“News from the front, Iso is missing, suspected to have been captured by Black Star.”

As a high-ranking Modo Civilization official read out the intelligence, the conference room fell into a deathly silence.

After a long while, a senior military official spoke in a deep voice, "The plan must have failed. The situation is now serious. What are your opinions?"

"I thought that the Mech Kingdom's intervention would definitely complete the mission, but I didn't expect him to be useless, not reliable at all." Someone's eyes flickered, and he suspected, "Could it be that he deliberately leaked the information, allowing Black Star to ruin our plan, as a show of loyalty to repair his relationship with Black Star?"

"He wouldn't do that, don't suspect him." Modo Three Kings shook their heads. "Appeasing Black Star is not his style, and the grudges between him and Black Star cannot be resolved in this way. The three major civilizations' vigilance against him will not disappear like this… You should think about how to deal with the impact of the plan's failure."

Everyone also knew that this matter couldn't be blamed on the Mech Kingdom. Even the Mech Kingdom's forces, on whom they had placed high hopes, couldn't escape, let alone their own men.

But even so, the high-ranking officials present couldn't help but feel disappointed in the Mech Kingdom.

"Iso has the soul of a death warrior in his body. Black Star can extract our plans through interrogation. We aren't worried about other things, only the information about the Soul Transfer Instrument being leaked." Another high-ranking official said.

When determining the plan, Modo Civilization had considered the consequences of failure. It seemed that they were mysterious and didn't want to be discovered, but this was just a necessary condition for framing others. In fact, what Modo feared was not that the plan would be exposed and Black Star would know it was their doing.

After all, they were enemies, and messing with you was to be expected. Even without this conspiracy, the Black Star Army would not stop invading. Since there was no room for negotiation, they were not afraid of offending Black Star.

Even if the three major civilizations knew, Modo was like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water – they were already fighting with the three major civilizations, and they didn't need this kind of excuse to make trouble. It was just a matter of having too many debts to worry about.

What Modo Civilization was really worried about was that after the plan failed, the information about the Soul Transfer Instrument would be leaked and known to Black Star.

However, since they chose to use the Soul Transfer Instrument for the plan, they had to bear such risks. It was originally a risky move, and it was impossible to have no risks at all.

Especially now that the Soul Transfer Instrument was not in their hands, but had been taken away by the Soul Transfer Twins, which added many unexpected factors.

"Speaking of which, why haven't the Soul Transfer Twins contacted us yet? The mental trap on them should have been triggered long ago." Someone asked doubtfully.

"That's right, it's been almost a month, hasn't the secondary personality awakened yet?"

"Could it be that something unexpected happened, and the Soul Transfer Twins suppressed the awakening of the secondary personality? But how is that possible, they are at most B-grade Supers. Could this also be the ability of the Soul Transfer Instrument?"

"In any case, we must now prepare for the worst." Modo Three Kings said in a deep voice.

In everyone's minds, the mental trap set by a Super-A grade on a B-grade Super should be foolproof. However, even the person in charge of the Marvel plan couldn't fully understand the strangeness of the Soul Transfer Instrument. Currently, it was known throughout the universe that only the Soul Transfer Twins could use the Soul Transfer Instrument, and only the two of them knew all its functions.

"We must take measures. Why don't we send our Super-A grade to the Shattered Star Ring to find them?" Someone suggested.

"No, Super-A grades are too conspicuous. If their direct lineage identity is exposed, they will definitely not return. Black Star doesn't mind having another collectible."

Most of the people present did not agree to send a Super-A grade to retrieve the Soul Transfer Instrument. Who didn't know about Black Star's hostility towards us? If they went, they might not be able to return.

If the Soul Transfer Instrument wasn't found, and a Super-A grade was lost instead, that would be a huge loss!

Modo Civilization had a complex view of the Soul Transfer Instrument. On the one hand, they valued its function, and on the other hand, they used it very cautiously.

Over the years, they had secretly tested trillions of people, and in the end, only the Soul Transfer Twins became eligible. Without the two of them, this cosmic wonder was like a piece of trash. Moreover, it was mostly used to carry out conspiracies, such as replacing important figures in some industries with their own people. But once discovered, and the soul was interrogated, it would involve Modo himself, causing trouble. Therefore, they didn't use the Soul Transfer Instrument often, and most of the time it was left to gather dust in the warehouse.

Therefore, although the high-ranking officials present wanted to retrieve the treasure, they were unwilling to pay too high a price, feeling it wasn't worth it.

Bang!

A senior military official couldn't help but slam the table, interrupting the discussion, with a frustrated expression on his face, gritting his teeth and saying, "Damn it, in other people's territory, any action is restricted. If it were in our own territory, there would be no need for such trouble, we would have played Black Star to death long ago."

Hearing this, everyone looked gloomy, with only powerlessness left.

There was no way, Black Star's weaknesses were too few. He was strong, had wide connections, many subordinates, and a big backer behind him. He was so tough in every field that they were desperate. They really had no tricks.

……

More than ten days later.

In the Black Star Army's flagship office, Han Xiao received the information compiled by Phillip and glanced at it.

"Is all the information here?"

"Yes, hum, this is all the information we have collected so far about the Soul Transfer Instrument."

Phillip said in a childish voice.

For the past ten days or so, the Black Star Army had begun a large-scale investigation based on the clues Han Xiao obtained from Iso.

First, they controlled the tracking team whose souls had been swapped, and learned some new information, including some details about the transport team.

Originally, according to the plan, these death warriors acting as spies would be transferred away by the Soul Transfer Instrument after completing their mission, creating an accidental death event without leaving any clues.

But the sudden escape of the Soul Transfer Twins left them trapped in the bodies of Black Star Army soldiers. Because they were worried about Black Star's quantum network monitoring, they did not dare to rashly contact Modo's men, and did not know about the escape of the Soul Transfer Twins. Many people still thought they had to continue to lie low and were caught red-handed.

After obtaining the information from these people, Han Xiao, with the help of the Sons of Destiny and several European Emperors (lucky people), cooperated with a carpet search and captured several Modo Civilization warships that had not had time to escape the Shattered Star Ring, and learned about the escape of the Soul Transfer Twins from these people.

However, the clues ended there. Modo's men didn't know where the Soul Transfer Twins had gone, so naturally they couldn't provide information.

Han Xiao read the information again, shook his head slightly, and exhaled, "Alas, the Soul Transfer Twins can constantly change their bodies, so it will be difficult to find them now."

He was not proficient in the soul field, but he knew an expert, who was the Covenant Organization leader, Oathkeeper, the current host of the Soul Flame.

This guy might have a way to quickly find the Soul Transfer Twins. After all, no matter how they change their bodies, the soul remains the same.

However, Han Xiao tried to contact Oathkeeper, but was told that Oathkeeper had entered the sanctuary and had not returned yet, and it was unknown what he was doing inside, so he couldn't be counted on.

"The current search methods only rely on virtual technology, daring explorers, and ethereal luck, which is not efficient…" Han Xiao rolled his eyes. "Mech Kingdom should also be looking for the Soul Transfer Instrument, I can keep an eye on them."

While tracking down the Modo troops, Han Xiao obtained additional information and learned that some other ships of the transport team were also missing.

But these ships did not fall into his hands. After investigation, he found that they were related to the Mech Kingdom's affiliated forces, which basically confirmed that the Mech Kingdom was also looking for the Soul Transfer Instrument.

And since he had shifted the blame to Mech Kingdom more than half a month ago, the three major civilizations had taken action, and some of the Mech Kingdom's affiliated forces, disguised as legitimate enterprises, were ordered to be sealed up and temporarily banned.

This not only caused considerable losses to the Mech Kingdom, but more importantly, it froze a large number of the Mech Kingdom's affiliated troops. The manpower that could be mobilized was suddenly reduced a lot, indirectly increasing the difficulty of the Mech Kingdom's search for the Soul Transfer Instrument.

However, Han Xiao felt that Mech Kingdom should have known about the existence of the Soul Transfer Instrument earlier than him, and Mech Kingdom's lair, like Modo's, was in the Ancient Star Desert, and they had infiltrated for many years, so they might have some unknown information. Keeping a close eye on them might lead to unexpected gains.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and Han Xiao said:

"Continue to investigate, and report any situation to me, especially keep an eye on Mech Kingdom's affiliated forces, and don't let any troops escape our sight."

……

Half a month later, the edge of the Shattered Star Ring star field, Di Huan Star.

This was a transportation hub planet, located near the inter-star field stargate. It handled a huge volume of passengers every day. A large number of interstellar flights traveling long distances replenished various supplies here. The planet's management was a star cluster-level civilization in the Shattered Star Ring, and it was an officially controlled public transportation hub.

On the bustling streets, creatures of different races rubbed shoulders, and the noisy and crowded atmosphere revealed prosperity.

A man and a woman were walking on the street, observing their surroundings while talking in low voices. They were the Soul Transfer Twins, Jill and Warren.

"Brother, has your secondary personality been active these past few days?"

"I suppressed it once three days ago, and I've used up almost all my energy. I need to replenish some souls today."

"Me too. There are a lot of people on this planet, which is suitable as a target. This is the last stop before leaving the Shattered Star Ring. We have to absorb a big wave to suppress it for a longer time." Warren said.

"Don't do anything now, wait until before we leave." Jill lowered his voice.

The two's goal was to leave the Shattered Star Ring. After constantly changing bodies, they finally arrived at the edge of the Shattered Star Ring without any danger, ready to replenish fuel here and then escape the star field through the stargate.

In order to suppress the mental trap, the two had absorbed a lot of souls on the planets they passed along the way, constantly "charging up." Most of the victims were beasts. It wasn't that the two were kind, but that absorbing too many intelligent creatures would easily attract attention, which would not be conducive to hiding.

Now they had finally arrived at the edge of the star field, and as long as they escaped, they would be basically safe. So the two planned to do one last big job, absorb a large wave of souls, and find a way to completely remove the mental trap.

In this way, they wouldn't have to commit crimes in other star fields and could hide perfectly.

"We're finally leaving the Shattered Star Ring. We'll soon be truly free." Warren said excitedly, feeling infinite anticipation for a bright future.

"This is the first step of our grand plan!"

Jill clenched his fists, his eyes shining brightly, extremely excited.

The first step to realizing their ambition was about to be successfully taken. They had finally survived years of imprisonment. As long as they were given time to develop, with their brother's abilities and the wonder of the Soul Transfer Instrument, they would definitely grow into a powerful force in the universe!

However, just as the two were looking forward to the future, an unexpected event occurred, and the city alarm suddenly sounded!

Wuwuwu——

The piercing alarm spread throughout all the urban areas, and countless people looked up in shock, not knowing what had happened.

"What's going on?"

"This is a planetary alarm. Could it be that someone is attacking the planet?!"

The pedestrians on the street panicked, and the street where the Soul Transfer Twins were also became chaotic.

"Brother, could they be here to chase us?" Warren's heart skipped a beat, his face full of anxiety.

"Don't panic! No one should be able to find us. Besides, even if they really came to catch us, they wouldn't make such a big commotion." Jill was doubtful.

At this moment, someone suddenly pointed at the sky and shouted, "Look, there's a fleet!"

Everyone looked up and saw warships breaking through the atmosphere and hovering in mid-air. The dark, oppressive mechanical soldiers covered the sky. There were no faction symbols, and it was unknown which organization they belonged to.

At this time, the sound of spacecraft taking off came one after another, and the defense fleet stationed on Di Huan Star hurriedly rushed to the scene, issuing a serious warning in the wide-area communication channel:

"This is the Di Huan Star Defense Fleet Command Center. You have violated the airport berthing law by breaking through the planet's atmosphere without permission. Please report your identity immediately!"

After waiting for a full two seconds, an old voice finally sounded in the wide-area channel:

"I am the Mech Kingdom, Manison. I will temporarily take over this planet."

As soon as he finished speaking, countless pedestrians were stunned to find that their communicators suddenly automatically disconnected from the Internet, and no messages could be sent out.

A clamor broke out, and everyone knew that Mech Kingdom had directly cut off Di Huan Star's external communications and blocked the entire planet's quantum network!

"Mech Kingdom?! What is he doing here?"

Jill's eyes widened, his face full of astonishment.

The two had escaped early and did not know about Modo's subsequent cooperation with Mech Kingdom. At this time, they thought they were just innocent bystanders caught in the incident.

They were only one step away from a bright future, but at this moment, they encountered an accident, and the two couldn't help but be surprised and angry.

However, the other party was the famous Mech Kingdom. Even if Jill was arrogant, he knew that he couldn't afford to offend him now. He could only pray in his heart that Mech Kingdom would finish his work as soon as possible, lift the blockade, and let them leave.

……

At the same time.

In the flagship above Di Huan Star, Manison, a Sovereign avatar shimmering with electric light, stood in front of the porthole, watching the defense fleet outside, which was facing a great enemy, and said indifferently:

"Seal off the entire planet, and don't allow any living beings to leave. The target is here. Screen all the creatures on the entire planet for me and find them!"

Outside the window, countless mechanical soldiers landed and controlled the panicked people. Countless shouts rushed into the sky and vaguely reached Manison's ears.

He scanned the earth, very sure that the Soul Transfer Twins were on Di Huan Star.

His tracking process was quite tortuous. Because it was not his territory, he could not be as blatant as the Black Star Army. He finally secretly intercepted a few transport ships, but learned from the crew that the Soul Transfer Twins had already escaped, and the clues were broken again.

However, Manison learned additional information from an insider and learned about the Soul Transfer Twins' mental trap. He used big data search and discovered that a certain planet had a large number of incidents where living beings lost their souls and became vegetative, so he guessed that this was the work of the Soul Transfer Twins.

He searched along the way and discovered more similar incidents, confirmed the Soul Transfer Twins' escape route, and finally locked onto the Soul Transfer Twins' whereabouts today.

Because the affiliated forces were being targeted and were being uprooted, Manison no longer worried about being exposed afterward, and directly made a big move, sealing off the entire Di Huan Star to find people.

If most of the affiliated forces in the Shattered Star Ring had not been suddenly frozen by the three major civilizations, causing him to almost lose the clues in the middle and delaying him for several days, he felt that he might have found them long ago.

But even after encountering many obstacles, he had still succeeded!

"The mental trap is not a high-level secret, but those grassroots crew members don't know about it, so Black Star naturally doesn't know about it either. That's why he could only wander around and try his luck, and that's why he was so easily lured away by me some time ago… Tsk, fighting with me, he's still too inexperienced."

Manison shook his head.

A few days ago, he deliberately let an affiliated force seal off the planet in the opposite direction in his name, pretending to have found the Soul Transfer Instrument's whereabouts and attracting attention.

This feint diverted a large number of Black Star Army fleets. In his opinion, even if Black Star received the news now, he would not be able to rush to Di Huan Star for a while.

However, for the sake of insurance, Manison still blocked Di Huan Star's quantum network, trying to delay the time it took for the Black Star Army to obtain the information.

As long as he found the thing, he would immediately slip away. Even if the higher civilizations questioned him afterward, they would not want him to spit out the benefits he had swallowed.