Chapter 91: Lou Gao Joins! Takes Control of the Blacksmiths

Now we can speak of more things.

Divine Craftsman Lou Gao knew the upcoming words wouldn't be easily heard by outsiders, so the prefect gestured and a soul power barrier appeared.

He himself is a peak Soul Saint, but his potential ends here; in this life he has no fate to become a Soul Douluo.

"Frankly, I hope Senior Lou Gao will join the Li family; our Li family will certainly not mistreat you, and of course, if you could bring the entire Divine Craftsman Tower along, that would naturally be best." Li Fei got straight to the point.

"This matter is no small thing; I cannot give you an answer so quickly—I need to consider it." Lou Gao, after all, is a Divine Craftsman, high in status and power, and cannot be swayed by a single sentence.

Doing so would seem very cheap.

"And now?"

Li Fei also showed no hesitation; he also knew he couldn't convince the other party with just a word, so he took out his own blueprint of a cold-weapon soul tool and handed it to Lou Gao.

Just as he was puzzled, Lou Gao took it and looked at the content: large characters read "Azure Dragon Crescent Blade", followed by detailed drawings. He examined it closely, his pupils suddenly constricted, his face changed dramatically, and he showed astonishment: "This is the design drawing of a soul tool—so exquisite! Great news! Indeed, why didn't I think of it? Formations can be used this way too!"

"The layout of this formation—what are these formations? I've never seen them before."

"This! This! This is exactly the soul tool I've always dreamed of!"

Lou Gao was shocked beyond measure, excited to the point that his blood pressure spiked at that moment.

"Young Master Li, where did this blueprint come from?"

Li Fei smiled slightly and said: "I drew this myself."

"You?!"

"Are you a draftsman? Also a formation master?"

The two professions Lou Gao mentioned are basically unseen on the continent, because everyone gathers in Gengjin City—there are too few learners, so it's not popular; thus only the blacksmiths' side internally passes on this term.

"You can understand it that way." Li Fei did not deny.

"Is Titan your teacher?" Lou Gao's pupils constricted.

As a Divine Craftsman, Titan naturally knows how to draft and lay out formations; otherwise he could not become a Divine Craftsman.

"I studied both with him, so I can count him as half a teacher." Li Fei nodded.

"Whoa, learning just two skills and you produced this blueprint—your talent is too strong!" Lou Gao widened his eyes and sucked in a breath of cold air.

"The content on this blueprint can be manufactured, though the difficulty is not small and requires a relatively long time." Lou Gao was about to say.

"I've already made it."

Li Fei flipped his hand, and an azure-blue Azure Dragon Crescent Blade appeared.

That aura was very strong.

"It's been made!" Lou Gao exclaimed in shock: "May I examine it closely?"

His words carried a pleading tone.

"Of course." Li Fei handed the azure-blue Azure Dragon Crescent Blade to Lou Gao, who touched it like a lover, carefully caressing this beautiful, flashy soul tool.

Li Fei said: "Just now, while you were talking outside, I heard you discussing wanting to research a soul tool that can be stored inside the body? Coincidentally, the blueprints I drew can be absorbed by soul masters and ordinary people alike through a blood‑drip method."

Upon hearing this, Lou Gao was shocked again!! "This thing can enter the body?!"

Lou Gao stared wide‑eyed.

In his view, this was impossible to achieve at this time.

Li Fei took it and, in front of Lou Gao, attempted it.

"Now returning to the earlier question, will you join our Li family?"

"If you join, we can teach you all kinds of advanced blueprints and techniques."

"From now on, you will serve the Li family!"

"Besides, I will give you a ninth‑grade pill, a tenth‑grade pill, and a hundred million Gold Soul Coins as a greeting gift." Li Fei said, waving his hand; two boxes and a gold card appeared on the table.

"I still have many more blueprints like this."

He waved his hand again, and a small mountain‑heap of cold‑weapon blueprints appeared.

Lou Gao eagerly took them and examined each one.

Each one is so exquisite.

"Are all of these able to be stored inside the body?" Lou Gao asked excitedly.

"Yes, all of them can." Li Fei nodded, raising his hand as the weapons in his grasp continuously swapped appearances.

The crafted soul‑tool martial souls, the strongest of which is naturally the one he himself wields—after all, it doesn't take up space.

"Good!"

"I agree!"

"Lou Gao joins!"

Lou Gao was about to drool, his eyes shining with excitement as he nodded frantically.

In the original work, researching ever more exquisite and powerful soul tools is Lou Gao's lifelong pursuit.

For example, in order to refine that crappy hidden weapon for Xiao Tiesan, he actually offered himself, jumping into the furnace.

From this we can see how deep his obsession with 'devices' runs! Li Fei also knows this, and uses it to lure and attract him.

"Very well, Senior Lou Gao, rest assured—time will prove your choice is correct."

"Come, take the pill; it will help you break through to Soul Douluo and enable you to forge better soul tools." Li Fei smiled and said.

Li Fei smiled and said.

Lou Gao was immersed in the joy of looking at the blueprints; his intellect was low now, and he wasn't afraid the pills might be poisonous, so he stuffed two pills into his mouth.

After eating them, a powerful force surged within him.

Beneath his vigorous vitality, his whole body transformed into a blue giant egg.

The next second he broke out of the shell, becoming even more youthful and handsome, his vitality exuberant beyond compare.

Besides that, his soul power also successfully broke through to Soul Douluo.

But this is not the end yet.

He could clearly feel that his soul power was very abundant; he only needed to absorb the eighth soul ring, and his soul power could continue to rise! "The few craftsmen I just saw are not bad; are they senior members of the Divine Artisan Tower?" Li Fei said.

"Yes, the six craftsmen are elders of the Divine Artisan Tower, but their potential basically stops at the craftsman level; they are old, their qi and blood strength insufficient, unable to meet the conditions needed to become a Divine Artisan, and their cultivation is only around Soul Emperor and early Soul Saint."

Lou Gao said.

"Mm, have them come over; I want to win over the entire Divine Artisan Tower and make them members of my Li family."

The other party has already taken the pill; subconsciously they will gradually incline toward the Li family and Li Fei, so he has no reservations and speaks directly, revealing his ambition.

Others don't hold the blacksmith in high regard? Sorry, that's because they don't know quality.

And he, Li Fei, intends to seize this opportunity to completely monopolize the blacksmith profession; from now on, any blacksmith appearing in the world must join the Divine Artisan Tower or the Divine Artisan Pavilion, and also subtly instill in them the concept of loyalty to the Li family.

The most direct method is to distribute the pills.

With such great ambition, Li Fei will naturally tamper with the pills.

But we can't have you eating the Li family's food and then ending up dissatisfied, even turning around to smash the Li family's bowl, can we? "Good!" Lou Gao nodded; now his favorability toward Li Fei had directly reached the level of loyalty.

Soon, he summoned the six craftsmen of the Divine Artisan Tower to come for a meeting.

(End of chapter)