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"Your Highness has a keen eye; Qin Yi will not hide anything from you. Just as Star Luo needs the Soul Warrior path I have created, I, Qin Yi, also need the assistance of a powerful faction. Currently, the Soul Warrior path is in its infancy; it is far from being fully perfected."
"The cultivation realms have not been completely deduced, and the techniques are few. At this moment, the Soul Warrior is like a seedling that still needs to grow. If I, Qin Yi, were to continue perfecting it alone, the speed would be far too slow."
"I fear that even in my entire lifetime, I would never see the day the Soul Warrior name shakes the world. As for announcing it to the public... hehe, while I could gain immediate benefits, it does not align with my needs."
"After all, the Soul Warrior path cannot yet be cultivated to a profound level. While it is sufficient to rival low-level Soul Masters, it lacks the power to shake the status of high-level Soul Masters. Even if it allows everyone to cultivate, its cultivation realms are simply incomplete."
"Furthermore, the geopolitical landscape of the continent would hardly change. Once publicized, every faction would obtain it simultaneously. Everyone would be at the same starting line."
Qin Yi spoke calmly.
"Therefore, you need to cooperate with a sufficiently powerful faction, and my Star Luo is undoubtedly the best choice," Dai Weisi said slowly.
"Your Highness is correct. The Star Luo Empire not only possesses enough high-level Soul Master experts to combine with my Soul Warrior concepts and help me establish the subsequent realms."
"But it also has a vast territory and a large enough population to maximize the advantage that anyone can cultivate as a Soul Warrior."
"As long as His Majesty grants me an important position and dispatches high-level Soul Master experts to collaborate with me—establishing the subsequent Soul Warrior realms and perfecting the Soul Martial Techniques—I, Qin Yi, do not mind training Soul Warriors for the Empire."
"The techniques created can also be handed over to the Empire. In time, the Empire will not only be able to assemble a powerful army composed of Soul Warriors but will also possess a large number of high-level Soul Warriors as its top-tier force."
"By then, even Spirit Hall will not seem like such a colossus to Star Luo. Unifying the world will no longer be a 'flower in the mirror' or a 'moon in the water'."
Qin Yi looked at Dai Weisi and spoke indifferently.
After maintaining eye contact for a moment, the two suddenly shared a smile. The previous verbal sparring seemed to vanish like passing clouds.
"This move of yours, Sir, seems to offer far too many benefits to my Star Luo. If what you just said comes to pass—the day the Soul Warrior path matures and the Empire's Soul Warrior forces appear on the continent—it will surely stir up a thousand waves. It would be earth-shattering."
"At that time, my Star Luo will become the birthplace of the Soul Warrior lineage, drawing countless people from across the continent to learn the way of the Soul Warrior. The Empire's strength will surely advance by leaps and bounds. What do you think, Sir?"
"Qin Yi does not see it that way. Star Luo and I are merely taking what we each need. Collaborating with Star Luo is a hope that the Soul Warrior path can develop quickly, but it is also for my own sake."
Qin Yi continued, "Although I am already the founder and pioneer of the Soul Warrior path, I am not satisfied with just that. I want more. While collaborating with Star Luo to expand and develop the Soul Warrior, I will use the Soul Warrior path to bolster Star Luo's strength."
"If one day the Soul Warrior path I created can help Star Luo defeat Spirit Hall and even achieve the feat of unifying the world winning big with a small stake, defeating the strong with the weak—then when my deeds are passed down to future generations, what a legendary figure I shall be!"
Dai Weisi looked at Qin Yi with glowing eyes and said, "I didn't expect you to value fame so much, Sir. I thought a person as brilliant and talented as you would look down on fame and fortune."
"Hehe, there are many people in this world, but how many can truly see through the words 'fame' and 'fortune'? I, Qin Yi, am a pragmatist. What is wrong with being greedy for fame and emphasizing profit?"
"Perhaps in the future, Qin Yi will completely let go of those two words, but at this moment, I cannot."
"Sir, Zhuyun has one more thing to ask," Zhu Zhuyun interjected at this point.
"Oh? Please, speak."
"As you said, the Soul Warrior path still needs development and it is not yet the time to reveal it to the continent. Therefore, the Soul Warrior path cannot be spread throughout the Empire's borders yet."
"However, it can be used to enhance the strength of the Empire's military by selecting suitable Soul Martial Techniques for our Star Luo soldiers to practice, creating a pure Soul Warrior army."
"As the subsequent realms are established and techniques perfected, and with many Imperial soldiers practicing the Soul Warrior path, high-level Soul Warriors will inevitably emerge. They will not only be powerful but also loyal to the Empire."
"But the difficulty lies in secrecy. The cultivation method of the Soul Warrior is of grave importance; once leaked, the consequences will be severe. Star Luo will lose the chance to rapidly increase its strength."
"Yet, once military reforms begin and soldiers practice Soul Martial Techniques, it will surely cause a massive stir. Even if done secretly, the Empire's military is vast, and it will be difficult to hide the truth from others. But if we reduce the number of practitioners, it will harm the Empire's military strength. How should we handle this?"
"This is not difficult. As the saying goes: 'Let the false seem real and the real seem false.' It is unrealistic to aim for a total blackout of information. After all, Star Luo's military strength is even greater than Heaven Dou's, exceeding a million."
"Since that is the case, we should simply let them 'overhear' things. But we will let them hear only what we want them to know—only a part of the truth."
"You mean...?"
"Do you still remember what I said earlier regarding the Innate Martial Soul Capacity?"
The three of them began to ponder upon hearing this.
Dai Weisi couldn't help but say, "Sir, do you intend to deliberately expose the matter of Innate Martial Soul Capacity? Using it as a smokescreen to cover up the cultivation methods of the Soul Warrior?"
"Exactly."
Seeing the conflicted look on his face, Qin Yi knew what he was thinking.
"Your Highness, you must understand that one cannot have everything.
"To gain, one must let go. While the conclusion regarding Innate Martial Soul Capacity is precious and can enhance a Soul Master's power to an extent when applied to their cultivation, its contribution to the overall strength of the Empire cannot compare to the path of the Soul Warrior."
"The Empire's next focus must be on the creation and perfection of the Soul Warrior path; you must not pay too much attention to that one point. Furthermore, Soul Warrior cultivation requires Rank 10 Soul Power as a prerequisite."
"Most low-level soldiers in the army are just ordinary people whose Martial Soul talent was insufficient; they gave up on the Soul Master path early, and their Soul Power cultivation is shallow. To practice Soul Martial Techniques, they must first reach Rank 10 Soul Power."
"Why not use this opportunity? When the Empire undergoes military reform, we can intentionally 'leak' information to the spies of other factions, making them think they have accidentally discovered the truth behind Star Luo's military reform: the secret of Innate Martial Soul Capacity."
"And while Innate Martial Soul Capacity allows those with low talent to cultivate a decent amount of Soul Power, without cultivating a Martial Soul, their strength cannot truly compare to a Soul Master's. Although it can improve the strength of commoners and national armies to a degree and attract the attention of the Soul Master world..."
"...Precisely because the strength increase is limited, that attention won't be overwhelming. When they think they have discovered the truth, they will naturally decrease their surveillance of Star Luo or even stop paying attention to this matter entirely."
"Star Luo can then secretly transfer those soldiers who have reached Rank 10 Soul Power, allowing them to practice Soul Martial Techniques and become Soul Warriors. From then on, the difficulty of maintaining secrecy will be greatly reduced compared to before."
"In addition, Your Highness, exposing the matter of Innate Martial Soul Capacity is not without its benefits for Star Luo."
"Once this conclusion spreads across the continent, it will inevitably attract a group of people to cultivate using this method, gaining Soul Power. There will be more and more people on the continent possessing a decent level of Soul Power."
"When my Star Luo Empire eventually reveals the path of the Soul Warrior in the future, these people—who possess Soul Power but lack the strength to rival Soul Masters of the same rank—will inevitably be drawn to the Star Luo Empire."
"By then, the Empire can use its resource advantage in Soul Martial Techniques to recruit and absorb them, further increasing our strength."
"Today's sacrifice is, in fact, for tomorrow's gain."
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