Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 205 Sometimes the dead are more useful than the living (10,000 words per day)

Although they kept comforting themselves, they were still worried. Those were three Soul Kings and more than ten Soul Masters chasing after a second-ring Great Soul Master. Even the two of them, when they were at the second ring, could never have escaped from such a lineup.

"Your Excellencies, rest assured, your student is faster than a rabbit, and he completely outmaneuvered us and the assassins. As soon as we saw your academy's markings, we retreated immediately and came to report the news without delay."

The mercenary group's Soul Saint leader kept explaining to the two, trying his best to prevent them from getting too excited and accidentally crushing him to death.

Only after the special Shrek flare was launched did the leader collapse like a lump of mud. Fortunately, he was still alive, otherwise their mercenary group might have really been buried with him.

"Yuhao!"

Yan Shaozhe's excited voice rang out, and the worry in Qian Duoduo's eyes finally eased a bit.

When the group found Huo Yuhao, he was struggling to bandage his left shoulder. The Soul Emperor's sneak attack had almost severed Huo Yuhao's shoulder, and even the white bone was clearly visible.

Why didn't those two think to bring a healing-type Soul Master with them?!

Qian Duoduo and Yan Shaozhe both slapped their foreheads in frustration. Fortunately, Huo Yuhao's injuries were not too serious. Yan Shaozhe used his own soul power to quickly sort out Huo Yuhao's somewhat disordered meridians and found that although Huo Yuhao had gone through a bloody battle, his internal condition was in excellent condition.

A vibrant green, brimming with life, emanated from Huo Yuhao's body, circulating within him and slowly healing his injuries. The wounds on his hands, which had been bleeding profusely from being cut while clinging to the thorn bushes, were now almost completely gone.

Without asking any inappropriate questions, Yan Shaozhe, after confirming that Huo Yuhao had no broken bones or other hidden injuries, simply carried him on his back.

"I'll take Yuhao back first."

Seeing that Huo Yuhao was unharmed, Qian Duoduo finally breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and with a fierce glint in his eyes, turned around and walked back along the trail Huo Yuhao had taken, hoping to find a clue and discover the identity of the murderer.

However, to Qian Duoduo's surprise, what followed made him increasingly alarmed.

The three Soul Kings and several Soul Masters who all died under the claw of the same Soul Beast were frozen into ice sculptures. Then there was the Soul Emperor who was clearly cleaved in two by a large katana. And there was the assassin who died silently, with a strange smile on his face, as if he was resting and preparing.

Qian Duoduo found it increasingly unbelievable. When he traced the source all the way to the river where Huo Yuhao had fought a brilliant ambush and killed two agility-type Soul Kings with a single shot, Qian Duoduo couldn't hold back any longer.

No, this extreme individual combat course has only been going on for a month, and you've already graduated? Then what am I supposed to teach?

If I hadn't been so stingy back then, and had given Huo Yuhao a few more fixed-position soul-guided cannons, perhaps Huo Yuhao wouldn't have needed to ask for help. He could have just appeared at the gates of Shrek Academy by himself, carrying the heads of those eighteen assassins.

Positioning and firing of fixed-mount soul-guided mortars, placement of soul-guided landmines, use of heavy explosive soul-guided ray guns, poisoning over campfires, special marches through mountains and forests, counter-offensive operations, and segmented interception and killing of the enemy.

Qian Duoduo became more and more confused as she looked at the text. What was there that her apprentice couldn't learn or master?

Could it be that this teacher is only good for giving his apprentices gold coins?

Yan Shaozhe seemed to have sensed what Huo Yuhao wanted to say, and he sighed.

"Yuhao, do you already know who wants to kill you?"

Huo Yuhao didn't speak, but simply nodded slowly.

Yan Shaozhe's mind worked faster than Qian Duoduo's. Based on the Soul Saint's description alone, Yan Shaozhe had already guessed most of the situation.

In the Douluo Continent, how many forces can freely mobilize so many Soul King and Soul Sect level assassins?

Considering the motive and timing, even without any evidence, Yan Shaozhe knew exactly who did it.

Qian Duoduo had fewer missions to carry out and was a bit slow-witted. He would even go back to look for clues on the murderer or see if there were any survivors. But Yan Shaozhe was different. As the owner of the Bright Phoenix Martial Soul, he had taken on far too many missions.

Combating crime requires evidence, while counter-terrorism and suppression only require coordinates.

Yan Shaozhe didn't need any evidence; suspicion was enough. Although Huo Yuhao hadn't visited Yan Shaozhe most of the time, Yan Shaozhe had been keeping a close eye on Huo Yuhao's situation.

Huo Yuhao's network of relationships is incredibly simple. There's only one person he has a grudge against who has the power, resources, time, and motive to kill him.

"You wanted to do it yourself, so you deliberately left no one alive?"

Yan Shaozhe had already heard the whole story of Huo Yuhao's harrowing experience of being chased along the way.

"Yes, their target isn't just me, but also Wang Dong and my mother."

Huo Yuhao only said this one sentence, which completely shut Yan Shaozhe up.

Yan Shaozhe originally wanted to say that if Yuhao left one alive, the academy could help him pry open the mouths of those assassins.

Even if they can't make Dai Huabin pay for his crimes in blood, the White Tiger Duke's Mansion will inevitably suffer heavy losses to save Dai Huabin's life. At that time, Huo Yuhao can obtain a huge amount of cultivation resources. It won't be too late for him to take revenge after he becomes a Title Douluo.

But Yan Shaozhe soon smiled again, realizing that he had really gotten old, just like those old guys he used to hate, always considering interests, gains and losses, and this and that.

She realized she was getting old, and Huo Yuhao's choice behind her was the appropriate reaction for someone her age.

"As long as your teacher is alive, your mother's safety will not be in danger."

Yan Shaozhe didn't say anything more, but he believed that Huo Yuhao had understood his unspoken message. From today onwards, from the moment Huo Yuhao personally confided in him, Yan Shaozhe, Huo Yuhao could be considered to have truly entered the ranks of Shrek Academy.

Faced with the promise of great benefits from Poison Undying, Huo Yuhao firmly chose to refuse. Wanting to take revenge, Huo Yuhao chose Shrek Academy as his backing, which was enough. As a teacher, he naturally had to set an example.

"Thank you, teacher."

Huo Yuhao remained silent for a long time before finally uttering these words.

"Go back to school and get some rest, then do what you're supposed to do. If you can outmaneuver a bunch of Soul Kings and Soul Masters, then other things should be a piece of cake, right?"

Yan Shaozhe smiled slightly and said nothing more.

(End of this chapter)