Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 108 Giving Gifts
"It seems the Crown Prince is about to reach his limit, and His Majesty is also... Sigh~ an ambitious new emperor."

Recalling those unusual things, Jing Hongchen felt a chill in her heart.

Xu Tianran's ambition can no longer be described as blatant; he has no intention of hiding it at all!

They won over court officials, placed their own people in positions of power, and suppressed dissent. They even dared to subtly coerce him, the head of the Mingde Hall, during the celebration, using their influence and their grandchildren to force him to choose sides.

"With such a person sitting in the main seat, the stable situation of the Sun Moon and Douluo Three Kingdoms will not last long. Maybe ten years, maybe twenty years... one day he will take the initiative to stir up turmoil and start a war."

"What a pity! There are still too many research projects in Mingde Hall that have not been put into practice. Several soul tools developed for Limit Douluo are still in the preliminary testing stage. I don't know if we can complete them before then."

As her thoughts drifted, Jing Hongchen arrived at her destination. She stopped and looked down at the ancient and magnificent city:

"Shrek Academy."

Staring at the sacred land of soul masters lying outside the Star Dou Great Forest, a sense of panic welled up in his heart for no reason, as if some monstrous flood was lurking inside.

His life was under threat.

'Is it an illusion? '

Jing Hongchen looked at Shrek City with suspicion in his eyes, patted his puffed-out robe, and activated all the equipment he was wearing.

With the help of numerous level-nine soul tools, his aura, which was originally stuck at level ninety-three, instantly surged to its peak, barely reaching the threshold of Limit Douluo.

Level 98!

However, even though he had already used his trump card, that eerie sense of crisis still lingered.

It's not intense, but it's always there.

"Perhaps I was just too nervous? After all, I was facing Shrek Academy, which had dominated the continent for ten thousand years... That's understandable."

As if he had finally figured out the truth, Jing Hongchen smiled silently.

With his current equipment, he could probably hold his own against even a legendary Limit Douluo for a few moves, so how could he be in mortal danger?
It was only because he had a certain degree of confidence in his own abilities that he dared to venture into this dangerous place alone.

"Before we get to work, let's set up the fixed-equipment soul guidance array first."

Entering empty-handed makes negotiation difficult, and leaving no room for maneuver is unwise. This time, Jing Hongchen has essentially brought out a third of Mingdetang's assets.

He carries three level-nine protective shields that trigger automatically. In addition to the four level-nine shields he plans to place outside the city, he also has three more level-nine shields lying in his storage bracelet, waiting to be thrown out at a critical moment to take everyone down with him.

However, just as he was setting up his position, a gaze was cast from afar, but no intention of making a move was shown.

Instead, they watched with great interest, observing his complex operations with either admiration or感慨, and following Jing Hongchen's actions as they passed through eight soul guidance positions.

Especially during the brief moments when Jing Hongchen was traveling, that gaze even had the mind to count how many soul tools were hanging under his robe.

"The soul guidance technology of the Sun Moon Empire has taken another big step forward."

Inside the Sea God Pavilion, Mu En, slumped in a recliner, looked thoughtful, which eventually turned into a sigh: "Shrek Academy started too late... Shao Zhe! Call Xian Lin'er and the others."

"teacher?"

Yan Shaozhe was somewhat confused: "What's wrong?"

"Get ready to receive gifts."

Moon rocked back in his recliner in high spirits: "Since someone insists on bringing gifts, we can't refuse them."

Each advanced soul-guided cannonball is a highly condensed version of soul-guided technology. Even if you can't study it in detail after you get your hands on it, it will still be of great benefit to Shrek Academy's weak technological foundation.

Just like the Super-Energy Soul Guidance Cannon, even if only a replica could be made based on its shape and general structure, it would still be considered a landmark technological breakthrough for Douluo Three Kingdoms.

"Something's wrong. Something's very wrong!"

Jing Hongchen stared stiffly at Xuanzi, who had suddenly appeared before her and torn apart the hidden barrier, and then glanced at the golden tree whose golden light spots had inexplicably increased.

Shouldn't it?

Logically speaking, how could a level nine camouflage cloak produced by Mingdetang be so easily seen through... But the truth is, he was discovered as soon as he stepped into Shrek Academy!

"Please~"

Xuanzi gave a forced smile and stepped aside slightly: "All guests are welcome. Shrek Sea God Pavilion welcomes you anytime."

Sea God Pavilion…

Following Xuanzi's movements, Jing Hongchen's gaze was blocked by a layer of blurry light spots at the base of the golden tree, and he could only vaguely make out the outline of the building.

A simple, almost dilapidated little building, looking so old and worn that it seemed like you could kick it and it would fall apart.

"Please come in, Master of the Red Dust Hall."

Accompanied by an old whisper, Jing Hongchen suddenly froze in mid-air, his pupils shrinking to pinpoints in fear.

The voice rang in his ears!

It wasn't some kind of telepathic communication; it was simply that someone stood beside him and spoke to him!
With great difficulty, he turned his head and saw the air around him distort, and a massive number of illusory golden light spots appeared out of thin air, gathered and solidified, forming an aged, gilded body.

The instant this figure appeared, all the soul tools on Jing Hongchen's body instantly dimmed.

Although only for a moment.

But at that moment, he, the so-called head of Mingde Hall, was just a level 93 Soul Master who was not good at Soul Master combat.

Let alone the mysterious old man in front of him, even Xuanzi, who was watching him intently, could seize that fleeting opportunity and blast him into eight pieces in one move.

"Shrek..."

After a long period of tension, Jing Hongchen finally managed to suppress a smile under Elder Mu's calm gaze, and slowly bowed: "Truly worthy of being called the number one on the continent!"

"But this first place will soon change hands."

Mu En nodded in agreement and took the lead in walking towards the Sea God Pavilion, leaving behind only a sentence that made Jing Hongchen feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar:
"After all, those experimental subjects in Mingde Hall are really powerful. I was terrified when I walked in there."

This person…

Have you ever been to Mingdetang?
Jing Hongchen's eyes were vacant, his body swayed in mid-air, and the soul tools covering his entire body brought him no sense of security whatsoever: "What kind of being am I facing..."

It wasn't until this moment that he understood.

Why did the Sun Moon Empire insist on getting involved with those evil soul masters? Why was Xu Tianran willing to defy the world to open the door to the Holy Spirit Cult?

A Soul Master who has reached the Limit Douluo level can easily overthrow an entire empire!

Even the gods on earth are nothing more than this.

"A Soul Master who can be described as a freak." Jing Hongchen sighed softly.

Perhaps only a level 10 Soul Master can fight against this kind of monster?
(End of this chapter)