"Do you know what they are planning?"
Ye Ling was also quite surprised to hear Huang Hun's words, not expecting Huang Hun to give him a pleasant surprise.
Huang Hun nodded and said, "Just as Ghost Hand Jack returned to his safe house, two other members of Takamagahara found him, wanting to discuss excavating the Dragon Soul from beneath the Dragon Department's base."
"Dragon Soul?" Ye Ling's brow furrowed slightly. "Are you sure you heard correctly?"
Huang Hun continued, "I heard correctly. The three of them were also discussing finding Mutou Masao to activate the formation and lure out the Dragon Soul. However, before they could make a move, I intervened and dealt with all three of them."
Hearing Huang Hun's words, Ye Ling's eyes grew increasingly puzzled.
The Dragon Soul, much like the Dragon Vein, was a crucial item concerning the fate of a nation.
However, while the Dragon Vein was related to a nation's fortune, the Dragon Soul represented the spirit and essence of a people. Once the Dragon Soul was stolen, a nation would lose its spirit and fall into degeneracy.
A nation that had lost its spirit and essence was as good as destroyed.
The Dragon Department's base was located in the eastern capital of Yang Country. If there was a Dragon Soul beneath their base, it would naturally be the Dragon Soul of Yang Country, a vital element of Yang Country.
Ye Ling couldn't understand why Yang Country's Dragon Soul would be beneath the Dragon Department's base, nor could he understand why Takamagahara would want to excavate Yang Country's Dragon Soul.
After all, Yang Country was a subordinate territory of the divine realm Takamagahara. If Yang Country were to be destroyed, Takamagahara would lose its source of faith, and the divine realm Takamagahara in the immortal realm would continuously weaken, eventually perishing.
Even though Izanagi was banished from the divine realm Takamagahara to the mortal world, he was still the father god of Takamagahara. The fact that the forces he founded in the mortal world were also called Takamagahara indicated that Izanagi had never abandoned his position in the divine realm Takamagahara.
How could such a god excavate his own Dragon Soul and destroy his own foundation?
Huang Hun did not know what the Dragon Soul truly represented and continued, "At that time, I didn't know what they were specifically doing, nor was I very clear about their objectives. I just wanted to kill them as quickly as possible, so in the end, all I knew was that these were all Izanagi's orders."
"That's all I know."
After listening to Huang Hun's account, Ye Ling said with a serious tone, "There are many strange things about this matter. We need to investigate it thoroughly."
From the massacre of the Dragon Department's base by Ghost Hand Jack, Ye Ling confirmed that Izanagi harbored deep hatred towards Hua Country. Everything he did was likely aimed at targeting Hua Country.
If they deduced from this perspective, then Izanagi's excavation of Yang Country's Dragon Soul might also be a move against Hua Country.
However, Ye Ling still couldn't figure out how excavating Yang Country's Dragon Soul could threaten Hua Country.
Unable to ascertain Izanagi's purpose for the time being, Ye Ling could only suppress this question in his heart and spread his divine soul outwards, probing beneath the base.
As Ye Ling's divine soul penetrated thousands of meters underground, he indeed sensed a not-weak power in the darkness.
That power emitted a golden light, and faint dragon roars coiled around it, resembling the soul of a giant dragon.
However, there were no protective measures around this Dragon Soul; it was exposed in the ground. Fortunately, it was buried deep enough that others wouldn't easily find it.
But if someone with ill intentions encountered it, they could unhesitatingly absorb the Dragon Soul, dealing a devastating blow to Yang Country.
Ye Ling was disappointed with the protective measures of the่ Department and shook his head slightly, sighing at their lack of preparedness.
Afterward, Ye Ling withdrew his divine soul and said to Mutou Masao and Huang Hun, "This place indeed hides Yang Country's Dragon Soul. It seems Takamagahara is indeed planning to excavate their own Dragon Soul."
Mutou Masao exclaimed, "They've gone mad! Why would they excavate the Dragon Soul? If something goes wrong, won't the entire Yang Country be finished?"
Ye Ling teased Mutou Masao, "You are a member of Takamagahara, why are you asking me?"
Mutou Masao quickly retorted, "Your Majesty, before the operation, I had no idea it was about excavating the Dragon Soul. The organization's task for me was only to seal off the Dragon Department's branch and establish some kind of formation when necessary."
"If I had known they were so insane, I would never have colluded with them!"
Ye Ling waved his hand, "Alright, I have no interest in your thoughts. This is Yang Country's Dragon Soul, and it's your business how you handle it. I don't care, nor am I interested."
"But I need to know, what does this have to do with Hua Country?"
Huang Hun suggested at this moment, "Since they are planning to excavate the Dragon Soul, why don't we excavate it first and see what happens?"
"If there is anything that is detrimental to Your Excellency, we can be prepared."
Huang Hun, who was condensed from the grievances of countless vengeful spirits, had no sense of national identity and only sought revenge.
For him, nothing else was important besides revenge.
If not for Ye Ling's restraint, Huang Hun would have even dared to devour the entire Yang Country to gain the power to slaughter gods!
Mutou Masao's expression changed slightly upon hearing Huang Hun's suggestion to excavate the Dragon Soul, and he quickly objected, "This is absolutely not permissible! The Dragon Soul is of utmost importance. If anything goes wrong, perhaps billions of innocent lives will have to be buried with it!"
"Your Majesty is benevolent and would never allow such a tragedy to occur!"
Although Mutou Masao was a member of Takamagahara, he was ultimately a person of Yang Country and still possessed some conscience.
Even though he could be possessed by spirits and commit heinous acts, he could not bring himself to cause the destruction of billions of lives.
Ye Ling nodded, "Indeed, it is not my intention to involve innocent lives in disaster. Moreover, this world is not like it was before; it is already globalized... The destruction of a major country has a significant impact on other countries."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Mutou Masao breathed a slight sigh of relief. However, before he could express his gratitude, he heard Ye Ling say, "But Huang Hun's suggestion is still good. This Dragon Soul might pose a threat to Hua Country, so it's best to excavate it and examine it carefully."
"Your, Your Majesty?"
Mutou Masao was stunned. He opened his mouth, and before he could utter any words of dissuasion, he saw a monstrous demonic energy surge from Ye Ling's body, and a powerful aura erupted from him!
Boom!
Mutou Masao and Huang Hun were sent flying by Ye Ling's aura. The monstrous demonic energy spread through the air and then dispersed into numerous beams of light, piercing into the earth!
The entire Dragon Department base began to shake violently.
Mutou Masao sat on the ground, watching the commotion caused by Ye Ling with fear in his eyes, his terror intensifying.
Ye Ling, now shrouded in demonic energy, looked like an supreme demon god!
Mutou Masao knew that he could not stop Ye Ling.
At this moment, a sudden premonition arose in his heart...
With Ye Ling's strength, it would only take a single finger to sink this country.