Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost-Chapter 603: The protagonist beats the Third Elder to begging on his knees, wants to..."_1

"You despicable thing, AHEM!" The Third Elder's expression was one of utter disbelief.

Three days ago, under the Great Elder's command, he had set out to arrest Bai Xuan. Delayed by unforeseen circumstances for a day, he then received news that one of the Federation's secret treasuries had been robbed. There was no need to ask who the culprit was; the surveillance footage had captured it all—it was Bai Xuan.

The man had made off with all the Awakening Materials. The Third Elder had spent an entire day chasing his trail before finally locating him.

But when they met again, his opponent unexpectedly possessed a Heroic Spirit that had undergone ten awakenings. More importantly, this Heroic Spirit was the renowned Emperor of Universe from Ancient Times and was overwhelmingly powerful. In a single exchange, the Third Elder was gravely injured.

"Third Elder of the Federation, heh." Bai Xuan sneered. His opponent's Heroic Spirit was indeed formidable, but how could it compare to his Emperor of Universe, which had accumulated power for over two hundred thousand years?

In terms of abilities and Talent alone, an insurmountable chasm lay between them.

"The Federation has never wronged you! Why would you do such a thing?" The Third Elder, feigning severity while inwardly trembling, rebuked Bai Xuan, mainly because he was losing and could only try to deceive Bai Xuan with (false) arguments for now. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Oh? Playing dumb with me? Wasn't it the Federation's Elder Group investigating me a while ago?"

"And you've been tracking my whereabouts all this time." Bai Xuan wasn't a fool. Your actions don't match your words at all; how could I possibly believe you?

The Third Elder's expression flickered as he responded, "It was Elder Wang Xianyu who said there was something wrong with you."

At this point, it's best to pass the buck, he thought. After all, 'Wang Xianyu' is just a dead man; he can't talk.

Bai Xuan was rendered speechless. Does he really take me for a fool? The Federation announced two days ago that 'Wang Xianyu' died from food poisoning. The crucial point is that they didn't even hold a memorial service before hastily burying him. That's not how an Elder is treated at all. This points to one possibility—'Wang Xianyu' was dead long before, not from food poisoning three days ago. They're trying to shift the blame onto a dead man and use that to fool me.

"So you came to investigate me?" Bai Xuan didn't care about this matter. He now not only possessed a Heroic Spirit that had undergone ten awakenings, but his other Heroic Spirits had also reached their eighth awakening.

Next, he just needed to continue plundering the Federation's secret treasuries to obtain enough Awakening Materials. In a short time, he could fully acquire nine Unparalleled in the world, ten-times-awakened Heroic Spirits.

He had been pondering how to make his next move. After his previous actions, the entire Federation had significantly upgraded the protection of its secret treasuries, making it much more challenging for him to infiltrate again.

But now, things were different. With this Third Elder, the difficulty would plummet.

One could say his arrival was perfectly timed.

The Third Elder also sensed that something was amiss. Bai Xuan was being surprisingly hesitant and verbose, not as decisive as when he'd acted before.

"This was just a necessary risk assessment, not a real investigation," the Third Elder said, already preparing to leave.

The next instant, he suffered a backlash.

Naturally, there would be a backlash when a Heroic Spirit perished; it couldn't just die without consequence.

His Heroic Spirit had been slain by Bai Xuan's, causing him to suffer grievous injuries—not physical, but to his very soul.

"You...how dare you!!!" The Third Elder was furious. The time and resources needed to reconstitute his Heroic Spirit and heal his soul's injuries would be enough to bankrupt him.

"What's there to not dare? This is just necessary risk control," Bai Xuan retorted, a large hand shooting out to grip the Third Elder's throat, dragging him closer.

"Third Elder, I have a small favor I need your help with," Bai Xuan said, drawing near, a look of disgust on his face.

The Third Elder immediately understood what Bai Xuan intended and struggled to say, "Don't even think about it..."

He wasn't a fool; he naturally understood that Bai Xuan wanted to use his identity.

If he agreed, his status as Third Elder would undoubtedly be stripped, and he might even be imprisoned.

If he caused massive losses to the Federation, it wouldn't matter if he was an Elder; even if he were the leader's own father, he would have to pay a sufficient price.

"Whether you help with this favor or not isn't up to you," Bai Xuan chuckled lightly. The other party was still too naive, truly believing he could refuse.

If the Third Elder's Heroic Spirit were still present and his soul hadn't suffered a backlash, controlling him wouldn't be so easy; he might even have been able to break free.

Now, however, that wasn't a concern; the other party had no power to resist at all.

"Damn it, you actually..." the Third Elder blurted out, finally realizing. He doesn't need my cooperation at all; he just needs to control me!

"Wait! I know you have a System!"

Before Bai Xuan could make his move, the Third Elder shouted without hesitation. He knew this was his only chance to live.

After he's done using me, he definitely won't let me go. He'll just kill me to silence me.

At these words, Bai Xuan did pause, yet his killing intent only intensified.

"It's not just me! The Great Elder and Elder Jia You also know about this!" the Third Elder quickly added, seeing the murderous glint in Bai Xuan's eyes.

"Heh, interesting. How did you find out?" Bai Xuan suppressed his killing intent, trying to bait him for more information.

"It was Wang Xianyu. He also has a Super Tech System. That's why the new energy heavy industry group possesses so many incredible technologies."

"The one who discovered you have a System was Wang Xianyu."

This stunned Bai Xuan for a moment. He hadn't expected such an answer. Then he realized, So what? Wang Xianyu is already dead.

"No wonder you people targeted me." He didn't care that Wang Xianyu had revealed his situation; the man had already paid the price for his foolishness.

The man's dead. There's no point in pursuing it any further. On the other hand, the three great Elders of the Federation... they absolutely cannot be allowed to live. They know my secret; none of them can survive.

"I... Yes, we wanted to know what your System was." The Third Elder felt he had blurted it out in panic and made a mistake. I shouldn't have openly stated that he has a System. But what's said is said. There's no going back now.

Bai Xuan's killing intent surged, though he didn't let it show.

"So why did you kill Wang Xianyu?" Bai Xuan returned to his original question. He felt there was definitely something fishy here.

Logically, Wang Xianyu had been able to detect his anomaly, and his Super Tech System could benefit the Federation. Such a talent should have been protected. So why was he dead?

"He..." The Third Elder hesitated. How could he explain this? He certainly couldn't say it was because they suspected Wang Linchi might use the Super Tech System to seize control of the Ark Project.

Steeling his heart, he decided to push all the blame onto the dead man. "He wanted to use the Super Tech System to control the Federation, but his plot failed!"

"..." Bai Xuan was speechless. Does he take me for a fool? His words are so contradictory. First, he said Wang Xianyu exposed my System, and now he's saying Wang Xianyu was anti-Federation. I may not have thought much of Wang Xianyu, but I knew his character. I hadn't understood Wang Xianyu's previous successes, but now it seemed Wang Xianyu truly had the Federation's interests at heart.

"It was because you felt his Super Tech System was in your way, wasn't it?" Bai Xuan, seeing through the slander, instantly thought of his own predicament. If he were captured, his fate would likely be the same as Wang Xianyu's.

It might even be worse for me. Wang Xianyu was an Elder, so he was given some face. If I were caught, they'd use any excuse to arrest me. Given the current chaos in the Federation, even if my friends and confidantes wanted to help, there'd be no way. After all, the Federation's Elder Group holds the highest power.

"Impossible! We harbor nothing but absolute goodwill towards System holders!" the Third Elder denied vehemently.

However, Bai Xuan just laughed upon hearing this, "If that's the case, then you can do me one last favor."

Behind Bai Xuan, a Heroic Spirit stepped forward.

"Wait! You can't do this to me! I am the Third Elder of the Federation Congressional Elders Group!!!" Of course, the Third Elder knew what awaited him—being turned into a puppet under the other's control.

"I know. If it weren't for your status, I wouldn't have bothered talking so much. I'd have sent you on your way long ago." Bai Xuan had already committed the act of plundering the Federation's secret treasury; why would he care about the Third Elder's high rank? They were no longer on the same path. His identity was irrelevant.