Douluo Continent: The Book of Witness and Peerless Tang Sect

Long You asked these questions knowingly. On one hand, he wanted to keep the conversation going and prevent the atmosphere from becoming too silent; on the other hand, he was also laying the groundwork for the questions he really wanted to ask.

Sure enough, upon hearing Long You's question, He Caitou, who had been silently leading the way, revealed a simple and honest smile and replied, "I am indeed a disciple of Master Fanyu, but I haven't been a disciple for very long and am still learning diligently."

One of the reasons I'm able to study in the Soul Guidance Department right now is because of Teacher Fan Yu. Since I was accepted as a personal disciple by Teacher Fan Yu, I'm considered a specially recruited student of the Soul Guidance Department.

Since I was specially recruited by the Soul Guidance Department, I naturally studied there directly. Both are branches of Shrek Academy, and although the Soul Guidance Department dedicates time to teaching us how to create soul tools, they don't neglect the fundamentals of soul mastery.

"Special recruitment? The Soul Guidance Department recruits students through special recruitment? What are the criteria? Never mind, the criteria aren't important. Senior brother, do you think I can apply to the Soul Guidance Department?"

"You? If you really are a Level 3 Soul Master, I can ask your teacher for you."

As they were talking, He Caitou led Long You to a metal box-shaped cubicle that was clearly for private use.

"Whether someone is a Level 3 Soul Master or not can't be determined by just words. Now that we're here, if you and Senior Brother don't mind, why don't you take a look at my level here?"

"Hehe, that works too. Longyou, just let me know what materials you need and I'll find them for you."

Long You had collected the blueprints for the Gravity Soul Tool before. Last night, after realizing that the Gravity Soul Tool would be needed during the second awakening of his Martial Soul, Long You immediately began to deduce and optimize the blueprints for the Gravity Soul Tool.

All Long You needed to do right now was to make it according to the diagram, so he didn't stand on ceremony and directly told He Caitou the names of a string of rare metals.

As we know from the previous conversation, this is Fan Yu's exclusive forge, so the reserves of various rare metals are naturally very abundant. In addition, the rare metals that Long You needs are not particularly rare, so in just five minutes, He Cai Tou had already gathered all the materials that Long You needed.

At this moment, Long You had already heated the first piece of rare metal that needed to be forged to a sufficient temperature. Without hesitation, he used the fire tongs in the forging chamber to place the rare metal onto the anvil.

With a breath, three spirit rings—two yellow and one purple—appeared on Long You's body. Time was of the essence, and the task was urgent. To complete the required thousand-fold forging of rare metals as quickly as possible, Long You had no choice but to release his martial spirit and fully mobilize his spirit power to enhance his strength.

Long You, who had already begun to unleash the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique with his hammer, did not notice that He Caitou's eyes lit up when he saw the three spirit rings on Long You's body.

Considering that the pressure required for the second awakening of a martial soul could be terrifying, Long You immediately prepared to create a level-three soul tool that was within the limits of his abilities.

The amount of rare metals required for a level three soul tool is already considerable, far exceeding the three to five types of rare metals that are sufficient for making level one or two soul tools. Therefore, even after Long You exhausted all his soul power, he had only completed half of the rare metal forging process.

Looking at the time displayed on the timer, Long You, while replenishing his energy with the milk bottle-shaped soul tool, said apologetically to He Caitou:

"I'm sorry, senior, I didn't realize how late it was. I'm sorry to trouble you to stay here with me. You probably haven't had dinner yet, right? The cafeteria is closed now. I'll treat you to something to eat off campus."

"What's the trouble? It's my duty. Besides, if I weren't here, I wouldn't have been able to witness such a smooth and efficient rare metal forging technique."

Just by looking at the rare metals that Long You forged, it's clear he's put a lot of effort into his Soul Master abilities. I don't even need to look at his skill level in inscribing magic arrays; it's bound to be impressive. A Level Three Soul Master, truly deserving of the title.

"Hey, didn't I already tell you? Just call me Xiao You with your senior brother. Calling me 'classmate' makes it too formal. I'm even thinking of studying at our Soul Guidance Branch in the future, and I'll need your senior brother's guidance to get to know me then!"

"Then don't call me or Senior Brother, just call me Caitou. Also, there's no need to eat here. Teacher just sent someone to tell me to eat at his place."

"Okay, then I won't bother you any longer as you go to Teacher Fanyu's place, Caitou. I'll come directly here after school tomorrow afternoon, and I'll have to trouble you to pick me up outside then."

Including the time needed to inscribe the core magic array, about four or five days should be enough.

"It's nothing, Xiao You, just leave these things here. It's getting late, go back and get some rest."

"See you tomorrow."

Back in the dormitory, Beibei was still reviewing the lessons taught during the day under the lamplight. Longyou noticed an extra telegram on the table, presumably a reply from his parents after receiving the message.

However, Long You was covered in sweat, so he temporarily put aside the matter of translating the telegram, greeted Bei Bei, and went straight to the portable shower room that he had made and installed in the dormitory to wash up and take a shower.

Before starting his evening meditation, Long You not only memorized the key points explained in class, but also translated the telegram. The content of the telegram was as Long You expected: his parents were saying they would attempt a second awakening of their martial soul, and also reminded Long You to be careful during the attempt.

The next two days passed uneventfully. By 6 p.m. on the third day, Long You, having finally completed the entire process of creating the gravity soul tool, breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to stretch.

Fan Yu, who had entered the forging room at some unknown time, suddenly appeared behind Long You and took away the gravity soul tool that had just been assembled and looked to be about the size of a men's handbag.

Although she was scared half to death by Fan Yu's silent action, after Long You noticed the wink He Cai Tou gave her, a guess appeared in Long You's mind.

The fact that Fan Yu was able to appear right after Long You completed the creation of the Level 3 Gravity Soul Tool suggests that Fan Yu was also paying attention to his own situation.

Judging from He Caitou's constant winks and signals to reassure him, Fan Yu definitely wasn't there to "confiscate" the gravity soul tool. That meant Fan Yu was currently inspecting the quality of this level-three gravity soul tool.

Once Fan Yu is satisfied with this level-three gravity soul tool, Long You feels that he might also have the possibility of being specially recruited by the Soul Guidance Department, and even hoping to become a core disciple of the Soul Guidance Department doesn't seem entirely unrealistic.