Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 684 A Mark on the Face (6K)

Just then, a man in black quickly entered the room through the back door, came to Nangong Wan's ear and whispered a few words.

"Useless." Nangong Wan sneered.

Nangong Wan said somewhat awkwardly, "We lost track of him. According to him, he was suddenly struck by a powerful mental attack, and he rushed back as soon as he woke up."

The vice-leader's eyes flickered slightly as he stared at the man in black without saying a word.

Nangong Wan turned around to look at the man in black with some confusion, only to find that the words "Soul Palace" were printed on the man's face.

"Get off! You don't even know you have two big characters printed on your face, you good-for-nothing!"

Nangong Wan was so angry that he almost smashed the teacup beside him: "Call Chen'an here."

"Yes, I am incompetent." The man in black retreated, trembling slightly.

A moment later, Chen An strode in.

He knelt on one knee and said, "Greetings, Alliance Leader."

As the manager of the Golden Hall, Chen An was naturally trusted by Nangong Wan. Nangong Wan frowned and said, "Tell me everything you know about that Hun Tiancan, who is number sixty-six."

Seeing Huo Yuhao's terrifying abilities in the competition today, Chen An has even more confidence in this adult.

He knew the alliance leader would question him after witnessing that scene, and he had already prepared his answer. He quickly said, "This number sixty-six caught my attention as soon as he arrived..."

The smartest thing about him was that his words were nine parts truth and one part falsehood, only concealing the deeper relationship between himself and Huo Yuhao. Naturally, he wouldn't mention that Huo Yuhao had asked him to buy rare metals.

After hearing his explanation, Nangong Wan's expression softened, and he said to the vice sect leader, "It seems that the Soul Hall is in dire need of precious controlled rare metals. Although their research direction is different from the mainstream research direction, they are quite knowledgeable about soul tools."

"In the field of top-tier soul tools, it is impossible to conduct long-term research without the finest rare metals as materials."

"Although we don't know the details of the Soul Hall, I think we can start by making contact with this person. Since the Soul Hall is willing to cooperate, let's send this Soul Tiancan and his junior sister Soul Dique."

"As long as you swing the hoe well, there's no corner you can't dig down. Soul Guidance Prodigy like Hun Tiancan is hard to match on the entire continent. The attraction of top-grade rare metals to him is absolutely fatal."

"Although our Holy Church doesn't have many top-grade rare metals, the shortage isn't as great as that of a pure soul tool research center like Mingde Hall. If it's to win this person over, it's all worth it."

"As long as there's desire, things will be easier. He'll definitely come back for the finals, and I'll talk to him then."

"If we could directly absorb them, we could kick the Soul Palace aside. As long as we have time to study their secrets, the Soul Palace's methods of soul control would all be ours."

Feng Ling nodded and said, "I'll be there that day too, and I'll observe further. I'll also listen to the sect leader's thoughts when I get back. Perhaps the sect leader will make a special trip for him."

"It's a pity that those good-for-nothings from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy didn't even manage to force out all the Soul Hall team's trump cards. The sect leader is also very curious about this person."

The quarterfinals have been decided, with the eight teams divided into two regions. Thanks to the persistence of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Team, they managed to squeeze into the quarterfinals, kicking the Proud Sword Sect out of the competition.

The other teams are Xingluo National Academy, Xuemo Sect, or rather, Bentai Sect, and Tianlong Gate.

Although sects often have many impressive performances in the competition, it seems that there are actually very few sects that are truly capable of fighting and have managed to stand firm on the stage of the quarterfinals.

Huo Yuhao's Soul Hall goes without saying, and five of the seven members of the Tang Sect team were also split off from the original Shrek Academy team.

The Body Sect can barely be considered one, at least it hasn't disgraced the reputation of a hidden sect.

As for the Holy Spirit Sect, it cannot be considered a normal sect.

Looking back on this trip, the only sect that is truly active on the continent is the Heavenly Dragon Sect. Originally, there could have been the Proud Sword Sect, but unfortunately, it was squeezed out by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Even if Aojian Sect was frustrated, it wouldn't help, since the Mingdu Soul Master Academy team above them didn't have enough points and was eliminated.

However, this is not too bad. The current quarterfinals are a truly desperate quarterfinals. The teams that are still in the competition are all formidable.

Shrek Academy and Soul Palace, who advanced to the quarterfinals with undefeated records, need no further introduction. Tang Sect, apart from being in the same group as Shrek Academy and forfeiting their match against Shrek, also had an undefeated record.

Even the bottom-ranked Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team has a fake seventh-ring player in their squad!

At this moment, the captain of Tianlongmen, the team that had managed to make it into the top eight, was basically ashen-faced. He felt that none of the remaining seven teams could beat him.

Shrek Academy, Sun Moon Academy, and Star Luo Academy are all formidable opponents.

The teams from the Tang Sect, the Soul Palace, and the Holy Spirit Sect are all incredibly powerful, and it seems uncertain whether they can win a fight.

It seems that the Snow Demon Sect, which has always kept a low profile, is the easiest to deal with right now.

After all, although the other side also seemed to be hiding their strength, they didn't look as exaggerated as the other six teams. Their fighting strength should be about the same as that of their Tianlong Sect.

Long Aotian suddenly sneezed, and Vina, who was next to him, tilted her head and glanced at him.

"What's wrong?"

Long Aotian rubbed his nose: "It's nothing. I guess someone's been talking about me. I hope we draw an easy target."

Vina rolled her eyes helplessly: "Look, there are no easy targets now. Only the Tianlong Sect is a bit easier to bully. If we can draw that Tianlong Sect, we can at least make it to the top four."

"How can you use the word 'mixed up'? While I may not necessarily be a member of Shrek Academy, the Soul Palace, or the Holy Spirit..."

Long Aotian became increasingly uneasy as he spoke, and finally sighed dejectedly: "Damn it, these days even Soul Saints don't know if they can make it into the top four. What kind of world is this?"

"I was even thinking of competing for a top-three spot so we could also learn some secret techniques from Elder Mu of Shrek Academy."

Vina's tone also carried a hint of helplessness: "Alright, that Xiao Hongchen from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is also a Soul Saint, but he almost lost his life just to get into the top eight. Don't be depressed."

Upon hearing this, Long Aotian was immediately in a good mood, but after thinking for a moment, he still said, "The Sun and Moon Team will not be so easy to deal with once they enter the top eight."

"Don't forget, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen are siblings."

"The Sun and Moon team probably has more than one trump card."

(End of this chapter)