Douluo's body Douluo

Douluo Continent, Fog City, inside the Soul Engineer Academy.

The full name is Wuhundian Soul Mentor Academy. It was the academy that competed with Wuhundian Academy from the beginning. However, because the soul master world did not recognize soul mentors at first, no one cared about it.

It has a scale comparable to that of Wuhun Palace Soul Master Academy, but the facilities are more complete and luxurious. After all, soul masters themselves are a profitable profession. This is also the biggest difference between soul masters and soul masters.

Several soul master academies across the continent have also received some talented disciples, and soul masters of different levels are separated according to the division system.

The third-level soul master is the entry threshold, the fourth-level soul master, the fifth-level soul master, and the sixth-level soul master are divided into four small competition areas. There are certain rewards for ranking in each competition area.

There are everything from gold soul coins to rare metals, or soul guides and soul guide blueprints.

The seventh-level and eighth-level soul masters are in the same competition area. Soul masters of this level can no longer judge the outcome simply by the level of the soul guide they make. If they can create a seventh-level fixed soul guide shell within the specified time, , win directly!

This level of competition is not only a test of the soul master's level, but also the understanding of soul guidance tools and the direction of expertise.

Those who can make eighth-level milk bottles or custom-installed soul-guided cannonballs are quasi-ninth-level soul instructors, and naturally cannot be treated as ordinary eighth-level soul instructors.

"There are so many people. I didn't expect there to be so many soul masters. I thought soul masters rarely come."

"How is it possible? This is Fog City, also known as the holy land of soul masters. How can there be so few people?"

Several teenagers stood in front of the Wuhun Palace Soul Instructor Academy, hesitating a little, but the instructor on the side led a few people into the academy, and things got better.

In the center of a huge square is a statue, on which is carved a roaring thunder beast. As a soul engineer academy, this totem looks somewhat strange.

No matter how bad it is, he should be a symbolic figure like the first dean of the college.

"Don't run around. You are surrounded by the top soul masters and geniuses on the entire continent. This time I will bring you to gain knowledge. When you meet seniors, you must humbly ask for advice. Do you understand?"

"Understood." The three little guys nodded very sensibly. They were only eleven or twelve years old, which is the age when curiosity is most intense.

He was very well behaved along the way, not running around, just looking around curiously, and subconsciously dodging the occasional eye contact.

"Eh? Zhou Wei, you're back!?" Guoguo, who was wearing a white soul master robe, came over and greeted the visitor happily.

"Guoguo, I haven't seen you in such good shape for several years. Oh, I'm so jealous!"

Their demeanor revealed that they had a good relationship. It was ten years ago that Guoguo joined the Wuhundian representative team to compete. At that time, it was basically the time when the first batch of disciples entered the soul master academy.

Now that ten years have passed, this group of people has grown up, with Guo Guo as the representative, who is considered the leader of the second generation of soul masters.

Apart from this, only Lou Gao and four disciples have reached the eighth and ninth levels of soul mentors. There are many seventh-level soul mentors, but currently only Guoguo has reached the eighth level.

"Haha, don't be poor. Is this your disciple?" Guo Guo smiled and looked at the three people standing aside.

"Well, let me introduce you, Zuo Tian, ​​Wang Hong, Tantai Yuyue."

"I have seen seniors."

Guo Guo saw that several people had soul master badges, two second-level soul masters, and one a third-level soul master. She was a little surprised and asked: "Are you already a third-level soul master?"

"Hey, I won't hide it from you, Zuo Tian is my son." Zhou Wei whispered in Guo Guo's ear, and then smiled in a careless manner.

"Your son?" Guoguo's eyes widened in surprise. They graduated from the Soul Engineer Academy in the same generation. Although there was a gap in talent, they were similar in age.

She also didn't expect that her old classmate's son would go to school. Although he was an eighth-level soul master and the heir to Lou Gao's mantle, the way he looked at the good sisters from back then still changed a little.

"You also know that I'm not as talented as you. I went there when Saliker built the Soul Engineer Academy, and then..."

"Well, it's good." Nodding, Guoguo just sighed. She knew how much Lou Gao had placed hope on her.

Although she was not prohibited from talking about marriage, she did not want it to distract her from affecting her soul guidance device practice. This was also a long-standing problem for both soul masters and soul engineers.

If you want to concentrate on cultivation, you must give up some things, and as you get older, you gradually lose the thought and energy to find a partner.

"I still need to prepare the venue for the competition. Just continue walking along here. The fourth test area is the screening venue for third-level soul teachers. You should still remember it, right?"

"Remember, go ahead and do your work, I'll send them there."

After bidding farewell to her old classmates, Guoguo went to the advanced experimental area of ​​the college. Apart from the core laboratories located at the back of the college, this soul master had a high scale and degree of freedom.

Therefore, the soul mentor competition is also very easy. The assessment is conducted directly according to the soul mentor's judging rules. She is mainly responsible for arranging and scheduling personnel to maintain order.

After a few people left, they couldn't help but look at the mentor on the side with curiosity. Zuo Tian asked, "Teacher, is that your classmate? Is he also a very strong soul mentor?"

"Of course." Turning to look at the three of them, Zhou Wei explained: "She is my classmate, but her talent is much better than mine. Now she is a rare eighth-level soul master in the world, and she is also the god. A disciple of the craftsman, he will definitely become a ninth-level soul master genius in the future."

The three young people, who are still somewhat immature, don't quite understand the concept of these titles, but they have heard about the development history of soul guidance devices, and they understand what a master craftsman is.

At the same time, I was shocked to hear the legendary existence of the eighth-level soul master and the ninth-level soul master passing by right in front of my eyes.

"I remember, teacher, you said that you were about to be promoted to the seventh level soul master, right?"

"Yes." He nodded, and the soul masters around him cast their glances from time to time upon hearing this, and many of them obviously knew her.

As the second batch of soul mentors, they even have contact information for communication soul guides with each other.

"Then can I really get the ranking?" Zuo Tian looked at the scene surrounded by soul mentors. For the first time in his life, he realized his own insignificance and felt a little timid.

Zhou Wei smiled when he heard this, raised his hand and patted Zuo Tian on the shoulder, encouraging him: "You can definitely do it. You are my most proud disciple, and your partner is watching you."

"Well! Zuo Tian, ​​you can definitely do it!"

"We trust you."

Encouraged by his mentor and partners, Zuo Tian finally found some confidence. After entering the soul mentor competition, there was a first round of selection, which meant making a soul guide of a specified level within a time limit. After completing it, you can enter the finals.

Because it is a divisional competition system, the competition between soul masters below level seven is not so tense. Rather than a competition, it is more appropriate to call it a soul guidance device competition.

Only the competition between soul masters above level seven is the highlight, and the rewards are more generous.

The No. [-] test area is actually a place used to test the effects of various soul guidance devices. With a slight modification, hundreds of people can make soul guidance devices at the same time by using the central experimental bench to provide materials.

"Go ahead, choose the rare metal and carving knife you need on the central experimental bench. It's best to choose the soul guide carving knife. I taught you how to use the soul guide shell generation device. With that, you can make the soul guide. The time can be saved at least in half!" Zhou Wei pointed to the large experimental platform with a diameter of more than ten meters with a nostalgic look in his eyes.

It is surrounded by an open space with a diameter of one thousand meters, and ordinary experimental benches are placed every ten meters for contestants to make soul guides.

"Well, I'll go then, teacher." Zuo Tian bowed and looked at each other with his two companions, then walked to the center of the field. The soul masters around him were generally much older than him.

It seems that there are even some soul engineers who are close to 20 years old, which makes people suspect that these people's real soul guidance level is definitely more than level three.

However, in fact, soul guidance tools are the same as soul power. It does not mean that if you don’t have soul master talent and learn soul guidance tools, you will definitely become successful. On the contrary, if you don’t have soul master talent, you may not even be qualified to become a soul master.

Without enough soul power, even if you get started with a soul guide, it will become more and more difficult in the later stages, because soul power will become a direct problem for the promotion of the soul master level.

Looking at the figures with focused eyes who were constantly making soul guides around him, it was impossible for Zuo Tian, ​​who was exposed to this kind of atmosphere for the first time, not to be nervous.

After successfully obtaining the materials and the soul guide carving knife, Zuo Tian was a little surprised to feel the light and sharp knife. With the existence of this kind of carving knife that can cut rare metals like cutting tofu, it is simply an artifact for the soul guide.

However, there is also a big problem, that is, the strength and accuracy of the soul master's knife is extremely tested. The hundreds of soul masters on the scene basically use ordinary carving knives. It is not that they don't want to use it, but they have made a conscious choice.

Even the lowest level three-level soul guide carving knife is sharp enough to break through a fifth-level soul guide. If you are not careful, you may even hurt yourself.

"That kid seems to have used a soul-guiding knife. That's interesting." Most of the people watching the game were soul engineers, and there were also soul masters. Seeing Zuo Tian choose the soul-guiding knife, they immediately felt a little gloating.

"Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. This soul guide carving knife requires at least a fifth or sixth level soul teacher to fully control it." Someone shook his head and sighed.

"Don't tell me, that boy's carving skills are very skillful, not bad."

"The first cut was too heavy. I don't have enough experience."

"teacher."

Zuo Tian's partner became more and more nervous when he heard the sounds around him, and couldn't help but look at his mentor.

"No problem, he is the disciple I taught!" Zhou Wei crossed his hands and showed great confidence.

Zuo Tian's performance on the field was indeed a little abnormal. The force of the first knife almost split the entire piece of rare metal into two. The sharpness of this soul-guided carving knife exceeded his imagination.

But then his eyes began to emit a dull radiance, with light spots like stars twinkling in them, and his expression instantly became extremely focused.

The ensuing carvings were more careful than the other, as if they had been rehearsed countless times in advance. At this moment, they were just repeated movements without any deviation, and finally the soul guidance core was accurately and completely carved.

The timer on the table stopped at two quarters of an hour, which is half an hour, just finished!

People couldn't help but sweat for him. He placed the core of the soul guide on the central experimental table, and the soul guide was automatically assembled with the assistance of the mechanical arm.

"Evaluation results: Level 15 soul guide, soul guide ray gun, soul power conversion loss rate of [-]%, high temperature, high quality."

Returning to the auditorium, Zuo Caicai found that his face was covered with sweat and his mental energy was seriously exhausted.

"Yes, the attrition rate is only 15%, which is already the highest among third-level soul teachers. Back then, Guoguo was only 10%." Zhou Wei praised it without hesitation.

Wang Hong looked at Zhou Wei with some confusion at this time and asked: "Teacher, you have always told us that this data is very important, but shouldn't the higher the level of the soul guide, the better?"

"Idiot, the teacher told you to read more books, but you just don't listen." Tantai Wuyue looked at Wang Hong and said with a hint of guidance: "This value is one of the core data for measuring the quality of soul guides. First, it is the culmination of many years of research on soul guidance tools by master craftsmen, and it plays a vital role in making up for the gap between the soul guidance master and the seventh soul ring of the soul master in the later period."

"Isn't this just an endorsement? You're just talking about the principles." Wang Hong was immediately dissatisfied.

"you!"

Tantai Wuyue was a disciple of a small soul master family. When Wang Hong retorted, her watery eyes suddenly widened, but she really couldn't explain the reason.

"Haha." Zhou Wei stopped the two people from continuing to quarrel with a smile and explained: "Wuyue is right. If the soul power conversion loss can reach 0%, it means that the soul master who has reached the seventh level has no power over the same level. The fire suppression of a soul master can last beyond level seven. At least soul guides of the same level will never be weaker than soul masters with the same conditions. This is an extremely huge advantage for senior soul masters. You must keep it in mind, understand? ?”

"Understood, teacher." The three disciples nodded one after another and tacitly agreed not to continue asking. Normally, they would have almost heard these words as cocoons.

"Okay, you go to the cafeteria to eat. The rest will start tomorrow. I will help you see if there are any worthy opponents."

"Yeah." The three of them nodded and walked outside the testing area.

At the same time, in the No. [-] test area, a dazzling red light emerged from the light curtain in the center of the experimental platform.

Most people were confused by this vision, and only a few soul engineers of level six and above saw the clues and sighed.

Bai Leer turned around and left, and the light screen behind him suddenly appeared: "Evaluation results: Level 0 soul guide, compressed energy soul guide ray gun, soul power conversion loss rate [-]%! Characteristics are energy gathering, compression, and charging. Excellent quality!”

There were sounds of air-conditioning coming and going all around, some were amazed, or some were staring at her with dumbfounded expressions. The little figure seemed to become extremely dazzling at this moment.

"Is this your disciple?"

"Well, it is said that I got the true inheritance from that gentleman and the dean's generous teaching. I am afraid that this talent is even worse than that of the dean's disciples..."

"It's hard to say, but it does have a bright future."

After walking out of the test area, Bai Leer identified the direction and headed towards the No. [-] test area. The four test areas were built around an advanced test area, so she had to go around in a circle.

As I was walking, I passed by Experimental Area No. [-] and happened to see Zuo Tian and others walking out.

Bai Leer's appearance is that of a straight black girl with no expression, her eyes are a bit cold, and she is wearing the uniform of the Soul Engineer Academy, and there is nothing special about her.

"Um, are you a student here? We want to go to the cafeteria." Zuo Tian was stunned for a moment, but still said hello politely and asked how to get to the cafeteria.

The surrounding air seemed to freeze for a moment. As Bai Leer looked over, Zuo Tian's eyes almost instinctively released light. Those were his martial soul and eyes.

Bai Leer is full of vigilance to everything around her, so her mental power will also be very aggressive. In addition, her mental power is extremely strong. People of her age will instinctively feel fear just by seeing her.

"That way, go straight and turn left." He pointed in one direction and said calmly, still expressionless.

"Thank you."

Zuo Tian looked in the direction of her finger, then nodded. When he turned around, he found that Bai Leer had walked away and had no intention of communicating with the three of them.

"Holy shit! This, this is a goddess, so cold! I want to be his dog!"

"Eh~ Are you disgusting?" Tantai Wuyue looked at Wang Hong with disdain.

"You don't understand." Wang Hong shook his head, looked at Zuo Tian and asked seriously: "Zuo Tian, ​​tell me, was that a goddess just now? They are all men. Don't tell me that she is not beautiful, touching you Tell me about your left pectoral muscle! Look into my eyes!”

"……You're really gross."

"Damn! That's it for six years of brotherhood, right?"

The three of them went to the canteen, and Bai Leer went all the way to the No. [-] test area and found Guoguo who was recording the contestants' data.

As a place where sixth-level soul masters are screened, the number of people has plummeted compared to other competition areas, but most of the hundreds of experimental benches are still occupied.

"Leer, how are you?" Guoguo smiled and walked up to Bai Leer to ask about the situation.

"Yes." Unexpectedly, Bai Leer just nodded calmly, and then asked: "Where is the teacher?"

Seeing that Leer was still like this, Guoguo sighed and said, "If you come out of Shenji Hall now, you should go to the central high-level experimental area. I will give you permission, just go there and wait for him."

With that said, the card on the chest of the soul master's robe was scanned at Bai Leer, and then the student badge on Bai Leer's chest lit up, and the latter turned and left directly.

"Is that your disciple?" Zhou Wei walked to Guoguo.

"Yes." Nodding, Guoguo sighed: "The talent is better than mine back then. I really don't know how that adult taught me, but it seems that he has been traumatized and is not very cheerful."

"Better than you?" Zhou Wei stared, obviously not believing it.

"Okay, you will know it later. If you come here to participate in the competition, then you can participate. Why are you hiding it from your own disciples?"

"Ahem..." Zhou Wei said with some embarrassment: "Isn't this a generous bonus? After all, I am also a teacher now, and I have to pay attention to my image as a teacher."

Hearing this, Guoguo smiled and said, "Then why don't you go and advance to the seventh level soul mentor? The rewards there will be more generous."

"Come on, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch a hair compared to monsters like you. I'd better accumulate it for a while." Zhou Wei shook his head, saying that he didn't want to play with Guoguo.

Guo Guo put her fingertips to her mouth pretending to be distressed and sighed: "But if I get to the top three this time, the reward will be a natural treasure. Maybe next year I will be promoted to the ninth level soul master. "

"……abnormal."

The highlight of the soul mentor competition is the competition for high-level soul mentors. As for soul mentors below the seventh level, the most valuable thing is the blueprint of the soul guide, and the treasures of heaven and earth can only increase the soul power by one or two levels.

As for directly giving a ninth-level soul guide, or a large amount of rare metals, etc., it is not an official competition for soul guides, but a black market.

Meng Ye strictly prohibited the large-scale circulation of high-end soul tools, not just to stabilize the empire's rule, but because these technologies were too dangerous.

This was also the fundamental reason why he suddenly massacred the soul master family before. It was not because they were profiting from the empire, which they had always done, but because they touched something they shouldn't.