Chapter 203: The Mission of the Hall Master

"Shrek is like the faith left to us by the predecessors of the Sun Moon Empire to unify the Douluo Continent; it is like the humiliation of that battle eight thousand years ago; it is like the fact that although our Sun Moon Empire has experienced a thousand years and once suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Shrek and the Three Great Empires, we can still rise again after thousands of years. This is the faith and obsession of our Sun Moon Empire."

Luo Yu naturally knew of the Sun Moon Empire's obsession and faith, based on the aspirations of their predecessors and fueled by thousands of years of forbearance and struggle.

On this point, the Three Great Empires have never been able to surpass the Sun Moon Empire. Ever since the crushing defeat eight thousand years ago at the hands of the Three Great Empires and Shrek, during that period of humiliating history, the Sun Moon Empire signed countless treaties under the coercion of Shrek, if not for having signed so many restrictive treaties.

Why is it that the Sun Moon Empire, which once swept across the Three Great Empires, could only possess the strength to sweep across the continent again after a thousand years?

Jing Hongchen looked at the Luo Yu before him, ripples rising in his heart.

He was once the same; no matter what, he would suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of Shrek—the sighs of his predecessors, the expectations of his teachers, the glory of the academy...

Those scenes from his youth flashed before his eyes one by one, from the moment he enrolled to the time he, Jing Hongchen, took charge of Mingde Hall.

Those scenes echoed continuously in his mind.

I once ascended to the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, also carrying the hopes of the academy and the hopes of the Sun Moon Empire, but in the end, I still suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Shrek...

"Yes, you are right. The predecessors of the Sun Moon Empire are like the greatest banner erected in the hearts of us juniors; we have always had the determination to crush Shrek. But we are still unable to rival Shrek in terms of the younger generation of Soul Masters, and what is more difficult is that our Soul Guidance at the current stage cannot yet reach the level of crushing Shrek's Soul Masters. Compared to the miserable state back then, we now have a much greater advantage than the students of the Sun Moon Empire throughout the ages and the predecessors of the Sun Moon Empire."

"We are stronger than before, and we stand upon the high tower created for us by countless predecessors of the Sun Moon Empire. As long as we destroy Shrek, we can tell the predecessors and juniors of our Sun Moon Empire, and we can let all the Soul Masters of the Three Great Empires understand—even if we once suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Shrek, the Sun Moon Empire will surely achieve final victory!!"

"Only by destroying Shrek at all costs can we awaken the hope that has disappointed us countless times, and rouse the inextinguishable spirit of resistance in the subjects of our Sun Moon Empire. This is our banner! It is also the battle flag for our Sun Moon Empire to unify the Douluo Continent!"

Speaking of this, a mist gradually appeared in Jing Hongchen's eyes, "How many years has it been, how many years..."

In his heart, he felt a sense of relief.

Unlike most Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire, defeating Shrek Academy held more significance for Jing Hongchen.

Destroying Shrek also held a deeper meaning!

"Teacher, since you already know, then this student does not need to say anything more. You and I are the same, both carrying the hopes of the predecessors of the Sun Moon Empire and the glory of the Sun Moon Empire, while Shrek carries the hopes and glory of the Three Great Empires. In this era that belongs to us, what we have faced for the past few thousand years has never been Shrek Academy, but the Three Great Empires."

Luo Yu smiled; Jing Hongchen was never a simple-minded person. Compared to others, he understood better what the aspirations and glory of the Sun Moon Empire were.

From the reaction when Number One was stolen, one could tell; even if Mingde Hall were placed in later generations, it would still be the world's top academy. This is where the faith of the Sun Moon Empire lies, and it is also something the Three Great Empires cannot comprehend.

"I understand. I, Jing Hongchen, have learned something today. Luo Yu, if it weren't for you, I don't think I would ever have understood these principles in my life. Regardless of whether you participate in this tournament or not, I will respect your choice. Failure is indeed terrifying, but I hope even more that everyone in my Sun Moon Empire can understand the hope they carry. Go, I leave Number Two to you..."

Jing Hongchen sat powerlessly in his chair, the light in his eyes that had faded with age and the passage of time slowly condensing in his heart.

I will not fall...

Even if I die, I will die on the battlefield fighting against Shrek!

Because this is the mission of my Hongchen Family, and the lifelong mission of the juniors of our Sun Moon Empire!

Number Two Laboratory.

Research on Number Two was still proceeding in an orderly manner. Having obtained the instructions and funding from Jing Hongchen, the research on Number Two had made leaps and bounds.

However, in the current research, they were still facing one difficulty after another.

"After our many experiments, we have found suitable materials, but..."

A Level 7 Soul Engineer took out a thick stack of documents and placed them in front of Luo Yu.

Picking up the documents, Luo Yu discovered that the current problem was an internal issue with the Number Two Experimental Subject. Under the continuous improvement of the Number Two Experimental Subject, although it created the powerful strength of the Number Two Experimental Subject, the current difficulty was the inability to bring out the maximum effect of the Number Two Experimental Subject.

In fact, this was the prototype of the Mecha of later generations, and the Soul Guidance armor on Luo Yu, Meng Hongchen, and Xiao Hongchen was the prototype of the Battle Armor. The development of Battle Armor was far easier than that of Mecha; after all, the difficulty of Battle Armor was not generally high.

"I understand. You go back first; I will give you an answer in a few days. Let me study it first."

Looking at the experimental data all over the office, Su Yu only felt his head was incredibly heavy. The research on Number Two had actually reached its final stages, but the current cost of Number Two was too high. From design and manufacturing to the carving of the Spirit Guidance Core Array, it could be said that it was completely not inferior to Number One. However, the biggest pain point now was that no one could operate it, and even if someone could operate it, they could only perform extremely limited and simple movements, completely unable to exert the effect that a Mecha should have.

In other words, this was a proper sitting duck...

The power of a Mecha lies in the fact that it possesses both the offensive and defensive capabilities of a Soul Guidance Device, and it can also possess the speed of a Soul Master.

The current Number Two Experimental Subject had already achieved the first two, and the last one was also possessed, but...

The problem lay right here. Operation had become a difficulty because the Number Two Experimental Subject, like Number One, was reasonably cast through the accumulation of thousands of years of the Sun Moon Empire. The two experimental subjects were actually the prototypes of the world's Nine-level Soul Guidance War Machine, but because the initial design was constantly superimposed and changed, the current operation was too cumbersome, involving not only the coordination of various Spirit Guidance Core Arrays but also the internal operation of the Soul Guidance Device.

It was precisely because it was too complex that the operation also became incomparably complex. The final research now was to simplify the operation of the Number Two Experimental Subject and to change and upgrade the array cores involved in the core.

This was still a massive process. If this were not done, the plan to have Number Two enter the battlefield would only die in the cradle.

Therefore, this was also why Jing Hongchen no longer requested Luo Yu to participate in the tournament.

Compared to the big picture, Jing Hongchen was no longer obsessed with temporary victory or defeat. He understood that the road ahead was not as easy to walk as he had imagined. Even if the Sun Moon Empire had a Soul Engineer Legion now, as long as Shrek was not eliminated, their pace of unification would be difficult, because in Shrek's history, gods had once been born!

Although the era had changed, the gods had not. When the Body Sect once attacked Shrek, Du Busi was scared half to death by that ray of Sea God's Light from Mu Lao. Jing Hongchen also knew about this matter, because he had secretly intended to fish in troubled waters at the time, but in the end, he suffered a huge loss of several Eighth-Level Soul Guidance Devices and Level 9 Soul Guidance Devices.

To this day, Jing Hongchen had not forgotten the painful memory of that huge loss. Although Su Yu was also involved in this matter, the stance was different at the time. Su Yu could not possibly speak for Jing Hongchen. Shrek already had suspicions about Su Yu's background; in a sense, Su Yu could also be considered half a person of the Sun Moon Empire.

It was different now because Su Yu had basically half-graduated. Before the influence of the Su Family had completely passed, Shrek would not force Su Yu to execute anything, because the one in the wrong in this matter was the Star Luo Empire.

The rules were just like that. Of course, this was also a method used on the surface. If one wanted to use this method on the Holy Spirit Cult, that would be purely having one's head kicked by a donkey.

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Jingyang Mountain Range.

Yi Lao's voice rang out in Su Yu's mind at an inopportune time, "Kid, the situation of those two friends of yours seems a bit dangerous."

"Which two?" Su Yu was a bit puzzled and couldn't remember who the two people were for a moment. As far as the current situation was concerned, those who came out included not only Soul Masters from the Wanjing Sect but also people from other families.

Yi Lao continued, "The one whose head is full of Sword Dao. When they left, I left a little mark on them, but now their surroundings seem to be filled with some strange aura."

A strange aura?

The Holy Spirit Cult?

No way, why would they target them?

"This, that shouldn't be, right? The Holy Spirit Cult has no grievances or grudges with them in the past or present, why would they set their sights on the two of them?" Su Yu could not understand. Logically speaking, if something were to happen, it should be him who had the accident; the target should not fall on the two of them.

Furthermore, Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan were both native-born people of the Sun Moon Empire, and their families were just ordinary families; they shouldn't have any entanglement with the Holy Spirit Cult, right?

Could it be that their target was Shrek Academy?

"Yi Lao, what is the current situation? Do I need to go back?" Su Yu asked immediately.

Yi Lao said calmly, "There is no problem, but the situation is probably a bit complicated. You don't need to worry about this."

Having received Yi Lao's affirmation, Su Yu continued to carve the Spirit Guidance Core Array. Not only Su Yu, but even Xuan Ziwen was racing against time to conduct research at this moment.

The reason why Luo Yu's Soul Guidance experience developed so rapidly was not because Su Yu himself was exceptionally gifted, but because behind Luo Yu, there was not only the support of Mingde Hall's data, but also the continued support of Su Yu, Xuan Ziwen, and the Wanjing Sect, which had invested a large amount of funds to research Number One at the time.

It can be said that Luo Yu's knowledge of Soul Guidance was instilled from many aspects comprehensively; the current situation is not only that the Sun Moon Empire wants to take that crucial step in Soul Guidance, but Su Yu wants to as well!

If Su Yu did not want to, there would have been no need to risk his life to painstakingly steal Number One.

If he hadn't bet correctly at the time, even a single mistake would likely have meant a total restart of his life.

He had been back at his old home for some days, but he had been resting quietly the whole time; as a sword fanatic, constantly sparring and perfecting his own Sword Dao through those spars was his true pursuit.

However, ever since he was swindled away by Su Yu, he was beaten by the Soul Douluo Elder Chen every day, and no one else could serve as his opponent at all.

This was a silent pain, though of course, that was only the case for him.

Now, due to some matters and a twist of fate, he had been sent by Su Yu to this place, to the Shrek team members he had once longed to fight; although it was the previous generation of Shrek, they were still a genuine Shrek team.

The second round of the All-Continent Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition had ended, and now seventy-nine teams remained to enter the third round.

Among these people, half would be eliminated, though of course, some could fight their way into the finals from the loser's bracket; this time, the tournament format was more meticulous and complex than ever before.

Point-based matches, loser's brackets, elimination rounds...

The reason it was so complex was to determine the true top three and allow everyone's strength to be fully displayed and reflected.

Winning was not actually a great pressure for the current Tang Sect; the only fly in the ointment was that they lacked a healing Soul Master. This sole pain point forced Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao to be more cautious, and their workload increased significantly for a time.

However, because their own strength was sufficiently powerful, and they had not encountered any of their old rivals from back then, the Tang Sect's situation remained relatively stable.

But the third-round draw made Huo Yuhao feel somewhat uncomfortable; it seemed their good luck had come to an end.

Huo Yuhao looked at the result in his hand with a grave expression, remained silent for a long time, and then smiled helplessly.

The Master, Bei Bei, smiled with relief, "We have to face it eventually; now we can only say it has come early. Yu Hao, don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Xu Sanshi sat in the conference room with a dark face, "This is troublesome. If we choose to forfeit, we will face more round-robin matches, and it will be a question of whether we can even hold out until the semi-finals. But if we fight, even if we win, we will suffer heavy losses."

Huo Yuhao sighed and said, "There is no other way. It would be fine if we were facing the opponents from the previous generation, but this time we have encountered an academy team. Sigh, I don't know what to do either. If Su Yu were here, perhaps we could exchange ideas, but as for Wang Qiu'er, we really aren't familiar with her..."

Huo Yuhao's luck was indeed good, but this time, both teams had unexpectedly drawn the team they least wanted to encounter. This was a welcome sight for the Sun Moon Battle Team, but for both the Tang Sect and Shrek, it was a difficult dilemma.

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