Soul Tool Technology

Lou Gao's expression was unpredictable, while Si Long, standing to the side, hesitated to speak.

The Lou Gao Eight Treasure Amulet Soft Armor can fetch an extremely high price at auctions. How much more so the Nine Treasure Ruyi Soft Armor, with its even better defensive capabilities?

The craftsmanship of this armor has long been lost, and it is a unique piece. If it were to be auctioned, its value would increase several times over.

It's clearly unrealistic to expect the Blacksmiths' Association to buy it back; they don't have the money.

Furthermore, Si Long felt that Wu Qi's exchange proposal was very reasonable. After all, the fee Lou Gao would charge for a single transaction was far less than the value of the Nine Treasure Ruyi Soft Armor.

Lou Gao, his beard bristling and eyes wide, retorted, "Enough with the pleasantries, I'm interested in buying back your precious armor. Make your demands, and if the Blacksmiths' Association can meet them, they certainly won't refuse."

Wu Qi feigned difficulty, "Senior Lou Gao, I spent several million Gold Soul Coin on this armor. You're putting me in a difficult position."

After a moment of hesitation, he suggested, "How about this: the Blacksmiths' Association joins my faction, and this armor will serve as a gift to Senior Lou Gao."

The Lou Gao started having wicked ideas.

By feigning participation and then finding a way to slip away, wouldn't he be getting the armor for free?

Before Wu Qi could continue, he said, "I agree."

Wu Qi knew that Lou Gao was the kind of person who could be cunning, so he chuckled and asked, "Senior Lou Gao didn't even ask me what the name of the force I mentioned was before making such a hasty decision?"

Lou Gao had already made up his mind, so he naturally didn't care about these things. He casually asked, "So, what kind of power are you talking about?"

Wu Qi chuckled, took out the Papal Order from his Soul Tool, and said, "I am Elder of the Spirit Hall, so I represent the Spirit Hall in courting the Blacksmiths' Association."

"Senior Lou Gao, you can take your time to consider. However, I must remind you that throughout history, no one who has betrayed the Spirit Hall has ever had a good ending. Senior Lou Gao, would you like to give it a try?"

"What?! The Spirit Hall!" Si Long's expression changed drastically, and he looked at Wu Qi with hostility.

Originally, he planned to use Wu Qi's influence as a Red Card holder to force Myers to submit. Who would have thought that the other party was also from the Spirit Hall? Wouldn't this be like inviting a wolf into the house?

Lou Gao's face darkened, and he snapped, "The Blacksmiths' Association doesn't welcome you. Get out of here!"

Qiangu Changkong summoned the Coiling Dragon Staff Spirit, his aura Peak Soul Emperor undisguised, and he shouted sternly, "What? Do you think you can just join and leave the Spirit Hall as you please?"

"If you don't give us a satisfactory answer today, I think the Blacksmiths' Association has no reason to exist."

Wu Qi had never been interested in winning over the Three Single-Attribute Clans and the Blacksmiths' Association.

He wasn't forcing it; it would be best to win them over, but if not, he'd just eliminate them. In short, they couldn't fall into Tang San's hands.

While Si Long and Lou Gao possessed the strength of Soul Saint, unfortunately, their Martial Soul lacked combat power.

If it really came down to a fight, Qiangu Changkong alone could easily defeat them and leave them completely bewildered.

Feng Xiaotian stepped forward, smiling apologetically, and said, "Calm down, don't be so impatient."

"Senior Lou Gao, I come from the Feng Family of Element City. My grandfather mentioned that he used to visit the Blacksmiths' Association."

Lou Gao thought for a moment, then snorted, "Feng Changlin, huh? I do have some impression of him."

Lou Gao and the others were all seasoned blacksmiths who usually stayed out of worldly affairs. They did not know Wu Qi and others who were rising to prominence in the new generation.

On the contrary, I still have vivid memories of my old friends.

Feng Changlin is the head of the Feng Family and a nobleman of the empire. How could someone like him possibly associate with the Spirit Hall?

Perhaps sensing his concerns, Feng Xiaotian laughed and said, "I am not a member of the Spirit Hall, but I know that not everyone in the Spirit Hall is as arrogant and domineering as Myers. There are also many people who dedicate themselves to the common people."

After the explanation, Lou Gao's expression softened somewhat.

They were well aware of the Spirit Hall's past glory, but unfortunately, everything changed after the Clear Sky Sect was forced into seclusion and Bibi Dong came to power.

The corrupt elements within the Spirit Hall were left unchecked, leading to widespread oppression among the people.

Myers was once an ambitious young man, but when his career path was blocked and the Spirit Hall lacked proper oversight, corruption became inevitable.

Lou Gao sighed and spoke his mind, "I know that Myers's actions alone cannot represent the Spirit Hall, but the pain he has caused to the people of Gengxin City cannot be healed in ten or twenty years."

Seeing that the time was ripe, Wu Qi took over the conversation, "Senior Lou Gao, there are some things I can't say. I can only say that we are not on the same side as Bibi Dong, let alone in the same Faction."

"The Blacksmiths' Association, having joined the Spirit Hall, is no longer under the control of the Papal Hall; you are directly responsible to me. At the same time, I will provide each blacksmith with a certain amount of settlement compensation."

"We will also provide severance pay to blacksmiths who are unwilling to join the Spirit Hall."

"As for Bishop Myers, I will handle it. I can't guarantee how bright the future of Gengxin City will be, but I can guarantee that the future Spirit Hall will not be someone like Myers."

Si Long sighed weakly and said, "Even if we're willing to believe you, Myers ' actions have hurt everyone too deeply. I'm afraid it won't be so easy to convince him."

Wu Qi already had a solution for this. He smiled and said, "How about this, I'll make a promise to the Blacksmiths' Association."

"Over the next ten to twenty years, I can guarantee that the Blacksmiths' Association will acquire the technology to manufacture Soul Tool and gradually transform into the Soul Tool Masters Association. What do you say?"

He will surely achieve Deity within the next ten years.

By then, it won't take much time to reach the Sun Moon Continent on the other side of the Great Sea.

In the original time and space, two continents collided six thousand years later. The soul guidance device technology brought by the Sun and Moon Continent had a profound impact on the structure of the Douluo Continent.

Furthermore, the Sun Moon Empire is also a destabilizing factor on the continent. In order to launch a war to unify the continent, they have gone to any lengths, causing the deaths of a large number of innocent people.

If Douluo Continent were to master Soul Tool Technology earlier, even if its development achievements were not as advanced as those of the Sun Moon Continent, let's not forget that the Soul Master on the Douluo Continent are far stronger than those on the Sun Moon Continent. In future Continental War, this would be enough to extinguish any signs of the Sun Moon Empire's invasion.

"Soul Tool!" Lou Gao gasped for breath.

He knew that transitioning to making Soul Tool was the only way out for the blacksmith in the future.

Unfortunately, the Soul Tool Technology on the Douluo Continent has long been lost, and even if one wanted to, one lacked the power to do so.

If Wu Qi can truly bring the Soul Tool Technology, then blacksmiths (Soul Engineer) will undoubtedly be highly sought-after throughout the continent.

This deal is definitely a win-win situation.

Before he could make a decision, he heard a commotion coming from downstairs.

Lou Gao's face darkened. "Damn it, Myers's here to freeload again!"