To avoid spending too much attention on controlling soul tools during battle, Lin Xiao's soul cannons all contained parts made from Star Soul Ingots to house remnant souls.
When he previously fought against the Snow Empress, many of the array of floating cannons were destroyed by her. At that time, seeing that the room was about to collapse, Lin Xiao had no time to recover them one by one. He hadn't expected that they would be dug out by the people from the Illustrious Virtue Hall so quickly.
His eyes flickered slightly, but in the end, Lin Xiao did not make any excessive movements.
The current him was no longer the same as before. If he went all out, even Jing Hongchen might not be able to stop him. Even if the Illustrious Virtue Hall learned the origin of these alloys, he no longer needed to worry as much as he had in the past.
In fact, having this material discovered by the Illustrious Virtue Hall might even be a good thing for him.
Nearby, after Jing Hongchen took the wreckage from the soul engineer, his attention was immediately drawn to the object in his hand, and even the anger over the attack on the Illustrious Virtue Hall lessened somewhat.
"What is this thing?"
Even as a level 9 soul engineer and the well-experienced Hall Master of the Illustrious Virtue Hall, Jing Hongchen did not immediately recognize what metal was inside it.
The soul engineer wearing the human-shaped soul tool shook his head. "I've never seen it before."
Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen held the soul tool wreckage in his hand and examined it carefully for a moment. Looking at the already destroyed soul guidance arrays, he surprisingly detected a somewhat familiar feeling; they seemed to use techniques from the Illustrious Virtue Hall's soul tool production methods.
Jing Hongchen suddenly raised his head and glanced around, then retracted his gaze and looked at the soul engineer beside him. "Where was it found?"
"It was in the place where Project N°1 is stored."
Jing Hongchen's expression stiffened. He suddenly turned to look at Lin Jiayi, but before he could speak, another guard wearing royal armor pushed through the crowd and approached Jing Hongchen.
"Hall Master Hongchen."
"What is it?" Jing Hongchen composed his expression. The situation here was obvious at a glance to any discerning person; the imperial family had likely received the news and wanted to inquire about the details.
However, the guard did not speak aloud. Instead, he leaned forward and whispered a few words into Jing Hongchen's ear.
"What?"
Jing Hongchen's face changed dramatically. Although his voice was not loud, the few people nearby still clearly heard his tone of surprise.
Jing Hongchen also realized that there were many eyes and ears here. He instantly calmed his emotions and looked toward Lin Jiayi. "Jiayi, I have to make a trip to the palace. You handle things here in my stead for now."
As he spoke, he raised his head and glanced around again. "Since Project N°1 has not been leaked, there's no need to keep blocking the people here. Even if some soul tools were lost, it won't harm the foundation of the Illustrious Virtue Hall."
"Still, be careful not to let outsiders enter. As for the reconstruction, we'll discuss it after I return from the palace."
"Yes, Hall Master."
"Mm." Jing Hongchen nodded, then raised his voice and shouted to the others, "From today onward, all affairs in the Illustrious Virtue Hall are suspended. The hall's students will temporarily rest. Everything else at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy proceeds as usual for other teachers and students."
"Until I return, everything here will be under Director Lin's arrangements."
Jing Hongchen's voice carried far with the fluctuation of his soul power. Then, without any delay, he hurriedly left with the guard who had come from the palace.
Once Jing Hongchen's figure had completely disappeared, the gazes of the surrounding teachers all fell upon Lin Jiayi.
Lin Jiayi cleared his throat and stepped forward. "Everyone has seen that the Illustrious Virtue Hall has been attacked by unknown forces. For now, studies and research cannot continue."
"The teachers and students in the hall may leave in an orderly manner. Additionally, some dangerous soul tools are stored in the hall, and their current status cannot be confirmed. Other students should temporarily stay away from this area to avoid accidental injury."
"Alright, students may disperse now. Please pay attention to academy notifications for other matters."
There were indeed dangerous soul tools that Lin Jiayi mentioned, but saying their status could not be confirmed was a lie. If they were truly unstable, those soul tools would not have been stored in the Illustrious Virtue Hall.
However, by saying this, Lin Jiayi could at least deter some curious students.
Seeing the lingering students gradually disperse, Lin Jiayi let out a slight sigh of relief. He turned back to look at Lin Xiao.
"You should go back and rest first." Lin Jiayi paused as he spoke, then added, "By the way, in a few days, the Hall Master might come looking for you."
Lin Jiayi had also noticed the earlier conversation between Jing Hongchen and that soul engineer. Although he did not yet know the specifics, the last person to leave that place had been Lin Xiao, so he had naturally guessed that the wreckage was related to Lin Xiao.
"I understand, Teacher."
Lin Xiao nodded, narrowing his eyes slightly as he thought about the Star Soul Ingots.
In the past, when his strength was insufficient, even though he could refine Star Soul Ingots and had experience and ideas for creating alloys, he had no way to promote such things.
But now, he had sufficient power. He no longer needed to hide; instead, he could use it to exchange for other things.
After all, in the end, this material was not truly an exclusive secret. As long as someone had the idea, with the Illustrious Virtue Hall's technology and manpower, extensive experimentation would eventually yield various alloys.
Withdrawing his thoughts, Lin Xiao nodded toward Lin Jiayi. "Teacher, I'll head back first then."
From the morning when the Body Sect attacked the Illustrious Virtue Hall, to the later battle with the Snow Empress, until Jing Hongchen returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, quite a bit of time had passed. The sun in the sky had already begun to slant westward.
As Lin Xiao walked back to the dormitory, he slightly grimaced.
When fighting the Snow Empress, the wounds on his body had just appeared when they were rapidly frozen by that extreme chill, so Lin Xiao had not felt much pain.
But now, with all the ice and snow on his body completely melted, blood began to seep from those wounds again. Only then did he realize that, besides the long gash on his back, there were many other injuries on his body.
Fortunately, the Gold of Living Souls within his body had allowed his injuries to recover somewhat; otherwise, his entire body would already be stained with blood.
As expected, fighting a 700,000-year Snow Empress was no simple matter.
He slightly lowered his head to glance at his palm. The Snow Empress's soul was already within the Higanbana Flower. Other remnant souls, no matter how powerful, were rootless duckweed and did not require Lin Xiao to expend extra strength.
But the Snow Empress was still alive. Her soul required him to constantly use spiritual power to suppress it. He always needed rest, and this was not a long-term solution.
With a thought, a phantom appeared beside Lin Xiao.
"You once sealed the Snow Empress before. Is there a way to create a soul tool that can seal her soul?"
"The Snow Empress? When?"
The soul of Feng Shen was slightly stunned by Lin Xiao's words. He himself did not even know that he had ever done such a thing.
"Have you forgotten that soul beast you previously sealed in the God Sealing Platform?"
"That was the Snow Empress?"
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