Douluo Continent: The creation of Jixia Academy made Bibi Dong drool with envy.

Chapter 148 The Operation Begins, the First Step of the Plan

The night in Xingluo City was even more somber than in Tiandou City.

Even the most bustling Zhuque Avenue loses some of its noise after nightfall, gaining a sense of order and tranquility that has settled under the iron-fisted laws.

Inside the dilapidated courtyard of the Tang Clan, a solitary lamp cast its dim light, illuminating four young faces filled with determination.

"The first step of the plan is to take down their money."

Shangguan Wan'er's voice was soft yet full of undeniable confidence.

Her slender fingers gently tapped a location marked "Tiger Roar Money Shop" in the east of Xingluo City on the map.

"According to intelligence from the 'Black Ice Platform,' this money exchange is ostensibly one of the largest private money exchanges in Star Luo City, but its true controller is none other than Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger."

“It not only stores nearly 30% of the Duke’s working capital, but it is also a crucial hub for funding his private army and connecting with various forces. Taking it down is tantamount to severing one of Dai Hao’s arms.”

Beibei looked at the map, her brows furrowing slightly. "The area around the money exchange must be heavily guarded. There are only four of us. It won't be easy to succeed without alerting the entire Star Luo City."

“Forcing our way through is obviously the worst option,” Shangguan Wan’er said with a smile. “Therefore, we need our ‘eyes’ to scout ahead first.”

After saying that, her gaze fell on Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao understood and nodded heavily.

He knew that this was his senior's trust in him, and also his best opportunity to prove his worth to everyone!
……

At midnight, the night was as dark as ink.

Outside Tiger Roar Bank, several dark figures, like ghosts, silently disappeared into the shadows in the corner.

"Senior, Brother Beibei, Sister Xiaoya."

Huo Yuhao's voice was clearly transmitted to the three of them through a miniature soul-guided headset specially made by the Jixia Academy that could transmit mental information.

"I have already investigated and found out."

At this moment, he was lying on the roof of a pavilion hundreds of meters away, wearing the "Mirror of Insight" that shimmered with a faint light, calmly observing his prey like the most skilled hunter.

With the combined blessing of his Insightful Eye and Mirror of Insight, the entire defensive deployment of Tiger Roar Bank was clearly presented in his mind, like a girl stripped naked.

“There are three patrol teams inside and outside the bank, each with twelve members, all of whom are Soul Venerables. The team leader is a four-ring Soul Master. They conduct cross patrols every incense stick's time, leaving almost no blind spots.”

"The walls and the ground of the money shop are engraved with level three warning arrays and gravity arrays. Once any unauthorized soul power fluctuations touch them, an alarm will be triggered immediately."

"The real core is the underground vault. The vault door is forged from millennium-old black iron and reinforced with at least five different defensive soul-guiding arrays. To force it open would require a full-force attack from a Soul Douluo-level expert."

"Inside the vault, there is also a Soul Emperor-level expert who is stationed there year-round."

Listening to Huo Yuhao's precise and detailed report, Bei Bei and Tang Ya were both secretly shocked.

This level of defense is even more formidable than that of the royal palaces of some small countries.

"Well done, Yuhao," Beibei couldn't help but praise. "Your eyes are much more useful than any reconnaissance soul skill."

"Can you find the energy node of the core magic array?" Shangguan Wan'er's voice was calm and steady.

"Yes!" Huo Yuhao's tone was full of confidence. "The energy core of the five defensive formations on the vault door is all concentrated in an energy crystal located three feet and seven inches to the left of the back of the door. As long as that crystal can be destroyed, all the formations will instantly become ineffective!"

“Very good.” Shangguan Wan’er’s lips curled into an elegant smile. “Since that’s the case, then… let’s begin.” She turned to look at Bei Bei and Tang Ya: “In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, I will use a spell to temporarily disable the security array around the bank. Bei Bei, you and Xiao Ya are responsible for dealing with the patrol guards on the perimeter. Keep it quiet and be quick.”

"Don't worry, senior!" Bei Bei and Tang Ya exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with confidence.

"As for the vault..." Shangguan Wan'er's gaze fell on Huo Yuhao again, "I'll leave it to you, Junior Brother Huo. Remember, you only have ten breaths."

"Yes!" Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, his eyes filled with unwavering determination.

The time it takes for an incense stick to burn passes quietly.

Just as a new patrol team passed by, creating a brief blind spot!

Shangguan Wan'er moved.

“Seal script, the power of words, silence.”

The ink brush in her hand flowed smoothly through the air, outlining the character "默" (silent) with an aura of tranquility and seclusion.

The word "silent" transformed into an invisible wave that instantly enveloped the entire Tiger Roar Bank.

In an instant, the warning arrays inside and outside the bank, which had been flickering with light, suddenly dimmed as if their power had been cut off!

"It's now!"

Beibei and Tang Ya's figures shot out from the shadows like two arrows released from a bow!

A flash of blue lightning streaked across Beibei's body. He moved with incredible speed, appearing almost instantly behind a patrol of guards.

He didn't use any soul skills; he simply relied on his exquisite movement and his dragon claws coated with paralyzing poison to silently slice through the throats of each guard, like the Grim Reaper in the dark.

Meanwhile, Tang Ya's Netherworld Vine, like a living venomous snake, silently emerged from beneath the ground and, before the guards could react, had already tightly coiled around their ankles and mouths.

In just a few breaths, the three patrol teams, consisting of thirty-six Soul Masters, fell down without a sound!

At the same time, Huo Yuhao, like a cunning cat, nimbly slipped into the backyard of the money shop.

Guided by the "Mirror of Insight," he perfectly avoided all the sentries and traps, arriving like a ghost at the door of the underground vault.

"Brother Tianmeng, we're counting on you!"

Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and instantly connected his spiritual power with the vast spiritual origin of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm!
"Mental Interference Simulation!"

An invisible yet incredibly subtle mental fluctuation instantly enveloped the entire vault door.

Inside the vault, the Soul Emperor, who was meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes.

He felt a very faint energy fluctuation suddenly emanating from his spiritual sea, as if something was trying to invade.

However, upon closer inspection, he discovered that the fluctuation was almost identical to the daily energy flow of the five defensive arrays on the vault door.

"Huh? Is it an illusion?"

The Soul Emperor muttered a question in confusion, but ultimately didn't pay much attention and closed his eyes again.

He never imagined that this was a mental deception meticulously prepared for him by Huo Yuhao and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm!
And just the moment he let his guard down!
Huo Yuhao made a move.

(End of this chapter)