Chapter 238: A 100% Probability
It had taken Kong Deming quite a long time to achieve his second martial soul awakening longer even than Mu Ye from the Body Sect in the third story arc. Huo Yuhao figured that the primary reason was Kong Deming's significantly greater cultivation level when undergoing the process.
Otherwise, Mu Ye's martial soul wasn't weak either so why did he awaken so quickly?
From Huo Yuhao's perspective, Mu Ye had likely attempted his second awakening as a Soul Elder or Soul Ancestor. At that stage, his physical endurance would have been far inferior to that of a Titled Douluo like Kong Deming, making it much easier to stimulate his latent potential.
Before long, the brilliant silver moon was surrounded by everyone.
Kong Deming's figure gradually emerged from the moonlight. While his appearance hadn't changed much, his aura was vastly different.
If Kong Deming had once resembled a refined scholar, then now he was like a razor sharp blade, exuding an intense and overwhelming presence.
"Congratulations, Elder Kong, on reaching Rank 95 Super Douluo!" Everyone looked at him with admiration, their voices ringing out in unison.
Even the ever composed Ye Yulin and the others were visibly excited.
After all, in the history of the Sun Moon Empire, there had never been a native born Super Douluo.
Kong Deming had broken precedent, making history.
As for the evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Cult, they naturally weren't considered true Sun Moon citizens those people were an entirely different breed.
Additionally, many in the crowd now believed that Kong Deming could very well become the first Rank 10 Soul Engineer in history.
"I've finally reached Super Douluo!" Kong Deming sighed with emotion, a faint smile on his face. He turned to the crowd. "I'll gladly accept your congratulations."
"But if we're talking about who deserves the most credit for my breakthrough, it has to be Yuhao."
"If not for Yuhao introducing the concept of second martial soul awakenings, I would have likely remained stuck at Rank 94 for many more years."
"Indeed!" Jing Hongchen said enthusiastically. "Yuhao's contributions to the Sun Moon Empire are simply too great. I even think that, in the future, he should become the headmaster of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy!"
He had originally wanted to say "Yuhao should become emperor," but he quickly caught himself halfway through the sentence and redirected his statement.
However, deep down, he truly believed that Huo Yuhao had done far more for the empire than even the royal family.
"If Yuhao really does become emperor, then with my relationship with him, the Hongchen family's future will be limitless…" Jing Hongchen's thoughts raced.
Kong Deming glanced at Jing Hongchen and said, "Alright, if there's nothing else, everyone should go. I need to talk to Yuhao alone."
Upon hearing this, the others dispersed, leaving only Huo Yuhao and Kong Deming standing over the ocean's surface.
"Yuhao, tell me… What do you think are my chances of becoming a Rank 10 Soul Engineer?" Kong Deming asked, a hint of hesitation in his gaze.
Even though he was now a Super Douluo, theoretically making him qualified to create Rank 10 Soul Tools, he understood all too well that no one had ever succeeded before.
After all, the path beyond Rank 9 had never been verified it was entirely uncharted territory.
Attempting to pave the way forward was bound to be exceedingly difficult.
Huo Yuhao was momentarily stunned, then quickly realized Kong Deming must have recognized his ability to glimpse fate and wanted an answer.
Thus, he pretended to analyze Kong Deming's destiny, his eyes glowing with golden light, as if he were truly peering into the future.
Of course, it was all an act.
Huo Yuhao knew that his so called ability to see the future was pure nonsense but thanks to his memories of the original story, his predictions often turned out to be eerily accurate.
After a moment, he confidently declared, "100% probability!"
"Moreover, based on what I've glimpsed… you plan to make the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield your core soul tool and upgrade it into a Rank 10 Soul Tool, correct?
In the future I've seen, you will definitely succeed."
In the original story, Kong Deming's biggest obstacle had been his cultivation level.
But now that he had overcome that weakness, there was nothing left to stop him from reaching Rank 10.
Kong Deming was visibly shocked.
After all, he had never told anyone about his plan for the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield.
Yet, Yuhao had seen right through him.
Kong Deming nodded, smiling. His confidence in himself had grown significantly.
Huo Yuhao seized the opportunity.
"Oh, by the way, Elder Kong, the Spirit Transmission Tower has run into a bottleneck…"
He then explained the situation regarding the two major Soul Engineer Legions, expressing his desire to introduce Soul Spirits to them.
The Five Hands of National Defense were the backbone of the Sun Moon military.
If they could **be influenced or even outright controlled **then the Spirit Transmission Tower would essentially gain control over the empire's military forces.
Kong Deming stared at Huo Yuhao for a long moment, then nodded.
"Alright. I will make sure both legions establish deep cooperation with the Spirit Transmission Tower."
"After all, this will only make the empire stronger.
I can already foresee the Sun Moon military reaching unprecedented heights."
"With me here, just go ahead and do whatever you need to do."
"Thank you, Elder Kong," Huo Yuhao replied sincerely.
"Good. There's nothing else left to do let's return home."
Inside the Laboratory
Xuan Ziwen stared at the rare metals in front of him, his brows furrowed.
He felt that simply recreating old Soul Tool designs wasn't particularly meaningful anymore.
But if he continued working on the Soul Ring Storage Soul Tool, the technical difficulty was simply too high.
Despite all his efforts, he hadn't been able to make a breakthrough in designing a tool that would store Soul Rings and deploy them when needed.
Since no such Soul Tool had ever existed before, creating one from scratch was proving immensely difficult.
For now, he was stuck.
Maybe, he thought, it was time to change direction try something new.
Looking up at the students around him, he asked, "Does anyone have any creative ideas for a new Soul Tool?
If the idea is viable, I'll try to build it myself."
Juzi, Keke, Zimu, and Wang Shaojie all shook their heads.
Coming up with concepts was easy.
But actually making them a reality?
That was a whole other challenge.
Xuan Ziwen sighed, feeling frustrated.
He suddenly realized just how much he missed Yuhao's presence in the lab.
After all, Yuhao wasn't just a genius.
His talent in Soul Tool research surpassed even his own, despite being the head researcher at Mingde Hall.
(End of chapter.)
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