Little San, stop playing with those hidden weapons of yours

Tang San carefully observed his surroundings. This place felt completely different in style from the continent.

He glanced at Chu Feng, wanting to speak but holding back.

"You'll find out in a moment," Chu Feng said softly.

Soon, Chu Feng led Tang San into an enormous space.

"This is the Soul Guidance Research and Development Lab," Chu Feng said, looking up at their surroundings.

"The Soul Guidance Research and Development Lab?"

Tang San immediately activated his Purple Demon Eye.

They were inside a gigantic hollow chamber, its surroundings seemingly cast from dark silver alloy, with unfinished arrays all around.

Soul Power barriers divided the space into multiple testing areas. Some things looked like flying wings, others like cannons, and some transparent mirrors were covered in writing.

A faint hum of Soul Power lingered in the air, and the place was filled with unfinished research.

The environment immediately reminded Tang San of the Tang Sect's mechanical repository in his previous life.

Could this place be researching "hidden weapons"? Tang San wondered.

What had Boss Chu brought me here for?

"You still have hidden weapons on you, don't you?" Chu Feng suddenly asked.

"Yes." Tang San removed the Sleeve Arrow from his arm.

Never let his hidden weapons leave his side. That was his rule.

"What rank of Soul Master can this Sleeve Arrow of yours threaten at most?"

"A Soul Grandmaster. Used well, it can even threaten a Soul Elder," Tang San answered honestly, feeling a little proud.

He had put considerable thought into this Sleeve Arrow.

At present, his Martial Soul primarily offered control abilities.

And his hammer had no Soul Rings attached, so it was not very powerful either.

He needed hidden weapons as his main means of dealing damage.

Chu Feng examined it for a while. The Sleeve Arrow's design was indeed ingenious, but its main strength lay in its excellent materials.

"The materials were expensive, weren't they?"

"Yes. They cost me this month's academy reward."

Tang San felt a little pained. It was powerful, certainly, but it also cost a great deal.

Almost all his money had gone into hidden weapons.

Without the academy's rewards, he would not even have had money to buy Xiao Wu tasty food.

The Soul Master stipend from Spirit Hall was merely a cup of water against a blazing cartload of firewood.

"Take a look at this."

Chu Feng led Tang San to a metal bench and picked up a device resembling a Sleeve Arrow.

"This is the Soul Guidance Sleeve Arrow we developed."

"A Soul Power compression array is engraved inside it. It doesn't require a large amount of Soul Power to operate, and even users with low Soul Power can charge it quickly."

"It comes with three detachable alloy armor-piercing bolts. They can penetrate even defensive Martial Souls."

"In actual combat, even a Soul Elder couldn't block it."

"Most importantly, this Soul Guidance Sleeve Arrow is made entirely from ordinary materials."

"What?"

Tang San's pupils contracted slightly. As a master inventor and a master of hidden weapon research,

he understood very well how powerful the Soul Guidance Sleeve Arrow Chu Feng described was.

A weapon like this was far better than his current hidden weapons.

Before Tang San could recover, Chu Feng pulled him toward another area.

"See that device behind the glass?"

"We call that a heavy standard-issue soul guidance weapon."

"There's a Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell inside."

Tang San narrowed his eyes and examined it carefully, but could see nothing particularly special about it.

"Is it very powerful?"

"Put it this way: under our grading system, a Level 6 soul guidance shell can threaten a Soul Douluo."

"As for this Level 9 soul guidance shell, even a Titled Douluo could be killed with a single shot."

"What!"

Tang San's breathing briefly caught, and genuine astonishment appeared in his eyes.

In both his previous life and this one, he had studied the art of hidden weapons, and he knew of many immensely powerful ones.

But his current materials and abilities prevented him from making them.

This Fixed Soul Cannon Shell truly overturned his understanding.

A single shell could threaten a Titled Douluo. That was terrifying.

With several hundred of them, wouldn't they be able to deter every Titled Douluo?

Then alarm bells began ringing madly in Tang San's mind.

A weapon like this was surely a secret among secrets.

Just what had Chu Feng brought him here to do?

"Boss Chu... just tell me what you want me to do," Tang San said, swallowing.

Now he only hoped Chu Feng had sought him out because he truly wanted him to do something.

Otherwise, could someone who learned such secrets make it out alive?

Even he would surely kill someone to silence them if they discovered his secrets.

Now he also understood why Chu Feng had looked so indifferent when he shared his hidden weapon methods with him a few days ago.

It turned out he already possessed something even more outrageous: Soul Tools.

Tang San's face reddened slightly. Had he been showing off his axe before a master carpenter in front of Chu Feng?

"Naturally, I brought you here because I need you to join my team."

"In this era, people are still rather resistant to Soul Guidance Technology."

"I don't have many talented people here to research Soul Guidance Technology, either."

"With your expertise in hidden weapons, I imagine researching Soul Guidance Technology won't be a problem."

With such a gift for research, it would be a real waste to leave Tang San to fight.

Why play around with Tang Sect Hidden Weapons? He would be better off working on Soul Guidance Technology.

Although Chu Feng had secretly cultivated quite a few talented people over the years, he had too many projects on his hands and was still stretched thin.

If Tang San joined, his own burden would ease considerably.

At Chu Feng's words, something stirred in Tang San's heart. He stepped back and pointed at his own chest. "You want me to research Soul Guidance Technology?"

He truly had not considered that possibility.

He had thought Chu Feng wanted him to do something unsavory.

Instead, he wanted him to research Soul Guidance Technology and join his team.

At the same time, the corners of his lips lifted slightly.

Chu Feng had just praised his talent for research.

His exceptional talent had earned him an invitation from Chu Feng.

This was treatment no one else had received.

And just how much trust had it taken to let him see all this?

"Yes. People with your talent are exactly what I lack here." Chu Feng nodded sincerely.

"You don't have to agree right away. Think it over carefully first."

"But this is an opportunity to change the entire world."

Chu Feng knew Tang San might have reservations, so he was in no hurry.

He believed Tang San would not pass up an opportunity like this.

"I accept. I'll join your team, Boss Chu."

To Chu Feng's surprise, Tang San nodded and agreed outright.

"You don't need to think it over?" Chu Feng raised his brows in surprise.

Wasn't Tang San usually quite cautious? Why had he agreed as soon as he was invited?

He knew Tang San still harbored the idea of rebuilding the Tang Sect.

Once he joined his team, he would have no opportunity to establish any Tang Sect in the future.

"No need. Boss, you've given me an opportunity like this. Naturally, I have to seize it."

With that, Tang San bowed deeply to Chu Feng, marking his joining Chu Feng.

From the time he had spent with Chu Feng, he knew how formidable he was.

He had never heard of anyone on the continent as monstrously talented as Chu Feng.

Following someone like that was not a bad choice.