60: Chapter 60 Blood Slaughter Hall

With a "beep" of an electronic unlocking sound, the alloy doors slowly slid open to both sides.

A slightly weary figure walked in quickly; this person was the team leader responsible for intelligence gathering in the Blood Killing Hall, and he held an encrypted electronic intelligence board in his hand.

At this moment, in the council hall, the lights cut the vast space into fragments of alternating light and shadow.

The long alloy conference table gleamed with a cold, hard, silver-gray luster. Seven or eight figures sat around the table, all dressed in dark-colored combat gear with blood-colored ghost mask patterns embroidered on their cuffs; they were the core members of the Blood Killing Hall.

The man sitting in the main seat had a sinister expression. A faint scar on his temple extended from his brow bone to his jaw, adding a touch of ruthlessness. He tapped his fingertips lightly on the tabletop, making a dull and rhythmic sound, each beat sounding like it was striking the hearts of everyone present.

"That kid is named Wang Chen, right? He caused the loss of 13 of our elites in the newly discovered Fragment World and snatched away the mining rights to the energy crystal mine. This debt cannot be settled just like that."

The man in the main seat spoke in a hoarse voice, filled with suppressed anger, his gaze sweeping over the people below.

The intelligence team leader quickened his pace, his face showing a mix of gravity and urgency, and walked straight to the man in the main seat to bow.

"Hall Master, honorable elders, I have not failed my mission; the person who secretly helped Wang Chen in the secret realm has been identified!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally somewhat dull council hall instantly quieted down, and everyone's eyes focused collectively on this intelligence team leader.

The Hall Master at the main seat stopped tapping the table, his eyes suddenly turning sharp. He leaned forward slightly and asked in a deep voice: "Oh? Who is it? Speak quickly!"

The intelligence team leader took a deep breath, suppressing the anxiety in his heart. He looked up and scanned everyone, speaking word by word, his voice echoing clearly in the empty council hall: "It is confirmed. The one who helped Wang Chen in the secret realm is a native of the Fragment World named Mo Yufei."

"Registration records show that he lives in the Fragment World and rarely has contact with the outside world. Because of Wang Chen's guarantee from Xing Shu Academy, this person's identity level has been encrypted."

"Our people went to great lengths, utilizing personnel lurking within the official system, to obtain his profile and clarify his specific abilities."

"Oh? After going to such great lengths, what exactly is special about this person?"

An elder with a cold expression on the left raised an eyebrow, his tone filled with surprise. In his view, a native of a secret realm, even if capable, was not worth such a huge fuss.

The intelligence team leader's expression became increasingly grave. He gripped the electronic intelligence board in his hand and slowly revealed the key information: "We have verified his specific abilities three times; there can be no mistake. Mo Yufei is a Beast Master."

"A Beast Master?"

A low uproar instantly broke out in the council hall. Everyone's faces showed surprise, and even the Hall Master's eyes changed slightly.

In this era where spiritual energy has recovered and technology is fused with cultivation, a Beast Master is an extremely rare profession, far more difficult to come by than ordinary spirit cultivators or artifact cultivators.

Especially Beast Masters from the Fragment World; they grow up accompanied by secret realm spirit beasts, so their compatibility is far beyond what outside cultivators can compare to. They handle spirit beasts with ease, and their combat power is often far superior to cultivators of the same rank.

After hearing this, everyone's expressions sank. They had originally thought it was just an insignificant character helping out, but they hadn't expected it to be a rare Beast Master, and a native who knew the Fragment World like the back of his hand at that.

The intelligence team leader continued: "Through our brothers planted within the official system, we have figured out the details of Mo Yufei's spirit beasts. He controls five spirit beasts, a number far exceeding that of other Beast Masters of the same rank, and his background is hidden very deeply."

The Hall Master rubbed the edge of the table, which was engraved with blood-colored patterns, his eyes cold. He commanded in a deep voice: "Then tell me in detail about the attributes of the spirit beasts he has registered. Do not leave anything out."

"Yes! The first is an avian spirit beast, bizarre in appearance, never registered in the official spirit beast directory, and has no filing information. We only discovered it controls wind-type abilities; its specific power and moves are completely unknown."

"The second is a rodent spirit beast, also not publicly registered. Its ability attribute is electric-type, and its specific functions cannot be traced."

"The remaining two are cat-like spirit beasts, both having official registration records. One is registered with enhancement abilities, and one with healing abilities. We currently have no clue about their actual utility or methods of execution."

The intelligence team leader paused, his tone carrying a bit more wariness, and continued to report: "And the one that discovered our elites this time, causing the operation to be exposed, is precisely his fifth spirit beast."

"It is a jet-black canine spirit beast. Official records confirm it possesses perception-type abilities, but we have absolutely no way of knowing its specific perception range or the depth of its ability to see through concealment."

The hall instantly fell into a dead silence, with only the crackling sound of the man in the main seat tapping the table, which was exceptionally jarring.

"We only know the names of the registered abilities, but the specific functions are completely unclear, plus it has a perception-type spirit beast as backup... This Mo Yufei is far more cautious and troublesome than we anticipated."

"Chief, there is one more matter of vital importance," the intelligence team leader continued to report.

"According to repeated checks by all our personnel planted in the Fragment World, we have traveled across every inch of the known area. We have neither found any human tribes nor discovered any traces of human existence."

The intelligence team leader quickened his pace, weighing every word: "This implies two possibilities. Either this Mo Yufei does not come from the Fragment World at all and his background has other secrets."

"Or, there is a hidden space in the Fragment World that we have never detected, and that space might just be the location of the core of the entire Fragment World, only it has been completely hidden by someone using secret techniques, and our people simply cannot reach it!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the air pressure in the secret chamber suddenly dropped even lower. A cold light flashed in the Hall Master's eyes, and he stood up abruptly.

"Hidden space... Fragment World core..." He repeated these words in a low voice, his fingertips gripping the edge of the table tightly.

"What a Mo Yufei. His background is a mystery, his spirit beasts are hidden, and we can't even fathom his foundation."

The Blood Killing Hall was so quiet that only the low-frequency humming of the quantum mainframe remained, and pale red data streams shuttled wantonly across the dome canopy, making the figures of everyone in the hall appear indistinguishable between light and dark.

A commander in black on the left could not suppress the agitation in his heart. He stepped forward and spoke, his voice wrapped in irrepressible greed and ruthlessness.

"Everyone, if we can really find the core of the Fragment World and take control of it, then the entire Fragment World will become something in the pocket of our Blood Killing Hall!"

He looked up at the Hall Master in the main seat, flames of ambition surging in the depths of his eyes.

"By then, all the treasures of heaven and earth, energy mineral veins, and rare spirit beast resources in the Fragment World will be exclusive to our Hall. Not to mention half a piece of ore, we won't have to hand over even a single blade of grass or half a stone to the Alliance!"

"We won't have to look at the Alliance's face anymore or be bound by their bullshit rules. Our Blood Killing Hall's strength will be able to leap to the top, completely breaking free from their shackles!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the other deacons in the hall echoed in agreement, and the originally tense atmosphere was instantly ignited by intense ambition.

Someone chimed in in a deep voice: "Commander Jia is right. The Alliance has always been squeezing various forces under the name of control. The resources of the Fragment World have always been the main portion, and we work hard to explore, only to have to hand over the majority in the end. We've had enough!"

"If we hold the core, all the resources of the Fragment World will belong to us. Our Hall's cutting-edge weapon research and spirit beast modification plans can all go up another level. In the future, why would we need to fear the Alliance and other forces!"

"It's just that the core is hidden secretly, and Mo Yufei is full of suspicious points; I'm afraid it won't be that easy to get," someone also suppressed their excitement and reminded calmly.

But in their words, it was still hard to hide the thirst for resources. "But as long as we can find the traces of the core, even if we pay a price, it is absolutely worth it! To monopolize the resources of the entire Fragment World, such an opportunity is once in a millennium!"

In the main seat, the Hall Master in the floating command chair tapped his fingertips lightly on the touch panel of the armrest. Looking at the unknown coordinates of the Fragment World jumping on the holographic screen in front of him, a cold light of determination flashed in his eyes.

He spoke slowly, his voice suppressing the discussion in the hall, carrying unquestionable determination: "Everyone is right. The Blood Killing Hall is determined to get the core of the Fragment World."

"With it, we will not only monopolize all resources but also control the discourse power of a small world, completely breaking away from the Alliance's control."

"Next, all forces will be concentrated on two points. First, keep a close watch on Mo Yufei and find an opportunity to take him down; he must know the location of the Fragment World core."

"Second, we must also make every effort to dig deep into the hidden space of the Fragment World. If there is any clue about the core, take it at all costs!"