Qian Renxue's Astonishing Talent as a Soul Engineer! Mingdu

Qian Renxue thought of her father, Qian Xunji, and her expression grew a little friendlier. "My father once told me he had been to a very beautiful place. It was among towering mountain ranges, where sunlight turned the snow-covered mountains gold, and beneath those golden mountains grew a patch of flowers with remarkably tenacious vitality."

"Father said he would take me there when he had time, but in the end, I never got to go with him."

"So that's the place I want to visit most, but I don't know where it is."

Jin Yu pondered this. "Judging by your description alone, the place should be in the north of the Douluo Continent, within the Heavenly Soul Empire or the Dou Ling Empire. But that covers too much ground. Without an approximate location, it would be like fishing a needle out of the sea."

"Since we didn't come here on any urgent business anyway, why don't Fifth Brother and I go search the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Dou Ling Empire thoroughly?" Azure Luan Douluo said.

Azure Luan was now at level 98, and Guang Ling was at level 97. With their strength, they were unlikely to run into trouble even if they acted separately.

Qian Daoliu nodded. "All right. The two of you can go and look for it. If you find any news, come to Mingdu and find us at once."

"Yes, Great Enshrined!"

Azure Luan and Guang Ling exchanged a glance and vanished in an instant.

The two divided the work between them: one went to the Heaven Dou Empire, and the other to the Dou Ling Empire.

"It's getting late. Let's spend the night in these mountains," Qian Daoliu said, glancing at the night sky.

"All right!"

Everyone found a good spot and set up camp to rest.

Qian Renxue and Ye Guyi seemed to hit it off, and the two beauties had plenty to talk about. Qian Renxue was also very interested in Ye Guyi's Soul Tool sword. "Guyi, may I have a look at the sword at your waist?"

"Of course, Sister Renxue." Ye Guyi smiled and offered her the Soul Tool sword with both hands.

"The workmanship is exquisite. Inside the casing, it's made up of many different metal components. An ordinary cold weapon would never involve such complicated craftsmanship." Qian Renxue was a little amazed. "Guyi, this is a Soul Tool, isn't it?"

"Yes. I'm a Level 3 Soul Engineer, and I forged this sword myself. It's called the Big Dipper Sword. It's a level 3 Soul Tool sword that can increase the speed of a sword strike to a certain extent."

"Sister Renxue, you can try injecting your Soul Power into it and giving it a few swings."

"All right." Qian Renxue injected her Soul Power and swung it repeatedly for several seconds. She was pleasantly surprised. "A fine sword! So this is a Soul Tool?"

"Guyi, do you have any other Soul Tools on you?"

"Yes. I also have a level 3 defensive Soul Tool, a Flying Soul Tool, a Soul Tool Gun, and so on."

"Quick! Take them all out and let me see!"

Ye Guyi took out every Soul Tool she had on her, and Qian Renxue tried them one by one. She discovered that she was truly very interested in them.

"I've decided. I'm going to become a Soul Engineer!"

"Jin Yu, Guyi, what do I need to do to become a Soul Engineer?" Qian Renxue asked eagerly.

Jin Yu smiled. "Not every Soul Master can become a Soul Engineer. It takes a certain amount of talent. As for becoming one, it comes down to forging and polishing the casing and inner components, and engraving Core Arrays on core gems and metal."

"The key is engraving Core Arrays. If you can engrave one, becoming a Soul Engineer is basically no problem."

"That's right. Core Arrays are the key to Soul Tools, and how well you engrave them generally reflects how much talent you have." Ye Guyi nodded. "I have some soul tool gems on me. Sister Renxue, you can give it a try."

"This is an engraving knife made especially for engraving arrays, and here's a diagram of a level 1 Core Array. Try to reproduce the Core Array's lines from the diagram perfectly on this gem."

"All right!" Qian Renxue eagerly prepared to try.

"Take your time. I'm going to cultivate."

Jin Yu got up, walked to the side, and sat down cross-legged.

He really wasn't very interested in these things. After all, taking up Soul Engineering as a secondary profession would inevitably cost time and effort.

Rather than make Soul Tools, he preferred to be a hands-on Soul Engineer who used them.

I have to master the first level of the Crocodile Emperor Art as soon as possible! Jin Yu began cultivating.

An hour later.

Ye Guyi suddenly cried out, "Heavens! Sister Renxue, you... you!!"

"What's going on?" Drawn by her voice, Jin Yu walked over to Qian Renxue and took a look. He, too, was shocked. "She's already reproduced a third of the Core Array! And the lines aren't far off!"

Damn! Qian Renxue actually has such incredible talent as a Soul Engineer. If I remember correctly, even Huo Yuhao took almost a whole month to reproduce a passable level 1 Core Array!

At this rate, she'll finish reproducing the whole thing in less than a week!

Qian Renxue looked puzzled. "Huh? What are you making such a fuss about? Didn't I just fail again?"

Ye Guyi took a deep breath. "Sister Renxue, I can tell you for certain that you have exceptionally high talent as a Soul Engineer!"

"Really? But it does seem like it isn't all that hard," Qian Renxue said with a smile.

The corners of Jin Yu's mouth twitched. "Qian Renxue, now you're just humblebragging!"

"Sister Renxue, a Soul Tool is made up of three main parts: the casing, the inner components, and the Core Array. When we reach Mingdu, we can find a proper forge, and I'll teach you how to forge and polish the components." Ye Guyi linked arms affectionately with Qian Renxue and smiled.

"All right! Now I can't wait to get to Mingdu."

Qian Renxue had already become fanatical about Soul Tools, so the next day, everyone headed for Mingdu as fast as they could.

Several days later.

They finally arrived at the most prosperous city in the Sun Moon Empire.

Soul Tool technology was displayed to its fullest in this city. The sight of the city and its surroundings left Qian Renxue, Qian Daoliu, and Golden Crocodile deeply stunned.

The three of them felt like country folk visiting a city. This city was vastly different from the cities of the Douluo I era.

After spending an entire day exploring Mingdu, everyone found a place to stay for the time being.

That evening, in the living room.

Jin Yu said, "Great Enshrined, Ancestor, in this era, besides external resources like Whale Rubber that improve one's physique, there are also pills that can aid a Soul Master's cultivation. The two most common are the Mystic Water Pill and the Soul Ascension Pill."

"Mingdu is a place where dragons and fish mingle, with all kinds of people and factions. Its markets are extensive, so it's relatively easy to obtain those two pills here. We can keep an eye out for them while we're staying in Mingdu."

"No problem."

Qian Daoliu had long since sent people out to hunt for Whale Rubber in the sea. If they could also obtain Mystic Water Pills, Jin Yu's physique was sure to improve greatly, which would be a tremendous help in cultivating the Crocodile Emperor Art.

For the next while, Qian Renxue cultivated while learning to make Soul Tools from Ye Guyi.

Jin Yu, meanwhile, devoted himself to cultivating the Crocodile Emperor Art.