Douluo Dalu 2: You are an Evil Soul Master, but also a good person ?

"Ah Cheng, I can't wait any longer."

Xiao Hongchen stretched his shoulders excitedly.

"If you're a real man, let's fight with real skill! Over the past two months, I've been incredibly curious about your true strength..."

"Heh."

Xu Cheng chuckled.

The mutual respect between the strong is always fascinating.

"The final round of the assessment begins now!"

As Lin Jiayi's voice fell, Xiao Hongchen moved instantly.

A golden radiance enveloped his body, and behind him, a phantom image of a three-legged golden toad emerged.

Two yellow and one purple soul rings lit up.

At the same time, his first and third soul rings shone simultaneously, and nearly a hundred metal spheres were suddenly thrown out from his storage soul tool.

But what was truly strange was—

Using these metal spheres as cores, countless metallic barrels took form in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, a metal fortress was constructed.

Xu Cheng's pupils contracted slightly.

These nearly one hundred barrels were at least third-level soul tools.

In terms of coverage area and concentrated firepower, they far exceeded soul engineers of the same rank.

The spectators below erupted in exclamations.

"Holy shit..."

This sheer number of soul tools had already reached a level where quantity transformed into quality—it wasn't an exaggeration to say it rivaled a small soul engineer battle team.

This move had never appeared in previous battles.

For Xiao Hongchen to reveal such a trump card against Xu Cheng right from the start, it showed just how much he valued his opponent.

This made countless people even more eager to see what would happen next.

But some also had doubts—

More soul tools weren't necessarily better; one needed the ability to control them.

Otherwise, no matter how many were deployed, they would just be decorations.

Only Xu Cheng, standing in the arena, understood.

Among Xiao Hongchen's three soul skills, not a single one was for show—each had its purpose.

His first and third soul skills, Metal Control and Metal Shaping, combined into a technique that allowed him to "forge cannons on the spot."

His second soul skill, Metallic Boil, brought these soul tools to life...

Just as Xu Cheng expected,

Around Xiao Hongchen, countless red-gold light particles gathered, attaching themselves to those metallic barrels.

The destructive aura emanating from them made the pressure around Xu Cheng even more tangible.

It was as if the metal itself was boiling, its annihilative power gradually manifesting.

Even more terrifying—these nearly one hundred metallic constructs could adjust their aim automatically, demonstrating Xiao Hongchen's terrifying control over metal.

Moreover, no matter the type of metal, he could control it.

He could even absorb energy from rare metals to aid in his cultivation.

Born in the Sun Moon Empire, with his grandfather as the head of the Mingde Hall, he had access to a perfect environment and unparalleled resources.

Especially Metallic Boil, which significantly enhanced metal's activity, drastically boosting his control in a short time while allowing him to temporarily absorb metal elements from the air.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

A barrage of long-range soul tool cannon fire thundered across the testing ground.

Countless spectators covered their ears, their expressions filled with shock.

No one had expected...

Xiao Hongchen could actually control a hundred cannons with such ease.

If that were the case, Xu Cheng might be in real danger!

"..."

Thick smoke billowed.

Xiao Hongchen's bombardment had covered the entire battle platform.

At the same time, it obscured Xu Cheng's situation.

A concerned instructor was about to step forward to intervene—

But a colleague grabbed his arm, gesturing toward the stage with astonished eyes.

Looking up—

As the smoke cleared,

Xu Cheng still stood there, completely unscathed, even having the leisure to make a remark.

"You really went all out right from the start, huh?"

"Then next..."

Xu Cheng's expression gradually turned serious.

"It's my turn!"

In the next moment—

As the dense smoke in the sky completely dissipated,

And as sunlight poured down,

Everyone suddenly noticed—

Nearly a hundred drones had silently spread across the entire examination field in a fan-shaped formation.

And what was even more shocking—

These drones were far from ordinary reconnaissance units.

Underneath each drone, the originally installed detection soul tools had all been modified into third-level high-explosive soul cannons!

High-explosive soul cannons—true to their name—were renowned for their terrifying explosive power.

Among all soul tools of any rank, their destructive force was undoubtedly top-tier.

Their explosive power was second only to fixed-installed soul tools.

Their downside, however, was their weight and slow firing speed.

Yet now, these nearly one hundred high-explosive soul cannons adjusted their aim along with the drones' movements.

Xiao Hongchen's lips twitched violently.

Suddenly, his long-range soul tools didn't seem so impressive anymore...

Meanwhile, the entire audience fell into a stunned silence.

If Xiao Hongchen's hundred long-range soul cannons had already left them in awe,

Then Xu Cheng's hundred drones, each equipped with fixed-installed high-explosive soul cannons, left them horrified.

Everyone present was a soul engineer, many of them prodigies in the field.

And precisely because of this, they understood the true terror of what they were witnessing.

Controlling a hundred soul tools simultaneously while precisely positioning them in the sky would demand enormous spiritual power.

But the truly insane part—

Each drone was equipped with a soul cannon that required precise aiming and targeting.

And in this world, there was no artificial intelligence.

Everything had to be manually controlled by the soul engineer.

Which meant Xu Cheng was multiplying the difficulty by another level!

Jing Hongchen's pupils contracted instantly.

He slammed the table and stood up, not even noticing as wooden splinters flew everywhere.

This kind of monstrous technique—

It wasn't that no one had thought of it before—

It was that no one had ever believed it could be accomplished!

For a normal person, their spiritual power would be instantly drained dry, and they might even suffer a backlash, turning them into a lunatic!

But Xu Cheng had done it!

And do it to perfection—beyond human capability...

"Hoo..."

Elder Cheng let out a long breath.

But his eyes shone with unrestrained excitement!

He never expected—

This disciple had given him such an incredible surprise!

...

On the battlefield.

Xu Cheng still stood motionless.

Watching the countless expressions of awe around him, he couldn't help but smile.

Did they think he spent an entire month working overtime just to repair that seventh-level soul tool?

In his spare time, he had also tested his hypothesis—

The so-called programming!

By embedding specific inscriptions into the core arrays of soul tools, he could make them operate more efficiently—like small programs that could automate certain actions, reducing the need for manual control and drastically lowering spiritual power consumption.

By leveraging his spiritual power to manipulate these array cores, he could achieve what others would consider a divine technique.

Of course, even though it significantly reduced spiritual consumption, the requirement was still immense.

This method was exclusive to Xu Cheng.

Even Xiao Hongchen couldn't replicate it...

The battlefield was silent.

Then came an explosion of wild cheers.

Even though they hadn't exchanged another attack, the clash between these two top-tier experts had already been thrilling enough.

At this point, winning or losing no longer mattered.

Watching legends showcase their skills—

That was the real spectacle!

"Smile..."

Xu Cheng extended his right hand, forming a gun gesture, and pointed lightly at Xiao Hongchen.

A smirk spread across his face.

"Biu."

In the next instant—

Thunderous explosions shook the heavens!

(End of Chapter)