Soul Storage Crystal

"This... this... it's actually possible to activate the patterns engraved on it with Soul Power, making this piece of metal even heavier?!"

Tie Futu's eyes gleamed as he grabbed the metal ingot, which had regained its original silver-gray appearance and looked unremarkable.

"And~"

The pale red Soul Power reappeared, and under the control of the Tie Futu, it was slowly poured into the metal ingot bit by bit, watching as the patterns that emerged glowed once again under the stimulation of the Soul Power.

With a fixed gaze on the light patterns that appeared and disappeared in just a few breaths, Tie Futu continued, "This alloy actually allows Soul Power to flow freely within it, with almost no loss!!!"

"How on earth did they do that?!?!?!"

Even though Tie Futu is Divine Craftsman, in his understanding, only Martial Soul possess such characteristics!

Perhaps some Soul Tool unearthed from ruins can also do this, but this silver-gray metal ingot, Tie Futu could guarantee with his own reputation Divine Craftsman, was definitely forged in the furnace recently, no more than a month ago!

The smell of the furnace on the metal hasn't been erased by time!

Lou Gao, who was being questioned by Tie Futu, had a proud look on his face. He reached into the brocade box on the metal platform, grabbed the rolled-up sheepskin scroll, and unfolded it in front of Tie Futu.

Seeing this, the Tie Futu still carefully held the metal ingot with his right hand, and took the opened parchment scroll with his left hand.

He glanced at it once, then turned his gaze back to the Lou Gao, stroking his beard, glaring, and with a look that said, "Are you kidding me?", he asked, "What's going on here? What kind of nonsense is this?"

Lou Gao glanced at the unfolded parchment scroll, looked at the series of numbers and symbols on it, and immediately slapped his forehead, saying somewhat embarrassedly:

"Look at me!"

As he spoke, he lowered his hand from his forehead, took out a book from the Storage Soul Tool at his waist, and handed it to the Tie Futu.

The Tie Futu remained unmoved by the books offered to him. He held the parchment scroll in his left hand and the metal ingot in his right, gesturing with his chin toward the metal platform.

Lou Gao, having received the signal, hunched his almost invisible neck and placed the books on the metal table.

At that moment, the four large characters on the book cover caught the eye of the Tie Futu.

General History of the Continent, handwritten version!

The compiler is said to be an elder of the Spirit Hall more than a hundred years ago, and it is now considered one of the supplementary textbooks in every academy on the Douluo Continent.

But what does this have to do with the present?

This question popped into the mind of the Tie Futu.

Sensing the old man's increasingly hostile gaze, Lou Gao dared not keep him in suspense and quickly said, "This is what Junior Brother Ling Yi taught me before—"

Pointing to the parchment scroll in the hands of the Tie Futu, Lou Gao continued, "The numbers and symbols on it correspond to the page numbers, paragraphs, and word positions in this ' General History of the Continent '..."

After a pause, giving the old man time to process the information, Lou Gao continued, "Only through this ' General History of the Continent,' personally copied by Junior Brother Ling Yi, can we decipher the numerical code on the parchment scroll and understand what Junior Brother Ling Yi wants to tell us—"

Upon hearing this, Tie Futu looked at the parchment scroll with a strange expression, then at the handwritten copy of "General History of the Continent" on the Lou Gao and metal platform. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but ultimately held back.

"..."

After holding it in for a while, he finally said to Lou Gao, "I was saying that when you first came back two years ago, you'd always be reading this book, was it this one?"

Perhaps due to some unspeakable external factors, the people of the Douluo Continent haven't really experienced much of the "espionage" process. Please forgive them for being stunned by such "superficial" little tricks.

However, it was ultimately just a trick similar to some kind of cunning and wicked skill. This world still revolved around the worldview of the supremacy of force, so the two of them did not dwell on this crooked and unorthodox "cleverness" and instead focused on the important matter again.

The Tie Futu placed the sheepskin scroll on the metal table next to the "General History of the Continent," and said somewhat impatiently, "Alright, stop dawdling and just tell me what it's about."

Lou Gao, upon hearing this, also dropped his playful demeanor and addressed the Tie Futu with a solemn expression:

"Master, Junior Brother Ling Yi sent two gifts this time."

"One of them is the one you have in your hand, Master. My junior brother named it ' Heavy Dark Steel,' a new type of alloy material he developed."

"The other one~" Lou Gao pointed to the transparent crystal in the brocade box, then continued, "It's this ' Soul Storage Crystal '."

"A ' Soul Storage Crystal '?" Tie Futu followed Lou Gao's finger, looking at the unremarkable, rather dull, even somewhat poorly clear white crystal, and asked curiously, "Is it Soul Tool like the ' Soul Testing Crystal '?"

It's no wonder that the Tie Futu had this question; the names of these two things sound very similar.

Lou Gao nodded, then shook his head. Under Tie Futu's increasingly hostile gaze, he quickly said, "Master, according to Junior Brother Ling Yi, this ' Soul Storage Crystal ' was indeed created by him after studying the ' Soul Testing Crystal ' of the Spirit Hall and comprehending some principles..."

As he spoke, Lou Gao couldn't help but show a complex expression of admiration and respect on his face, and continued, "The ' Soul Storage Crystal,' as the name suggests, is said to be able to input Soul Power. However, unlike the ' Soul Testing Crystal ' of the Spirit Hall, which quickly returns Soul Power to the Soul Master's body after it enters, it can retain the input Soul Power!"

Until the Soul Master decides for themselves when and where to reclaim the Soul Power they previously channeled into their body...

Upon hearing this, Tie Futu's face showed shock. He looked at the ordinary white transparent crystal in the brocade box, his gaze filled with the same color as when he looked at the metal ingot he still held in his hand.

If Lou Gao's translation is correct, and if his junior disciple Ling Yi wasn't exaggerating, then this Soul Tool called "Soul Storage Crystal" is indeed a treasure capable of changing the course of an evenly matched battle!

In some scenarios, it can even allow the weak to overcome the strong and turn defeat into victory!

Imagine two Soul Master engaged in a fierce battle, both having exhausted their Soul Power. One of them then pulls out this "Soul Storage Crystal," which replenishes Soul Power of the same origin. What kind of scene would that be?!

But... how much Soul Power can this "Soul Storage Crystal" store?

Tie Futu, worthy of being a Divine Craftsman who only appears once every few decades or centuries on the Douluo Continent, quickly grasped the key point about the "Soul Storage Crystal" and directly asked Lou Gao a question.

Upon hearing this, Lou Gao didn't try to hide anything, shrugged, and said bluntly, "Junior Brother Ling Yi said that he had only just developed this ' Soul Storage Crystal,' and currently it can only store the entire Soul Power of a level ten Soul Scholar. Once that's exceeded, this ' Soul Storage Crystal ' will explode—"

"If we were to use Soul Master with higher-quality Soul Power, they could probably store level 5 Soul Power, Grand Soul Master would only be at level 2..."

As for the Soul Elder, Junior Brother Ling Yi said that if the quality of the Soul Power is too high, it will cause the "Soul Storage Crystal" to shatter as soon as it is inputted...

"Level 10... Soul Scholar..."

Tie Futu frowned deeply, but quickly calmed down and took a deep look at the "Soul Storage Crystal" lying quietly in the brocade box.

Although it can only store the full Soul Power of a level 10 Soul Scholar, for those powerful Soul Master, it is only icing on the cake, or even a useless Soul Tool.

However, if converted to the level 5 Soul Power of One-Ring Soul Master, it would be barely enough to unleash Soul Skill that has just reached the level of a hundred years.

As for the Grand Soul Master...

Tie Futu spoke again, asking, "What about the craftsmanship and material costs of this ' Soul Storage Crystal '?"

Who says you can only use one "Soul Storage Crystal" at a time?

Grand Soul Master can only store level two Soul Power with one "Soul Storage Crystal". So he should carry ten or eight "Soul Storage Crystal" with him. If he can really retrieve the Soul Power that originally belonged to him into his body at any time and in a very short time, the scene will still be as beautiful as a painting!

"Well--"

Tie Futu was still lost in thought when he saw Lou Gao in front of him looking embarrassed. Lou Gao opened his mouth, then mumbled softly, "Well... Junior Brother Ling Yi didn't say in his letter. He only said that he could provide us with a batch of about a hundred ' Soul Storage Crystal ' every three months in exchange for other Soul Tool of equal value, or some rare metal raw materials..."