Xie Xie brushed the sand from his body and walked to Tang Wulin's side. His gaze swept over the Soul Engineers sprawled unconscious across the ground before settling on the Soul Tool Detector, and his expression instantly turned grave.
"I've been lying low at the border for three days. The Sun Moon Empire's arrival was suspicious. I originally thought they were just causing ordinary border trouble, but I never expected them to be after the Ancient Ruins—and working with the Spirit Pagoda." He lowered his voice and spoke rapidly. "I also found out that the Spirit Pagoda sent at least two Soul Douluo-level experts to lead the group. They'll probably arrive within half an hour."
Tang Wulin nodded slightly, his fingertips still resting on the detector's screen as he finished reading the final encrypted data. The chill in his eyes deepened. "The ruins contain not only ancient Soul Tool blueprints, but also a Spatial Energy Core. If the Sun Moon Empire and the Spirit Pagoda get their hands on them, they'll be able to mass-produce spatial Soul Tool weapons. The border defenses will collapse outright, and war will spread across the entire continent."
He withdrew his hand and made a sweeping gesture. Golden Soul Power surged forth, instantly destroying the Soul Tool Detector completely. Metal components scattered across the ground, leaving behind no trace of data.
"We can't wait for them to arrive. We'll enter the ruins first and secure the core area." Tang Wulin made his decision without hesitation. His gaze turned toward the depths of the wasteland as his Purple Demonic Eyes operated at full force, piercing through the endless sandstorm. Beneath the distant horizon, he could vaguely see a faint seven-colored glow—the spatial Soul Power fluctuations leaking from the Ancient Ruins.
A trace of fighting spirit flashed