Chapter 54: Level 10 Soul Tools
Although there were many basic core formations here—all considered entry-level—their difficulty still varied even among beginners.
For testing ordinary students, instructors would usually select the simplest ones, while the more difficult arrays were only used for demonstration.
Who would have thought that since she hadn't picked one for him, Ye Chen would, on his own, choose the most difficult formation of them all...
And after only ten failures, he was about to finish it...
No, he had already finished it!!
Just as Xian Lin'er realized this, Ye Chen completed his final stroke.
The basic core array—successfully copied.
Ye Chen released a wisp of soul power and infused it into the array.
In an instant.
The engraved lines activated and shone brightly with golden light.
The basic function of such entry-level arrays was simply illumination—nothing more. As long as it could light up, that meant the formation had no error, and the soul power flowed correctly.
...
"He succeeded! This talent... it's beyond monstrous…"
Xian Lin'er's lips parted slightly, her beautiful eyes trembling with shock.
The talent Ye Chen had just displayed was not only higher than hers, it surpassed her by far!
In truth, Xian Lin'er was never extraordinarily gifted in this field herself.
In her younger years, she was a prodigy within the Martial Soul Department, on par with Yan Shaozhe.
But after their relationship soured, she no longer wanted to work alongside him, and so she switched to the Soul Tool Department.
Even with her background, she still managed to reach the level of an 8.5-ranked Soul Engineer.
As for Ye Chen…
Xian Lin'er was certain—his level of talent would inevitably allow him to become a Rank 9 Soul Engineer, or even break through the myth to become a Rank 10 Soul Engineer!!!
The moment that thought hit her, Xian Lin'er nearly cursed herself for being such a homebody...
If only she had gone out more often, maybe she'd have discovered Ye Chen first and taken him as her personal disciple.
Damn it!
Yan Shaozhe's luck was infuriatingly good!
"Teacher, I failed so many times. How would you rate my talent level?"
Ye Chen handed her the finished core disc, scratching his head in apparent nervousness.
Xian Lin'er: …
What level?
A heaven-defying level, of course…
That kind of talent would be enough to make even the Sun-Moon Empire shower him with every possible resource, treating him as their greatest prodigy.
"Mm, not bad, not bad. Xiao Chen, your talent as a Soul Engineer is at the superior level."
Xian Lin'er suppressed her shock and answered calmly.
One couldn't just keep praising a student endlessly—it might make them arrogant—so she decided not to exaggerate. "Superior level" was safe enough.
But in truth, she had already made up her mind… to steal him away!
"Xiao Chen, would you be willing to take me as your master?" Xian Lin'er asked softly, her eyes filled with anticipation as she looked at him.
No one ever said a person could have only one master.
As long as Ye Chen agreed, even Yan Shaozhe couldn't object.
Besides, that lazy man never took care of anything. He didn't even fight for resources on Ye Chen's behalf—most of the time, it was Zhang Lexuan doing the work.
If only she had known earlier about Ye Chen's terrifying potential…
Well, better late than never.
After all, the Soul Tool Department was rich—far richer than the inner court, whose funds mostly came from their "taxes."
As long as Ye Chen agreed to become her disciple, she was willing to throw the entire department's fortune into supporting him alone!
"I am willing. Greetings, Master~"
Ye Chen's eyes brightened with delight as he bowed deeply, performing the formal disciple's salute.
He thought the same way as Xian Lin'er—no rules forbade having more than one teacher.
Becoming Yan Shaozhe's apprentice gave him prestige—but that was all.
Becoming Xian Lin'er's apprentice meant he would gain prestige and endless resources.
Like when shopping in the Treasure Gathering Pavilion:
As Yan Shaozhe's apprentice, he might be allowed a higher credit limit—like a slightly better credit card—but he'd still have to repay it himself eventually.
But as Xian Lin'er's disciple? The credit limit was infinite, and his debts would be paid by the rich lady herself.
He could basically spend using Xian Lin'er's credit card.
Ye Chen wasn't an idiot crushed by Ma Xiaotao's fire strikes—of course he wanted both.
"Hehehe~ good, very good~ such a good boy. From now on, you are the one and only direct disciple of Xian Lin'er, entitled to the highest resources and privileges in the entire Soul Tool Department~"
Xian Lin'er giggled gracefully, unable to hide her overflowing fondness for Ye Chen.
"As for your future lessons, I'll arrange everything myself. You just focus on cultivation. I'll personally deal with Yan Shaozhe."
After saying that, Xian Lin'er hurried away in a rush.
Since Ye Chen had only just joined the inner court and had no schedule yet, she was clearly going to "cut in" and make sure the Soul Tool Department claimed him first.
Of course, given Ye Chen's shocking talent, the academy offered him a very flexible curriculum:
Attend if available; skip if busy.
Only a few mandatory classes each month.
...
"Huh? She just left?"
Watching Xian Lin'er's hurried departure, Ye Chen blinked, slightly dazed.
But moments later, he understood—she was going to fight for him.
Hmm... maybe she and Yan Shaozhe would even get into a fight...
Well, that wasn't his concern.
With nothing else to do, Ye Chen calmed his mind and opened the Universal Blueprint he had just obtained.
"Whoosh—"
A moment later, a thick tome filled with both mechanical and ancient design appeared in his hands.
When he opened it, its pages were blank; one had to search consciously to display content.
Ye Chen immediately used his mind to search for "nuclear bomb."
The book glowed with text: [No compatible soul tool found. Please refine your search.]
"Fine…"
Ye Chen scratched his head. This world didn't have the concept of nuclear weapons anyway, so that wasn't the best query.
So he switched to: Level 10 Soul Tools, sorted by destructive power.
Instantly, dense rows of names and descriptions filled the first page:
"Eye of the Apocalypse" – Planetary Orbit Annihilation System
Core Materials: Sunfire Crystal Core (from a 100,000-year Solar Bird soul beast); Chiyang Star Iron (extreme flame attribute metal); Ninety-nine genuine dragon bones...
Function: Synchronizes with orbital channels to refract solar flares, releasing a continuous 30-second extinction beam capable of slicing continental plates."Void Annihilation Cannon"
Core Materials: Rib bone of a Void Dragon, Dark Matter Crystal, Dual Soul Core (requires sacrifice of both a Light and a Darkness attribute Titled Douluo).
Function: Fires a spatial collapse projectile forming a 1,000,000-meter-wide quantum foam engulfment field....
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