Chapter 2234 - 2227: Soul Hunter

"During this time, I’ll leave this place to the ten of you. Remember to call me back when all nine Power Seeds are gathered!" Zhang Menglong gave this order to his ten clones and temporarily left the Holy Kingdom of the Divine Descendants.

Under normal circumstances, who knows how long it would take for the remaining six Power Seeds to truly mature. After all, it’s not easy for an era to produce someone with skills that surpasses others.

But Zhang Menglong had almost a hundred percent confidence in his clones. He believed that within a year, at the most, his clones would be able to gather all six Power Seeds.

This time, Zhang Menglong left alone because he had other more important matters to attend to.

Recently, Gou Dan had been helping Zhang Menglong by keeping an eye on any information related to the Ancient Humans. Anything that seemed unusual or out of the ordinary would be analyzed and then discussed with Zhang Menglong.

And just a few days ago, Gou Dan actually discovered something unusual.

In a place called the Moruo Holy Nation, there have been reports of some extraordinary creatures appearing. These creatures prefer to act at night and often attack humans. Each person attacked appears intact, without any external or internal injuries, yet they die in a very strange manner.

After careful study, the people of this country found that these deaths were not caused by physical harm but rather that their souls had been stolen!

This matter quickly drew the attention of the Moruo Holy Nation, to the point where they even established an organization called the Soul Hunters specifically to investigate and protect the lives of ordinary residents.

However, unexpectedly, after more than half a year of investigation, they found no clues whatsoever about the attackers, not even any information.

Yet the number of deaths continued to rise, leaving the entire Moruo Holy Nation quite helpless.

It should be noted that this nation has tens of thousands of Realm Breakers, and even a Dominator, with strength just as great if not greater than the Holy Kingdom of the Divine Descendants!

Moreover, those powerful individuals in this nation also kept up with the times, carrying various high-tech equipment, yet even under these circumstances, they found no leads at all. To this day, they don’t even know if the perpetrator is human.

Due to this issue, the Moruo Holy Nation set aside their pride and directly called upon the entire Continent for aid, hoping someone could help solve this troubling matter.

The rewards offered were incredibly generous, with just the Supreme Crystals numbering in a billion, along with a noble title in the Moruo Holy Nation.

Since not long ago, people have been constantly heading to the Moruo Holy Nation, all of whom are very confident in their own abilities.

They call themselves Soul Hunters, aiming to slaughter those unknown demonic creatures.

But after some time passed, even those who called themselves Soul Hunters suffered significant casualties, including a Dominator! This heavy cost deterred many who initially went with ambition to the Moruo Holy Nation.

This information greatly intrigued Zhang Menglong, as he was currently very sensitive to any information related to souls. Perhaps it was connected to the Soul Shards of the Ancient Humans.

Plundering souls is exactly what the villains in novels love to do, isn’t it?

Most importantly, the Moruo Holy Nation wasn’t very far from the Holy Kingdom of the Divine Descendants, so Zhang Menglong could keep an eye on both places simultaneously.

Zhang Menglong once again used the scroll given by his auntie, and as a Space Stone turned into a pile of fragments on the ground, Zhang Menglong had already arrived in the Moruo Holy Nation.

"Hmm?"

Zhang Menglong looked around. Originally, he thought he should appear in the capital of the Moruo Holy Nation, expecting a very bustling scene around him. But this time, the power of the scroll transported him into a forest.

This forest is very vast, not the least bit sinister. At least, for a forest, it seemed very lively; Zhang Menglong even wondered if he had come to a city built within the forest.

Besides Zhang Menglong, many people had also arrived in the forest through the Teleportation Array or other means, many with expressions identical to Zhang Menglong’s.

"Strange," Zhang Menglong wandered around, unable to find a Teleportation Array that transferred to other cities within the Moruo Holy Nation, or one that could directly leave the Moruo Holy Nation.

"Gou Dan, where am I now?"

[The Dean is currently in an unclaimed area on the northern border of the Moruo Holy Nation.]

"Huh?" Zhang Menglong didn’t expect that this time he wasn’t even directly sent into the Moruo Holy Nation; it was very odd indeed.

Zhang Menglong also noticed that, upon arrival, many people’s expressions turned very serious and cautious, and they did not linger before quickly leaving through the Teleportation Array.

"Are these people seeing ghosts?" Zhang Menglong was quite speechless by their over-cautious state.

Rather than rushing to look for clues about the attackers, Zhang Menglong decided to wander around the town within the forest.

"Young man, interested in being my bodyguard?" Zhang Menglong had barely walked into the market when a middle-aged man grabbed him.

This middle-aged man was dressed lavishly, slightly plump, and appeared wealthy.

"Sir, are you talking to me?" Zhang Menglong seemed a bit unsure.

"Yes," the middle-aged man confirmed, "if you are willing to escort our trading caravan to the capital, I’m willing to offer a commission of 100 Supreme Crystals!"

"So much?" 100 Supreme Crystals might not mean much to Zhang Menglong, but it was certainly a very generous reward. Even in the Holy Soul Alliance region, an ordinary Explorer might not earn 100 Supreme Crystals in a year.

Zhang Menglong found it strange why this middle-aged man would choose him. Furthermore, why would a caravan from the Moruo Holy Nation’s border to the capital even need to hire bodyguards? This wasn’t a war-torn area, and the Moruo Holy Nation was a long-unified Empire.

"Sir, do I look like someone who could be a bodyguard? Surely, you can find many people around here who are much stronger than me."

Zhang Menglong wasn’t just making things up; around him, there were no shortage of experts above the level of Transcender players, with Eighth Grade Transcenders commonly seen, and even Realm Breakers could be lurking. Surely, it wouldn’t fall to Zhang Menglong, a First Grade Transcender, to act as a bodyguard?

"I see you are different from others," the middle-aged man said firmly, "I trust my own judgment."

"Oh? What makes you say that?"

"I’ve noticed you since you got here," the middle-aged man said, "with the current situation in our Moruo Holy Nation, most people avoid it if they can, or if they have to pass by, they do so hurriedly. But you, when arriving here, were looking around with curious eyes and even took the initiative to walk into the market; thus, I deduce you have other purposes for being here."

"Sir, you sure are perceptive." Zhang Menglong smiled, "Can you guess what my purpose is?"

"You must be a Soul Hunter, right?"

Zhang Menglong was shocked, "You can guess that too?"