In the Evil Demon Forest, inside an underground city.
A grand hall.
The atmosphere was heavy, oppressive as a prison.
More than twenty people sat in the hall. A sinister old man, his expression icy, erupted in fury. "Investigate! Investigate this for me! A Titled Douluo and several Holy Spirit Cult disciples died without a sound on our own territory. What the hell are you all good for?"
The old man was Zhongli Wu, the Cult Master of the Holy Spirit Cult. He swept his gaze over those below, then fixed his eyes on a gaunt old man. "Netherworld, mobilize every Holy Spirit Cult disciple under your command. You have full authority to find Wan Hun's killer, then repay tooth for tooth-with a bloodbath! Abomination, Demon Maggot, Nightmare Demon, lead your disciples and assist Netherworld..."
"As you command!" the four men below answered. Without exception, they were all Titled Douluo.
Zhongli Wu turned to another man seated below him and asked, "Nether Thunder, how are things progressing with the Demon Body?"
A man stepped forward and replied respectfully, "Reporting to the Cult Master, the Illustrious Virtue Hall has reopened Research Institute No. 13. I hear that a young genius soul engineer is researching the Demon Body, and he seems to have already reached the level of a Level 8 Soul Engineer. However, he rarely ventures out, so our people haven't made contact with him. They have discovered that a large number of the Heaven Dou Empire's top experts have infiltrated Mingdu, apparently targeting the Illustrious Virtue Hall. I intend to seize this opportunity to fish in troubled waters and recover the Demon Body."
Zhongli Wu said, "The Demon Body is a matter of grave importance. If not for our concerns over our relationship with the Sun Moon Empire, we would