Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 252 Poison That Never Dies

"What...did you just say?"

"Mental entity-type entity—"

Just as the Soul Douluo, unable to contain his emotions, was about to reply, he saw Poison Undying's body suddenly sway.

"Ouch...!"

Amidst the chaos filling the forest, the sect leader, in his true form as a Douluo, fell straight backward, causing a ripple among the more than one hundred Soul Saints:
"Sect Master, Sect Master, are you alright?!"

"typical."

Facing the crowds surrounding him, Du Bu Si, feeling dizzy, muttered, "Go dig a tunnel... go! The faster the better... go dig!"

"As ordered!"

With a whoosh, the people who had surrounded them scattered again, gathering at the foot of a hill to begin their work.

The entire Mingdu defense system was practically perfect, completely impenetrable both from the air and the ground. Trying to bypass the entire protective network and launch a surprise attack on Mingde Hall was simply wishful thinking.

However, this was no challenge for their Body Sect.

If things above ground are indestructible, then why not just go underground?
Among all body-based martial souls, the arm is the most common type, accounting for almost a quarter of the total. As long as these soul masters reach the seventh ring or above, they can transform into humanoid shield tunneling machines by combining their soul skills.

It's just an underground tunnel spanning a hundred miles. They can open it in less than a week. They have already successfully dug to the outskirts of Mingdu and are not far from Mingde Hall.

However, they encountered new troubles here.

"Sect Master! There's something going on underground!"

The Soul Douluo with crimson eyes rushed out of the tunnel: "The underground near Mingdu is equipped with detectors, which can even react to mental detection. We can't get around them at all!"

"Oh?"

Poison Undying's expression changed slightly: "I didn't expect that in such a short time, those guys from Mingde Hall would actually have come up with something..."

Their original plan was to launch a surprise attack on Mingde Hall and weaken the potential of the Sun and Moon War.

While we're at it, we'll also destroy some valuable facilities, kill as many level seven and eight soul guide researchers as possible, and steal a few precious experimental items to bring back to Douluo Continent.

Such a large-scale attack could not have been carried out by the Body Sect alone. The Three Kingdoms of Douluo must have put in a lot of effort behind the scenes, just to obtain some of the spoils for research.

There was no other way. The Sun and Moon Empire was progressing too fast, and they could no longer stand idly by.

Now that Xu Tianran has revealed his intention to wage war, there is no need to continue pretending to be peaceful.

Each according to their own methods!

However, they did not expect that the Sun Moon Empire was one step ahead... This soul-guided defense line not only blocked the pressure exerted by the Holy Spirit Cult, but also unintentionally prevented the Body Sect's underground attack.

"Sect Master, what do we do now?"

Contra pinched his brow and asked somewhat dejectedly.

If he hadn't acted decisively just now, cutting off nearly one-fifth of his mental energy to escape the reverse detection, their whereabouts would be exposed to the Sun and Moon right now.

If the situation deteriorates to this extent, it's hard to say whether what's flying in is a Soul Master or a fixed-position artillery shell.

"It seems... I have no choice but to personally confront that Jing Hongchen."

After a moment of contemplation, Poison Undying decided to use himself as bait to buy time: "Remember! As soon as the detector is activated, you must begin your operation immediately and open up the tunnel in the shortest possible time!"

He had seen similar detectors before. Since he couldn't avoid them, he would simply fill their detection data with the soul power fluctuations of a Super Douluo! As long as Du Busi stood near Mingde Hall and released his soul power freely, these detectors would never be able to detect any other individuals.

"...Let me go instead."

The white-haired, titled Douluo stepped forward: "This old man doesn't have much time left, so it would be best if I could do something for the sect. But you are different, Sect Master!"

Compared to those sects that have adapted to the times and moved towards an academy-like format, the Body Sect still maintains the hierarchical order from ten thousand years ago. As the sect leader, Poison Undying is the backbone and pillar of the entire force.

If anything goes wrong, it will be a catastrophe.

As the successor, Long Aotian is currently stuck at the Soul Emperor realm and has no ability to shoulder the heavy responsibility.

In a sense, the Body Sect and Shrek Academy are somewhat in the same boat, both facing a generational gap.

"Your soul power fluctuations aren't enough to cover several miles, how can you protect these brats?"

Poison Undying snorted coldly: "However... since you want to make a contribution, then that little guy is yours! Make sure to bring him back to the sect!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Poison Undying's body, which was originally dwarf-like, began to expand rapidly, supporting its enormous true form under the influence of the soul power that had been dormant within it for a long time.

When a Soul Master reaches the Super Douluo level, the total amount of Soul Power within their body becomes so enormous that it is terrifying. Whether it is Martial Soul Possession or Martial Soul True Body, they can achieve an effect equivalent to a second-stage transformation, with even greater power!

The bonuses from a second awakening of one's original martial soul are naturally even greater.

In a pure hand-to-hand combat scenario, even Xuanzi, who possesses a super martial soul, would be knocked down by his punches in just a few moments.

"Om~"

The green giant hovering above everyone's heads took a step, and the dark green soul core inside its body spun wildly, stirring up a wave of poisonous gas in the sky like a tsunami.

With such a powerful force erupting in the outskirts of Mingdu, the defensive systems deployed on the periphery naturally bore the brunt. They were submerged by the wave of soul power within seconds, crackling with electricity.

"beep--!!"

The next instant, an alarm sound, similar to that of a trombone, pierced the sky.

"Crack!"

Huo Yuhao, engrossed in inscribing the array, flicked his finger, and the miniature sword in his hand sliced ​​the core of the array in two. However, neither he nor Xuan Ziwen, who was guiding him, had the heart to sigh.

Poison Undying's actions caused a huge stir, triggering countless soul devices in the city to activate spontaneously, and the underground space of Mingde Hall naturally reacted as well.

The experimental site, which was originally dimly lit, was now as bright as day, with intermittent flashes of red light like breathing.

'what happened? ’

Xuan Ziwen frowned, raised his hand and removed the protective shield. Then he saw his colleagues rushing toward the elevator platform, shouting: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack outside the city!"

"...?"

Xuan Ziwen glanced at Huo Yuhao subtly, causing the latter's lips to twitch uncontrollably: "Did they come looking for you again?"

"That shouldn't be the case, right?"

Huo Yuhao's eyes showed a hint of embarrassment: "When I went missing, Shrek Academy didn't even rush over to look for me, but now they're coming over... cough!"

Before he could finish speaking, he realized something was wrong.

Now he's a super genius with twin martial souls and his original body, so those guys at Shrek Academy might actually swallow their pride and ask him for help.

(End of this chapter)