Douluo Continent, Shrek Academy.
This year, Shrek Academy had an unexpectedly large number of students admitted. This student had only level 11 Soul Power and had entered Shrek Academy through a special channel.
However, this person displayed an extremely strong will, and through his special Martial Soul and some unique skills, he actually began to gradually gain a foothold in the academy. This person was Huo Yuhao.
Just like in the original story, Huo Yuhao entered Shrek Academy with Tang Ya and Bei Bei, and also joined the Tang Sect.
Tang Ya and Bei Bei met Huo Yuhao in the Star Dou Great Forest. At that time, it was to help Tang Ya obtain her Third Soul Ring.
After learning that Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul was an eye, and especially after getting to know Huo Yuhao, the two felt that Huo Yuhao was extremely hardworking and had good comprehension. Even though his First Soul Ring was only a white Soul Ring, they still invited Huo Yuhao to join the Tang Sect.
After joining the Tang Sect, Huo Yuhao learned various unique skills of the Tang Sect, especially the most important Tang Sect Mysterious Heaven Technique, which greatly benefited Huo Yuhao.
Unfortunately, what they didn't know was that although Huo Yuhao's First Soul Ring appeared white, it was the only Million-Year Soul Ring in the world, and also a rare and top-grade spirit-type Soul Ring.
However, unlike in the original story, although Huo Yuhao still obtained the Million-Year Soul Ring the Skydream Iceworm, this time there was no disturbance in the heavens and earth, nor did that gray energy flow enter Huo Yuhao's body.
Although Huo Yuhao obtained the Skydream Iceworm just like in the original story, he lost one of his greatest opportunities: the Electrolux, the Holy Necromancer.
Perhaps all of this is because another variable has entered the Douluo World.
Since learning about Soul Tool from Teacher Xuan Ziwen, Xu Zhengyang's research on Soul Tool has progressed rapidly and become increasingly in-depth, especially in the inscription of formations, which has developed its own unique style.
The array inscribed by Xu Zhengyang appeared extremely sharp and full of killing intent, even appearing incredibly hot, like a raging fire.
After entering the third grade, Xu Zhengyang was much busier than in the second grade, and his time became much tighter.
Every morning, I still practice shooting. In addition to attending classes in the morning, I also study with Teacher Xuan Ziwen. In the afternoon, besides exercising, I also participate in the team's training.
Moreover, as Xu Zhengyang integrated with the team, his status within the team rose higher and higher, even subtly surpassing the original six main players, second only to captain Ma Rulong.
Especially as the Soul Master Tournament draws closer, the team's training has become increasingly intensive, with many additional training methods in addition to battle formations and teamwork drills.
Xu Zhengyang no longer has time to study at the library. Xuan Ziwen a lot of things and requires a summary after each class, and even assigns various tasks.
However, the good thing is that Xu Zhengyang feels that he has at most another year to truly inscribe the formation of Level 4 Soul Tool and become Level 4 Soul Engineer.
As for the evenings, Xu Zhengyang uses traditional Chinese medicine steam therapy to temper his body and meditate. No matter how busy he is, meditation is the most important thing for Xu Zhengyang.
However, that afternoon, Xu Zhengyang did not go to the team, but stayed alone in the dormitory. Instead of meditating or taking a medicinal bath, he was drawing some blueprints.
These blueprints look a bit strange, different from ordinary Soul Cannon, and they don't even have Soul Power input array, making them completely unlike a common Soul Tool.
If people from Blue Star were to see this, they would immediately recognize it as the blueprint for a handgun.
Xu Zhengyang's real focus is not on the pistol, but on the bullet.
The pistol itself is not complicated in construction, mainly consisting of eight parts: grip assembly, slide assembly, barrel assembly, bolt assembly, firing mechanism, feeding mechanism, recoil mechanism, and aiming and accessory system.
Xu Zhengyang didn't know much about firearms in his previous life, but he had some understanding of their basic components through various TV dramas.
The grip assembly is the basic frame of the entire gun, integrating the grip, magazine well, and trigger guard, among other components.
The sleeve assembly includes the front sight, rear sight, and ejection port.
The barrel assembly, including the barrel itself, is the component with the highest precision requirements.
These eight components basically form the overall structure of a pistol. Xu Zhengyang gradually developed this design based on the appearance of pistols he saw on television on Blue Star in his previous life, as well as the methods of shooting pistols. After all, who on Blue Star wasn't a gun enthusiast when they were young?
Judging from its appearance, this is a common Type 92 Pistol, which is also the most frequently seen pistol on television.
As a Level 3 Soul Engineer, Xu Zhengyang gradually deduced all the structural components of the pistol after learning its principles and basic shape. This was not a difficult task.
It's important to understand that in terms of sophistication, Soul Tool are far more complex than pistols, especially the arrays on Soul Tool, which are extremely intricate.
The real challenge lies not in the pistol, but in the bullet.
The four main components of a bullet are the projectile, the cartridge case, the propellant, and the primer. Each component requires extremely high precision and cannot have any errors, especially the propellant and the primer.
Xu Zhengyang crafted the bullet directly from pure copper, giving it a sharp point.
The cartridge case requires extremely high precision; it must form a sealed space with the projectile to ensure that the gunpowder propels the projectile forward.
For a traditional Chinese medicine genius like Xu Zhengyang, primers and propellants are not too difficult. In his previous life, Xu Zhengyang ended up here because an explosion occurred while he was preparing traditional Chinese medicine.
Xu Zhengyang directly set up a small array at the primer position. This array would activate the array inside the bullet if it was touched. The manufacturing of this thing was based on the touch-controlled soul-guided bomb used by the Mi Family during the last battle with Mi Jia.
Finally, Xu Zhengyang directly created multiple formations at the base of the fire, including Soul Power amplification formation, Soul Power storage formation for the basic structure of the Milk Bottle, and even a Soul Power explosion formation.
Within that tiny bullet, Xu Zhengyang had inscribed six arrays, and each array worked together to unleash tremendous power.
After everything was completed, Xu Zhengyang forged the weapon alone in his dormitory, striving to perfect every detail and recreate the 92-style weapon from his previous life on Blue Star.
When Xu Zhengyang finished making the first pistol, he was incredibly excited.
Unfortunately, when Xu Zhengyang fired the first shot, the pistol exploded. This was mainly because the primer was set too powerful in pursuit of power, which the pure copper cartridge case simply could not withstand.
But hearing that familiar explosion again only made Xu Zhengyang more excited. This was his deepest memory, something he could never let go of.
After repeated research and testing of various materials, Xu Zhengyang rebuilt a bullet.
This time, Xu Zhengyang was more cautious than the first time, shooting directly outdoors. With a familiar gunshot, the bullet shot out and pierced a tree a hundred meters away, creating a large hole.
Xu Zhengyang used his mental power to carefully observe the entire process of this bullet firing. Its rate of fire and power were much greater than those of the pistols on Blue Star, its firing range was also much longer, and its penetration ability was also stronger.
Xu Zhengyang even thought that if arrays were engraved on bullets, they would have stronger penetrating power. And if bullets and pistols were made ten times larger, and similar touch-sensitive explosive arrays were added to the bullet heads, their power would be greater than that of artillery shells, and they would be even more dangerous.
At this moment, Xu Zhengyang stared intently at the pistol in his hand. This was the first pistol in the Douluo World, and also the only long-range killing weapon in the world, apart from the Tang Sect Hidden Weapons, that did not require the user to have Soul Power.
However, Tang Sect Hidden Weapons are merely from the world of martial arts; they do not incorporate gunpowder technology or any Soul Tool technology. They simply possess penetrating power and, at most, contain some potent poison.
Pistols inherently possess absolute dominance over extended-range weapons (such as the Godly Zhuge Crossbow ). They are far superior in speed, power, and reload speed, and especially in terms of mobility, they are on a completely different level.
Xu Zhengyang felt that the pistol he had made was as powerful as a full-force attack from Soul Ancestor, and if used well, it could even kill Soul King.
Moreover, pistols have great development potential. In addition to basic pistols, larger and more powerful rifles can be made, and even sniper rifles capable of killing enemies at a kilometer away can be created.
And this is just for firearms. If cannons were developed based on pistols, and more formations were added, or even something like Soul Tool Elemental Bomb were incorporated, the destructive power would be even more astonishing.
Xu Zhengyang even thought that if the concept of a pistol were developed to its fullest potential, it might be possible to develop an attack weapon similar to a missile. If the research were successful, it could even be comparable to a top-tier Soul Tool.
Of course, to achieve this level, a higher-level Soul Engineer is needed, and a more intricate and massive array needs to be inscribed.
Theoretically speaking, the pistol is just the beginning; the real goal is missiles, or even nuclear bombs. If they are successfully developed, they will have a devastating effect, absolutely no less than top-tier attack Soul Skill.
Xu Zhengyang looked at the pistol in his hand, completely captivated by it, but then hesitated.
For the Douluo World, even for the current state of Soul Tool, the pistol is of epoch-making significance, representing a further advancement in technology.
However, if the pistol falls into the enemy's hands, it will be extremely dangerous. In the original work, everything of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy was exposed in front of Huo Yuhao. Not only were all the blueprints stolen, but even Xuan Ziwen and Ji Juechen were poached.
Once the pistol's design falls into the Tang Sect, the Tang Sect can quickly build a massive army with the three great empires. At that time, the Sun Moon Empire's advantage in Soul Tool will disappear rapidly, even faster than in the original story, since the pistol is much easier to manufacture than ordinary Soul Tool.
With that in mind, Xu Zhengyang didn't hesitate and went directly to find Xu Jie.
Xu Jie looked puzzled when he saw Xu Zhengyang suddenly arrive. " Xu Zhengyang, shouldn't you be cultivating at this time? What brings you here to see me today?"
Xu Zhengyang took out a pistol from his Storage Soul Tool: "Teacher Xu, I've recently had some inspiration while researching Soul Tool, and I've made some things. Could you please help me confirm them?"
Xu Jie took the pistol and examined it carefully for a while. A hint of doubt appeared in his eyes. This Soul Tool in front of him looked a bit strange. It did not have Soul Power input device.
Xu Zhengyang took back the pistol. "Teacher Xu, let me show you this Soul Tool."
After saying that, Xu Zhengyang raised his pistol, aimed it at the distance, and pulled the trigger. A bullet shot out and hit an object a hundred meters away.
Xu Jie was stunned when he saw Xu Zhengyang fire the bullet. As Level 6 Soul Engineer, he could tell the basic structure of the Soul Tool at a glance, but when Xu Zhengyang fired the bullet, there was no Soul Power fluctuation on his body at all. It was as if an ordinary person had just pressed a button and the bullet was fired directly.
Especially at the instant the bullet was fired, it seemed as if there was a fluctuation of Soul Power inside the pistol, with several arrays faintly operating. But in just that instant, it unleashed astonishing power, and the bullet was fired.
Judging from the power of this bullet, it was actually equivalent to an attack from an ordinary Soul Ancestor, and apart from the explosion, there were no other large-scale disturbances.
In an instant, Xu Jie became extremely serious. " Xu Zhengyang, after you finished making this Soul Tool, did you show it to anyone else, or did anyone else know that you had such a Soul Tool?"
Xu Zhengyang quickly said, "Teacher Xu, I just felt that this Soul Tool was of great importance, so I came to find you as soon as possible. No outsiders know anything about it."