Unrivaled Tang Sect: Xiao Ding Zhen Tian

Chapter 124 Intelligence
Xiao Yun noticed that when they first came over, many of the anti-aircraft defense facilities below immediately responded. The entire camp seemed to be filled with a solemn and murderous atmosphere. Although it was only early in the morning, many soldiers had already begun training. Not only were they in good order, but they were also majestic and murderous. What an iron-blooded lion.

"The Western Army Group is the most elite in the Xingluo Empire, and the 100,000 people in the Central Army Group we see before us are the elite among the elite."

Dai Yuheng's tone contained a hint of pride.

Military camps passed by underfoot, and after flying for nearly a quarter of an hour, a large cowhide tent appeared in the distance.

Compared with other tents, this cowhide tent was much larger. It was hexagonal and made entirely of dark brown tanned cowhide. There were not many guards around, only two teams of about 30 White Tiger guards patrolling.

At this time, everyone's attention was quickly attracted to a person in the open space in front of the big tent. Although he couldn't see clearly, he felt a shocking momentum from that person. It was a mixture of powerful cultivation and murderous aura. The man seemed to be practicing boxing. He didn't release his martial spirit. His movements were simple and concise, but every time he punched, there would be a dull explosion in the air.

Durres, who was flying in front, slowed down and led everyone down slowly. When everyone descended to a height of nearly a hundred meters, they could immediately clearly feel the violent fluctuations in the airflow.

Moving forward again, they could see the man clearly. He was facing them sideways, with his blond hair fluttering in the air, and his upper body bare, revealing his solid bronze muscles. He was probably nearly two meters tall. From the side, they could see that his face, which looked like it was carved by a knife, was so resolute.

His seemingly slow movements were actually as smooth as flowing water. Every step he took and every punch he threw was accompanied by a dull explosion. Even from a distance, one could feel the blood and qi in his body surging with the powerful and vigorous fluctuations.

As if sensing their arrival, the man slowly closed his fists and stood up, taking a long breath, and a roar like a tiger's roar was heard. In an instant, strong winds were blowing within a few hundred meters around the big cowhide tent. It was really like a tiger descending. The chilling aura made every Shrek Academy disciple feel like their hair was standing on end.

Ma Xiaotao's momentum during the battle was already quite astonishing, but compared to the tall man in front of her, it was by more than one level.

"Is this the Duke of White Tiger, Dai Hao?"

Dai Hao is not yet a Nine-ring Titled Douluo, but his might is the most terrifying among all the Soul Douluos Xiao Yun has ever seen. The White Tiger Martial Spirit is indeed a top-level beast martial spirit. After so many years of inheritance by the Xingluo Dai family, it has its own mature and unique training system.

Everyone landed one after another. Durex, who was at the front, could no longer move forward. He bowed slightly and said, "Marshal, the young master and the people from Shrek Academy are here."

At this time, the tall man had turned around, and the whole face could be seen. He looked to be in his thirties, with regular features, deep eye sockets, and twin pupils in his azure blue eyes. His face looked a little thin, but his whole body had a metallic texture. Especially his eyes, when he just swept over, it flashed like a giant blade, causing everyone in Shrek Academy to stop unconsciously. However, his eyes soon became gentle.

Handsome, resolute, upright, and possessing an iron-blooded temperament. Seeing him, even the proud students of Shrek Academy felt like surrendering.

Dai Yuheng stepped out of the crowd, took a few quick steps forward, knelt on one knee in front of the tall man, and said respectfully, "Father."

Duke Baihu nodded slightly and looked at the Shrek students in front of him, "Welcome to all the top students and teachers of the academy."

"Wang Yan greets His Excellency the Duke." Wang Yan, the team leader, stepped forward quickly. Even though Dai Hao had nothing to do with Shrek Academy, he had a high status in the Star Luo Empire. Plus, he was the host, so he naturally could not neglect the etiquette.

Dai Hao took the initiative to extend his hand and shook hands with Wang Yan. "Teacher Wang, and all the students, you must be tired after traveling for so long. Let's put it in the account first."

Wang Yan nodded and led everyone into the main tent.

As soon as they sat down, Durex ordered someone to prepare tea for the Shrek people. Dai Hao picked up the teacup and took a sip. "The Soul Master Competition will begin in a while. You should be the contestants sent by Shrek Academy to participate in this competition. You are all young, but your cultivation is so extraordinary. Shrek Academy is worthy of being the number one academy in the continent."

"Your Excellency, Duke, are too kind. Everyone in your army is full of vigor and energy. You can tell at first glance that you are a strong army. You are able to manage so many soldiers in such an orderly manner. Your Excellency the Duke truly deserves the title of the Star God of War." Wang Yan also said with a smile, engaging in a wave of commercial flattery.

"Haha! Since Teacher Wang Yan is so optimistic about my Northwest Army, you students can consider my place after graduation. Don't worry, I promise that after you come here, you will be a general of a thousand men within a year. My place is definitely the best choice for making achievements."

Dai Hao said, his tone returned to normal, "But Teacher Wang Yan, shouldn't you go to Xingluo City to participate in the competition? Why did you come to my place?"

"Father, that's actually the case."

Dai Yuheng explained their monitoring mission to Dai Hao. After listening, the latter frowned.

"Hand of Death? These guys are quite famous around us. I have sent people to them recently. But if too many people go, they will flee upon hearing the news. If too few people go, it will be useless. The Hand of Death bandit group is quite powerful and extremely cunning. They may even have spies in the army. The place where those bandits are stationed is too sensitive on the border between the two countries. In order to avoid unnecessary war, the central government asked me not to intervene." Dai Hao couldn't help but sighed when he said this. "It's obviously my base, but I have to trouble you, the Shrek Supervisory Group, to take action. It's really embarrassing."

"Don't say that. You have too much military work to do and it's understandable that you can't spare the energy to take care of this matter." Wang Yan said, "Anyway, we don't plan to trouble you, the Northwest Army. We just want to rest here for a while and then set off."

"Okay, if you need anything, just come to me." Dai Hao said, looking at Durex, "Go and gather all the information, and then give it to Teacher Wang Yan."

"I understand." Durex said, turning around and leaving the military tent.

"After dinner, let's rest for three hours, and then we will set off into the Mingdou Mountains. I believe the information should have arrived by then." Wang Yan said.

After the meal, everyone immediately began to meditate and rest. For the inner courtyard students, this kind of task was already commonplace.

Xiao Yun had also experienced a supervisory mission, so he had no problem adapting. Bei Bei and the other two were almost old enough to be promoted to the inner courtyard, so they adapted quickly.

Three hours of meditation swept away everyone's fatigue. It was already past noon, and after eating the lunch prepared by Durex, Durex handed over all the intelligence collected by the Central Corps to them.

According to intelligence, the main area of ​​activity of the Death Hand bandits is in the central area of ​​the Mingdou Mountains. They will only go down the mountain to rob as quickly as possible when they have a specific target. The entire bandit group has about three hundred members. All are young adults. Among them, soul masters accounted for approximately one-tenth of the number. There is no accurate information about who the leader of the bandit group is. I just know that he is a soul master with a cultivation level of at least Soul King or above, and there is no way to know his abilities.

The reason why there is so little information is because the hand of death never leaves anyone alive wherever it passes, and its methods are extremely cruel.

The latest intelligence came from about half a month ago, when they robbed a group of merchants and fled into the Mingdou Mountains. The intelligence had the approximate direction of their departure.

This is the only information the military can provide. Because they may enter the Sun Moon Empire to fight, the Western Army cannot provide manpower help, and even the flying soul guide they borrowed cannot be carried into the mountains.

Time was running out, and they had to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition. After confirming the information and getting the map, everyone set off immediately. First, he used the flying soul guide to fly to the entrance to the mountain indicated by the intelligence under the guidance of the White Tiger Guards. Then he removed the flying soul guide and entered the Mingdou Mountains with the help of the map provided by the military.

"Keep the formation. Dai Yuheng, Chen Zifeng, I will be in the front, ten meters apart. The control and auxiliary teams will be at the back. Xiao Yun, the four of you in the reserve team will follow behind."

Set off! "

The one who gave the order was the team leader Ma Xiaotao. At this time, Ma Xiaotao's tone undoubtedly became serious.

With Ma Xiaotao and the other two leading the way, the speed of progress was very fast. Chen Zifeng's Soul-Chasing Sword was most effective at this time. With one sword in front, all the thorns were quickly cut open. Coupled with the powerful strength of Dai Yaoheng and Ma Xiaotao, a passage was easily opened. When it got dark, they had already gone deep into the Mingdou Mountains.

As the sky gradually darkened, Wang Yan reminded Ma Xiaotao, "Let's take a break and eat something first."

Ma Xiaotao nodded. "Everyone, rest where you are. Do not light a fire to avoid alerting the enemy. I'm afraid we will have to search all night long."

The students sat together to rest, but Teacher Wang Yan left quietly. Ma Xiaotao didn't care much about his departure.

"Old Dai, your father is quite handsome!" After Xu Sanshi got acquainted with several members of the regular team, he went straight up to them and spoke to Dai Yuheng.

Dai Yuheng glanced at him. "My father was known as the No. 1 son of Xingluo when he was young. I don't know how many girls chased after him at that time. Of course, compared to his appearance, his talent is more terrifying. My father never entered our Shrek Academy to study. He followed his grandfather to the battlefield at the age of thirteen. Starting as an ordinary soldier, he accumulated military merits and was promoted to sergeant, captain, squadron captain, battalion commander, and division commander. When he was promoted to corps commander, he was only twenty-three years old. At that time, no one knew his origins. After a war, my father made outstanding contributions and was transferred back to the imperial capital to serve. When he accepted the reward from His Majesty, he was recognized by His Majesty because he looked too similar to my grandfather. His Majesty was very surprised and gave the Central Corps of the Western Army Group to my father. And in front of all the ministers, he said that with Dai Hao, the empire would have no worries for a hundred years."

"So who was more handsome, your father when he was young or Xiao Yun?"

Xiao Yun was eating dry food. He had just swallowed a piece of it with water when he heard Xu Sanshi's words. He said unhappily, "Why are you talking about me?"

"Well." Dai Yuheng was confused by Xu Sanshi's words and didn't know what to say, "I haven't seen what my father looked like when he was young."

"But I think Xiao Yun is more handsome. After all, as you can see from your appearance, your father is only a little more handsome than me." Xu Sanshi said narcissistically.

Jiang Nannan snorted, "Shameless."

Soon it got dark and Wang Yan returned to the camp.

"Everyone, come here." Wang Yan waved, motioning everyone to come to him.

The seven people in the inner courtyard hesitated for a moment. After all, Wang Yan's cultivation was similar to that of most of them, and everyone here had stronger talents than him. If it weren't for Master Xuan specifically asking Wang Yan to lead the team, the seven people in the inner courtyard would have rebelled long ago.

After all, in the minds of the inner court students, they only recognize strength.

"I just explored the surrounding situation, coupled with my observations along the way, I have discovered a few things so far."

"There are already Wen Lan trees around here. Wen Lan trees are a relatively rare tree species. The heart of the tree can be used as medicine, and the trunk is as hard as iron, which is most suitable for making various furniture. Its growth has extremely high requirements for air. It can only survive in places with extremely rich vegetation. I once saw in an ancient book that the place where Wen Lan trees grow is at least 50 miles deep in the dense forest. At the same time, Wen Lan trees prefer cold weather, and its heart is a good auxiliary for soul masters who cultivate cold-type martial spirits."

Ma Xiaotao frowned, "Teacher Wang, what do you mean by saying this?"

"What I mean is that the appearance of Wen Lanshu means that we have entered the core area of ​​Mingdou Mountain Range or at least the edge of the core area. According to our intelligence, the leader of the Death Hand Bandits may be an evil soul master. Just now, I discovered this."

As he spoke, he took out a tree trunk from his storage soul guide. This section of the tree trunk was half scratched by something, and there was a cylindrical hollow inside.

Wang Yan smiled and said, "This is the Wen Lan tree. The heart of the Wen Lan tree is dark blue. It is gone now. That means it was dug out. Considering our goal this time, we can boldly assume that it was done by the bandit leader or his subordinates. The purpose was to feed the bandit leader. If this is true, then the possibility that the enemy we are facing is an evil soul master is very high. At the same time, it also means that we should not be far from the enemy."

(End of this chapter)