"Phew~" Qian Daoliu let out a long breath, suppressing the slight excitement in his heart, and turned to look at Murong Huai.
"Good, Huai'er, these Hongyi cannons are of immeasurable value to our Spirit Hall. You have made a great contribution."
Upon hearing this, Murong Huai scratched his head. "Teacher, as the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, I should make some contributions to the Spirit Hall."
"Sigh, you don't need to be modest. The credit that's rightfully yours is yours." Qian Daoliu waved his hand and then said:
"You're still young, so I won't give you too much real power yet. How about this, you choose two Soul Douluos from the Spirit Hall to be your personal bodyguards?"
"I'll listen to my teacher," Murong Huai nodded.
Qian Daoliu then turned to the several master craftsmen and instructed them:
"Issue my order: you five, take charge and lead all the remaining craftsmen in the Engineering Department to build these Hongyi cannons. There is no requirement for quantity. Build as many as you can before the army sets off. But one thing is certain: there must be enough cannonballs, and their quality must be absolutely up to standard."
"We obey your command," the men quickly replied, bowing.
The drawings Murong Huai had given them previously mentioned the assembly line method, which uses molds to make parts of the same size, greatly increasing production speed.
...
Afterwards, the group returned to the Papal Palace. Qian Daoliu looked at Murong Huai and slowly said:
"Huai'er, you've worked hard for almost a month now. You should rest now. By the way, I've checked your physique and it's even better than that of a Soul Master. So, go down and absorb that Soul Bone."
"Yes, teacher."
After saying that, Qian Daoliu looked at Guang Ling and said, "Guang Ling, give Huai'er a list of Soul Douluos belonging to the Papal Palace and let him choose two guards for himself. Xiong Shi should also come back and rest for a while to prepare for the big battle."
"Yes, Your Holiness the Pope," the Radiant Lion replied, bowing respectfully.
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Murong Mansion.
"Phew~, with the Red Barbarian Cannons now, the Spirit Hall's conquest should go more smoothly." Murong Huai rubbed his head.
Thump thump thump!
Just then, several knocks sounded on the door. "Your Holiness, His Holiness the Pope has sent a list."
"Come in."
Having received a response from Murong Huai, Tu Zhen pushed open the door, walked in, gently placed the list on the table, and then turned and left.
Murong Huai opened the list, which contained the names of Soul Douluos belonging to the Papal Palace.
"Zi Wu, martial soul Purple Smoke Blade, level 89 Soul Douluo."
Qingzhou, Martial Soul Ghost Vine, Level 88 Soul Douluo.
...
Demon Bear, Martial Soul: Blood Demon Mad Bear, Level 82 Soul Douluo.
Ghost Leopard, Martial Soul: Black-Striped Ghost Leopard, Level 81 Soul Douluo.
..."
The Papal Palace has over a hundred Soul Douluos, not counting those from the Hall of Offerings and the Hall of Elders. However, although there are quite a few Soul Douluos, very few are capable of breaking through to the Title Douluo level. It would be quite good if one or two out of a hundred could break through to the Title Douluo level.
In the original work, during the Spirit Empire era, it was clearly mentioned that the Spirit Empire had 60,000 to 70,000 Soul Masters. Now, the Spirit Hall has not yet gathered the major sects, and the number of Soul Douluos is already over a hundred. The two major empires have less than a hundred Soul Douluos, and the majority of the rest are in the major sects.
Murong Huai also saw several familiar names on the list: Demon Bear, Ghost Leopard, Spirit Kite, and so on. They were all future Title Douluo Elders of the Spirit Hall.
"Oh? These two are on the list too. Then it'll be you two." Murong Huai noticed the two names and became interested.
"Yue Guan, Martial Soul: Qirong Tongtianju, Level 83 Soul Douluo."
Ghost, Martial Soul: Ghost, Level 83 Soul Douluo.
Ghostly Moon Pass, one of the two generals under Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong in the original work, is a Super Douluo with the strength to be considered among the strongest among the elders. Moreover, he also possesses the Martial Soul Fusion Skill - the Two Extremes Stillness Domain.
Sadly, one was killed by Tang San's sneak attack with the Trident of the Sea God, and the other passed away in despair... How tragic and lamentable!
"Haha, since that's the case, senior brother, I'll get there first. Now that I've run into them, their fates will have to be changed."
Murong Huai suddenly remembered something.
"Oh, right, it seems that Guan is also proficient in the knowledge of immortal herbs this month, and his martial soul is also the immortal herb Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum. He can also plan to make a move on the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well later."
After marking the names of the two men, Murong Huai instructed Tu Zhen to send the list back to the Papal Palace.
Subsequently, Murong Huai took out the head soul bone that Qian Daoliu had given him, the soul bone of the Heavenly Evolution Unicorn King, which was over 90,000 years old and could be said to be second only to a 100,000-year soul bone.
The Celestial Unicorn is also an extremely powerful soul beast, possessing extremely strong spiritual power. It can use the power of Celestial Evolution to inflict special damage on enemies, and can almost avoid the damage from most soul beasts and soul masters.
If it could break through to the 100,000-year level, it would probably be no less than a Titan Ape, and certainly much stronger than some old rabbit.
Thinking about this, Murong Huai still couldn't understand why two common soft-boned rabbits could cultivate for 100,000 years. Aren't they a dish on the dining table?
Then, Murong Huai sat cross-legged on the bed, placed the skull against his brow, and began to absorb the energy. Golden light flowed between Murong Huai's brows.
Absorbing a soul bone is not as difficult as absorbing a soul ring. There is basically no danger. It only requires converting soul power and fusing it.
About half an hour later, Murong Huai slowly opened his eyes, golden light flowing in them. Instantly, the scene before him became crystal clear: the tiny cracks on the table, the dust falling from the crack in the door.
Outside the window, the veins on the ancient tree branches in the courtyard, the trails of cicada wings, and the slight trembling of wind chimes, the footsteps of servants... all became crystal clear.
Murong Huai looked around, then closed his eyes again. When he opened them again, his eyes had returned to their normal color.
"Phew~, as expected of a 90,000-year-old head soul bone, it has greatly enhanced my spiritual power, definitely at the level of a Soul Saint. If my spiritual sea hadn't reached its limit, it would have been even stronger. However, it will continue to increase as my cultivation level improves."
This head bone also granted Murong Huai a soul bone skill, a mental-type soul skill, named "Heavenly Evolution: Paradox Alteration".
The effects of Soul Skills are also quite unique; they can briefly rewrite the logic of a specific area of reality, paradoxically altering the enemy's actions. The causal chain of the enemy's next Soul Skill (excluding Soul Bone Skills) will be distorted.
Ignoring level restrictions, the higher the opponent's soul power, the greater the consumption of one's own soul power, but it will not exceed 50% of one's soul power.
For example, when an enemy uses a fire-type soul skill, the flames may burn back to the caster, or an enemy's healing skill may turn into a weakening effect on the teammate, and a speed boost may turn into a speed reduction.
Even the "prerequisites" for the enemy's soul skills could be altered. For example, support-type soul masters might need to chant incantations to release soul skills, but the incantations could be changed. For instance, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's soul skills could be disrupted, and chanting could be accelerated, potentially releasing amplified power. In short, he wouldn't know which skill would be released...
Murong Huai couldn't help but shake his head.
"This soul skill actually appeared on the Heavenly Evolution Unicorn King; truly, beasts have lost their way. If this were used on Ghostly Moon Pass's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, would it only immobilize them?"
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