Chapter 71.1 - White Tiger Duke's Mansion

Chapter 71.1: White Tiger Duke's Mansion

Western border of the Star Luo Empire.

It was already so deep into the night that you couldn’t see the stars orthe moon anymore. In fact, it was so dark that, in the wilderness, youcouldn’t even see your hand if you were to hold it up in front of yourface. This time of night was the darkest part of the night, as it wasright before the sun would rise in the faraway east, and a new day would begin.

But at that instant, a white light cut through the sky,leaving behind a magnificent glowing tail; it seemed as if the sky hadsuddenly been cleaved in two.

This white light looked like a meteor that was descending towards the earth. However, it seemed to be slowing down as it fell.

Suddenly, it grew larger, and the white light transformed into a huge platformthat was dozens of meters in diameter. Afterwards, several black formsslowly descended to the earth from the platform.

“Ou…”

“Ou—”

The sound of people retching continuously echoed in the night air. Once the white light had disappeared, the dozen-or-so figures that had appearedwere either staggering, squatting on the ground, or leaning against tree trunks. Furthermore, over half of them were in the process of vomiting.

“You all have some skills after all.” A hoarse voice echoed. An old man with greasy clothes came forwards, a large calabash in hand. Afterwards, hetook a large swig of alcohol. This man was one of the elders of thesacred Sea God’s Pavilion of Shrek Academy, and was also the commanderof the Shrek Guardians, Elder Xuan.

All of the pale-faced figures who were currently puking were obviously the students he’d brought along.

Even the likes of Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng were in a sorry state; theywere having a hard time suppressing their gastric fluids.

HeCaitou and Xu Sanshi were in the worst state of those with a higherlevel of cultivation; they were almost unable to suppress their bile.Who told them to have the largest bodies amongst the disciples of theouter courtyard?

Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong all threw upseveral times. Luckily, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong had the protection ofthe latter’s Golden Light Left Arm Bone, which had sustained itself with their Haodong Power that they had continuously circulated during theirturbulent journey. As such, they were slightly better off than theothers.

Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and the others on the preparatoryteam had thought that their schoolmates were extremely strong. Yet,compared to Elder Xuan, everyone from the official team were nothing.

Elder Xuan had carried the fifteen of them here by himself; he’d maintainedthat incredible speed for over four hours, crossing what appeared to beover 1500 miles. Furthermore, if you were to compare his currentappearance to that of before he’d begun, you wouldn’t find anydifferences. This might have something to do with his flying-type soultool, but the main reason was due to Elder Xuan’s boundless soul power!Of course, his soul tool had been an important factor too; even if itwas Elder Xuan, he wouldn’t have been able to fly whilst carrying morethan ten people for so long with just his power alone. From this, itshould be seen just how important soul tools were for the DouluoContinent.

“Little Dai!” Elder Xuan lazily called out.

Dai Yueheng’s face twitched, but he still stepped forward and respectfully said, “Elder Xuan.”

Elder Xuan said, “When I descended to the ground just now, it created a large ruckus. The army should’ve discovered us by now. We’re currently onlyabout 25 kilometers away from the western army of the Star Luo Empire.They’ll probably send someone over here in soon. Go and take care of itwhile I take a nap. Your body will become weak when your old like me!Luckily, today’s food was quite good.” Once he’d finished speaking, hismuttering figure disappeared without a trace.

As expected, several figures descended from the sky not long afterwards. They were headed towards them.

Dai Yueheng raised his hand towards the sky, then punched the air.Immediately afterwards, a ball of white light appeared around threemeters above his head, then slowly spread upwards and morphed into awhite halo.

The figures that were descending from the skyimmediately locked onto their position, and a total of thirty men cladin tight-fitting black leather armor landed on the ground.

Theflying-type soul tools they wearing were also black, although they wereslightly different from the ones that Shrek’s group had previouslyreceived from the army. Their quality seemed comparable to the onemanufactured by He Caitou.

When they’d reached the ground, theyquickly encircled Shrek’s group. Their leader, an old man with a coldexpression, then stepped forward.

“Who are you and why did you use a flying-type soul tool to approach our army?” After he’d said this,the old man and the soldiers all released their martial souls.

The surrounding area was instantly lit up from the dazzling radiance oftheir soul rings. What was surprising was that the old man in front was a Soul Sage. He had three yellow soul rings, two purple, and two black.Even though it wasn’t the best combination, it was still quiteincredible.

All of the soul masters he’d brought along all had atleast four soul rings as well. Furthermore, there were also several Soul Kings among them. However, the youngest of them appeared to be in their thirties.

The white tiger’s head engraved on their leather armorgave off a pale white glow beneath the radiance of their soul rings.It’s head was very large, and covered the majority of the leather armor. It looked lifelike and was quite awe-inspiring.

Thirty men, allof which were at least Soul Ancestors… this was quite the display ofpower. It wasn’t surprising that they’d been able to arrive so quicklyusing flying-type soul tools.

“Old Du, you don’t recognize me?” Dai Yueheng smiled as he stepped forward.

The old man was immediately taken aback. He shone his soul ring’s light onDai Yueheng’s face and carefully scrutinized it. When he confirmed whoit was, he was slightly surprised. “Ah! It’s the young master! What areyou doing here? And who are these people…?”

“They’re also students of Shrek Academy,” Dai Yueheng replied with a faint smile, “I sent aletter to father earlier. Is he here right now?”

The old man infront of Dai Yueheng’s was a member of the White Tiger Duke’s Mansionknown as Du Leisi. He’d accompanied the White Tiger Duke through several different fronts, and had obtained outstanding achievements. Besideshis great power, he also possessed the title of Viscount in the Star Luo Empire. The reason he’d called Dai Yueheng ‘young master’ rather than‘young duke’ was due to the Dai Family’s strict rules. For one toinherit the duke’s title, they needed to be the most outstanding out ofall of the the Duke’s consanguineous sons. Therefore, even though he’dalready grown up, Dai Yueheng still needed to rely on his own ability to inherit the title. This was also why the other two sons of the DaiFamily were trying so hard to become stronger, as they were the only two sons of the Duke’s main wife. As for the sons of concubines, only HuoYuhao existed. However, at this point, even the White Tiger Duke himself must’ve forgotten about him.

Du Leisi raised his hand, afterwhich all of the soldiers withdrew their martial souls. “I see. Thecommander should be in the military camp. He should already be up forhis morning exercise. I’ll lead you and your friends to him.”

DaiYueheng smiled bitterly. “Just look at us, do you really think that wecan travel as we are? Let us rest a bit; we’ll see father once we’verecovered.”

Du Leisi said, “Fine. I’ll send someone to make areport to the Duke,” then called over a Soul King-ranked subordinate and told him a few things to relay. The Soul King jumped up after Du Leisihad finished and used his flying-type soul tool to return to themilitary camp.

Even though his insides were currently a mess, when Huo Yuhao heard the discussion between Dai Yueheng and Du Leisi, HuoYuhao’s mood changed drastically. His pale face had become red due tothe excitement he felt.

He hadn’t imagined that he’d be able tomeet that person whilst participating in the Elite Continental SoulMaster Academy Tournament. Would he really be able to see him?

Half of his life had come from this man. Yet, ever since the day he’d been born, he’d never once seen this ‘father’ of his.

Huo Yuhao’s memory regarding him consisted of a single picture: It was thepicture of him that his mother used to draw on the ground with a treebranch. When she had, his mother’s eyes would become full of gentlenessand devotion

Huo Yuhao remembered his mother say that the factthat she’d been able to stay together with him and bear his son were the best things that had happened in her life. She wouldn’t regret heractions, even if she wasn’t ever able to see him again.

Was he really such a great person? Huo Yuhao clenched his fist so tightly that his nails left deep marks in his palms.

“Will he recognize you?” Wang Dong gently whispered into Huo Yuhao’s ear.Only he was privy to Huo Yuhao’s background. As such, he was a littleanxious right now; he was worried for Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao shookhis head lightly. How could he possibly recognize him if he hadn’t everseen him? Inside of the Duke’s Mansion, he was nothing more than a small handyman inferior to even the domestic servants. Moreover, hisappearance had gone through an earth-shaking transformation over thelast year.

Wang Dong could see that Huo Yuhao’s body was as tautas a wire. Thus, he reminded him in a low voice, “Waiting ten years totake revenge isn’t too long for a wise man. Yuhao, try to calm down abit.”

“I know.” Huo Yuhao nodded. He knew that he had to stay calm. However, doing so was easier said than done!

After two hours of rest, they’d more or less recovered from the aftereffectsof their flight. Their complexions were still ugly, but they’d recovered most of their soul power and physical strength. Currently, even if atrue delicacy were placed front of them, they wouldn’t even be able totouch it.

Dai Yueheng informed everyone of Du Leisi and the othersoul masters’ background. They were all soldiers who’d been personallychosen by the White Tiger Duke, the White Tiger Bodyguards. They onlyfollowed the Duke’s orders, and also resided in the Duke’s Mansion.

Of those in the White Tiger bodyguards, everyone was at least a SoulElder. Moreover, one’s families needed to have held a position insidethe Duke’s Mansion for at least three generation before one was eligible to become one of the White Tiger Bodyguards. Therefore, besides thembeing very strong, they were also extremely loyal.

The White Tiger Bodyguards had a total of five hundred members and were the White Tiger Duke’s biggest trump card. They had several different types of soultools, and they were always present at the Duke’s side. Wherever hewent, they went. Of course, the treatment they received was also thebest. Every single one of them had their own residences inside of theDuke’s Mansion. As such, it was obvious how important they were to theDuke.

When he’d lived inside of the Duke’s Mansion, Huo Yuhao hadalso seen the White Tiger bodyguards a few times. But because of hisstatus at the time, it had been impossible for him to even approachthem.