Chapter 91: The Evil Demon Forest Soul Spirit Experiment
"Xiao Wu, I know you miss Xiao Qi, but we also need to think about her. She's still just a child. It's perfectly normal for children to be playful.
As long as she walks the right path, we, as parents, shouldn't interfere too much in her choices."
Xiao Wu nodded without arguing, leaning into Tang San's embrace. However, a trace of longing for her daughter still lingered on her face.
Seeing her like this, Tang San immediately changed the subject.
"By the way, Xiao Wu, when should we have another child?"
"Another child?"
Xiao Wu was momentarily stunned before smiling.
"San ge, for gods, having children is already difficult. I wouldn't mind having another… but it's not that easy.
Even Rongrong and Oscar haven't had any children yet."
Tang San gave a gentle smile.
"If we work hard, we could give Xiao Qi a younger brother or sister.
I'll finish my work early today and come home soon."
Though the Divine Realm had no sun, it still had day and night.
After chatting a bit longer, Xiao Wu left, heading off to find Rong Nianbing for a meal after all, he was the best chef in the Divine Realm.
Once Xiao Wu was gone, Tang San immediately focused on his next steps.
For him, the top priority was finding the New Star.
But whether it was Da Ming, Er Ming, Xiao Qi, or even the tool that was the Death God's Envoy none of them could locate the New Star's presence.
*"Forget it. I'll just have the Death God's Envoy work harder.
He's already reached the Soul Sage level by using Evil Soul Beasts to cultivate.
Hopefully, he'll reach the Super Douluo level one day then he might actually be useful."*
Kong Deming led a group including Huo Yuhao into the Evil Demon Forest.
The reason was simple.
After Huo Yuhao finished his meal at the academy cafeteria, Jing Hongchen had brought Kong Deming to see him.
The purpose?
To validate the Soul Spirit System.
As a Title Douluo and a Rank Nine Soul Engineer, Jing Hongchen naturally understood the system's importance.
So when he returned to the Sun Moon Empire and handled his affairs, he immediately sought out Kong Deming to report the matter.
However, Kong Deming had been completely absorbed in his soul tool research and was essentially "in seclusion."
It wasn't until this morning that Jing Hongchen was finally granted an audience.
After explaining everything, Kong Deming decided to personally lead a team into the Evil Demon Forest to conduct a Soul Spirit Experiment.
Jing Hongchen glanced up at the overcast sky.
"It's about to rain. Elder Kong, what type of soul beasts are we selecting for the experiment?"
Kong Deming replied calmly.
"That depends on what the students need.
Most soul beasts are fine but we must be careful with the Evil Eye Clan.
We absolutely cannot touch any pure spiritual type Evil Eyes.
Otherwise, the Evil Eye Tyrant Dominator may intervene, and if it comes to that, we'll be in serious trouble.
We have students with us ensuring their safety is the top priority. We must avoid provoking the Evil Eye Tyrant Dominator at all costs.
Also, if we encounter an extremely dangerous soul beast, I'll stay behind to cover our retreat.
Jing Hongchen, you'll be responsible for getting Yuhao and the others to safety."
Although Kong Deming was passionate about soul tool research, he understood the immense significance of the Soul Spirit System to the Sun Moon Empire.
This system could greatly enhance the combat capabilities of Soul Engineers.
For most Soul Engineers, their biggest weakness was their poor combat ability without soul tools.
After all, many Food Type and Support Type Soul Masters became Soul Engineers.
For a Soul Engineer to unleash their full strength against a Soul Master, they had to maintain a safe distance.
But if that distance was closed, things became extremely difficult.
Soul Spirits, however, could solve this close combat weakness.
Even if he died covering their retreat, future generations of Soul Engineers would continue the pursuit of the Rank Ten Soul Tool.
That was an arduous yet achievable path.
He had already left behind research notes on his early experiments with Rank Ten Soul Tools.
But if Huo Yuhao died here, even after tens of thousands of years, Douluo Continent might never see another person capable of bringing the Soul Spirit System into the world.
Jing Hongchen was stunned.
"Elder Kong, with your strength, unless the Evil Eye Tyrant Dominator personally intervenes, who could possibly threaten you?"
Kong Deming shook his head.
"I am merely a Rank Nine Soul Engineer and a Rank 94 Title Douluo.
There are beings in this world who pose a threat to me.
The stronger I become, the more I realize my insignificance.
You may see me as stronger than you, but I sometimes wonder…
How powerful are gods compared to me?
What kind of soul tool must I create to rival a god?"
Jing Hongchen fell silent for a moment before responding.
"Gods… According to Douluo Continent's history, Tang San and the rest of the Shrek Seven Monsters all became gods.
They shattered the limits of Soul Masters.
Meanwhile, in the Sun Moon Empire, we still don't have a single Limit Douluo."
Huo Yuhao, overhearing this, quietly mused.
"He's not wrong.
After all, even Ye Xishui who toyed with Mu En and Long Xiaoyao's emotions is only the Sun Moon Empire's Supreme Elder.
But at her core, she still belongs to the Holy Spirit Cult, not the Sun Moon Empire."
Kong Deming then turned to Huo Yuhao.
"Yuhao, I'll be counting on you for this.
Only with your help can we create Soul Spirits."
Huo Yuhao nodded.
"Of course, Elder Kong."
He had no reason to refuse.
In fact, he intended to use some key figures in the Sun Moon Empire to establish the Spirit Pagoda, further expanding his influence.
For now, Kong Deming had carefully selected trustworthy and capable Soul Engineers from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy for this first wave of Soul Spirit experiments.
As for seeking cooperation with Di Tian and the Star Dou Forest…
Now was simply not the right time.
In the original story, Huo Yuhao had successfully negotiated with Di Tian for two key reasons:
First, Shrek Academy backed him.
Since Shrek had produced seven gods, Di Tian was well aware of the Divine Realm's existence.
Second, at the time, Qiu'er's sacrifice had tied the Star Dou Forest's fate to Huo Yuhao's survival.
If Huo Yuhao died, the Star Dou Forest would suffer catastrophic losses.
These two factors had given him leverage.
Without them, if the current Huo Yuhao revealed the Soul Spirit System to Di Tian, he would be at an overwhelming disadvantage in negotiations.
He might even end up as a tool for the Star Dou Forest forced into creating Soul Spirits for them without any bargaining power.
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