"To collect all the Soul Bone Divine Equipment, there is an extremely demanding requirement: you must possess an external Soul Bone that can connect and link all the Soul Bones. And just this one requirement makes external Soul Bones countless times harder to obtain than 100,000-year Soul Bones!"
"Although it's somewhat inappropriate for me to say this as a soul beast, it's all for the sake of nurturing you, so there's no need to worry about it!"
"Let me put it this way, I can get you a full set of 100,000-year-old soul bones myself! But soul bone divine equipment is very difficult, so difficult that you can basically give up!"
"Battle armor, on the other hand, uses your martial soul as a connection, and it is worn on your martial soul, so there is no such concern. Moreover, compared to soul bones, as long as your forging skills can reach the level of soul forging, you have the possibility of having a four-word battle armor. All of this is enough for you to put the energy you spend on the illusory soul bone divine equipment back into battle armor."
Looking at the battle robe he had nurtured in his spiritual sea, and the power and rules that had reached the level of a super artifact, the Evil Lord smiled and nodded.
"It's truly reassuring to use something I built myself, hammer blow by hammer blow!"
"Brother Evil Lord, could you tell me about the ranking system for battle armor? Like, what about the four-character ones?"
Huo Yuhao, who was listening attentively, still grasped the key points and interrupted Xie Jun's thoughts again, asking in a low voice.
"A ranking system for battle armor?"
Resting his chin on his hand, he pondered for a moment, then pushed away Tianmeng's close face. After a while, Xiejun was also ready to give Huo Yuhao a heads-up.
"Huo Yuhao, let me put it this way! Before reaching the third level, a battle armor is actually not as good as a full set of ten-thousand-year soul bones. But once it reaches the fourth level, it can be compared to a full set of one-hundred-thousand-year soul bones. The fifth level completely surpasses soul bone divine armor, and the sixth level is comparable to top-tier divine artifacts. And if it continues to grow stronger with its master, it is not impossible for it to become a super divine artifact!"
"My original damaged five-word battle armor was also a top-tier semi-divine artifact, but it was forcibly and temporarily destroyed because Di Tian was too strong. Yes, battle armor after the fourth word can self-repair!"
"And if you're determined to become a Battle Armor Master! With my current level of blacksmithing and Battle Armor Master skills, it's absolutely no problem for you to forge your own unique four-word Battle Armor before you reach the Contra Douluo level!"
"And you should know that although we are now just wisps of souls, the only thing we can offer to help you is this. Although my battle armor is damaged, its essence is still there. If I give you a part of it to make your own battle armor, at least your potential will be perfectly guaranteed, and you may be able to hope for a six-word battle armor."
"And if we add Tianmeng's silkworm molt, perhaps it can transform into a divine artifact along with you the moment you become a god! So, have you made up your mind?"
Temptations he would never have experienced in his life were now right in front of him. Thinking about everything he had now and his current foundation, he knew very well that the Evil Lord wanted him to become a Battle Armor Master. Huo Yuhao looked at the bustling street and nodded vigorously.
"Very good. Since you've made your choice, go stay in the Soul Guidance Department for now! Although Shrek Academy can't teach you much, it should be enough to lay a foundation. Who knows, in a few years you might be sent by Shrek Academy to study on the Sun Moon Continent."
After saying that, the voice of the Evil Lord disappeared from Huo Yuhao's mind. Huo Yuhao was left with only Wang Dong, who was already waving at him. He smiled slightly and stood at the entrance of the Soul Guidance Department's assessment area.
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"I know many of you came here purely to make your freshman assessment easier, but... my Soul Guidance Department doesn't accept just any useless people! Now I'll begin explaining the basic operating principles and methods of constructing Soul Guidance Arrays."
"Remember, I will only say this once. I will conduct a follow-up inspection in three days. Anyone who cannot inscribe the initial soul power into the core magic array will be kicked out of the Soul Guidance Department!"
"Now, as a Level 6 Soul Master from Shrek Academy, I request that you report your Martial Soul information. Now, let's begin roll call!"
"Wang Shan".
"Here you are, teacher. Wang Shan, a level 22 Great Soul Master, 11 years old, Martial Soul: Sapphire, First Soul Skill: Light of Wisdom, increases mental strength by 12%, enters a rational state of mind, and has a strong resistance to special soul skills such as charm, dizziness, and hypnosis."
"Amplify mental strength and enter a state of absolute calm."
After saying that, he took a step back and remained silent.
Fan Yu, who was well aware of the unspoken rules of Soul Masters, and many other students said nothing and began to look at the next person to be called out.
"Tie Niu, age 11, martial soul: Wild Bull, soul power level 18, one-ring soul master, soul skill: Wild Bull Charge".
"Magnolia, age..."
"Kid, do you see this clearly? This is the essence of the Soul Master society, and the norm for those who wield great power: the strong always get stronger, and the weak always get weaker!"
"Just look at that kid's self-introduction, you should be able to tell, right? Compared to the two behind him, he at least comes from a wealthy family and even has plans for his future. As for the commoner soul masters behind him, if you really think about it, they probably don't even have a proper understanding of their own martial souls."
The self-introductions of the young men and women continued, and from the martial souls and soul skills of the many young men and women whose martial souls had reached the level of Great Soul Masters, one could see just how long they had been preparing for the path of Soul Master.
Many Soul Masters at level 10 or above are actually just like Fan Yu said, who came to the Soul Guidance Department to try their luck because they couldn't get selected through the Martial Soul system.
However, unlike the original story where Shrek Academy only developed its Soul Guidance System when threatened by the Sun Moon Continent, in this timeline, after all the high-ranking Title Douluos were beaten into psychological trauma by Soul Masters of the same level from the Sun Moon Continent wearing battle armor, they began to truly focus on the research of Soul Guidance Devices.
In particular, after exchanging some non-classified theoretical data on soul tools through exchanges between countries, Shrek Academy's attitude towards the Soul Guidance Department changed from being treated like a stepchild in the original work to being fair and impartial.
The roll call finally came to Huo Yuhao. Under Tianmeng's guidance, he activated his martial soul and released it towards Fan Yu, who was being neglected at Shrek Academy, perhaps because his wife had been crippled and because of the two little princesses of the Sun Moon Continent.
After showing Fan Yu what it meant to use a combination of full-map cheats, God's vision, and microscope, Huo Yuhao, who originally thought his own soul skill was nothing special, was completely impressed.
He was immediately pulled aside by Fan Yu as if he had seen some treasure, and signed his name and pressed his fingerprint on the list of students admitted to the Soul Guidance Department. Huo Yuhao's name was even clearly written on the list of core disciples.
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