Douluo: The blue phoenix cries loudly, and the wind whistles through the air

By evening, the Iron Bull Team was finally able to rest.

One of the team members complained, "Captain, you could say those guys are stupid, they really are. They crossed the territories of several ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts without encountering any attacks. I wonder if they're just lucky."

"To say they're not stupid is an understatement. The fact that they can walk in a straight line through the frozen forest shows a high level of skill."

Unbeknownst to them, Wu Qi had quietly released his bloodline suppression, and the nearby soul beasts, sensing this, dared not approach.

This bloodline suppression only works on soul beasts; human soul masters cannot detect it at all.

Mohan couldn't figure out what was going on with Wu Qi and his group, but his intuition told him that it wasn't just luck.

"These kinds of talents are the most terrifying. Either they have a powerful backer who eliminates the threat in advance, or they have the most detailed map and their route is at the intersection of the territories of various soul beasts, which is why they did not trigger a soul beast attack."

He didn't want to continue following either of them.

However, the team's boss behind the scenes gave them a strict order: they had to achieve something, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and move forward.

Similar scenes were unfolding in the temporary camps of other squads.

However, most of the more sensible teams chose to stop tracking and return to the town. Only a few stubborn teams remained undeterred and continued to follow.

Several days later, Wu Qi and his group emerged from the frozen forest and headed towards the boundless ice plains.

On the way, Wu Qi handed over the supplies he had prepared in advance to everyone.

One is eyeglasses made of dark brown glass, to reduce the impact of strong light on the eyes. The other is snowboarding.

The snow is extremely slippery, and if you slip on a downhill section, you will roll down the slope. With the help of sleds, you can not only travel quickly, but also avoid getting sick on the snow, which is a win-win situation.

"Elder Wu, I have learned a great deal," Xie Yue said solemnly.

With this experience, they will be better prepared for their next trip into the snow.

During the rest of the journey, Wu Qi intentionally or unintentionally inquired about the Papal Palace from Hu Liena and the other two, especially about the Papal Palace's decisions in recent years.

Apart from Hu Liena, Xie Yue was also completely unprepared, or perhaps had no intention of hiding anything, and told Wu Qi all the news at once.

As for Yan, this simple-minded fellow doesn't participate in politics at all and hasn't paid attention to this matter, so naturally he has nothing to say.

……

"Captain, should we continue?" Looking at the endless ice field before them, the members of the Iron Bull Squad felt fear and stopped in their tracks.

Mohan thought to himself, "Just as I suspected."

If Wu Qi and his group hadn't done their homework beforehand, how could they have dared to head directly towards the ice field?

With things having come to this point, robbing the other party was no longer an option, so they had no choice but to retreat in frustration.

Unfortunately, their luck wasn't good. As they followed each other out, Wu Qi released his bloodline pressure, preventing the soul beasts from approaching for a short time. However, after he left, the bloodline pressure disappeared, and the soul beasts returned to their respective territories one after another.

On their return journey, the Iron Bull team accidentally stumbled into the territory of a high-level soul beast and became its meal.

……

Since their disastrous defeat at the Destruction Mountain Range, the entire Haotian Sect has fallen silent on the continent.

Tang San's Tang Sect has now been established, but it is subordinate to the Clear Sky Sect. Furthermore, after being suppressed several times by the Star Luo Royal Family, the price of hidden weapons has fallen far short of Tang San's expectations, with profits only a paltry 30%. It's worth noting that the Star Luo Empire withstood numerous attacks from the Heaven Dou Empire previously.

Given Dai Tianfeng's political acumen, he naturally wanted to recoup his losses from the Haotian Sect. Although he made no public statement towards the Haotian Sect, Tang Xiao dared not disregard them.

After several attempts to negotiate at the palace, Haotian Sect was unable to offer any concessions that would satisfy the royal family, so Tang Xiao finally resorted to using hidden weapons.

Originally, Tang San wanted to use Dai Mubai to sell hidden weapons to the Star Luo Empire's army at a high price.

Tang Xiao did indeed secretly push this matter forward at the beginning.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. The Haotian Sect was repeatedly caught in unforeseen troubles, and in the end, they had to use hidden weapons as a bargaining chip to get the Star Luo royal family to drop the blame.

Although Tang Xiao felt guilty towards Tang San, he believed the latter would understand his predicament. Furthermore, Tang San was also a member of the Clear Sky Sect, and it was only right that he help the sect in times of crisis. This time, he would consider it a contribution Tang San had made to the sect.

As for the journey through the Destruction Mountains.

Tang Long and his group did indeed reach the summit under Yu Xiaogang's command.

By then the lightning had dissipated, and when they went up there, they found nothing but a bare patch of lightning-struck rock.

Later, a conflict broke out between the teams of Tiandou and Xingluo, who felt that the opportunity had been taken away by the other side, and thus a fight broke out.

Fortunately, Tang Long and the others knew that their sect was in trouble and that it was not advisable for them to show themselves in public for a while, so they were able to leave safely.

Because of this incident, the entire Haotian Sect began to doubt Yu Xiaogang's abilities. Afterwards, Yu Xiaogang was not only forbidden from eating at the table, but he was also not allowed to reside within the Haotian Sect's compound.

Left with no other choice, Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong had to "join" Titan, thus gaining a place within the Tang Clan.

On this day, due to another change in the situation on the mainland, Tang Xiao had no choice but to come here to find Yu Xiaogang.

Compared to before, Yu Xiaogang has lost his enthusiasm for Tang Xiao and his attitude has become much colder.

"What is the purpose of Tang Zongzhu's visit this time?"

Yu Xiaogang's attitude was lukewarm, seemingly indicating that he had no intention of asking the other party to stay.

Tang Xiao chuckled dryly, straightened his expression, and explained, "Master, last night the two great empires broke out in a full-scale conflict on the border, and in the Tiandou Empire, a large number of eligible young men are eagerly joining the army, which is very unfavorable for us."

Because of Bibi Dong's secret diversion of grain, the people in more than a dozen cities along the border went hungry. Under the instigation of those with ulterior motives, the focus shifted entirely to the Star Luo Empire.

In the past, border battles were indeed fierce, but they did not have much impact on the cities behind the border.

Now that there is no food, those young and strong men will not even have enough to eat if they do not join the army.

Furthermore, they also wanted to take revenge on the Star Luo Empire and vent their anger for their country and family.

In contrast, the people of the Star Luo Empire did not share this fighting spirit; on the contrary, there was considerable anti-war sentiment.

In the past, the Haotian Sect had caused heavy casualties to the empire's army, which had already aroused considerable opposition. After all, soldiers are human beings too; they are born of parents, not born from rocks.

The fact that the Xingluo royal family did not pursue the Haotian Sect does not mean that the common people will not.

Although this border battle had nothing to do with the Haotian Sect, many civilians believed that the sect deliberately instigated the war to exonerate themselves from the charge of regicide. (End of Chapter)