Jing Hongchen looked rather bedraggled. Not only was he panting, but even his black robe had suffered some damage.
"Hm?"
Jing Hongchen's gaze sharpened as he noticed Yu Tao staring straight at him.
Following Yu Tao's gaze, he also noticed Huo Yuhao absorbing a Soul Ring beside him, as well as Meng Hongchen doing the same a short distance away.
"Who are you?" Jing Hongchen asked coldly, a powerful aura instantly erupting from him.
"Are you Hall Master Hongchen?" Yu Tao asked, though there was little deference in his tone.
The Body Sect's strength gave it no reason to fear the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Hall. Besides, Yu Tao possessed Soul Douluo level strength himself. Though he was no match for Jing Hongchen, a Level 9 Soul Engineer, he had nothing to fear.
"Miss Meng Hongchen encountered this Frost Dragon Bird earlier. During their fierce battle, she made a mistake and became trapped. When my young master saw this, he had me intervene to rescue Miss Meng and help her obtain this Soul Ring."
Jing Hongchen glanced again at his beloved granddaughter, who sat cross-legged with her eyes closed as she absorbed her Soul Ring, and nodded slightly.
Yu Tao had pounded the Frost Dragon Bird until its entire body had swollen a size larger. Meng Hongchen could never have inflicted injuries like those, so he had no choice but to believe him.
Looking at Yu Tao's right arm, which was far thicker than an ordinary person's, Jing Hongchen's eyes flickered. Suddenly, he asked, "You're from the Body Sect?"
As the master of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Hall, Jing Hongchen had dealt with the Body Sect more than once. People with a body part that differed from the norm were usually Soul Masters with body martial souls,