Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

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“I understand.” Xuanming stood up, and the white hundred-year soul ring orb in his palm quietly dissipated.

He looked at Poseidon, who had been silently guarding him, and softened his voice slightly: "Focus on your efforts to ascend to the position of the Sea God. There's no need to rush. I can handle things outside."

Poseidon's sea-blue eyes flickered slightly. Seeing the calm and confidence that had settled in his eyes, she felt a little relieved and nodded gently: "Okay."

Xuanming said no more, took a step, distorted space, and his figure disappeared from the Sea God Temple.

The next moment, his figure appeared directly in the sky above the imperial city of the Sun and Moon Empire on the Sun and Moon Continent.

The vast and unfathomable divine pressure was not concealed in the slightest. Like an invisible curtain, it instantly enveloped the entire imperial city. All soul masters, regardless of their level, felt their souls tremble at this moment, as if they were being targeted by a prehistoric beast, unable to muster the slightest will to resist.

Deep within the palace, the emperor and his ministers, who were discussing state affairs, along with the imperial advisor who had just been frozen and released by Xuanming Ice and was still shaken, all rushed out with pale faces, gazing up at the figure in the sky that looked like a god descending to earth.

"Greetings, Your Excellency!"

The Emperor of the Sun and Moon was the first to bow, his voice trembling uncontrollably. The Imperial Preceptor and the other ministers quickly followed suit, their postures extremely humble.

Xuanming hovered in the air, his gaze sweeping indifferently over the area below: "Summon all the top Soul Masters currently existing in your Sun Moon Empire. I want you to immediately begin researching how to create Soul Guidance Devices capable of storing Soul Rings."

"Store spirit rings?" The emperor and the leaders of the spirit masters were stunned. This request was unheard of! Spirit rings are the condensed energy of spirit beasts after they die. How can they be stored?
"I will give you the principles and direction," Xuanming added. He had already developed some preliminary ideas based on his previous research on the essence of spirit rings.

"Secondly, I will select 10,000 of the most skilled technicians in the manufacture, application, and even basic theory of soul tools, and take them to Douluo Continent. Their mission is to help the Spirit Empire establish a complete system for the research, development, production, and application of soul tools in the shortest possible time."

Taking away tens of thousands of core technical talents?! This is tantamount to tearing the foundation of the Sun Moon Empire apart!

The emperor's face turned extremely ugly, his lips trembled, but he dared not refuse directly.

Xuanming's gaze then fell on the Imperial Advisor, whose face was still somewhat pale. This peak level 98 Douluo was already a top-tier combatant in the Sun Moon Empire, but in front of Xuanming, he was as fragile as an infant.

“You, step forward.” Xuanming pointed at him.

The Imperial Preceptor froze, then steeled himself and flew forward, hovering below Xuanming, bowing his head respectfully: "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"

Xuanming did not answer, but slowly raised his hand and pressed it down on the Grand Preceptor from a distance.

A divine power, so pure it defies description and as vast as the starry sea, surged into the Imperial Preceptor's body like a gentle yet irresistible torrent!
"Ugh—!"

The Grand Preceptor let out a suppressed growl, his body trembling violently. He felt his meridians, soul core, and even his soul being forcibly cleansed, expanded, and sublimated by this terrifying power!
The bottleneck of level 98 that had trapped him for decades was like a paper wall, shattered in the face of this absolute power!

A surge of boundless soul power roared and surged within him, and the path that had seemingly come to an end suddenly opened up before him! An unprecedented feeling of power filled his entire body, as if he could command the power of heaven and earth with every gesture!
The entire process took only ten breaths.

When Xuanming withdrew his hand, the soul power emanating from the Imperial Advisor had undergone a qualitative leap! It was... the aura possessed only by a level 99 Peerless Douluo!
The whole place was dead silent!

Everyone stared in disbelief at the Imperial Advisor in the sky, feeling the terrifying and unparalleled pressure emanating from him, their minds blank.

Helping a peak level 98 Douluo forcibly break through to the legendary level 99 within ten breaths?! This...this is simply beyond human capability!

This is a miracle!

Only a legendary level 100 true god could possess such heaven-defying and fate-altering means!
At this moment, all the last trace of doubt and potential resistance in the hearts of the high-ranking officials of the Sun Moon Empire towards Xuanming vanished, replaced by boundless awe and fear, and... an uncontrollable fervor!

Faced with a true god of such immense power, resistance would be foolish. Their only thought now was how to cling tightly to this powerful figure, to survive under this true god's command, and perhaps even to gain more blessings!

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty! I will never forget your kindness in giving me a second chance!" The Imperial Preceptor felt the surging power within him and trembled with excitement. He knelt down in mid-air, his voice filled with piety and gratitude.

"We will obey the divine decree!" The Sun and Moon Emperor bowed deeply without hesitation, his tone extremely respectful. "The Empire will spare no effort to fulfill Your Majesty's orders! Ten thousand technicians and thirty percent of the top soul masters will be assembled within seven days! Research on soul tools for storing soul rings will also begin immediately!"

Xuanming nodded slightly, not surprised by the emperor's change in attitude. Faced with absolute power and tangible benefits, a wise person knows how to choose.

"I will come to bring people in seven days."

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Seven days passed in a flash.

The Sun Moon Empire demonstrated extremely high efficiency, urgently recruiting and selecting 10,000 artisans, scholars, and some mid-to-low-level soul guide masters from all over the country who were proficient in various soul guide technologies.

At the same time, nearly 30% of the Empire's top Soul Masters, including several highly respected Level 9 Soul Masters, were also ordered to assemble.

Upon learning that they would be traveling across the ocean to an unfamiliar continent, many people inevitably felt apprehensive and uneasy.

But when the newly appointed, level 99 Imperial Tutor, exuding a chilling aura, personally appeared and mobilized the troops as the Empire's number one Soul Master, and subtly mentioned the supreme power and grace of that "Supreme One," the panic was quickly replaced by a desire to explore unknown technologies, awe of divine guidance, and an expectation of obtaining greater opportunities.

On the seventh day, Xuanming's figure appeared above the assembly point on time. He didn't say much, but his divine sense swept over the dark mass of people below. After confirming that everything was in order, his vast divine power surged out like a tide, instantly enveloping the tens of thousands of technicians and some of the supplies that had been prepared in advance.

Space was violently distorted and folded!
The next moment, outside Martial Soul City, on a vast open space that had been cleared beforehand, the space rippled like water, and tens of thousands of figures appeared out of thin air, accompanied by a slight dizziness!

These earth-shattering measures once again deeply shocked everyone from the Sun and Moon Continent.

In front of the open space, led by Empress Bibi Dong of the Spirit Empire, the elders of the Elder Hall, important officials from various departments of the empire, and many powerful high-level spirit masters were already lined up and waiting.

The massive Soul Master legion stood solemnly on both sides, banners waving, disciplined and imposing, exuding an invisible, powerful aura of authority and strength.

This is both the highest level of welcome and an undisguised display of force!

Xuanming had already told Bibi Dong that the individual strength of Soul Masters on the Sun Moon Continent was generally not strong, and Title Douluo were extremely rare, but their Soul Tool technology was extremely advanced, and the power of some top-level offensive Soul Tools was even enough to threaten peak Douluo.

Faced with such a group of "reinforcements" from a foreign land who possess special powers, the Martial Soul Empire must demonstrate absolute strength from the outset to control the overall situation in order to prevent any potential disloyalty from arising.

Of course, since they are invited "guests" and future technical backbones, the necessary respect and courtesy are indispensable. (End of this chapter)