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

"I'll find out soon enough?" Jing Hongchen muttered to himself, still completely confused.

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boom!

Another corpse fell to the ground, splattering blood onto several nearby bodies, staining their armor red. A pungent, bloody stench filled the air, making people extremely uncomfortable.

Xuanzi fell from mid-air, stepping on the sticky pool of blood, and quickly walked forward with a splattering sound.

These corpses were all members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps whom he had killed. The strongest among them was only a Soul Saint, who might be considered a strong person in some places, but under his sneak attack, these people had almost no ability to resist.

After all, he was a powerful level 98 Super Douluo!

In fact, he didn't want to use a sneak attack, but when he thought of the Grim Reaper who had once traumatized him, he decided to play it safe and use a sneak attack to ensure that nothing went wrong.

Xuanzi lowered his head, examined the corpses, and found the person he had been eyeing before the ambush, who was similar in build to him. He quickly stripped off the man's armor, helmet, and visor and put them on himself.

After getting ready, he immediately headed to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

A moment later, Xuanzi finally arrived at the academy and easily made his way to Mingde Hall. To be honest, with the intelligence systems of Shrek Academy, Star Luo Empire, and Douling Empire, Xuanzi naturally knew that Xu Tianran had brought a group of people into Mingde Hall.

Soon, he saw Xu Tianran sitting upright in a wheelchair with a gloomy expression.

"Your Majesty!" He strode forward and stopped in front of Xu Tianran, cupping his hands in greeting.

As a level 98 Super Douluo, his control over his soul power far surpasses that of ordinary soul masters. Imitating the voice of the original owner of the armor he was wearing earlier was not a problem. After all, he had already followed those guys for a while before ambushing them, so he naturally knew their voices.

What's the situation outside right now?

Xu Tianran asked the question.

“The situation outside is like this…” Xuanzi began to patiently explain the situation, while subtly observing everyone present from the corner of his eye. The people who attracted his attention the most were naturally the imposing leader of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps and Jing Hongchen.

These two were undoubtedly obstacles to his capture of Xu Tianran.

Before Xuanzi arrived, Huo Yuhao had already retreated behind the crowd.

Chapter 688 Xuanzi Launches the Attack

Because there were many researchers, and many of them were tall and strong, Huo Yuhao's figure was easily concealed by the crowd.

His purpose in doing this was simply to prevent Xuanzi from discovering him, so he could do as he pleased.

If the other party sees him, they will definitely try to escape immediately, thus abandoning the plan to capture Xu Tianran alive. After all, Xuanzi himself has a deep understanding of the effects of the Soul Core Seal.

He immediately sent a telepathic message to Jing Hongchen: "Hall Master, the Sun Moon Soul Master Group member who is talking to Xu Tianran is Xuanzi from Shrek Academy."

"The Xuanzi of Shrek Academy? This... he actually came to Mingdu. I thought that he, who has repeatedly made mistakes, oh no, repeatedly rendered meritorious service to the Sun Moon Empire, would be imprisoned by Mu En..." Jing Hongchen's voice transmission carried a hint of emotion.

Huo Yuhao thought to himself that it was unlikely. Shrek Academy had suffered heavy losses and was in dire need of manpower. Mu En was still dragging his battered body, half-dead. How could he possibly imprison Xuan Zi, a level 98 Super Douluo, at such a time?

At this moment, Xuanzi had finished explaining the situation outside. He had tried his best to exaggerate the horrific consequences of the attack, because only in this way could he divert everyone's attention to the attack on Mingdu, thus creating more opportunities for him.

Of course, the situation outside was far from as bad as he described, and he was aware of that. With the strength of those spies, it was unlikely that there would be such heavy casualties in Mingdu.

But since no one else from the outside world has arrived at this moment to make a comparison, the lie he just told will not be exposed for the time being.

Xu Tianran's face was very pale. He felt as if a huge rock was pressing on his heart. His hands gripped the armrests of the wheelchair tighter and tighter, and the atmosphere in Mingde Hall became increasingly heavy.

"Your Majesty!" Xuanzi looked at Xu Tianran and cupped his hands, saying, "During my investigation, I discovered something extremely important. To prevent leaks, please have someone activate the soundproof soul-guiding shield. I only wish to report this to you, the leader, and Hall Master Jing."

The reason for not reporting to Xu Tianran separately was to avoid arousing his suspicion. After all, according to the intelligence gathered by Shrek spies, Xu Tianran had always been rather suspicious due to his experience of being assassinated in his early years, which resulted in him being crippled in both legs.

Xuanzi chose to say this in order to dispel the other party's suspicions as much as possible. After all, with two level nine soul masters protecting him, the other party's vigilance would inevitably decrease.

Upon hearing this, Xu Tianran frowned, but ultimately nodded in agreement: "Come closer, and I'll have Hall Master Jing activate the soundproof soul-guiding shield to envelop the four of us."

With two level-nine soul masters protecting him, plus his own hidden strength, there shouldn't be any major problems, Xu Tianran thought.

Although Xuanzi was standing in front of Xu Tianran, the distance between them was actually quite far. If they could close the distance, they would undoubtedly increase the success rate of capturing Xu Tianran alive.

At this moment, Xuanzi walked slowly with heavy steps, trying his best to keep his breathing steady so as not to let others see the excitement in his heart.

He had already decided that his first move would have to be a soul bone with a soul skill attached. It wasn't because he wanted to kill Xu Tianran, but because although Xu Tianran was a level 98 Super Douluo, he wasn't good at speed. With the reaction speed of two level 9 soul masters, they would definitely be able to quickly intercept part of his attack.

His remaining offensive would be directed at Xu Tianran, but as the Sun and Moon Emperor, Xu Tianran naturally possessed an extremely powerful defensive soul tool to prevent him from being attacked and killed by the enemy.

If they didn't break through those "turtle shells," they wouldn't be able to capture Xu Tianran alive.

In a sense, Xuanzi was also gambling. He was betting that Xu Tianran would not be instantly killed by his sudden killing move. However, if he didn't take the gamble, there would really be no way to capture him alive.

For the sake of Shrek Academy, I have to take a gamble!

"Alright, let's stand here." Xu Tianran ordered Xuanzi to stop. At this moment, the pale golden soundproof soul-guiding shield reappeared, enveloping the four of them.

Xuanzi naturally stopped as ordered, since the distance was now close enough. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he spoke rapidly, as if what he wanted to say was truly urgent: "This important matter is..."

Before he finished speaking, his body faintly emitted an earthy yellow light. He used the soul skill contained within his torso's soul bone. Almost instantly, a mountain-like yellow light appeared in front of his chest, splitting into three sharp blade-like yellow lights that rushed towards Xu Tianran.

"Not good! There's an assassin! Protect the emperor!" Jing Hongchen shouted in surprise, his hands moving non-stop, golden light surging like waves. But in his haste, the golden light only managed to block a blade-like yellow light.

Not to be outdone, Commander Zhao wielded his silver staff, the sound of it cutting through the air echoing. It then collided with a sharp, yellow light, producing a clanging sound of metal striking metal. Again, it was because Xuanzi's attack was too sudden that he was only able to block part of the attack.

Xu Tianran's pupils contracted slightly, and a look of panic flashed in his eyes. However, this look of panic was quickly replaced by a look of anger. Ever since he was assassinated, he had turned over a new leaf and frantically equipped himself with all kinds of trigger-type defensive soul tools in order to protect himself from attacks by others.

Just as the last remaining blade-like yellow light swept in and was about to strike Xu Tianran, a golden shield with sun and moon patterns instantly appeared.

With a clang, the sharp yellow light stopped in its tracks, and the protective shield remained as steady as Mount Tai, completely still.

This is a level nine defensive soul tool!

At this moment, Xuanzi felt incredulous. Although he had thought that Xu Tianran would have a level nine defensive soul tool, how could he have perfectly exerted the effect of a level nine defensive soul tool?

Shrek Academy's expertise in soul tools is not as great as that of Mingde Hall. However, Xuanzi has heard of some trigger-type level nine defensive soul tools. Using them does not have any restrictions on the soul master's cultivation level, but to fully utilize the effect of such level nine soul tools, sufficient cultivation level is required.

Otherwise, it can only exert part of the effect of this type of soul tool, which is one of the reasons why the more powerful the soul tool, the more powerful the soul master needs to control it.

According to intelligence, Xu Tianran was not only crippled in both legs during the assassination attempt many years ago, but also damaged his essence, hindering his cultivation and keeping his soul power level low. How could he possibly fully utilize the effects of a level nine defensive soul tool?

Unless, this person has been faking it all along, and he is already a Title Douluo, but he pretends to be an extremely weak Soul Master!

That's absolutely despicable!

In that case, we must go all out when attacking Xu Tianran. A titled Douluo is not so easy to kill.

Chapter 689 The Death of Xu Tianran

Thinking this, he immediately activated his Martial Soul True Body, and a massive Taotie Divine Ox body appeared, with an oppressive aura like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami spreading outwards.

Because of the close proximity and the fact that most of the researchers were not strong enough, they all felt as if a huge rock was pressing on their hearts in the face of this immense pressure, and for a moment they even had difficulty breathing.

"Xuanzi! How dare you attempt to assassinate His Majesty! Today I will capture you and tear you to pieces!" Jing Hongchen's angry and shocked voice rang out like a thunderclap.

The golden light surging from his hand crushed the blade-like yellow light.

Then, with a whoosh, he charged straight at Xuanzi.

Of course, Jing Hongchen's anger was feigned. After all, with Huo Yuhao's telepathic reminder, he roughly understood that Xuanzi would be playing the role of assassinating Xu Tianran today.

As for the surprise, it wasn't feigned; it was genuine.

He had always believed that Xu Tianran's cultivation had been hindered and his soul power shallow due to the injuries he sustained back then. He never expected that Xu Tianran had been hiding his personal strength all along, something that even he had never discovered.

Judging from Xu Tianran's complete use of the level nine defensive soul tool, his opponent must be a Title Douluo!

After much thought, Jing Hongchen concluded that it was probably because the Sun and Moon royal family had some special methods passed down from their ancestors that could help Xu Tianran conceal his strength.

Commander Zhao was not to be outdone. After shattering the sharp, yellow light, he immediately rushed towards Xuanzi: "Xuanzi, surrender!"

At this moment, Xuanzi let out a low roar, and silver ripples appeared on the pair of huge bull horns on his head. Then, the pair of bull horns completely turned into a dazzling silver.

Under Xuanzi's will, a considerable number of spatial rifts surged and appeared, temporarily slowing down Jing Hongchen and Commander Zhao's advance.

The next moment, Xuanzi's body shot towards Xu Tianran like an arrow released from a bow.

In his view, even if Xu Tianran was a Title Douluo, it would just be a bit more troublesome.

If I can manage to intercept Jing Hongchen and Commander Zhao even slightly, I will definitely be able to capture Xu Tianran alive.

Indeed, this was the case. Although Xu Tianran was a Title Douluo and could wield a level nine soul tool, he lacked practical combat experience. If he were to fight Xuanzi alone, he would be defeated by Xuanzi in no time.

boom!

Xuanzi smashed the pillar blocking his way, dust flew up and stones flew everywhere. The huge shadow of the Taotie Divine Ox immediately enveloped Xu Tianran, making Xu Tianran appear extremely small.

The overwhelming power, like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down on Xu Tianran in an instant, was also mobilized by Xuanzi.

At the same time, a bright yellow sea of ​​light appeared behind Xuanzi, and then condensed into huge balls of light, rushing towards Xu Tianran like a grand meteor shower.

Xu Tianran felt a sudden increase in pressure. Of course, he would not sit idly by and wait for his death. He prepared to activate more defensive soul tools while keeping a greater distance from Xuanzi.

He knew his combat skills were lacking, but as a Title Douluo carrying a large number of level-nine soul tools, he felt that he could protect himself for a while and wait for Jing Hongchen and Commander Zhao's support.

Suddenly, the level nine mental defense soul tools on his body appeared one after another and shattered, and his soul power also rapidly disappeared.

It should be noted that this type of trigger-based defensive soul tool, being level nine, requires a considerable amount of soul power to activate, and also requires a considerable amount of soul power to defend against attacks.

"Oh no! Xuanzi has an accomplice who's secretly attacking me. Could it be a psychic...?"

Just as he was in shock, a hidden mental fluctuation swept through his mental sea.

A wave of dizziness washed over him, and he felt disoriented, his eyes filled with confusion. He sat motionless in his wheelchair, unable to move, and could only watch helplessly as the magnificent meteor shower engulfed him.

Soon, accompanied by a series of cracking sounds, the soul-guiding light shield that enveloped him, with its sun and moon patterns, began to show spiderweb-like cracks.

Another ball of light crashed into the shield, like the last straw that broke the camel's back. Cracks appeared on the shield again before it shattered.

However, the next moment, a brand new soul-guided light shield appeared, blocking the attack for Xu Tianran.

This is a trigger-activated level nine defensive soul tool, but it won't last long.

After all, Xu Tianran's soul power is being consumed rapidly and is almost depleted, and soul tools require soul power to support them.

Even though having a baby bottle can replenish soul power, Xu Tianran is currently suffering from a mental attack and cannot move, so he has no ability to use the baby bottle.

Xuanzi naturally noticed Xu Tianran sitting blankly in his wheelchair. After a moment's thought, he concluded that Xu Tianran was doing this to create a false impression and try to slow down his attack.

After all, Xu Tianran had already left him with the impression of being cunning and scheming. If it weren't for the fact that this person's true strength was much greater than what was said in the intelligence, he should have been able to capture Xu Tianran alive on his first attempt.

Feeling the fierce wind coming from behind, Xuanzi knew that Jing Hongchen and Commander Zhao's attack was about to arrive.

He made up his mind: "Faced with a despicable person like Xu Tianran, we can no longer hesitate. We must strike hard and crush him with absolute power. In the face of absolute power, all of Xu Tianran's schemes and tricks will be completely crushed. He likes to create illusions? Hmph, I want to see if you will still choose to act this way when faced with a life-threatening attack."

The next moment, a bright yellow light emanated from Xuanzi's body, and he instantly transformed from the form of the Taotie Divine Ox into a human form, with a chicken leg-shaped club appearing in his hand.