Three Years of Consolidation, Looking Ahead (4K)

Time flies, and three years have quietly passed since the Douluo Federation was officially established on the Sun and Sun Moon Sun Moon Continent.

These past three years have been a period of tremendous change for this land that has endured so much hardship. The days of tribal fragmentation, rampant Soul Beast, and widespread poverty have been greatly transformed.

With the absolute military deterrence of the three Titled Douluo and a relatively sound institutional framework, the Federation government began to operate efficiently, like a sophisticated machine.

Based on the original Core Zone of the Three Great Tribes Zihuang, Golden Sun, and Silver Moon, three provinces were divided to serve as the ruling core of the Federation.

The former small and medium-sized tribes have either been integrated into new administrative units or retained a certain degree of autonomy as autonomous regions, but their core powers, such as military affairs, diplomacy, management of Soul Master, and research and development of Soul Tool Technology, have been taken over by the Federation.

A crisscrossing road network began to connect previously isolated settlements, the Federal Soul Master Legion regularly wiped out powerful Soul Beast near major transportation routes, caravans gradually increased their frequency of travel, and the economy began to recover.

The Ministry of Education has established Soul Master Academy and Soul Tool Academy in major cities, which are open to all children of school age for Martial Soul Awakening and Talent Testing. As long as they have Soul Power, regardless of their background, they have the opportunity to receive systematic education.

A relatively fair promotion and resource allocation mechanism has been initially established. Although it is far from perfect, it has given countless ordinary people hope for changing their fate.

Purple Blazing Dragon City has now become the capital of the Federation's First Executive District, and it has undergone tremendous changes.

The city has expanded several times in size, with Soul Tool Streetlight illuminating the streets at night, and brand-new buildings rising from the ground. Among them, the most magnificent are the Federal Parliament Building and the Governor's Mansion located in the city center.

Deep within the official residence, in a spacious, bright study, simply furnished yet exuding an air of refinement.

Yu Yuanchen put down a report on the "progress of popularization of new civilian Soul Tool Illuminator," gently rubbed his temples, and took a sip of the tea beside him.

His gaze pierced through the bright glass window, landing on the Federation Soul Master training in the distance, clad in standard Soul Tool Armor. A helpless yet slightly triumphant smile crept onto his lips.

"Unconsciously, three years have passed..." he murmured to himself. These three years could hardly be described as "fulfilling"; they were more like a mix of "overwhelming" and "surprising" events.

Looking back on the impulsive decision they made three years ago to establish the Federation, they now realize that it was indeed a bit too youthful and reckless.

Governing a continent is a thousand times more complex and difficult than defeating a powerful enemy. Countless trivial administrative affairs, the game of interests among various parties, the conflict between old and new ideas, the resistance in the implementation of systems... each and every one of these things consumes a lot of energy.

Even though they delegated most of the specific affairs to the Executive Court and parliament, which were headed by Xu Yu, Zhao Hui, and Kong Ze and included elites from various tribes, many major decisions concerning the fundamental direction of the Federation, resource allocation, and relations with the Soul Beast forces still required their personal oversight.

Although the three disliked mundane affairs, as the highest decision-makers in the Federation, they could not shirk this responsibility.

"If I'd known it would be this troublesome, I would have preferred to just be a carefree wanderer, traveling around freely." Tang Chen's gruff voice came from the side. He was frowning at a draft of the <Federal Soul Tool Army Equipment Standardization Draft>, the dense data and quotations on it giving this man, who was more used to speaking with a hammer, a headache.

Qian Daoliu sat on the other side, a huge map of the Sun Moon Continent's resources spread out before him. He was marking something on it with a beam of Soul Power. Hearing this, he looked up and smiled gently, "Brother Tang, you jest again. If it weren't for this foundation, how could we have gathered the continent's resources and delved so deeply into the Dao of Soul Tool? Seeing the people under our rule gradually living in peace and prosperity, this sense of accomplishment is incomparable to any carefree life."

Tang Chen snorted, admitting, "That's true. Seeing those little guys able to cultivate in peace, without having to worry about being carried off by Soul Beast all the time, is indeed not bad." He paused, then scratched his head, adding, "It's just that managing this is really too tedious! More tiring than fighting with you guys!"

Yu Yuanchen and Qian Daoliu exchanged a smile, deeply agreeing. For the past three years, the three of them had practically become "firefighters" and "final decision-makers," spending their time amidst various meetings, files, and squabbles. It would be a lie to say they hadn't complained, but whenever they saw the Federation gradually getting back on track and this continent radiating new Life Force, the immense sense of accomplishment from personally creating history and changing the fate of billions of lives was enough to dispel all their fatigue.

However, the busyness of Federation affairs only occupied part of their energy. What truly made these three years "incredibly fulfilling," and even somewhat "to the point of forgetting to eat and sleep," was something else entirely—their obsession with and research into Soul Tool technology.

Cultivation Level their level of cultivation, under the suppression of the rules of the Douluo Plane, the accumulation and qualitative improvement of pure Soul Power have almost stagnated.

The Level 99 Titled Douluo seems to be the end for mortal Soul Master, with an invisible barrier blocking the path to higher levels.

For Yu Yuanchen and his two companions, who were accustomed to rapid progress and constant breakthroughs, this "stagnation" was unbearable.

The emergence of Soul Tool technology opened a completely new window for them.

This does not mean that they are going to learn how to make Soul Tool by hand—that is the study of craftsmanship, not their path.

What interests them is the "Dao" that the Soul Tool Technology represents—a path that is distinct from, yet closely related to, the pure Soul Master cultivation system, and can even be considered an important supplement to the Soul Master system!

The core of Soul Master cultivation lies in tapping into one's own potential, condensing Soul Power, comprehending the laws, and strengthening oneself.

Soul Tool, on the other hand, are the crystallization of wisdom that integrates knowledge of Soul Power, laws, materials science, energy circuits, and many other things, and realizes, amplifies, and universalizes them through external objects.

Studying Soul Tool, especially high-level Soul Tool, their core principles, energy conduction and conversion, and the inscription of law runes, allows Yu Yuanchen and the other two to re-examine their own power system, which they already know by heart, from a completely new, more "rational" and "structured" perspective.

"So, the violent Destruction nature of thunder can also be guided and focused so stably and efficiently through this precise array of runes..." Yu Yuanchen often immersed himself in the study of the Space Rune of his artifact "Hell Gate" obtained from the Demon Plane, as well as the energy circuits of the high-level Soul Tool inherited from the Sun Moon Continent.

This gave him a deeper understanding of the nature of Space Law and the Thunder Power, and even allowed him to gain new insights into the Thunder God Position Fragment that he had initially repaired.

Qian Daoliu was fascinated by the arrays in the Soul Tool related to energy purification, stable output, and Light Attribute amplification.

"The essence of Angel Holy Light is Purification and order, and the Radiance Array in the Soul Tool can gather faint Light Element into a power of light sufficient to dispel darkness through multiple refractions and resonances... The beauty of 'order' in this is indescribable." His Angel Domain seemed to have become more refined and pure as a result.

Although Tang Chen wasn't particularly interested in fine-tuning, he was keenly interested in the forging and strengthening of Soul Tool materials, as well as how to inject violent power into Soul Tool in a more efficient way and amplify it (simply put, how to make the Soul Guidance Cannon fire more fiercely).

His research into the properties of various Rare Metal, alloy ratios, and the requirements of rune engraving on material strength allowed him to develop a more refined and nuanced control over "power," making his mastery of the Clear Sky Hammer's vibrational force increasingly unparalleled.

It can be said that although their "cross-border" research in the field of Soul Tool over the past three years did not directly improve their Soul Power Level, it has allowed them to take their understanding of their own power and the laws of heaven and earth to a new level.

This is a solid foundation, a broadened vision, and a valuable accumulation for possible future breakthroughs.

In the quiet room, Yu Yuanchen often fell into deep thought. He thought further ahead than Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen. He knew that in the Douluo Plane, the path of Soul Master was actually a "dead end".

Why do the Plane Law restrict Soul Master from becoming gods on their own? Is it really because the Plane Law are stingy or deliberately suppressing them? Yu Yuanchen believes that this is not the case. The root cause lies in the "burden" and "imbalance" of the Douluo Plane itself.

The Douluo Plane has an extremely rich foundation, containing remnants from the Ancient Dragon Clan and even the era of the God War. These remnants are of extremely high status, far beyond what the current Plane Law can fully control and digest.

At the same time, the plane also needs to send a massive amount of Power of Faith to the Divine Realm, which further exacerbates the "blood loss" of the Plane Origin.

Just like a family with a vast fortune (Dragon Clan heritage) but poor management and a constant need to donate blood (contributing faith) to others, it is naturally stretched thin internally and unable to support the birth of more "super individuals" (God Level).

Therefore, the Plane Law can only set an upper limit, restricting the vast majority of Soul Master to below level 100, in order to maintain the stability of the plane itself.

The so-called becoming a god is essentially about obtaining a "position" (divine God Position) from a higher plane (the Divine Realm), thus "attaching" oneself to another plane and bypassing the limitations of one's own plane.

This is not a natural continuation of the path of Soul Master, but rather a kind of "grafting".

Yu Yuanchen was not content with this. He possessed the inheritance of the Thunder God Godhood Inheritance, and if he wished, completing the assessments step by step would not have made inheriting the God Position difficult. But his ambition lay elsewhere. A First-level Deity's position was far from his destination.

What he yearns for is transcendence, true "self-made godhood," and even reaching an even higher peak.

However, in the Douluo Plane, becoming a god on one's own is almost impossible. The suppression of the Plane Law is an objective reality, unless one possesses an "external cheat" with a rank far exceeding the Plane Law to forcibly break the restrictions—such as the "system" in some novels, but this idea is obviously unrealistic.

His hope lay in the power of the "Hell Gate," a Spatial Divine Artifact —to construct coordinates for accessing other dimensions.

Since the Douluo Plane cannot provide fertile ground for individuals to become gods independently, let's find a plane that allows or even encourages Life to break through their limits.

There, he can rely on his own accumulated knowledge to break through the God-Level Barrier and truly achieve a leap in his level of Life. Only by personally stepping into the Spirit-level Domain and deeply understanding the mysteries of God Level can he have the confidence to attempt to strengthen or even surpass the position of First-level Deity.

The difficulty of advancing from First-level God to God King Position is beyond imagination.

Yes, give him time, and even without the Thunder God Position, he can create a Martial God Position on his own. But that doesn't mean that a Martial God Position plus a Thunder God Position can be combined to create a God King Position.

In the original work, there are only two examples of people who successfully evolved from First-level God to God King Position: Tang Buddha Tang and Huo Gua. However, Tang San clearly succeeded by absorbing the blood of the Douluo Plane and possessing the power of the Asura God King Position.

While Huo Yuhao's Emotion God Position is said to be First-level God, one can tell from Rong Nianbing's situation that although the God Position Emotions may seem to be only at the First-level God level, considering that Rong Nianbing not only possesses a Super Divine Artifact and a large number of Semi-Super Divine Artifact, but also demonstrated his strength in the Legend of the Gods Realm," how could he not be at the God King Level?

Could the God Position of a God King Level powerhouse who has invested in a large plane of existence within the Divine Realm be a simple First-level God? Even so, Huo Gua still needed to absorb the Chaos Power to achieve the God King Position. One can imagine how difficult it is to advance from First-level God to the God King Position without the help of God King Level external force.

Yu Yuanchen doesn't Twin Martial Souls, so he can't take another Divine Examination to improve his aptitude and then have another Martial Soul to inherit another God King Position. He also can't obtain an opportunity like the Chaos Power generated by the collision of various Divine Realm for the time being.

But he has his own path and confidence—he is taking a comprehensive path that integrates Martial Way, Soul Master, and even Soul Tool Technology. He is confident that his foundation is solid and his potential is enormous, and he is no less than anyone else.

But all of this depends on finding a suitable Planar Coordinates.

Yu Yuanchen, with the foresight of a transmigrator, had already locked onto a target: the Saint Demon Continent! The homeland of the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord! A plane that, according to legend, possesses a complete cultivation system and may even have Path to Godhood!

The clue lies with the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord!

However, the Evil Emperor is an extremely tough nut to crack. With nearly 800,000 years of Cultivation Level and terrifying Spiritual Power, even though Yu Yuanchen's strength has improved and he is confident that he can overpower the Evil Emperor, it will be extremely difficult to capture him and even force him to reveal his Planar Coordinates without harming his life, especially his soul memories.

Beings like the Evil Emperor are born with pride and are unyielding. If they sense that there is no hope of survival or that they have been humiliated beyond measure, they may very well choose to self-destruct their souls, perishing together with the fallen. At that time, all their schemes will come to naught.

Cooperation? Perhaps it's one path. But what kind of bargaining chips to use, and when to negotiate cooperation with the Evil Emperor, requires utmost caution. The Evil Emperor is no easy opponent; to negotiate with a tiger for its skin could easily backfire.

"The time is not yet ripe..." Yu Yuanchen tapped the table lightly, his gaze deep. "We must wait, wait for the Federation's foundation to be more stable, wait for my understanding of Power of Space to deepen, and also wait for... a suitable opportunity."

He composed himself and refocused his attention on the table. His immediate priority remained consolidating the Federation and improving himself. Exploring the other world required careful planning and a step-by-step approach.

Outside the window, the chants of the Federal Soul Master Legion during their drills could be faintly heard, full of vigor and power. Yu Yuanchen smiled slightly, his heart filled with anticipation. This new world they had created with their own hands, and the road leading to the unknown and the pinnacle, were all worth his dedication and hard work.

The road is long and arduous, but if you keep going, you will reach your destination.