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"If you dare to hurt a Mingde Hall student, I guarantee that all three of you will stay here forever."
Jing Hongchen said grimly: "Not only you three, but also the forces behind you, I will investigate them all, and no one will be able to escape by then!"
All the gun barrels were pointed at Yanxia Douluo, showing no sign of compromise. The other masters of Mingde Hall all stared with their eyes wide open.
Yanxia Douluo's face turned pale, and he said, "Master Hongchen, I really don't want to do this. Do you really want to fight to the death with me?"
Jing Hongchen did not answer. His expression could not be seen due to the mask, but the gun barrel ready to fire at any time showed his attitude.
Yanxia Douluo was thus stuck in a stalemate with Jing Hongchen.
The Black Feather Douluo on the side had already stretched his wings taut. If Jing Hongchen wanted to take action, he would escape at the first opportunity.
Everyone present couldn't help but hold their breath. No one dared to speak first. The only sounds were the charging sound of the gun barrel accumulating soul power and the heavy breathing of Earth-Splitting Douluo in his coma.
Yanxia Douluo's expression became more and more ugly. He could feel that Liedi Douluo's vitality was rapidly fading away, and he could not delay any longer.
So he immediately shouted loudly: "Master Hongchen, I swear on my own martial spirit that as long as you return the Earth-Splitting Douluo to me for treatment, I promise that we will not attack any students of Mingde Hall, and we will never set foot in the Sun-Moon Empire again."
"If you disobey, my soul core will be shattered and my body will explode and die."
Finally, Yanxia Douluo couldn't wait any longer and swore a poisonous oath.
Jing Hongchen was slightly stunned. This oath was a little too cruel. He didn't know what kind of deep feelings this so-called Earth-Splitting Douluo had with him, but it didn't matter.
He asked in a deep voice: "Are you serious about what you said?"
"Really." Smoke Douluo said coldly, "But if you don't return Earth Splitting Douluo to me, I will kill all the students present in an instant."
Jing Hongchen paused with a gloomy face, then released a stream of soul power from his right hand, lifted up the seriously injured Earth-Splitting Douluo, and threw him at Smoke and Mist Douluo.
Smoke and Mist Douluo took over the body of Earth Splitting Douluo, clasped his fists and saluted, saying: "Master Hongchen, we are sorry to bother you today. Mingde Hall is worthy of being one of the three major forces on the continent. We will meet again in the future."
After saying that, the two of them took Earth-Splitting Douluo and left through the cave they came from.
Yanxia Douluo also kept his promise and put away his martial spirit. The fog dissipated and everyone felt relieved and breathed in deep gulps of fresh air.
My vision returned, and that terrifying feeling of claustrophobia finally disappeared.
Huo Yuhao quietly put away the protective layer covering his body.
He has never equipped himself with a defensive shield.
The invincible shield with strong defensive power is a consumable item. It is expensive and has a time limit. Other defensive soul guides that can be used for a long time are not as defensive as the Ice Emperor Body Guard, so they are not equipped.
When encountering this situation today, Huo Yuhao remembered that he still had an extremely defensive treasure - the remains of Tianmeng.
This was the treasure that was able to trap the Ice Emperor and is enough to defend against the fog.
He sat in his seat, thinking rapidly in his mind.
Originally, Huo Yuhao was worried that Yanxia Douluo would really kill Jing Hongchen and fight to the death. Now it seems that both sides are still giving each other a little face, and no one wants to suffer a loss.
He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
The common sense he had learned before was: before level 70, soul masters are not as good as soul engineers, and after level 70, soul engineers are not as good as soul masters.
But now it seems that this is not the case.
These eighth-level soul masters were able to fight against the three Titled Douluo. Was it simply because they had more numbers?
That Earth-Splitting Douluo was indeed seriously injured by several ninth-level soul guides. It seems that the development of soul guides needs to be updated to update common sense.
Perhaps, soon the Titled Douluo level soul master will be surpassed by the ninth level soul engineer of the same level in strength.
Order was quickly restored in the underground base, but no one continued their research. Instead, medical staff began to enter and check everyone's body.
Fortunately, that Yanxia Douluo did not really have the intention to kill, and many students only suffered some minor physical discomfort, and no one was injured or killed.
Jing Hongchen looked at his destroyed office, his face gloomy and he snorted deeply.
"Master, are we going to let them leave so easily?" asked an eighth-level soul engineer.
"Otherwise, do you really want him to take revenge?" Jing Hongchen frowned and glared at him fiercely.
"These students are the future of Mingde Hall and the future of the Sun Moon Empire. If they are annihilated here, how can you and I face His Majesty?"
After scolding, he tidied up his almost unrecognizable office, then came to the secret room where the Conferred God Platform was stored, revealing a smug smile.
"I know there's a mole leaking your location, but so what?"
"This hall master has said that a few Titled Douluo alone are not capable of taking things from my Mingde Hall."
Suddenly, his smile froze.
He seemed to feel a residual chill.
Jing Hongchen suddenly became alert.
It seemed that just now, another powerful aura approached the Conferred God Platform, leaving behind this hint of chill.
Could it be that another strong person appeared here? Why didn't I notice it?
He looked towards the Conferred God Platform, and his brows suddenly relaxed.
……
Huo Yuhao looked in the direction of Jing Hongchen's office. Jing Hongchen was transferring the Snow Empress embryo. He personally escorted the Conferred God Platform to an undetectable area and did not return until a long time later.
Bingdi looked unwilling in the sea of spirituality.
Such a good opportunity was right in front of her, she was just one step away from rescuing Xue Di, but she didn't seize it.
Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something, her eyes turned cold, and she said, "Yuhao, can I threaten that human?"
Huo Yuhao frowned and asked, "How do you want to threaten me?"
"Doesn't he care about his grandson the most, the human named Xiao Hongchen?" The Ice Emperor's eyes were cold. "If I capture Xiao Hongchen, given that human's personality, can I exchange him for the Snow Emperor?"
"Bingbing, don't do anything stupid..." Tian Meng swallowed and said weakly.
Huo Yuhao was silent for a while, then said, “I sincerely advise you not to do this. Using someone they care about to threaten others is never a good tactic.”
The Ice Emperor said calmly, "Didn't you threaten me in the same way at the beginning?"
Huo Yuhao said seriously: "I prefer to threaten the person directly, but I have to admit that this is indeed not a good method, but it is indeed effective in many cases."
Jing Hongchen was leading a few people towards the exit at this time, giving instructions as he walked.
"Please repair my office, patch the hole in the ceiling, and reinforce it at the same time."
"Please take care of the situation of all the students. The research can be put on hold for the next few days."
"I'm going to report this invasion to His Majesty. Please sort out the scattered documents in my office and send them to the Training Department tonight. I will work in the Training Department until my office is repaired."
"Yes." Several people nearby responded.
Jing Hongchen's figure disappeared at the exit.
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao raised his head and took a deep breath, then a wicked smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Plan one failed, Ice Emperor, do you want to start another plan?"
"I have a feeling that this will be a rare opportunity for me to be alone with Jing Hongchen."
Chapter 248: Skilled people are bold, and wealth and honor are sought in danger
"Director Lin Jiayi has been busy checking the group assessments of junior students recently, so the teachers from the teaching department have been stationed at the soul guide test field for the past few weeks. In other words, there will only be Jing Hongchen in the teaching department tonight."
"If I don't seize this rare opportunity to be alone with him, it will be impossible to negotiate with him alone again."
Huo Yuhao sat in front of the experimental table, playing with a core magic circle in his right hand, with the corner of his mouth slightly raised.
Hyotei asked, "Can that human really hand over the Snow Girl willingly?"
Huo Yuhao smiled calmly: "Title Douluo is also a human being, and has his own interests. As long as we grasp his pain points, there will be signs of negotiation."
"However, we must have enough backup options before exercising this plan."
"Bingdi, with your current strength, how far can you compete with Jing Hongchen?"
The Ice Emperor said in a serious tone: "With his own strength, I am fully confident that I can defeat him, but his soul guide is really unfathomable."
"I am currently unable to destroy soul guides as easily as you can. I am afraid I am no match for him."
Seeing that Bingdi was hesitant, Huo Yuhao murmured, “That’s hard to say. You and I should know the consequences of being exposed.”
"Haha, don't worry, Yuhao." Just when they were at a loss, Yin Lex's voice sounded faintly, "If he is alone, with your strength, it is enough to protect yourselves."
Huo Yuhao smiled and said, “Since Elder Yin has said so, let’s take action tonight.”
"But Ice Emperor, I want to remind you not to act too hastily. Negotiation is a process of multiple bargaining. Don't expect Jing Hongchen to hand over Snow Emperor immediately."
Bingdi nodded slightly: "Yeah."
Tian Meng hadn’t seen Huo Yuhao smile so confidently for a long time, although she didn’t know why Huo Yuhao was still so confident even when facing a strong man like Jing Hongchen.
However, every time she saw Huo Yuhao's confident expression, she felt a little happy.
But at the moment, she still asked with some concern: "Yuhao...are you really going to do this? Is it too risky?"
"A man of great skill is a man of courage, and wealth and honor are found in danger."
"Tianmeng, Bingdi, you all listen to my command."
Huo Yuhao put down the core magic circle in his hand and slowly walked towards the exit of Mingde Hall.
"Brother Hao is about to start operating."
……
At night, in the sky of Mingdu.
Jing Hongchen was flying from the direction of the imperial city towards the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, full of high spirits.
He had just reported to His Majesty how Mingde Hall had been invaded and how three Titled Douluo invaders had been easily repelled. He had received great praise from the Sun and Moon Emperor, and it seemed that even his own condition had been alleviated a little.
His Majesty the Emperor not only ordered to reward Jing Hongchen with more rare metals for support, but also ordered the royal propaganda department to spread this information in the form of news in Mingdu, and also to spread it to the other three countries on the mainland.
As the head of Mingde Hall and the youngest ninth-level soul master in the Sun-Moon Empire, he fiercely repelled the strong men from other countries when they invaded Mingde Hall. This not only suppressed the arrogance of the strong men from the other three countries, but also enhanced the pride of the people of Sun-Moon.
The only drawback was that the lives of the three Titled Douluo were not saved.
The Title Douluo of the Mist Spirit threatened the lives of the young students of Mingde Hall, and Jing Hongchen had no choice but to let them go. This incident will also be spread out with exaggeration, so that the whole continent can see how much the head of Mingde Hall cares about the students, and how despicable and shameless those invaders are.
Every Titled Douluo is a strategic-level existence, and their destructive power is far beyond that of low-level spirit masters.