Peerless: The Evil Soul Master's Guide to Saving the World

"..."

Xuanzi's face turned a deep shade of liver with anger. He glared fiercely at Xu Cheng, but had no choice but to lead the Shrek Academy students away dejectedly.

Xu Cheng smiled.

Looking at the Shrek Academy, which resembled a pack of stray dogs, and the Sea Princess Clan Chief whose expression softened and showed a hint of gentleness.

He knew in his heart that the matter was already half accomplished.

Next, it's about how to seize the resources in the ocean. The Sun Moon Empire will act based on giving back and won't just take without giving back. But just think about the resources in the ocean, with countless minerals being continuously transported to the Sun Moon Empire...

The negotiations went smoothly.

It encountered almost no resistance.

Upon hearing that the Sun Moon Empire had invented artificial soul rings and was an adversary of Shrek Academy, the Sea Princess Clan immediately extended a warm invitation to everyone to visit the depths of the ocean, treating them with the utmost hospitality.

After the Snow Empress and Ice Empress revealed their true forms, they completely believed Xu Cheng and waved their hands, saying that as long as the ecosystem was not damaged, Xu Cheng could take away any of the scrap metal from the seabed.

Building an undersea tunnel? What is that... never mind.

May the friendship between humans and animals last forever.

"call……"

Standing on the airship.

Looking down at the Sea Princess clan, which was gradually shrinking in size.

Xu Cheng let out a long breath.

He rested his arm on the railing, looking relaxed.

He knew that the next phase would be a period of stable development. The original continent was surrounded by the Sun Moon Empire from the north and south, like a trapped beast, and could only watch helplessly as the Sun Moon Empire entered a period of rapid development.

I can finally take a break.

I remember two years ago, he made a statement in the Sun and Moon Military Headquarters meeting hall: "Within three years of my ascension to the throne, I will launch a war across the entire continent."

It's time to change this crown prince's status...

……

Three years later.

On the launch platform atop the dome of the far north, a frigid wind of minus seventy degrees Celsius swept across the titanium-silver supports of the space elevator.

On the ice field, hundreds of ice scorpions are being sprayed with anti-radiation coatings under the command of engineering soldiers. The emerald green ice mist sprayed from their tails refracts rainbows in the sunlight.

"Your Majesty, please put on your mental stabilizer."

The robotic arm fastened the silver-white collar below Xu Cheng's Adam's apple, and the sensor woven from ice silk immediately emitted a gentle fluctuation.

The moment the elevator car ascended, all twelve gravity anchor chains simultaneously emitted a blue light, as if the entire space elevator was being pulled towards the sky by an invisible giant hand.

Xu Cheng quietly looked out the window.

As we passed through the ionosphere, a curtain of stars suddenly unfolded outside the porthole.

The Sky Dome interstellar warship was slowly rotating in near-Earth orbit, its eight-kilometer-long hull surface flowing with circuits of soul power color, emitting roars like those of a true beast.

The retinal projection displays the ship's serial number: 12219 in the lunar calendar, the first ship of the Starshine-class.

Xu Cheng recalled the scene of the successful launch of the first satellite two years ago.

Then the number of satellites exploded, and to this day, there are nearly a hundred satellites floating near Douluo Star, forming a true star chain that captures the view of every corner of Douluo Star.

The establishment of Starlink has, to some extent, accelerated the exploration of the space environment.

The space elevator was built just six months ago.

Two weeks ago, the first interstellar warship was put into service.

It was named Sky Dome.

The moment the airtight door slid open, seven hundred mental energy amplification chambers lit up on the circular bridge. In each amber-colored chamber, Ice Silkworms were curled up, their transparent bodies flowing with almost transparent mental energy, which then connected into threads and converged at one place...

This is a massive energy platform.

The spiritual resonance allowed Xu Cheng to instantly see the core of the leap engine.

Once activated and the warp coordinates are entered, a massive surge of mental energy will propel the entire interstellar warship toward the target area.

Xu Cheng had witnessed it once yesterday.

They ran to the neighboring planet of Douluo Star, next to an abandoned planet, but the operator got the coordinates of Douluo Star wrong and locked onto another planet instead. After several jumps, they finally returned, covered in dust.

Xu Cheng did not blame them.

After all, it was the first time using it.

Because of the rotation of Douluo Star, the location coordinates are constantly changing. He was already quite satisfied that he could not lose his way in the early stages.

In interstellar travel, we need to learn from experience and proceed step by step.

Through the cabin window, several enormous objects were still floating around the Sky Dome.

It was four frigates.

It was personally supervised by Master Jing and was just completed and put into mass production two days ago.

Compared to interstellar warships, frigates are much easier to manufacture. The space jump array is handled by the Starshine-class flagship where the ship is located. During jumps, a barrier is created that envelops the surrounding frigates.

Therefore, the role of a frigate is more like that of a menial worker, after all...

Xu Cheng glanced towards the end of his field of vision.

The barrel of the level 11 soul-guided cannon stretched across the entire D area, and in the direction it pointed, it seemed as if spiderweb-like cracks appeared in space.

This is the true core of the fleet.

It possesses the power to flatten the entire Shrek Academy in a single strike. Although he has never tried it, its combat strength is undoubtedly comparable to that of a demigod.

When steel and soul resonate, civilization will eventually break free from the shackles of the gravity well.

This was the first time Xu Cheng had felt this so profoundly.

Even though all of this was constructed with soul power, it still felt somewhat illusory inside the solid metal cabin.

"coming?"

Meng Hongchen walked over with a smile.

He was wearing a warship crew uniform, which had been modified from the uniform of the Sun Moon Empire's army, with a light layer of gold embroidered on top of the original black and red.

Also a new type of soldier for the Sun and Moon Empire... Space Soldiers.

Of course, Meng Hongchen's strength is also somewhat outrageous now. He's a level 91 Title Douluo.

"You've returned from the Temple of Destruction?" Xu Cheng smiled, looking gently at the silver-haired beauty beside him.

As the time goes.

The girl grew taller and taller, and her appearance gradually lost its youthful innocence, reaching its true peak.

In other words, as the saying goes... it has grown up.

“Yes, it’s not just me. Sister Lexuan and Sister Xiaotao have also returned one after another. You said it yourself, Sister Lexuan is the most suitable captain of this interstellar warship… So she still needs to undergo a series of training to better fulfill her duties as captain.” Meng Hongchen shook Xu Cheng’s arm and said coquettishly.

Xu Cheng nodded slightly.

He couldn't possibly take all the spoils from the destruction of the temple by himself.

He used this cheat to its fullest extent.

The rewards are all at full capacity.

Zhang Lexuan advanced to the title of Title Douluo in her first year. After two years of accumulation, she has now reached the level of Super Douluo at level ninety-seven. Because her spirit ring is a divine gift, her ninth spirit ring is naturally of a quality of nearly 300,000 years. Although she has a gentle and mild personality, that is only towards her own people. When it comes to ascetic-like cultivation, she is more able to endure loneliness.

Ma Xiaotao also condensed her soul core a year ago and broke through to become a Title Douluo. Now she should be close to becoming a Super Douluo. After her evil fire mutated into "lust fire", she often came to Xu Cheng to "release her fire". Of course, this may also be one of the reasons why her strength has improved so rapidly.

Ji Juechen had also recently broken through to the Title Douluo level, reaching around level 92. In the past few years, he had changed his weapon—a level 9 peak soul tool personally crafted by Elder Kong, an enhanced version of the Sword of Destruction—the Sword of Annihilation. It was a unique energy achieved by fusing spiritual power and soul power. Along with this, his love with Jing Ziyan was also gradually getting on the right track.

Wang Qiu'er was also a level 92 Title Douluo, and she and Cain didn't get along very well. The latter was weaker, having barely broken through to the Title Douluo level, so his strength was naturally inferior to Wang Qiu'er's...

Ju Zi is slightly inferior, an eighth-level Soul Master and an eighty-seventh-level Soul Douluo. Perhaps she is busy with government affairs, but Xu Cheng has always been a hands-off manager, and many of the Empire's tedious affairs have to be handled by her.

She seemed rather laid-back about improving her strength.

As for Ah Xiao...

He also reached level 95 Super Douluo.

Since this kid switched to life-type metals, he has been on a meteoric rise, as if he had cheated. His control over metals is like that of a creator god, able to give life to them. He also merged with the source of life before Master Kong, creating his own, the first level 10 soul tool on the continent: the interstellar mech.

Perhaps envious of Xu Cheng's Heavenly Court-class Asus, he chose to evolve into a metallic life form, a mecha.

That's right, he gave that mech a real life.

Wang Dong'er lived up to Xu Cheng's expectations and successfully advanced to the title of Douluo.

The art of spirit forging has made leaps and bounds.

The current construction of the interstellar warship is inseparable from the spiritual metal she forged. The forged metal has a terrifying increase in strength and toughness, dozens of times greater than the original, which allows it to support space jumps. The main material for the level eleven soul-guided cannon array also came from her.

Of course, she also helped Xiao Hongchen a great deal when he was creating his own mecha...

Xu Cheng shook his head.

Get rid of distracting thoughts.

He and Meng Hongchen walked towards the main cabin.

Many Sun and Moon soldiers saw this and saluted with excitement in their eyes, their loyalty practically written on their faces. Clearly, although intermediate-level artificial intelligence has been developed, the most basic human resources are still irreplaceable.

This single main ship is currently equipped with nearly a thousand Soul Masters, each fulfilling their mission at various nodes and points in the network.

From firing from the gun emplacements to logistics maintenance and energy supply, each component performs its specific function.

Artificial intelligence is more like an auxiliary tool.

These space soldiers were the best of the best he had selected from various protectors of the nation. He even established a related major in Mingde Hall and set up a separate department as a cradle for training space troops.

After all, the Space Force is the future of the Sun and Moon Empire, so no amount of caution is too much.

After returning the gifts one by one.

Xu Cheng walked to the end of a road.

As the two metal doors slowly opened, a spacious conference room came into view.

It resembled a round table meeting.

The table was already full of people.

Upon seeing Xu Cheng enter, they all stood up to greet him.

"Everyone, please take a seat."

Xu Cheng smiled.

He glanced at Xiao Hongchen, who was making faces at him.

In fact, this kid was the most suitable to be the captain of this interstellar warship, but the captain and the dean of Mingde Hall are ultimately two different roles, which are difficult for one person to handle alone. Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, he chose the latter.

It is unclear whether this was Mr. Jing's decision, but Xu Cheng expressed his respect.

The former represents one of the most important positions in the current Sun Moon Empire, possessing the control of an eleventh-level soul-guided cannon, capable of firing at any target, which speaks volumes about its importance.

However, the latter is not weak either. As an advanced school within the Royal Academy of the Sun Moon Empire, it includes the Space Force Academy. It can be said that nearly 80% of the officers who will enter the warships in the future will be graduates of this academy.

Position is also important.

"Your Highness, I am old and wish to retire from the academy to give the empire one last push for its soul guidance cause," Jing Hongchen said, bowing first.

"What is Elder Jing doing..." Xu Cheng was stunned.

Seeing Xiao Hongchen winking and making faces to the side, he suddenly realized.

This is to make room for the grandson.

With Xiao Hongchen's breakthrough, becoming the Sun Moon Empire's "nominal" first level ten Soul Master, even though Elder Kong also broke through soon after, the former's age was the best stepping stone.

An eighteen-year-old level ten Soul Master.

That's really a bit outrageous.

No one would object to calling him the number one Soul Master of the Sun Moon Empire.

Given his relationship with Xu Cheng, no one would object to him because of his lack of seniority...

"Okay." Xu Cheng smiled.

"Since Elder Jing has retired, let him take on a sinecure as a professor at the Space Academy. As for a replacement... does Elder Jing have any recommendations?"

"Hehe, I recommend Xiao Hongchen!" Jing Hongchen said in a serious tone.

"A young hero, the strongest force in the Sun Moon Empire today. Although he is relatively inexperienced, his mastery of soul tools is unmatched in the Sun Moon Empire... cough cough."

Jing Hongchen suddenly remembered something, glanced at the smiling Xu Cheng, looked slightly embarrassed, and changed her words.

"Few can rival him." (End of Chapter)