Douluo Continent: I can nurture soul beasts and even perform super evolution.

Chapter 156: Ideas about Battle Armor

January passed quickly.

After returning from the far north, Su Wen continued his cultivation. Elder Mu was recovering from his injuries in the Golden Tree House. No one on the entire Seagod Island cared about him, so they simply left Wang Dong'er behind. The two continued to live in their original house, cultivating their martial soul fusion every day.

This made Ma Xiaotao quite jealous, but unfortunately, she only had a tiny bit of inner fire and couldn't find a reason to harass Su Wen. So she could only have a love-hate relationship with Ling Luochen, bickering with him every day.

Jiang Nannan, Bei Bei, Gu Yuena, and Mu Qiu'er successively passed the assessment and joined the inner academy. Ning Tian and Wu Feng temporarily stayed in Class 2 of the second year. Dai Huabin became increasingly arrogant because of Su Wen's disappearance. He often provoked Xie Huanyue's small group, but with Mu Jin's suppression, it was all minor and did not cause any waves. Everything proceeded in an orderly manner.

In the morning, the sun is shining brightly.

As soon as Su Wen stepped into the Sea God Pavilion Council, he heard Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er bickering as usual. Normally, Yan Shaozhe would back down, but when it came to the interests of the Martial Soul System, he would not give an inch and would argue his case based on reason.

The other elders remained silent, watching the scene unfold.

In fact, everyone is from the Martial Soul faction. After all, they all came from the Martial Soul system back then. The Soul Guidance system has only become popular in recent years and has a very shallow foundation. If it weren't for Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo serving as deans, and Elder Song and Elder Mu secretly supporting them, they would have been crushed to dust by Yan Shaozhe long ago.

"Seriously, what's the use of your Soul Guidance Department!" Yan Shaozhe frowned deeply. "This year alone, the academy has invested 20% of Shrek City and Shrek Academy's net profits! But what research results have we achieved? Don't give me that Fan Yu fixed-mounted soul guidance cannon; it's just a copy of the Sun Moon Empire's work. The Sun Moon Empire had already researched that, but you spent millions of gold soul coins to develop it, and you still have the nerve to call it original?"

"Bullshit! Our Soul Guidance Technology is progressing smoothly, and we've only received 20% of the research funding. Why don't you mention that your Martial Soul Department received 60%? That's three times what our Soul Guidance Department received!" Xian Lin'er stood with her hands on her hips, not backing down an inch.

"The future belongs to soul tools. Elder Mu has long agreed on this. Anything can only be considered our own if we develop it ourselves. Can we rely on importing from the Sun Moon Empire? What if they plant a bomb inside... bang! It blows up from inside the invincible shield, how are we supposed to compete!"

"Look to the future, don't be like a frog in a well."

"You..." Yan Shaozhe was speechless.

Xianlin'er's words are indeed correct.

Relying on the soul tools of the Sun Moon Empire is tantamount to handing over one's neck to the enemy. In the event of a real war, the Sun Moon Empire could tighten the control over the movement of soul tools within its borders during a state of war preparedness...

"Nowadays, everyone agrees that soul tools can be used, but only a few, such as invincible shields, flying soul tools, and milk bottles, are useful. The rest of the soul tools are difficult to match even the Sun Moon Empire, let alone us elite disciples. Wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?"

"If you want to reach the level of the Sun Moon Empire, you have to invest, right? You have to spend a lot of manpower and resources on research, right? Aren't we just in the initial stage right now? This is the most difficult stage of laying the foundation. If you want to build a tall building from the ground up, it's a castle in the air, which will crumble at the slightest touch!"

The topic came back again.

Neither of them would concede to the other.

The smell of gunpowder filled the air.

Qian Duoduo held Xian Lin'er back, fearing that this Valkyrie would fight Yan Shaozhe in front of the elders at the Sea God Pavilion meeting.

"Everyone be quiet!"

Old Song tapped on the table.

Xuanzi glanced at Xuanzi, who was hiding under the conference table of the Sea God Pavilion with his head down, secretly stuffing a chicken leg into his mouth and chewing it with a bulging mouth, and his face twitched.

Now that Elder Mu is in seclusion, the group is leaderless.

Xuanzi is unreliable, so she'll have to hold on for now.

Even though Xian Lin'er was her own daughter, she still favored the Soul Guidance Department. This matter could not be decided hastily. The Martial Soul Department was the foundation of the entire Shrek Academy! Its importance was even greater than that of the Soul Guidance Department in the Sun Moon Empire!

For the past ten thousand years, Shrek Academy's glory was upheld by the Martial Soul system, and everyone here bears the mark of the Martial Soul system.

But looking around, the elderly were either slacking off, sneaking food, or just spacing out – it was definitely a senior citizens' activity center.

Tired...

Seeing the tense situation, Su Wen quietly sat at the back, pondering what dishes Aunt Lu would prepare for lunch. Yesterday's stir-fried pork liver and braised pork knuckle with dipping sauce were both quite good. What would it be today?

As for the conflict between the two factions, he really didn't want to get involved. Once he had the power, he would just forcefully suppress the one-man rule. Why make things so complicated?

The next moment, he suddenly felt a gentle gaze fall on him, and he subconsciously looked up.

Old Song, who was sitting at the very front, smiled.

"You're arguing so fiercely that neither of you can convince the other. Why not let someone else give their opinion? Since Elder Mu isn't here, let the successor of the Sea God Pavilion share his thoughts."

The elders also turned their gazes over.

Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er stopped talking at the same time and looked at Su Wen with expectant expressions.

Su Wen: "..."

"Speak freely, right or wrong doesn't matter," Old Song said with a smile.

"The development of this soul tool..." Su Wen stood up with a stiff upper lip: "It's not that we shouldn't develop it, but rather that we should develop it slowly, carefully, and rhythmically, allowing capable soul masters to develop it first, allowing those with a mature mindset to develop it first, so that the development of the early adopters can drive the development of the later ones..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Old Song exclaimed, his eyes wide.

He looked at Su Wen in disbelief.

Where did this little rascal learn to be so clever?

They actually brought Tai Chi to their doorstep.

"Speak properly!" Old Song's lips twitched, his face darkening.

She was certain that this guy was just trying to take advantage of the situation, and didn't really think she was easy to fool.

"Forehead……"

Seeing the two deans staring intently at him, Su Wen coughed lightly: "The Soul Guidance Department should invest more funds in research and development! That's my conclusion."

"Hahaha!!!"

Xianlin jumped up.

He looked at Yan Shaozhe with a smug expression.

The latter looked stunned, clearly not expecting Su Wen to "betray" him, and so completely...

"However... what we need to develop is not the current soul tools."

Su Wen pondered for a moment.

"what?"

Everyone was stunned, even the cheering Xian Lin'er was taken aback.

"Xiao Wen, if it's not a current soul tool, then what is it?" Elder Song pondered.

"Battle Armor!"

Su Wen solemnly uttered two words.

To be honest, trying to overtake the Sun Moon Empire in the soul tool race is just a pipe dream. In the original story, Huo Yuhao had such a huge advantage, and even with the help of Xuan Ziwen from Mingde Hall and the mobilization of the entire Shrek Academy's resources, it was all a drop in the ocean. The Sun Moon Empire's profound foundation allowed them to sweep and crush him all the way.

If he wanted to overtake others by taking a shortcut, Su Wen had a way.

It means skipping over the current soul tools and directly researching the form of soul tools ten thousand years from now—battle armor.

This ultimate soul tool, which combines defense, attack, and flight, is actually based on the humanoid soul-guided mechs developed by the Sun Moon Empire. However, over thousands of years of evolution, it has given rise to two factions: battle armor and soul-guided mechs...

The former, which will become the dominant theme in the Soul Master world ten thousand years later, will naturally surpass most Soul Guidance Mechs.

"Doukai?"

Old Song finally frowned.

The initially relaxed atmosphere of the meeting gradually turned serious.

Clearly, all the elders present realized that Su Wen's proposal was not just a polite way of passing the buck, but something substantial, so they all sat up straight and waited quietly for what he would say next.

“Not bad, battle armor!” Su Wen nodded.

"Literally, you elders can also understand it as armor, but it involves the composition of soul tools. Its prototype... is the humanoid soul tool that the Sun Moon Empire is currently researching in depth."

"..."

The scene froze.

Humanoid Soul Guidance Device?
Before witnessing its power, the elders were skeptical. Could this strange-looking thing really be effective in combat?
"The Sun Moon Empire is researching humanoid soul tools?" Xian Lin'er asked in surprise. "Is this their main research topic now? I have heard some news about it from the underground black market of the Star Luo Empire, but I have never taken it seriously."

"Yes, I met Meng Hongchen, the granddaughter of the head of the Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire, during this competition. She told me many secrets of the Mingde Hall," Su Wen said, making it up on the spot.

“Meng Hongchen, it’s her…” Xian Lin’er suddenly realized.

I remember that.

"According to her, the humanoid mecha technology of the Sun Moon Empire is now sufficient to allow Soul Masters to fight beyond their level. For example, a level 6 humanoid Soul Guidance Mecha, with sufficient healing items, can be piloted by a Soul King, but it can unleash the combat power of a peak Soul Emperor. You can think of it as a mobile steel fortress, and a condensed one at that," Su Wen explained.

"Their research phase is now nearing completion, and they can mass-produce hundreds or even thousands of level six or seven humanoid soul tools to form an army at any time..."

"what!!!"

Old Song's pupils suddenly contracted, and he abruptly stood up.

"The Sun and Moon Empire has actually developed to this point!"

The elders also frowned, revealing their urgency. The pressure that the Sun Moon Empire brought to Shrek Academy had never diminished.

Qian Duoduo, on the other hand, seemed to be deep in thought. As the number one Soul Master (level eight) at Shrek Academy, he was also the most knowledgeable about the Sun Moon Empire. Some of his previous confusions were now explained by Su Wen.

“So Dean Yan is right.” Su Wen pondered, “After all, to think that we can surpass the Sun Moon Empire in basic soul guidance is nothing short of a pipe dream. How can we easily surpass their tens of thousands of years of accumulation and development in just a few years?”

"The only thing we can do now is to overtake them on a curve! Directly develop the next form of the humanoid soul tool—Battle Armor!"

"Let me first talk about my expectations for the battle armor." Su Wen gradually gained control of the pace and began to speak eloquently.

"Once successfully developed, anyone below the Title Douluo level wearing the Battle Armor will be able to fight at least two levels higher! That is, a Soul King can fight a Soul Saint, a Soul Emperor can fight a Soul Douluo, and a Soul Saint can fight a Title Douluo! And ordinary Title Douluos can even challenge Elder Xuan, or even the Limit, across levels!"

"..."

The atmosphere inside was unusually quiet.

Xianlin'er's throat tightened, and she swallowed.

Is Su Wenzhen really not an undercover agent sent by their Soul Guidance Department to infiltrate the Martial Soul Department? Even when she asked for funding, she wouldn't dare to exaggerate like this...

Two levels above the level—what does that even mean?!
Throughout history, they have all been geniuses worthy of being recorded in history!
Our ancestor Tang San did it, and among all those present, only Su Wen has done it!

"Xiao Wen, I'll only ask you one question, are you serious?" Old Song took a deep breath, never expecting that an ordinary meeting today would bring out such explosive news about Su Wen.

"No jokes are made in this courtyard."

Su Wen said earnestly.

In essence, battle armor is simply an enhancement of the metal strength of a soul tool. Through forging techniques, a powerful metal is created, and when combined with the Sun Moon Empire's humanoid soul tool technology, it forms the prototype of battle armor.

Of course, with an old man like Mr. Yi who has a knack for making things happen, things are naturally much more secure.

"it is good!"

After a moment of contemplation, Old Song nodded.

"Before Elder Mu emerges from seclusion, whatever you want, the academy will give you! We will support you unconditionally in everything we can. As for after Elder Mu emerges from seclusion—we believe Elder Mu will not refuse."

Moon's trust in Su Wen was evident to the naked eye.

So even if she doesn't do this good deed, Old Master Mu will definitely agree.

However, despite this, the power of the successor of the Sea God Pavilion across generations is unprecedented in history.

Even with Elder Song's words, Su Wen could easily dominate Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo, and even create his own Battle Armor Academy without any problem.

"Elder Song, I've only put forward a concept. Its implementation will take a long time. Before that, I need to learn forging and the basic principles of soul tools..." Su Wen shook his head.

Battle Armor = Forging + Soul Guidance Technology

"Without thoroughly studying these two aspects, everything is nothing but castles in the air."

"The advantages of the battle armor I mentioned actually include another unique advantage specific to Shrek Academy: it shifts the focus of the Sun Moon Empire's soul tool research to the metal itself, using the metal's toughness and strength to compensate for the deficiencies in soul tool technology... This is also an advantage of Shrek Academy; we have more outstanding soul masters here, and compared to the Sun Moon Empire, we have more people who can become blacksmiths..."

"forging?"

“That’s right, I’ll have to bother Elder Du again.” Su Wen grinned.

……

"Senior Sister, Dean, are you sure you're not mistaken? You want me and Sister Ruoruo to fight together?!"

The inner courtyard, the dueling arena.

A girl wearing a red and white school uniform, with a carefree personality, widened her eyes and said.

"Even if he is this year's champion, he doesn't deserve this, does he? Or perhaps you could ask me and Sister Ruoruo to go easy on him... But wouldn't it be better if you just found a Soul Emperor?"

"Or is it that you, Dean, never intended for Xiao Wen to join the Inner Academy?"

"Why are you talking so much nonsense!" Yan Shaozhe said irritably, "Holding back? The one who should be held back is Su Wen! Do you know how strong this competition is? Including Xiao Tao, there are a total of five Soul Emperors! And Su Wen has been dominating the whole thing from beginning to end. You alone are facing the Sun Moon Empire team of seven. Can you guarantee a win?"

(End of this chapter)