area51novel Chapter 254
Chapter 254
Seeing that Long You showed no remorse whatsoever, Qian Duoduo's lips twitched slightly, and she pursed her lips, showing no intention of speaking. Fan Yu, sitting next to Qian Duoduo, was speechless. It was only because Fan Yu remembered that there were important matters to be done that he might have already left the dean's office.
"Alright, Xiao You, let me introduce you. This is Teacher Xuan Ziwen, an elder of the Tang Sect and a guest teacher at our academy. Compared to him, Teacher Xuan is the true eighth-level Soul Master. As for me and Dean Qian, we were at most Soul Masters who could make and use Soul Tools."
Although Long You already had some guesses about who the third person sitting in the office was, he couldn't help but feel a slight surge of joy when he confirmed that it was Xuan Ziwen. This was a true research-oriented Soul Master talent. Explaining many of Long You's thoughts to Fan Yu and Qian Duoduo would be relatively difficult, but it would be much easier if he were talking to this person.
However, Xuan Ziwen's situation was not the focus at the moment, so after Long You greeted him, the conversation in the office officially entered the key point that led to today's meeting - the invisible soul tool.
Without saying much, Long You directly produced a complete set of soul tool manufacturing blueprints. All three present were soul tool masters, and understanding anything related to soul tools was fastest achieved by looking at the blueprints.
Although Long You provided complete blueprints, the more Qian Duoduo and the other two looked at them, the more their brows furrowed. After a while, Qian Duoduo, who had the lowest skill level in soul tools, rubbed his brows and stopped making things difficult for himself, putting down the soul tool blueprints in his hand.
Seeing Fan Yu and Xuan Ziwen still working hard, Qian Duoduo asked Long You to come out with her with a frustrated expression.
"Kid, tell me the truth, is there anything in these soul tool blueprints that hasn't been addressed at this stage of soul tool development?"
Although the level of the soul tool was only average, Qian Duoduo still had a good eye. The law runes that Long You added to the soul tool blueprints were unfamiliar to Qian Duoduo, so he naturally suspected that these runes were something that had never appeared before.
"It is indeed something new. I personally prefer to call these patterns law patterns. This time, I used spatial law patterns on the invisible soul tool, a very rudimentary kind."
"Spatial laws?" Qian Duoduo admitted that this term once again touched upon a blind spot in her knowledge.
On the Douluo Continent, Soul Masters focus on their own cultivation. Even Title Douluo in the Douluo Continent era mainly focused on improving the quality and quantity of their own Soul Power. Their exploration of the rules of the world only began after they reached level 100, became gods, and gained authority.
"The laws of space are one of the fundamental rules governing the universe, and they are also quite profound higher laws. My current understanding of the laws of space is basically equivalent to recognizing that this is a law of space, and being able to reveal a little bit of the surface of the laws of space by imitating the secret patterns of the laws."
I can't describe more about the laws of space right now, but if I had to give an example, it would be the Ice Lake Valley in the far north. The anomalies in that valley definitely involve the laws of space.
I'm not sure if the laws of space, besides being applied to soul tools, can enhance a soul master's strength, but I'm certain that the Douluo Continent world can't only have the laws of space as a fundamental law of the universe. I will try to explore other fundamental laws of the universe, but whether I'll succeed is also uncertain.
After Long You finished speaking, Qian Duoduo fell into a long silence. After a while, Qian Duoduo finally spoke with a serious expression: "Xiao You, although I don't have a very systematic understanding of the basic laws of the universe that you mentioned, even just looking at the spatial law patterns you drew on the soul tool blueprints, my soul trembles."
Although you can't be sure yet, my intuition tells me that the Path of Laws greatly assists a Soul Master's cultivation.
Before Qian Duoduo could finish speaking, Long You no longer needed to listen. "Dean Qian, I can hand over all the secret runes about the laws of space that I currently possess to the academy. I don't need the academy to give me points. I only need the academy to share all the subsequent research results about the fundamental laws of the universe with me."
By the way, the Law of Wood corresponds to the Power of Life. The Golden Tree on Seagod Island and the central part of the Star Dou Great Forest must contain a portion of the profound principles of the Law of Wood. I think the academy understands what I mean, right?
“Life, restoration, I understand.”
"Kid, is there anything else? If not, hurry up and get those secret runes out. I need to go see Elder Mu as soon as possible."
Long You's hint wasn't cryptic, and Qian Duoduo immediately understood, rushing off to find Elder Mu. Perhaps due to unresolved matters, the Dragon God Douluo Mu En, who should have been on his deathbed long ago, had stubbornly persisted for several more years. However, everyone in the Sea God Pavilion knew that Elder Mu's body was already practically shattered, and even with his unwavering will, it would only be a matter of a year or two before he could recover. Now that there was hope of restoring Elder Mu's health, Shrek Academy would try, no matter how difficult.
"There's also some information related to souls. With this information, the academy should be able to negotiate with the Star Dou Great Forest. Perhaps we can get the Emerald Swan, Bi Ji, who is among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, to help us, and also obtain a better environment for comprehending the Law of Wood."
"Are you serious?" Qian Duoduo was genuinely excited this time. "You don't need to go back. Just log into Panlong Realm from my office. Don't worry, the academy will definitely not forget your contributions. However, this matter has too great an impact, and I can't decide it alone. You'll have to wait."
After giving those words, Qian Duoduo immediately disappeared from the Soul Guidance Department building. As for Long You? In this Soul Guidance Department building, would Long You have any trouble finding the place he wanted?
Extending his mental energy, Long You sensed that Fan Yu and Xuan Ziwen were still busy studying the blueprints for the invisible soul tool in the dean's office, so going directly back to the office was out of the question. After lingering around the door for a moment, Long You dialed Huo Yuhao's number. This kid had contacted him early in the morning, so he was definitely still at the academy. He could borrow a place from Huo Yuhao to log into the Panlong Realm, and also ask Huo Yuhao to guide him to Bei Bei.
There was no other way; Long You had been away from Shrek Academy for too long, and he had no idea where the inner courtyard dormitory assigned to him was. He could only grab a guide along the way.
In Huo Yuhao's private laboratory, Long You sat in a corner, logging into the Panlong Realm via the smart computer on his wrist. He left the information uploading to Bourne and Xiao Yan; Long You's current task was to explore the Panlong Realm. He needed to study its many structures and replicate them in his own replica of the War God Palace.
For the next few days, Long You stayed peacefully in his dormitory on Seagod Island in the inner courtyard. Regarding the creation of soul tools, Long You had temporarily reached his current limit, so he concentrated all his energy on soul power cultivation and understanding of the laws. Seagod Island was rich in water-attribute energy, and Long You planned to try and decipher the laws of water.
With a soul power level of 64, Long You was at a significant disadvantage. He decided to try and see if he could master the Water Domain, activating it to enter a deep meditative state. If he could achieve this, his soul power level would at least reach 66. With this level of soul power, he would be more confident in facing the upcoming Sun Moon Empire conspiracy conference.
Ten days later, Long You, who was in semi-seclusion underwater in the Sea God Lake, suddenly opened his eyes. The originally calm liquefied spiritual power in his sea of consciousness rippled with waves at this moment. Long You knew that this was a spiritual reminder to him that a super strong person was about to approach.
The battle armor instantly took effect, and Long You carefully mobilized a wisp of spiritual power to connect with the detection soul guide floating on the surface of Sea God Lake. A figure filled with dark and oppressive power suddenly broke into Long You's sea of consciousness.
Having clearly identified the visitor, Long You immediately severed his connection with the soul-guided detector on the lake's surface. If such a powerful figure were to sense that someone was spying on him, Long You might suffer a great loss.
"Tsk tsk, such imposing power and such a dense aura of darkness. If it weren't for the Dark Holy Dragon, Dragon Emperor Douluo, it would have been Di Tian, the King of Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest. But the academy acted quickly enough to get Di Tian to come in person. That's truly impressive."
Over the past ten days, drawing on his experience in detecting fluctuations in the laws of space, Long You has created a targeted soul-guided detection device, and has now grasped a tiny bit of the essence of the law of water. He can now leave his temporary underwater hideout in Seagod Lake. While the lake is indeed rich in water-attribute energy, using the detectors he created to search for water-attribute rare and precious materials is a wiser and more efficient way to better understand the secret patterns of the law of water.
After circling underwater twice, Long You hesitated. Since his meditation had been interrupted, he could easily return to his dormitory, but considering the arrival of his "distinguished guest," he was hesitant to return to Seagod Island at this time. It wasn't that he was afraid of being crushed, but rather that his movements might disrupt some important procedures.
Five seconds later, Long You silently took out his anti-gravity soul-guided skateboard, which had been upgraded many times. He couldn't stay at the bottom of Seagod Lake any longer. He suddenly remembered something: seven or eight days ago, the academy had carried out a large-scale project on the surface of Seagod Lake. Now that he thought about it, the academy had most likely set up a soul conversion array on Seagod Lake.
Now that Di Tian has arrived, the academy will definitely need to conduct experiments. If that happens, Long You staying at the bottom of Sea God Lake will simply be suffering. Since neither the bottom of Sea God Lake nor the inner courtyard is suitable for him to show himself at this time, Long You will have no choice but to return to the outer courtyard.
At the edge of the Sea God Lake in the outer courtyard, Long You, riding an anti-gravity soul-guided skateboard, couldn't help but freeze for a moment after peeking out. What was going on? There were just too many people.
"Hey? Senior Brother Xiaoyou, why are you still in the Sea God Lake? Hurry up and come up."
Little Fatty Songhe saw Longyou emerging from the water and ran over with a puzzled look on his face, pulling Longyou out of the Sea God Lake.
"Senior brother, the academy has already issued a notice, why are you still in the Sea God Lake?"
"Was a notification sent out? When was it sent out?"
Long You, in his semi-secluded state, began to feel a sense of unease. He felt isolated, as if he had never truly integrated into the Shrek Academy community since returning from the New World.
[Sigh, this isn't a good sign! Some habits from being so used to being alone really need to change upon returning to the academy!]
Previously, Long You had indeed noticed some difficulties in interacting with others, but he hadn't paid much attention to it, thinking that he would adapt over time. However, what happened today served as a wake-up call for him. He was no longer alone on the new continent; he needed to actively integrate into the group instead of passively waiting.
“Senior Brother Xiaoyou, I know you have a better virtual world there, and you can log in even outside the academy, but Panlong Realm is the virtual world that our academy uses most often. Basically, all the core disciples and inner court students practice there all the time, and many academy notices are sent directly from there.”
"Okay, I understand. I'll log in more often from now on. What's going on this time? Why is everyone gathered here?"
"Two days ago, the academy issued a notice that Di Tian, the king of soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, would come to the academy to observe a strange experiment. Apart from the students who were selected in advance, the entire inner courtyard needed to be cleared out."
As the chubby boy led Long You toward the gathering place of the Tang Clan members, he briefly explained the whole incident to Long You. Hearing that the whole story was roughly as he had expected, Long You's eyes flickered slightly, and an idea emerged.
After greeting Bei Bei and the others, Long You took out a finely crafted metal box from his storage belt. Inside the box were four soul-guided drones, each about the size of a dragonfly. Long You took out each drone and operated it for a while before clicking a button on the metal box to launch all four drones into flight.
After a few breaths, the smart brain on Long You's wrist displayed images of Seagod Island and the soul transformation ritual array that the academy had set up on Seagod Lake. Long You controlled one of the soul-guided drones to lock its view on Di Tian for a long time. After a full half minute, Di Tian, who was locked on by the soul-guided drone, did not show any sign of noticing anything. A smile appeared on Long You's face as he manipulated the soul-guided drone to turn its view away.
“Beibei, everyone is gathered here, probably because they’re curious about what will happen on Poseidon Island. Tell everyone to log in to Panlong Realm, and I’ll start a live stream from there.”