**Chapter 53: Meng Hongchen: You Are a Pure Abuser? (2500 word)**
The next day, Huo Yuhao successfully designed the drawings for the Angry Buddha Lotus Flame version of the grenade gun and began to create its special grenade.
"Yuhao, is this soul guidance device you're making better than 'rubbing the flame lotus on the way to the battle'?"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm didn't understand what Huo Yuhao was drawing, thinking it was simpler and more efficient to rub the Angry Buddha Lotus Flame in advance and throw it directly at the enemy's face after reaching their destination.
"It's not that one is better than the other; it's just that, in addition to rubbing the flame lotus in advance, this also provides an additional means of attack."
Huo Yuhao explained while devoting himself to the production of the flame lotus grenade.
After learning the information on the entry-level soul guidance array, he picked up a few pieces of metal and began practicing engraving some basic simple arrays according to the diagrams in the information.
Electrolux smiled gently: "Yuhao, you should first familiarize yourself with the engraving route. I can help you control the depth of the engraving."
"Okay." Huo Yuhao began to engrave.
With Electrolux's assistance, he felt more at ease, although he wasn't sure whether he had inherited Huo Yuhao's soul engineer talent.
During this period, he practiced countless times until he successfully engraved a simple array.
Huo Yuhao injected a trace of soul power and found that it could run successfully, causing him to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Elder Yi, it worked this time."
The ordinary metal he used for practice bore strange patterns on the engravings, and a faint golden light flowed from the starting point of the engraving to the end, marking the success of this core array.
Electrolux nodded slowly: "After you master it, just engrave it on the titanium."
Huo Yuhao practiced dozens of times and successfully engraved the basic simple magic arrays of "stabilization, propulsion, and blasting."
Once he felt fully confident, he took out the titanium that had undergone a hundred forgings.
After forging, the overall resistance of the titanium had greatly improved. He began to engrave the foundation of the magic array used to contain and compress the Angry Buddha Lotus Flame.
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, concentrated his thoughts, and slowly carved traces on the titanium without distraction.
As the metal shavings fell bit by bit, a lotus-shaped piece with a strange luster and transparent texture appeared on the experimental table.
Looking at this exquisite little lotus metal, Huo Yuhao wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Finally made it! After rubbing the flame lotus, I should try to compress it into its interior to form special ammunition for the grenade gun."
Electrolux's perception swept over the lotus-shaped metal, and he laughed, offering his judgment.
"After a hundred forgings and purification, titanium gold, along with the basic core array, should have no problem carrying the Angry Buddha Lotus Flame with the ultimate power of a soul master."
"Yuhao, when you release a wisp of Chilling Bone Flame and a wisp of Purple Flame, use cold air to wrap their respective flame energies."
The purpose of this is to ensure that the internal structure of the metal is not destroyed during the compression process to form ammunition.
Huo Yuhao nodded: "Okay, Master Yi, then I will start rubbing the fire lotus now."
He took a few soul-returning pills, and while producing the Angry Buddha Lotus Flame, he released his second martial soul and enveloped it in cold air.
The two streams of white and purple energy were slowly injected into the lotus-shaped titanium gold.
"Pay attention to adjusting the trajectory of the two flame energies with mental power, so they can accurately form a flame lotus inside the metal," Elder Yi reminded him.
As long as the metal can withstand it, it is equivalent to introducing the Angry Buddha Lotus Flame into the metal, and the operation is not too difficult.
Huo Yuhao focused on drawing out the energy of the Chilling Bone Flame and Purple Flame, slowly condensing them into a fire lotus within the titanium.
After a while, inside the transparent metal, it became visible that the energy of the two flames interwoven and formed a small flame lotus.
At the moment the internal flame lotus was formed, the breath emitted by the metal changed dramatically.
The titanium gold, originally purified by a hundred forgings, seemed to have brewed a massive amount of energy in an instant, filling with energy, while faint circles of invisible heat appeared as if they could explode at any moment.
In the transparent titanium gold, a white and purple lotus was suspended.
"Ha! The special ammunition for the Flame Lotus version of the grenade gun is finally completed."
Huo Yuhao excitedly picked up the small metal fire lotus bomb: "The core array and flame lotus grenades are ready."
"Next, I only need to use the titanium gold purified through a hundred forges to create the metal shell and parts of the grenade gun, assemble them, and then I can master the new bombing trick of the Angry Buddha Lotus Flame."
This lotus trick, the power of a Flame Lotus grenade, even if it is weakened, can still pose a fatal threat to high-level soul masters.
Huo Yuhao approached a soul guide processing instrument and took out the stack of designed grenade gun drawings.
After a few hours, the shell of the grenade gun and its internal parts were continuously produced with the help of the lathe.
Huo Yuhao suppressed his excitement: "Assemble it, and then fill the Fire Lotus grenades."
All parts were assembled.
The metal gun body, buttstock, and the grenade gun's metal barrel, with a quite imposing caliber, were just right for firing flame lotus grenades.
Soon, the Angry Buddha Lotus Flame version of the grenade gun was completely assembled.
The core arrays he engraved were all level one, allowing a total of three flame lotus grenades to be filled.
"Haha, it's done! As expected, for me, as long as I dare to think and do, the gears of fate will always turn in my favor."
Huo Yuhao loaded the previously made flame lotus grenades into it, and the grenade gun in his hand hummed and shook lightly, indicating strong energy fluctuations.
The grenade gun was quite heavy overall, but in the hands of Huo Yuhao, who wielded the Heavy Xuan Ruler as a weapon, it felt negligible.
After that, he forged and purified more titanium gold a hundred times and created two more flame lotus grenades according to the prior production method before filling them into the grenade gun.
"Yuhao, are you saying that our Angry Buddha Lotus Flame tactics are being upgraded?"
The excited voice of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm resonated in Huo Yuhao's mind, making him reflect on how the technological developments of humans are something that soul beasts can never compare to.
"Yuhao's ideas have always been unique—from birth to practice, they cannot be applied to all humans."
The Snow Empress appeared outside Huo Yuhao's body in mental mimicry, expressing her views lightly.
"Tianmeng, to be precise, it should be only Yuhao, the candidate for god creation that we favor. Even this emperor is amazed by his potential; no other human can compare with him."
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm chuckled: "That's right, we and Senior Yi are the only two in the history of the continent to be in Yuhao's spiritual sea."
The Snow Empress quietly watched Huo Yuhao, and her sky-blue eyes exuded calm admiration as she softly praised him.
"Yuhao, your performance has far exceeded that of the memory light ball. Perhaps you can truly pursue a higher level of godhood."
Huo Yuhao smiled brightly: "Xue Di, you invested all your wealth in me, so I have to pursue a stronger path."
He picked up the grenade gun in one hand, inspecting it with satisfaction.
Although it is only a first-level soul guidance device, it can threaten level 30 soul masters with the lethality of the flame lotus grenades, more than enough to match the power of third-level soul guidance shells.
"Brother Tianmeng, the tactics of the Angry Buddha Lotus Flame cannot be simply classified as advanced."
"If you need to deal the highest burst of damage instantly, you can still use the previous tactics to prepare the Flame Lotus in advance."
"And the new combat skills of the grenade gun are meant for continuous burst damage or to fire additional rounds if the initial Flame Lotus doesn't detonate."
Now being able to fire three Flame Lotus grenades is sufficient; after all, it is just a first-level soul guidance device at present, with the metal at a hundred-forging purification level.
As the level of the core array improves and the quality of the metal rises to that of thousand-forging and spiritual forging, the number of flame lotus grenades that can be filled will inevitably increase.
Likewise, the power of the Fire Lotus bomb will continue to escalate.
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's tone remained excited: "This is great! If you use the grenade gun to compensate for any damage, it eliminates the flaw of occasionally sustaining serious injuries while escaping."
Huo Yuhao smiled and nodded. The next time he encountered the Death Messenger, the opponent would not have a chance to escape.
If the Angry Buddha Lotus Flame didn't kill the enemy in one swift blast, he would use the grenade gun to finish the job. Additionally, the speed of the flame lotus grenade fired by the grenade gun would surpass that of a manually thrown flame lotus grenade.
If he could master the power of space, there would be no problems with manually throwing the flame lotus.
He could directly use the power of space to make the Angry Buddha Lotus Flame appear right in front of the enemy.
From this perspective, the Angry Buddha Lotus Flame and the power of space are quite compatible. Given this realization, he began to contemplate his future endeavors.
Afterward, Huo Yuhao rested for a while, put the grenade gun he had made into the storage soul guidance device, and went out to find Xu Sheng's laboratory.
"Teacher Xu Sheng, I have completed the soul guidance device and am ready for the test."
Once the other party agreed, Huo Yuhao walked into Xu Sheng's laboratory.
Xu Sheng was taken aback when he heard this: "So fast? Did Meng make it for you?"
Huo Yuhao shook his head and thought of an excuse: "Teacher Xu, you know that I was the illegitimate son of a small noble clan leader in the Star Luo Empire, and I have been acquainted with soul guidance devices since childhood."
"This is a relic left to me by my mother." As he spoke, a faint halo flowed in his eyes, and he took out the White Tiger Dagger that had changed its appearance through simulation.
"Plus, I possess a spiritual eye, martial soul and have a bit of talent in soul guidance devices, so I picked it up quickly."
The real reason was that Elder Yi, the master of refinement, had taught him personally throughout the process.
Xu Sheng glanced at the dagger in Huo Yuhao's hand, offered comfort, and said with a smile: "This dagger is not low in the other three countries."
Huo Yuhao's swift progress was enough to demonstrate his talent for soul guidance devices. Xu Sheng chuckled happily.
"Haha, Yuhao, if that's the case, I will take you to the test site now."
The two walked out of the laboratory, and Xu Sheng first took Huo Yuhao to find Jing Hongchen to deliver the good news.
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Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, admission test site.
In the stands, Meng Hongchen was drinking a beverage, a mischievous look in her eyes as she exclaimed, "Brother, Yuhao made a first-level soul guidance device in just one night! Even Grandpa was impressed just now."
"Meng, do you remember when we became first-level soul engineers?"
Xiao Hongchen, not discouraged by his pride, calmly replied: "We awakened our martial souls at the age of six, received our first soul ring at the age of seven, and became first-level soul engineers at the age of eight."
"As for Yuhao, it is undeniable that he has talent, but he has only just become a first-level soul engineer now."
Meng Hongchen blinked: "But it took you nearly a year to become a first-level soul engineer, while Yuhao only took one night."
Xiao Hongchen felt a twinge of sourness in his heart, but remained calm on the surface: "Meng, how can you be sure that Yuhao has never been exposed to soul guidance devices before?"
Meng Hongchen smiled and refrained from arguing with him. She found her brother's feigned calmness much more endearing.
"Hey, brother, did you read the comic Yuhao made for you? My ruthless senior sister is quite attractive. Ultimately, she ends up leading a sweet and happy life with her little junior brother whom she loves."
When Xiao Hongchen mentioned this, his expression became somewhat unpleasant, as he felt a tightness in his chest and shortness of breath.
"Ugh!"
He crushed the drink bottle in his hand: "Damn it! I was tricked by Yuhao. The six-ring soul emperor's female tenant is not happy at all—it's pure abuse!"
Xiao Hongchen asked his sister for another bottle of drink, and with every sip, he looked increasingly emotional, gradually lowering his head and sighing deeply.
At that moment, Jing Hongchen returned with Huo Yuhao.
"Yuhao, I heard you spent the whole night making a soul guidance device."
Meng Hongchen ran to Huo Yuhao in two or three steps, taking out a few pills from her pocket: "These pills can refresh the mind and nourish the spirit."
She smiled sweetly: "I picked them up from underneath my brother's clothes hanger. Xiao doesn't want them anyway, so you can take them without worry."
Huo Yuhao glanced at Xiao Hongchen.
Xiao Hongchen knew that his sister had taken a few non-harmful pills when he wasn't paying attention and gave them to Huo Yuhao, but he didn't mind.
"My Xiao Hongchen family is large and prosperous, and I don't need these pills. Just take them."
He then stepped closer to Huo Yuhao and whispered in his ear: "That... Yuhao, is there a pure love version for the six-ring soul emperor female tenant?"
"Yes, there is. But it's more troublesome to create," Huo Yuhao smiled in reply.
Xiao Hongchen recognized that it was time for a new dosage of pills, so Huo Yuhao mentioned he would wait until he passed the assessment.
Xuan Ziwen followed behind Jing Hongchen, sensing that something was off. It had only been one night, and the relationship between Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen seemed to be developing too rapidly.
There was a tendency for Huo Yuhao to become closely tied to Illustrious Virtue Hall.
He placed his arm on Xu Sheng's neck and applied more pressure. A light flashed on his glasses, and he asked in a deep voice.
"Old Xu, you didn't do anything to disappoint me, did you?"
Xu Sheng shook his head confidently: "No, I just took Yuhao to complete the admission procedures normally."
At this moment, Huo Yuhao entered the examination venue, taking out his Angry Buddha Lotus Flame version of the grenade gun.
Xiao Hongchen's eyes widened in astonishment as he exclaimed: "What kind of soul-guided ray gun is that? Why is the barrel so large?"
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Day 3
(End of this chapter)