Volume 1: Tian Meng Bing Can Chapter 37: The Overprotective Ba Wang Hua Teacher (Part 2)

  Fan Yu pulled over a chair and sat down, looking at Huo Yuhao in front of her, saying: "You are my direct disciple, I must have a different teaching method from the teachers in the college. The study time will be more tense. You still need to come over after dinner to study with me for at least an hour before you can go back and rest. Any questions?"

  "No problem, teacher, I'm not afraid of hardship. I will study hard."

  Fan Yu nodded and said: "Don't just talk about being serious, show me. I'm asking you, what is a soul guide?"

  Huo Yu Hao was taken aback, his understanding of the Soul Guide Device was limited to his observations during his two visits here.

  "The Soul Guide is a weapon that Soul Masters use to stimulate their soul power. Any type of Soul Guide is closely related to the Soul Master's soul power, even if it's the most basic fixed-type Soul Guide. Today I'm going to teach you some basic knowledge about Soul Guides, and you must remember it."

  "Yes."

  "The origin of the soul guide is already forgotten. But the real development of the soul guide originated from the collision between the Day and Night Continent and our Douluo Continent. You should know the history of the continent, that after the great collision, a war broke out between the two continents. Although we ultimately won, but the Day and Night Continent took advantage of the soul guide to inflict significant losses on several empires in our Douluo Continent."

  "Why can the soul guides of the Day and Night Continent develop so well? Apart from their diligent research, the main reason is resources. On the Day and Night Continent, there are many rare metal mines. It is precisely by relying on these rare metals that they can manufacture high-quality soul guides. For thousands of years, the level of development of the soul guides on the Day and Night Continent has been getting higher and higher. The Soul Guide Fighting Team of the Day and Night Empire has already surpassed us in strength, far surpassing several empires on our original Douluo Continent. The main reason is still resources. Due to resources, wars between countries on the continent have never stopped. And the strength of the Day and Night Empire is constantly increasing due to the soul guides. If it weren't for their lack of top-notch soul masters, they would have launched a full-scale war long ago."

  "So, the Soul Guide is a strategic weapon for any country on the continent. It's just that the Soul Guide requires a Soul Master to control it, so it can't be widely equipped with troops. Otherwise, the wars on the continent would be even more terrifying."

  "Our Shrek Academy is the first academy on the continent, you should know that. That refers to our Shrek Academy's Soul Master Department. But our Soul Guidance Department isn't the best on the continent."

  It seems like there is a glimmer of light in Fan Yu's eyes at this point.

  "What? Not first? Is the Soul Guidance Academy's number one in the Day and Night Empire?" Huo Yu Hao asked.

  Fan Yu nodded and said, "You're right. The number one academy in the Soul Guide rankings is indeed located in the Day Moon Empire. It's called the Day Moon Imperial Soul Guide Academy, specializing in cultivating soul guides and researching soul guides. They got a head start early on and have access to many rare metal resources, giving them an advantage over us. For example, the fixed-installation soul guide device was first researched by them."

  "We have always been chasing the footsteps of the Royal Soul Master Academy, but we have never caught up. But I believe that this situation will not last forever. Compared to the Royal Soul Master Academy, we also have our own advantages. This advantage lies in the fact that our soul masters are far superior to theirs."

  "Heaven is fair. While giving the Dayan Empire rich resources, it did not give them more talented soul masters. But our country, which originally belonged to the Douluo Continent, is different. In the world of soul guides, there has always been a saying that the stronger the soul guide, the stronger the soul master needed to control it. And the stronger the soul master, the more likely they are to create an even stronger soul guide. This is also the path we need to take now."

  "Now, I'll briefly tell you about the classification of Soul Guides and Soul Guide Devices."

  "Soul Masters who cultivate mainly through researching, manufacturing and using soul guides are collectively referred to as Soul Guide Masters. There is also a distinction between high and low levels among Soul Guide Masters, but unlike Soul Masters, they do not have complex titles such as Great Soul Master, Soul Honored One, or Soul Sage. They are directly distinguished by level, from Level 1 to Level 10. Currently on the entire continent, the highest-level Soul Guide Master is at Level 9. There doesn't exist a Level 10 Soul Guide Master. Do you know why?"

  Huo Yu Hao shook his head dazedly.

  "Soul Engineer's ranking is based on the level of Soul Tool they can control. Let me give you an example. If you can create and use Soul Tools suitable for Soul Masters below level 10, then you are a first-level Soul Engineer. If you can create and use Soul Tools for Soul Masters between levels 10 to 20, then you are a second-level Soul Engineer. As for the ninth-level Soul Engineer, their own cultivation must be at least Title Douluo. And as for the tenth-level Soul Engineer, they require their own cultivation to exceed level 95."

  "A person's energy is limited, and the cultivation of a soul master is even more difficult. Even if one has exceptional talent, it takes countless hardships and efforts to cultivate into a nine-ringed title Douluo-level strongman. Not to mention having to divide one's attention to learn and research soul tool crafting. Therefore, soul masters are common, but high-ranking soul masters are extremely rare. As far as I know, there are only three ninth-grade soul masters in the Daymoon Empire. And in the Tianhun Empire, Douling Empire, and Xingluo Empire, the highest level of soul master is only eight and a half."

  Huo Yu Hao exclaimed in surprise: "There's still a half-level difference?"

  "That eight-and-a-half level soul master is right here in our college, and he's the head of our Soul Master Department. His cultivation has reached the title Douluo level, but he can't create powerful soul masters that only Title Douluos can use. That's why he's an eight-and-a-half. In fact, among the three eastern countries, there isn't a single ninth-level soul master. As for tenth level, since the rapid development of soul masters, no one has ever appeared on the mainland, it's just in the ranking system. If a Title Douluo's cultivation can reach above 95 levels, that would be another level of existence altogether. Several dozen Title Douluos may not even produce one such person, let alone him being a soul master."

  "The classification of Soul Guides you already know, next is the classification of Soul Devices. After thousands of years of development, Soul Devices have become more and more mature, broadly divided into three categories: Close-range Soul Devices, Long-range Soul Devices, and Fixed Soul Devices."

  "Close combat soul guide, as the name suggests, mainly uses close combat, through the stimulation of soul power to burst out strong attack or defense. Relatively speaking, there are fewer soul guides who use close combat soul guides. The vast majority of soul guides themselves have a martial soul that is not good at fighting, which makes them afraid of close combat. Although the power of close combat soul guides is not small, if they encounter a war soul master of the same level, they will also find it difficult to gain an advantage. Therefore, close combat soul guides are actually used more by martial soul war soul masters. And most of the soul guides used by soul guides are long-range soul guides."

  "That day, you also saw Cai Tou's demonstration. The equipment he used were all long-range soul guiding devices. Long-range soul guiding devices consume a lot more soul power than close combat soul guiding devices, but if used well, each one is equivalent to a soul skill. Extremely destructive. With Cai Tou's current mastery and operation of the soul guiding device, even a four-ring Soul Sage might not be able to gain the upper hand against him. Among those of the same level with three rings, no one can compare to him."

  "Finally, I want to talk about the Soul Guidance Device. The Soul Guidance Device is the most difficult to make, with extremely high requirements for materials and manufacturing methods that can be described as meticulous. When making the Soul Guidance Device, it requires engraving the most complex spell arrays, while also using soul power as the source of activation. Its power is the greatest, its range is the farthest, but the resources consumed are also the largest. Moreover, it has a problem - unlike long-range soul guidance devices that can lock onto targets through soul power injection, this device requires the user to have their own targeting ability. This is also one of the main reasons why I'm interested in your spiritual probing abilities."

  "Since the Soul Guidance Device appeared on the battlefield, our Eastern Three Great Empires' advantage over the Daybreak Empire has been completely suppressed. If it weren't for the fact that we have more top-notch Soul Masters, the Daybreak Empire would not have hidden its strength. Therefore, the Soul Guidance Device is also a key area of research for me. Once the Soul Guidance Device can achieve long-range precise strikes, it will play a crucial role in a war."

  "Besides the three major categories of close combat, long-range and fixed installation, Soul Guides also have some sub-divisions. For example, attack, defense, support, illumination, etc. There are many more, which I will teach you step by step later. Next is the last item in our basic course today: the composition of the Soul Guide itself."

  While speaking, Fan Yu stood up and took out a long, rectangular metal box. The box was about one foot long, as wide as a fist, and was entirely black, with a square top and an arched bottom.

  The sail feather buckled the metal box on his left forearm, just right, and then he didn't know how he pressed it, and the black metal changed suddenly.

  In a series of mechanical clicks, the black metal encased his left forearm completely, with three thick metal pipes protruding from above.

  "This soul guide is called Sleeve Cannon. It's a relatively ordinary one among long-range soul guides. It's driven by soul power. Take a look."

  As he spoke, Fan Yu raised his hand, and instantly, three white lights shot out from the three metal pipes, emitting a strong soul power fluctuation that shot far away, hitting the metal wall in the distance, spreading out into circles of light.

  "The principle of the soul guide is actually very simple, it's just through some special methods and means to convert soul power into destructive energy. Among these means, the most commonly used is compression. And the method to achieve this is the engraving law array."

  The content of Soul Guide will be introduced step by step, and the new setting will be revealed slowly. However, the setting of Soul Master is still the main focus. I will gradually reveal this wonderful story to everyone.