Chapter 394 Infiltrating the Warehouse: A Level 9 Soul Master Who Doesn't Pick and Choose.
Wu Xuan drew his Soul-Breaking Spear and began searching the man's clothes. In no time, he had collected three level-nine soul tools and six level-eight soul tools into his pocket.
At first glance, all three level-nine soul tools appear to be custom-made. The primary offensive level-nine soul tool is a fire-attribute spear, the defensive level-nine soul tool is a fiery red breastplate, and the last one is a trigger-type defensive soul tool, an oval-shaped fiery red metal disc.
As for the level eight soul tool, Wu Xuan was too lazy to take a closer look.
These three custom-made level-nine soul tools reveal the immense resources these high-ranking guards of the war reserve warehouse had amassed. For an ordinary level-nine soul master, owning even one custom-made level-nine soul tool signifies considerable wealth. Most level-nine soul masters use ordinary level-nine soul tools and don't even qualify for customization, as their savings have already been depleted by purchasing soul power-enhancing drugs.
After memorizing the man's face and taking his clothes, Wu Xuan then eliminated several sentries nearby before leading Ye Guyi into a room in the center of the courtyard. The room was empty. Wu Xuan immediately put on the robe of the deceased level nine soul master and then donned the long-unused level seven soul tool, the Illusionary Spirit Mask.
Wu Xuan transformed into the ninth-level Soul Master who died in frustration, though there was still a slight difference in his physical appearance.
Ye Guyi tied her long, golden hair up and used a level-six concealing soul tool to slightly disguise her temperament and appearance.
Seeing Wu Xuan's tremendous transformation, Ye Guyi couldn't help but give him a thumbs up, "You're really something!"
"Hmph, let's go!" Wu Xuan waved his hand and led Ye Guyi to a large cabinet in the inner room.
"Is this the entrance? Does that level nine soul master have a key?" Ye Guyi asked.
"I do have some, but there are too many keys, I can't tell which one is which!" Wu Xuan said helplessly, spreading his hands.
"Mine is still the most reliable!" Wu Xuan said, as the pinkish-red scales on his left hand covered his entire palm.
Ten Thousand Years of Annihilation Dragon Claw - Light of Annihilation! Activate.
As a crystalline pink light pierced the keyhole, accompanied by a soft clicking sound, the back panel of the cabinet slowly opened horizontally, revealing a door from which a faint light shone.
"Come on, follow me!" Wu Xuan leaped up and disappeared into the passageway inside the cabinet without making a sound. Ye Guyi naturally followed closely behind.
Entering the passageway, one is surprised to find it surprisingly spacious. The passageway doesn't descend directly, but rather extends straight ahead. The surrounding walls are thick stone, all over a meter thick, but this doesn't significantly affect Wu Xuan's perception of his aura. Unless it's a completely enclosed room, anyone's aura will leak out.
After walking about ten meters, three doors appeared ahead. Each door had ten number buttons from zero to nine, and a keyhole.
Wu Xuan, seeing this old routine, used force to unlock the door.
"Click-click-click!"
With a rattling sound, small holes appeared in the surrounding walls of the gate before him. Cold, metallic soul-guiding ray tubes emerged from them. Wu Xuan was startled. He raised his hand and waved, and a turquoise hurricane instantly and precisely pierced into the metal tubes.
Under the terrifying annihilation attribute of the extreme wind, the core array connecting the metal tube to the sealed milk bottle collapsed directly, and these soul-guided rays lost their source of soul power and naturally lost their attack power.
Activating his aura perception, Wu Xuan realized that there was no trace of human presence at the central door. He immediately understood that this was not the room he was looking for, so he reached for the door on the left.
With a "whoosh," as if some pressure had been released, the door suddenly sprang open.
Ye Guyi, standing to the side, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "What an ingenious soul tool setup! This level alone is so difficult that no one but you could get in."
"Hmm! This is the room." Feeling the unobstructed vertical flow, Wu Xuan immediately determined the route.
Upon entering the portal, Wu Xuan and his companion were surprised to find that it was a closed space of about twenty square meters, with no passageway whatsoever.
"There must be some kind of mechanism. Let me look for it first!" Wu Xuan frowned and immediately used his mental power to scan the area thoroughly. Finally, Wu Xuan found some faint traces on three yellow square bricks on the left wall. Having found the location, the Annihilation Light was activated again, forcibly dissolving the special metal inside the soul-guided elevator that was blocking the connection between the two arrays.
Suddenly, the sealed room trembled slightly, and the door they had entered through slowly closed. A halo of warm yellow light appeared around the top.
Then the enclosed room began to vibrate slightly, and a slight feeling of weightlessness was felt.
"They're going down." Ye Guyi excitedly clenched her little fist.
"Hmm, there are two people at the entrance. We'll each take one of them and eliminate them." Wu Xuan scouted the enemy situation again.
After about twenty seconds, the large elevator slowly came to a stop, accompanied by another tremor. Upon seeing this, Wu Xuan immediately used his Annihilation Power to destroy the core array of the soul-guided elevator. Otherwise, without the insulating metal, the soul-guided elevator would have continued to move up and down indefinitely. This was the aftereffect of violent demolition.
The elevator doors slowly opened, and Wu Xuan and his companion easily snapped the necks of the two men with a swift, ethereal movement.
The two level-six Soul Masters died instantly, and their bodies were directly taken into the Undead Demiplane by Ye Guyi.
What appeared before them was a passageway. The passageway was somewhat empty, with soul-guiding lamps hanging on both sides. About ten meters in, there was a double door.
"There's another level nine Soul Master behind the opposite door!" Wu Xuan's expression darkened. With that level nine Soul Master there, it meant he couldn't force the door down.
"What should we do then!" Ye Guyi tensed up for a moment.
"Judging from the keyhole of this door, it shouldn't be an important door." As Wu Xuan spoke, he couldn't help but think of the two level-six Soul Masters who had been guarding the Soul Masters by the elevator earlier.
After retrieving the body and searching it, as expected, two keys appeared in Wu Xuan's hands.
"Let's go, fly over there! Watch my hand signals later." Wu Xuan responded and then he and Ye Guyi took to the air, finally landing smoothly in front of the gate.
"Click!" With the two keys turning, the door was easily opened, indicating that it was not the main defensive door.
"Hey. What brings you down here now, Lao Qian? It's only been a short while, have you been down lately?" A somewhat humorous voice rang out.
"Bullshit, you're the one who's no good!" Wu Xuan said in a rough voice. Then, at Wu Xuan's signal, Ye Guyi's exquisite figure and pure and lovely face appeared in front of the level nine soul master.
The level nine soul master originally wanted to ask why Wu Xuan's voice had changed, but the moment he saw Ye Guyi, all his questions vanished.
Wiping away the drool that almost dripped from his mouth, the level nine soul master punched Wu Xuan hard and shouted, "Old Qian, where did you find such a top-notch guy! You didn't even tell your brother, that's not very nice of you."
"No way! I'm not bringing it down today," Wu Xuan said in a rough voice.
"Old Qian, tell me the truth, how many times have you asked that girl out? How's it going? Your voice is so hoarse, you've really gotten carried away." The middle-aged man nudged Wu Xuan's shoulder, his eyes gleaming as he looked at Ye Guyi.
"I'm happy to do it! It's none of your business," Wu Xuan continued, putting on an act.
"Old Qian, let's make a deal. You've had your fun with this beauty today, but how about letting me have my turn? I'll definitely remember your kindness."
(End of chapter)