Douluo Continent: When Huo Yuhao Becomes the Lord of the End

Chapter 280 Xu Tianran's Hidden Thoughts (4K)

"That is... His Majesty the End?"

"Huo Yuhao actually showed up. What does this mean? Is he preparing to end this match?"

"Alright, alright, so Riyue isn't even going to put on an act anymore, they've actually sent this person up!"

"Don't talk nonsense. Maybe this person is just here to watch the game out of boredom and doesn't necessarily intend to play himself."

"That's right, if this guy were to take the field, we might as well just surrender. What's the point of playing then!"

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Today's match is between the Sun and Moon team and the Dragon Gate team.

Uh... it's the Earth Dragon Gate, the one where Huo Yuhao openly took away the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow in the Heavenly Soul Realm.

The reserve team members of the Sun and Moon team took to the stage. Ever since Xiao Hongchen lost interest, the reserve team has been filling in. This is partly to give them a chance to hone their skills, and partly because the matches are really boring.

When they occasionally encounter strong opponents, Xu Tianzhen and Xiao Xiao will step in. Anyway, apart from Xiao Hongchen playing two matches and eliminating the opponent with ruthless methods, the Sun Moon team hasn't really had any fun.

This has instilled fear and immense pressure in many teams.

Back in the heyday of Shrek Academy, they wouldn't have dared to say they could have fought their way through with just their reserve team, but Sun Moon Academy had the confidence and strength to do so.

Add to that Huo Yuhao looming over them, and many teams, if not for national honor and their own pride, are even considering withdrawing from the competition.

The strength of the Sun and Moon Reserve Team should not be underestimated. Although they are no match for the regular team and can't even be seen from behind, it doesn't stop them from dominating the field.

As soon as Huo Yuhao appeared, Xiao Hongchen immediately came over.

Xu Tianzhen was in the same situation, but she looked rather disheveled and had a wronged expression as she looked at Huo Yuhao.

"What kind of role-playing game are you guys playing?"

He was mainly speaking to Xu Tianzhen, and Xiao Hongchen barely managed to suppress his laughter, but still said it on purpose.

"She was abandoned by Gu Yuena at the hotel before, so her current behavior is normal."

As a direct descendant of the Hongchen family, he and Xu Tianzhen, the princess of the Sun Moon Empire, had some disagreements, but it was just a minor squabble between friends.

Therefore, making some harmless jokes is nothing to worry about.

Xu Tianzhen looked aggrieved. She had just complained to her elder brother, but as she expected, it was completely useless.

Her own brother not only didn't help her, but also mocked her for looking for problems within herself.

As a princess, she found herself with no grounds for argument.

However, now that Huo Yuhao is here, can I complain to her?

Huo Yuhao had no interest in listening to her nonsense. He knew perfectly well that the two of them had gone to the hotel and happened to run into Gu Yuena, who was in a bad mood.

Xingzhong breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, he had reacted quickly; otherwise, he really wouldn't know how to handle that situation.

"Yuhao, there's a clandestine soul tool tournament in Mingdu tonight. Shall we go check it out?"

Huo Yuhao nodded after hearing this.

"Alright."

Above, Crown Prince Xu Tianran also saw Huo Yuhao's arrival and smiled slightly as he gestured.

Yesterday, Kong Deming had already told him about the Three Kingdoms' plan to blow up the Ming capital's armory. Now, this prince was already weaving a net that the Three Kingdoms couldn't escape.

The match has now begun.

The members of the Sun and Moon Reserve Team took to the field one after another. Shi Xing, Zhou Xinghao, Xiao Ping and others in the reserve team were all quite strong and were more than capable of dealing with the Earth Dragon Gate team.

This team, which should have been a regular member of the team in the original route, has now been completely relegated to the role of a background character.

No matter how intense the battle was, the eyes of hundreds of thousands of people were all fixed on the figure with long, icy blue hair, as if the battle itself was just a backdrop.

And the moment Captain Nan Qiuqiu, who was fighting on the side of Earth Dragon Gate, stepped onto the field, things began to change.

As the most outstanding Soul Master of the Earth Dragon Gate, possessing the Rouge Dragon Martial Soul, which has the attribute of annihilation, her strength can barely be considered excellent, but the powerful attributes of her Martial Soul are beyond doubt.

As expected, Xiao Ping, Shi Xing, and Zhou Xinghao, members of the Sun and Moon Team's reserve team, were quickly eliminated by her one after another.

The elimination of three reserve team members in succession instilled in this young master of the Earth Dragon Gate a sense of arrogance, as if the sun and moon were nothing special.

Although she possesses a refined and elegant appearance with eyes as clear as autumn water, she is also extremely outspoken, straightforward, and proud.

At this moment, she turned her gaze to Huo Yuhao and said something that made the entire audience gasp in shock, in front of hundreds of thousands of people in the arena.

"Huo Yuhao, go up on stage and let me see the difference between you and me."

Is it stupid?
This is inevitable!
But everyone knows that in the current competition, their team has no chance of defeating Sun and Moon, because this option was eliminated from the start due to Huo Yuhao's appearance.

Given this, Nan Qiuqiu chose a more dignified way, one that would better announce the existence of the Earth Dragon Gate to the entire continent, by directly challenging Huo Yuhao.

Since you're going to lose anyway, why not choose a more incredible way that will shock everyone?

In the end, they really did lose to Huo Yuhao, and no one can say that the Earth Dragon Gate was a coward.

"interesting."

Huo Yuhao smiled slightly and exchanged a playful glance with Xiao Hongchen.

Xiao Hongchen sneered, "I think we should leave her a whole body, after all, well... her courage is commendable."

Huo Yuhao stretched his body. If he didn't feel that his body was a bit 'rusty', he wouldn't have bothered coming here to play house.

However, since they have invited me in such an ignorant way, I might as well leave them with some unforgettable memories.

With his arrival, an unprecedented pressure filled the entire arena.

As the direct target of this oppressive force, Nan Qiuqiu knelt on the ground in a very undignified manner, a scene that made Nan Shuishui on the other side of the Earth Dragon Gate extremely distressed.

"Dead!"

Nan Qiuqiu felt that she had underestimated the ruthlessness of the Sun and Moon Sect. In the first match of the competition, they dared to directly kill the remnants of Shrek Academy. Could she, a mere young master of the Earth Dragon Sect, really be feared by them and have the good fortune to survive?
She now regrets her rash decision.

below.

The people of the Body Sect and the Sun Moon Sect were cheering. Conferring the title of Soul King was nothing short of a massacre!

“Guaranteed to die!”

On the Body Sect's side, Long Aotian shook his head helplessly at his junior brother's perverse sense of humor, but he couldn't help but sigh that the guys from the Earth Dragon Sect were indeed courageous.

The teams from the Three Kingdoms side were also cheering, but they seemed more like they were just watching the show.

"Well done, Nan Qiuqiu! The Earth Dragon Sect is a major sect in the Three Kingdoms. We absolutely cannot let them down!"

"That's right, that's right, it's just walking through a pile of corpses, let's get it!"

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Xu Tianran sighed and said directly to Ju Zi beside him.

"They've always been this brave. They weren't even there for the opening ceremony. Didn't they know to gather intelligence beforehand?"

Ju Zi was completely mesmerized by the figure on the field, and only realized what was happening when Xu Tianran looked at her. "I don't know either."

Xu Tianran glanced at Huo Yuhao on the field, then at Ju Zi beside him, lowered his head slightly, and his eyes were somewhat gloomy.

Although due to many changes, Ju Zi is no longer appearing as the Empress of the Empire, she is still one of Xu Tianran's most trusted people.

At this moment, the deep-thinking crown prince noticed something was amiss, but he ultimately didn't say much, only offering a subtle reminder.

"Whether before or now, you seem very nervous when you see Huo Yuhao, Orange."

"Can you tell me why this is?"

Orange felt a sudden tightness in her body.

"Your Highness, it's me."

Before she could even try to argue, Xu Tianran interrupted her again.

"You know, whether it's Tianzhen or you, if it can get him close to me, I'd be happy to make it happen. But you'll have to fight for it yourselves."

"Naivety is like that, and so are you."

"But it's clear that you can't do that, and you even have difficulty getting close to him. You've even thrown out his friends. This kind of performance really disappoints me."

Orange couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. As one of the people who knew Xu Tianran best, she certainly knew how twisted and perverted Xu Tianran's personality was.

But how could she not be shocked that Huo Yuhao had said such a thing?

She wouldn't blindly believe that this was Xu Tianran's true feeling. He was a man, and the crown prince of the empire at that. Even if he had the slightest thought for her, how could he allow such a thing to happen?

But now that he's said it out loud, it can only prove that Xu Tianran values ​​Huo Yuhao more than anything else.

She understood Huo Yuhao's attitude towards the Crown Prince Xu Tianran even better. It seemed that the Crown Prince was not as he appeared, and was not truly willing to go to any lengths to win over Huo Yuhao.

Sure enough, the next sentence confirmed her guess.

"In order to win over Huo Yuhao, I have promised him far too much: a royal title, a fief, and even permission to establish his own Soul Master Legion. But I can see that he seems to have no interest whatsoever in anything I have promised him."

"Tell me, how should I treat someone who has absolutely no interest in worldly power and status, yet possesses immense prestige and strength?"

"If the future empire unifies the continent, can I, the first emperor to unify the continent, really suppress him? At that time, will the Sun Moon Empire be the royal family's empire, or his empire?"

He let out a long sigh of relief. He was also a titled expert, so he naturally only spoke these words to Ju Zi in secret through telepathy.

After venting his frustrations, Xu Tianran's gloomy expression eased slightly, and he looked at Ju Zi with a smile.

"Ju Zi, you've been by my side for so many years, can I truly trust you?"

Ju Zi knew that if she showed even the slightest hesitation, Xu Tianran would eliminate her without hesitation.

"Of course, Your Highness can certainly trust me."

Hey~
Sighing inwardly, she had long wanted to break away from Xu Tianran when Huo Yuhao purged himself from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, but having already entered the game, it wasn't something she could just leave at will.

"Very well, of course I trust you."

"I promised Huo Yuhao the power to establish a Soul Master Legion, but he wasn't interested. So you will take his place."

"I believe in your abilities, Orange. The legion will be officially named after Huo Yuhao, but in reality, I want you to be loyal only to the Empire and to me."

"Orange, can you do it?"

You say you're not interested? You say you ignore me? Fine, I'll grant you power and then secretly sideline you. In the end, this empire will still only have my voice.

No matter how strong Huo Yuhao is, as long as I don't offend him openly, and as long as he doesn't become a legendary god, no matter how strong he is, can he possibly stand against a powerful empire that has unified the world?

In this world, only what I say counts.

The reason he did these things was because he always felt very uneasy, especially after the two strange events in the world.

He always felt that this matter was inextricably linked to Huo Yuhao.

In addition to the throne that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy had previously descended upon, and the research that Xuan Ziwen was conducting that completely baffled him, yet he vaguely felt could overturn the world.
All these events made him feel that Huo Yuhao was definitely brewing a 'conspiracy' that could change the world order, and that this conspiracy might threaten the imperial power.

He cannot, and absolutely will not, allow the absolute ruling power of the emperor to be overthrown by Huo Yuhao's things after the empire unifies the continent in the future.

Orange took a deep breath, and her eyes suddenly lit up again.

Helping Huo Yuhao lead a brand new Soul Master Legion sounds pretty good. That way, I won't be like I am now, with absolutely no chance to get close to that man.

As for Xu Tianran's claims about being a fictional character and pledging allegiance to him alone, Ju Zi has completely forgotten about them.

"I pledge my loyalty to Your Highness!"

Xu Tianran revealed an exceptionally hypocritical smile, removed the aura blockade surrounding him, turned his gaze to the arena, and said nothing more.

Meanwhile, on the field...

It was a classic case of an old man teasing a child. Rouge Dragon, with its obliterating attributes and flashy moves, crushed all of Nan Qiuqiu's attacks to dust by Huo Yuhao.

Throughout the entire process, he acted as if he was just playing around. He didn't even summon his martial soul, nor did he need any soul skills or echoes. He simply used his physical strength to toy with Nan Qiuqiu.

"A scholar may be killed but not humiliated! Your Majesty, you have gone too far!"

Well, Nan Qiuqiu's plan backfired. Not only did she lose face, but she also became a clueless and presumptuous clown.

Huo Yuhao felt that he was still too bored. This kind of battle couldn't even give him a proper warm-up.

"It's too noisy, like a fly buzzing around. Go downstairs and calm down!"

He kicked Nan Qiuqiu in the chest, causing her chest to cave in, and she immediately collapsed on the field, her fate unknown.

If it weren't for the fact that she had taken the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow from the Earth Dragon Gate, Huo Yuhao could have sent her straight to meet God because of her overestimation of her abilities and offense.

Anyone else want to play with me?

The sound filled the arena, yet it was eerily quiet; time seemed to have stood still.

"boring."

Before leaving the stage, Huo Yuhao glanced at Xu Tianran, who was coming on stage. Was this Crown Prince overestimating himself? Did he really think that by sealing his aura, he wouldn't be able to hear those sounds?

Xu Tianran still wore that fake smile that made people feel physically uncomfortable; he thought Huo Yuhao was showing him respect.

Huo Yuhao shook his head, ignoring the sudden shouts and commotion from hundreds of thousands of people, and left the arena.

It's dishonest, but it's good that it's dishonest, so that you won't have any psychological burden later!

Things here are incredibly boring, there's nothing left for him to do, so he can now focus on improving his strength in his future plans.

So, let's go see Di Tian and those ferocious beasts first. The empty slots of the second martial soul are already eager for a better one.

There's also the Demon Emperor in the ocean, who's a good choice. Plus, given his hatred for the Sea God Tang San, persuading him shouldn't be too difficult.

With the blessing of these ferocious beasts, he was able to raise his soul power to the limit of this world. When he increased his soul age and under the influence of [Destiny], he would be able to become a god without being noticed by the divine realm.

Then the creation plan can begin, creating a creator god who surpasses the God King, and killing that little bastard. He can't wait.

As for the Soul Spirit and the entirely new system, there will be plenty of time once we have absolute power.

(End of this chapter)