Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky

Chapter 50 Sword Maniac, Intertwined, Three-Legged Golden Toad

Mingde Hall, the Soul Guidance Trial Ground.

This building, located in the heart of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, appears unremarkable on the surface. However, once you delve deeper into the complex and descend over a hundred meters underground, you'll discover a hidden world within.

This was a world entirely of metal. In a vast hall, apart from the silver-white floor and the walls on both sides, the enormous, arched dome was also covered in metal, reaching a height of twenty meters. A strong metallic smell permeated the air, and the faint hum of soul-guiding device manufacturing could be heard in the distance.

"Did that first-year student really say that?" A deep male voice asked from the same silver-white metal room.

He was a young man who looked to be in his early twenties, with a burly build and short, stiff brown hair, but his fair skin seemed incongruous with his physique. Sitting there, he seemed shrouded in a shadow.

Xu Yunhuang said with absolute certainty, "Yes, Brother Muzhe, that's what that first-year student said. He said that Mingdetang should just go there and level up backwards."

"Hmph! Arrogant! I'll see how he tests me. Yun Huang, what about you? How did you manage to fight so pathetically and get yourself into this state? A first-year student is at most a Soul Master, maybe a Level 4 Soul Instructor at best, and you actually got ambushed by him."

Xu Yunhuang blushed, but Su Muzhe's words weren't directed at him. The sixth-level soul master from Mingde Hall turned around and said:

"Sister Ziyan, are you going or not?"

The woman he called Sister Ziyan was of very ordinary appearance and figure. At first glance, she probably looked to be over thirty years old, the kind of person you would easily lose in a crowd.

Beside her sat a handsome young man with an unusually pale face, holding a black longsword that looked like a fire poker, his eyes closed and silent.

"Go, of course!" Jing Ziyan looked excited. She was someone who didn't take things too seriously. She would not refuse a fight, let alone such a new thing. Mingdetang was beaten by a new student? Unheard of!

As she spoke, she nudged Ji Juechen beside her with her elbow:

"Old Ji, let's go, let's go and meet this kid."

"I'm not going." The young man finally opened his eyes, but they looked dull and lifeless, and even his speech seemed slow.

"Hmm? This isn't like you." Jing Ziyan was a little surprised. Would a sword fanatic, the chief disciple of the Soul Control Department, refuse to spar?

"The sect leader said I can only challenge once a month, and I've already done it this month," he said succinctly.

"Ji Juechen," Xu Yunhuang said suddenly, seizing the opportunity, "the method that young man used when he attacked me... was very similar to your sword technique."

Ji Juechen abruptly stood up, his previous slow and sluggish demeanor completely gone, his eyes flashing with a sharp light—

"Walk."

Success! Xu Yunhuang followed the three into the elevator, a smug look flashing in his eyes.

His cousin, Su Muzhe, was a martial arts fanatic with a strong sense of collective honor and a strong sense of hierarchy. It would be easy for him to incite Su Muzhe using Kong Tianxu's words. However, he always felt that a level six soul master might not be a reliable choice. It would be better to send Ji Juechen, a sword fanatic.

This tactic is called "using someone else's knife to kill someone else".

Unbeknownst to him, as the elevator they were riding slowly ascended, another elevator was passing them by, heading straight down.

The person he longed for was among them.

"This is it."

The metal doors of the elevator slid open, and Xiao Hongchen nodded to Kong Tianxu before stepping out first.

After walking through a long corridor, Kong Tianxu looked around. This was clearly an underground competition arena, with walls made of a special one-way transparent material. Two soul tool making tables were placed on them. Compared to the standard making tables in Mingde Hall, these two were twice the size in volume.

Various precision instruments and a dazzling array of rare metal raw materials were already prepared. On the platform, a tall, bearded old man beamed with joy upon seeing the two arrive and rose from his seat to greet them.

Originally, the hair at his temples and his bushy beard, which were connected together, made him look rather fierce, but this smile revealed a strangely kind and gentle appearance.

"Old Ma," Xiao Hongchen greeted him, then said seriously, "This is Kong Tianxu. We can begin now."

"Hmm." Old Ma responded, then turned to Kong Tianxu and smiled, "Tianxu, hello. You may not recognize me, I am Ma Jinlong, an eighth-level Soul Master. I once trained under Old Master Kong for a period of time. How is Old Master Kong doing lately?"

Are there also my grandfather's former students and officials here? Kong Tianxu was surprised. His grandfather had mentioned to him that more than half of the high-level soul masters in the Sun Moon Empire had very close ties with the Kong family. It seems that more than half means more than just a little over.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Xiao Hongchen had already walked to the center of the two production tables and adjusted the precision timing soul tool to its best state.

"You will have one hour to use any of the materials on the table. Each of us will make a soul tool. After Elder Ma evaluates and confirms the finished product, we will use our respective soul tools on this competition stage to determine the winner."

As he spoke, he walked to his own workbench, a dark gold carving knife appearing in his hand without him noticing. Kong Tianxu suddenly noticed that the man standing before the metal workbench had undergone a subtle change in demeanor; his eyes seemed to hold nothing but the metal itself.

interesting.

Kong Tianxu smiled slightly, walked to the workbench opposite him, and placed the golden carving knife in his hand on the surface of the metal table.

The carving knife, which was only as thick as a finger, made a dull "thud" the moment it touched the workbench.

What kind of carving knife is this? It's so heavy!

Old Ma's pupils contracted slightly, but he did not inquire. Asking for the carving knives of other Soul Masters was an extremely impolite act, and he would certainly not overstep his bounds with the disciples of the Kong family, whom he greatly respected.

"Timer started! Soundproof shield, raise!"

With a loud shout from Elder Ma, a faint white light shield rose from around the two crafting tables, quickly converging in the air and enveloping the entire platform. The outside noise was completely shut out.

Old Ma channeled a gentle stream of soul power into the timing soul tool, then sat back down in his seat, watching intently as the two began to move.

The moment Boss Ma shouted "Start," Xiao Hongchen moved. He spread his hands at the same time and grabbed a piece of rare metal. No one knows what he did, but the two rare metals with different properties softened instantly and were kneaded into a ball by his hands.

The top-tier martial soul, the Three-Legged Golden Toad, possesses divine beast bloodline and an innate ability to control metal. Theoretically, as long as his cultivation level is sufficient, he can control any type of metal.