Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor-Chapter 376: Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor []

Although he wasn't like Chen Ming, who could instantly become a top-tier Soul Engineer upon taking up the craft, a high-level blacksmith could still become a low-level Soul Engineer in a short period after being introduced to soul engineering techniques. From the perspective of a Soul Engineer, Lou Gao was already a Level 5 Soul Engineer. His limitation wasn't a technical skill but rather his understanding of soul tool arrays. With some study, it would naturally take him one to two years to become a Level 6 or 7 Soul Engineer.

Moreover, Lou Gao's martial soul was the Sacred Molding Pen, which didn't have much significance during forging but was extremely useful for carving soul tool arrays. It could function as a precision carving tool and was far easier to use than a regular chisel.

With this martial soul and decades of accumulated craftsmanship, Lou Gao could create ordinary core arrays for soul tools as easily as drinking water. The precision of his array carvings was a level above that of Shui Xuan and the others.

Normally, Lou Gao's rarely-used Sacred Molding Pen martial soul made other Soul Engineers envious and resentful. They couldn't help but complain: why couldn't their martial souls be used as carving tools too? Not only were their martial souls of poorer quality, but they were also less functional. What was the point of having such martial souls?

After receiving Chen Ming's orders, Lou Gao and Shui Xuan led their teams to pause their research on battle armor for a day. They spent that time producing 300 Level 3 soul-guided rifles and 10 Level 4 flying soul tools.

The process was incredibly straightforward. Blacksmiths refined the metal according to specifications, high-level and some mid-level Soul Engineers carved the cores, while the remaining mid-level Soul Engineers assembled the structures. Low-level Soul Engineers were responsible for attaching the outer shells, and finally, high-level Soul Engineers handled testing and inspection.

The entire operation looked like a deadly assembly line in an electronics factory.

Of course, this was possible because even the so-called low-level Soul Engineers here were Level 4 Soul Engineers. Each of them was capable of producing multiple Level 3 soul-guided laser rifles in a single day. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible for a team of just a few dozen people to produce so many soul tools in a single day.

Chen Ming was very satisfied with these results and promptly handed out rewards.

For those who made significant contributions to the battle armor research, he awarded a soul bone. The most diligent workers also received a soul bone. Blacksmiths who excelled in soul engineering received a soul bone as well. As the team leaders, Lou Gao and Shui Xuan each received a soul bone.

Unquestionably, these soul bones were either snake-type soul bones obtained from the Snake Island incident or human-faced spider soul bones from the recent hunt of a Man-Faced Demon Spider.

Although they were millennium-grade soul bones, their quality was excellent, with each being highly valuable. Contributors with significant achievements were given soul bones of higher age and better quality, while those with lesser contributions received slightly lower grades but still suitable soul bones.

The soul bones awarded to Lou Gao and Shui Xuan, as the leaders, were among the finest millennium-grade soul bones, comparable in value to ordinary ten-thousand-year soul bones.

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The recipients of the soul bones were thrilled, and some impatient ones absorbed their soul bones on the spot. Those who didn't receive a soul bone reflected on whether they had worked hard enough and resolved to double their efforts in the future.

As for those who believed they were no less capable than the recipients of the rewards, they became visibly competitive, vowing to demonstrate their abilities in the coming days and earn their own rewards and soul bones.

In total, over ten soul bones were distributed, significantly depleting Chen Ming's inventory.

Looking at his much-diminished stash of soul bones, Chen Ming sighed inwardly and decided to find an opportunity to develop artificial soul bone technology. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to afford rewards in the future.

As the leading Soul Engineer, Shui Xuan was tempted to absorb the high-quality millennium soul bone in his hands. However, when he saw Lou Gao hand over his equally valuable soul bone to his disciple, Shui Xuan became envious. He admired Lou Gao's character, skills, and thirst for knowledge, fully acknowledging that Lou Gao deserved his position as Chen Ming's trusted aide. He also realized that the example Chen Ming had previously mentioned was Lou Gao.

Still, as a top-tier Soul Engineer and leader of the Sun Moon Continent's Soul Engineers, Shui Xuan was proud.

Why should Lou Gao get a full set of ten-thousand-year soul bones while he couldn't?

Sure, Lou Gao had been around longer and had made greater contributions, which led to his current status. But Shui Xuan thought, I may have joined later, but I can make contributions too!

Lou Gao's full set of ten-thousand-year soul bones had already pushed him to the Soul Douluo level. If he absorbed a super soul beast's soul ring, he would soon reach the Title Douluo rank. Shui Xuan thought, Why can't I, as a Soul Douluo, strive for a full set of ten-thousand-year soul bones and aim for Title Douluo too?

Determined, Shui Xuan gritted his teeth and decided to work even harder.

Battle armor research required materials, and soul bones were a rare and valuable material for crafting soul tools. Shui Xuan resolved to contribute his soul bone to advance battle armor technology. In doing so, he believed he could earn even more precious ten-thousand-year soul bones in the future.

Shui Xuan discreetly observed the other Soul Engineers who had yet to absorb their soul bones, planning to rally them later and use their soul bones to push forward soul tools and battle armor technology in one big effort.

Chen Ming wasn't aware of Shui Xuan's plans, but he could see that Shui Xuan was motivated to step up his game.

Chen Ming disapproved of meaningless internal competition and infighting, but as a leader, he liked to see healthy rivalry among his team members. After all, competition drove progress. At the same time, he began wondering whether his supply of ten-thousand-year soul bones was running low.

Regardless, Chen Ming was very satisfied with the current situation. After giving a few more instructions and chatting with Golden Crocodile Douluo, he swiftly flew back to Heaven Dou City under the cover of night. He delivered the soul tools to Dugu Bo and asked him to delay the delivery to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan by half a month. Then, he set off again for Spirit City.

Although Tang San's group had started heading toward Spirit City a few days ago, their progress was slow due to their limited strength and Yu Xiaogang's injuries.

By the time Chen Ming arrived in Spirit City, met Qian Daoliu, and discussed recent events and the next steps with him and the Angel God's consciousness, Tang San's group was still only halfway there.

With no other choice, Chen Ming spent some time in the Spirit Hall, searching for items that could trigger his spiritual vision and provide him with new insights.

Over the next few days, Chen Ming triggered his spiritual vision six or seven times, gaining some minor insights and slight progress. His soul power level increased to 72, and the Evil God Avatar, which had been dormant in his body in a martial soul fusion state, was raised to Level 20.

Once he finished dealing with Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, Chen Ming planned to track down the ten-thousand-year Man-Faced Demon Spider Emperor he had left behind previously. He intended for the Evil God Avatar to fully consume it and gain another boost in power.

Although he was still unsure about the Evil God Avatar's ultimate role, defeating a ten-thousand-year soul beast was now a trivial task for Chen Ming. Regardless of whether the Evil God Avatar would later be reabsorbed or serve another purpose, Chen Ming saw no harm in strengthening it beforehand.

Who knows? It might come in handy in the future.