Detection Soul Tool
After breaking through to level 50, Xu Zhengyang sought out Dean Jing Hongchen.
Although Jing Hongchen has some ambition and ulterior motives, as the dean of the academy, he is wholeheartedly dedicated to the development of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, which is quite an achievement. He is also one of the initiators of the reform of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
Over the years, Jing Hongchen has taken good care of Xu Zhengyang, providing him with a great deal of resources for training and forging. Xu Zhengyang can get whatever he wants almost immediately. Xu Zhengyang has even been to the most important Illustrious Virtue Hall many times under Jing Hongchen's guidance, although he has only had limited access to the things he has learned.
At this moment, Xu Zhengyang suddenly came to the dean's office, and Jing Hongchen also looked puzzled.
" Xu Zhengyang, you suddenly came to see me. Is there something wrong with the team?"
Xu Zhengyang bowed slightly. "Dean, I have broken through to level 50."
Jing Hongchen was also shocked to hear this. He knew that Xu Zhengyang's Innate Soul Power was only half a level. He never expected that Xu Zhengyang would break through to level fifty, and he was only seventeen years old.
As the captain of a team, Xu Zhengyang is also the top disciple of the entire academy, naturally attracting the attention of the academy leaders. The academy even makes special arrangements when he acquires Soul Ring.
Jing Hongchen asked thoughtfully, " Xu Zhengyang, what are your thoughts on the Fifth Soul Ring? Normally, the academy should send someone to help you acquire Soul Ring."
Xu Zhengyang nodded. "Thank you, Dean. I want a top-grade tiger-type Soul Ring for my Fifth Soul Ring, preferably with a lifespan of 40,000 years."
Around 1 year old, the stronger the quality, the better; ideally, it should be White Tiger or Geng Metal Tiger.
Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen's lips twitched slightly. A top-grade tiger-type Soul Ring of 40,000 years, and a legendary White Tiger or Geng Metal Tiger at that. With that age and strength, even Level 8 Soul Engineer might not be able to defeat such a Soul Beast.
Killing Soul Beast of this level is even more difficult. These Soul Beast basically live in the deepest part of the Soul Beast Forest, and they have extremely strong physical attributes and very tenacious vitality. Even if they are severely injured, they can still escape with their strong bodies.
It should be noted that Xiao Hongchen's Sixth Soul Ring was only close to 50,000 years old, and of extremely high quality, making it extremely powerful in combat. It took Jing Hongchen three Level 9 Soul Engineer to kill this Soul Beast.
Jing Hongchen was silent for a moment before speaking, "I happen to have time next week, and I will personally take you to the Jingyang Mountain Range. Of course, in addition to myself, I will also invite two other teachers, including your teacher Xuan Ziwen and team leader Ma Rufeng."
Xu Zhengyang quickly bowed and said, "Thank you for your support, Dean."
Jing Hongchen smiled and said, "You are the top student of my Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy and the captain of the Sun Moon Team. Helping you hunt for Soul Ring is not just for your sake, but for the development of the entire academy."
Xu Zhengyang did not hesitate and took out three basketball-sized pieces of Dragon-Patterned Black Gold and placed them in front of Jing Hongchen.
"Thank you, Dean. I'm not ungrateful. These three pieces of Dragon-Patterned Black Gold are for the Dean, Xuan Ziwen, and Teacher Ma Rufeng."
Jing Hongchen nodded, and put away the three pieces of Dragon-Patterned Black Gold: " Xu Zhengyang, you are a person of principle."
"I have high hopes for you. If you can lead your team to victory in the next Soul Master Tournament, you can teach at our academy and may even become my successor in the future."
"Of course, I also understand that your future may not be confined to this academy, but no matter what, the academy will be your greatest source of confidence."
Xu Zhengyang instantly understood Jing Hongchen's meaning. Don't underestimate the position of the Dean of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. Although it is not the highest level in the entire empire, its status is definitely not low, and it also has an extremely terrifying network of connections. After all, most of the high-ranking officials in the Sun Moon Empire come from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
Now, Xu Zhengyang is not only the captain of the Sun Moon Team, but also a core disciple of the Sun Radiance Lineage lineage, an advisor to the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion, and even quite favored by His Highness the Crown Prince. As long as he can get rid of the limitation of Innate Soul Power and reach the level of a top-tier Soul Engineer, his future is limitless.
"Thank you for your guidance, Dean!"
After a brief discussion, Xu Zhengyang left the dean's office.
Xu Zhengyang had a plan for his Fifth Soul Ring: to acquire a top-tier tiger-type Soul Ring with an age of over 40,000 years, preferably close to 50,000 years. If the quality was good enough, the age could be increased slightly, since his Fourth Soul Ring was already 21,000 years old.
However, Xu Zhengyang was also very clear that he was simply not capable of dealing with such a high-age Soul Beast. Back then, in order to kill the Scarlet Gold Earth-Splitting Tiger, Xu Zhengyang had used every means at his disposal, but a 50,000-year-old Soul Beast was more than twice as strong as a 20,000-year-old one.
A week later, led by Jing Hongchen, Xuan Ziwen, Ma Rufeng, and Xu Zhengyang traveled together to the Jingyang Mountain Range.
Xuan Ziwen looked at Xu Zhengyang, his eyes showing a hint of surprise and helplessness.
Over the years, Xu Zhengyang had been studying under Xuan Ziwen, but their relationship remained limited to that of teacher and student. There was not much private communication between them, nor was there any sense of a mentor-student relationship.
Xuan Ziwen has five students under his tutelage, and he treats them all equally. After years of teaching, all five have basically reached the level of Level 4 Soul Engineer. Even Ju Zi has reached the level of Level 4 Soul Engineer. Their achievements are quite good in every aspect, but they are still far inferior to a peerless genius like Xiao Hongchen.
Although Xu Zhengyang reached the Level 4 Soul Engineer, he actually didn't spend much time cultivating his Soul Engineer. His Soul Engineer level was only average and didn't have any particularly outstanding features.
However, recently the academy has been researching touch-activated devices, and some strange and unusual Hidden Weapon have also appeared in the academy. Although they are not Soul Tool, they can be of some reference value to the development of Soul Tool. As Level 8 Soul Engineer, Xuan Ziwen naturally understands the value of these things. In fact, everyone knows that Xu Zhengyang obtained these Hidden Weapon blueprints.
Xuan Ziwen didn't know how to evaluate Xu Zhengyang's student. He was hardworking and persistent, but he had his own cultivation path and was not obsessed with Soul Tool. He was completely different from ordinary Soul Engineer. He was like a student with certain talent but not focused.
Soon, the four arrived at the Jingyang Mountain Range, and went directly to the core of the Jingyang Mountain Range.
Given Jing Hongchen's strength, no matter how dangerous the Jingyang Mountain Range are, he wouldn't pose much of a threat. As Level 9 Soul Engineer, Jing Hongchen's research on Soul Tool is astonishing, and his strength is outstanding. His overall combat power is even comparable to Xuan Zi's.
After entering the Jingyang Mountain Range, Jing Hongchen took out a special detection device. This device was personally developed by Jing Hongchen. It looked a bit like a screen with a diameter of half a foot, with a special structure at the bottom, like a small antenna.
Jing Hongchen smiled and said, "This is a new Detection Soul Tool developed by our academy. It can detect Soul Power fluctuations within a five-kilometer radius, and the strength of the individual can be determined based on the strength of the Soul Power fluctuations."
"This Detection Soul Tool is very suitable for traveling in the Soul Beast Forest. It can detect all Soul Beast within a five-kilometer radius. However, it cannot accurately detect some special Soul Beast, such as mental Soul Beast with relatively weak individual strength. Of course, there are also some Soul Beast that are too strong and hide in certain special locations. Soul Beast beasts that are shielded cannot be accurately detected."
Xu Zhengyang was also surprised when he saw the Detection Soul Tool. If this Detection Soul Tool was really that useful, wouldn't it be perfect for hunting Soul Beast treasures in the Soul Beast Forest?
Jing Hongchen continued, "The number of Soul Beast in our Sun Moon Empire is still relatively small. If we use Detection Soul Tool, we can avoid some unnecessary conflicts and reduce the killing of Soul Beast. This is also a key research area for our Sun Moon Empire."
Xu Zhengyang quickly said, "Dean, could you give me one of these Detection Soul Tool? I need to use it for something in a while."
Jing Hongchen smiled and said, "Apply again after you return to the academy. I only have one right now."
As Jing Hongchen used the Detection Soul Tool, one after another light spots appeared on the screen of the Soul Tool. Not only were the colors different, but the shades of the colors were also different. Judging from the colors, they were basically distinguished according to the Soul Ring, divided into four types: white, yellow, purple, and black, but red could not be displayed.
Furthermore, the age of various Soul Beast can be roughly distinguished by the depth of their colors, with minimal error.
Of course, this Detection Soul Tool also has certain flaws. It is not so accurate for Soul Beast that are good at hiding, especially for plant and insect Soul Beast, where the difference is very large.
The group was even attacked multiple times by hidden insect-like Soul Beast. Although they were not in great danger, this highlighted the limitations of their Detection Soul Tool.
However, this Detection Soul Tool was extremely useful; in just one day, the four of them avoided various ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast and found...
There were several Soul Beast, each around 40,000 years old.
Unfortunately, these Soul Beast were not the tiger-type Soul Beast that Xu Zhengyang wanted, which was a bit of a disappointment, but even so, it greatly improved the efficiency of finding Soul Beast.
On the third day, deep within Jingyang Peak, the group finally found a very good Soul Beast.
This Soul Beast was a huge tiger, but it was different from ordinary tigers.
This tiger is fifteen meters long and over six meters tall. Its entire body is golden, with faint gold and white stripes. Its claws are particularly sharp, and its mouth reveals long fangs.
Unlike other tiger-type Soul Beast, both its claws and fangs gleamed with a golden light.
Even Jing Hongchen's expression turned somewhat serious at this moment.
"It's actually an extremely rare Golden Tiger King! The Golden Tiger King is the pinnacle of tiger-type Soul Beast, with limitless potential. It's said that it once gave birth to Soul Beast at the level of 100,000 years, which shows how powerful its bloodline is."
"However, judging from the Golden Tiger King before us, its age has reached 46,000 years, far exceeding the limit of the Fifth Soul Ring."
Xu Zhengyang looked at the Golden Tiger King, Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear in his hand seemed to sense it. Clearly, the quality of its Soul Ring was very suitable for the Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear, making it a top-grade weapon.
"Dean, I want this Golden Tiger King."
Jing Hongchen's face darkened. "Nonsense! Do you even know what 46,000 years means? That's the lifespan of a normal Soul Master's sixth or even Seventh Soul Ring. Your body simply can't withstand it; you'll just explode and die."
Xu Zhengyang showed no sign of backing down. "Dean, the academy conducts physical tests every year. My physical strength has already reached the Soul Sage level, so absorbing this Soul Ring shouldn't be a problem."
Looking at Xu Zhengyang's resolute expression, Jing Hongchen sighed helplessly.
"Fine, since you're determined, I'll do my best to help you."