"What?"
Listening to Xuanzi's description of this Soul Fighting Competition, the numerous elders of the Sea God Pavilion felt as if they were dreaming.
As the strongest force in the Soul Master realm of the Douluo Continent, reputed as the continent's top academy, Shrek Academy was completely crushed by students from the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guide Academy in the Soul Fighting Competition.
Even without the presence of Battle Armor, the overwhelming extent of the Sun and Moon Royal Team's Soul Power Levels seemed unbelievable to them.
These included three Soul Saints and a Soul Emperor!
Shrek's only Soul Saint was Su Tong, who had joined halfway into the Shrek Inner Courtyard, and had nearly broken through Level 70 before joining the Inner Courtyard.
In comparison, the Sun and Moon Royal Team's three Soul Saints were cultivated entirely by the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guide Academy and Mingde Hall from start to finish.
Moreover, the completely unconventional Soul Ring combinations...
Evidently, this Soul Fighting Competition was devastating to Shrek.
The tournament hadn't even reached its conclusion, yet the champion was undisputed, and everyone had to acknowledge the Sun and Moon Royal Team's status as the uncrowned kings.
But that wasn't all. Mingde Hall had proposed an entirely new Soul Spirit Cultivation System derived from Soul Spirits within the Soul Master's cultivation system.
Soul Masters could now self-consolidate Soul Rings, resolving the conflict between human Soul Masters and Soul Beasts. Furthermore, the self-consolidated Soul Rings were said to have the potential to age further, and as cultivation progressed, Soul Masters would find it increasingly easier to master their Soul Ring Soul Skills and even Martial Souls.
Beyond that, there was something most Soul Masters ignored or hesitated to consider, which was the benefits that the Soul Spirit Cultivation System promised after reaching the Titled Douluo stage, as publicized by Mingde Hall.
After all, most Soul Masters were grateful to reach Soul Venerable or Soul Sect levels, let alone aspire for Titled Douluo status.
Even the essence of cultivations in the Titled Douluo realm was unclear to many.
However, the elders of Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion were different. They were well aware that reaching further cultivation in the Titled Douluo realm wasn't just about accumulating Soul Power but required specific insights. It could be an understanding of one's abilities, or an insight into the application of Soul Power, or various other aspects, to break through certain barriers and allow further fusion with their Martial Soul.
This becomes even more pronounced in the cultivation of Super Douluos.
However, the Soul Spirit Cultivation System was encouraging this fusion starting from the Soul Warrior stage, consciously completing the fusion in the form of a cultivation technique!
This was essentially a revolutionary change in the Soul Master cultivation system.
Compared to the birth of Battle Armor, the impact of the Soul Spirit Cultivation System on Shrek's status was truly devastating.
After all, regardless of the stance on Battle Armor, it was still in the realm of Soul-guiding Devices, an area where Shrek or the Douluo Three Kingdoms were inherently at a disadvantage. They hadn't even developed the concept of humanoid Soul-guiding Devices yet, in stark contrast to the Sun and Moon Empire's advanced development.
Yet, the emergence of the Soul Spirit Cultivation System was entirely a reform within the Soul Master's Martial Soul cultivation field.
This disruptive reform was spearheaded by Mingde Hall rather than the long-respected, world-renowned number one academy in the Soul Master realm, Shrek.
If Shrek fails to rapidly assimilate this system and innovate to surpass Mingde Hall in the upcoming period, it won't take ten thousand years, only a hundred before Shrek's status will be completely lost.
And with the loss of status comes an issue with attracting new students.
With poorer new students, Shrek's cultivation model will further decline.
Gradually, after being thoroughly suppressed by the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guide Academy several times in the Soul Fighting Competition, Shrek might even find its student recruitment less favorable compared to the Royal Academies of the Three Great Empires.
Of course, all of this hinges on the Douluo Three Kingdoms being able to endure the upcoming war.
Otherwise, with the Sun and Moon unifying the entire continent, everything will only become harder.
Of course, the Soul Spirit Cultivation System strikes a blow to Shrek's status, and the advent of Battle Armor isn't a small blow either, as it deals a more significant pure strength-based hit.
After all, the development of any force is best safeguarded by its top-tier combat power.
Strength is fundamentally everything.
And Battle Armor clearly provides the basis for such strength.
"This time, we must vigorously develop the Soul Guide System and crack the technology of Battle Armor."
"With our current Soul-guiding Technology, it isn't enough to crack the technology of Battle Armor. However, during our time in that peculiar valley, we acquired a special legacy with several Soul-guide Technologies. We can attempt to develop any foundational technologies identified first."
The Sun and Moon Empire surely won't refrain from promoting and applying Battle Armor; it will definitely appear on the battlefield. As long as we can kill one Armor Master, even if there's a self-destruct mechanism, we can unlock and accelerate the decryption of Battle Armor technology."
Of course, Qian Duoduo held back an inner thought: he felt that once the Sun and Moon Empire unifies, the foundational technology of Battle Armor will inevitably spread. That moment will be the Soul Guide System's opportunity to penetrate the fundamentals and then attempt innovation. Before that, it's essentially impossible for the Soul Guide System to decrypt Battle Armor technology on its own.
There was no need to voice this thought.
Leaning on the current determination of the elders to occupy academy resources and vigorously develop Soul-guiding Devices is the right path.
Discouraging the elders at this moment could negatively impact the development of the Soul Guide System.