Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 116 Search

The old man led everyone to the man and bowed slightly, saying, "Marshal, the young master and the people from Shrek Academy have arrived."

The tall man had turned around, revealing his full appearance. He looked to be in his early thirties, with regular features, deep-set eyes, and twin pupils in each of his azure eyes that seemed to hold profound cosmic mysteries. His face was slightly thin, but he possessed a metallic quality, as if every inch of his skin contained immense power. His gaze, in particular, flashed like a giant blade the moment it swept over them, causing the Shrek Academy students to involuntarily stop in their tracks. That sharp, cold gaze seemed capable of seeing through people's hearts, piercing through all lies and pretenses. However, his gaze quickly softened, like a gentle spring breeze, bringing immense comfort and reassurance. He smiled and nodded, greeting the Shrek Academy students. His smile, though simple, left a deep impression, like sunlight piercing through dark clouds, bringing warmth and brightness.

This man left a deep impression on the Shrek team at their first meeting.

Dai Yueheng quickly stepped forward, knelt on one knee in front of the man, and respectfully said, "Father."

Without a doubt, the tall man before them was none other than Dai Hao, the Iron-Blooded War God and Duke of White Tiger, second only to the emperor in the Star Luo Empire. He was also the father of the brothers Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin, and the father of Ji Lin's former roommate who was still studying in the Soul Guidance Department at Shrek Academy.

"Hmm." Dai Hao responded and nodded to Dai Yueheng to get up. After Dai Yueheng got up, he whispered a few words in Dai Hao's ear.

Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger strode over with a smile on his face, "Welcome Teacher Wang Yan and all the outstanding students of Shrek Academy."

"Greetings, Your Grace." Led by Wang Yan, the inner court disciples went first, followed by the outer court disciples, and everyone bowed to Duke White Tiger at the same time.

Throughout the entire continent, this Duke of White Tiger, even if not a marshal, was among the most elite nobles. They naturally couldn't afford to be impolite.

Duke Baihu shook hands with Wang Yan and invited, "Please come in, everyone. Let me, the general, extend my hospitality."

Wang Yan smiled slightly and said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Your Grace, there's no need for such formalities. We're here on a mission. All you need is for me to provide you with sufficient clues. You're very busy, so we won't bother you any longer."

Duke White Tiger, as expected, did not stand on ceremony and nodded with a smile, saying, "In that case, Elder Du, you will be in charge of receiving these distinguished guests."

Dai Hao gave an instruction to the old man who had brought the group, then turned and left the tent. He was indeed very busy.

Old Du first led everyone to another large tent to rest, and then went to collect the intelligence and information they needed.

Wang Yan clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention before saying, "Everyone, rest for a few hours first, then we'll head to the Mingdou Mountains. I believe the intelligence will arrive by then."

Everyone was indeed very tired, so they didn't say much, but sat cross-legged and began to meditate.

Ling Luochen originally wanted to try cultivating with Ji Lin. The two of them possessed a martial soul fusion skill, and cultivating together should enhance the cultivation effect. Moreover, her ice element martial soul should be able to evolve after cultivating with Ji Lin's ultimate ice martial soul, and there was a high probability that it would evolve into the ultimate ice element martial soul.

But when she saw Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er cultivating together, she frowned and finally found a place to sit down and cultivate alone.

Three hours of meditation had completely dispelled everyone's fatigue. It was past noon, and after lunch prepared by Elder Du, he handed over all the intelligence gathered by the Central Army Corps to them.

Time was of the essence; they still had to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament. After confirming the intelligence and obtaining the map, the group immediately set off. First, guided by the White Tiger Guards, they used their flying soul tools to fly to the entrance to the mountain indicated by the intelligence. Then, they unloaded the flying soul tools and entered the Mingdou Mountain Range using the map provided by the military.

Led by team leader Ma Xiaotao, the group entered the mountains to search for traces of the Hand of Death.

With inner court disciples like Ma Xiaotao leading the way, they moved quickly, and by the time darkness fell, they had already ventured deep into the Mingdou Mountains.

As it grew dark, Wang Yan reminded Ma Xiaotao, "Let everyone rest and have something to eat first."

Ma Xiaotao nodded. "Everyone stay put and rest. No fires are allowed, so as not to alert the enemy. We'll probably have to search all night."

While everyone else was resting, Wang Yan went off alone to look for clues.

Wang Yan is also a Soul King, and he won't go too far, so no one is worried about his safety.

It was getting darker and darker, and in the forest, it was almost pitch black. Just then, Wang Yan returned.

"Everyone come quick, I've found a clue!" Wang Yan said with a beaming smile as soon as he returned.

The people in the inner courtyard were taken aback. They had found a clue so quickly. It seemed they had underestimated Teacher Wang Yan.

Originally, Wang Yan's cultivation level was similar to theirs, so they didn't take him seriously. But now it seems that this Teacher Wang Yan is quite capable.

The group approached Wang Yan, who took out a piece of tree trunk from his storage soul tool and said, "This is a Wenlan Tree. Its heartwood was taken. The heartwood of the Wenlan Tree not only has auxiliary effects for soul masters who cultivate Yin-cold martial souls, but also enhances the internal organs' tolerance to Yin-cold soul power. It's a rare and valuable item. The leader of the Hand of Death is an evil soul master, and he certainly wouldn't let go of such a good thing. Therefore, I'm certain that the Hand of Death is lurking in this area."

Wang Yan's analysis makes a lot of sense.

Everyone looked at Wang Yan with admiration, not expecting that in addition to his rich theoretical knowledge, he also had such rich field experience.

Ma Xiaotao asked instinctively, "Teacher Wang, what should we do now? Wait and see?"

Wang Yan shook his head and said, "No, we should take the initiative. Although it's getting late, the tracks they left in the woods will allow us to find them quickly."

"Okay." Everyone agreed to Wang Yan's suggestion. They didn't have much time and had to finish the task quickly.

Wang Yan quickly began searching based on the traces left by the person who had caused the death: broken tree branches, shallow footprints on the ground, tattered cloth left on tree branches, and traces of blood on thorns.

Following these clues, they gradually emerged from the woods before them, moving at a slow pace for a full half hour.

"Stop." Wang Yan suddenly raised his hand. The students following behind him immediately squatted down and quickly moved closer to him.

(End of this chapter)