The Power of the First Level Four Soul Cannonball!

The creation of a Rank 4 Soul Cannonball was very complicated—at least in Jiang Ming's eyes. The Metal Blocks on the table, each engraved with core formations, had taken him at least seven days!

But now, with Teacher Fan Yu demonstrating as he taught, Jiang Ming had completed every part of the entire Rank 4 Soul Cannonball in just half a day! He had even finished the assembly!

He had spent seven days studying dozens of books without managing to make the thing, yet with a professional teacher guiding him, it had only taken half a day!

That left Jiang Ming utterly stunned.

"Th-this is finished already?"

Jiang Ming looked at the Rank 4 Soul Cannonball on the table, his eyes filled with delight.

Fan Yu, standing to the side, was even more astonished!

When they had been making and assembling this Rank 4 Soul Cannonball just now, he had merely played an assisting role, helping Jiang Ming avoid mistakes while engraving the formations on the Metal Blocks.

The Rank 4 Soul Cannonball before him could almost be said to have been completed by Jiang Ming alone!

A Rank 4 Soul Cannonball!

Plenty of students who graduated from the Soul Tool Department Outer Courtyard couldn't make this thing!

"Ah... whether it's a Soul Master or a Soul Engineer, talent really is extremely important!"

Fan Yu looked at Jiang Ming, who was hugging the Rank 4 Soul Cannonball and turning it this way and that, unable to put it down, and sighed inwardly.

"Teacher Fan Yu, I want to test the power of this cannonball!"

After carefully examining it for a minute, Jiang Ming held the cannonball and turned to look at Fan Yu.

When something like a cannonball was created, people only cared about one thing!

And that was its power!

This thing was a one-time consumable. Once used, it exploded outright, with no possibility of a second use!

So its power was the most important part of this cannonball!

"Are you sure? This is the first Soul Cannonball you've made. You don't want to keep it as a memento?"

Fan Yu asked in some surprise.

Jiang Ming shook his head, his gaze firm.

"A cannonball only shows its greatest value when it explodes. Keeping it as a collectible has no meaning to me. Besides, I'll definitely be able to make even better Soul Cannonballs in the future. This one... I'll use it as a good start!"

Hearing Jiang Ming say that, Fan Yu said nothing more and brought Jiang Ming back to the Soul Tool Department's Soul Tool Testing Ground.

This testing ground had been built by the Soul Tool Department at great cost in manpower and resources. It could be used to test Rank 5 and lower Soul Tools, including Soul Cannonballs.

As for Soul Tools above Rank 5, their destructive power was simply too great. Ordinary materials couldn't withstand power of that level at all.

And the students of the Soul Tool Department Outer Courtyard could at most use Rank 5 Soul Tools anyway. After all, the graduation requirement for the Soul Tool Department Outer Courtyard was only to become a Rank 4 Soul Engineer. A testing ground capable of withstanding the power of Rank 5 Soul Tools was more than enough for the outer courtyard!

Very soon, the two arrived at the Soul Cannonball testing area.

Fan Yu took out a cannon barrel. It was about one and a half meters long, with a caliber of roughly twenty centimeters, more than enough to fire Jiang Ming's cannonball.

Fan Yu opened the cannon barrel from the back and had Jiang Ming load the cannonball inside, then placed the cannon barrel on Jiang Ming's shoulder.

It had to be said that the Body Martial Soul's enhancement to the body was truly powerful, especially a top-tier Body Martial Soul! Although the twelve-year-old Jiang Ming looked somewhat small compared to the tall, sturdy Fan Yu, he could easily shoulder this cannon barrel that weighed several dozen jin!

"Come on, aim at that piece of Black Profound Iron ahead and blast it directly!"

Fan Yu guided Jiang Ming through the test. Although Jiang Ming could already be confirmed as a Rank 4 Soul Engineer, this was still his first time testing a Soul Tool here. If he missed, that would be an accident!

"Mm!"

Following Fan Yu's guidance, Jiang Ming aimed the muzzle at a piece of Black Profound Iron several hundred meters ahead and directly urged his Soul Power to activate the formation inside the Soul Cannon!

Bang!

A tremendous recoil came from his shoulder. Jiang Ming's body swayed, but his feet remained planted firmly in place.

Several hundred meters away, the Soul Cannonball Jiang Ming had made collided with that piece of Black Profound Iron, which was over three meters tall.

Boom!

A violent roar rang out, carrying a fierce blast of air that surged directly toward Jiang Ming.

Jiang Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, stepped back with his right foot, bent his knees a little, and raised both hands into a defensive stance.

The air blast produced by the explosion of a Rank 4 Soul Cannonball was not something he could ignore at his current level. The slightest carelessness could still injure him.

Fan Yu, off to the side, remained utterly calm. He merely stretched out a hand, and as Soul Power surged, a black light appeared in front of the two of them, forming a defensive layer that cut off the incoming blast!

Is this a defensive-type Soul Tool?

Jiang Ming's eyes focused slightly as he looked at the black Protective Shield.

Judging from its defensive strength, this was at least a Rank 5 or higher Defensive Soul Tool!

This Teacher Fan Yu really was a powerful Soul Engineer!

The air blast dispersed, and the Black Profound Iron shrouded in firelight appeared before them once again.

At this moment, a pit the size of a soccer ball had already been blasted into the Black Profound Iron, but compared to a three-meter-tall piece of Black Profound Iron, it did not amount to much.

"Mm... as expected, the power is much weaker."

Fan Yu looked at the pit in the Black Profound Iron, pinching his chin between his fingers, his tone saying it was just as he had expected.

He looked at Jiang Ming and said in a low voice:

"See? That Rank 4 Soul Cannonball of yours only blasted a hole the size of a soccer ball in that piece of profound iron. A normal Rank 4 Soul Cannonball should have made the hole a little larger."

Jiang Ming looked at the piece of profound iron with the soccer-ball-sized hole blasted into it, his brows knitting slightly, somewhat disappointed.

Although this was only the first Soul Cannonball he had made himself, its power truly had not reached his expectations.

"Can I go over there and take a look?"

Jiang Ming thought for a moment, then looked at Fan Yu beside him, his gaze very determined.

"Of course. There are only the two of us here. Come on, I'll take you over for a look."

The two of them came up to the profound iron and carefully examined the three-meter-tall black wall, which looked extremely thick and heavy.

Only when he drew closer did Jiang Ming see that there were many fine pits all over the profound iron, some large and some small. The large ones were even bigger than the soccer-ball-sized pit Jiang Ming had made, while the small ones were smaller than a fist, yet they went extremely deep.

Jiang Ming tried knocking on the profound iron. The sound was dull, and the back of his hand ached a little.

Clearly, this thing was extremely hard!

"This profound iron was discovered by chance by the dean of the Soul Tool Department while he was traveling. It doesn't have any other special qualities—it's just hard enough! Unless it's hit by a Rank 6 Soul Cannonball, it's impossible to shatter it."

Fan Yu smiled, looked at Jiang Ming, and continued:

"Strictly speaking, this Soul Cannonball of yours can't be considered Rank 4. Its power isn't enough, but it has already surpassed the standard of Rank 3. From now on, whenever you have time each day, come over to the Soul Tool Department. Let me think... With your talent, in a month, you should be able to make a true Rank 4 Soul Cannonball!"

Jiang Ming nodded, anticipation flickering in his eyes.