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Yin Fan simply refused to believe that Ye Chen could not even make the simplest Rank 4 Soul Tool. Back in the laboratory, Ye Chen's crafting speed had been several points faster than Yin Fan's had been at the same level.

Moreover, just yesterday, Ye Chen had even engraved the core formation of a Rank 5 Soul Tool. If that did not count as talent, then what did?

That was right—Ye Chen should have reached this level long ago. All he had lacked were a few crucial details. Now that he had integrated the knowledge he had learned over the past few days, becoming a Rank 5 Soul Master had come naturally.

Even Xu Tianchen had only reached Rank 5 Soul Master two months earlier than Ye Chen at the same age.

And that was with Ye Chen having remained at Shrek, where his knowledge in this area had been comparatively lacking.

If Yin Fan knew that Ye Chen had completely set aside this field of study for an entire year in between, he had no idea how shocked he would be.

Seeing nothing worth watching, Jing Hongchen simply shut off the soul tool screen and said, "Brother Yin, there's another reason I asked you here today. You've probably heard something about the royal family's affairs, haven't you?"

The old man fixed Yin Fan with a piercing gaze, wanting to see his reaction.

This was the true purpose of today's meeting.

Yin Fan nodded. Mingdu was not that large a place, and with such a major incident happening within the royal family, how could he, a Level 9 Soul Engineer, possibly not know?

Jing Hongchen continued, "Since you know, I'll get straight to the point. Given the current situation, you should know which side to stand with, right?"

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