Night, in the military camp of the Sun Moon Empire outside Heaven Dou City, soldiers could be seen everywhere. Only at the rear of the camp, aside from the patrolling sentries coming and going, were there no other figures.
Even within the army, the place where corpses were buried was rarely visited by anyone.
"Cap… Captain…"
A patrol squad had just reached a dark area when one of them suddenly spoke in a trembling voice.
"What is it?"
"Just now, that grave… did it move a little?"
"Where's a grave that moved?" The captain's expression immediately turned serious upon hearing this. His gaze swept toward the area where the soldiers' bodies were buried, and he adjusted his direction, slightly approaching it.
"Captain…"
That person spoke softly once again. The captain suddenly turned his head. "What are you afraid of? The ones buried here are all our brothers-in-arms. Could it be that you've done something to wrong them?"
"I didn't." The soldier hurriedly replied. "But those evil soul masters…"
"Don't mention that matter again!" The captain gave a low shout, cutting off the soldier's words.
Although the people from the Holy Spirit Cult were on the same side as them, some corpses that couldn't be collected in time had still fell victim to their hands.
Even in death, they found no peace. How could the soldiers not harbor resentment in their hearts? However, this matter had already been strictly forbidden from discussion before the war even began.
"This is Patrol Team Three. Has any soul power fluctuation been detected in the northwest direction?"
"Patrol Team Three, high-altitude detection soul guidance device has not detected any soul power fluctuation."
"Understood, received."
The captain put away the sound-transmitting soul guidance device in his hand and glanced once more toward the graves. "It probably wasn't caused by a person. Most likely just something blown by the wind that made you see it wrong."
"Yes, Captain."
"Let's go."
The group quickly left, but their words fell clearly into Lin Xiao's ears.
Sniffing the mud-and-blood-mixed earthy scent at the tip of his nose, Lin Xiao no longer made any other movements for a moment.
He hadn't expected the patrolling soldiers to have such sharp eyes; just a slight movement had drawn their attention.
After pondering for a moment, his left arm faintly glowed with a metallic silver-gray luster. He lightly passed his hand over the storage soul guidance device, and in the next instant, ripples spread through the surrounding space as his figure rapidly vanished.
Beneath the grave, only a metal puppet lay silently in the soil, covered by a black cloak.
"Phew—"
Hovering in midair, Lin Xiao gazed from afar at the light released by the illumination soul guidance devices in the distant military camp and let out a long breath.
With a soul power rank of ninety-two, he wouldn't suffocate even if buried underground, but lying motionless in the soil was hardly a pleasant experience.
After checking the direction, Lin Xiao took out a gray cloak and wrapped himself completely in it. Then, with a light tap of his foot, he headed toward the Evil Demon Forest.
He didn't know whether the Sun Moon Empire's and Shrek Academy's movements were fast or slow, but arriving as early as possible was always better.
Meanwhile, inside the Evil Demon Forest, the destination of Lin Xiao's journey had already descended into chaos.
"Who's there?"
"An outsider has invaded!"
A questioning shout rang out from the passageway of the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters. Lin Huiqun paused her steps at the sound. Before she could react, another voice came through.
Glancing at the two Holy Spirit Cult disciples who had fallen at the entrance, Lin Huiqun scanned the surroundings and found no other hidden sentries, yet for some reason, her presence had still been exposed.
Of course, she didn't know that the two disciples at the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters' entrance were themselves a kind of alarm. When they died, the soul lamps belonging to them would extinguish at the same time, naturally alerting those inside that an outsider had entered the headquarters.
Before she could figure it out, successive sounds like metal clashing rang out from the passageway. Lin Huiqun abruptly turned her head to look inside.
On the surface, there didn't seem to be any major changes, but gazing into that pitch-black passageway felt like staring into the gaping maw of a giant beast, filled with an aura of danger.
Lin Huiqun frowned, flicked her robe, and plunged straight in.
The Holy Spirit Cult headquarters was heavily guarded. After following Huo Yuhao into the Evil Demon Forest, Lin Huiqun had not acted immediately. However, just moments ago, she had received a message transmitted from Huo Yuhao inside.
She didn't know exactly what the "soul-raising ceremony" was, but even Huo Yuhao had sensed something wrong and sent her a distress signal. No matter how dangerous it was inside, she had to go in and rescue Huo Yuhao.
Inside the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters, piercing alarm sounds had already spread everywhere. In one stone chamber, the Seventh Elder, the Masked Douluo, stood in front of the bed, continuously thrusting. On the bed lay a girl who had already died.
She was merely an ordinary person; no one knew when the Masked Douluo had secretly abducted her and brought her here.
The moment the alarm sounded, the Seventh Elder's body jolted violently. He lowered his head slightly, and his expression instantly turned extremely unpleasant.
Hastily dressing, he rushed out of the stone chamber, only to see the disciples guarding the headquarters hurrying outward.
"What person? Who dares invade our Holy Cult?"
The Seventh Elder shouted, but the other disciples didn't know the exact situation either. After asking several in succession, they only vaguely said it seemed to be a Titled Douluo.
"Titled Douluo?"
The Seventh Elder's expression grew even darker. The continuous alarm sounds stimulated his nerves. After thinking for a moment, he seemed to recall something. He turned, closed the stone chamber door securely, and then headed deeper into the passageway.
On the other side, the Dark Lightning Douluo stared fixedly at Huo Yuhao before him.
"Good disciple, tell your master: our Holy Cult headquarters has been located here for decades without ever being attacked. How is it that the moment I brought you here, an outsider suddenly appeared?"
"Teacher, this disciple truly doesn't know."
"You really don't know?"
The pressure of the Dark Lightning Douluo's Titled Douluo aura surged toward Huo Yuhao like a raging wave. Huo Yuhao's body trembled slightly, yet he still forcefully shook his head.
"This disciple truly does not know."
The Dark Lightning Douluo stared at him for a while longer. "Hmph, no matter whether that person is related to you or not, that person won't be leaving."
"The headquarters is full of mechanisms. Do you really think this is a place you can come and go as you please?"
After saying this, seeing that Huo Yuhao's expression hadn't changed much, the Dark Lightning Douluo finally withdrew his aura. "Wait here. I'll go meet this person."
With that, his figure flashed and darted out of the passageway.
Only after his spiritual detection could no longer sense the Dark Lightning Douluo's presence did Huo Yuhao finally let out a long breath. He leaned back against the nearby wall to relax slightly.
But this lean suddenly made him feel a chill on his back. Unbeknownst to him, his clothes had already been soaked with cold sweat.
"No, I have to go help Elder Lin."
After finally calming down, the thought flashed through Huo Yuhao's mind, and his spiritual power once again spread outward.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here are the chapters for today (づ￣3￣)づ╭～
"Don't forget there are 40 early chapters available on Patreon
[email protected]/facficmax10--------(@→a)