""Do you really not need to try again?"
Qin Xiao asked with some uncertainty.
"No, really, there's no need."
Xuan Ziwen said with a wry smile, "If only I had known about your humanoid soul device earlier and its ability to use soul tools, I wouldn't have been necessary.
Had I spent that time preparing some materials to make soul tools, wouldn't that have been better?"
"Alright then, let's head back. I've also got some special little gadgets that need perfecting."
After speaking, the humanoid soul guidance device started walking out.
Xuan Ziwen followed helplessly.
When they returned to the laboratory, Qin Xiao took out a limp object from his spatial soul guidance device and put it on the head of the humanoid soul guidance device.
Now the humanoid soul guidance device had a face.
"Wow, now I really feel like he's an actual person." Xuan Ziwen couldn't stop praising as he looked at the increasingly perfect humanoid soul guidance device.
"It's a pity I don't have a powerful spiritual martial soul, otherwise no matter what, I would create another humanoid soul guidance device just like yours."
Xuan Ziwen once again expressed his envy.
"Heh."
Qin Xiao laughed without saying anything.
Did you really think that a spiritual martial soul alone could use this kind of soul tool?
How naive.
The two then chatted casually before Xuan Ziwen took the initiative to leave.
He was not far from reaching the level of a ninth-level soul master and spent every day pondering how to break through that barrier.
He naturally did not want to waste more time.
...
"Teacher, I'm also very curious, how strong could your humanoid soul guidance device's combat power possibly be?"
After Xuan Ziwen had left, Vina approached Qin Xiao and asked curiously.
These days she had watched Qin Xiao busying around while she herself had been complely out of the loop.
All she knew was that Qin Xiao was doing something awesome.
And whenever Xuan Ziwen showed up, she would not get too close.
Fearing that any slip might give away her identity.
"I estimate that taking a few Titled Douluo shouldn't be too much of a problem." Qin Xiao hesitated before responding conservatively.
"Wow, is it that powerful?"
Vina opened her mouth in astonishment, the result far exceeding her expectations.
One could say, Qin Xiao's current achievement had already reached a height many could never aspire to in their lifetimes.
Titled Douluo...
It's really...
...no need to ask.
She now felt a great blow to her confidence.
But after a little while, she felt much better.
Qin Xiao was not a person.
Why compare herself with him?
For ordinary people, the level of Titled Douluo was a height unattainable in a lifetime.
But that was just for ordinary people, for Qin Xiao what was that?
Time passed.
The night was calm.
Outside the Imperial Sun Moon Soul Academy, several sneaky figures gathered.
They each wore black tight-fitting clothes and face veils that made it impossible to see their features.
"General, what do we need to do now? Shall we just charge in and snatch the kid back?"
At this moment, the leader replied.
"Are you an idiot? Do you think this place is the battlefield at the border where you can come and go as you please? A Soul Saint-level cultivation is nothing here, and due to your stupidity, we all could get involved."
After being scolded, the person behind him fell silent.
"Alright, enough with the nonsense. Why don't you come up with a good idea then? Let's hear it. If we can't bring the Duke's son back this time, we might as well not go back ourselves. It'll all end here for us."
Someone at the leader's side spoke up with some frustration in his voice.
It was apparent this person also held some rank.
"A direct intrusion is definitely not feasible, but we could try some other methods, like finding out his daily habits, or places he frequently visits, and we can lie in wait beforehand." The general offered his suggestion.
"Haha, look at us, we obviously look like people from the Xingluo Empire, just inquiring about him would get us caught instantly." Another military-ranking individual bluntly dismissed the idea.
"Then what should we do?"
"Let's sneak in first. It's dark now, we might have a chance. Later, you'll be responsible for taking him away, while I'll hold off the others."
Hearing this, everyone grew silent.
Someone had made a resolved decision to go through with this at all costs.
...
Entering the academy.
Everyone was puzzled.
Because they had made it surprisingly easily to the building where Qin Xiao was.
"This doesn't feel right, after that incident of the Body Sect's sneak attack, there should've been tight security here! By all accounts, this place should be heavily guarded!"
The leader noticed something was off.
"We can't bother about that now, let's just barge in and get that guy."
Another suggested.
And he received agreement from the rest.
Then, just as they were about to act, a figure emerged from the laboratory building.
He was tall, reaching two meters in height.
He was clad in heavy armor, resembling a mighty giant.
"Damn, we've been spotted!"
The leader's pupils contracted as his face suddenly turned pale.
"What's there to panic about? We have so many people, and he's just one man, can't we handle him?"
"That's right, we'll tie him down together. Two of you enter the lab and be sure to capture the kid."
A fierce determination flashed in their eyes, and their bodies erupted with formidable soul power.
"Don't hesitate, gentlemen, you don't have much time. Once we take action, it won't be long before the academy's elites take notice."
They all possessed an air of readiness to face death.
"Okay!"
The two leaders gritted their teeth heavily, then made a detour, intending to sneak into the laboratory from the side.