Feint East, Strike West

"Brother Chen Yuan, we've all come out tonight to Top-Tier Auction, so could we... not cultivate tonight?"

Back at the Star Emperor Hotel, Xiao Xiao timidly voiced her thoughts.

Lately, Xiao Xiao has been cultivating with Chen Yuan every night. Although the feeling of her own strength increasing is great, Xiao Xiao still wants to get some sleep.

For a child like her, who had no grudges, no ambitions, and no motivation, cultivating every day was far too painful.

Xiao Xiao blinked her bright eyes. Chen Yuan treated her normally, except when it came to cultivation, so she wasn't sure if Chen Yuan would agree.

"Okay, have a good rest today."

"Huh? Really? Long live Brother Chen Yuan! No taking it back!"

After excitedly hugging Chen Yuan, Xiao Xiao, fearing Chen Yuan might change his mind, immediately returned to her room.

Seeing Xiao Xiao's cheerful figure as she walked away, Chen Yuan couldn't help but wonder if he had really been exploiting Xiao Xiao too much.

"Hey, what are you thinking about? You've been standing here for ages."

"Xiao Xiao a young girl, unlike you. She doesn't have a strong desire for power. Even if you mean well, you have to take it slow."

"You need to find a balance between work and rest."

After finishing her sentence, Bei Bei patted Chen Yuan on the shoulder and went back to her room.

After returning to his room, Chen Yuan immediately locked the door and changed into the Inspector Group outfits that Ma Xiaotao had distributed to all of them before the competition began.

Masks, cloaks, and signal flares—aren't these the kind of equipment people use to do dirty work like robbery and murder?

And here it is, just in time to come in handy.

"Old Yi, it's up to you now."

"Rest assured, unless True God descends upon this world, no one can discover you unless I so choose."

"Ever since you left that auction house, my Divine Sense has been locked onto that thing, and now it's heading west."

Having received Electrolux's assurance, Chen Yuan immediately jumped out of the window and left the Star Emperor Hotel.

Whoosh!

Chen Yuan looked up and saw several figures flying eastward in the air. Among them, the one with the fewest Soul Ring had seven rings.

It seems there are quite a few people trying to steal the Snow Empress Embryo tonight.

Star Luo City is located fifty li outside the eastern city.

Boom boom boom!

Countless Soul Tool Ray struck the pursuers from behind at extremely high speeds.

Elder Ma's expression was serious. He didn't know if Mingde Hall's secret channels had been exposed, or if the God Sealing Platform in his hand had been tainted with some kind of tracking Soul Skill.

As soon as he left Star Luo City, someone was chasing after him. Fortunately, he was from the Sun Moon Empire, unlike the barbarians from the Original Three Kingdoms of Douluo. He knew how to use Soul Tool.

The wings of his Level 8 Soul Tool behind him were incredibly magnificent, giving him a speed far exceeding his cultivation level, easily leaving those with lower cultivation levels behind.

Although Elder Ma was only a level 91 Titled Douluo, and one who had been elevated to that level using drugs like the Sun Moon Douluo, his foundation and combat power were far inferior to those of a normal Titled Douluo.

Even so, he was still Titled Douluo with a Soul Core, which allowed him to use most Soul Tool at will.

While flying, the Soul Tool on his body continuously emitted Soul Tool Ray backward, rays containing various effects such as paralysis and burns.

"You old bastard! Hand over the stuff!"

"Hehe, if you want it, then come and take it yourself!"

Elder Ma activated the Flying Soul Tool behind him with all his might, and his speed increased to another level. At the moment of the speed increase, two golden lights appeared in Elder Ma's hands.

With a flick of his arm, the golden light accurately struck the two pursuers. This was not an offensive Soul Tool, and since we weren't far from Star Luo City, causing too much of a commotion would only make things more troublesome.

After traveling a certain distance, the golden light rapidly expanded and then transformed into two golden light shields that trapped the two people inside.

Level 8 disposable Defensive Soul Tool, Absolute Defense!

This Soul Tool will not fail for a quarter of an hour unless forcibly broken. It can forcibly break through an eighth-level Absolute Defense. Regardless of whether it is inside or outside the light barrier, it would require at least a full-force attack from a peak eighth-ring cultivator to break through it.

Even attacking the core would take considerable effort, and Elder Ma wouldn't give them that opportunity.

Even if they gave it to them, the two pursuers were far from possessing the cultivation level of a peak eighth-ring cultivator. Could their intellectually impoverished minds possibly conceive of attacking the core?

Several Soul Skill simultaneously struck the light barrier, but apart from causing a slight ripple, they had no effect whatsoever.

"Damn it! It's Level 6 Soul Tool Bomb!"

Bang!

The flash of the bomb explosion illuminated the two men inside the light shield.

Elder Ma simply didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble. His current task was to send the embryo back to the Sun Moon. He didn't want to make too much of a commotion, but that didn't mean he was easy to bully.

They're just two Soul Douluo, do you really think they're easy to bully? He's a Titled Douluo, after all.

Several Level 6 Soul Tool Bomb, with Absolute Defense cover, will not cause too much of a commotion, but will still make them pay a price.

"Oh? Absolute Defense? And level eight at that? Using two Level 8 Soul Tool to trap two Soul Douluo? Your Sun Moon Empire is truly wealthy."

Just as Elder Ma was secretly pleased, thinking that he had dealt with or shaken off all the pursuers, suddenly, an old voice appeared in his ear.

Elder Ma was ice-cold all over; he hadn't even noticed anyone beside him!

The stench of alcohol filled his nostrils. Turning his head in alarm, Elder Ma discovered that less than fifty meters away, a disheveled old man was sitting there, holding Wine Gourd in one hand and a roast chicken in the other, watching him.

"The young emperor of the Star Luo Empire has truly lost his mind, actually putting such a priceless treasure up for auction."

"You scum of the Sun Moon Empire, I won't make things difficult for you. Hand over all the Soul Tool you have and that embryo."

"You're unlucky. I've been in a bad mood these past few days. After you handed over your things, I beat you up. I'll spare your life."

Xuan Zi's words were filled with an air of absolute certainty; if Elder Ma dared to shake his head, Xuan Zi would dare to kill the man himself.

Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo —such a valuable item should definitely remain in the Original Three Kingdoms of Douluo region, preferably under the safekeeping of Shrek Academy.

No matter what, it must not fall into the hands of the Sun Moon Empire.

Xuan Zi had already thought it through. Once he got the embryo, he would first try to find out what kind of Soul Beast was inside. As long as it was suitable for those children, he would definitely keep it for them!

Consider it a small compensation to those children; it will make him feel a little better.

If it's not appropriate, then wait until they make contributions to the academy in the future, and then raise their reward level.

"You are... from the Sea God Pavilion?! I never expected that an elder of the Shrek Academy would be so shameless!"

"How dare they try to steal from my Sun Moon Empire in broad daylight!"

Elder Ma discovered that he couldn't see through the cultivation level of the "beggar" in front of him at all; he even dared to directly insult the emperor of the Star Luo Empire.

The person before him was at least Super Douluo in cultivation, and judging from his appearance, Elder Ma concluded that this person was definitely one of the students from the Shrek Academy.

"You're from the Sun Moon Empire? If I remember correctly, that embryo was auctioned off by the Star Luo Empire, right? Besides, treasures belong to the capable. If you're so good, beat me!"

Seeing that Xuan Zi Elder Ma was unwilling to surrender, Xuanzi unleashed nine Soul Ring from his body, their earthen-yellow Soul Power completely enveloping the surroundings.

Upon seeing the bright red Soul Ring behind Xuan Zi, Elder Ma noticed countless metal tubes appearing on his body Xuan Zi Xuan Zi, unleashing a dense barrage of Soul Tool Ray.

At the same time, the Soul Tool Thruster on Elder Ma's body were operating at overload, attempting to create enough distance between him and Xuan Zi.

Unfortunately, he was very close to Xuan Zi, a distance at which Soul Engineer had no advantage.

Xuan Zi knew the common sense that you can't be kept at a distance when fighting Soul Engineer. He couldn't let Elder Ma get too far away from him, because that would only make him suffer.

Xuan Zi's Soul Power surged, and an earthen-yellow wall appeared beside him, deflecting all the Soul Tool Ray.

With a flash, he gently slapped Elder Ma in the chest, sending Elder Ma flying backward.

Xuan Zi's Soul Power exploded around Elder Ma, and the cores of the Soul Tool on Elder Ma's body were destroyed by the violent Soul Power, leaving not even a trace.

Without the Soul Tool core, the Soul Tool on Elder Ma's body is just a pile of scrap metal.

Xuan Zi flashed after him and kicked Elder Ma hard in the face with his hooves, which had transformed into ox hooves, sending him crashing into the ground and creating a large crater.

Seeing that Elder Ma had already fainted in the pit, Xuan Zi picked at his ear with his greasy fingers, looking disgusted.

"Are all the Titled Douluo of the Sun Moon Sects at your level?"

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