Chapter 64: Reunited with Zhang Lexuan, News of the Ice Crystal Vein?
Lin Sheng walked at the very front, the gravel beneath his feet emitting crisp sounds.
In the center of these ruins, there was a reinforced layer buried deep underground that had miraculously remained partially intact.
Lin Sheng and Nan Qiuqiu leaped into it through a crack, the sight before them causing their brows to furrow.
This appeared to be a temporary secret laboratory.
Scattered all around were long-obsolete precision spirit tools, and a few drills used for mining rare metals were still emitting the smell of machine oil.
On a desk in the corner... lay a scroll that was still clearly legible despite having been scorched by fire; it was a detailed topographical map of the Far North.
"What are these guys planning to do?" Lin Sheng frowned.
This Nether Thunder Douluo had not come just for Sect Master Nan Shuisui; it seemed he had also come for the Far North!
"These disgusting rats!" Ice Empress let out a cold snort in the Sea of Consciousness, her voice filled with Killing Intent.
"Look at the markings on that map. They are actually coveting the core forbidden zone of the Far North! The territorial sovereignty of that place must absolutely not be tainted by Evil Soul Masters!"
"The tentacles of the Holy Spirit Cult extend further than we imagined."
Lin Sheng extended his slender fingers, tracing over the several red crosses highlighted on the map. "This is not just simple looting; this is an all-out plunder targeting resources."
Nan Qiuqiu leaned in, pointing at the complex patterns on the map as she asked, "Could they be planning to establish a new stronghold in the Far North?"
"No, I fear their ambition is even greater than that..."
Before he could finish his sentence, the right eye among Lin Sheng's three pupils suddenly constricted, and an extreme sense of crisis shot from his spine straight to his crown!
"Who?!" "Back off!" Lin Sheng let out a fierce shout, his right hand suddenly grabbing Nan Qiuqiu's slender waist and throwing her backward.
Almost at the same second, a crescent-shaped Soul Power slash, as brilliant as a silver moon, instantly tore through the laboratory's metal wall, heading straight for Lin Sheng's throat with a piercing sound.
"Boom—!" Facing this sudden and terrifying strike, Lin Sheng did not panic in the slightest. The golden Soul Ring beneath his feet flashed abruptly. The divine pressure instantly countered the incoming sharpness!
"Pupillary Technique, Copy!" An identical sword light swept out. As the Mangekyo in his right eye spun wildly, a viscous, tangible Spiritual shockwave burst forth from his eye, colliding fiercely with that silver moon slash.
"Boom—!" A muffled explosion rang out within the narrow ruins, and dust filled the air. Lin Sheng used the force to slide back several meters, landing steadily.
From the dust, a slender, beautiful figure slowly walked out. She was dressed in white as snow, surrounded by cold and sacred moonlight, appearing otherworldly against the backdrop of her silver-disk-like Martial Soul.
"!!!" However, the moment the woman saw Lin Sheng clearly, the Killing Intent that had been as cold as ice instantly dissipated.
"Lin Sheng?!" Her exclamation carried thirty percent disbelief and seventy percent irrepressible surprise.
Lin Sheng slowly withdrew his palm, which had been ready to strike. A trace of astonishment flashed in his strange eyes, then immediately returned to calmness... "Zhang Lexuan?"
Zhang Lexuan retracted the moonlight, her chest rising and falling slightly; she clearly had not yet recovered from this coincidence.
"The great explosion at the Longcheng stronghold not only shook the Heavenly Soul Empire, but even the Academy noticed the situation here."
"The Sea God Pavilion sent me to lead a team to investigate. I was tracking the trail here and sensed a powerful energy fluctuation in the ruins, so I thought it was the remnants of the Evil Soul Masters..."
Her words stopped abruptly halfway, because her gaze had landed on Lin Sheng's face. "You..."
Zhang Lexuan froze in place, her pupils constricting violently. She remembered when she first met Lin Sheng in the Star Dou Great Forest; although the youth's eyes were cold, they contained a Spiritual Qi that made one's heart palpitate.
But now... that left eye of Lin Sheng's was actually a completely necrotic grayish-white, staring blankly into the void.
"Your eye... what happened?" Zhang Lexuan subconsciously took a step forward, her voice trembling slightly.
At this moment, this Shrek Senior Sister, who had always been known for her calmness and wisdom, felt an inexplicable sorrow and stinging pain rise in her heart, as if that scar were carved onto her own heart.
"It's just blind, nothing to make a fuss about." Lin Sheng said it lightly, as if what had been destroyed was not his own Martial Soul Foundation, but some unimportant piece of debris.
"Blind?!" This understatement only made Zhang Lexuan clench her fists slightly. She knew all too well the price of having a Body Martial Soul crippled.
Nan Qiuqiu, standing to the side, took all of this in. With a woman's intuition, she instantly sensed the concern in Zhang Lexuan's eyes, which far exceeded that of a normal acquaintance.
"Not good, this woman is not right." She raised an eyebrow, muttering to herself inwardly. Why is this Shrek Senior Sister looking at Lin Sheng like she's looking at a lover? One is from Shrek, one is from the Body Sect... shouldn't they be at odds with each other!
"What happened to you..." Zhang Lexuan took a deep breath. Forcing down the strangeness in her heart, she turned her gaze to the tattered map. "What did you discover here?"
Lin Sheng pointed to the map, then looked at the spirit tool mining probes, not hiding anything from Zhang Lexuan. "The Holy Spirit Cult established a stronghold here to deduce the resource distribution of the Far North; they have set their sights on one place."
In the Sea of Consciousness, Ice Empress stared at the latitude and longitude on the map, her tone grave as she transmitted her voice to Lin Sheng. "I remember now. The location they marked is the rare Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Crystal vein of the Far North."
"It is buried ten thousand meters beneath the ice sheet, containing the purest chilling energy of heaven and earth. Cold Crystal is an Immortal Pill for Ice-attribute Soul Masters and Soul Beasts." Ice Empress explained to Lin Sheng. "Once the Cold Crystal is plundered by them, it will be enough to greatly increase the power of the Evil Soul Masters..."
After organizing this information, Lin Sheng briefly informed Zhang Lexuan. "Not only that." Lin Sheng added, a cold glint appearing in his single eye. "That is also where the Snow Empress and Ice Empress once cultivated in seclusion. The Holy Spirit Cult wants to set up some kind of Spiritual Qi absorption device there."
"They don't just want the ore; they want to drain the entire Spiritual Vein of the Far North to nourish their Cult Master."
After hearing this, Zhang Lexuan's expression turned extremely ugly. "These damned Evil Soul Masters..." If the Far North were to completely become a dead zone, the climate of the entire continent would undergo a catastrophic change. Not to mention the consequences after the Holy Spirit Cult's strength skyrocketed!
"I must report this matter to the Academy immediately." Zhang Lexuan looked at Lin Sheng, her eyes complex. "Lin Sheng, your eye... is there any possibility of recovery?"
Lin Sheng smiled noncommittally. "Even if it cannot recover, it is not important; my goal has already been achieved." He looked at Zhang Lexuan with his only remaining right eye. "What? Are you concerned about me?"
Zhang Lexuan's gaze dodged slightly, but she still reminded him: "I... feel that since we are friends, I have reason to be concerned..."
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