Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 43 The Hand of Death Bandits

After Wang Yan patiently explained a series of information and arrangements regarding the mission.

Although most of this intelligence is just nonsense describing how evil the Death Hand bandits are and how righteous the Shrek Supervisory Corps' duties are.

After accepting the arrangements, Shrek and his group set off again. However, this time, in order to save time, they did not have the leisurely outing that happened in the original story, where they stopped and went as if on a trip.

They traveled in silence, the Shrek Academy group moving at full speed, led by inner court students with higher cultivation levels, who accompanied a group of outer court disciples on a rapid march.

After a short while, Shrek and his group arrived at the border between the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Star Luo Empire. Not far away was a military camp belonging to the Star Luo Empire.

Subsequently, Dai Yueheng, in his capacity as the eldest son of the White Tiger Duke, lent out a batch of military-grade flying soul tools to everyone.

Of course, this batch of flying soul tools were also old models that had been phased out by the Sun Moon Empire after who knows how many generations.

However, flying soul tools have always been rare because they are not practical for low-level soul masters. After all, flying soul tools are expensive to manufacture and consume a lot of soul power, which is a great burden for non-four-ring soul masters.

Moreover, the flying soul tools originally used by the Three Kingdoms of Douluo Continent are not as flexible as soul masters who already possess flying martial souls, so they naturally do not have a large market among low-level soul masters.

However, this incident also directly reveals the conflict between the Soul Guidance Department and the Martial Soul Department within Shrek Academy.

Logically speaking, the Soul Masters at Shrek Academy are already considered among the most outstanding Soul Masters in the original Douluo Continent Three Kingdoms.

The Soul Guidance Devices produced in large quantities by the Soul Guidance Department are also an important part of Shrek Academy's financial resources.

As for why the regular team and reserve team, which are the face of Shrek Academy, are not equipped with any soul tools from the Soul Guidance Department, that's a topic that can't be touched.

Because Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department couldn't bring itself to lower its standards and didn't apply for a Soul Guidance Device.

Or perhaps it's because the Soul Guidance Department resents that its regular disciples were directly replaced after Ma Xiaotao returned, and that they couldn't even join the reserve team.

The end result is what it is now: the flying soul tools used for travel were all borrowed from the military by Dai Yueheng, the eldest son of the White Tiger Duke, in his off-campus capacity. This already speaks volumes.

Through the Eye of Truth, Huo Yuhao carefully examined the flying soul tool that had been assigned to him. In the vision of the Eye of Truth, the structure of this soul tool could be described as full of flaws, which was obviously done intentionally by someone.

In Huo Yuhao's eyes, apart from the main soul guidance core arrays that convert soul power into rising and pushing air currents, there were many redundant parts in the other soul guidance core arrays of this flying soul tool.

It is precisely these cumbersome soul guidance core arrays that cause this flying soul tool to require such a bulky outer shell for support, which also reduces the efficiency of its soul power conversion and increases the consumption of soul power for soul masters.

These complex soul-guiding core arrays are intertwined and buried within the main soul-guiding core array in an extremely secretive way, making them difficult to identify and separate. This is clearly a form of encryption for the soul-guiding core array.

However, through the analysis and reconstruction of the Eye of Truth, Huo Yuhao can easily disassemble it. If Huo Yuhao were to restore it, both the consumption rate and utilization rate could be optimized by at least 50%.

Moreover, with the help of the soul guidance core array obtained from this flying soul tool, Huo Yuhao can also modify his soul power circuit, thereby allowing him to gain a certain degree of flight ability ahead of time.

In addition, Huo Yuhao's own soul power, which circulates constantly within his body, is sufficient to support him in long-distance flight in emergency situations.

Huo Yuhao calmly shouldered his flying soul tool and, following the guidance of the inner court disciples, began his flight practice step by step with the other reserve team members.

Wang Dong, who was originally extremely averse to soul tools, seemed to have forgotten his aversion to them because of the dormant methods left by Tang San in his spiritual sea. Just like when he used a storage soul tool, he happily practiced with a flying soul tool on his back.

After a little training, Xuanzi stepped forward, took a sip of wine, and said to everyone, "Alright, everyone's adapted pretty well, right? Just don't throw up after we go up into the sky."

Because of his injury during the previous team match, Xuanzi didn't intend to let everyone take their time to adapt this time.

"This mission is rather rushed. I will lead you directly there from here. Everyone, get ready."

Without waiting for Xuanzi to give further instructions, Wang Yan took out a specially made long rope from his storage soul tool and handed it to everyone.

Soon, everyone tied the safety rope to their chest, abdomen, thighs, and arms as Wang Yan had instructed.

Then, using the buckle, everyone was connected together by the ropes that were left at their waists, and the end of the last long rope was tied around Xuanzi's waist.

Then Xuanzi used his soul power to lift the group into the air, and at the same time, he took out his own flying soul tool and attached it to his back.

Then an irresistible force pulled everyone forward rapidly, with howling winds as sharp as blades.

It's less like flying and more like pulling; it's all about brute force and miracles, completely disregarding any airflow or wind-breaking theories. Only a Soul Master's physical abilities are stronger than an ordinary person's to withstand such torment.

Even so, everyone had to activate their soul power to protect themselves, otherwise they would not be able to withstand the biting cold wind, since this flying posture was simply reckless.

Even so, the actual flight speed was far from reaching the speed of sound. Although it was said that the others were holding him back, it was still unknown whether a Super Douluo in the Douluo Continent could achieve supersonic flight by relying solely on his physical body.

After all, even a level nine flying soul tool can only allow the wearer to reach speeds of sound up to three times the speed of sound.

After two hours of continuous "flying" like riding a roller coaster, the group finally arrived at their destination under Xuanzi's guidance.

Upon landing, aside from the stronger Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, the others were able to stand unharmed, their faces pale.

Almost everyone else was vomiting in waves, feeling nauseous and wanting to throw up everything in their stomachs.

Huo Yuhao was also pale and gagged a couple of times, but because the effects of the magic medicine in his body were still there, coupled with the continuous circulation of soul power, he recovered quickly.

"Hmph, look at how pathetic you all are." Xuanzi, the instigator, made sarcastic remarks from the side, then turned to Dai Yueheng beside him: "Little Dai, I made quite a commotion when I landed just now, the military will probably be here soon."

Then Xuanzi muttered, "I'll leave things here to you from now on. I'm going to get some sleep."

After stretching, Xuanzi left everyone behind and disappeared without a trace.

Seeing this, Dai Yueheng felt the burning pain in his chest surging again, but he had no choice but to sigh and agree.

There's not much to say about what happened next. Although they lost the battle for the throne, the White Tiger Duke's Mansion still retained a considerable fortune and was eyeing the current Xu family royal family covetously.

After years of management, the Western Army Group can almost be considered the White Tiger Duke's private army, in addition to the fact that the White Tiger lineage was originally the royal family of the Star Luo Empire.

Because of the deities who once ascended to heaven behind the Evil-Eyed White Tiger and the Netherworld Spirit Cat, the current royal Xu family has only restricted certain rights of these two clans and has not completely exterminated them, which has led to the current situation.

As family members, with Dai Yueheng's intervention, the group quickly arrived at the military camp under the guidance of a general.

Because they were in a hurry to get somewhere, it was already night. However, as Soul Masters, their energy was naturally not as great as that of ordinary people, so staying up all night was not a big problem.

Moreover, compared to the fact that most of the evil spirit masters' subordinates are ordinary bandits, nighttime covert operations are more suitable for Shrek Academy and his group.

Arriving at the large cowhide tent at the very center of the army formation, although it was already night, the camp was still brightly lit.

The general who was leading the group bowed to the man who was lighting lamps and reviewing documents in the main tent and said, "Marshal, the young master and everyone from Shrek Academy have arrived."

The man was handsome with a resolute expression and bright eyes. This man was none other than Dai Hao, the White Tiger Duke of this generation, and Dai Yueheng's father.

Similarly, the original owner's father was also the person with the most complex emotions left when his consciousness dissipated, containing both hatred and longing.

However, none of this had anything to do with Huo Yuhao, the current transmigrator. Huo Yuhao simply stood in the crowd, calmly looking at the other party.

For Huo Yuhao now, helping with revenge is fine, but acknowledging his ancestors is completely unnecessary. He said he would kill your whole family and he would never go back on his word.

After exchanging words with Dai Hao and his son Dai Yueheng, Dai Hao smiled and looked at everyone, saying, "Welcome Teacher Wang Yan and all the top students of Shrek Academy to carry out this inspection team mission."

"You have all had a long and arduous journey. Why don't you have some food in my army camp? It would be a way for me to show you the hospitality of a host."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yan did not refuse. After all, they had been rushing along the way and hadn't had time to eat anything. In addition, under Xuanzi's guidance, they had vomited up almost everything in their stomachs.

After eating and meditating for two hours, it was already late at night. At the same time, the White Tiger Duke's men handed over the intelligence they had gathered.

In short, apart from learning that the Death Hand bandits might be lurking deep in the Mingdou Mountains, the Shrek Academy students didn't obtain any useful information from this place.

"Time is of the essence. We still need to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament. Although it is late today, the darkness will not be an obstacle for our Shrek Academy elites. In fact, it will make those bandits more relaxed."

After scanning everyone present, Wang Yan continued, "This matter needs to be resolved quickly. Now that we have the map, let's head to the Mingdou Mountains to search. If we're lucky, we can finish it all by noon tomorrow."

Everyone nodded in agreement, while Huo Yuhao mentally considered which members of the main team present were the best to keep for the time being.

Ignore Ma Xiaotao's words; it's hard to say whether the evil spirit master or she is more evil.

There's no need to pay attention to what Dai Yueheng says. He's going to die sooner or later anyway, so let him die as he pleases.

Gongyang Mo should probably try to make a move, since he's now essentially a high-end version of Ning Tian.

As for Chen Zifeng, it depends on the situation. After all, he is a strong attack type Soul Master. If he can be protected, he can play in either the singles or doubles competition.

As for Yao Haoxuan, he's not particularly outstanding in either support or control skills, so let him be.

Ling Luochen doesn't need to be worried; based on her fighting style, there shouldn't be any problems.

As for Xixi, she was too fragile. If the goal was to protect Chen Zifeng, the mental attack should focus on Chen Zifeng, since he was in the front row. However, this would leave little room to influence Xixi.

"There are a lot of people trying to protect me this time, and my mental energy might not be enough. But maybe I can try a different approach: let one person step on all the landmines, and then everything will be fine." With this newfound clarity, Huo Yuhao stopped worrying about it.

"Alright, if there are no problems, let's move out immediately. Dai Yueheng, you will be the captain and command the entire operation this time. I will be responsible for protecting the weaker reserve team members."

"Okay, Teacher Wang." Dai Yueheng still had that smile on his face, but perhaps soon he wouldn't be able to smile anymore.

As time passed, deep within the Mingdou Mountains...

Dai Yueheng, Ma Xiaotao, and Chen Zifeng led the way, with the others in the middle and Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi bringing up the rear. The group advanced in a linear fashion. They had been deep into the Mingdou Mountains for an hour, but still hadn't made any progress.

However, after using the Eye of Truth to discern the traces in the surrounding environment, Huo Yuhao said, "I found it, look."

Huo Yuhao pointed to a broken branch: "The broken part of the branch is still a bit damp, so it must have been broken recently. And a branch of this height doesn't seem like something a soul beast that lives in the mountains would do."

Upon hearing this, Dai Yueheng nodded and said to everyone, "Everyone be careful. Search around first, and be careful not to alert the enemy."

Not long after, under Huo Yuhao's guidance, Wang Yan discovered a forest of Wenlan trees. Following the trajectory in the original work, Wang Yan led everyone to deduce the approximate location of the Death Hand bandit group's activities.

Huo Yuhao then reported his observations to Wang Yan, and after another hour, the group finally found the cave where the Death Hand bandits were hiding.

(End of this chapter)