FE—Chapter 140: Dai Hao: Look at the Excellent Performance of the Two Sons
Star Luo Empire, Mingdou Mountain Range Garrison — Outside the White Tiger Duke's Military Tent.
Wang Yan led a group of disciples to the military garrison tent to settle temporarily. White Tiger Duke Dai Hao, who was exercising and boxing vigorously, came forward to greet them enthusiastically.
"Welcome, Teacher Wang Yan and all the top students of Shrek Academy... Eh? Is there no team leader?"
Dai Hao sensed and counted—there were only fifteen people, with no one emitting strong aura fluctuations.
But the news he received beforehand was that this time, the Shrek Supervisory Group was helping them eliminate the evil soul master, led by an old man with Super Douluo strength.
Where is he?
Dai Hao frowned slightly, extremely puzzled.
He did not give up. Using his spiritual power, he searched the surroundings to see if there was any hidden breath following, but he still couldn't sense anything.
"There isn't an old man with the team," Wang Yan explained truthfully. "Old Xuan is waiting outside, and the disciples will enter the Mingdou Mountains together after the army has rested."
Dai Hao suddenly realized—Old Xuan wouldn't act unless their lives were in danger, as a way to hone the students. "So that's the case. Please, come in first. We can discuss the issue of eliminating the evil soul master later."
Wang Yan and his group followed White Tiger Duke into the military tent.
Dai Yaoheng stepped forward swiftly, kneeling on one knee in front of White Tiger Duke along with Dai Huabin, saying respectfully: "Father."
White Tiger Duke smiled and helped them to their feet, with pride and praise in his tone.
"Good performance. I didn't expect both of you brothers would have the opportunity to play. If you have time, I'll go to watch your match in person."
The banquet was halfway through.
Wang Yan asked for some clues about the Death Hand Bandit Group and more detailed intelligence then prepared to take his leave.
White Tiger Duke pondered and said: "The evil soul masters of the Death Hand Bandits are generally at the second or third ring. The main difficulty is that their specific location cannot be pinpointed. They often flee to the Mingdou Mountains Sun Moon Empire side, making it difficult for the army to intervene directly."
"As for their leader, there is no concrete information. We only know he calls himself the Death God Envoy, and his cultivation is at the fifth ring—Soul King."
White Tiger Duke still hadn't figured out the ability of this Death God Envoy.
After Wang Yan and his disciples had eaten and rested sufficiently, he stood up, neither humble nor arrogant.
"Thank you for the information, Duke. Knowing the leader's cultivation level is enough. The core disciples of our inner courtyard are above level 50 and can easily handle him. Since you're busy with military affairs, I won't bother you."
White Tiger Duke believed in the ability of the Shrek Supervisory Group and nodded with a smile.
"In that case, I won't try to stop you. If you need supplies, just send someone to inform the army. I'll wait for your good news in the tent."
Xuan Zi did not enter the tent. When he saw everyone coming out, he was eating a bite of chicken and sipping wine, walking over slowly.
After White Tiger Duke saw the students leave, he noticed Xuan Zi's disheveled appearance.
He frowned. Is this the old man who accompanied the team for protection? Why does he look a little unreliable? The Death Hand Bandit Group is insidious and cunning. Will they be wiped out?
However, its leader is only a Soul King. The average cultivation level of the bandits is only three rings. His eldest son, Dai Yuheng, can easily kill them.
Although Elder Xuan looked a bit unreliable, facing this low-level evil soul master team, it should be foolproof to protect the students.
With real combat and bloodshed, he could inspire the fighting spirit of the participating students. This method was efficient.
Thinking of the contestants of this year's Soul Master Competition, Dai Hao laughed heartily: "Haha, they are worthy of being my two good sons. One in the regular team, the other in the reserve team—I'm proud of them."
"After this military deployment, it's perfect timing to return to Star Luo City and watch this year's Soul Master Competition, and see Yueheng and Huabin's excellent performance on the field!"
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Because Xuan Zi was preparing to take the disciples to eliminate the evil soul master, he left early from military camp.
Meanwhile, at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, before departing for Star Luo City to participate in the competition, Meng Hongchen had a friendly battle with Di Rachel.
"Di Rachel, come up and get beaten! Let me see how I handle you."
Meng Hongchen stood on the venue's ring, pointing her ice-blue longsword at Di Rachel, speaking a few harsh words.
She was not wearing battle armor at this moment, just holding her sword, wanting to let Di Rachel see her aura rising to the seventh ring.
Di Rachel snorted: "Yuhao, look at her. She's so arrogant after getting that battle armor. No wonder she's so dishonest when sleeping with you, Yuhao. You must take good care of her in the future."
Meng Hongchen saw Di Rachel mumbling to Huo Yuhao and knew she was speaking ill of her. Her eyes suddenly grew fierce, and she stared at Di Rachel.
"Di Rachel, if you're scared, just shout 'Sister Meng.' I was wrong, and I won't bother with you."
"Hey!?" Di Rachel's eyes flashed with anger. "Yuhao, look at her. She dared to yell at me today, and she will dare to ride on your face and act wild in the future."
Huo Yuhao sighed slightly, patting Di Rachel's shoulder and shaking his head slowly: "Rachel, I can't help you."
"Last time, Senior Silver Dragon King appeared behind you, and a golden dragon fist scared Sister Meng a lot. If she doesn't avenge that punch, her mind isn't clear."
Di Rachel was not afraid at all, even facing Meng Hongchen's battle armor. She smiled: "Don't worry, Yuhao. I don't believe she can master the power of the seven rings."
Golden dragon wings appeared on her back, and she flew to the other side of the venue.
Jing Hongchen called all the other students from the regular and reserve teams to show them the new battle armor technology. Since he planned to teach forging later, there was no reason to hide Meng Hongchen's one-word battle armor.
Xiao Hongchen saw his sister shining with confidence on the field, feeling puzzled: "Yuhao, Grandpa, did Meng have a fever today? Isn't it asking for trouble to challenge classmate Rachel?"
Jing Hongchen glanced at his grandson with a smile: "Meng now has powerful armor, and her strength has increased greatly. Don't underestimate her."
Xiao Hongchen was stunned: "Isn't that the level 6 full-body soul guidance armor? Grandpa, you told me a long time ago that it could almost match the strength of six rings."
"But classmate Rachel has a golden dragon martial soul, plus the ultimate fire and ultimate light. It shouldn't be difficult for her to challenge a higher level."
Jing Hongchen looked inscrutable, explaining that armor and armor were different. The level 6 soul guidance full-body armor was far inferior to the armor Meng Hongchen would wear later.
Xiao Hongchen immediately became interested—could it be that his grandfather had used more advanced technology to craft Meng's armor? He was eager to make a set himself.
In addition to Xiao Hongchen, Yuhao, Meng Hongchen, and Di Rachel, the reserve team also included Nana, Zhou Xinghao, and Lan Xiu, all selected through last semester's trials.
Jing Hongchen saw the other three reserve team members and the seven regular team members, including Ma Rulong, and introduced them with a smile.
"The girl opposite Meng on the field is the seventh reserve team member, Di Rachel. Her martial soul talent is no less than Yuhao's. Now she's sparring with Meng to test the amplification effect of the armor."
After the spar, Jing Hongchen and another team leader, Elder Ma, prepared to take the students to Star Luo City.
With their advanced flying soul guidance devices, they could reach Star Luo City in about one and a half days, usually within two days.
Jing Hongchen also introduced another blonde girl standing nearby.
"Her name is Ye Guyi. She's also very talented but won't participate in this competition. She'll go to watch the event with me."
Ye Guyi greeted the seniors with a smile, but soon she sensed an unusual aura.
"Huh? An evil soul master?!"
Ye Guyi's heart trembled as she stared at Nana for several seconds, seriously suspecting she had the aura of an evil soul master. She considered whether to activate her martial soul and shine the holy light on her.
Even Huo Yuhao couldn't escape her holy light's glow.
Nana saw the blonde girl staring fiercely at her, with a hint of aggression and was puzzled.
"Yuhao..." Ye Guyi gently approached Huo Yuhao, tugging at his sleeve, signaling Nana with her eyes, and whispering in his ear: "Look at her aura... Is she an evil soul master?"
Ye Guyi's face was serious. Could she be an undercover agent in their academy?
Huo Yuhao smiled. The greatest undercover evil soul master was already in Shrek.
In fact, if Nana hadn't used her Spectre martial soul, she wouldn't have the aura of an evil soul master. It was just that Ye Guyi's holy angel martial soul was more sensitive to this kind of aura.
Huo Yuhao organized his words: "Sister Guyi, you can't judge whether she's an evil soul master based on her martial soul alone. We should observe her actions to determine if she's a good person."
Ye Guyi's eyes brightened as if she understood something. She suddenly realized: "I understand, Yuhao. You mean that although her martial soul isn't very impressive, she might still be a good person."
Huo Yuhao nodded: "Exactly."
Ye Guyi happily retracted her gaze and stopped paying attention to Nana. She kept her holy angel martial soul hidden, even during the barbecue.
Illustrious Virtue Hall was full of serious soul engineers. If Nana was truly connected to some evil soul master, she wouldn't openly use her spectre martial soul ability.
Ma Rulong's eyes kept flickering between Meng Hongchen and Di Rachel, puzzled.
"Master, if you want to test the combat power increase from Meng Hongchen's sixth-level full-body soul guidance armor, it's difficult to do so against Di Rachel."
"Should we bring Yuhao to assist?" Ma Rulong felt that even with Di Rachel's high martial soul talent, the test with Meng Hongchen's armor was not very meaningful.
Jing Hongchen shook his head slowly: "Yuhao's spiritual detection affects the balance of the spar. I just want to see if Meng Hongchen can crush her after wearing this armor."
"Crush... Rachel?" Xiao Hongchen thought his grandfather might have drunk some fake wine. Di Rachel's power and light were already impressive.
His sister, wearing a sixth-level soul guidance full-body armor, might not crush her entirely, but it would be hard to even gain an advantage.
Xiao Hongchen couldn't understand his grandfather's confidence and asked: "Yuhao, what do you think of Meng Hongchen's combat effectiveness after wearing the armor?"
Huo Yuhao chuckled. He figured that if Rachel didn't do any magic, she'd likely be crushed by Meng Hongchen, given the gap in their soul rings.
"Brother Xiao, you'll understand later," he said, telling Xiao Hongchen to watch carefully and expect to be shocked by the battle armor.
At this moment, Ye Guyi exclaimed: "Look! Miss Meng and Rachel are about to fight. Wait—why does Rachel look like she was deceived by a heartless man?"
Everyone gathered their attention on the sparring field.
Meng Hongchen's fair skin radiated endless power. Her slender right arm waved gently, releasing eleven groups of light balls from her storage ring, surrounding her body.
An icy-white and silver-blue pattern reflected on her forehead. Within a few breaths, the gorgeous pattern spread to her neck, back, chest, arms, waist, hips, and legs...
From her headband to her combat boots, all parts of her battle armor were quickly donned, covering her entire body.
Her aura suddenly surged—initially from the fifty-third level Soul King, rising steadily until she reached the seven-ring Soul Saint.
"Is this the sixth-level soul guidance full-body armor Grandpa prepared for Meng? It's handsome." Xiao Hongchen was amazed, but when he probed with his spiritual power, he was shocked.
"Seven rings!!" His pupils shrank sharply. His perception was accurate—he wasn't deceived.
"I'm so envious..." Ye Guyi looked at Meng Hongchen, radiating charm in her battle armor, and said with bright eyes: "Yuhao, please consider that I'm willing to be your wife. Don't you like feeling my sacred aura?"
"I'll let you experience my sacred aura for a few more years. Can you help me make a set of battle armor too?" Ye Guyi blinked her clear eyes.
Her jade-white cheeks seemed to be bathed in holy light. Her eyes brightened, and she smiled with a "holy and beautiful" expression aimed at Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao was slightly stunned—her look was that of a saint, pure and flawless, as if she couldn't tolerate any impurity: "Uh… Sister Guyi, are you tempting me? So I can't refuse?"
"No, I'm just seducing you. Ahem… I sincerely ask you to make a set of battle armor for me. Besides, you're so young—I wouldn't be so heartless as to lock you in a small secret room and make armor just for myself."
Huo Yuhao knew about the secret room talent of the holy angel martial soul owner. He patted Ye Guyi's shoulder and smiled: "Don't worry. Once I master making a one-word battle armor, I'll make one for you."
Ye Guyi was delighted. With her angel battle armor and cultivation at the peak, she would be like a holy angel god above the nine heavens… She couldn't imagine how cool that would be.
(End of this chapter)