Douluo Continent: The Rebirth of Huo Yuhao

Chapter 88 Secret Deal

Why is Princess Xingluo here?

A question flashed through Huo Yuhao's mind.

However, Huo Yuhao realized that thinking about these things now was useless. Xu Jiujiu must have powerful guards around her, and in order to hide his identity, Huo Yuhao could not try to spy on her now.

But Huo Yuhao immediately came up with a solution. He contacted the City Lord's Mansion as a student of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, informing them that Princess Xingluo had entered the country and asking them to find a way to notify Mingdu.

After informing the city lord's mansion, Huo Yuhao returned to the hotel, closed the windows, and went to bed to rest. He needed to get back to his peak condition before entering the Demon Forest the next day.

Silent all night.

At dawn, the three of them woke up at the same time. Huo Yuhao and Ji Juechen had calm eyes. This was not the first time they had hunted soul beasts.

Xu Tianzhen was extremely excited. Her first four spirit rings were obtained with virtually no difficulty, marking her first true attempt at acquiring spirit rings.

"Let's go."

Xu Tianzhen said with great energy.

Huo Yuhao nodded in response and followed behind Xu Tianzhen.

The three of them walked into the Demon Forest. Nothing unexpected happened in the Demon Watch City, as if the long-awaited incident they had witnessed yesterday was just a minor episode.

The soul beasts that Huo Yuhao and his two companions needed were all ten-thousand-year-old level. Like other soul beast gathering places, the high-level soul beasts in the Demon Forest only lived deep in the forest. Therefore, the three of them did not waste time on the outskirts and headed straight into the depths of the forest.

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"How are your operational arrangements going?"

Inside a hotel room in Jianmo City, two girls were discussing something. The one who spoke was Princess Xu Jiujiu, whom Huo Yuhao knew.

"Everything has been arranged, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, we will begin operations in the next couple of days."

The girl who had been standing shoulder to shoulder with him for a long time answered.

"That's good. Now that you've found it using the secret method I provided, our transaction is complete. What's the reward?"

Xu Jiujiu spoke kindly, yet ruthlessly demanded payment. Their relationship might not have seemed as good as it appeared to outsiders.

The girl smiled slightly, did not refuse, and took out a spatial soul tool and handed it to Xu Jiujiu.

After a long while, he took the soul tool, examined it carefully, and nodded to himself, confirming that the other party had not lied to him.

"Vina, there's something I don't understand. Why did you choose to meet me in this Demon-Suppressing City? Why not in Mingdu?"

After a long pause, the other person's identity was revealed: Vina.

Vina was a princess of the Heavenly Soul Empire in the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, and her status was as noble as Xu Jiujiu's.

It is highly suspicious that the princesses of the two countries reached some kind of deal in a small town in the Sun and Moon Empire.

"It's nothing. Mingdu is heavily guarded. If too many people sneak in at once, it will alert them."

Vina explained.

"You're on guard against us, aren't you?"

Xu Jiujiu did not believe her reasoning. The two of them were not very strong, and even with their two guards, they were insignificant in the face of the Heavenly Soul Empire's actions.

As a princess, Xu Jiujiu would naturally not be fooled by such an excuse.

"How could that be? You're overthinking it."

Vina quickly waved her hand and shook her head in denial.

"Alright, now that the transaction is over, I won't stay any longer. I'll be leaving now."

After a long while, not wanting to say any more to Vina, he took his leave.

After a long time, she left and returned to her room, where an old woman was waiting for her.

"Did you get it?"

The old woman asked, her voice hoarse and unpleasant.

"We got it. Although they are cooperating with us temporarily, they are still wary of us. They chose to meet in the Demon-Suppressing City so that we would not ruin their plans."

Xu Jiujiu was somewhat dissatisfied with Vina's attitude.

"There's nothing we can do about it. The two great empires, Tian Dou and Xing Luo, have been at odds for ten thousand years. Although Tian Dou has now disintegrated, Tian Hun, which inherited the largest territory of the Tian Dou Empire, still has constant friction with us."

"Although we have had a common enemy for nearly a thousand years, how can a grudge accumulated over millennia be so easily resolved? It's normal for them to be wary of us, and we certainly wouldn't open our hearts to them."

The old woman wasn't so angry after hearing the long-standing complaints. As an elderly woman, she naturally had a clearer understanding of the ecology of both countries.

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"Hopefully they won't mess it up."

After saying that, she remained silent for a long time before preparing to leave, as she had nothing else to do there.

Unlike Xu Jiujiu, Vina didn't rush to leave after the transaction was completed. She had some things to do there, so she went to another room.

"Aotian, the deal with Xingluo is complete. According to Xu Jiujiu's intelligence, the sect leader and the others should have pinpointed the location of that thing. There's nothing more for us here. Let's head into the forest now, obtain the spirit ring, and then leave the Sun Moon Empire. Otherwise, it will take quite a bit of effort to leave after the sect leader and the others finish their operation."

Vina spoke to a man inside the room.

The man Vina called Aotian was very tall, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and looked handsome and composed.

"Since I'm here in the Sun Moon Empire, I really need to visit this Demon Forest. I also want to see just how powerful the strongest spirit-type soul beast on the continent, the Evil Eye Tyrant, really is. I want to see if it's qualified as your fifth soul ring."

Although the man appeared calm, he spoke with great arrogance, not even taking the Evil Eye Tyrant Clan, ranked second among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, seriously.

"The strength of the Evil Eye Tyrant clan is beyond doubt, and they would be very suitable as my soul rings. As for you, if this operation succeeds, you will definitely be the biggest beneficiary."

As Vina spoke, she stared intently at the man, her eyes shining.

As the topic of action came up, the man's eyes lit up with eagerness. Thinking of that priceless treasure, even the usually arrogant man couldn't help but feel greedy.

Vina did not choose to trade with Mingdu and Xu Jiujiu for two reasons. First, she wanted to prevent the Xingluo Empire from secretly taking action and using the Tianhun Empire's actions to simultaneously weaken both the Sun Moon and Tianhun factions. Second, she wanted to enter the Demon Forest to obtain a suitable soul ring.

The first reason is that any other city in the Sun and Moon Empire is acceptable as long as Mingdu is not chosen. The second reason is the reason for choosing this Demon-Suppressing City.

"Both countries have been planning this operation for a long time, so there shouldn't be any major problems. We have fulfilled our responsibilities in the operation, and now it's time for us to go about our own business."

After a brief exchange, the two left the Demon City and entered the Demon Forest.

Vina, who is at the Soul King level, also needs a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring. Without the guidance of an elder, Vina will likely need to rely on this man's strength.

It's hard to believe that someone so young could possess the strength to defeat a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast.

Shortly after they entered, Huo Yuhao and his two companions, urged on energetically by Xu Tianzhen, also set off.

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(End of this chapter)