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"Yes." The guard did not dare to delay and hurried forward to check.
It wasn't long before he came back.
"Your Highness, that place is the central arsenal guarded by Prince Guozhong, and there was...an explosion!"
Xu Tianran murmured, "It turned out to be Uncle Guozhong. This is so heartbreaking."
Orange's face was also filled with grief. They did not dare to underestimate the power of the explosion at the Central Arsenal, which was enough to destroy all life within a few kilometers.
Xu Tianran asked again: "How is the Sun Moon Academy next to the armory?"
The guard said timidly: "From the high altitude, a small part of Sun Moon Academy was destroyed, and the exact casualties have not yet been counted."
Xu Tianran nodded and instructed Orange beside him: "Juzi, quickly organize people to go to Sun Moon College to express condolences and treat the injured."
"Yes, Your Highness." Orange took the order and quickly retreated.
The orange disappeared, and a hint of coldness flashed in Xu Tianran's eyes.
Xu Guozhong represents the old royal aristocracy, which was originally a force he wanted to win over. Now it is most likely to fail, so the power behind it is said to be transferred around.
Since Sun and Moon Academy was affected, he could also take the opportunity to show his kindness to Jing Hongchen.
Xu Tianran thought of this and asked the guard again, "Go and ask me how my father is doing and whether he was disturbed by the shock just now."
"Yes."
The guard took the order and left again, only to come back after a while.
"Your Majesty was slightly frightened, but nothing serious is wrong."
Xu Tianran looked relieved: "That's great, you go first."
After sending the guards away, Xu Tianran pushed his wheelchair towards his bedroom alone, muttering to himself with great regret.
"Father, why didn't you go with Uncle Guozhong?"
……
Frozen plane.
Tian Meng was sitting unsteadily in front of Bing Di, looking at her with his mosquito-repellent eyes.
“Hey hey… Bingbing, when did you… comb your hair in four strands?”
Bingdi said speechlessly: "...How long will it take you to recover? I still want to test that move with you."
"Hehe... no... I don't know..."
The scorpion and the silkworm were talking to each other. On the snow beside them, Huo Yuhao was lying unconscious.
After a while of roaring, Huo Yuhao stood up from the ground.
"I feel dizzy and hungry."
Tian Meng immediately shook her body and looked at him: "Hey hey... Yuhao, you finally woke up..."
"Well, I'm starving."
A strong feeling of hunger came from his abdomen. Huo Yuhao had never felt so hungry before. He took out the food and gobbled it up without caring about his image.
At the same time, grab a handful of snow from the ground and put it into your mouth to assist in swallowing.
Bingdi said calmly: "Eat slowly, no one is going to snatch it from you."
As Huo Yuhao ate voraciously, Xue Di said leisurely, “What a crazy plan! You succeeded, but the price was too high.”
"Because you possessed him, Tianmeng hasn't recovered yet."
She paused and gave a rare compliment: "Your mental acuity is very strong. Even I enjoy the feeling of the whole world slowing down."
Huo Yuhao swallowed a mouthful of food and said, “I almost didn’t recover either. My head is still dizzy now. But as long as I succeed, it will be worth it.”
He suddenly remembered something and looked around and asked, "Where are the shells?"
Yin Lex also appeared.
"Child, you should remember that this plane is firmly bound to your spiritual sea. If you want to store dead objects, you have to pay a certain amount of spiritual power as a price."
"When the big bugs were possessing you, you could still barely contain them, but once the possession was over, your spiritual sea would not be able to bear such a horrific price."
"I put them all in the Undead Demiplane."
"Even with the big bug's mental strength, it has been weak until today."
Huo Yuhao smiled slightly: "Thank you, Elder Yin."
"No need to thank me, this is what I should do." Yin Lex's voice was a little melancholy, "If I didn't still hold out a glimmer of hope to save that child, I wouldn't have let him do such a crazy thing."
"It looks just like when I was young."
Huo Yuhao’s expression also turned serious, and he whispered, “He Cai Tou…”
He lay down on the snow again, took out the soul guide cigarette and put it in his mouth.
He killed He Caitou with his own hands, which gave him a very unpleasant and complicated feeling.
This soul-guiding cigarette was made by him through research on He Caitou's cigars.
He flipped his hand, and two long and thin objects appeared in his palm. They were the two Sun Needles that He Caitou used to attack him in the end.
Huo Yuhao said calmly: “Although I said I understood before, now I can really understand Du Bu Si’s feelings a little bit.”
"Hehe... Are you talking about the old poison man? His presence seems to be outside..."
Huo Yuhao was confused for a moment: "What do you mean?"
Bingdi said, "I just went out not long ago, and it seems that he is about to fight with that scary guy from the Holy Spirit Church."
Huo Yuhao became even more confused and asked, “No, why are they fighting now?”
Bingdi was silent for a moment, then said, "Yuhao, you don't know yet, right?"
"what do you know?"
"You've been unconscious for days."
"How many days?"
"I went out to inquire before, and the semi-finals of the Soul Master Competition have already been completed."
"His~~"
Huo Yuhao’s expression instantly became interesting. He took a deep breath and then a dry sound came out of his mouth.
"Depend on."
Chapter 369 Shrek's Failed Breakout
Time still goes back to the period when Huo Yuhao was in a coma.
It is late at night after the explosion at the munitions depot.
In Mingyue Hotel, in the suite where Shrek and his group were staying, Tang Men and others were also present.
"Mr. Xuan, is there any news about Cai Tou?" Tang Ya asked anxiously.
Xuan Lao's face turned pale, and he said hesitantly: "He Cai Tou, I'm afraid he has met with an accident."
"What?" Everyone in the Tang Sect couldn't believe it when they heard it.
Tang Ya gently covered her mouth: "Master Xuan, it's impossible. Didn't you say before that he should be safe?"
Xuan Lao nodded with a grim expression: "His ring no longer transmits any vital signs. This is the only possibility."
He closed his eyes, his face full of pain and self-blame. This was not the first time that another Shrek student met with an accident while he was leading the team.
Everyone in the Tang Clan was stunned, unable to believe that He Cai Tou, who had lived with them day and night, was no longer alive.
"Second Senior Brother..."
Wang Dong's eyes were a little dazed. She felt as if she was responsible for He Caitou's death because it was their Tang Sect that agreed to He Caitou's request and helped him conceal the fact that he went to watch the underground soul mentor competition and did not report it to the academy. Otherwise, He Caitou would not have disappeared without a sound.
Xuan Lao said in a low voice: "Now that things have come to this, Shrek cannot lose you again. Mingdu has begun to be surrounded by a large army. For your safety, we must evacuate Mingdu as soon as possible."
"Yes."
Everyone responded at the same time.
Elder Xuan took out a voice-transmitting soul guide and whispered a few words. Not long after, all the masters sent by Shrek to Mingdu returned to the hotel room, including the dean and vice dean of the martial soul department and the soul guide department.
After they arrived in Mingdu, they had been scattered across the place, secretly observing the movements around Mingdu.
Xuan Lao asked, "Shao Zhe, what is the situation around Mingdu?"
Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Wuhun Department, frowned and said with great worry: "Master Xuan, the current situation is very bad."
"Mingdu's east, south, and north have been surrounded by the Sun Moon Empire's army, and there are several Titled Douluo warriors in each direction."
"Before today, the siege force in the south was the weakest. The army had not yet been assembled, and there was only one Titled Douluo."
"But this afternoon, Xingluo's troops suddenly succeeded in breaking out from the south. Sun and Moon dispatched troops from the east and north to support the south overnight. Now the defense force in the south is already very impressive."
After Yan Shaozhe reported the situation around Mingdu, Qian Duoduo, the deputy dean of the Soul Guidance Department, also frowned and asked, "Master, where should we break out?"
After Elder Mu, Elder Xuan will be the new leader of the Poseidon Pavilion, with the highest decision-making power, and all major decisions should be decided by him.
He addressed Master Xuan not as Master Xuan, but as Pavilion Master, showing respect but also a sense of strangeness.
Ever since Master Xuan succeeded as the head of the Sea God Pavilion, the academy has shifted more resources towards the Martial Soul Department. Although he, the dean of the Soul Guidance Department, did not say anything explicitly, he was ultimately dissatisfied.
Xuan Lao asked again: "Where is the west of Mingdu?"
Yan Shaozhe replied: "The west of Mingdu is a series of high mountains, and there are no troops stationed there. Elder Xuan, should we evacuate from the west?"
Elder Xuan pondered for a while, twisting his beard and analyzing calmly, "It is impossible for Sun and Moon to leave a safe hole for us to escape. Maybe they have stationed a large army behind the West Mountain, waiting for us to fall into their trap."
After thinking for a moment, he asserted: "We will break through from the east."
Yan Shaozhe asked with some concern: "Master Xuan, are you sure?"
Xu Xuan Lao took a sip of wine and said confidently: "Shao Zhe, as you just said, the army in the east has transferred a lot of people to the south, so the original defense force in the east will be greatly reduced."
"We have ten Title Douluo masters, which is definitely enough to escort these young people to break through."
"There is no time to lose. Let's break out quickly under the cover of night."