Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 799 There's a Traitor in the House! (6K)

The Beast King-level Soul Master Corps was entirely composed of Soul Masters and above, each capable of using flying Soul Tools. They could fly both on the ground and in the air, and their leader was a Level 9 Soul Master. It was truly a forest of powerful individuals!

The explosive power and combat strength of a Beast King-level Soul Master Corps may even exceed that of several heavy armored knight corps with tens of thousands of members.

Their direct combat strength is already terrifying, and with their mobility, how many hostages can escape once a pursuit begins?

While Huo Yuhao was still in shock, he suddenly sensed a signal from He Caitou.

He Caitou doesn't have any spirit detection skills, but having signed a soul contract early on, contacting Huo Yuhao is incredibly easy for him.

Huo Yuhao quietly landed and found He Caitou not far from the city gate.

He Caitou's expression was also grave. "Yuhao, how is it? Have they all been rescued?"

Huo Yuhao nodded and said, "They've rescued them, and they're rushing out according to plan. But it'll probably take a little more time. How's it going on your end?"

He Caitou said in a deep voice, "The reinforcements from Mingdu arrived very quickly. Our aerial detection soul guide was destroyed immediately. However, I have already recalled your Lich Legion. Don't worry, they attacked while masked, completely concealed."

Huo Yuhao nodded and said, "That's good. Your presence on the battlefield can keep the Sun Moon Empire's attention focused on the academy. That's good news."

"I'll try to delay that Beast King mercenary group a bit. By now, the hostages should have all picked up the flying soul tools we released from the forest."

"Although these flying soul tools are mainly for liches and undead knights, and the models are a bit small, let them make do with them."

Huo Yuhao gently tapped his brow. To single-handedly stop an entire Beast King Legion was simply insane.

He Caitou took a deep breath. He knew that time was of the essence at this moment. He nodded vigorously. "Be careful. Don't force things if they can't be done. I'll go first."

After saying this, a light shone behind him, followed by a flash of dark light that completely concealed the light emitted by the flying soul tool before he shot into the sky.

Huo Yuhao continued forward, but stopped after only a few steps.

"Damn it! How did you manage to hold the hostages?" Zhang Peng stared at the evil spirit master who had escaped from the dungeon, his eyes blazing with murderous intent, and he even cursed the Third Elder and the Fourth Elder as well.

Despite their advanced age, these evil spirit masters dared not retaliate in front of him, all keeping their heads down and remaining silent as if trembling in fear.

Ma Xiaotao stood behind Zhang Peng, her face somewhat ashen.

They had just returned from the north of the city. Upon arriving in the north and witnessing the massive explosion outside the city, both of them gasped in shock.

Zhang Peng accurately judged that the destructive power was at least caused by an eighth-level fixed-position soul-guided shell.

The entire Soul Master position in the North City was wiped out, with at least two hundred Soul Masters killed.

Only a few highly skilled and quick-witted Soul Masters managed to escape.

The east and west city walls were also damaged at the same time. At this critical moment, Ma Xiaotao issued an order to conduct a thorough reconnaissance and search for the enemy.

But Zhang Peng, being a seasoned and shrewd man, immediately realized that this was a feint, and the real target was definitely the hostages.

So Ma Xiaotao had no choice but to go back with him. But at that very moment, another massive explosion occurred on the north city wall.

This time, Ma Xiaotao brazenly followed Zhang Peng through another round of trouble.

Only when Zhang Peng and she saw those dark blue figures appear did Ma Xiaotao's heart sink. She knew things were probably going to get complicated.

As expected, upon seeing the Soul Master Legion of reinforcements, Zhang Peng immediately requested to return to the South City to oversee the hostages.

The two then set off again, and have just returned here.

But at this moment, all the hostages rushed out of the city.

The evil spirit masters who escaped with their lives from these lunatics are waiting for their return here.

How could Ma Xiaotao not seize the opportunity to retaliate?

Ma Xiaotao angrily retorted, "Didn't you say the Soul-Destroying Powder was always in a very high dose? How did they find an antidote?"

"Only the cult leader possesses the antidote for this Soul-Destroying Powder, and it only loses its effectiveness if the dosage is insufficient. How are you holding the hostages?"

"I watched you pour out the Soul-Destroying Powder right before my eyes. I kept an eye on you in the water dungeon for two days. With so much Soul-Destroying Powder, even a Super Douluo would have given in!"

"Or did you scatter the antidote along with the medicine? Is there a mole among your group?"

Upon hearing Ma Xiaotao's words, the group of evil spirit masters were all terrified.

"Holy Maiden, you can't wrong your subordinates! You can ask these people below; we used a considerable amount of Soul-Extinguishing Powder. Those hostages were like spineless wimps just now."

Ma Xiaotao said coldly, "Go, get some water from the water dungeon and check the concentration of the Soul-Extinguishing Powder. Third Elder, please go there yourself. I was also in the water dungeon before the incident, so I'm considered a suspect. I won't go to fetch the water myself."

"Wait a moment, Your Majesty, Sixth Master."

The Third Elder said in a deep voice, "Now is not the time to pursue responsibility. Those hostages are really crazy. Even the Fourth Elder and I dare not forcibly stop them. The most urgent task is to bring the hostages back."

"Let's act immediately. Although there are many strong individuals among those hostages, after being in the water prison for so long, their physical condition cannot possibly be intact."

"We'll give chase right now. If we can hold them off until the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Master Corps reinforcements arrive, none of them will be able to escape."

The Third Elder's words were clearly an attempt to atone for his sins, but Zhang Peng couldn't care less about anything else at this moment. In an instant, the three Title Douluos, along with Ma Xiaotao, a Soul Douluo with Title Douluo power, soared into the sky and flew towards the hostages.

However, the soul masters who had already put on the flying soul tools prepared by Huo Yuhao and scattered into more than a dozen small teams, running around everywhere, were not so easy to catch.

"What is that?"

Ma Xiaotao transformed into a dark fire phoenix, circling high in the sky, when she suddenly spotted a flickering figure in the distance.

"Huo Yuhao, it's actually Huo Yuhao from Shrek Academy?"

Zhang Peng was overjoyed to see Huo Yuhao. He had just heard that a dark-skinned bald man had appeared in Beicheng, and he guessed that the man might be He Caitou from the Tang Clan team in the previous competition.

Now that He Caitou had arrived, it was likely that the other members of Shrek Academy had also participated in the rescue. Upon seeing Huo Yuhao, Zhang Peng was overjoyed.

If we can capture this man alive, what does it matter if all the hostages escape?

The Third Elder and the Fourth Elder were overjoyed upon hearing this. They were both currently under investigation, so if they could capture Huo Yuhao alive, none of this would be a problem!

Neither of them noticed that there was a large tree behind Huo Yuhao. The tree had been stripped of its bark, and several words were carved on it, but they were not clearly visible from above.

(End of this chapter)