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

Chapter 688 Xuanzi Launches the Attack

Because there were many researchers, and many of them were tall and strong, Huo Yuhao's figure was easily concealed by the crowd.

His purpose in doing this was simply to prevent Xuanzi from discovering him, so he could do as he pleased.

If the other party sees him, they will definitely try to escape immediately, thus abandoning the plan to capture Xu Tianran alive. After all, Xuanzi himself has a deep understanding of the effects of the Soul Core Seal.

He immediately sent a telepathic message to Jing Hongchen: "Hall Master, the Sun Moon Soul Master Group member who is talking to Xu Tianran is Xuanzi from Shrek Academy."

"The Xuanzi of Shrek Academy? This... he actually came to Mingdu. I thought that he, who has repeatedly made mistakes, oh no, repeatedly rendered meritorious service to the Sun Moon Empire, would be imprisoned by Mu En." Jing Hongchen's voice transmission carried a hint of emotion.

Huo Yuhao thought to himself that it was unlikely. Shrek Academy had suffered heavy losses and was in dire need of manpower. Mu En was still dragging his battered body, half-dead. How could he possibly imprison Xuan Zi, a level 98 Super Douluo, at such a time?

At this moment, Xuanzi had finished explaining the situation outside. He had tried his best to exaggerate the horrific consequences of the attack, because only in this way could he divert everyone's attention to the attack on Mingdu, thus creating more opportunities for him.

Of course, the situation outside was far from as bad as he described, and he was aware of that. With the strength of those spies, it was unlikely that there would be such heavy casualties in Mingdu.

But since no one else from the outside world has arrived at this moment to make a comparison, the lie he just told will not be exposed for the time being.

Xu Tianran's face was very pale. He felt as if a huge rock was pressing on his heart. His hands gripped the armrests of the wheelchair tighter and tighter, and the atmosphere in Mingde Hall became increasingly heavy.

"Your Majesty!" Xuanzi looked at Xu Tianran and cupped his hands, saying, "During my investigation, I discovered something extremely important. To prevent leaks, please have someone activate the soundproof soul-guiding shield. I only wish to report this to you, the leader, and Hall Master Jing."

The reason for not reporting to Xu Tianran separately was to avoid arousing his suspicion. After all, according to the intelligence gathered by Shrek spies, Xu Tianran had always been rather suspicious due to his experience of being assassinated in his early years, which resulted in him being crippled in both legs.

Xuanzi chose to say this in order to dispel the other party's suspicions as much as possible. After all, with two level nine soul masters protecting him, the other party's vigilance would inevitably decrease.

Upon hearing this, Xu Tianran frowned, but ultimately nodded in agreement: "Come closer, and I'll have Hall Master Jing activate the soundproof soul-guiding shield to envelop the four of us."

With two level-nine soul masters protecting him, plus his own hidden strength, there shouldn't be any major problems, Xu Tianran thought.

Although Xuanzi was standing in front of Xu Tianran, the distance between them was actually quite far. If they could close the distance, they would undoubtedly increase the success rate of capturing Xu Tianran alive.

At this moment, Xuanzi walked slowly with heavy steps, trying his best to keep his breathing steady so as not to let others see the excitement in his heart.

He had already decided that his first move would have to be a soul bone with a soul skill attached. It wasn't because he wanted to kill Xu Tianran, but because although Xu Tianran was a level 98 Super Douluo, he wasn't good at speed. With the reaction speed of two level 9 soul masters, they would definitely be able to quickly intercept part of his attack.

His remaining offensive would target Xu Tianran, but as the Sun and Moon Emperor, Xu Tianran naturally possessed extremely powerful defensive soul tools to prevent him from being killed by enemy attacks. Without breaking through those "turtle shells," he wouldn't be able to capture Xu Tianran alive.

In a sense, Xuanzi was also gambling. He was betting that Xu Tianran would not be instantly killed by his sudden killing move. However, if he didn't take the gamble, there would really be no way to capture him alive.

For the sake of Shrek Academy, I have to take a gamble!
"Alright, let's stand here." Xu Tianran ordered Xuanzi to stop. At this moment, the pale golden soundproof soul-guiding shield reappeared, enveloping the four of them.

Xuanzi, of course, stopped as ordered, since the distance was now close enough. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he spoke incessantly, as if what he had to say was truly urgent: "This important matter is..."

Before he finished speaking, his body faintly emitted an earthy yellow light. He used the soul skill contained within his torso's soul bone. Almost instantly, a mountain-like yellow light appeared in front of his chest, splitting into three sharp blade-like yellow lights that rushed towards Xu Tianran.

"Not good! There's an assassin! Protect the emperor!" Jing Hongchen shouted in surprise, his hands moving non-stop, golden light surging like waves. But in his haste, the golden light only managed to block a blade-like yellow light.

Not to be outdone, Commander Zhao wielded his silver staff, the sound of it cutting through the air echoing. It then collided with a sharp, yellow light, producing a clanging sound of metal striking metal. Again, it was because Xuanzi's attack was too sudden that he was only able to block part of the attack.

Xu Tianran's pupils contracted slightly, and a look of panic flashed in his eyes. However, this look of panic was quickly replaced by a look of anger. Ever since he was assassinated, he had turned over a new leaf and frantically equipped himself with all kinds of trigger-type defensive soul tools in order to protect himself from attacks by others.

Just as the last remaining blade-like yellow light swept in and was about to strike Xu Tianran, a golden shield with sun and moon patterns instantly appeared.

With a clang, the sharp yellow light stopped in its tracks, and the protective shield remained as steady as Mount Tai, completely still.

This is a level nine defensive soul tool!

At this moment, Xuanzi felt incredulous. Although he had thought that Xu Tianran would have a level nine defensive soul tool, how could he have perfectly exerted the effect of a level nine defensive soul tool?
Shrek Academy's expertise in soul tools is not as great as that of Mingde Hall. However, Xuanzi has heard of some trigger-type level nine defensive soul tools. Using them does not have any restrictions on the soul master's cultivation level, but to fully utilize the effect of such level nine soul tools, sufficient cultivation level is required.

Otherwise, it can only exert part of the effect of this type of soul tool, which is one of the reasons why the more powerful the soul tool, the more powerful the soul master needs to control it.

According to intelligence, Xu Tianran was not only crippled in both legs during the assassination attempt many years ago, but also damaged his essence, hindering his cultivation and keeping his soul power level low. How could he possibly fully utilize the effects of a level nine defensive soul tool?

Unless, this person has been faking it all along, and he is already a Title Douluo, but he pretends to be an extremely weak Soul Master!

That's absolutely despicable!

In that case, we must go all out when attacking Xu Tianran. A titled Douluo is not so easy to kill.

(End of this chapter)