Creations That Changed an Era: Martial Soul, the Highest Peak of Soul Tool Talent!

After a long while, Xian Lin'er finally withdrew her gaze from the Soul Tool Handgun and looked at Ye Chen.

"Junior Brother, I thought I had already thought highly enough of you. Now it seems I still underestimated you."

"Compared to your talent, perhaps mine is like the light of a firefly before the vast bright moon—visible, yet forever beyond reach."

Xian Lin'er had been thoroughly shaken by Ye Chen. Becoming a Rank 8.5 Soul Tool Master proved that her talent was among the best of the best.

Yet before Ye Chen, she did not even have the qualifications to compare herself to him. In her view, only Ninth-level Soul Tool Masters or the legendary Tenth-level Soul Tool Masters could have contended with Ye Chen in their youth.

"Little Chen, how did you come up with this?"

Having recovered from her shock, Xian Lin'er asked Ye Chen how he had accomplished such a heaven-defying concept.

Hearing Xian Lin'er's question, Ye Chen scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed to say it.

After all, his inspiration had struck while he was playing with Ling Luochen. How could he possibly bring that up to Xian Lin'er?

Thus, Ye Chen could only lie against his conscience. "Senior Sister, I was eating when inspiration suddenly struck, so I wanted to try it. It turned out to work."

Not only did Xian Lin'er not doubt him in the slightest upon hearing this, she nodded repeatedly, clearly accepting his explanation.

Xian Lin'er then continued questioning Ye Chen about the manufacturing process and principles behind the Soul Tool Handgun.

Ye Chen held nothing back and taught Xian Lin'er everything he understood about the Soul Tool Handgun.

Ye Chen took the Soul Tool Handgun from Xian Lin'er's hand and dismantled its casing once more.

The inner casing and the Soul Tool core at its center were revealed. Pointing at the Soul Tool core, Ye Chen said to Xian Lin'er,

"Senior Sister, this Soul Tool core uses a Three-Layer Energy-Gathering Array."

"The outermost layer absorbs the ambient free Soul Power, the middle layer stores the energy, and the innermost layer is the activation array. It does not require a soul master to inject Soul Power; it can be activated using the energy within the energy-gathering ring in the inner casing."

Ye Chen then carefully explained to Xian Lin'er why the Soul Tool core had been engraved in that manner.

As Ye Chen spoke, Xian Lin'er listened attentively at the side. A child lecturing an adult looked stranger the longer one watched.

Only after one or two hours did Ye Chen stop explaining, and Xian Lin'er had gained a basic understanding of the Soul Tool Handgun.

After finishing, Ye Chen felt somewhat exhausted. From yesterday afternoon until around noon today, he had maintained intense concentration the entire time.

His mind had remained taut the whole while, so naturally he felt tired.

Shaking his foggy head, Ye Chen wanted to return to his room and lie down.

So Ye Chen said to Xian Lin'er, "Senior Sister, I'm going back to rest. I'm truly exhausted."

After speaking to Xian Lin'er, Ye Chen headed back toward his house.

Xian Lin'er watched Ye Chen's departing figure, seemingly lost in thought. In the end, she clenched her fist, and moments later, her figure vanished from the office.

Within Shrek Inner Court, beneath a large tree beside Sea God Lake.

Xian Lin'er appeared there. Before her stood a refined and noble young man—Mu En.

"Lin'er, are you saying that Little Chen's talent in Soul Tools is unprecedented through the ages, even surpassing his talent in Martial Souls?"

Xian Lin'er looked at Mu En with a firm gaze, her eyes filled with envy as she slowly replied.

"Yes, Mu En. If Junior Brother can devote more time to Soul Tools, he will definitely become a Tenth-level Soul Tool Master in the future."

"I came to speak with you this time because I want you to have Junior Brother devote his main efforts to Soul Tools."

Although Mu En was greatly shocked upon hearing this, he still shook his head when he thought of Ye Chen's talent in Martial Souls.

Xian Lin'er did not understand Ye Chen's talent in Martial Souls, and Mu En had no intention of explaining it clearly to the other Elders of Sea God Pavilion either.

The other Elders of Sea God Pavilion only knew that Ye Chen's Martial Soul possessed the Extreme Light attribute. They did not know that after becoming a Soul Sage, Ye Chen might possess the Six Extreme Attributes.

What a terrifying concept the Six Extreme Attributes were. Even a legendary God-tier Martial Soul could not compare to Ye Chen's Imperial Aurora Sword Martial Soul.

Not to mention that Mu En had seen hope of godhood in Ye Chen—and that hope was not small.

As long as Ye Chen became a god, Shrek Academy would surely continue its glory for another ten thousand years!

"Mu En, why? With Junior Brother's Soul Tool talent, as long as he devotes enough effort—"

"Perhaps he could allow Shrek Academy's Soul Tool standards to directly catch up with Sun Moon Royal Academy. That would be an advancement spanning several thousand years."

Seeing her confusion, Mu En sighed. Then he looked at Xian Lin'er and slowly said,

"Lin'er, Little Chen's talent in Martial Souls far exceeds all of your imaginations. In the future, his main efforts must still be focused on his Martial Soul."

"Furthermore, he may be able to reach a realm that even I cannot attain."

After Mu En said this, Xian Lin'er's pupils abruptly contracted as she stared at him in disbelief.

"A realm that even you cannot reach... then..."

Xian Lin'er was deeply shocked. It seemed she had still underestimated Ye Chen's talent.

She truly had not expected Mu En's hopes for Ye Chen to be this high.

That realm was one which Mu En and countless Titled Douluo longed to enter in their dreams.

Over the past ten thousand years, only the Original Shrek Seven Devils had entered that realm. Since then, not a single Titled Douluo had managed to step into it.

As time passed, even the Titled Douluo of the continent began wondering whether they were simply too useless, or whether the Original Shrek Seven Devils had been too monstrous.

No matter how hard they tried, they could never enter that realm.

But they would never know that it was not their problem...

Meanwhile, after Ye Chen left the Soul Tool Department Dean's office, he headed straight for his home.

"Hmm, did I forget something?"

As Ye Chen walked along the road, he felt as though he had forgotten something. Yet no matter how carefully he thought, he could not remember what it was.

"Forget it. I'll deal with it later. First, I'm going home to get some proper sleep."

Ye Chen cast the thought from his mind and hurried toward his house.

Opening the door, Ye Chen discovered Ma Xiaotao meditating diligently on the bed.

The moment he saw Ma Xiaotao, Ye Chen remembered what he had forgotten.

He was supposed to return at night to keep Sister Xiaotao company, but last night he had been so immersed in making the Soul Tool Handgun, so excited that he forgot everything else.

Should I go find a hotel and sleep there first? Maybe lie low for a while?

Ye Chen thought this, but before he could act, Ma Xiaotao, who had been meditating, opened her eyes.

"Little Chen!"

"What did you do last night? Did you go fooling around behind my back?"

Upon seeing Ye Chen, Ma Xiaotao quickly walked over, grabbed his ear, and fiercely demanded.

"Sister Xiaotao, be gentler. You're so fierce—who would dare marry you in the future?"