"Hahaha... of course, of course."
Yao Chen had long become quite skilled at asking others for help.
He had done this sort of thing plenty of times before.
As an Alchemist, calling in reinforcements was practically a basic skill.
It was just that compared to before, when the overwhelming proportion of Alchemists at lower realms gave them an exalted status, the ratio of Alchemists to high-level experts became much smaller as their realms increased, making their status more equal.
Any Alchemist with even a little sense would take the initiative to maintain their network of connections.
After all, experts at this level were all shrewd people. They were no longer so easy to manipulate.
Scheming was fine at lower realms, since plenty of people there wanted to curry favor with Alchemists.
But if one still tried to play tricks at higher realms, then... heh heh heh.
Wu Yong's gaze also fell upon the Soul Hall Protector caught by Yao Chen. A four- or five-star Dou Zong Protector had only an ordinary status within Soul Hall. Even if he died, no one would investigate.
"How does Senior intend to deal with this fellow?"
"I'll force him to reveal what he knows, then burn him to ashes."
Yao Chen did not hold much hope for the intelligence this Soul Hall Protector possessed. He was just an errand runner. What could he possibly know?
Only by capturing a Venerable could they learn something about Soul Hall's plans.
"Junior should be all right, shouldn't he?" Wu Yong nodded and glanced at Xiao Yan, who was still lying in the distance.
"He is out of danger already. He only needs to rest and recover for a while."
"That's true. He is an Alchemist, after all."
Wu Yong nodded in realization, nearly forgetting that the kid