Douluo Continent: Lin Dong transmigrates into Huo Yuhao

Chapter 124 Xu Jiawei: Shrek? I don't care.

Lin Dong thought for a moment, then asked in return:

"You just said that your requirements for me are related to the second awakening of my martial soul. Could you tell me more about it, and then I'll give you the answer."

Seeing that Lin Dong had thrown the question back at him, Du Busi slightly raised his eyes, a glint of shrewdness flashing within them:

"The second awakening of this original martial soul requires you to reach the strength of a Soul King. Your current level should be level thirty-six... thirty-seven, I guess."

"If you come to my Body Sect, I guarantee you'll reach the Soul King level within a year, and there won't be any side effects. How about it?"

Seeing Lin Dong hesitate, Poison Undying didn't forget to add fuel to the fire:

"I swear on my integrity that everything I've said is true, and I'm not just spouting nonsense to lure you to the Body Sect."

Jing Hongchen glared at him and sneered, "Poisonous Old Monster, are you implying that Lin Dong can't reach Soul King level within a year at our Sun Moon Sect? Don't think only your Body Sect knows how to cultivate Body Martial Souls!"

Undeterred by the sudden change in tone, Du Busi calmly replied:

"You Sun Moon Sect members research soul tools, while we research our own martial souls. We each have our strengths. Besides, who knows if the pills you give us will damage our foundation?"

Seeing himself embroiled in another talent-stealing controversy, Lin Dong, before Jing Hongchen could retort, looked at Du Busi and whispered:

"Senior, I have half a month to make my own plans after this competition, so I'm afraid I can't comply. However, if I become a Soul King within a year, perhaps I can do it on my own."

Poison Undying was stunned for a moment, then said in surprise:

"Boy, do you know what you're saying? A thirteen-level increase in one year is absolutely impossible without our Body Sect's unique secret techniques for Body Martial Souls."

Lin Dong chuckled softly, "Then, senior, how about this: we make a bet? If I fail, I'll join the Body Sect; otherwise, you'll teach me the method for the second awakening of the Body Martial Soul. What do you say?"

Du Bu Si looked at Lin Dong, who was extremely confident, and was momentarily tempted. Although it was unreasonable for him to jump from Soul Venerable to Soul King in one year, Lin Dong obviously could not be treated in the same way as usual.

Seeing him deep in thought, Lin Dong had no choice but to speak again and add, "Senior, I assure you that no matter what the final outcome is, I will owe the Body Sect a favor, and I will never reveal the secret technique to anyone."

Hearing him say that, Du Busi could only sigh helplessly: "Fine, I'll give you face, little guy, and agree. It's really a bargain for that old man Jing Hongchen."

The members of the Body Sect, including Jin Peng, looked at each other in bewilderment. Given the old sect leader's temperament, how could he possibly give face to others?

There are probably no other people in the entire Douluo Continent who would give in for a junior? But when they recalled the strange things about Lin Dong, they suddenly felt that it wasn't so surprising.

Jing Hongchen, unperturbed by the mockery, smiled and said, "You can only be envious, Old Monster Poison. I will personally accompany Lin Dong and bring the competition rewards to visit him."

Poison Undying snorted coldly: "You're just relying on knowing him for a few days. What's there to be proud of? Now that things are settled, we should go back to our sect. Little guy, I'll be waiting for you at the Body Sect."

Poison Undying was a straightforward person. Now that the matter was settled, he decided not to waste any more time and got up to leave.

Unexpectedly, a person dressed in a Sun and Moon uniform suddenly walked in, whispered something in Jing Hongchen's ear, and Du Busi glanced back before walking towards the door. Jing Hongchen suddenly spoke up:

"Sect Master Poison, please wait a moment. I've changed my mind. Let Lin Dong go with you."

These words caused a stir among the entire audience. Even Lin Dong was momentarily confused, looking at Jing Hongchen with a puzzled expression and asking, "Dean, what happened?"

A fleeting look of struggle crossed Jing Hongchen's face, followed by a dry laugh:

"Hehe, it's nothing serious. It's just that what the Poison Sect Master said is indeed true. Our Mingde Hall is indeed a step behind in terms of research on the main body martial soul. Anyway, I know your personality, you definitely won't forget us."

Lin Dong ignored this and looked at Jing Hongchen with a determined expression: "Dean, if you say that, something must have happened. Just tell me directly."

Seeing his calm gaze, Jing Hongchen sighed helplessly and whispered a brief account of the attack on Mingde Hall in his ear. Lin Dong remained calm, turned to look at everyone, and said:

"Sect Master Poison, the Dean was just joking. You have many affairs to attend to, so I won't disturb you any longer. I will personally visit the Body Sect a year from now."

A strange look flickered in Du Bu Si's eyes. Although he was quite puzzled, he still forced a smile and said politely, "Okay, let's go first."

Jing Hongchen seemed to want to say something more, but seeing Lin Dong's gaze, he could only look at the Sun and Moon Clan and say, "Let's go too."

"Please take your time, everyone. On behalf of the Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family, I thank you all for coming."

Seeing Vina's smiling face, Du Busi, Jing Hongchen, and Lin Dong smiled slightly, turned around, and left.

Meng Hongchen, Ye Yulin, and the others behind them were completely bewildered, not knowing what Jing Hongchen and Lin Dong were up to, but they still followed the two of them toward the city gate.

Not long after leaving the city, Jing Hongchen turned around and said with a solemn expression:

"I have to tell you some regrettable news. The night before last, Mingde Hall was attacked by Shrek's men. We suffered heavy losses. The worst part is that our journey back home will probably be difficult."

My current suggestion is to travel along the coastline until we reach the closest point to Mingdu, and then begin full-speed flight. The problem lies in the soul power of the flight soul tool.

Everyone was shocked by this sudden news. Ye Yulin asked in astonishment, "Shrek dares to act like this? But why hasn't His Majesty issued an edict to condemn them?"

Looking into Jing Hongchen's eyes, Ye Yulin realized that as long as Shrek Academy didn't admit it, with its foundation built over ten thousand years, no one would believe it. This decree was naturally for their better evacuation.

Immediately afterwards, everyone looked at Lin Dong with complicated expressions, as if they had just realized something. His actions had undoubtedly put him in danger.

With such talent, and such loyalty and righteousness, everyone's admiration for Lin Dong rose to a new level.

Lin Dong's calm tone broke the silence, "We were caught off guard and are in a hurry to leave. Our flying soul tool doesn't have much soul power left, so perhaps..."

Seeing Lin Dong's hesitant expression, Jing Hongchen waved his hand generously: "Just say whatever you want to say, we're all listening."

Meng Hongchen also stepped forward to support him: "That's right, you didn't follow Du Busi just now, you must have had your own plan. You value your life so much, you definitely wouldn't come up with bad ideas, I believe you."

Feeling her intense gaze, Lin Dong slightly tilted his head and calmly began to analyze:

"As the dean just said, Shrek Academy has mobilized a large number of people this time, and they have also been quite close to Xingluo during the competition. Our urgent report has been sent. What if Xingluo finds out about this?"

Upon hearing Lin Dong's words, everyone's expressions turned serious. They knew what this meant; once the people of the Star Luo Empire found out, they would not be able to leave the Star Luo Seashore easily.

However, if they leave from the coastline of the Heavenly Soul Empire, the remaining soul power of the flying soul tool will be a problem. If the soul power is exhausted during the journey, the combat power of the sea soul beast in the sea is not to be trifled with.

Looking at Lin Dong's calm expression, Jing Hongchen tentatively asked, "Then, Lin Dong, what do you mean?"

"Attack Shrek."

Hearing his words, everyone present was stunned. They never expected Lin Dong to say such a thing. This was no joke!

Once they were held back by Shrek Academy's powerful members, they would likely find it difficult to escape. Seeing everyone's expressions, Lin Dong wasn't surprised at all and patiently explained:

"According to the urgent report, Shrek Academy has brought twenty Title Douluos to attack, so Shrek Academy must be undefended at this time."

Considering that the Empire wouldn't sit idly by and would inevitably be intercepted on their way back, they naturally anticipated this. So the question arises: which power would be most convenient for them to request reinforcements?

Meng Hongchen replied calmly, "Xingluo."

"That's right. Knowing Xu Jiawei's personality, once he hears this news, the first two things he'll do are send reinforcements and try to get rid of us."

Jing Hongchen nodded in agreement, saying, "A monarch who is willing to sacrifice even the geniuses of his own country would definitely do something like this, so we definitely can't go to that coastline."

Ye Yulin suddenly asked, "So, our plan is to attack Shrek Academy to draw their attention, and then find a way to break out from the coastline?"

"Not entirely. My original plan was to take a few hostages from Shrek Academy to ensure our safe departure, but if we can't take Shrek, we'll have no choice but to break out through the Mingdou Mountains," he paused, then grinned.

"Besides, they attacked us. If we just run away, it would be too easy on them."

"The Mingdou Mountains? What if we happen to run into the Shrek Academy group on their way back in the Mingdou Mountains?"

Hearing Ye Yulin's doubts, Lin Dong smiled faintly: "The Sun and Moon pursuers plus us are at least much better than us facing the Star Luo army alone."

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Upon hearing this, Ye Yulin said no more, and Jing Hongchen spoke first: "Lin Dong's arrangements should be thorough enough, everyone should have no objections, right?"

Seeing everyone nod in agreement, a murderous aura suddenly appeared on Lin Dong's face:

"I wonder if I'll run into that old dog Xuan. If I do, it'll save me the trouble of looking for him later."

Ye Yulin looked at the boy whose murderous aura had suddenly become somewhat terrifying and couldn't help but feel a shock. He hadn't expected that Lin Dong, at such a young age, would have a murderous aura even stronger than his own.

However, as he pondered why this young man harbored such malice towards Xuanzi, and what exactly had happened between Lin Dong and Xuanzi, Xiao Hongchen's slightly cold voice rang out:

"That's right, that damned old dog must be killed! But isn't that old guy the strongest in Shrek Academy? We probably won't run into him."

Lin Dong shrugged indifferently: "There will always be a chance. Let's go first."

Xiao Hongchen hummed in agreement, said nothing more, activated his flying soul tool, and followed Jing Hongchen and the others who had left first.

The Imperial Palace of the Star Luo Empire.

After the Shrek elders responsible for delivering the message left, Xu Jiawei calmly said to the Prime Minister beside him, "Prime Minister, send another secret report to Duke White Tiger." His tone shifted abruptly, a chilling intent emanating from his voice:

"Have him secretly lead an army of 100,000, gathering half of the titled Douluo within, to the coastal area to cooperate with the coastal defense forces in intercepting Jing Hongchen and his group from the Sun Moon Empire. If they encounter the enemy, kill them without mercy!"

After a moment's hesitation, the Prime Minister said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the withdrawal of troops from the Mingdou Mountains will likely significantly reduce the effectiveness of our efforts to bring Shrek to safety."

Xu Jiawei snorted coldly: "Shrek? Have you forgotten their attitude of refusing to see us when we asked Shrek for help? As long as we keep Jing Hongchen's people completely in Xingluo."

With Shrek Academy successfully destroying Mingde Hall, Sun Moon Sect will surely suffer a major blow. Why should our Star Luo Sect's peace depend on Shrek Academy's whims? By the way, I'd like to trouble you to personally make a trip to Star Crown Sect. It's time for the old fogies within the sect to emerge."

The Prime Minister looked troubled and replied somewhat helplessly, "Your Majesty, the elders in the sect are all quite old. Are you sure you want to use them?"

Having his actions repeatedly questioned, Xu Jiawei waved his hand somewhat unhappily:

"Go ahead and do it. After all, the other side has three level nine soul masters. Even if Duke Baihu mobilizes 100,000 troops and eight titled Douluo, it's still not enough to be safe. Let the sect send two more titled Douluo. My mind is made up, there's no need to discuss it further."

Upon hearing this, the Prime Minister could only reply with a "yes" and slowly leave the palace.

Xu Jiawei's eyes flickered slightly, a ruthless glint in them, and he murmured in a low voice:

"I heard that Lin Dong is also in Jing Hongchen's team. Taking him out this time will relieve our Star Luo Empire of its worries. However, why did Shrek Academy suddenly go crazy? I wonder if Xuanzi went with them..."

The next day.

Inside Shrek City.

A caravan entered Shrek City, their clothing reflecting the local customs. At the head of the procession, a handsome young man passed through security smoothly. A slight smirk played on his lips as he whispered to the three elderly men behind him:

"The security check in Shrek City seems easier than I expected. However, Shrek Academy doesn't seem to be completely unprepared; not a single student has left the academy."

This group was none other than Riyue and the others, whose appearances had been altered by Lin Dong using his simulated soul skill. Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen smiled and asked, "What's next?"

Lin Dong turned to look at Meng Hongchen, Elder Zhong, and the others, and whispered:

"You guys stay here. If we start fighting, it'll be quite a commotion. You can head straight into the Star Dou Great Forest, and we'll meet up there."

Meng Hongchen looked at him with some worry, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. Lin Dong calmly explained:

"To be honest, you wouldn't be of any help if you went, and you might even be a hindrance. My soul skills are useful to the dean and the others."

Meng Hongchen pouted in a huff, but she knew he was telling the truth; however, the truth was too hurtful…

Xiao Hongchen didn't seem to have much of an opinion on this, shrugging indifferently:

"Alright, let's go, Meng. I'll take charge."

Lin Dong slapped him on the back of the head and said irritably, "What makes you think you can give orders?" Then he looked at Elder Zhong, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said:

"Elder Zhong, I'll leave the rest to you. See you in the Star Dou Great Forest."

Old Master Zhong nodded and smiled, "No problem, you go and come back quickly, I'll take them away first."

Meng Hongchen pursed her lips, and finally managed to utter only one sentence: "You should come back, right?"

Lin Dong turned around and raised his hand: "Don't worry, I have important things to do with my life."

Somewhat nonchalantly, they followed Jing Hongchen and the other two, disappearing from everyone's sight...

(End of this chapter)