Soul Master

Chapter 62 Soul Master

I suddenly discovered information about Soul Masters, but the information in the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's files only contained some fragmented data and no specific details.

Jerry knew that the Spirit Hall and the three major sects should have some information about Soul Masters. The Spirit Hall was good at collecting information, but had too few researchers, otherwise Yu Xiaogang wouldn't have been able to take advantage of the situation.

Yu Xiaogang was less of a theorist and more of a data compiler. The data he compiled consisted only of ordinary Soul Masters; the data on the genius Soul Masters of the Spirit Hall were kept in the Elder Hall and the Pope's Hall. This data was absolutely not to be leaked, otherwise, the geniuses of the Spirit Hall would be easily targeted when they went out for training.

Therefore, if Jerry wants to study the information on Soul Masters, he needs to start with the Spirit Hall. After all, the three major sects are not easy to enter, while the Spirit Hall is relatively easier.

Thinking about the soul tools he already had, he definitely wouldn't touch the storage ring, since it was something he still needed. He had previously bought three soul tools: a light bulb, a lighter, and a broken hand cannon.

Jerry took out three soul tools and probed them with his divine sense. The internal structure became clear in an instant. Jerry was a science student in his previous life. Although he couldn't say he was good at math, physics and chemistry, he understood the basics.

The principle behind soul tools was quickly discovered. A soul tool contains a switching device, an energy storage device, and a release device. The principle seems simple, but each device is different.

The switching device requires soul power to activate. After inputting soul power, special patterns will instantly form, directly connecting the energy storage device and the release device. It's somewhat like a power switch; the device instantly supplies power when turned on.

The energy storage device automatically absorbs and stores the soul power in the world. The energy storage devices of the light bulb and the lighter are the same, while the energy storage device of the hand cannon is four times the size of the other two. It seems that the energy storage devices are also graded. However, the energy storage device of the hand cannon is now damaged, with no energy at all, and it cannot automatically absorb soul power to replenish itself.

The release devices are all different; there are three types for the three soul tools. Moreover, the release devices are very complicated. Jerry can see everything now, but he doesn't understand anything.

Suddenly, I realized that the simulated training ground was a large-scale soul power storage device. Soul power was stored in a special area, and then the soul master could directly enter to cultivate.

The three energy storage devices are all different, and the symbols and patterns inside are also different. However, Jerry sensed that the light bulb should absorb light attribute soul power, the lighter should absorb fire attribute soul power, and he didn't know about the hand cannon. It was damaged now, so he couldn't feel what kind of soul power it was absorbing!

Furthermore, Jerry discovered that the energy storage device in the soul tool was made of a special metal. After engraving these special symbols and patterns on this special metal, it became like a soul power seed, automatically absorbing the soul power between heaven and earth and storing it all in this metal.

The quality and size of this special metal directly affect the amount of energy storage devices in the soul tool!

Thinking of this, Jerry went to the simulated training ground of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to take a look. The simulated training ground here was only marked with symbols and did not have any special metal, so it could only absorb soul power. The soul power attracted had no storage device, so it drifted in this area and would move to other places after a period of time. This resulted in the attribute soul power in this area being relatively rich, which increased the cultivation speed of soul masters.

Having understood all this, Jerry memorized the symbols and patterns of all the simulated training grounds. It's a bit of a shame that only the training grounds for the five elements (metal, water, wood, fire, earth, and lightning) were present; those for light, darkness, and neutral elements were missing!

Back in the courtyard, Jerry copied the setup and created three small-scale simulated training grounds, each representing one of the three elements: metal, water, and wood.

Jerry originally designed an energy storage device. Metals are easy to find, but once it was finished, they were all stored in a special metal and couldn't be released. It would be great if he could control the release himself, so the attracted soul power wouldn't leave.

However, I don't know how to make the release device. I only know of three release devices: one that emits light, one that emits flames, and one that is unknown.

Jerry examined the hand cannon-shaped soul tool and found that some of the patterns were broken, and these broken patterns directly caused cracks in the metal, so it needed to be replaced.

This special metal is of the fire element, and it's easy to find a substitute. So, I immediately began to use my divine sense to inscribe the metal. Although the patterns were broken, it was still relatively intact, and the complete patterns could still be deduced.

After the new energy storage device was installed, it began to slowly absorb the fire-attribute soul power in the air. The absorption was very fast, and now it seems that the symbols and patterns on it are an upgraded version of the lighter's energy storage device.

The energy storage device was quickly filled, and Jerry found an open space outside Tiandou City to begin his experiment!

As soul power was channeled in, the hand cannon fired a fireball, blasting a large crater in the ground in front of it, leaving scorched earth around the crater.

Then they began testing the cannon's performance. The tests were simple, and they quickly concluded that its attack power was roughly equivalent to a single strike from a fire-attribute Soul Master. The advantage was that Soul Masters could use it; the disadvantage was that after firing one shot, the energy storage device needed to be replenished, a process that took ten minutes. In real combat, ten minutes would probably mean dying several times over!

For Jerry now, it's just a toy.

However, it's still quite impressive that they were able to set up a simulated training ground.

Soul Masters have a lineage, but I can only imitate them at the moment. There are many things I don't understand. These symbols and patterns all have special meanings. It seems that I can only pay more attention to these materials in the future.

Jerry's ideal is to create a training ground similar to a spirit-gathering array; the current simulated training ground can only be described as similar, or rather, incomplete.

Jerry is doing research, while Xiao Wu and Ye Lingling are diligently cultivating.

During this time, Jerry returned to Holy Soul Village once, and this return left him stunned.

Grandpa Jack is already level 24. His second spirit ring is a carrot he cultivated himself, with a lifespan of 600 years. He doesn't have any spirit skills, but Grandpa Jack says that since absorbing the carrot spirit ring, his body has become healthier. His hunched back is now straight, he no longer coughs, and his digestion has improved; he can now eat two bowls of white rice in one meal.

"Moreover, the carrots I grow myself grow much faster now. They used to take about fifteen days, but now they only take seven. The carrots taste even better, and my first soul skill has become stronger. A while ago, a level 30 Soul Master in Notting City was poisoned by a thousand-year-old soul beast while hunting soul beasts. After trying various treatments without success, he finally came to me. He ate my carrots and was cured immediately. This soul master gave me 100 gold soul coins!" Grandpa Jack said, sounding quite proud.

Jerry checked and found that Grandpa Jack did have a second soul skill, but this skill was passive and had strengthened Grandpa Jack's essence. Grandpa Jack's soul power seed was now at level three. The original characteristics of the martial soul also enhanced Grandpa Jack's body, and the enhancement of the martial soul directly led to the enhancement of the first soul skill as well.

Seeing that Grandpa Jack was doing well, Jerry was relieved. He had originally planned to come back and prepare a second spirit ring for Grandpa Jack, but now it wasn't necessary. Jerry then taught Grandpa Jack the Super Meditation Technique, footwork, fist techniques, and the Golden Bell Shield, letting Grandpa Jack practice on his own before returning to Heaven Dou City!

(End of this chapter)