Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 93 was quite fruitful.

Sun and Moon Empire, Mingde Hall.

These days have been anything but peaceful.

Over the past six months, Soul Masters, Assassins, and Death Squads from various factions have been making numerous underhanded moves in the shadows.

Although their actions could not actually harm Mingde Hall and its Soul Masters.

However, they are even more troublesome than mosquitoes and flies.

Its disgusting nature is even worse, and it cannot be ignored, nor dare it be ignored. Mingdetang has mobilized a large amount of manpower and resources every time.

What they captured were just clueless lackeys, like being caught in a smokescreen set up by some unknown person, eating dust in the enemy's backside – a truly frustrating experience.

"Damn it, still haven't found out what faction it is?"

Jing Hongchen roared, looking at his trembling subordinates. At this moment, he was also somewhat exhausted.

It can't be found in a day, a week, a month, or even a year.

This year has been utterly unbearable. I've been harassed every day by these petty thieves who seem to come out of nowhere, and I have no idea where they're coming from.

As the saying goes, "If you can be a thief for a thousand days, how can you guard against a thief for a thousand days?"

What force could possibly have so many assassins, and all of them were doing nothing? It was truly bizarre and strange, and the people of Mingde Hall were racking their brains over it.

What Jing Hongchen didn't know was that this was all thanks to the Body Sect. Under the mental control of the Body Sect's powerful Spirit Body Martial Soul experts, they could have as many assassins as they wanted.

Since none of them are their own people, the Body Sect certainly won't feel bad about using them.

As for the other factions, these people sent out were either cannon fodder or rival factions that caused discord within their organizations, so it didn't matter if they all died.

"Master, fortunately, those people of unknown origin seem to have become much more restrained lately. In my opinion, they should be running out of options by now," one of Jing Hongchen's subordinates said tentatively.

"Hmph! Fools! Trash! If you had paid such a high price and achieved nothing, would you still be willing to give up?" Glancing at these useless subordinates, Jing Hongchen turned and left.

"Everyone in Mingde Hall, be on your guard! These scoundrels will definitely make another move. Mingde Hall cannot afford any mishaps, or I'll make you regret it!"

At this moment, Jing Hongchen truly felt the pain of being forced to passively defend.

If war has already begun and Mingde Hall has entered a state of full-scale war, then no matter how many of these people who dare to provoke Mingde Hall come, they will be annihilated!

However, in order to conceal the Sun Moon Empire's war potential, Mingde Hall has not kept many soul tools of level nine or above, nor level nine soul masters.

The defensive measures inside Mingde Hall could not be fully deployed at all times, which gave these people the opportunity.

Furthermore, the absence of the pressure of a full-scale war allowed so many forces from the original three kingdoms of Douluo Continent to come to Mingde Hall to test the waters.

Moreover, in order to protect the safety of the Mingde Hall headquarters, the Mingde Hall's security needs to be taken into account from all angles, and every aspect of safety must be ensured, which is why it appears to be in such a state of chaos.

As Jing Hongchen had predicted, the treasure-hunting alliance, led by the Body Sect, believed that they had sufficiently tested the strength of the Mingde Hall and it was time to launch a strong attack.

This is a blatant conspiracy. Until the mastermind behind it is truly exposed, Mingdetang can only passively defend itself and cannot retaliate.

The strategy of feigning an attack on one route while secretly advancing another, aside from the planned assault route with the Treasure-Hunting Alliance, was employed.

The experts from the Body Sect, however, used the method of digging tunnels to bypass the Mingde Hall's defense system from the deepest part of the earth and arrive at the area beneath the Mingde Hall without anyone noticing.

As for the "personnel" sent by the Body Sect in the offensive route, they were all Soul Masters and Soul Instructors captured from the Sun Moon Empire in recent days. They were used as cannon fodder to attract frontal fire.

Unlike the original story, the Body Sect is not the only one responsible for the frontal assault this time. Given the choice, the Body Sect will naturally not expose its own strength, nor will it send its own experts to take risks.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

Four loud booming sounds rang out simultaneously from the four directions outside Mingde Hall: east, south, west, and north.

The terrifying explosion generated a powerful shockwave. Although it wasn't as devastating as described in the original story, it was still enough to shake the foundations of Mingde Hall.

Unlike the explosions in the original story, which were set up inside the Mingde Hall by the Body Sect in order to kill the Soul Masters as much as possible, these four explosions were triggered outside the Mingde Hall.

The people of Mingde Hall never expected that someone would make a move right under their noses. Caught off guard, the ground shook violently, and collapses occurred everywhere in this huge underground base for manufacturing soul tools.

However, the tunnels dug by the Body Sect were deep and solid enough that no collapses occurred.

At this time, the forces of the Treasure-Stealing Alliance had already clashed with the guardian forces of Mingde Hall, and all the high-level Soul Masters with sufficient combat power had been mobilized to the surface.

Those Soul Master researchers, whose combat power was slightly inferior, spontaneously gathered in the safest experimental area of ​​Mingde Hall.

Although they had full confidence in the defensive capabilities of Mingde Hall, they were unwilling to risk their lives.

However, the room they were in was located directly above the tunnel dug by the Body Sect, which was the best location chosen by the Body Sect after several calculations!

The external defenses of Mingde Hall are several times stronger than those inside. After all, many methods cannot be used rashly at this depth of hundreds of meters underground, otherwise Mingde Hall could be buried underneath, and those precious research results would be completely destroyed.

Under Jing Hongchen's command and arrangement, along with the high-level soul masters who joined forces to kill the enemy, the external offensive formed by the Treasure-Hunting Alliance will probably be completely dismantled in no time.

However, by this time, everyone from the Body Sect was already prepared.

As the ground beneath Mingde Hall shook violently once more, the ground beneath was unexpectedly breached at the lowest point.

One by one, powerful individuals at least at the Soul Saint level, dressed in black to conceal their facial features, charged directly into the Soul Masters who had been left behind and had lowered their guard.

Led by a titled Douluo, and even with Poison Undying personally present, their terrifying soul power and spiritual power instantly swept across the entire area, suppressing everything in an instant!

The Soul Masters in the laboratory are mostly only Level 8 Soul Masters, or even Level 8 Soul Masters achieved by Soul Douluo whose realm is extremely superficial.

Their strengths lie not in combat, but in research and creation; their fighting will and awareness are extremely weak.

Although they all possessed defensive soul tools, they couldn't make a ripple in front of a group of titled Douluo powerhouses and Du Busi, a super Douluo with level 98 soul power.

Soon, a large number of Soul Masters were knocked unconscious and abducted, taken to the underground tunnel below, and held captive, to be taken away later.

The soul tools, materials, tables and chairs here were thoroughly looted by the ferocious Body Sect soul masters, like locusts swarming across the land. They stored these things in their storage soul tools and took them away, leaving only a blank space behind.

If it weren't for the fact that the metal materials used to construct this area were difficult to transport, they might have emptied the entire laboratory, since the materials used to construct the Mingde Hall laboratory were all extremely rare.

Besides the sect members responsible for kidnapping people, there is another branch beneath the tunnel that leads to the inner laboratory at the deepest part of Mingde Hall.

Because the operation is clandestine, only one person can go at a time, which is precisely why it is difficult to detect.

Among the soul tools, there are also those capable of transmitting information. Upon learning that Mingde Hall had been intruded upon, Jing Hongchen's eyes widened in fury: "Damn beasts! Who is it? Who is it?!"

At this moment, even if he wanted to go back to provide assistance, reducing his strength would give the members of the treasure-hunting alliance a sense of confidence.

That means Mingde Hall's defenses are weakening, and they still have a chance to infiltrate it. Therefore, the battle among the Treasure-Hunting Alliance members will become increasingly fierce.

After all, the bold get rich while the timid starve. Since they dared to come here, they must all be crazy for the real dragon egg.

Although they were weak in strength, they were numerous. Unable to freely use soul tools of mass destruction, they actually managed to hold back the Mingde Hall group for a while, making it difficult to achieve both ends.

Jing Hongchen could only curse as he activated the internal defenses of Mingde Hall and simultaneously speed up the elimination of the Treasure-Stealing Alliance members.

"Holy crap, that's awesome."

A Soul Douluo powerhouse from the Body Sect looked at the exceptionally tall and magnificent humanoid metal body in the now-empty laboratory. Even if he disliked soul tools, he could fully appreciate the power of such a creation.

Made entirely of metal, its massive body is fifteen meters tall, and its exterior is covered with dark red crystals, like armor protecting this humanoid form.

Its chest was open, concealing a seat. A small piece of crimson crystal was embedded in the metal humanoid head, and dark red crystals were scattered all around, like blood vessels connecting its entire body.

As a Contra, he could naturally sense the terrifying energy contained in this huge metal humanoid soul tool. Moreover, could it be that the dark red crystal had truly allowed Mingde Hall to discover the secret of the true dragon egg?

However, there was no time to lose. If there was something good, he naturally had to take it with him. Since Mingde Hall had created it, there must be a way to store it. After searching for a while, a storage soul tool appeared in his eyes.

"Could this be a trap? Are all the people at Mingdetang this stupid?"

Despite some doubts, the Soul Douluo of the Body Sect, confident in his strength, took the storage soul tool without hesitation.

A palm-sized piece of starlight blue crystal was crafted into a storage soul tool resembling a breastplate. In the very center of the crystal was a crystal identical to the crimson crystal embedded in the head of the giant metal humanoid soul tool.

For this reason, this storage soul tool also contains unimaginable power. Driven by enormous energy, it almost surpasses all level nine soul tools and is infinitely close to the next level.

Since they are from the same source, only this storage soul tool can contain this huge metal humanoid soul tool.

After trying it out and finding it wasn't a trap, the Soul Douluo powerhouse stopped hesitating, put away the giant humanoid soul tool, and left without looking back.

Just kidding. No matter what stupid things those people in Mingde Hall did, the damage they caused to Mingde Hall today is beyond measure in terms of gold soul coins. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it has shaken the foundation of the nation!

The most important thing is to quickly bring these things back and convert them into the strength of their Body Sect and the Heavenly Soul Empire.

After the rampage by the members of the Body Sect, the entire underground experimental base of Mingde Hall was in a mess. At this time, the scoundrels of the Treasure-Hunting Alliance outside were also wiped out. Jing Hongchen rushed down with a dark face.

"Hahaha, guys, let's retreat!"

Du Busi laughed loudly, ignoring Jing Hongchen who was radiating an aura of wanting to devour people in the distance, and quickly led the people of the Body Sect to leave the place.

With him there, the defensive devices hastily deployed by Mingde Hall were unable to inflict any real damage, and most of the Soul Masters gathered there were captured by them.

As for the remaining prisoners, he naturally showed no mercy and had them all killed on the spot by the people of the Body Sect, leaving none for the Sun Moon Empire.

As a result, Mingde Hall suffered far greater losses than in the original story, with almost all of its low- and mid-level Soul Masters being wiped out by the Body Sect.

Although there are still quite a few high-level Soul Masters, it is impossible to retrain grassroots researchers in the short term, even in the Sun Moon Empire, which has an extremely rich human resource pool of Soul Masters.

Fighting and retreating, Du Busi covered the retreat of the Body Sect members in the tunnel, and every time they retreated a certain distance, he would blast a section of the tunnel to collapse.

Destruction is always much easier than creation. Even though the Mingde Hall members used a level-nine soul tool, their excavation speed could not keep up with the escape speed of the Body Sect. In the end, they left Jing Hongchen behind, furious.

He could sense that the powerful figure whose true identity was unknown was definitely stronger than him, but he never expected that this person would be so shameless as to refuse to even exchange a single blow with him.

Mingdetang has suffered heavy losses. Although the members of the treasure-hunting alliance have been killed, the real mastermind is still at large.

Thinking of this, Jing Hongchen spat out a mouthful of blood. He was extremely frustrated at that moment!

(End of this chapter)