Chapter 345.3. Steamed Buns


    Soul Power Amplifiers didnt have a ss, but any soul tool with one as an attachment would be upgraded by one ss, with the exception of ss 9 soul tools.


    Only the Duskwater Alliance had given Diamond Essencegold to theirpetitors. Among them, only Huo Yuhaos crafting desk had a piece of Diamond Essencegold as big as an infants fist.


    This was Nangong Wans bias towards Huo Yuhao, as Ye Yulin wasnt the only person who wanted to take Huo Yuhao as a disciple. There was still the Master of the Duskwater Alliance in the fray!


    Huo Yuhao only discovered this piece of Diamond Essencegold through the cracks between the other rare metals after using some of the others. This things value couldnt be measured with money, and even when it was in its metallic form, a single piece of Diamond Essencegold had the same worth as a ss 8 soul tool.


    Soul Power Amplifiers were touted as ss 9 soul tools that werent actually ss 9 soul tools, so it wasnt hard to imagine why Diamond Essencegold was so valuable.


    Diamond Essencegold was great, but it possessed some of its own unique characteristics, one of the most prominent ones being how hard it was.


    The Diamond in its name didnt just describe its inner refractive abilities, it also described how hard it was!


    Diamond Essencegold was so hard that even ss 9 soul engineers would have a challenging time using their carving knives to engrave and sculpt it. One would not even be able to leave a single mark on Diamond Essencegold if they werent supported by formidable soul power, or if they didnt have a carving knife that was hard enough.


    But Huo Yuhaos green carving knife waltzed around as the judges watched, and it cut into the Diamond Essencegold until dust and particles flew in all directions. The Diamond Essencegold in his hands was quickly taking shape.


    His carving knife is not a ranked carving knife one of the ss 8 judges muttered confidently. He wasnt a ss 9 soul engineer, but nobody elsepared to him in terms of understanding and research regarding ranked carving knives. If he said Huo Yuhaos knife wasnt a ranked carving knife, then it wasnt.


    Ye Yulin frowned and said, If its not, then the people who created the list must be blind. Or maybe this carving knife has never appeared before. We can all see its strength from how its cutting through Diamond Essencegold like butter. This carving knife is probably the best Ive seen at cutting through hard metal. Its better than my Morning Star!


    Old Wang nodded sincerely and said, Thats true. I think this fellow isnt even using soul power, so there must be something strange about his carving knife, and its not just because its incredibly sharp. I suspect the carving knife itself carries some special characteristics that make it excellent at cutting through hard things. But this characteristic may be a little too intense.


    Ye Yulin said, Can it be something that the Duskwater Alliance has taken out for him to use? Im bing a lot more confident in this kid.


    Elder Zhangughed and said, Right? The Duskwater Alliance is so astute and shrewd, yet they are willing to take out Diamond Essencegold for him to use. Its not hard to imagine how much emphasis they have ced on this young man, and it would be weird if you or they didnt have confidence in him.


    Ye Yulin smiled and said, Then we will eagerly wait for this young man to finish his human-shaped soul tool. He is already todays champion in my heart. His pupils suddenly dted as he said these words, and he eximed in surprise, What a man! Hes already done with his formation array?


    Was that right? Huo Yuhao seemed to be finished engraving and sculpting the piece of Diamond Essencegold in his hands. Furthermore, Huo Yuhao retrieved a small bottle from somewhere and raised his hand. All the Diamond Essencegold dust that had fallen off from his cutting and engraving was all sucked into the bottle. This was good stuff, and even the dust and fragments had special uses and effects.


    Huo Yuhao began working on his second formation array after that. He didnt use any auxiliary tools, and gripping the piece of rare metal in his left hand while he grasped his Life Guardian de with his right, and engraved and sculpted rapidly. Metal dust and particles flew in all directions once more.


    His current speed was faster than when he was making thoseponents from before, and his hands were starting to leave afterimages.


    The current state Huo Yuhao was in was his best state for crafting soul tools. He had been hiding his abilities in the previous rounds, but there was no need to hide anymore at a time like this, because he was in the final round. He probably wouldnt meet these people ever again after the tournament, at least on good terms. Perhaps they would meet on the battlefield someday.


    His Life Guardian de tapped lightly on the metal piece in his hands and quicklypleted three arced cuts. They were so precise it was if they had been measured with a ruler. Cutting its corners, slicing at lightning speed, drilling and boring holes his fingers switched continuously from technique to delicate technique.


    Huo Yuhao did possess unique and extraordinary characteristics as a soul engineer. For one, he might have stronger spiritual power than even the ss 9 soul engineers judging this tournament, and there was no need to mention how agile his hands were, as he had the Tang Sects Mysterious Jade Hands and his training with hidden weapons. All that, in addition to Huo Yuhaos spiritual power guiding him, meant he would never make a mistake. His spiritual power would guide his hands to move with incredible precision ording to whatever he was thinking.


    It was difficult for him to make an error throughout the entire process.


    Huo Yuhao had recovered from his weakness after his spiritual avatar returned to his body, and it felt as if there were some kind of sublimation. Huo Yuhao basked in this magical feeling as the carving knife in his hand danced up and down, and line after line of intricate and beautiful patterns appeared continuously on the piece of rare metal in his hands. He waspletely in the mood for crafting soul tools, and he could now give all his heart and soul to this endeavor without having to worry about anything else.


    Xuan Ziwen had remarked in admiration before that if Huo Yuhao could ce all his energy and attention into crafting soul tools, he could possibly be an unprecedented ss 10 soul engineer with all the talent that he possessed.


    It wouldnt be very difficult for him to be a Transcendent Douluo because of his Ultimate Ice, while his talent with soul tools was unique and otherworldly. Xuan Ziwen even believed that Huo Yuhaos talent in crafting soul tools was superior to his aplishments as a soul master.


    However, Xuan Ziwen also told Huo Yuhao that talent was very important for soul engineers to reach ss 7. However, continuing up from ss 7 would take ten times more effort than before. Soul engineers would never be able to progress if they didnt put their entire heart and soul into the endeavor. Therefore, Huo Yuhao needed to make a choice when he became a seven-ringed Soul Sage.


    Huo Yuhao gave Xuan Ziwen an answer back then, and he had made the same choice from the day he became a soul engineer. His choice was simple; he was going to be a soul master who used soul tools, and this would be the mainstream in the future. He would never give up his journey as a soul master, because he wanted to climb all the way to the top, and also because he had to keep going for the Skydream Iceworm, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress. He had no choice but to work hard on his cultivation.


    Huo Yuhao conveyed his opinions to Xuan Ziwen. His goal for the future was simple; he wanted to use soul tools to boost a soul masters strength, and his goal would beplete when soul tools couldpletely be amplifiers for soul masters.


    Huo Yuhaos second formation array quickly took shape, and he didnt slow down at all.


    All seven judges were top-tier soul engineers, and they could naturally rte to the current state that Huo Yuhao was in. This was a state that they desired when they were crafting soul tools.


    This state in the world of soul engineers was known asBody and Mind as One. A soul engineer couldnt explicitly pursue this state; they needed to be spirited, have very deep foundations, and have a certain level of cultivation and spiritual power before they could reach this state.


    A soul engineer would have to enter this Body and Mind as One state to craft ss 9 soul tools. Typical soul engineers didnt have Huo Yuhaos Spiritual Detection, so they wouldt make mistakes, and thus they could only rely on reaching the state of Body and Mind as One to smoothlyplete such an extremely sophisticated thing as a ss 9 soul tool.


    The chief judge, the Starsky Douluo, who was also a ss 9 soul engineer, stared at Huo Yuhao until his eyes seemed to be a little greedy.What a prodigy! Hes an absolute prodigy! I dont care who his teacher is, I have to snatch him over to my side! This talent is something that all soul engineers crave and desire!


    The other soul engineers crafting progress was at odds with Huo Yuhaos process. They were practically done with their formation arrays, and were now starting to casually forge their soul tools other parts.


    The tournaments technique round wasingter. Therefore, every contestant nned to have some time to rest and recover afterpleting their soul tools, so that they could be revitalized for the undoubtedly strict technique assessment afterwards.


    The contestants began to nce at their adversaries at this point, now that they were rtively less tense than before. Huo Yuhao quickly became their focus of attention.


    There was no way they couldnt pay attention to Huo Yuhao; there was a human-shaped soul tool two and a half meters tall, standing right next to him!


    One of the Alto Chamber of Commerces contestants pressed the pestle and mortar in his hands the wrong way when he saw that human-shaped soul tool, causing him to waste a piece of rare metal. He almost crushed his own hand!


    The other soul engineers felt their eyeballs popping out as they watched Huo Yuhao only He Caitou could maintain his casual and calm demeanor, because he wasnt looking at Huo Yuhao.


    A human-shaped soul tool? Hes actually crafting a human-shaped soul tool in this tournament?


    This Tang Wu is a prodigy. Have you investigated his identity? The vice-founder deliberately suppressed her voice as she spoke.


    Nangong Wan hurriedly answered respectfully and said, Ive sent someone to investigate, but we didnt find anything. It feels like Tang Si and Tang Wu just emerged out of nowhere. They had servants before this, so I thought they came from a sect, but weve checked every single sect, and nothing. However, I dont think his identity and where hes from is important. Hes participating in this tournament for the rewards, and that means hes not that wealthy. Everything else wont be a problem; we just have to brainwash him.


    Dumbass, the vice-founder grunted coldly.


    Nangong Wan felt his heart skip a beat, and his expression changed slightly as he bowed respectfully and said, Forgive me, vice-founder. Please advise.