To the east of the Sun and Moon Empire, bordered by the Celestial Soul Empire and Xingluo Empire, a large number of troops are stationed. With Xuanzhi and others being pursued from behind while facing the encirclement of the army, it's challenging to escape smoothly.
Therefore, they headed west, intending to enter the sea from the less fortified western coast of the Sun and Moon Empire, then bypass by sea to the Douluo Three Kingdoms coastline.
"Continue the pursuit, order the northern Oak City and the troops outside the Evil Demon Forest, deploy three thousand men to encircle from south to north."
"Yes!"
...
Su Yu arrived at the resting area.
At this moment, the resting area was completely deserted.
Those who needed to leave had already gone.
Those who didn't were mostly detained by the Sun and Moon Soul Guide Team's Soul Guides, their Soul Power sealed and imprisoned in a designated prison.
Currently, only the Shrek Team's resting area still had quite a few people.
"I think at this moment, it's better for you not to resist; otherwise, there won't be any chance of return." Su Yu said to Fan Yu.
He turned his head and spoke to the Soul Guides of the Royal Soul Guide Team: "They are all from Shrek, let Mingde Hall take over."
"Last time, your Dean Qian Duoduo was only redeemed by Shrek for thirty pieces of high-quality Soul Bone over ten thousand years. I think you should also be able to exchange for quite a few Soul Bones."
Of course, Su Yu was just speaking casually; he hadn't truly decided whether to exchange these people for Soul Bones or keep them imprisoned, or otherwise.
After all, handling Wang Dong was not easy.
If handed over to the Royal Soul Guide Team, there's a chance that Xu Tianran might hand him over to the Evil Soul Masters, and anything happening to Wang Dong would give the Divine King a reason to act, which would be disastrous.
This was also why Su Yu let Mingde Hall take custody of these people.
"This..."
The Centurion of this Royal Soul Guide Team squad hesitated slightly, opening his mouth: "Sir, we need to report to His Majesty."
"Go ahead."
Soon, the many Soul Guides of the Royal Soul Guide Team retreated, and members of Mingde Hall's Guard Team arrived.
"Everyone, please come this way."
Fan Yu took a deep breath, feeling very displeased.
Just out for a short while, they had to go back again.
...
"Snow Empress, you should stay at Mingde Hall for now; returning directly to the Land of the Far North now might tempt the Holy Spirit Sect to act. In Mingdu, my teacher and Hall Master are present, and with your own power, there's nothing to worry about."
The main reason, of course, was that Su Yu needed her as this experiment subject.
The Soul Spirit Cultivation System wasn't completely perfected yet, but Su Yu felt the full refinement wouldn't take long.
During this time, Huo Yuhao could break through Level 70, making him the first to attempt the Soul Spirit Cultivation System's cultivation technique.
After all, Huo Yuhao's Divine Examination required the condensation of a Lifebound Soul Ring, and the Soul Ring of this Soul Spirit Cultivation System should count as a Lifebound Soul Ring.
Su Yu arranged everything properly; it was already very late.
"Yuhao, it's time for the Black Market."
Though a major change occurred during the day, the Black Market's Soul Guide Competition did not cease.
The Soul Guide Competition was nearing its end, and the final round for the top title at the three major arenas was about to take place.
After tonight, tomorrow night would see the top contenders from the three arenas compete for the final championship, thus obtaining the reward of this Soul Guide Competition—the Sun and Moon Divine Needle!
...
"Sir, you have arrived."
"Hmm, has there been any change in today's competition?"
Su Yu arrived at the Oak City Commerce Association arena, with the director personally coming to greet him.
"Sir, quite a few contestants in this event were Soul Guides in the Soul Fighting Competition, but most Soul Guides persisting until now are from our Sun and Moon Empire, not affected. However, it seems one hopeful contender from the Xishui Alliance didn't show up tonight."
"Hmm, what is the content of the final round? When does it start?"
The director gave a bitter smile and said: "Sir, the competition has already begun. The final round allows contestants to use their creativity. After being acknowledged by the judging panel, Soul Masters will equip their Soul-guiding Device to engage in combat. The results of the two tasks will be comprehensively evaluated to select the top contestant."
Su Yu himself never quite grasped the starting time of each round in the Soul Guide Competition, always arriving at the arena during the matches.
This time was no exception.
Upon learning the rules of this round from the director, Su Yu stepped onto the stage.
Such a tardy arrival at the arena should have been uncommon, but in the Soul Guide Competition on the Oak City Commerce Association's grounds, it did not cause much commotion.
Because every round, Su Yu arrived at this time.
At the other end, at the Ordinary Alliance's arena, there seemed to be another oddity, arriving at the arena only halfway through each match.
But these two late arrivals were truly the most hopeful contenders for winning first place in the two major arenas.
Persistence to the last round saw four Soul Guides remaining, all of whom had previously created Seventh-level Soul-guiding Devices in past competitions.
"In this final round, let's create an eighth-level Soul-guiding Device."
Su Yu thought about it and decided to create an eighth-level Soul-guiding Device; this was safer.
...
The Sun and Moon Mountain Range lies at the meridian of the Sun and Moon Empire, situated north of the Evil Demon Forest and west of Mingdu.
The Sun and Moon Mountain Range is even larger in scale than the Jingyang Mountain Range.
In a valley of the Sun and Moon Mountain Range, multiple Titled Douluos discussed the next strategy.
"Dean Yan, you shouldn't have acted at that time. We weren't prepared in the hotel, nor had we completed coordination with the Empire. You erupted at the Great Soul Arena; we managed to escape, but the Empire's ace contestants still remain in the arena." A Titled Douluo from Xingluo Empire complained.
"We did not expect Xu Tianran to directly aim for the Snow Empress during the quarter-finals."
"Still, you shouldn't have directly erupted into battle with them; now there's no room for mitigation."
"Enough!" Medical Immortal Douluo, Wang Xian'er, stopped Star Nebula Douluo from further complaints. She looked at Xuanzi, voicing the concern of many Titled Douluos who hadn't been present at the Great Soul Arena. "What exactly happened at the Great Soul Arena?"
Xuanzi hesitated, unsure where to start.
A major battle had indeed erupted.
But how to articulate it?
Should I say Shaozhe and I, two Super Douluo, fought Su Yu for three hundred rounds?
Seeing Xuanzi's hesitating demeanor, Wang Xian'er frowned and demanded: "What really happened?"
"Sigh!" Yan Shaozhe sighed, recounting the battle's events with a bitter smile.
"Su Yu fought against you and Elder Xuan?"
Wang Xian'er gave a disbelieving look.
Even with Elder Xuan's injuries, his abilities were absolutely stronger than Yan Shaozhe's, and with Su Yu alone against them...
As she gazed at the silent Yan Shaozhe and Xuanzi, Wang Xian'er's heart sank.
"He, truly held off Dean Yan and Elder Xuan alone?" She turned and asked the other Titled Douluos involved in the battle.
"Indeed."
Oh my!
The Xingluo Empire had missed out on such a formidable genius.
Wang Xian'er's vision darkened.
Xu Jiujiu felt a sense of despair.
Though the Xingluo Royal Team didn't reach the top eight, they narrowly managed to stay at the hotel, and with Wang Xian'er and Star Nebula Douluo's escort, managed to escape Mingdu.
But at this moment, she felt no sense of post-crisis relief.
Instead, an inexplicable despair enveloped her.
Even caught amidst the pursuit from the Sun and Moon Empire's Soul Guide Corps, and seeing little hope of returning to her country, she never felt such despair.