The Wrong Era

Lin Yuan was taken aback when he heard this, but he did not say much and simply followed Jing Hongchen.

A moment later, the two of them directly left Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

They even left Radiant City just like that. While Lin Yuan was still confused, they arrived at a mountaintop.

Four Soul Guidance Devices stood before him, occupying each corner.

"These are trigger-type Soul Guidance Devices. They use crystal stones charged in advance. Although the crystals need to be replaced, they can still block some attacks."

As Lin Yuan listened to Jing Hongchen's explanation, still somewhat bewildered, he saw the black gravestone.

And the small grave mound. In an instant, a bleak sorrow enveloped Lin Yuan's entire body.

After bringing back his elder brother's ashes, he had mentioned to Jing Hongchen that he wanted to choose a burial site his brother would like.

His elder brother, Lin Xi, had loved Soul Guidance Devices most of all. Even the area around the grave mound looked somewhat like a turret-type Soul Guidance Device.

This was precisely the kind of long-range equipment Lin Xi had loved most. Even with a Martial Soul that was not particularly powerful, it could still suppress Soul Masters and even allow its user to fight many enemies alone on the battlefield.

Clearly, Jing Hongchen had put a great deal of thought into constructing this grave.

"Xiao Yuan, do you think it needs any more adjustments?"

As Jing Hongchen asked tentatively, Lin Yuan merely shook his head.

He carefully buried the ashes within it.

Seeing this, Jing Hongchen silently stepped away. Lin Yuan, meanwhile, took out a pot of clear wine, pouring it over the grave mound as he murmured softly.

"Brother, I've sent the people who killed you down to keep you company..."

There was no helping it. When the memories merged, he saw all those moments from childhood when Lin Xi had given Lin Yuan the very best of everything.

How could he not be moved?

Then he thought of Shrek's ruthless killing.

Though hatred filled his heart, he suddenly felt that this era was far too unfair.

That was right. During the previous All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament, let alone deaths, even serious injuries had been rare.

Since Spirit Hall's destruction, most paths of advancement for lower-class Soul Masters had been blocked off, and combat had become increasingly vicious and cruel.

In the so-called underground Soul Fighting Arenas, killing had practically become commonplace.

This atmosphere had gradually spread to the competition stage as well.

Although most matches resulted in serious injuries, Shrek had actually killed the most people in the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament...

"Brother, I'll personally correct this wrong era."

After saying that, Lin Yuan suddenly dropped to both knees and kowtowed three times before his elder brother.

Only after merging the memories did he understand that, to Lin Yuan, Lin Xi truly embodied the saying: an elder brother was like a father.

Afterward, Lin Yuan followed Jing Hongchen away, the two of them momentarily speechless.

After remaining silent for a long time, Jing Hongchen finally spoke softly.

"Actually, you were quite talented with Soul Guidance Devices before. So, do you want to join the Hall of Virtue?"

Jing Hongchen naturally knew how powerful Lin Yuan was in terms of his Martial Soul, but in the Sun Moon Empire, there were few Soul Masters who cultivated purely through Martial Souls.

Although Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy had specialized programs for that, he hoped even more that Lin Yuan could cultivate both Soul Guidance Devices and Martial Souls.

"I'll join."

Without the slightest hesitation, he agreed readily.

This made Jing Hongchen breathe a sigh of relief. The next day, he arranged an experimental workbench for Lin Yuan in the Hall of Virtue.

By coincidence, Lin Yuan discovered that his workbench was near the center, and beside it were the Hongchen siblings—or rather, all the other team members who had participated in that All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament.

Lin Yuan sighed briefly at this, then exchanged simple greetings with them.

Meng Hongchen seemed to have hesitated for a long time before finally looking at Lin Yuan and cautiously asking,

"Lin Yuan, will the one who helped you before still appear often?"

Lin Yuan was stunned. He looked at Meng Hongchen with confusion.

Meng Hongchen hurriedly explained.

"No, the academy is very safe now. It's just that if he appears, it might cause some trouble or attract attention."

"Don't worry. He won't."

After Lin Yuan gave his assurance with a soft chuckle, Meng Hongchen seemed to quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

As for Lin Yuan, he did not think too much of it. He only assumed that Meng Hongchen was kindly reminding him.

According to Lin Yuan's understanding, Meng Hongchen should currently like Wang Dong, and she had even been unable to forget him.

Unfortunately, that was destined to be a tragedy.

However, Lin Yuan overlooked one thing: although his looks did not compare to Wang Dong's, he was still quite handsome.

Meng Hongchen certainly liked attractive people, but for a young girl, a heroic figure like Lin Yuan—who had single-handedly forced Shrek Academy to surrender—

Combined with his naturally handsome appearance, was even more appealing.

Xiao Hongchen could not help curling his lip when he saw this.

"Meng, he might indeed be strong, but this is the Hall of Virtue. When it comes to talent, we're still the strongest, right?"

Meng Hongchen did not question that this time. Instead, she looked at Xiao Hongchen and said seriously,

"Brother, who can be good at everything?"

"You..."

Xiao Hongchen helplessly shook his head, but overall, he felt a little better.

After all, before Lin Yuan's outstanding performance,

Meng Hongchen had constantly been looking at Wang Dong's image. He knew that much.

Compared with liking someone from Shrek Academy, it was easier to accept her liking someone from the Sun Moon Empire—even if that person was stronger than him.

This was something Xiao Hongchen, who was somewhat of a siscon, found easier to accept.

Meanwhile, Lin Yuan returned to the Soul Guidance workbench and thought about his own talent.

He was a Fourth-Level Soul Mentor, yet now that he was here again, he did not know what he should do.

Until he saw the siblings seemingly talking, and his gaze turned toward Xiao Hongchen.

This made the watched Xiao Hongchen pause instinctively.

After offering a polite smile, Lin Yuan immediately immersed himself in crafting Soul Guidance Devices.

Xiao Hongchen was still muttering to himself inwardly.

"Could it be that he sees me as his greatest rival? Hmm, only I can be his rival. Hmph, so what if he's ahead for now? Once I reach the Soul Sage realm, or even become a Titled Douluo, who's stronger and who's weaker will still be uncertain."

Lin Yuan knew nothing about this. As he looked at Xiao Hongchen, an idea came to him.

That absolute firepower coverage was something unique born from a Martial Soul.

But what if such large-scale firepower could be manufactured?

Then everyone could have a Bluefire Soul-Guided Gatling.

Just imagining that scene seemed rather nice.

Thus, Lin Yuan quickly began crafting the Soul Guidance Gatling he had envisioned...