The next day, under the attention of everyone.
Xu Tianxi walked out of the single suite dormitory and followed Jing Hongchen to the entrance examination site.
"Tianxi, you already know the requirements. This time it is just a formality. Just do whatever you want."
Jing Hongchen patted Xu Tianxi on the shoulder, telling the latter not to feel pressured and to relax.
Xu Tianxi said "hmm", walked to the metal workbench in the field, picked up the standard carving knife in his right hand, and took a piece of metal in his left hand. He handled the rare metal with ease. The blade in his hand was cold and flashing, carving the magic array pattern, which attracted everyone's attention right away.
Lin Jiayi was surprised and said, "Dean, he moves very quickly. It seems that he is going to carve a second-level soul guide."
Jing Hongchen stared at him motionlessly and whispered, "I don't think his technique can only carve a second-level soul guide core array..."
"You mean..."
"There are not enough materials on the table, which may limit his performance."
Half an hour later, Xu Tianxi knocked and hit, completing the shaping, casting, quenching and polishing of the soul guide shell on the workbench. Everyone was dazzled and their eyes gradually narrowed into a line.
They were very familiar with this thing, a fixed-load soul guide shell and a shell launcher, and it was still a second-level one!
"My soul guide is ready." Xu Tianxi raised the second-level fixed-load soul guide cannon loaded with shells and waved the cannon to Lin Jiayi.
"Dean, this..." Lin Jiayi's forehead broke out in cold sweat and he looked at Jing Hongchen in embarrassment.
In the previous entrance examinations, no one had ever made a second-level fixed-load soul guide shell, and it was made in just half an hour. They gave one day!
Among the three types of soul guides, fixed-install soul guides are the most powerful and the most expensive. It is more difficult to make a second-level fixed-install soul guide shell than many third-level soul guides!
Moreover, the power of this thing is much more terrifying than the attacks of most fourth-level soul guides. Once it is fired, not to mention the hundred-year soul beasts, even the weaker thousand-year soul beasts can report directly to the King of Hell. Is there any need for assessment?
"Normal assessment, just do it as it should be."
Jing Hongchen closed his eyes and gave the order. Now he probably knew why Xu Tianxi's master uncle had so many fixed-install soul guide shells.
The obsessed look in this child's eyes when making the shells just now did not seem to be fake, and his skills were amazing, far beyond the level of second-level soul guides. He must have made fixed-install soul guide shells of level three or above. Moreover,
even if it is a third-level soul guide, making a second-level fixed-install soul guide shell must be very cautious. If you make a mistake, you have to start all over again. However, Xu Tianxi's movements are like flowing clouds and water, and his strength is also top-notch among third-level soul guides.
His talent in soul guides is definitely not worse than Xiao!
"Awooo!"
The hundred-year-old coyote used in the assessment came out of the cage, baring its fangs and claws, and pounced on Xu Tianxi.
Xu Tianxi dodged and stepped back, set up a rocket launcher-like gun mount, pressed the button, and a shell with a high-temperature effect was fired with a bang, bringing a string of tail fire.
"Boom!"
The shell exploded with a shock wave, and the hundred-year-old coyote left painlessly in the light and heat, and a hundred-year-old soul ring rose on the spot.
"Don't waste it, collect it quickly." Jing Hongchen ordered when he saw it.
Lin Jiayi immediately went down and collected the hundred-year-old soul ring with a special soul guide that can store soul rings.
"Very good, perfect pass!"
Jing Hongchen took the lead in applauding, looking at Xu Tianxi meaningfully, and said admiringly: "Your talent is enough to enter the fourth grade directly. Are you going to transfer directly or start from the first grade?"
"I haven't taken the certificate exam, and I haven't learned all kinds of knowledge. Of course, I will start from the basics of the first grade. A tall building starts from the ground." Xu Tianxi smiled.
Jing Hongchen said, "Okay! Then from now on, you will report to the first grade. Director Lin and I will follow up your study throughout the whole process."
"As long as you can pass the certificate of a sufficient level, I will allow you to skip grades at any time. I look forward to you breaking the record set by Xiao."
"By the way, Xiao, you have seen Tianxi's strength, right? You must have a sense of crisis... Hey, Xiao, what's wrong with you?"
Xu Tianxi looked in the direction of the voice and found that Xiao Hongchen, who was fine before, had become extremely solemn and frowned, as if he was lost in thought.
Meng Hongchen covered his face and pushed Xiao Hongchen aside, waving his hand and smiling, "It's okay, it's okay, he didn't sleep well last night, he will be fine after he goes back to sleep a little longer."
Jing Hongchen and Xu Tianxi nodded gently, and chose not to see it at the same time.
Young people are under great pressure, understand.
"By the way, Xiao Xu, do you have any other requests? Feel free to ask."
"If so... I plan to use my mother's surname for the next period of time. You can just call me Kong Tianxi. Dean, please keep it a secret for me."
"Why?"
"I have a few acquaintances in the original Three Kingdoms. I want to give them a surprise in two years."
...
"I'm so stupid, really."
Xiao Hongchen raised his lifeless eyes and continued:
"I only knew that Xu Tianxi failed to verify and could only make some single soul guides. I didn't expect that he was specializing in the most difficult to make fixed-install soul guide shells, and his skills were so amazing!"
"From the excited look in his eyes when he was making the shells, I can be sure that this guy is an expert. Let alone the second-level fixed-install soul guide shells, I'm afraid he has tried to make the third or even fourth level!"
Meng Hongchen asked curiously: "Why are you so sure?"
"Oh! As the first genius of the Sun and Moon Empire in a thousand years, I understand the arrogance unique to geniuses. People like us like to challenge our limits! He must not be willing to be lonely, so he has challenged the fourth-level fixed-install soul guide shells!"
Xiao Hongchen said with certainty and excitement.
Meng Hongchen looked at their current position and asked in confusion:
"So this is the reason why you dragged me to the roof of the first-grade classroom to eavesdrop on their class? Being sneaky is not the style of a genius, right?"
"Cough cough cough, isn't this because I want to get to know him better? Geniuses also need motivation, so that they can progress faster."
Xiao Hongchen covered his mouth and coughed lightly a few times, then showed emotion on his face, and sighed deeply:
"Meng, you don't know how lonely I have been in the academy in the past few years. I finally meet a genius who may catch up with me, and I am so excited."
Meng Hongchen turned his head away from him and reminded silently: "Xiao Xu has finished introducing himself, and Director Lin has gone up to take the class."
"Huh? Director Lin will actually go up to give a lecture? It's rare, but it won't be another bunch of nonsense that makes people want to sleep, right?"
"...I think you guessed right."
Meng Hongchen looked at Lin Jiayi who wrote "In the long run, will soul instructors completely replace soul masters" on the blackboard, and couldn't help but sighing.
These old antiques just like to talk about the same old things. They don't teach real skills. Isn't it better to explain some high-end soul guides than this?
"Students, today I will discuss with you the future development trend of soul guides. Our academy has always believed that when soul guide technology develops to a very high level, that is, when soul guides do not need to be injected with soul power to be used, the profession of soul master will be replaced and disappear in the long river of history."
"But there is also a completely different voice in the academic community. They believe that the development of soul masters is also a top priority. Please feel free to speak about today's topic. I, an old antique, am all ears. I will just listen to the ideas of you young people."
On the podium, Lin Jiayi, who was admired by many students, finished his opening remarks in a rhythmic manner. The students in the audience immediately chattered and expressed their opinions.
"I think soul guides are omnipotent. A soul master has at most nine soul skills. How can they compare to the variety of soul guides?"
"I think the importance of soul master training cannot be ignored. Sometimes you may get unexpected soul skills."
"How many gifted soul masters are there in our Sun Moon Empire? If you want to have unique soul skills, you must also have a powerful martial soul."
"Researching soul guides consumes a lot of energy. There is not much energy left to practice martial souls. I don't think you can have both. You can only practice soul guides. Don't forget that soul guides can beat soul masters of the same level into a hornet's nest at a distance..."
"Fighting alone, a powerful soul master may be able to defeat a soul guide, but if they are ready to fight, the soul guide army can blow up the soul master army of the same number, unless there are Titled Douluo-level powerhouses on the opposite side..."
"..."
All kinds of noisy voices jumped into Lin Jiayi's ears. The corners of his mouth raised slightly, his eyes swept over the crowd and fell on Xu Tianxi, who had not spoken a word from beginning to end.
The dean emphasized that we should teach students in accordance with their aptitude, so I had to first understand Xu Tianxi's views on soul guides.
"Everyone's speeches are very meaningful, but I want to hear more. Kong Tianxi, do you have any unique opinions?"
The dean spoke, and the classroom fell silent instantly. All the students silently cast their eyes, waiting for the opinions of this temporary transfer student.
"My understanding of soul guides is still very superficial, but as for my personal opinion... I think that simple soul masters and soul guide engineers are not the ultimate direction of historical development."
Xu Tianxi, who had been silently thinking about the technology tree of Douluo Continent before and after ten thousand years and summarizing the theoretical knowledge of soul guides, was not panicked when he was suddenly named. He stood up calmly, stared at Lin Jiayi and said slowly:
"I think from the perspective of the best individual development direction, one should take the individual's martial soul ability as the foundation, combine the soul guide with the martial soul or the soul master himself, learn from each other's strengths or increase their strengths, and reach the peak of individual strength."
"In my opinion, the development of soul guides and soul master abilities are not actually contradictory. It's just that in the original Three Kingdoms, they generally looked down on the role of soul guides, and here, the power of a single soul master is insufficient, which has led many people to have the misconception that 'soul guides and soul masters are incompatible."
"As for the legion level, I know nothing about the army and will not comment on it, so as not to make a fool of myself."
In a nutshell: soul masters and soul guides are not incompatible.