Douluo: In an extraordinary world, with unparallel understanding!

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"Don't worry. The protective measures for this competition have already been put in place by the Sun Moon Empire."

Jing Hongchen hadn't expected that Su Yu had this side to him. After smiling, he explained to Su Yu.

"Master, are you referring to the protection against soul guide technology?" Su Yu had noticed the internal movements of the Sun-Moon Hall and couldn't help but feel frustrated.

Su Yu wasn't sure if the three empires of Douluo wanted to develop, but he was certain they wanted to cause destruction.

So many powerful individuals hiding in the shadows, all just to acquire a Level 9 Soul Guide technology? Unlikely.

The Sun Moon Empire knew its own soul guide technology's development level. They understood that their strongest weapon could suppress the Douluo Empire's greatest strength, and they were aware of the might of their most advanced soul guides. But the Douluo Empire wasn't privy to this.

Just a few years ago, the Continental Academy was still resisting soul guides.

"Oh? You think there's still danger?" Jing Hongchen noticed Su Yu's concerns. Though not overly worried, he still asked.

"The armory."

Su Yu uttered those three words, causing Jing Hongchen's expression to change dramatically.

Looking at Su Yu, Jing Hongchen's face turned grim. After considering the possibility of an attack on the weapons depot from a different angle, he realized it was indeed a viable threat.

"Master, I can feel that the number of Evil Soul Masters in the Sun-Moon area has increased significantly."

Su Yu's puzzling statement wasn't fully understood by Jing Hongchen, who responded, "You don't need to worry about this. Our emperor has measures in place. Though it's still risky, at least he has some semblance of a plan."

Xu Tianran was merely utilizing the power of the Holy Spirit Sect.

In the end, the sect would not be allowed to grow stronger.

Once Jing Hongchen made this deduction, he no longer concerned himself with Xu Tianran's matters.

Instead, he focused on improving his strength. If Xu Tianran acted, success would be fine, but if he failed, he would have to rely on absolute strength to clean up the mess.

His current power wasn't enough. He still needed to raise it by at least two levels and refine his Super Battle Armor. The Virtual Soul Core technology had to be developed soon and integrated into the Super Battle Armor.

Only then would he have the confidence to confront an Ultimate Douluo. With Kong Deming by his side, they might have a chance to suppress the Holy Spirit Sect.

"Master, you misunderstood me." Su Yu shook his head and said, "What I mean is that there are too many Evil Soul Masters in Sun-Moon. If a battle breaks out, Sun-Moon will suffer severe damage."

"In the early stages of the battle, the Evil Soul Masters won't exert much effort. The more casualties there are, the greater the benefit they'll gain."

Jing Hongchen frowned, pondering what Su Yu had said.

"Moreover, even if the Douluo Three Kingdoms can't gather intelligence on the armory's location, there's no guarantee that Evil Soul Masters won't incite trouble."

As soon as Su Yu finished speaking, Jing Hongchen's expression turned grim.

Evil Soul Masters really would resort to something like this.

Damn! It looks like the defense system for the armory needs to be strengthened.

However, such critical national matters could only be addressed with Xu Tianran's approval.

Jing Hongchen didn't have time to go through the usual intelligence channels; he immediately set out to meet Xu Tianran in person.

Seeing Jing Hongchen's urgency, Su Yu sighed in relief.

He certainly didn't want to be caught standing directly above the armory when it exploded.

The armory's most classified information was known only to a select few, such as Jing Hongchen and the emperor. Even Su Yu wasn't fully aware of the details.

Those not involved with the system had no access to such knowledge.

The people who were involved were under tight surveillance to prevent any leaks.

As of now, Su Yu didn't even know the exact number of fixed-position soul-guided cannons in the Sun Moon Empire.

Even with the reference from the original story, he could only make a rough guess: the number of Level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannonballs was likely in the double digits, and possibly reaching three digits across two armories.

With that many Level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannons, an explosion would not be something to joke about.

Su Yu carefully recalled the details from the original story, making sure to fill in any gaps.

In the final five days, he planned to eliminate this last danger.

"Aside from the armory explosion, there's nothing else to worry about."

During those last few days, Su Yu didn't continue his cultivation.

Recently, Sun-Moon had seen a surge in population, leading to the release of many rare metals.

Interestingly, many of these rare metals weren't from the Sun Moon Empire, but from personal collections. Some were being sold off during the competition, hoping to fetch high prices.

The Sun Moon Empire was the empire of soul-guided devices, and Sun-Moon, with the Sun-Moon Hall overseeing the highest achievements in soul-guide technology, saw these rare metals fetch the highest prices during the Soul Fighting Tournament.

Su Yu also planned to visit several auctions and stores in Sun-Moon during the competition.

The rare metals of Sun-Moon Hall were the combined resources of the entire Sun Moon Empire, but that didn't mean they had a sufficient quantity of every rare metal.

For instance, they didn't have any Extreme Ice Divine Crystals, the rare crystals that accompany the millennium-old cold ice.

There were also other rare materials that could be used to inscribe core formation arrays, which Sun-Moon Hall didn't have in stock.

Su Yu knew that his Battle Armor couldn't always be made from the most common rare metals.

When it came to Super Battle Armor or even Ultimate Battle Armor, only extremely rare and high-quality materials would be able to integrate into the design.

Otherwise, how could it continue to upgrade in the future?

Su Yu planned to continue refining and perfecting his Battle Armor until it reached the level of a divine artifact or even a super artifact, so the base materials certainly couldn't be of low quality.

Moreover, Kong Deming had already incorporated many precious materials from his personal collection into the Battle Armor to enhance its overall composition.

After three days of exploring, Su Yu stopped visiting high-end shops and decided to visit some street vendors to see if he could find any treasures.

"Now, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tower's usefulness really comes into play, though it's a pity the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect is our enemy."

Su Yu continued wandering.

Luckily, his ability to identify rare metals and precious materials was excellent, and with the help of his mental connection to Ilex, if anything truly extraordinary was nearby, he would sense it immediately.

"Hmm~"

Su Yu entered a shop named "Genuine Goods Store," where he saw a pile of inferior magic crystals. Among them was a crystal with a subtle glow, seemingly unremarkable at first glance.

A Magic-Restricting Crystal?

To his surprise, even in a store known for selling fake magic crystals, there was actually a genuine Magic-Restricting Crystal.

Su Yu picked it up and used his mental energy to inspect it.

It was indeed a Magic-Restricting Crystal.

The Magic-Restricting Crystal could weaken energy-based attacks and was also extremely hard. It was considered a top-tier rare metal. When Su Yu had fought against Xian Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, he had embedded some Magic-Restricting Crystal into his Level 3 Soul-guided weapon. Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming had been shocked by where Su Yu had acquired such a material.

To put it into perspective, one kilogram of Magic-Restricting Crystal was equivalent to more than thirty kilograms of a standard material, and depending on its quality, a high-grade one could be equivalent to several hundred kilograms of the standard.

The Magic-Restricting Crystal in Su Yu's hand wasn't of exceptional quality, but it was still slightly better than the material he had used during the fight. If the earlier material was around the quality of a 1:30 ratio, this one was closer to 1:40.

However, the size of this particular crystal was quite large, bigger than Su Yu's fist, and surprisingly heavy.

It likely weighed at least ten kilograms.

In the outside world, this crystal would be worth tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins.

Yet, the Genuine Goods Store had mixed the Magic-Restricting Crystal with fake magic crystals, selling it for the price of an ordinary magic crystal—just three thousand Gold Soul Coins.

"Master, over here!"