How could Huo Yuhaoâs abilities not make them fearful? They werenât afraid of Tang Wu on the competition stage, they were afraid of the five formidable evil soul masters beneath the arena, who were just standing there spookily. They were no longer masking their auras!
An evil soul master who was still so young was already so horrifying; he had defeated and murdered that girl, who had an Angel martial soul and possessed the holy element, and swallowed her up entirely. If that was the case, then what kind of abilities did these stronger evil soul masters possess?
Huo Yuhao nodded at Ye Yulin and said, âSince Iâve won, then please give me the prize, chief judge.â
Shadows appeared one after another beside Huo Yuhao; the Holy Ghost Churchâs vice-founder had taken her four elders onto the competition stage.
The vice-founder stared at Ye Yulin with a sinister look in her eyes. She didnât say anything, but the aura that was rising from her body caused Ye Yulin to recoil in fear.
Transcendent Douluo! Sheâs actually a Transcendent Douluo! Sheâs an evil Transcendent Douluo!
Nangong Wan was very pleased and satisfied at this moment. He raised his voice and said, âThe Radiant City Elite Soul Engineering Tournamentâs championship belongs to the Duskwater Alliance. From this moment onwards, our wager is complete. An Litong, Shangguan Weiâer, what else do you have to say?â
The elders from the other two underground organizations were already on their feet at this point. An Litong wore a black face, and he wanted to retort, but he ultimately held himself back as he surveyed the five mighty evil soul masters on the competition stage. He shook his head painfully.
Shangguan Weiâerâs dainty face seemed a little slack as her eyes were filled with agony. Ye Guyiâs death had dealt a heavy blow to her.
Nangong Wan said proudly, âAlright, since thereâs nothing else you wish to say, then we will proceed according to the tournamentâs rules. Come to the Duskwater Allianceâs headquarters tomorrow, and we will have a thorough follow-up discussion.â
An Litong snorted coldly before he turned and led his company away. Shangguan Weiâerâs face suddenly became vengeful as she shot a hateful glare at Huo Yuhao, before she also turned and left.
The tournament was over, concluded in such a shocking and breathtaking fashion, and the aristocrats, the audience, and even the gamblers who had won some money hurriedly got to their feet and swiftly disappeared, one after another. They really didnât want to see that horrifying devil hidden underneath his human-shaped soul tool. Yes, Huo Yuhao was no different from the devil in their eyes at this moment.
Huo Yuhaoâs prizes were laid out one by one in front of him.
Rare metals were placed in front of him, ton after ton, and then there was the insurmountable Class 9 soul tool, the Sunmoon Divine Needle.
The Sunmoon Divine Needle was actually two ring-shaped soul tools, one larger than the other. The first ring was about one and a half meters in diameter, while the smaller one was roughly one meter in diameter. The larger one was golden, and the smaller one was silver. Sophisticated patterns were engraved all over their surface, and even Huo Yuhao felt a little dizzy just looking at it, even though he could be considered a Class 7 soul engineer!
Ye Yulin heaved a sigh and passed the Sunmoon Divine Needle to Huo Yuhao. He lowered his voice and said, âYou need to have at least eight soul rings before you can use it. Otherwise, you wonât be able to control it at all, and you wonât even have enough soul power to support it. Donât attempt to break and copy my soul tool, because it will rip your body into a million pieces. Thatâs all.â
Ye Yulin paused after this. The Starsky Douluo couldnât control himself in the end, and asked, âIâm quite interested in your human-shaped soul toolâs structure. If youâre willing, you can sell its blueprint to me. The price can be negotiated This is how you can contact me.â He passed Huo Yuhao a card as he spoke.
âOkay.â Huo Yuhao said nothing more and took the card.
He Caitou had arrived beside Huo Yuhao, and his shoulder touched Huo Yuhaoâs shoulder. Huo Yuhao turned around and glanced at him, and a faint smile appeared on He Caitouâs face. Five mighty evil soul masters had sealed away every possible escape path beside them at this moment, and every single evil soul master had satisfied smiles on their faces besides the vice-founder, whose facial expression was masked.
Huo Yuhao smiled as well, except his smile was hidden inside his human-shaped soul tool. Itâs almost time.
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Inside the underground warehouseâ¦
Boom!
Countless metal fragments flew in all directions. However, the reinforced underground palace didnât quake too much. Some of the rare metals that were closer to the warehouseâs first gate scattered across the ground, triggering several soul rays that fired off randomly.
Xu Guozhong dispelled the smoke in front of him with a somber look on his face. The soul rays were blocked by an invisible barrier a meter from his body.
The underground warehouseâs defense system was established too perfectly, so much so that it had taken them an exceedingly long time to destroy the various booby traps before they could attempt to break down the first floorâs main gate.
It wasnât hard to imagine how many losses they had already incurred, and the repairs would also cost a tremendous amount of money and time. But Xu Guzhong had no choice, as he had to enter the underground warehouse as quickly as possible so that he could take stock and calculate his losses. Furthermore, nobody else could know about this episode; they would have to try their best to keep this a secret! Otherwise, it wouldnât be too difficult for the crown prince, Xu Tianran, to impeach him! He would be in real trouble if that happenedâ¦
Powerful soul rays erupted from behind Xu Guozhongâs back in a tight volley, and his soul engineers destroyed all the soul tools on the floor.
One of the Class 8 soul engineers said, âIt seems like the booby traps and the defense mechanisms are alright. They can still be triggered, which means theyâre still operational. Let me scout ahead, my Lord.â
Xu Guozhongâs complexion became a little better at this show of his subordinateâs loyalty. He nodded gently and said, âBe careful!â
âYes.â The Class 8 soul engineer stepped into the warehouse routinely and easily as he swiftly checked out the situation on the first floor. His voice quickly came back from the distance.
âMy Lord, nothing has been stolen from the first floor, but the gate leading to the second floor has been destroyed. All the traps and defense mechanisms are intact, and they donât seem like theyâve been triggered. It seems like somebody familiar with our place has done this.â
Xu Guozhong led his company forward, avoiding the miscellaneous traps as they quickly advanced to the gate leading to the second floor. He saw the metal dust and fragments strewn all over the ground, and bent down and pinched some in his fingers to take a look.
Xu Guozhong was a Class 9 soul engineer, so it wasnât hard to imagine how familiar he was with metal. His expression quickly changed as he muttered, âThese particles have lost all metallic elements, as if theyâre just dust. How is that possible? This gate was made from more than ten different alloys, and the gate itself possessed a protective soul barrier. Breaking it down should have triggered the alarm. How did the intruders accomplish this? Li Chong is the mole!â
He had a clear judgment in his head. Li Chong was nowhere to be seen, while the traps and defense mechanisms outside hadnât been triggered, and only certain setups and mechanisms had been destroyed all the way inside. This would be impossible unless the intruders were familiar with this place, so Li Chong was the prime suspect; he fit the bill, and he had been standing guard before this, too!
A vindictive look flickered across Xu Guozhongâs eyes as he lowered his voice and said, âOn to the second floor.â The second floor was where the most precious metals were kept!
At this moment, Xu Guozhong wasnât that worried anymore. In the end, most rare metals were very dense and heavy, so thieves couldnât take that much away even if they had storage-type soul tools for transport. These losses wouldnât be much to the colossal warehouse, compared to the inventory they had accumulated over so many years. Xu Guozhong was confident in his ability to keep this incident quiet if they didnât lose too muchâ¦
However, Xu Guozhongâs face quickly turned dark and gloomy when they entered the second floor. The piles of rare metals that were originally neatly arranged had disappeared in enormous patches, and his estimate of his losses reached a horrendous level even before he was only ten meters in.
âBastard! He must have planned this. Heâs stolen the most valuable metals!â Xu Guozhongâs face was so somber it felt like his emotions were dripping down his face.
The color on his face turned a few shades blacker the deeper he went. His losses were far greater than his original estimations, and they couldnât be measured with money at this point. This was especially true because several rare metals had completely disappeared. Among them was the Diamond Essencegold; they hadnât even had one ton of it in this warehouse, and now not a single speck of it remained!
And that was only one example!
âOh no! My Lord, the third floorâs gate has been opened.â One of his subordinateâs voices could be heard from far away. Xu Guozhong suddenly felt a little lightheaded, and he nearly fainted. The third floorâs gate has been opened? An extremely ominous feeling swiftly rose from his heart.
Xu Guozhong briskly brought his subordinates to the gate leading down to the third floor.
This gate was broken down in the same way that the second floorâs gate had been destroyed; the tough door had been converted into dust and nothingness. What helped him relax a little was that soul tools missing from the third floorâs immense and vast storage space werenât so obvious.
âSteal them! Steal them, bastard! Youâre so good, eh! Why didnât you take them all away?!â Xu Guozhong bellowed hysterically. Storage-type soul tools had a limit to the volume that they could contain, but the stolen rare metals still gave him a splitting heartache.
âGo check it out and see if weâre missing anything from the third floor.â
His subordinatesâ trembling voices quickly travelled back to his ears.
âYour Highness! All the Sealed Milk Bottles and stationary soul cannon shells Class 5 and above have⦠have been stolenâ¦â
A fountain of fresh blood erupted from Xu Guozhongâs mouth, and his face turned ghastly white. Ruthless! Li Chong, that bastard, is too inhuman! He⦠he actuallyâ¦
Right at that moment, Xu Guozhongâs eyes suddenly floated subconsciously in a certain direction, because a faint red light seemed to be coming from that way.
The red light expanded very swiftly, and it didnât take long before the stationary cannon shells stacked up like mountains beneath it were covered with a layer of red light.
Xu Guozhong was a Class 9 soul engineer, and he quickly discerned what the red light was as a hopeless look flashed across his eyes. He mumbled under his breath, âA timed explosive bombâ¦â
Red light surged into the sky.
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âThank you for your contributions to our alliance, Tang Wu! These belong to you.â The Duskwater Alliance placed the rewards in front of Huo Yuhao, including the Class 9 stationary soul cannon shell!