Chapter 273: The Scapegoat

Although Mechanical Ascension is a decent choice, the Body Sect's Body Sanctification and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's Distraction Mastery secret technique are both very practical.

A powerful physical body means being able to control more powerful Soul Guidance Devices, and Distraction Mastery is far more important in research than it is in actual combat. If a top-tier Soul Engineer can conduct research on two different topics simultaneously, the value created is completely incomparable to that of a single topic.

The ingenious use of secret techniques was never born solely for combat, though the Three Great Empires clearly haven't realized this key issue.

Of course, there are also some external decisive factors.

Just like the Milk Bottle; it was originally an extremely sought-after item throughout the entire Douluo Continent, but now this thing has been completely phased out at Mingde Hall, the top academy of the Sun Moon Empire, because they have developed things more advanced than the Milk Bottle.

The original Milk Bottle was extremely troublesome in terms of both installation and use on Soul Guidance Devices; now, the Milk Bottle has been fully upgraded to energy armor and energy cores, and its volume is no longer limited to a small Milk Bottle, nor is its form limited to the rigid design of a Milk Bottle.

Many things are like this: once your perspective changes, their uses will also undergo changes, or even leaps.

Often, Luo Yu's role is not necessarily to lead the Sun Moon Empire in overcoming difficult problems, but rather to act like a bright lamp, pointing out the direction for them, because you can't possibly expect the Soul Guidance Technology mastered by a Level 7 Soul Engineer to be more advanced than that of the large group of Level 9 Soul Engineers in the Sun Moon Empire, right?

This is also the reason why Luo Yu's current status is very special; in a sense, his contributions even exceed those of Kong Deming.

Nowadays, Luo Yu's status is even more special; from an original leading figure, he has completely transformed into an irreplaceable core leader.

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Shrek Academy.

"Tell me, can we at Shrek produce a Soul Guidance Giant like the Sun Moon Empire's?" Xuan Lao asked, looking at Xian Lin'er.

Xian Lin'er was stunned, thought for a moment, and said, "If it's only the size of a human, I think there's no problem, but if we want to reach the level of the Sun Moon Empire..."

Forget it, don't even mention it, we can't make it.

Some things aren't achievable just because you want them to be.

"To what extent can we actually do it?"

Xuan Lao felt a sense of bitterness in his heart; he knew how painful the difficulties of the Three Great Empires were. The Sun Moon Empire's Soul Guidance Technology was developing rapidly, and if it weren't for the fact that the number of Title Douluo in the Three Great Empires crushed the Sun Moon Empire, I'm afraid the capitals of the Three Great Empires would have already been breached.

"Probably, we should be able to reach the level of a Soul Ancestor..."

Xian Lin'er answered cautiously.

They had no certainty regarding such matters. Humanoid Soul Tools had always been a hypothesis, and they were extremely lacking in data and relevant Soul Guidance technology in this area.

But the Sun Moon Empire already had complete technology, and furthermore, they had already put it into actual combat. Last time, Luo Yu pursued Xuan Lao and managed to withstand Xuan Lao's multiple full-strength strikes without dying. Xuan Lao was a top-tier combatant at the time, and he was a 98th-level Peak Douluo!

What does this indicate? The next step is for the Sun Moon Empire to promote Humanoid Soul Tools on a large scale and commit them to the war.

Once Humanoid Soul Tools are deployed in war on a large scale, it will be a devastating blow to the Three Great Empires. And the Three Great Empires have no means of reproduction.

Relying on human wave tactics?

Are you kidding? A single Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonball is something even a Title Douluo wouldn't dare say they could catch.

So, stop daydreaming.

"Xuan Lao, should we go..."

Xian Lin'er looked at Fan Yu, Fan Yu habitually looked at He Cai Tou, and He Cai Tou turned his head to look at the empty seat beside him...

"Go. That kid definitely has a way. If not, just have Wang Dong'er graduate immediately. This is outrageous, this little brat..."

Xuan Lao naturally knew who they were talking about. Looking across the entire Three Great Empires, besides Su Yu, who returned from the Sun Moon Empire with a full load, who else could it be?

"I estimate it won't work. When it comes to true Humanoid Soul Tools, I think the Body Sect is more familiar with them than we are. Wasn't the Number One Experimental Subject of Mingde Hall stolen by the Body Sect? Yu Hao, why don't you go ask your teacher, Sect Master Du?"

Huo Yuhao: "..."

Regarding this matter at the time, Huo Yuhao had also quietly asked Du Busi.

Huo Yuhao: Teacher, did you really steal the Number One Experimental Subject from Mingde Hall back then?

Du Busi: Disciple, your teacher really didn't steal it back then, and even that 100,000-year Soul Beast Embryo was smashed...

Huo Yuhao: Teacher, then why...

Du Busi: Don't mention it. That scoundrel Jing Hongchen of Mingde Hall—I clearly didn't steal it, yet he insisted on saying we did. Our Body Sect doesn't even need Soul Guidance Devices; why would we steal their piece of junk metal?

In the end, the topic stopped at Du Busi's cursing of Jing Hongchen. The number one scapegoat of the Douluo Continent had thus inexplicably taken the blame for Su Yu for such a massive disaster.

Huo Yuhao looked at the hopeful Bei Bei and sighed, "Master, if I say that the Body Sect didn't succeed at all back then, would you believe me?"

"Don't believe it..."

Xu Sanshi was the first to express disbelief. At the time, the commotion at Mingde Hall was deafening; they had almost chased everyone from the Heaven Soul Empire out of Mingdu.

Such a huge event had occurred, and even the spies in Mingdu had provided conclusive news that Mingde Hall's top Soul Guidance Devices had been stolen, so it was impossible for everyone to believe that the Body Sect had failed.

But that was exactly where the problem lay, because the Body Sect really had failed, and they had fallen into the hands of a certain Su...

"But the Body Sect really doesn't have any of Mingde Hall's top Soul Guidance Devices. If they really did, they would have taken them out long ago to trade back our Body Sect disciples. But even now, the Body Sect is still trying every possible way to save people and negotiate."

Huo Yuhao felt deep sympathy for this. Du Busi had been very good to him, and there was nowhere to seek justice after being saddled with such an unjust accusation.

But it just so happened that the only people who raided Mingde Hall were the Body Sect, and besides, only the Body Sect had the ability to go to Mingde Hall to snatch things at that time.

The timing, location, and people were all correct, but the item simply wasn't there...

Du Busi (politely): Old thief Jing Hongchen, f*** your mother!

Xuan Lao looked at Huo Yuhao, silent.

He Cai Tou didn't know why, but he felt he couldn't help but laugh; even when Huo Yuhao spoke in that helpless tone, he could feel Du Busi's deep resentment and pain.

Du Busi: My suffering is unmatched! Pain, it's too painful! Old thief Jing Hongchen, why did you frame me, old thief Jing Hongchen!

Just at this moment, Su Yu, who was holding Wang Dong'er's arm, suddenly sneezed violently.

For some reason, on this clear and sunny day, he felt as if someone was badmouthing him in secret.