Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 452 Accusing the Holy Spirit Cult of Using Excrement (Daily 10,000 words)

The third and most crucial issue is that the geological structure surrounding Mingde Hall has been damaged.

The members of the Body Sect were like a bunch of ground rats, frantically digging around the Mingde Hall, leaving the geological structure riddled with holes.

In addition to the intense aftershocks of the battle, if repairs are not made as soon as possible, the underground structure of Mingde Hall may even collapse!

Jing Hongchen is currently leading a team to reinforce the entire underground base. Even if it were to collapse, time must be allocated for rescuing supplies and data.

Since its founding, Mingdetang has never suffered such a heavy blow.

Leaving aside the casualties and intangible losses, the economic losses caused by the damage to the infrastructure alone are astronomical.

Mingde Hall is the research base for soul guide devices of the entire Sun Moon Empire, and it is also the highest scientific research center built by the Sun Moon Empire with the full strength of the empire.

Even with Jing Hongchen's status in the Sun Moon Empire, he cannot escape blame for such a major accident. He will find it difficult to explain to the royal family and will be under immense pressure.

"Noumenon Sect, Noumenon Sect!"

Jing Hongchen's eyes blazed with fury. The previous pursuit had been fruitless; they had only gone halfway when the rearguard leader of the Body Sect, Du Busi, blew up the tunnel. The Body Sect members vanished into thin air.

Jing Hongchen immediately mobilized the army and placed the entire city under martial law. But he knew very well that this was meaningless; with the strength of the Body Sect's experts, how could the army possibly stop them?

This is just the damage caused by a level 98 Super Douluo who couldn't be poisoned to death. Inside Shrek Academy, there is not only a level 98 Xuanzi, but also a level 99 Limit Douluo, Mu En.

"Master."

Just then, Lin Jiayi appeared beside Jing Hongchen, clutching his severed arm in pain.

His voice trembled slightly, and he lowered his head, not daring to look at Jing Hongchen in front of him.

"How is the situation?"

Jing Hongchen tried his best to calm himself down. Lin Jiayi had even lost an arm in order to complete his plan, so he couldn't be too harsh in his tone.

Lin Jiayi lowered his head and said, "The situation at the warehouse is fine. Nothing is missing, and all the high-level soul tools stored there are still there."

Hearing this, Jing Hongchen breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he had heard some good news. It seemed that the Body Sect's purpose in this trip was indeed that 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo. They actually dared to launch a surprise attack with the full strength of their sect. This grudge must be avenged.

"It's alright if the 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo is lost."

Jing Hongchen finally calmed down.

"But Master, it seems that the person who took the 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo was not from the Body Sect. The guy from the Body Sect who went to steal the embryo was a step behind me. He thought I had moved the embryo first. He even forcibly tore off my arm to check the storage soul tool on my wrist. He left only after confirming that it was gone."

"If it weren't for that, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to come back to see you alive."

Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen frowned deeply. What did that mean? Besides the Body Sect and their Mingde Hall, there was actually a third-party force?

"besides."

The two words Lin Jiayi uttered made Jing Hongchen's heart clench again.

He suddenly turned around and looked at his capable subordinate, "But what? Don't beat around the bush, explain clearly."

Lin Jiayi gritted his teeth, his voice trembling, and said, "But, Subject One has gone missing..."

"What?" Jing Hongchen felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and his body swayed, almost falling over. Lin Jiayi quickly stepped forward to support him.

Jing Hongchen felt as if the sky had collapsed, her chest felt tight, and she felt so sad that she felt like she was about to die.

"Say that again?"

This time, Jing Hongchen's voice trembled as well.

Lin Jiayi swallowed hard and whispered, "Subject Number One has disappeared, Master. Not only that, all the instruments and data in Secret Laboratory Number One have been stolen, not even the tables and chairs."

"puff!"

A mouthful of blood spurted from Jing Hongchen's mouth, and she collapsed directly into Lin Jiayi's arms.

Subject One, that is, the giant humanoid soul tool, what does this mean?

This signifies the highest scientific research achievement of the entire Mingde Hall in terms of soul tools, and represents the culmination of the Sun Moon Empire's research in soul tools over the past ten thousand years!

This is not something that can be accomplished by one or two generations, or by one or two geniuses.

It required the Royal Planning Committee, the Royal Defense Soul Guidance Committee, nine Defense Soul Guidance Departments, six hundred Soul Masters from different fields, and tens of thousands of high-level Soul Masters to dedicate their painstaking efforts over thousands of years to create it.

Moreover, almost all the instruments were moved away, and even the original experimental data accumulated over countless years were packed up, making it very difficult for them to recreate the No. 1 experimental subject in the future.

Relying on the information in the minds of those existing level 8 and 9 soul masters to recreate all of this is simply an impossible task.

Jing Hongchen's face was deathly pale, and his eyes were filled with terror.

He could suppress the fact that Mingde Hall was attacked and suffered heavy losses by virtue of his prestige in the Sun Moon Empire, but he could never bear the responsibility for the theft of Experiment Subject No. 1.

This is a matter of great importance concerning the safety of the entire country.

Taking a few deep breaths and suppressing the surging blood and qi within him with his cultivation, Jing Hongchen forced a question: "Who else knows about this?"

Lin Jiayi quickly shook his head: "I went there myself. After discovering that Subject One was missing, I immediately sealed the door to Laboratory One, changed the access code, and reported it to you."

Jing Hongchen spat out a mouthful of blood he hadn't completely expelled, and forced a smile as he praised, "Well done. This matter must be kept absolutely secret; no one can know about it."

"Yes."

Lin Jiayi whispered something.

"However, Master..."

Jing Hongchen coughed up several more mouthfuls of blood and said weakly, "Is there anything else you want to report?"

"Secret Vault Number One has been completely stolen; all supplies inside have been destroyed."

"puff!"

Before Lin Jiayi could finish speaking, Jing Hongchen spat out another mouthful of blood and fell into a coma.

Lin Jiayi hurriedly gave Jing Hongchen several pills and used his own soul power to regulate her meridians and soul power, which finally made Jing Hongchen barely wake up from her coma.

Sixteen level-nine fixed-position soul-guided shells and hundreds of level-eight fixed-position soul-guided shells.

Jing Hongchen was already somewhat senile. He knew that he was not far from death, and even His Highness the Crown Prince probably couldn't save him.

If Subject Number One is gone, His Highness the Crown Prince might still be able to protect him, but if the Number One Secret Vault is stolen, he will surely die.

Fortunately, at that moment, Lin Jiayi took out a few things and pulled Jing Hongchen back from the brink of death.

"We found traces of the evil spirit master's activities in Vault Number One, Master."

Lin Jiayi raised his remaining arm, and several bones exuding a strong aura of death appeared in front of Jing Hongchen.

Damn Holy Spirit Cult!

At this point, Jing Hongchen was no longer in a position to consider whether the Holy Spirit Cult was behind it. Neither the Body Sect nor the Mingde Hall had managed to obtain a 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo, but the embryo had vanished without a trace, and the No. 1 secret vault had been stolen, with several of these things added to it. No one but your Holy Spirit Cult could have done such a thing!

Even if it really wasn't the Holy Spirit Cult that did it, Jing Hongchen still has to pin the blame on them; otherwise, he's doomed, and even His Highness the Crown Prince can't protect him.

(End of this chapter)