Soul Tool Display

Ye Qingyu's gaze fell on Ju Zi. Looking at the young, strikingly beautiful girl before her, she could not help but feel doubtful.

She's so young. Could Luo have taken a fancy to her?

Ju Zi flashed her a bright smile and introduced herself familiarly. "Hello, my name is Ju Zi. My martial soul is also an orange."

"Ye Qingyu, currently acting as the chief of Fate Defying Pavilion's Executive Group." Ye Qingyu returned her smile gently, then naturally asked, "May I ask what you excel at, little sister Ju Zi?"

"I'm a Level 5 Soul Engineer, currently with soul power at rank fifty-five," Ju Zi replied calmly.

The moment those words were spoken, Ye Qingyu was stunned.

Such a young Food System Spirit King was extremely rare even in the entire history of Douluo Continent. Where had Luo found such a genius?

Of course, she was also somewhat puzzled. She did not understand what exactly a "Soul Engineer" was, assuming only that this girl loved researching Soul Tools and that Luo Can had specially established a Soul Tool Hall to recruit her.

Luo Can spoke up at that moment. "Sister Ye, don't underestimate the power of Soul Tools. Ju Zi, demonstrate Soul Tools from Level 1 to Level 5 and let Chief Ye broaden her horizons."

Hearing that, Ju Zi nodded. Her right hand brushed across the Storage Ring on her left hand, and in the next moment, a pair of exquisitely designed roller skates and a round grenade appeared in her hands.

She swiftly put on the Soul Tool Shoes and poured soul power into them. Her entire body instantly became a blur as she shot forward at incredible speed, raising her hand to hurl the Soul Tool Grenade.

Boom—!

The grenade exploded violently, sending shards of stone flying. A crater half a person deep was blasted directly into the hard ground. Its power was enough to severely injure a First-Ring Spirit Master and even threaten some Soul Grandmasters.

"These are Level 1 Soul Tools: the Soul Tool Grenade and High-Speed Soul Tool Shoes. The former can seriously injure a First-Ring Spirit Master, while the latter lets me instantly attain the explosive speed of an Agility Attack System Spirit Master."

As Ju Zi explained, she took out several new items from her ring.

"These are Level 2 Soul Tools: the Azure Flame Sword and the Spirit Stealth Cloak."

As soon as she finished speaking, she draped the cloak over herself. Her entire body instantly vanished into the air, blending with the surroundings with almost no soul power fluctuations. Immediately afterward, three fierce azure sword lights erupted from thin air. With a sharp crack, a millstone-sized boulder in the distance was instantly cleaved to pieces.

Next, she displayed the Level 3 Soul Tools in turn: the Paralysis Ray Gun, which fired a pale blue ray capable of instantly paralyzing Soul Elder-level Spirit Masters and hindering their soul power circulation; and the Flight Soul Tool, which unfolded a pair of metal wings behind the user, allowing even Spirit Masters without flight abilities to soar through the air.

These Soul Tools had already greatly surprised Ye Qingyu, but what truly shook her to the core was the power of the Level 4 and Level 5 Soul Tools.

The Six-Barrel Small Soul Cannon rotated its muzzles and fired six shells in rapid succession. Under its barrage, the explosive destructive force was fully comparable to the fourth Soul Skill of a Power Attack System Soul Ancestor.

The Level 4 auxiliary Soul Tool, the Soul Power Milk Bottle, overturned Ye Qingyu's understanding even further. That tiny metal bottle could actually store soul power in advance. Not only could it charge all kinds of Soul Tools, but in critical moments, it could directly replenish a Spirit Master's soul power. It was practically a life-saving divine tool in desperate situations.

By the time the Level 5 Decomposition Cannon and Invincible Shield had been demonstrated, Ye Qingyu was completely overwhelmed by shock.

A Food System auxiliary Spirit King had forcibly relied on these Soul Tools to unleash offensive and defensive power no weaker than that of a Power Attack System Spirit Emperor.

This delicate-looking young girl was truly terrifying!

"I'm only a Level 5 Soul Engineer at the moment." Ju Zi put away the Soul Tools, unable to hide the pride on her face. "If I can advance to Level 6 or Level 7, then even against a Soul Douluo, I'm confident I could contend with one head-on."

"Hall Master Ju Zi, I was short-sighted before." Ye Qingyu immediately put away her initial disdain and looked at her seriously. "From now on, the Executive Group will fully cooperate with the development of the Soul Tool Hall."

She paused, then asked hopefully, "But is it possible for other Spirit Masters to learn how to make Soul Tools?"

Ju Zi pondered for a moment before replying truthfully, "Learning Soul Tool Technology requires not only extremely high talent, but also powerful mental power to support it. The threshold isn't low."

Even she herself, despite having talent, had built up her mental power bit by bit through all kinds of precious medicines.

Moreover, the high-level Soul Engineers of the Sun Moon Empire had almost all grown up steeped in medicine. This also resulted in very few Spirit Masters from the Sun Moon Empire being able to break through to rank ninety-five and become Super Douluos.

Hearing this, Ye Qingyu could only nod helplessly and say that she would do her best to select talented children from the sect to assist Ju Zi later.

Once the matter was settled, Luo Can took out a thick stack of blueprints and dozens of Soul Tools of various kinds from his Storage Soul Tool, handing them all to Ju Zi.

"Ju Zi, the future development of Fate Defying Pavilion's Soul Tools will depend entirely on you."

"Fine, I'll take the job." Ju Zi accepted the items and casually flipped through the blueprints. Her eyes immediately lit up. Many of the blueprints contained advanced designs that even she had never seen before. Luo Can really had not lied to her.

But then she changed the subject and asked, "However, developing Soul Tools requires money—a lot of money. Can you provide that?"

Luo Can scratched his head and somewhat awkwardly held up five fingers. "I don't have much cash, but resources are plentiful. As for Gold Soul Coins, I have roughly this amount."

"Five hundred thousand?" Ju Zi raised a brow. "That should barely be enough to support the early stages of research and development."

"No." Luo Can shook his head, his expression completely candid. "I only have around fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins on me."

"???"

The smile on Ju Zi's face instantly froze. She stared at him with a face full of question marks. "No, what can you even do with fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins? Is that enough to research even a single hair of a Soul Tool?"

"I also have a large amount of ore and rare metals. I have Deep Sea Sunken Silver, Star Iron, and more. We basically won't lack those in the future." Luo Can hurriedly added, "Look, can we save some money on raw materials?"

"If ore and core metals aren't lacking, the costs can indeed be reduced tenfold." The furrow between Ju Zi's brows eased, but she still pursed her lips. "But even so, fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins won't last long. At most, it'll run out in half a year."

"That's enough." Luo Can smiled and handed her a heavy Storage Bracelet. "Take the ore resources inside first. If it isn't enough later, just tell me."

Ju Zi accepted the bracelet and swept her mental power inside. She was instantly startled. The ore and rare metals within were comprehensive in variety, and the reserves were astonishing. They were roughly equivalent to a month's inventory at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy. For the currently tiny Fate Defying Pavilion, these resources would be enough to last a long time.

As night deepened, the three of them returned to Fate Defying Valley together.

The moment they returned to the valley, Qian Renxue pulled Ju Zi to the stone pavilion by the lake to continue discussing Soul Tool research and development.

After witnessing the power of Soul Tools firsthand during the day, she had become completely invested in this technology. She also valued Ju Zi, this genius Soul Engineer, more and more.

If she did not firmly keep such talent in her grasp, she would not feel at ease.

Just like her Radiant Body, whenever she encountered true talent, she wanted to bring them under her command, even if they were enemies.

At that moment, in the stone pavilion, as she listened to Ju Zi explain the classifications and core principles of Soul Tools, a glint flashed through Qian Renxue's violet-gold eyes. She had already begun plotting a "grand conspiracy."

To truly keep a woman, one had to win over both her body and heart.

It seemed their great Pavilion Master Luo would have to suffer a little first.