r18novel Chapter 54 The Great Spear
Chapter 54 The Great Spear
His well-defined fingers moved with the agility of butterflies flitting among flowers, and the numerous complex components seemed to have been numbered beforehand, quickly taking shape in his rapid assembly.
If Kong Tianxu's speed in inscribing the core magic array was already quite fast, then his speed now is astonishing. It's reached a point where even Ma Jinlong can barely see it clearly.
He also noticed that when Kong Tianxu was assembling the outer shell of the soul tool, he didn't just assemble it simply; it seemed that he occasionally inscribed something on it.
While repairing the knife, he slightly turned his body to deliberately block his view.
When he changed his direction to look, dozens of iron metal parts had already been quickly assembled. Many of the intricate details were so dazzling that even he, as an eighth-level soul master, felt a bit overwhelmed.
But his eyesight was still extremely sharp. Although he didn't quite understand how these mechanical structures worked, he could see that Kong Tianxu could fit each component together perfectly.
As each unit emerges, graceful curves begin to appear. In the eyes of the Soul Master, that structural harmony and beauty is the most beautiful thing.
Finally, the core magic array was embedded into the inner shell, and the round, silver titanium ball fell precisely into the central opening, fitting perfectly with the surrounding metal.
This soul tool has finally revealed its full form.
It was a long, thin object resembling a steel pipe, narrow at the front and thick at the back. A complex metal block was inserted in the middle, with a curved rectangular box inserted underneath. Between the box and the curved handle at the rear, a small trigger extended from the arc-shaped metal guard.
"What is this thing? Even a soul-guided ray doesn't have such a narrow aperture!"
Su Lao, who was most skilled in long-range soul tools, was quite puzzled. Apart from a few energy-concentrating ray soul tools, the soul tool master community had always pursued the larger the caliber, so he was very suspicious of this strange soul tool that went against the grain.
"Could it be some kind of energy-based melee soul tool?"
The taciturn Liao Mengkai finally spoke. There were quite a few level nine soul masters in the Sun Moon Empire, but very few who were skilled in using and making close-combat soul tools. Including himself, there were only two.
He had seen melee soul tools that used multiple charging arrays before, but their effectiveness in actual combat was not very good, and this one was probably no exception.
Jing Hongchen's eyes flickered. Although the soul tool made by Kong Tianxu was extremely exquisite and incorporated some elements that were incomprehensible, iron essence was still iron essence and could not withstand many outputs of soul power at the Soul Master level.
Xiao Hongchen might actually win this round. Although he didn't understand why Master Kong brought so many seniors, it was clearly extremely beneficial for Xiao Hongchen's future. Perhaps, the true prosperity of the Hongchen family could be achieved in his generation.
With his heart pounding with excitement, he stole a glance at Kong Deming's reaction. The other man didn't say anything, but his eyes gleamed with a strange, enlightened light.
"It should be some kind of soul-guided cannon," Elder Shen affirmed.
On the competition stage, Kong Tianxu had already raised the strange soul tool in his hand, which looked like a fire poker, and assumed an odd aiming posture.
Looking through the iron sights at the distant target, he gave a satisfied smile.
Not bad at all.
Xiao Hongchen was still single-mindedly carving his second core magic array, and at this moment, half of the time had passed since Ma Jinlong's call to begin.
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"Boom—" A violent roar suddenly rang out. Su Muzhe retreated rapidly, and his six spirit rings—three yellow, two purple, and one black—rose up immediately, along with his martial spirit that released itself upon sensing danger.
The dark shadow on his body was being consumed at an alarming rate by the bombardment of the orange-red light. Su Muzhe looked at the large, inky shadow missing from his arm and his face was extremely ugly.
He never expected that he would lose to his opponent when his soul power was suppressed under the two environmental conditions, and that he would still lose even after raising his soul power to the third ring, and even his martial soul was completely forced out.
You have to understand that although I suppressed my soul power to a certain level, my physical fitness and reaction speed as a six-ringed being are genuine!
Xu Tianzhen's breathing became slightly rapid, and the purple light behind her quickly dimmed. Her third soul skill, Sun God Light, had taken a heavy toll on her. Although she had temporarily repelled her opponent, she knew that this battle was far from over.
As expected, Su Muzhe's expression turned solemn, and black light re-condensed in his arms. Although he had not found the boy Xu Yunhuang had mentioned, the girl's tough attitude and the strange martial spirit that subtly restrained him had already aroused enough anger and fighting spirit in him.
With little time left before get out of class ended, he planned to finish the fight quickly before the academy patrol team was drawn to the commotion.
So engrossed in his battle intent, he didn't notice that Xu Yunhuang, who had been beside him, had quietly disappeared.
"Inheritance of the Sun and Moon, Solar Martial Soul, Xu Surname, Tian Generation."
"Damn it, what kind of monsters are in this class? Is there really a princess studying there?"
On a secluded path in another teaching building, Xu Yunhuang hurried along, muttering to himself as he tried to conceal his presence. His pale face was even more striking than the gauze on his head.
Su Muzhe and Ji Juechen had never been in contact with the direct descendants of the royal family, so of course they couldn't recognize Xu Tianzhen's martial soul.
But he was different. He possessed the Purple Jade Thunder Dragon Martial Soul and was quite familiar with the two powerful Martial Souls inherited by the royal family. He also knew that the current emperor's most favored daughter possessed this very Martial Soul.
That's why Su Muzhe's shadow martial soul feels suppressed. Shadow comes from light, and the sun is the greatest source of light in the world, so it is naturally suppressed.
Although the other person's fair skin was somewhat unexpected, considering his age, it was indeed about right. Beads of sweat were already faintly seeping from his forehead.
Fortunately, he didn't act rashly today, otherwise he would have been in big trouble.
It's too late to stop Su Muzhe now; that kid's just a reckless fool, he's getting more and more carried away. Anyway, with Jing Ziyan watching over him, nothing serious will happen. He needs to hurry back to the manor to explain the situation to his grandfather and get himself out of trouble.
As he was pondering his words, an old woman dressed in coarse gray clothes blocked his way.
"As His Majesty instructed, I cannot act rashly when Her Highness is not in danger. But do you think you can just run away like this? Isn't that a bit too simplistic?"
She spoke in a chilling tone, and amidst the terrifying pressure, eight spirit rings swirled upwards.
Xu Yunhuang felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
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"Why isn't Xiao Hongchen finished yet?" Kong Tianxu pressed the slender bullet, also made of iron, into the magazine, watching Xiao Hongchen's rapidly moving hands and the sand that was about to disappear.
On his workbench, the same cone-shaped ammunition were arranged neatly.
"Could this be a fixed-installation soul tool? If so, it's definitely the strangest fixed-installation soul tool I've ever seen."
Old Su's tone was helpless. The launching device was separate from the attack weapon, so it could only be a fixed-mount soul tool. But the key to a fixed-mount soul tool was the shell, and what kind of power could this iron-refined ammunition have?
Kong Tianxu loaded the last bullet, channeling his soul power into it to automatically chamber it. Amidst the faint light of the charging array, a chilling aura of war and battle spread out.
He silently answered Elder Su's question in his heart:
This is a large spear.