Soul Tool, Horror!

Since his son was done eating, Jiang Ming picked up the remaining bowl of meat congee on the coffee table and began slurping it down.

Their Jiang Family only ate savory congee, never sweet congee.

Black lines seemed to cascade down Jiang Dongjun's forehead. He was utterly speechless.

"Dad, tell me what they all do. I can't be bothered to test them one by one."

Jiang Dongjun first pointed at the jade plaque carved with a tiger.

"Isn't that the Tiger-Emblem Pendant I've always worn? It's thicker now. You attached another jade plaque to the back, fitting the two together into a two-colored, double-layered plaque. I assume it retains its original effect and has some new ones too?"

Jiang Ming nodded, approval shining in his eyes.

"Your analysis is spot-on. This is the spiritual Defensive Soul Tool I made according to your requirements.

"One piece, two faces. The front is the 'Mountain-Guarding Tiger,' and the back is the 'Descending Tiger.'

"The Mountain-Guarding Tiger plaque on the front retains its original triggered, one-use spiritual defense. I also handed over all my research findings on spiritual Soul Tools from recent years and asked Dean Qian and Fan Yu to study them and help me raise its single-use defensive limit to the Soul Saint level!

"Unfortunately, Shrek Academy's Soul Tool technology is still far too meager. I doubt we'll be able to improve it any further over the next few years.

"This side needs charging. Whether you use it or not, you must charge it with spiritual power once every ten days. After its effect triggers, you should recharge it immediately once you're somewhere safe.

"The Descending Tiger plaque on the back provides the continuous spiritual defense you requested. Just feed spiritual power into it, and it will unfold a spiritual defensive shield in front of you.

"After discussing it, Dean Qian, Fan Yu, and I raised this side to the sixth rank. Dean Qian said that with your level of spiritual power, you could definitely activate it."

Jiang Dongjun had little reaction to his father handing over his research findings on spiritual Soul Tools. As long as he didn't hand over the research on firearm-type Soul Tools, that was fine. Those things could genuinely change the course of a war.

Jiang Dongjun nodded to show that he had remembered everything, then picked up the two-colored tiger-carved jade plaque and injected spiritual power into it, beginning to charge it.

"Keep going, Dad."

Jiang Ming pointed at the two-foot-long golden sword without a crossguard on the coffee table.

"The Golden Light Sword is fifth rank now. It's still made entirely of awakening spirit black gold, ensuring hardness while providing the best spiritual power affinity and amplification. The blade bears Soul Guidance Arrays for sharpness, penetration, levitation, acceleration, sound suppression, concealment, Qi Blade, and more. Drawing on the changes in the magic runes on the Fantastical Fox, all these Soul Guidance Arrays can be activated with spiritual power. The core Soul Guidance Array is my own innovation. It allows the golden sword to unleash dazzling light. Anyone who sees it suffers not only a visual shock but a spiritual one too. The golden light blinds and stuns them at the same time."

Jiang Dongjun paused charging the jade plaque. Thoughts as crystalline as diamonds emerged from the top of his head and slipped into the two-foot-long golden sword.

Whoosh-

The golden sword rose into the air and darted back and forth through the living room with incredible agility. Only a golden streak could be seen cutting through the air, while the sound it made was like a passing breeze.

He also tested both of its core functions: unleashing sword qi and emitting dazzling light.

The former, in particular, actually had the power of a thousand-year Soul Skill.

"Hmph. I told you ages ago that I could use a Flying Sword too."

Jiang Dongjun was thoroughly satisfied. Only then did the Yin Spirit inhabiting the golden sword guide it back onto the coffee table. One thought after another escaped from the blade and returned to his physical body.

Seeing his son appreciate his creations naturally left Jiang Ming glowing and brimming with motivation, as though he had taken a powerful tonic.

He went on to introduce the last item, his true pride and joy!

The final revolver... no, calling it a Hand Cannon would be more fitting.

It was pitch-black all over, without a trace of any other color, like a black hole devouring the observer's gaze and spirit.

It was heavy and solidly built, with a barrel half a foot long and a cylinder the size of a child's fist. Densely packed soul guidance magic runes covered its surface, and staring at them for a little too long would cause dizziness and discomfort.

"Dongjun, look at your dad's labor of love! A level five spiritual attack Soul Tool! I borrowed your firearm concept and made it a reality. I call it 'Horror'!"

"It draws out the user's spiritual power and condenses spiritual bullets in its cylinder. The spiritual bullet condensed in each chamber has a different effect. Currently, there are five types: 'Wound,' 'Worry,' 'Fear,' 'Sorrow,' and 'Resentment.'"

Jiang Ming was incredibly excited, continuing to explain each bullet's effect in an unbroken torrent of words.

"Wound"-

A spiritual shock, a Soul Shock; a plain, unadorned attack.

"Worry"-

People had all manner of tangled matters awaiting resolution in their hearts. Being struck by this bullet would stir up the target's concerns and worries, leaving them restless, distracted, or filled with urgency.

When experts fought, a moment's distraction or a hasty move could spell serious trouble.

"Fear"-

It brought forth the fears buried deep in the target's heart, achieving a similar result to the Worry bullet through a different approach.

"Sorrow"-

The same principle as above.

With tears and snot streaming down their face and grief wrenching their heart, their fighting strength would definitely suffer.

"Resentment"-

The Douluo Continent was a continent of romance, after all. A Soul Master team was bound to have some sordid, idiotic drama. Stirring up the resentment in their hearts and causing their spirits to sink into depravity might disrupt their teamwork-or even make them stab their teammates in the back.

After learning about the Soul Tool Gun Firearm called Horror, Jiang Dongjun looked at his father in an entirely different light.

You've really become a big shot, huh?

With Horror alone, Jiang Ming had practically founded a school of his own. If he could make up for his shortcomings in soul power and pursue further study in the future, he would absolutely deserve the title of Grandmaster.

After thinking it over, Jiang Dongjun felt that this was only natural.

His father's talent as a Soul Engineer was beyond question!

Otherwise, why would Shrek Academy have valued him when he was only a Soul King, hired him as an instructor, and even been willing to use medicine to forcibly raise him to the Soul Saint level?

"Dad, I'll take Horror for now and help you test its power. Wait for my feedback."

Jiang Ming suddenly asked, "When are you leaving?"

Jiang Dongjun wasn't surprised that his father had realized he planned to send his Yin Spirit on a distant journey. He offered no explanation and answered quite casually.

"I'd like to try tonight."

Jiang Ming asked again, "What do you need your mother and me to do?"

"Find a room with excellent protection, put my physical body there, and keep it well guarded.

"If my Yin Spirit leaves and doesn't return for a long time, hand over our Soul Tool Gun Firearm theories, then tell Shrek's higher-ups about my Twin Martial Souls aptitude in exchange for a chance to place my physical body inside the Golden Tree.

"There's a Golden Tree on Sea God Island in the Shrek Inner Court. It can serve as a source of life and sustain my body's vitality. That way, when my Yin Spirit returns, I won't face the awkward situation of finding my body already rotted away."

Jiang Ming carefully committed his son's instructions to memory, his brows furrowed and his eyes full of worry.

"Dongjun, do you really have to go?"

"Dad, when an opportunity is right in front of me, of course I have to give it a try."

"Phew... all right. Go. Your mother and I will wait for you to come back."

Jiang Dongjun wanted to activate the traversal function that had appeared after the Light of Time and Space recovered and see where it would take him.

First, the Light of Time and Space had brought him to the Douluo Continent and given him a second life. He didn't believe his cheat would harm him.

Second, through his communion with the Light of Time and Space, he had learned that it would only take his Yin Spirit across. No matter how powerful he became in the future, this first journey into the unknown could only be undertaken by his Yin Spirit.

In fact, if his Yin Spirit was too powerful, he could only split off a portion of his thoughts to make the crossing.

Powerful?

How strong did I have to be to count as powerful? And how long would I have to wait?

Why not take advantage of this coming period of steady growth to cross over and have a look?

In any case, through his communion with the Light of Time and Space, Jiang Dongjun had also learned that he could end this journey at any time. He could return directly to this world without fulfilling any additional conditions.

With that being the case, what was there left to hesitate about?