Douluo: Peerless Light...

Chapter 288 The Undead Army?

"Let him come over." Minghui retracted his gaze and said lightly.

"Yes!" The guard bowed respectfully and quickly ran over to call the jailer, who quickly came running over.

"Hello, sir!" He bowed very politely.

"What are the inventory results?" Minghui asked.

"Your Excellency, there are 188 people in total." The jailer introduced them in detail and emphasized that he did not touch any of the women.

In fact, he didn't dare to move. After all, if some big shot took a fancy to her and wanted to take her as a slave, he couldn't afford it.

Minghui nodded slightly after listening. In the original book, there were several hundred people, but now only less than two hundred people were captured. This was obviously the result of the intervention of Moon, Du Bu Si and others.

Thinking this way, he continued, "Stand outside. I need to interrogate some people myself."

"Yes!" The jailer bowed quickly and left with the guards around him.

With a snap, the dungeon door was quickly closed.

Minghui strode forward along the aisle, and the people imprisoned on both sides all shrank back subconsciously, especially the women. As for Yu Tianlong, who was tied to the torture device, he had already been whipped to death and didn't even have the strength to raise his head.

Walking to the center of the dungeon corridor, Minghui quickly activated the mental detection sharing ability to connect with everyone present.

"I am Minghui, and I am here to save you. What you see now is the image I created using my martial spirit simulation ability."

After saying this, he removed his simulation ability and revealed his true form, switching to the Light of Life soul power and releasing it, transforming into strands of green silk threads that floated towards the injured people, and continued:
"Time is running out. From now on, don't say anything and just follow my instructions."

Everyone's eyes sparkled with hope and they nodded repeatedly.

Minghui did not delay and quickly took the key from the wall next to him to open the cell door where Nan Qiuqiu was. Then he opened the special soul guide shackles in Nan Shuishui's hands that were used to seal her soul power, and handed the key to her, asking her to pass it on to open the doors of other prisoners.

Everyone who resumed their actions remained silent, restrained their breath and moved quickly.

After a short while, everyone was freed and gathered in the open space in the center of the dungeon.

In full view of everyone, Minghui opened the Door of the Dead.

"It's an independent space inside. Don't run around after you enter. I will release you when I leave Mingdu and reach a safe place."

Then he took out another ring from his body and said, "There is food in it, enough for you to eat for a while."

This was what he stole from Xu Guozhong's base. This guy was also a miser. He regarded the soul guides stored in the underground warehouse of Mingde Hall as rare properties. He would resell rare metals or soul guides to make money whenever he had nothing to do. His supervisor Li Zhong was just following suit.

In order to be able to live in the underground warehouse for a long time and count the wealth, Xu Guozhong specially built a room for himself in the warehouse where the soul guides were stored. The interior decoration was extremely luxurious, with all kinds of daily necessities. Living in it was definitely a great enjoyment.

While thinking, he handed the soul guide ring to Nan Shuishui. The meaning was very clear, letting Nan Shuishui be the leader.

In view of the current situation, Nan Shuishui did not shirk, carefully took the soul guide and waved to everyone to follow, and was the first to walk towards the portal. Even though he sensed the evil aura coming from inside, he could not care so much now, and it was more dangerous to stay here.

The people of the Sun and Moon Empire will not be polite to them!

The soul masters from other forces around naturally understood this, so they followed decisively and bowed to Minghui to express their gratitude before leaving.

The huge dungeon was soon empty.

Minghui did not delay and transformed himself into Shadow Douluo again, then turned around and walked towards the exit.

The cell door was opened, and the head of the cell looked behind him. Everyone was there, but it was an illusion created in real time by Minghui using his simulation ability.

"Sir, let me see you off!" the jailer said respectfully.

That’s quite a hassle. Minghui nodded slightly.

The jailer quickly closed the door again, then politely followed Minghui and personally escorted Minghui out of the prison.

In early May, the ground was covered with mist in the early morning, and the distance visible to the naked eye was less than 100 meters.

Minghui decisively flew away on the wind, pretending to be a "real" Titled Douluo, and disappeared from the prison boss's sight in the blink of an eye.

The jailer stopped for a moment and then hurried back.

After a while, he looked at the empty underground cell with a puzzled expression. Then, his face turned pale and he collapsed to the ground.

Then, he crawled out of the cell.

Two quarters of an hour later, the sun rose, and Minghui had already used his mental shock skill to knock down a logistics worker who was about to leave the city and imitated his appearance. Through soul searching, he learned that the person was going to the West Mountain to build a position. As for why, he didn't know because his level was not high enough. But he could guess that it was obvious that his teacher Du Bu Si and others had entered Qiankun Wenqing Valley and were preparing to block the door.

After a while, Minghui followed the team out of the west gate and sprinted towards the west mountain.

At the same time, on the other side, inside the palace.

"What!" The emperor was furious, "All those who were captured are gone, and the one who left is Shadow Douluo?"

Xu Tianran glanced at the Shadow Douluo standing next to him and said in a deep voice, "Father, that person is obviously a fake."

The emperor suddenly felt a blockage in his heart. Without these people, how could he restrain the forces behind them?

And when these people return safely to the original three empires and explain the situation, these forces will surely unite against the common enemy and become obstacles to the empire's great cause.

"Check it for me!" he shouted angrily, "These people would never disappear for no reason!"

"Yes, yes!" The jailer crawled out of the hall.

Shortly after he left, an anxious shout suddenly came from outside. It came from Xu Guozhong.

"Your Majesty, this is bad!"

The person walked in quickly, followed by Jing Hongchen, who had an ugly look on his face.

The emperor suppressed his anger and had a bad feeling. He asked in confusion, "What happened?"

"Your Majesty." Xu Guozhong was sweating profusely and even stuttered when speaking.

Finally, Jing Hongchen spoke in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, the soul guide in the underground warehouse of Mingde Hall has been stolen."

"What!?" The emperor was shocked, and then asked hurriedly, "How much was stolen?"

Jing Hongchen's expression suddenly became even uglier, his eyes turned red, and he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "All!"

"Puff!" The emperor, who was already filled with anger, spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot, and fell backwards swaying.

"Father!" Xu Tianran, who was closest to him, exclaimed and quickly supported him.

"Who, who did it!?" The emperor, whose back was supported by Xu Tianran, shouted with a flushed face and bloodshot eyes.

"It's Li Chong." Xu Guozhong said in a trembling voice, "According to the descriptions of other warehouse managers who were knocked unconscious, they felt a sudden pain in their brain when they saw Li Chong, and then they fainted. When they woke up this morning, the entire underground warehouse was emptied." "Even..." He paused, turned his head and looked at Jing Hongchen.

The latter clenched his fists and cried to the sky, "My Mingde Hall laboratory was also looted."

"Puff!" The emperor vomited blood again, then his head tilted and he fainted on the spot.

"Father!" Xu Tianran was grief-stricken. He picked up the old emperor and quickly walked towards the inner room, shouting as he ran.

"Call the imperial physician!"

Soon, in front of the bed.

Zhongli Wu and Kong Deming also arrived. After hearing the situation, the latter said in a deep voice, "There is no doubt that this is a strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking the west formulated by Shrek Academy and Body Sect. Both sides have sent out so many Titled Douluo this time, even Du Bu Si came in person."

"It is very likely that he was persuaded by Moon's promise of great benefits. And this great benefit is the soul guide in Mingde Hall."

"On the surface, they sent a large number of combat forces to contain us, and secretly sent people to find an opportunity to assassinate Li Zhong, disguised as him and sneaked into the underground warehouse. When the war started, they managed to send Prince Xu away, and the underground warehouse was left defenseless."

"When the battle is over, not to mention those soldiers with low cultivation, even we have consumed a lot of soul power. In addition, we saw Moon and Du Bu Si evacuate with our own eyes, so our vigilance is bound to be relaxed. The first thing we think of is to rest first."

"And this also gives that person more time to act."

"If my guess is correct, it was this person who rescued those people. Or, it was a group of people who cooperated with each other."

"Otherwise, how could we move the entire underground warehouse overnight?"

Jing Hongchen said at this time, "We suspected that there were spies inside before, but we never found them out. Now it seems that these people are from Shrek Academy, and they are hiding deeper than we thought, and they have been waiting for an opportunity."

After that, he smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, our plan may have been leaked a long time ago."

After hearing this, Xu Tianran's face darkened. He asked, "Do you think Arthas was involved?"

Jing Hongchen shook his head slightly, "It's unlikely. Arthas has always been under our surveillance."

"Besides, he was participating in a competition in the western suburbs when it happened."

Zhongli Wu followed up, "I also think that the child is not a spy. The reason is very simple. The child is a smart person and knows his identity very well."

"At the same time, it should be clear that based on his martial arts talent, Shrek Academy cannot trust him."

"Besides, his reputation in the original three empires has long been ruined, so why would he go back and ask for trouble?"

As he spoke, he told Arthas about the martial spirit talents and abilities that he had used in the competition.

"I think it's not just my people who sensed the breath of death. Shadow Douluo should have sensed it as well."

Upon hearing this, Shadow Douluo nodded slightly.

"Your Highness, if you are worried about Arthas, you can leave him to me." Zhongli Wu followed.

After the war, Nangong Wan brought back the news. Not only he, but also his mother took it very seriously, and guessed that Arthas had opened a portal to the underworld. As long as it could be fully opened, they would have an endless supply of undead.

And they can quickly increase their cultivation by devouring the souls of these undead!
"Your Highness, if Arthas's talent can be further sublimated as his martial soul evolves, the channel can be opened in both directions." He coaxed.

"Perhaps, the Empire will be able to gain an army of fearless undead!"

Jing Hongchen's expression changed instantly when he heard this, and he said quickly, "Your Highness, Arthas has a strong character and has always hated war. He would never be willing to do this, even if it means committing suicide. It is impossible to force him to surrender!"

"Now Arthas has not only demonstrated his outstanding talent in the research and development of soul guides, but has also greatly promoted the research of soul guides in Mingde Hall and has produced considerable results. For example, the battle armor he developed has brought great benefits to this war."

"Otherwise, the ninth-level soul masters that the empire has worked so hard to train will probably suffer a lot of casualties."

"Besides, Arthas's medical skills."

"Your Majesty, Arthas is still in the medical camp helping to treat the wounded."

"If he is controlled through the special means of the Holy Spirit Church, will he still serve the empire so wholeheartedly?"

Kong Deming said thoughtfully, "Your Highness, it is too early for Arthas to break through to Soul Saint status now. It will take a long time for his martial soul to evolve to the level described by the national teacher. Before that, I think we should just keep it as it is."

After saying that, he turned to look at Jing Hongchen and said solemnly, "Master Jing, I know you value talent! But I also hope you can understand the importance of state affairs."

"You also saw the strength of Moon and Du Bu Si last night. Now a large number of soul guides have been stolen from Mingde Hall, and those who were captured have been rescued. You can imagine the resistance that the empire will face next."

"Originally, I was thinking of suggesting to His Majesty that while the high-end combat forces of the original three empires, such as Moon and Du Bu Si, were trapped, I should bring people with level nine fixed-type soul guides to remotely destroy these two forces. But now that they have been rescued, the forces behind these people will surely unite, and with the help of multiple level nine fixed-type soul guides, the original three empires will once again have the power to defend themselves."

"All we can do now is to create more level nine fixed-type soul guides as soon as possible, and then use our high-end combat power advantage to open up the situation before Moon and the Body Sect escape. But what if Moon and the others escape before we are fully prepared? With the strength of the two of us, I think this is not impossible. And can we really keep them?"

"As long as these two people are alive, even if all the other Title Douluo accompanying them die, the foundation will still be intact."

"It's really the time when the stalemate is difficult to break and the empire is even at a disadvantage."

"I think we will urgently need such a force to help the empire turn things around."

"What the High Priest said is exactly what I'm worried about!" Zhongli Wu followed up, "Please rest assured, Master Jing, I will never use mystical magic to control Arthas until things develop to the point where I have no choice. After all, a forced melon is not sweet. Although mystical magic can make Arthas absolutely loyal, it will also make his mind lose its creativity, which is really not what I want!"

"I also want to cherish Arthas's talent."

"Let's do as the great priest says." Xu Tianran said.

Honestly, if possible, he did not want Arthas to be controlled by the Holy Spirit Church because the army of undead summoned by Arthas, under the control of the Holy Spirit Church, could be aimed at the royal family of the Sun and Moon Empire.

On the other side, after hearing what Xu Tianran said, Jing Hongchen could only nod helplessly.

Xu Tianran turned and looked at Shadow Douluo.

"Senior Xue, please go there in person and invite Arthas back to the palace to treat my father."

"Okay." Shadow Douluo left immediately.

Xu Tianran turned his head and looked to the side. "Grand Priest, Imperial Master, please send people to search the city and outside the city immediately. It is impossible for nearly two hundred people to disappear silently in the dungeon. The other party must have used some means to cover it up."

"The whole city is under martial law now. If I'm not mistaken, those people should not have left the city yet."

Kong Deming and Zhongli Wu also left quickly.

"Master of Mirror Hall" Xu Tianran also ordered Jing Hongchen to let Mingde Hall devote all its efforts to manufacturing soul guides.

Jing Hongchen followed and left.

On the other side, Minghui arrived at Xishan with the team.

(End of this chapter)