Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 788 Water Prison (6K)

Huo Yuhao continued eastward, his mental probe following him. Finally, he found something suspicious in a certain place.

That was about three meters below the bank of the moat, which was about three hundred meters east of their location, on the side of the city wall.

There was an iron fence there, made of fine iron as thick as an arm.

If it were for blocking water, no one would use such thick refined steel, not even the wealthy and powerful Sun Moon Empire, because it would affect their subsequent sewage discharge and cleanup.

Moreover, the fence here is very new, as if it had just been installed recently.

Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes slightly. Now that the person had been found, he didn't need to be in such a hurry.

Next, he just needs to wait for Sunrise City to fall into chaos on its own.

Three days later, not far from the moat drainage area that Huo Yuhao had detected, there was a truly horrifying scene.

This is a water dungeon, surrounded by rows of neatly arranged steel cages made entirely of solid rock. The area is surprisingly large.

Each cage holds eight to ten people.

The water inside the cage was a meter deep, and the murky water soaked people's bodies.

Almost all of the people imprisoned inside were deathly pale and barely breathing.

In this water dungeon, there was almost no way to rest; one could only lean against the side. The cage was only about 1.5 meters high, making it impossible to stand up, while the water was a full meter deep, making it impossible to stand or sit.

By this time, these people had been tormented like this for more than half a month. Even with the strong physical qualities of the Soul Masters, their lumbar spines were so sore that they were almost numb, and their energy and spirit had withered away.

Not only that, their legs had been submerged in water for more than ten days, and by this time they had become swollen, their skin was pale and itchy, and the water was not clean, so it was probably not far from being infested with maggots.

There are two rows of water dungeons. In the center of the two rows of dungeons is a stone platform that is more than one meter above the water. The stone platform extends straight out and several people wearing black cloaks are patrolling back and forth on it.

Even without sensing the eerie aura emanating from these people in black cloaks, their methods of torturing people to death are enough to tell you what kind of force they belong to.

It makes people unable to stand or sit, and they have to watch helplessly as the parts of their bodies soaked in sewage become increasingly itchy. Scratching them causes them to break open, and maggots grow on the broken skin. Just hearing about such methods sends chills down one's spine.

But in the eyes of the Holy Spirit Cult, this is just a common method of torture, a good place to mass-produce vengeful spirits, but nothing more.

Just then, several evil spirit masters walked directly towards the water prison. The evil spirit masters who had been patrolling earlier stood respectfully on both sides of the stone platform, bowing deeply and showing an extremely respectful demeanor.

None of the people who walked slowly toward them used cloaks to conceal their bodies. If Huo Yuhao were here, he would surely recognize many of them as familiar faces.

Leading the way were none other than the Third Elder and Fourth Elder, whom Huo Yuhao had met at the Mingdu Soul Instructor Elite Competition. As for the one walking at the very back, unhurriedly, it was the captain of the Holy Spirit Sect, Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng.

With two titled Douluo, one Super Douluo, and two Soul Master legions, the scale of the guard is truly terrifying.

This also proves that Huo Yuhao's guess was correct. The level-nine soul tools deployed in Sunrise City are indeed controlled by someone, but the controllers are not the Soul Master Legion, but evil soul masters.

"Sixth Elder, those people from the Soul Palace aren't planning on coming, are they?"

As the Third Elder walked, he spoke hesitantly.

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Elder echoed, "The Soul Palace's power is no less than that of our Holy Sect. If we suddenly say we want to change territories, we're afraid it will displease the Soul Palace. If the plan falls through, the Sect Leader will likely blame us greatly."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Peng's face darkened. These two people kept calling him "Sixth Offering," seemingly respectful, but actually trying to shift the blame.

After all, in their plan, the two titled Douluo, plus Zhang Peng, the Super Douluo, would have no problem going to a remote town like Icathia.

In the end, it was Zhang Peng who spoke up, saying that they couldn't be led by the nose by the Soul Palace people, and insisted on switching to the Sunrise City side.

That's why, when the people from the Soul Hall didn't arrive for a long time, the two elders were unsure of what to do and subconsciously started to blame each other. Even if Zhongli Wu blamed them, the problem would fall on him, the Sixth Elder.

Zhang Peng snorted coldly and glanced at the two of them. What do these idiots know?

He had been assigned by Zhongli Wu to intercept the escapees of the three great empires at the exit of Qiankun Wenqing Valley, and he immediately felt uneasy and found an excuse to decline the task.

Sure enough, the three Zhongli brothers, who were assigned to Qiankun Wenqing Valley, were killed not long after they arrived.

Now that he has accepted Zhongli Wu's instructions to negotiate with the people of the Soul Palace, that sense of crisis has risen again. How could Zhang Peng not be more careful?

If he weren't worried that Zhongli Wu would kill him if he kept turning down the matter, he wouldn't want to get involved in this mess.

After all, his martial soul was the Scorpion Tiger, a subspecies of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, inheriting its evil nature and sensitivity to danger.

Just as the conversation between the three Title Douluos reached a stalemate, there was movement at the far end of the stone platform. The Third Elder and the Fourth Elder, who were walking out, said respectfully at the same time, "Greetings, Holy Maiden."

The Third Elder and Fourth Elder, who were walking back, had already stepped aside on either side. Even Zhang Peng turned to look at the distance, where a woman in a dark red dress was walking towards them.

"Elders, this time you have miscalculated."

A mature female voice came through, making one feel weak all over.

"Oh, does the Holy Maiden mean that the people from the Soul Palace have already passed through the inescapable net in front of Sunrise City and entered the city?"

The Third Elder spoke with a hint of pride. He had personally set up some of the defensive facilities in front of Sunrise City. There were all sorts of detectors everywhere. No matter if they could fly, become invisible, or have strong mental power and could confuse the detectors, none of them could sneak into the city!

The Fourth Elder nodded in agreement with the Third Elder's viewpoint. In his opinion, the people from the Soul Hall must have arrived in front of Sunrise City but were helpless against the city's detection methods. What methods did they use to let the Holy Maiden know about this and ask the Holy Spirit Cult to come out of the city for a detailed discussion?

The woman in the dark red dress chuckled and shook her head slightly.

The saintess they were referring to was naturally Ma Xiaotao.

Since Huo Yuhao wiped out almost all the promising young generation of the Holy Spirit Cult in the competition, Ma Xiaotao's position as the Holy Maiden has become increasingly secure.

After all, the Holy Spirit Cult is almost wiped out and has no successors.

"I think the people from the Soul Palace have probably really entered the city. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many orders for the large-scale purchase of controlled rare metals in the city."

Ma Xiaotao parted her lips slightly, and what she said surprised the Third Elder, who had been so confident.

(End of this chapter)