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"Has Young Master Shui been promoted again?"
The shopkeeper looked at the fourth-level soul devices on the counter with an expression of disbelief on his face.
"It's just a stroke of luck," Shui Wuya said with a slight smile.
"Congratulations on Young Master Shui's successful promotion to a fourth-level Soul Master. Speaking of which, about a month ago, Ji Juechen from the Royal Soul Master Academy came to the shop looking to buy Frost Pearls. I wonder if Young Master Shui still has Frost Pearls?"
The shopkeeper first offered his congratulations to Shui Wuya and then brought up the matter of Ji Juechen. He had been pondering over it since then.
"I won't be making Frost Pearls for now," Shui Wuya replied, shaking his head. He hadn't expected Ji Juechen, the sword fanatic, to be the one who bought his Frost Pearls.
"Alright."
The shopkeeper's eyes showed a tinge of regret as he picked up the three Illusion Crystals on the counter to examine them.
However, as soon as he looked, the regret in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a look of astonishment.
"Young Master Shui, these three Illusion Crystals of yours are definitely top-grade among fourth-level soul devices! I'm willing to offer you three times the price to buy them!"
The excited shopkeeper immediately offered three times the price to Shui Wuya.
"Thank you very much."
Shui Wuya was slightly surprised, but upon reflection, he understood. The reason the shopkeeper offered three times the price was not only because of the high quality of the Illusion Crystals but also perhaps to establish a good relationship with him.
Shortly after, Shui Wuya left the soul device shop.
Watching Shui Wuya's departing figure, the shopkeeper suddenly realized that he might have sold the three Frost Pearls too cheaply in the first place.
...
On the bustling streets of Mingdu at night, a Soul Master hurried along. He had just purchased enough soul device materials from a soul device shop.
"I must achieve good results at next year's soul device competition!"
The young man silently vowed in his heart. He had been preparing for the competition for a long time and was determined to achieve a good ranking.
Mingde Hall.
"Quickly inform all the elders. I have successfully crafted an excellent eight-grade soul device!"
An elder of Mingde Hall, who had just finished seclusion, had an extremely excited expression on his face as he gave orders to the guards.
Before long, almost all the elders of Mingde Hall had gathered in the underground chamber, including the eight-grade Soul Master who had just finished seclusion.
"Elder Yang, is this the excellent eight-grade fixed-mounted soul cannon you have crafted?"
Among the elders of Mingde Hall, the leader, an elder in white robes, looked at the fixed-mounted soul cannon on the research table with a hint of surprise on his face.
"This is indeed an excellent eight-grade fixed-mounted soul cannon, and its crafting method is somewhat similar to that of the unnamed master's eight-grade fixed-mounted soul cannon."
After examining the fixed-mounted soul cannon with his spiritual power, a black-robed elder concluded.
"It's just a pity that the anti-disassembly prohibition of the unnamed master's soul cannon cannot be dismantled. Otherwise, with more insights, I would surely be able to step into the realm of a nine-grade Soul Master!"
The elder in black robes released his spiritual power and after a thorough investigation of the eight-grade fixed-mounted soul cannon, he came to a conclusion.
"It's a pity that the anti-disassembly prohibition set by that nameless master cannot be dismantled. Otherwise, if I could gain more insights, I could certainly advance to the level of a ninth-grade Soul Master!"
Known as Elder Yang, the man looked at the results of his crafting on the research table with excited eyes, mingled with a hint of regret.
"If it's not possible, I'll have to ask the hall master to take action personally."
After some thought, the elder in white robes realized that the crafting method of the unnamed master was crucial for Mingde Hall! It could even enable many eight-grade Soul Masters to break through to the level of a ninth-grade Soul Master!
...
"Young Master, according to recent news, the Sun-Moon Empire will host a soul device competition event next year."
Back in his room at the inn, Shui Wuya received a report from Han Feng. Over the past month, Han Feng, who no longer needed to raise funds, had been collecting various news from the Sun-Moon Empire.
"A soul device competition?"
Shui Wuya raised an eyebrow slightly, quickly recalling the soul device competition event.
"If there's a chance, I might as well go and take a look."
Shui Wuya didn't attach much importance to it in his heart. With his current speed of advancement as a Soul Master, he would probably smoothly advance to the level of a ninth-grade Soul Master in about one or two years.
When the soul device competition event starts, it's still uncertain whether he will still be in the Sun-Moon Empire.
"Sigh."
He let out a light sigh and quickly settled his mind, preparing to start making soul devices.
This time, instead of directly making fifth-level Illusion Crystals, he found a fifth-level soul device called the Divine Light Mirror from the Shui Family Soul Device Encyclopedia.
It was an attack-type soul device that could release considerable destructive power by harnessing spiritual power.
If he could make it, Shui Wuya wouldn't need to release the Flower of Spiritual Power so easily when facing opponents at his current level.
Following the crafting method recorded in the Shui Family Soul Device Encyclopedia, Shui Wuya took out the materials from the storage soul device and immediately immersed himself in the soul device crafting process.
Meanwhile, at the Icebound Secret Realm, within the Shui Family.
After nearly three years of recuperation, the Shui Family had made extensive changes to the Icebound Secret Realm, and it had now become quite substantial in scale.
On this day, at the core of the Icebound Secret Realm, Shui Yanjun sat cross-legged with closed eyes. There were faint rays of light swirling around him, indicating a sign of an imminent breakthrough.
"Boom!"
After an unknown period of time, a powerful momentum erupted from within Shui Yanjun. His soul power level finally broke through the shackles of level 90 and reached the level of a Titled Douluo!
(End of this chapter)