On the fast-moving soul-guided train, Yuwentuo was led by Yu Yuancheng and Jiang Peng towards the first-class compartment.
The development of soul tools indeed not only increased the destructive power of war but also brought many benefits to the common people, and this soul-guided train was one of them.
In the original work, this hadn't yet been developed, but this world leans more towards an anime setting, where soul tool development is even stronger than in the original. Some old-style trains had already appeared.
Flying soul tools could still only be used by soul masters, but soul-guided trains, besides needing a soul master to drive them with soul power in the cockpit, could also be ridden by those without soul power. This greatly facilitated transportation across various regions.
The social economy thus began to operate at high speed.
As the ancients said, if you want to get rich, first build roads.
The Heavenly Soul Empire only looked down on battle-type soul tools because they only believed in the power of soul masters themselves. But for soul-guided trains that could enhance economic capabilities, they did have some involvement, though not deeply, and they were not popularized among the common people domestically.
It was precisely because of their backwardness in soul tools that in the future continental wars, the Heavenly Soul Empire would be the first to be annihilated by the Sun Moon Empire.
Following Yu Yuancheng to the first-class compartment, Yu Yuancheng said, "Little Brother Yuwen, Little Girl Xiao Xiao, this is it. Come in."
This old Sky Dragon was very domineering externally, but towards his own juniors, he seemed quite amiable.
"Thank you, Your Excellency."
"Thank you, Grandpa Your Excellency!"
The two expressed their gratitude. Xiao Xiao's words were sweeter, and her "Grandpa" made Yu Yuancheng smile and nod at Xiao Xiao.
Stepping into the first-class compartment, inside were Princess Wena of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Young Sect Master Long Aotian of the Body Sect, as well as Immortal Doubt and Golden Peng.
Previously, Wena did not emerge during that farce because she was of the Heavenly Soul Imperial Family. In Star Luo's territory, she, as the Heavenly Soul Princess, could not steal the host's thunder, nor could she interfere with another nation's politics.
In fact, these past few days, she and Long Aotian had been investigating something.
"Brother Long, Miss Wena, a pleasure to meet you!" Yuwentuo cupped his hands.
Xiao Xiao mimicked Yuwentuo, "Big Brother Long, beautiful Sister Wena, hello to you both."
Wena smiled gently, "Little Brother Yuwen, Little Sister Xiao Xiao, there's no need to be formal. Who would have thought that day, we came for Huo Yuhao, but ended up taking the two of you instead."
"Does Princess Wena truly not think so? These past few days, you must have thoroughly figured it out by now, right?" Yuwentuo would not underestimate this princess. She appeared gentle and kind, but was actually very intelligent.
One of her twin martial souls, the Brain, as a top-tier Body Martial Soul, allowed her to possess photographic memory and incredibly strong computational abilities. To say she still couldn't figure out Yuwentuo's previous calculations was simply impossible.
"You're right, it's not hard to figure out. That Huo Yuhao was completely utilized by you. You used his apparent Spirit Eyes martial soul to have this little girl find Jiang Peng, then through Jiang Peng, find the Body Sect. Once the Body Sect's people arrived, you used your Soul Martial Soul to secretly connect with us. A very good plan." Wena said, "There's just one thing I don't understand. The secret that the Body Sect is our nation's protector sect is known to very few people. Even the higher-ups of Shrek Academy aren't clear about it. How did you know?"
"That involves another secret of mine. Afterwards, I will explain it to Senior Immortal Doubt, if that's permissible?" Yuwentuo looked at Immortal Doubt. He still had many things to ask of this elder later.
The biggest secret, being a transmigrator, certainly couldn't be revealed. However, he had other ways to make them believe him.
Wena nodded, "Permissible. Since you are a Body Martial Soul possessor, you are naturally a member of the Body Sect. If you explain to our Sect Master and gain his recognition, that should be fine."
"By the way, let me reintroduce myself. I am also a member of the Body Sect, possessing the Body Martial Soul, Brain. In the future, if you don't wish to call me Princess, you may call me Senior Sister."
"Body Martial Soul, Brain!" Xiao Xiao exclaimed in surprise. "But I heard that the heirloom martial soul of this generation's Heavenly Soul Empire royalty is a Snow Lotus?"
"That's right, it's a Snow Lotus." Wena smiled at Xiao Xiao. "But Little Sister Xiao Xiao, you must not think that twin martial souls are a privilege only for you and Junior Brother Yuwen, you know."
"Sister, you are also a twin martial soul user!" Xiao Xiao was astonished. Who would have thought that twin martial souls, usually seen once in a century, would have three users gathered on this small train.
"This is Young Sect Master Long Aotian of the Body Sect. He is two years older than Junior Brother Yuwen, and his current rank is a Rank 57 Soul King, with the Body Martial Soul Skin." Wena looked at Long Aotian beside her and proudly introduced him.
"Two years older than Tuotuo, and Rank 57?" Xiao Xiao originally thought her Tuotuo was already the most extraordinary genius, but she didn't expect there to be another master. Whose subordinate was this?
Fifteen years old and Rank 57! Could he also be an absolute genius with innate Rank 20 soul power?
Was this the true foundation of the Body Sect?
Not only Xiao Xiao, but Yuwentuo also sincerely acknowledged Long Aotian's talent. He truly lived up to his domineering name. Being Rank 57 already, no wonder he could break through the bottleneck of Soul Saint in the great competition five years later.
In the original work, during the second All-Continent Soul Master Academy Tournament, the Soul Saints who appeared either used evil cultivation methods like Evil Soul Masters or relied on drugs like Xiao Hongchen.
Only he, Long Aotian, reached the Soul Saint realm purely through genuine talent and hard work.
And at such a young age, he had already comprehended the State of Heaven-Man Unity, usually only achieved by Title Douluo, and created his own soul skills with unparalleled power.
Yuwentuo believed that if this guy were to fight against the arrogant Xiao Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen would undoubtedly be abused to the point of doubting his own existence.
If his current self activated the second awakening form of his Body Martial Soul, many Soul Emperors and Soul Saints would probably not be able to block a few of his moves.
"Brother Long's talent is astonishing, Yuwentuo admires it. Oh, right, these are my introductory gifts for joining the sect. We agreed on them before, and now I present them to you all. I hope they can help Brother Long, Senior Sister Wena, and Big Brother Jiang." Yuwentuo flicked his arm, and three soul bones appeared before him, flying onto the table in front of Wena.
The three soul bones emitted black, light blue, and crimson light respectively. These three soul bones were obtained from Shrek Academy as a trade for helping Ma Xiaotao resolve her evil fire: a 50,000-year Despair Impact Left Arm Bone.
A 50,000-year Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone, snatched from Xiao Hongchen.
And a 10,000-year Berserk Giant Beast Torso Bone, acquired during the Soul Master Tournament.
Any single piece could be described as priceless, but Yuwentuo gave them away without any heartache. These were not even a pledge of allegiance, merely his gifts of thanks.
First, to thank them for helping him and Xiao Xiao leave Shrek.
Second, to thank Immortal Doubt for helping him acquire the Snow Empress. A single Snow Empress was a hundred times more valuable than these three soul bones, and Yuwentuo felt no heartache in giving them. Besides, this was already agreed upon.
Once a promise is made, nothing can stop it—this was Yuwentuo's principle of conduct.
However, he also had to inform them about the absorption restrictions of the Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone to prevent any accidents.
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