Yu Xiaogang: This Is a New Type of Soul Guidance Weapon, I Say So!

Boom!!

The instant he caught Ma Xiaotao in his arms, Xiang Bei felt as though a volcano were erupting inside his body.

His hands met an exquisitely soft, full sensation.

"What are you trying to do? I didn't do anything!" Xiang Bei protested, clearing his name.

Jiang Nannan explained, "The Evil Fire inside Senior Xiaotao is about to go out of control. She told us to find you, saying you had a way to deal with it."

This is a bit troublesome, Xiang Bei thought. Right now, both his big head and his little head were in a bind, and he didn't dare look down.

Had she sensed the trace of Ultimate Ice he had revealed some time ago?

But that wasn't right!

By rights, at this point in the timeline, that Huo fellow should already have obtained the million-year-old Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and gained Ultimate Ice. Could it be...

Xiang Bei's eyes lit up, and he immediately summoned Xiao Yu. "Xiao Yu, give her some rice."

"Coming, Master. Ah... what a scorching presence."

After noticing Ma Xiaotao, Xiao Yu blurted out what she knew about her. "Isn't that Ma Xiaotao, number one in the inner courtyard? They say her Martial Soul has the foundation for Ultimate Fire, but it often goes out of control."

The rice formed from the Snow Empress's origin was put into Ma Xiaotao's mouth, and the Ultimate Ice quickly suppressed the Evil Fire inside her.

Ma Xiaotao slowly came around. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw a young, unfamiliar face. She immediately pushed Xiang Bei away and asked warily:

"Who are you?"

"Madam, I just saved you. Is this how you treat your savior?"

Ma Xiaotao shook her head and finally recalled what had happened. She bent in a bow and apologized. "I'm sorry, and thank you for your Ultimate Ice. But how come I've never seen you at the academy?"

Holding to the principle that everyone loved beauty, Xiang Bei looked at her and smiled.

"I'm an exchange student from Mingde Hall. Naturally, you haven't seen me before."

Hearing this, Ma Xiaotao frowned slightly, a little disappointed.

What a pity. Why did he have to be from the Sun Moon Empire? Her teacher had said that to completely resolve the effects of the Evil Fire, she either had to find a Soul Master with Ultimate Ice to suppress it regularly, or even stay with them day and night,

or obtain a heavenly treasure, Blazing Gum.

But Blazing Gum was an ancient treasure of fire-attribute origin, found deep within the earth's core. Ordinary Soul Masters had no way of obtaining it.

Sigh!

"I owe you a favor. If you ever need anything, you can find me in the inner courtyard."

With that, Ma Xiaotao swept away like a whirlwind.

"She's got a temper," Xiang Bei muttered to himself, though he didn't pay it much mind.

Ma Xiaotao's strength and potential were both first-rate. With her Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, she could match an ordinary Titled Douluo as a Soul Douluo. If he brought her under his command in the future, she would certainly be a great help.

What was more, without Blazing Gum, she couldn't do without the suppression provided by the Snow Empress's origin.

"Brother Bei!" Meng Hongchen coquettishly took Xiang Bei's arm and gazed at him with bright eyes, looking as though she were vying for his affection.

"All right, Xiao Meng, stop fooling around. I still have important work to do. Want to help?"

"Yes! Of course I do. I wouldn't turn down anything you asked me to do, Brother Bei." Meng Hongchen broke into a smile.

At the door,

Jiang Nannan watched the two of them together and lowered her eyes. No one knew what she was thinking.

"The Soul Tool I'm developing now is a space Soul Tool. It's called a satellite! Code name C-13. Its functions are..."

Xiang Bei arrived at the workshop, took out a spindle-shaped satellite, and introduced it enthusiastically.

This was an important step toward using Shrek's resources to begin setting up Xiao Yu's surveillance network.

Once the satellite was launched, he could use Xiao Yu to monitor every move within its detection range.

Then, whatever Soul Beast he wanted to find, whatever heavenly treasure he wanted to locate, or whatever enemy hideout he wanted to uncover, he could easily do it all through the satellite's eyes.

At the same time,

this was also an important part of establishing a virtual network.

Xiang Bei and Meng Hongchen busied themselves in the workshop. After obtaining the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, Xiang Bei's powers of observation had improved significantly. With the help of a lithography machine, he soon replicated a C-13 satellite.

"Done!"

Xiang Bei wiped away his sweat and looked at his masterpiece with a relieved smile.

"The replication succeeded. Now that we have the first one, making more will be much faster."

"Xiao Yu, how's the medium-sized, staged launch rocket I gave you the blueprints to build on your own?"

"It's all done, Master. Its fuel uses a controlled nuclear fusion reactor. Based on the results of simulations and calculations in the virtual world, I cut down the original three-stage structure. Now it only needs two stages to launch the satellite into its designated orbit."

Meng Hongchen was utterly lost. She couldn't understand a single word of their conversation.

"Move the rocket to an open area in the inner courtyard, and take a satellite there too. Prepare for launch."

A virtual screen appeared on the device around Xiang Bei's wrist, and he tapped it a few times.

Clack, clack!

The workshop ceiling opened to either side, revealing a rocket about ten meters tall, with a streamlined shape.

Thanks to Shrek's various rare metals and the Soul Guidance Arrays inside it, the rocket was much smaller, yet far more powerful.

Xiang Bei made no particular effort to hide it while moving it out.

In the crowd,

Wang Dong'er looked curiously at the towering Soul Tool, then turned to Zhou Yi beside her and asked, "Teacher Zhou, do you know what that is?"

Zhou Yi shook her head. "I don't know either. That old geezer Fan Yu might know, but he went to Mingde Hall with Yuhao."

Bei Bei looked eager to give it a try.

"What do you think? I asked around. His name is Xiang Bei, a genius Mingde Hall only sees once in ten thousand years, but he doesn't seem to feel much attachment to the Sun Moon Empire. Should we try to convince him to join the Tang Sect?"

"I think we can try," Jiang Nannan said, speaking up to agree for once.

"I disagree!" Xu Sanshi spoke in a solemn, earnest tone. "One look at that guy and you can tell he's no good. I heard he was getting handsy with Senior Xiaotao and Nannan a while back."

"No way, right?" Bei Bei asked. "With how fierce Senior Xiaotao is and that fiery temper of hers, who could get handsy with her?"

Crack, crack!

The sound of knuckles grinding came from behind Bei Bei, along with a wave of heat and a cold laugh.

"Bei Bei, are you itching for a beating, or do you think your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon can't be burned?"

Bei Bei's whole body stiffened. He turned around trembling, wanting to cry but having no tears. "Senior Xiaotao, I didn't mean it."

"Hmph! I'm in a good mood this time, so I'll let you off." Ma Xiaotao held her head high and glared at Xu Sanshi.

"You sleazebag, if I hear you spreading stories about me behind my back again, I'll break all three of your legs."

Xu Sanshi shuddered violently. He had been a little sleazy before because of his Martial Soul, but he couldn't understand why Senior Xiaotao would stand up for Xiang Bei.

After that, Ma Xiaotao headed straight for the rocket launch site.

As the number one in the inner courtyard, she was entitled to be there.

At the same time,

at Shrek Academy on Douluo Continent,

Yu Xiaogang's confident voice rang out across the square. "Based on my research into Soul Tools, this must be some kind of weapon, and one with an extremely long range."

"Look, its head is pointed. Through my experiments, I discovered that objects of this shape encounter much less resistance when moving at high speeds,

so... I conclude that this is some kind of new Soul Guidance weapon!"

In a corner,

Tang Hao listened to Yu Xiaogang and looked up at the sky.

"Yu Xiaogang truly deserves to be called Grandmaster. Not only is his Martial Soul Theory outstanding, but even his research into Soul Tools is so far ahead of its time."

"Xiao San really did choose the right person to study under, but..."

Tang Hao looked toward another corner, at Dugu Bo, who was surrounded by a green aura, and frowned slightly.

"How did Xiao San get mixed up with him? That old poison... Forget it. He's no match for me anyway. If he really dares harm Xiao San, I'll just smash him to death with one blow of my hammer."