Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect.

Chapter 509 The Hostages Escape the Water Prison

Of course, the happy mood comes quickly and goes quickly.

The hostages quickly realized that they were now in a water dungeon. In their minds, all evil spirit masters were the same, and even if this black-robed masked man killed other evil spirit masters, it was nothing more than an internal struggle among evil spirit masters.

They might still be tortured or even killed by this black-robed, masked man.

The hostages' mood immediately turned somber once again.

At this moment, Huo Yuhao's voice transmission rang in everyone's minds: "Next, I will get all the hostages out of the water dungeon and help you leave the Sun Moon Empire and return to your hometown."

Upon hearing this, the hostages looked at Huo Yuhao in astonishment, somewhat incredulous.

After all, how could an evil spirit master release hostages? Could it be that this black-robed, masked man isn't an evil spirit master from the Holy Spirit Cult at all?
The hostages looked at each other, but did not speak, only wondering in their hearts whether this was a new trick by the evil spirit master.

After all, some evil spirit masters have rather perverse personalities and like to use false words to trick people. Of course, tricking people is just to add some fun before torturing or killing them. For a moment, the hostages became vigilant again.

At this moment, an elderly man among the hostages, with white hair and beard and a face covered in wrinkles, finally could not suppress his desire to escape the Sun Moon Empire. He asked, "Is this true?"

"Absolutely true. In fact, I am not an evil soul master. My main purpose in coming here is to release you. You only need to agree to a few things for me, and you can leave here." Huo Yuhao's voice transmission continued to echo in everyone's minds.

After hearing this, the old man pondered for a moment and decided to take a gamble.

After all, as the first hostage arrested and placed under strict guard in the water dungeon, he was well aware of the status of the Zhongli brothers here, and also knew that these three guys were all Soul Douluos with considerable strength.

Evil Soul Masters at the Soul Douluo level are undoubtedly comparable to ordinary Title Douluos in terms of strength, yet these three were instantly killed by this black-robed masked man, which is enough to show that this person possesses at least the strength of a Super Douluo.

A person of this caliber is unlikely to be lying.

Moreover, during this time, he also witnessed the cruelty of the evil spirit masters' methods. If the hostages continued to stay here, their chances of survival would only decrease.

He didn't want to die, nor did he want to see the rest of his team die. If he didn't take a gamble now, he might not even have the chance to do so in the future.

He immediately said, "I am Han Zhanhu, the leader of the Tianjia Sect team. I can represent the Tianjia Sect team. If you can release us, as long as what you ask us to do is harmless to the Tianjia Sect, the Tianjia Sect team will obey without question."

Upon hearing these words, Huo Yuhao subconsciously glanced at Han Zhanhu again. Well, this guy didn't have any particularly memorable moments in the original story; he was basically just a polite extra that Huo Yuhao encountered on his way to Mingdu to participate in the competition.

This person never appeared in the later parts of the original story.

The only commendable thing is that the Tianjia Sect's team is extremely disciplined. Those who know it would think it's a sect, while those who don't would think it's a well-trained army.

Huo Yuhao said calmly, "Fine, what I want you to do is very simple. As long as you are willing to work for me, obey my orders, and accept my methods to prevent you from betraying me, I will release you."

"I have always been loyal to the Heavenly Armor Sect, and the sect has treated me with immeasurable kindness." Han Zhanhu hesitated. For him, if the masked man in black robes was asking him to betray the sect, it would undoubtedly cause enormous damage to the Heavenly Armor Sect's interests. Huo Yuhao saw Han Zhanhu's concern and immediately said, "Don't worry, what I'm asking you to do is not to betray your own academy or sect."

"I only need you to secretly spread some dirt I provided about Shrek Academy and the original Shrek Seven Devils. And this so-called dirt isn't fabricated; it's real."

Han Zhanhu breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the Super Douluo in front of him seemed to want to suppress the reputation of Shrek Academy. That was fine; it was just suppressing the reputation of Shrek Academy, not the reputation of Tianjia Sect.

As a member of the Heavenly Armor Sect, his only responsibility was to protect the sect's interests as much as possible. So he nodded and said, "Alright! I agree!"

The other hostages, seeing that Huo Yuhao's words did not seem to be false, and with the mentality of "better safe than sorry," also agreed to Huo Yuhao's demands.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao once again activated the Ice God's Divine Fire. Strands of icy blue light swept towards the hostages from his center, quickly entering the bodies of each hostage.

This was not about bestowing divine fire upon these people to make them gods. Huo Yuhao was merely using the power of the divine fire to extract a tiny fraction of its strength to prevent these people from betraying him. After all, you can know a person's face but not their heart. What if there was someone like Tang San among these hostages?
The hostages looked surprised, but did not feel anything unusual in their bodies.

Huo Yuhao began to release the hostages and helped them restore their soul power, allowing them to float in mid-air with the help of a flying soul tool.

However, in order to give He Caitou a chance to make a contribution, he did not allow the hostages to leave immediately, but instead allowed them to stay until He Caitou arrived.

He Caitou wandered aimlessly through Sunrise City, having separated from the others.

After all, splitting up makes it easier to locate the hostages.

Suddenly, a voice echoed in his mind: "He Caitou, don't resist, I'll take you to the hostage's location now."

He Caitou was delighted, feeling that Huo Yuhao was quite efficient. Soon, Huo Yuhao, who used a simulated soul skill to conceal his figure, brought He Caitou to the water prison.

Huo Yuhao introduced He Caitou to the hostages present: "He is He Caitou from Shrek Academy, and also the savior you claim to have saved. Remember, don't let it slip in the future."

The hostages were somewhat taken aback. They looked He Caitou up and down and began to discuss whether He Caitou had betrayed Shrek Academy.
However, in the end no one raised any objections, and everyone agreed.

He Caitou felt somewhat uncomfortable under the hostages' gazes. He wanted to explain that he had not betrayed Shrek Academy, but he suppressed his thoughts, since there was no point in arguing with these hostages.

Afterwards, He Caitou led these people out of the water prison and found Old Song. With Huo Yuhao's secret help, He Caitou had a relatively smooth journey.

"Who are these people?" Old Song looked at the group of men in black robes that He Caitou had brought and immediately showed a look of surprise.

"Mr. Song, they are all hostages. Here's what happened."

(End of this chapter)