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Chapter 134 begins
Chapter 134 begins
The students from Dio Academy and Shrek Academy exchanged glances, then tacitly avoided each other.
It was nearly 10 p.m., but none of the participating teams rested; instead, they were discussing strategies.
"Yuhao," Long Aotian said, sitting down beside Huo Yuhao, "did you confirm things with He Caitou just now?"
Even though the Heavenly Soul Empire was 99% certain that He Caitou's identity was Xu He, the former crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire, the matter could not be definitively concluded without Huo Yuhao's mental probing and observation.
Huo Yuhao said, "I saw it when we passed by the Shrek team just now."
"He Caitou did indeed wear an extremely exquisite human skin mask on his face."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the conference room simultaneously revealed an expression of "I knew it!"
"Captain Huo," Nan Qiuqiu said, resting her chin on her right hand, "now that it's confirmed He Caitou is Xu He, why spread the news about Long Xiaoyao?"
"What if the Sun Moon Empire decides to back down and labels Xu Heye as an evil soul master?"
This was also the problem that Huo Yuhao was worried about back then.
However, the Heavenly Soul Royal Family said that the Sun Moon Empire would not label He Caitou as an evil soul master.
The reason is simple: Xu Tianran does not allow it.
Xue Heng explained to Huo Yuhao from the perspective of royal bloodline:
He Caitou's identity is a huge scar on the Sun Moon Empire.
With the old emperor possibly dying at any moment, Xu Tianran's greatest fear was anything that could challenge his right to succeed him.
It is impossible to deny He Caitou's identity, because portraits of emperors from various countries have been passed down.
As long as He Caitou bears some resemblance to the emperor of the previous dynasty, this matter will be classified.
If Xu Tianran were to label He Caitou as an evil spirit master, it might seem like he could temporarily stigmatize He Caitou, but the side effects would be too great.
"First of all, once the Sun Moon official announces that He Caitou is an evil soul master, it is tantamount to admitting that he is still alive."
Huo Yuhao explained to Nan Qiuqiu, "This is a complete denial of the food poisoning incident from back then, which will trigger endless imagination among the people about the Sun Moon Royal Family and shake the foundation of the country."
"The Sun Moon Empire seems to be progressing smoothly now, but Mr. Spirit Fox said that there have been many popular uprisings in their country in recent years."
"Secondly," he continued, "if Xu He is an evil spirit master, then who protected him and helped him escape back then?"
"If even the former crown prince is a demonic soul master, then what about the entire former dynasty?"
"The old emperor was the younger brother of the previous emperor. Questioning the previous dynasty was tantamount to indirectly questioning him, which further affected Xu Tianran."
Nan Qiuqiu suddenly realized: "Oh, I understand. If this dirty water is splashed out, the first thing to get dirty is actually Xu Tianran's dragon robe."
"Not only that, this also means that their previous campaign to exterminate evil spirit masters was just a show."
Huo Yuhao gave a thumbs up.
This knowledge wasn't just being studied by Nan Qiuqiu; the entire Qinglong Guard was learning it.
Long Xiaoyao's message was a smokescreen, but also a crowbar used to initially pry open the cooperative relationship between Xingluo and Shrek.
Whether Long Xiaoyao can explain Ye Xishui's situation is not important.
The important thing is that Ma Xiaotao did not listen.
She didn't listen to Su Tong and let Mu En use the Golden Tree to break the ice seal on her martial soul.
Xue Xin had told Su Tong before that Ma Xiaotao was Shrek Academy's Phoenix Blade, a scalpel for survival or a blade for suicide, and it all depended on Shrek Academy's own choice.
Now that Ma Xiaotao is attending the competition as a member of the Shrek team, it means that Shrek is using her as a suicide weapon.
"Ma Xiaotao has an extremely impulsive, easily angered, reckless, and rude personality."
Long Aotian said, "Moreover, she inherited her teacher Yan Shaozhe's greatest strength—being petty."
"Her evil fire could no longer be suppressed. The moment Shrek Team is defeated will be the moment she falls."
"At that time, we won't need to remind them anymore; the people will remember about Long Xiaoyao, Mu En, and Ye Xishui on their own."
"Once the news gets back to Shrek City, no matter what kind of holdout they are, they'll definitely flee."
If, under these circumstances, there are still students and holdouts who refuse to leave Shrek City, then there's nothing more to say.
Write it down, and kill them all tomorrow.
As for Tang Yi, Huo Yuhao had also made preparations for the future.
Tang Yi accompanied Wang Dong to this competition as a servant.
Considering that he was also from Haotianbao, Xuanzi used his privilege as the previous champion of Shrek Academy to arrange a room for Tang Yi in the Star Emperor Hotel.
After the members dispersed and returned to their rooms to rest, Huo Yuhao began to review the game with Tianmeng in the Niwan Palace.
"The Southern Army's Fuyou Battalion has already begun preparing for a skirmish."
Tianmeng said, "And the matter of the conflict between you and Dai Hao earlier should already be in Xu Jiawei's hands."
"Dai Hao did not deny that Xuanji Douluo was his godfather throughout the entire process, which seems to indicate that Xingluo side has tacitly accepted this fact."
Huo Yuhao said, "Since Xuanji Douluo is dead anyway, having Dai Hao recognize a dead man as his godfather won't have much of an impact."
"What we want is simply to use this incident to make the people of Xingluo question Dai Hao."
According to the information Tang Yi sent, the biggest difference between Long Xiaoyao and Mu En is that Long Xiaoyao attaches great importance to soul tools.
Therefore, He Caitou received the second-highest level of training in the Shrek team, after Ma Xiaotao.
It was precisely because of this obvious favoritism from the Limit Douluo that Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin began to consciously contact He Caitou.
Even the Star Luo Empire, after receiving the news through the Dai brothers, has begun to try to win over He Caitou.
However, Tang Yi did not know whether Haotianbao would cooperate with Shrek Academy in the future.
Not only did he not know, but even Wang Dong, the young sect leader, didn't know.
Those two sect leaders entered the Ascension Pavilion after Wang Dong returned to Haotian Fortress and never came out again.
At this point, Tianmeng suddenly sighed.
Hyotei and Electrolux both cast puzzled glances at them.
Tianmeng sighed, "If only we could dismantle Shrek Academy from within."
"If we had large quantities of fixed-position soul-guided shells, we could just bomb them under the Golden Tree and we wouldn't need to do this calculation."
Huo Yuhao chuckled to himself.
He was about to say something when he suddenly realized that what Tianmeng was talking about was not impossible.
While the other sects were still catching up in terms of soul guidance technology, the application of the earth-burrowing soul guidance device was even more advanced than that of their own Sun Moon Empire during those days when they were so poor they couldn't even afford food.
At least Du Busi can confidently say that even the floor of Mingde Hall could be drilled through by the Body Sect.
However, this opportunity will only come once, because the Sun Moon Empire will inevitably strengthen its defenses in the future.
Is it possible to borrow a few from the Sun Moon Empire after the Soul Master Competition ends?
Even if we can't detonate them directly inside Shrek Academy, just throwing a few on the Golden Tree's shield will definitely be enough to cause damage.
However, Huo Yuhao quickly frowned again.
The Snow Empress once said that when she was attacking the Golden Tree's protective shield with all her might, dark clouds descended from the sky, giving her an overwhelming sense of oppression. "If you want to blow up Shrek Academy, you'll have to plan this carefully."
"And the Sun Moon Empire, if we had gone to borrow it before, we might still be able to get it."
"But if we borrow now, the subsequent consequences might be difficult to handle."
Just as Huo Yuhao was pondering how to borrow some fixed-position soul-guided cannons from the Sun Moon Empire and use them to blast Shrek Academy into the sky, the sun had already risen again from the east.
Feeling the sunlight on his face, Huo Yuhao let out a long breath.
"Those things happened after the Soul Master Competition ended."
"The most important thing now is to win this competition."
Huo Yuhao pushed open the door and found that all the members of the Di'ao Second Team were already standing at the door waiting for him.
"None of you are asleep?" Huo Yuhao asked with a smile.
Gu Mingxi said, "Everyone is waiting to let low-level soul beasts like Shrek feel the fear from the dragon race."
Xingyan rubbed his hands together, eager to get started: "I can't wait to become a full-fledged employee."
"I don't have much to say," Ning Tian said, taking out a contract stamped with the seal of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. "My dad said that as long as we win the championship this time, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School will allocate 10% of last year's total revenue to cover the expenses of the Heavenly Body Ring."
"How many?!"
"Ten percent of total revenue?!"
Nan Qiuqiu's breathing became rapid instantly.
Huo Yuhao accepted the contract with trembling hands.
When he saw the series of exaggerated numbers at the end, even the Spirit Eye Seal couldn't help but tremble violently.
"Sect Leader Ning really knows how to motivate his team members before a match."
Su Tong glanced at the contract, her eyes burning with desire.
Yu Tianlong nudged Long Aotian and whispered, "You've got your betrothal gifts."
Long Aotian forced a calm expression: "Hmm."
Di Tian, Xue Di, Bi Ji, and Jin Peng stood to the side, also praising Ning Zai Chuan's magnanimity.
Huo Yuhao's fingers traced afterimages as he carefully put the contract away.
"Let's go."
His gaze was firm: "Let the whole continent see what a truly top-tier team is."
"Set off!"
The crowd responded in unison, their momentum unstoppable.