Chapter 13: Mysterious Gate Dao Art, Eight Deceit Gods: Tengshe Takes Its Place (4K)

"Not bad. Your soul power cultivation is already among the best of your peers, and your Spirit Abyss Realm spiritual power has reached the minimum standard for a Limit Douluo. You are both still young; your future achievements will be limitless."

Leng Yaoju encouraged the two with a gratified expression, then turned her gaze toward Xiang Xiang Naer and spoke:

"Phantom Brain sent a soul guidance communication asking you to go find him. It seems to be about some mecha repair test paper?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the upward curve of Xiang Xiang Naer's lips instantly drooped. She glared indignantly at Zhao Xuanzhen and said, "You're not human, you're even rolling me!"

Phantom Douluo held a mecha repair examination last night. Upholding the attitude of combining theory with practice, the exam was divided into two parts: written test and hands-on operation.

The final question on the test paper was somewhat overpowered, involving knowledge of Yi Zi Character Doukai repair. The day before the exam, Han Tianyi had given the two a book on mecha repair, and the exact answer was written in it.

Zhao Xuanzhen felt that Han Tianyi wouldn't act without a reason and suggested Xiang Xiang Naer read through it. Xiang Xiang Naer clearly didn't take it to heart, and the result was being tortured in the True Illusionary Realm, chased all over the place by the Medusa Snake Emperor, forced to cover her head and scurry away.

"Sigh..."

Xiang Xiang Naer let out a long sigh, feeling the bitterness of being old despite her young age.

"Go quickly, Medusa is getting impatient." Zhao Xuanzhen patted her shoulder, stabbing the knife openly. "Remember to memorize the answers next time."

Xiang Xiang Naer said indignantly, "What's the difference between memorizing the answers and cheating? Do you dare to have a fair competition!"

After saying this, she wore a bitter little face and took tragic steps to meet Medusa's gaze.

After Xiang Xiang Naer left, Leng Yaoju looked sideways at Zhao Xuanzhen: "Since Phantom is examining mecha repair, I should also examine your mecha design and mecha manufacturing."

"No problem, Teacher." Zhao Xuanzhen readily agreed.

The master and disciple came to the vice tower master's exclusive Battle Armor room. Leng Yaoju tapped the metal table lightly, the time digits appeared, and the countdown began.

"Xuanzhen, within two hours, craft a soul guidance device with extreme capabilities."

Zhao Xuanzhen nodded. After four years of study, this was not his first time accepting a timed assessment. His eyes swept over the dozens of metals on the table, and he immediately made a decision, picking up a piece of silver-white metal.

Rare metal, Sinking Silver.

Soul guidance devices are different from Character Doukai/mecha; they do not require particularly strict forging, especially for low-to-mid-rank soul guidance devices below the seventh rank. Completing the quenching is enough.

Quickly finishing the preparatory work, the cube of Sinking Silver turned into small pieces of metal. Zhao Xuanzhen held the Sinking Silver in his left hand and a blue carving knife in his right.

The carving knife is a key tool for soul guidance masters to engrave core formations. This carving knife was crystal clear like water, with a deep blue handle that gradually faded as it extended to the sharp tip, which was transparent.

After a simple observation of the Sinking Silver, Zhao Xuanzhen began to act. His carving movements were very swift, never pausing once he started. In the eyes of the watching Leng Yaoju, the carving knife in Zhao Xuanzhen's fingers kept flipping, like an ice flower dancing.

"The prototype of a style..." Leng Yaoju thought to herself.

Soul guidance masters engrave core formations on rare metals, and mecha manufacturing masters also engrave core formations that amplify martial souls on forged metals. The two have the same goal by different means.

For a mecha manufacturing master to break through to the seventh rank or even higher, they must comprehend their own style. As an eighth-rank mecha manufacturing master, Leng Yaoju could clearly see that Zhao Xuanzhen was currently in the process of exploring his style, but it was gradually forming a prototype, stepping onto the necessary path for a high-rank mecha manufacturing master.

Time passed slowly, and dense and complex patterns were carved on the surface of the Sinking Silver. Leng Yaoju frowned slightly and said in confusion: "Energy storage, energy storage, energy storage, energy storage, explosion, explosion...

The soul power conductivity of Sinking Silver is indeed excellent, and its texture is harder than ordinary rare metals, but no matter what, it cannot withstand the load of four soul power energy storages. Are you making a one-time soul guidance device?"

Leng Yaoju did not deliberately lower her voice, and Zhao Xuanzhen had no intention of explaining to his teacher. He turned a deaf ear to everything outside the window and focused on making the soul guidance device, with fine Sinking Silver powder drifting down.

"Engraving an acceleration formation again, it seems to be a one-time explosion type." Leng Yaoju realized.

"Teacher, you aren't deliberately disturbing me, are you?" Zhao Xuanzhen couldn't help but say.

The soul of a soul guidance device is the core formation. The production process cannot tolerate even the slightest mistake; a miss is as good as a mile. Leng Yaoju's voice sounded from time to time, and he seriously suspected that she was doing it on purpose!

"A capability assessment should always contain challenges."

Leng Yaoju smiled somewhat cunningly and admitted without hesitation: "I am one of the challenges you face.

A friendly reminder, there is a reward for passing the assessment."

"Reveal a little bit specifically."

Leng Yaoju said with a smile: "You and Xiang Xiang Naer have been cultivating in the Spirit Tower for these four years, rarely going out, and only resting for half a day every week. I will take you out for a trip tomorrow to enjoy the beautiful natural scenery and play to relax your mood."

"That is very tempting."

Zhao Xuanzhen's hands remained steady, and he asked curiously: "Which city does Teacher plan to go to?

Tiandingcheng, Xingluocheng, Lingdoucheng, or Longcheng?"

Leng Yaoju smiled: "You didn't guess any of them.

One of the cities where the eighteen pillars of the Spirit Tower are located, Haicheng.

As a coastal city, Haicheng has rich tourism resources and is the origin of many seafoods in the Federation. You two can sunbathe and eat seafood, and I will take the opportunity to examine a genius, and then we can have a short vacation together."

"Examine a genius?"

A strange look flashed in the depths of Zhao Xuanzhen's eyes, and he said calmly: "What kind of genius is worth Teacher going out in person?"

Leng Yaoju smiled: "A first-year student at Haicheng Academy, about the same age as you, a little girl with very excellent talent, Gu Yue."

As Zhao Xuanzhen expected, the genius who attracted Leng Yaoju to Haicheng was Gu Yue!

Gu Yue appearing in Haicheng meant she had found Tang Wulin and was eyeing the Golden Long Wang divine core inside him!

Leng Yaoju didn't know what Zhao Xuanzhen was thinking and continued: "Gu Yue's martial soul is called Elementalist, and it is as unique as your True Self and Na'er's Silver Dragon Spear.

Elements are a powerful ability. A single-element martial soul is enough to make major forces scramble to offer olive branches, and an Elementalist not only controls multiple types but can also combine elements!

The Haicheng Spirit Tower master is my old subordinate. According to him, Gu Yue demonstrated the six major elements of earth, water, wind, fire, light, and space in the primary Spirit Ascension Platform. He strongly contacted me to take her in, and she also expressed her willingness to join the Spirit Tower."

"Am I going to have another junior sister?"

"No, never."

Leng Yaoju's tone was very serious: "If it weren't for you, I might have taken Gu Yue as a disciple, but now you are Teacher's only disciple.

This trip to Haicheng is indeed to recruit Gu Yue into the Spirit Tower and give her the status of a core disciple, but more importantly, to make her part of the Huangjiazu Sect faction and stand on our side. After all, there are many clans within the Spirit Tower, and they are not of one mind.

Now the descendants of the main Leng family are withering. Xiao Ling comes from the side branch Lingfeng line, and you are her son, my direct disciple, so you must take over my position.

Xiang Xiang Naer, Gu Yue, including Dabai and Xiaobai, are all indispensable helpers for you.

By the way, Gu Yue has a hidden force behind her. Her mother once discussed joining the Spirit Tower with the Haicheng Tower master in person, hoping that Gu Yue could skip the branch training and work directly at the headquarters.

That person called herself Purple Dragon, and the Haicheng Tower master believes she is at least a Super Douluo, which shows that Gu Yue's background is extraordinary."

Gu Yue has a mother? Purple Dragon Douluo?

Zhao Xuanzhen didn't believe it at all, and a name suddenly appeared in his mind.

The ninth ferociously beast on the continent, the Hell Demon Long Wang, Zi Ji!

Dragon bloodline, true dragon soul beast, it couldn't be more appropriate for her to play Gu Yue's mother.

It seems Gu Yue still chose that path: plundering the Golden Long Wang divine core, joining the Spirit Tower, and showing her talent/background to get the attention of the Spirit Tower's upper echelons, thereby establishing the Ten Thousand Beasts Platform to control human soul masters and complete the soul beasts' revenge on humans!

"Why do you keep chatting with me? Focus on carving the core formation, your speed has dropped!" Leng Yaoju knocked on the table.

"Teacher, the topic you brought up..."

"I am the difficulty, you have to overcome it, not climb up the pole." Leng Yaoju watched Zhao Xuanzhen with ease, vividly performing what it means to have reasons for both sides.

The production of the soul guidance device had reached a critical stage. If Leng Yaoju continued to interfere, it would probably really fail. Zhao Xuanzhen thought for a moment, and a blueprint floated out of his storage soul guidance device and landed in front of Leng Yaoju.

"Teacher, how about you help me look at this blueprint?"

"Alright."

Leng Yaoju took the bait, moved her gaze to the blueprint, and then her delicate body trembled subconsciously, and her phoenix eyes shone with brilliance.

The blueprint depicted a Yi Zi Character Doukai design, which was even nearly complete. With her vision as a ninth-rank mecha designer, she couldn't find any major flaws.

Normally speaking, when a second profession breaks through to the third rank, one can try to study Yi Zi Character Doukai, and perfecting Yi Zi Character Doukai requires a fourth-rank level. Just based on this design blueprint, Zhao Xuanzhen was a fourth-rank mecha designer!

"Genius..."

Leng Yaoju was greatly shocked, analyzing and dismantling Zhao Xuanzhen's design philosophy bit by bit.

Having dealt with the teacher who was adding interference, Zhao Xuanzhen accelerated again. The carving knife was like a light breeze, touching and leaving, never staying. The flowing movements were like the carving knife gently touching the surface of the Sinking Silver.

The master and disciple were one quietly researching and one focused on carving. The sky outside the window gradually darkened, and the soft lights in the Battle Armor room turned on by themselves, keeping the room bright. Neither Zhao Xuanzhen nor Leng Yaoju paid attention to this change, immersed in their own worlds.

The countdown ended, and the Sinking Silver turned into a hollow-carved cone-shaped soul guidance device. The patterns on the shell were winding and winding, with a full three-dimensional sense.

An alloy wall rose from the ground. Zhao Xuanzhen injected soul power and threw it. After a series of harsh explosions, metal powder flew.

Leng Yaoju affirmed: "Modified version of the charging high-explosive bomb, mixed with fixed-load soul guidance device technology. The power is slightly inferior to ordinary fourth-rank fixed-load soul guidance artillery shells, but the production cost is much lower, making it economical and practical.

Congratulations, ten-year-old fourth-rank mecha manufacturing master, fourth-rank mecha designer."

"Not just that." Zhao Xuanzhen said, "Master Han certified that Xiang Xiang Naer and I are both fourth-rank mecha repair masters."

Leng Yaoju recalled that almost impossible agreement: within five years, all three second professions would break through to the fourth rank. Zhao Xuanzhen only used four years.

"The new generation pushes the old..." She sighed, "From now on, I will no longer stop you from cultivating the three major professions."

"Thank you, Teacher."

"No need to thank between master and disciple..."

Her jade hand gently touched the side of Zhao Xuanzhen's face. Leng Yaoju's crimson pupils seemed to gather a dark storm, and she whispered:

"Xuanzhen, don't blame Teacher for being strict with you these years. You are all my spiritual sustenance. Teacher wants to watch you tower over everyone and become that invincible existence among your peers..."

The scorching temperature came from her palm. Zhao Xuanzhen's eyes, which were as dark as a quiet lake, rippled, and he said:

"Invincible among peers, is that all?"

Hearing this, Leng Yaoju smiled as if relieved: "If you can go further, that would be best. Teacher has a selfish motive: to cultivate you step by step as you grow up, supporting the clouds in the sky and exploring the netherworld below!

For this, Teacher can pay... everything!"

"I will. Teacher, I'm going back to cultivate."

Zhao Xuanzhen's expression was unexpectedly indifferent. He bid farewell to Leng Yaoju and took the high-level elevator to the ninety-ninth floor.

No one saw that his eyes were no longer the natural pitch black, nor the dark blue of performing the Territory Dao Art, but a dazzling golden color, full of intimidating majesty!

Xiang Xiang Naer had not finished her training, and Zhao Xuanzhen was the only one on the ninety-ninth floor.

"Four discs combined."

The Baguaqi Sect instantly sealed the entire floor, with absolutely no aura leaking out.

"Wanwan is like Qing, Lan Yin Xu Guo..."

Zhao Xuanzhen saw his own reflection in Leng Yaoju's eyes. It was clearly falling on him, but it seemed like she wasn't looking at him.

"I am alone, the best in the world. I want to be the highest, highest Zhao... wait, my surname is Zhao!"

Forget it, that thing can't be done randomly!

"Support the clouds in the sky, explore the netherworld below... Teacher, I will not be the second Limit Douluo, but will replace him to reach the top of the continent, and... the position in your heart!

Baguaqi Sect, God Disc!"

The Baguaqi Sect's Heaven, Earth, Human, and God discs correspond to heavenly timing, geographical advantage, human harmony, and divine help, respectively.

Zhao Xuanzhen often used the Territory Dao Art representing geographical advantage, but the most powerful among the four discs is undoubtedly the God Disc Dao Art that harbors eight great powers of the world!

The bright golden pupils burned silently. Zhao Xuanzhen observed the celestial phenomena at night. Two nights later, the heavenly opportunity would be a once-in-a-thousand-year event, with stars shining brightly.

If he wanted to fulfill his wish, he would inevitably need a world without divine interference. That was the only chance to surpass the gods with human power.

However, Zhao Xuanzhen was only a two-ring Great Soul Master and did not have the ability to carry that heavenly opportunity. He needed to use a medium.

God Disc, Eight Deceit Gods!

The Baguaqi Sect cast a golden shadow, and the Qimen formation slowly rotated in a way that followed the laws of heaven and earth.

The Eight Deceit Gods of the God Disc are the embodiment of the power of heaven and earth. They are eight mysterious forces that have corresponding properties with all things in the world. Their birth is the limit of a world. The process will consume a lot of time to absorb the energy of heaven and earth, but the master of the Qimen can use heavenly timing, geographical advantage, and human harmony to accelerate the Eight Deceit Gods!

Possessing heavenly timing, geographical advantage, and human harmony will occupy an extremely important position on the Douluo Continent, such as those super forces standing at the peak of the continent, the Spirit Tower, Shi Laike Academy, Tang Men, the War God Temple...

The stronger the light, the thicker the shadow.

The Shengling Sect, the Abyss, the Demon Hell... evil forces also possess heavy heavenly timing, geographical advantage, and human harmony.

Being in the above-mentioned territories, the Eight Deceit Gods can grow at the fastest speed, becoming the pinnacle of living beings in this era of the Douluo Continent, quasi-gods.

The spirits of heaven and earth are limited by heaven and earth. If the Eight Deceit Gods want to become gods, there are only two paths: the world plane upgrades, or the master of the Qimen transcends the world!

"Fire of the South, take your place."

An absolute, all-consuming silence descended. A pitch-black abyss cracked in the center of the Baguaqi Sect, as if it were a shadow that could swallow even light. Absorbing the energy of heaven and earth from the Spirit Tower for many years, the first of the Eight Deceit Gods slowly awakened.

The sound of scales rubbing against each other was like two iron mountains colliding. A scarlet vertical pupil emerged from the abyss, and a huge head rose, followed by a body like an iron tower. The crimson patterns in the gaps of the pitch-black scales were like lava that had not yet cooled.

A giant snake with an exaggeratedly huge body. To it, the ceiling of the ninety-ninth floor was too small, and it could only reveal its head and a section of its body. Its breath was incomparably hot, and every breath would tear spider-web-like red cracks in the air.

The giant snake looked down at Zhao Xuanzhen, with black clouds like volcanic eruptions rotating in the depths of its scarlet pupils. The next moment, it slowly lowered its head and spoke in human language:

"Eight Deceit God Tengshe, greets the master of the Qimen."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 14 =====