Chapter 174 Persuading the Body Sect: A High-Level Soul Master's Defection Plan.
Inside the council hall, the originally fervent celebratory atmosphere became somewhat subdued due to the pile of cold metal scrolls.
The elders made no attempt to hide their disgust and contempt. In their eyes, the backbone of the Body Sect was its body, refined to the extreme, not these iron lumps driven by soul power.
Liu Yuan stood at one end of the long table, looking at those Title Douluos who didn't even want to glance at the blueprints, and he wasn't too surprised.
That's how the Body Sect is; their inherent pride has led them to look down on soul tools throughout their millennia-long heritage, considering them nothing more than a fig leaf for those with mediocre talent.
But Liu Yuan knew that such arrogance would come at a terrible price in the face of the future tides of history.
"Master, elders, please hear me out first."
Liu Yuan reached out and gently stroked a metal scroll containing information about a level nine core magic array. His tone was calm, yet it exuded an undeniable power.
Upon seeing this, the elders who had been whispering among themselves all composed themselves and looked at the sect's prodigy who had just made an unparalleled contribution.
"I know what everyone is thinking."
Liu Yuan raised his head, his three pupils flashing with purple-gold light, and stared directly at Du Busi.
"Everyone thinks that soul tools are just external objects, and even with the protection of the mortal world, Jing Hongchen can't stop his master's fist."
"But has anyone considered what would happen if a level 98 Super Douluo of the same level wore a tailor-made level 9 or even level 10 Soul Guidance Armor?"
"The era of Dou San..."
Liu Yuan pondered to himself. Although he couldn't predict the golden age of mechs and battle armor ten thousand years from now, he knew very well that even in the current Sun Moon Empire, soul guidance technology had reached a critical point.
"In this era, level nine fixed-position soul-guided shells can already threaten the lives of ordinary titled Douluo."
"And the level 10 soul tool that the Sun Moon Empire is developing is a power capable of changing the world."
Liu Yuan's thoughts kept surging in his mind.
"In the original work, the master felt deep remorse before his death, believing that the biggest mistake of the Body Sect was its blind contempt for soul tools."
"Although nothing has happened yet, since I am going to lead the Body Sect to rewrite the ending, I must completely get rid of this bad habit."
So at this moment...
Liu Yuan slapped the documents on the table, making a dull thud, and said directly, "Master, elders, I can guarantee that soul tools will definitely be the mainstream in the future."
"If we continue to be complacent and closed off, then one day, when the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided army presses in, even if our disciples possess the strongest original martial soul, they may be blown to pieces by fixed-position soul-guided shells dozens of miles away."
"Such a sacrifice is meaningless."
A moment of silence fell over the hall.
The elders exchanged glances. Although they still didn't think the metal pipes were anything special, Liu Yuan's words, "a meaningless sacrifice," touched their hearts.
Although the Body Sect is protective of its own, it values the lives of its disciples most.
Elder Chen coughed lightly and said with some helplessness, "Liu Yuan, although what you said makes some sense..."
"But you must understand that the cultivation of our original martial soul is extremely difficult. The disciples don't even have enough time each day to hone their muscles and bones and comprehend the second awakening of their martial soul. How can they have the energy to learn these convoluted soul tools?"
"Moreover, there are no disciples in our sect who understand soul tools. In other words, our Douluo Three Kingdoms is inferior to Sun Moon in this aspect. So under such circumstances, it is really not worth it to force ourselves to study it."
Liu Yuan nodded; he didn't expect these old fogies to instantly become Soul Guidance Masters.
"Elder Chen is right. I have never asked our Body Sect disciples to give up martial spirit cultivation and become soul instructors instead."
Liu Yuan walked down the steps and paced in the center of the hall. His voice echoed in the air after the vacuum defense circle dissipated: "What I mean is, we can choose not to learn, but we absolutely cannot be ignorant of it."
"We need to know the power of the soul tools at each stage, their defensive limits, and how their various special effects are triggered."
"The saying goes, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle.' Even if we don't use them ourselves, we should know how our opponents' soul tools work. That way, we won't suffer in silence when facing the Sun Moon Empire's soul master corps on the battlefield."
Upon hearing this, a thoughtful glint flashed in Du Busi's emerald green eyes.
He recalled his previous encounter with Kong Deming above Mingdu; the opponent's endless stream of soul-guiding techniques had indeed made him somewhat irritated.
"What Liu Yuan said does make some sense," Du Busi finally spoke, setting the tone.
"I did find those iron lumps cumbersome before, but I have to admit that the Sun Moon Empire has made too much progress in recent years."
"We really need to have a general idea of what those things are all about."
But then, Du Busi frowned again, looking at the pile of metal scrolls on the table, and said somewhat dejectedly, "But Liu Yuan, all these things you brought back... are core formations and material data. Let alone ordinary disciples, even I would feel a headache just looking at them."
"Our sect doesn't have any talent in this area. If we bring these treasures back, they'll probably just end up as scrap metal."
Liu Yuan stopped, a slight smile curving his lips as he looked at Du Busi, his eyes revealing a confident and composed demeanor.
"Master, these things were never meant for us to use."
"Oh?" Everyone was taken aback, and Elder Chen couldn't help but ask.
"If it's not for us, then why did you go to all that trouble to empty out the core library of Mingde Hall? Are you going to sell it for money?"
Liu Yuan shook his head, and under the curious gazes of the crowd, slowly began to speak:
"I'm taking these things to the Heavenly Soul Empire to win over other high-level Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent."
The elders of the Body Sect, who were immune to poison, were slightly taken aback upon hearing this.
Liu Yuan then continued speaking:
"For the Soul Masters of Douluo Continent right now..."
"What people lack is not resources, but this kind of advanced concept."
"But at present, in our Douluo Three Kingdoms, advanced Soul Masters are very scattered. As far as I know, in our Heavenly Soul Empire, there is only one seventh-level Soul Master, who is the worst in this aspect."
"The Star Luo Empire has one Level 8 Soul Master, the Dou Ling Empire has two Level 8 Soul Masters, and Shrek Academy also has the youngest Level 8 Soul Master, Fan Yu..."
"What I've acquired from Mingdetang right now is useless to us, but it's priceless to them."
"Therefore, if we can use these things and contact His Majesty the Emperor to offer more benefits, I believe we can recruit all these talents to our Heavenly Soul Empire."
(End of chapter)