Chapter 76: Xiao Ming, the Red Dust Siblings

Level‑8 Soul Guide Instructor?

The Xiao Ming before us looks only thirty‑ or forty‑something, yet has reached Level‑8 Soul Guide Instructor.

One can only say that Ming De Hall truly lives up to its name; it never lacks geniuses.

"Teacher Xiao." Bosabei greeted, while Guyuenna remained expressionless, having no goodwill toward humans at all.

"Hmm." Xiao Ming nodded, then immediately began today's lesson.

But Bosabei had no mind to study; after all, he should now be considered a Level‑5 Soul Guide Instructor.

After explaining the situation to Xiao Ming, he nodded, since today's teaching consisted only of basic theory; Bosabei is a Level‑2 Soul Guide Instructor, so naturally he need not listen.

Then Bosabei moved to the other side and began studying the Soul Guide Devices in his mind.

Coming from the 21st century, he possessed a wealth of knowledge in his mind, including the weapons of his previous life.

Although some parts cannot be perfectly replicated, most can be fabricated.

For example, Soul Guide pistols and the like.

Because a Soul Guide pistol is relatively small, it does not require overly complex core formation arrays; two suffice—one to convert soul power, the other to fire.

But Bosabei deliberately used three.

And the third, even Ming De Hall has not yet discovered, is a Soul Guide storage system!

One should know that, although "Soul Guide storage system" is only six characters and sounds simple, actually creating it is extraordinarily difficult.

Once successful, ordinary people will also qualify to use advanced Soul Guide Devices.

After all, using a Soul Guide Device requires soul power, which ordinary people lack—or their soul power is too low.

If a Soul Guide Device already carries its own soul power, then this consideration becomes unnecessary.

After carving was finished, he proceeded to make the casing; Bosabei chose the sturdier black mystic iron for it.

After a few minutes of assembly, a Level‑2 Soul Guide pistol was completed.

Compared with weapons of the past life, the biggest advantage of a Soul Guide Device is that it needs no intricate internal parts; a core formation array can replace them.

Taking advantage of the gap while Guyuenna was carving the array, Xiao Ming curiously walked behind Bosabei and at a glance spotted the Soul Guide pistol he was fiddling with.

"Eh, did you make this?"

Bosabei nodded and handed the Soul Guide pistol over.

Xiao Ming took it, looked it over, and mildly praised, "Not bad. Though the structure is simple, it is compact and convenient, and its power truly reaches Level‑2 standards."

Although such a weapon is nothing special in Ming De Hall, Xiao Ming knew that Bosabei came from Shrek and had not received very advanced Soul Guide theory.

Bosabei did not tell him that he had equipped this Soul Guide pistol with a Soul Guide storage system.

The Level‑5 Soul Guide Instructor inheritance he previously obtained encompassed all Soul Guide Device formulas from antiquity to the present, and even some from the future.

It could be called truly impressive.

A week passed quickly, and today was the day to study under Jinghongchen.

Jinghongchen's laboratory is much larger; upon entering, one can see various advanced instruments, Soul Guide Devices casually strewn on the floor, and even blueprints.

It is no exaggeration to say that even a discarded draft from a Level‑9 Soul Guide Instructor can fetch a sky‑high price at auction.

"Please sit first; there are two more people coming soon," Jinghongchen said, referring to his granddaughter and grandson, namely Xiaohongchen and Menghongchen.

Soon after, the laboratory doors were pushed open.

A man and a woman wearing specially made Ming De Hall uniforms walked in.

The man on the left had short white hair and a handsome appearance.

The girl on the right also had long white hair tied into a ponytail, a stunning face, and a pair of pale‑blue pupils that held a hint of liveliness.

"Eh, grandpa, who are these two?" Menghongchen, slightly startled upon seeing Guyuenna and Bosabei, asked.

"These two come from Slake Academy, specifically to study at our Ming De Hall."

"Shrek?" Both were slightly taken aback; Menghongchen looked at Bosabei's handsome face and involuntarily blushed.

As a hopeless romantic, Bosabei could be said to perfectly match her aesthetic.

"Hehe, Xiaohongchen, Menghongchen, Bosabei is an exceptionally rare genius Soul Guide Instructor; in just three months he went from zero to Level‑2 Soul Guide Instructor."

"What?" Both were shocked.

Especially Xiaohongchen, who has always been extremely arrogant, believing himself to be the continent's top genius, never expected Bosabei's talent to surpass his.

Reaching Level‑2 Soul Guide Instructor in three months would be hard for anyone to believe.

But he does not think his grandfather would joke about such a matter.

But clearly Menghongchen's attention was elsewhere, her eyes filled with little stars.

"How wonderful, not only handsome but also so gifted!"

Jinghongchen took in Xiaohongchen's expression, then slightly shook his head; his grandson is good at everything except being overly arrogant—pride precedes downfall, and a freshly forged sword bends easily.

He seized the opportunity to let Xiaohongchen know what it means that there are people above people and heavens beyond heavens.

"Alright, sit first," Jinghongchen instructed, and the group sat together.

Menghongchen's eyes darted, and she hurried to Bosabei's side and sat down directly.

Guyuenna was startled, but didn't mind, and sat next to Menghongchen.

Xiaohongchen sat to Bosabei's right.

Jinghongchen stood in the middle, holding a handbook.

"Bosabei, Guyuenna, I'll give you half an hour; you may choose any metal here and craft the Soul Guide core formation array you find most satisfactory," Jinghongchen said, not beginning instruction immediately.

Guyuenna looked a bit bewildered, but still casually picked up a piece of metal and began carving.

Bosabei merely cast a faint glance at Jinghongchen, understanding what he was thinking.

A Soul Guide Instructor is not merely someone who can fabricate Soul Guide Devices; after all, once the basics are met, anyone can make them.

What they truly need is innovation.

Bosabei looked around and quickly selected a piece of amber gold.

This metal is also unique to the Sun‑Moon Empire, being extremely hard yet possessing a degree of flexibility.

He did not, like Guyuenna, begin carving right away.

After all, carving that way would not be complete enough.

After channeling soul power, a long sword protruded from his right arm, black light flashing, and the originally very hard amber gold split in two.

Then he swung the black long sword again, its blade light flickering back and forth, and soon the amber gold that had been the size of a head was reduced to the size of a fist.

Only then did Bosabei take out a carving knife and begin the engraving.

Jinghongchen, standing nearby, felt a sudden dread; the black long sword Bosabei had used earlier, Jinghongchen instantly recognized as an externally attached soul bone!

He naturally knew the value of an external soul bone, and a greed rose deep within him, but it vanished almost immediately.

He knew that if he acted against Bosabei and the Slake Academy learned of it, the two sides would likely fight to a standstill, and he also didn't know whether the Slake Academy had sent anyone to protect Bosabei.

(End of chapter)