"Why haven't we seen anyone from the academy yet?"
Night fell, and the sky grew dim. For Wang Nan and Ma Xiaotao, with their current cultivation, this didn't pose a significant problem. Traveling under the cover of night allowed them to conceal their figures.
However, they had walked a long way and could no longer see the marks left by Zhang Lexuan and her group, nor had they encountered any trace of them.
"With Huo Yuhao there, they should be able to avoid most detection and won't encounter any danger," Wang Nan said, looking up at the Mingdou Mountain Range in the distance. "And perhaps they have already left the Sun Moon Empire."
"Mm," Ma Xiaotao nodded upon hearing this. "That would be best."
While Wang Nan spoke, he was also thinking about other things.
He wondered what exactly had happened at Qiankun Asking Love Valley. Judging by the Holy Spirit Cult's actions, there must have been more than two Titled Douluo sent out.
Moreover, after that, although the Dragon God's tear on his wrist still glowed, and Wang Nan could summon Dragon Clan heroes to fight for him through it, he could no longer feel the Dragon God's Aura, as if contact had been lost.
It seemed he would have to make another trip to the Star Dou Great Forest later to figure out the reason.
Just as Wang Nan was pondering, a dazzling white light emanated from afar, illuminating the entire sky, followed by a loud roar.
Wang Nan looked up in response, and through the still not completely extinguished white light, he could see a strangely shaped "cloud" rising into the air.
Fixed spirit tool.
Wang Nan naturally understood such high-damage spirit tools. These unique traces were undoubtedly caused by the explosion of a fixed spirit tool, and its power was definitely no less than an eight-level spirit tool.
Only the Sun Moon Empire possessed Advanced fixed spirit tools, but who were their opponents?
It wasn't until the white light faded that Wang Nan saw clearly. In the night sky above him, several stars were exceptionally bright. Golden light flared in his eyes, and Wang Nan could see that where the power of those stars fell was precisely where the explosion had just occurred.
"Should we go take a look?"
Wang Nan touched the Dragon God's tear on his wrist upon hearing this, then nodded. "Okay."
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In the Mingdou Mountain Range, White Tiger Duke Dai Hao was leading a team of White Tiger Guards, moving rapidly. The white light from the recent explosion was right beside him, so he naturally saw it clearly. The tremor from the ground even made the White Tiger Steed beneath him a little unsteady, and his heart grew anxious.
It wasn't until a group of people appeared before him, and two familiar figures emerged, that he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Star Luo Your Highness, Princess Xu Jiujiu Your Highness."
Of the two people walking at the very front, one was Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire, and the other was a middle-aged man who looked about forty, with sharp features and a resolute expression.
This was Star Luo Douluo, the Hall Master of the Star Luo Empire's Hall of Offerings, a Level 98 Super Douluo whose Titled Douluo name was the Star Luo Empire's national title.
However, this Star Luo Douluo was not in good condition at the moment. After failing to assassinate Xu Tianran, escaping Mingdu under the heavy encirclement of the Sun Moon Empire, and then covering Princess Xu Jiujiu's group, who participated in the Elite Competition, and those who attacked Mingde Hall, all the way here, even a Super Douluo, facing a continuous stream of pursuers, had expended considerable spirit power to protect the Star Luo Empire's people.
Seeing Marshal Dai Hao appear, Princess Xu Jiujiu's face finally relaxed a little. "Thank you for your hard work, White Tiger Duke."
"Not at all," Marshal Dai Hao replied. "The explosion just now was?"
"It was an eight-level fixed spirit tool we took from Mingde Hall."
Upon hearing this, Marshal Dai Hao finally understood. It was not someone from the Sun Moon Empire who had detonated the fixed spirit tool, but Princess Xu Jiujiu's group, who had detonated it to shake off their pursuers.
Marshal Dai Hao had originally received news to come here to meet Princess Xu Jiujiu and her group in advance. At this point, he said no more and immediately gave the order for the White Tiger Guards to protect Princess Xu Jiujiu within their formation.
However, just then, the sky lit up again.
Clusters of green light flashed from the northwest towards the Mingdou Mountain Range. These green lights looked like gourds, spewing dazzling flames from their mouths, targeting the only path of retreat for Marshal Dai Hao's group.
"Intercept spirit cannon!"
However, Marshal Dai Hao was not entirely unprepared for his journey. With his command, in just a moment, large swathes of red light surged from the army formation, meeting the green lights in the sky.
The production of this type of spirit cannon was not very difficult; its only drawback was its large size. Of course, such a drawback was not an issue in the army.
Seeing the Sun Moon Empire's attack intercepted, the spirit power that Star Luo Douluo had raised gradually subsided.
"Princess Xu Jiujiu Your Highness, you must leave here quickly."
"Okay." Princess Xu Jiujiu naturally knew this was not the time for many words. She mounted the Spirit Beast Marshal Dai Hao had prepared for her and, under the protection of the White Tiger Guards, hurried towards the Star Luo Empire's territory.
While the two were talking, three hundred meters northwest of the Mingdou Mountain Range, a patch of brownish-yellow light suddenly flared. When this light first appeared, it was only a small patch about ten meters in diameter, but it spread in an instant, covering a hundred meters in diameter, engulfing Marshal Dai Hao and his group.
In an instant, it was as if the entire Mingdou Mountain Range trembled. The area covered by the brownish-yellow light immediately produced a terrifying explosion. The sound of the explosion shook the heavens and earth, dirt and rocks flew, and a powerful attack wave instantly spread forward.
"Defend!"
Marshal Dai Hao roared. His first, third, and fifth spirit rings alternately lit up, and a layer of intense white light suddenly radiated outwards from his body, blocking the shockwave of the explosion.
At the same time, a brilliant light also lit up on Star Luo Douluo. The stars in the sky seemed to be echoing him, and visible starlight descended from the sky onto his body. Immediately, a light shield also expanded, covered with stars, and bright white lines connected the stars, like a diamond.
Under the obstruction of the two Titled Douluo, they finally blocked the attack of this eight-level fixed spirit tool. However, Star Luo Douluo was already in poor condition, and now, directly resisting an eight-level fixed spirit tool, his face visibly paled, and his aura instantly weakened.
Lights flashed, and explosions rang out one after another. Wang Nan and Ma Xiaotao, even before approaching, felt the constant vibrations from the air and the ground. The enormous sounds drowned out their conversation.
This was a corner of the battlefield.
It was no wonder the Three Great Empires were retreating steadily under the Sun Moon Empire's offensive. Such attacks could also be created by a Spirit Master, but through spirit tools, the Sun Moon Empire could use Spirit Douluo or even Spirit Saint to create attacks no less powerful than a Titled Douluo.
"Are we still going over?"
"No." Wang Nan shook his head. Rashly approaching would only make them targets for the Sun Moon Empire. His gaze fell on the northwest direction.