Peerless Tang Sect: Hurricane Infinite Wind

Chapter 400: Miser Xu Guozhong
After clearing out this floor of the warehouse, Wu Xuan and the others naturally headed towards the next floor.

Although there is only one level between them, Wu Xuan and Ye Guyi killed five Soul Douluos along the way. This shows how valuable the materials in the strategic warehouse on the second level are.

The alloy door that appeared in front of Wu Xuan and the others again had five keyholes and four password screens on it.

Wu Xuan was naturally familiar with this and easily destroyed the soul guide lock in front of him again.

With a soft "chi!" sound, the metal door in front of him opened again, and a breath of Soul Saint appeared in Wu Xuan's perception. Wu Xuan had sensed this person's aura before, but a mere Soul Saint could not make any waves.

"Mr. Qian! How did you get in? How did you open the door without Mr. Xu?" A middle-aged man who looked to be around fifty years old immediately questioned Wu Xuan after seeing him.

That wary look seemed to indicate that Wu Xuan was impersonating an outsider.

"Of course I was able to come in with Xu Guozhong's permission. And can you question me?" Wu Xuan said coldly.

"Yes, yes, yes! I overstepped my bounds." The middle-aged man nodded and bowed hurriedly to apologize.

"Let me ask you something. Did Xu Guozhong say he would come to count the inventory?" Wu Xuan asked.

"Ah? Hasn't Master Xu been counting the accounts in the third-floor warehouse today?" The middle-aged man raised his head slightly and asked in confusion. Isn't this Master Xu's daily routine? Why did Mr. Qian still have such questions today?
Wu Xuan couldn't help but curl his lips, then raised his hand and sent the middle-aged man away with a slap. Given Xu Guozhong's miserly nature, it would be impossible for him to sneak up on him now, and there would be no time for an ambush. So, the only option was to kill him head-on.

Then Wu Xuan and the other person started moving goods again.

The area of ​​the second floor was much smaller than the first floor, only about one-third of the first floor. But even this one-third was still quite spacious.

Within this second-floor warehouse, there were at least thirty types of rare metals, all of them extremely valuable. Each one was several times more expensive than those on the first floor.

Looking at the alarm devices installed around, Wu Xuan could only say that he was too naive. He did not break the door or demolish it by force. Even if Xu Guozhong was on the third floor, he would not be able to detect such a small movement.

And what if he was discovered? He was the only one left in this war preparation warehouse, so what kind of trouble could he cause?

So with the cooperation of Wu Xuan and Ye Guyi, the second-floor warehouse was emptied directly.

"There's only one floor left! This is when the main event begins." Wu Xuan said as he slowly stretched.

With a click, the third-floor door opened, revealing a staircase that led down for twenty meters.

At this moment, the light within the third floor was extremely bright. Almost all the soul guide lamps were illuminating. A strong metallic aura emanated from within, giving off a solemn and murderous feeling.

"Qian Tong! How dare you enter the third floor without permission?" An angry roar suddenly erupted from the steel jungle below.

He was an old man, tall but somewhat thin, with sunken eyes and dark skin. He was actually of royal descent.

The man before him, though of former imperial descent, was one of the betrayers of the past and was deeply favored by the current Emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire. However, he was not a supporter of Crown Prince Xu Tianran, but rather the one Xu Tianran was currently trying to win over. Wu Xuan feigned shock at this, then turned and ran.

Wu Xuan's actions directly angered Xu Guozhong, so Xu Guozhong stopped counting the treasures in the warehouse and rushed directly to the door.

However, upon reaching the door, Xu Guozhong couldn't believe his eyes. What did he see? The second floor was completely empty. The rare metals that had once piled up like mountains had vanished without a trace.

"Damn it, Qian Tong, where are my rare metals? Where did you hide my rare metals?" Xu Guozhong yelled hysterically.

The rare metals in this second layer were simply beyond measure. Even with money, it was hard to buy them, and now there wasn't even a slag left. How could he not be furious?

"Where are you going? Humph! Let me help you find it, the Hurricane Battlefield!" Wu Xuan stretched out his arms, releasing his domain, directly covering Xu Guozhong.

Upon seeing this, Xu Guozhong immediately ran away, but unfortunately he was not as fast as the domain laid out by Wu Xuan, and was covered by Wu Xuan's domain in an instant.

"You are not Qian Tong, who are you?" Seeing that he couldn't get out, Xu Guozhong asked with a gloomy face.

Wu Xuan smiled lightly at this and took off the mask on his face, revealing his true appearance. "Guess!"

"Looking for death!" Xu Guozhong's face turned cold and nine soul rings, two yellow, three purple and four black, flashed around him.

A multicolored fireball? Xu Guozhong's martial spirit is actually a degraded version of the Sun Martial Spirit inherited from the Sun and Moon Royal Family.

But the temperature of this degraded multicolored fireball is average, and it may not even be ranked as a mid-level martial spirit.

Immediately, Xu Guozhong swung his dark, rough hand forward, revealing a long-handled sword. The blade was about two feet long, and the handle, as thick as an egg, stretched five feet. Xu Guozhong was also going for a close-quarters approach.

It wasn't over yet. A fiery red halo flew out instantly and hovered around Xu Guozhong's wrist holding the knife. Suddenly, the surging aura around Xu Guozhong surged, and the temperature emitted by the colorful fireball also began to rise continuously. At this time, Xu Guozhong stood there with a somewhat imposing aura of standing tall and majestic.

At first glance, he used two ninth-level soul guides, one for close combat and the other for amplifying his own flames.

"You little beast, if you surrender now and return my rare metals, I will spare your life! I'm not afraid to tell you that this auxiliary soul guide is called Flame Loop, and it can enhance my own flames by several levels. So far, my soul guide has not met a real opponent." Xu Guozhong said proudly.

"You're just a frog in a well, so short-sighted you can only see a tiny area." Wu Xuan shouted coldly. Seven soul rings instantly rose around him. The momentum Wu Xuan released at this moment was so strong that it rolled over, causing Xu Guozhong to look horrified and take two steps back.

"This is impossible, you little beast, don't think you can fool me with your bluff!" Xu Guozhong swung the big knife in his hand and slashed towards Wu Xuan.

Suddenly, the fiery red blade slashed across a distance of over forty meters, slashing down towards Wu Xuan. The momentum was so great that it seemed to split Wu Xuan's battlefield in two.

The air instantly grew blazing. Xu Guozhong's long sword was a masterpiece of great craftsmanship. Though merely a melee soul guide, it contained nine extremely complex ninth-level core formations. Combined with the support of various other core formations, the power of his enhanced flame sword was already among the highest among ninth-level soul guides. Furthermore, its attack range was far greater than that of ordinary melee soul guides. It could be considered a soul energy weapon.

(End of this chapter)