Even during the first crossing, he could slightly communicate with some. As the essence of Blue Silver Grass grew stronger, the communication between his Martial Soul and Blue Silver Grass became increasingly easy.
Even without evolving towards the Emperor route, his Blue Silver Grass still inherently possessed the ability to command numerous Blue Silver Grasses in terms of life essence.
Su Yu had always known this, but he hadn't considered how noticeable the enhancement of perception provided by Blue Silver Grass was.
"Even if I don't actively connect, the surrounding Blue Silver Grass itself is equivalent to my external sensing organ."
After noticing this, Su Yu carefully perceived the effect of external Blue Silver Grass on himself and gradually became proficient in using this ability.
"Perhaps due to the life essence of my Blue Silver Grass, coupled with the influence of the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Spirit, I too am enjoying a status equal to the Emperor among the Blue Silver Grass clan."
The Blue Silver Grasses are very proactive.
...
Without rushing to study the new discovery, Su Yu first arrived at the place where he perceived the presence of Evil Soul Master.
Upon arriving, he couldn't sense the presence of Evil Soul Master, only the dense gathering of Resentful Spirit energy, making Su Yu's face turn gloomy.
Spiritual Power was released.
Within the vision of Spiritual Power, Su Yu quickly understood all the arrangements around him.
"This is gathering remnant soul resentment."
Su Yu didn't know where the Holy Spirit Sect got so many evil Dharma Gates, but since they were discovered right before him, he naturally couldn't let it go.
"However, no members were left to guard it, indicating they know the likelihood of a real disaster breaking out in Celestial Armor City is low."
After mastering the enhanced perception of Blue Silver Grass, Su Yu was confident he wouldn't perceive wrongly; indeed, there were no real Evil Soul Masters entrenched within Celestial Armor City, unless in the densely populated center without Blue Silver Grass coverage.
"Celestial Armor City is like a powder keg, ready to explode at any moment, and its outbreak of war truly suits the Evil Soul Masters' scene." Su Yu roughly analyzed the Evil Soul Master's intention behind arranging this array.
If the Sun and Moon Empire fails to control it, manipulated by schemers, further war breaks out, this array would activate, collecting the Wandering Ghosts during the war.
"If that's the case, what about the outside?"
Celestial Armor City is merely at risk of conflict, but the west of Celestial Armor City has real wars.
Could there have long been Evil Soul Masters deploying these methods at the edge of the battlefield?
Su Yu had always wondered how Evil Soul Masters could collect so much spirituality to enhance their Soul Rings' age.
After purifying the Resentful Spirits in Soul Burial Valley, Su Yu only obtained around four thousand points of Power of Faith upon purification, maximally utilized to enhance a Soul Ring by eight thousand years.
While eight thousand years seemed substantial, for Zhongli Wu, whose Soul Rings were all over ten thousand years, it was paltry.
How did his first four Soul Rings get enhanced to ten thousand years?
Even if the Holy Spirit Sect had an evil secret technique to improve physique and absorb ten-thousand-year Soul Rings at the Fourth Ring, what about the first three?
At least four Soul Burial Valleys would barely enhance his three Soul Rings to ten thousand years.
Furthermore, mastery in using Power of Faith is needed, maximizing its ability to nurture spiritual growth.
Not to mention the subsequent three hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings.
Su Yu had considered that the three hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings were obtained by directly hunting hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts, but the hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts on the continent are limited.
Could Zhongli Wu hunt three hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts so silently?
Sea Soul Beasts?
Even so, the Holy Spirit Sect isn't composed of Zhongli Wu alone. There's Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao, and many other Evil Soul Masters. Attracting so many Evil Soul Masters to join the Holy Spirit Sect must come at a price.
"Now I understand better."
They're not solely relying on self-hunting to collect souls but are leveraging the wars that keep breaking out, accumulating soul bodies.
"Before the war, it's best to dismantle the Holy Spirit Sect."
Evil Soul Masters are the ultimate aggregation of human wickedness, definitely not able to be entirely eradicated, but Su Yu could solve the Holy Spirit Sect and sever the inheritance of various evil secret techniques and ceremonies.
Perhaps in centuries, Evil Soul Masters may explore these abilities again.
But Su Yu's current goal is merely to prevent the unified war from becoming an opportunity for Evil Soul Masters to grow.
To truly solve the hidden threat of Evil Soul Masters, plans must be made post-unification.
"Alas, who knows how Xu Tianran's preparations are going."
The hardest part of dismantling the Holy Spirit Sect is dealing with the two Extreme Douluos, which requires Xu Tianran's means.
Su Yu isn't sure how the original Xu Tianran accomplished so much planning, so he rarely changes details here, allowing Xu Tianran to grow normally.
Not only to solve Ye Xishui and others but also the Royal Family feud, obliterating the Royal Family bloodline; these are all Xu Tianran's tasks.
Now it seems he almost completed them perfectly.
"Oh, there's also one used for borrowing seeds."
Su Yu remembers that Xu Tianran's royal brother is still alive, with no significant skills but possesses extremely pure blood, intended to be Orange's seed-borrowing target in the future.
...
Su Yu purified the array's remnant souls and destroyed the array before leaving Celestial Armor City.
This time, he didn't gain much Power of Faith; compared to Soul Burial Valley, the remnant souls collected in this array are truly negligible, otherwise, the Holy Spirit Sect wouldn't have arranged even a single Evil Soul Master.
...
After Su Yu's departure.
Inside a luxury suite in the central hotel of Celestial Armor City, a fierce-looking middle-aged man abruptly opened his eyes.
The beautiful maidservant serving on him was shocked.
"The array is destroyed."
The middle-aged man frowned, stared at the beautiful maid, feeling annoyed.
But considering the location here, he refrained from killing the maid.
"Get out!"
The maid rushed off in panic, and the middle-aged man dressed and left the hotel, quickly heading to the place where Su Yu had destroyed the array.
"Damn, there's definitely a perceptive Soul Master within Celestial Armor City."
The sect records show that Celestial Armor City had once swiftly taken care of five elite Holy Spirit Sect members hiding here—a combination of one Soul Saint and four Soul Emperors—found and annihilated rapidly.
Even the Holy Spirit Sect slightly valued such efficiency.
This time, the middle-aged man stayed in the bustling city center, suppressing his murderous impulse, avoiding disaster.
"Is this a fishing scheme?"
With the intrigue in Douluo Three Kingdoms, could it be for outsiders to see?
Are their target the Holy Sect?
The middle-aged man pondered, glanced around, confirmed safety, and immediately left the array location.
He didn't even return to the hotel.
With the array destroyed, his mission altered; staying here waiting for the opponent's visit?
Leaving Celestial Armor City, the fierce middle-aged man headed north.
...
Su Yu headed west.
Spiritual Power enveloped himself, Soul Power restrained, and even the Soul-guided Protective Shield isolating breath was released.
His entire aura minimized.
Su Yu was active in every corner of the battlefield.
Five days later.
"Indeed, such arrays collecting remnant souls are arranged throughout the battlefield." Su Yu's face turned grim.
Are Evil Soul Masters present in every war on Douluo Continent?
Perhaps not pushing them but certainly not missing the benefits.
"If the Celestial Soul Border is like this, how many of these arrangements will be around the Mingdu Mountain Range where wars erupt more frequently?"
Su Yu chuckled bitterly; the frequent small-scale wars offered the Holy Spirit Sect renewable resources.
Maintaining balance is truly the stupidest decision.
"The arrays in the Mingdu Mountain Range are likely more refined and enduring."
The terrain there also suits hiding such arrays.
Su Yu could even imagine the fact that numerous Evil Soul Masters are hidden within the Mingdu Mountain Range.
"Fortunately, after acquiring the Third Soul Ring, I didn't traverse the Mingdu Mountain Range alone but followed the Hall of Myriad Households caravan."