The far north was covered in perpetual snow, with the northern cold winds constantly blowing, making even the areas merely near the far north have an especially long winter.
Ever since Ye Xishui's death last time triggered that strange change, Lin Xiao had made several more trips to the core region of the far north. However, after that, he never again sensed the existence of another plane; it was as if everything from before had been an illusion.
The Snow Empress's soul floated amid the heavy snow. She seemed to particularly enjoy this snowy weather, her figure dancing gracefully as if she were an elf dancing in the snow.
No, she was originally an elf of the snow.
Withdrawing his gaze, Lin Xiao no longer paid attention to the Snow Empress appreciating the snow scenery. Instead, he turned his eyes forward. Not far ahead of him, a dark red, small tower hovered in midair, spinning continuously with a soft whir.
"The Death God Tower…" Lin Xiao's gaze lingered on it carefully. Although he had not yet broken through to the rank of ninth-level soul engineer, he could still understand some of the formations within the Death God Tower.
"What a pity. Although it's a ninth-level soul tool, compared to other ninth-level soul tools, it only has sufficient power; its technical sophistication isn't high."
Besides Lin Xiao, the soul of Ming Lei floated quietly. Hearing Lin Xiao's words, he instinctively glanced at him. "It's… not entirely like that. After all, it was made by the Supreme Pontiff."
Even though he had become a soul, Ming Lei still seemed to harbor some lingering fear toward Ye Xishui in his heart.
"I think that evaluation is quite fair." Feng Shen drifted over in a circle, carefully examining the Death God Tower once more. "In fact, it might even be a bit generous."
"In terms of materials and craftsmanship, this Death God Tower isn't even on par with my Sealing God Platform. Its killing power doesn't come from itself, but from burning souls."
"Compared to a true ninth-level soul tool, it's still lacking somewhat. The reason it became famous is that the person who used it was the renowned Death God Douluo."
After giving a brief commentary, Feng Shen turned to look at Lin Xiao. "Shall we dismantle it?"
Lin Xiao pondered for a moment, then took two steps forward. "No matter what, it can still be considered to have entered the ranks of ninth-level soul tools."
"It's exactly the simplest kind. I want to try and see if I can find the opportunity to break through to a ninth-level soul engineer from within it."
Ming Lei, beside him, did not "speak," only quietly shaking his head. Then, Lin Xiao's voice suddenly sounded beside his "ear."
"What's wrong? Do you have some thoughts?"
Ming Lei was startled and shrank back slightly. "No, it's fine."
"It seems you still haven't gotten used to this way of living. I can sense that you're hiding something in your heart, better to just say it outright."
Seeing Lin Xiao staring at him, Ming Lei glanced at Feng Shen, then withdrew his gaze again. "Actually, breaking through to a ninth-level soul engineer isn't achieved just by imitating already mature ninth-level soul tools like before."
"Although that method does provide some help, truly breaking through to the ninth level requires integrating and mastering your understanding of soul tools, creating soul tools that belong to you alone."
"Soul engineers are similar to soul masters; it's also a form of cultivation. When cultivation reaches a profound level, some things cannot be taught through words or explained clearly; they must be comprehended by the soul engineer themselves. That's why almost every ninth-level soul engineer has their own unique soul tool."
After hearing Ming Lei's words, Lin Xiao nodded lightly. In fact, he himself could feel it—if in first- to eighth-level soul tools he could still see shadows of some technological products from his previous life, then by the time it reached ninth-level soul tools, it could no longer be explained purely by technology.
Ninth-level soul tools possessed all kinds of abilities that were hard to explain or define. It was precisely because of this that Lin Xiao clearly realized that this world was ultimately different from his previous one; it was a world with transcendent power.
"To break through to a ninth-level soul engineer, I actually think that using your previous type of soul cannon as a foundation would be better than this Death God Tower."
Hearing this, Feng Shen also drew closer. Having been a soul engineer in life, he had especially rich experience in how to break through to the ninth level.
Lin Xiao subconsciously touched the storage soul tool on his body. Inside it were indeed countless Array Floating Cannons stored away.
However, ever since he had broken through to the ninth environmental realm, the power of these soul cannons had somewhat failed to keep up with his own strength, and he rarely had opportunities to use them anymore.
Feng Shen's words reminded him that the set of soul cannons that had accompanied him from the moment he first came into contact with soul tools all the way until now might actually be the true opportunity for him to break through to the ninth level.
"I understand." Lin Xiao nodded. "In that case, this tower…"
"This tower can be kept for now."
"Teacher?"
Electrolux's voice suddenly rang out. Feng Shen and Ming Lei instantly fell silent, quietly floating to the side without daring to speak.
"Ever since you retrieved that fragment of divine sense, the things I can remember are far more than I expected. Vaguely, I recall that I once had a weapon, it was a tower."
"Although the way weapons were made in my world was different from making soul tools, there are still some similarities. Using this tower as a prototype, perhaps I can restore a portion of my original weapon on its foundation."
Lin Xiao's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. Although Electrolux didn't remember clearly, he himself clearly knew that the weapon Electrolux was referring to was very likely the divine tool, Eternal Tower, that he had created in his original world.
Even though Electrolux said he could only imitate a portion of its original power, that was already far beyond the level of ordinary soul tools.
"Teacher, how much do you still remember about that weapon?"
"Hahaha." Electrolux laughed. "I'm not too sure either. But these two worlds are different to begin with. Some methods I can only attempt based on your understanding of soul tools. No matter what, this soul tool will definitely end up completely different in the end."
The look in Lin Xiao's eyes toward the Death God Tower changed slightly. If his teacher could truly find a way to connect the different technologies of the two worlds, then this crude ninth-level soul tool right now could become the embryo of a divine tool.
Narrowing his eyes, Lin Xiao quickly withdrew his thoughts.
Even if Electrolux could find such a method, the difficulty of crafting a divine tool would surely far exceed that of crafting a ninth-level soul tool. Right now, he wasn't even a ninth-level soul engineer yet, and already thinking about imitating the Eternal Tower was truly reaching too far.
Looking left and right, Lin Xiao stored away the Death God Tower and resumed walking. "Let's go. We'll take a look at the soul cannon matter together. This soul tool that has accompanied me for so long should also take another step forward."
As he spoke, he gently raised his arm, and several small Floating Cannons floated up, following behind him.
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