Snow Empress Embryo Appears, Blood Bat Douluo and Medicine Immortal Douluo

At noon the next day.

As soon as Xu Jiujiu finished handling her affairs, she rushed to Qiangu Yunche's residence.

But the moment she pushed open the door, she was startled.

For no other reason than that Qiangu Yunche was sitting blankly on the bed, staring absentmindedly in her direction.

After just one night apart, Qiangu Yunche looked several times more haggard. Dark circles had even appeared beneath his eyes.

"Yun... Yunche, are you all right?"

Xu Jiujiu asked cautiously, afraid that something had gone wrong with his cultivation and that he had suffered qi deviation.

Hearing Xu Jiujiu's voice, Qiangu Yunche instantly snapped awake. Only then did he realize that it was already noon.

After listening to Electrolux explain the three major requirements for awakening a second Martial Soul last night, he had spent the entire night considering their practical feasibility. Now, he had reached a conclusion.

He was tempted, and he intended to put it into action.

Rubbing his brow, Qiangu Yunche jumped down from the bed and said,

"It's nothing. I got too absorbed in my thoughts and didn't sleep all night."

"Oh!" Xu Jiujiu did not ask further, but her expression soon turned much more serious, as though she had something important to discuss with him.

Sure enough, she spoke the next moment.

"Yunche, a Title Douluo known as Blood Bat used a Class 9 Soul Tool to capture a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast embryo in the Far North that was trying to cultivate into a human. He's already at the Royal Research Institute. Do you want to come take a look with me?"

Qiangu Yunche froze, and his expression became much more solemn.

A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast embryo?

What Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast embryo? That was clearly the Snow Empress, the Far North Emperor who had reached the peak of six hundred and ninety thousand years of cultivation, ranked third among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, and ruled the Far North for hundreds of thousands of years!

Wiping his face, Qiangu Yunche walked outside with Xu Jiujiu and asked,

"Is this Blood Bat Douluo a Class 9 Soul Engineer from the Sun Moon Empire? Is he trustworthy?"

Golden light flickered in Xu Jiujiu's eyes, and she seemed faintly excited. "Blood Bat Douluo isn't a Class 9 Soul Engineer. On the contrary, he's a genuine native of the Douluo Continent. His Martial Soul is a Blood Bat, and he raises his cultivation through drinking blood. Sounds a lot like an Evil Soul Master, right? But as far as I know, Blood Bat Douluo is a man with principles. There's no record of him harming civilians. He only drinks the blood of enemies or Soul Beasts to cultivate."

"I'll tell you the rest on the way. Let's head to the Royal Research Institute first."

As she spoke, Xu Jiujiu had already activated her Flying Soul Tool. Qiangu Yunche raised his brows and followed her toward the southern part of Star Luo City.

By the time they reached the heavily guarded Star Luo Imperial Family Research Institute, Qiangu Yunche had finally learned the full story from Xu Jiujiu.

It turned out that Blood Bat Douluo was also from the Star Luo Empire. In his early years, he had even been a famous cultivation prodigy within the empire. However, after killing an enemy once, several Soul Masters saw the horrifying sight of him lying atop the corpse and drinking its blood. From then on, rumors that he was an Evil Soul Master quickly spread throughout the Star Luo Empire.

At the time, Blood Bat Douluo had no choice but to wander the continent under the scorn and rejection of countless people. After encountering a fortuitous opportunity and breaking through to the Title Douluo realm, he relocated to the Sun Moon Empire.

It just so happened that after Xu Jiawei ascended the throne, he rebuilt the Star Luo Empire's intelligence network within the Sun Moon Empire. He provided its agents with ample funds so that they could use special channels to purchase high-grade Soul Tools produced by Mingde Hall and secretly send them back home.

Doing such things in the Sun Moon Empire carried enormous risks, and trouble was unavoidable at times.

Just one month ago, an agent of the Star Luo Imperial Family encountered serious trouble in the Sun Moon Empire. With Star Luo Empire experts unable to intervene, Blood Bat Douluo, who had vanished for many years, suddenly appeared and approached the agent. He claimed that he was willing to resolve their problem, but only on the condition that Medicine Immortal Douluo, the deputy head of the imperial Offering Hall, treat his pregnant wife.

After receiving the urgent report, Xu Jiawei weighed the matter and agreed to Blood Bat Douluo's terms.

Yet after Blood Bat Douluo helped the Star Luo Imperial Family's agent resolve the trouble in the Sun Moon Empire, he took the opportunity to request that the Star Luo Imperial Family completely clear him of the stigma of being an Evil Soul Master and grant protection to him and his wife, shielding them from pursuit by his enemies.

In return, he would join the imperial Offering Hall, become an Offering Douluo, and swear to protect the imperial family from the shadows until death.

After an intensive investigation, Xu Jiawei determined that Blood Bat Douluo's words were credible. However, he still gave him one final test.

He needed to present a token of allegiance, proving both his sincerity and that he had no direct ties to the Sun Moon Empire.

The test itself was really just a formality, intended only to gauge Blood Bat Douluo's true attitude. Even if he had merely killed a Class 8 Soul Engineer and brought back the corpse, it would have counted as passing.

But who would have thought that Blood Bat Douluo was so single-minded? Without a second thought, he charged straight into the Far North, determined to show Xu Jiawei just how resolute he truly was.

And the outcome was already obvious.

No one knew what absurd stroke of luck Blood Bat Douluo had stumbled upon, but he had happened to encounter the Snow Empress after she transformed into an embryo and lost all combat power. He then used a God Sealing Platform of unknown origin to package her up and send her straight back to the Star Luo Empire.

After passing through a series of heavy metal doors, Xu Jiujiu led Qiangu Yunche into a vast space one hundred meters underground.

The walls around this space were made of pale platinum-colored metal. Viewed from above, it was divided into dozens of work areas. At that moment, staff dressed in uniform moved among them, while their research subjects were various high-grade Soul Tools smuggled in from the Sun Moon Empire.

Everything from the defenses here to the equipment and personnel arrangements showed the Star Luo Empire's determination and investment in developing Soul Tool technology. Unfortunately, a few short decades were nowhere near enough to close the gulf-like technological gap between them and the Sun Moon Empire.

Xu Jiujiu led Qiangu Yunche directly into the core area. There were no precise instruments or busy personnel here. The furnishings were extremely simple, consisting of only one bed and four chairs, since there had only been five people in the room before their arrival.

Of those people, the only one Qiangu Yunche recognized was Nebula Douluo. He had never even seen the others before.

After a quick glance, Qiangu Yunche's gaze fell upon the pale woman lying on the bed with her abdomen greatly swollen, as well as the red-haired man who was tightly holding her hand.

Only when Xu Jiujiu began introducing the powerful figures present did he withdraw his attention.

"Yunche, this is Medicine Immortal Douluo, the deputy head of the imperial Offering Hall."

Xu Jiujiu first bowed to Medicine Immortal Douluo before making the introduction.

Medicine Immortal Douluo Wang Xian'er looked old, her face covered in wrinkles and her hair completely white. It was impossible to tell her exact age, yet her temperament was exceptionally gentle and approachable.

"This junior, Qiangu Yunche, greets Senior Medicine Immortal."

Qiangu Yunche was extremely respectful toward this healing-type Super Douluo, one of the last remaining figures from the era of Dragon God Douluo Mu En and over two hundred years old.

Medicine Immortal Douluo examined Qiangu Yunche, a kind smile appearing on her face.

"No wonder His Majesty and Princess Jiujiu value you so highly. A true hero indeed emerges in his youth. In the future, perhaps you may go even farther than the most dazzling few from my era."

After she finished speaking, Qiangu Yunche offered a few polite responses, and Medicine Immortal Douluo said nothing more.

Xu Jiujiu smiled and turned her gaze toward another white-haired old man before continuing.

"This is Elder Lin, director of the Star Luo Imperial Family Research Institute. His title is Divine Eye, and he is a Class 8.5 Soul Engineer."

With the cultivation of a Title Douluo and the skill of a Class 8.5 Soul Engineer, Elder Lin could fairly be called the foremost Soul Engineer in Star Luo.

"Greetings, Elder Lin." Qiangu Yunche cupped his hands. Though Elder Lin did not know Qiangu Yunche's identity, he did not dare act arrogantly and hurriedly returned the salute.

Finally, this was the other central figure in the incident.

As everyone turned to look, Blood Bat Douluo rose from beside his wife. He first nodded to the group in greeting, then stepped aside.

On the small table behind him sat a white tray. Upon it was a wooden stand set with at least a hundred gemstones of various colors.

Atop the small wooden stand, a mass of white airflow rippled faintly.

The airflow remained condensed without dispersing, faintly lunging left and right. Yet whenever it was about to break free, the wooden stand beneath it released a ring of pale golden radiance that enveloped it and prevented its escape.

From this close distance, Qiangu Yunche could clearly sense the terrifying energy contained within that mass of white airflow.

The Snow Empress was right before his eyes!