Buzz!
With a loud hum, Chen Fu inserted his upgraded and optimized Generation 2.5 Energy Ark into the slot reserved in the sword body. Under overclocked resonance and with the assistance of Youlan, the entire blade fused into one whole.
A small, elegant sword of simple yet refined silver-blue metal drifted lightly around Chen Fu.
The Generation 2.5 Energy Ark was a compromise for him. It was still some distance from his ultimate goal of matter equaling soul power. However, by improving the "soul controlling soul" material technology originally used in the Divine Ring soul tool, the 2.5 Ark gained a certain degree of energy-damage absorption.
Driven by the Generation 2.5 Ark, the silver-blue miniature sword Zhefan could absorb part of the energy from incoming energy attacks and convert it into its own soul power, increasing its special offense against energy-type abilities.
After disabling Youlan's control authority, the silver-blue sword dropped into Chen Fu's hand.
He checked the material. It was seamlessly whole, naturally imbued with spirit, without a single flaw.
"Teacher, wow, what a beautiful little sword! Is this the result of your recent research?"
Seeing Chen Fu step out of his private cultivation room with a beautifully-designed, floating sword-type soul tool beside him, Ning Tian,who had been waiting,immediately stopped her work at the control console and ran over.
On the other side, Jin Lin, who had been practicing diligently, also came out after hearing the noise.
"Didn't you always complain that your teacher didn't have any proper ninth-level soul tools? Well, here,I'm proving it to you, so you'll have more material when you brag about me."
This girl had improved rapidly in recent times. As a two-ring Grand Soul Master, she was already able to use the soul-tool machining platform to independently craft fourth-level soul tools. Her ego had expanded a little, and she liked bragging to her father,not about herself, but about how amazing her teacher was.
"Hehe…" The girl let out an embarrassed laugh. After spending so much time in the lab, she had somehow developed the bad habit of chattering endlessly. Jin Lin rarely spoke with her as he spent most of his time in his room extracting rings. And she had already extracted all the standard soul rings of her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, so her cultivation accelerator had expired.
In a way, she was now the strongest member of the current Ning family in the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Those thin-limbed cousins of hers,Ning Tian could easily pick up her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and smack them one by one from the south side of the city to the north without blinking an eye. Not that she would actually do it.
Ning Yi's expression toward all this was complicated.
"Ninth-level combat soul tool, Zhefan. Minimum user requirement: level 60 Soul Emperor."
The minimum-use requirement meant a Soul Emperor was needed to fully unleash the capabilities of Zhefan.
Although Zhefan's 2.5 Ark core placed almost no soul-power requirement on the user, letting a weak soul master activate it would likely lead to the sword sacrificing its wielder.
"Hmm… Teacher, you used to say the timing wasn't right to build a ninth-level soul tool. Does that mean it's the right time now?"
Chen Fu ruffled Ning Tian's hair; the girl had grown so much she was nearly his height now.
"Don't overthink it. Just do what you should. In the future, Linge Pavilion will be in your hands. I'm going to participate in a major project later, so I won't have much time."
If a soul engineer emerged on the Douluo Continent who could independently craft ninth-level soul tools, the Sun-Moon Continent would definitely be alarmed.
But ninth-level soul tools also varied in quality. The fact that Chen Fu dared to build this ninth-level combat soul tool meant one thing: he was no longer afraid of the chaos it might cause.
Compared to traditional ninth-level close-combat soul tools, Zhefan only had one simple advantage,its durability.
But Zhefan's true specialty lay in its power against soul masters.
After sending Ning Tian and Jin Lin away, Chen Fu pushed his second optimization project from 99 percent to 100 percent completion.
"Alright. The soul tool debugging is complete. We can go."
He folded the newly tuned second-generation Ring Engraver and stored it in his space bracelet. Then he stepped outside and addressed the two human-shaped battery guards.
"…"
Elder Mu and Elder Long exchanged a glance. Their intuition as Ultimate Douluo told them they had just been insulted.
After a year of cultivation, Ma Xiaotao had reached level 70 at age eighteen. It was time to go seek the Black Dragon and redeem the promise made in Star Dou Forest.
Same as before, Elder Mu and Elder Long each carried one of them and flew straight toward Star Dou Forest.
Unlike the last time, when they had cautiously circled the outer areas, this time they flew openly toward the center, releasing their aura from the sky.
It shocked the soul masters along the way,many said they must have a death wish.
"You may stop now."
A dark, deep soul-power barrier appeared to halt them. Di Tian appeared in front of them with Jin Lin and an unfamiliar woman.
"I didn't expect that in just one year, you've created so many unbelievable things again."
Di Tian looked at Chen Fu,whose soul power was still held at level 60,and couldn't help but sigh.
Through Jin Lin, he had learned a great deal, especially about ring dissolution. He now fully believed it was a path to godhood.
As he described, Jin Lin had reached level 60 within a year while carrying six transparent soul rings. Physically, she could rival some hundred-thousand-year soul beasts. If she were to manifest her true martial soul, Di Tian had no doubt she could crush most hundred-thousand-year beasts.
"Lord Di Tian, long time no see."
Chen Fu nodded politely.
"This is Bi Ji, the healing-type soul beast you requested."
"Thank you."
What kind of phoenix would he be without healing power?
"…"
The two guardian elders exchanged another glance,they could both see the shock in each other's eyes.
You ask for a healing-type soul beast, and he sends a ferocious-beast-level top healer? Was Chen Fu really just a human and not a little dragon wearing human skin?
Chen Fu nodded to Jin Lin, then instructed everyone to follow the arrangement.
This time, Di Tian did not erect a soul-power barrier. Vaguely, Chen Fu sensed multiple gazes projecting onto him from the air.
Remaining ferocious beasts? No,one of the gazes felt strangely familiar.
Chen Fu thought quietly. Of course there were many high-level beasts here, but one gaze felt wrong,almost as if that annoying fellow was back whispering in his ear again.
As Youlan's data ring expanded in storage, Chen Fu's spiritual perception could now distinguish things he previously couldn't.
The whisper that had troubled him for two and a half years had finally been decoded not long ago.
"…"
A god,why weren't you improving your craft? Why were you critiquing me all day???
A god who loses mystery is no different from a human.
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