Unrivaled Tang Sect, starting from exchanging dormitories with Huo Yuhao

Chapter 289 Evacuation (Part Two)

"Senior Brother, is it really that scary..." Xu Sanshi wiped the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead. In his opinion, Su Yu was at most someone with high potential, suitable to be a general commanding troops. Bei Bei's evaluation was a bit too high.

"The subsequent development and plans of the academy's Soul Guidance Department were basically planned by Su Yu. He also gave up his spot in the Extreme Individual Soldier Program to his junior brother. Su Yu didn't accept much of the resources from the Martial Soul Department or the Soul Guidance Department. In addition, when Du Busi caused trouble at the academy, Su Yu offered a win-win solution, and..."

Huo Yuhao looked at Xu Sanshi, unable to continue speaking.

With the current momentum, Bei Bei felt that every word Huo Yuhao said diminished their morale. The problem was that Su Yu was unaware of this matter yet, and once it came to light, it would inevitably lead to a desperate situation.

This scene was so fast that it was like a flash in the pan.

The good news is that nobody knows where Su Yu is.

The bad news is that Su Yu is also about to appear, and he's very likely to be within the borders of the three great empires, or perhaps in Mingdu...

"Not to mention Luo Yu, I believe everyone has been beaten up to some extent. The problem is that this guy's status in the Sun Moon Empire is second only to the emperor. If you can find someone in the three great empires who can match them, we won't have to worry about Su Yu's betrayal now. We can just go back and wait for a few decades."

Beibei patted Xu Sanshi on the shoulder with a wry smile.

"Who can defeat those two monsters? As it stands now, the Sun Moon Empire has consolidated its internal power. Before Xu Tianran took power, the Sun Moon Empire was quite peaceful, but now..."

Wang Dong'er hesitated to speak. Shrek Academy was very well-informed. She had discussed the matter of the Sun Moon Empire with Su Yu, but the conclusions they reached were surprisingly consistent.

Soul tools are an irreversible trend of the future, a consensus she and Su Yu reached, but in fact, the answer was given eight thousand years ago.

"Shh..."

The detector in Xu He's hand emitted a slight fluctuation. "We should leave. If we don't, the enemy might discover our tracks."

Everyone quickly concealed their presence and began to secretly evacuate from the forest.

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Shrek Academy.

In Poseidon Pavilion.

"Sect Master, our plan has failed..." Elder Lin said slowly, looking at Elder Xuan.

"I know……"

The three imperial squads were wiped out, and Wang Qiu'er died in battle...

This was yet another defeat for the three great empires. Whenever he encountered such a defeat, a certain figure would always involuntarily flash through Elder Xuan's mind.

Su Yu...

If it were that kid, would we continue to fail like this?
perhaps……

Won't……

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"Prepare to provide full support for Huo Yuhao's team. The three great empires are already preparing to go to war with the Sun Moon Empire. We have no other choice. Even if we carry out a decapitation strike, we will not be able to kill Luo Yu and Xu Tianran."

As he looked at the battle report, Elder Xuan couldn't help but reflect on whether he was truly unsuitable for this position.

"What should we do with Su Yu? He's hiding in the Sun Moon Empire and hasn't returned yet. Even if the three great empires want to take action, there's nothing we can do to protect him. We can't exactly send someone infiltrate and capture that kid, can we..."

Inside the Sea God Pavilion, a member slowly spoke.

“If Shrek Academy intervenes, wouldn’t that be breaking their original vow? This is an internal affair of the Star Luo Empire, and I don’t think we should get involved. Su Yu is indeed Shrek’s student, but he is also a citizen of the Star Luo Empire and is under its jurisdiction. If we continue to interfere, I’m afraid it will backfire.”

"If this kid were really a traitor, would he have rescued everyone from Shrek Academy back in Mingdu? If he hadn't, how would we explain this to our students? Just because of some things that happened to that kid from the Luo family, can we conclude that Su Yu is a traitor? I think Su Yu is innocent because the Star Luo Empire treated the Su family so badly back then, resorting to such a desperate measure to save their own lives!"

"If we protect Su Yu, it will inevitably lead to conflict with the three great empires. Right now, the royal families of the three great empires are still in the Sun Moon Empire, their fates unknown. How do you plan to explain if we protect him..."

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The incessant chatter of the crowd echoed through the Sea God Pavilion. Some advocated protecting Su Yu, while others decided to abandon him. The argument remained unresolved, with no one able to convince anyone else, resulting in a heated stalemate. Initially, they had planned to abandon Su Yu, but after a meeting, they realized things might not be so simple. Even if Su Yu was indeed suspected of treason, at least the disastrous defeat in Mingdu wasn't directly related to him.

Regarding the theft of Number One alone, Su Yu was thoroughly searched inside and out, and the matter even reached Jing Hongchen. As a level nine soul master, it was impossible for Jing Hongchen not to have discovered the matter of Number One.

In Shrek's view, everything seemed suspicious, as if someone was deliberately shifting the conflict onto Su Yu.

This has led to the current situation of conflicting opinions...

Elder Xuan was in a real bind. It wasn't that he didn't want to protect them, but given the current situation, if Shrek Academy intervened, the very nature of the matter would change...

Just then, as an elder of the Sea God Pavilion slammed his fist on the table, preparing to reiterate that "Su Yu's treason is irrefutable, and he should be eliminated immediately to set the record straight," a report came from outside the Sea God Pavilion.

"Enter." Elder Xuan, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened them and his gaze swept across the entire room.

The member in charge of intelligence liaison entered, his face grave, clutching a secret letter tightly in his hand. "Master, this is a secret letter sent by the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire, specifying that it must be opened by you personally."

"Xu Jiawei?" Yan Shaozhe frowned, somewhat puzzled. "He's the emperor of the Star Luo Empire. Why would he send a secret letter now? Is he here to kick us when we're down, or to urge us to make a quick decision? Since when have the three great empires been able to make decisions about Shrek Academy?"

"Shao Zhe!" Elder Xuan called out in a low voice, stopping him from speaking, and raised his hand to take the secret letter.

The secret letter was slowly opened, revealing a scroll made of special metal foil, with faint fluctuations of soul power on it.

Elder Xuan took a deep breath, and his powerful spiritual energy probed into it. The contents of the letter instantly appeared clearly in his mind.

[To the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion: The theft of the Mingde Hall No. 1 database has been thoroughly investigated by the Heavenly Soul Empire's Poison Immortal, who repeatedly questioned those involved. It has been confirmed that none of the participants had contact with the database. However, according to the evidence provided by the Mingde Hall, Su Yu was above the tunnel excavated by the Body Sect at the time.]

Subsequent scanning records and soul power analysis revealed that this branch of the tunnel happened to pass by storage location number one. Furthermore, Su Yu's family, after faking their deaths, mysteriously disappeared and have now appeared in Mingdu, having joined the Sun Moon Empire. A spy reported that Su Yu has reached an agreement with the Sun Moon Empire to transfer his family to its ranks.

Furthermore, the Su family discovered a large number of letters exchanged with Mingde Hall. After authentication, the letters were confirmed to be authentic. Additionally, Su Yu is currently in close contact with Xu Tianran within the Sun Moon Empire. ...

The following content was provided by the Body Sect, which details the route map at that time, as well as some footage of the Snow Empress's self-destruction.

"Sect Master, what exactly did Xu Jiawei say?" Yan Shaozhe asked, looking at the silent Elder Xuan.

Elder Xuan's brows furrowed even deeper. "You should see for yourselves..."

The letter was passed around among the people, and after everyone had finished reading it, the Sea God Pavilion fell into a deathly silence.

The previously deafening argument has now been silenced, as if choked by an invisible hand.

"How...how could this be?" Yan Shaozhe, who had been speaking fiercely just moments before, suddenly changed his expression.

If all of this is true, then the only possibility is that Su Yu has now taken Number One and defected to the Sun Moon Empire!

Elder Lin, who had been observing silently, slowly spoke: "Although Su Yu has made many contributions to Shrek Academy and experienced many changes, he is not a fool. It's not impossible that he has already moved his family to the Sun Moon Empire. Perhaps Xu Jiawei's guess is correct. We need to make a decision soon. If we drag it out until Su Yu becomes a Title Douluo, apart from those old guys, I'm afraid no one will be able to become his opponent."

"I understand..." Elder Xuan's voice sounded slightly tired.

He desperately wanted the whole thing to be a lie, but now that the evidence was out in the open, he had no choice but to accept the facts.

If he had been more decisive back then and stepped in to vouch for Su Yu, would the Su family be in a different situation now?
If the academy had been willing to intervene back then, would Su Yu's stance have changed, thus preventing the current confrontational situation?
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After a long silence, he took a deep breath and made his final decision: "Rescue Huo Yuhao's team with all our might, ensure their safe evacuation, and attempt to make contact with Su Yu! If necessary, capture him alive!"

Meanwhile, deep within the forests of the Sun Moon Empire...

"Faster! Faster!" Xu Sanshi roared, his emerald green Xuanwu Shield deflecting an incoming soul-guided ray, the scorching heat forcing him to retreat repeatedly.

Bebe, standing beside him, unleashed the full power of his Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul, protecting everyone's flanks amidst swirling lightning.

"No way... There are enemy troops ahead, we can't get through!" He Caitou's voice was hoarse. The flying soul tool he was controlling was already operating beyond its capacity, emitting a piercing roar.

Huo Yuhao's face was pale. He activated his mental detection sharing to the fullest extent, but the information that came back was despairing. The number of pursuers was far greater than he had imagined. At the same time, a large number of reinforcements were on their way. The leader of them was none other than Rachel, who was wearing the robes of a Soul Master and had a contemptuous look in his eyes!
Further back, a spiritual force was locking onto them from afar through a reconnaissance soul tool, like a leech clinging to their bones. The owner of that spiritual force was none other than Lu Jiuyu!
"Rachel! Lu Jiuyu!" Bebe's eyes burned with rage. "They actually went to such lengths just to deal with us? Aren't they afraid of Shrek Academy's retaliation?"

Happy New Year to all seniors and those undergoing rehabilitation training.