"What did you say? Repeat that."
Upon hearing his subordinate's report, Kong Deming briefly doubted his own ears.
The Soul Engineer standing before him swallowed and said cautiously,
"It seems the soul masters of the Original Three Kingdoms have been filling in the canyon with all their strength. They have already filled about half of it, and it is estimated that they will completely level it within another half day."
"..."
Kong Deming was left speechless for a moment.
"Pfft."
Suddenly, he heard an odd sound. Turning his head, he found Ye Xishui covering her mouth as she tried to hold back her laughter.
He immediately became angry out of embarrassment.
"Ye Xishui, what are you laughing at?"
Ye Xishui revealed a faint smile.
"Nothing. I just find it amusing that you, Kong Deming, have spent your entire life researching Soul Tools and have always looked down on traditional soul masters, only to be outmaneuvered by them."
Kong Deming was somewhat puzzled.
"What do you mean?"
"Still don't understand?"
Ye Xishui chuckled.
"The greatest difference between traditional soul masters and you Soul Engineers is that, compared to Soul Tools, they place more importance on cultivating their own Martial Souls. That is why the Original Three Kingdoms have dozens of times more high-level soul masters than your Sun Moon Empire."
"And their differing methods of battle mean that their high-level soul masters often possess extremely powerful Martial Soul abilities. Forget anything else—just filling in this great canyon. No matter how many high-level Soul Engineers you sent, you could never accomplish that, could you?"
"..."
Kong Deming had no answer.
What Ye Xishui said had indeed struck a sore spot.
Why had he never considered the possibility that the Original Three Kingdoms might fill in the great canyon?
Because Soul Engineers of