Explosive Soul Formation, Infiltrating the Azure Luo Merchant Guilds!

West District of Chaotic Star City.

This place is a hub for abandoned warehouses, low-ranking mercenaries, and outlaws.

Even during the day, some people dare to travel together.

At night, the streets become eerily empty.

The wind howled as it poured in through the broken window.

Shisui and Itachi hid in the shadows of the eaves, gazing at the abandoned warehouse ahead.

The warehouse was dilapidated, with rotten chains hanging on the wooden doors and moss climbing the corners of the walls.

But after giving them Byakugan, Kaguya had already told them that there was a large amount of Soul Power reacting underground.

Shisui raised his hand.

Itachi nodded and Hand Seals to cast Genjutsu.

The senses of several sentries near the warehouse were subtly disturbed by an invisible Genjutsu.

They were still looking in the same direction.

They didn't notice that two figures had already swept past them.

Shisui leaped up the wall and onto the second-floor broken window.

Itachi followed closely behind.

The two walked through the dusty shelves and pushed aside a metal plate lying on the ground.

Below the iron plate was a damp stone staircase leading downwards.

The smell of decay and blood was overwhelming.

Itachi's expression turned cold.

At the end of the stone steps.

Dozens of people wearing chains were forced to gather around the stone platform to process the Spiritual Materials.

They all had the same black and white mark branded on their wrists.

Former Exchange Tower members.

Shisui hid in the shadows, his eyes slightly narrowed.

There is a row of iron cages at the very back.

One of the elderly men, with white hair, leaned against the wall, panting heavily.

The old man's clothes were tattered, his cheeks were sunken, and there were many bloodstains on his body that had not yet scabbed over.

But his right hand was always held protectively in front of his chest.

There was half a broken token hidden there.

The black and white Pattern remaining on the token are exactly the same as those on the Void Link Ring.

Shisui raised his hand, Void Link Ring glowed faintly.

The mental fluctuations traveled far and wide.

"We've found a suspected Former Exchange Tower members's forces."

His name is Lu Ping.

"His breath is weak, but he is still alive."

In an inconspicuous teahouse in the western district of Chaotic Star City.

Ren sat by the window.

Fugaku sat opposite him, the tea beside him already cold.

He didn't drink it.

Ren's Divine Sense covered the area around the underground warehouse.

Above ground, there appeared to be only a few abandoned warehouses and a secluded street.

However, a sentry was hidden every few dozen steps.

Among them were Soul Master, as well as people disguised as beggars, drunkards, and street vendors.

More importantly, the underground warehouse was covered with intricate array patterns.

The array patterns connect to each and every Explosive Soul Crystal.

If anyone launches a strong attack from the outside, or if there are abnormal fluctuations in Soul Power inside the warehouse, the soul crystal will explode simultaneously.

At that time, the entire underground prison will be buried in ruins.

Fugaku suppressed his anger, his fingers clenching until they turned white.

"These people are using living people as bargaining chips."

"Damn it."

Ren raised his hand and pressed it against the table.

"That damned person won't get away."

"But get those trapped out first; don't let anger make the decisions for us."

Fugaku looked at Ren and remained silent for a long time.

If it were my younger self seeing this, I would have already led a group to storm in.

But Ren is different.

Faced with an enemy like the Azure Luo Merchant Guilds, he was neither led astray by anger nor acted recklessly simply because he was strong enough.

He first assessed the situation.

First, think about how to save people.

Murder was the last thing he did.

Fugaku slowly loosened his fist.

"I see."

In the underground warehouse.

Lu Ping had been keeping his head down.

He hadn't had a proper rest in far too long; the chains on his hands and feet were chafing his skin raw, and every movement was excruciatingly painful.

The guards just picked out two people.

Those two people were taken away and never returned.

Lu Ping thought that he would be next.

But he suddenly sensed an unfamiliar presence.

He suddenly looked up.

From the shadows, Shisui slowly emerged.

The crimson Three-Tomoe Sharingan gleamed coldly in the dim light.

Lu Ping froze.

He didn't know Shisui.

But the power contained in those eyes reminded him of what the Lord of Exchange Tower had once said.

True strength lies not in how powerful one's Soul Power is.

The fact that he could stand there alone would deter the enemy from making any rash moves.

Shisui raised his hand.

The Projection of the Black-and-White Ring appeared in front of the iron cage.

Lu Ping stared intently at the Projection.

The next moment, his withered hand gripped the iron bars, his knuckles frighteningly white.

"OP?"

His voice was hoarse, and he could hardly believe what he was seeing.

Shisui did not answer.

"Do you know the Heaven-Mending Clone?"

Lu Ping's lips trembled.

He stared at the Black-and-White Ring, his eyes quickly reddening.

"Know."

"How could I not recognize you?"

"That communication ring was personally crafted by the Lord of the Tower; it is the most important foundation of the Exchange Tower."

Lu Ping took a deep breath and lowered his voice.

"More than ten years ago, the original poster suddenly passed away."

"Zhong Zizai, Zhao Chen, and other key figures scattered; some disappeared, and others are missing or their fate is unknown."

"The Azure Luo Merchant Guilds seized trade routes, warehouses, and manpower from Exchange Tower while it was at its weakest."

Those who are willing to submit will be accepted into their Merchant Guilds.

Those who refused to submit were either killed or imprisoned.

He looked around at the people who were bound by chains.

In the end, only these few were left.

"We cannot hold Exchange Tower."

"But we can't let them completely erase Exchange Tower's name."

Shisui remained silent for a moment.

Lu Ping suddenly gripped the iron bars tightly and said urgently, "You can't rush to save people."

"Explosive Soul Crystal are buried above the warehouse."

"If the guards notice anything amiss, everyone will die here."

"The Azure Luo Merchant Guilds used this to force us to handle Spiritual Materials for them, dig up old debts, and break the ring."

Shisui nodded.

We already know about this.

Lu Ping paused for a moment.

The Shisui lifted the Void Link Ring.

"Exchange Tower has not been completely cut off."

"Someone's back."

Lu Ping stared at the ring, his breathing quickening.

But Shisui didn't say anything more.

He retreated back into the shadows.

The spiritual message traveled through the Void Link and returned to the teahouse.

After listening to Lu Ping's words, Ren laid the tattered map flat on the table.

He drew the location of the underground warehouse on the map.

Next to it is the headquarters of the Azure Luo Merchant Guilds.

Ren's finger landed on the Azure Luo Merchant Guilds of Commerce's logo.

"They wanted to use prisoners to keep the secret."

"Then let the secret come out on its own."

Fugaku looked at him.

The spiritual Projection of Itachi and Shisui also appeared in the Void Link.

Ren's voice was very low.

"Start releasing information tomorrow."

"This made the Azure Luo Merchant Guilds believe that what they had been searching for had finally been delivered to them."

The next day.

Han Zhong led his caravan to the entrance of the Azure Luo Merchant Guilds.

His palms were sweaty.

Yet she still managed to force a perfectly appropriate smile onto her face.

Please inform them.

"The Han Family caravan has discovered a batch of rare Spiritual Materials near the Mist God Mountain."

"Some of these items are simply too much for an ordinary Merchant Guilds to handle."

The goalkeeper initially ignored it.

But when he saw the names of the Spiritual Materials on the delivery slip, his expression immediately changed.

Not long after.

A steward in blue robes strode out.

The man was slightly overweight, with a polite smile on his face, but his eyes were shrewd.

He looked at Han Zhong first.

Then he looked at Ren, who was standing next to the truck.

Ren was too young, and his clothes were very ordinary.

The manager in blue initially didn't take him seriously.

But when he saw Fugaku, Itachi, and Shisui, his smile froze slightly.

These people did not reveal their Soul Power.

But standing there made him instinctively uneasy.

"Manager Han."

The manager in blue chuckled, "Not just anyone dares to touch the goods from Mist God Mountain."

"Is this invoice of yours genuine or fake?"

Han Zhong's back was soaked with cold sweat.

He recalled the scene when Ren saved the caravan, and then he thought of the former Exchange Tower members who were imprisoned in the underground warehouse.

Finally, he gritted his teeth.

"Whether it's true or false, the manager can verify it himself and find out."

"However, this shipment is too valuable."

"If the Azure Luo Merchant Guilds can handle it, we are naturally willing to give priority to your Merchant Guilds."

The manager in green robes flipped through the order list, becoming more and more interested with each look.

The Azure Luo Merchant Guilds is currently facing a shortage of high-end goods.

The Spiritual Materials from Mist God Mountain have always been priceless and unavailable for purchase.

If he can secure this shipment, his standing within the Merchant Guilds will rise accordingly.

But he didn't agree immediately.

"The rules cannot be broken."

The manager in blue closed the delivery slip.

"The Spiritual Materials must be sent to the underground vault for verification."

"If there are no problems with the goods, the Azure Luo Merchant Guilds will certainly not treat Manager Han unfairly."

Han Zhong looked at Ren.

Ren remained calm.

"Can."

The manager in blue's smile widened.

"Readily."

"Please follow me, everyone."

The caravan slowly drove towards the rear of the Azure Luo Merchant Guilds.

Near the entrance to the underground warehouse passage, the Shisui had long since blended into the shadows.

He watched as the guard opened the array gate, and then saw the inconspicuous Explosive Soul Crystal within the array patterns.

The next moment.

Shisui's figure disappeared silently.

Only a barely perceptible spatial fluctuation remained in place.

He had already swapped out a soul crystal in the warehouse array eye with Body Flicker Technique, causing a barely perceptible gap to appear in the underground explosion array patterns.