Chapter 2978: Outbreak_1

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Seeing Dai Yun'er remain silent, Dai Yueyan pursued the question again, "Yun'er, when you left the imperial palace, you didn't go to gather intelligence on the evil Soul Masters, did you?"

Otherwise, how could you possibly know so much!

Dai Yun'er shook her head and denied, "Brother, how could I have the capability to do that? I just happened to encounter these events upon my arrival in the Douling Empire."

Only then did Dai Yueyan breathe a sigh of relief, "Then on your way back to the Xingluo Empire, you didn't encounter any danger, did you?"

He would rather receive the news slowly than have the former encounter any danger!

Dai Yun'er replied truthfully, "No, I had already left the Douling Empire by the time the evil Soul Masters initiated the Ritual Formation!!"

Otherwise, I might have been transformed into an evil Soul Master by that eerie formation!!

Dai Yueyan nodded slightly, "Is that so... Well, that's good, that's good."

But suddenly, he came to a realization...

His expression turned ugly...

Good? What's good about that??

The emperor of the Douling Empire had already been killed by the evil Soul Masters, and he hadn't received the news!!

Doesn't that mean that the State Preceptor and the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion had failed in their mission!!

Seeing the change in his expression, Dai Yun'er swallowed and tentatively asked, "Bro... Brother, are you alright?"

Dai Yueyan looked at her with a grave expression and said word by word, "Yun'er, I won't lie to you. Not long ago, I had the State Preceptor lead some of Xingluo Empire's strongest to support the Douling Empire. But till now, there has been no word!"

Dai Yun'er's gaze also deepened, "Didn't they use the communicator??"

Dai Yueyan sighed, "What you can think of, how could I not consider? Sadly, the result is still the same!"

It was then that Dai Yun'er speculated, "So that means, the State Preceptor and the others, might have already fallen into the hands of the evil Soul Masters?"

Without the State Preceptor and these Soul Master powerhouses, the overall strength of the Xingluo Empire would be greatly reduced!!

Dai Yueyan turned around, putting his hands behind his back, "Exactly, that's what I'm worried about!"

If I had known it would come to this, I wouldn't have deployed so many powerhouses!

Dai Yun'er stepped forward and gently placed her palm on his shoulder, soothing him, "Brother, I think, you actually don't need to worry so much!"

"The State Preceptor is a Limit Douluo level powerhouse. Even if he can't win, escaping shouldn't be a problem!"

"Perhaps, the reason we can't contact them is simply due to the initiation of the Ritual Formation!!"

Dai Yueyan also reached out to hold her hand tightly, "Thank you, Yun'er. With you here, I feel much more at ease!"

"However, just to be safe, we need to immediately strengthen the defensive measures of the Xingluo Empire!"

If the Ritual Formation successfully transforms the Civilian Soul Masters of the Douling Empire into evil Soul Masters, their numbers would definitely be staggering!

One doesn't have to guess to know that their next target would surely be the Xingluo Empire!!

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The next day!!

The powerful Soul Masters of the Xingluo Empire seemed to have also noticed that two of the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion were missing...

And they still hadn't returned up to now, causing the atmosphere to change...

En Ci, the leader, looked toward Elder Ya'li and tentatively opened his mouth to say, "Elder Ya'li, it has been two or three days, and Hall Master Tang has yet to return. Even Elder Xie has disappeared without a trace!"

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"I'm afraid something unexpected has occurred!"

Upon hearing this, Ya'li remained composed and said, "Why would the Holy Dragon Douluo say such a thing?"

"Perhaps they are on their way back!"

No sooner had these words left his mouth than they immediately provoked dissatisfaction among some of the Soul Master powerhouses...

"Elder Ya'li, isn't your statement a bit too far-fetched? With Elder Xie's Spatial Soul Skill, it definitely wouldn't take long to return here, yet he hasn't come back. Something must have happened!"

"That's right, we've been waiting for Hall Master Tang for so long. If we wait any longer, the Douling Empire might have already become a nest of Evil Soul Masters!"

"I propose that we immediately head to the Douling Empire, for the future of the entire human world!"

Upon hearing this, how could Yue Zhengyu accept these suggestions? He retorted sharply, "By your reasoning, are we to abandon Wulin and Xie Xie, and then return to the Douling Empire? That's too heartless!"

Tang Yinmeng stated categorically, "That's right, no matter what, Wulin is the Pavilion Master of our Sea God's Pavilion and even our trump card against the Ghost Emperor. We absolutely cannot proceed without him!"

Yuanen Yehui glanced at the powerhouses from the Xingluo Empire, "It's absolutely impossible for us to abandon Wulin and Xie Xie and return to the Douling Empire. If you all insist on doing so, then you could return to the Douling Empire, and we will continue to wait here!"

Realizing that the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion were obviously angered, En Ci hesitated, and could only choose to back down...

He immediately turned to the Soul Masters of the Xingluo Empire and scolded, "You lot, shut your mouths!"

"I recall stating before we came here that all actions would be directed by me!"

In an instant, the previously disgruntled Soul Masters all closed their mouths, not daring to say more...

Having done all this, En Ci tried his best to soothe them, "My esteemed Elders, please do not be angry. Take their words just now as a joke!"

"As for myself, waiting for Hall Master Tang and Elder Xie to return is a given!"

"However, the Evil Soul Masters are using the Ritual Formation to transform the Douling Empire. If we don't discuss this promptly, it could lead to major trouble!"

Seeing this, Yue Zhengyu and the others also relaxed their expressions a bit...

This State Preceptor of the Xingluo Empire sure knows how to speak much better than those fellows!

They of course also understood the urgency, but to suggest abandoning Tang Wulin and Xie Xie was utterly intolerable!

On hearing this, Ya'li nodded, showing understanding...

"Holy Dragon Douluo, your points are indeed valid. The problem is, we don't know how long it will take for Wulin and Xie Xie to return, and having everyone continue to wait here is a sheer waste of time!"

"Why not have you lead the Soul Masters of the Xingluo Empire back to Soul Land, and then regroup later? How about that?"

En Ci frowned, "That... let's not. Without Hall Master Tang, subsequent discussions would be meaningless even if we returned to Soul Land. It would be better to continue staying here for mutual support!"

He was well aware that despite the high status of the Holy Spirit Douluo in the Sea God's Pavilion, the real decisions were made by Tang Wulin, the Pavilion Master of the Sea God's Pavilion!

Seeing this, Ya'li immediately ended the conversation, "If that's the case, then I won't insist any further!"

Just then, a violent power suddenly erupted...

All those present instantly detected this Soul Power aura...

Yuanen Yehui's pupils contracted as he exclaimed, "This is... Wulin's Soul Power aura, and it's extremely violent!"

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