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"After the lightning-attribute soul power is transmitted through the wires, it passes through the tungsten filament bulb. Once the tungsten filament is heated to a red glow, the energy returns to my hand."
"In this process, if it weren't for the poor quality of the tungsten bulb, it could theoretically emit light for several days."
Xiao Lin's explanation left the engineering-minded Tang San lost in thought, while the illiterate Xiao Wu was completely in a fog.
She could only nod along with Tang San.
"Mhm, I think I get it. So, the energy within a soul ring—which is to say, soul power—is also a circuit?"
Tang San was beginning to understand.
Moreover, he discovered that this concept of a 'circuit' seemed incredibly convenient.
It seemed like it could even be used to enhance hidden weapons.
"More or less. Soul tools also require the replenishment of soul power from us Soul Masters. Some can even store a bit of soul power inside to be used for a few days."
As Xiao Lin spoke, he pointed toward the illumination soul tool fixed to the ceiling of their secret base.
Tang San pondered for a moment, his eyes eventually flashing with excitement.
"It's truly hard to imagine that ancient people could actually invent such things."
Tang San's interest soared.
He secretly vowed that he must master the art of soul tools. He would surpass the Tang Sect of his previous life.
Since you wouldn't let me learn back then, this time, I will definitely surpass all of you, Tang San encouraged himself inwardly.
"Alright, you guys have a general understanding of circuits now. However, this simple circuit is likely the most basic structure of a soul tool. You only need to add a switch, and it becomes no different from that illumination soul tool above us."
"Little San, your task for today is to take apart the other illumination soul tools we bought. Use your Purple Demon Eye to observe the soul power distribution inside."
"We will discuss it in the next class."
After assigning the task to the observant Tang San, Xiao Lin began writing four large characters on the blackboard: Formation Method Circuits.
This left even Tang San somewhat dazed.
He understood formations, but he had never seriously studied the relevant books, nor did he know how to construct one. He also understood circuits now. But when the two were combined, he was completely lost.
Beside him, the silly rabbit Xiao Wu was utterly bewildered.
What's going on? Isn't condensing a soul ring just doing 'this and that,' and then 'that and this'?
Even though Xiao Wu knew how to condense her own soul rings, asking her to explain the logic behind it now was proving to be extremely difficult.
Seeing their puzzled expressions, Xiao Lin sighed inwardly.
He was just an ordinary person who had learned a tiny bit of electrical circuit knowledge, yet here he was, having to teach two illiterates. One was an ancient world illiterate, and the other was a wild rabbit illiterate.
Xiao Lin ignored the free-loading Xiao Wu and drew a circle on the blackboard.
"Pay attention to this circle. I am treating it as an offensive soul skill—the kind of very weak offensive soul skill where the released soul power can only kill an ant."
Fearing that Tang San and the other wouldn't understand, Xiao Lin added several descriptive analogies.
Technically, this kind of 'skill' wasn't even a real offensive soul skill. As long as a Soul Master used their soul power to pressure an ant, the ant would basically drop dead. However, for the sake of easy understanding, Xiao Lin explained it this way.
Then, Xiao Lin drew another circle in a different spot and drew a straight line connecting the two.
"Alright then. What would happen if I continuously input soul power into the first circle? Wouldn't the first circle keep releasing that offensive soul skill?"
Xiao Lin asked and answered his own question.
He no longer expected them to respond; he only hoped they could comprehend it. At this point, seeing Tang San frowning yet nodding seriously, Xiao Lin felt a slight sense of comfort.
As for the loafer Xiao Wu, he just ignored her.
"Then, after the first circle continuously releases the offensive soul skill, doesn't it hit the second circle? Then this circle will also continuously release the offensive soul skill."
"Does everyone understand this?"
Neither Tang San nor Xiao Wu spoke, but Tang San nodded again, remaining silent in deep thought.
"Okay. If we add a circle here so that the three circles form a triangle, creating a loop, then a basic formation pattern is successful."
Xiao Lin drew a new circle on the blackboard and used straight lines to connect the three in a series.
Now, the image on the blackboard showed that as long as the first circle kept releasing a soul skill, these three circles would continuously release soul skills toward each other, simultaneously forming a basic circuit.
"However, as long as the soul power from the first circle doesn't stop, the soul skill within this circulating circuit will only get stronger and stronger. Originally, it was one unit of soul power being passed around, but now it's increasing—becoming two units, three units, infinite units."
"Congratulations, you have completed the most basic offensive formation, or defensive formation. When the quantity of this basic soul power reaches the level of a ten-year soul ring, it takes on the prototype of a basic offensive or defensive formation."
"As long as someone touches the soul power connection formed by these three circles, they will be attacked by these offensive soul skills simultaneously and get injured."
After finishing his explanation, Xiao Lin took a large gulp of water.
Teaching was truly exhausting.
Upon hearing this, Tang San finally understood formations and circuits. If the soul skills of basic offensive and defensive soul tools worked like this, he now had a very clear picture.
"Brother Lin, if I wanted to turn the quality of this ten-year offensive soul tool's skill into a hundred-year soul skill, what should I do? Should I change one of the circles into a structure that amplifies the soul power effect?"
"For example, the second circle: it absorbs one unit of soul power but can release two?"
As Tang San spoke, he felt something was wrong.
How could soul power possibly increase out of thin air?
However, Xiao Lin's eyes widened at that moment, his face full of joy.
"Exactly! Little San, you're a genius!"
"Although you can't 'amplify' soul power out of nowhere, you can 'accelerate' it, thereby achieving a structure that amplifies the soul power's effect."
Xiao Lin erased the second circle and drew two smaller circles next to it.
He then illustrated that when the soul power reached this position, it would constantly strike back and forth and reflect within the two small circles.
In this way, the soul power that was originally at the second circle's position would suddenly strike and bounce back several times within the same timeframe. Ultimately, the speed at which the offensive soul power was sent out would be much faster.
Wasn't this exactly the effect of amplifying soul power output?
If one added a few more of these structures, wouldn't it result in the same offensive soul skill, but with the quality of a different level soul ring?
Of course, one could also add effects to the other circles to allow for soul power input and the release of offensive skills. If all three circles attacked together, the efficiency would immediately triple.
"Hehe, it's nothing!"
Hearing Xiao Lin praise him like this, Tang San also felt he was quite clever, but his instinctual habit of staying low-profile made him act modest.
"But Brother Lin, doesn't this only result in offensive and defensive soul skills?"
Xiao Wu raised her hand to ask.
She had watched for a long time and only understood a tiny bit, which led to her curious counter-question.
"That's right. Because I don't know how to do the others either, and the books didn't mention them."
Xiao Lin spread his hands, responding with total confidence in his own ignorance.
If soul tools for other types of soul skills were that easy to manufacture, the craft wouldn't have been lost to history on the Douluo Continent.
"But... but..."
Xiao Wu had something she didn't know if she should say.
She felt that condensing a soul ring was something that just happened as long as you wanted it to. She didn't feel that condensing a soul ring was complicated at all?
But in the end, she couldn't explain it clearly, so she could only sit back down dejectedly.
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