The moment the youth in the mysterious black robe came into view.
The charcoal pencil in middle-aged man's hand fell to the ground with a snap.
He shot up from his chair, his unkempt face instantly flooding with wild joy.
"Lord?!"
"Lord, you've emerged from seclusion?!"
Mozi was trembling from head to toe with excitement.
He hurriedly looked at the Soul Power Monitoring Instrument beside him.
That instrument was his latest invention. It could precisely detect even the soul power fluctuations of a Titled Douluo.
Yet at this moment—
The indicator on the instrument remained stubbornly fixed at the "0" mark.
It did not budge in the slightest.
As though it had malfunctioned.
Mozi's eyes widened as he stared fixedly at that number.
No soul power fluctuations?
Impossible!
Unless...
Unless the lord's realm had become so lofty that even this machine could no longer comprehend it!
Returning to simplicity, merging with heaven and earth.
"Wonderful!"
"My monitor can't even detect the lord's soul power!"
"He must have broken through to that stage already!"
Mozi excitedly rubbed his oil-stained big hand together, the fanaticism in his eyes a hundred times stronger than when he had been studying blueprints.
He did not bother tidying the messy blueprints, nor did he care to straighten his appearance.
He directly pressed a red button at the very center of the control panel.
"Quick! Open the Main City Gate!"
"I will personally welcome the lord!"
Following his command, the entire Mechanism City let out an even greater roar.
The Heavy Metal Gate, a full hundred meters tall, slowly slid apart beneath the force of countless gears.
Like a child, Mozi took off running. He nearly tripped over some parts on the ground because he was moving too fast.
But he did not care. He climbed back up and continued sprinting madly.
That was his faith.
That was the Deity who had granted him New Life and shown him what true Mechanism Arts were.
Lord Li Xin had finally arrived!
The enormous gear gate burst open with a thunderous boom, kicking up dust that made even the earth tremble.
Mozi rushed out.
This Mechanism Arts Grandmaster, who normally immersed himself in Mechanism Arts and would not move even if the sky collapsed, now had a face covered in engine oil and excited sweat.
He rushed before Li Xin. Without even taking the time to wipe his face, he immediately bent deeply at the waist in respectful greeting.
"Lord!"
"You've finally returned!"
Mozi's voice was somewhat hoarse from excessive excitement.
Li Xin gave a slight nod, his expression calm.
"Rise."
"While I was away, you certainly made quite a commotion."
Li Xin's gaze swept across this Steel Giant City. There was little fluctuation in his eyes, as though this magnificent miracle was no more than a child's building blocks to him.
Mozi chuckled and rubbed his hands together before quickly leading the way.
"You flatter me, sir. They are merely insignificant little trinkets."
"Please come inside. I happen to have some new results I wish to report to you."
The group entered the interior of Mechanism City.
The sight within was even more breathtaking than outside.
Countless precise mechanical arms were automatically assembling some kind of ring-shaped object, while blue arcs of electricity crackled through the air.
Gongsun Li blinked her large eyes curiously, her rabbit ears twitching.
"Old Mo, what is that?"
She pointed at the ring and asked.
Mozi glanced at Li Xin. Seeing that the lord did not object, he straightened his chest and introduced it rather proudly.
"This is an Artificial Soul Ring."
"By compressing high-purity Soul Power, it simulates the energy fluctuations left behind after a soul beast dies. For now, it can only reach the ten-thousand-year level, but it can be mass-produced."
"And over there."
Mozi pointed toward a massive cultivation tank on the other side.
Various metal prosthetics were immersed within it, engraved with complex soul tool patterns.
"That is the prototype of the Artificial Soul Bone project. It can not only strengthen the body, but also grant specific soul skills."
"I intend to mass-produce this equipment and form a legion enhanced entirely through mechanisms."
Li Xin casually picked up an unfinished metal core and applied a slight force with his fingertips.
The Special Alloy, capable of withstanding a full-force strike from a Soul Saint, deformed like tofu in his hand.
"Not a bad idea."
"But before absolute power, these are ultimately only external things."
Li Xin casually tossed aside the scrap metal, his tone indifferent.
Mozi hurriedly nodded in agreement, while the worship in his eyes only deepened.
Because he knew that this lord's strength had long surpassed the limits these mundane tools could ever reach.
Just as Mozi was preparing to display the blueprints for his core God-Slaying Level Soul Tool Cannon—
The sky outside suddenly changed color.
A new ranking appeared upon the Golden List.
Rolling Golden Thunder tore through the sky, drawing everyone's gaze back to the heavens.
[Martial Soul Ranking, thirteenth place!] [Name: Tang San] [Affiliation: Heaven Dou Empire, Tang Sect] [Martial Souls: Blue Silver Emperor, Clear Sky Hammer (Twin Martial Souls)] [Level: Rank 94 Titled Douluo]
The moment those words appeared, another massive uproar swept across the continent.
Twin Martial Souls again!
And Tang Hao's son—Tang San, the one who had shone brilliantly during the Soul Master Tournament!
Heaven Dou City, Tang Sect headquarters.
Tang San suddenly clenched his fists, his nails digging deeply into his palms.
He stared fixedly at the glaring words "thirteenth place," his chest rising and falling violently.
"Thirteenth?"
"How could I only be thirteenth?"
Tang San's face turned ashen. His former calm and detached demeanor had vanished completely.
Teacher had once assured him that Twin Martial Souls represented the pinnacle of talent in the Soul Master World.
Even Bibi Dong possessed nothing more than Twin Martial Souls.
He had the Plant Emperor Blue Silver Emperor, as well as the world's strongest Assault Weapon Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer.
This was a God-Tier Configuration!
How could he fail to even enter the top ten?
"There must be some mistake."
Tang San gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with unwillingness and resentment.
In his view, this was not only an insult to his strength, but also a trampling of Teacher's theories.
Inside the Papal Palace.
Bibi Dong had originally been reclining against the Pope Chair.
Today, she wore a pale purple long dress with a high slit. Her long Beautiful Legs were crossed together, and her fair, jade-like skin glowed seductively beneath the lights.
They were a pair of perfect jade feet capable of driving any man mad. A delicate Gold Chain encircled her ankle, adding several more traces of bewitching charm.
Seeing Tang San's name ranked one place above her own, Bibi Dong's elegant brows furrowed slightly.
A trace of displeasure flashed through her phoenix eyes.
"That scion is actually one rank above this seat?"
She was not jealous. She simply found it disgusting.
Back then, she had failed to pull out the weeds by their roots. Now, that wild grass had grown lush instead.
But before long, that teasing smile returned to Bibi Dong's lips.
She shifted into a more comfortable position and lazily leaned against the chair back.
Since even someone like Tang San, with Twin Martial Souls, could only rank thirteenth—
Did that mean every person in the top twelve possessed potential even more terrifying than Twin Martial Souls?
This Golden List was becoming more and more interesting.
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