Chapter 284 It’s time to act

Chapter 284 It’s time to act

Chapter 284 It’s time to act
"That's true!" Ke Ke thought about it and nodded slightly.

"So, the thirty-kilometer range he mentioned can only remain in theory." The third elder said immediately.

"The only thing that can really be achieved is levitation at an altitude of 1600 meters."

Nangong Wan smiled and said, "Third brother, don't be so stubborn. Ye Yulin is indeed slightly better than you in the research and development of air-controlling soul guides. Ye Yulin is here to represent the royal family and will not favor other chambers of commerce. Why do you have to compete with him?"

The third elder snorted coldly and said nothing more.

Nangong Wan continued to introduce his own speculations about the Sun and Moon Needle in order to inspire Arthas to win.

Soon, the host announced the start of the competition and invited nine contestants to come on stage.

Nangong Wan then stood up and led her three contestants onto the stage.

After going on stage, An Litong, president of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce, glanced at Arthas, then looked coldly at Nangong Wan.

"Nangong Wan, you really took great pains to hire Brother Arthas!"

His backer is the military, and the Sun Moon Empire military, because of Arthas's relationship with Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming, plus the fact that His Majesty and the Crown Prince also value him, is also quite optimistic about Arthas, so he naturally has to be polite.

"It was just luck." Nangong Wan said lightly, not mentioning the fact that he had arranged for people to intercept the spy.

At this time, Shangguan Weier came up and said with resentment, "We agreed on fair competition, but Brother Nangong is not being fair this time!"

"There's nothing we can do about it!" Nangong Wan smiled.

"Sister Shangguan, with your youthful and beautiful face, and the skills you have learned from being a child to seduce men, I am really worried that Arthas will be seduced by you. Therefore, I can only use some tricks to gain the upper hand."

Shangguan Wei'er's face changed from charming to fierce.

“Nangong Wan, you’re looking for death!”

Sitting in the rest area, Ke Ke glanced at Nangong Wan, who looked to be in her seventies, and then glanced at Shangguan Wei'er, and she shuddered unconsciously. To be called "big sister" by Nangong Wan, Shangguan Wei'er must be at least nearly a hundred years old? She is too good at pretending to be young!
"Sister Shangguan, how about we make a bet? If I lose, you can do whatever you want to me!" Nangong Wan followed.

Shangguan Weier narrowed her eyes, glanced at Arthas, her expression returned to its previous charming state, shook her head, and said with a smile, "Forget it."

"Alliance Leader Nangong is full of tricks and schemes. I don't want to fall into your trap. If you eat me until I'm left with nothing but bones, that would be bad."

Nangong Wan's eyes turned cold. Shangguan Wei'er was hinting at his identity as an evil soul master in a roundabout way.

"Forget it!" he said calmly.

"The competition is about to begin. Let's wait and see who will be the champion."

"Then let's begin. For what happened today, I will come back to you another day to ask for compensation." Shangguan Wei'er said, turning to look at Arthas, straightening her chest, shaking the rolling white waves, and her smile became even brighter.

"Brother Arthas, no matter what the outcome is today, the door of our Ordinary Alliance will always be open to you. Whatever your needs, I can satisfy them!"

Arthas's face was calm, and he said calmly, "If you need me, I will."

After all, the Ordinary Alliance is also a soul master organization. It is hard to say whether it will become a service area of ​​the Soul Palace in the future. He is too lazy to care. Otherwise, he will say, "I don't mess with old women, let alone wear old shoes. I am nearly a hundred years old and still want to eat young grass!" What are you thinking?
"Then sister will prepare the bed for you at home!" Shangguan Weier said with charming eyes and sweet smile.

Nangong Wan glanced at her, and felt inexplicably disgusted. Evil soul masters also have moral principles. Anyway, he can't pretend to be young like Shangguan Wei'er. As for Arthas, according to intelligence, this guy has no interest in women at all. In the soul master competition, he didn't even look down on the peerless beauties like Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er, and it was useless for Juzi, who often came to visit him at home, to throw herself into his arms.

Would you fall for an old woman like Shangguan Wei'er?
He doesn’t believe it anyway!

Thinking of this, he turned around and walked out of the field.

Shangguan Wei'er narrowed her eyes upon seeing this, and turned away with a smile.

Arthas didn't look at her, but glanced at the three contestants next to her, all of them were women, one of whom was tall, blonde, extremely beautiful, and had a cold temperament, looking very extraordinary. When she saw him looking over, she just glanced at him indifferently and ignored him.

"Ye Guyi?" Arthas guessed.

It seems that in the original novel, the purpose of participating in the competition on behalf of the Ordinary League is to hunt down evil soul masters. To be honest, he thinks this is not a wise choice, because there are many Titled Douluo in the Ordinary League, and Ye Guyi's martial soul will definitely be targeted and then hunted to death.

And the Square Alliance cannot be preserved at all.

Of course, it is also possible that Ye Guyi did not know the relationship between the Ordinary Alliance and the Holy Spirit Church, and was even less aware that there were many Titled Douluo-level evil soul masters in it.

If he had known, he might not have thought of risking his life to participate in this Soul Instructor Competition.

But to him, none of this matters.

The point is, with Ye Guyi's martial spirit and talent, it would be a pity for him to die here. This is an evil soul master special attack. If he can be recruited into the Soul Palace and trained, it will definitely be a great help to the Soul Palace in the future.

What a good fighter!

Thinking of this, some thoughts came to his mind. It just so happened that Nangong Wan had asked him to deal with all the people before.

"Contestants please take your positions and get ready!"

The host's voice came at this time.

Arthas immediately walked towards one of the soul guide manufacturing tables, and with a sweep of his mental power, he sorted out the entire platform structure and all the materials prepared for him by the Ordinary Alliance. It must be said that the Ordinary Alliance was well prepared, even the table for manufacturing soul guides was specially made, which could greatly help him save some unnecessary processes and thus shorten the production time.

As the saying goes, one step ahead leads to many steps ahead. Before the game even started, the competition among the three major chambers of commerce was already underway.

Soon, the preparation time was over and the host announced the official start of the competition.

Arthas started working on it right away. His expression was calm, but his movements were not slow, but decisive, quick and smooth.

"As expected of Arthas, his skills are so solid that even I am ashamed of myself." An 18th-level soul engineer sighed at the referee's bench.

Of course, this is a bit of compliment. It’s just that Arthas has too high a status in the hearts of the big guys, and he wants to take advantage of it.

"It is indeed solid." Ye Yulin made a simple comment and said no more.

With the personal guidance of the great priest Kong Deming, how could it not be solid?
Time passed quietly, and Arthas's behavior confused the audience more and more. He did not carve the core array, but instead consumed the rare metals provided by Xishui League to make various small parts of strange shapes, filling up one side of the platform.

"This kid is really rude!" Ye Yulin, who had already made some guesses in his mind, laughed.

As a ninth-level soul engineer and a royal servant, he is also qualified to review the research results on battle armor in Mingde Hall.

Some of them have been classified as top secret!

"Master Ye, do you know what kind of soul guide Arthas is making?" The level 18 soul guide sitting not far away couldn't help but ask.

He is not yet qualified to have access to Mingdetang's top-secret soul guides.

"Could it be a battle armor?" Another level eight soul engineer made a guess.

"Just watch." Ye Yulin nodded slightly.

"Arthas's ideas are often unexpected. I can't tell until the last moment."

Several referees nodded slightly and said no more.

"Could it be a battle armor?" On the other side, Nangong Wan was also guessing.

"It should be." said Feng Ling, who had just brought people over.

"This kid really won't let go of any opportunity to take advantage of others!" The third elder couldn't help but complain.

There are many soul guides you can make, so why not choose one that consumes more rare metals?

Juzi and Keke sat upright and said nothing.

Three hours passed quietly, and it was already early morning, with stars dotted across the sky.

In the last quarter of an hour, Arthas skillfully and quickly completed the assembly of the parts, and the entire soul guide was finally revealed in its entirety, causing astonishment in the audience.

"A humanoid soul guide, it's actually a humanoid soul guide!"

Not far away, the blonde who had just finished her work looked at Alsace's work and remained silent. The other seven contestants were also silent, some unwillingly, some with sad eyes.

"Now we will conduct the skills test." Ye Yulin suppressed the urge to rush over to take a look, and stood up and said loudly.

After that, nine staff members walked out from one side, each holding a tray and walked to the front of each player on the field and placed it. The tray was square, and each was divided into nine grids, each containing a piece of rare metal of a different color.

Ye Yulin followed up by announcing the rules. For the sake of fairness, the contestants could only use the carving knives provided by the event organizer. What they had to do was to use a technique to carve the core array on each of the nine pieces of metal, and each array was different.

There is no doubt that this tests not only one's skills but also one's knowledge reserves.

Nine techniques, nine core formations, if one hadn't seen or practiced one of them, then he definitely wouldn't be able to carve it out. The result, of course, was being eliminated on the spot.

The key is that the nine metals are made of different materials and are the least suitable for completing the specified skills, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty. Moreover, the time given is limited, only a quarter of an hour.

For a moment, several contestants looked embarrassed.

Ye Yulin didn't care about that. He knew that Arthas could definitely accomplish it. Arthas was the standard for him to set rules.

As for others, if they fail to complete the task, it’s their own fault and they deserve to be eliminated!

"The skills assessment begins!" Ye Yulin announced directly without repeating himself, and then sat down.

The top leaders of the three major chambers of commerce all looked serious; they also understood that this assessment was extremely difficult.

Then Arthas took action, his expression remained calm, and his movements were as quick as ever, like a precision machine without any emotions.

"This kid's talent is truly terrifying!" Nangong Wan transmitted the message to the other senior executives.

"That's why you are worthy of being recruited into our Holy Spirit Church!" the third elder said in a deep voice.

It is said that comparing people will make you depressed and comparing goods will make you throw them away. Compared with Arthas, he felt that his two apprentices were like rookies who had never seen a big scene.

After hearing Ye Yulin's explanation of the rules, he actually panicked. It was really embarrassing for him.

"Deputy Leader, if Arthas doesn't want to join, should we?" Nangong Wan suddenly asked.

"Idiot!" Feng Ling glanced at him coldly.

"Using the secret magic to control Arthas can certainly gain his absolute loyalty, but under the influence of the secret magic, his thoughts will also lose their spirituality, and he will no longer be as imaginative and creative as he is now."

"In this case, Arthas's role will be greatly reduced!"

"The deputy leader is right!" Nangong Wan broke out in a cold sweat.

"Before we are absolutely sure that there is no chance, we need to focus on winning them over." Feng Ling said without further ado.

A quarter of an hour passed quickly, and the referee ruled that only four of the nine contestants had finished.

Of the five who did not complete, one of the representatives of the Audu Chamber of Commerce with the lowest completion rate was eliminated.

"Take a five-minute break. In five minutes, the knockout round will begin!" Ye Yulin's voice followed.

Nangong Wan quickly stepped forward to welcome down his three players.

The third elder glanced at the two disciples who lowered their heads with an unhappy look on his face, and then fixed his eyes on the humanoid soul guide made by Arthas. The more he looked at it, the more excited he became.

Some of the structures above were incomprehensible even to him, a ninth-level soul engineer.

The next second, he suddenly felt himself being locked by a spiritual energy.

He looked up and saw Ye Yulin.

That look seemed to be saying that this technology belonged to Mingde Hall and the Royal Worship Hall, and no one was allowed to touch it without permission!

"Stingy!" He muttered to himself and suppressed the urge to find out the truth.

Arthas ignored the people around him and used the newly made humanoid soul guide energy-gathering array to speed up his own recovery.

At the same time, in the backyard of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy.

"It's almost time!" Minghui, who felt that all the ninth-level soul masters in the residential area had left, withdrew his spiritual detection sharing ability and opened his eyes.

He knew without even thinking where these ninth-level soul masters had gone. The Sun-Moon Empire had begun to act!

"Then I should take action!"

He quickly got out of bed, activated his simulated soul skill to simulate the surrounding environment to make himself invisible, and then went out quietly.

It was early in the morning and the academy was completely quiet, with not even a single student to be seen.

And this just makes it easier for him to act.

Minghui decisively used his body skills to catch the wind and shadows, like a wisp of breeze shuttling through the shadows, quickly approaching the direction of Mingde Hall.

Five minutes later, in the suburbs, clear voices spread across the open space.

"It's break time. The first and eighth place winners of the previous skills challenge will be on stage."

Arthas quickly put on his humanoid soul guide and strode onto the field.

On the opposite side, the representative of the eighth-ranked Aodu Chamber of Commerce had previously made a long-handled sword, which was obviously intended for close combat.

Ye Yulin, the referee, glanced at the two of them and said in a cold voice, "I want to emphasize one thing here. This match is not about life or death, unless one side voluntarily admits defeat or completely loses the ability to fight. So, if you find that you are losing, it is best to speak up as soon as possible to avoid making mistakes."

"If there is no objection, both parties will exchange their names and get ready to begin."

"Alsace."

"Aodu Chamber of Commerce, Zhao Shouze."

"Start!" Ye Yulin was not vague and quickly announced the start of the competition. At the same time, his body rose into the air and left the competition stage.

Six soul rings appeared under Zhao Shouzhe's feet. He stepped forward and rushed towards Arthas with a knife in hand.

Arthas was testing the new humanoid soul guide. He used his mental power to control the hood to cover his eyes. The jet propellers behind his waist immediately blew out hot air, pushing his body into the air. The next moment, hot air waves also blew out from his palms and soles.

With a "swoosh", the whole person turned into a black light and rushed towards Zhao Shouze.

Ye Yulin was shocked by what he saw.

"The drawings shared by Mingde Hall don't seem to include this design. Is this a new creation of Alsace?"

Within sight, Arthas flew in front of Zhao Shouze in the blink of an eye. The latter raised his knife and started to chop. Then Arthas raised his right hand, not to block.

Instead, he faced Zhao Shouze, and then with a "bang", a blazing white air wave spurted out from his palm.

Zhao Shouze, who was slashing with his sword, didn't even have a chance to dodge. Most importantly, the speed of the air wave was much faster than Zhao Shouze's slashing with his sword. With another "bang", Zhao Shouze's chest caved in on the spot, and he flew backwards.

With screams and blood mist spurting out of the mouth into the air.

"Reverse application of soul guide propulsion device!?" Ye Yulin's eyes were filled with amazement.

"It can actually be played this way, why didn't I think of it before?" Not far away, an 18th-level soul engineer looked annoyed.

"Arthas, you bring us more and more surprises!" Ye Yulin smiled.

"Alsace Niu Ben!" The soul masters from the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Master Academy shouted in the audience behind him.

With a bang, Zhao Shouze fell to the ground on the field, his head tilted, and he fainted on the spot.

"Alsace wins!" Ye Yulin announced loudly.

(End of this chapter)