Chapter 144

Hua Yichen stood by the window, watching the figures below recede into the distance, then glanced at the things Huo Yuhao had left on the table, secretly sighing with emotion.

This kid, he's being a bit too formal.

"Tower Master, the Federation has already shared the information on this attack's perpetrators."

A staff member walked in, handing a file to Hua Yichen, who picked it up to examine, his brows furrowing slightly.

It listed the martial souls of three Evil Soul Masters, and one person had succeeded too quickly, so there was no information.

Dark Qilin, Rank 98, Three-Word Battle Armor Master.

Dark Phoenix, Rank 97, Three-Word Battle Armor Master.

Blood Eyes, Rank 97, Three-Word Battle Armor Master.

"Can't find them when you want to, but when you don't, a bunch pop up." Hua Yichen's brows locked tight, he sighed inwardly.

Super Douluo aren't easy to kill, and these people are all Three-Word Battle Armor Masters; with Battle Armor enhancement they're near Limit, and without being pinned by a Limit or multiple Super Douluo, if they want to escape, it's very hard to achieve battle results.

Probably will be a war of attrition.

"Let's first do the duties within our responsibility."

Hua Yichen looked up at the staff member, "Have all personnel been transferred over?"

Although the stolen list didn't have Donghai City's Evil Martial Soul Holders, since Super Douluo have already acted, let's be more cautious, do what we can.

Even if it's matching wits with the air, it's still better than regretting afterwards; anyway it's just a matter of adding a few more pairs of chopsticks.

"Most have been transferred over, but some people think they'll be fine and are unwilling to come."

The staff member frowned, "Do we need to take forced measures?"

Other forces' powerhouses are basically gathered in one place; only the Spirit Pagoda has branches in all major first-tier cities. In this kind of emergency, only the Spirit Pagoda and the Federation's Army can react quickly and take some measures.

But the Federation is this big; there are always places that can't be attended to.

Hua Yichen's tone sank, "Based on martial soul danger assessment, Soul Masters who walk the Evil Path for huge improvement must come! That's not for their own sake, but for the lives of Federation civilians!"

……

The deep blue steel long dragon moved slowly forward, metal wheel hubs colliding with the tracks in a rhythmic rumble; the train's surface custom Soul Guide coating rippled with shimmering light under the morning sun.

Morning light spilled through the deep blue windows, casting shimmering ripples inside the carriage. Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue Na sat side by side on the window-side soft seats, floating light and shadow flowing across their faces.

Li Yucheng sat opposite, glancing toward Gu Yue Na's direction, his heart still feeling a bit strange.

Two years ago, when Gu Yue Na appeared before them with her true face, they were truly shocked.

But Cheng Yixuan was very happy, even took Gu Yue Na to buy clothes, completely treating the latter as a daughter; now Gu Yue Na is going to Mingdu, afraid she'll be heartbroken for a long time…

Li Yucheng laughed secretly and shook his head, not chatting with the two juniors, alone appreciating the rapidly passing scenery outside the window.

The ticket he bought was for the VIP Carriage; right now it was just the three of them, the carriage was very quiet, and he was happy with that.

As time passed, until the train arrived at a Small Town Station, a figure walked into this place, only then breaking the calm.

It was a youth, about thirteen years old, handsome features, slight build, cold attitude.

Walking into the carriage, the youth noticed Huo Yuhao's group of three, his gaze lingering on Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue Na for a moment, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Seeing the youth staring at himself, Huo Yuhao looked up, nodded slightly, gave a greeting.

Seeing this, the youth coldly nodded, also not intending to come over and communicate, randomly found a seat and sat down, silently meditating.

Huo Yuhao then glanced in his direction, no longer cultivating, took out a book and started reading; Gu Yue Na also stopped her movements, leaned over to watch.

All four people in the carriage were very quiet; time gradually passed in this kind of atmosphere.

"Attention passengers, the train is about to arrive at Xing Dou Zhuan Zhan; passengers wishing to visit please disembark in order."

The train suddenly jolted lightly; the scenery flying backwards outside the window abruptly opened up; on the distant continuous mountain range silhouettes, the rising sun dyed the clouds gold and red. Huo Yuhao caught sight of this magnificent scene, then suddenly felt his sleeve being gently tugged.

"Yuhao, look over there." Gu Yue Na pointed at the horizon, where a flock of crystalline flying Soul Beasts was skimming past the morning glow; their transparent wings refracted seven-colored light, like scattered gems.

And below, a Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear stood on a high wall.

Huo Yuhao looked along the direction Gu Yue Na's finger pointed; his gaze was drawn to the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear on the city wall. That massive bear-type Soul Beast was clumsily clinging to the city wall's edge, two front paws resting on the battlements, round eyes staring straight at the speeding train, its appearance actually somewhat endearingly silly.

Huo Yuhao smiled gently, "That expression of its, seems like it's saying it also wants to ride the train."

"Pfft—"

The youth not far away couldn't hold back a burst of laughter; seeing the three look over, he instantly resumed a serious expression, eyes looking straight ahead.

Li Yucheng withdrew his gaze with amusement, looking at Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue Na who likewise wore smiles, "Gu Yue Na should have seen this before; Yuhao, this is your first time near Xing Dou Zhuan Zhan, right? A pity; if the timing weren't unsuitable, I could take you guys for a visit."

"There's an entrance to enter Xing Dou here; that Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear is one of the Outer Perimeter Guardians, preventing people without permission from entering Xing Dou to poach. Counts as one of the sights here, but there are many more places full of local character that can't be seen from the platform side."

Huo Yuhao looked at the platform, shook his head, smiled: "Even without going in, watching from outside, you can still see quite a few interesting points."

On the platform, several Soul Masters in uniforms were maintaining order together with several petite Soul Beasts.

A fluffy Wind Baboon wearing a little hat on its head was using its claws to guide passengers' directions.

Beside it was also a Seven-Colored Peacock, elegantly spreading its tail feathers, on which the glowing words "Luggage Storage" flickered.

In the platform's broadcast, a gentle female voice was announcing:

"Please all passengers treat our Soul Beast partners kindly, visit civilly, coexist harmoniously…"

As Li Yucheng said, very full of local character.

Sunlight spilled through the huge Glass Dome onto the platform; the scene of humans and Soul Beasts coexisting harmoniously composed a vibrant scroll.

Pity… some buzzkills have arrived.

Spearmen are indeed Lucky E?

Boom—!!!

"Careful!"

Li Yucheng's eyes suddenly widened.

The platform's Dome suddenly exploded; blood-colored mist poured down like a tide, instantly enveloping the Soul Guidance Train stopped at the platform. The originally cheerful and busy Soul Beasts let out panicked cries; the Wind Baboon's hat was blown away by the shockwave; the Seven-Colored Peacock's tail feather light suddenly extinguished.

Li Yucheng shouted sternly, his whole body's soul power surging, but before he could act, the blood mist suddenly surged, forming two giant ghost hands, grabbing Huo Yuhao, Gu Yue Na, and the youth beside them, instantly dragging them into the Void!

On the distant City Wall, the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear let out an earth-shaking roar. Its massive Shen Ti Leaped up, Terrifying Dark Golden Claws Tearing Air as they Struck Down viciously at the blood mist——

Rumble!

The Platform's Soul Ground was smashed with cracks dozens of meters long, but the blood mist had long since Dissipated without a trace, leaving only a few strands of cold Aura.

The Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear Roared at the Sky, its Sound Wave Shattering Glass everywhere……

End of Chapter