Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 595: Tired Soldiers Strategy
“Your Majesty, even if your method is feasible, His Majesty is currently seriously injured and His Majesty Xuanyuan has not returned. Whom can we send?” Jiang Yuan asked.

If Huo Yuhao really breaks through to level 100, even if it's a fake level 100, he's not someone that an ordinary Title Douluo can contend with.

After all, they're not immune to poison.

"Let me go." At this moment, Jin Peng, the vice sect master of the Body Sect, stepped forward to volunteer.

"My Tan Shen Shen Jian has also been cultivated to a deeper level. Now the level has broken through to level 98. Although it is not as strong as the sect master, my indestructible golden body can allow me to retreat unscathed even if I encounter a level 100 expert."

Vina nodded. "I did hope that you, Vice Sect Master, would make this trip, but it's not just you; others should also take action."

As she spoke, Vina unfolded the map and pointed around Yuming City, saying, "Our current garrison is here because the terrain here makes it convenient for us to set up a soul-guided cannon array. In addition, this place is also a good place to set up an array. Vice Sect Master, you are no match for Huo Yuhao. Once you engage him, you should use your Indestructible Golden Body to fight and retreat, and see if you can lure him here and kill him with the soul-guided cannon array."

"Is it a ploy to lure the enemy? But what if Huo Yuhao doesn't fall for it and just drives me away?" Jin Peng asked.

"That's alright. That means there are two possibilities. I remember my junior brother telling me about Huo Yuhao's background. The White Tiger Duke Dai Hao is actually his father. If he doesn't chase after us, one possibility is that he's worried about being lured away by us and then having others assassinate Dai Hao while he's away. That's what I was thinking too. The other possibility is that he's really seriously injured by the sect leader and can't chase after us. In that case, we can use the strategy of exhausting our forces. The vice sect leader can use his indestructible golden body three times a day. If we also equip him with the teleportation soul guide device from Mingde Hall, we can be sure he'll be safe."

“I understand. This way, we can eliminate the possibility of Huo Yuhao taking the initiative, preventing him from leaving Dai Hao's side and keeping him from recovering from his injuries. This buys us valuable time. As long as Tuotuo comes back, we can easily take him down,” Xiao Xiao said.

She understood what Vina meant.

In reality, Vina was still not inclined to launch a direct attack. After all, even if she could win against a level 100 expert, she didn't know how much she would have to pay. She still wanted to wait for reinforcements to arrive.

However, she wouldn't just wait idly. The strategy of exhausting the enemy was not only to hinder Huo Yuhao's offensive, but also to gain an advantage in the upcoming battle.

“But there’s still one problem,” Yunyi said, stroking her chin. “What if Huo Yuhao decides to give up and uses the same plan as us?”

The strategy of capturing the king is not something only they can use.

Now that Huo Yuhao has reached level 100, even if he is not a true god, he is still someone that ordinary people cannot contend with.

With Yuwen Tuo gone and Du Busi severely injured, if he were to follow suit and attempt to assassinate Vina, the remaining people might not be able to stop him.

"Hmph, if that brat dares to come, I'll let him taste the power of the Soul Guidance Cannon Array," Jing Hongchen said.

This war was the last one before unifying the continent, and for this war, he brought out all the level-nine soul-guided cannons that Mingde Hall had kept hidden.

Unfortunately, the high-energy array compression soul guide is too bulky. Unless it is set up in advance, it is too late to transport it now. Otherwise, even a level 100 expert might be able to kill it.

"We can't worry about that now. As the Empress, how could I possibly be afraid of death? If Huo Yuhao comes, we'll settle things with him once and for all," Vina declared.

The next day, her plan was put into action.

Jin Peng launched a surprise attack on Yuming City late at night, unleashing his ninth soul skill, Golden Dawn Break, towards Dai Hao's military camp. Huo Yuhao, as expected, intervened in time, using his Ice Jade Scorpion martial soul to unleash a blizzard that deflected Jin Peng's attack.

Jin Peng activated his Undying Golden Body in time, which barely saved his life.

Huo Yuhao had not truly become a god, therefore his attack did not exceed the limit of the Indestructible Golden Body. Then, Jin Peng used the Soul Guidance Device Teleportation Ring to immediately move out of the city.

Huo Yuhao was perhaps genuinely worried about Dai Hao's safety and did not give chase. Seeing this, Jin Peng returned again and unleashed another Golden Dawn, but was still blocked by Huo Yuhao.

Then he used the same trick again, using his indestructible golden body and teleportation ring to escape.

Although the Teleportation Ring can only be used once a day, Jinpeng has a lot of them.

Jing Hongchen lent Jin Peng a total of six teleportation rings.

With his indestructible golden body and continuous teleportation, he is now an unkillable cockroach, the perfect vessel for employing the strategy of exhausting the enemy.

In the following days, the Golden Roc, like a ghost, would attack three times a day.

He always retreated immediately after a brief encounter, avoiding any confrontation with Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao dared not give chase. Firstly, he was worried about falling into a trap. There were many people in the Heavenly Soul Empire stronger than Dai Hao. If he left, he would return to find Dai Hao's corpse. He hadn't even brought Dai Hao back to Star Luo City yet, and he hadn't knelt before his mother's grave to apologize. Dai Hao couldn't die. Secondly, his injuries hadn't healed. If he rashly pursued, he might fall into an enemy ambush. Even now, he might be in serious trouble with that level nine soul-guided cannon array.

It's not worth it just for the life of a golden roc.

The problem is that he doesn't even dare to heal his wounds now, because Jin Peng's appearance time is completely unpredictable. He might come in the morning, or in the afternoon, or even launch a surprise attack in the middle of the night several times.

Huo Yuhao dared not be distracted in the slightest.

He misses his brother Tianmeng more and more now. If Tianmeng Ice Silkworm were still around, he could cultivate with peace of mind and leave the task of keeping an eye on the surroundings to Tianmeng.

Unfortunately, he was able to revive with the help of the guardian deity of the plane, but Tianmeng Ice Silkworm could not. At the moment of his death, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm also died completely, and its remnant soul could not even be found in the world.

Surrendering one's soul entirely to a host actually carries the risk of one's soul being scattered.

Huo Yuhao's hatred for Yuwen Tuo intensified as a result. He firmly believed that he was now stronger than Yuwen Tuo and that he would kill him as soon as Yuwen Tuo appeared.

He had originally planned it very well, but now he doesn't even have time to rest and recover from his injuries.

Dai Hao was also worried that if Yuwen Tuo appeared, would Huo Yuhao, with his current injured and exhausted body, really be able to defeat Yuwen Tuo?

You should know that Du Busi was able to injure him, and Yuwen Tuo's strength is at least several times greater than Du Busi's.

In order to break the deadlock, Dai Hao approached Huo Yuhao and said, "Young brother, the enemy is using a strategy of exhaustion to harass us continuously. This can't go on. We must launch a counterattack."

He doesn't know yet that Huo Yuhao is his son; he only thinks that Huo Yuhao is someone who, like him, insists on the orthodoxy of the Star Luo lineage.

(End of this chapter)