"Of course, we can't just do nothing!" Elder Lin's tone was unmistakably firm.
She rarely spoke and greatly respected Elder Mu, seldom losing composure in his presence.
But today, she immediately made such a decisive statement at the Sea God Pavilion meeting without waiting for Moon to speak.
Buzz, buzz, buzz.
The watch that Qian Duoduo used to receive intelligence vibrated.
Everyone's attention was drawn to it.
Even Qian Duoduo felt his heart skip a beat.
Could it be news from Lin'er?
He decoded the vibration's corresponding code, and after converting it to text, was completely disappointed.
At the same time, he was shocked by the content of the intelligence.
"The Sun and Moon Empire's Imperial Dragon Soul Guide Team has launched an Eighth-level Fixed Soul-guided Cannon Shell, hitting the Celestial Soul Corps, resulting in heavy losses for them."
He shared the intelligence, and once again, the Sea God Pavilion fell silent.
Today's Sea God Pavilion was destined to be silent.
...
"Your Majesty, the White Tiger Duke has sent a letter, stating that the frontline situation is dire. The Sun and Moon Empire's Fire Phoenix Soul Guide Team has launched multiple attacks, even using three Seventh-level Fixed Soul-guided Cannon Shells."
Xu Jiawei angrily said, "Has the Sun and Moon Empire gone mad? Are they trying to start a war?"
"If I remember correctly, don't we have a Seventh-level Fixed Soul-guided Cannon Shell at the front lines?"
The minister responsible for intelligence hesitated.
"Speak up!"
"Your Majesty, the White Tiger Duke ordered the army's Soul Guide to fire that Seventh-level Fixed Soul-guided Cannon Shell."
"What was the result?"
Although Xu Jiawei felt uneasy seeing the minister's expression, he couldn't help but inquire.
"The Fire Phoenix Soul Guide Team intercepted it with a Ninth-level Soul-guiding Device."
Xu Jiawei slumped on the throne.
Xu Jiujiu spoke up at this moment. "We still have Seventh-level Fixed Soul-guided Cannon Shells in our arsenal, send them to the front line. How many Ninth-level Soul-guiding Devices can the Sun and Moon Empire have to intercept our Fixed Soul-guided Shells!"
However, the intelligence minister's expression did not improve.
"Your Highness, just now intelligence from the Celestial Soul Empire stated that the Sun and Moon Empire's Imperial Dragon Soul Guide Team used an Eighth-level Fixed Soul-guided Cannon Shell, targeting the Celestial Soul Corps."
"..."
Is this a threat?
It's a threat!
A blatant threat!
...
Sun and Moon Empire, Mingdu.
Kong Deming couldn't wait to study the Rune Technique. After handing Su Yu over to Mirror Hongchen, he hurriedly went to seclude himself.
"Xiaoyu, what you've done this time is no small matter."
Mirror Hongchen had also heard about the changes happening at the Xingluo Empire border.
He couldn't avoid hearing about it; the incident involved a Super Douluo and affected the relations among major powers.
"It's all thanks to the teacher breaking through; his strong power was able to suppress two Super Douluos."
Mirror Hongchen gave Su Yu a speechless glance.
There's no need to pretend in front of me; I know exactly what you all did. That Martial God Douluo is currently detained in Mingde Hall.
Though few know, as the Hall Master of Mingde Hall, how could Mirror Hongchen not be aware?
"In a while, I need to visit Shrek Academy."
"Hmm?"
As Mirror Hongchen spoke, Su Yu, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Huo Yuhao were all surprised.
During the Soul Fighting Competition, Mirror Hongchen had nurtured quite a connection with Huo Yuhao.
Having learned about Huo Yuhao's Second Martial Soul, Mirror Hongchen no longer delayed and used a roundabout tactic under the guise of guiding the Soul Master's cultivation direction to make Huo Yuhao an apprentice.
That is to say, Fan Yu was Huo Yuhao's Soul-guiding Device teacher, and Mirror Hongchen was now his Martial Soul cultivation teacher.
"Hall Master, isn't it too dangerous for you to personally visit Shrek Academy?"
Su Yu frowned.
Why are you still thinking of heading to Shrek?
Don't you know we just captured the Martial God Douluo?
Although few know, most think the Martial God Douluo is dead, but you're the Hall Master of Mingde Hall; if Shrek seeks revenge, you might have to stay there.
We've misled them during the operation, but that doesn't mean they will be reasonable. They could gather evidence, you know.
Often, being unreasonable is normal.
Who seeks revenge with a reason?
If you hadn't severely injured the Martial God Douluo, how could she have been harmed?
Isn't that an excuse?
We were already on the edge of revenge or not; if you put yourself out there, Shrek might just act impulsively and retaliate.
"Alas, there's no choice. Both you and Yuhao possess extreme attributes.
Historically, only Shrek has had the most authority in developing Soul Masters with extreme attributes.
Your cultivation is manageable, and previously, I didn't see it necessary.
But Yuhao's situation is a bit more difficult. His Ultimate Ice of extreme attribute is even slower to cultivate than yours.
Even with resources, I'm afraid by the time he reaches Level 40 or 50, other issues might arise."
Previously, there was only Su Yu, and it seemed becoming an extreme attribute Soul Master didn't have much impact. His cultivation speed hadn't noticeably decreased, so Mirror Hongchen didn't overly worry.
Not to mention, Kong Deming had been the one truly troubled by it.
Now that Mirror Hongchen had taken Huo Yuhao as a disciple, he had to start worrying too.
Especially since Huo Yuhao's cultivation speed was indeed not fast.
Even with a wealth of resources provided, under the premise of not overstimulating potential or damaging his foundation, his cultivation speed was fairly average.
At most, he'd achieve five levels in a year.
But now Huo Yuhao hadn't reached the extreme Martial Soul's peak phase.
At Level 30, this rate would probably halve.
Meaning two levels per year at best.
Level 40 would be even slower.
So Mirror Hongchen was worried.
"Hall Master, cultivating an extreme Martial Soul isn't that difficult; the slow speed is just due to passive compression of Soul Power, resulting in time loss."
Having cultivated for so long, Su Yu had gathered insights.
He just hadn't had the chance to express them earlier.
"Hmm? Do you have a solution?"
Mirror Hongchen's eyes lit up.
If Su Yu had a solution to the slow cultivation speed of an extreme Martial Soul, there'd be no need for him to risk going to Shrek.
"Yes, the aggregation of a Soul Master's Soul Power largely relies on instinct. The quality of absorbed Soul Rings greatly affects the quality of Soul Power.
During cultivation, there are no active methods to compress Soul Power; it's just passively accumulated, which compresses over time.
Extreme Martial Souls just required each unit of Soul Power to meet a threshold, resulting in slower cultivation compared to other Soul Masters.
During this process, the greatest consumption was the slow aggregation of Soul Power under the Martial Soul's influence.
The Soul Master themselves didn't exert power during cultivation.
The solution is simple: Cultivation Techniques and the Rune Technique."
Su Yu speculated that Shrek could train those few Soul Masters with extreme Martial Souls because they were likely Tang Sect disciples too, practicing the Profound Celestial Skill.
"Since that's the case, then I don't need to make a trip to Shrek Academy."
He turned to Huo Yuhao and said, "Yuhao, follow Xiaoyu for a while and see the results."
"Alright."