**Chapter 58: Meng Hongchen: Brother, Yuhao Will Be Tired (2500 words)**
Hearing the other party mention that there was an additional price, Xiao Hongchen instantly understood that it was time to add some money.
But Huo Yuhao also liked to take pills, so if they were talking about adding potions, that was fine.
Xiao Hongchen showed a somewhat arrogant expression and grinned. "Ha, Yuhao, you should know that as the eldest son of Illustrious Virtue Hall, I am not only extremely talented but also versatile."
"Problems that can be solved with gold soul coins and pills are not a problem."
He took out a gold card, proudly displaying his financial prowess, with a seven-digit gold soul coin balance on it.
"This is my and my sister's daily living expenses. Occasionally, we go shopping at the top auction in Mingdu to see if we can buy some rare items helpful for cultivation."
Xiao Hongchen patted his chest and spoke confidently. "With my financial strength, I can hire you to use that soul skill to assist me in firing artillery and practicing tactics for a few months. There shouldn't be any problem, right?"
Huo Yuhao shook his head slowly, expressing that he was not particularly interested in money. He just wanted to further develop the auxiliary ability of spirit detection in the field of soul guidance system.
"The main reason is that there hasn't been an opportunity to apply spirit detection to the battle of soul engineers before."
Huo Yuhao's handsome face was filled with a warm and sincere smile.
"It just so happens that during the process of practicing with Brother Xiao, I will try to use spirit detection to assist the turret-type soul guidance device to see what kind of amplification effect it will have."
Huo Yuhao naturally knew about Illustrious Virtue Hall's financial capabilities.
In the original work, Xiao Hongchen spent 150 million gold soul coins to buy the Snow Empress embryo at the top auction in Star Luo Empire. This was a unique and significant investment.
"In that case, Yuhao, Meng, let's go to the soul guide trial site. I, Xiao Hongchen, will finally usher in a version-changing enhancement!"
Xiao Hongchen seemed extremely excited as he unfolded his flying soul guidance device.
The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy covers a large area. Students are allowed to fly at low altitudes on campus, but there are restrictions on flying speed.
Then Meng Hongchen took out an exquisite sky-blue flying soul guidance device.
"Yuhao, you don't have a flying soul guidance device yet. Why don't you try this one, which my grandfather made for me when I was at two rings?"
Meng Hongchen blinked and smiled. "This is specially made to fit my waist. It may be a little tight, but Yuhao, bear with it. Sister will resize it for you tonight."
Huo Yuhao had already mastered the Purple Cloud Wing, but it felt a bit ostentatious to fly on campus with the Purple Cloud Wing, which was similar to his soul skill. So he accepted Meng Hongchen's kindness.
"Well, thank you, Sister Meng."
Huo Yuhao did not make any promises, but smiled as he said, "As a reward, when my forging skills become more sophisticated, I will give priority to making something similar to soul guidance armor for Sister Meng."
To wear a full set of one-word battle armor, one must be at least a five-ring soul king.
According to the setting of Dou San, soul masters are required to personally participate in at least one of the forging, design, or production procedures.
Huo Yuhao's initial idea was that when he was able to forge the thousand-forged metal, he would study the design with Meng Hongchen and let her try to draw the draft.
Speaking of which, the battle armor was originally developed through Huo Yuhao's Ice War God Armor, and then it was advanced and extended.
With the talent to create the first generation of battle armor, Huo Yuhao felt that it should not be difficult for him to get started with battle armor.
The core problem is that the one-word battle armor needs to be made of thousand-forged metal.
However, with the help of Elder Yi, Huo Yuhao thought it would not take too long for him to master the technique of Thousand Forging Refining.
As for the forging hammer, Huo Yuhao remembered that the Thousand Forging Silver Hammer made by Tang Wulin in Douluo Dalu 3 had "overlapping special effects," but he was not too concerned about the special effects. The Heavy Xuan Ruler was sufficient for the forging hammer.
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Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, Trial Site
"Yuhao, get ready; I'm going to start condensing the cannon."
Xiao Hongchen released his martial soul, the three-legged golden toad, and with a thought, the third purple soul ring lit up.
Gold condensation.
The sky full of gold elements lingered around him as Xiao Hongchen controlled the gold elements, condensing them into substantial metal for a short time.
Then all the metals quickly moved rhythmically, forming various temporary soul cannons based on the production principles Xiao Hongchen had learned.
Xiao Hongchen placed several soul cannons on his chest and sighed, "My soul cannons are powerful, but they lack accuracy."
He recalled the detection map in his mind from the last time and became increasingly excited.
"Yuhao put that soul skill in quickly!"
"Okay." Huo Yuhao nodded slightly and activated his spirit eye martial soul. Two purple soul rings floated around him.
He immediately used mental detection sharing, and the surrounding visual field instantly appeared in Xiao Hongchen's mind. Every tiny detail was visible and could not escape the mental detection.
"It is possible to predict the enemy's position in advance. This is no different from automatically locking the enemy!"
Xiao Hongchen suppressed his excitement and fired at the soul guidance target that was changing position randomly not far away.
Boom boom boom...
Several roars echoed, and as the smoke and dust cleared, all the randomly moving positions of the soul guidance targets were accurately predicted by Xiao Hongchen through the detection map in his mind, and all were smashed.
Xiao Hongchen's eyes lit up, and he controlled the soul cannon on his chest to bombard wildly, unable to contain his excitement.
"Awesome! Is this high-precision saturation bombing? It's so cool!"
Xiao Hongchen directly turned on the speakers, cranked up the volume, and danced on the spot with unlimited firepower coverage.
After several rounds of bombing, in the soul guidance device test field, Xiao Hongchen's almost ecstatic voice rang out.
"Huha... I have never fired a cannon so accurately and comfortably! This soul skill feels amazing! Yuhao, you have to last longer; don't stop!"
The significant boost provided by mental detection made Xiao Hongchen ecstatic, so much so that he couldn't control his body.
The area where the soul cannon was placed was shaking a bit, firing wildly at the target.
"Hey, Xiao, can you restrain yourself? How dare you shout such nonsense so boldly? You are so shameless!"
Meng Hongchen heard Xiao Hongchen's unseemly words and admonished him sharply.
Huo Yuhao could no longer tolerate Xiao Hongchen's crude comments and felt compelled to take back the mental detection sharing to cut off this guy's food supply.
After an unknown number of bombings, Xiao Hongchen casually flipped his hair and floated into the air.
"Among my peers, I am indeed invincible."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao's mind shifted, and he decisively turned off the mental detection sharing, wanting a narcissistic person who was using an external plug-in to recognize his true explosive strength and calm down.
Otherwise, if firepower increased so much suddenly, Xiao Hongchen would have thought this strength completely belonged to him.
"Eh!? Don't, Yuhao!"
The detection map in his mind suddenly vanished, and Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but feel a strong sense of emptiness, leaving him a little depressed.
Just now, with the detection map's help, the firepower usage rate of the soul cannon had even reached 100%.
Previously, when Xiao Hongchen formed the soul cannon, the best way to cause effective output was to cover a general direction with firepower.
With Huo Yuhao's cooperation, the firepower coverage remained unchanged, but they could achieve accurate saturation strikes on the target.
Xiao Hongchen approached Huo Yuhao and pleaded earnestly, "Yuhao, don't shut it off so quickly! I haven't had enough fun yet; let me have two more waves, just two more!"
The feeling of cheating for the first time made him extremely addicted.
Huo Yuhao understood this feeling. It was like a player with a little skill suddenly discovering that he had perspective automatic aiming on his small map.
His strength was already in the first echelon, and it had instantly soared to a unique level.
Meng Hongchen was still somewhat dissatisfied with Xiao Hongchen's recent comments: "Brother, we can't rely too heavily on this soul skill. Yuhao will get tired."
"And it's easy to get lost and overestimate yourself with the help of the detection map."
Xiao Hongchen grinned. "Since it can't be used often, I think it's better to keep the spirit detection on."
"I won't turn it off... As for the issue of fatigue, I'll give him high-quality tonic pills later."
After a lengthy persuasion, Xiao Hongchen finally convinced Huo Yuhao to agree to share the spiritual detection once again. The familiar detection map returned to his mind, startling Xiao Hongchen.
The third and fourth soul rings lit up one after another as he used boiling gold and the sacrifice of gold to maximize the firepower.
In the target area on the opposite side, flames erupted, and continuous roars filled the air.
A few minutes later, gazing at the bombed area, Xiao Hongchen felt incredibly satisfied.
"Yuhao, do you think I'm awesome?" Xiao Hongchen asked excitedly.
"No."
Huo Yuhao responded calmly, turning away. He had the detection map in his mind and knew exactly what the firepower was, so there was no need for Xiao Hongchen to ask.
The other party was enjoying himself and reveling in his bombing spree, clearly seeking to show off.
"Haha! It's so fun to shoot accurately. All-around precision strikes, with my explosive firepower suppression—how could those reckless students at Shrek Academy withstand this?"
Xiao Hongchen recalled the previous rounds of bombing, and the smile on his face grew increasingly maniacal.
He and his sister had already been chosen as preliminary players, and they were eligible to participate in the next Soul Master Competition at any time.
Xiao Hongchen hooked his hand on Huo Yuhao's shoulder and said excitedly, "Yuhao, with your spirit detection sharing, my combat power has increased exponentially."
"In the 2v2 mode of the Soul Master Competition, the two of us could take down opponents in a row, and even 2 vs 7 in a team battle would not be a problem."
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At this time, outside the Soul Guidance Equipment Trial Field, Xu Sheng, who had listened to the hall master's part of the conversation with Kong Lao, and Jia Xu, who had just left the teaching building, came over.
"Jia Xu, the hall master and I had an epiphany earlier."
"Oh? What was it about?"
"Xu Sheng, I'm not surprised that you had an epiphany; is the hall master also like this..." Jia Xu's eyes showed a hint of curiosity.
So Xu Sheng briefly explained the little technique of Hundred Forging Purification to Jia Xu.
"At that time, the hall master and I were thinking—why not improve the strength of the metal itself before making the soul guide? Then I had some enlightenment in my mind and had a sudden realization."
After listening to Xu Sheng's explanation, Jia Xu fell into a brief contemplation. If he hadn't noticed this intelligence-reducing operation, it would have been fine, but now that he has noticed it, it bothered him.
Then Jia Xu looked at the drawing of the grenade gun that Xu Sheng had given him, and he smiled, laughing with undisguised admiration in his tone.
"Yuhao is indeed the hall master's favorite child. He has such a wonderful idea. The creativity of this grenade gun far exceeds that of an ordinary soul guidance device."
"Who said it wasn't? The technique of 100 forging purification can elevate the power of the soul guidance device to a higher level overall."
Xu Sheng sighed, taking out a gold-stamped patent application form.
The patent application form also carried the signatures of Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming, along with their exclusive soul guidance seals.
Xu Sheng pursed his lips. "Here, this is for forging—100 forging purification; the hall master asked me to apply for a patent for Yuhao."
Jia Xu nodded and smiled. "Very good. This can protect the invention rights and bring Yuhao considerable patent fees."
While chatting, the two walked toward Huo Yuhao and the Hongchen siblings.
As the mental detection and Xiao Hongchen's bombarding came to an end, Xiao Hongchen entered a reflective moment after the launch, intending to go to the cafeteria to eat and replenish his energy.
Meng Hongchen held a soul guidance screen in her hand and said with a smile, "Hey, Yuhao, look! Your grenade gun has made it onto the creativity list."
She held the soul guide screen in front of Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao's character portrait depicted him holding a grenade gun in one hand during his entrance examination.
His superior appearance, combined with the imposing grenade gun, made his portrait particularly eye-catching.
Meng Hongchen glanced at the vibrant portrait on the soul guidance screen and couldn't help but smile beautifully.
"Hehe, Yuhao himself is still more handsome. The light golden halo flowing in his eyes when releasing the spirit eye martial soul can't be portrayed on the screen."
Speaking of this, Meng Hongchen cast all five votes for Huo Yuhao. According to student grades, several votes are granted for the list.
Every half semester, the school rewards the top 100 students on the list with certain resources to encourage everyone's active study of soul guidance devices.
Xiao Hongchen glanced at it. "It's handsome, but compared to my full-body soul cannon, it's still a little inferior."
Huo Yuhao didn't deny it. He felt that a grenade gun, though it looked quite impressive, was indeed somewhat lacking.
He stroked his chin, considering that he should make another chainsaw sword.
With a chainsaw sword in one hand and a grenade gun in the other, his imposing presence would surely be greatly enhanced.
He would form a relatively complete support set.
Xu Sheng patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder, a friendly smile on his face as he informed him about the patent application.
"Yuhao, with the signatures of the hall master and Mr. Kong, this patent will be approved in seconds and will be successfully registered soon."
Huo Yuhao was about to thank the hall master and the teachers, but Xiao Hongchen poked his shoulder with a knowing grin.
"It's not difficult to apply for a patent, but Yuhao, have you ever thought about who the patent belongs to?"
"Brother, what do you mean? If you dare to harbor bad thoughts about Yuhao's patent fees..." Meng Hongchen narrowed her eyes, her smile turning dangerous, "You'd better be careful when eating, drinking, and breathing in the future."
"If you happen to get poisoned, don't blame me for not reminding you."
(End of this chapter)