Several Elders paused slightly, looking at each other before one couldn't help but speak, "Elder Mu, should we reconsider this? This Tang San shares the same name as that ancestor from ten thousand years ago. To announce it publicly like this, is it somewhat... inappropriate?"
Mu En slowly shook his head, his tone becoming resolute. "There is no need for concern. It is just the same name. Tang San is an Evil Soul Master; that is a fact. Therefore, there is nothing to explain. Just do it!"
Feeling the sharp Aura in Mu En's words, the Elders immediately fell silent and nodded in agreement, not saying another word. However, they couldn't tell if it was just an illusion, but they felt Mu En's tone was a bit strange when he mentioned Tang San. It felt as if the Tang San he was talking about wasn't this Tang San, but... that Tang San.
Regardless, the matter was settled. This information would be quickly released through the channels of the Mingmeng Chamber of Commerce. Unsurprisingly, with the name Tang San, it wouldn't be long before the news spread throughout the entire Douluo Three Kingdoms.
The handling of the Evil Soul MasterTang San was a minor matter; the greater impact came from the brief battle outside Star Luo City. Since it occurred outside the city, it didn't significantly affect the lives of ordinary citizens. After the Star Luo Empire's official forces intervened, rumors didn't spread wildly. However, the impact on the Star Luo high-ranking officials was immense. After all, that blood-red giant's figure outside the city could be seen even from within the Imperial Palace; it was truly impossible to ignore. Aside from showing goodwill to Shrek regarding the Tang San issue, the Star Luo Imperial Family's attitude toward the Mingmeng Chamber of Commerce and the Body Sect had visibly shifted. Even toward the Heavenly Soul Empire, with whom relations had been tense recently, the Star Luo Empire extended an olive branch, applying for high-level dialogues to ease border pressure. In secret, the frequency of Xu Jiujiu visiting the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team for friendly exchanges significantly increased, and discussions regarding cooperation details became deeper and more active. In short, they weren't being passive at all; they were acting entirely out of self-preservation.
Of course, these had nothing to do with the Soul Master Tournament, which continued as usual. Soon, after more than ten days of matches, the semifinalist list was announced: the Shrek Team would face the Heaven Soul Imperial Soul Master Academy, and the Sun Moon Team would face the Star Luo Imperial Academy. The results were not surprising. Shrek Academy, with its deep heritage and strong individual strength, steadily defeated the Heavenly Soul Empire team to advance to the finals.
The match between the Sun Moon Team and the Star Luo Imperial Academy was more like a feast of spirit tools. Initially, the Sun Moon Team didn't show particularly shocking individual cultivation. Instead, they relied on an endless stream of spirit tools to launch a continuous bombardment on the Star Luo Team. Led by Princess Xu Jiujiu, the Star Luo Team managed to hold on through the Star's Protection of her powerful Star CrownSpirit, blocking a massive amount of spirit tool attacks. Meanwhile, the Sun Moon Team seemed to be showcasing the performance and quality of their own spirit tools, with various types of soul guidance cannons, soul rays, and control spirit tools taking turns. They dragged the match on for half an hour until the audience grew bored. Finally, a girl with blonde hair and red eyes, wearing a set of powerful-looking armor, broke the deadlock. She didn't use a spirit tool; instead, like a human-shaped Vicious Beast, she used sheer strength to shatter the Star's Protection with a single punch. The match ended there.
The Sun Moon Team and the Shrek Team met in the finals once again.
In the hotel room, Kong Mingan watched Qiu'er, who had just finished her match and changed back into that exquisite maid outfit to silently come to his room. For a moment, he didn't know what to say. Had she become addicted to being a maid?
In the distance, Qiu'er didn't speak. She just lowered her head and skillfully refilled the teacup in front of him. She seemed to want to get closer, her body leaning forward slightly, but she also appeared hesitant, not daring to truly press close, looking somewhat anxious about potential loss. Watching her like this, Kong Mingan's thoughts drifted. He was suddenly curious: if Miss Auspicious Beast knew that her so-called self-sacrifice was actually pushing her Sovereign Sister toward him, what would happen?
She would... break, right?
Kong Mingan was thoughtful, feeling that he should have Miss Dragon King talk to Miss Auspicious Beast again, otherwise, he felt things might go wrong.
After thinking for a moment, Kong Mingan asked, "How was the 'Battle Armor' experience?"
Qiu'er paused for a moment and gave a brief answer, "Not bad."
"Summon it for me to see," Kong Mingan said.
Qiu'er complied. With a thought, a set of full-body armor flowing with a golden luster, ancient in style and full of power, emerged from her body as if it were alive and quickly covered her. The armor's lines were smooth, the joints were exquisitely designed, and there were faint metallic components like dragon wings on the back, perfectly matching the Aura of her Golden Dragon Martial Soul, as if it were originally a part of her body. This was something she had personally selected from the Star Dou Great Forest—several pieces of metal that suited her—then commissioned Xiao Hongchen to craft into 'Spirit Forging' metal before having the 'Spiritual Pivot' customize it for her. Compared to Meng Hongchen, her cultivation was higher, she had mastered 'Qi and Blood Transformation', and the 'Battle Armor' had been completely integrated into her body, becoming as easy to use as her own limbs.
Kong Mingan stood up, a faint blue light flickering in his eyes. He reached out and gently touched the Battle Armor, feeling the flow of power and its structural characteristics. Within moments, he completed the analysis. As expected, Battle Armor created under different cultivation systems had a certain degree of difference. For instance, the core of Young Miss Meng's set lay in amplifying and purifying spirit power output, with physical enhancement being a secondary effect. In contrast, Qiu'er's set clearly focused on the ultimate amplification of Qi and blood power and physical strength, with the boost to spirit power being secondary. The focus of the two was entirely different, but the core was a massive enhancement of the user's own power.
Kong Mingan was thoughtful. His Battle Armor was actually quite different from the Battle Armor ten thousand years later in the original work. His Battle Armor was based on the spirituality of 'Spirit Forging' metal, incorporating techniques from the 'Artifact Cultivator' system to gradually merge the Magical Artifact with oneself, turning it into a 'Lifebound Treasure'. Based on the spirituality of the Battle Armor, it would autonomously change to a certain extent to fit the user.
Simply put, Battle Armor was a 'Pseudo-Lifebound Treasure' with a certain degree of growth potential, and can be seen as the "Artifact Cultivator
system's reinforcement method for 'Spell Cultivators' and 'Body Cultivators'.
Wait, reinforcement means?
Kong Mingan's eyes paused slightly as he fell into thought. He had previously been obsessed with finding a method to perfectly merge the three major systems of'Spell', 'Body', and 'Artifact' and Cultivate them simultaneously, hoping to reach a theoretically flawless state. However, the results of multiple attempts were often mediocre products that touched upon everything but excelled at nothing, possessing no advantages at all.
But now, looking at the Battle Armor on Qiu'er, he suddenly realized: why must he pursue the simultaneous cultivation of multiple systems in one step?
Wouldn't finding a suitable auxiliary reinforcement method achieve the same goal of enhancement?
(End of Chapter)
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