Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 717 Tunnel Warfare Hey! Tunnel Warfare! (6K)

Dinghou Street in Mingdu is located in a low-lying working-class area on the western outskirts of Mingdu. Although it is called a street, it is actually just a narrow alley.

The western suburbs have always been the place where the lowest-class commoners of Mingdu lived. There are few tall buildings here, only large areas of low-rise houses. Further west are the Sun and Moon Mountain Range, composed of clusters of rocky hills.

On this main street, there's only one small restaurant, barely a hundred square meters in size, with four or five tables. To call it luxurious would be an understatement; even describing it as simple would be an understatement. It serves only the most basic and ordinary dishes.

By this time, it was already dark. Yet, this was precisely the busiest time in Mingdu. Especially today's thrilling semi-final match, which was the talk of the town.

The Soul Palace's decision to forfeit the finals and relinquish the championship title became a hot topic of conversation. However, this also meant that they had no finals to watch and could only watch the battle for third place between the Holy Spirit Sect and the Tang Sect.

Although the small restaurant on Dinghou Street was dilapidated, it was packed with people, with even two tables set up at the entrance.

At the innermost table of the small restaurant sat three people. These three people were a little strange, because they all wore conical hats and veils, making it difficult to see their faces, and even their figures were hidden under wide robes.

"I never expected it to turn out like this," a clear female voice sighed from the innermost seat. Her voice wasn't loud, but it had a clear and pleasant quality.

A voice rang out from the right, also a female voice, soft and melodious, filled with emotion, "Shrek, Soul Hall, Tang Sect, sigh, Shrek Academy really does produce a wealth of talent."

The woman on the inner side is Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire, and the one on the right is Princess Vina of the Heavenly Soul Empire. On the left is Zhang Lexuan, the senior disciple of Shrek Academy's inner court.

Who would have thought that these three fairies, representing three different forces, would gather in such a cramped little restaurant? But in such a place, it is indeed difficult for anyone to discover them.

Zhang Lexuan smiled calmly and said, "This matter was not my idea, nor was it even Elder Xuan's idea."

The two of them immediately became serious. It was neither the idea of ​​the Shrek senior sister nor the idea of ​​Elder Xuan, yet it was still implemented. This already spoke volumes.

After a long silence, she asked in a deep voice, "Sister Zhang, how's the situation on your end?"

Zhang Lexuan naturally knew what she meant by asking, and nodded slightly, saying, "We can help cover the bottom line, but that's all. This is Yuhao's intention, and it's also the intention of Shrek Academy."

Upon hearing this, both Xu Jiujiu and Vina visibly trembled; for them, there was no more exciting news than this.

However, they also gained a deeper understanding of Huo Yuhao's position in Shrek Academy. The command of Shrek Academy had begun to quietly shift to this boy who was not yet twenty years old.

"Great. With your help, our chances are much better." Xu Jiujiu placed her hands on the table, clearly excited. Although she lowered her voice, her excitement was still evident.

Vina nodded and said, "That's great. With a formidable enemy at hand, we must unite. Hopefully, this is a good start. No matter how strong the Sun Moon Empire is, it's not a monolithic entity."

Compared to Shrek Academy, the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Star Luo Empire were clearly more eager to deal with the Sun Moon Empire. If the Sun Moon Empire launched an invasion, both countries would be the first to suffer.

Zhang Lexuan said in a low voice, "Alright, let's discuss the details. Time is of the essence, and after we discuss it, we can go back and make the arrangements. You don't need to hide the operation plan from us anymore."

"The tunnels provided by Yuhao, although only a small part, are more than enough for us. To be honest, these three completely unconnected but interconnected underground network systems provided by Yuhao are enough for us to move around Mingdu silently like the wind."

"The only pity is that none of these three underground networks lead to the palace, but that's normal, since these are just tunnels used to safely transfer people. We were too greedy."

"How's the setup going?"

Xu Tianran leaned back on the soft couch, his eyes slightly narrowed.

His eyes shone with golden light as he stared at a death warrior kneeling before the soft couch.

"Your Highness, the arrangements are complete. We have heavily guarded the east, south, and north directions, all commanded by level nine soul masters. Each direction is equipped with more than five level nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells. Thanks to our deliberate leak, they should already know about this situation."

Xu Tianran sneered, "What about the west side?"

The assassin replied, "Your Highness, preparations are complete in the west as well. Apart from those sects and academies whose whereabouts remain unknown, all the others are in the west; we are giving them one last chance."

Xu Tianran nodded slightly: "Small fry are not important. Keep a close eye on the teams from the Soul Palace, Body Sect, Tang Sect, Shrek Academy, and Star Luo Sect."

The assassin replied respectfully again, "Your Highness, please rest assured, I am keeping a close eye on things. None of these teams have chosen to leave yet; they are most likely waiting until after the awards ceremony to leave together."

Xu Tianran was a little angry at the assassin's words. Damn Soul Hall, who gave you the audacity to forfeit?

But the fire couldn't be directed at the suicide squad, so Xu Tianran said confidently, "You've done very well in everything else. Be on high alert for the next two days, ready to act at any time. Now you can go down."

"Yes, Your Highness."

The assassin respectfully agreed and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Xu Tianran's face showed a thoughtful expression: "All the promising young talents of Douluo Three Kingdoms are gathered here. I hope you like the surprise I've prepared for you."

As he said this, his body suddenly floated up from the soft couch and drifted onto the wheelchair without releasing his martial spirit.

With a flick of his sleeve, the wheelchair slid forward.

He had already secretly become a Title Douluo, which was one of Xu Tianran's biggest secrets.

For some reason, he had been feeling uneasy for the past few days, a feeling that came not only from the Three Empires but also from his ally, the Holy Spirit Cult.

He had a premonition that he was going to mess things up.

Always somewhat suspicious, he decided to go to Jing Hongchen again and ask him to get him a few more level-nine defensive soul tools that could be passively triggered without requiring much soul power, and also to strengthen the palace's defenses.

(End of this chapter)