Poison Undead was silent for a moment, then asked, "How do you plan to do it?"
He had no intention of refusing Yuwen Tuo. Since Yuwen Tuo wanted to leave Shrek openly and honorably, as Sect Master, he would naturally grant him his wish. Furthermore, Yuwen Tuo was right about one thing: if he was taking his sect's disciple, why hide and sneak away in the middle of the night? He should declare openly before everyone on the continent that Yuwen Tuo did not belong to Shrek, but was a child of their Body Sect.
"I have an idea. This academy tournament is a good opportunity. I have two gifts to give to Shrek: one during the tournament, and one after. This Soul Duel Tournament, because of Ma Xiaotao's presence, Shrek winning the championship is a foregone conclusion. However, I want their victory this time to be the most shameful championship in history, as a small interest payment for their 'kindness' to me over these seven years."
Yuwen Tuo clenched his fists. Previously, he had always appeared sunny and gentle, showing no trace of sorrow or resentment, simply because his own strength was insufficient, and he had no backing whatsoever. But at least today, at this very moment, he was backed by two top-tier powerhouses: the Ice Empress, Ice Jade Scorpion Emperor, and Body Douluo Poison Undead. The things that needed to be vented had to be released a little, otherwise his thoughts wouldn't be clear.
"Hahaha, vengeance is our Body Sect's style! An eye for an eye!" Poison Undead burst into laughter. "Kid, just speak your mind about any ideas you have. The Sect Master will make the decisions for you."
"Then I thank the Sect Master. I'll trouble you to send someone to this city, and then..." Yuwen Tuo slowly unfolded his plan. Originally, he hadn't planned to do this, but after arriving in Star Luo City, too many variables had appeared. The Sun Moon, Dou Ling, and Star Luo Empires—all three great empires surprisingly had people who recognized him. Among them, both the Sun Moon and Star Luo factions seemed to want to take him back. Coupled with Poison Undead's early arrival, if he didn't stir up these murky waters a bit, how could he repay Shrek for years of 'care'?
Poison Undead listened, then spoke woodenly, "Good kid, you want to bring Shrek to ruin, huh? Ruthless... But, I like it!"
"Leave this matter to me. Oh, right, kid, when you were talking to that little girl just now, you seemed to have another matter you wanted to ask me about. What was it again?" Poison Undead truly cared about his disciple; he still remembered this small detail.
"Oh, that matter? It was for later... wait, yes!" Yuwen Tuo had originally thought of waiting until the day Poison Undead ambushed Mingde Hall, then going with him to sneak into Mingde Hall's underground and retrieve the Snow Empress. But now that Poison Undead had arrived early, there was no need for such trouble.
In the original story, Xiao Hongchen took the embryo not by relying on the academy's property, but by funding it himself. This meant he wouldn't hand over the soul bone to the academy but would send someone to deliver it back to Mingde Hall for his grandfather.
The original novel stated that after he obtained the embryo, he had Old Ma send it back to Mingde Hall through a special channel of the Sun Moon Empire. In the anime, it was only given to Jing Hongchen after the tournament ended and he returned. This world leans more towards the anime version.
Furthermore, even if it were the former, it would still take time. He had just acquired it, and was probably heading back to the hotel from the auction house. There wouldn't be enough time to complete this step. The embryo and the soul bone must still be on him. The Sun Moon Empire's lead teacher was merely a Soul Douluo. With the amplification of soul tools, he could barely contend with an entry-level Titled Douluo.
Yuwen Tuo had considered the possibility that they might have secret Titled Douluo protection, but even if they did, it wouldn't matter. It would only slightly reduce the success rate, and for Poison Undead, there would still be no danger. After all,
that Titled Douluo couldn't possibly be Jing Hongchen or Kong Deming, right? While the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Engineers were indeed powerful, in terms of individual Soul Master strength, they were actually far inferior to the Three Great Empires, let alone a top-ranked expert like Poison Undead.
With Poison Undead's strength, it wouldn't be difficult to discreetly stun and take Xiao Hongchen away, avoiding those ordinary Titled Douluo who weren't even Super Douluo. Moreover, Yuwen Tuo had a method to ensure that Xiao Hongchen's primary suspect, in this situation, wouldn't be the Body Sect.
Given this, why wait for them to take the items back and then go to Mingde Hall, which would be such a hassle? Stepping back ten thousand paces, even if this attempt truly failed, it would just mean moving to Plan B. The next time they attacked Mingde Hall, they could simply follow Huo Yuhao's route and seize it then.
If this plan succeeded, they would gain greatly; if it failed, they wouldn't lose. Why not give it a try? The Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone belonged to the Ice Jade Scorpion clan. Their clan leader was still within Yuwen Tuo's body. It was entirely reasonable for the Ice Empress to reclaim something of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan. The Snow Empress was also the Ice Empress's good friend of many years. This was a rare opportunity to rob with a legitimate reason, although in truth, he would have robbed it anyway, even without a legitimate reason.
Thinking of this, Yuwen Tuo asked, "Senior, do you know about the 100,000-year soul beast embryo and the Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone auctioned tonight at the top-tier auction house?"
Poison Undead nodded. "After arriving, I've already heard Aotian mention it. Such a treasure, this old man is determined to get it. I've already sent people to investigate who bought that embryo." His actions weren't slow, but unfortunately, all bidders at the auction were hidden identities, so even for him, investigating wasn't that easy. By the time he found out, it was likely that the embryo and soul bone would have already returned to Mingde Hall.
"I know, Senior. If I can provide this information, would that count as a merit for the sect?" Yuwen Tuo asked.
Poison Undead nodded, "Naturally, it would."
"Good. I have two more gifts here for Senior. Would they count as two additional merits?" Yuwen Tuo presented the items he had already prepared for Poison Undead. One was a soul bone, specifically the Destructive Impact Left Arm Bone. It was a strength-type soul bone, 50,000 years old, considered a top-grade item, extremely suitable for disciples of the Body Sect, especially Poison Undead's disciple Long Aotian.
The other was a book, precisely the body tempering secret technique Yuwen Tuo had cultivated in his previous life, called "The Secret Compendium of Flaming Divinity" from the Lightning Gate. Since he had started cultivating the Divine Fire Clone in this life from the very beginning, this martial art was naturally useless to him. However, it was exceptionally suitable for the Body Sect. As for the supreme techniques of the Divine Fire Path, he couldn't casually transmit them. But for those from other sects, he had fewer scruples; after all, they were all taken by his master.
"A good soul bone!" Poison Undead took the soul bone. Although there were 100,000-year soul bones within the Body Sect, he wouldn't deny that this was also a decent soul bone.
"As for this secret technique." Poison Undead took "The Secret Compendium of Flaming Divinity" and began to flip through it. "This, this secret technique requires cultivating with blazing flames to temper muscles and refine bones. It's extremely risky but endlessly powerful. Once cultivated,
the true qi will possess scorching fiery energy comparable to the blazing sun, capable of completely incinerating an enemy's internal organs. What a formidable cultivation method! It's more profound than any of our Body Sect's techniques. Moreover, I seem to see the path to breaking through level 99 from it. Yuwen Tuo, where did you get this?"
Yuwen Tuo said, "I had a master before, and this is what he gave me, Sect Master. Does this count as a great merit?"
"Of course it counts! If providing accurate information about the 100,000-year soul beast embryo is a great merit, and contributing a 50,000-year soul bone is an ordinary contribution, then if you are willing to contribute this 'Secret Compendium of Flaming Divinity' to the sect, it would be an unparalleled great merit. Tuo'er, tell me, what do you want?" Poison Undead became even more affectionate towards Yuwen Tuo, his address changing from his name to "Tuo'er."
"I want that 100,000-year soul beast embryo. After the Sect Master acquires it, may I exchange these three great merits for that 100,000-year soul beast embryo?" Yuwen Tuo stated his objective. All he wanted was the Snow Empress. However, everyone currently only thought it was an ordinary 100,000-year soul beast embryo and hadn't realized it was the Snow Empress. Otherwise, Yuwen Tuo might not have been able to exchange for it even with these three great merits.
Poison Undead laughed heartily, "Hahahaha, this old man knew it! As a Soul Master, how could one not be interested in 100,000-year soul rings and soul bones? Tuo'er, this old man agrees! Although your first two merits are not enough to exchange for such a treasure, this 'Secret Compendium of Flaming Divinity' is even enough to allow this old man to break through level 99. Just on that point alone, it is more precious than that 100,000-year soul beast embryo."
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