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

Chapter 823: He who knows the current affairs is a hero!

Keep in mind, Huo Yuhao is only twenty years old this year!

Both Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao are well-established and powerful figures.

Under normal circumstances, Ye Xishui or Long Xiaoyao would inevitably win if they fought Huo Yuhao.

That's why he found it hard to believe that Huo Yuhao had won.

He closed his eyes in pain, his mind filled with the images of Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, as if he had returned to the time when the three of them traveled together in their youth.

But now Xiaoyao and Xishui are completely dead, and only he himself remains, a mere soul, hiding in the Golden Tree, barely clinging to life!
Before long, he opened his eyes, his mind churning with thoughts:

"Could it be that Huo Yuhao has become a god, which is why he was able to kill Xiaoyao and Xishui so easily?"
"No, impossible, absolutely impossible! If Huo Yuhao had become a god, dealing with Xiaoyao and Xishui wouldn't have required so much trouble!"

"After all, according to the records in the academy, the power of the gods far surpasses that of the Limit Douluo! Now the situation is hopeless, Shrek City cannot be defended, and the academy will be occupied by the Sun and Moon traitors. I have failed the past masters of Shrek Academy!"

Thinking of this, he was filled with immense pain, wishing he could immediately mobilize the power of the Golden Tree and rush out to fight Huo Yuhao.

Although he couldn't defeat the opponent, he should at least create more time for Shrek's people to retreat. However, he knew that he was currently trapped in the Golden Tree and couldn't do such a thing.

Suddenly, he sensed a group of people flying over the golden tree, and the leader was Xuanzi.

To be honest, the other party's entry into Shrek City under the pretext of capturing the so-called Sun and Moon Spy, and then flying to Shrek Academy, was simply an excuse for their desertion.

Before Xi Shui died in battle, he was quite dissatisfied with Xuan Zi's desertion.

But now that Xi Shui is dead, his dissatisfaction with Xuan Zi has actually diminished considerably.

After all, once the other side entered Shrek Academy, they began to gather outstanding teachers and students from Shrek, clearly indicating that they were prepared for defeat and intended to leave with a group of people.

And this group of outstanding teachers and students from Shrek Academy are naturally the so-called "spark".

As long as this group of people exists, even if the academy is occupied by the Sun Moon Empire, as long as there is still a living force, Shrek Academy will have the opportunity to make a comeback and reclaim the lost territory of the academy!
Of course, the "Spark" plan was originally tailor-made for Yan Shaozhe. His original idea was that if the situation turned against him, Shaozhe would lead this group of people away.

Now that Xuanzi has intercepted the deal ahead of time, he is quite worried, after all, the probability of Xuanzi leading the team to failure is indeed quite high.

"Elder Xuan, what do you think? Should we take the Golden Tree with us? It's the academy's most prized treasure. If we leave it here, wouldn't that just be letting the Sun and Moon Thieves benefit from it?"

As Fan Yu flew, she glanced at the familiar golden ancient tree with a pained expression.

According to Shrek Academy's internal historical records.

The Golden Tree was transplanted to Shrek Academy by Tang San's ancestor. Since it could be transplanted to the academy, it wouldn't be difficult to transplant it to other places in the future.

The Golden Tree is of great use to Soul Masters. If it is taken away and transplanted to the future base, it can serve as the foundation for Shrek Academy's teachers and students.

Xuanzi's lips twitched slightly, and he said with a hint of helplessness:

"Fanyu, the Golden Ancient Tree is such a big target, it's too conspicuous. How are we going to carry it? We can't just carry it around, that would definitely attract attention."

As for those storage soul tools that can hold life, their internal space is too small to hold the Golden Ancient Tree.

Those storage soul tools with enormous internal spaces are completely incapable of storing living beings. Our most important task right now is to retreat to the Douling Empire as soon as possible and settle down. Nothing else matters as much as this, understand? "You don't want to be caught by Huo Yuhao later and then imprisoned in a dark and sunless prison, and severely tortured, do you?"

Upon hearing this, a look of fear flashed in Fan Yu's eyes. His longing for the Golden Tree vanished instantly, and he quickly said:

"Elder Xuan, it was my oversight. Let's continue our escape! If Huo Yuhao catches up with us, we're doomed!"

Everyone's faces showed conviction, and they all echoed Fan Yu's words.

The reason is quite simple: even powerful figures like Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui died at Huo Yuhao's hands, so the people present were even less of a match for him.

The most important thing is to get out of the encirclement of the Sun and Moon Army as soon as possible.

"Hmm!" Xuanzi nodded, and the speed at which he and the others flew suddenly increased.

As for the others in the city, he had no intention of notifying them at all.

After all, escaping from this place is not an easy task; someone will need to help distract Huo Yuhao and delay the advance of the Sun Moon Army.

Otherwise, how could I safely deliver this batch of fire seeds to the Sun Moon Empire?
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yan Shaozhe had already flown to the city wall.

He stared at Ye Xishui's corpse impaled on the tip of the ice sword in Huo Yuhao's hand, his facial muscles twitching, and a look of deep sorrow quickly settling on his face.

No matter what, Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao were related to him by blood. If it weren't for him, they wouldn't have needed to confront Huo Yuhao and wouldn't have died at Huo Yuhao's hands.

At this moment, Huo Yuhao's gaze fell on Yan Shaozhe, and he said calmly:
"Yan Shaozhe, you have witnessed my strength. Open the city gates and surrender. I do not wish to cause further bloodshed, so I promise that as long as you open the city gates and surrender, no one in Shrek City will die!"

"Those who understand the times are wise. As long as you are willing to cooperate with our Sun Moon Empire, we will not treat you unfairly!"

For Huo Yuhao, if possible, he certainly wouldn't want to cause more bloodshed.

The reason is simple: creating more killings is actually helping Tang San. After all, as the God of Asura, Tang San is fully capable of acquiring the desire to kill.

Upon hearing these words, Yan Shaozhe's face turned pale and then red, looking extremely unpleasant.

To be honest, he didn't want to do that. Instead, he wanted to carry out Project Fire and run away with a group of outstanding Shrek teachers and students.

However, faced with the powerful Huo Yuhao, he knew that he had absolutely no chance of escaping.

He fell silent, looked around at the expressions of fear, anger, or apprehension on the faces of the people, and struggled with his inner turmoil.

Surrendering would save everyone's lives, which is indeed a good option.

However, as the head of the Sea God Pavilion, his every word and action represents the stance of Shrek Academy. If he chooses to surrender to the Sun Moon Empire, it will inevitably cause Shrek Academy to lose face.

After a moment, seeing that Yan Shaozhe did not respond, the deputy city lord of Shrek City could no longer contain himself. He stepped forward and said loudly:

"Prime Minister Huo, I am willing to surrender!"

In this situation, continuing to resist would be tantamount to courting death; it would be better to surrender and at least save one's life.

(End of this chapter)