Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 531 Abducting Xuan Ziwen (8K)

But all I could feel here was the lingering stench of blood in the air, nothing else.

Thinking of how neither the defending troops nor the reinforcements who came to counter-encircle the rebels had any intention of surrendering when faced with the enemy general's death and the leaderless rebels, and how they had all killed the rebels on the spot, Huo Yuhao's expression immediately became solemn.

Both sides in this battle seemed to be manipulated by an unseen hand. The owner of this hand was like an invisible ghost, hovering above the battlefield, watching the two sides fight with great interest.

Adding to the fact that the Brilliant Duke's almost unprovoked rebellion and Xu Tianran's forceful suppression despite opposition, Huo Yuhao's breathing became somewhat labored.

The officialdom of the Sun and Moon Empire is probably far more complex than he imagined. The old emperor was probably not blind and hesitant to send troops to annihilate the Brilliant Duke, but had already sensed that something was wrong.

However, the Crown Prince and the court officials were of one mind and upheld the greater good. Even if the ailing old emperor wanted to, he was powerless and could only watch helplessly as the Crown Prince led his troops, raising the banner of punishing the traitors and restoring the dynasty, to march into the territory of the Glory Duke.

Control over the army and an increase in public prestige are what Crown Prince Xu Tianran needs most, and he is willing to do anything to achieve this, even at the cost of negotiating with a tiger.

Huo Yuhao sensed the silence on the battlefield, a deep sense of caution appearing in his eyes.

In this light, it is clear that the lineage of Crown Prince Xu Tianran in the Sun Moon Empire must be in cahoots with the Holy Spirit Cult. Using the lives and fortunes of other forces to enhance their own prestige in the court is a truly profitable deal.

What a Xu Tianran! What a glorious duke who rebelled without any reason!

Although Huo Yuhao had never met Xu Tianran before, he had gained a much deeper understanding of him.

The next morning, Huo Yuhao and Xuan Ziwen left the military tent before dawn. Huo Yuhao didn't want to get involved in military affairs, and neither did Xuan Ziwen.

The two found a secluded spot, and Xuan Ziwen now had Huo Yuhao's set of soul-guided mechanical tentacles on his back.

"Yuhao, Yuhao, you've really made a deal that your teacher can't refuse. Is this the new invention you wanted me to see?"

Wearing a helmet made of pure purple gold, Xuan Ziwen struggled to control the tentacles with his mental power. Although he couldn't control them as smoothly as Huo Yuhao, and his movements were somewhat stiff, he still managed to grasp, extend, and aim.

Xuan Ziwen valued Huo Yuhao's bionic mechanical tentacles, which were controlled by his mental power. At the beginning, Huo Yuhao used these soul-guided mechanical tentacles to kill the soul-guided team leader, who was also a Soul King, with almost no difficulty.

"It's not that simple, Teacher Xuan. Could you give me one of the sealed baby bottles you developed?"

Huo Yuhao spoke with a smile.

"How do you even know this, kid?"

Xuan Ziwen smiled helplessly and took out a level-four sealed baby bottle, handing it to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao took the baby bottle, retrieved a black rotorcraft about one meter long from his storage soul tool, and inserted the sealed baby bottle that Xuan Ziwen had brought into it.

Xuan Ziwen looked at the gyrocopter that Huo Yuhao took out with some curiosity. The overall lines of the gyrocopter were smooth and powerful, like a raptor in nature poised to pounce.

The body uses a deep gray paint finish, and the surface has been specially treated to give it a captivating sheen in sunlight.

The rotor section features four large rotors arranged in an X-shape, resembling four giant wings, enabling it to soar freely in the air.

The rotor blades are made of advanced composite materials, making them lightweight yet strong, and able to maintain a stable flight attitude even at high speeds. Each rotor tip is equipped with a linkage soul guide ray firing module with a large rotation angle, which fires four soul guide rays at the same target in a single burst.

Above the fuselage, a Soul-Guiding Optical Probe acts like a sharp eye, capable of capturing subtle changes in the distance.

Huo Yuhao thoughtfully lowered the goggles on the pure purple-gold helmet for Xuan Ziwen, then looked at Xuan Ziwen with a smile. Xuan Ziwen subconsciously used his mental power again, holding his breath and focusing on the gyroplane in front of him.

"Buzzing..."

The distinctive buzzing sound of the gyroplane rang out, and the image through Xuan Ziwen's eyepiece changed to the view from the optical probe below the gyroplane.

Along with the whirring of the gyroplane, Huo Yuhao began his explanation.

"A level 4 sealed baby bottle is expected to sustain the flight time of a large gyroplane for 20 to 30 minutes, and for a small gyroplane, the flight time may reach one hour."

"Of course, this is based on the assumption that the rotorcraft is only flying. If the ray gun module mounted on the rotorcraft is activated, the flight time will decrease further."

"The maximum flight distance of the gyroplane should not exceed one thousand meters, otherwise even if an ordinary soul master uses a pure purple-gold helmet, it is easy to lose the connection with the gyroplane."

"Even in mountainous areas, the buzzing of a gyroplane's wings at an altitude of 200 meters is so faint that it is barely perceptible to ordinary people. Against Soul Masters below the Soul King level, the sound of a gyroplane flying at an altitude of 500 meters will not attract any attention."

"In noisy urban areas, this distance can be extended even further."

"We have tried observing in various environments. At noon and at night, the shape of the gyroplane is almost invisible at high altitudes. During the day, the diffused light in the atmosphere is very irritating to the naked eye, making it difficult to observe the gray gyroplane, which is only a small dot hundreds of meters high in the sky."

"At night, the gray-coated rotorcraft is basically impossible to observe, but at dawn and dusk, Soul Masters can still observe the drones flying in the sky relatively easily."

With each additional word Huo Yuhao spoke, Xuan Ziwen's expression grew increasingly excited. He breathed heavily, his emotions beyond words.

"Furthermore, Professor Xuan, the new type of precision soul guide device developed using mental power and sealed baby bottles is an almost entirely new field. In this field, you can freely develop your ideas and cultivate your skills."

"In this field, apart from the 'mental control type precision remote cluster soul guide device' such as the soul-guided mechanical arm and the rotorcraft controlled by mental power, there are no other applications. This is where we need to ask Teacher Xuan for help."

A completely new technological field!

A virgin territory in the field of soul guidance where almost no applications have been developed.

This temptation was too great for an applied scholar like Xuan Ziwen. He could do whatever he wanted on this open space and develop any new soul tool he wanted without worrying about clashing with other peers!

Xuan Ziwen clutched his chest tightly, his face flushed red with excitement. He took several deep breaths before finally managing to regain his composure.

"Stop talking, and stop pulling out new stuff. My heart can't take it anymore. I'll go with you, you rest first."

Xuan Ziwen waited for a long time before finally managing to utter this sentence. It didn't mean that he wanted Huo Yuhao to rest; it was clearly that he wanted to rest first.

(End of this chapter)