Douluo: A Fake God in Peerless

Ye Lan was not the best soul tool master, but she was Su Luoheng's best guide.

All of her teachings benefited Su Luoheng immensely: any soul tool master could teach how to craft a soul tool, but this attitude toward soul tools was what was truly precious.

Soon.

An exquisite and magnificent longsword appeared in Su Luoheng's hand.

The blade was slender and thin as a cicada's wing, radiating a cold, chilling aura. The patterns left behind by the quenching process added a layer of gorgeous, icy radiance to the Ice Rain Sword!

Su Luoheng gazed at the sword in his hand, a faint smile curling at the corners of his lips.

Having spent nearly two hours in total, Su Luoheng had finally completed the crafting of the first-grade soul tool, the Ice Rain Sword!

He looked around: there was still one hour left before the assessment ended, and most of the other freshmen had already begun forging their outer shells.

Their movements were not slow, but Su Luoheng was faster.

Taking advantage of this spare time, he began to recover his soul power.

Just now, from carving the core array to forging the sword body, he had consumed nearly eighty percent of his soul power.

Meanwhile.

Ran Ruobing, on the high platform, had been keeping an eye on Su Luoheng.

Seeing that he had actually finished the assessment an hour early, a flicker of surprise crossed her beautiful eyes, and she thought: This kid actually has some talent~

However, proctoring was truly too boring~

With the time wasted here, she could have crafted an eighth-grade soul tool.

She would never come again...

Thinking of the person who had tricked her into coming to proctor, Ran Ruobing fiddled with her fingers in boredom, a trace of resentment flashing through her beautiful eyes.

But it vanished as quickly as it appeared; she raised her head, scanned the room, and spoke to remind them.

"There is one hour left until the assessment ends."

Hearing this, the freshmen who were slower began to pick up their pace; no one wanted to end up without even a decent soul tool to show for it.

Being able to become a first-grade soul tool master at this age, they were all proud and arrogant, refusing to bow to anyone.

If they couldn't even complete the assessment, it would be truly shameful!

But sometimes, the more anxious one becomes, the easier it is to make mistakes.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, the three-hour assessment time had passed.

"Time is up!"

Ran Ruobing stood up, scanned the room, and said coldly, "Everyone, regardless of success or failure, stop immediately. Place your unfinished or completed works on the test benches. Those who successfully crafted a soul tool, stand to my right; those who did not, stand to my left."

Following Ran Ruobing's command.

The freshmen quickly split into two groups, one heading left and one heading right.

A rough glance showed that there were more people on the right who had successfully crafted a soul tool.

There were forty-five freshmen participating in the advancement assessment; one had been eliminated during the written exam, and now, twelve more had failed to finish within the allotted time.

At this moment, these twelve people looked at those across from them, then at those around them, glancing at each other in dismay.

They were all first-grade soul tool masters, yet others had succeeded while they had not; every one of them lowered their heads in shame.

Among them were those who could have completed this assessment, but due to time constraints, nervousness, and other external factors, they had failed to perform at their true level.

But failure was failure.

Life had always been this way; there were no opportunities to reload a save file.

The only thing they could do was remember this failed experience and not fall into the same pit twice.

Therefore, she felt no emotional fluctuation.

"Those who successfully completed it, take your soul tools and follow me to the back for testing."

After arranging the successful freshmen, Ran Ruobing turned back and specifically instructed, "As for you all... you can wait here, or you can come with us. But until the testing is completely finished, no one is allowed to leave early. Do you understand?"

"Yes."

The two groups of students responded in unison.

Ran Ruobing nodded; when she was a student, her senior had specifically instructed that students must never be allowed to walk alone.

Whether they succeeded or failed, they had to leave together.

Soul Guidance Testing Area.

Most of the freshmen followed Ran Ruobing to the testing area, with only two or three remaining at the crafting benches.

For the moment, they still found it difficult to accept their failure.

Although the testing area was roughly the same size as the crafting area, it looked much larger because there were no crafting benches placed inside. The entire space contained a Soul Guidance Tester used to verify if soul guidance devices met standards, as well as ten arena-shaped soul guidance devices.

Su Luoheng scanned his surroundings.

When he saw those arenas, he couldn't help but feel that this soul guidance device test wasn't as simple as it seemed.

Otherwise, what was the purpose of setting them up?

As he thought this, Ran Ruobing had already led the group to the Soul Guidance Tester.

This was also a piece of soul guidance technology unique to the Sun Moon Empire.

Even within the country, only the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy had the qualifications and capability to popularize it on a large scale.

Depending on the grade of the soul guidance device being tested, the machine would calibrate itself to the corresponding level.

For instance, the Soul Guidance Tester in this freshman testing area was a simplified version; since its purpose was to test first-grade soul guidance devices, it only needed to be at the second-grade level itself.

"This is the Soul Guidance Tester. As long as you place your soul guidance device on it, it can detect whether your device meets the standards for a first-grade soul guidance device."

"Now, everyone line up and bring your soul guidance devices up for testing."

"..."

Hearing this, the freshmen began to move.

Everyone had a rough idea of the soul guidance device they had crafted. The confident freshmen stood at the front with their devices, while those who were unsure retreated to the back. Su Luoheng didn't care about this; he neither fought nor scrambled, simply taking a spot in the middle-back of the line.

Soon, the first freshman, under Ran Ruobing's direction, placed his crafted soul guidance device onto the tester's platform.

The soul guidance device was shaped like a heavy sword, belonging to the melee-type category.

"What is your name?"

"Wen Qu."

Ran Ruobing opened the registration book to find the corresponding name, then placed her palm against the groove on the side of the Soul Guidance Tester. As soul power was injected, the tester activated. A glowing white light swept over the entire soul guidance device from top to bottom, and with each pass, the data was integrated by the machine.

After about a minute of back-and-forth, the light of the Soul Guidance Tester gradually faded.

At the same time, a line of data appeared on the display screen behind it.

It evaluated aspects such as material strength, core array integrity, and overall compatibility.

"Wen Qu, first-grade melee soul guidance device heavy sword, qualified."

Ran Ruobing opened the scorebook, graded the device according to the tester's data, and then pointed to the right.

"Take your soul guidance device and stand over there. The next person, state your name before testing."

"Su Yu."

"Begin."

"Qualified."

"..."

"Core array incomplete, disqualified."

"Shell not fully forged, disqualified."

"..."

One by one, the freshmen stepped forward for testing.

The Soul Guidance Tester flashed with white light repeatedly, and for the most part, the majority of the soul guidance devices were qualified.

Beyond standard melee and ranged soul guidance devices, many students had chosen to craft life-assistance soul guidance devices for simplicity. Examples included sound-amplification, lighting, freezing, and heating devices. Because these were used for daily life, they were relatively lightweight to craft.

However, this also served as a side testament to the strength of the Sun Moon Empire's soul guidance technology. The variety of devices far exceeded that of the three Douluo nations; it was truly the most advanced civilization on the Douluo Continent today.

Chapter 32: Perfect Array! [Seeking recommendations, investment, and bookmarks!]

Some of the freshmen whose turns were coming up were impatient, while others appeared quite nervous.

This had a lot to do with the quality of their soul guidance devices.

Ran Ruobing graded each student's device in turn, and those that failed were also noted accordingly.

The testing process didn't take too long, and soon more than half of the freshmen had completed their tests.

Before long, Su Luoheng reached the front of the line.

"What is your name?"

"Su Luoheng."

"Place your soul guidance device on it."

Hearing this, Ran Ruobing looked up to give her customary reminder. However, as she looked at Su Luoheng—or more accurately, at the Ice Rain Sword in his hand—a trace of curiosity flashed in her eyes. This little guy only spent two hours total forging this soul guidance device; what kind of level could it possibly reach?

At the same time, Su Luoheng had already placed the Ice Rain Sword into the Soul Guidance Tester.

Ran Ruobing once again operated the Soul Guidance Tester. As the light flickered, the data for the soul tool appeared one by one.

Material Strength: Upper-middle;

Core Arrays: Soul Power Array (Perfect), Ice Cold Array (Perfect), Reinforcement Array (Perfect);

Compatibility: Superior;

Weapon Attribute: Ice (Weak);

Overall Evaluation: First-class soul tool, superior grade.

"Perfect-level array inscription?"

A flash of surprise crossed Ran Ruobing's beautiful eyes. One could become a soul master just by inscribing core arrays, but very few people were capable of perfect inscription; it required the soul master to have complete mastery over the core array to achieve it. Even at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, those capable of this were at least fifteen or sixteen years old, yet Su Luoheng was only nine!

His talent for soul tools was simply terrifying...

She had to admit that even she, at that age, had been far inferior to him.

Her curiosity about Su Luoheng grew ever stronger.

I must ask clearly when I go back tonight, she thought to herself. Grandfather thinks so highly of him; he must know something!

"Melee soul tool, qualified."

The surprise in Ran Ruobing's eyes vanished in a flash, and she returned to her previous indifferent tone to make the announcement. However, she gave Su Luoheng the only "Perfect" rating for his soul tool crafting score in the scorebook.

Soul tool crafting was divided into four levels.

Average, Good, Excellent, Perfect.

Up until now, Su Luoheng was the only one who had achieved "Perfect."

And in all likelihood, he would be the only one; a perfect-level core array was not something just anyone could inscribe.