Chapter 345.1. Steamed Buns


    Elder Xuan didnt hesitate as he heard Zhang Lexuans words. No. Did you not see his signal? Green means he was sessful, and red means danger. You guys should hide outside the city for a little while, and go back when dawn breaks. We will hide somewhere in the western suburbs, and prepare to reinforce Huo Yuhao. If something happens to him at the Radiant City Elite Soul Engineering Tournament, it will be convenient for us to escort him away. Huo Yuhao was still participating in thepetition in the western suburbs, and this was one of the most important reasons why Elder Xuan didnt want to leave with Du Busi and the others. Huo Yuhao was Shreks future!


    Zhang Lexuan was a little worried and anxious. What about Bei Bei? Hes still at the hotel. Should I look for him?


    Elder Xuan heaved a faint sigh and said, Youre not thinking straight because youre too concerned, Lexuan. Do you really think, with Huo Yuhaos meticulousness, that he didnt think about Bei Bei? The signal that he just sent out means danger, but they have just left from there. Furthermore, he has to continue in the Radiant City Elite Soul Engineering Tournament, so he will only reappear after thepetition ends, no matter what happens in the city. Theres more than enough time for him to send someone to fetch Bei Bei between now and then.


    Zhang Lexuan bit down on her lower lip. It was true, she wasnt thinking straight because she was too concerned.Even though that fellow


    She stared at Elder Xuan with a pair of bright and spirited eyes. Elder Xuan, Im still not assured. I


    Elder Xuan felt a little helpless. Alright, you can go but be careful. Im afraid the city might be under martialw very soon, and you should take Bei Bei out of the city as soon as possible once you meet him. Rendezvous with us at the western suburbs.


    Yes. Zhang Lexuans voice had barely dropped before she flew out and disappeared in the blink of an eye.


    Elder Xuan wasnt that worried about her safety, as Zhang Lexuan was strong enough to challenge even a Titled Douluo. Furthermore, she was one of the people leading a finalist team in the Continental Elite Youth Soul Master Tournament. It would be easier for her to deal with things if she wasnt masked when she entered the city.


    In the western suburbs


    Ye Yulins tightly knitted eyebrows finally rxed. The colors in the skies above Radiant City changed continuously. Normal people couldnt understand what was happening, but a powerful individual like him could. This especially true because he was the Starsky Douluo, so he was naturally more sensitive about everything that happened in the skies.


    The other side had finally settled down, and it seemed like the empire was in control of the situation.


    Ye Yulin supported Xu Tianran. Furthermore, he was one of the mainmittee members when the royal pce was being designed, so he was very well-versed in the royal pces defensive capabilities. He had absolute faith that even if an Ultimate Douluo arrived above the Radiant Citys royal pce, he or she wouldnt have a good time against the royal pces defense mechanisms all going off at the same time.


    The royal pces main defense mechanisms hadnt even been activated yet, which meant that the intruders were not worth activating their fortifications. Even though the intruders were in the sky, the royal pce would still create an enormous disturbance if they fired countless ss 8 and ss 9 soul cannons heavenwards, possibly instilling panic into the citizens. But everything had settled down by now, which meant the issue had been resolved.


    The furor in the city had settled down, but the tournament was starting to pique Ye Yulins excitement.


    More than half of the rounds stipted time had passed at this point. The fellow named Tang Wu hadnt begun on a single formation array, and his movements even seemed to slow, as if he were a little fatigued. He was still working on some misceneousponents.


    Ye Yulin observed him for a little while. Thoseponents gave him a refreshing feeling; the springs, the mechanical joints, and everything else gave him quite some inspiration. This youth was clearly very familiar with these things from the way he worked.


    The only problem was, no matter how intricate and exquisite these things were, soul tools needed formation arrays to work.


    Ye Yulin was a ss 9 soul engineer, and he could naturally understand some of Huo Yuhaos intentions after observing him for so long. This youth wanted to use certain unique mechanical joints andponents to substitute for certain formation arrays.Yes, that must be it. But even so, human-shaped soul tools require far too many formation arrays. More than half of the given time has passed, so can he finish his soul tool if he hasnt started on them yet?


    Ye Yulin liked this youths speed, stability, and technique. This was especially true because this youth was crippled; his body was weak, but his will was strong, and this made Ye Yulin even more moved about taking him in as his disciple.


    Even though he didnt know where Huo Yuhao had learned his skills, Ye Yulin was a giant among men in the soul engineer world. He wasnt afraid that Huo Yuhao would be unwilling to be his disciple.


    But he was starting to worry for this young man as time continued to pass.Can it be that this youth will be eliminated from this round, even though he possesses such impressive standards, because he cantplete his soul tool?


    Ye Yulin began to feel a little regretful after he understood what Huo Yuhao was trying to do, because he hadnt been watching Huo Yuhao too closely from the beginning. Therefore, he could only partially understand the delicate mechanical parts that Huo Yuhao was working on.


    Huo Yuhao was also very sly. He was crafting all kinds of misceneousponents, and theseponents were ced randomly all around him. Only somebody with his level of spiritual power wouldnt feel confused, or find everything chaotic. Huo Yuhao would do all the stitching, splicing, and assembly of the various mechanical parts at the end of everything.


    Hes really making me worry. When exactly is he going to start creating formation arrays? Hes making a few too many mechanical parts, is he not? He has more than two hundredponents. Is he really going to be able to stitch everything into a human-shaped soul tool?


    Im d that I decided toe here today. I hope this youth can show me a miracle.


    Ye Yulin stood up so that he could observe Huo Yuhaos crafting process a little better.


    Ye Yulin wasnt the only one watching him. Of the seven judges, there were three of them who were observing this crippled youth, who had metal parts lying around his crafting desk and on the ground around him.


    The Holy Ghost Sects vice-founder was sitting quietly inside the resting area beneath thepetition stage. She seemed like she had no idea what was happening within Radiant City, and her expression didnt change at all.


    She only grunted softly when news of what had happened reached her. Her grunt was full of disdain.


    A faint smile appeared on Nangong Wans face.Seems like some people have tucked tail and ran. If they choose the western side, then so be it.


    This tournament was extremely important to them, but it wasnt important enough that the vice-founder and the four elders had to hold down the fort. Their presence was to continue giving the soul masters who were trying to break out an impression that the western front was still defended, except it was a little weaker than the other sides. The Holy Ghost Churchs basic responsibility would beplete if the soul masters attempted to break through the western side.


    Huo Yuhaos forehead was starting to sweat. His spiritual avatar had been separated from his body for far too long, and the side effects of this separation were finally starting to show.


    Spiritual power that was separated from the spirit was bound to be intimately connected to his original body. This connection would be weaker with the passage of time, and once this connection waspletely severed, the separated part would never return to his body, and simply dissipate.


    The Skydream Iceworm had mentioned that this wasnt enough to threaten Huo Yuhaos life, but he would definitely be severely hurt if such a situation did happen. It would also mean he wouldnt be able topete anymore.


    But some things couldnt be hurried. There were many things that could only be done after making sufficient and necessary preparations.


    Quick, quick, quick!


    Huo Yuhao was almost done with his mechanicalponents, and he was preparing the rare metals that he would need for his formation arrays. However, he couldnt start engraving and sculpting his formation arrays in his mentally weak state. All he could do was wait.


    The tournament was still ongoing, and he would definitely raise suspicion if he stopped doing anything. The Holy Ghost Churchs vice-founder and the four elders were watching everything on stage from beneath it, and they were all evil soul masters and Titled Douluo. Nobody could predict what their reaction would be once they realized that something was wrong with him, and his only choice if his second senior brother and he were attacked was to hide inside the specter demine. But if that happened, Huo Yuhaos spiritual avatar would be unable return to his body, and he would be seriously injured. How then could he arrange and work out the things that were to happen afterwards?


    Quicker, quicker!


    He had already prepared the best materials that he would need for his formation arrays. There were eighteen different rare metals of all sorts of colors arranged in front of him, while the mechanicalponents that he hadpleted before this were strewn all over the ground.


    Yes, Huo Yuhao and Xuan Ziwen had made a breakthrough in their research. They had managed to simplify the Tang Sects mechanical hidden weapons principles, and the simplest human-shaped soul tool they could create only needed eighteen formation arrays!


    Huo Yuhaos hands didnt dare to stop, and he could only use his carving knife to start sculpting these rare metals into their rough shapes and sizes. The detailed stuff would have to wait.


    Eighteen pieces of rare metal were quickly sculpted.


    I cant stop, I cant stop right now.Huo Yuhao had insisted on this idea because he couldnt let anyone see through anything he was doing, and he couldnt reveal any loopholes or weaknesses. Otherwise, problems would irrevocably arise even when his spiritual avatar returned to his body. Those evil soul masters were adept in dealing with all kinds of spirits.


    What else could Huo Yuhao do without crafting his formation arrays? He could only start assembling his human-shaped soul tool.


    Huo Yuhao pointed his palms toward the ground, and seven to eightponents flew in front of him. He quickly pieced them together and assembled a small and agile joint in no time before he sucked up several otherponents and continued assembling everything.


    The assembly process was a lot simpler than crafting those mechanical pieces. There were just so many pieces that other people felt a little dazed looking at them. However, Huo Yuhao didnt even need his eyes to see, and he used his Capturing Crane Controlling Dragon technique to suck thoseponents to him and piece them together continuously. He would ce each rtivelyrger mechanical piece neatly on the crafting desk before moving on, and it didnt take long for him to assemble one hundredrger parts.