then, I made a bet with Teacher Xuan. If I won, he would officially join Tang Sect. Teacher Xuan is someone who keeps his word."
Su Yunlin nodded. "In that case, I'll convene a Sea God's Pavilion meeting and request some resources from the academy to help Xuan Ziwen advance to Titled Douluo. Once he becomes a Titled Douluo, he should be able to become a level 9 soul engineer.
"The more level 9 soul engineers we have, the better. Right now, we only have my father and Dean Xian as level 9 soul engineers, and Dean Xian still can't make a second level 9 soul tool."
Su Yunlin had his own plans. Right now, he had considerable say within Sea God's Pavilion, but if he wanted to persuade those elders, he would still have to spend some effort.
"Son!"
Su Jinming suddenly appeared in front of Su Yunlin. He grabbed the storage-type soul tool on Su Yunlin's left arm and took it away.
"Dad's borrowing this for a bit. You can't use it right now anyway."
After taking it, Su Jinming left at once, leaving Su Yunlin standing there in the wind, completely bewildered.
Tang Wutong poked Su Yunlin. "What did Uncle take just now?"
Su Yunlin shrugged. "Soul tool design blueprints I drew when I was little. They were all things I thought up in dreams, but they only had diagrams and no parameters. Everything had to be tested step by step. I remember the ones here should be soul mecha design blueprints?"
"Soul mecha? What's that?"
Su Yunlin used Spirit Power to construct a simple flat image. "This is a soul mecha. A weapon of war. If it can be produced on a large scale, I can't even imagine how powerful it would be!
"The production difficulty and requirements for soul mecha are much lower than battle armor. The only issue that has never been solved is energy. Spirit Power alone isn't enough."