The Peerless Tang Sect: Heavenly Heart Douluo

Chapter 72 A Showdown That Started Strong but Ended Were Short: Heading to the Mingdou Mountains (5000-word chapter)

An hour passed quickly, and everyone got up and got into position again.

Xuanzi took a swig of wine and chuckled, "Don't rush, little guys. What's the point of the same battles? How about this, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, you two switch places with Xixi and Ning Tian."

Neither of them had any objections upon hearing this, but Chen Zifeng frowned slightly, sensing that something was amiss. He wondered who had influenced Xixi's previous condition.

Based on his understanding of the other people in the inner courtyard, none of them should have similar soul skills. Could it be a disciple from the outer courtyard? However, it seems that the effect will not last long. He should just ask everyone to pay attention later.

Yao Haoxuan, however, wore a beaming smile and asked Elder Xuan, "Elder Xuan, even if we lose this time, are we still going to shout those three words?"

Elder Xuan immediately nodded and said, "Of course, I have always been fair."

"Hehe, looks like we're going to win another game," Yao Haoxuan said slyly.

In his view, they had one more inner court disciple than before, and they were even a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master, so they couldn't possibly lose.

During the exchange of personnel, Ning Tian kept her head down and trembled slightly as she passed by Huo Yuhao. Xi Xi's attack had rekindled her fear of Huo Yuhao.

Now that she's joined Dai Yueheng's team, who will attack her this time?

Dai Yueheng frowned slightly upon seeing this situation. He had been taken away by Xuanzi in the blink of an eye, and then he had been paying attention to the battle situation here with Ma Xiaotao. The battle behind him was also decided in an instant.

Therefore, he didn't notice what Xixi did. He only felt that this junior sister's mentality didn't seem to be very good. However, the Soul Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is, after all, a support Soul Master. As long as the amplification is done well, that's enough.

Elder Xuan signaled for both sides to separate, but this time he didn't give them time to get acquainted. When they were 150 meters apart, he immediately gave the order to begin the confrontation.

This time, the two sides were relatively close. At Elder Xuan's command to begin, the control-type Soul Masters on both sides started to unleash their skills.

Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, and Xu Sanshi led the way, followed closely by Xixi. Ling Luochen, Yao Haoxuan, and Ning Tian brought up the rear. Ning Tian and Yao Haoxuan activated their amplification soul skills to boost their teammates' status while weakening their opponents.

On the other side, Ma Xiaotao, Bei Bei, and Jiang Nannan rushed to the front, with Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er following behind them. Xiao Xiao was at the very back, activating her second martial soul, Nine Phoenixes Arriving Xiao, which emitted a circle of decelerating sound waves that clashed with Yao Haoxuan's battle cry. Gongyang Mofei's four soul rings lit up one by one in the air, amplifying the strength, speed, soul power of the group, and Ma Xiaotao's attributes respectively.

As the group approached, Ling Luochen's fifth spirit ring lit up, while Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng were not to be outdone, activating their amplified spirit skills to prepare for Ma Xiaotao's offensive.

At that moment, Ning Tian had another bad feeling.

As Huo Yuhao's three spirit rings lit up, alarm bells rang wildly in Ning Tian's heart, and the word "danger" seemed to appear above his head.

Then Ling Luochen's fifth soul skill, Ice Ring, descended, precisely controlling Xu Sanshi, Yao Haoxuan, and Ning Tian. Xu Sanshi's back was torn apart by the giant tiger claw enhanced by the three amplified soul skills of Tiger Claw Dai Yueheng and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, letting out a miserable scream: "Damn it, it's you again, Yuhao."

In previous sparring sessions, Xu Sanshi, as a defensive-type Soul Master, had been tricked by Huo Yuhao in this way countless times. Although he was willing to defend, he couldn't even activate Xuanming Displacement when he was controlled by the Ice Ring.

Xi Xi turned around and eliminated the unsuspecting Yao Haoxuan.

Chen Zifeng's Soul-Chasing Sword pierced through Dai Yueheng's side abdomen, nearly damaging his internal organs.

Seeing this, Xuanzi was somewhat helpless. Huo Yuhao's soul skills were really disgusting. They were impossible to defend against in team battles, and there were no warning signs. Even his own Lingyuan Realm spiritual power could not detect anything unusual. Perhaps he could only see through them when Huo Yuhao used them on him.

With a wave of his hand, he directly pulled Dai Yueheng, Yao Haoxuan, and Xu Sanshi off the stage.

Without hesitation, Ma Xiaotao and the others sent Chen Zifeng and Xixi down into the illusion, who were still confused and unaware of what had happened.

"Alright, alright, no need to fight anymore. Next time, I'll definitely ban that soul skill of yours. How can you develop any teamwork like this? You'll break it sooner or later." Xuanzi said unhappily.

Feeling the fear imprints he had planted in Chen Zifeng and Xixi's bodies, Huo Yuhao didn't refute what the old man said. He was the one who wanted to fight, and he was the one who wouldn't let them use their soul skills. Why was he making such a fuss?

"Alright, it's time to honor the bet," Xuanzi said after taking a bite of his chicken leg.

Dai Yueheng and the other six could only reluctantly admit that they were pigs.

Unlucky Ning Tian and Xi Xi repeated the same thing again, feeling helpless.

Xuanzi watched all this with a smile, his heart filled with joy. He believed that five years later, Huo Yuhao and the other members of the new generation of Shrek Seven Devils would definitely be stronger than the current generation.

Although, given his leadership style, it might not even take five years.

"Alright, you can all go back now. Pack your things and meet at the academy gate first thing tomorrow morning to head to Xingluo City for the competition."

Afterwards, everyone dispersed. The next morning, a group of people walked out of the main gate of Shrek Academy, which was shrouded in a layer of morning mist.

At this moment, they were not wearing school uniforms; some wore simple clothes, while others wore elaborate ones, each with their own unique style.

Elegant clothes don't necessarily equate to beauty. Plain clothes don't necessarily mean mediocrity. Yao Haoxuan and Jiang Nannan are prime examples of this.

Despite his slender build, Yao Haoxuan, dressed in fine clothes, still looked somewhat sleazy, while Jiang Nannan, dressed in simple clothes, remained stunningly beautiful.

Huo Yuhao was dressed in plain black clothes without any decorations, making him look very ordinary. However, his blue eyes were like a bottomless abyss, capable of swallowing anyone who touched them.

Besides Xuanzi, another familiar person was leading the team: Wang Yan, another homeroom teacher from Class One.

He was also a disciple of Xuanzi, who was Wang Yan's grandmaster, though Xuanzi forbade him to use that title. In terms of cultivation, Wang Yan couldn't compare to those prodigies, but in the study of martial spirits, he was similar to the masters of ten thousand years ago, and was highly regarded by Xuanzi. In two years, he would be entering the inner academy for teaching.

A dozen or so people walked together in twos and threes. Xuanzi still looked like a beggar, with messy hair, a wine gourd, and a chicken leg.

After everyone had gathered, Xuanzi slowly began to brainwash, or rather, instill Shrek Academy's glory in the outer court disciples.

"To outsiders, the division into inner and outer academies seems like a simple division of strength, or even unfairness to the outer academy disciples. Many people believe that the best teachers are all in the inner academy. But that's not the case. The pressure and responsibility that the inner academy bears is unimaginable to the outer academy disciples. And this responsibility is called supervision."

At this point, Old Master Xuan's old face turned serious: "You must be wondering, supervision? Supervision of what? What we want to supervise is not all the injustices on the continent, in fact, that's simply impossible."

"The Douluo Continent is too vast. The combined population of the four great empires is countless. Our inner academy only has a few disciples, which is simply impossible for us to manage. Therefore, we can only supervise Soul Masters. We only target individuals, and we can even target officials, but we will never target the country."

"We have our own intelligence sources. If any serious incidents occur on the mainland that are beyond the control of other countries or that they do not monitor, or if Soul Masters commit evil deeds, our inner court disciples will step in to resolve them."

"At this time, our inner court students are called inspectors, Shrek inspectors, and our inner court also has another name, the Shrek Inspection Team. Currently, I am the vice leader of this inspection team."

"No matter which country it is, even the largest Sun Moon Empire, they would never dare to underestimate our Shrek Inspection Group. Although there are only a hundred or so disciples in the academy at present, according to records, there are nearly 20,000 outer court students who have graduated from our Shrek Academy."

"At the same time, there are nearly a thousand people who have served as inspectors and successfully completed the inspection process to graduate from the academy. There are often casualties in the inner academy, but I dare say that everyone who leaves Shrek's inner academy is an elite of all mankind."

"Furthermore, our academy boasts the best faculty team in the entire continent, and every faculty member who remains at the academy is also one of the overseers."

"Every inner court disciple is an inspector, and they must complete thirty inspection tasks to graduate. Completing these tasks is not only a test of the inner court disciples' strength, but also a lesson in their character."

"Our Shrek Academy aims to cultivate not just strong individuals, but truly talented people who are willing to work to maintain peace and stability on the continent."

"I must tell you that we are both inspectors and enforcers. Every matter that our Shrek Inspection Team handles is invariably difficult and extremely dangerous. We have even had the experience of facing a Title Douluo."

[What a ridiculous mainland policeman! This is even more outrageous than the previous Spirit Hall; at least they didn't openly interfere in the affairs of other countries.]

[How could that old man Xuanzi say such righteous things with such composure?] On the surface, Huo Yuhao still maintained a calm demeanor.

Then Dai Yueheng stepped forward with a righteous air and said, "Junior brothers and sisters, as a member of the Supervisory Group, I want to tell you that becoming a Shrek Supervisor is considered by many graduating seniors to be the greatest honor of their lives."

"Even though they have graduated, there are still many people doing what the watchdogs are supposed to do. To the wicked, we are a deadly weapon, but to the bullied and weak, we are like gods of kindness."

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Huo Yuhao directly entered the state of being entrusted by his spiritual avatar. His consciousness entered the sea of ​​consciousness and began to browse through other knowledge from his previous memories. When the six members of the reserve team around him spoke in unison, the spiritual avatar triggered the previously set program and responded together, pulling Huo Yuhao's consciousness out of the sea of ​​consciousness.

It's finally over.

Wang Yan then distributed all the Shrek Academy's insignia, masks, cloaks, and distress flares. It has to be said, their aesthetic sense was truly hideous.

"Now, let's talk about the mission. Our current mission is to travel to a mountainous region bordering the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire to find and eliminate a group of bandits. The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament is approaching, so we must complete this mission within three to four days."

"The mountainous area where this band of bandits is located belongs partly to the Sun Moon Empire and partly to the Star Luo Empire, making it difficult for the two countries to coordinate joint operations. A hasty move could even trigger a small-scale war between the two nations."

"This band of bandits calls themselves the Messengers of Death, and their leader is said to be a rather powerful evil spirit master. Therefore, we must not be careless. Most of you have never killed anyone before, right? This is going to be a completely new experience. I want to emphasize that our objective for this surveillance mission is to leave no one alive, to annihilate them all, because there are no elderly, weak, women, or children among these bandits, and not a single kind person among them."

Afterwards, Xuanzi led everyone away from Shrek Academy and then disappeared.

Entrusting team leadership directly to Ma Xiaotao demonstrates trust in her command abilities and also serves as a test for her. This monitoring mission is the final rehearsal before the start of the competition.

"We've already informed the Star Luo Empire's garrison near the Mingdou Mountains before we set off. They'll provide us with detailed maps and accurate intelligence. If there are no problems, we'll depart at full speed. Keep your Overseer's Rings safe; you can only wear them when on missions."

"You few with lower cultivation levels will slow us down, and we can't accommodate you. So, I'll take Huo Yuhao, Dai Yueheng, you take Wang Dong, Ling Luochen, you take Xiao Xiao, and Xixi, you take Ning Tian. Let's set off."

"I want Senior Ma to mentor me," Wang Dong suddenly said, then went to Ma Xiaotao's side with an admiring smile. "Senior Ma, I admire you the most. Will you mentor me?"

"Okay, then I'll take you, Dai Yueheng, you take Huo Yuhao, let's go." As she spoke, she lifted Wang Dong up under his arm with her right hand, and they set off quickly.

"No need, I can keep up," Huo Yuhao said directly, and then followed Ma Xiaotao's steps.

Seeing this, the others quickly followed. Huo Yuhao's speed was now much faster than Xu Sanshi, Bei Bei, and Jiang Nannan, and he didn't seem to be struggling.

They traveled at a brisk pace until noon before stopping to rest. The inner court students all looked normal, with only slightly more rapid breathing. However, the three outer court Soul Masters, who had been giving it their all, were drenched in sweat. Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, remained calm, as the exertion had little impact on him.

The people in the inner courtyard were quite surprised, after all, it was rare to see a Soul Master's physical attributes being stronger than those of the other three Soul Masters.

"Alright, everyone, take a break. Xiao Tao, you're in charge of starting the fire. Dai Yueheng and Chen Feng, you two go catch fish, the more the better. Ling Luochen and Xixi, you two go catch some wild game. Gongyang Mo, you go with them too." Xuanzi appeared here at some point.

He replaced the chicken leg in his hand with a chicken wing, and said while eating, "The rest of you should rest for a while. You all look tired."

Half an hour later, everyone had finished resting.

The group moved quickly, and an hour later, they finally arrived at the border between the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Star Luo Empire. A large military camp blocked their path.

Dai Yueheng entered the military camp alone and soon borrowed more than a dozen military-specific flying soul guides from the camp.

For a Soul Master to fly, besides possessing a flying Martial Soul, they must wait until their cultivation level breaks through to the seventh ring. Even then, relying solely on Soul Power, they can only fly short distances. Only super-strong individuals at the Title Douluo level can fly over longer distances.

The emergence of flying soul tools changed this, meaning they could only be used by soul masters. They were extremely expensive to manufacture, and generally required a soul master with at least a fourth-ring cultivation level to use them. The military also issued them in limited quantities.

However, the Level 3 flying soul tool that Huo Yuhao had previously purchased was said to be the latest model imported from the Sun Moon Empire, which was much more advanced than the older military flying soul tools in the military camp.

These flying soul tools are too heavy, and they also use technology that has been phased out by the Sun Moon Empire.

The main body is a large iron box, one meter long, half a meter wide, and a foot thick. Folding wings are attached to both sides; when unfolded, these wings can extend to over four meters. This ensures sufficient buoyancy in the air.

The most important step in using this flying soul tool is takeoff. The takeoff process involves injecting soul power into the soul tool and then propelling it towards the ground. Once the body has ascended into the air, the wings are unfolded. At this point, relying on the buoyancy of the airflow through the wings, they only need to inject a small amount of soul power and control the direction to accelerate through the air.

However, simply taking off consumes a lot of soul power, and only those with at least a fourth-ring strength can use it normally.

Huo Yuhao naturally didn't choose those big and heavy iron lumps, but directly chose the flying soul tool he had used before.

Among them, Wang Dong'er herself can fly. Once she is in the air, she can take out the flying soul tool from her storage soul tool and use it normally. The only one who is in the worst situation is Xiao Xiao, who is tied to a rope around her waist and is being carried by Ma Xiaotao like a kite.

Because some of the people had never used a flying soul tool before, it took them some time to get used to the feeling of flying. Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, had already tried it before, so he didn't waste any time.

An hour passed, and they had flown 500 li. However, due to the lower cultivation levels of the outer academy students, their limit was only one hour.

They landed back on the ground to rest, just then Xuanzi's voice rang out, appearing from nowhere again. "This won't do, we'll run out of time. I'll take you for a while."

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