Hand-Carving a Core Array (6K)

As for why Huo Yuhao had been able to judge so quickly, merely from the fact that the two looked unfamiliar, that they were most likely not talented Soul Engineers from the Righteous Path but people from the Holy Spirit Cult, the reason was simple.

During those two and a half years of exchange and study, although Huo Yuhao had chosen not to attend the various Soul Engineer exchange seminars in order to conceal his own talent with Soul Tools, He Caitou had genuinely attended them.

He Caitou had used Image Recording Pearls to make copies of lectures by those top-tier Soul Engineers for him. For example, Huo Yuhao had recognized Master Diophantus at a glance because the master was a frequent guest at major summits.

Among the many seminar recordings Huo Yuhao had watched, he had seen quite a few outstanding young talents from the four countries. Some were no less gifted than He Caitou, yet he had no impression whatsoever of these two.

However, judging by the astonishing speed at which they made Soul Tools, it was not difficult to guess where the two had come from.

Although he was not using the Ranked Engraving Knife, Huo Yuhao's Soul Tool crafting speed was not the least bit inferior to Number Ninety-Six and Number Ninety-Eight, who were using Ranked Engraving Knives.

His hands transformed into Eternal Freeze Hands that radiated terrifyingly low temperatures. Strands of precisely controlled chill entered the Rare Metal as he began processing the material in his hands. The sound of metal shavings falling from the Rare Metal followed a rhythmic pattern without being grating, drawing the gazes of nearby Soul Engineers.

But when they saw that Huo Yuhao was neither using an engraving knife nor an experimental table, instead using his bare hands to forcibly