Soul Trigger

Chapter 579 Acquaintances at the Gathering

"Dragon's Gate University, one of the two pillars of the Dragon's Path, is the frontline base for the Dragon's training of combat-type Reflection Walkers..."

Inside the van, Cha Chan-ho, dressed in a suit and tie, looked out the window at the university bathed in bright sunlight, a shadow of gloom flashing across his eyes.

This is the foundation that only powerful nations possess; Silla, in the end, still falls far short.

Compared to his time in Silla, the Eighth Prince has lost much of his youthful innocence, and the typical Silla hairstyle for men has been transformed into a beautiful dragon beard slicked-back style.

With a suit, leather shoes, a briefcase, and silver-black non-prescription glasses, he doesn't look like a kid under twenty at all; he's dressed like a business elite.

“'Vector,' what are you waiting for? The people from Black Sun Mansion and White Island have already entered the fray.”

A urging voice came through the earpiece, and Cha Chan-ho lowered his head:

"Don't rush me. I'm still calculating the data for this gathering. I haven't found anything of exact value yet."

"Your execution skills are terrible. If it weren't for your abilities, the organization would have chosen your sister instead..."

Cha Chan-ho's eyes flashed, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged for a moment before calming down just as quickly.
"Don't mention things you shouldn't mention."

"Then stop dawdling. The Illuminati doesn't have the name of Gaoxing Group. I'll give you three more minutes at most."

"it is good."

He looked at the trembling hand and the bright "Eye of Light" tattoo on the back of the hand, and grabbed the wrist.

Hold on, hold on.

His breathing gradually calmed down, his eyes flashed with spiritual light, and he activated his spiritual core ability, which was actually the aura of a peak ruler.

But at the same time, among the countless data points appearing before his eyes, a line of small text popped up:
Still unable to contact Prince Yuanling?

[I'm sorry, young master, the highest we can go is to the steward of the Yuanling Prince's Mansion, and we can't go any higher. We haven't even been able to make contact with the heir of Yuanling and Ji Ruoxi...]

[It's alright, I'm still waiting. Whether we can find a way out with Shulong depends on this. I won't let Che Li get any deeper into this mess.]

Although a lot of time has passed, Cha Chan-ho still remembers the funeral and everything related to it.

Even someone as strong as Brother can die from a carefully orchestrated conspiracy.

The destroyed city center, the shattered council of eight, and the terrifying green waves at the funeral.

Compared to all of this, the secret societies cultivated by the Gaoxing Group seem insignificant.

Therefore, he and Cherry joined the organization the latter had previously trained in, namely the most powerful secret society in the Keton Federation.

Illuminati.

This did indeed allow him and Cherry to see a much larger world, and through the Illuminati system, they quickly gained enough power to draw upon.

This often comes at a much higher cost, and much higher than they imagine.

Just like when they were students, compared to Cherry, who rose to prominence in the Illuminati, he, as the younger brother, was far inferior.

But precisely because of this, he faced fewer restrictions than Cha Li, and his spiritual core abilities were sufficient for this mission, which allowed Cha Chan-ho to naturally secure a spot to participate in the Shulong Gathering.

Yan Xiyu, who was also going to participate in the gathering, was a pleasant surprise, but he was not familiar with the other party, so he did not expect this former police officer Yan to help him much.

But if we bring in Ji Li's name, we might get some help.

In any case, his and Che Li's chance to break free from the Illuminati's constraints rested on this gathering, and they absolutely could not miss it.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up—

A black minivan is slowly driving into Longque University.

After making out the black and gold corner marker, he lightly tapped the front seat:

"You may enter now."

I don't know if the person above is Ji Ruoxi or that heir of the Ling family named Ji Li... I hope they are willing to accept the price I offered.

[Young Master, there's another piece of information I just learned while I was there. The Black Sun Mansion is very powerful; it seems they have a marriage alliance with the Forbidden City.]

[Cha Chan-ho: Keep an eye on the situation. If it's irrelevant to our objectives, then we don't need to pay too much attention.]

【clear. 】

There's even a marriage alliance... It must be a prince on Shulong's side, but I wonder who the Hellhound Clan will send.
Seemingly recalling the murderous intent that filled the air at the funeral, Cha Chan-ho felt a chill run down his spine and clenched his fists again.

If I were that powerful, I wouldn't be in this situation today.

Ji Li was the same; he hooked up with a woman like that, and in the end, he still died at the hands of the Tower of Babel. Che Li clearly liked you so much...

He should be dug out of his grave and given a good punch.

Looking at the scenery passing by outside the car window, Cha Chan-ho couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.

When Ji Li was still alive, life in Silla seemed to be going quite well.

……

"Have you found any trace of El Salvador? The people at the venue say he entered half an hour ago."

"none."

"Then I'll trouble you to continue observing, my God."

"it is good."

Having severed the spiritual communication with Shu, Ji Li looked around.

Today is the assembly day.

This is the reflection of Dragon's Gate University, a super-sized Limbo prison like Mirage University.

Choosing this location for the gathering is quite reasonable. Given the large number of attendees from various countries and regions, the only places that would be completely unobservable by human spirits, besides the Forbidden City and the headquarters of the Soul Bureau, are Liangyi University.

I heard that the last large gathering like this was held at Mirage, but this time it's at Longque University.

Compared to the integrated mirage architecture filled with scientific research facilities, the reflection of the academy in Longque is more scattered and dynamic.

However, in order to accommodate the gathering, some event-related arrangements have been added and some areas have been designated.

Among the crowds coming and going, besides the enlightened individuals and high-ranking officials dressed in foreign attire, there were also some college students wearing signs.

Small dragon-like beings, about half the size of a human, also provide services there. These are unique derivatives of the Limbo Hell from Dragon's Gate University, and they are graded from black gold to copper and iron, which is quite novel.

Finally, Ji Li's gaze fell on Ji Ruoxi, who was standing silently with her arms crossed, and he smiled:
"Still angry?"

Ji Ruoxi glanced at him:
"I feel awkward when I see you."

Ji Ruoxi was still somewhat unable to get over the trauma of kissing Ji Li, especially after her adoptive mother, Madam Zhi, found out about it.

She's been finding it hard to stay in the mansion lately.

Tell yourself it was an accident.

Ji Ruoxi gritted her teeth:
"If Mother didn't know, then it could only be an accident..."

"Alright, you've trained well here these past few days, so that kind of thing shouldn't happen again."

Hopefully!

Ji Ruoxi turned her head away.

While waiting for the assembly day to arrive, Ji Ruoxi, who was quite unhappy staying at home, decided to face her fear head-on.

This extreme awkwardness, coupled with Ji Li's captivating spiritual qualities, actually helped her "desperate" spiritual cultivation.

Because her spiritual foundation is "focus," and on the basis of cutting off the dust of the world, it is all for the purpose of being undisturbed by the outside world and not being forced by the mundane world.

Therefore, social death is actually an extreme training environment.

In just a few days, it has been quite effective.

"To be honest, I was quite surprised that you could train your spiritual qualities to this extent."

Ji Ruoxi said irritably:
"What else can I do? It's bad enough that you're already dominating me, but now I have to be dominated by my future sister-in-law?"

"Don't say things like that, it's a fake engagement."

"But I see that the Black Sun Palace has quite a large force."

Ji Ruoxi gestured for Ji Li to look to the side, where an entire Black Sun Palace ninja team was escorting a box the size of a coffin deep into the set-up gathering center.

The psychic artifact "Moon Devourer" was created from the personality remnants of "Moon Devourer," the former head of the Hellhound Clan who was a perfect and perfect psychic. The box is also a powerful man-made psychic artifact used to preserve it.

The Moon Devourer was once an extremely powerful assassin, but after his death, this "Moon Devourer" did not inherit his powerful assassination abilities.

However, it possesses the "reality concealment" ability that makes it a top-tier assassin, and it is said that even ancient spiritual entities like the Dragon Vein of China would be affected by it.

These items are from the Cerberus Clan's treasury, and are also special exhibits that Black Sun Palace is showcasing at the exchange area exhibition, demonstrating Black Sun Palace's sincerity towards this gathering.

Who knows, it might be the dowry prepared by the madwoman?
The appearance of this thing startled the Forbidden City. The shadows of those ninjas all carried the aura of the Imperial Guard, who were protecting them together.

Old Ji might break into a sweat.

To understand why this thing appeared, we have to talk about the nature of this gathering.

Because such a large-scale international gathering of secret societies is rare, it is not only about resolving the issue of the expansion of the Shulong Dragon Vein and its impact on other countries, but also an official exchange among various national-level secret societies.

In addition to the main conference venue, there will be booths for psychic items, four special auctions, and other meetings and events.

Strictly speaking, the main entity that facilitated this gathering was not Shulong, but the "Oddity Calculation Alliance," a secret society with a certain dominant position. The Forbidden City also served as the "organizer."

The alliance also wanted to use this gathering to carry out some other activities, but the expansion of the dragon vein was a core issue that needed to be addressed.

Look, there's a martial arts arena set up by Longque University right next to it. Longque University secured a portion of the area for exchanges between the academies.

However, the system of Reflection Academy, which involves the private sector, is unique to Shulong, so only Reflection Academy from other parts of the country and Mirage University, where Ji Li works, were present.

"So, when will your engagement announcement take place? Wasn't it supposed to be before the core meeting?" Ji Ruoxi asked.

“Yuya Xun gave me plenty of time because I need to find Salvador first, and it will also take some time for Shu to break free from the Menes block.”

"How come I never realized you were so popular..."

Princess Menes, the head of the Black Sun Clan, and the orphaned daughter of King Guling from Silla...

Ji Ruoxi was gazing affectionately at Ji Li when she heard a gasp in surprise:
"Your Highness, Teacher!"

Ji Li turned his head and saw a female student from Longque University looking at him excitedly.

He glanced at Ji Ruoxi:
"So you've discovered it now?"

During this time, Ji Li also maintained his teaching position at Mirage University, as it was a stable source of indexes.

It seems that after all this time, his reputation has reached the Dragon Palace.

Ji Ruoxi tugged at his arm:

"They're surrounding us... Let's go!"

Before the female students could gather around, Ji Li and Ji Ruoxi quickly left the scene, and the staff of Yuanling Prince's Mansion cleaned up the mess for them.

"So, how was the entrance to the other world discovered inside the White Island consulate ultimately resolved?"

(End of this chapter)