Soul Land: Top Comprehension-Chapter 442 - 257: Future Plans
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"Only one hundred and twenty Armor Masters left."
Su Yu glanced over the numerous Armor Masters in the Armor Fighting Team, a hint of guilt in his eyes.
However, losing fewer than a hundred, not even half, this war was a great victory!
The sudden onslaught of the Abyss, arriving so swiftly and on such a massive scale, was all halted by them. It was all worth it.
The development of a plane cannot occur without sacrifices.
The progress of the Soul Master Realm requires resources from beyond, and the Abyss is just the first step. As the Soul Masters develop, they need to step out from Douluo Star, gradually expanding, occupying more life planets in the universe, and growing stronger step by step.
Such sacrifices are unavoidable.
As the first battle, the war against the Abyss must be fought beautifully!
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On the outer perimeter, the Soul Guide Team was also advancing, moving closer to the deeper parts of the Land of the Far North, subtly surrounding the Core Circle. A large number of Soul-guided Cannons and Fixed Soul-guided Cannons were set up, ready to respond to the next charge of the Abyssal Army at any time.
The troops on the outer perimeter still remained at the very outskirts of the Land of the Far North.
There was no other way; the environment of the Land of the Far North was too harsh. Even with the elite selection, not all soldiers were high-level Soul Masters, and even half of them were not Soul Masters. They could only stay on the outskirts of the Land of the Far North with the help of the warming Soul-guiding Devices provided by the military.
Otherwise, they would have frozen in the Northern Domain before even engaging in battle.
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Both sides stood in a stalemate for a long time.
Su Yu was the first to leave, followed by Kong Deming and others, who also departed from the deepest area, moving away from the Abyssal Vortex.
The Armor Fighting Team was down to the last one hundred and twenty Armor Masters. They gathered in one place, unable to encircle the entire Core Circle, but with the Snow Empress using her power as the ruler of the Land of the Far North, a large number of Soul Masters quickly gathered to surround the Core Circle.
Meanwhile, the army of thousands of undead under Ellex’s control joined them, working with the Armor Fighting Team to completely enclose the Core Circle.
The area where the Armor Fighting Team was located was the main artery leaving the Core Circle.
Su Yu and eight others quickly arrived at the Armor Fighting Team’s camp from the space whirlpool.
Poison Undying erupted, instantly clearing the surrounding ice, creating an open area in a large section around them.
Under Su Yu’s control, a large number of Blue Silver Grass took root and sprouted, radiating vitality faintly.
Xuan Ziweng distributed the numerous prepared materials from his Storage Soul-guiding Device to this group of Armor Masters.
Within half a day, a military camp rapidly took shape.
In preparation for the incoming new recruits, many vacant positions were reserved within the camp.
Su Yu and others gathered in the command center.
"The monitoring measures for the entire Core Circle must be completed as soon as possible. Mingde Hall will meet your needs first and foremost, making the finest detection Soul-guiding Devices for you and will also transport the resources here as soon as possible," Su Yu said.
"Our main objective is to hold back the Abyssal Army, preventing them from leaving the Core Circle of the Land of the Far North. On that basis, we must prevent the Abyss from opening a second passage."
As he spoke, Su Yu also took out the Soul-guiding Device previously used to detect space fluctuations.
"Senior Brother, it’s up to you. Ensure the entire Land of the Far North is under surveillance." Su Yu handed the detection Soul-guiding Device to Xuan Ziweng.
The purpose of this set of Soul-guiding Devices wasn’t significant anymore.
After all, the detection range was too small.
Now that the Abyss had already established a passage with the Douluo Continent, any further passage would likely be established nearby, making it easier for Douluo Continent to detect unless the Abyss had been plotting for years or even decades, preparing for a large-scale sacrifice to rapidly establish a second passage.
Besides that, there is one more way: to establish a passage through the void, leading directly outside the area of the Land of the Far North of Douluo Continent.
It might appear in the Xingdou Great Forest, or perhaps in the Sun and Moon Region, even possibly on the Phoenix Continent, and in various corners of the sea.
This is truly indefensible.
Especially what Su Yu fears most, emerging in the depths of the sea.
"The Plane Will can oversee the situation of the Douluo Continent and even the other two continents, guarding against the Abyss secretly opening a passage. However, in the depths of the sea, even the Plane Will is affected, likely leading to errors."
This is what troubles Su Yu the most.
However, although the depths of the sea are not under the control of the Soul Masters and they can’t manage it, there are a large number of Sea Soul Beasts there.
On Douluo Continent, the largest gathering place of Soul Beasts has never been the Xingdou Great Forest but the ocean. The number and variety, even the quality of Sea Soul Beasts in the depths of the sea, are greater than those of the Xingdou Great Forest.
Of course, the sea’s area is vast.
If we only consider the density of the number and quality of Soul Beasts, the Xingdou Great Forest is superior.
But in the depths of the sea, Sea Soul Beasts can distribute in groups, and even some groups have several Hundred-Thousand-Year Level beings, even having Fierce Beasts in command.
Under such a structure, the ratio of each level of Soul Beast within a group will far exceed that of the Soul Beasts on the continent.
After all, with a strong protector, lower-ranked kin have a higher survival rate, which is also more conducive to growth.
If a group has a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in command, there will often be a dozen or so Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, and there will certainly be entities above Fifty Thousand Years.
And if a Fierce Beast is in command, even if there are two or three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts below the Fierce Beast, and dozens of Ten-Thousand-Year Level beings, it’s just the norm.
In such circumstances, if the Abyss establishes a passage in the depths of the ocean, Su Yu and his people wouldn’t need to worry too much.
At least, not initially.
Because, even if the passage is constructed on a relatively desolate island, the Abyss would still need to face the blockade of layers of strong Sea Soul Beast groups to expand outward.
"In the end, it’s unreliable, so it is necessary to strengthen the power of the Soul Master Realm. Only when the Soul Master Realm is strong, and control over Douluo Star is stronger, the threat of the Abyss will be smaller."
Su Yu established the guiding principles for the Soul Master Realm’s next stage of development.
First, cultivating strong individuals, namely cultivating Armor Masters!
"There are only two years left until the next Soul Fighting Competition; we need to encourage the emergence of Armor Masters as much as possible and massively subsidize all Advanced Academies to cultivate talent.
At the same time, the bad habits that have persisted for thousands of years must be abandoned. Across the entire Douluo Continent, every human must undergo Soul Master awakening.
This task can no longer be handled by Mingde Hall. A new organization must be established, specializing in the management of Soul Masters. Mingde Hall will focus as much as possible on researching Soul-guiding Devices, primarily research, while this new power will focus on martial strength...
Aside from the young talents under the age of twenty likely to emerge from the Soul Fighting Competition, Soul Masters in their twenties and even up to their forties will also have opportunities.
"This is the evolution of an entire plane, an opportunity. Even if you are forty, you still have a chance to advance further."
Another focus is on the development of Soul-guiding Devices.
The incorporation of the other two continents into Federation control is not urgent. Su Yu has already mastered ways to travel to both continents, so he’s not in a hurry. He also will establish his influence there as much as possible, prior to the Federation’s takeover.
Greatly developing Soul-guiding Devices aims at advancing into the stars.
"Build a satellite as soon as possible!"
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These are the overall development directions.
As for Su Yu himself, he also has tasks.
"To make the most of this war and strengthen the Soul Master Realm, it is insufficient for only me, Elder Yi, and Gu Yuena to possess the means of absorbing Abyssal Energy."
Absorbing Abyssal Energy may become the power that propels Soul Masters further forward.
Alien Energy, if the method and way of absorption are correct, will definitely become the greatest opportunity for Soul Masters who have already hit bottlenecks to advance further.
"Thoroughly refining the cultivation technique for Abyssal Energy..." Su Yu pondered, contemplating whether this cultivation technique could be created.
