Although joining the Federation fundamentally eradicates the grudge against the original Sun and Moon Empire, Shrek itself still has conflicts with Mingde Hall.
After all, the past competitions have always come with a price.
These are merely historical legacy issues.
Moreover, Shrek has lost its former glory, partly due to Mingde Hall.
Even if we are not strong enough to compete with the other party, the two sides have always been in a competitive relationship.
To reclaim our former glory, Mingde Hall is an unavoidable opponent.
Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guide Academy?
The entity that defeated Shrek has never been the academy, but Mingde Hall.
Yet, it's unfortunate that many elders do not know the upcoming reforms Mingde Hall will undertake soon.
Mingde Hall will solely act as a research institution, a hub for soul-guiding device development, and will no longer serve as an institution for truly cultivating powerhouses.
The Federation will reorganize the Divine Fighting Hall, responsible for registering Armor Master information across the continent, as well as recruit Armor Masters as internal members responsible for cultivating Armor Masters.
This proposal is also one that Su Yu intends to introduce.
Only he could propose it.
And this proposal will be initiated after Su Yu has a friendly 'conversation' with Shrek.
...
Above Sea God Pavilion.
Qian Duoduo and the elders wore solemn expressions.
From the current Sea God Pavilion elders' setup, it is evident that Shrek currently places immense importance on the Soul Guide System.
Qian Duoduo is the Pavilion Master, Fan Yu is the Dean of the Soul Guide System, and there are two other seventh-level soul guides from the Soul Guide System within Sea God Pavilion, something that was never the case before.
Of course, Zhang Lexuan also joined Sea God Pavilion, becoming an elder.
She is now a powerhouse at the Titled Douluo level.
Unfortunately, during the time she was focused on cultivation, Douluo Continent underwent earth-shaking changes.
During the previous wars, Zhang Lexuan remained in cultivation and did not participate, thanks to Qian Duoduo.
There's no denying that Zhang Lexuan's talent is even more terrifying than Ma Xiaotao's, making her the true first genius of the Inner Courtyard in a hundred years.
Of course, now there's no distinction between the Inner and Outer Courtyard.
The eighth soul ring is indeed a hundred thousand year soul ring!
This is already a rather formidable configuration.
Qian Duoduo sees her as the guarantee for Shrek Academy's resurgence, so he argued vigorously during the war to prevent her from getting involved.
Back then, Shrek internally had two conflicting opinions.
After all, the trend of Sun and Moon unification was then unstoppable, forcing Shrek to consider how it would position itself post-unification.
Thus, Zhang Lexuan became this bridge.
Waiting for her to mature, she is to become the new Sea God Pavilion Master, and she herself has limited conflicts with the original Sun and Moon Empire.
Unexpectedly, after the continent unified, the Sun and Moon Royal Family's lineage was severed, and figures like Su Yu, Mirror Hongchen, and Kong Deming established the Federation.
...
Seeing Zhang Lexuan, Su Wen's heart stirred as he roughly guessed the other's identity.
Moon Martial Soul...
What relation does it have with Kong Deming's Silver Moon Martial Soul?
A thought flashed in his mind, but he didn't ask.
If there is indeed a connection, he will eventually find out in the future.
...
"Su Yu."
"Pavilion Master Qian, Shrek truly has deep foundations; after reforms, it continues to produce talents in abundance."
As Su Yu's spiritual power scanned through, he noticed the numerous talented soul masters in the current Inner Courtyard.
The unification of the Federation brought about significant shifts in perspectives.
The former regional divisions, especially the hostility among different empires, have alleviated.
Thus, many soul masters from the original Sun and Moon Empire's region join Shrek Academy without qualms.
Armor Masters have become the soul masters' strongest development path, which requires exploring the soul masters' strength.
Shrek clearly has an advantage in this area.
Moreover, Shrek is just an academy, where one can learn Martial Soul cultivation and then return to Mingde Hall for soul-guiding device studies, without losing out on either. Interestingly, in this short half-year of continental unification, exceptions have arisen, where individuals join Shrek and also enter Mingde Hall simultaneously...
Just like in the past, some were both students of Tiandou Royal Academy and members of Mingde Hall.
Su Yu isn't worried about technological theft.
Technology is for exploration, not preservation.
There's breakthrough in competition.
With Shrek trailing behind, Mingde Hall may find motivation in its soul-guiding device research.
"This is largely thanks to the Federation's system." Qian Duoduo says sincerely.
He indeed holds great expectations for the current Federation system.
At least, Shrek's path to developing the Soul Guide System has been expedited significantly with the Federation's aid.
Though it lacks mythic allure and past glory, it's a Federation-certified academy under its administration, thus benefiting from resource allocation.
The basic heritage of the Soul Guide System is a part of this.
...
"Her Highness the Blue Spirit, surely you didn't come to Shrek Academy without reason. Is there anything the Federation requires of Shrek this time?" Yan Shaozhe spoke.
His tone was very stiff, yet it was evident his posture had lowered significantly.
Back then, Su Yu's revelation about his origins had tormented him for a time, leaving him unwilling to believe.
However, Su Yu had no reason to fabricate.
Even as time passed and the Sun and Moon Empire no longer needed such tactics, the pressure of public opinion gradually faded, yet his origins remained unclarified.
Even investigations by many Shrek powerhouses pointed back to Su Yu's revelation.