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If Du Bu Si does this, the entire Mingdu will be devastated, and once it is used, the only consequence will be mutual destruction.
"This is our last resort." Du Bu Si naturally knew how cruel and evil this method was.
Moreover, releasing his life-threatening poison would consume a lot of energy and have side effects, so he would never do so until the last moment.
Xuan Lao continued, "Now, only the west of Mingdu has no troops deployed, and there is only a mountain range."
"The west...Qiu'er, I remember that the final of the Soul Instructor Competition you participated in was held in the western suburbs, right?" Du Bu Si suddenly asked.
Huo Qiuer nodded and said, "Yes."
"The prize for the champion seems to be a ninth-level fixed-type soul-guided cannonball." Du Bu Si remembered something and suddenly grinned.
Huo Qiuer responded again: "Yes."
Du Bu Si said cheerfully: "Okay, in that case, we will capture that level nine fixed-type soul guide shell and break out directly from the west of Mingdu."
Vina said worriedly: "Master, it is impossible for the Sun Moon Empire to deliberately leave a safe exit. There must be an ambush outside the West Mountain."
Xuan Lao took a sip of wine and said, "This is also the reason why we dare not break out from the West Mountain rashly."
Huo Qiuer said calmly: "Even if there is an army ambush outside the West Mountain, we can use the ninth-level artillery shell we fired at the Underground Soul Instructor Competition to detonate their artillery shells in advance, and there will be no threat to intercept us."
Xuan Lao said in a serious tone: "In that case, we will meet you in the western suburbs at that time."
Du Bu Si did not make any explicit objection, which was considered as his tacit consent to the cooperation with Shrek.
Before leaving the room, Old Xuan took a last look at Huo Qiuer.
Huo Qiuer looked out silently from the windowsill, frowning.
Since yesterday, she has been unable to sense Huo Yuhao's location.
Chapter 371 Semifinals
The explosion of the arsenal did not cause any waves among the people of Mingdu. At most, it was just a topic of conversation after dinner.
The explosion basically did not affect residential areas, and many people just expressed regret after hearing the news.
Some people would speculate whether it involved the grudges between royal nobles, but no one realized how terrible a crisis Mingdu had survived without any danger.
There were several arsenals in Mingdu, and only this one was blown up, so the loss is still acceptable.
At the same time, with the death of Xu Guozhong, a representative of the old aristocracy, the interest relations within the royal family underwent a reshuffle.
These are what the upper echelons are busy caring about. At the same time, the atmosphere in Mingdu is becoming more and more lively.
The semi-finals of the Continental Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition is about to begin, followed by the three-way finals of the Mingdu Soul Mentor Elite Competition organized by the three major underground forces in Mingdu.
Almost everyone was discussing the situation of the two major competitions, overshadowing the explosion that occurred just a few days ago.
Semi-final lineup:
In the morning, the Dragon Tiger Sect played against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy.
In the afternoon, the Snow Demon Sect faced off against the Holy Spirit Sect.
Both games are full of highlights, and the most popular player is naturally Huo Yuhao, who has been fighting alone on behalf of the sect so far.
Not only did he sweep away all his opponents with his absolute dominance, but the secrets of his sect he revealed on the field in the quarterfinals also won the respect of all the audience.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye could see what kind of existence the Holy Spirit Sect was. It was a genuine evil soul master sect. It would be absurd to let an evil soul master sect win the championship.
Whether among the people or in the court, there was strong opposition to the Holy Spirit Sect, and there was also a number of ministers who spoke frankly and gave advice to Xu Tianran.
However, Xu Tianran, who strongly supported the Holy Spirit Church behind the scenes, simply disdained this and suppressed several of the loudest voices of opposition with bloody means. Since then, no one dared to speak out.
But justice is in the hearts of the people, and speech suppressed by the authorities will quietly ferment in places where they cannot be heard.
Perhaps what civilians think is insignificant at all. No matter how much they think, it will not affect the higher-ups.
As the rival of the Holy Spirit Sect, the Body Sect unknowingly became the object of support for most people.
The semi-finals of the Soul Master Competition began in such a strange atmosphere.
A huge crowd rushed to the stadium, and the number of people who came to watch the game reached the highest level in this competition. There were hundreds of thousands of people in total, and everywhere you looked, there were heads moving.
The weather today is not so good. It is covered with gray clouds, the sun is not visible, and it looks like it is going to rain at any time.
All four teams have entered the arena, but Shrek Academy is the only one missing. This is also the first time in ten thousand years that Shrek Academy has missed the semi-finals of the Youth Soul Master Competition.
On the rostrum, Xu Tianran only had Juzi and the national teacher Zhongli Wu by his side. Jing Hongchen had to go back to preside over the renovation work of the Sun and Moon Academy.
Xu Tianran's mood was as gloomy as the weather.
He looked towards the lounge area.
Mingdu's voice naturally reached his ears. Since the quarterfinals, Huo Yuhao suddenly gained a strong reputation among the people and had many supporters.
Xu Tianran knew that this was because people did not dare to talk directly about the evil soul masters and the Holy Spirit Sect, and instead placed their emotions on the heroes who fought against the evil soul masters.
Xu Tianran's eyes were somewhat cold.
Mingdu does not allow outsiders with too high a reputation to exist.
He asked indirectly, "Juzi, do you think the Sun Moon Team can win this morning's match?"
Ju Zi said cautiously: "The Sun and Moon team has two geniuses, the Hongchen brothers and sisters. Naturally, I have full confidence in them. But..."
She paused for a moment, and expressed Xu Tianran's concerns: "But if we use our numbers to bully the few, I'm afraid that our Sun and Moon will be despised by the whole continent."
"Well. Huo Yuhao is really a very troublesome problem." Xu Tianran said indifferently.
Zhongli Wu also said coldly: "Many saint elders of my Holy Church were harmed by them. If we were not concerned about the power behind him, my Church would really like to get rid of him right now."
Juzi's expression changed slightly, and he advised, "Master, you can't do that."
“If Huo Yuhao died at this moment, I’m afraid the entire Mingdu would speculate that he was murdered by an evil spirit master. After that, the opposition in Mingdu would become stronger and stronger.”
"Your Highness has already withstood a lot of pressure from the court by cooperating with you. This move will only add to His Highness's troubles."
Her words sounded very reasonable, or perhaps she wanted to take the opportunity to protect Huo Yuhao.
Zhongli Wu chuckled and said, "Don't worry, Princess Regent. I will naturally take your Highness's best interests into consideration."
He also looked out at the rest area, wondering what conspiracy was brewing in his mind.
Xu Tianran interrupted softly, "Okay, the game is about to start, let's wait and see."
rest area.
In the Holy Spirit Team, Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng and the fourth elder Netherworld Douluo looked anxious.
Ma Xiaotao asked in a cold tone, but her speech speed unconsciously increased: "Has the Holy Son not returned yet?"
"Holy Lady of Fire Phoenix, the Holy Son has indeed never returned to his room. I asked the deputy leader, and he is not at Xishui League either. I have also searched all over Mingdu, but have never seen the Holy Son."
The fourth elder seemed very anxious.
The status of the Holy Son in the Holy Spirit Church is even higher than that of the elders, but now the Holy Son has disappeared under his care. If something happens to the Holy Son, it will be a serious sin.
Before, the Holy Son acted as he pleased and went out at will. They did not dare to watch him closely, and the Holy Son always came back. But they did not expect that he would get into such a big disaster now.
At this moment, Jili came over with a sly look in his eyes and advised: "Lady Saint, the Saint Son must have something..."
Before he finished speaking, Ma Xiaotao shot him an extremely cold look. With her evil fire attribute, Ji Li felt as if he was in an ice cave. His body froze and he collapsed to the ground.
"Useless trash." Ma Xiaotao muttered, and her eyes swept over the people of the Holy Spirit Sect again, "If the Holy Son doesn't come back this afternoon, you can go and deal with the Body Sect on your own."
The young evil soul masters did not dare to disobey her and could only say respectfully, "Yes."
Ma Xiaotao sat down slowly, muttering to herself: "It would be better to just die. I can be at peace and at peace after death."
In the team of Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, Xiao Hongchen is the captain and sits at the head of the team.
He had already made plans. In this semi-final, he would follow the Tang Sect team's approach in the quarterfinals and decide the outcome in a ring match with Huo Yuhao.
Mental defense soul guides, extremely high temperature soul guide cannons, invincible shields... All of the equipment are targeted soul guides selected based on his understanding of Huo Yuhao's abilities.
Xiao Hongchen is confident that he can defeat Huo Yuhao head-on in the upcoming match.
He looked towards the rest area of Dragon Tiger Gate and was stunned.
There was no sign of Huo Yuhao in the rest area, only two women.
The green-haired woman whispered something to the staff, who, after a brief moment of surprise, quickly reported to the referee's seat.
"Where's Huo Yuhao?"
A bad premonition arose in Xiao Hongchen's heart. He clearly saw that the two women quickly left the rest area.
When the time came, Zheng Zhan shouted loudly as usual: "The first match of the semi-finals, Dragon Tiger Sect vs. Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy."
The entire audience was in an uproar, shouting various slogans in support of Huo Yuhao.
This lone hero image has won the favor of many people.
"Huo Yuhao will definitely win!"
"Come on!"
I don't know who in the crowd was the first to shout, and then more people responded immediately.
The noisy sound was like constant thunder in the gloomy weather.
Xu Tianran’s expression became increasingly gloomy.
As the Regent and the Crown Prince, he had never enjoyed such sincere support.
The people and officials often knelt down and shouted to him in unison: "Long live the Lord, long live the Lord, long live the Lord!" The voices were even louder than at this moment. But the insincere words spoken in awe were far inferior to the shouts from the heart.
However, Zheng Zhan's next sentence disappointed all the audience.
"The leader of the Dragon Tiger Gate announced that his team member had given up due to an accident, so the winner is the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy."
Like a stone thrown into the silence before Hu, the audience of hundreds of thousands of people fell silent for a few seconds at the same time, and then erupted together.
"How is that possible? You must be kidding, right?"
"We want to watch the game. The game! Where is Huo Yuhao?"
They had not expected this at all, and were poured a bucket of cold water on their faces just when their enthusiasm was at its highest.
Soon, an audience member exclaimed: "Ah, I see, did you hear what the leader said?"
"They met with an accident, evil soul masters, it must be revenge by those evil soul masters!"