If Melancholy is a Talent... Savage Long Aotian

Xiao Hongchen looked like an incompetent brother-in-law at this moment.

Hehehehe...

Melancholy Xiao ignored his sister's gaze, which looked as if she were observing an endangered spirit beast, and walked through the large hole on his own.

He let the moonlight spill wantonly over his body, the desolate wind seemingly becoming the only thing that understood him right now.

It blew up the hem of Xiao Hongchen's clothes and swept his bangs back.

That streak of black hair dyed by Xu Qing, accented against his white hair, actually looked quite unique.

No one understands my melancholy...

Thinking this, he splayed his fingers, ran them through his hair, leaned back slightly, and cast a cold, aloof glance at the two people behind him.

Golden light flashed around his body—a half-step martial soul avatar!

His first and third spirit rings lit up in succession: Metal Control and Gold Solidification.

With a flick of his hand, several golden spheres appeared, intersecting, melting, and taking shape in mid-air.

Almost in an instant, they transformed into a large pair of wings.

Click, clack...

"That level-six hand-type soul tool can still continue to grow. To be honest, although I have burned through everything and reached my absolute limit..."

"I can still only manage this much... Sigh, still too trashy."

"But it should be enough for you to use for a while. There are only two types of soul tool arrays inscribed on it."

"One is an auxiliary array used to adhere to the skin so it doesn't slip off during intense combat. The other is the gravity array you requested; the final output quality of this soul tool is determined by how much soul power you pour into it."

When Melancholy Xiao spoke about the areas he loved and excelled in, he became incredibly long-winded.

"I didn't make any unnecessary changes, such as optimizing the soul power conduction array, micro soul power sensing devices, or any other miscellaneous functions."

"Also..."

Seeing that Xiao Hongchen wanted to continue, Xu Qing realized it was getting late.

He simply tossed the gloves to Xiao Meng, whose eyes were practically popping out, then grabbed the back of the little girl's collar and instantly appeared in front of Xiao Hongchen.

He kicked out, gently launching him high into the air, then leaped up and grabbed his ankle with one hand.

"Fly faster, Hongchen-class. Hall Master Jing must be getting anxious."

"Woohoo~~"

Xiao Meng wasn't afraid in the slightest; her face was full of excitement, her crisp voice piercing through the air.

"Go for it!! Big Brother!"

Legend has it that every Body Sect Master is a top-tier chef.

But your Uncle Xu Qing scoffed at this.

"Old geezer! You better give me something good!!"

"Hehehe..."

Hall Master Jing pushed up the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, his gaze sweeping over the 'medicinal meal' exclusive to Xu Qing, and chuckled.

"Poison Sect Master really has... exceptional care for little Xu, especially... regarding his diet."

The medicinal meal glowed with a green light, consisting entirely of a pile of poisonous fruits combined with the Body Poison (soul power) that the old man had carefully dosed.

It was odorless, tasted like wax, felt sticky in the mouth, and caused mutations the moment it hit the stomach.

Du Busi didn't care about the process; he wanted results!!

He was determined to train Xu Qing to have that noble attribute immunity identical to the Sea God—poison immunity!

"Aotian wants it, but I won't even give it to him! And here you are, being picky."

Du Busi said irritably.

This kid is truly a blockhead! Can't he see the intention behind me persistently making these medicinal meals for him?

That jewel of Mingde Hall is the pride of the younger generation of the Sun Moon Empire.

Meng Hongchen's Vermilion Clear Ice Toad martial soul doesn't just possess your inferior ice attribute; it also carries that terrifying, lethal poison!

If you don't train for it in advance, what will you do in the future?

The old man was very worried about the emotional entanglements between the children.

Ever since the Body Sect and Mingde Hall began secret medicinal exchanges three years ago, friction between the core disciples of both houses had become inevitable.

It was all about the debate between soul tools and pure-blooded spirit masters.

The situation was most severe between Aotian and Wei Na; Wei Na's status was delicate, as she was from the Star Luo Empire's royal family and also Aotian's fiancée.

Sigh... if it weren't for that kid Xu Qing stepping in to mediate back then, the two families wouldn't be on such good terms today.

It's a good thing, a very good thing, that Wei Na accompanied Aotian to hunt for his fourth soul ring and isn't at the sect.

"Heh, that savage?"

After showering, a clean and handsome-looking Xiao Hongchen returned, casually sitting down right next to Xu Qing.

"Get up, brother!"

Xiao Meng had arrived as well, secretly exerting force with both palms to shove him aside.

She then sat down happily right next to Xu Qing.

"What savage? Are you talking about Aotian?"

They really are rivals, these two.

Xu Qing watched as Xiao Meng, wearing level-six soul tool gloves, obediently peeled a shrimp for him. He raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything.

"Soul tools are destined to be the primary focus of study and application for soul masters in the future!"

With his preferred seat occupied by his adorable younger sister, Xiao Hongchen had no choice but to seek comfort from his grandfather.

"Even if that savage has powerful soul master talent, he would never be a match for a soul engineer of the same rank and level!"

"Even if his talent is exceptional and his combat instincts are divine, could he possibly face the one hundred and twenty-eight soul cannons deployed by my Body Martial Soul!?"

"Even if his skin were as hard as that hundred-thousand-year-old turtle shell, he wouldn't be able to withstand my relentless bombardment!"

Xiao Hongchen was extremely confident, and the facts were indeed as he described.

"Human strength has its limits; what you say is not without reason."

Xu Qing ate the fragrant, peeled shrimp and, for Xiao Meng who was staring at him with eyes so eager she was practically drooling, he crafted the basic Mystic Ice Marrow popsicle she had been dreaming of.

After satisfying the little girl's cravings, he continued:

"No matter how powerful a human soul master is, they will eventually fall when faced with an endless torrent of machinery."

"Even I cannot guarantee that I would remain unscathed while you are firing at full capacity."

"Take the level-nine fixed-soul ammunition for example; its power is enough to make a Super Douluo pale, roughly equivalent to a full-force strike from an old fellow."

Xu Qing relaxed his posture, his gaze sweeping over the contemplative Hall Master Jing and the proud-looking Xiao Hongchen, who felt validated.

With such terrifying weapons, there must be quite a few hidden beneath Ming Capital, those guys with a phobia of insufficient firepower.

"Exactly!!"

Xiao Hongchen crossed his arms, his mind completely off his meal.

His head was filled with the desire to instill into Xu Qing's brain that soul tools are good, soul tools are wonderful, soul tools are the best...

In his view, Xu Qing, who had taken the initiative to ask him to craft soul tools, already showed signs of developing in this direction!

Body soul masters are inherently suited to be soul engineers, just like the two peers who left the deepest impression on Xiao Hongchen.

One had an eye-type martial soul named Gu Tong, and the other had a hand-type martial soul named Wang Yanfeng.

Both started from scratch with soul tools, and after only two and a half years of study, they were already capable of crafting peak level-two soul tools!

And one must remember, this was without the top-tier resources provided by Mingde Hall.

So, what if it were Xu Qing, whose Body Martial Soul was his own?

Hehehehe...

If Xu Qing started learning, only to discover that even with his heaven-sent advantages, the results were still inferior to this young master...

Just thinking about it made Xiao Hongchen reach a state of mental ecstasy.