Douluo: This time we will rewrite our destiny

“I see.” Huo Yuhao still looked calm on the surface, and managed to control his emotions. “But it seems that the Holy Church is not 100% determined to take this matter down? With only one elder dispatched, they are somewhat disrespectful of those ninth-level soul masters.”

"No need to be afraid." Nangong Wan smiled and stroked his beard. "You have just joined the Holy Church and may not know something. Xu Tianling is still investigating, but we have already deeply infiltrated the ninth-level soul masters in the palace. After all, many of them were Xu Tianran's personal guards. In addition, the third elder, the fourth elder, and the sixth elder will also be waiting outside the scene, but they will not directly participate in the action. Even if Kong Deming has a divine eye and takes action in advance, our Supreme Leader may not fail to take action."

“Since the Supreme Master is also preparing for war, then the Holy Church is indeed confident.” Huo Yuhao nodded at Nangong Wan as if he had suddenly realized something. “I just don’t understand enough. If that’s the case, then not letting the Holy Son and Holy Daughter go into battle is actually a way to prevent Kong Deming from taking action?”

"That's also what I mean. After all, you are the hope of the Holy Church." Nangong Wan touched his shoulder with some encouragement, "Even if dozens of us die, you can't die alone."

After saying that, Nangong Wan left with a flick of his beard. Huo Yuhao turned around and stared at Nangong Wan's back for a while, as if thinking about something. Only after he confirmed that the spiritual mark had been left on Nangong Wan did he turn around and walk back into the room.

Soon, half of his body re-condensed in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy. Although the loss of mental power from doing this continuously cannot be underestimated, the sooner the information is delivered, the better.

……

He leaned against the stairwell and quickly used his mental power to write a letter, placed it at the door of Jing Hongchen's office, and turned to walk towards Xuan Ziwen's laboratory. Before he raised his hand to knock on the door, he saw the door suddenly opened from the inside.

Xuan Ziwen stood at the door, with a hint of anger on his face: "You still remember to come back?"

“I’m sorry, teacher…” Huo Yuhao bowed and apologized at the speed of light. “But I did encounter some problems while I was away, so I came back after dealing with them.”

Xuan Ziwen patted the top of his head, but in the end he didn't say anything. He just moved aside to open the door to the laboratory and let Huo Yuhao go in first. "There are several projects waiting for you." He said, "But you have to get your eighth-level soul guide badge first."

"I will visit Teacher Kong soon." Huo Yuhao bowed to Xuan Ziwen again, and then walked into the laboratory. The laboratory was much larger than he remembered. It seemed that Xuan Ziwen had made a lot of achievements during this period, and Mingde Hall had provided a considerable amount of funding.

He scanned the newly acquired instruments and sighed that this was probably one of the most expensive places in Mingde Hall. Xuan Ziwen walked behind him and let him walk to the end of the office area, and then... saw two other familiar faces.

Wang Dong and Ye Guyi were looking at him with their arms folded on the left and right.

“Long time no see?” Huo Yuhao raised his hand and greeted them. “Uh… why are you here?”

"You know it's been a while since we last met, eh." Wang Dong said in a sarcastic tone, "I can't help it. I passed the eighth-level soul guide design certificate in the two months you were away, so I was arranged to assist in Teacher Xuan's laboratory. I heard that a capable student in Teacher Xuan's laboratory has not participated in the project for a long time. Who is it?"

Ye Guyi got straight to the point: "I'm here on a mission from Master Kong. Gongfeng Hall and Mingde Hall have something to check about the coming-of-age ceremony. Master Kong said you should be back soon, and when you come back you will definitely come to see Teacher Xuan, so I'll wait for you as well."

“Teacher is really good at predicting things.” Huo Yuhao touched his ear guiltily and turned to Wang Dong. “I’m not worried about the eighth-level soul master badge, because I don’t need to take the assessment with you guys.”

"I have read it." Wang Dong smiled and waved his hand, "Okay, let's talk business. Just like Ye Guyi said, we are customizing some defensive counterattack soul guides according to the requirements of the Worship Hall, but we still have concerns."

"what?"

"Juzi was not caught." Ye Guyi's voice was serious, "Xu Tianran went in, but Juzi escaped. She thought Xu Tianling would never pardon her, and she had to stay alive to complete her revenge, so we can't rule out the possibility that she asked other forces for help, and Juzi was very familiar with Teacher Xuan's laboratory."

“She didn’t join the Holy Spirit Church,” Huo Yuhao said with certainty. “I didn’t see her. If she wasn’t caught in the country, I guess she would take away some soul guides and find a way to seek revenge on her enemies.”

"That's a bit difficult," Xuan Ziwen interrupted, "Her enemy is the White Tiger Duke Dai Hao. Even with the help of her soul guide, she shouldn't be able to hurt Dai Hao at all."

Huo Yuhao turned around suddenly: "Who?"

"Dai Hao, the Duke of White Tiger." Xuan Ziwen didn't find it surprising. "That's what Xu Tianran said in his confession. He took Ju Zi in from among the war refugees. At that time, the Duke of White Tiger's army razed Ju Zi's hometown to the ground. Naturally, she would hate Dai Hao. This is also a common hatred in war."

“Let’s send people to search the border.” Huo Yuhao frowned, as if it was not just because of this matter. “The probability of finding her is very high. We can’t let her act rashly. After all, the Xingluo Empire, who don’t know the situation in China, will regard her as the leader of the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Group. In addition, the students and teachers detained by Xu Tianran during the competition have not been released yet. This will cause problems. The regime here is not stable yet.”

"I understand." Ye Guyi nodded, "I will send a message to the royal family. Don't worry too much, she probably hasn't escaped too far."

Wang Dong stole a glance at Huo Yuhao's face. She knew why Huo Yuhao frowned so tightly. She grabbed the soul guide design and shook it in front of Huo Yuhao: "Okay, don't think about it. Do you have any thoughts on this coming-of-age ceremony? Xu Tianling said that he would make you his national master when you go back to him."

"A little bit." He rubbed his brows. "How about this, let's go back to the Imperial City together. Wang Dong, go and call Brother Xiao and Yin Shuang and the others, and also call those who are still in the sect during this period. Let's have a meeting together."

……

After two months of repairs, the imperial city of the Sun-Moon Empire has basically been restored to its pre-turmoil appearance. The old emperor even moved back to his previously collapsed bedroom to continue to live out his days in peace. Xu Tianling sent the most trusted soul master of the Worship Hall to guard him.

Everything seemed the same, but many things were different. The Horror Claw Soul Mentor Group was Xu Tianling's personal soul mentor group, and its status was second only to the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Mentor Group. The Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Group had declined in status due to the escape of the leader and the unclear attitude of the deputy leader. It was currently temporarily taken over by the Horror Claw Soul Mentor Group; the Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Group was temporarily taken over by the Evil Lord Soul Mentor Group.

At the same time, the structure of the nobility near the imperial city was also quietly changing. Xu Tianling received news from Huo Yuhao and naturally knew that the Holy Spirit Church was infiltrating the nobility, so he carefully identified them, tried his best to persuade those who were still wavering, and resolutely eliminated those who were already on the opposite side. The capital flow of Xishui League has also been problematic in the past two months.

"At the same time, I plan to release all the students and teachers captured by Xu Tianran at the coming-of-age ceremony." Xu Tianling was sitting on the dragon throne, looking serious. "I have already thought about this. In any case, Tianhun and Xingluo will definitely have ideas after knowing the change of power here. Orange may be the fuse, but it may also be something else. However, it is irrational to start a war now. The time is not yet ripe. After I succeed my brother Xu Tianran, doing this can also temporarily show my current attitude. What do you think?"

Standing in the front row was Kong Deming, with Huo Yuhao standing slightly behind him. In the second row were Liao Mengkai, the leader of the Horror Claw Soul Mentor Group, Wang Yiheng, the leader of the Evil Lord Soul Mentor Group, Ji Beichen, the leader of the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Mentor Group, and Jing Hongchen. Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen stood behind Grandpa, and were treated by Xu Tianling as the future leaders of Mingde Hall.

Later on, there was Wang Dong, who attended on behalf of Xuan Ziwen because he was "busy with experiments and had no intention of participating in government affairs", as well as people from the Lingqi Sect including Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan.

"Your Highness the Regent, I have no objection." Kong Deming spoke first.

Huo Yuhao also expressed his agreement. He also hoped to delay the outbreak of war and wait until a solution with the least bloodshed and sacrifice was found before resolving it. At present, it would be best to turn the situation around to an environment suitable for the safe promotion of the Spiritual Contract Sect and the Equality Contract in the Sun and Moon Territory.

Wang Yiheng and Ji Beichen have always been in favor of war, but after Kong Deming spoke, they could not say much. After Liao Mengkai nodded, Xu Tianling continued: "At present, I would rather slowly eliminate the influence of the Holy Spirit Church in the country before considering foreign wars, but this is bound to be a difficult move. However, this time, the Holy Spirit Church will definitely show up at the coming-of-age ceremony of the grandchildren of the Mingde Hall Master. In their eyes, this is an opportunity, but for us, it is also a great opportunity to weaken their influence. Regarding the countermeasures for this action, I would like to hear Yuhao's opinion first."

Before the meeting, Xu Tianling had a private conversation with Huo Yuhao. At that time, he said, "You don't need to be too respectful to me. Just calling me Your Highness in front of others is enough."

“This is not good,” Huo Yuhao looked at him in surprise, “Won’t it undermine the dignity of the Regent?”

"Almost everyone who can stand here knows that you have helped me a lot." Xu Tianling smiled, "You can rest assured that my showing that you are in a high position will not have any negative impact. What I am most worried about is that you are unwilling to participate in these things in the court."

“I am not free yet. I need to do some things now, so I have to rely on Your Highness for the time being.” Huo Yuhao shook his head. “Don’t worry, I will help.”

At this moment, he naturally took a step forward and came to the front. Suddenly, the eyes of the entire court were focused on him.

"You are all excellent soul masters and soul mentors, and you have dealt with evil soul masters many times." He said, "So you will quickly understand the information I will give you next and understand its threat."

After saying that, he gave out all the information he had compiled, only concealing the part about Xiao Hongchen's father.

"...In short, the Holy Spirit Church's deployment is roughly as follows: one day before the coming-of-age ceremony, the evil soul masters they have planted in the city will use their own soul master methods to sneak into the prepared venue, and place death god sequence soul guides and other small-scale explosive soul guides at fixed points, and then guard near them."

"On the day of the event, Xishui League leader Nangong Wan will be present at the scene, using the Xishui League's gift to harm Meng Hongchen. At the same time, he should have brought other means, most likely some extreme means, as a backup plan in case Your Highness and Xiao Hongchen do not die in the soul guide trap."

Huo Yuhao deduced this last point from Nangong Wan's words. When Nangong Wan said those words to him, Huo Yuhao's powerful perception keenly caught a hint of death in those words - that was most likely a means of paying the price of one's life.

"Zhongli Wu will also appear on the periphery. With his ability, it is not difficult for him to break into the scene at any time. I speculate that he, the Third Elder, the Fourth Elder, the Sixth Elder, and another group of evil spirit masters will be the final step to encircle the venue. If everything goes well, they will eliminate all the resistance forces in the encirclement. If not, they will enter the scene as support. In short, they will fight a siege."

"Although the Holy Son and Holy Daughter, who are the most valued by the Holy Spirit Church, did not go out this time, there are still many key figures who appeared. If we want to weaken them, we can't make plans from the day we were surrounded; as far as I know, some of the ninth-level soul masters in the royal family have been infiltrated, and they are not a usable force."

"My opinion is that we should send out a trusted force to encircle and annihilate them on the eve of their coming-of-age ceremony, that is, the night they start to deploy their soul guides."

After Huo Yuhao finished speaking, the court was in complete silence. The heads of the three soul guide groups all turned pale: they were excellent level nine soul guides, and after listening to Huo Yuhao's description of the Death God Sequence Soul Guide, they knew very well what a terrifying evil soul guide it was. In fact, that thing could not be destroyed by ordinary means, otherwise the vengeful spirits inside would explode out of control, which would be a disaster that would be difficult to deal with.

"I will be on standby at the scene." Kong Deming was still the first to give feedback, "Prevent Zhongli Wu and even Ye Xishui from breaking in."

Huo Yuhao looked at his teacher with a little surprise. He had not yet mentioned the fact that Ye Xishui would appear, but Kong Deming had already anticipated Ye Xishui's actions. When the three soul instructors heard Ye Xishui's name, their faces became even uglier.

"I want to divide the task into two parts." Huo Yuhao continued, "One part is to dismantle the installed soul guides and kill the evil soul masters who protect them. I have decided to give this part to the people from my sect's Lingqi Sect and the soul guides from Mingde Hall. The other part is to counter-encircle the evil soul masters on the periphery. This will inevitably require the strength of each soul guide group."

"Now," Xu Tianling gave the final signal, "team leaders can start discussing the plan."

The three team leaders gathered together to discuss. On the other side, Huo Yuhao waved his hand and said, "Master Hongchen, Brother Xiao, Sister Meng, and everyone from Lingqi Sect! Come here. I will give you my rough prediction of where the soul guide will be placed."

Everyone gathered around Huo Yuhao. Ghost Nana, Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan who were later included, and Yin Shuang were all present. Huo Yuhao handed the prediction drawing to Jing Hongchen, then raised his head and looked at Yin Shuang: "You don't have to do this."

"Really?" Yin Shuang answered calmly. She didn't care much about what happened in the human court.

"Because I need you to be extra vigilant about this one person - the one you just fought not long ago."

As soon as these words came out, Yin Shuang immediately understood. "Long Xiaoyao," she said, "Indeed, according to the story you know, if Ye Xishui was prepared to be there, then he couldn't be unprepared."

Huo Yuhao lowered his voice and said, “Ye Xishui’s strength is terrifying. If she and Long Xiaoyao show up together, I don’t think Elder Kong can resist alone. This time, you may need to help with all your strength...Xue Di.”

"Okay."

For some reason, Huo Yuhao actually heard a rare hint of happiness in her tone.

"I haven't exercised for a long time. So far, the things you asked me to help with can't even be considered warm-up."