"What exactly happened? How did the Soul Beast Embryo disappear?"
Having long since withdrawn from Mingde Hall, the members of the Body Sect had gathered together, watching their Sect Master speak.
The Soul Douluo who had been deceived by Huo Yuhao explained grimly, "Everything had gone smoothly at first. I obtained the Soul Beast Embryo, but on the way back, I encountered someone impersonating you, Sect Master. He tricked me out of the Soul Beast Embryo, then told me to return to the surface of the base and notify everyone to retreat."
"Halfway there, I suddenly sensed your battle aura, Sect Master. Only then did I realize I had been deceived. I hurried back, but it was too late. That person had already vanished without a trace."
At those words, the more than hundred members of the Body Sect exchanged strange looks.
"Someone impersonated me?" Du Busi's expression turned colder, though his anger was not directed at this subordinate.
"Sect Master, this was entirely my fault. I am willing to accept punishment." The Soul Douluo immediately dropped to his knees, with no intention of shirking responsibility.
"Get up." Du Busi irritably released a thread of Soul Power to lift him. "What's lost is lost. Our plan was never solely about obtaining that Soul Beast Embryo. We also intended to damage Mingde Hall. Overall, this raid brought us considerable gains."
"But the person who impersonated me... I may know who it was. Heh, and it's one of the groups of bastards I hate most."
In an instant, everyone looked at Du Busi curiously.
"Boss, who exactly impersonated you?" a Titled Douluo stepped forward and asked.
Du Busi fell silent for a moment before saying, "While fighting Jing Hongchen, I noticed a strange black aura appearing on several corpses. Its presence was