Chapter 268: The Operation Begins (4000 words)

The next day.
Tang Ya bid farewell to the group from Tang Sect. The soul tools and other soul weapons on their bodies had all been upgraded by the soul masters from the three great empires and Shrek Academy. The difficulty of this mission far exceeded their imagination. Please find the translated content below:
Soaring into the air, various fireworks appeared on everyone's bodies. Their speed was incredibly fast, almost like they were using flight soul tools without considering soul power consumption. Flying in front were Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei as team captains, with a group of elite soldiers selected from the three major empires following closely behind. Translated:
In addition to the original Shrek Seven Devils, the students of Shrek Academy include Wang Qiuer and some disciples from prestigious families of various sects. As for the members of the original Shrek Team, none of them have participated.
When the Flying Soul Tool reaches level seven, you basically don't have to worry about encountering the same problems as Xuan Lao. However, the drawback is also quite obvious – the consumption of soul power has increased significantly. Apart from the three Soul Kings from the three major empires, everyone else has a cultivation level of Soul Emperor. Long periods of flying put a lot of pressure on them.
However, it is indeed generous of the three major empires to lend some sealed milk bottles to alleviate their pressure. However, the number of sealed milk bottles provided by the three major empires is not many, as sealed milk bottles have always been controlled by the Sun and Moon Empire. It is already the limit to obtain these.
The plans of the three empires are actually quite simple. They don't aim to save everyone, just to rescue the royal members of the three empires. As for the other members, they can be dealt with at a later time.
However, what is most painful is that we don't even know where the personnel are being held now. According to the reports from the spies deployed by the three major empires in the Sun and Moon Empire, we only know that some of the people are being detained in Maple Leaf City, presumably for potential personnel exchange.
The rest is unclear, and no valid information can be obtained. Obviously, the Sun-Moon Empire has made thorough preparations this time. Honestly, both the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Emperor have no hope for this operation.
"Tian Meng brother, can you help me find the locations of those people?" Huo Yuhao looked at Tian Meng Bingcan and asked.
"I can try, but when we reach the Sun Moon Empire, I'll try to stay low. There are many powerful humans in the empire, and if my presence is detected, we will all die." Tian Meng Bingcan hadn't recovered from the terror of Dragon Xiao and Ye Xishui's strength back then.
After Mu Lao left, those two old guys, who are the strongest humans in the Douluo Continent, have completely merged the Ice Emperor and Huo Yuhao together. They no longer possess the power of being one of the Three Great Kings of the Extreme North.
"You must be careful, there are Soul Masters in the Sun Moon Empire whose strength is not inferior to Mu Lao's. If they discover your secret, even if Mu Lao was reborn, he wouldn't be able to save you. You should know the tremendous attraction of a body with a lifespan of 400,000 years and a million-year soul ring!"
The Ice Emperor actually doesn't want Huo Yuhao to participate in this operation. Since sensing the Snow Emperor's presence during the last auction, the Ice Emperor hasn't received any news about the Snow Emperor. After Poison Douluo's sneak attack on the Mingde Hall, he had Huo Yuhao ask Poison Douluo about it, but the reply he got was that the embryo was destroyed and the Snow Emperor self-detonated...
Snow Emperor is dead...
This is the last thing Ice Emperor wants to admit. Since then, Ice Emperor rarely speaks.
"I understand, Ice Emperor..."
Watching the scenery swiftly passing under their feet, the group splits into two teams heading towards the Sun and Moon Empire. One group, led by Wang Qiuer, heads to Maple Leaf City. The other group flies towards the Mingdou Mountains, planning to approach the Sun and Moon Empire from a different direction.
In the event that one team falls into a trap, the other team can still continue to complete the mission.
As both teams split up, Huo Yuhao and his group continued flying southwest. After several hours of flying, they slowly landed in a city of the Star Luo Empire to rest.
The consumption of a seventh-level soul guide is enormous, not to mention the limited number of sealed milk bottles. It is impossible for everyone to have one, so they need to stop and rest for a while after flying a certain distance.
As they continued moving forward, they also got closer to the Mingdou Mountain Range. Apart from a few previous rests in cities, Huo Yuhao and Beibei chose secluded places for their subsequent recovery. Based on the current situation, what they need now is to avoid the scouts of the Sun Moon Empire.
The three major empires have spies in the Sun Moon Empire, and naturally, the Sun Moon Empire also has spies in the three major empires.
The development of soul tools is extremely rapid. The reason why the three major empires attach such importance to the development of soul tools is because they suffered heavy losses from the soul tools used by the Sun Moon Empire in their early years, to the point where they were almost unrecognizable. They have experienced such a big setback, so naturally, they understand the benefits of soul tools. The reason they avoid cities is to reduce unnecessary trouble, as flying without permission is prohibited in some cities. Translated:
In addition, their actions as a group were quite conspicuous. The previous stops were part of the plan, as they needed to exchange some supplies and intelligence there.
After a long journey, everyone was exhausted. Despite the heavy consumption of soul power, Huo Yuhao still looked lively as he stared at the map.
"One more day and we will reach the southern border of the Star Luo Empire. If we want to take the regular road, we won't be able to enter the Sun Moon Empire. The Sun Moon Empire is currently under martial law, so we can only try to take the maritime trade route."
"Captain, I can find some merchant caravans in the South Sea region. I think we can disguise ourselves as traders and head towards the Empire of Riryoku." Slowly spoke a member from the Star Empire.
Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up with excitement. "Alright, when we reach the port, I'll hand over the matter of the caravan to you."
"Yuhao, can we really travel by water this time?" Xu San Shi couldn't help but ask.
Bei Bei said, "There are risks, but from the current situation, we cannot cross the border through normal land routes. According to the news from the Star Empire, the Ming Dou Mountains have tightened security measures since the last negotiation, and there have been some new faces. Although there haven't been any conflicts between the two sides, the overall situation has become much more tense than previous years."
"So, you're saying that Wang Qiuer's team was just bait?" He Caitou looked at Huo Yuhao and asked.
"It's not entirely bait. There are powerful individuals from the three major empires and academies secretly following their team. Regardless of their success or failure, their situation is much better than ours. Their mission is also more challenging. This time, our main goal is to find the location where the hostages are being held. With our combined strength of a Soul Emperor and three Soul Saints, we can retreat safely even if we encounter a thousand-man Soul Master division. However, if we encounter the elite Soul Master legions from last time, I'm afraid we won't be able to guarantee our own safety."
Their plan is not completely divided into two routes, and the rescue plan doesn't necessarily have to be completed. They are well aware of their own abilities and don't think they can rely solely on themselves to succeed, especially in the face of the formidable army of the Sun and Moon Empire.
Leaving aside everything else, the last time the Imperial Capital Defense Army fought, they made the enemy flee in panic.
The lingering impact from that battle has left Xu Sanshi and the others still fearful. When they were fleeing in the Imperial Capital, the Defense Army emerged like a nightmare, with a continuous onslaught of all sorts of soul tools. The combat power of the Imperial Capital Defense Army alone already surpassed more than half of the armies of the three major empires. Those soldiers were well trained, and the person commanding them at that time had extremely strong commanding capabilities. With the support of soul tools, their combat power was truly astonishing!
"That's true, we wouldn't stand a chance against the city defense army alone..." Jiang Nannan still hasn't forgotten those terrifying city defense soldiers.
If she hadn't been inside the capital city at the time, she wouldn't have doubted whether those guys would bring out fixed-soul artillery shells directly...
Huo Yuhao glanced around at everyone and said, "This time, we need to avoid the spies of the Sun Moon Empire. Only when we are discreet enough can the risk of exposure be greatly reduced. So, regardless of the situation we encounter, let's try our best not to conflict with the people of the Sun Moon Empire."
The Extreme Soldier Program has taught this kind of operation method for infiltrating behind enemy lines. However, when I think about the remarkable achievements of the Ben Ti Sect in directly assaulting Ming De Tang, Xu He doesn't find it particularly astonishing. Not to mention, Poison Immortal, who cannot be killed, is also the leader of the ferocious bandit group of the Ben Ti Sect...
Cough... the founder of the main body of the Zong Sect.
If we follow Turnip's plan, it is similar to Huo Yuhao's plan, but he won't choose collective action. Instead, he will divide and conquer, selecting a destination in advance, and then disperse and act, meeting at the destination.
Crossing the Star Luo Empire horizontally, after two days of rushing, they have already arrived at the southern border of the Star Luo Empire from Shrek Academy.
"Fan Xi, I'll leave the matter of the ships to you. Now, our identities are merchants, so everyone should dress up a bit. Our current attire is not like what we wear in class," Huo Yuhao reminded everyone. [Translated]
"Wang Dong, is Su Yu here?" Huo Yuhao habitually called out the name Wang Dong'er used when she disguised herself as a boy.
Wang Dong'er blushed, "He should be. I've told him about this plan as well. He said that when necessary, he will meet us at the border. However, once we enter the Sun Moon Empire, he won't interfere anymore. If we get caught, perhaps the Hall Master can help him save face, and we won't be in mortal danger."
"That is no better. This time, there are seven to eight hundred people being captured. Just with our nineteen people, it's impossible to rescue them all. What we need to do now is to gather information about the hostages' situation. Whether we can perform a rescue mission is still uncertain. Therefore, our priority is to protect ourselves. Let's take a rest for now and get ready to board the ship later."
After everyone settled down, a person named Fan Xixing, the Emperor of the Soul Empire, began to arrange the passenger ship, and the remaining people started their disguises.
Jiang Nannan's golden hair was too eye-catching, so at Huo Yuhao's request, her golden hair was dyed black. Even their clothing and everything else had to be changed.
Wang Dong'er is still dressed in men's clothing, and the powder blue long hair has been dyed black. The long hair is tied up into a neat and tidy high ponytail. Although there is some degree of disguise on the face, Wang Dong'er's demeanor is indeed somewhat proud and independent.
Wang Donger's identity is the wealthy young master of a merchant caravan.
Appearance can be changed, but personality is difficult to alter, just like Beibei. His prominent personality can't be disguised as an ordinary person.
Fortunately, the rest of his characteristics can be changed. Huo Yuhao can disguise himself as a guard of a merchant group because, despite being a noble's illegitimate child, he has never received noble education.
Looking at the shimmering sea, everyone's mood is complex. This group of people has basically experienced the chaos of the Ming Capital in the Sun and Moon Empire.
What was expected to be a great victory celebrated by the world turned out to be a carnival of the Sun and Moon Empire.
Their time was very tight, and they had hoped that Huo Yuhao would be able to showcase his culinary skills, but he disappointed them greatly.
However, Fan Xi did not disappoint them. She managed to acquire a large ship that was loaded with cargo, such as specialty products from the three major empires, silk, porcelain, and many more...
The food on board was abundant, thanks to the influence of Fan Xi. According to Fan Xi's description, this ship is their family's industry.
Flying over the sea is a very dangerous thing. Encountering storms at sea is just a small matter. But if you encounter groups of sea soul beasts, even a titled Douluo might meet their end on this boundless sea.
The overall strength of sea soul beasts is actually much stronger than that of land soul beasts, of course, provided that we erase the Silver Dragon King. Humans in the Douluo Continent have very limited exploration of the sea, so the group of sea soul beasts is quite powerful, and their numbers are much larger than those on land.
Regardless of whether it is the Star Luo Empire or the Sun Moon Empire, the naval forces of both countries are extremely limited. On one hand, if human fleets are equipped with weapons on the open sea, it is very easy to encounter conflicts with sea soul beasts. Therefore, after careful consideration, the development of the naval forces in the Douluo Continent has almost come to a standstill.
Simply put, it's all about having sturdy ships and powerful cannons. Once we have spiritual metal, we can build multiple aircraft carrier fleets, amphibious assault vehicles, and load them with Soul-guided submarines equipped with ninth-grade fixed-soul artillery shells, along with miniaturized Soul-guided matrix initiators from Mingdu. We also have Soul-guided fighter jets made from spiritual metal. Let's see if the Sea Spirit Beasts dare to cause trouble. If they do, we'll send them a few more shots of ninth-grade fixed-soul artillery shells. If ninth-grade isn't enough, we'll use tenth-grade ones! Translated content:
No one has anything else, just a big fist!
Range is truth, caliber is justice!
Look, which sea soul beast can withstand several shots of a ninth-level fixed installation soul guidance cannonball? In the power system of the fight three, the thirteen-level fixed installation soul guidance cannonball is on par with a demigod.
In other words, a Level 10 corresponds to the peak of a Douluo, Level 11 corresponds to the limit Douluo, and Level 12 corresponds to a demigod.
Of course, this is the benchmark after a drastic increase in strength in Douluo Continent 3. If we use the power ranking of Douluo Continent 2, it is estimated that a Level 9.5 would be able to match a peak Douluo.
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