naruto-story Chapter 192 Target: Mingdu!
Chapter 192 Target: Mingdu!
Chapter 192 Target: Mingdu!
Three days later, all the Shrek participants and their teachers took to the air together, their destination—Mingdu.
The new tournament follows the same plot as the original story, but this time there are 314 more teams participating than the original 167.
It wasn't because their time hadn't changed, but because the Sun Moon Empire had made some concessions, so the number of participating teams reached a total of 314. Luo Yu was fortunate enough to attend some of the meetings as the Crown Prince's attendant, and even offered some suggestions.
In the early days, the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament was open to both sects and academies. However, for some unknown reason, it has been scaled down over the past thousand years, now only allowing academies to participate. Su Yu was unaware of the reasons for this.
However, it's obvious to anyone on this continent who could make such a decision regarding the tournament...
This time, with the Sun and Moon Empire removing the restrictions, the participating teams naturally underwent a dramatic change.
However, thanks to Luo Yu's participation, the team grew several times larger this time. This was all because Luo Yu said the following during the meeting of advisors organized by His Highness the Crown Prince.
"Your Highness, I believe that the participating teams this time do not need too many restrictions. Firstly, if there are too many restrictions, the number of participants will still not be large enough, which will not provide our Sun Moon Empire with sufficient practical combat data. Shrek Academy's strength lies in its unparalleled research on Soul Masters. If we can also obtain a large amount of experimental data through this competition, I think that in our future wars against the three great empires and Shrek Academy, we will not fail due to insufficient understanding of Martial Souls."
"Secondly, as far as I know, the participating students from Shrek Academy are basically all candidates for Shrek Academy. Their strength means that they are among the strongest of their generation in the three great empires. The more battles they experience, the more we can understand them. Moreover, we can also learn about the general strength of the younger generation of Soul Masters in the three great empires through other participating teams."
"Thirdly, the other students, as exchange students, naturally know Shrek Academy's strength. Shrek Academy is indeed powerful, but whether it's the three great empires or Shrek Academy, their soul guidance research is far behind our Sun Moon Empire. This time, we are not only competing for glory, but also demonstrating our strength to the three great empires. The future is destined to be the era of soul guidance. What we need to do now is to spread the news that the Sun Moon Empire is a holy land of soul guidance. The only purpose of doing this is to weaken the soul guidance strength of the original three great empires."
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Even Xu Tianran, after hearing it, had to admit that it was a purely open conspiracy.
Xu Tianran finally finalized the rules because, after thinking it over, he realized it was indeed a good strategy.
Once the concept that the Sun Moon Empire is the holy land of Soul Masters is spread, the future development of Soul Masters will inevitably involve the Sun Moon Empire. This idea will be ingrained in people's minds, and the final result will be that Soul Masters will choose to join the Sun Moon Empire for the sake of strength and Soul Master research.
The concept of a nation is not actually that profound among rogue Soul Masters. If it were, then no matter how hard the Soul Masters of the other three great empires try in the future, they will never be able to become the holy land of Soul Masters.
Just like Shrek Academy ten thousand years ago, it wasn't because of its truly superior teaching ability, but because a god appeared in it!
What if the Sun Moon Empire showcases a level 10 soul tool in this competition?
The reason is something that Xu Tianran, this exceptionally intelligent madman, could not possibly not understand. The more intelligent a person is, the less they need to say the whole story, because they already know everything.
Communication between intelligent people is always pleasant, but Xu Tianran is an exception because he is a madman!
A ruthless, controlling, and incredibly intelligent madman!
The last close minister of Xu Tianran had his family ransacked by Luo Yu. More than 300 members of his clan were all killed by Xu Tianran's guards.
If it weren't for Luo Yu's immense value, Xu Tianran's first act upon assuming power might have been to eliminate Luo Yu. However, Xu Tianran was determined not to do so, knowing that eliminating Luo Yu would only cost him his support. Moreover, while he had initially suspected Luo Yu, his increasingly detailed investigation ultimately confirmed that Luo Yu was a trustworthy person.
As the wealthiest nation on the Douluo Continent, hosting such a grand competition is naturally within their reach. Moreover, they can not only earn even more profits through this competition, but also, since the Sun Moon Empire's soul tools far surpass those of the three great empires, the potential profits are unimaginable...
This time, the prizes have been changed to soul tools from the Sun Moon Empire. In terms of rarity, soul bones are indeed far rarer than soul tools, but the versatility and practicality of soul bones are far inferior to those of soul tools. The quality of the soul skills provided by a soul bone depends on the soul master's own characteristics, and whether the soul bone can exert its strongest characteristics also depends on the soul master's own abilities.
However, the value contained in a level nine soul tool far exceeds that of a soul bone. Even a soul bone that is 100,000 years old cannot compare to a level nine soul tool!
Because the intrinsic value of a level nine soul tool is not only that it is a powerful weapon, but also that it contains the crystallization of soul tool knowledge, which is an irresistible stepping stone to the hall of knowledge for the three great empires!
The significance of level nine soul tools in war is far greater than that of soul bones. Even a powerful sect like the Body Sect, with more than a dozen titled Douluo, was ultimately wiped out by the Sun Moon Empire's soul tool legion in a blitzkrieg. The vast Heavenly Soul Empire was also destroyed in an instant.
This is the powerful versatility and practicality of soul tools, and this is the powerful war value that soul bones cannot match!
Moreover, for Soul Masters, possessing a high-level Soul Tool is a dream come true. If they can thoroughly research a high-level Soul Tool, their strength will reach a new level.
The advancement of Soul Masters is inseparable from Soul Tools, which come with exorbitant prices. Soul Masters without financial resources have no choice but to rely on powerful forces, creating a vicious cycle they can't escape...
The eye of ice and fire, the demiplane of the dead.
Su Yu has now been in this undead demiplane for half a month. Although his current condition does not seem as good as it appears on the surface, Elder Yi is quite satisfied with his performance over the past half month.
After half a month of training from Elder Yi, Su Yu is now considered a quasi-necromancer. However, he still cannot use various high-level spells as easily as Elder Yi. But he has basically mastered some curses and some undead summoning spells.
"Teacher, can I leave now? I can't stand this awful place for another day!" Su Yu protested.
In this undead demiplane, he conservatively estimated that half a month had passed. During this half month, he had experienced countless crises. The most outrageous thing was that Elder Yi sealed his soul power, making it impossible for him to use soul skills. Su Yu originally thought that using some soul tools should not be excessive.
However, after using it once, Elder Yi immediately confiscated his own storage soul tool...
By manipulating the undead and using necromancy, along with other soul-capturing spells, Su Yu successfully became a qualified necromancer in a very short time using the most dangerous yet most efficient methods. It's no exaggeration to say that Su Yu could now go to the lair of evil spirit masters without revealing any flaws.
Even those evil soul masters who have awakened necromancy-type martial souls might not be able to defeat Su Yu, after all, they don't even know who their teacher is.
Looking at Su Yu, who was covered in dust and dressed in rags, Old Master Yi nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad. Although the time was a bit short, there were still results. Go on, go on. I reckon it's about time for the appointed time."
"Elder Yi, I know you still say that. You didn't give me time to cultivate before, and now you're forcing me to do it. Could you please find a more suitable time or a different method in the future?" Su Yu really didn't want to recall the miserable experiences of the past ten days. He was chased all over the world by all sorts of strange undead creatures. The worst part was that he actually encountered a bone dragon that was comparable to a Contra. If Elder Yi hadn't acted quickly, he, Su Yu, would probably have died here.
Old Yi chuckled. "Kid, you can't say that. Never mind, you'll understand why later. If you were really tired, you probably wouldn't even have the strength to stand up right now, but aren't you standing perfectly fine in front of me?"
"I..." Su Yu was speechless for a moment and silently covered his forehead.
Only Su Yu himself knows the pain he endured...
After leaving the undead demiplane, Su Yu returned to the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. The Snow Empress no longer cultivated; with the help of the power of the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, she was finally able to leave Su Yu's spiritual sea and move freely for a short period of time.
However, there are time limits for leaving. The reason Su Yu was able to leave for so long before was purely because of the unique environment of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Otherwise, Xue Di would have lost control of her power long ago, causing her soul power to go berserk and ultimately explode and die.
"Let's go, Snow Empress, to Mingdu, to see your old acquaintances." Su Yu waved to Snow Empress and said slowly.
"What's wrong? You've emerged from seclusion?" Xue Di withdrew her power and looked at the radiant Su Yu.
Su Yu nodded. "I guess so. There's no need to stay here any longer. Staying here will only cause your internal power to accumulate too much. Once it accumulates too much, if it becomes unbalanced, it will only cause both of us to burst."
"I understand. After leaving here, I will fall into a deep sleep for a period of time. I need to absorb this power, so I won't be able to come out to help you while I'm absorbing this power. So please be careful."
After saying this, the Snow Empress transformed into an ice rainbow and disappeared into Su Yu's brow.
Time to set off, destination—Mingdu.
A series to be completed in one's lifetime.
As I said before, this author is trying to outlive the readers...
(End of this chapter)