"I see, I see. So that's how it is. No wonder Master got involved with the royal family of the Sun Moon Empire?"
Huo Yuhao looked at the two seniors not far away, who had just finished a fierce and evenly matched game of chess and temporarily stopped playing. He nodded slightly and said.
Qian Daoliu waved his hand, his gaze still fixed on the unfinished game of chess, and continued without turning his head, "Things are not as complicated as you think."
The reason why your master's statues stand in abundance within the Sun Moon Empire is entirely due to the agreement we made with that Little Tianzhen, and these statues are one of the results of that agreement.
As for why so many statues were erected, all you need to know is that there's a deeper meaning behind it.
"Understood." Huo Yuhao nodded.
"But Little Yuhao, how's the Soul Master Tournament going? Are you confident you can crush all the other teams with overwhelming force?"
Dugu Bo smiled and looked at Huo Yuhao, asking, "You don't know, but back in the Soul Master Tournament your master participated in, he single-handedly defeated many opponents who were much older than him."
"And the opponents you face in the Soul Master Tournament now are mostly your own age. Compared to your current situation, it's a huge blow to them, isn't it?"
"We are definitely confident of winning."
Hearing his elders' words, Huo Yuhao nodded slightly, a rare hint of shyness appearing on his face. He wasn't good at this kind of self-praise.
"Besides, even without my participation, with Aotian and the others' strength, winning the final Soul Master Tournament wouldn't be difficult."
"Yes, Soul Saint!"
Dugu Bo's tone was full of emotion. "Looking at our era, breaking through to the Soul Saint realm before the age of twenty was simply unimaginable. There was only one person like your master."
Times have changed.
Huo Yuhao listened quietly from the side, without interrupting.
A moment later, he turned and left.
For him, coming to Mingdu to participate in the Soul Master Tournament was more like a rare opportunity for rest.
They're all the same age; he didn't want to use his limited perspective to undermine them.
As for the Shrek Academy's undefeated streak in the Soul Master Tournament?
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao shook his head repeatedly.
It wasn't that he looked down on the Shrek Academy as it is now; even without the emergence of their Body Sect, they wouldn't even be able to get Kanto the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
Shrek Academy was already as rotten as rotten wood.
The championship they won in the last Soul Master Tournament, which they fought so hard for, was their last moment of glory.
As for this time----
If he remembered correctly, the grandchildren of Jing Hongchen, the Illustrious Virtue Hall of the Sun Moon Empire, Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen, were not at the Soul Saint Soul Saint level, but they were not far from it.
With the addition of the Level 7 Soul Tool tailored specifically for them and the blessing of Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit, Shrek Academy's chances of defeating them are extremely low.
Not to mention going up against their Body Sect.
With this in mind, Huo Yuhao no longer lingered in the Sun Moon Empire's palace. He once again concealed his identity and began to wander around the Mingdu territory.
He was very interested in the information that the two elders had told him.
Although most of my doubts were resolved, my curiosity only grew stronger.
With the explanations of the two elders, he also gained a general understanding of the current situation of the Sun Moon Empire.
The old emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, perhaps due to the backlash from his forceful usurpation, was plagued by numerous illnesses and bedridden at a young age, despite being in his prime.
His condition had even deteriorated to the point where, not long ago, even the intervention of the royal physician, a Titled Douluo in healing, could not save his life.
Even before the old emperor passed away, the many scandalous affairs of Crown Prince Xu Tianran, who colluded with Evil Soul Master, had already quietly spread.
As a result, the attitude of all the people in Mingdu towards Crown Prince Xu Tianran underwent a complete 180-degree reversal.
No one expected that the seemingly gentle and refined crown prince would be so ruthless in his pursuit of the throne, even colluding with Evil Soul Master to persecute...
They're capable of doing things that affect their own people.
Many people even believe that the old emperor died so quickly because he was angered by his rebellious son Xu Tianran.
His reputation is ruined in his later years!
After the former crown prince Xu Tianran was given a death sentence and the old emperor passed away, Xu Tianzhen, who was given the title of "Princess Tianzhen ", ascended the throne amidst the support of many ministers.
She became another empress of the Sun Moon Empire.
The phenomenon of women like Xu Tianzhen ascending to the throne is not uncommon in the history of the Sun Moon Empire.
The public has long been accustomed to this.
After Xu Tianzhen took power, he vigorously promoted various welfare measures within the Sun Moon Empire.
Besides distributing various civilian Soul Tool to improve the living conditions of people at the grassroots level, the most important thing was the promotion of Soul Spirit.
Under these policies, the people, who benefited greatly, naturally gave their full support for the Empress's ascension to the throne.
It was at that time that the Lord of Divine Grace and Soul Spirit upon his master, Lin Mo, were also promoted.
In response, many ordinary people and Soul Master choose to worship and make offerings to the Lord of Divine Grace and Soul Spirit.
For ordinary people, the disappearance of Evil Soul Master is naturally a great thing.
After all, nobody wants to stay at home peacefully, then suddenly run into Evil Soul Master, and before they can even resist, they are grabbed by the Evil Soul Master and instantly refined into blood food Swallow.
As for the latter, compared to Soul Ring, Soul Spirit are naturally a better choice for many Soul Engineer.
The appearance of Soul Spirit has also greatly expanded the tactical options available to Soul Engineer.
Will the emergence of new deities on the continent arouse fear among believers of other deities, or even ignite a war between faiths?
That's not the case.
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but fall into deep thought, recalling the information he had seen in the Body Sect not long ago regarding the current situation of the Shrek Academy.
Shrek Academy has now chosen to retreat and continue existing as an academy.
The reason for this turning point seems to be the passing of the former Sea God Pavilion Master, Dragon God Douluo Mu En.
According to the information gathered by the Body Sect, after the death of the former Dragon God Douluo Mu En, he overruled all objections and was the first to hand over the position of Sea God Pavilion Master to the level 97 Qingying Douluo.
The position of the next Sea God Pavilion Master will be taken over by Zhang Lexuan, the youngest member of the Sea God Pavilion.
Furthermore, it was decided that once Zhang Lexuan's cultivation broke through to the Titled Douluo realm, she would become the next Sea God Pavilion Master.
The positions of the two successive Sea God Pavilion Master were not passed to Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe as outsiders speculated.
There are naturally many different opinions from the outside world regarding this change of power.
However, most people's guesses lean more towards the idea that the Taotie Douluo chose to go into seclusion to try to break through to the Level 99 Limit Douluo realm.
Within the Shrek Academy, only a few people knew that Taotie Douluo and Bright Phoenix Douluo were now practically dead.
It was precisely because of this power shift within the Shrek Academy that Zhang Lexuan, with the support of Elder Song, overcame all opposition and changed Shrek Academy's stance.
As for why the other stubborn Sea God Pavilion Elder would support it?
This seems to be because Shrek Academy discovered that all the Sea God statues they worshipped had recently cracked.
Yes, it cracked open!
Having learned some of the truth from Mu En, and given this unusual situation, Zhang Lexuan, the next Sea God Pavilion Master, naturally had all sorts of speculations.
That's why she chose to defy public opinion and change Shrek Academy's stance.
In Zhang Lexuan's view, if changes are not made in time...
If Shrek Academy continues to be so arrogant and becomes a true nation within a nation, then when the gods return, that will be their time of destruction.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
Shortly after Huo Yuhao left, Qian Daoliu and Dugu Bo were greeted by two more uninvited guests.
Du Busi and Kong Deming.
"Esteemed seniors, Elder Kong and I have already discussed it." The green-clad Du Busi bowed solemnly to the two, his expression grave. "We will fully support your ideas. As you've said, there are currently too many countries on the Douluo Continent— "
"Having too many countries can also be a burden."
Kong Deming nodded and added from the side, "Nowadays, on the Sun Moon Continent, besides the Sun Moon Empire, there are also the original Douluo Three Kingdoms: Heaven Soul, Dou Ling, and Star Luo Empire, which border the Sun Moon Empire."
This continent contains as many as four countries. Although they appear to be at peace, each country is secretly vying for power, awaiting the impending war.
As a member of the royal family of the Sun Moon Empire, he has a lot to say on this point.
The vast majority of the war preparations within the Sun Moon Empire were initiated by him.
"The establishment of the Douluo Federation is necessary. Only by eliminating all unnecessary internal strife and unifying all forces and resources can Douluo Star develop better."
"Leaving aside other matters, in terms of Soul Guidance Technology, the original Douluo Three Kingdoms are still following the path taken by the Sun Moon Empire, and have taken many detours. This is undoubtedly a huge waste of resources and manpower."
"That's what I think too." Du Busi nodded slightly from the side.
"According to my and Lao Kong's ideas, the future Douluo Federation will be composed of two major empires: the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Dou Empire —jointly established..."
To form a community of shared interests.
"This is your business; it has nothing to do with me or the Old Poison."
Qian Daoliu waved his hand dismissively and said, "Just do as you please, there's no need to worry about us."
"The only thing to be careful about is ending the unrest as quickly as possible to avoid a protracted war that leads to widespread suffering. A swift victory is essential!"
"As for Xiao Mo, he won't interfere with the normal development of the Douluo Continent. You just do your own thing."
As if to reassure the two, Dugu Bo added, "Don't worry, this is what Xiao Mo told us before she left."
"You only need to fulfill the previous agreement after you have unified the continent, and let Xiao Mo's faith spread throughout Douluo."
"Clear."
Du Busi and Kong Deming exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.
They both saw the joy in each other's eyes.
Both Kong Deming and Du Busi were quite dedicated to promoting the unification of the mainland.
Du Busi: I wholeheartedly support this.
If the mainland is truly unified, with Lin Mo, the ancestor of the Body Sect, around, their Body Sect will inevitably become the state religion of the future Federation!
This would be very beneficial for the Body Sect, the most obvious benefit being that it would make it easier to search for disciples who possess Body Martial Soul.
This is also the biggest constraint on their Body Sect.
The inheritance of the Body Martial Soul is not stable and depends entirely on random mutation.
Even if both parents possess Body Martial Soul, their offspring have a slightly higher probability of inheriting Body Martial Soul than ordinary people; the inheritance is not stable.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a common rule on the mainland that all Soul Master who awaken their Body Martial Soul are considered disciples of the Body Sect.
However, not many people follow this rule.
After all, even if the major powers have Soul Master who have awakened their Body Martial Soul, few of them are willing to send their Soul Master to the Body Sect.
Why can't we train them ourselves?
The combat power of Soul Master with their Body Martial Soul is undeniable; who wouldn't be envious?
If we can gather the power of one ball to attract fresh blood to join the Body Sect, then even if he Du Busi, he will have no regrets even in the afterlife!
The legacy of the Body Sect has been secured!
As for Kong Deming, he shared the same view.
He didn't think too much about the complexities involved. If the mainland could be successfully unified, then they could vigorously develop Soul Tool.
With the addition of many fresh talents from the original Douluo Three Kingdoms side, the development of Soul Engineer will undoubtedly become more vigorous than ever before.
The orthodox Soul Master have long since fallen into decline; the Soul Engineer are the true future!
Presumably, in the future, Level 10 Soul Engineer like myself will no longer be the only ones remaining.
Who knows, maybe even level 11 or 12 Soul Engineer will appear in the future!
That will be the golden age for Soul Engineer!
As for the obstacles to the unification of the mainland? There are none.
It wasn't that Kong Deming looked down on the original Douluo Three Kingdoms; it was simply that the original Douluo Three Kingdoms were too disappointing.
In that holy war thousands of years ago, if it weren't for the Shrek Academy's sudden intervention, their Sun Moon Empire's steel legion would have already trampled the Douluo Three Kingdoms and completed the unification of the continent.
After that, the original Douluo Three Kingdoms did not take precautions and instead continued to Own Tempo, looking down on Soul Tool.
Now that they have lost Shrek Academy as a powerful ally, the three countries combined are no match for the Sun Moon Empire.
The gap in hard power between the two sides has become so large that it is almost unbelievable.
Not to mention, their Sun Moon Empire now has the Body Sect as an ally, which further crushes the original forces in terms of high-end combat power.
Douluo Three Kingdoms.
Leaving aside other factors, the difference in combat power at the Limit Douluo level is quite obvious.
If the information recorded by the Sun Moon Empire is correct, it seems that only the Star Luo Empire has a royal Great Enshrined who is about to reach the end of his lifespan, with a cultivation level of Level 98.
As for the two nations Heaven Soul and Dou Ling, which had long been divided due to civil war, the strongest cultivators in each nation were only at Level 97.
On the Sun Moon Empire's side, there was him, a Level 10 Soul Engineer, and Du Busi, two Limit Douluo- level fighters.
The gap between the two sides is extremely obvious.
They're like clay chickens and earthenware dogs, utterly defenseless!
Not long ago, in the Divine Realm, at the palace of the God of Emotion.
Rong Nianbing looked at the scene slowly fading away on the light screen in front of her, and the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily.
Huo Yuhao truly lives up to his reputation as Lin Mo's disciple; the two of them use identical methods of revenge.
The most brutal form of beheading.
Then the skull Ice Seal for sacrificial purposes!