Pistol

Thus, Xu Yanli began a life where he was never idle, caught between his cultivation and the study of Level 1 Soul Tool knowledge.

Xu Yanli was indeed quite gifted when it came to Soul Tools; after all, he had been an engineering student in his past life, specializing in mechanics.

"Your Highness Prince Xiaoyao, are you ready?" an instructor asked with a smile, holding a schedule in his hand.

"I am ready," Xu Yanli said with great seriousness, his hands moving swiftly and picking up speed.

One could see the small carving knife flipping up and down in his hands. In no time, he completed a Level 1 Soul Tool array core, followed by the forging of one small component after another.

Xu Yanli looked at the finished product in his hand with excitement—it was something he had always wanted to touch in his past life but never could.

No, that wasn't quite right; he had touched one a few times during military training.

A gun!

Moreover, it was a gun capable of rapid fire, and at the same time, its consumption of soul power was minimal. The function of the core array he had just crafted was to continuously absorb energy from the air and condense it into bullets.

When the proctor pressed the pause button, he stared at the time on the display in disbelief.

A Level 1 Soul Tool had been completed in less than half an hour, and it looked not only powerful but also innovative.

"Your Highness Prince Xiaoyao, would you like to test it? There is a laboratory next door," the proctor said with a smile.

Xu Yanli nodded, tossing the relatively heavy handgun in his hand.

Xu Yanli raised the soul tool gun, aimed at the bullseye, and fired a single shot that hit the center.

Thank goodness my marksmanship isn't as bad as a tangled mess of yarn.

The proctor paused, ran behind the target to observe, and was shocked to discover that the energy bullet had not only pierced the bullseye but had also embedded itself into the wall behind it.

He turned his head excitedly and said, "Your Highness, could you let me take a look at this?"

Xu Yanli nodded without hesitation and handed it to him.

He had used an acceleration array and an energy-absorption array in this gun; the former allowed the energy to rush forward rapidly through the barrel, while the latter kept the soul tool handgun in a constant state of full charge.

The proctor didn't know until he tried it, but once he did, he was startled—such formidable power, yet it required not a single shred of soul power to operate.

Clearly, Xu Yanli's Level 1 Soul Master examination was complete.

As for whether his soul tool handgun would shock others, that was none of his concern.

He could finally rest for a day.

Xu Yanli stretched, his bones popping and cracking; he was exhausted.

After Xu Yanli exited Mingde Hall, he saw his exclusive soul tool carriage already parked at the entrance.

These things had all been provided after his martial soul awakened, including the extremely opulent Prince Xiaoyao Mansion located next to the First Prince's residence.

As for the prince's allowance he had missed out on over the previous six years, not only was it all delivered, but it even exceeded the original amount.

Xu Yanli looked at his martial soul and sighed inwardly. If he had only awakened an ordinary martial soul, he would likely have died quietly; how could he have received such treatment today?

But there were no "ifs." A flash of ambition crossed Xu Yanli's eyes; he would definitely become an existence that looked down upon the entire Douluo Continent in the future.

No, not just the Douluo Continent—the Douluo God Realm as well!

Xu Yanli felt the soul power within his body nearing a solid state; he estimated it wouldn't be long before he could break through to Level 30.

However, what gave him the biggest headache wasn't cultivation, but the swarm of nobles surrounding him and the evil soul masters secretly contacting him.

After all, the Sun Moon Emperor, his dear father, had only announced to the public that he had awakened the Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon martial soul, not the Angel martial soul.

Those evil soul masters believed that because he had been bullied since childhood, he must harbor resentment in his heart. Furthermore, since Xu Tianran was paralyzed in his lower limbs and possessed a deep, calculating mind, they figured he would be much easier to control than the older prince.

They even wanted to abandon the path of Xu Tianran to join his camp; after all, if Xu Yanli wanted to vie for the throne, the support of the evil soul masters now would be no less than providing fuel in snowy weather.

Meanwhile, Xu Tianran was also planning to abandon the path of the evil soul masters; after all, now that his legs had a hope of recovery, why choose such a filthy path?

At the very least, he could not accept the evil soul masters openly. As for behind the scenes, who could say?

In fact, the evil soul masters approaching Xu Yanli was actually a decent option for Xu Tianran.

After all, if everyone were to accuse him of colluding with evil soul masters in the future, all it would take was for Xu Yanli to reveal his Angel martial soul to refute everything.

Xu Yanli was also somewhat hesitant; the issue of how to deal with the evil soul masters was a hot potato.

Xu Yanli actually had an idea: wait until he obtained Electrolux before addressing the problem of the evil soul masters.

After all, once he had Electrolux, he would be the divinely chosen Holy Emperor of the Holy Spirit Cult.

As for the evil soul masters slaughtering the innocent and killing without mercy, Xu Yanli scoffed in his heart—what did that have to do with him?

Moreover, if they wanted to cooperate, there would be conditions, and his condition was that they were not allowed to harm the people of the Sun Moon Empire. As for the original three kingdoms, including Shrek Academy, they could wreak havoc there as they pleased.

The issue of entering Shrek Academy was far more serious than the evil soul masters, not to mention the accumulation of noble factions.

Xu Yanli sighed mournfully; as expected, all his problems would have to wait until he was at least 11 years old to be partially resolved.

Xu Yanli shook his head, cleared his mind, and began to cultivate again, striving to break through to Level 30 as soon as possible.

Night slowly descended.

A maid walked over carrying a bowl of something pitch-black and said very respectfully, "Your Highness Prince Xiaoyao, this is the Whale Rubber sent by His Highness the Crown Prince. Please eat it while it's hot."

I forgot to mention: a few days ago, Xu Yanli had explicitly stepped forward to support Xu Tianran.

Furthermore, upon hearing that there was hope for Xu Tianran's legs to be healed, the old emperor immediately issued an imperial decree, directly naming Xu Tianran as the crown prince.

The reason he had been unwilling to appoint Xu Tianran as crown prince before was precisely because of his legs; the emperor had been watching from the sidelines to see if any of his other sons could surpass Xu Tianran.

Unfortunately, none could. In terms of both cunning and methods, only Xu Tianran was the most suitable, and the key point was that Xu Tianran had now reached level 87.

It could be said that he was the most formidable member of the current Sun Moon Empire imperial family.

Xu Yanli slowly opened his eyes, took the bowl from the tray, and devoured its contents in large mouthfuls.

Xu Yanli felt his mouth parched and his entire body burning hot, but unfortunately, his heart was willing while his strength was lacking.

"Do not follow me." Xu Yanli looked at the maid in front of him and said through gritted teeth.

This young lady was so beautiful; what a pity.

Xu Yanli headed toward the cold spring in his backyard, and after confirming that no one was around, he stripped off his clothes and jumped in.

Xu Yanli could guarantee that this was definitely intentional on Xu Tianran's part; was it not just because he had secretly watered Xu Tianran's favorite flower to death yesterday?