Chapter 331: Kong Deming's Praise
Kong Deming leaned back in his chair and sighed. "If I had possessed Tang San's level of power, unifying the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire into a single empire would have been effortless.
I really don't understand what Tang San was thinking back then. He allowed the two empires to continue existing separately and even forbade the Heaven Dou Empire from attacking Star Luo for ten years.
But what about after those ten years?
Once war reignites, neither soul masters nor civilians will be spared. After all, war is one of the cruelest things in this world."
"The Sun Moon Continent collided with the Douluo Continent over four thousand years ago. That means before Tang San ascended to the God Realm, and before the Sun Moon Continent merged with Douluo, the conflict between these two empires had already lasted for over five thousand years.
Historical records show that in these five millennia, the two empires waged multiple wars. At one point, the Heaven Dou Empire even split into the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Dou Ling Empire.
And yet, every time one side suffered major losses, the Tang Sect would always step in dragging along the supposedly 'neutral' Shrek Academy to act as a peacemaker."
Kong Deming sighed deeply.
In truth, he didn't oppose war. In fact, he wanted the Sun Moon Empire to unify the Douluo Continent and bring all three empires under its control.
Once that happened, wars between humans would decrease significantly in the future.
Historically, the Sun Moon Continent had once been divided into several small empires.
However, over time, the Sun Moon Empire eliminated them all and unified the entire continent. As a result, for thousands of years, the number of deaths caused by war significantly declined.
Moreover, since the Sun Moon Empire was unified, it was able to allocate its manpower and resources more efficiently, allowing it to develop soul tools at an accelerated pace.
That was why soul tool technology flourished in the Sun Moon Empire.
Jing Hongchen chuckled upon hearing this analysis. "Elder Kong, you should already know what kind of sect the Tang Sect is.
The Tang Sect was originally a weapons selling sect.
If a major empire were to fall due to war, the Tang Sect's business would take a serious hit.
But as long as the three empires continued to exist and their conflicts deepened, they would all be forced to buy more hidden weapons to strengthen their armies.
Before the Sun Moon Empire introduced powerful soul tools, hidden weapons were the dominant weaponry on Douluo Continent.
However, once soul tools arrived, the Tang Sect's hidden weapons became obsolete, leading to its gradual decline.
To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if the Tang Sect secretly played a role in the split of the Heaven Dou Empire back then."
"The Tang Sect…" Kong Deming mused.
Recalling some information, he suddenly asked, "I remember seeing the Tang Sect's name on the tournament roster this year."
Jing Hongchen nodded confidently. "That's right, Elder Kong.
But don't worry the Tang Sect's team isn't worth fearing."
At that moment, footsteps echoed outside the laboratory.
Shortly after, Huo Yuhao and Xuan Ziwen pushed open the door and walked in.
Jing Hongchen's eyes lit up immediately. He quickly stood up from his seat and hurried toward them.
Of course, his focus was entirely on Huo Yuhao.
After a brief hesitation, he spoke. "Yuhao, you've finally finished working with Xuan Ziwen on soul tool research.
Tomorrow is the match against Shrek Academy.
I hope you can participate and temporarily set aside soul tool research.
At the very least, don't spend tomorrow locked up in the lab with Xuan Ziwen."
Xuan Ziwen spoke up. "That's not a problem.
After all, Yuhao has already invented the Soul Spirit Orb and greatly accelerated my research on the Soul Ring Storage Device.
Thanks to him, I have successfully completed the Soul Ring Storage Device."
Jing Hongchen was stunned. "Soul Spirit Orb? Soul Ring Storage Device?"
The name 'Soul Spirit Orb' suggested that it was related to Soul Spirits, but he wasn't sure of its exact function.
However, just from the name 'Soul Ring Storage Device,' he immediately understood what it did.
A soul tool that could store soul rings?
Such a thing had never existed before.
He looked at Xuan Ziwen in shock, then turned his gaze toward Huo Yuhao.
"That's right the Soul Spirit Orb and the Soul Ring Storage Device.
One is for storing Soul Spirits, while the other stores soul rings.
Yuhao truly deserves to be called the peerless genius of the Sun Moon Empire.
Once again, he has made an outstanding contribution to the field of soul tools."
Xuan Ziwen smiled as he spoke. While talking, he took out the Soul Ring Storage Device.
At the same time, Huo Yuhao presented the Soul Spirit Orb he had just created.
Jing Hongchen was completely dumbfounded.
His eyes locked onto Huo Yuhao, filled with disbelief.
How many days had it been?
And you've already invented something like this?!
He didn't doubt Xuan Ziwen's words for even a second.
Given Huo Yuhao's unparalleled talent, it was completely believable that he had accomplished such a feat.
But still… Jing Hongchen couldn't help but feel a bit frustrated.
Once again, he was overwhelmed by the massive gap in talent between himself and Huo Yuhao in the field of soul tools.
For any ordinary soul engineer, developing a brand new soul tool with immense strategic significance was an extremely difficult task.
At this moment, Kong Deming, who had been seated, also looked visibly surprised.
He quickly stood up and approached Xuan Ziwen and Huo Yuhao.
"Ziwen, Yuhao, can you demonstrate these devices for me and Hongchen?"
He trusted both Huo Yuhao and Jing Hongchen completely.
However, he still wanted to witness the capabilities of these revolutionary soul tools firsthand.
Huo Yuhao nodded. "Of course.
Teacher Xuan, let's begin."
Xuan Ziwen agreed. "Alright."
The two of them then proceeded to demonstrate the functions of the Soul Spirit Orb and the Soul Ring Storage Device.
The numerous Soft Bone Rabbits in the lab became test subjects for their experiments.
During the process, Xuan Ziwen explained in detail how they had developed the devices, emphasizing the critical importance of the core formation arrays Huo Yuhao had created.
After some time, Kong Deming looked at Huo Yuhao and Xuan Ziwen with undisguised admiration.
"Yuhao, you are Ziwen's pride.
And you are also my pride.
The introduction of these two soul tools will undoubtedly solve many problems faced by Sun Moon Soul Engineers.
They will not only aid individual development but also benefit the future of the Sun Moon Empire.
Promote them as much as possible.
With me as your support, you and Ziwen will encounter no resistance in spreading these technologies.
Whatever resources you need to mass produce these soul tools, I will personally provide them."
"Thank you, Elder Kong!"
"Thank you, Teacher!"
Huo Yuhao and Xuan Ziwen responded in unison, grateful for his support.
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