The black-robed man kneeling in front of the platform seemed to be very afraid of the person on the throne, and his kneeling figure on the ground was trembling.
"Soul Master, please forgive me for my incompetence. My subordinates failed to do their job well and lost the blood jade and soul jade that I collected over the past three years."
The man called Soul Master sat on the throne and didn't seem to react much to the words of the man in black robe.
His silence made the black-robed man kneeling in front of him even more afraid. He could only keep his head pressed against the ground, his body hunched like a shrimp's back, and trembling constantly.
The black-robed people standing around were also silent, and even their breathing was rarely heard. The only sound in the entire underground palace was the flames burning in the braziers beside the stone path.
"Can you tell me in detail how the Blood Jade and the Soul Jade were lost?"
The soul master on the throne finally spoke. The voice seemed to come from the void, and it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman.
There was an irresistible power in his voice, and when I heard it, I wanted to do as he said.
"Yes, I will tell you everything right now.
Soul Master, the subordinates whom I had previously assigned to be responsible for collecting blood jade and soul jade in Shanhai County and several nearby areas sent back news not long ago. They said that the blood jade and soul jade have all been lost, and the efforts of the past three years have been completely wasted.
The old slave was so angry that he had them all captured and questioned them about what had happened.
They said that the perfectly laid out plan in Shanhai County was destroyed twice by unidentified persons.
The first time was when someone deployed us underground, and the Nanming Lihuo Nine-Sun Formation that was used to activate the Earth Fire Gate was secretly dismantled.
The second time was when they broke the formation that we were hiding in the underground of the city, which was used to absorb the essence, blood, and soul energy on the battlefield, and they also took away our soul jade and blood jade.
The entire process of breaking the formation will not take more than half an hour, and it is even possible to complete the cracking of the formation in a quarter of an hour. This speed is incredible to us.
The other party seemed to know how to break our formation and easily dismantled it.
My subordinates who are in charge of the formation even thought that there must be a traitor in the organization, who was the one who knew this formation so well."
When the Soul Master heard the words of the man in black robe, his mood seemed to change slightly, and his body shape changed from leaning on the armrest of the throne to sitting upright.
"Humph, that's nonsense. How could there be a traitor in our organization? Don't you think about who might betray us after being controlled by us
Apart from the thirty-six of you, no one in the entire organization can do it. Do you mean the other Tiangang Star Elders?"
Hearing the Soul Master's question, the black-robed man immediately slammed his head to the ground and said, "I dare not doubt others' loyalty to the Soul Master casually, but because this incident is too bizarre, I am really confused."
After hearing the words of the man in black robe, the Soul Master seemed to be in deep thought, and after a while he said: "If what you said is not exaggerated, it is indeed a bit weird.
Few people know about the sub-formation of the Nanming Lihuo Nine-Day Formation. Unless you are from a family that truly studies formations, you will not know how to break it and can only choose to attack it head-on.
You just said that the formation was cracked by someone, rather than being destroyed by someone, which means that the other party knows how to crack the formation.
The Myriad Blood Soul Returning Origin Formation that we use to collect the essence of blood and soul is not a formation from this world at all. It was taught to me by Lord Dahuntian. How could it be cracked by someone?"
After hearing what the Soul Master said, the black-robed man kneeling on the ground raised his head and said, "This is why I and my subordinates suspect a traitor. After all, there are many people who can defeat these two formations head-on, but there should be very few people who can crack them, especially the Myriad Blood Soul Returning Origin Formation. No outsider should know about this formation at all."
After the Soul Master heard this, he turned his head and glanced at the thirty-five black-robed men on both sides, and asked, "Are there any traitors among you?"
As soon as he said this, the thirty-five people standing nearby suddenly rushed to the middle of the stone road in panic and knelt down in unison.
“Please understand, Soul Master, we are all loyal to you and the organization, and we will never betray you no matter what.
Tianyingxing himself failed to do his job well, so he put the blame on us and falsely accused us of being a traitor. Please punish him, Soul Master."
The black-robed man with the word "Tian Kui" on his chest bowed his head to the ground and spoke to the Soul Master on the throne.
When Tian Yingxing heard what Tian Kuixing said, he immediately refused to do it and turned around to argue: "Soul Master, please understand, I have no intention of framing others. I am just reporting my findings truthfully. All decisions are up to Soul Master."
The soul master on the throne heard the quarrel between Tianying Star and Tiankuixing, and immediately waved his hand to suppress them. Without much movement, the air in the entire underground palace seemed to sink to the ground, and even the flames in the brazier were all gathered together.
Tiankuixing and Tianyingxing, who were arguing just now, were suddenly pressed down with their foreheads touching the ground, and lay prone on the ground.
"Stop arguing. I know that there is no chance of a traitor among the elders of Tiangang Star, but what Tianying Star just said must be taken seriously.
The counties near Shanhai County are all remote and the cultivation level of the talisman masters is too low. That place is just a place for us to experiment with formations. How much essence, blood, and soul energy can we get in three years? I don’t care even if I lose it.
However, all of you must take this matter seriously. I don't care if the Nanming Lihuo Nine-Day Formation is broken by someone, but if the Wanxiang Blood Soul Return to Origin Formation is broken by someone, it will definitely be a big deal for us.
After all, the details of this formation are only known to me and the thirty-six of you. Those who are responsible for setting up the formation are only responsible for a part of the formation. It is impossible for it to be spread to outsiders for careful study.
You must investigate carefully how the formation on Tianying Star was broken!"
After the Soul Master finished speaking, he raised his hand, and the mysterious power on Tianying Star and Tiankui Star was removed.
The two men didn't dare to do it again, and didn't even dare to raise their heads. They could only continue to kneel on the ground.
Another black-robed man wearing a "Tianzhi" badge said, "Soul Master, although the Myriad Blood Soul Returning Origin Formation came from Lord Dahuntian, someone modified this formation to be suitable for our world.
Do you think it was the person who did this back then who leaked the secret of this formation?"
When the Soul Master heard his words, he looked at him and said, "Tianzhixing, we already led people to exterminate their entire family back then. The people who knew the secret of this formation have long been dead. It is impossible that they leaked it."