Chapter 165 A Million-Dollar Evacuation! Huo Yuhao Sends a Message Back to Shrek Academy!
In a dense forest thirty miles north of the city, outside the Ming capital.
The dim moonlight filtered through the gaps in the branches and leaves, casting dappled patterns on the clearing in the woods.
Poison Undying stood with his hands behind his back, his broad back resembling a steadfast stone monument in the night, surrounded by Elder Chen, Elder Zhang, and several other titled Douluo.
At this moment, these powerful figures, who usually commanded respect in their region, were covered in the heavy smell of gunpowder and blood, clearly having just experienced a fierce battle in the siege and reinforcement operation.
"Sect Master, why hasn't that kid Liu Yuan arrived yet? Judging by the time, he should have evacuated from the underground level by now."
Elder Zhang paced anxiously, his arms, which had just broken through to the Title Realm, still trembling slightly from the previous fierce battle.
"Those old guys in Mingde Hall are no pushovers. If Jing Hongchen reacts quickly enough, and the underground defensive formation is fully activated, he, a five-ring Soul King, will likely be in grave danger."
Poison Undying didn't turn around, but just snorted coldly, his emerald green double pupils staring intently in the direction of Mingdu: "If the disciple I taught doesn't even have this simple escape plan, then he doesn't deserve to have a gold-level body awakening."
"Wait a little longer, I have already sensed that boy's aura."
As soon as he finished speaking, a slight distortion suddenly appeared in the space not far away.
A dark purple streak of light shot precisely out from the void, and Liu Yuan landed steadily on the ground.
He was still wearing that black combat suit. Although there were some charred and frost marks on the hem, he exuded a calm and composed aura, and his three pupils revealed a profound sense of accomplishment.
"Master, elders, your disciple has returned." Liu Yuan withdrew his pupil technique and bowed slightly to the crowd.
Seeing that Liu Yuan was safe and sound, all the elders present subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
Poison Undying turned around, strode up to Liu Yuan, and patted him heavily on the shoulder with his calloused hand, asking in a booming voice:
"Good lad, you've finally decided to come out. How was it? Did you manage to broaden the horizons of those cowards from Mingde Hall deep underground?"
Liu Yuan nodded, calmly taking out the lead box containing the Conferred God Platform from his storage soul tool. He then shook the ring on his finger and whispered:
"I have fulfilled my mission. This time, I not only managed to snatch the soul beast embryo that the Sun Moon Empire bought at the Star Luo Auction, but I also took care of two eight-ring Soul Douluo guarding the gate, as well as three Soul Saints who tried to stop me along the way. Before leaving, I also went to their core library and took all the documents and blueprints inside. The energy core beneath Mingde Hall should now be in ruins."
"What?"
Several elders around gasped in surprise. Elder Chen's eyes widened in disbelief as he grabbed Liu Yuan's arm: "You killed two Soul Douluos? And in a place like Mingde Hall, which is full of defensive formations?"
Elder Zhang gasped in shock. He had been worried about Liu Yuan's safety, but now it seemed he had worried about the wrong person.
After hearing this, Du Busi was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, making the leaves around him rustle: "Good! Well done! Two Soul Douluos, three Soul Saints, and all the core data! Liu Yuan, your merit this time is enough to be recorded in the annals of my Body Sect! If that fat Jing Hongchen knew, he would probably vomit blood on the spot."
He stopped laughing, his expression turning solemn and resolute. He looked around and said, "Mission accomplished. There's no need for us to linger here any longer. Those old monsters from the Sun Moon Empire are definitely going crazy right now. Let's go, full speed ahead, back to the Heavenly Soul Empire!"
At Poison Undying's command, several powerful auras instantly rose from the ground, turning into streaks of light and disappearing into the vast night.
...
Meanwhile, the ruins of Mingde Hall.
When Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming realized they had been tricked in the devastated outskirts, and rushed back to the Mingdetang headquarters, the scene before them plunged them into utter silence.
The once luxurious and sophisticated underground laboratory is now filled with twisted metal supports and broken power lines.
Thick, scalding smoke billowed from underground; the gate to the core storage area, which was considered a forbidden zone, was reduced to rubble.
Jing Hongchen's round body trembled, and with each step he took, he stepped on broken soul tool parts.
When he saw the empty, ancient iron platform, his rosy complexion instantly turned ashen.
No! No!
Jing Hongchen let out a shrill wail. He turned around abruptly to look at the guards behind him. Driven by rage, the pressure of his ninth-level Soul Master made the air in the entire corridor crackle. "What are you doing? How dare you let someone steal things right under your noses and empty the library?"
Kong Deming stood in the center of the ruins, his aged hands stroking the dark purple marks remaining on the wall.
His eyes were extremely dark, and he spoke coldly:
"Jing Hongchen, stop shouting. The most urgent thing is to make amends! I think these people are all from the Body Sect. They revealed their abilities when they fought me before."
"The Body Sect... their poison is invincible!" Jing Hongchen gritted his teeth, slamming his fist into the alloy wall beside him, smashing it through. "I will definitely report this to the royal family and fight them to the death!"
Unfortunately, no matter how furious they are now, they cannot recover the precious data and embryos that have disappeared beyond the border.
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Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, student dormitory.
Huo Yuhao sat at his desk, his face deathly pale.
He hadn't changed out of his school uniform yet, and it was covered in dust.
Although he managed to escape back early amidst the chaos, he felt no joy at all.
Not only did he fail to obtain the Snow Emperor embryo that could restore the Ice Emperor, but even during his retreat, the image of that blood-red soul ring kept replaying in his mind.
"Yuhao, stop thinking about it." Tianmeng Ice Silkworm sighed in her sea of consciousness, her tone filled with unprecedented despondency. "That person... is definitely Liu Yuan. His growth rate has completely deviated from the norm."
Huo Yuhao rested his hands on his forehead, muttering to himself, "I know it's him... the soul skill is exactly the same. But, sigh... how did Liu Yuan of the Body Sect become so strong so quickly?"
After some thought, a resolute glint flashed in his eyes.
He knew that information about such a significant event must not be kept from Shrek.
"It is suspected that the Body Sect attacked Shrek Academy. A powerful figure, suspected to be Liu Yuan, killed two level-eight soul masters from Mingde Hall and also took away a large amount of high-level data from Mingde Hall."
Huo Yuhao took out the communication soul tool that had been carefully hidden.
He took a deep breath and quickly wrote down the details of the attack on Mingde Hall that night, as well as his assessment of the strength of the "suspected Liu Yuan" he had seen, in a secret message and sent it out.
A night breeze blew in through the window, bringing a chill.
Looking at the dark night sky outside the window, Huo Yuhao felt not relief, but a deep chill.
(End of chapter)