But he was still reluctant to accept the fact that his enemy couldn't dispel even a bit of demonic qi, which seemed utterly absurd to him.

"Commander, they are coming."

"Enter the array."

Wang Jixuan scratched his eyebrows and led the four into the large array, transmitting the precautionary measures for the following moments.

This array is called [Green Duckweed Spirit], provided by their Wangxian Valley for the benefit of Inner Sect disciples. It does not directly enhance cultivation but improves their aptitude and slightly aids their comprehension.

The large array slowly closed.

Mu Dan had already intercepted more information, and intermittent battle scenes began to appear.

Mu Dan's intelligence capability is undoubtedly top-tier in human society.

These nearly identical scenes would take about six or seven minutes to reach Fu Jian;

The intelligence personnel at Spiritual Ability City would organize these scenes and present them to the Six Elders, usually taking more than half an hour.

...

Tap, tap, tap.

The urgent clatter of high-heeled shoes echoed through the top-floor corridor of the fortress housing the headquarters of the Judgement Team.

A tall and beautiful female secretary pushed open the two gilded doors and swiftly entered the team leader's office.

There was a huge floor-to-ceiling window on the side of the office, outside of which lay a lake filled with solid ice. The near-blinding Arctic Circle sunshine shone on the man lying before the window, outlining his muscular body perfectly.

Meng Jin enjoyed sunbathing;

And he did not like to be disturbed while sunbathing.

The female secretary bit her lip, hung her head, and quickly walked forward, holding a portable projector in her hands.

"Commander, urgent message from Elder Tai."

"Hmm?" Meng Jin opened his eyes and asked in a slow voice, "What's the matter?"

The female secretary whispered a reminder: "Elder Tai is still on the communication channel, should you...?"

"Humph."

Meng Jin snorted softly, stood up, and walked barefoot to a coat rack, putting on a bathrobe in front of the female secretary with composure before sitting on the sofa.

"Connect."

The female secretary quickly set up the projector, and Tai Chenggang's figure appeared on the projection screen, with a few plump middle-aged women seen dozing in the background.

Clearly, the situation was urgent.

"Watch this battle clip first."

Elder Tai tapped a few buttons, and a split-screen appeared in front of Meng Jin, starting to play a video clip.

Hundreds of fully armed warriors, including three half-human mechas piloting five-meter-level underground combat-specialized mechas, aimed their guns and cannons at a large hole ahead.

Meng Jin instantly recognized the background as Xing Dian's Snow Mountain Base.

The place where his core team had incurred heavy losses.

From the black hole came continuous screams, and clouds of black smoke began to rush out. Suddenly, a figure leaped from within, prompting simultaneous attacks from all around, as beams of light shone forth.

Lasers and high-energy ion beams were everywhere to be seen.

Meng Jin's eyelids suddenly twitched lightly.

A round shield appeared around the figure, repelling all attacks, and the figure within the shield slowly looked up.

Annotations began to appear beside it.

This is...

The S-grade material previously sent by the Six Elders to Xing Dian, who went missing after the Snow Mountain battle!

The clone that had always been kept in a jar!

He survived?

What is the strength about?

A dark glow started to flicker around the figure, the shield suddenly shattered and exploded into shock waves that swept in all directions, knocking surrounding human warriors off their feet.

The figure began to flicker continuously, black qi spread in all directions, where it touched, every person, normal warriors, half-human mechas, and maintenance technicians all had a phantom taken away by the black qi, returning to surround the figure.

The black qi around the figure grew increasingly dense.

This scenario...

Meng Jin suddenly thought of Xing Dian at that time!

However, Xing Dian then had absorbed Blade Beast souls, while this S-grade material was now absorbing human souls.

The black qi thickened, and the figure rushed towards the distant, more crowded camp.

The soul plundering grew more intense.

The video ended abruptly.

Elder Tai frowned at Meng Jin, speaking in a low voice: "Did you see it? It matches your report quite a bit."

"Yes," Meng Jin analyzed, "By seizing either human or Blade Beast souls, they gain more power, following a logic completely different from Spiritual Energy Circuits."

"Acquire this new power enhancement method at any cost."

Elder Tai said slowly:

"Meng Jin, it was my misjudgment not having you lead the team last time, wrongly trusting Angel's ability.

"Now, I need you.

"If we get hold of this method, the barriers set by Spirit Cultivators for us will no longer be of significance, and we will gain some autonomy.

"You have experience dealing with this kind of power."

Meng Jin smiled: "Last time, I incurred heavy losses to stop Xing Dian."

"Did you?" Elder Tai showed displeasure, "Don't think we are unaware of those little tricks you played behind our back, you're too anxious, Meng Jin, you'll be one of the successors, we are already old."

"I'm not after power, I just want enough respect."

Meng Jin shook his head somewhat helplessly:

"You know my ideal, I want to prove to the world that Spiritual Ability Users are not demons, but saviors, Saviors!

"On this basis, I'm willing to use some unsavory means.

"If you had directly said today, there's a demon suddenly appearing there, threatening the survival of human civilization, I would offer no arguments, nor talk terms, and head over to D2 Combined Combat Zone immediately to clear this magic barrier.

"But it's not, you merely think of gaining that power, to me, this is not fighting for my ideal, so I can only put forth some terms appropriately, to show that I'm not a child easily coaxed by a word or two."

Tai Chenggang smiled: "You're still so naïve after all this, state your terms."

"Ten A-grade materials."

"Three."

"Six."

"Alright," Tai Chenggang nodded slowly, "but currently, there are only three A-grade materials without schedules, the other six will need about a month's wait."

Meng Jin smiled happily: "Rest assured, I will personally bring this power before you."

"Don't be as useless as Angel, or I will have to spend effort nurturing new young ones again."

Elder Tai said coldly, and casually disconnected the communication.

The smile on Meng Jin's lips faded quickly, he had the secretary replay the earlier video, carefully analyzing it.

His bargaining was not to anger his 'superior', but a way to preserve himself. Check for the latest updates on My Virtual Library Empire (M-VL-EMP-YR).

Only by making Elder Tai think he only cared about immediate petty gains and acted recklessly, could he further reduce his threat level in Elder Tai's eyes, not letting Elder Tai feel he had 'grand ambitions'.

This black qi...

Actually, Meng Jin had a secret weapon, an underling who had helped them cure a similar black qi corrosion before.

This underling was the Spirit Slave of the No.2 Spirit Cultivator, imprinted with a special Spiritual Energy Circuit.

Before Elder Tai discovers this secret, he must first try to acquire this power himself.

"Notify them, end their vacation, and assemble at the nearest point on the D2 border immediately."

...

Meanwhile.

Outside D5 Combined Combat Zone, a few hundred kilometers away from the border, in an underground cavity.

A special Blade Beast Galino, increasingly resembling a human, was standing with its hands behind its back in front of two walls, filled with various mysterious symbols similar to Spiritual Energy Circuits yet different.

At this moment, several symbols were rapidly flashing.

The thin wings on Galino's back vibrated gently, and murmurs came from its mouthpart.

"Found it, the Spirit Cultivator named Sophie, his location seems to be in the D2 Combined Combat Zone of the human society, that area is a highland snow mountain region."

"Sophie is very weak now, he has left his Stone Plate, without the subspace's protection."

"As long as his core circuit is shattered, the Beast God Lords can awaken early..."

Galino suddenly sighed.

"Heavenly Dao, what is the Heavenly Dao really... I wish I could chat more with that guy..."

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