Chapter 396: Underground Water Prison

Surely it's underground?

Tang Wulin's eyes flashed with a thoughtful light.

He and Huo Yutong had discussed the possibility of this situation; Huo Yutong's spiritual detection ability was nearly absolute, so the Ri Yue Di Guo must have hidden the competitors in a place her spiritual detection could not reach, namely underground.

But if the target is underground, Huo Yutong's spiritual detection would not easily find the target's location, as thick earth would greatly impede the spread of spiritual power.

Now it's up to him.

Tang Wulin gently squeezed Huo Yutong's hand and whispered in his heart: "Yutong, cover me."

Huo Yutong nodded imperceptibly; seeing the surrounding air slightly distort, Tang Wulin understood her simulated soul skill had taken effect.

He lightly inhaled, his eyes suddenly turned green, and then countless life fluctuations came from all directions.

Since becoming a Soul Emperor, Tang Wulin's Natural Son ability has risen to a new level.

For him now, connecting with the spiritual power of all the city's plants is effortless.

Normally, with Huo Yutong by his side, this ability of his sees little use.

After all, her spiritual detection is far more useful than his ability.

But in this particular situation, the Natural Son's empathic ability is more useful than spiritual detection.

As long as the place imprisoning the competitors has plants, he can sense their whereabouts through this method.

Soon, Tang Wulin opened his eyes, his expression somewhat delighted.

Seeing his expression, Huo Yutong immediately realized he had found the target and hurriedly asked: "Where are the competitors being held?"

Once we know the exact location, using her spiritual detection to search will be twice as effective.

Tang Wulin said solemnly in his heart: "The underground water prison beneath the southern city moat."

Huo Yutong was startled, but then she also understood.

This is undoubtedly an unexpected place, but upon reflection, as a prison it is indeed the most suitable location.

After knowing the specific location, everything became much easier; the two headed toward the southern direction, while Huo Yutong extended her spiritual detection downward into the water.

As Tang Wulin said, there was a fence-like entrance at the bottom of the water; after Huo Yutong's spiritual power passed the fence and continued forward for a moment, a brightness appeared, and the water prison Tang Wulin mentioned formally appeared in both of their minds.

Steel cages were neatly arranged here, each holding eight to ten people; the water inside was over a meter deep, murky water soaking the bodies; those imprisoned were almost all pallid, with very weak breath, hardly able to rest in this water prison, only able to lean against the side.

Obviously, they were the participants and their team teachers who came to compete in this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

Originally they were all vigorous young talents, but now they have all ended up like this.

After encompassing the entire underground water prison in their detection range, the two unsurprisingly saw two familiar faces.

Those two withered figures were precisely the Third and Fourth Elders of the Holy Spirit Sect.

As expected, the Holy Spirit Sect had sent people here, and they were two Evil Soul Masters at the Honored Douluo level.

Besides them, there were several black-clad figures whose aura indicated they were at the seven to eight ring level. Fortunately, if only they were present, the problem wouldn't be great—not to mention Song Lao, even Tang Wulin could handle them alone.

The issue is whether there might be other, stronger members present.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong exchanged a glance, instantly seeing through each other's thoughts.

What the two need most now is information about Holy Spirit Sect members, and the simplest way to obtain it is naturally……

Half an hour later, the sky gradually darkened, and a black-clad person walked out of the underground water prison.

He was about to head toward a familiar Evil Soul Master stronghold when he suddenly felt a pain in his neck, and then lost consciousness.

Tang Wulin retracted the hand that had just thrown a knife lift, picked up the Evil Soul Master's body, gave Huo Yutong behind him a light nod, and then the two swiftly left the place.

They found an inconspicuous spot; as a low chant sounded, the two soon vanished.

After arriving in the Netherworld Half-Plane, Tang Wulin tossed the Evil Soul Master to the ground and asked Huo Yutong:

"Is there any magic in the Netherworld magic that can compel someone to answer any question?"

Wanting this guy to willingly answer questions is obviously not easy; although taking him back to an inn and letting the few from the Original Body Sect interrogate him would be a good option, considering this is Ri Yue Di Guo's territory, doing so carries some risk, so Tang Wulin thought it better to let Huo Yutong handle it.

Huo Yutong nodded.

"There is, requiring one's spiritual power to be far stronger than the opponent's; fortunately, this Evil Soul Master is only at the seven-ring level, so there should be no problem."

Having said that, she lightly squatted before the Evil Soul Master, extended a hand to lightly tap his forehead, and began chanting the incantation.

As a gray aura continuously flowed from Huo Yutong through her fingers into the Evil Soul Master's brain, he soon shuddered all over and opened his eyes.

At this moment, his eyes were dazed, with a small white flame flickering deep within them, looking extremely eerie.

Huo Yutong asked in a low voice: "What's your name? What is your soul power level? What is your martial soul? What were you sent here to do?"

The Evil Soul Master looked bewildered, yet without hesitation he replied:

"My name is Li Yue, rank seventy-six, martial soul Bloodthirsty Scythe, I was sent here to guard the hostages detained in the Ri Yue Di Guo during this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament."

Seeing him answer fluently, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong both breathed a sigh of relief.

For now, everything seems fine.

In that case, the two will try asking some deeper questions.

"What is the approximate strength of the Evil Soul Masters currently in Sunrise City, and how many beings at Honored Douluo level or above are there?"

This is the most urgent information the two want to know now; it will directly determine what plan to adopt next.

Li Yue said with vacant eyes: "Among the Evil Soul Masters currently in this Sunrise City, there are three Honored Douluo-level beings: the Third Elder, the Fourth Elder, and the Seven Elders; besides them, there are twelve Soul Douluo and forty-seven Soul Sages; I don't know anything below that."

(Chapter End)