Chapter 279: The Xuantian Art Promotion Plan
Of course, there were many people like this in the Sun Moon Empire.
As far as he knew, even the most favored princess, Xu Tianzhen, deeply admired Shrek Academy.
If it weren't for both the Sun Moon Emperor and Crown Prince Xu Tianran refusing to allow it, she might have already become a student at Shrek Academy.
Jing Hongchen sighed.
"Yuhao, do you have any good ideas?"
"Although Shrek's reputation took a hit due to the cheating scandal, they've used manipulative tactics to twist the truth."
"As a result, most people still trust Shrek."
"After all, a legacy built over ten thousand years can't be shattered overnight."
Huo Yuhao smiled faintly.
"Headmaster, you're absolutely right."
"Destroying Shrek's reputation all at once is impossible."
"After all, a foundation built over ten thousand years isn't so easily broken."
"If we want to undermine Shrek's credibility, we have to do it gradually."
"I have a plan in the Tianhun Empire."
"It can make both Tianhun's soul masters and ordinary people view Shrek Academy differently."
Part of this was personal revenge.
After all, Xuanzi had done something so outrageous there was no way Huo Yuhao would let him off without consequences.
But beyond revenge, this also served a larger purpose
To weaken Shrek Academy, which was not only widely respected but also deeply connected to Tang San.
In the long run, Shrek's existence would be a major obstacle to spreading his faith.
Jing Hongchen frowned slightly.
"Yuhao, why focus on ordinary people?"
"Their opinions of Shrek Academy don't impact the bigger picture."
In Douluo Continent, ordinary people were insignificant.
Even if they awakened a martial soul, most of them had no innate soul power.
And without innate soul power, they would never become soul masters.
To the nobles and ruling class, ordinary people were just tax paying tools and battlefield fodder.
Only powerful soul masters dictated the fate of the continent.
Huo Yuhao shook his head.
"I believe the opinion of ordinary people does matter."
After all
If he was going to gather faith energy, then ordinary people were a crucial source.
Jing Hongchen sighed.
"Yuhao, it's not that I look down on ordinary people, but… their strength is meaningless compared to soul masters."
"Even in Douluo Continent's history, every successful rebellion was led by powerful soul masters."
"Armies of ordinary people are practically useless in determining continental power struggles."
In all four empires of Douluo Continent, the combat strength of normal soldiers was mediocre at best.
Only the Sun Moon Empire's army had significant battle prowess, thanks to sealed Milk Bottles, which stored soul power and allowed even ordinary soldiers to wield soul tools.
For other empires, this was a devastating technological gap.
Huo Yuhao spoke calmly.
"Headmaster, I have a way to solve the problem of ordinary people's strength."
"I can even turn any ordinary person who supports the Spirit Pagoda… into a soul master."
Jing Hongchen's eyes widened in shock.
"Yuhao, are you joking?! Turning ordinary people into soul masters?!"
"How is that even possible?!"
He had complete faith in the Spirit Pagoda's future.
He firmly believed that the Spirit Pagoda would surpass Shrek Academy and become the true holy land for soul masters.
After all, soul spirits were simply too important for soul masters.
But to turn ordinary people into soul masters?
That was nothing short of a fairy tale.
After all, in Douluo Continent, anyone could awaken a martial soul, but only those with innate soul power could become soul masters.
And the vast majority of people lacked innate soul power.
Huo Yuhao's gaze was steady.
"Headmaster, trust me."
"If I say it's possible, then I already have a way."
"Give me some time, and I will show you how to grant soul power to those without it."
In truth, his plan was simple.
He could introduce a modified version of the Xuantian Art to ordinary people.
After all, in Douluo Dalu 1, Ji Xiang had been born with zero innate soul power.
Yet through cultivating Xuantian Art, he had developed soul power and became a soul master
Of course, Ji Xiang's success was due to Tang San helping him unblock his eight extraordinary meridians.
This established a proper internal energy circulation path, allowing his internal energy to convert into soul power.
Even Tang San himself had relied on Xuantian Art to achieve innate full soul power.
As for modifying Xuantian Art, that could be left to Yi Lao.
Huo Yuhao didn't expect to instantly create a technique as powerful as the Sun Moon Profound Art.
He only needed to lower the entry barrier, so that ordinary people could practice it easily.
Even if their progress was slow, the key was to expand their numbers and produce more soul masters.
After all, Tang San lacked creativity.
But even he had needed years to push Xuantian Art to the first bottleneck stage.
Inside the Undead Subdimension
The sky was dim.
Yi Laikes hovered in midair, watching as a skeleton soldier crawled out from the ground.
Its eye sockets burned with green flames.
Raising its bony hand, it instinctively clutched its skull, as if it were terrified.
Yi Laikes narrowed his eyes.
He was the creator of this undead subdimension.
Though he had handed control over to Huo Yuhao, as the Undead Holy God, he could still sense emotions from his creations.
And this skeleton soldier was afraid.
It feared him.
This was unusual.
Low level skeleton warriors shouldn't even experience fear.
Yi Laikes murmured to himself.
"It seems that Yuhao's soul crystal experiment is partially successful."
"However… these undead should not be capable of fear."
"One of the greatest advantages of the undead is that they feel no fear and never retreat."
"If they start experiencing emotions, then they lose this advantage."
He pondered briefly.
"I'll need to refine the soul crystal design."
"Fear must be removed."
"The undead must be unshakable, fearless warriors."
Suddenly
A door materialized within the undead subdimension.
As it swung open, Huo Yuhao stepped through.
He surveyed the surroundings, then spotted Yi Laikes floating in the air.
Yi Laikes turned to him.
"Yuhao, come here."
"I've made tremendous progress in my undead research."
"In a little while… we'll be able to make the undead generate faith energy."
Huo Yuhao was surprised.
Flying up to Yi Laikes, he engaged in discussion.
Moments later, he had fully grasped the breakthroughs in undead research.
(End of chapter.)
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