The two soul engineers blocking Lin Xiao at the academy gate were slightly stunned, but they immediately reacted, soul rings rising instantly as they intercepted in the air.
A piercing alarm resounded throughout the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, several beams of light illuminating the night sky, landing on the first person to fly up in the blink of an eye.
However, just as those soul engineering device attacks fell, a protective shield also rose around the person in the air, blocking all the attacks.
A level 9 soul engineer.
Lin Xiao's gaze sharpened.
As a soul engineer, he could feel the power contained in the attacks from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy; for that person to block them so effortlessly, his cultivation was self-evident.
"Hmph!"
A cold snort came from within the academy. Even Lin Xiao, standing at the academy gate, felt his soul power tremble. The next moment, a rose-gold light also flew into the air, from which came the voice of Jing Hongchen.
"This hall master has treated you well, hasn't he? Why betray me, betray the academy?"
As the words fell, Lin Xiao had already guessed the identity of the other person in the air.
If he was right, that person was the one who created the Sealing God Platform, sealed the Snow Emperor's embryo inside it, and handed it over to people from the Star Luo Empire.
Speaking of which, Lin Xiao was also somewhat curious. A level 9 soul engineer held a high status in the Sun Moon Empire, and from the few brief interactions back then, that teacher clearly had a strong interest in soul engineering devices.
He was originally from the Sun Moon Empire and could enter the Illustrious Virtue Hall, the most advanced in soul engineering technology. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't figure out the reason for handing the Sealing God Platform to the Star Luo Empire.
Even if there were other purposes, with his status as a level 9 soul engineer, it shouldn't be difficult to achieve them, right?
"Sorry, Hall Master, I don't want to betray Illustrious Virtue Hall, nor have I betrayed Illustrious Virtue Hall."
That person flew in the air, the light around him enveloping him, making his movements unclear.
"Then tell me, how did your soul engineering device end up at the Star Luo Empire's auction?"
Jing Hongchen's tone was low, his voice full of irrepressible anger. His short and fat body was completely different from usual, exuding the oppressive aura of a Titled Douluo.
"Hall Master, if not for the Star Luo Empire, I would have fallen in the Far North long ago."
That teacher's gaze flashed, soul power surging out and spreading over the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, completely isolating the sounds in the air.
"Hall Master, after leaving the academy, I went alone to the Far North in search of a breakthrough."
"There, I found the opportunity to break through to level 9 soul engineer, and also encountered that so-called 100,000-year soul beast."
Jing Hongchen frowned, listening as the person before him continued.
"At first, I also thought it was just a 100,000-year soul beast in the critical period of transforming into human form. I thought, with my cultivation and soul engineering devices, dealing with such a soul beast wouldn't be difficult."
"However, that soul beast's cultivation was far beyond 100,000 years. I fought it for a long time. Although it was successfully sealed, I no longer had the strength to leave the Far North."
"The wind and snow of the Far North once buried me. It was a team from the Star Luo Empire hunting soul rings in the Far North that discovered me and rescued me back to the Star Luo Empire."
"To repay the life-saving grace, I left them the only level 9 soul engineering device I had on me, but I absolutely did not mean to betray the academy or Illustrious Virtue Hall."
"With the Star Luo Empire's research on soul engineering devices, they absolutely cannot disassemble that Sealing God Platform, nor can they learn Illustrious Virtue Hall's soul engineering technology!"
Jing Hongchen was silent for a long time upon hearing this, then sighed lightly, "Yes, so you left a 100,000-year soul ring, a 100,000-year soul bone, and even a martial soul in the Star Luo Empire."
"Your story is indeed very touching, but how am I supposed to believe it?"
Jing Hongchen almost roared, "How am I supposed to believe that the Star Luo Empire would willingly let a level 9 soul engineer like you return to the Sun Moon Empire?"
"You can leave a level 9 soul engineering device and a 100,000-year soul beast to the Star Luo Empire, so how can I believe you didn't leave more things behind? How can I believe that after returning to the academy, you will still work for the academy as before, and not for the Star Luo Empire?"
"Hall Master! If that were true, why would they auction off that soul engineering device?"
"Yes..." Jing Hongchen nodded lightly, then his eyes suddenly turned cold, "But you still betrayed me! Illustrious Virtue Hall's secrets cannot tolerate the slightest leak. I have given so many years, so much effort to Illustrious Virtue Hall; I don't want to gamble on that one in ten thousand chance."
"Hall Master!"
That teacher called out again, but Jing Hongchen remained unmoved. Within that rose-gold light, soul engineering devices condensed and formed on his body one after another.
"Boom——"
Bursts of sound came from the air, the dazzling light like the sun illuminating Mingdu, even overshadowing the light from the illumination soul engineering devices on both sides of the street.
Lin Xiao, standing at the gate of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, had been looking up at the sky the whole time, but now he couldn't look directly at the light in the air and raised his hand to shield his eyes.
"Bang——"
The next moment, something fell in front of him.
Lin Xiao lowered his head slightly and saw the teacher who had invited him to research soul engineering devices together not long ago lying on the ground, his body charred black, strands of blood constantly overflowing from the corners of his mouth, his breathing almost stopped, on the verge of completely losing his life.
"Hall——Mas——ter——"
He spat out two words from his mouth, but the rest was blocked by the blood overflowing from his mouth. The next moment, he no longer moved.
"When did you come back?"
Jing Hongchen's low voice came from behind Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao turned around sharply, "Hall Master."
"I just came back and haven't had time to enter the academy yet."
"I've received the news about the soul fighting competition. Why didn't you come back with the others?" Jing Hongchen took two steps forward, standing beside the corpse.
"They were invited to receive prizes, so I came back early."
"Mm." Jing Hongchen seemed to ask casually, nodded, and didn't pursue further.
"Do you think I'm being too ruthless?"
Lin Xiao just lowered his head upon hearing this, saying nothing.
"Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. After you, I will also allow other Holy Spirit Cult disciples to enter the Illustrious Virtue Hall to study. But I also hope that besides the Holy Spirit Cult, you won't take things from Illustrious Virtue Hall to other places as he did."
"Yes, Hall Master."
Lin Xiao bowed again. It wasn't until Jing Hongchen carried the corpse through the academy gate that he raised his head to look at Jing Hongchen's gradually disappearing back.
He didn't know what the two had said in the air, but judging from Jing Hongchen's expression, his heart was clearly not calm.
Spreading his right palm, a phantom in the centre of his palm was constantly darting left and right.
Following "Assassin," "Spirit Devourer," "Sleep Nightmare," let's call you "Sealing God."
Lin Xiao looked at the remnant soul in his right palm, murmuring in his heart.
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