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Inside the council hall of Alan Village.
Yan Ming recounted recent events: Spirit Hall had suddenly launched a surprise attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's stronghold here about half a month ago.
The stronghold near Spirit Hall was quickly destroyed.
Yan Ming also explained that in this intense retaliatory action, the other party had no intention of leaving any survivors; all Soul Masters in the destroyed strongholds were killed.
"Damn Spirit Hall."
He hadn't expected Spirit Hall to be so cruel, even hunting down these low-level disciples.
Yan Ming, standing by, showed a helpless expression; as a Soul Sage, what could he do in such a situation?
"By the way, Yan Ming, how many Titled Douluo did Spirit Hall send here this time?"
Zhuge Lan inquired, as at his level, he clearly understood that in a major battle, the strongest combat power of the opponent was what truly mattered; the strength of low-level disciples was simply too limited.
Yan Ming pondered for a moment, then spoke.
"Lord Zhuge Lan, openly, I know there is one Titled Douluo, the level 94 Star Tiger Douluo, but I feel there should be more than just him?"
"Star Tiger Douluo?"
Zhuge Lan began to think. Level 94 wasn't very strong; he alone could kill him. With Sword Douluo and Poison Douluo, who went to investigate the Golden Light Beast's truth, shouldn't they be guaranteed victory?
But he had a vague feeling that things weren't that simple.
Suddenly, he remembered that beautiful figure. That person must be a Titled Douluo, and a female one. Could it be that Star Tiger Douluo was a woman? The red light released by the woman didn't seem like a Soul Ability released by Star Tiger Douluo.
"Yan Ming, is Star Tiger Douluo a man or a woman?"
"Lord, Star Tiger Douluo is a man, appearing to be in his thirties." Yan Ming immediately replied.
Zhuge Lan nodded, a faint smile on his lips. As expected, when Spirit Hall retaliated against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect this time, they must have considered that they would seek revenge. Since they did it, they must have prepared a countermeasure.
He was very curious, who exactly was that female Titled Douluo?
After a few days, Sword Douluo arrived with more than a dozen disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but his expression was not very good.
In the council hall.
"Senior Sword Douluo, was rescuing that stronghold smooth?" Zhuge Lan inquired, as Sword Douluo had been away for so long, he must have encountered some trouble.
Sword Douluo sighed, then said helplessly.
"I quickly repelled Spirit Hall's Soul Masters when I arrived there, but I encountered a problem: a group of our disciples, both direct and collateral, about fifty people, went missing from here."
"Fifty people missing?" Zhuge Lan asked in surprise.
"Yes, that's what I've been busy with until now, but I still have no clue." Sword Douluo said helplessly.
Zhuge Lan began to ponder. There were only two possible outcomes for these fifty-plus missing people: one, they were dead, killed by Spirit Hall's Soul Masters; the other, they were alive but trapped somewhere due to various problems.
He tentatively asked.
"Sword Douluo, could they already be dead?"
Sword Douluo shook his head helplessly, then whispered into Zhuge Lan's ear.
"Among this missing group, one person was the general manager here, and he had three black cards, each containing one hundred million gold coins."
Zhuge Lan was stunned. That was one hundred million gold coins, not a small sum. No wonder Sword Douluo wanted to find it; that was a tremendous amount of money, probably the accumulation of decades of transactions here.
At this moment, Yan Ming, standing by, tentatively asked.
"Lord Sword Douluo, should we reclaim all the strongholds our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect previously lost?"
Sword Douluo thought for a moment, then waved his hand, signaling Yan Ming and the others to leave.
"Zhuge Lan and I need to discuss some matters. Please step outside for a moment."
These people paused, then nodded and left.
After they left, Sword Douluo spoke.
"Zhuge Lan, we must find this person. The money in those black cards can be used to recruit a large number of Worships. Only then will we have the ability to reoccup our former territories. Otherwise, with just the dozens of disciples we brought, we simply cannot control so many strongholds."
"That makes sense, it truly is. Then, next, we should first find these missing people, and Senior Poison Douluo is investigating the truth behind the Golden Light Beast, so we'll just wait for a bit."
Zhuge Lan said. This place was far from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and to firmly occupy the strongholds here, they had to exploit the local Soul Master resources. Others weren't so obedient, after all, improving one's spirit power level was not an easy task.
To exploit others, one must pay the corresponding price, so finding these people and recovering the three hundred million gold coins was very necessary.
He suddenly thought of something, so he asked.
"Senior Sword Douluo, when you were at that stronghold, did you see a female Titled Douluo?"
Sword Douluo thought for a while, then shook his head.
"Alright, then let's talk about the missing people. Where was the last place they went missing recently?"
"It was in the central area of the Star Dou Great Forest, a place called the Dark devil spider Forest. I have a map with it marked, you can take a look." Sword Douluo said.
Zhuge Lan took it and examined it. This place was some distance from the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, and the Dark devil spider Forest was already part of the Spirit Beast territory. He was a little puzzled.
"Senior Sword Douluo, why did this group of people run into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest?"
"They were being pursued by Spirit Hall and ran into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest to escape. The latest information indicates that these people seemed to have vanished into thin air, suddenly disappearing."
Zhuge Lan furrowed his brows slightly. This was a bit strange. So many people vanishing into thin air, what about the Spirit Hall Soul Masters who were pursuing them?
He inquired.
"Senior, could it be that Spirit Hall's pursuers killed them and then spread rumors, framing the Spirit Beasts?"
"Probably not. According to the Soul Masters we have infiltrated into Spirit Hall's ranks, that group of pursuing Spirit Hall Soul Masters also mysteriously disappeared. They haven't been seen since that day."
"This... I need to go to the Dark devil spider Forest to investigate."
Zhuge Lan said seriously. Since Spirit Hall's Soul Masters also disappeared, there's a strong possibility that these people haven't been killed. In this situation, he must go and investigate, and if possible, find them.
Sword Douluo's face showed a hint of gratitude.
"Zhuge Lan, I'm troubling you again this time. I need to reorganize the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples here, which might take some time. I'll leave this matter to you."
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