The elderly man Xu Tianran called "Old Man Kong" nodded lightly, stepped forward, and examined it carefully.
After pondering for a moment, he said,
"More than eighty percent of the outer shell has shattered, and roughly forty percent of the Core Array is damaged. For an ordinary Tier 9 Soul Tool, that would already be considered fatal damage. If you hadn't long since fused it with your own power, it would have been impossible for it to hold out until now. It seems you were indeed telling the truth."
Xu Tianran's expression immediately turned grim.
He believed every word Old Man Kong said.
Everyone believed that the Sun Moon Empire's strongest Tier 9 Soul Engineer was Ye Xishui, the Death God Douluo, and that its strongest Tier 9 Soul Tool was the Death God Tower. In truth, however, that was wrong.
The Sun Moon Empire's true strongest Soul Engineer was Old Man Kong—Kong Deming.
Kong Deming was the Hall Master of the Sun Moon Empire's Enshrined Experts Hall. He had one-quarter royal blood and was loyal only to the imperial family.
Kong Deming was already over one hundred and fifty years old. He was the foremost among the Sun Moon Empire's Tier 9 Soul Engineers and also a Rank 94 Titled Douluo. Few knew that this Rank 94 Titled Douluo possessed Twin Martial Souls. He was not only a powerful Soul Engineer, but also a powerful soul master.
If he had not devoted most of his efforts to researching Soul Tools, his achievements in Martial Souls might not have been inferior to Limit Douluo such as Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao.
He was also the person closest to becoming a Level 10 Soul Engineer.
When it came to combat power, it was difficult to say who was stronger between Kong