Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 785 Opposing the Spirit Hall, Understanding the Spirit Hall, Becoming the Spirit Hall (6K)

Huo Yuhao quickly surveyed the area and discovered a variety of soul tools, including all-terrain long-range detection soul tools, short-range thermal detection soul tools, medium-range air detection soul tools, trigger-type positioning soul tools, and a large number of high-altitude detection soul tools in the sky.

It can be said that even if a fly flew out of Sunrise City, the Soul Masters responsible for monitoring these Soul Detection Devices could detect it immediately.

To enter the city undetected, one must demonstrate true skill; otherwise, the only option is to send a message into the city to persuade the Holy Spirit Cult to come out and negotiate. However, doing so would put a significant drop in morale.

In the past, the defenses of Sunrise City were not nearly as strict, but it was all because some soul masters in the last All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament refused to leave when they should have, and insisted on lingering in Mingdu.

Most of the top eight teams have good relationships with Shrek Academy or the major empires, so they were all called upon to leave whenever they had the chance.

On the contrary, some teams from sects were already quite ruthless during the competition, killing and crippling many members of the academy, which angered both heaven and the people.

As a result, they didn't leave after the competition. Some went to the black market to place bets, while others wandered around the red-light district. They had been cooped up in the sect for so long that they had forgotten that Mingdu was the territory of the Sun Moon Empire. As a result, the competition was wiped out before the awards ceremony even started.

At this time, most of the captured Soul Masters were transferred to Sunrise City, which is why the city's security has become so tight. With the political situation in Mingdu unstable, Xu Tianran directly transferred the two Beast King Soul Guidance Legions to guard the capital, so naturally, these people had to be transferred away first.

More than a month had passed since the upheaval of the tournament, and all sorts of public opinion were flying around the Douluo Continent. True and false news were everywhere, and even news that Shrek Academy was actually a force of the Sun Moon Empire had spread.

Even so, Sunrise City kept an extremely tight watch on these contestants. Although they didn't catch any big fish, every little bit helps. The Sun Moon Empire was practically at war, so they couldn't just let them go.

These hostages, held in Sunrise City, will at least restrain a significant number of small and medium-sized sects among the three empires, causing them to make noise and interfere with the three empires' judgment. The team members who came to participate in the competition are the future successors and backbone of these small and medium-sized sects. If they really die, it will make these small and medium-sized sects vomit blood.

Therefore, instead of turning their swords against the Sun Moon Empire, these small and medium-sized sects became appeasers or peace advocates.

After all, whether it was the rule of the Sun Moon Empire or the rule of the Three Empires, it didn't seem to have a particularly big impact on these noble Soul Master groups. These small and medium-sized sects still harbored illusions about the Sun Moon Empire.

It must be said that the Sun Moon Empire's move was absolutely a fatal blow. In today's world where imperial power doesn't extend to the countryside, these small and medium-sized sects and local bullies entrenched in various counties and towns represent the so-called "public opinion." Even local officials are hesitant and restrained when they encounter them.

Public opinion is overwhelming; we urge the Empire to reconsider its actions.

These memorials, delivered through various channels, almost made the emperors of the three great empires laugh with anger.

The Sun Moon Empire's sword was practically at their throats, and they were still being advised to think twice before acting!

In an instant, the three emperors almost simultaneously thought of the soul-hunting operation carried out by a behemoth power ten thousand years ago.

Opposing the Spirit Hall, understanding the Spirit Hall, becoming the Spirit Hall—now they suddenly understood why the Spirit Hall had to take action against the Upper Three Sects.

Inside a small courtyard house in Sunrise City.

If anyone were in the yard at this moment, they would surely hear some kind of rustling sound.

Soon, the soil on the ground churned up, and a head popped out from underground. It was Huo Yuhao, who had disguised himself as Hun Tiancan.

Sunrise City's detection methods are indeed advanced, but what does that have to do with Huo Yuhao, who possesses the Earth Ant King Slash?

Sunrise City even installed the same ground-vibration soul-guided sensors as Mingdu, used to guard against the Body Sect's second attack, but they still couldn't detect Huo Yuhao's whereabouts.

After all, Huo Yuhao's tunneling methods are quite different from those of the Body Sect. The Body Sect's tunneling methods are more like tunnel boring machines, which grunt and groan as they break through the ground.

Huo Yuhao's Earth Ant King Slash was more like a so-called "soil splitting" technique. With a single swing, the earth and rocks were parted like flowing water, making room for Huo Yuhao to move forward.

Huo Yuhao had already seen this small courtyard outside the city using his mental detection. At this time, no one lived there. Soon, in addition to Huo Yuhao, the other members of the Soul Hall also crawled out of the hole. As Ji Juechen also climbed out, Huo Yuhao waved his hand, and the hole immediately closed up, as if it had never existed.

"Why."

Jing Ziyan sighed as she looked at everyone: "Our sect is getting further and further away from the legendary Spirit Hall. Undead, spirits, nocturnal creatures, they don't follow human paths. Boss, is our ultimate goal really to restore the glory of the Spirit Hall?"

Huo Yuhao blushed upon hearing this, and stubbornly argued, "In the early stages, we shouldn't be too particular about our methods."

Ye Guyi awkwardly patted the dirt off her clothes. She was completely captivated by the old man Qian Daoliu and had excitedly joined the Soul Palace before Huo Yuhao could even speak.

To her surprise, the first thing she did upon entering was to crawl through a tunnel with everyone, which was somewhat different from what she had expected.

After resting overnight in the deserted courtyard and regaining some energy, the group quietly scaled the wall and slipped out.

This is indeed a medium-sized city. Compared with the Star Luo Empire and the Heavenly Soul Empire, the cities of the Sun Moon Empire have a more exotic feel.

Even if the buildings are not skyscrapers, they are still taller and larger than the buildings in the cities of the original Three Kingdoms of Douluo Continent, and many of them have pointed roofs.

Huo Yuhao was not paying attention to these things, but rather to the city's defenses.

To his surprise, as he walked forward, he did not sense any powerful aura.

On the city wall, although there were quite a few Soul Masters monitoring the Soul Guidance Devices, there were no powerful individuals present.

The streets inside the city were bustling with people, seemingly no different from any other city.

Because of the tight defenses of Sunrise City, Huo Yuhao only received information that the prisoners had been transferred and imprisoned here.

There is no further information regarding where the person is imprisoned within the city or how strong the guards are.

However, Huo Yuhao's purpose for this trip had nothing to do with these prisoners. If he could rescue them, that would be the best outcome, but if he couldn't, Huo Yuhao wasn't a pushover who would risk his life for them.

(End of this chapter)