Le Bai's Self-Made Soul Tool

"Le Bai!"

Oscar rushed forward, moving so fast that he did not seem like a Support System Soul Master at all. "You... succeeded?"

"Yeah! I finally got it working!"

Le Bai raised his right hand. Around his wrist was a metallic Wrist Guard fitted snugly against his arm. It was not large and looked like an ordinary leather bracer. "I prefer Wrist Guards. Tell me what styles you want, and I can make them for you now."

"Though I really want you to make one for me right away, the teachers are probably reaching the end of their patience."

Dai Mubai reminded him, "You've spent too much time on Soul Tools over the past six months. The teachers are considering forcing you to give up, especially Teacher Zhao. If Oscar, Hongjun, and I hadn't talked him down, he would've barged in and dismantled that Soul Tool of yours last month."

"I know."

Le Bai grinned playfully. "But as long as I let the Dean and the other teachers experience this Soul Tool, I'm sure they'll support me from now on."

"You're that confident?!"

Dai Mubai raised a brow. "Come on, I'll go with you to see the Dean. We can talk on the way—what exactly does this Soul Tool you made do? It actually made a training maniac like you hole up in his room for half a year."

"Why? If I explain it on the way, won't I have to explain it all over again once we get to the Dean?"

Le Bai suggested, "Let's all go to the Dean together. Since I'll be making one for each of you afterward anyway, I can explain everything at once and won't have to waste time repeating myself later!"

Dai Mubai thought about it, then nodded. "Fine."

Oscar shrugged, having no objections.

Ma Hongjun nodded silently.

"Then let's go."

The four headed for the Dean's Office together.

Three minutes later, Flender looked at the four students who had arrived together while he was reading. He adjusted his glasses and asked, "What is it, you four?"

Le Bai stepped forward, took the Soul Tool off his wrist, and handed it over. "Dean, after all this time experimenting, I've finally completed a Soul Tool that can effectively assist with cultivation. Since I want to make one for the three of them and all the teachers at the academy afterward, I came to explain it to you."

"You're making one for all of us?"

Flender accepted the Soul Tool Le Bai handed him. "Since you're so confident, Le Bai, tell me: what exactly does this Soul Tool, which took up six precious months of your time, do? You say it can effectively assist cultivation, but how effective is it exactly?"

"The shape of this Soul Tool can be adjusted freely. As long as it can come into direct contact with the skin, it will work. For example, your glasses frames."

Le Bai began explaining. "Its effect—or rather, its function—is to use the Soul Power we inject into it to apply pressure to our entire bodies, including our internal organs and bones. The amount of pressure can be adjusted through Soul Power or regulated and fixed through the Limiting Valve I set up. Since the pressure is distributed evenly, it works better than weight training. And since it is pressure rather than gravity, there is no need to worry about sinking into the ground."

"That sounds pretty good!"

Flender adjusted his glasses in surprise. "But what does the pressure actually feel like?"

"You'll know once you put it on."

Le Bai had Flender wear the Soul Tool. "Its size can adjust automatically within a certain range, so don't worry about it being too tight. After putting it on, slowly inject Soul Power into it—please do it as slowly as possible. Although I installed a Safety Valve, your Soul Power is too strong, and it could still overload the Soul Tool. If the pressure rises too suddenly, even you could get hurt."

Flender nodded and tried on the Wrist Guard-shaped Soul Tool.

The Wrist Guard, originally a size too small, automatically expanded as Flender tried to put it on. After he wore it, it shrank slightly, fitting snugly around his wrist. "Hmm. Just the automatic size adjustment alone makes it seem somewhat like a Soul Tool. Now then, slowly inject Soul Power."

Flender carefully began injecting Soul Power bit by bit—he had no intention of embarrassing himself in front of his students, so he followed Le Bai's instructions to the letter.

"Ugh!?"

The sudden pressure made Flender let out a sound, though he immediately held it back. Frowning, he said, "This pressure feels even more unpleasant than I expected."

"Uh, it should be fine, right?"

Le Bai scratched his head. "Maybe your Soul Power output is unstable, causing the pressure to fluctuate constantly. Try activating the Limiting Valve. It's the 'switch' inside the Wrist Guard that you can sense with Soul Power. Turn it on."

"I'll try."

Flender tried using his Soul Power to sense it and easily found the switch Le Bai had mentioned—it was like a light source in a pitch-black room, its presence impossible to ignore.

He used his Soul Power to try to "turn on" the switch, and Flender immediately felt the pressure change. Before the switch was activated, the pressure fluctuated along with the fluctuations in his Soul Power, making it extremely uncomfortable. Once it was activated, the pressure gradually stabilized at a certain level and no longer fluctuated.

As the pressure gradually steadied, the discomfort caused by its constant shifts faded away, leaving only the pure sensation of pressure bearing down on every part of his body.

Amazingly, the pressure on his body did not slow the circulation of Soul Power within him. Instead, it encouraged his Soul Power to circulate through his body on its own, even giving him the faint illusion that his Soul Power was growing stronger.

Flender took a deep breath and slowly let it out. "Hoo—"

He stopped injecting Soul Power, waited for the pressure to vanish, then removed the Wrist Guard and returned it to Le Bai.

Le Bai took the Wrist Guard and asked, "Dean, what do you think?"

"Excellent!"

Flender tried his hardest to keep himself composed, though he was actually so excited that he wanted to jump up. "The effects of this Soul Tool are immensely significant. It is indeed necessary to make one for each of you and every teacher in the academy. But will that take too much of your time? And what about the cost of materials..."

"Dean!"

Dai Mubai stepped forward. "Leave the materials to me!"

Flender nodded. "Fine. Then the materials are your responsibility."

"As for the time required, Dean, there is no need to worry."

Le Bai lifted the Wrist Guard in his hand. "This was the first one, so repeated adjustments took half a year. Now that it has been properly calibrated, as long as there are enough materials, I can make five in a day."

Le Bai was not lying, but he had not explained everything clearly.

Normally, even if someone had mastered the production method, it would have been impossible to make five Soul Tools in a single day. The Core Array was not easy to create, requiring intense concentration and consuming a staggering amount of energy.

However, with the Panel's guidance effect, Le Bai would not make mistakes even without maintaining intense concentration. This greatly reduced the drain on his energy, allowing him to make five a day.

"Then it's settled."

Flender made the decision. "Mu Bai will provide the materials, and Le Bai will handle the crafting. As for the appearance, I'll ask the other teachers and let you know all at once in three days. Le Bai, make Soul Tools for the three of them first."

"I understand."

Le Bai answered with a smile, his grin especially brilliant.

Seeing Le Bai's smile, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai suddenly felt the urge to run away for some reason...