thefictionvixens Is the "illusion" in Chapter 191, "The Pearl of Imagination," an adjective or a
Is the "illusion" in Chapter 191, "The Pearl of Imagination," an adjective or a
You dare use inscription arrays with unclear effects?
As a scholar-type Soul Master focused on theory, Wang Yan, though not a Soul Master himself, had a clear understanding of many common knowledge about Soul Masters. When he heard Long You say that he himself didn't fully understand the function of the inscription array he was using, his expression immediately turned serious.
"That's not how it works, Teacher Wang Yan. I am quite clear about the overall function of this inscription array. However, because this inscription array integrates multiple effects such as softening, fusion, shaping, basic maintenance, and energy circuit reorganization, and Senior Brother Cai Tou and I are not yet proficient in the inscription, many parts cannot actually meet the standard."
This has led to a situation where neither of us can clearly determine which part of the entire inscription array is responsible for the inscriptions that are effective in the match replay.
"That shouldn't be the case!"
A serious voice, distinct from Wang Yan's, suddenly rang out in the conference room, startling everyone present into a state of heightened alert. After all, this conference room was equipped with a barrier-generating soul tool to shield it from external detection. Now, before the barrier-generating soul tool had even sounded an alarm, someone had already infiltrated the barrier's interior; how could anyone not be on high alert?
"Don't be too nervous, it's me."
However, in my capacity as the Vice Dean of the Soul Guidance Department, I must remind you that soul tools are not omnipotent. Lower-level soul tools can be easily countered by higher-level soul masters. Therefore, don't assume you're safe just because you've released a soul tool; you must remain vigilant.
Turning around, seeing that it was Fan Yu and Zhang Lexuan who had arrived, the Shrek Academy members gathered in the conference room couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. However, Fan Yu's next words immediately made everyone's relief falter.
This is something everyone really needs to reflect on. In this hotel, Fan Yu's Soul Master level was definitely not the highest, nor was he the most familiar with Soul Tools. Since Fan Yu was able to break through this barrier and generate a Soul Tool, then the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, located on the same floor as Shrek Academy, definitely also had the ability to break through this barrier.
Thinking about it carefully, everyone from Shrek Academy broke out in a cold sweat. With the soul tool generated by this barrier, they were indeed much more relaxed during their conversation. Now that they thought about it, if they hadn't been so relaxed, even if Fan Yu was very familiar with this shielding barrier, he wouldn't have been able to enter the meeting room without anyone in the room reacting.
"You've been too lenient, Xiao You. Don't think you're so talented. Soul tools require seriousness and rigor. You need to reflect on this."
Clearly, Fan Yu was very dissatisfied with Long You's behavior today, and Fan Yu had automatically taken on the role of teacher and started to reprimand Long You.
"What exactly happened? Show me the inscription array you created, and also show me the finished product, including that completely failed soul-guided powered exoskeleton armor you mentioned."
Disciplining students is never the goal; helping them grow as quickly as possible is Fan Yu's consistent objective. Although Fan Yu was exhausted after spending a whole day traveling back and forth through the Star Dou Great Forest to bring Gongyang Mo a suitable spirit ring, he had no intention of resting in order to find a way to help his students improve more quickly.
Fan Yu's talent in soul tool technology and the profession of soul master is undeniable. If Long You were to use his past life as an analogy, Fan Yu's current situation would be similar to that of Yang Yaozhu and Hu Kai, members of the national sprint team in the early 21st century.
These two athletes managed to reach the top rank (10.20+) in the Chinese sprint rankings by relying on a flawed and outdated Soviet-style training system. To be honest, this level of skill in the Chinese sprint rankings is not impressive on a global scale; they would struggle to even qualify for international competitions. However, purely within the Chinese sprint rankings, this achievement is the strongest, and their experience in sprinting is the most extensive.
Even if this wealth of experience is only relative to that within China, what is good? What is bad? How can people at lower levels be encouraged to advance? They can see it at a glance. Because they have truly internalized the most basic things they can grasp.
It is precisely because of this solid foundation that, although Fan Yu is far behind Long You in terms of innovative thinking after he has been given a cheat code, Fan Yu can always quickly study and understand anything new that Long You comes up with.
Long You quickly retrieved the inscription array data for the Soul Guiding Power Mech Fusion Technique (it's a bit awkward, but since it targets Martial Soul Fusion Techniques, let's leave it as it is). He Caitou took out the scrapped test specimen, and Huo Yuhao thoughtfully rewound the playback progress of the match recording back to the beginning.
Perhaps noticing that the others in the conference room, who were not involved with soul tools or hadn't studied soul tool theory in depth, were getting a little bored, Fan Yu, who was studying the inscription array, unusually interrupted his research and waved for everyone in the room except for Long You and He Caitou to go back and rest.
Since you can't understand what I'm saying anyway, you might as well use that time to do something else, even sleeping or resting, rather than wasting time.
Fan Yu silently studied the inscription array, and Long You and He Caitou weren't wasting time either. After a night's rest, Long You felt his energy had recovered, whether it was because the fusion of the Imagination Pearl and his Martial Soul had deepened or because progress had temporarily stalled. So, while Fan Yu studied the inscription array, Long You pulled He Caitou along to study it as well.
Before, I couldn't understand why the inscription array I created wouldn't run, just like a program full of bugs. But now that it's finally running, I still can't figure out which part of the program is working. That's just unbearable.
Since the complete composite inscription array is incomprehensible, let's study the incomplete one. However, studying the incomplete inscription array isn't something you can do just because you want to. A composite inscription array is formed by combining multiple inscription arrays of varying sizes, so to study it in a more organized way, the first step is to break it down.
In fact, disassembling a composite inscription array is also a method of learning about it. Because if a Soul Master can completely disassemble a composite inscription array, it means that their understanding of the array is sufficient, and they are not far from fully mastering it.
The vision and practical skills of an eighth-level Soul Master far surpass those of a fifth-level or sixth-level Soul Master. Just as Long You and He Caitou had figured out the best method to dismantle the Soul Guidance Powered Mech Fusion Skill Inscription Array (they only knew the formula, not that the problem was solved), Fan Yu put down his tablet and began playing the frame-by-frame replay of the match recording of the Soul Guidance Cannon activating its attack.
It's unclear what Fan Yu wanted to see, but Long You had already used the stylus to disassemble individual inscription arrays on his control tablet, while Fan Yu was still watching a recording.
It wasn't until He Caitou's stomach growled with hunger that the silent and focused atmosphere in the meeting room returned to normal.
"I've roughly figured it out, and I should be able to tell you about it tonight. Let's go eat now."
This inscription array is quite complex. In my personal opinion, even if you manage to inscribe it at your current level, you won't be able to make it function properly. These independent inscription arrays undergo numerous deformations during their combination. To inscribe it perfectly requires a Soul Master to possess a very strong overall perspective and precise hand control.
Based on my understanding of your soul power reserves, I'm afraid the two of you would have difficulty even completing the inscription of this soul-guided power mech fusion technique's rune array in one go, wouldn't you agree?"
Upon hearing Fan Yu's words, He Caitou's expression visibly stiffened for a moment. He was the guy who couldn't complete the inscription array in one go. However, if we're talking about serious expressions, Long You's was even more so.
Although Long You, relying on his closer cooperation with Xiao Yan, could use the soul power stored in the milk bottle as a blue potion to complete the magic array inscription in one go, Fan Yu's words reminded him that the accuracy of the lines drawn and the compatibility of the paired magic arrays were likely to be extremely high. If he and He Caitou really wanted to achieve the fusion of the soul-guided power mecha, they would probably need to inscribe two magic arrays with an error of no more than 0.0 millimeters.
"Alright, don't look so grim. I know who your target is. This is the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, not the Continental Advanced Soul Master Technique Tournament. No one requires that the soul tools used in the competition must be self-made."
"You two try your best. If you really can't figure it out, I'll provide you with an inscription array patch to ensure you can use your planned tactics in the finals."
"Thank you, teacher."
Among level eight soul masters, Fan Yu is only considered average, but his strong soul power reserves are his biggest advantage over Long You and He Caitou. As long as Fan Yu is willing to take action, creating a finished inscription array patch should not be a problem.
In fact, Long You was confident that he could take down this inscription array in about ten days, but He Caitou obviously couldn't do what Long You did, so Fan Yu's guarantee came at just the right time.
For half the morning and most of the afternoon, Fan Yu's return both startled and delighted Long You. After having a combined lunch and dinner, Long You lay back down on his large bed.
Now that it's known the inscription array deduced by the Book of Witness is no simple matter, the work of further analyzing and dissecting this complex inscription array cannot stop. However, compared to dissecting it with pen and paper in reality, Long You prefers to conduct a fully virtual experiment in the Pearl of Imagination.
Furthermore, Long You's curiosity was becoming uncontrollable. He desperately wanted to know why the Pearl of Imagination was beginning to fuse with his Martial Soul at this particular time. What exactly was the relationship between the Pearl of Imagination and his Martial Soul? And what changes would the Pearl of Imagination bring to his Martial Soul after it had completely fused with it?
Too many questions gathered in Long You's mind, waiting for him to explore and answer them. If he couldn't figure these things out, Long You felt that he wouldn't even be that interested in building the War God Palace (mainly that virtual helmet).
Two days later, Long You entered the Illusion Pearl space again. He carefully observed the environment around him and even reached out to touch it. However, no matter how Long You looked at it or felt it, to Long You's consciousness that was currently existing in the Illusion Pearl, the Illusion Pearl was still the same Illusion Pearl, completely unchanged.
Instead of rushing into the experimental area and starting to dismantle the composite inscription array, Long You waved his hand and conjured a very comfortable-looking space capsule massage chair for himself, where he lay down. He now needed to sort out his experiences from childhood to adulthood.
First, the awakening of past life memories is nothing special. Whether the Meng Po soup failed, the soul transmigrated, or even if quantum entanglement deviated, it doesn't matter. Anyway, Long You is now a resident of the Douluo Continent world, and there's no need to dwell on these questions that are impossible to understand now.
Putting aside the issue of his past life memories, the next issue that Long You needed to focus on was the awakening of his Martial Soul. Because he had been nervous for a long time before the awakening, Long You remembered the events of that day exceptionally clearly. He clearly remembered that the Pearl of Imagination appeared after the awakening.
At the same time, Long You also remembered the scene when he first saw his martial spirit in his sea of consciousness. At that time, his martial spirit was already inside the Pearl of Imagination.
[From this, it's not hard to see that my martial soul is definitely related to the Pearl of Imagination. Now, I need to analyze what this relationship is. First, the Pearl of Imagination, "Imagination," why is it called an illusion?]
Although I named it the Pearl of Imagination, looking back now, did I really just pick it randomly? I'm not entirely sure, but I remember that flash of inspiration I had at the time. It was a reminder from my spiritual intuition that the pearl wanted me to know its name was Imagination.
Okay, whether the bead has consciousness or not is unimportant. Anyway, if something existing within my consciousness wanted to do something to me, I'd be powerless to resist. Now, what I need to consider is, what exactly does this "daydream" mean? Or is it an adjective or a noun?