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

Chapter 292 Transition: Why do these princesses always keep mentioning me, Old Huo? (4K)

"are you sure?"

In the imperial palace of the Sun and Moon Empire, Xu Tianran, the crown prince and regent, showed a hint of madness on his face after hearing the intelligence reported by his subordinates.

"Your Highness, there is no mistake. The Three Kingdoms think they are being very discreet, but in fact, their every move is under our surveillance."

“They would never have imagined that not only are they constantly being watched by our people, but even their residences are being monitored by those soul-guided devices given to us by His Majesty the End.”

"The timing of the operation has been set; it will take place on the night the finals conclude."

"Those audacious fellows, I don't know where they got the information, found out the location of Prince Xu Guozhong's private arms depot, and planned to blow it up before they left."

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The guys from the Three Kingdoms period might not know, but how could Xu Tianran not know?

His uncle's armory was very close to the warehouse in Mingde Hall where level-nine fixed-position soul-guided bombs were stored.

Those guys from the Three Kingdoms weren't actually heading for their own imperial uncle's armory; they were clearly planning to detonate the Ming capital directly.

"Hahaha, he truly is my good royal uncle!"

Xu Tianran burst into uncontrollable laughter, a scene that sent chills down the spines of many of his confidants in the hall.

Clearly, they also realized the key to this.

It should be noted that although Xu Guozhong was also a member of the royal family, he did not get along with this prince in the early days. No, or rather, he was not from the same lineage as the Xu family that is now in power.

His true lineage is that of the former royal family, which has been expelled by the current royal family.

How could those guys from the Three Kingdoms period possibly obtain such accurate intelligence as the location of the armory, and also prepare such a detailed plan?

Clearly, there's a traitor within the empire, and who it is is self-evident.

Xu Tianran's smile faded as his expression suddenly became calm, but anyone could sense the ferocity in it.

"Keep the news under wraps, and inform the Red Dust Hall Master of Mingde Hall, as well as Elder Kong of the Offering Hall, that the plan can begin."

The men below, though convinced by Xu Tianran's sincerity, couldn't help but flash a murderous glint in their eyes.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The Three Kingdoms were aiming to directly annihilate millions of people in the Ming capital. Given that, they can't be blamed for their lack of martial ethics.

"Your Highness, that prince..."

Xu Tianran waved his hand, as if dealing with an insignificant bug, and slowly uttered a single word.

"kill!!"

"Yes!" The group of trusted confidants withdrew, none of them daring to say anything more at this moment.

Xu Tianran, after realizing that no one was around, slowly let out a long sigh of relief.

He suddenly remembered the scene when Huo Yuhao appeared beside him earlier.

"The End. Huo Yuhao, how should I treat you from now on?"

Mingde Hall.

Upon hearing the news, Jing Hongchen felt a sudden pang in her heart.

If those lunatics from the Three Kingdoms were to detonate Xu Guozhong's armory, affecting the level-nine fixed-position soul-guided bombs in Mingdetang's secret warehouse, the resulting casualties and impact would be enormous.

He couldn't afford to be careless about such a matter, nor could he entrust it to anyone around him. He decided that no matter what the Crown Prince Xu Tianran's plan was, he had to relocate those level-nine fixed-position soul-guided bombs himself.

"Hmph, Yuhao is right. Only by killing these guys will they behave themselves."

Remembering Huo Yuhao's instructions before he left, Jing Hongchen didn't hesitate at all and decided to cooperate with Xu Tianran to wipe out all the scoundrels from the Three Kingdoms.

In this way, the last dust has been swept away for the upcoming holy war.

"Sigh, I wonder where Yuhao has gone again. There's been no news from Meng either."

Although Huo Yuhao hadn't said anything before, and his granddaughter Meng Hongchen had tried her best to avoid him, Jing Hongchen could still sense the change in the relationship between her granddaughter and Huo Yuhao.

"Hmph, so what if we force ourselves on him? As long as we can continue the bloodline of the Hongchen family, even if the descendants only have half the talent of Yuhao, the Hongchen family can still continue to flourish like Shrek Academy."

As for Xiao Hongchen's grandson, forget it. Grandpa Jing Hongchen knows perfectly well that Chun Chun is, uh, what Yuhao called him again, a demon.

Jing Hongchen started rambling like someone with dementia, while on the other side, in the Offering Hall...

Kong Deming also learned of the news, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

First it was the Holy Spirit Cult, then Shrek Academy, and now only the stubborn forces of the Three Kingdoms remain. In his eyes, the Three Kingdoms, the Holy Spirit Cult, and Shrek Academy are not fundamentally different and are all destined to be swept into the dust of history.

The fact that the Three Kingdoms still exist today is thanks to the preparations made by the Sun and Moon forces, which gave them time. Otherwise, some conservative and stubborn people who turn back the clock of history would not have existed for so long.

Destroy the armory? Hmph, not to mention that it's impossible to succeed, so what if it actually explodes? Do you really think that destroying some weapons and some mere level nine soul-guided bombs can delay your demise?

That's pure daydreaming!

"Old Kong, what do you mean?"

Poison Undying happened to be nearby at that moment. Don't ask why, the two old men's relationship was no longer as quarrelsome as before; they were now on very good terms.

Poison Undying wasn't asking about the Three Kingdoms period, but rather about his own soul tool.

The reason why Du Busi is here at this time is because there is nothing for him to worry about in the Body Sect. His two disciples, Yuhao and Long Aotian, are both very easy for him to manage, so he has to come to Kong Deming's place to observe and learn.

As for what to observe, it was naturally the soul tool.

After Kong Deming reached the level 98 Super Douluo in soul power and was promoted to a level 10 soul master, and after this level was completely stabilized, he also arranged three level 10 soul tools for himself, which naturally required a huge amount of resources.

But correspondingly, their own strength has increased dramatically.

Despite Kong Deming's soul power level being only level 98, which is a huge gap compared to Du Busi, who is almost a quasi-god, Du Busi can't really guarantee that he can defeat him with his level 10 soul tool.

After changing his mindset, he eliminated his reservations and feelings about soul tools, and now he's eagerly coming to Kong Deming's place, wanting to design a level 10 soul tool.

As for resources, of course I'll prepare them myself.

Now, with the support of the Sun Moon Empire's Body Sect, and having previously plundered Shrek City, metal is naturally no problem for them.

It could be said that Shrek Academy fell, and the Sun and Moon entities got their fill.

Even Kong Deming's third level 10 soul tool used most of the rare metals from the looted Shrek City.

"What's your rush? I don't need time to design the core array, I don't need time to carve the metal, and I don't need time to assemble it. Old man, do you really think level 10 soul tools are as easy as cabbages?"

"You don't even look at what level of soul tool I designed, and how many new technologies were used in it. If it weren't for Yuhao's sake, old man, I wouldn't even bother with you."

Kong Deming was naturally annoyed by Poison's inability to kill.

After witnessing the incredible power of his level 10 soul tool, the old man started clamoring for one of his own, and even produced the blueprints.

Even more outrageous is that the design blueprints were obtained for free from Yuhao—a schematic diagram of the humanoid bionic soul tool's interlocking structure. Goodness, he knew about this stuff; Xuan Ziwen was involved in one of the designs under Yuhao's arrangement, and the final form was something like soul armor, which utilized a large amount of soul tool interlocking technology.
This old man really dares to think big. Although it's a simplified version of Yuhao's soul armor, it's still very difficult. You could say that completing the humanoid mecha soul tool that Poison Cannot Kill is even more difficult than designing two level 10 soul bombs.

Poison-Free didn't feel embarrassed at all. He was joking. What's wrong with asking an old guy like you to design a humanoid soul-guided mecha? It's not like I want the stars and the moon in the sky. Stop dawdling.

How come Yuhao's soul tools are mass-produced like on an assembly line? You old man, you're supposed to be a teacher, yet you can't even compare to your disciple Yuhao.

Of course, this guy could only complain in his heart, because he would never say a bad word about Kong Deming before his soul-guided mecha was completed. As for the completion of the mecha, he would repay all the grievances he had suffered during this period.

That's right, I'm just that vengeful.

He couldn't wait to see himself in a cool mecha suit. Since he had already reached the limit of his strength and was completely clueless about the legendary god level, he had to find another way.

Yuhao is right. Putting aside whether you're strong or not, being handsome is something that lasts a lifetime.

Besides, changing the atmosphere within the Body Sect will take a long time, and as the sect leader, I have to set an example.

When I'm all dressed in soul-guided mechs, won't I be able to charm those little guys to death? Won't they all beg to accept the soul-guided devices?

Seeing Du Busi chuckling to himself, Kong Deming was speechless. This old guy, after becoming invincible and eliminating Shrek Academy to resolve his inner conflict, has become more and more willful every day.

Chun Chun is such a playful old man!
Then, the sound of two old men arguing came from inside the ancestral hall.

"Old Kong, mechs need wings, do you even understand what that means, like dragon wings?!"

"You're a Limit Douluo, you can fly, what do you need that thing for?"

"You know, you need to have class, right? Without wings, you can't show off my status!"

"Ha~"

"Hey, what do you mean?"

"Old man, if you keep bothering me, I'll design a fly's head for you!"

"It absolutely has to have wings."

"I know, I know, go away and don't bother me."

"Oh."

Langyue Hotel.

"Something feels off to me."

Xu Jiujiu's face looked somewhat sickly, and Vina, who was beside her, turned to look at her upon hearing this.

"Don't you think things are going a little too smoothly?"

The entire process, including contacting Xu Guozhong and figuring out the location of the Sun and Moon Armory, went by too smoothly for the sake of it.

It's so simple that it's hard not to feel like it's a trap.

Vina shook her head.

"Jiu Jiu, you're overthinking it. The identity of that person was revealed by the Shrek elder who was by your father's side at Tianhun. There's no mistake about it."

"As for the royal family's past affairs on the Sun and Moon side, although we are not very clear about some of the details, one thing is certain: the Xu family royal lineage was replaced by the current old emperor through a coup."

"Back then, the Xu family line was almost wiped out by the current emperor. If it weren't for the fact that the Shrek family member who is already dead, we wouldn't have learned this news from that elder."

In fact, He Caitou had told Fan Yu about his identity a long time ago, and Fan Yu certainly wouldn't hide such a thing from the Shrek Academy's higher-ups.

It can be said that many Shrek elders know that He Caitou is the last descendant of the Sun and Moon royal family.

Shrek knew perfectly well what his intentions were in taking in such an orphan of the Sun and Moon lineage.

Even though He Caitou and Fan Yu both died in the Shrek incident, this matter was still being used now because of the plan to blow up the armory.

The news naturally came from Elder Zhuang, a surviving elder who was now hiding in the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Back then, during the All-Continent Soul Master Competition, He Caitou was seriously injured by Huo Yuhao, and it was Huo Yuhao who treated him. However, without Fan Yu's previous revelation, through the treatment, he learned about He Caitou's other martial soul, and naturally, he could guess the true identity behind it.

Vina's meaning was simple: we only know so much about this kind of information, so how could the Sun and Moon possibly know that there were still royal bloodlines and orphans, and that these orphans were being used by them?

You have to understand, they went to great lengths to get through to that prince, and the key was to use He Caitou's name to coax and deceive him.

Indeed, Xu Guozhong was manipulated. The Three Kingdoms side altered the news of He Caitou's death, pretending that he was currently under their protection, giving Xu Guozhong, He Caitou's direct relative, a glimmer of hope.

He wasn't a fool, just a bit clueless about the situation. Well, he wasn't very smart, but his silliness was kind of endearing.

Xu Jiujiu's expression did not relax as a result.

"I still feel something is wrong."

He then looked at Vina and asked, "What does your father mean by this operation?"

Vina didn't hide anything and spoke directly.

"The operation will be carried out by the titles prepared by my father and some spies hidden in the dark. It will officially begin when we leave Mingdu after the competition ends."

Such an operation was something she, as a princess, could not possibly participate in personally; it would be handled by designated personnel. Moreover, her own strength was insufficient to support her taking such a risk.

She nodded for a long time; her brother felt the same way.

His expression darkened as he thought about it; it was such a pity that they couldn't see the tragic state of things on the Sun and Moon side.

Especially that guy, just you wait, I'll make you lick my toes after a long time, you'll regret it, Huo Yuhao.

Victory belongs to the Three Kingdoms; the sun and moon are destined to fail.

"What about the other sects?"

After a long while, he snapped out of his fantasy world and spoke in a confident tone.

"Don't worry, only sects like the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Snow Demon School, which are deeply tied to the Empire and would never betray it, know some inside information about this operation. They are absolutely trustworthy and will not back down in the face of battle."

Vina breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"That's good."

They could never have imagined that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, which had always sided with whoever won, was now, under the 'wise' leadership of a certain young sect leader, preparing to preserve itself and withdraw from this meaningless operation.

At this moment, Vina also thought of that unforgettable figure. Why did he only appear twice in this competition? Is the gap between us really that huge?

He was also from the Star Luo Empire, so he should have been on our side. I promised him all those benefits, and I even promised them to myself.

Huo Yuhao, does he really not care at all?

At this moment, Huo Yuhao, who had already formed a contract with the Demon King of Ten Thousand Demons in the Star Dou Great Forest as another of his soul spirits, was completely unaware that he was being remembered by the unforgettable.

(Old Huo: I don't know why either. I clearly didn't do anything, so how did I become the princess's 'conqueror'?)

(End of this chapter)