"It's him!"
The group finally arrived at the frozen laboratory. Seeing the figure within through the ice, Ju Zi immediately recognized Huo Yuhao, whom she had seen during the Soul Duel Tournament.
She had a deep impression of Huo Yuhao. After all, he was likely someone valued by Sea God Tang San, someone capable of becoming a god—and their future enemy.
"It has reached the level of Ultimate Ice, but it wasn't formed from soul power, and it carries none of his aura. It should have been achieved through some external force."
Reaching out to touch the ice, Meng Hongchen confirmed that it was Ultimate Ice. No wonder it had resisted the corrosion of those poisonous gases. This should have been his life-saving measure.
"Can it be undone?"
Jing Hongchen asked. The little fellow could not die yet, or his grandson would be in danger.
"It can be absorbed!"
Nodding, Meng Hongchen used the Grand Clock's enhanced computational power to draw out the ultimate chill from the ice. Before long, the block melted away, revealing the boy inside, his entire body frozen blue-green. It was indeed Huo Yuhao.
As the ice melted, Huo Yuhao toppled to the floor. He appeared to have fallen unconscious.
"Take him up for treatment!"
Jing Hongchen gestured to the people behind him, then headed deeper into the base.
When he discovered that the archives, material storage room, and even the laboratory on the lowest floor had all been emptied, his heart bled with pain.
Though those things had already become outdated, they represented over ten thousand years of accumulation by the Sun Moon Empire. Now, they had all been looted by the enemy. How could he not be furious and heartbroken?
"They should have used a Space Soul Skill to enter."
Ju Zi inspected the