"If the Sun Moon Empire had made a technological breakthrough in processing rare metals, they wouldn't have exposed it so readily. Therefore, the other party is likely a Soul Engineer from within the three Douluo nations."
Lin Huiqun voiced her speculation.
Mu En's expression softened considerably.
"Duoduo, take this piece of Spirit Heavy Silver. Research whether the spirit within it can be adapted for the core formations of spirit tools. If it can, we must not fall behind in this new field of spirit tools."
During Mu En's era, Shrek clearly supported the Spirit Tool Department. Usually, the Martial Soul Department suppressed the Spirit Tool Department, and talent rarely flowed over. However, during Sea God Pavilion meetings, Mu En always issued various orders to support the Spirit Tool Department.
Now, with the emergence of Spirit Metal, Mu En saw an opportunity.
"For this year's batch of new Martial Soul Department students, for any student with Soul Engineer talent, Duoduo, you may unconditionally select up to five to join the Spirit Tool Department."
"What?"
Yan Shaozhe's face changed dramatically.
He could never agree to such a thing!
"Teacher!"
Mu En's gaze fixed on him, more severe than ever before.
"Shaozhe, I am not joking this time. Not only the five unconditional recruitment spots, but from this batch onward, the Spirit Tool Department must have at least three fixed unconditional recruitment spots. Of course, if the students Duoduo chooses have no talent for spirit tools, you can protest in the Sea God Pavilion."
"Heh, idiot."
After Mu En finished, Qian Duoduo mocked Yan Shaozhe.
Yan Shaozhe glared angrily at Qian Duoduo.
"Feel it for yourself."
He had been mentally prepared ever since Lin Huiqun brought out the Spirit Metal, sensing its uniqueness.
Mu En handed him the Spirit Heavy Silver. After close contact for a moment, he had gained a preliminary understanding of this new material.
He tossed the Spirit Heavy Silver to Yan Shaozhe.
Yan Shaozhe snorted coldly and caught the piece of Spirit Heavy Silver.
He wanted to see what was so special about this Spirit Metal.
So what if the material was improved, could it possibly—
"Huh?"
Yan Shaozhe's expression kept shifting.
A look of shock flashed in his eyes, then he coughed and said, "First, use level-eight spirit tool technology to turn this metal into a spirit power amplification spirit tool. Let me test the results. If the effect is good, then everything is negotiable."
"Are you dreaming?"
Qian Duoduo sneered coldly and did not agree.
"Nine pieces of Spirit Metal of this grade appeared at once, covering nine common types of rare metals. Clearly, the other party has stable forging technology for processing rare metals. With this as a foundation, and developing spirit tools further upon it, this is our opportunity to catch up to the Sun Moon Empire in the field of spirit tools," Mu En said.
His tone was also somewhat excited.
In the last year of his life, he had to push the Spirit Tool Department to grow stronger.
"Huiqun, you must intensify the search for the source of the Spirit Metal. See if we can obtain this forging technology."
"Yes."
Snow Demon Mountain.
Returning to the Body Sect, Su Ming felt what it meant to be bustling with activity.
He had been away from the sect for a year and truly hadn't expected such significant changes in that time.
Most disciples were gathered on Snow Demon Mountain, intensively studying forging. He knew about this; throughout the year, the Body Sect sent the top three performers in forging to the Blacksmith Association for advanced study every two months.
However, knowing was one thing; he had never seen the sect's atmosphere like this before.
"Body Martial Souls learning forging... the efficiency really isn't low."
The spirit soul conversion array was somewhat difficult to inscribe. Su Ming had already created spirit tool array bases for the corresponding spirit tool formations. Over the year, the sect had successfully replicated the process on three disciples, helping them fuse with spirit souls.
The Blacksmith Association originally had a limited number of blacksmiths, and even fewer among them were spirit masters with good talent. In just a year, none had qualified for spirit hunting.
"Susu, Luoluo, you should cultivate peacefully within the sect for now. If there are elders in the sect suitable for you, just directly become their disciples," Su Ming said to Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo.
"Mm, thank you, Senior Brother."
Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo had already accepted their new identities.
They were now curious about the Body Sect and prepared to adapt well to this sect.
The fact that everyone in the sect had a body Martial Soul gave them a sense of peace and an immediate sense of belonging.
The twin sisters were arranged to new lodgings. After settling these matters, Su Ming headed to his own residence.
"Dad? Why are you here?"
To Su Ming's surprise, he saw his long-absent father at his residence.
Currently, Su Ming was fortunate; both his parents were alive.
Of course, his parents were quite career-driven, usually obsessed with spirit tools, which led him to be closer to his grandfather, Su Can.
"Of course, to take you back. You haven't been home for two years, kid," Su Yun said.
"How long have you been here, Dad?"
"Waiting for three months," Su Yun said.
"Then why didn't you come to Star Luo City to find me?"
Su Yun coughed twice but didn't explain.
The atmosphere in the Body Sect was quite good. The disciples here all liked forging. Regardless of the final product's quality, they just couldn't get enough. Here, he could directly inscribe core formations every day without even needing the casting step.
Not to mention, after staying here for two days, he basically forgot about his mission for the next three months.
"Alright, alright, hurry up and pack. I'll take you back. Your mother has already enrolled you in the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy."
Su Ming pondered for a moment and did not resist.
According to Du Busi, he needed to join the Sun Moon Royal Team to participate in the Spirit Master Grand Competition and also gain a certain level of influence.
This was no easy task.
Since he could return now, of course, he would go.
Another important point was Tang San's surveillance.
From Electrolux, Su Ming confirmed that Tang San could not directly see him, nor could he deeply perceive his cultivation situation. However, Tang San could monitor the people around him to understand his situation.
So, he needed to avoid Tang San.
Who was Tang San's perspective on now?
Su Ming wasn't sure if Tang San was currently watching Huo Yuhao or had kept his perspective on the two elders, followed them to the Body Sect, and was now searching his residence, locking onto Su Yun to observe him indirectly.
The worst-case scenario, of course, was the latter.
Ultimately, Tang San's target was still Huo Yuhao. He couldn't keep watching Su Ming indefinitely. Therefore, Su Ming needed to create distance by going to Sun Moon Imperial Capital.
Creating distance would increase the difficulty for Tang San to split his attention between observing him and Huo Yuhao. Simultaneously, he needed to use Mingde Hall to block Tang San's perception.
Mingde Hall had extremely high security, with spirit power and mental power shielding arrays covering the entire area, and specialized shielding equipment in each zone. It would be one of the few safe spots for him.
Of course, divine sense detection couldn't be completely blocked, but Su Ming had Electrolux.
He was currently asking Electrolux.
"Senior, if a large array that shields mental power is operational, can you help modify it to also shield against divine sense?"
"My name is Electrolux. You can call me Elder Yi from now on. Your father has a spirit tool that shields mental power. I sensed it roughly. I can modify it to have the effect of shielding against divine sense detection. However, shielding divine sense doesn't consume ordinary energy."
"What does it need to consume?"
"Faith."
Su Ming fell silent.
"You have too little faith in yourself; it's definitely not enough to support the operation of an entire large array."
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