Spirit Ice Barrier

As a sect that had existed for tens of thousands of years, the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect had accumulated wealth beyond measure after transforming into a merchant guild, thanks to the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda's treasure-seeking abilities.

However, it was still too early to think about such things. Huo Yuhao composed himself and sat down on the sofa opposite Ning Tian.

When the elderly woman saw that Huo Yuhao had come in alone, a hint of disappointment involuntarily appeared in her eyes.

Ning Tian, who was not yet eleven, curiously examined Huo Yuhao, her gaze carrying a trace of scrutiny.

The old man also stopped what he was doing. With a gentle smile, he said,

"Brother Huo, we have tested the sample you provided, and its effects are indeed as you described. But is it true that it can be mass-produced at a low cost?"

Ning Mingzhe was a high-ranking member of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect and the person in charge of the Nine Treasures Pavilion stationed in Shrek City.

After the manager below had submitted the miraculous Soul Tool that Huo Yuhao had handed over, he had naturally been incomparably shocked.

Especially after the manager brought word that this Soul Guidance Shield could be mass-produced at a low cost, the business opportunity contained within it became even more immeasurable.

The effects displayed by that Soul Guidance Shield were even more astonishing than those of the Invincible Barriers produced by the Sun Moon Empire.

A fifth-grade Invincible Barrier could block any attack from a Soul Master below the level of an eight-ring Soul Douluo for three seconds. A sixth-grade Invincible Barrier could even defend against an ordinary Title Douluo's attacks for three seconds.

Yet Invincible Barriers required Gold Crystal Stone, a specialty of the Sun Moon Empire, to be crafted, and the output of Gold Crystal Stone was extremely low.

As a result, even a fifth-grade Invincible Barrier started at one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. Its actual transaction price was far higher than that figure.

More importantly, Invincible Barriers of any grade were one-time consumables.

Once used, the Gold Crystal Stone within would immediately explode, damaging the Invincible Barrier Soul Tool itself as well.

Although the Soul Guidance Shield Huo Yuhao intended to sell was merely a third-grade Soul Tool, it could likewise block any attack from a Soul Master below the level of an eight-ring Soul Douluo for three seconds, and it could be used three times.

Generally speaking, the more powerful a Soul Tool was, the more powerful the Soul Master needed to be to control it. The gap between them could not have been greater.

As for the sample, he had naturally had an eighth-grade Soul Engineer dismantle it. Yet the results of that dismantling only made him more alarmed.

It could be said that the Core Array used by that Soul Guidance Shield had not been given any additional encryption at all. It was nothing more than the most ordinary shield array. Yet, like the Invincible Barrier, it required a special crystal as a medium.

However, after appraisal, that crystal had turned out to be nothing more than the most ordinary Ice Crystal Stone.

Such miraculous performance made that eighth-grade Soul Engineer cry out that it was impossible. She had even asked to join today's negotiations, hoping to see the true creator of this Soul Guidance Shield with her own eyes.

But when Wang Yi saw that only a young man had come to take part in the negotiations, she could only sigh inwardly in regret. She would not be able to meet that remarkable Soul Tool Grandmaster.

Her gaze unconsciously fell upon Huo Yuhao again, and an absurd thought suddenly surfaced in her heart. Could this handsome young man be the creator of the Soul Guidance Shield?

The instant that thought appeared, Wang Yi laughed silently at herself. How could that be possible? She was truly being far too fanciful.

"Since I came here today, then everything I said is naturally true."

Huo Yuhao answered unhurriedly.

Ning Mingzhe frowned slightly upon hearing this and asked tentatively,

"Then, Brother Huo, which method of cooperation would you like to choose?"

It was not as though Ning Mingzhe had never considered simply taking control of Huo Yuhao.

But now, seeing Huo Yuhao arrive alone without making any disguise whatsoever, he found himself unable to gauge the situation.

The Title Douluo hidden nearby had just transmitted to him that Huo Yuhao's vitality and blood were extraordinarily vigorous. His physical strength likely far surpassed that of an ordinary Soul Elder.

The other party appeared to be around the same age as Ning Tian. Such a little monster could not help but make Ning Mingzhe wonder what sort of figure the mysterious Soul Engineer standing behind Huo Yuhao was.

Furthermore, after years of development, the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect had become more like a merchant guild, and it naturally placed great importance on its reputation.

This completely dispelled Ning Mingzhe's earlier intention of controlling Huo Yuhao.

Instead, he wanted to hear what the mysterious Soul Engineer behind this youth wanted. Perhaps the other party might even directly sell the method for making this miraculous Soul Guidance Shield to the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.

Huo Yuhao said nothing more. He merely gently pushed an ordinary storage ring onto the tea table before him.

Seeing this, Wang Yi immediately looked toward Ning Mingzhe. Only after receiving his tacit approval did she pick up the ring and extend her spiritual power into it. Then she opened her eyes, surprise appearing on her face as she said,

"Elder Mingzhe, there are nearly a hundred Ice Crystal Stones inside."

Huo Yuhao also took several blueprints out of his storage Soul Tool and said,

"These are the modified Core Arrays. But I imagine you have already dismantled the sample. Any third-grade Soul Engineer should have no trouble replicating the Spirit Ice Barrier using those Ice Crystal Stones."

Upon hearing this, a trace of embarrassment appeared on Wang Yi's face. After all, she had personally dismantled the Soul Guidance Shield sample.

Yet she had ended up utterly confused, unable to understand its principles at all. She had also tried replacing it with ordinary Ice Crystal Stones, but they had been completely ineffective. Thinking about it now, the secret likely lay in those special "Ice Crystal Stones."

As for those Ice Crystal Stones, Huo Yuhao had naturally produced them through certain special methods.

Back in the God Realm, Tang Wutong had still borne restrictions upon her body, and Huo Yuhao had not been in the mood to spend much time with her.

Most of the time, he either went to Master Rong Nianbing to learn cooking or immersed himself in researching Soul Tool production through rare ores and metals produced in the God Realm and other Planes.

Other Planes were far more capable than Douluo Continent when it came to utilizing rare ores and metals. They had even reached the point of artificially creating metals imbued with life.

It was also through his continued exploration and study that, for the current Huo Yuhao, forging even a divine tool barehanded was not impossible as long as he had sufficiently suitable materials.

As for those Ice Crystal Stones, he had merely used Soul Power and spiritual power to slightly alter their internal structure.

That gave them properties similar to the Gold Crystal Stone used as the medium for Invincible Barriers, perhaps even superior to it.