Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue.

Chapter 40 Infiltrating the Sun and Moon, Stepping into the Ambush

"Xiao Yuhao," Tianmeng Bingcan said solemnly, "Don't feel pressured. I don't want to lie to you. Compared to you, those two are indeed better hosts in some ways. But! They are not my best hosts. My best host is you."

Huo Yuhao was touched: "Brother Tianmeng, I know!"

Tianmeng Bingcan nodded: "If possible, you can try to contact your two older sisters again later. It's clear that they still care about you as a friend, but they have to part ways with you temporarily because they have more important things to do."

"Yes!" Huo Yuhao nodded seriously. "My two older sisters have been very kind to me. Brother Tianmeng, before I met you, they were the ones who taught me a lot. Otherwise, I would probably have been seriously injured, or even... killed, when facing that wind baboon."

"I must say, you're really lucky. You've made quite a few good connections along the way."

"Quite a few?"

"Your consciousness can prepare to leave. There are two humans waiting for you outside, and they don't seem to have any ill intentions towards you."

"There are two more humans?" Huo Yuhao was surprised, and then everything in front of him suddenly became blurry. He felt as if he had been instantly pulled into a huge vortex and plunged into darkness.

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Several days passed, and Qian Renxue and Xue Di traveled along the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, arriving at the border between the three great empires and the Sun Moon Empire.

"It seems like we can't get through this." Qian Renxue stroked her chin.

The two of them stood atop a hill, watching the people coming and going below. Their mental abilities were exceptionally strong, allowing them to see things from a great distance.

They traveled along the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, from the territory of the Star Luo Empire to the Heavenly Soul Empire, finally arriving at a mountain near a city called Maple Leaf. At the foot of the mountain was a border crossing, guarded by soldiers from both the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Sun Moon Empire. This was the border between the two great empires; travelers wishing to pass through the crossing had to present an identification document to prove their legal identity.

After all, the relationship between the two empires was not friendly, so it was reasonable for them to send spies to each other.

"Their border is very long, and almost every section is guarded by human soul masters." Xue Di pondered for a moment. "What should we do? Forcing our way through seems unrealistic. Should we use camouflage?"

Qian Renxue shook her head: "Look at that."

Following her finger, Xue Di noticed that on the border, on the Sun Moon Empire's side, there were some small things flying in the sky.

"This should be some kind of soul tool. I just examined it, and this kind of soul tool can fly in the sky and then emit a very difficult-to-detect ray towards the ground. This ray is likely used for identification. Our cultivation levels are all very low right now. Even if we can get through this checkpoint by disguising ourselves, we'll probably be discovered because we don't have legitimate identities," Qian Renxue said. "I have to say, the soul tools of the Sun Moon Empire are really powerful."

Xue Di frowned: "If that's the case, then we're not going to make it through."

Qian Renxue was a little frustrated because she really knew too little about soul tools. The unknown is often the most terrifying thing, even for her.

For example, the soul tool that could control the Snow Empress's transformed embryo was quite astonishing to her. According to the Snow Empress, that soul tool could automatically absorb the surrounding天地元力 (heaven and earth elemental energy) to nourish the embryo locked in the Conferred God Platform, preventing it from dying. Moreover, at the same time, it could amplify the original aura within the embryo through a special formation, while simultaneously sealing it within the Conferred God Platform, ensuring that it was always enveloped by its familiar aura and remained unaware of its presence.

If it weren't for the Snow Empress's nearly 700,000 years of cultivation, and instead it were an ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form, that soul beast probably wouldn't have even realized it had been captured.

"Let's walk along this border; there must be loopholes," Qian Renxue said in a low voice. "I don't believe that the empires haven't sent spies to each other all these years."

Xue Di nodded: "Then why don't we try heading north? When I was in the far north, I explored the human world and know some things about the north. Or rather, the further north I go, the more familiar I become with the area."

"Okay." Qian Renxue agreed to the plan.

The two continued heading north. Along the way, Qian Renxue kept an eye on the border. She had a general idea in mind: if an ordinary Soul Master wanted to sneak into the Sun Moon Empire undetected, they would probably need at least the cultivation level of a Soul Emperor.

Three days later, they arrived at a mountainous area. Qian Renxue looked around at the mountainous area, which had a very steep terrain and a sense of "natural danger".

She opened the map, and Xue Di leaned over to take a look: "You're planning to enter from here?"

"Look, on the map, this area is called Cold Pine Cliff. The terrain is extremely steep, and the cliffs are nearly two thousand meters high," Qian Renxue said. "If I'm not mistaken, this place shouldn't have originally been the border of the empire."

"What do you mean?" Xue Di asked curiously.

"The world war four thousand years ago ended with the defeat of the Sun Moon Empire, and the result of the defeat was the cession of territory and payment of reparations. In other words, a part of the Sun Moon Empire's territory was actually ceded, and some mountains, rivers, and so on were used as new borders." Qian Renxue pointed to the map, "You see, we are located in the northern part of the border, here called Cold Pine Cliff, which is obviously a newly drawn border."

"In the south, there is a place called the Mingdou Mountains. This natural barrier is probably a result of the mutual threats and tacit agreements between the empires. A rash attack would only result in heavy losses for one's own army, even for the Soul Master troops," Qian Renxue said.

"Before the two continents collided, the edges of the continents were mostly beaches and plains, and there would be no such high mountains. Even if the earth god controlled the earth's movement for only four thousand years, it would be impossible to squeeze out such steep peaks."

Actually, because she had been the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, she knew what the original west coast of the Heaven Dou Empire looked like. The original terrain of the west coast was now nearly a hundred kilometers away from the two of them.

However, she didn't want to directly reveal, "I am extremely familiar with the continent ten thousand years ago, so I know these things."

"Oh, that makes sense." Xue Di nodded.

She had always stayed in the far north, living her own quiet life behind closed doors. Although she would occasionally venture into the human world, she was unaware of the intricacies of politics and military affairs; she only thought Qian Renxue's words were impressive.

"Let's go. The Sun Moon Empire might deploy troops to defend this terrain, but it will definitely be relatively weak." Qian Renxue put away the map.

Meanwhile, about five kilometers away from the two of them, a group of people were lying in ambush.

Sikong Qi was selected by the Shrek Academy's supervisory group to become the commander-in-chief of this operation. This was not his first time commanding a battle to eliminate evil spirit masters; in the previous thirty-two missions, he had gradually grown from a member of the team into a qualified team leader.

"Junior students, and the Soul Masters from the Heavenly Soul Empire who have come to our aid, they will soon enter our ambush area," Sikong Qi said in a low voice. "Get ready to change clothes, and then proceed to the ambush location according to plan!"

This was intelligence they had obtained in advance. The intelligence stated that a team of evil spirit masters from the Heavenly Soul Empire would pass through this mountainous region called Cold Pine Cliff and infiltrate the Sun Moon Empire. As everyone knows, Shrek Academy is the defender of the continent, so they will not let any evil spirit master escape.

Moreover, in the eyes of the original Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy, the Sun Moon Empire has always been an outsider, even after the Sun Moon Continent has merged with the Douluo Continent.

"yes!"

Around him were four men and one woman, five students from Shrek Academy's inner court, and ten Soul Masters from the Heavenly Soul Empire. At his command, the others changed into their equipment and then dispersed.

This is where the Shrek Academy Inspection Team is introduced. In the original work, it is explicitly stated that the Shrek Academy Inspection Team has no more than three digits in members.

This number is absolutely ridiculous. When fighting against evil spirit masters, especially with a combat power design like "the Death Messenger was able to escape from Xuanzi at level 98", this monitoring team of less than three digits probably wouldn't be enough to make the evil spirit masters devour them alive.

Therefore, the author has provided them with some external support, such as cooperating with other sect-like organizations to jointly suppress the evil soul masters.

It's just a minor patch, nothing serious.

(End of this chapter)