As time passed, when the shouts of tens of thousands of soldiers training outside the camp reached them, the Shrek group—who had been meditating—collectively awoke.
The tent flap was lifted, and Wang Yan walked in. He clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention toward him."Breakfast is ready. After we eat, we'll prepare to depart and try to complete the mission as soon as possible."
Hearing this, everyone got up chatting and laughing, washed up first, and then returned to the tent to eat the breakfast delivered by the White Tiger Guards.
In the early morning military camp, morning dew was still hanging from the tents, and the atmosphere of killing intent was even stronger. Even from afar, the "喝!" shouts coming from the training grounds could be heard.
The entire Western Army Group was divided into several legions, and this was the central legion of the elite army — the station of the Central Legion, numbering one hundred thousand men, all the most elite soldiers of the Star Luo Empire.
However, after the Sun Moon Empire launched a war later, this Central Legion also suffered the most. In the eyes of the Sun Moon Empire, the Central Legion was the biggest nail hindering them from breaking through the Star Luo Empire's defensive line.
After breakfast, the group didn't leave immediately, because Elder Xuan had been invited by Dai Hao into the command tent for a discussion.
Helplessly, they could only linger near the tent, chatting idly.
Thick clouds still covered the sky, the sun hadn't completely broken free from the cover, and Huo Yuhao kept looking toward the sky as if trying to glimpse the sun's trace.
"Yuhao, where did you go last night?" Ma Xiaotao leaned close to Huo Yuhao's ear and whispered.
Huo Yuhao's body stiffened slightly, and he forced a smile."Didn't go anywhere."
Ma Xiaotao looked puzzled. "I woke up several times from meditation yesterday and didn't see you there. I almost went out to look for you."
Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered. "My stomach was uncomfortable yesterday. I went to the bathroom several times."
Ma Xiaotao's pretty face instantly showed concern. "How is it now? Is your stomach better?"
"Completely fine now." Warmth grew in his heart, and Huo Yuhao smiled.
"That's good." Ma Xiaotao breathed a sigh of relief. "When we depart later, if you feel uncomfortable, tell me. Don't force yourself, okay?"
"Okay," Huo Yuhao responded with a smile.
"Elder Xuan and the White Tiger Duke are coming out. Everyone gather — we're preparing to depart."
While the siblings were talking, Zhang Lexuan spoke.
Quickly, everyone put away their smiles and followed behind Zhang Lexuan toward Elder Xuan.
The two men's expressions were calm, one could not tell what they had discussed in the command tent, but most likely it was something relating to the Sun Moon Empire.
"This journey will trouble you all," Dai Hao cupped his fists toward Elder Xuan.
"Eliminating evil is our duty. There's no need to speak of trouble. A military camp is a restricted area—we should not stay long. Farewell." Elder Xuan gave Wang Yan a look.
Wang Yan immediately understood and spoke, "We are departing."
"Yes!" the students responded.
Dai Hao looked toward Dai Yueheng. He was very satisfied with his eldest son—his cultivation talent was better than his own by far.
Dai Yueheng also sensed his father's gaze and immediately straightened his posture, walking with utmost seriousness.
But then—
"Hmm?" At the moment Dai Yueheng walked past, Huo Yuhao passed by from the side. Those unique eyes made Dai Hao freeze instantly.
These eyes… he had seen them somewhere before.
Elder Xuan's voice snapped him back to reality."Then see you again at Star Luo City. Farewell."
Dai Hao came back to his senses and respectfully said, "Elder Xuan, safe travels."
Elder Xuan waved his hand and followed the group.
Standing still, Dai Hao frowned as he watched Huo Yuhao's back, but in the end, he only shook his head.
Under Duress' lead, the Shrek group arrived at the entrance to Mingdou Mountain Range. At a glance, all that could be seen were trees stretching into the distance.
Large numbers of birds flew overhead, and at this moment, sunlight finally broke through the clouds, sprinkling golden brilliance over the mountain range.
"From here on, the rest of the journey depends on you." Duress and the White Tiger Guards stopped.
After a few simple words, the Shrek group entered the forest and soon disappeared from Duress' sight.
Elder Xuan flashed away, location unknown.
"Yuhao, you stay in the middle of the team and activate Spiritual Detection to assist everyone."
After entering several hundred meters, Zhang Lexuan issued instructions.
Huo Yuhao nodded. Golden light filled his eyes, and waves of spiritual power spread out. Very soon, within everyone's perception, everything within several hundred meters appeared in three-dimensional clarity.
With this ability, there was no need for anyone to scout ahead.
"What soul skill is that?"
Chen Zifeng, Yao Haoxuan, Xixi, and even Dai Yueheng were shocked.
"No wonder you were able to lock onto me before — so this was the reason?" Chen Zifeng understood and looked at Ling Luochen.
Ling Luochen simply smiled.
The more one experienced the benefits of Spiritual Detection Sharing, the more they understood how invaluable this soul skill was.
Wang Yan and Zhang Lexuan exchanged a silent understanding — they planned to bring Huo Yuhao into the main team's future battles.
Soon, the reserve team walked in the center, while the main team's seven walked on all sides.
With Spiritual Detection, their speed was more than triple the original story. Many thorny plants were cleared by Chen Zifeng and Dai Yueheng.
Finally, at around two in the afternoon, they had already penetrated deeply into Mingdou Mountain Range, and Wang Yan called for a rest.
"Lexuan, give them the inner court nutritional food. I'm stepping away for a bit." Wang Yan whispered, then disappeared into the forest.
Huo Yuhao noticed, watching his figure vanish.
Zhang Lexuan walked over and said seriously, "During the mission, we won't be eating ordinary food. These were prepared by the inner court nutritionists. Everyone eat and replenish your energy."
She took out many vacuum-packed foods and handed them out.
"Ten Complete Great-Tonic Meat Jerky?! My god…" Yao Haoxuan screamed, making the reserve team curious.
Xiao Xiao asked, "Senior, is it very hard to eat?"
"No — it's delicious. Try it." Yao Haoxuan said with a serious face.
The main team members' mouths twitched.
Xiao Xiao hesitantly opened it. The strong meaty fragrance immediately flowed out, making the little girl salivate.
She took a bite.
Instantly — Xiao Xiao's eyes froze, and she stood rigidly.
"What's wrong?" the reserve team gathered.
The main team and Zhang Lexuan smiled, anticipating her reaction.
But Xiao Xiao calmly chewed and said, "It tastes okay. Everyone try it."
Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao exchanged looks of shock.
Did the inner court nutritionist change again?Something edible… from them??
Seeing Xiao Xiao calmly eating, everyone began eating—He Caitou and Xu Sanshi took huge bites.
"Mm!"
The moment the jerky entered their mouths, their pupils trembled violently, and their faces twisted. The extreme bitterness mixed with sour, sweet, spicy, salty—like a rainbow of flavors exploding endlessly.
One word: "Absolute."
"Hahaha!" Xiao Xiao slapped her thigh, laughing. "Do you know how hard it was to endure that suffering without saying anything?"
"You—!" Xu Sanshi trembled.
Others finally tasted the horror and nearly vomited.
Too disgusting.
"Seems the nutritionist didn't change. Everyone hurry and eat." Zhang Lexuan said contentedly.
The main team was used to it and quickly swallowed their food.
Though disgusting, once inside the stomach, warmth spread and energy surged.
After eating, they relaxed under the forest breeze.
"Dai Yueheng, your father looks quite gentle, unlike the ruthless reputation he has. Tell us about him."
Yao Haoxuan, from the Heavenly Soul Empire, was curious — his father praised the White Tiger Duke often.
Dai Yueheng looked at him. "You all want to hear?"
No one answered, but everyone looked over.
Pride filled Dai Yueheng's face."You think my father is gentle because he treats his own people gently. Toward the Sun Moon Empire, he's extremely forceful. When he was young, he was the number one prince of Star Luo Empire. But his reputation truly began when he joined the army at thirteen."
"He followed my grandfather to the battlefield, starting as an ordinary soldier. After repeated merits, he was promoted step by step: squad leader, team leader, unit leader, battalion commander, division commander… until he became legion commander at age twenty-three. At that time, no one even knew his identity — the military thought another genius general had risen."
"Later, in a war with the Sun Moon Empire, he accomplished great feats and was summoned back by the former emperor to receive a title. The emperor discovered his true identity then, was shocked and overjoyed, and directly handed the Central Legion of the Western Army Group to my father."
"At the celebration banquet, the former emperor said before all officials: 'With him here, the empire will have no worries for a hundred years.'"
"Sss—so amazing?" Yao Haoxuan gasped.
Everyone was shocked.
This military rise was indeed extraordinary.
"Heh."
Suddenly, a mocking laugh sounded—very abrupt.
Everyone turned and saw Huo Yuhao laughing with a look of amusement.
"Huo Yuhao, why do you laugh?" Dai Yueheng's eyes darkened.
"Nothing. I thought of something funny." Huo Yuhao leaned against a tree, voice calm.
Dai Yueheng pressed, "What funny thing? Why not share?"
"You really want to hear?" Huo Yuhao glanced sideways.
"Speak." Dai Yueheng's tone chilled.
Seeing the atmosphere shift, Zhang Lexuan frowned. She wanted to stop it, but Huo Yuhao had already begun:
"You said your father joined the army at thirteen and became legion commander at twenty-three, yet no one knew his identity. Dai Yueheng, are you sure you're not joking?"
"The White Tiger martial soul has existed in Star Luo Empire for ten thousand years. Its appearance is known by everyone—there are pictures of it even in street novels. You're telling me your father spent years in the army and no one recognized it?"
"And as far as I know, in the last fifty years, Star Luo Empire has only had one major war — the one caused by the Sun Moon Empire's internal crisis years ago. It lasted half a year and ended when the new emperor ascended. Everything else was small-scale skirmishes."
"With small skirmishes, in ten years, he rose from ordinary soldier to legion commander at twenty-three? Everyone thinks a star general was born? Amazing. Must be so inspiring that other soldiers probably cried tears of envy watching him rise like drinking water."
Everyone's expressions changed.
Right — the White Tiger martial soul was world-famous. How could no one in the army recognize him?
Unless he never used it — which would be absurd.
And with his family background, the promotions… were obviously helped.
Not shameful — but pretending it wasn't?
"You—what do you mean?!" Dai Yueheng's face darkened instantly. Soul power burst out, leaves shattering around him.
"What are you doing, Dai Yueheng?" Ma Xiaotao's eyes frosted, phoenix flames bursting out with seven soul rings rising.
"Both of you, STOP." Zhang Lexuan stepped between them. Her aura exploded—stronger than Ma Xiaotao's.
"You represent the academy. You're teammates for the upcoming tournament. What are you doing? Want to rebel?"
Her presence alone suppressed both of them.
Everyone was stunned. Dai Yueheng had clearly been mentally shaken.
Ma Xiaotao withdrew her aura first, giving face to the senior sister.
Zhang Lexuan looked toward Dai Yueheng.
His expression shifted, and he finally released his pressure with a cold snort.
The brief scene of psychological collapse ended. No one wanted to chat anymore—everyone felt awkward.
Huo Yuhao glanced at Dai Yueheng, a strange smile curling his lips.
In the original story, Dai Yueheng proudly said that Dai Hao had fought in thousands of battles and that the Star Luo western line was unbreakable. But that was only because the Sun Moon Empire didn't want to launch a full-scale war. If they did, with ninth-tier stationary soul-guided cannon shells, unless one was an ultimate powerhouse, everyone was equal before the blast.
One blast — everything ends.
Dai Hao?
Couldn't see any impressive commanding ability. At best, he was the finest among the mediocre.
No — even the generals of the entire Douluo Continent were lacking. In Douluo 1, Tang San merely mentioning how to protect supply lines shocked the Heavenly Dou Empire's commander, showing how primitive this world's military knowledge was.
"Rustle—"
At that awkward moment, a disturbance sounded from a nearby bush. Everyone tensed, but it was only Wang Yan returning excitedly.
"Everyone, follow me! We may have found the bandits' hideout!"
Zhang Lexuan stood up immediately. "From now on, NO ONE causes trouble. Anyone who violates this will be punished under inner court rules. Don't blame me."
"Yes!" the group responded.
Wang Yan paused, confused, but seeing everyone's strange expressions, he didn't ask.
Soon, they resumed movement. Huo Yuhao activated Spiritual Detection again, making their pace faster.
Not long after, they entered a special forest. Huo Yuhao instantly recognized it — the Wenlan Tree grove he had visited last night.
To finish mission early, he had left temporarily earlier. Meanwhile, as in the original story, Ma Xiaotao asked Wang Yan what Wenlan Trees symbolized.
Wang Yan patiently explained.
While everyone listened, Huo Yuhao pretended to search but quickly confirmed the small road leading to the cave he visited last night. He nodded, then returned without interrupting Wang Yan's explanation.
When everyone marveled at Wang Yan's knowledge, Huo Yuhao returned and said loudly, "Teacher Wang, Senior Sister, I found many messy footprints."
Everyone turned instantly.
Zhang Lexuan approached. "Where?"
"Follow me," Huo Yuhao said.
After a hundred meters, they indeed saw many chaotic footprints — big, small, overlapping. Clearly many people had passed. Some thorns even had dried blood and cloth stuck to them.
"Everyone be careful — we're likely close to the Death's Hand bandits."
Even with Spiritual Detection, Zhang Lexuan remained cautious.
At this time, no one dared act recklessly.
But Huo Yuhao was puzzled. In the original story, Elder Xuan arrived earlier, even drank wine by the cave. The bandits had already been wiped out. He should have called them over. Where was he?
But, as the saying goes — speak of the devil.
While they advanced carefully, a soul-powered voice echoed:
"Don't walk cautiously — just run forward. The situation has changed."
The voice stunned everyone.
Huo Yuhao stopped Spiritual Detection.
"It's Elder Xuan," Zhang Lexuan said. "Everyone, speed up!"
They ran quickly, reaching a sparse area of forest and grass.
Looking up, they saw Elder Xuan floating in the air, waving them over.
As they went around a hillside, they saw a shocking scene — everyone stopped.
"This…" Zhang Lexuan's eyes widened.
Everyone else was equally stunned.
Not far away, a cave entrance lay before them — and around it were countless corpses, scattered everywhere. Some bodies were whole, others were severed.
The earth, originally brown, was dyed dark red and black from dried blood.
"Ugh!"
Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Jiang Nannan instantly turned pale and vomited upon seeing the severed heads and remains.
"Elder Xuan, what happened here?" Wang Yan asked, stunned.
Elder Xuan descended slowly, shaking his head."Don't ask. Even I haven't figured it out. These dead people should be the Death's Hand bandits. I checked inside — all corpses. The deepest part of the cave was blown up by some explosive."
"Inside the collapsed section — also corpses. All the same group."
Everyone fell silent.
They had mentally prepared for a fierce battle, but unexpectedly — the enemy was already dead.
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