The Concept of a Humanoid Soul Tool

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Chapter 48: The Concept of a Humanoid Soul Tool

Once his shock subsided, Fan Yu walked up to one of the Shadow Knights and examined him carefully.

The humanoid puppets Ye Xixuan had created were actually rather crude in their overall workmanship, with many details still needing further refinement. Even the weapons in their hands were merely ordinary weapons he had condensed using his first soul skill, rather than soul tools.

After all, his current soul power cultivation and spiritual power could not possibly support the creation of over a hundred close-combat soul tools in such a short time. That would only be possible if he engraved the necessary core arrays in advance, then used them as the foundation for their construction.

Even so, what Ye Xixuan had demonstrated still dealt an enormous shock to Fan Yu. It practically overturned everything he had previously understood.

"Teacher Fan Yu, I control these Humanoid Shadow Puppets through the ability of my pair of external soul bones. The transparent, space-attribute spider threads released from the tips of my Heavenly Spider Claws exist somewhere between the tangible and the illusory. They can conceal themselves in the void, refract through a series of spatial nodes, and finally attach themselves to the connections at the puppets' key joints. These threads can conduct soul power. In other words, if these Shadow Puppets were holding soul tools, they could activate them using my soul power." As Ye Xixuan explained this to Fan Yu, he made one of the Humanoid Shadow Puppets step forward.

As the humanoid puppet advanced, the pieces of armor on his body knocked against one another, producing deep, heavy sounds.

The fingertips of Ye Xixuan's right hand suddenly flicked upward. Countless intricate, magnificent patterns instantly appeared on the black greatsword in the Shadow Puppet's hands. They were unmistakably core arrays.

As soul power poured into it, a sharp, profound halo immediately enveloped the greatsword's pitch-black blade.

The Shadow Puppet raised the greatsword high, then abruptly slashed downward. The sword's radiance let out a piercing whistle, as though it were tearing through space itself.

Drawn by the surge of energy, the entire laboratory began to tremble faintly.

Fan Yu's pupils contracted. He turned around and stared at Ye Xixuan with burning eyes, asking urgently, "How many Humanoid Shadow Puppets like this can you control at most right now?"

"Controlling them to perform simple actions isn't particularly difficult. That mainly tests the heart separation control of my spiritual power. But my current spiritual power is still insufficient for more precise, delicate control," Ye Xixuan replied seriously.

"Still, as my soul power cultivation improves in the future, none of that will be a problem. The key issue is soul power consumption. If I spend so much soul power creating these Humanoid Shadow Puppets and close-combat soul tools, then have to use spiritual power to control them as well, only for the result to fall short of my own combat strength, the losses would far outweigh the gains. Unless we can engrave suitable core arrays on these Humanoid Shadow Puppets to reduce soul power consumption and amplify the power of their soul tools."

"Humanoid soul tools..." For the first time, this concept emerged in Fan Yu's mind, coinciding perfectly with the Sun Moon Empire's most secret current research direction.

This was also why Ye Xixuan had asked He Caitou to summon Fan Yu today. Although the gap in soul guidance technology between the original Douluo Three Kingdoms and the Sun Moon Empire was now almost impossible to bridge, and catching up in a short time was unrealistic, they could not allow their thinking to remain shackled.

After pondering for a moment, Fan Yu's eyes suddenly burned with excitement again.

"I must report this to Dean Xian and Dean Qian immediately. The concept of humanoid soul tools might completely overturn the entire soul tool world!"

"How do you know the Sun Moon Empire hasn't already researched humanoid soul tools?" Ye Xixuan promptly doused Fan Yu with a bucket of cold water. This was precisely the effect of rigid thinking.

Hearing Ye Xixuan's words, Fan Yu finally calmed down and addressed him earnestly.

"Regardless, I hope Dean Xian and Dean Qian will request a Sea God Pavilion meeting and have the Sea God Pavilion agree to let you assist our Soul Tool Department's research. After all, this is an opportunity neither the academy nor even our original Douluo Three Kingdoms can afford to miss."

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"Teacher Fan Yu, I have no problem assisting the Soul Tool Department's research, but martial soul cultivation will definitely remain my priority." Ye Xixuan made no attempt to conceal his thoughts. His words were utterly straightforward.

"Given the Sun Moon Empire's foundations in soul guidance technology, how long do you think it would take our original Douluo Three Kingdoms to catch up? With my cultivation talent, however, I'm confident I can become a powerhouse capable of influencing the continent's balance of power within twenty years."

"Alas, our Soul Tool Department simply doesn't have that good fortune."

Fan Yu and Ye Xixuan looked at each other in silence for a long time. In the end, the thousand words in his heart dissolved into a single sigh.

Their Soul Tool Department's ultimate individual soldier plan was a complete paradox. Students with ordinary martial soul talent could not possibly support the plan's completion, while the Martial Soul Department would never easily relinquish someone with exceptional martial soul talent like Ye Xixuan.

Even their Soul Tool Department's two powerful deans fell short of Yan Shaozhe, the Martial Soul Department's former dean, in absolute strength. How could that inspire confidence?

"Teacher Fan Yu, let's leave it here for today."

Ye Xixuan politely acknowledged Fan Yu, and as he turned to leave, he did not forget to say goodbye to He Caitou.

"Big Brother He, I'm heading out."

"Oh, oh." Only then did He Caitou come back to his senses. He waved at Ye Xixuan with an honest, good-natured smile. In truth, the shock in his heart was no less than Fan Yu's. What Ye Xixuan had just said;psme&;psme&

had struck directly at the Sun Moon Empire's most closely guarded secret.

Back when he had still been the Sun Moon Empire's crown prince, the empire had already begun researching humanoid soul tools. After so many years, no one knew just how far its humanoid soul tools had developed.

After leaving the Soul Tool Department, Ye Xixuan followed the Lakeside Path straight toward the Martial Soul Department's teaching building south of Shrek Square.

The outer court's vacation began today, and this vacation also marked the beginning of the original story's plot in his memories of his previous life.

Tang Ya's soul power cultivation had recently broken through to level 30. Ye Xixuan planned to take this opportunity to accompany her to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for and obtain a soul ring.

With his current strength, even an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beast might not pose a threat to him. Hunting a suitable thousand-year soul beast for Tang Ya in the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest involved virtually no risk.

But as he drew closer to the Martial Soul Department's teaching building, a thought abruptly surfaced in his mind, and his expression became somewhat strange.

Am I following Senior Brother Bei's script this time?

There definitely won't be any ridiculously overpowered stuff appearing ahead of time. The protagonist will still mainly show off with his martial soul. Just trust this little mouse's ability to handle showing off and building a harem! ┗|｀O′|┛ Rawr~~. Everyone, hurry and send some recommendation votes and monthly votes. Let's charge ahead!

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