Close-Combat Soul Tool Suit!

"Perhaps. The Sun Moon Empire's Soul Tool technology is indeed formidable, ahead of the Three Great Empires by centuries, perhaps even a millennium."

Jiang Ming raised his eyes slightly. A layer of Golden Light flickered in their depths, making his pupils shine as brilliantly as the sun.

"But regardless of whether the Sun Moon Empire will unify the continent in the future, it will be impossible in your hands! To say nothing else, you elevated the Holy Spirit Cult into the state religion, cooperated with them, and even brought them onto the stage of this tournament. You want to drag those rats hiding in the sewers out onto the streets. Heh. Based on that alone, you have already lost the people's support. So perhaps the Sun Moon Empire can unify the continent through its powerful national strength, but you cannot. Once certain fundamental mistakes are made, the path is destined to be the wrong one!"

Jiang Ming could more or less guess Xu Tianran's intentions. The Sun Moon Empire far surpassed the Three Great Empires in Soul Tools, but in terms of Soul Masters—especially powerful, top-tier Soul Masters—it was no match for them.

When the Sun Moon Continent and Douluo Continent had collided and merged, the Sun Moon Continent had been defeated by the terrifying lineup of nearly sixty Titled Douluo assembled under Shrek Academy's leadership!

Having already learned the lesson of top-tier Soul Masters, Xu Tianran was no fool. Naturally, he wanted to counterbalance the Three Great Empires in that regard.

Yet the Sun Moon Empire had always focused its development on Soul Tools. If it began developing pure Soul Masters, it would, on one hand, stir dissatisfaction among its Soul Engineers. Resources were limited; giving them to pure Soul Masters would inevitably mean neglecting the Soul Engineers.

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