Douluo Continent: Starting with the Burning Blade, he was then entangled with Ma Xiaotao.

Chapter 81 Intercepting

Outside the imperial city, the night was deep, and the wind swept through the eaves of the post station, making a soft, mournful sound.

In a quiet, secluded guest room at the inn, the light was dim.

Jin Peng lit a newly received note bearing a special soul power mark on the lamp flame, watching it turn to ashes, and said in a deep voice, "The plan has changed. News just came from the Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family that the Star Luo Empire—knowing that I participated in tonight's auction, has temporarily changed its plans."

He raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping over Lin Feng and the other two: "They changed what they originally planned to announce to the Adventurers' Guild three months later..."

The treasure hunt mission targeting Mingde Hall has been moved up. The bounty is 100 million gold soul coins. The target is the 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo that's on the horizon tonight.

"Shifting the blame eastward," Lin Feng reacted almost immediately, interjecting, "Although the three great empires and the Sun Moon Empire have deep-seated grudges, they can't unite as one. They just want others to run into trouble first, preferably resulting in mutual destruction. The Star Luo Empire has played this move brilliantly."

Jin Peng didn't seem to care, coldly saying, "It doesn't matter. We're going to rob it anyway, and now that I've come out of seclusion, there's no reason for me to leave empty-handed. With their help, our success rate is even higher. The Sun Moon Empire's Royal Soul Master Academy has only sent one Level 8 Soul Master to oversee things this time, whose strength is roughly equivalent to an ordinary Title Douluo. There might be others escorting us secretly, but not many."

We can eat it.

He walked to the table and traced a line on the rough surface with his finger: "The note also contains information and a map route deliberately leaked by the Star Luo Empire. The people of the Sun Moon Empire will use Mingde Hall's secret channels in Star Luo City to transport the embryo away overnight. Judging by the time, they should be setting off soon."

"This is clearly a trap set by the Star Luo Empire, just waiting for us to intercept it—" Lin Feng couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Jin Peng slowly raised his head, his gaze sharp as a knife beneath his bamboo hat: "Knowing there are tigers in the mountains, I still venture into the tiger's den."

Lin Feng said no more. This was the style of the Body Sect. Strength was their foundation; they would stop at nothing to get what they wanted, daring to fight and seize it.

Last time, the Body Sect dared to hunt down seven 100,000-year-old soul beasts in one go, so compared to that, this mission is indeed not that big.

A soft rustling sound came from the room, and the four people began to quickly change their clothes.

Since burning the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm Soul Ring to condense the Ice Dragon King's Dragon Soul, Lin Feng has lost the divine skill "Simulation".

However, that simulated soul skill was ultimately a trick and had little impact. Truly powerful people never need to borrow others' strength.

Jin Peng donned an inconspicuous, wide gray cloak, instantly concealing his imposing figure and intimidating aura. Lin Feng and Long Aotian both changed into practical black outfits. Vina donned a dark blue hooded cloak, obscuring most of her face.

"Let's go," Jin Peng said in a deep voice.

Lin Feng and the other two nodded silently. The four figures quietly left the inn, quickly disappearing into the night, and sped off along the pre-arranged route—

The night wind howled, carrying a biting chill, adding to the somber atmosphere.

The four men lay in ambush beside a secluded path, far from the main road, with no sign of human habitation for miles around—the perfect spot for an ambush.

They remained hidden in the shadows, concealing their presence, and waited quietly.

Not long after, a small team of five appeared on the horizon. They did not use a flying soul tool to travel, but chose to travel on the ground at a considerable speed, appearing quite cautious.

What a terrifying resonance!

Even with such a great distance, and considering the dual obstructions of the storage soul tool and the level-nine soul tool, the Conferred God Platform, it was still possible to overcome the obstacles.

Lin Feng gasped, as if the Ice Dragon King skull were seeing an incredibly delicious meal.

"They're here." Jin Peng's voice was extremely low, almost a whisper. "One Soul Douluo, that should be the level eight Soul Master. There's also a Soul Saint and three Soul Kings."

"A mere Soul King? Leave him to me." Long Aotian's eyes blazed with fighting spirit.

"I'm fine with it too. It's just that Senior Sister Vina—" Lin Feng looked at Vina.

"Don't underestimate Senior Sister." Vina smiled slightly, but her eyes were calm and sharp.

"Make this quick and decisive." Jin Peng gave his final instructions, his gaze lingering on Lin Feng. "Remember the sect's rules: unless absolutely necessary, do not use your soul skills. Resolve the situation with combat techniques."

Unlike most Soul Masters who rely on Soul Skills, the Body Sect excels in combat skills and physical techniques, surpassing even Shrek Academy.

One of its core principles is to hide soul skills as much as possible and give full play to the advantages of the main body's martial soul in close combat and pure physical strength.

Before he finished speaking, Jinpeng moved.

Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—a total of nine spirit rings rose from beneath his feet without reservation. The final, eerie crimson light made the night tremble.

His already imposing figure swelled even more, resembling a golden Arhat descending to earth, exuding unparalleled power, and charging towards the squad below like a human cannonball!

"Enemy attack! It's a Title Douluo! Activate the invincible shield!"

Among the squad below, the elderly man at the head reacted extremely quickly, shouting out loud. He was tall with a bushy beard and short white hair standing up like steel needles. He was none other than the elderly man surnamed Ma who was leading the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in this competition, a terrifying existence as an eighth-level Soul Master.

"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"

A blinding golden light instantly shone, and five layers of invincible shields were activated, firmly protecting the five people inside.

However, the force of Jinpeng's impact was too violent. Although the soul guide shield did not break, the terrifying impact force had already penetrated the defense.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Even with the protection of the invincible shield, the three weaker Soul Kings were still struck as if by a heavy hammer, flying hundreds of meters away before crashing heavily to the ground.

"You go and deal with those three Soul Kings, don't let them escape and report back. Leave these two old ones to me." Jin Peng's voice carried an unquestionable authority.

Without hesitation, Lin Feng and his two companions moved like lightning, rushing towards the three Soul Kings who had been knocked away.

"Senior! We are representatives here to participate in the Soul Fighting Tournament! Is there some misunderstanding?!" Old Ma suppressed his churning blood and qi, set up his protective soul tool, and shouted in a deep voice, trying to use the name of the Star Luo Empire to make the other party have some reservations.

"Misunderstanding? I'm hitting you precisely because I want to!"

Jin Peng let out a sinister laugh, his voice booming like a bell, carrying the unrestrained and domineering nature unique to the Body Sect.

Before he finished speaking, golden light surged around him, and with one step, the ground cracked, and his figure approached again like a cannonball.

A giant fist gleaming with metallic luster, carrying a terrifying force capable of shattering mountains, slammed towards the old man surnamed Ma!

"Since you, senior, are so unethical, then don't blame us for fighting to the death!"

Upon seeing this, the old man surnamed Ma instantly lit up with the light of several soul tools activating around him, activating all kinds of defensive and amplification equipment, and his aura suddenly soared, his momentum no less than that of an ordinary titled Douluo.

The Soul Saint beside him also quickly donned full armor, his aura surging to the level of a Soul Douluo—