194: Next target: Dark Ruins Black Market

From the appearance of Phantom Sea King to the end of the battle, the entire process happened in a flash.

The strength of a King-level Expert was fully revealed at this moment.

Lin Xingyu and the others quickly moved, taking all the unconscious people in the hotel into his Inner World.

"That's a wrap!"

With a low shout, the portal closed.

Only an empty room and a floating piece of paper were left on the spot.

This paper was the ransom note they had left behind.

The content was extensive, spanning several pages, all written by Wang Ledian.

At the end, he didn't forget to leave his name: "Heaven's Punishment."

The two characters, Dragon and Phoenix, were written in an extremely exaggerated, flowing style.

Perhaps worried that the other party wouldn't understand such abstract handwriting, Wang Ledian even specifically added annotations... Three-Eyed Clan World, Spirit Eye Pagoda headquarters.

The giant pagoda towered into the clouds, its body covered with Spirit Eye patterns, and countless runes flowed within it.

As the most important scientific research institution of the Three-Eyed Clan, countless Major Achievements originated from here.

At the top of the pagoda, in the room with the widest view.

Thousand-Eye Great Emperor was deep in thought, his head bowed, with countless Formation models appearing on the screen in front of him.

Suddenly, a rush of hurried footsteps interrupted his thoughts.

"Great Emperor, this is bad! His Highness, Thousand Eyes Imperial Son... he has been kidnapped!"

A steward rushed in, his voice trembling.

"What?"

Thousand-Eye Great Emperor's aura instantly solidified, and the terrifying pressure made the steward gasp for breath.

To protect this boy, he had specifically assigned a Marquis-level Expert to guard him.

How could something like this still happen?

"Have you found out who did it?"

Thousand-Eye Great Emperor looked at his subordinate.

Generally speaking, Feng Wang Rank forces would never dare to be his enemy.

Could it be... a Great Emperor-level force?

Logically, these people would show him some respect and wouldn't make a move.

"Great Emperor, it's a force called Heaven's Punishment. This is what they left behind..."

The subordinate said, handing the note up with both hands.

Thousand-Eye Great Emperor took the note and his gaze swept over it.

With just one glance, his brows furrowed.

The handwriting was crooked and twisted, like a ghost's scribble, making him quite uncomfortable to look at.

He suppressed his discomfort and continued to read.

The content made his eye twitch even more—

That long list of ransom demands was an outrageous request; even selling the Spirit Eye Pagoda would not be nearly enough.

Finally, he even left a note, and there was even an exaggerated, comical face... Thousand-Eye Great Emperor's chest heaved violently, his fingertips turning white from the force.

He took a deep breath, forcibly calmed his emotions, and threw the note to his subordinate.

"Pass on my order, immediately form a negotiation team to contact them!"

"We must stabilize them and ensure the safety of Imperial Son!"

It was more appropriate to leave such matters to professionals; he himself was not suitable for dealing with those people.

Since the other party had already made demands, they must be after wealth and would not easily kill the hostage.

"Also, organize people to investigate for me! I want to know all the details of this Heaven's Punishment!"

"Yes, Great Emperor!"

The subordinate felt as if he had been granted a great pardon and quickly retreated, his back already drenched in cold sweat.

Silence returned to the room, and Thousand-Eye Great Emperor slowly got up, looking out the window.

"Heaven's Punishment..."

He murmured in a low voice, a chilling killing intent bursting forth from his eyes.

No matter who the other party was, he would not let them go... In his Inner World.

"Strip him of his equipment!"

Lin Xingyu casually threw Thousand Eyes Imperial Son onto the ground.

As an Imperial Son, this guy must have a lot of good stuff on him.

"Haha, leave it to me!"

Wang Ledian pounced on him excitedly, rummaging through his body.

"This is an S-rank armor, an S-rank Soul defense spirit gear..."

"Oh, wow, the space ring is also loaded with a lot of treasures!"

"This is..."

He picked out valuable items one by one, and soon a pile as tall as a person was stacked up.

Just then, the communicator suddenly rang.

This was a Three-Eyed Clan communicator, and the communication code had been left on the note for communication with the other party.

"Morin, you organize the personnel to negotiate with the other party."

"Try to stall for time and only exchange him after we have finished refining the secret realm core."

Lin Xingyu threw the communicator to Morin.

Negotiating such matters was more reliable when left to the goblins.

The inherently greedy goblins would surely not disappoint them.

Immediately after, Wang Chiyao's bracelet also vibrated, it was the alarm she had set earlier.

"Brother Xingyu, the Dark Ruins Black Market auction is about to start, should we go cause some trouble?"

... Vast Sea City, Dark Ruins Black Market.

Inside the huge underground space, lights were bright, and people flowed like a stream.

Everyone wore masks and wide black robes, wrapping themselves tightly.

Here, identity was the greatest taboo, and wealth was the only pass.

"Have you heard? The main item at this auction is a [Space Source Crystal] obtained from a ruin."

A person wearing a bird-beak mask whispered mysteriously to his companion.

"It is said that this object is of extremely high purity and can be made into a teleportation tool, which is a life-saving item..."

"More than that, I heard that this time there is also a piece of [Stellar Marrow Iron] obtained from the Otherworld Battlefield."

Beside him, a chubby Black Robed Man rubbed his hands, his eyes gleaming.

"It contains powerful stellar energy and is the core Materials for making an S-rank [Starlight Sword]!"

"An S-rank Spiritual Tool? If I could have such a Divine Artifact, wouldn't I be able to walk sideways from now on?"

"Who's to say? What a pity! If I wasn't weaker than them, I really want to snatch all those things!"

... The two of them spoke back and forth, getting more and more excited.

"Alright, you two, stop daydreaming!"

Just then, the tall, thin man next to them finally couldn't help but interrupt their fantasies.

"Are those things something we can even covet?"

"With our strength, just feasting our eyes is enough!"

The tall, thin man shook his head helplessly, these two were getting more and more out of line.

As a Fourth-Order Evolver, they dared to dream of S-rank Spiritual Tool?

"Don't forget the main business this time!"

"The leader has given a death order, we must acquire those goblin mecha!"

The tall, thin man reminded them seriously again.

"We only have this much budget this time. If you get carried away and bid on other things, the leader will surely flay us when we get back!"

Upon hearing this, the two immediately felt as if cold water had been poured on them, and their excitement dissipated considerably.

"Got it, got it."

"Don't worry, we know what we're doing."

The group said no more, tightened their black robes, and surged into the auction hall with the crowd... At the same time.

Deep within the underground space, in a secret room.

Chen Feng, the person in charge of the black market, was lazily leaning back in his chair, a list of auction itemsfolderin his fingers, casually flipping through it.

"The auction is about to start. Is everything ready?"

His low voice echoed in the secret room.

"Everything is ready!"

A confidant stood by the table, bowing in response.

"All auction items have been put into storage, the guards have been tripled, and all Formations have been activated."

Chen Feng nodded, his gaze sweeping over the main items.

"There are quite a few good things this time, and it's inevitable that some people will take risks. The storeroom is the top priority and absolutely no mistakes can be made."

Upon hearing this, his subordinate showed a confident smile:

"Boss, rest assured, Steward Gu is in charge of the storeroom!"

"Unless a Feng Wang Rank expert personally makes a move, disregarding their reputation, it will be absolutely foolproof!"