This time it's indeed quite challenging, and Kong Deming was also a bit hesitant to bring Su Yu over.
However, if we're cautious, there still might be a chance.
Kong Deming did not bring his disciple here to sacrifice him.
With his Level 96 prowess, he already possesses the combat power of an Extreme Douluo, persisting against the Evil Emperor is not a problem.
What's more, he brought three Level 9 Fixed Soul-guided Cannon Shells.
If the Evil Emperor really resorts to desperate measures, then he'll have no choice but to simultaneously launch these three Level 9 Fixed Soul-guided Cannon Shells.
...
The Evil Eye Race is extremely powerful.
On the Sun and Moon Continent, powerful Soul Masters are exceedingly rare, and absorbing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring with the Ninth Soul Ring is something that happens once in a hundred years, let alone someone absorbing multiple Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
Kong Deming's Second Martial Soul being able to absorb the Sixth Soul Ring has already made him the first in the history of the Sun and Moon Continent.
The demand for Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings has lessened, and naturally, the number of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts is quite large.
Especially the Evil Eye Race, who have the protection of the Evil Emperor.
Except for large powers like the Sun and Moon Royal Family, almost no one dares to provoke the Monarch Level Hundred-Thousand-Year Evil Eye Tyrants of the Evil Eye Race.
Even to hunt a Ten-Thousand-Year Evil Eye Tyrant, one must be extremely cautious, and at least have a Soul Douluo in command to dare to do so.
The Evil Eye Race is not just limited to the Spirit Attribute.
The Evil Eye Race refers to a large group, and individuals within are not all the same.
They all possess the Spirit Attribute, but beyond that, they may also contain other attributes, such as Ice, Fire, or even Corrosive attributes.
In the Evil Eye Race, the purer the attribute, the stronger the talent and prowess.
The Evil Eye Tyrant ruler, also known as the Evil Emperor, ranked second among the Top Ten Fierce Beasts on Douluo Continent, has the purest Spiritual Power Attribute, and this branch is the noblest within the Evil Eye Race in the Evil Demon Forest.
Besides the pure Spiritual Power Attribute, the second noblest naturally are those with Spirit Attribute as the main, supplemented by Ice Attribute or Fire Attribute, like the Ice Evil Tyrant or Fire Evil Tyrant.
If further combined with Corrosive attributes, naturally the qualification would be worse.
Kong Deming's Ninth Soul Ring from his Silver Moon Martial Soul comes from a Hundred-Thousand-Year Ice Evil Tyrant with Spirit Attribute as the main and Ice Attribute as supplementary.
Currently, he wants to hunt for the Sixth Soul Ring of his Sun Martial Soul, planning to hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Fire Evil Tyrant with the Spirit Attribute as the main, Fire Attribute as supplementary, and no other mixed attributes.
Kong Deming has long collected intelligence on useful Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
After all, he is 150 years old and has been the Hall Master of the Tribute Hall for at least 100 years; he hasn't lived this long for nothing.
There do exist Hundred-Thousand-Year Fire Evil Tyrants, and there are actually three of them!
This illustrates the power of the Evil Eye Race.
Only the intimidation of the Sun and Moon Empire's Soul-guiding Devices keeps them at bay; on the Original Douluo Continent, this large group of the Evil Eye Race would likely be unstoppable.
Dozens of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts aren't terrifying; what's most terrifying is that they are a single race.
A race signifies that as long as there's one leader, they will unite to an unprecedented extent.
Not to mention the Evil Eye Tyrant itself is an outstanding member among top-tier Soul Beasts.
Among the three Hundred-Thousand-Year Fire Evil Tyrants that Kong Deming knows of, one possesses solely Spirit and Fire Attributes.
This is his target.
"Let me go up first. Once I finish dealing with the Evil Eye Tyrant, you can come to help me absorb."
Although taking Su Yu back and forth wastes time, Kong Deming thinks this risk is worth it.
Otherwise, bringing Su Yu deep into the Evil Demon Forest would be even more dangerous.
Those Evil Eye Tyrants all possess Spirit Attributes; even if there's an additional Fire Attribute, in terms of Spirit Attribute, the talent of the Fire Evil Tyrant isn't the strongest. Upon reaching a Hundred-Thousand-Year, their Spiritual Power strength exceeds that of an average Super Douluo!
Any casual Mental Interference or Spiritual Shock could cause Su Yu to immediately ascend to heaven.
And it's something that can't be defended against.
Even the improved version of Mirror Hongchen's Red Dust Protection can't help; it can only defend temporarily, not forever.
To Evil Eye Tyrants, Spiritual Shock is an instinctive ability, ready to erupt at any time.
Bringing Su Yu along, even Kong Deming can't confidently claim he can kill an Evil Eye Tyrant in nine seconds.
Therefore, Su Yu is better off waiting outside.
...
At the outskirts of the Evil Demon Forest, Kong Deming left Su Yu at a relatively secluded seaside location.
A Ninth-Level Soul-guided Protective Shield was activated by him to protect Su Yu and conceal his Soul Power fluctuations, preventing any Soul Beasts from tracking him through his aura.
By the seaside, with the sea breeze, Su Yu happens to study Intermediate Battle Armor.
The technology for Intermediate Battle Armor is somewhat difficult.
Mirror Hongchen's compression technology can solve the portability issue of Intermediate Battle Armor, but it's powerless against Advanced Armor.
It's not that Su Yu is deliberately leaning towards the original four-word Battle Armor system; it's just that for Battle Armor development, there are only so many directions.
Advanced Battle Armor must achieve true integration with the Soul Master, the kind that can merge into the body.
Thus, using compression technology for Intermediate Battle Armor is nothing more than a stopgap measure.
Spirit Forging is something Su Yu is about to explore.
"Elder Yi, do you have any method to let rare metals integrate into a Soul Master's body?"
Before exploring, Su Yu still asked Elder Yi.
"Metal forging into a Soul Master's body?" Elder Yi recalled the methods he knew.
Though he wasn't sure if there are such methods in the Douluo Plane, at least among the methods he mastered, there were none like that.
In his world, equipment could be directly summoned via Summoning Magic.
The method of truly integrating into the Soul Master's body is not something commonly seen.
Elder Yi himself can craft Divine Artifacts, so they can indeed integrate with a Soul Master, or can even be placed directly into a Soul Master's Sea of Spirit, but the key is that Su Yu wants to use this technology to create Intermediate Battle Armor now.
"I don't have such means, but I master Summoning Magic and Blood Covenant techniques. With these two abilities, borrowing the Soul Master's Soul Ring system, we might develop the technology you're seeking."
Su Yu's eyes lit up.
This is exactly what he wanted.
Spirit Forging demands are too high.
For Soul Guides, it's impossible to achieve accomplishments by additionally cultivating forging techniques that aren't specialized.
Rather, it's better to keep hopes on the Core Array.
Of course, it's not saying that rare metals simply require simple forging. It's just that the Spirit Forging process is replaced by means such as Blood Covenant and Array techniques.
Under Elder Yi's guidance, Su Yu began converting Summoning Magic and Blood Covenant techniques into the Core Array format.
Simultaneously, Elder Yi also helped Su Yu study the Spiritualization Technique.
"Awakening the spirit of metal? An interesting thought."
To Su Yu's idea, Elder Yi found it intriguing, and the important thing is he indeed researched the feasibility of Su Yu's idea.
"Metal has a spirit."
This is the core essence of blacksmiths' development.
Unknowingly, half a month passed.
In Su Yu's Sea of Spirit, Elder Yi expressed his admiration.
"The rules of the Douluo Plane are truly miraculous."