Chapter 212 The Deal and the Rage of Jing Hongchen.
Upon hearing this, Wu Xuan's expression brightened. He had just been considering whether to kill the 100,000-year-old soul beast inside the Conferred God Platform and only take its soul bone. Now he could take it all.
"What is the price for making a deal with you, Senior? I, a mere Soul Emperor, probably can't afford such a price." Not letting his joy cloud his judgment, Wu Xuan cautiously asked.
"Don't worry, the deal I'm talking about is something both of us can afford, and it won't harm your body in any way," Ilex said calmly.
"Alright, since you've said so, Senior, then it's a deal. I'll trouble you to make the move. The meeting place will be the commercial street in the South District of the city. You can find me there then," Wu Xuan said, bowing slightly.
"Haha! Good." Ilex didn't waste any words and floated in front of Wu Xuan. With a grab in the air with his right hand, Wu Xuan immediately felt a blur before his eyes. The vast sea of spirits around them seemed to boil and surge, countless golden points of light converging towards the 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo inside the Conferred God Platform.
With a low chant, Wu Xuan clearly felt the aura of the 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo within the Conferred God Platform weakening, eventually fading completely.
After the ritual, Electrolux's soul body became noticeably more transparent; it was clear to anyone with eyes that the ritual had taken a heavy toll on Electrolux.
"Thank you, Senior!" Wu Xuan's left leg trembled slightly, and the Silver Scale Griffin's left leg soul bone activated Endless Weathering.
With a strange fluctuation, the Conferred God Platform, along with the 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo, transformed into a solidified ball of wind. Wu Xuan casually absorbed it into his martial soul.
"I'll trouble you to take Yuhao out. The Mingde Hall suffered heavy losses this time, and a temporary curfew is certain, but Yuhao and I will still try to find you as soon as possible." Electrolux finished speaking and transformed back into a gray ball of light, entering Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea.
Wu Xuan nodded, then picked up Huo Yuhao and headed towards the previous passageway.
Passing through the passageway, Wu Xuan saw the ravaged underground base in the distance. The battle between the two super powers, Mingde Hall and Body Sect, was still raging.
The entire underground base resembled land freshly turned before planting, a scene of utter devastation. Various rare metals were scattered everywhere; the underground base was completely riddled with holes.
Jing Hongchen's face was ashen, as if he had gone mad. Behind him, over a thousand soul-guided cannons erupted with dazzling red light, continuously firing at Du Busi, who had transformed into a dark green giant.
Body Sect Master Du Busi was extremely frustrated. For today's sneak attack, they had not only prepared thoroughly but had also rehearsed countless times; it should have been foolproof. But who knew that the people sent to steal hadn't even returned with any news?
The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was located in the heart of Mingdu, very close to the Sun Moon Imperial Palace. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps was stationed near the palace, which also housed several ninth-level soul masters. Judging from the timing of the attack, they were likely on their way to provide support.
Poison Undying glanced resentfully at the underground passage and roared, "Let's retreat!"
Upon hearing this, the members of the Body Sect unleashed their most powerful soul skills, catching their opposing soul masters off guard and causing further casualties. The Body Sect members retreated into the cave they had come from at top speed, taking away the bodies of all their fallen comrades, leaving no trace.
"Chase!"
Jing Hongchen, furious, transformed into a streak of light and pursued them into the underground passage, followed by the other Mingde Hall experts.
The moment the experts of the Body Sect erupted, Wu Xuan took advantage of the fact that both sides were too busy to pay attention to him and threw Huo Yuhao out of the passage. With his perfect control of his mental power, he threw Huo Yuhao directly under a relatively intact experimental table.
The next moment, Wu Xuan's sixth soul ring in the passageway flashed red and dissipated like a gentle breeze.
This time, Wu Xuan had wiped out all of Mingde Hall's major warehouses in one fell swoop, essentially returning Mingde Hall to square one.
One could imagine Jing Hongchen's madness upon his return; it was best to make a hasty escape.
Having failed to pursue the Body Sect, Jing Hongchen stood in the underground base, nearly grinding his teeth to powder.
"Body Sect! Body Sect!" Jing Hongchen's eyes blazed with fury. The pursuit had only reached halfway when the Body Sect Master, Du Bu Si, who was covering the rear, blew up the passageway. The Body Sect members had vanished without a trace. Since its founding, Mingde Hall had never suffered such a heavy blow. Leaving aside the casualties, the loss of hardware was astronomical. Less than a third of the incredibly expensive integrated experimental tables remained intact; the rest were completely destroyed.
Fragments of various rare metals were scattered everywhere. Apart from the outer shell, the interior of this experimental hall was almost entirely in ruins, with countless pipes and equipment destroyed.
Mingde Hall was the entire Sun Moon Empire's research base for soul tools, and it bore the heavy responsibility of producing high-end soul tools. Even with his status in the Sun Moon Empire, he was still responsible for such a major accident, and he would have to bear immense pressure from the royal family.
Jing Hongchen immediately mobilized the army and declared martial law throughout the city. But he knew very well that this was meaningless; how could the army possibly stop the powerful figures of the Body Sect?
"Hall Master," Lin Jiayi approached Jing Hongchen, his face pale and his voice trembling. He lowered his head, not daring to look at him.
"Speak!" Jing Hongchen roared.
Lin Jiayi stammered, "The large quantity of rare metals, various mid-to-high-level soul tool blueprints, and various core formation blueprints stored in Warehouse No. 3 are all gone."
Jing Hongchen's expression changed, then he sneered, "So what if they're gone? Apart from Shrek Academy, which of the original three kingdoms of Douluo Continent has a soul master above level eight? Even if I gave them the high-level blueprints, they wouldn't understand them."
"What you say is true, Hall Master!" Lin Jiayi flattered."
What about the 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo in Warehouse No. 1, and the dozens of level eight or nine fixed-position soul tool shells in the safe?" Jing Hongchen asked, still harboring a glimmer of hope, despite being mentally prepared.
Lin Jiayi lowered his head and said, "The 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo is lost."
Jing Hongchen's face twisted, and after a long pause, he slowly said, "The 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo is lost, so be it. That little guy wanted to use that embryo to obtain a second martial soul, but the process was too dangerous. It's good that it's lost; it's good that it dispelled his idea." "What about the fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells? I suppose those idiots from the Body Sect can't open the special safe made of dozens of rare metals!"
"The fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells... are all lost too," Lin Jiayi said timidly.
Jing Hongchen's face turned pale, and his voice trembled as he asked, "Lost? How were they lost?"
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