During the Douluo I era, there was no Soul Engineer inheritance whatsoever on the Douluo Continent.
However, ruins were scattered across the continent, and Soul Tools could be excavated from them.
The Soul Tools that circulated were usually damaged, but even damaged Soul Tools had considerable uses.
The most widespread and familiar to most Soul Masters were Storage Soul Tools.
Of course, only a tiny minority of Soul Masters could own a Storage Soul Tool.
Sometimes, a Storage Soul Tool could even serve as proof of status.
But besides Storage Soul Tools, there were in fact Soul Tools in this era that could be used in battle.
It was just that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect bought up Soul Tools of this kind as soon as they appeared.
Of course, limited by the era and lacking a complete Soul Engineer inheritance, people could only obtain Soul Tools by digging through ruins. No matter how powerful those Soul Tools were, there was a limit to their offensive power.
Compared with the Douluo II era, the finest Offensive Soul Tools on the Douluo Continent during Douluo I were perhaps only Class 5.
A Class 5 Soul Tool wielded by a Soul King might unleash power comparable to a Soul King's Soul Skill.
Of course, if a Soul Saint activated one, the power unleashed by the Class 5 Soul Tool might rise a little further. After all, some Class 5 Soul Tools could gain power by actively consuming more Soul Power.
It might not be cost-effective, but their upper limit of power could indeed be raised that way.
There was no helping it. This era had no Soul Engineers.
If auxiliary-type Soul Masters wanted to protect themselves, this was their only option.
Besides Offensive Soul Tools, there were also Defensive-Type Soul Tools.
But Offensive Soul Tools and Defensive-Type Soul Tools with complete mechanisms like these were all extremely rare.
If one actually appeared at an auction, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would buy it immediately.
Even if its price were driven up to the level of a Soul Bone, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would still take it.
That showed just how rare these Soul Tools were.
But what if these Soul Tools became abundant?
Just as Qian Daoliu had seen, the scenery beneath Lin Yi's feet on the Heavenly Screen showed traces of Soul Tools in every street and alley of Mingdu!
When Lin Yi passed through the city gate, Qian Daoliu had even seen objects that looked like cannon barrels.
The imperial city walls looked smooth, but countless Soul Tools were definitely hidden in their many concealed compartments.
It was precisely because Qian Daoliu had noticed this that his expression turned grave.
"Lin Yi's era is most likely in the future. In other words, a Soul Engineer inheritance will appear on the Douluo Continent in the future."
"No, no, not necessarily on the Douluo Continent. When I searched for Godhood Inheritance before, there were many places even I didn't know about. So, for some unknown reason, the Douluo Continent extends a great deal farther. Perhaps that is another continent."
Although this shook his worldview, Qian Daoliu chose to accept it.
Perhaps he could accept it because of the way the Heavenly Screen showed things.
Even something like the Heavenly Screen existed.
What was so hard to accept about there being another continent in this world?
The mass production of Soul Tools meant that Soul Masters' capabilities would expand considerably, and their overall strength would take a leap forward.
Take the Soul Breaking Spear Yang Clan, for example. They used all their Soul Rings to increase their means of attack, focusing entirely on offense and neglecting defense.
If they possessed a large number of Defensive Soul Tools, their overall strength would undergo a qualitative leap.
Qian Daoliu took a deep breath, feeling that things were going very badly.
"The sky over this continent is about to change."
Although what he had seen was a vision of the future, that was true.
But the way the Heavenly Screen showed things had changed.
Qian Daoliu was old and shrewd, with a keen eye for detail. He had noticed not only the vast number of Soul Tools in Mingdu, the backdrop behind Lin Yi, but also that the Heavenly Screen had changed from its initial prologue to a live broadcast.
Everything now followed Lin Yi, with none of those highlight moments. It simply followed him, letting them see the daily life he experienced.
Perhaps their regret at being unable to see the various secret methods in the prologue just now could be made up for in what followed.
However, although such secret methods would certainly have an impact on this era, they ultimately still belonged to the Soul Master system. The great clans and sects at the forefront of Soul Masters today could still secure their positions.
But what if an entirely new system appeared out of nowhere?
What if, as the Heavenly Screen continued its broadcast, everyone on the continent had a chance to learn the Soul Engineer inheritance?
The current arrangements of the major sects and powers meant that they had already drawn Soul Master talents into their ranks. Even if secret methods for absorbing Soul Rings beyond one's level and various advanced cultivation techniques from the future were revealed, Soul Master geniuses would still benefit most from putting them into practice.
Everyone could progress together, but as long as I progressed more, I would still be in the lead!
But Soul Engineers were different. Their talents operated on an entirely different logic.
Just as Qian Daoliu was worrying, the image on the Heavenly Screen changed.
After Lin Yi stared at Yao Hongchen for a moment, he seemed to reach some sort of decision, and then golden light interwove.
The Heavenly Screen was broadcasting Lin Yi's Heaven and Earth Chess Game live.
So everything served the chess game.
Golden light interwove, and large golden characters appeared on the Heavenly Screen beside the boy whose Martial Soul had clearly yet to awaken.
[Xiao Hongchen: not awakened]
Those six simple characters displayed Xiao Hongchen's current condition.
Lin Yi then turned and left, walking through the streets of Mingdu.
Under countless watchful eyes, Lin Yi came to the Ji Clan. Through his perspective, everyone saw a youth holding an iron sword in his arms even as he slept.
No one knew what Lin Yi did, but he somehow obtained a pitch-black piece of Extraterrestrial Meteoric Iron that looked like a fire poker.
The next instant, the Extraterrestrial Meteoric Iron appeared in the youth's arms, taking the iron sword's place.
Watching this, countless people looked at one another, at a loss.
As large golden characters took shape, everyone also saw the information about the sword-holding youth.
[Ji Juechen: Martial Soul, Iron Sword; innate Soul Power, level 3; devoted to the sword]
Douluo I.
Yu Xiaogang stared at the image. Seeing Ji Juechen appear in it, and especially after learning his innate Soul Power, he felt very uncomfortable.
Could someone with innate level 3 Soul Power appear on this Heavenly Screen under the gaze of countless people?
And be singled out by the mysterious Heavenly Screen?
Without thinking, Yu Xiaogang was about to belittle the other person, Ji Juechen, saying that with an Iron Sword Martial Soul that had nothing special about it and innate Soul Power of only level 3, Ji Juechen was nothing but trash.
With innate level 3 Soul Power, he would be lucky to become a Soul Elder. His limit would probably be Soul Ancestor, and becoming a Soul King was absolutely impossible.
After thinking it over, Yu Xiaogang decided not to send a comment this time.
This time, I won't predict what Ji Juechen will achieve in the future. Time will prove everything.
He thought this to himself, holding in a breath as he sought to prove his judgment.
He believed that the reason Lin Yi had defied expectations before was purely his innate full Soul Power, which had given him the foundation to change his fate.
With innate level 3 Soul Power, surely there was no possibility of defying the heavens and changing his fate?
"Let's see what happens next."