Peerless: After traveling through time, who would still want to be Tang San's son-in-law?

Chapter 284 Explosion
"How's your communication with Huo Yuhao going? Have you obtained authorization for the trigger device?"

In a dark room of the Nine Treasures Chamber of Commerce, under the cover of a silver-white protective shield, Ning Tian sat upright and said to the broken mirror in front of him, "Dad, Huo Yuhao's answer is that the device has been exclusively authorized to the Tang Sect, and Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department will act as the processing plant. We can talk to them about any needs we have."

After a while, the voice came from the mirror again: "Is that so... After your Uncle Mirror comes back, I'll have him bring you a few soul tools. You can then communicate with the Tang Sect and ask them to modify the soul tool."

Ning Tian nodded gently: "Okay, Dad."

"Remember, Huo Yuhao's potential value is greater than I anticipated. If possible, spend more time with him. You can sacrifice some benefits for this, understand, Xiao Tian?"

Ning Tian didn't say much, he just nodded slightly.

How could she not understand the implication in her father's words?
The interests that can be sacrificed are not limited to the resources and intelligence under the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. As the successor to the next sect leader of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, she is also one of the bargaining chips that can be sacrificed.

However, Ning Tian didn't dislike doing it.

As a support Soul Master, one must be aware of one's role as a support Soul Master.

Countless sect leaders have sacrificed their lives to maintain the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, so what difference does it make if Ning Tian is added to the list?

only……

Ning Tian said softly, "Dad, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were roommates in the outer courtyard..."

"There's actually this kind of connection?"

The voice coming from the mirror clearly carried a hint of surprise.

"What's wrong with Shrek Academy? They allow the owner of the Goddess of Light Butterfly martial soul to dress as a man, and they can't even provide a separate dormitory? Did the material support given by the three great empires go to waste?"

Ning Tian lowered his head and didn't say anything more.

"Even so, polygamy..."

Seemingly noticing Ning Tian's somewhat displeased expression, the voice in the mirror changed its tone again:

"Well... this can't be forced. Nevertheless, it's never a bad thing to build a good relationship with Huo Yuhao. Establishing connections through mutual benefit is also a good option. Although his combat strength may not be that strong, his importance to the sect far exceeds that of an ordinary Title Douluo."

"Ah."

"By the way, the negotiations for the new Soul Master Competition have been completed. The overall competition format is almost the same as previous ones. The difference is that the Sun Moon Empire has also applied to allow eligible students from other sects to participate. In order to pass this rule, the Sun Moon Empire even took the initiative to give up some benefits. Elder Song from Shrek Academy will not be able to return in a short time. You need to inform Shrek Academy about this matter so that they can make plans as soon as possible."

"Dad, have you forgotten that you still have a spiritual imprint on your hand?"

Ning Tian said in a resentful tone.

Since arriving at Shrek Academy, she has become a mouthpiece between the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School and Shrek Academy.

Unexpectedly, after giving Shrek's new contact information to his father, his father still asked him to pass on a message first.

"Look at my memory..."

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Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Mingde Hall.

"Have you heard? This year's Soul Master Competition is being held in Mingdu, and they've even changed the entry requirements, allowing other sects that aren't affiliated with academies to participate..."

Hearing the students' discussion, Xuan Ziwen lowered his eyes.

That guy was right...

Considering the recent movement of some soul tools, it seems that the higher-ups really intend to use this opportunity to reignite the same war.

To be honest, war has nothing to do with Xuan Ziwen, but this time even Mingde Hall has been drawn into the war, making it impossible for him to concentrate on his research. Xuan Ziwen should really consider moving to another place.

Back in his dormitory, Xuan Ziwen took out the metal token given to him by Huo Yuhao and infused it with soul power.

The metal plate shimmered with a silvery-white light, and a mental fluctuation emanated from it.

"This is...Teacher Xuan, is that you? Have you made up your mind?"

Xuan Ziwen said in a deep voice, "You promised to provide me with a safe environment to research civilian soul tools and to provide me with that confidential knowledge, right?"

"That's right, I promise."

Huo Yuhao's mental fluctuations arrived without the slightest hesitation.

Xuan Ziwen took a deep breath and said, "In that case, I am willing to leave Mingde Hall and join Shrek Academy."

"So good."

Huo Yuhao asked, "Teacher Xuan, are you leaving now, or would you like to wait a little longer?"

Should we leave now?

Xuan Ziwen raised an eyebrow slightly.

He is currently inside the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Although he is not in the Mingde Hall, his cultivation level is comparable to that of the previous Mingde Hall due to what happened before.

"I don't recommend you show up now. The Master of the Red Dust Hall has developed a special soul tool so that his grandson can crack your simulation. Trespassing into the academy is very likely to be discovered."

"Teacher Xuan is joking. I am currently hunting souls in the Star Dou Great Forest and am about to leave. How could I have time to come and pick you up in person? But don't worry, as long as you can leave the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, I guarantee that you will arrive at our base safely."

"Master Hongchen, these are the results of my research over this period of time."

In Jing Hongchen's office, Xuan Ziwen handed over a document.

"What are the design principles behind sealed baby bottles and what are their potential applications?"

Jing Hongchen opened the first document, glanced at its title, and was immediately stunned.

Silently putting on his glasses, Jing Hongchen picked up the report and began to read it carefully.

After a long while, Jing Hongchen finally let out a deep breath. With Jing Hongchen's strength, he could naturally tell whether the report was true or false.

"You really surprised me. Although I had heard that you were researching sealed baby bottles, I didn't expect you to actually make it happen... Not bad, not bad. I believe the royal family will definitely not be stingy with their rewards for you."

As for the later idea of ​​using sealed baby bottles to allow ordinary people to enjoy the convenience of soul tools, Jing Hongchen remained noncommittal.

Even he is now making concessions for the sake of the war, transforming Mingde Hall, which focuses on the research and development of advanced soul tools, into a military research institute. It is even less likely that he would support Xuan Ziwen in conducting research on civilian soul tools.

"Master Hongchen, I recently broke through to level 89 and would like to travel around to find an opportunity to break through. I may need your permission to take leave."

As he spoke, Xuan Ziwen handed Jing Hongchen a leave application.

"You're level 89?!"

Jing Hongchen's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly.

Xuan Ziwen didn't explain. He took out a soul power testing device, injected soul power into it, and showed the results to Jing Hongchen.

"Good, very good. Mingdetang needs talents like you."

Jing Hongchen signed the leave application with a flourish, "By the way, do you need any pills to help you break through? I can apply to the royal family for you."

Xuan Ziwen shook his head: "I just broke through to level 89 not long ago. Even with the help of pills, it will be difficult to make further breakthroughs in a short period of time. That's why I want to go out and travel around."

At this moment, Jing Hongchen was also eager to take out the method of making the sealed soul tool to atone for his sins. Xuan Ziwen also saw this and took the initiative to resign and left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

"Huo Yuhao, I have left the area of ​​the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and no one else is following me."

A mental fluctuation came from the metal plate: "I understand... Teacher Xuan, find a place to stay first, and it's best not to leave Mingdu. We'll take action again tonight."

That night, Xuan Ziwen contacted Huo Yuhao again.

Guided by Huo Yuhao, Xuan Ziwen arrived at the outskirts of Mingdu. "What have you done here?"

Looking at the small hill not far away, Xuan Ziwen's eyes twitched slightly.

"The imperial tombs."

Huo Yuhao replied matter-of-factly.

Xuan Ziwen said irritably, "You know this is an imperial mausoleum?"

Huo Yuhao didn't explain further, but instead directed Xuan Ziwen to a corner of a mountain.

"You mean...you're planning to take me to the tomb? Could it be that your secret contact point is located inside the imperial mausoleum?"

Xuan Ziwen looked around in disbelief. "How dare this tomb keeper neglect his duties and just let outsiders enter and leave the imperial mausoleum like this?"

"Teacher Xuan will find out soon."

Time passed slowly, and just as Xuan Ziwen was getting a little impatient, a faint sound came from the stone gate of the imperial mausoleum, which sounded particularly jarring in the silent night.

"No way, you're really using the imperial tomb as a communication point? Are the tomb keepers just sitting around doing nothing?"

As the sound grew louder, amidst the scraping of the stones, the solid stone door slowly opened.

"Who keeps watch over a grave all day long?"

Huo Yuhao complained, "Generally, tomb guardians are only at the Soul Venerable to Soul King level. Their daily work is just maintaining the level 8 detection soul tool that guards the tomb. They only activate the defensive soul tool when they detect any unusual activity."

In most cases, this level of guarding is already beyond the standard. As long as there are no level nine soul tools buried in the grave, this level of guarding is enough to deal with most people who covet the burial goods.

Most importantly, the new soul-guided detector developed for Huo Yuhao has not been widely deployed here, so it can probably only serve as a temporary base for a considerable period of time.

Xuan Ziwen said embarrassedly, "You've figured it out so clearly, it seems this stronghold has been around for quite some time."

Huo Yuhao remained silent and beckoned Xuan Ziwen to step through the stone gate.

"This is……"

Upon entering the tomb, Xuan Ziwen's pupils contracted.

It turned out that the person who opened the tomb chamber from the inside was not a living person, but a corpse wearing a purple-gold dragon robe with patterns of purple dragons chasing the moon!
"An evil spirit master?!"

Xuan Ziwen subconsciously released his martial soul, and eight soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and four black—flashed, while a huge soul guide cannon appeared in Xuan Ziwen's right hand.

"Stop, stop, stop, Teacher Xuan, don't get excited!"

Huo Yuhao's spiritual imprint flickered wildly as he desperately suppressed Xuan Ziwen's soul power fluctuations to avoid triggering external soul detection devices.

"Huo Yuhao, I need an explanation."

Xuan Ziwen frowned and said in a deep voice.

"Teacher Xuan, don't worry. I would never stoop to associating with evil spirit masters. As for the specifics, you will get the answer in due time."

Mental fluctuations best reflect emotions. Sensing Huo Yuhao's sincerity, Xuan Ziwen suppressed his thoughts and chose to believe Huo Yuhao.

After calming down, Xuan Ziwen carefully examined the condition of the corpse in front of him.

"This mental fluctuation... Huo Yuhao, are you controlling it?"

"Ahem, Teacher Xuan guessed correctly."

The corpse in front of me actually looked somewhat... awkward.

"Third Prince?"

Upon closer inspection, Xuan Ziwen finally noticed the identity of the corpse—

The third prince of the Sun Moon Empire had a princess consort who was the daughter of a duke in the northern border. After the duke's rebellion, the third prince died suddenly in the palace.

"So he's the third prince?"

Huo Yuhao then learned the true identity of the prince he had chosen.

Because he didn't spend most of his time and energy on this, Huo Yuhao only came to check on the situation when the original owner's emotions were fluctuating drastically.

It turns out that the prince who previously commanded the Royal Guard was also qualified to get involved in the struggle with Xu Tianran for the position of Crown Prince.

The Third Prince, Xu Mochen, took the token from Xuan Ziwen and merged the two spiritual imprints.

"This amount of mental energy should be enough..."

With a muttered sound, "Third Prince" began to chant, and a gray gate gradually appeared in front of Xuan Ziwen.

"Please, Teacher Xuan, welcome to my little world."

The corpse, dressed in a prince's dragon robe, bowed respectfully, inviting Xuan Ziwen.

Swallowing hard, Xuan Ziwen took a step forward and entered the terrifying door that looked rather ominous.

After all, the atmosphere had reached this point, and it wouldn't be appropriate to run away now.

Stepping through the door, Xuan Ziwen felt as if he had stepped from one world into another in a daze.

His gaze swept briefly over the strange purple sun in the sky and the barren, purplish-black earth. Xuan Ziwen closed his eyes and sensed his surroundings.

The spiritual energy emanating from all around was abundant, much more so than on the other side, and the air was filled with a bright aura.

This relieved Xuan Ziwen.

At least, places filled with light are unlikely to be too bad.

"Boom——!"

A huge explosion suddenly rang out, and a small mushroom cloud bloomed not far away. Huo Yuhao, who possessed the Third Prince, thought to himself that he was in trouble and hurriedly ran in the direction from which the sound came.

Before he could run more than a few steps, Huo Yuhao felt himself being lifted up by someone and soaring into the air.

Turning his head, Xuan Ziwen looked disgusted as he picked up his clothes, then brought "Huo Yuhao" along. The soul-guided thrusters on his back flashed, and he charged towards the source of the explosion, braving the shockwave.

"what happened?!"

The moment she landed, her mental detection system spotted Nana looking disheveled and miserable.

Just as Nana dispelled the golden shield of her invincible protective barrier, wisps of dust instantly swept in, soiling Nana's body.

"Cough... Master... Master?! Cough cough."

Sensing the familiar mental fluctuations, Nana recognized the person in front of her and cried out in a panic, lowering her head and not daring to look at Huo Yuhao's face.

"I've told you so many times, just call me boss."

Huo Yuhao forced a smile and said with a stern face.

Although he didn't have any strange quirks, the fact that a beautiful woman called him that still made Huo Yuhao feel a little... well, vanity.

"Yes... Boss."

Nana said haltingly, "I'm sorry, Z... Boss, I messed up and ruined the experimental site you provided."

"So you're experimenting? You're igniting explosives where raw materials are stored?!"

(End of this chapter)