After attending classes at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy for a month, Xu Zhengyang became increasingly confused.
During this month, he spent every morning learning how to make Soul Tool. Although he was still only Level 1 Soul Engineer, Xu Zhengyang felt that he was already close to the threshold of Level 2 Soul Engineer.
This is mainly because Xu Zhengyang's mental strength far surpasses that of his peers. In particular, he has a mental External Soul Bone, which allows him to learn the inscription of Soul Tool arrays very quickly. He can even inscribe some extremely intricate arrays better than some Level 3 Soul Engineer.
However, for Soul Engineer, the difference between different levels of Soul Engineer is not just the inscription of formations, but also the coordination between different formations. For example, a Soul Tool may contain as few as a few, or as many as ten or even more formations. Each formation needs to be coordinated with the others. There are not only energy amplification formations, but also energy conversion formations, and even energy neutralization formations. They need to coordinate and cooperate with each other. This requires a very good understanding of the characteristics of each formation and the linkage between multiple formations.
This is somewhat similar to the mathematics at Blue Star University in my previous life. A level one Soul Tool is like a mathematical formula, while a level two Soul Tool has as many as five formulas. It can be said that the difficulty of becoming a Level 2 Soul Engineer is more than ten times that of Level 1 Soul Engineer. No wonder the number of Soul Engineer decreases as you go higher, and the more difficult it is to cultivate.
Just like the damaged Level 5 Soul Tool, the Flame Spear, in Xu Zhengyang's hand, it has nearly seventy arrays on it, and none of them can have any problems. Moreover, each array has a different effect and they need to be coordinated with each other to unleash their true power. Otherwise, they are prone to self-destruction.
Compared to improving his knowledge of Soul Engineer, Xu Zhengyang became increasingly confused about his plan to transform his Martial Soul into Soul Tool. Even after searching through all the books in the library on the Practical Control Department, he still couldn't find the cultivation method he wanted. There was no cultivation method from Ji Juechen in the original work, and there wasn't even any book on Life-Bound Soul Tool. This made Xu Zhengyang start to doubt his own ideas.
After class yesterday morning, Xu Zhengyang specifically sought out his homeroom teacher, Xu Jie.
"Professor Xu Jie, there's something I'd like to ask you."
Xu Jie looked puzzled. " Xu Zhengyang, is there something you need? I've noticed you've been performing quite well lately, and you're learning Soul Tool very quickly. In a month at most, you should be able to become Level 2 Soul Engineer. At this rate, you might even become Level 3 Soul Engineer within a year. This shows that your talent in Soul Engineer is definitely not lacking."
Xu Zhengyang shook his head. "Teacher, what I want to ask is not about becoming Level 2 Soul Engineer, but rather some questions I've encountered recently during my studies."
Xu Jie, on the contrary, became interested. "I know you've been studying Soul Tool making very diligently lately, going to the school library every day. With your learning ability, what problem could be troubling you?"
Xu Zhengyang remained silent for a while before speaking, "Teacher, for so many years, I have been trying to transform my Martial Soul into Soul Tool. Although my Martial Soul has made some progress, I still haven't quite grasped the essence of it. So I would like to ask if you have any methods?"
Xu Jie looked puzzled. "Are you forging your own Martial Soul? Could you show me your Martial Soul?"
Xu Zhengyang did not hesitate and summoned his Martial Soul, the Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear. Xu Jie took the Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear. His initially casual gaze became increasingly serious as he observed it more closely, and he even couldn't help but stroke it.
"Good gun, good materials, it's just a bit of a shame."
Xu Zhengyang quickly said, "Please give me your guidance, teacher."
Xu Jie shook his head. "Your idea is good, but I can't offer you any guidance. It's clear that your Martial Soul has been meticulously crafted. You are highly skilled in forging, even surpassing some Level 5 Soul Engineer. These marks on your Martial Soul cannot be concealed, and they show your dedication to refining Martial Soul. If nothing unexpected happens, you must have refined this Martial Soul for at least three years."
"If I remember correctly, your Martial Soul was originally a large iron rod, more than ten centimeters in diameter, but now it is only about seven centimeters in diameter, and its shape has changed drastically. It has turned from the original iron rod into a spear. Moreover, after careful observation, the shaft of your spear is made of Yang Flame Iron, and the spearhead is made of Extraterrestrial Meteoric Copper. In every respect, it can be described as top-grade."
"It seems you should also know that your Innate Soul Power level is so low because your Martial Soul wasn't fully awakened back then. You probably wanted to refine your Martial Soul by forging Soul Tool, so that it could reach full Martial Soul. Unfortunately, you haven't succeeded yet because the quality of your Martial Soul itself is too high, so high that it exceeds the range of human forging."
"Please advise me, teacher, on how I can succeed?"
Seeing Xu Zhengyang's determined look, Xu Jie couldn't help but sigh, "Fine, given your current situation as a first-year student, you shouldn't be able to get involved, but considering that we are from the same lineage, I'll take you to see it. Perhaps you'll gain some insights."
After saying this, Xu Jie led Xu Zhengyang out of the classroom and arrived at an inconspicuous place in the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. However, there was a hidden world beneath the building.
Xu Jie led Xu Zhengyang through three checkpoints, including many guarded by Soul Master and checkpoints equipped with Soul Tool.
Once inside the building, Xu Zhengyang saw a twenty-step, arc-shaped staircase, each step of which had a metallic feel and could accommodate ten people.
After Xu Jie led Xu Zhengyang into an elevator, he scanned his identity card on the Soul Tool and injected energy into the metal pillar of the elevator, causing it to descend rapidly.
Several minutes later, after descending at least a hundred meters, the elevator finally came to a stop.
What comes into view is a world of metal, with all kinds of metals as far as the eye can see. It is an extremely spacious hall, with no end in sight. Countless experimental tables are neatly arranged and stretch into the distance, with the roar of metal everywhere.
Xu Jie said, " Xu Zhengyang, congratulations on arriving at the essence of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, which is also the most advanced place for Soul Tool research in the entire Douluo Continent: Illustrious Virtue Hall. This is the true paradise of Soul Tool, and perhaps only here can all your doubts be resolved."
"Normally, one must be at least Level 3 Soul Engineer and someone they absolutely trust to enter the Illustrious Virtue Hall. However, there's nothing wrong with your identity, and I admire your aptitude. In addition, your dedication to Soul Tool has made an exception for you to come here."