Level 44?
What is he so proud about?
A question mark popped up above Xiao Hongchen's head.
He, Xiao Hongchen, was only fourteen years old now and had already broken through to Spirit King, and was also a Level 5 Spirit Engineer.
But this Zhang Wei was already nineteen, yet only Level 44.
Being Level 44 was one thing – perhaps his Martial Soul aptitude was poor, and the efficiency of taking medicine was a bit lower – but at the very least, you should be a normal Spirit Engineer, right?
Yet you're in the Practical Control Department?
What is the Practical Control Department?
To put it bluntly, it means you don't need to study how to make Spirit Tools, you only need to know how to use them. When you need a Spirit Tool, you find a real Spirit Engineer to custom-make it. That's the Practical Control Department.
This is a department established by the Sun Moon Empire to compensate for their low level of pure Spirit Master training. To motivate people, they are given the title of Spirit Engineer.
The Practical Control Department doesn't waste much time researching Spirit Tools, so they have more energy to cultivate, and their Spirit Power shouldn't be too bad even if it can't match that of their medicine-taking Spirit Engineer peers.
Yet Zhang Wei was both older, in the Practical Control Department, and had a low Spirit Power level.
Xiao Hongchen felt it was just too much for Zhang Wei to replace Li Qing.
How could they do this.
If this Zhang Wei doesn't have any special abilities, he must report it to his grandfather—
While Xiao Hongchen was still having all these internal thoughts, Zhang Wei had already set his sights on him.
"This school... junior, I wonder if I can challenge you."
Although he had just enrolled, Jing Hongchen directly placed him in the sixth grade, so Zhang Wei directly called him 'junior'.
Xiao Hongchen was stunned.
He pointed at himself.
Me?
"You want to challenge me?"
Apart from Li Qing, who was about to leave, there were five people in the reserve team. The three most difficult to challenge were Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Su Ming. The first two were already Spirit Kings and Level 5 Spirit Engineers, though their arsenal of Level 5 Spirit Tools wasn't fully stocked yet.
As for Su Ming, it's better not to mention him.
The remaining two should be the main targets for challenges, since they hadn't reached Level 50 yet, and weren't Level 5 Spirit Engineers who could make Level 5 Spirit Tools while being a lower level themselves.
Xiao Hongchen was truly astonished. He looked at Director Gao.
"Director Gao."
"Since Zhang Wei is challenging Xiao Hongchen, then Xiao Hongchen, don't hold back."
Director Gao didn't know the source of Zhang Wei's confidence either, only knowing his paper data. Remembering Jing Hongchen's instructions, he relayed them to Xiao Hongchen, telling him to go all out.
The Courage Martial Soul, a Body Martial Soul, could it really be this powerful?
A Spirit Ancestor challenging a Level 5 Spirit Engineer across ranks.
Everyone stepped back, quickly clearing an open space.
Xiao Hongchen and Zhang Wei stood opposite each other.
"Se—Su Ming, is Zhang Wei really okay?" Nana was somewhat worried.
She knew Zhang Wei's situation very well.
This was a normal Spirit Ancestor who didn't even have maxed-out Spirit Rings.
He didn't even have the strength of a Beast Martial Soul, nor the convenience of a Tool Martial Soul, and hadn't undergone a Martial Soul Second Awakening.
What right did Zhang Wei have to fight a Level 5 Spirit Engineer?
Su Ming smiled but didn't explain.
Before his transformation yesterday, Zhang Wei was worthless, his overall strength being on the lower end even among Spirit Ancestors. But today was different.
Zhang Wei was no longer the Zhang Wei of before.
"Xiao Hongchen, Spirit Power Level 51, Level 5 Spirit Engineer."
"Begin the fight!"
Zhang Wei's White, Yellow, Purple, Purple Spirit Rings appeared, causing Xiao Hongchen's preparations to pause.
Was this senior here as a joke?
Was your purpose in joining the team just to show off your background?
The team captain, Ma Rulong, frowned, looking at Zhang Wei on the field, irritated by that glaring white Spirit Ring.
If someone with this configuration represented the Sun Moon Royal Team on the Soul Fighting Grand Prix stage without any real skill, it would become a stain on the team's record.
"Junior, no need to hold back."
Zhang Wei laughed loudly, actively telling Xiao Hongchen to go all out.
His four Spirit Rings simultaneously shone.
Fearless, Courage Embodied, Tiger Soul Vajra Transformation, All Things Dissolution.
The four great Spirit Skills were activated by him simultaneously. His body grew larger, reaching a height of two and a half meters, his muscles bulging all over. Substantial white light condensed around him, and a illusory fierce tiger pattern seemed to rise behind him.
Spirit Power, white tinged with golden light, erupted, accompanied by a tiger's roar that swept across the field, causing people's minds to tremble involuntarily.
Zhang Wei's First Spirit Skill aligned with the core of his Body Martial Soul, was the core of the continuous positive feedback for his will, and enjoyed the enhancement from his will's transformation. The Third Spirit Skill, Tiger Soul Vajra Transformation, also enjoyed the strengthening from his will's transformation.
The stronger his will, the more completely he could replicate the Tiger Soul, and the more complete the transformation bonuses he enjoyed.
At this moment, it was as if a complete fierce tiger had possessed him, giving off immense pressure.
"Roar!"
A tiger's roar shattered Xiao Hongchen's will, making him dispirited.
White light flickered around Zhang Wei's hands as a pair of gauntlets enveloped them.
He simply channeled his Spirit Power into the gauntlets. Under the coordination of his will, his Spirit Power easily condensed into substantial Fist Force, which directly detached from his fists and shot out through the air.
Boom!
Xiao Hongchen shuddered, pulled a Spirit Cannon from his storage Spirit Tool, pulled the trigger, and fired a shell that collided with the Fist Force mid-air.
The Fist Force directly pierced through the shell.
Facing the Fist Force about to land on his body, Xiao Hongchen used a Spirit Skill immediately.
"Fifth Spirit Skill, Golden Attachment!"
His body liquefied, turning into a mass of metallic liquid.
In this state, he could immune over eighty percent of physical damage.
However, the Fist Force striking him caused his spirit to be impacted.
This punch also carried spiritual damage.
Zhang Wei did not pursue the attack.
Firstly, he really wasn't used to this kind of fighting.
Secondly, he was also giving Xiao Hongchen a chance to adjust.
The latter reason was certainly not because he was underestimating his opponent, but to better verify his own strength.
Behind him, several nozzle-like devices deployed.
Ma Rulong and the others could recognize the nozzles as propulsion devices, but in the center surrounded by these nozzles, there was another opening, and the pipes connected to these nozzles formed a vortex shape.
This is...
An energy gathering device.
As this Spirit Tool activated, the Heaven and Earth Vital Energy rapidly converged behind him, forming a vortex shape and pouring into his body.
"So violent? Can he digest it?"
Director Gao sharply looked at Su Ming.
Don't break him.
Infusing this level of Heaven and Earth Vital Energy could be fatal if he couldn't digest it.
But Su Ming wasn't too worried.
The Spirit Tool on Zhang Wei's body was something Su Ming made for himself back when he was crafting Spirit Tools. He just had many alternative plans, so these never saw the light of day.
The energy gathering device was also made according to his own capabilities. It was already very violent for a five-ring Spirit Master; even if one could digest it, they would be too distracted by the Heaven and Earth Vital Energy filling their meridians to fight. But neither he nor Zhang Wei were normal Spirit Masters.
Su Ming was not a normal Spirit Elder.
Zhang Wei was not a normal Spirit Ancestor.
All Things Dissolution.
Courage Embodied.
In the blink of an eye, Zhang Wei digested the Heaven and Earth Vital Energy, replenishing the consumption from the previous Fist Force.
"Again!"
Zhang Wei laughed loudly and threw another Fist Force.
His will poured into this punch, and a fierce tiger accompanied the Fist Force.
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