Chapter 82 - Wanted in the Sun and Moon

Some people had just arrived at the hotel and hadn't even entered their rooms when an invitation letter from Ye Ling, the Lord of Yuesheng City, was delivered to them.

"Gentlemen, I have no choice. The city lord has ordered me to invite you."

"I'll say it again: I appreciate your city lord's kindness, but I will not attend the banquet. Do you understand?"

"I understand, I understand."

"If you understand, then get out of here."

Sensing the aura of the Ninth Elder, which was comparable to the city lord's, and seeing the eight soul rings floating above him, the soldier from the City Lord's Mansion who delivered the message swallowed hard.

He didn't dare to say anything else. He ran out of the hotel as if escaping, stumbling into a soul-guided carriage and fleeing toward the City Lord's Mansion.

This was a powerhouse on par with the city lord. Even if he were killed, the city lord likely wouldn't seek revenge. It was better to return quickly and report back—maybe the city lord would spare his life.

After hearing the report from his subordinate, Ye Ling did not send anyone else to invite Xu Mingxi and the others. Instead, he dispatched soldiers to ask if they needed any assistance.

Xu Mingxi and his companions ignored them. The intelligence business was the most extensive and lucrative in the world. Every city had public intelligence dealers, and behind them were essentially the local tyrants.

Xu Mingxi didn't want to owe the city lord any favors for something that could be bought with money. Once he attended the banquet, more trouble might follow.

He had been away for more than six years and was starting to feel anxious. He wanted to settle everything here quickly and return, because Tang San was still waiting to target him.

The next day, everyone split up and spent a lot of money buying intelligence from various agencies in the city, then pooled the information together to filter out the most critical parts.

Xu Mingxi came across a piece of information suggesting that an evil soul master might be hiding near Yuesheng City. This was also the reason for the large number of refugees at the city gate that day—but he didn't care.

An evil soul master was still just an evil soul master, and they didn't affect him. Anyone who dared to make a move in front of him would be turned to ashes by a blast of his blazing sun cannon. The power of pure sunlight against evil soul masters was no less than the holy light of angels.

There was also some information related to the Sun and Moon Empire, and even some gossip about Ye Ling, the lord of Yuesheng City. It was said that people often heard a man's screams coming from the noble residence in the middle of the night.

The only regret was that perhaps the people of Yuesheng City were too weak—there was no information about 100,000-year-old soul beasts in the intel. However, Xu Mingxi found a good location for a breakthrough: the largest volcanic mountain range in the southern part of the Sun and Moon Empire, the Yuejian Mountains.

"Mingxi, let's split up. You and the Eighth Elder will go to the volcano for your breakthrough, and the Ninth Elder and I will go to Mingdu to gather information about the 100,000-year soul beast for you."

"Alright, Grandfather. You and the Ninth Elder—be careful. We can take our time finding the soul beast, but nothing must happen to you."

"Don't worry. We can still escape even if we can't defeat them."

"Grandfather, don't be reckless—especially be wary of the soul guides in Mingdu."

As far as they knew, the most likely place to find information about the 100,000-year soul beast was the capital of the Sun and Moon Empire.

Xu Mingxi watched the two elders leave and suddenly had a premonition that something might happen. But after thinking it over, he believed they were only gathering intel—and with a Title Douluo among them, there shouldn't be a problem.

"Eighth Elder, let's fight quickly and decisively."

"Okay."

As soon as Xu Mingxi and his companion left Yuesheng City, the soldiers guarding the city reported to the city lord, but after entering the City Lord's Mansion, the soldier was never seen again.

The Yuejian Mountains were the largest cluster of volcanoes in the Sun and Moon Empire and also a habitat for soul beasts. Xu Mingxi chose this place not only to use its mimetic environment to make a breakthrough but also to try his luck at finding the soul beast he needed.

To save time, the two did not take a carriage but flew directly. The Yuejian Mountains were full of low-level soul beasts. Their ages were similar to those in human-made soul hunting forests and posed no threat to the two.

Xu Mingxi randomly chose a crater and began meditating to absorb a soul bone, while the Eighth Elder stood guard outside to protect him from danger.

These two were fine for the moment, but the First and Ninth Elders were in trouble. Staring at the soldiers surrounding them, they exchanged helpless looks, then a powerful aura burst out and soared into the sky as they broke out of Mingdu.

Just a day earlier, after arriving in Mingdu, they began investigating information about 100,000-year soul beasts. Things went smoothly at first—they even found news about a beast very well-suited for Xu Mingxi.

But unexpectedly, they became targets because they spent large sums buying intel. Though it posed no real threat to them, the Ninth Elder's martial spirit and power stood out.

He controlled starlight—he was a Soul Douluo. Given that the entire Sun and Moon Empire was looking for someone who could manipulate sun and moon energy, someone quickly reported the elders' information.

Believing it was better to kill the innocent than let someone dangerous go, Xu Zilong immediately ordered their arrest, prompting the siege and suppression by many soldiers.

The two elders used their strength to break through the blockade of soul guides and escaped, but the full strength of the Grand Elder was revealed. Everyone was shocked and reported it to Xu Zilong.

When he heard that there was a Titled Douluo among them using starlight, his expression darkened and a cruel glint appeared in his eyes. He immediately ordered a national wanted notice for the two elders.

Though the elders were powerful, they couldn't oppose the entire Sun and Moon Empire. Moreover, Xu Zilong and the Silver Sun and Moon Vein had powerful backings and were stronger when using soul guides.

The two elders could only rely on their small stature to hide by altering their appearance and couldn't leave any message for Xu Mingxi to find them.

Their wanted posters were distributed across the Sun and Moon Empire. Even people in Yuesheng City recognized them and leaked the portraits of Xu Mingxi and the Eighth Elder who were with them.

The wanted posters of all four were sent to Haidu. Song Jiang and Shui Fu looked at the familiar faces in the portraits and couldn't help but exchange glances. They had dared to issue a warrant for a Titled Douluo and three Soul Douluos. Were the people of the Sun and Moon Empire so bold?

Song Jiang even suspected that Master Xu, who had a 100,000-year soul ring, might have already broken through to Titled Douluo. They truly didn't fear death.

The city lords and soldiers of various cities surely understood the difficulty of this matter, but since the Emperor had given the order, what could they do?

Catching them was impossible, so they just posted the wanted notices for show. Who would risk their lives for a few gold soul coins?