As he spoke, Su Yu listed all the various related technologies that the Soul Nourishing Technique might involve.
"Observation, Martial Soul Activation, Spiritual Image Technology..."
These are all technologies developed recently; they emerged gradually in Mingde Hall after Su Yu pioneered the Rune System.
They can be seen as different directions for expanding the Rune System.
And in developing the Soul Nourishing Technique, Su Yu had to utilize some of these technologies. He instructed the researchers at the institute to study under the Soul Guides in Mingde Hall in these areas to prepare for their future involvement in perfecting the Soul Nourishing Technique.
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Leaving the institute, Su Yu's thoughts about developing the Soul Nourishing Technique were already quite clear.
"The Federal Conference still needs some time before it convenes, so let's try to develop a prototype of the Soul Nourishing Technique before it starts."
Although the Soul Nourishing Technique is of great significance, its development is not nearly as difficult as the Primordial Skill.
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Three days later.
"Done."
Su Yu had basically completed the development of the Soul Nourishing Technique. The initial version of the Soul Nourishing Technique could already be used as a version for dissemination.
However, with the development of the Soul Master Realm, this version would need continuous optimization, but Su Yu would not be involved in those future optimizations.
"The core remains as Observation."
However, it's not about cultivating Observation itself, but using the rendering method of Observation to allow cultivators to quickly get started.
After all, a method involving Martial Soul states inherently has a very high entry difficulty, not something that can be easily achieved just because a soul master follows a specific method.
In the past, there wasn't even any mention of a similar Secret Technique.
Being able to enhance Martial Soul Activity, perfect for cultivation before birth, further enhancing familial genes over generations, such Secret Techniques didn't exist before, or were extremely rare, how could the entry conditions be low?
Su Yu merely used the Observation Technique and the Rune System to overcome this entry difficulty.
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After another two days, Su Yu mobilized a batch of rare metals in Mingde Hall and spent two days making soul-guiding devices.
The Federal Conference was finally prepared at this moment.
The entire continent now had dozens of provinces. This conference was not a regularly scheduled meeting at a specific time but required coordination of time to summon representatives from various provinces for the meeting.
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"Her Highness the Blue Spirit, you are here."
Su Yu nodded, stepping into a not-so-small soul-guiding device standing two meters high.
As Soul Power was infused, the device began to operate.
The major signal stations also activated at full power to ensure the smoothness of this remote meeting.
The popularization of communication soul-guiding devices had not yet been fully realized at the civilian level, but among the upper echelons, especially within the federal management, it had been completely popularized, and they began deploying various strategies based on it.
Before Su Yu, screens of light emerged, outlining individual figures, representing every member of the Federation.
"Her Highness the Blue Spirit."
All the members paid their respects to Su Yu, expressing their respect for him.
Even Xu Jiujiu of Xingluo Province, and Vina of Tiandou Province, were no exceptions.
The federal system was proposed by Su Yu, and it was implemented because of his presence.
Even if Su Yu was cultivating in Dragon Valley during the actual reform implementation, Mirror Hongchen and they chose to proceed with this reform precisely because of Su Yu's existence.
If not for the federal system, after the fall of the Xingluo Empire and the Celestial Soul Empire, it would have been either death or a lingering subsistence.
The original Xingluo Empire and Celestial Soul Empire's upper echelons would have been primarily targeted, ending in a great purge.
The existence of the federal system gave them a lifeline.
Though their nations were gone, there was no new emperor looming over their heads.
At the very least, Xu Jiujiu and Vina inexplicably could accept this federal system.
Of course, the federal system imposed significant constraints, especially on congress members and the Speaker, with considerable restrictions.
There was a special inspection team belonging to Mingde Hall responsible for supervising the behavior of congress members and the Speaker, possessing the authority to report and deal with them.
Outside of Mingde Hall's inspection team, Shrek's inspection team, and the inspection teams of various major sects also existed.
In short, the extent of oversight power was very broad, ensuring constant supervision over all congress members and the Speaker.
Ultimately, this is a world where power reigns supreme.
As long as personal power reaches an extreme level, no matter how perfect a system is, corruption is still a possibility.
If Su Yu disappears and another strongest of Douluo Continent emerges, under his tacit approval and protection, no matter how excessive certain congress members and the Speaker are, they could likely manipulate things and get away with it.
"Order, in the end, is also maintained by power."
So, the order established by Huo Yuhao was ultimately for the ordered development of the Soul Master Realm and couldn't possibly govern everyone completely.
For example, Huo Yuhao himself and numerous other powerful beings.
The existence of order inherently had its purposes, not out of pure altruism.
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"These are matters for Yuhao to consider, not related to me."
Returning to the main topic.
Su Yu nodded faintly and said, "The Soul Master army from various provinces has already reached the Land of the Far North, but the war has just begun, and your tasks are still far from complete."
"The war with the Abyss will continue for several more years, maybe three to five years, or as long as ten to twenty years. Everyone, I hope that during this time, the overall strength of the Soul Master Realm can double, benefiting from the Abyss's challenges."
"Why wage war with the Abyss? Because I need a breakthrough, Extreme Douluos need a breakthrough. The Level 99 boundary has trapped Douluo Continent for too long. Without Divine Position inheritances, too many Extreme Douluos have unwillingly faded into oblivion.
Douluo Continent needs to develop, and for that, it needs energy from the outside world, for the plane to evolve and advance.
The Abyss is our first target.
By devouring the Abyss, Douluo Continent can evolve; hence, Level 99 will no longer be the extreme, and reaching Level 100, the divinity is not a dream."
Su Yu's voice resonated across the virtual meeting platform, spreading through communication soul-guiding devices to reach every congress member's office across the continent.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the cosmos is vast, and Douluo Continent is not the only existing world, nor is it the only plane with intelligent life, or the only civilization with cultivation practices.
Douluo Continent has the highest realm below Divine Level, the Extreme Douluos, which are just a step away from Divine Level; within the vast cosmos, they are already quite formidable.
However, there exist even more powerful planes in the universe, with forces stronger than ours; they govern major planes and control massive star systems, with their cultivation civilization much more advanced than ours on Douluo Continent."
Su Yu began to reveal knowledge about the cosmos to the federal congress members.
"Falling behind means getting beaten, and Douluo Continent isn't strong enough. Once marked by other powerful planes, the consequences are clear to everyone.
The Abyss is actually a special entity that has set its sights on Douluo Continent. Their overall strength is greater than ours, so the Soul Master Realm must produce more strong individuals during the war to have a hope of entirely devouring the Abyss."
"As for the existence of the Divine Realm..."
At this moment, Su Yu didn't bother to avoid or think any need for secrecy, directly sharing many "common truths" openly.
"Ladies and gentlemen, there are more planes below the Divine Realm than just Douluo Continent."
The development and growth of Douluo Continent were also in pursuit of gaining more discourse within the Divine Realm.
Or one might say, the development of Douluo Continent itself is in pursuit of its own progression. Without a Divine Position from the Divine Realm, further breakthroughs cannot be made; for Extreme Douluos, this is despairing.
To some extent, breaking away from dependency on Divine Realm Divine Positions is also a need within the Soul Master Realm of Douluo Continent.
Of course, Su Yu didn't speak about this out loud.
Such talk might work to motivate those in the Land of the Far North among the Extreme Douluos, but for Soul Masters whose lifelong goal is becoming a Titled Douluo, it is somewhat ineffective.
"What I most despise is internal strife. Rather than seeking overall development, engaging in internal power struggles. While healthy competition is fine, as it somewhat stimulates overall growth, serious infighting that instead depletes the collective benefit is entirely wrong.
The development of the Soul Master Realm does not rely on internal battles among the various forces but requires aiming higher, expanding the influence of Soul Masters into the cosmos, expanding the Federation's territory, and acquiring more resources..."
Su Yu first articulated some lofty goals, then began inquiring about the congress members' recent specific tasks from each provincial region.
"Below the provincial level, towns need to be established, and every inch of land on the continent must be brought under control."
"Soul Masters must also have their strengths unleashed to the fullest extent."
"Ordinary people's lives should also be improved, raising everyone's living standards."
Su Yu gradually revealed his intentions.
"The development of the Soul Master Realm is dependent on the soil that births Soul Masters, which is indeed all the people of Douluo Continent. The more children with Soul Master talents after Martial Soul Awakening, the better."
"..."