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"The Soul Nourishment Technique strengthens the martial soul and its root source, but it definitely cannot directly evolve the martial soul."
Su Yu first acknowledged this reality.
Seeing the eager expressions of the researchers in front of him, Su Yu knew exactly what they were thinking.
Could a single technique be used to achieve the evolution of the martial soul?
Perhaps, it's possible.
But to popularize such a technique, to make it universal for everyone, is impossible.
What Su Yu called the Soul Nourishment Technique was merely aimed at strengthening the martial soul's root power, keeping the martial soul in its optimal state.
The benefit of maintaining this peak state could be seen as a form of "maintenance" for the martial soul.
To put it more vividly, it could be compared to prenatal preparation.
Su Yu didn't want to explain it so plainly, but since these researchers would be responsible for perfecting the Soul Nourishment Technique in the future, he had to make its essence clear, otherwise, it could easily be misdirected.
"Within a few months, or at most a year or two, this technique can bring one's martial soul to its peak state."
This was the basic goal Su Yu set for the Soul Nourishment Technique.
Ideally, he wanted to expand the technique's application, even allowing non-soul masters to benefit from it.
It's not that non-soul masters lack soul power.
There is a measurable range for detecting innate soul power. Those who are said to have no innate soul power are essentially those whose soul power is too weak to meet the standard for detection.
In reality, everyone possesses innate soul power, though it varies in strength.
"The Soul Nourishment Technique focuses on nurturing and conditioning!"
The more Su Yu explained, the clearer his development logic for the technique became.
At first, when the researchers heard that the Soul Nourishment Technique couldn't directly evolve the martial soul, their enthusiasm waned. But as Su Yu continued, their spirits were gradually lifted.
Though it didn't offer the miraculous evolution of the martial soul, the significance of the Soul Nourishment Technique seemed even greater—not just for Douluo Continent, but for the entire soul master community!
"By keeping the martial soul at its peak at all times, it maximizes the chances of the child inheriting the martial soul in its best possible state."
Mutation—this was the most basic way for soul masters to emerge among ordinary people. In most cases, a phoenix rising from a humble nest could only be achieved through mutation.
However, the odds of mutation were simply too low.
Su Yu's idea behind the Soul Nourishment Technique was to increase this chance. To trigger a mutation, the martial soul must first be activated and maintained at its peak state, and under such conditions, the probability of a mutation would be higher.
"Of course, for most soul masters, maintaining the martial soul at its peak state not only helps in childbearing but also benefits their combat abilities, indirectly enhancing their overall state and keeping them in peak condition during battle."
For families without soul masters, the Soul Nourishment Technique would be used for prenatal preparation.
For soul master families who planned their births, it would be the same.
But for soul masters without specific plans, they too could practice the Soul Nourishment Technique, ensuring their martial soul's root remained at its peak at all times.
"In this state, any opportunity that arises can be seized more effectively, allowing the martial soul to break through its current limits and undergo a transformation."
While the Soul Nourishment Technique might not directly cause the martial soul to mutate, it would keep the martial soul at its peak, ready to absorb any external stimuli to undergo transformation.
This was especially true when absorbing and condensing soul rings.
"Each soul ring added is essentially a step in the martial soul's growth. If the martial soul is kept in its peak state, it will be better prepared to undergo a transformation when condensing the soul ring."
Thus, the Soul Nourishment Technique was also extremely important for regular soul masters.
After all, opportunities favor the prepared. Sometimes, the saddest thing is to miss an opportunity because one was unprepared. The Soul Nourishment Technique is a form of preparation.
"Moreover, a martial soul at its peak also aids in insight, making it easier to tap into the martial soul's potential."
In this sense, Su Yu was improving his soul spirit cultivation system.
In this system, soul rings for soul masters are guided by bloodline power, helping to unlock the potential within the martial soul and harness bloodline strength to condense the soul ring.
The soul spirit cultivation system had already been improved significantly. Essentially, as soul masters absorbed bloodline power and followed the techniques of the system, they could successfully tap into the martial soul's abilities, establishing a connection with the bloodline power and condensing their soul rings.
Many talented soul masters with remarkable perception could sense the state of their martial souls even before condensing soul rings. By doing so, they could better tap into their martial soul's potential while absorbing and refining bloodline power, resulting in better soul rings and stronger soul skills.
The latter was, of course, superior.
However, this required innate talent.
The Soul Nourishment Technique would allow the martial soul to remain at its peak, making it easier to sense the martial soul's state in a normal state, even without the need to rely on the opportunity of condensing soul rings. This would make it easier to tap into the martial soul's potential.
"Alright, that's the basic outline of the Soul Nourishment Technique. I'll need some time to develop the prototype, but for now, you need to work on some preliminary research to lay the groundwork for when we move forward with it."
With that, Su Yu listed the various related technologies that the Soul Nourishment Technique might involve.
"Visualization, martial soul activation, and spiritual imagery techniques..."
These are recent developments that have emerged alongside Su Yu's creation of the rune system, gradually giving rise to new disciplines within the Sun-Moon Hall.
One could say that they are different directions in which the rune system has been expanded.
To develop the Soul Nourishment Technique, Su Yu would need to use some of these technologies. He instructed the researchers at the institute to study these aspects at the Sun-Moon Hall, learning from the soul mentors there to prepare for the future refinement of the Soul Nourishment Technique.
After leaving the research institute, the logic behind the development of the Soul Nourishment Technique flowed smoothly in Su Yu's mind.
"The Federal Meeting will still take some time to convene. I'll try to complete the basic version of the Soul Nourishment Technique before it begins."
Although the Soul Nourishment Technique was highly significant, its development was nowhere near as difficult as that of the Origin Technique.
Three days later.
"Alright."
Su Yu had nearly completed the development of the Soul Nourishment Technique. The initial version was now ready for general use.
However, as the soul master community evolved, this version would require constant optimization, but Su Yu wouldn't be involved in these future improvements.
"Let's still keep visualization at the core."
But this wasn't about practicing visualization; instead, it was about using visualization techniques to help practitioners quickly master the technique.
After all, since it involved the martial soul's state, the difficulty of entry was incredibly high. It wasn't something that could be easily mastered by just following a specific method.
In the past, there hadn't even been any records of similar secret techniques.
A technique that could enhance the martial soul's activity and be practiced before childbirth to gradually optimize family genes was virtually nonexistent—or at best, extremely rare. It was almost impossible for such a technique to have low entry requirements.
Su Yu had merely used visualization and the rune system to overcome the challenge of entry difficulty.
After two more days, Su Yu used rare metals from Sun-Moon Hall to craft soul guide devices for two days.
The Federal Meeting was now finally ready.
Across the continent, there were now several dozen provinces and districts. This meeting wasn't a regularly scheduled one, and convening representatives from various provinces required careful coordination of schedules.
"Lord Blue Spirit, you've arrived."
Su Yu nodded and stepped into a two-meter-tall soul guide device of considerable size.
With the infusion of soul power, the device powered up and began to operate.
All the major signal stations were now running at full capacity, ensuring the smooth progress of the remote meeting.
While communication soul guides had not yet become fully widespread at the civilian level, they were fully established at the higher levels, especially within the federal administration, where they had been extensively deployed.
Before Su Yu, various light screens began to appear, outlining the figures of the federal representatives.
"Lord Blue Spirit."
All the representatives bowed to Su Yu, showing their respect.
Even Representative Xu Jiujiu from Star Luo Province and Representative Veina from Heaven Dou Province were no exception.
The Federal system was something Su Yu had proposed and was ultimately implemented because of his influence.
Even though Su Yu had been cultivating in Long Valley when the actual reforms took place, it was only because of Su Yu's existence that those like Jing Hongchen chose to follow through with the reform.
Without the Federal system, after the collapse of the Star Luo Empire and the Tianhun Empire, they would either have perished or barely survived.
The elites of the Star Luo Empire and Tianhun Empire would have been targeted for elimination, and a massive purge would have followed.
The existence of the Federal system provided them with a glimmer of hope.
Although their empires had fallen, they no longer had a new emperor ruling over them.
At the very least, Xu Jiujiu, Veina, and others were able to accept the Federal system.
Of course, the Federal system imposed heavy constraints, especially on the representatives and the Speaker of the Senate, where the restrictions were quite significant.
There is a special inspection team belonging to Sun-Moon Hall, responsible for overseeing the actions of the representatives and the Speaker of the Senate. They have the authority to report and deal with misconduct.
In addition to the Sun-Moon Hall inspection team, there are also inspection teams from Shrek and other major sects.
The power of supervision is extensive, ensuring constant monitoring of all representatives and Speakers.
Of course, this is ultimately a world where power reigns supreme.
As long as an individual's power reaches its peak, even the most well-developed system may have its corrupt possibilities.
If Su Yu were to disappear and the strongest person on the Douluo Continent appeared, some representatives and Speakers under their protection might be able to act with impunity, ignoring the system altogether.
"Order, in the end, is also maintained by power."
Therefore, the order established by Huo Yuhao was ultimately for the orderly development of the Soul Master world, and it could never fully control everyone.
For instance, Huo Yuhao himself and many powerful individuals are exceptions.
The existence of order has a purpose, and it is not without selfishness.
"These are matters Huo Yuhao should be considering, not me."
Back to the main topic.
Su Yu nodded slightly and said, "The Soul Master army from each province has reached the northernmost part of the continent. However, the war has only just begun, and your work is far from over."
"The war with the Abyss will continue for several years. It could last anywhere from three to five years, or even as long as ten or twenty years. During this time, I hope the overall strength of the Soul Master world can double with the tempering provided by the Abyss."
"Why are we fighting the Abyss? Because I need to break through, the Ultimate Douluos need to break through. The 99th-level limit has plagued Douluo Continent for too long. Without a divine inheritance, far too many Ultimate Douluos are lost in confusion and unwilling to fade away."
"Douluo Continent needs to develop, and that requires energy from the outside world. The planes need overall evolution and enhancement."
"The Abyss is our first target."
"Once we consume the Abyss, Douluo Continent will evolve. After that, the 99th-level limit will no longer exist. Reaching the 100th level and becoming a god will no longer be a dream."
Su Yu's voice echoed through the virtual meeting platform, transmitted by communication soul guides to the offices of every provincial representative on the continent.
"Everyone, the universe is vast. Douluo Continent is not the only world, nor the only plane with intelligent life, and certainly not the only one with a cultivation civilization."
"Douluo Continent has the highest realm below the divine level, with the Ultimate Douluos being just a step away from godhood. In the vast universe, these exist as incredibly strong beings."
"However, there are even stronger planes and forces in the universe, leading large star systems and possessing cultivation civilizations far superior to ours."
Su Yu began to share his knowledge of the universe with the federal representatives.
"Being behind means being oppressed. Douluo Continent is not yet strong enough. If another powerful plane takes notice, you all understand the consequences."
"The Abyss, in fact, is a special entity that has targeted Douluo Continent. Their overall strength surpasses ours, so the Soul Master world must give rise to more powerful individuals during the war if we are to completely consume the Abyss."
"As for the existence of the Divine Realm..."
At this point, Su Yu did not hesitate, feeling no need to keep information secret. He directly revealed many "common facts."
"Everyone, there are other planes beneath the Divine Realm, not just Douluo Continent."
"The development and growth of Douluo Continent are, in fact, helping Douluo Continent gain more influence in the Divine Realm."
"In other words, Douluo Continent's development is essentially seeking its own advancement. Without the divine positions of the Divine Realm, there can be no further breakthroughs. This is incredibly despairing for the Ultimate Douluos."
"To a certain extent, freeing ourselves from the dependency on divine positions in the Divine Realm is also a necessity for the Soul Master world on Douluo Continent."
Of course, Su Yu kept some of his thoughts to himself.
These words might work to inspire the Ultimate Douluos in the extreme northern region, but for Soul Masters whose lifelong goal was to become a titled Douluo, they wouldn't have much impact.
"What I detest the most is internal strife. If you don't pursue the overall development but instead fight for power within, that's wrong. Healthy competition is fine as it can promote the whole, but when internal strife becomes severe and harms the overall interests, it's a mistake."
"The development of the Soul Master world doesn't need internal power struggles among the major factions. The focus should be on spreading the influence of Soul Masters across the universe, expanding the Federation's territory, and acquiring more resources."
After stating these grand goals, Su Yu began to inquire about the specific tasks of the provincial representatives.
"Under the provinces, towns need to be established. Every piece of land on the continent should be brought under control."
"Soul Master power must be fully liberated, allowing each to excel in their strengths."
"The lives of ordinary people must also be improved, raising the living standards of everyone."
Su Yu gradually revealed his deeper intentions.
"The development of the Soul Master world depends on the soil from which Soul Masters are born—the people of Douluo Continent. The more children there are with the potential to become Soul Masters after their martial souls awaken, the better."
(End of Chapter)