Aftermath

At that moment, Xiao Yi Xian slightly raised her head and looked steadfastly at Lin Ming as she continued, "Based on the arrangements you made before you left, as well as the information we gathered through every available channel before and after Soul Hall's attack—after extensive investigation and repeated verification—this is the intelligence we compiled."

As she spoke, Xiao Yi Xian handed the scroll to Lin Ming.

The scroll was made of an unusual material, neither silk nor leather. It felt faintly cool to the touch, and its edges were slightly worn, clearly having been repeatedly examined.

The scroll was covered in dense, tiny annotations written in inks of different colors, along with carefully drawn simplified route maps and terrain outlines.

"It records the detailed spatial coordinates and access routes of several important Branch Halls of Soul Hall that we have confirmed in the Northern Region, Western Region, and the outskirts of the Central Region."

After saying that, Xiao Yi Xian's tone immediately grew more solemn. "Based on the intelligence currently available, we have listed and classified in detail the overt and hidden defensive forces, approximate personnel deployments, suspected characteristics of the formations outside each hall, the surrounding environments, and possible concealed routes and escape paths."

Lin Ming accepted the heavy scroll. The coldness against his fingertips stood in stark contrast to the weight of blood and fire it carried.

As he studied the scroll, Lin Ming took a deep breath before slowly spreading it across the jade table before him. The scroll unfurled with a faint rustling sound that seemed especially clear within the silent main hall.

Once spread open, it revealed the intricate outlines of mountains and rivers, cities, and territories.

This was no ordinary map, but an image map of the Middle Continent created through a special