Douluo 2: This Dragon God has too much martial virtue

Chapter 547 Face to Face
In truth, Xu Jiujiu had completely overthought things. Regardless of whether Huo Yuhao would become the Swordholder of the Dragon Pavilion in the future, the fate of the Northwest Army Group was already sealed the day Shrek Academy collapsed. The Sun Moon Empire had never launched a full-scale attack on the army led by Duke White Tiger all these years, entirely due to its fear of the intimidation posed by Shrek Academy.

Now, the sword hanging over Shrek Academy has long since disappeared. Without Huo Yuhao's personal grudge, the Star Luo Empire would have long been fish on the chopping block of the Sun Moon Empire.

Is Huo Yuhao the only person Dai Hao has offended over the years? While Ju Zi's accusation that Dai Hao massacred a city was indeed exaggerated, he did send a team of Soul Masters to infiltrate border cities of the Sun Moon Empire and slaughter soldiers and civilians.

How could it be such a coincidence that he killed the father of the current marshal of the Sun Moon Empire? Oh, no, it should be that Dai Hao never expected that the daughter of an ordinary soldier whom his subordinate casually killed would one day become a commander like him. Just as he never imagined that a maidservant who wasn't even a concubine would give birth to a child who would destroy the White Tiger lineage.

The last image captured by the high-altitude detection soul tool in the Sun Moon Empire's military camp in the western frontier was the moment Huo Yuhao was swallowed by the blood-red soul ring with eight golden patterns. Was that truly a power that humans could touch? The Demon Emperor's resentment manifested as a physical roar, and the immense energy caused the detection soul tools in the military camp to malfunction even dozens of miles away.

Huo Yuhao rested his chin on his hand, feeling the surging soul power fluctuations within his body. He stared at the blood-red gold-patterned soul ring floating in front of him, the soul power fluctuations originating from the ferocious deep-sea demon whale were terrifying.

"Two spirit rings left." He muttered to himself, his fingers unconsciously rubbing his chin. "Once I absorb this one, I should start thinking about the next target." With the test set by the God of Emotions coming to an end, there are indeed not many beings in this world that can threaten him now.

In short, he has been temporarily left to his own devices by his elders, and now he will have to act on his own for a while.

The choice between ice-attribute soul beasts from the far north and even more powerful beings from the deep sea swirled in his mind. Although the energy contained in the soul ring before him was extremely violent, with the help of the Evil Emperor and Tianmeng suppressing the Demon Emperor's resentment, he was confident that he could withstand the energy impact alone.

"Focus on this for now." Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and adjusted his meditation posture. He could feel that the spiritual power of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had already built a protective barrier in his sea of ​​consciousness, and the Evil Eye Tyrant was also stirring, ready to assist him in suppressing any possible backlash of resentment.

However, the two of them were really noisy. Tianmeng was yelling and saying things like "This whale is too scary," but she was still doing her best to help him resist the soul shock.

The Evil Emperor is different. Its task is to suppress Tianmeng while she resists the soul shock of the Demon Emperor's soul ring, but it is clear that it is making things more difficult for Huo Yuhao and Tianmeng.

Because it kept attacking the Demon Emperor up close, using sarcastic remarks like "You've finally met your match" and "Good riddance."

Perhaps being forced to become a spirit is a level above being forced to become a spirit ring. Huo Yuhao clearly still had the energy to complain.

"It's time to set off." After absorbing the Demon Emperor's soul ring and soul bone, Huo Yuhao looked to the north. Now he only had one left leg soul bone left, and he would be able to collect all six main soul bones.

It shouldn't be too difficult to persuade a ferocious beast to become his spirit on your own, right?

Do you have any suggestions?

"Yes, brothers, yes." Tianmeng has always been the most enthusiastic when it comes to getting Huo Yuhao an IUD.

But with so many conflicting opinions, it becomes difficult to reach a consensus. Huo Yuhao suggested that they discuss the matter and come to a conclusion before making a decision himself.

Before leaving the Western Frontier, he used his mental detection to scan the area and discovered that the Sun Moon Empire's army had been stationed on the Star Luo border for almost ten days, but had yet to make any further moves.

What exactly is Ju Zi plotting? Based on his understanding of Ju Zi, this senior would never miss the opportunity to attack when the enemy is at its weakest.

Therefore, he doesn't understand his senior. In Orange's opinion, it's utterly incomprehensible that someone would find such a simple and easy-to-understand principle confusing!
Huo Yuhao had no idea what Senior Sister Ju was thinking, or rather, he was too lazy to think about it. After gaining the approval of the gods, worldly wars were no longer relevant to him.

However, he once again stepped into Yuming City within the territory of the Star Luo Empire. The reason was simple: he wanted to see if the Star Luo Empire would fall into decline without the so-called White Tiger God of War.

As dusk settled and night fell, a rare moment of relaxation descended upon the city after dinner. However, due to the ever-present threat of enemy attack, the city's defenses remained formidable, particularly the western-facing lines.

Soldiers patrolled both inside and outside the city walls, and several detection soul tools were mounted on the walls. Huo Yuhao couldn't help but smile at the sight. In terms of detection soul tool technology, the Star Luo Empire was far inferior to the Sun Moon Empire. This level of reconnaissance was utterly ineffective against enemy surveillance. Even more ironically, the Star Luo military was unaware that a high-altitude detection soul tool from the Sun Moon Empire was currently hovering three thousand meters above Yuming City.

Normally, even powerful figures at the Title Douluo level rarely ascend to altitudes exceeding a thousand meters. The higher the altitude, the greater the consumption of soul power. Moreover, beyond three thousand meters, even in excellent weather, it's difficult to detect their presence. The Star Luo Empire's aerial detection soul tools can only maintain detection functionality at a maximum altitude of five hundred meters.

However, unless one is a Title Douluo powerhouse with a mental attribute, it's impossible to sense a detection soul tool three thousand meters in the air from the ground. Huo Yuhao had just scanned the entire detectable range with his mental power, confirming that there was no second ultra-high-altitude detection soul tool.

It seems that Senior Sister Orange also believes that a mere Yuming City is not worth using a second ultra-high altitude detection soul guide device.

These ultra-high-altitude detection soul guides are typically deployed only in locations of significant strategic value, such as border fortresses or key passes.

However, among these high-altitude detection soul tools, some are specifically designed to target mental power. However, these mental power detection soul tools have a relatively small coverage area and can only identify a limited level of mental power. Huo Yuhao concealed his mental power extremely well and wasn't worried about being detected. But if he had activated his simulated soul skill to enter their detection range a few years ago, his whereabouts would have been inevitably exposed. "Senior, your Sun Moon Empire isn't coming for me, is it?" "Definitely not!"
The Sun Moon Empire's warfare methods are indeed far more advanced than those of the Star Luo Empire. They excel at using high-altitude reconnaissance, launching blitzkriegs with Soul Master Corps, and carrying out precision strikes and decapitation operations. Coupled with their industrial strength far surpassing that of the Star Luo Empire, the outcome of this war is probably... well, there's no suspense at all.

This time, Huo Yuhao once again used his simulated soul skill to conceal his figure, moving through the military camp as if it were empty, until he discovered that the Star Luo royal family had actually sent another princess as well.

"Princess Jiu Jiu, it's been a long time." Actually, they weren't that close. Five years ago, Huo Yuhao hadn't even exchanged a single word with Xu Jiu Jiu.

"You can move so quickly? It seems your little princess's soul skills are really not that great." Huo Yuhao casually pulled over a chair and sat down, showing no respect whatsoever for the two princesses. In this respect, he was far inferior to his predecessor, Long Xiaoyao.

But what young person isn't a little wild? And he certainly has the right to be!
At this moment, Xu Jiujiu's eyes were filled with shock, while Xu Yun's face flushed bright red. From childhood to adulthood, she had always been a pampered and privileged girl, never having suffered such humiliation. Her strong sense of pride and the pain in her body intertwined, causing her to completely forget Xu Jiujiu's previous warning.

"Royal sister, it's him..."

"Shut up!" Xu Jiujiu shouted sharply. Her biggest regret recently was allowing her foolish younger sister to join the army. What could Xu Yun do besides swagger around? This young man in front of her was fully capable of killing them both!

Xu Yun was able to recover so quickly thanks to the fact that the Healer Douluo, who was escorting the Soul Master Legion, received an urgent mission and rushed to Yuming City to protect the two princesses. Xu Jiujiu naturally learned about everything Huo Yuhao had done from this Healer Douluo. She no longer cared whether Dai Huabin was alive or dead; what she cared about was the strength Huo Yuhao had displayed.

Limit Douluo cultivation! If someone else had said this, one might have doubted the veracity of the information for a long time, but the Immortal Healer Douluo is one of only two Super Douluo retainers of the Star Luo Royal Family. How could her words be false?

The problem is that it has only been a short time since the end of the Soul Master Competition. How could Huo Yuhao have broken through to the Limit Douluo level in less than a month?
is that a lie?

"You...you are Huo Yuhao! Why are you here?" Xu Jiujiu forced himself to remain calm. He knew that Huo Yuhao held a very special place in the princess's heart. During the previous competition, Huo Yuhao, with only his Soul Master cultivation, had driven two of Shrek Academy's Soul Emperors mad and killed, causing the entire academy to suffer infamy and slink away from Star Luo City.

At the time, the Star Luo Emperor praised Huo Yuhao highly, and after the competition, he even secretly sent people to investigate his background and whereabouts. Even the news of Huo Yuhao's entry into the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy for further study did not escape the Star Luo royal family's notice. As Huo Yuhao's strength rapidly increased, the Star Luo Empire's attention to him also continued to escalate.

These covert investigations were naturally tacitly approved by the Dragon Pavilion, and Huo Yuhao himself was fully aware of them. When he learned of this, his first reaction was speechless. After all, even the Spirit Cat Zhu family knew to distance themselves from the White Tiger lineage, yet the royal family still allowed the people to idolize Dai Hao. Did they really think this so-called "White Tiger War God" was that powerful? They should really see Dai Hao screaming in pain after being blasted by Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin!
The Star Luo royal family's investigation clearly shows that Huo Yuhao is indeed a citizen of the Star Luo Empire. Although he has a blood feud with the White Tiger lineage for killing his mother, his Star Luo citizenship is an undeniable fact.

Emperor Xu Jiawei of the Star Luo Empire personally issued an edict demanding that a good relationship be established with Huo Yuhao at all costs. If Huo Yuhao could be recruited, this genius could very well become a pillar of the future empire. The royal family's high-ranking officials were well aware that, given the potential Huo Yuhao had shown, his advancement to Title Douluo or even Super Douluo was just around the corner, and he might even reach the supreme realm of Limit Douluo.

What does the Limit Douluo mean? It's a strategic existence capable of changing the balance of power across the continent! Back then, Shrek Academy relied on the might of Dragon God Douluo Mu En to prevent the major empires from making any rash moves. If an ordinary Title Douluo can destroy a city, then a Limit Douluo is enough to tip the scales of a national war.

Although there's an unspoken rule in the Soul Master world not to attack ordinary people, the sheer power of top-tier experts is enough to terrify enemy nations. The Sun Moon Empire's frequent military actions in recent years have put immense pressure on the neighboring Star Luo and Heavenly Soul Empires. Of course, this is only the Star Luo Empire's perspective; if the Sun Moon Empire wanted to directly attack the Heavenly Soul Empire, it would have to attack from the north. Everyone knows what's to the north; any Sun Moon Empire military commander with a modicum of sense wouldn't choose the hellish Dragon City at the start of a war.

As the second strongest nation on the continent, Xingluo Empire, of course, this is also wishful thinking on its part. If it could win the support of Huo Yuhao and even the Dragon Pavilion behind him, it would have the capital to rival the Sun Moon Empire.

This also explains why, during the previous competition, the Emperor offered to give the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone to the Dragon Pavilion. It was clearly an olive branch extended by the Star Luo Royal Family, but unfortunately, the Dragon Pavilion did not accept it.

Emperor Xingluo did demonstrate considerable sincerity in his attempt to win over the Dragon Pavilion by showing goodwill towards Huo Yuhao, but ultimately he committed a major political taboo: Xu Jiawei wanted to maintain the traditional relationship with the White Tiger Duke's Mansion while simultaneously seeking the support of the Dragon Pavilion. This ambivalent approach only made the already fragile, transactional relationship between the Dragon Pavilion and the royal family seem even more ridiculous.

The Star Luo royal family had a full five years to gradually weaken Dai Hao's military power, or even completely marginalize him. However, until the moment the White Tiger Duke became a prisoner of the Sun Moon Empire, they still missed their chance due to indecisiveness.

Huo Yuhao wore a faint smile, but his eyes were chillingly cold: "As long as your sister stops insulting my brother as a piece of trash in front of me, I will naturally not make things difficult for you."

After suppressing her anger for a long time, she felt an urge to hit her overly pampered younger sister for the first time in her life. However, she still calmly bowed and said, "My younger sister is young and ignorant. As her older sister, I apologize to you on her behalf."

In the instant she bowed in greeting, Xu Jiujiu keenly noticed that Huo Yuhao's demeanor and bearing were becoming increasingly similar to those of his mysterious teacher. As the princess in charge of the Star Luo intelligence network, this discovery secretly alarmed her. Even with the royal family's vast intelligence network, she still hadn't been able to ascertain the true identity of Huo Yuhao's teacher.

"Oh, I forgive her. After all, Luo Li is almost at the Soul Emperor level, while the little princess is just a Soul Sect Master, practically worse than trash! Ha!"

That ambiguous chuckle was exactly like his teacher's.

Xu Yun's face flushed red instantly, her chest heaving as she tried to retort, but Xu Jiujiu's sharp gaze suppressed her completely, forcing her to bite her lip and swallow back her resentment.

　How can someone confuse giving away a daughter with marrying into the family? Did the protagonist of this book give Huo Yuhao a daughter? And you're asking if Fu Rui would give Huo Yuhao a daughter? She gave Huo Yuhao a father! Okay, enough already?

　　(End of this chapter)