In a meeting room.
"More than two thirds of the soldiers were killed or injured. More than a hundred of the 1020 volunteers were killed or injured. At this moment, more than two thousand people have arrived at the destination and are waiting for the key to appear."
A soldier stood up straight, holding a document in his hand as he reported the latest battle situation to Hong Tao and the other two.
Although the Bedlam is sealed, only people can enter and not leave. However, with the Demon Spiritualist's special soul skill, the situation inside can still be conveyed.
Hong Tao sat down and asked, "Where's Linfeng and the rest?"
The soldier didn't hesitate and quickly replied, "They have yet to appear at the destination, nor are they near it. They are still hunting the Inhumans outside!"
Still hunting the Inhumans?
Hearing this answer, Hong Tao slightly frowned.
The actions of Linfeng and the rest are a little abnormal.
If the previous hunting was to scare the Inhumans, then now that the Inhumans have broken down and fled, there's no need to continue hunting.
Even if Linfeng and the rest didn't suffer any casualties, the consumption of soul force and soul force will definitely affect the state of the competition for the key.
Their goal is to compete for the key, not to hunt the Inhumans who are obviously cannon fodder.
Although there are Advanced Demon Spiritualists and Advanced Fighters among these Inhumans, they aren't geniuses, nor are they Kings. Even if all of them die, the five major forces won't feel any heartache.
Not only Hong Tao, the other two Sovereigns were also puzzled. However, they didn't put it to heart.
According to the situation, there's still one more day before the key appears.
The less Inhumans there are, the better it is for the competition for the key.
Now that Linfeng's team has killed more than a thousand Inhumans, reducing the number of casualties, allowing the other teams to arrive at the destination smoothly. This is also an advantage for the competition for the key. This result is much more dazzling than the other teams.
Compared to this strange action, what really surprised them is the strength of Linfeng's team.
A group of fourteen people, without a single King among them, were actually able to kill the Inhumans to the point that they were scared out of their wits. Even when they heard about it, they felt that it was unbelievable.
Although they knew that Linfeng's team is very strong, otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to seal the Imperial Jade Seal's Spatial Door. However, their fighting strength still exceeded their expectations.
Furthermore, the soul skills that Linfeng's team possessed were even more shocking.
Almost all of them possessed Diamond soul skills!
One had to know that this was a group of university students who had yet to graduate!
Even though they were emperors, they were a little envious of Linfeng's Substitution soul skill.
Of the three of them, only Hong Tao possessed a Divine Soul Skill.
A spatial-type auxiliary-type soul skill like Substitution was far more valuable and practical than other offensive-type soul skills.
The substitute elf was Lin Feng's reward for entering the Fringe.
This demon spirit was extremely precious, and absorbing its soul skill was extremely difficult. They never thought that Lin Feng would dare to directly absorb it, and even succeed.
His talent was monstrous!
"Two God-tier Soul Skills. Youngsters nowadays are really something."
Chen Tian sighed.
Although he was a Martial Emperor, it was not that he had not refined a demon spirit. It was just that his demon spirit was only at the seventh rank. Although it was also a high-level demon spirit, compared to his martial arts talent, his talent for soul cultivation was not worth mentioning. Therefore, he focused on martial arts.
"Reaching the seventh rank in two years?
Is it really because the Arowana is very compatible with the Ichthyosaur Transformation? "
Xie Chun was a little shocked. The growth of this demon spirit was simply abnormally fast. Furthermore, the success rate of absorbing soul skills was also frighteningly high.
The level of this soul skill combination made even her feel inferior!
"You may leave. Pay attention to the news of Linfeng's team."
Hong Tao slowly said.
The strength of Linfeng's team was no weaker than a King's team. They were the key to this battle for the key.
If it wasn't the last step, he wouldn't want to detonate the Spiritual Medium.
As for whether Linfeng was a seven-star Demon Spiritualist or not, as a Transcendent, he didn't care. So what if he was a nine-star Demon Spiritualist?
"Yes!"
The soldier saluted. Just when he was about to leave, he seemed to have thought of something and his footsteps paused.
"Linfeng's team encountered a girl with the ability to control sand when they were hunting the Inhuman team. Beside the girl was …"
Hong Tao's face slightly changed as he waved his hand. After the soldier left, the atmosphere became silent.
"No wonder I could sense the Spiritual Medium lingering in the periphery and not approaching the destination. So she joined Linfeng's team." Hong Tao lightly said.
Obviously, the girl with the ability to control sand was the Spiritual Medium.
"Right now, there are already quite a few people who are suspicious. It's just that the matter hasn't been exposed yet!"
Chen Tiangeng looked at Hong Tao with a trace of dissatisfaction in his voice.
Initially, he was against this decision. However, Hong Tao didn't care and acted arbitrarily.
No one wants to be a sacrifice. If this matter were to be known by others, it would be a serious blow to the morale. There would probably be a lot of people giving up on the battle for the key.
This would also mean that the battle for the key would be a failure.
If this matter were to be spread out, it would cause a huge uproar. Not only Hong Tao, but he and Xie Chun would also be questioned and cursed.
Although the Emperors are high and mighty and enjoy the respect and worship of the people, they can't decide everything.
The Emperors aren't invincible. Facing the siege of multiple Kings, they could be killed!
Furthermore, in the Bedlam Lands, there are also the descendants of the Emperors and a large number of the Glory Clan.
If this matter were to be spread out, even they wouldn't be able to bear it.
"Since it's only a suspicion, it means that Linfeng's team isn't spouting nonsense. They obviously know the importance of this matter!"
Xie Chun said with a similarly uneasy tone.
Compared to the two, Hong Tao was much calmer. However, his tone was a little strange. "To dare take the Spiritual Medium away, Linfeng's team is not only strong, but also very courageous!"
As if sensing the anger in Hong Tao's words, Xie Chun frowned.
"No one wants to be a sacrifice. If it were you or me, we would make the same decision.
Instead of blaming them, you should blame your useless son! "
Clearly, it was Hong Li's carelessness that allowed the Spiritual Medium to escape from his control. This matter didn't have much to do with Linfeng's team.
Hong Tao didn't refute. Among his descendants, there were five Kings. Hong Li was indeed the most useless one. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been chosen.
However, Linfeng's team's actions clearly didn't take him seriously.
What really angered him was whether the plan could be carried out smoothly.
If they didn't get close to the destination, the power of the explosion would be greatly reduced.
Hong Tao didn't care about the so-called criticism and curses.
As a Transcendent, he wasn't afraid of any threats.
In the big picture, sacrificing some people in exchange for the safety of hundreds of millions of people in a base city and preventing the fusion of the second portal wasn't unacceptable. In fact, it was worth it!
He wasn't the only one who supported this plan!
"Since someone is suspicious, even if the portal is sealed, the news may still leak out. This ridiculous plan ends here!"
Chen Tiangeng looked at Hong Tao sternly. Hong Tao didn't seem to care about his gaze.
In response, Chen Tiangeng's expression turned ugly. He snorted coldly and left the meeting room angrily.
Although they were both Emperors, he was no match for Hong Tao. Moreover, the Spiritual Medium had already entered the Land of Chaos and couldn't be stopped.
After Chen Tiangeng left, Xie Chun said helplessly,
"Old Hong, I know you have your own thoughts. If the Spiritual Medium dies, you'll lose the most. I know you're also thinking about the big picture, but this can't be done!
If you do, everyone will be disappointed! "
With that, she got up and left, leaving Hong Tao alone in the empty meeting room.
"No one will be disappointed. If it's really exposed, it's my decision."
Under the dim light, Hong Tao's expression was a little uncertain. However, in the end, he calmed down. In the empty room, a cold and firm voice spoke to himself.
"Only blood can stop the invasion!"