Chapter 236: A Heaven-Startling Conspiracy

"Teacher, becoming a god is not about becoming stronger, but about sacrificing everything one has to exchange for greater power. In this Douluo world, everything after becoming a god has long been firmly controlled by a few. Why are there no Soul Beasts that have become gods? That is because the Dragon God, whom the Soul Beasts achieved, was jointly executed by the five God Kings, and all the Beast Gods were slaughtered to the last."

Su Yu stated the reason why Soul Beasts cannot become gods in an understated manner. Sometimes, many things are stained with dripping blood, just as humans must hunt for Soul Rings, while the strength of Soul Beasts requires them to endure one terrifying Heavenly Tribulation after another.

"Then what are your plans? If you do not become a god, everything you have will not withstand the erosion of time, unless you abandon your human identity. But as it stands now, it seems unlikely that you would abandon your human identity. Or, do you intend to cooperate with the Soul Beasts and use the Self-Created God Position of the Soul Beast clan?"

Yi Lao voiced his own speculation, to which Su Yu only smiled, offering no further answer.

He is currently not in a position to act, which is why he has not taken the initiative to strike. If Xue Di could awaken, Su Yu might have plenty of time to head to the Extreme North and thoroughly provide Xue Di with a complete resolution.

The final few rounds of the competition have also begun. All Su Yu can do now is try his best to avoid combat until Xue Di awakens.

Just a short while ago, a new piece of news spread throughout Mingdu: the Sun Moon Battle Team is offering a heavy reward to invite various participating contestants for sparring.

At first, everyone thought these sparring sessions were just to probe military intelligence, and perhaps the stakes offered were not high enough, so very few people went. However, as the rewards offered by the Sun Moon Battle Team became sufficiently tempting, many participating teams flocked to them.

Some participating teams already knew they had no hope of entering the next round, so they also came to participate in the sparring. However, Luo Yu did not participate in any of these sparring sessions without exception. His goal is actually to train his troops; he may not necessarily need to understand the opponent's strength, but he must understand his own shortcomings, even if it is just to broaden his horizons.

When this news reached the ears of the Tang Sect Battle Team, they were in a difficult spot. The supplies the Tang Sect is currently in urgent need of are flowing in large quantities into the hands of other sects. Moreover, although other sects did not obtain as many Rare Metals as they did, they have not obtained any Rare Metals at all since then.

Furthermore, some teams have even had team sparring matches with the Sun Moon Battle Team, such as the Two-Two-Three Battle Strategy sparring matches, and so on...

The members of the Tang Sect watched those Rare Metals being scattered away and were almost crying with envy. During this period, they went to apply for sparring with the Sun Moon Battle Team several times, but...

They were rejected!

The reason was that they had already sparred with them, and there was no need to continue.

The reason was simple and direct, clearly indicating that they did not want to spar with the Tang Sect Battle Team, or rather, they wanted to stifle the development of the Tang Sect Battle Team.

However, these were all just their speculations. After this engagement, those eliminated teams all received a reward that was considered extremely generous to them, but it was truly a negligible cost for the Sun Moon Empire.

Of course, these sparring sessions sometimes involved students from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Guidance Academy or students from Mingde Hall, and not all of them were regular team members.

Regarding this, the Tang Sect Battle Team had no choice but to have Wang Dong'er find Su Yu again, asking him to help the Tang Sect make connections to alleviate the current predicament of the Tang Sect.

"Fine, I will go talk to Luo Yu. Whether it can be negotiated or not depends on you all."

After Su Yu dropped this sentence, he disappeared from the sight of the Tang Sect members. His nonchalant manner surprised even Bei Bei, as if everything was under Su Yu's control.

"Wang Dong'er, are Su Yu and Luo Yu on good terms?" Huo Yuhao asked with some curiosity.

Wang Dong'er shook her head and said, "If I remember correctly, during an exchange program, Su Yu and Luo Yu once had a duel."

"And then? Dong'er, and then? Tell me!" Tang Ya asked excitedly.

"And then there was no 'then'. At the time, Su Yu only told me that much. Later, I also asked Meng Hongchen; it is said that it ended in a draw, but she didn't mention the specific combat process..."

"It's over, it's all over now. Without a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, who can beat those two monsters!"

Xu Sanshi felt his vision go dark upon hearing this news. No wonder the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Guidance Academy side agreed so readily; it turns out they had completely calculated that they couldn't beat Luo Yu.

"Shut up. We haven't reached the finals yet, what kind of defeatist talk is that? Didn't we turn the tide in the finals last time? We can do the same this time. Otherwise, what face would you have to see Su Yu? Are you going to tell Su Yu that we were afraid of fighting and chose to concede?"

Bei Bei glared at Xu Sanshi with some displeasure. Xu Sanshi immediately sat upright, eyes fixed on his nose, nose fixed on his heart.

"Then you say..."

"Don't say unlucky things. Just wait for Su Yu's news."

At the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Guidance Academy, Su Yu found Luo Yu with ease.

In the private room of the restaurant, Su Yu asked, "How are things going inside the Sun Moon Empire?"

"To be precise, Xu Tianran's succession is only a matter of time. However, as far as the current situation is concerned, the Sun Moon Empire will likely launch a war against the Three Great Empires immediately after Xu Tianran takes the throne." Luo Yu handed the items in his hand to Su Yu.

Flipping through the meeting minutes in his hand, he roughly understood the current situation of the Sun Moon Empire. The old Emperor had taken certain drugs, forcing himself to lay the final groundwork for the Sun Moon Empire before the war.

Luo Yu successfully rose to power, gained the appreciation of Silver Moon Douluo, and successfully joined the circle of the empire's decision-makers. Now, the only person left to persuade is Mirror Hall Master.

According to his plan, as long as Luo Yu can completely gain Xu Tianran's trust, then the next phase of the plan will be ready to unfold again.

"However, before the threat of the Holy Spirit Cult is completely eliminated, the Sun Moon Empire cannot launch a war against the Three Great Empires. Moreover, after this meeting, I received a summons from the old Emperor, scheduled for the last ten days before the end of the competition. I suspect the old Emperor might know about my improvement plan for Number Two, but I don't know who will be piloting Number Two when the time comes."

Luo Yu began to analyze the current situation. According to Xu Tianran's personality, the next thing he will do is use the emotional card of Ju Zi to win over Luo Yu. However, if Luo Yu is not the one piloting Number Two in the future, there are too many variables.

"Actually, we don't need to worry. Hall Master is a smart man, and Silver Moon Douluo is also a smart man. However, I think you might need to give others a chance. After all, Number Two was created by you; who could be more suitable for Number Two than you?"

Su Yu smiled. If Number Two really fell into Luo Yu's hands, it would also signal that the Number One in his hands could be officially dismantled, and the massive experimental data could be officially added to Number One.

But reality will not be so wishful. Luo Yu needs others to suffer setbacks before he can emerge. The current Luo Yu has already attracted too many people's attention.

"I think I need to bow to the Crown Prince, and at the same time, I must take Silver Moon Douluo as my master. But the Hall Master's side is hard to say. Unless the old Emperor issues an edict, or I take the initiative to show goodwill to Silver Moon Douluo, Silver Moon Douluo will never take the initiative to discuss things with the Hall Master." What Luo Yu needs now is a backer; he must make a choice.

If he does not bow to the Crown Prince, then before Xu Tianran takes the throne, he can make good use of Xu Tianran's assistance to accomplish many things. But after Xu Tianran takes the throne, he might be forcibly stripped of power and become a figurehead.

If he bows to the Crown Prince, then many of his plans in the short term will be restricted, and he might miss many opportunities during this period. But as long as Xu Tianran takes the throne, he will have the opportunity to show his skills, and even become a giant of the empire.

Bets all have a price; there has never been a win-win method.

"No, what you need now is to wait. Judging from the current performance, the Hall Master has already compromised. However, what you need to do now is to take the initiative to seek guidance from Silver Moon Douluo. As long as Silver Moon Douluo also accepts you as a disciple, then no matter what you do, as long as you do not touch Xu Tianran's Reverse Scale, everything can be done defensively."

The Hall Master has compromised, which means Luo Yu will become Xu Tianran's close minister. However, the piloting rights for Number Two are largely not in Luo Yu's hands, because the current Luo Yu, relying solely on the status of a Hall Master's disciple and the Crown Prince's close minister, is not enough to touch these things.

Even if Luo Yu contributed a perfect plan to the empire, it would be useless; it would merely make everyone realize that this is a person beneficial to the empire.

After all, the empire's decision-making circle always has only that small group of people, and the seats are limited!

However, once Luo Yu has the status of a disciple of the Father of Soul Guidance, Kong Deming, his status will be greatly elevated, and he can perfectly pass through the power vacuum period before the Crown Prince inherits the throne.

"Although I feel a bit sorry for the Hall Master, some things cannot afford to go wrong!" Luo Yu clenched his fists, his gaze fixed on the Sun Moon Imperial Palace.

To gain certain things, one must always let go of others. The times will change, but the human heart will not.

"The matter with the Tang Sect Battle Team, that was your dirty work, right?" Su Yu looked at the clone in front of him and asked.

Recently, he has been in seclusion, and many pieces of information have not been absorbed, so his information on many things is not as complete as Luo Yu's.

"Do you intend to intervene? If you decide to help, then I will abandon my plan. Although this might affect my layout, you are the main body, so you have the final say."

"Follow your plan. I don't really want to get involved in these things. After all, I have other matters to resolve."