MAN!

Taking the blueprints from You Jie, Qian Duoduo immediately began to examine them with great seriousness.

The practicality of the Milk Bottle Soul Tool was undeniable; how many Soul Masters could refuse an external reserve of Soul Power?

Aside from Tang San's Curse, a concept so incomprehensible it defied logic, even the stubborn old-timers of the Body Sect were willing to accept the Milk Bottle.

But the Milk Bottle's problems were also obvious: it leaked severely, and the stored Soul Power would easily dissipate. In a short period, from ten days to half a month, or at most a month, a fully charged Milk Bottle would become completely empty.

This reduced the Milk Bottle's practicality somewhat, at least making it difficult to easily integrate into other Soul Tools to provide them with Soul Power.

Furthermore, the Milk Bottle Soul Tool had a high technical difficulty among Soul Tools of the same rank, and the cost of the materials used was also quite considerable.

Therefore, the Milk Bottle's adoption rate was not high.

Of course, many people were researching how to solve the Milk Bottle's leakage problem. In the original work, Xuan Ziwen even came up with a seemingly miraculous sealed Milk Bottle that would absolutely not lose Soul Power.

But in You Jie's eyes, this was clearly far-fetched.

Unless the Milk Bottle completely changed the way it stored Soul Power, solidifying it entirely, given Soul Power's inherent volatility, You Jie found it hard to imagine what kind of sealing technology could completely isolate it.

However, after personally confirming that Thousand-Refinement Metal underwent certain changes in its properties, You Jie altered his thinking.

If even the properties of metal could change, and considering that the Sun Moon Empire might possess Core Arrays that the three kingdoms of the Douluo Continent had not yet mastered, it wasn't impossible for Xuan Ziwen to develop a sealed Milk Bottle.

You Jie currently had two lines of thought. The one he handed to Qian Duoduo was based on the property changes of Thousand-Refinement Metal, combined with inscribing specific Core Arrays to achieve re-absorption, thereby significantly reducing the rate of Soul Power loss.

The other idea was to use a Core Array to convert Soul Power into a stable solid substance. This solid substance could only be converted back through a specific Core Array, similar to the plastic explosives often seen in modern novels.

However, solidifying Soul Power itself was extremely difficult. Although You Jie had tried, he had never found the right method, and the risks were not low.

After once passively triggering Rainbow Life and seeing his recovered Soul Power and vitality, You Jie abandoned this attempt.

He had deeply understood why no dynamite factory had ever avoided an explosion, and why Nobel's family had suffered so many tragedies.

"Alright, I'll make time immediately to try it out.

"Oh, and You Jie, if you're free this afternoon, could you help train Yu Hao and Cai Tou?

"Next year, they'll be selecting the reserve team for the new competition. The main team will most likely have nothing to do with our Soul Tool Department, so we can't fall behind in the reserve team selection."

Qian Duoduo carefully put away the blueprints and then instructed You Jie.

Ma Xiaotao could now resume her cultivation. Given the personalities of Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi, she would definitely be able to rejoin the current generation of Shrek Seven Devils next year, kicking out that inner disciple from the Soul Tool Department.

Qian Duoduo had already discussed it with Xian Lin'er. They would still strive for a spot on the main team, but the opportunities for the reserve team were clearly greater.

He Caitou's cultivation was also approaching the fourth ring. By next year's reserve team selection, he would be one of the few Soul Ancestors among the eligible core disciples of the outer court. As long as his luck wasn't too bad, he had a high chance of being selected.

Although Huo Yuhao's Soul Power was very weak, his first Soul Skill was practically born for team battles and possessed growth potential. Coupled with his own diligence and the resources of the Soul Tool Department, he would reach level twenty by the end of this academic year.

While it sounded far-fetched for a two-ring Soul Master to enter the reserve team, considering the functionality of Huo Yuhao's Soul Skill, Qian Duoduo still intended to give it a try.

As for You Jie, being a first-year Soul Ancestor and also Mu En's great-grandson, he had already secured a leading position among Shrek's younger generation, even higher than Bei Bei's.

You Jie was three years younger than Bei Bei, but their cultivation levels were already close. In terms of combat ability, You Jie could knock both Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi out with a single punch.

Moreover, although You Jie was not yet a formal Soul Engineer, his understanding and application of Soul Tools were remarkably powerful.

For Qian Duoduo, both publicly and privately, befriending You Jie was beneficial to Shrek and himself.

"Okay, but I'll at most help them with physical conditioning and honing their combat coordination. They each have their own original cultivation content to focus on."

You Jie readily agreed.

He also wanted to take this opportunity to get a good understanding of Huo Yuhao and He Caitou, to see if they were suitable as his teammates.

After all, both of them were somewhat problematic in the original work. Prisoner Huo, needless to say, as the protagonist, had already been heavily criticized by many.

He Caitou was no less problematic, his actions often infuriating.

But You Jie decided to observe them personally, especially to see if Huo Yuhao, whose fate he had already directly steered onto a different path, would still be "imprisoned."

Without the shackles of the Tang family's dog leash, and without the immense pressure from Shrek Academy, You Jie was eager to see what kind of person Huo Yuhao would become.

As for He Caitou...

If his inherent personality was truly that dark and twisted, then You Jie wouldn't need to expend great effort trying to correct him.

You Jie would only do what he had to do. If He Caitou still chose such an extreme path, then You Jie would have no choice but to let He Caitou experience the Meteor Dragon Five-Hit Combo.

Soon, He Caitou was brought over.

And when You Jie met He Caitou for the first time in person, his first reaction was just three letters:

MAN!

You Jie had initially expected He Caitou's physique to be closer to Shaq O'Neal's, or perhaps Superalloy Darkshine from One-Punch Man. But upon meeting him, he realized He Caitou wasn't that massive.

In terms of bulk, Xu Sanshi, if scaled up proportionally, would be larger than He Caitou.

However, He Caitou's muscles were indeed very solid, and combined with his skin tone and hairstyle, it immediately reminded You Jie of Prisoner Da.

Well, the first impression wasn't bad. He just didn't know how far his inner darkness had festered.

The concept of a prince seeking revenge wasn't uncommon, but a prince who wanted to destroy an entire country was too extreme.

Even Xing Wuji, that madman, only killed ordinary people for three days and three nights after his frenzy; he didn't try to destroy the entire country.

Perhaps He Caitou's experiences were worthy of sympathy, but compared to Xing Wuji, it was still far off.