Unrivaled Tang Sect, starting from exchanging dormitories with Huo Yuhao

Chapter 287 The Golden Dragon Girl's Despair (Part 3)
"Am I going to die here?"

Maybe yes, maybe no...

The high-pitched roar of the dragon echoed across the battlefield, accompanied by the roar of cannons and swirling smoke and dust.

"Should we intervene?" Yan Lingshu asked, looking at Wang Qiu'er who was struggling.

At this moment, Wang Qiu'er was like a fish on a chopping board; if Rachel and her group wanted, they could easily seize her. No Soul Emperor could escape from the thousands of city defense troops, the several Soul Kings and Soul Emperors present, the three Soul Saints of the Holy Spirit Cult who were on their way, and a Soul Douluo.

Rachel looked at Wang Qiu'er, who was still struggling, and said, "No need, we have achieved our goal. The captain said the plan has changed, so we can leave it to the Holy Spirit Cult to clean up. We don't need to worry about Su Yu anymore."

“Before, we weren’t…” Lu Jiuyu was a little confused, but after thinking about it, he understood.

"You know that's good. Su Yu and the captain aren't stupid. They have their own plans. We just need to execute them properly." Rachel stopped paying attention to the situation on the battlefield and turned to send signals into the sky.

"Lu Jiuyu, what exactly do you want to do?" Yan Lingshu asked, puzzled.

She didn't understand why the captain had changed his mind. If Wang Qiu'er really fell into the hands of the Holy Spirit Cult, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"I'll tell you the details when we get back. Let's go. You'll understand why when you see the captain. We have important matters to attend to. A mere Wang Qiu'er can't affect the captain's plans. What, are you questioning the captain's decision?"

Lu Jiuyu's meaningful smile made Yan Lingshu feel inexplicably uneasy. It wasn't that she didn't trust the captain's decision, but she just couldn't understand its deeper meaning.

Originally, Wang Qiu'er was their bargaining chip in negotiations with Su Yu, and also an important figure who could be used to blackmail Shrek Academy. But now, they have suddenly lost such a great opportunity, which is hard to understand.

As he spoke, Lu Jiu straightened up, a glint of light flashing in his already deep eyes. He wasn't tall, but standing in front of Yan Lingshu, she felt as if they were looking at each other at eye level.

"Yan Lingshu, do you really understand the captain?" Lu Jiuyu smiled, his usual jovial demeanor now replaced by composure.

Yan Lingshu gently shook her head.

Lu Jiuyu seemed to sigh, raising his eyes and looking across the battlefield to Wang Qiu'er: "You will understand."

Yan Lingshu's slightly furrowed brows relaxed at this moment. For a moment, she realized that if the captain really made such a basic mistake, then he would not be the captain.

As the sun set, the city's defense forces, suffering heavy casualties, were forced to retreat briefly, leaving behind a trail of corpses.

Watching the city defense troops recede like a tide, Wang Qiu'er's gaze sharpened as she looked at the spot where Lu Jiuyu and the other two had long since vanished.

She collapsed helplessly to the ground. The spiritual power in her spiritual sea had reached its limit after its full-force burst, and her soul power was completely exhausted.

She was extremely weak at this moment, and if no one treated her, her life would end due to the severity of her injuries.

Su Yu, I can't go back.

Perhaps you are right, the human world is not necessarily as pure as the world of spirit beasts...

The golden dragon spear in her hand slowly lost its light and eventually returned to her body. She tried hard to take out the signal flare from her storage soul tool, but several attempts ended in failure.

Her vision blurred, and in her daze, she saw several familiar figures. As they walked toward her, Wang Qiu'er completely lost her last hope.

That last glimmer of hope vanished completely from my heart.

Aunt Biji, Uncle Ditian, Xiong Jun...

In her last moments before losing consciousness, she murmured about the many ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

I can't go back, I have to leave...

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"It seems Luo Yu is still a man of his word. Handing her over to the sect leader will definitely be a great achievement! Prepare to inform the protectors; we've got the person we wanted." One of the black-robed evil soul masters looked at Wang Qiu'er with satisfaction. There was not a trace of greed for Wang Qiu'er's peerless beauty in his eyes; there was only longing for the reward that was about to come!

“I know, you don’t need to tell me that. Don’t get any funny ideas, kid. The leader said she has to be clean, otherwise if there’s even the slightest problem with her, all three of us will die,” another man in black robes warned.

A saintess, or rather, a golden dragon maiden! This was nothing short of a gift from heaven for them!

A beam of black light descended, transforming into a prison that enveloped Wang Qiu'er. Then, the three of them vanished into the darkness.

Before long, the Holy Spirit Cult's evil spirit masters who came to meet them were met with a blinding golden light emanating from the cage the moment they touched it. The area within a radius of several hundred meters was illuminated as if it were daytime by this golden light.

An extremely dangerous aura was rising steadily, followed by the collapse of the golden light. The seemingly solid prison was instantly crushed into nothingness, eventually transforming into a sphere of light that enveloped Wang Qiu'er. "Oh no, she's going to self-destruct! Run!"

As one of the evil soul masters watched the golden orb of light gradually develop cracks, he retreated rapidly. At his prompting, the others also quickly retreated.

However, it was all too late. The golden light, like flames, swept across a space of hundreds of meters in radius, and the earth was flattened as if by a gale, leaving a circular crater.

Everything was so quiet, as if nothing had ever happened.

The only survivor was the Soul Douluo who realized something was wrong and immediately retreated. Even though he had made thorough preparations and used up all his protective soul tools, he still could not escape being seriously injured.

His two legs and one hand were half severed because he failed to escape the blast radius in time, but fortunately he survived.

Having survived the ordeal, he lay on the cold ground, panting heavily.

At this point, Wang Qiu'er's team was completely disconnected.

…………

Outside Mingdu City.

Huo Yuhao's expression was complicated as he said, "Wang Qiu'er and the others have been completely lost. The last time they were spotted was in a forest thirty miles away, but now there is absolutely no news of them."

Huo Yuhao, relying on the special nature of his soul skill, secretly went to investigate, but found nothing except traces of the battle. In addition, the people from the three major empire squads who died in battle were buried on the spot.

Bei Bei understood Huo Yuhao's meaning and continued, "They've already failed. Let's just hope Wang Qiu'er can break through. We can't afford to lose any more of our comrades..."

Wang Dong'er's expression was slightly complicated. Before setting off, Su Yu had privately warned her that this operation was destined to fail.

Although she believed in everyone's success and wanted to trust the decisions made by the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, all the signs now pointed to failure, but she dared not say so.

"Hasn't Senior Brother returned yet?" Wang Dong'er asked.

"He told my older brother that he had discovered something different, so he sent me back first." Huo Yuhao knew what He Caitou was looking for, but the results of his investigation all pointed to one thing.

Wang Qiu'er's squad has been completely wiped out.

Xiao Xiao asked with some concern, "Is it really safe to leave Brother He there alone?"

Huo Yuhao continued, "Now, neither the Holy Spirit Cult nor the Sun Moon Empire has found any trace of them in this area. I had already explored the entire area before I left, and now I'll tell you about my findings."

“We had exchanged information with Wang Qiu’er’s team before, but we don’t know the specifics. The last time we found traces was in Mingdu, but this is the only place where our traces overlap with theirs.”

As he spoke, he pointed to a prominent location on the map.

The mansion of fallen feathers!
“They have been discovered now, but I also suspect that we have been exposed as well…” Wang Dong’er looked at the place on the map with a complicated expression.

“Luo Yu’s mansion is heavily guarded. The location of the three princesses has been revealed to us, but it’s clearly a trap. Even if we don’t intend to rescue them, getting close will expose us.” Wang Dong’er sighed. She should have thought of this, but unfortunately, things are unpredictable, and everything happened too fast to give her enough time to think.

Huo Yuhao nodded. "Although I have checked everyone and found nothing unusual, I think our mission should end here. Continuing will only lead to the same fate as them."

Beibei pondered for a moment, then asked, "Sanshi, what do you think?"

Xu Sanshi frowned slightly, as if he was thinking. "Let's wait until He Caitou comes back to discuss the specifics. It's not easy for me to say anything here, since there's been some new news from the three great empires. You guys discuss the current situation first, and I'll come back to you after I've sorted things out."

The discussion continued, while Jiang Nannan remained silent. She rarely participated in decision-making, as it was not her forte, so she didn't say much.

Just as everyone was discussing the matter, He Caitou returned.

Wang Dong'er stepped forward and asked, "What exactly happened to Wang Qiu'er? Is there any chance she survived?"

“I investigated the battlefield in that area. Based on the traces of the battle, they were ambushed by the city defense army in the wild. The only Soul Saint was killed by the Holy Spirit Cult outside the encirclement. Fragments of his storage soul tool were found outside the forest. The city defense army acted extremely quickly, and the several encirclements were obviously under someone’s command.”

"This resulted in Wang Qiu'er's team suffering exceptionally heavy casualties. Moreover, a strange place was discovered deep in the forest where Wang Qiu'er's team retreated."

Strange place?

Everyone, are you all well?