"Hall Master, everything needs reform."
Mirror Hongchen thought carefully, feeling that Su Yu's words were not without reason.
"However, the establishment of Mingde Hall is not just for the study of soul-guiding devices but also for cultivating combat power."
"This can be inclusive as well; the current Mingde Hall accommodates both research-focused Soul Guides and practical Soul Guides. Why can't future Soul Guides and Armor Masters coexist?"
Mirror Hongchen was still stuck on a minor detail.
...
Under Su Yu's guidance, Mirror Hongchen gradually came to accept many of Su Yu's ideas.
"If that's the case, I will start thinking about the future reform plans." Mirror Hongchen said.
Su Yu only provided the ideas and directions, without mentioning the specifics of implementation. He wasn't interested in getting involved in this matter as it was too troublesome, so he naturally left it to Mirror Hongchen, the Hall Master of Mingde Hall.
"By the way, Hall Master, I think the upcoming Soul Fighting Competition is the best opportunity to promote battle armor. Let's focus on Armor Masters for this competition." Su Yu suggested.
Mirror Hongchen waved his hand.
"I'm aware of that. The academy has already arranged it. The participants chosen this time all have their own battle armor."
Hearing Mirror Hongchen say this, Su Yu had no other ideas.
Leaving Mirror Hongchen's office, Su Yu took Bai Feng to Xuan Ziweng's research room.
"Senior Brother."
"Oh? Xiaoyu, you're back? Who's this kid?" Xuan Ziweng looked at Bai Feng in surprise.
Why did Su Yu bring this kid over?
"Senior Brother, this is my disciple, Bai Feng." Su Yu introduced to Xuan Ziweng, and at the same time said to Bai Feng: "Xiaofeng, this is my senior brother, Xuan Ziweng. He should be a Ninth-level Soul Guide by now."
Bai Feng quickly said, "Hello, Master Uncle!"
Oh my gosh, a Ninth-level Soul Guide.
Su Yu hadn't told Bai Feng about his own level, so Bai Feng didn't know that Su Yu was already an Eighth-level Soul Guide and a Level 79 Soul Saint before the age of eighteen.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be so shocked at this moment.
A Ninth-level Soul Guide.
The admiration deeply ingrained in every Sun and Moon Empire person's bones immediately surged.
"Hehe, I haven't even said anything yet, Xiaoyu, and you already know. Did the Hall Master tell you?"
Xuan Ziweng chuckled.
With the assistance of battle armor, his previous lack of soul power, which prevented him from making Ninth-level soul-guiding devices, was overcome. After the breakthrough, he smoothly reached the level of a Ninth-level Soul Guide.
Maybe it was because he had resolved many years of emotional knots, even the soul power bottleneck that had troubled him for years seemed to have loosened.
He was genuinely in a good mood recently.
"Senior Brother, this is the Great Rejuvenation Pill I refined with the spirit medicine I obtained during my travels. It might be useful to you."
Su Yu sensed the fluctuating soul power of Xuan Ziweng and took out the Great Rejuvenation Pill.
This Great Rejuvenation Pill might not have much effect on a Soul Douluo.
But Xuan Ziweng was a special case.
Due to excessive use of medication, his soul power was unstable, and his foundation was shaky, making it impossible to advance his soul power.
The Great Rejuvenation Pill could precisely remedy this to some extent.
Most importantly, Xuan Ziweng's soul power bottleneck had already shown signs of loosening, and the Great Rejuvenation Pill could help him break through.
Mingde Hall's Soul Guides all suffered from unstable soul power due to excessive use of medication.
Actually, it wasn't the problem of the medicines.
After all, they were Soul Guides, and they would surely choose those with the least side effects when consuming.
The different effects were due to their attitudes towards the medication.
Su Yu, on the other hand, took the alchemical process of refining spirit medicine seriously, ensuring that the medicinal strength didn't merely accumulate in his body. He wouldn't allow the soul power boosted by medicines to simply remain that way but would refine his soul power to achieve complete control.
Xuan Ziweng and other researchers initially took medications without issue. But as their soul-guiding devices advanced to the Seventh and Eighth levels, their closed-door retreats for studies often lasted ten days or a couple of months, and they would frequently consume medicinal pills. This only resulted in accumulated medicinal strength, leading to aftereffects.
Xuan Ziweng didn't hesitate and accepted the Great Rejuvenation Pill from Su Yu.
He had consumed various pills before, but this was his first time trying a Great Rejuvenation Pill.
Su Yu used spirit medicine with the main ingredient focused on Strengthening the Foundation and Nourishing the Essence when refining the Great Rejuvenation Pill. Even though the supplementary spirit medicine had strong effects, its potency was used as a secondary component, with the primary focus on Strengthening the Foundation and Nourishing the Essence.
This is the charm of alchemy.
Unfortunately, Su Yu had no interest in this aspect.
Otherwise, he might have crafted a Pill Pattern, depicting an array using the medicinal potency in the pill, to better enhance the effect.
"Senior Brother, don't go into seclusion for now. The main reason I'm here is to ask about news regarding Star Attribute Soul Beasts. Xiaofeng's Martial Soul is the Star Soul Sword and requires a soul beast in this category for his First Soul Ring."
Xuan Ziweng glanced at Bai Feng in surprise.
"Does the Sun and Moon Empire still have a genius with Innate Full Soul Power?"
That's rare.
Without me, this genius with Innate Full Soul Power would never have awakened and died prematurely.
Su Yu silently mocked in his heart.
"Star Attribute Soul Beasts, suitable for Sword Martial Souls, there are quite a few. Let me think..."
Xuan Ziweng supported his chin with one hand and, after pondering, mentioned various suitable Soul Beasts.
He also meticulously described their distribution areas.
"Oh, and there's also the Celestial Star Sword Scale Dragon, a variant of the Sword Dragon, endowed with Star Attribute. In the far north of the Empire, outside Beiji City, there's a place called Star Valley, where tracks of the Celestial Star Sword Scale Dragon can be found. There are also some rare Star Attribute Soul Beasts there; you can take Xiaofeng to have a look there."
"..."
With the numerous options provided by Xuan Ziweng, Su Yu decided to go to Star Valley for a look.
This Star Valley was just a very small soul beast habitat. If Xuan Ziweng hadn't mentioned it, Su Yu wouldn't have known about it.
It was a tiny valley, much smaller than the Soul Hunting Forest.
Due to the unique terrain, many soul beasts here had mutated into having Star Attributes, gaining some fame.
...
Instead of going directly, Su Yu first went to the Royal Palace Back Mountain to visit his teacher.
Having already returned to Mingdu, it would be impolite not to visit his teacher, and Bai Feng, being the student's disciple, should meet his master's teacher.
"Teacher, this is my disciple, Bai Feng."
Su Yu once again introduced Bai Feng and informed about Bai Feng's Innate Full Soul Power.
It was clear that Kong Deming was very pleased, giving Bai Feng quite a few good things.
"Teacher, have you completed the Super Battle Armor?" Su Yu still kept his mind on the domain technology.
Upon this mention, Kong Deming was quite proud.
He had developed a technology that granted Soul Masters domain abilities using soul-guiding devices, an achievement he found quite gratifying.
In the cultivation path of Soul Masters, domains, whether as a talent or acquired as a Soul Skill, were extremely rare and powerful.
However, a Soul Guide's means allowed one to directly obtain a self-compatible domain.
Revealing this technology would undoubtedly cause a massive sensation.
Even for most Titled Douluos and Super Douluos, gaining such a domain would elevate their strength to another level.
Moreover, this domain could be customized, not only allowing a straightforward additive effect but also enabling fusion with the original domain when activated by battle armor.
Those without domain abilities could, if possessing a large-scale continual type Soul Skill, refine it into a domain during the crafting of the Super Battle Armor, and then merge it with the Armor Domain!
"It's a technology that can't be explained thoroughly in a short time. You should first help Xiaofeng get a Soul Ring, and I'll explain it to you in detail when you're back."
Su Yu nodded, not being in a rush since he wasn't a Ninth-level Soul Guide yet, expecting it not to be an easy task to comprehend anyway.
"Then I'll first take Xiaofeng to get a Soul Ring."
...
Heading to Star Valley took a total of five days.
Su Yu explained basic soul-guiding knowledge to Bai Feng, and during his free time, he researched Ninth-level soul-guiding theories.
Setting a small goal to achieve the status of a Ninth-level Soul Guide before the Soul Fighting Competition!