**Chapter 55: Tang San's IQ-Reducing Halo Fell (2600 words)**
Listening to Huo Yuhao's brief description of the process of compressing the Angry Buddha Lotus Flame and making it into ammunition for the grenade gun, Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but think, "Is this kid more talented than me?"
Jing Hongchen patted Xiao Hongchen on the shoulder and comforted him, telling him not to be too ambitious.
"Don't try to condense something powerful by yourself as soon as you see it; instead, strive for excellence in the abilities you have mastered."
"Xiao, you can develop the role of the Three-legged Golden Toad Martial Soul well. That's enough for you to achieve outstanding accomplishments in the field of soul guides."
The assessment has been completed, and Huo Yuhao habitually took out a soul-returning pill and threw it into his mouth. Although firing three fire lotus bombs with a grenade gun did not consume too much soul power, it is a good habit to keep his soul power in a full state at all times.
Xiao Hongchen saw Huo Yuhao taking the pill and nudged his shoulder, raising his eyebrows as he smiled, "Yuhao, no wonder Teacher Xuan and Teacher Xu said that you are very suitable for our Sun Moon Empire."
"So you also like taking pills so much... It can be regarded as grasping the true meaning of our Sun Moon Soul Engineers."
Huo Yuhao pursed his lips. If you say that, what should Mr. Xiao Yan, who has always been a pharmacist and elixir expert, do?
"I made the elixir myself, and there are no side effects. I often take it if it can help me in battle."
Huo Yuhao responded with a smile and did not mention the effect of the elixir. Anyway, this is not Shrek Academy. Taking elixirs to quickly improve one's cultivation is already a traditional custom in the Sun Moon Empire.
Xiao Hongchen looked Huo Yuhao up and down and shook his head slowly as if he was not satisfied with his cultivation progress.
"Yuhao, I originally thought you didn't have the habit of taking pills. It's not bad to have a two-ring cultivation at the age of eleven."
He smacked his lips, thinking of the difference in cultivation, and his confidence that was hit today recovered a little.
"If you also take pills often, your current cultivation is a bit low. I reached Soul Master at the age of eleven with the help of a heavenly treasure-level pill, the Moon Soul Pill."
Xiao Hongchen lifted his hair casually, full of vigor and vitality: "And I am sure that I can reach the level of a five-ring Soul King before I turn fifteen."
Meng Hongchen raised a beautiful arc at the corner of her lips: "Brother, you can't think like that. Although Yuhao takes pills, he will not take pills that improve his cultivation directly."
As a witness, Xu Sheng naturally knew that Huo Yuhao took pills.
"Yuhao can refine pills by himself. I heard him say that the pills he refined were all for combat assistance and would not be used directly to improve his cultivation."
So far, Huo Yuhao has only refined two kinds of pills: the Soul-Returning Pill and the Detoxification Pill.
In the future, if he wants to achieve the goal of helping Electrolux rebuild his body, he will certainly need extremely high attainments in refining pills. At the same time, materials are also an important component that cannot be ignored.
For higher-level pills, the quality of materials will need to be higher. There should not be too few rare medicinal materials in the Sun Moon Empire. After all, according to his guess, there is a high probability that the Blue Silver Emperor also exists in the Sun Moon Continent.
If he can't find materials for refining pills later, in addition to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he can also try to go in the direction of the Blue Silver Emperor. Maybe he will get some inspiration.
Meng Hongchen took a sip of the drink in her hand and looked at Xiao Hongchen with a smile.
"Brother, you became a Soul Master at the age of eleven, but the combat power that Yuhao showed today with the grenade gun can also easily defeat the Soul Master, right?"
Xiao Hongchen thought of the power of the three flame lotus grenades, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
But soon, Xiao Hongchen regained the demeanor of the first genius, with a calm face, and smiled lightly, "Well... Yuhao does have a chance to catch up with me."
After a while, everyone returned to the meeting hall of Illustrious Virtue Hall.
Xuan Ziwen studied the drawings of the grenade gun for a long time but couldn't see its core technology from the design of the grenade gun.
He could understand the foundation of the magic array used, but he didn't understand how the metal supported the launch of the flame lotus grenades.
Jing Hongchen's eyes were full of doubts and exploration: "Yuhao, there is a question that I have wanted to ask since the assessment. What specific method did you use to increase the strength of titanium?"
Huo Yuhao thought for a while and organized his words.
"My method of strengthening metal should be called forging."
"And the titanium I used to make the grenade gun reached the level of 100-forging purification during the forging process, so the strength will be greatly improved."
Jing Hongchen's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard this, and he immediately grasped the most important aspect of this story: 100-forging purification.
He knew about purification, but adding 100 forgings and the term 100-forging purification was something he had never heard of. Unknown technology is often the key to the entire production process.
"Yuhao, can you tell me in detail what 100-forging purification is?"
Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment: "It's not that advanced. It's just to continuously hit the metal with a forging hammer to remove impurities and sublimate the metal."
"During the forging process, the internal texture will be reorganized and undergo a qualitative change, improving the density, strength, and toughness of the metal, thus amplifying its characteristics. After reaching a certain level, it can be called 100-forging purification."
Jing Hongchen took a breath of cold air, not because of how complicated this technology was. It sounds like it isn't that difficult, but they never thought about it, which terrifies him.
The stronger the metal itself is, the stronger the soul guidance device made from it becomes. This is the most basic logic. Any normal intelligent creature can understand it.
"Strange... If I, Jing Hongchen was the only one who didn't think about strengthening the metal, it would be fine."
Jing Hongchen scratched the back of his head, puzzled: "Why didn't all the Soul Engineers in the Sun Moon Empire think about purifying and strengthening the metal itself before making soul guidance devices?"
No matter who looks at it, the concept of metal purification is very easy to understand.
Jing Hongchen believes that he can become a ninth-level Soul Engineer and create a series of ninth-level soul guidance devices such as Hongchen Favor, Hongchen Blessing, and Hongchen Annihilation.
"Although I am not extremely smart, I am not stupid either."
Jing Hongchen narrowed his eyes slightly: "I have been in contact with metals for a lifetime, but I have never thought about the point of 100-forging purification. It is absurd..."
Huo Yuhao smiled and said: "Dean this has nothing to do with your IQ. Maybe it is destined by God that some technologies can only appear in the future, even though 100-forging purification is not difficult."
Think about Tang Daer in Douluo Dalu. In the process of mastering 100-forging purification, he worked with his master for several years.
Is there any technical content? Not necessarily.
If it is spirit forging or soul forging, it is understandable that the soul masters of this era are not as wise as that adult and cannot comprehend the superb technology.
But for 100-forging purification, even the dumbest person can touch the threshold of entry as long as he perseveres for a few years.
It can only be said that under certain restrictions, it cannot be developed into a system.
Jing Hongchen put his hands behind his back and nodded slightly: "As one of the top nine-level Soul Engineers in the world, I am naturally not a low-intelligence person."
Xuan Ziwen and Xu Sheng, who were in deep thought, also stroked their chins and nodded in agreement.
As researchers of Illustrious Virtue Hall, these two brothers did not think they were mentally retarded.
"Then what is the reason? Before Yuhao, the people who should know about the 100-forging purification in this era were not born?"
Tang San: Born, and it was purifying metal to make hidden weapons ten thousand years ago.
Suddenly, Jing Hongchen's thoughts began to spread, as if he had opened a certain restrictive shackle. He understood forging and 100-forging purification more and more deeply, and the back of his head became more and more itchy.
It seemed that the thing that should have been sealed for tens of thousands of years was becoming looser as if he was going to unseal it in advance.
He, the head of Illustrious Virtue Hall, a nine-level Soul Engineer, was definitely among the top combat powers in the world.
He was a little panicked at this moment.
If this seal were unsealed privately at this point, could it lead to an extraordinary path?
"Xu Sheng, Xuan Ziwen, do you feel anything different?" Jing Hongchen pondered for a long time and asked with a smile.
Xuan Ziwen's glasses reflected white light: "Metal purification can probably develop a new path. I will discuss it with the teacher after I go back. It's a good opportunity to tell Mr. Kong about Yuhao's performance today."
Xu Sheng laughed: "My idea is naturally consistent with the hall master's."
Thinking of the inexplicable itch on the back of his head just now, Jing Hongchen couldn't help but snort lightly and felt a little disdain for no reason in his heart: "Who cares? He insulted my IQ. Just wait until I develop a level 10 fixed soul cannon and blow him up."
Huo Yuhao smiled: "Hall Master, this guy may be very powerful."
Jing Hongchen waved his hand: "It doesn't matter. Even if the level 10 soul guidance device can't hurt him, so what? I'm just making it clear: this is my attitude as Jing Hongchen."
Huo Yuhao praised Jing Hongchen. No wonder Shrek Academy was overwhelmed by two level 12 god-killing shells after the Sun Moon Empire unified the continent ten thousand years later.
According to the idea of Jing Hall Master, everything is traceable.
Jing Hongchen's mood gradually calmed down. He looked at Huo Yuhao with excitement in his eyes, and a kind smile appeared on his broad face.
"Yuhao, it's a good thing you pointed this out. Otherwise, I don't know when I can comprehend the small 100-Forging Purification Technology."
Huo Yuhao smiled and said: "100-Forging Purification is just one of the most basic stages. There are also Thousand Forging and Spirit Forging later, which is the stage that makes the soul master undergo a true qualitative change."
He did not intend to propose the concept of battle armor at this time.
After all, he only knows how to perform 100-Forging Purification now, which can enhance the power of soul guidance devices to a certain extent, but it is still a bit far from forging battle armor.
Battle armor cannot be completed by forging alone.
In Douluo Dalu 3, the complete process of battle armor includes forging, design, production, and maintenance. These procedures will also correspond to the four different secondary professions of soul masters ten thousand years later.
Therefore, Huo Yuhao has only mastered the technology of battle armor. If he wants to truly develop it in the future, he has a long way to go.
Jing Hongchen clapped his hands and said excitedly, "Xu Sheng, notify all soul engineers in Illustrious Virtue Hall tomorrow that they should first perform 100-forging purification to strengthen metals before making soul guidance devices."
Xu Sheng asked, "Master, won't it be implemented throughout the school?"
Jing Hongchen glanced at him with a look of contempt, "You still have the aura of IQ reduction?"
"Xu Sheng, are you stupid? You teachers haven't completely mastered 100-forging purification. How can you teach students?"
"Let Yuhao teach you a little later. When we have a basic system, we will add forging to the main courses of the academy."
Xu Sheng smiled naively, then took out a badge of a first-level soul engineer, walked up to Huo Yuhao, and pinned the badge on his chest.
"Yuhao, you gave us a huge surprise."
Jing Hongchen smiled kindly. 'This child is truly my big baby. It is God's will that he can come to my Sun Moon Empire.'
Heaven... A certain God King who did not want to reveal his name: If I could not sense the breath of the son of destiny, causing a large deviation, do you think he would be in the Sun Moon Empire? He would have gone to my Great Shrek long ago.
"Yuhao, during the assessment just now, although the aftermath of your attack killed three-hundred-year soul beasts..."
Jing Hongchen thought for a while: "But I found that your three flame lotus grenades all accurately fell on the thousand-year-old wind baboon. How did you do that?"
Huo Yuhao thought about it and opened his spirit eye martial soul.
Jing Hongchen raised his eyebrows, and he knew that the matter was not simple. Sure enough, everyone present soon received a special "spiritual request."
Several people chose to agree. The next moment, all the details of the surrounding scene were in full view, and the detection map appeared in everyone's mind in 3D.
Jing Hongchen and Xu Sheng were still in the moment of comprehension.
Xiao Hongchen's eyes lit up, unable to suppress his excitement, and he spoke incoherently: "Yu, Yuhao, why didn't you tell me about this soul skill earlier?"
Jing Hongchen was also completely shocked by this unprecedented soul skill, and couldn't help muttering: "Unbelievable, how can there be such a magical skill in this world? It's simply tailor-made for soul engineers."
"Xu Sheng, take Yuhao to the academy to register for admission. In the second grade, let him choose any class."
Then, under the leadership of Xu Sheng, several people walked out of Illustrious Virtue Hall and headed for the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
Illustrious Virtue Hall is theoretically an independent institution, but its existence is similar to the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy. Sixth-grade students can enter Illustrious Virtue Hall through assessment and continue their studies.
Xu Sheng went to handle the formalities, while the Hongchen siblings took Huo Yuhao around to familiarize themselves with the campus.
The Hongchen siblings were already quite famous in the school. No matter where they went, they would be noticed by students.
"Isn't that Xiao Hongchen, who claims to be invincible among his peers? Recently, he has learned some tricks to make his sister happy. Miss Meng looks very happy."
"Eh? Didn't you notice that there is a boy next to Miss Meng, and they are talking and laughing?"
"Wow, that boy is very good-looking. He can't just be relying on his good looks to be a person who is not presentable to Miss Meng."
"No, how could Xiao Hongchen allow such a thing to happen?"
Regarding the gossip of the students, several people did not turn a deaf ear to them but selectively listened to some.
Xiao Hongchen clenched his fists. 'What's wrong with these students? My sister and Yuhao are just ordinary friends. What are they thinking?'
(End of this chapter)