Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect

Chapter 487 Making hasty judgments due to a lack of understanding of Xingluo

Seeing that Dai Yueheng's attitude was good, Dai Hao's expression softened a little.

Seeing this, Dai Yueheng asked, "Marshal, there was a lot of noise in your tent just now. What happened?"

Dai Hao sighed and didn't say anything. Instead, he waved to Dai Yueheng, signaling him to come over. Dai Yueheng didn't hesitate at all and walked towards Dai Hao.

Soon, he arrived at Dai Hao's side.

Then Dai Hao handed the letter to Dai Yueheng. Dai Yueheng picked it up, read it carefully, and then his face turned ugly: "Marshal, Huo Yuhao is far too arrogant. He actually thinks that the Sun Moon Empire will win the war against the Star Luo Empire. Although Huo Yuhao was once a Star Luo person, he does not have a clear understanding of the Star Luo Empire's national strength! He makes rash judgments because he does not understand Star Luo."

Dai Hao snorted coldly, his gaze fixed on Dai Yueheng. He said, "Yuhao doesn't have a clear understanding of the Star Luo Empire's national strength. Who's to blame? If I had known of his existence, I would have carefully nurtured him, and naturally he would have gained a clear understanding of the Star Luo Empire's national strength."

After all, no matter what, he has the blood of the Dai family flowing in his veins. If Yuhao had not left the Star Luo Empire, with his talent, he would have shone brightly at Shrek Academy. Perhaps in the future he could have become the Sea God Pavilion Master, standing at the top of Douluo Continent and being admired by all. The Dai family would also have benefited from Yuhao!

But all of this was destroyed by you. And by the Sun and Moon Empire!

You concealed Huo Yuhao's existence, causing a rift in my relationship with Yuhao. The Sun Moon Empire had ulterior motives and misled Yuhao, causing him to break with me. In order to retain the championship, they did not hesitate to feed Yuhao pills that damaged his potential. Otherwise, with Yuhao's ultimate martial soul, how could he have become a Soul Saint at such a young age?

The cultivation speed of an ultimate martial soul between levels 30 and 70 is inherently slow, like a tortoise crawl. If it weren't for consuming pills that damage potential but greatly enhance strength, how could Yuhao's strength have increased so quickly! "Damn the Sun Moon Empire! They destroyed my son! I will make this evil empire pay the price!"

For Dai Hao, he saw the hope for the Dai family's rise in Huo Yuhao. Since the war more than four thousand years ago, the Dai family had been in decline in terms of Soul Masters. You must know that the Dai family was a family that had produced gods.

Logically speaking, every head of the Dai family should at least be a Super Douluo level expert, so as not to embarrass their ancestor Dai Mubai.

Even though he was hailed as a genius of the Dai family, he was only a titled Douluo at the moment. But Huo Yuhao was different. With Huo Yuhao's talent, he would surely be able to give the Dai family a strong person in the future who was second only to Dai Mubai's ancestor in strength!

The Dai family could also become royalty again and return to their high and mighty position. Although on the surface he showed Xu Jiawei that he had no interest in the throne and was loyal to the monarch, this was only because the Dai family was weak and had to lie low. In fact, he was always worried about the safety of the Dai family.

He had known Xu Jiawei for many years and understood his character, so he knew that Xu Jiawei wouldn't go so far as to harm the Dai family. But would the next emperor after Xu Jiawei trust him?

He was the Marshal of the Empire, the commander-in-chief of the Star Luo Western Army Group, and the commander of the Central Legion of the Western Army Group. It should be noted that the Central Legion of the Western Army Group was the most elite legion of the Star Luo Empire. He had been deeply involved in this legion for many years and had a great influence.

Now that he has reached the pinnacle of power and holds military authority, he is undoubtedly a thorn in the side of the next Star Luo Emperor. He knows very well that war will inevitably break out soon. In his view, Mu En has already emerged from seclusion, and under the leadership of Shrek Academy, the Douluo Three Kingdoms can still achieve victory in war, just as they did more than four thousand years ago.

Given the personalities of those elders, they will definitely correct the mistake made by Dean Shrek more than four thousand years ago in preserving the Sun Moon Empire. They will not give the Sun Moon Empire another chance to launch a third large-scale war in the future. Therefore, the Sun Moon Empire will probably be divided up by the three major empires. What will happen after the war is won?

Throughout history, there have been many instances of people discarding their useful tools after they have served their purpose, especially after the Sun Moon Empire was no longer a major enemy. Once a new emperor ascended the throne, the Dai family would be in great danger.

After all, the Xu family doesn't need the Dai family's help to conquer the world, and Shrek Academy actually doesn't want to see an empire that unifies the Douluo Continent emerge.

Once the new emperor discards him after he has served his purpose, the ties between Shrek Academy and the Dai family will be completely unreliable.

The Tang Clan serves as a cautionary tale.

The Tang Sect was founded by Tang San and was once the number one sect on the continent. It was so close to Shrek Academy that they were practically inseparable. Later, the Tang Sect declined and was on the verge of destruction, but Shrek Academy never came out to stop it. If the Dai family is to perish, Shrek Academy will naturally not lend a hand either.

Dai Yueheng remained silent, he never expected that the skinny little boy who was once protected by Huo Yun'er, with tears in his eyes but glaring angrily at his mother, himself and Hua Bin, would now be a champion for two consecutive years and become the famous number one genius of Douluo Continent.

This undoubtedly far exceeded his expectations. After all, no one could have imagined that Huo Yuhao would have changed so much in just a few years.

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Shrek Academy.

Yan Shaozhe stood by the lake, the fresh lake breeze ruffling his clothes.

According to a series of intelligence reports from Shrek spies, he had learned about the content of the Sun Moon Team's lecture. He was somewhat worried about Huo Yuhao's "big win" remarks. After all, based on his understanding of the Sun Moon Empire, he knew that the overall strength of the Sun Moon Empire was indeed very powerful.

At least based on the strength currently displayed by Douluo Three Kingdoms, they are no match for the Sun Moon Empire.

Although the teacher's return has strengthened the confidence of the three kingdoms that originally belonged to Douluo Continent in Shrek Academy.

As Moon's disciple, he knew that his teacher was in poor health and was now barely clinging to life. Even if he didn't fight anyone for now, he might pass away one day, which would be a problem for Shrek Academy.

After all, Shrek Academy, without Limit Douluo, will always be at a disadvantage in terms of top-tier experts when facing the Sun Moon Empire.

However, he didn't have a particularly good solution for the time being. A Limit Douluo is not so easy to cultivate.

Even for Shrek Academy, it is extremely difficult to cultivate a Limit Douluo.

Moreover, he was actually very dissatisfied with Xiao Hongchen's remarks.

Where are the prices in Shrek City high? The prices have been the same for so many years, they haven't changed much at all. How can you just spout nonsense with your eyes wide open?

Chapter 488 Arrangements Before the Rescue Plan Begins

"Shao Zhe! I've already selected the students to participate in this rescue operation." Xuan Zi's aged yet powerful voice rang out not far behind Yan Shao Zhe. Yan Shao Zhe's thoughts were interrupted, and he turned around to look at Xuan Zi not far away.

At this moment, Xuanzi, holding a chicken leg in one hand and a wine jug in the other, walked calmly toward Yan Shaozhe.

He would take a bite of chicken leg meat and then a sip of wine, a look of contentment on his face.

As he drew closer, the smell of alcohol in the air grew stronger.

"Elder Xuan," Yan Shaozhe called out, then asked, "Who are the students you mentioned earlier that you selected?"

During this time, he has been actively collecting intelligence from the Sun Moon Empire and negotiating with the three major empires on how to save those trapped in the Sun Moon Empire. So he is so busy every day that he is almost overwhelmed and has no time to spare.

There are indeed some things that need to be handled by Elder Xuan, after all, Elder Xuan is the most idle elder in Shrek Academy.

"Beibei, Xiaoxiao, He Caitou, Zhang Lexuan, and Wang Dong!" Xuanzi rattled off these names as if reciting a menu.

He then explained, “He Caitou is familiar with soul tools and has the right skin color, so he can play a significant role in Sun and Moon Sect. Bei Bei, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong are all from Tang Sect and want to save Sect Master Tang Ya, while Zhang Lexuan is the strongest among these students. This is quite a good combination.”

Yan Shaozhe's face showed surprise, but this surprise was not because of Bei Bei; he already knew that Bei Bei was going to participate in a rescue mission.

But one person in Xuanzi's list surprised him: "Le Xuan is going too? She is currently the strongest student in the inner academy and the youngest Soul Douluo in Shrek Academy in nearly three thousand years!"

She is destined to become a senior elder of the Sea God Pavilion; there's no room for error! In short, she carries the future of Shrek Academy on her shoulders, and she will become the first Title Douluo among the inner court students. Elder Xuan, how can you let Le Xuan participate in the rescue mission as well?

Xuanzi said somewhat helplessly, "You know that Lexuan has always liked Beibei, but Beibei has no intention of being with Lexuan and chose Tang Ya instead."

When Lexuan heard that Beibei and the others were going on a rescue mission, she came directly to me and said that in order to protect the safety of the outstanding student Beibei, she, as the senior student, had to take responsibility and participate in this rescue mission.

Isn't she clearly trying to keep Beibei safe? I've already tried to persuade Lexuan, but she won't listen. What else can I do?

If I rejected this girl, do you believe that she would secretly travel to the Sun Moon Empire to try and protect Beibei in secret?

After all, although Lexuan is usually a very sensible child, she becomes extremely stubborn when it comes to Beibei's safety.

Xuanzi always felt guilty towards Zhang Lexuan, and he couldn't bear to refuse her request.

After all, the first time he caused the academy to suffer heavy losses was when he was leading Zhang Lexuan and others. Because he got separated from the students, out of so many outstanding students from the inner academy, only Zhang Lexuan survived.

I even considered resigning because of this incident. After all, even for Shrek Academy, which is full of talented people, losing so many outstanding inner court students is a huge loss.

However, Zhang Lexuan remained kneeling and refused to get up, urging him to stay and continue serving as a senior member.

Yan Shaozhe was silent for a while, then said, "No, I have to go to Elder Mu. No matter what, I must make Le Xuan stay. Even if Le Xuan hates me because of this, I will persuade Elder Mu to force her to stay."

As he spoke, he floated into the air, preparing to fly towards the Sea God Pavilion.

In Yan Shaozhe's mind, people have different values, and he naturally has a scale in his heart to judge whether certain people have value.

He would naturally be generous in giving a lot of help to those of extraordinary value, but he could not give a lot of help to those of ordinary value.

Zhang Lexuan's value is undoubtedly much higher than that of the Shrek students trapped in the Sun Moon Empire and the people of the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

If things go wrong and Zhang Lexuan is captured or killed in the Sun Moon Empire, it would undoubtedly be a huge loss for Shrek Academy.

After all, Zhang Lexuan is the youngest Soul Douluo in Shrek Academy in nearly three thousand years!

Upon seeing this, Xuanzi immediately shouted, "Shao Zhe, Elder Mu has already agreed to Le Xuan's request, allowing her to go to the Sun Moon Empire to participate in this mission."

"What?" Yan Shaozhe stopped, somewhat incredulous. "Elder Mu agreed?"

“Yes!” Xuanzi nodded. “Although I promised Lexuan, whether she can ultimately participate in this rescue mission still depends on Elder Mu’s decision. So, after I promised Lexuan, I took her to see Elder Mu. After thinking it over, Elder Mu finally agreed to Lexuan’s request.”

Yan Shaozhe was somewhat unwilling, but there was nothing he could do.

After all, Elder Mu is the master of the Sea God Pavilion, and there's no way I can oppose the decisions he makes.

So he slowly descended to the ground.

Xuanzi asked, "Shao Zhe, how did your talks with Tianhun, Douling, and Xingluo go? How many powerful figures are the three empires willing to send to support Shrek Academy's operations?"

Yan Shaozhe's expression turned grim. He said, "The negotiations did not go well. The three great empires all have hostages in the hands of the Sun Moon Empire. They are hesitant to act, and they are also wary of the Sun Moon Empire suddenly deploying troops to attack. At present, they are unwilling to send strong people into the Sun Moon Empire to rescue their hostages, nor are they willing to have too much conflict with the Sun Moon Empire on the border."

According to the replies from the three major empires, they did not want to hasten the arrival of war, but rather wanted to accumulate strength to prepare for a possible conflict in the near future. The only good news was perhaps their willingness to share their intelligence networks, which would make the rescue operation smoother.

Upon hearing this, Xuanzi was furious. He said, "What kind of time is this? How can the high-ranking officials of the three great empires still not see the situation clearly? If they can destroy more Soul Master Corps stationed on the border of the Sun and Moon while applying pressure, it will undoubtedly slow down the pace of the Sun and Moon's war!"

Moreover, the rescue operation not only needs to save our Shrek members, but also the people of the three great empires! Even so, the three great empires are still unwilling to send powerful figures to the border of the Sun and Moon Empires to put any pressure on the Sun and Moon Empire! How short-sighted! How can we successfully resist the Sun and Moon Empires while associating with such vermin?

Yan Shaozhe nodded, agreeing with Xuanzi's words. However, he still said, "Alright, Elder Xuan, things have come to this point, so let's not dwell on it anymore."

"This rescue operation will be conducted covertly and overtly. We will descend upon the border between the Sun and Moon realms to draw attention, while Beibei and her group, led by Elder Song, will secretly rescue the people. Once we have gathered all the intelligence, we will set off immediately."

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Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

In a laboratory.

Huo Yuhao was holding a hammer, hammering the metal on the experimental table. What he was doing was simple: to forge spirit-forged metal. There is a saying that goes, "A thousand forgings give rise to spirit, ten thousand forgings give life to life."

The difficulty of spirit forging is much higher than that of thousand forging.

Chapter 489 Spirit Forging Rain Hao

Generally speaking, even in later generations, blacksmiths who can forge spirit-forged metals have already come a long way on the path of forging. In cities that are not particularly large, they are undoubtedly honored guests.

After all, a blacksmith who can forge a piece of spirit-forged metal can already be called a level 5 blacksmithing master.

After all, spirit forging is the fusion of life and metal. It is a process of endowing metal with life by using one's own martial soul as a bridge. Metal that has been forged a thousand times only has spirituality, not life. The improvement that spirit-forged metal brings to battle armor is self-evident.

Take the One-Word Battle Armor as an example. Although it can be made by forging every part with a thousand-fold forging, the compatibility between the One-Word Battle Armor and the Soul Master is not particularly high, and some problems may occur after wearing it.

Only a two-word battle armor with every component forged using full spirit forging can avoid the problems of a one-word battle armor. After all, only a two-word battle armor can be considered a true battle armor!

Huo Yuhao began to swing the pair of new forging hammers he had made during this period, striking the silver metal in front of him. With his movements, the hammers fell repeatedly, constantly striking the metal, clanging and clanging, the rhythmic sound constantly ringing out, like a grand symphony being played, Huo Yuhao himself was an entire orchestra.

Countless sparks flew everywhere, the faint light casting a reddish hue on his fair face.

The new forging hammer is forged from a metal with a thousand-fold forging spirit. As the saying goes, "A skilled craftsman must first have the right tools."

For a blacksmith, the importance of a forging hammer is self-evident.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao naturally replaced his forging hammer during this period.

Beside him, Kong Deming, Xuan Ziwen, and Jing Hongchen were all staring intently at Huo Yuhao. Because Huo Yuhao was preparing to take his forging skills to the next level, they naturally put aside their research on formations and came over to observe Huo Yuhao's forging.