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As Yun Ming issued one command after another, the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion also stepped out of their comfortable lives and entered into a highly efficient and tense response to the Godslayer Missile crisis.
"Ming Ge, are you really leaving the academy?"
Yun Ming's gaze dimmed slightly, revealing a trace of helplessness.
This was necessary.
He could no longer stay in the Sea God Pavilion.
He was the greatest fear of the Holy Spirit Sect.
Although it hadn't been confirmed that the Holy Spirit Sect had stolen the Godslayer Missiles, Yun Ming had already attributed the theft to them.
"For this period of time, I must leave Shrek. I'll travel across the continent and reveal my presence as I go—it's about time I embarked on another journey anyway. I'll return in three months to participate in the development of the Demon Plane. Hopefully, the Demon Plane won't disappoint us."
Yun Ming took a deep breath, embraced Ya Li for the last time, and then bid her farewell.
With a single step forward, ripples of spatial energy surrounded him, quickly enveloping his figure.
Watching Yun Ming depart, the many Pavilion Elders remained silent for a long while.
Even the strongest person on the continent had no choice but to step into the spotlight.
"Yue'er, gather the academy's nine-level mech designers. We must complete the upgrade of Little Yuan's linked technology as quickly as possible."
"Understood. The academy currently has twenty-three nine-level mech designers, nine of whom have participated in four-word battle armor designs. If we gather all of them, we should be able to complete the development of this technology at maximum speed."
The initial prototype of the technology had already been developed by Xu Yuan. What remained was upgrading it.
Among the twenty-three nine-level mech designers, nine had participated in the core formation design of four-word battle armors. With all of them working on this project, the efficiency would undoubtedly be astonishing.
As for the so-called linked technology—
It originated from the fusion-permeation array that Xu Yuan had developed for his one-word battle armor.
Xu Yuan had higher functional requirements for his battle armor, so the materials he demanded far exceeded those of ordinary one-word battle armors. Not only were they all crafted from sentient alloys, but different parts used different types of sentient alloys based on their needs. To ensure proper integration of all the sentient alloys and prevent the battle armor from being too specialized to successfully fuse, he developed this fusion-permeation array, which made the various parts of the sentient alloy function as if they were one.
For example, even though the right arm's armor was made of Jade Silver, it could still benefit from the power-amplification properties of the Gold Crystal-Transforming Silver alloy used in the waistband, as if that part of the armor were made of Gold Crystal-Transforming Silver alloy.
Xu Yuan's battle armor had yet to be completed, not only because of his stringent material requirements but also because this technology had held him up for a long time.
Once the technology was developed, he integrated it into the core formation of his battle armor.
Subsequently, he continued to develop this technology, creating what was now known as the "linked technology." This was both to counter the Godslayer Missiles and to prepare for the Abyss.
The so-called linked technology allowed the battle armors of multiple soul masters to interconnect.
Using battle armor as a medium, it enabled fusion techniques between soul masters.
The timing of Xu Yuan submitting this technology coincided with the Demon Plane campaign—everything was logical and reasonable.
"If Little Yuan's linked technology is successfully developed, the linkage effect of the four-word battle armors of Ming Ge, Yue'er, and myself will elevate Ming Ge's strength to a whole new level. Combined with the multi-body fusion techniques passed down by Shrek, Yue'er's and my martial souls and soul power can further amplify Ming Ge's strength."
Ya Li silently pondered.
Shrek Academy couldn't possibly have no countermeasures.
However, the Godslayer Missiles were an unexpected variable. No one knew when the two missiles would strike, so a defense system was needed to buy preparation time.
In reality, with prior psychological preparation and Shrek's deep reserves, Yun Ming and the other six strongest members of Shrek could activate a seven-body fusion technique without side effects, granting them god-level baseline power. Combined with the power of the Golden Ancient Tree and Yun Ming's ultimate techniques, there was still a chance to intercept the Godslayer Missiles.
Of course, the aftershocks couldn't be fully intercepted, so a defense system was still essential.
Now, with the linked technology submitted by Xu Yuan, the combination of multi-body fusion techniques and battle armor linkage amplifying Yun Ming's strength, their chances would only increase.
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Mingdu
Parliament
The fluctuation of Elder Long's soul power filled the entire hall with his oppressive aura.
His soul power was a staggering ninety-five levels, and his martial soul—a variant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon known as the Radiant Holy Dragon—combined with his subtle dragonic pressure, made the atmosphere in the parliament hall suffocating.
"Elder Long, we respect Shrek Academy, but shouldn't you at least show some respect for the parliament?"
"Respect is mutual. We believe we've shown no disrespect to Shrek Academy, and we hope Elder Long will restrain himself."
"Indeed."
Elder Long swept his gaze across the crowd, his lips curling into a cold smile. Instead of suppressing his soul power fluctuations, they grew even more intense.
The many parliamentarians glared at him angrily.
They turned their gazes toward the row where the Chairmen sat.
Aren't you going to do something?
Especially Dong Zi'an and Chen Xinjie.
However, these two acted as if they didn't notice Elder Long's arrogance.
Under the oppressive atmosphere, the parliamentarians began the meeting.
"The topic of this parliament is the ownership of Eternal Heaven," Chen Xinjie announced in a low voice, his words spreading throughout the hall and sending shockwaves through the hearts of all the parliamentarians.
Eternal Heaven?
The ownership of Eternal Heaven?
Why was this topic being discussed?
"Chairman Chen, we hope you can explain in more detail," Mo Wu spoke up.
Chen Xinjie surveyed the puzzled crowd of parliamentarians and revealed the naked truth.
"After investigation, two of the three twelve-level fixed-installation soul-guided cannon shells under Federation custody have been lost."
"What?!"
"What?!"
Hundreds of exclamations erupted in the parliament hall, all filled with disbelief.
Out of only three Godslayer Missiles, two had been lost?
All the parliamentarians felt chills run down their spines.
At this moment, they realized the gravity of the situation.
This wasn't just about addressing the consequences of the Federation's mishandling of the Godslayer Missiles.
It was also about how the parliament would explain this to everyone.
Such an important strategic resource had been lost due to the Federation's negligence. Even without concrete evidence, at least a portion of the parliamentarians and chairmen would need to be replaced.
This portion likely wouldn't be less than twenty percent.
And that was only under the most natural circumstances.
Some quick-thinking parliamentarians suddenly looked at Elder Long, their hearts heavy.
It's over.
This parliament session is going to undergo a massive upheaval.
Twenty percent?
The attitude displayed by Elder Long, representing Shrek Academy, already indicated the severity of the situation.
It was estimated that unless at least half of the personnel in this parliament were replaced, there would be no way to make amends.
What exactly had happened?
"Chairman Chen, could you elaborate on the whereabouts of the two Godslayer Missiles?" Mo Wu asked gravely.
Chen Xinjie sighed.
"We only recently discovered that two Godslayer Missiles were missing. So far, we haven't found any trace of them and can only intensify our efforts to track them down."
"As for this parliament session, it was proposed by Pavilion Master Yun of Shrek Academy. He demands that the Federation hand over Eternal Heaven."
One by one, the gazes shifted from Chen Xinjie to Elder Long.
Elder Long stood up directly, unleashing his full presence. His Radiant Dragon aura burst forth from within.
"That's correct. The Elders of Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion unanimously believe that the Federation is no longer capable of safeguarding Eternal Heaven. To prevent this weapon, which could set the entire Federation and the world of soul masters back thousands or even tens of thousands of years, from falling into the wrong hands, we propose that Eternal Heaven be entrusted to Shrek Academy and stored in the Sea God Pavilion."
Elder Long swept his gaze across the hall, his dragonic aura surging.
The oppressive aura made it difficult for many parliamentarians to even breathe.
"Who approves? Who opposes?"
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