After engraving the Soul Gathering Array, Chu Feng picked up another disc and got to work.
After all, the Soul Gathering Array stored energy, and the Milk Bottle still needed an array to release it. A single Core Array could only produce the simplest, lowest-grade Soul Tool. To add more functions, one had to combine a large number of Core Arrays with different functions. That was one of the biggest challenges in making Soul Tools.
Before long, he had finished engraving another Core Array. Chu Feng took out another disc and engraved a special connecting array onto it. Finally, he linked all three arrays together with special Soul Tool metal...
Once he had completed all these steps, Chu Feng took out a metal device shaped somewhat like a Milk Bottle and fixed the Core Arrays inside it. Then he used one of the machines in the Inscription Room to seal it.
And just like that, he had finished making a Milk Bottle.
The work looked easy, but if other Soul Engineers had seen Chu Feng engraving the arrays, their jaws would have dropped.
After all, only Level 3 Soul Engineers could make Milk Bottles, and the process was extremely tedious. Engraving the arrays for a Level 3 Milk Bottle alone took a week, yet Chu Feng had done it in just a few minutes.
The main reason he could work so quickly was that he had simplified the Core Arrays.
The Core Arrays used nowadays were all bought by the Soul Engineer Association from the Sun Moon Empire. They had not changed in thousands of years; everyone used the same set, and every Soul Engineer did things the same way.
The root of the problem was that this world had no sense of copyright!
Even if someone created a brand-new Core Array and sold it to the Soul Engineer Association, they would only get a single lump-sum payment. After that, it would be resold over and over, and its price would plummet. Many low-grade Soul Tool cores had become dirt cheap, which had left Soul Engineers in this world with little incentive to innovate on Core Arrays. Most of them focused their efforts on raising their Soul Power Level, leaving them no time to study and simplify Soul Tool cores.
The Sun Moon Empire was much the same, but its development was more advanced. Almost all its talented people had been drawn to Mingde Hall, and its research into Soul Tool Core Arrays far surpassed that of the Three Great Empires on Douluo Continent.
"What is that? Don't tell me you made a Soul Tool this quickly?" Wu Feng stood up, dumbfounded, when she saw Chu Feng finish.
"Yeah. Who wants to give it a try?"
Chu Feng nodded, then poured Soul Power into the Milk Bottle in his hand. It immediately began drawing in energy and was completely full within seconds—remarkably efficient.
However, because its core materials were relatively cheap, this Milk Bottle was only a Level 2 Soul Tool.
"That looks like a Milk Bottle. Chu Feng, you didn't make a Milk Bottle, did you?" Ning Tian cried out in surprise when she saw the shape of the Soul Tool in his hand.
She knew much more than Wu Feng. Although Chu Feng's Milk Bottle had no fancy decorations, it still used a Milk Bottle mold. It had only just been made and hadn't been painted yet.
"Isn't a Milk Bottle something only a Level 3 Soul Engineer can make? I've also heard they're really difficult to produce, and that it takes several Soul Engineers working together to finish one." Xiao Xiao covered her mouth, her eyes fixed on the thing in Chu Feng's hand. She was just as shocked.
They rarely used Soul Tools, but Milk Bottles were famous specialized Soul Tools. Of course they knew about them—and how difficult and rare they were.
And how long had Chu Feng taken to make this one? A few dozen seconds? Surely less than a minute.
"It's just a Level 2 Milk Bottle. It's nothing special. I've charged it with some Soul Power. Who wants to try it?" Chu Feng asked with a smile, giving the Milk Bottle a little shake.
"My spiritual power is stronger, so I'll try." Ning Tian stood up.
She knew that absorbing the energy inside a Milk Bottle was a hassle. You had to stop and use your spiritual power to carefully guide the Soul Power inside, or the powerful energy could easily turn on you.
Milk Bottles were useful, but they were too demanding to use in battle, when there was no chance to stop and use them. And after a battle, they were rarely needed, which made them seem rather pointless.
"All right. This is my first time making one, but I'm sure it's safe." Chu Feng smiled as he handed Ning Tian the Milk Bottle.
Ning Tian took it from him, held it in both hands against her chest, and began using her spiritual power to slowly guide the Soul Power inside.
But to her surprise, once she began absorbing the Soul Power, it flowed out at an exceptionally gentle, slow pace. She didn't even need to control how quickly she absorbed it. The energy seemed to form some kind of connection with her and flowed into her body on its own.
"Th-this... How is this even possible?!!!" Ning Tian's heart was instantly swept by a raging storm. She could hardly believe what she was experiencing!
She had used Milk Bottle Soul Tools before, and every time she absorbed the Soul Power inside, she had to focus completely and proceed with extreme caution. She couldn't even let anyone disturb her, or she might absorb it too quickly and suffer a backlash.
Yet Chu Feng's Milk Bottle released Soul Power so gently that she didn't need to absorb it herself at all. It was unbelievable!
Soon, Ning Tian had absorbed all the Soul Power in the Milk Bottle. Her own Soul Power was instantly replenished, but her little face was still full of shock.
"Chu Feng, how did you do that?" Ning Tian stared at him in a daze, curiosity itching at her.
"I used a new type of Core Array, so naturally the Milk Bottle I made is different from ordinary ones." Chu Feng didn't hide the truth and explained.
"What! A new type of Core Array? Where did you get it?" Ning Tian asked excitedly.
But as soon as she said it, she realized she'd spoken out of turn and quickly explained, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to pry into your secret... I just... If you're willing, my Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is willing to pay a high price for your Core Array!"
Ning Tian looked at Chu Feng, her eyes brimming with excitement!
She wasn't a Soul Engineer herself, but the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect had a Soul Tool Hall, and she knew quite a bit about Soul Tools.
Chu Feng might not realize the value of the Core Array in the Level 2 Milk Bottle in his hand, but she understood it very well. If they obtained this Core Array, it would completely overturn the existing method of making Milk Bottles!
If the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect could get its hands on this Level 2 Core Array, they could develop even higher-grade Core Arrays. The value it would bring the sect would be unimaginable!
"Oh? How much is the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect willing to pay for my Core Array?" Chu Feng looked at Ning Tian with an amused smile.
He'd acted as if it were nothing, but he'd been waiting for Ning Tian to ask all along.
He had plenty more new arrays like this, and each one could overturn the existing Soul Tool system. The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect was immensely wealthy, so if they offered a suitable price, Chu Feng wouldn't mind selling this Core Array to build up his funds quickly.
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