The Iron Armor waited in place for a minute, unable to sense the Soul Power fluctuations of the senior figure, and then returned to the City Lord's Mansion.
Along the way, for a full five minutes without feeling Su Yu's Soul Power fluctuations, Iron Armor felt a sense of relief mingled with urgency.
He didn't know if the Evil Soul Masters had been wiped out by the senior, or if only five had been found.
What he needed to do now was to mobilize the city's defenses to the best state, always ready for any chaos caused by the Evil Soul Masters.
At the same time, he also sent a message to his senior brother, Ye Qiu, who is the current Sect Leader of the Celestial Armor Sect and the only Soul Emperor powerhouse.
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Celestial Armor Sect.
Ye Qiu stared at the messaging City Guard in front of him, speaking each word deliberately, "Are you certain there are at least five Evil Soul Masters haunting Celestial Armor City?"
"The City Lord said a mysterious figure has already killed five Evil Soul Masters, and there might be a Soul Emperor level Evil Soul Master among them."
Ye Qiu was anxiously pacing in circles, feeling agitated inside.
If there was indeed a Soul Emperor level Evil Soul Master,
it would be a cataclysm for the Celestial Armor Sect.
"Have they begun the investigation now?"
"The City Lord mentioned that the mysterious figure has not acted again, but it cannot be ruled out that more Evil Soul Masters might be hiding in the city.
However, the City Lord has also assured you, Sect Leader, that the senior acted consecutively, and the Evil Soul Masters have shown no movement till now, indicating a high likelihood they have been eliminated at the root.
At worst, the remaining Evil Soul Masters are not significant enough to cause concern."
Ye Qiu breathed a sigh of relief.
"I will send disciples of the Celestial Armor Sect to assist, and every corner of Celestial Armor City will be searched."
...
After resolving the Evil Soul Masters, Su Yu did not return to the inn immediately but instead toured Celestial Armor City.
In Celestial Armor City, there are numerous wholesale markets for supplies.
After all, being the largest city near the Sun and Moon Empire, many trade groups choose to sell their goods brought back from the Sun and Moon Empire here.
"Rare metal wholesale?"
Su Yu skimmed through briefly but refrained from purchasing any rare metals.
Even under the guise of wholesale, the prices were significantly higher than what Su Yu would pay in Mingdu.
Internal prices at the Mingde Hall are far more economical.
Su Yu came mainly to try his luck, hoping to find extremely rare metals.
The answer was evidently no.
Besides rare metal wholesalers, Su Yu also visited soul-guiding device stores.
This was his first direct exposure to the prices of soul-guiding devices.
Last time at the Xingluo Empire's auction, he only learned about the prices of some advanced rare soul-guiding devices, which were somewhat inflated due to the auction setting.
In Celestial Armor City, Su Yu gained a rough understanding of soul-guiding devices below the fifth level.
"Fourth-level soul-guiding devices are the most popular."
Devices below the fifth level are more accessible in terms of use.
As long as the creator possesses a certain level of skill and awareness, and if the type of soul-guiding device isn't too eccentric, they can design fourth-level soul-guiding devices usable by Soul Venerable or even Grand Soul Master.
However, above the fifth level, reducing the usage restriction by ten levels often requires an accumulation of various skills, reducing consumption while also amplifying the Soul Master's Soul Power to unleash the soul-guiding device's true power.
The Soul Power of a Soul Saint is augmented by the synergy of Soul Rings, noticeably exceeding a Soul Emperor.
Similarly, the amplification achieved by the eight-ring synergy of a Soul Douluo surpasses that of a Soul Saint.
Generally, by the time one becomes a Titled Douluo, a Soul Core has been formed, condensing Soul Power into a solid state stored in the Dantian, leading to a qualitative difference in Soul Power quality compared to a Soul Douluo.
Soul-guiding devices were initially designed and constructed based on Soul Masters' varying levels of Soul Power strength, best utilizing the Soul Power of a Soul Master of the respective level, thereby creating soul-guiding devices of the corresponding level.
To lower the usage requirements of a soul-guiding device, the disparity in Soul Power of the user needs to be compensated.
That's one aspect, while another is ensuring the user's Soul Power can sustain the operation of the soul-guiding device.
Thus, these two points become crucial to reducing the usage requirements of a soul-guiding device.
Amongst those below the Soul King level, without a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, there isn't much variation in Spiritual Power.
No Spiritual Power is mixed into controlling a soul-guiding device, making it easier to compensate for the quality of Soul Power.
And even more so for Spiritual Power.
Moreover, soul-guiding devices below the fifth level are often about the complexity of the Core Array; optimizing the array slightly can save a considerable amount of consumption.
...
After wandering around for a while, it was already quite late by the time Su Yu returned to the inn.
He saw Zou Yun with some members of the Guard Team seemingly waiting for him.
"Xiaosu, you're back."
Seeing Su Yu return, Zou Yun visibly relaxed.
With such a promising talent, he would've felt terrible if Su Yu had slipped away.
"Boss Zou, I wandered around the city to broaden my horizons."
"Hahaha, how was it, Xiaosu? Did you see anything eye-opening?"
"Indeed, I did learn something."
"Alright, alright, it's getting late, get some rest. We have a mission tomorrow." Zou Yun waved his hand, urging Su Yu to take a rest.
Back in his room, Su Yu began cultivating.
Defeating five Evil Soul Masters wasn't hard for Su Yu, especially as the Extreme Life surprisingly had a restraining effect against evil.
Among the five Evil Soul Masters, two were Soul Emperor level experts!
They were all members of the Holy Spirit Sect, so it's no wonder they reached such a realm.
Su Yu discovered some clues from the storage soul-guiding devices of the two Soul Emperor level Evil Soul Masters.
It seems they were searching for something.