The Murderer's Shadow (6K)

Even Na Na had not expected that Illustrious Virtue Hall had not only equipped Defensive Soul Tools against spiritual attacks, but had even miniaturized them into tiny soul tools.

Logically, there should not have been a single instructor in Illustrious Virtue Hall researching this field.

As Huo Yuhao's chief steward, Na Na knew very well that only the Holy Spirit Cult had dabbled in this kind of soul tool. The Sun Moon Empire knew next to nothing about the soul, let alone had any basis for researching such devices.

But if that was the case, why would the Holy Spirit Cult so selflessly share this technology with Illustrious Virtue Hall?

Huo Yuhao had the same question. If this technology had been intended to guard against Soul Hall, Huo Yuhao would have turned around without another word and immediately found somewhere to hide.

The reason was simple: unless the Holy Spirit Cult possessed the ability to foresee the future, there was no way they could have begun guarding against Soul Hall before Soul Hall had deliberately appeared before the public and displayed its power.

If so, why had the Holy Spirit Cult handed over this clearly exclusive technology of theirs to Illustrious Virtue Hall for further development and improvement?

Huo Yuhao imperceptibly turned his head and looked northwest, toward the Devil Forest.

They had contributed such terrifying technology so selflessly, then used Illustrious Virtue Hall's power to develop and refine it further.

What exactly was the Holy Spirit Cult trying to guard against—or rather, preparing to kill?

On the Soul Duel Stage, Na Na's missed strike had left her in the awkward position where her old strength was spent while her new strength had yet to arise. Instinctively, she tried to swing the Double-Headed Blade in her hand at Xiao Hongchen,