Since the teacher is preparing to take action, Su Yu naturally repeated the matters that he had previously reminded Mirror Hongchen about.
"An arsenal?" Kong Deming frowned, contemplating the possibility of this matter.
Providing the location of an arsenal to Douluo?
Indeed, the possibility is not small.
Evil Soul Masters can do anything.
...
Sun and Moon Royal Hotel, Room 401.
"Dean Yan, you've finally arrived."
Seeing Yan Shaozhe, Fan Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Where's Qian Duoduo?"
"Dean Qian is currently around Mingdu collecting rare metals and blueprints for Soul-guiding Devices."
Even though it's already past midnight, Qian Duoduo is still out running errands.
No wait, many black markets actually open at this time.
"Hmm, did anything unexpected happen in the competitions over these two days?" Yan Shaozhe inquired.
He needed to understand the specific situation of the grand contest during these two days.
While en route, and after arriving at Mingdu to explore the location of the Xingluo Royal Team Hotel, he heard some trends of the contest, but he did not know much about the specifics of the competition details.
This...
Upon hearing Yan Shaozhe's question, Fan Yu was at a loss as to where to start.
Honestly speaking, the intelligence he most wanted to inform Yan Shaozhe about is concerning Huo Yuhao.
Back then at Shrek Academy, the only matter that might make Huo Yuhao dissatisfied, as Fan Yu thought, was the experience he had with the Martial Soul System.
Huo Yuhao wants revenge, but given his state at the time and the stage he was in, it certainly wasn't expected that revenge couldn't be fulfilled just within Shrek due to this essential part.
Therefore, Huo Yuhao had the motive of leaving by himself.
And this motive fits best with the blindness of Yan Shaozhe and their Martial Soul System!
Fan Yu did not realize at all, Huo Yuhao was forcefully brought over, and acknowledged this side afterward.
Even though Huo Yuhao had engaged in face-to-face exchanges with him, he never elaborated on these matters.
...
"It's my fault for failing to recognize such a talent." Yan Shaozhe regretted internally.
Such a genius, belonging to the Xingluo Empire, ended up wandering to Mingde Hall of the Sun and Moon Empire due to his oversight.
Yan Shaozhe does not believe that Huo Yuhao's hatred is irreconcilable, as long as he remains in Shrek, everything can be solved.
However——
"What a pity."
Such good conditions, yet they end up in wasted cultivation!
Yan Shaozhe was pained to the core.
Pity there's no 'if'.
Alas.
Fan Yu seeing this, didn't continue discussing the pity over Huo Yuhao with Yan Shaozhe, and informed him about the situation of the Battle Armor displayed by the Sun and Moon Royal Team during the contest.
"Battle Armor?" Upon hearing this, Yan Shaozhe's face turned incredibly solemn, even terrifyingly grim.
The function of Battle Armor was widely demonstrated in the battle today.
It is all-round enhancement for a Soul Master.
It's like, this Soul Master has completely elevated from Level 50 Soul Power to Level 60. Except for not having the Sixth Soul Ring, all other aspects are completely unmatched.
Moreover, the Battle Armor itself possesses some abilities of Soul-guiding Devices, able to release Soul-guided Protective Shields anytime, which effectively adds another defense-type Soul Skill.
Yan Shaozhe's face looked grim.
"Looks like we really underestimated Soul-guiding Devices previously, not realizing they have evolved to this extent in Mingde Hall."
Soul-guiding Devices, made into armor that fully amplifies a Soul Master's combat capabilities.
The key is, the Three Armor Masters on stage were not experiencing the usual clumsiness and inconvenience of previous Soul-guiding Armors during their battle with armor equipped.
It feels as if the Battle Armor has completely fused with them.
"Indeed, it's this feeling."
This fusion, instead, becomes even more terrifying.
If Battle Armor can do this, what about Soul-guiding Devices?
If such technology is integrated into Soul-guiding Devices too, it could change from a relationship of user and tool to a relationship akin to it being a part of the human body.
Soul-guiding Devices enhanced by this technology will undergo a qualitative change in every aspect.
This is what Fan Yu is concerned about.
The development of Soul-guiding Devices in the Sun and Moon Empire far outstrip that in the Douluo Three Kingdoms.
Fan Yu never denied this point, but he never realized the gap could be so wide.
They were still constrained within Ninth-level Soul-guiding Technology, whereas the others were already reforming the entire system of Soul-guiding Devices.
"We must obtain the Armor Technology!" Yan Shaozhe decided. "We don't currently know how far the development of Armor has reached, but now that we know its existence, we must chase after it."
Currently, what the Sun and Moon Empire revealed is only a complete set of Battle Armor comprised of Fifth-level Soul-guiding Devices, but who knows if they have reached the level of Sixth-level?
Shrek must have hidden reserves, and the Sun and Moon Empire understands this concept.
"Fan Yu, you don't need to leave the team to procure any rare metals during the upcoming competition; you must observe every match of the Sun and Moon Royal Team and analyze the characteristics and principles of the Battle Armor as much as possible."
As for whether he can truly crack the technology through this means...
Yan Shaozhe didn't pin his hopes on this point.
"Seems like this mission needs some changes." He thought. "Still need to discuss this with Xu Jiujiu and Wang Xian'er."
"Dean Qian has returned." Fan Yu's eyes sparkled, looking toward the door.
A round silhouette sneaked in, locking the door behind.
"Yan Shaozhe? You've finally arrived." Qian Duoduo said upon spotting Yan Shaozhe.
"Hmm, I have already understood these past two days' details with Fan Yu. We must master this Armor Technology." Yan Shaozhe stated, glancing at Qian Duoduo.
Qian Duoduo knows Yan Shaozhe very well, being from the same year, with various entangled grievances, their familiarity with each other cannot be deeper.
Thus he understood the implications in Yan Shaozhe's words.
Even if they have to steal, they must acquire this technology.
But...
The defenses in Mingde Hall are not ordinarily stringent.
"Old Qian, as a Ninth-level Soul Guide, you surely understand Soul-guiding Devices better than I do..."
...
After gaining victory in the second round of eliminations, the Sun and Moon Royal Team immediately left and didn't show up the next day either.
The first round included eighty-four matches completed over four days, while the second round of forty-two matches was finished in two days.
Only forty-two teams remain.
The forty-two teams will draw lots to enter the third round of eliminations, with six teams being eliminated, thus determining the final thirty-six contenders.
Mingdu Great Soul Arena.
Within the Soul Fighting Arena, the crowd was raucous.
Even though the competition had been ongoing for six days, the excitement hadn't diminished, as the match hadn't yet reached its climax.
There's also the anticipation for the Sun and Moon Royal Team members to make an appearance today.
"Teams that won the second round of eliminations, send forward a team member to draw lots and decide the third round elimination slots."
After two rounds of eliminations, the participating teams were reduced to a quarter of the initial number.
The resting area was no longer as crowded.
Forty-two teams each sent a member to go on stage, drawing numbers under countless eyes.
One to thirty-six numbers, including an extra six marked one to six.
Those who draw one to six naturally participate in the upcoming third round of elimination, while the other teams will automatically progress to the subsequent round-robin competition.
Today's eliminations will have only six matches, after which it will directly transition to grouping for the round-robin, with the first round of matches held simultaneously.
"Number seven."
The draw for the Sun and Moon Royal Team was number seven, not requiring participation in the third round of elimination.
However, this did not hold much significance for them.
Even if they participated, there would be no pressure whatsoever.
Shrek drew number twelve, also excused from the third round of elimination.
Tang Sect drew number three.
In today's match, within the Shrek Team lineup, Su Yu noticed an unfamiliar person.
Sensing the Soul Power aura of this individual, Su Yu roughly understood his identity.
Yan Shaozhe?
Indeed, he had entered Mingdu, and appeared so openly.
Strictly speaking, Yan Shaozhe belonged to those powerful individuals registered as entering with the Fire Phoenix Soul Guide Team, not considered illegally entering, while Fan Yu and Qian Duoduo were unregistered at the time.
Qian Duoduo was not exposed, while Fan Yu himself wasn't a Titled Douluo, so drawing him out held little significance.
While Su Yu was noticing Yan Shaozhe, the other side's Yan Shaozhe was also paying attention to him.
"Is he Su Yu?"