Chen Xinjie's sudden compromise caused the atmosphere in the area to fall into a strange stagnation.
Yun Ming took a deep look at Arthur, many thoughts flashing through those pitch-black eyes, but he said nothing. He simply moved his body, following the sea-blue figure ahead.
Zang Xin rubbed his chin, a hint of playfulness added to the gentle smile on his face. He gave Leng Yaozhu a look and also floated along.
Leng Yaozhu suppressed the shock and a hint of inexplicable irritation in her heart, unable to stop herself from frequently glancing at Arthur.
Arthur smiled with a face full of innocence, pulling along the still-dazed Agravaine as he followed unhurriedly at the back.
The group traversed through the overlapping, heavily guarded fortress corridors of the War God Hall.
Along the way, the War God Hall members on guard saw the Hall Master personally leading the way, followed by Yun Ming, Zang Xin, and others whose auras were as deep as the abyss and the sea. All of them stood at attention in awe, their gazes lowered, not even daring to breathe loudly.
An oppressive atmosphere spread through the cold metal corridors.
Chen Xinjie remained silent throughout, his steps heavy and steady, radiating a low-pressure aura that warned others to stay away.
He truly couldn't understand why his incomparably powerful Martial Soul would have such a strange reaction, almost like weariness and submission, the moment that blond brat approached.
This was definitely not Spiritual Power interference; it felt more like suppression and pacification from the level of the Origin?
Chen Xinjie felt his guess was absurd. His Martial Soul was the Ocean; who could suppress it?
At the end of the corridor was an incredibly heavy alloy gate engraved with countless complex Soul guidance circuits.
As a Saint Craftsman, Arthur saw at a glance that this door used a significant amount of heaven forging metal.
The door really was tougher than the walls.
In front of the door, four powerhouses wearing heavy armor, whose auras were clearly at the Titled Douluo level, stood like statues. They were all ranked War Gods. Upon seeing Chen Xinjie, they bowed in unison.
"Open it." Chen Xinjie's voice was devoid of emotion.
The four War Gods didn't hesitate for a moment, pressing their palms into the four grooves beside the door simultaneously.
Vast Soul Power was injected, and the complex patterns on the giant gate lit up one by one, emitting a low hum.
The heavy doors slowly slid open to both sides, revealing a deep, dark space behind them.
An indescribable aura, like the breath of a sleeping giant beast, faintly emanated from within the door.
Agravaine shuddered instantly, feeling as if his Soul were trembling.
Chen Xinjie stepped into the darkness first, with Yun Ming, Zang Xin, and Leng Yaozhu following closely behind. Arthur pulled Agravaine and walked in as well.
The internal space was far more vast than it appeared from the outside, with a high ceiling and a gloomy atmosphere.
Only the central area, surrounded by several layers of intersecting invisible force fields and physical restraint devices, had an object suspended within.
It was a shell.
It was dark gold throughout, its surface flowing with a dark luster like a living thing. It wasn't particularly huge, but hanging there quietly, it seemed like a black hole for the entire space, even the whole World, inspiring fear.
Arthur felt it most deeply; his cowlick stood up like an antenna, and his Intuition was warning him to stay away.
God-slaying rank fixed soul guidance shell—Eternal Heaven.
The moment he saw it, Chen Xinjie's expression changed drastically.
"How is this possible!"
god slaying missiles were rank twelve fixed Soul guidance shells.
Produced two thousand years ago, the Federation had put in countless efforts to create these rank twelve fixed Soul guidance shells. The resources consumed were so enormous that the technology of the entire continent had stagnated for a full thousand years.
However, there were a total of three of these ultimate weapons that had been developed!
Yet, before them was only the one with the largest yield, Eternal Heaven.
Chen Xinjie's exclamation exploded in the secret room. He stared fixedly at the solitary, floating Eternal Heaven.
"Damn it!"
The Federation had spent a thousand years of the continent's Luck and countless resources, pouring their heart and Soul into manufacturing three God-slaying rank fixed soul guidance shells.
The ultimate deterrent and trump card for the entire Douluo Continent and even all of human civilization had always been believed to be stored absolutely safely in the deepest part of this War God Hall.
But now, there was only one before them.
Where were the other two? Where did they go?!
"Gu Yue's intelligence was real..." Yun Ming's voice was terrifyingly low. He had previously only suspected that one of them might have an issue, but he never expected that two of them would have vanished into thin air?!
This was no longer a simple theft; this was a cataclysmic event capable of overturning the continent's structure and triggering an apocalyptic catastrophe!
The gentle smile on Zang Xin's face vanished completely, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity, and even a faint hint of alarm.
The Tang Sect dealt in arms; as the Vice Sect Leader of the Tang Sect, he knew better than anyone what a God-slaying rank fixed soul guidance shell represented.
Its power could theoretically destroy any known defense on the continent, causing incalculable ecological extinction!
Leng Yaozhu's brow furrowed. Looking at Chen Xinjie, whose expression had changed greatly, she had already made a guess. Her voice was somewhat dry: "Chen Xinjie, are you sure all three were stored here?"
"And not stored separately?"
Chen Xinjie didn't respond. He took a deep breath to calm his heart, but his slightly trembling fingers and the bulging veins on his temples betrayed his current stormy emotions.
He suddenly turned around, his five fingers clenching the air.
The four Titled Douluo-level War Gods guarding outside didn't even have time to react before they were snatched as if by an invisible giant hand, instantly pulled into the secret room, and stumbled to a halt in front of Chen Xinjie.
These four were all backbone forces of the War God Hall. Now, before this enraged Hall Master, they were as quiet as cicadas in winter, not even daring to raise their heads.
"Speak!" Chen Xinjie's voice carried the low and terrifying pressure of a coming tsunami, each word striking the hearts of the four. "Where are the other two?"
He was very certain that no one could have stolen the missiles under such heavy security.
The four guards in front of him definitely knew something.
The four War Gods looked up blankly at the solitary Eternal Heaven in the center of the secret room. Feeling the Hall Master's killing intent, which was almost tangible, they all trembled.
One of the older War Gods with a scar on his cheek spoke subconsciously, his voice dry: "Hall... Hall Master. This subordinate... this subordinate doesn't know what you are talking about. Hasn't only one god slaying missile always been stored here?"
"That's right, Hall Master," another War God quickly agreed, his face filled with confusion and fear. "After receiving our mission, we have always guarded this one according to the regulations. According to the top-secret resolution of the Supreme Council and the Military Department, the other two are stored separately in two other even more concealed top-secret locations."
"We have always carried out our guard duty this way!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the secret room suddenly became even more bizarre.
Chen Xinjie's pupils constricted sharply, and the color drained from his face as if he had heard something even more unbelievable than the theft of the God-slaying shells.
Wait, what?
Does this mean the missiles were stolen by their own people?
Yun Ming, Zang Xin, and Leng Yaozhu were also stunned, looking at Chen Xinjie with strange expressions.
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