"Just look at your uselessness!"
Xuan Lao pointed at the group, hating iron for not becoming steel.
Huo Yuhao—just like that, he wins your favor?
Of course, saying he wasn't envious would be a lie.
Xuan Lao snorted coldly, then gave another instruction.
"When I landed just now, the noise was a bit big. The military should've noticed. This place is only about fifty li from the Star Luo Empire's Western Legion. Their people should arrive soon."
"I'm going to sleep for a bit. You all handle it yourselves! I'm tired, tired. Luckily dinner was good today."Muttering to himself, Xuan Lao's figure flashed and vanished.
He was clearly staying away, or he'd only get more "emotionally damaged."
Sure enough, not long later, streaks of light fell from the sky in the distance, landing precisely in their direction.
Dai Yaoheng raised his hand and punched the sky. Instantly, a ball of white light exploded three meters above his head, spreading into a bright halo.
The descending figures immediately locked onto the position. Soon, a squad of around thirty warriors—each wearing tight black leather armor—landed from above.
The flight-type soul tools on their backs were black as well, visibly different from the ones Shrek had requisitioned earlier.
As they touched down, they moved sharply into formation, circling Shrek's group. Leading them was a stern-faced old man.
"Who are you people? What is your purpose, approaching our forces using flight-type soul tools?"As he spoke, he and all his men released their martial souls.
In an instant, dazzling soul rings lit up the surroundings.
The old man leading them was a seven-ring Soul Sage—three yellow, two purple, two black. Not perfect, but extremely impressive.
The soul masters he brought were all at least four-ring, though all looked to be in their thirties or older.
Some among them were even five-ring Soul Kings.
Under the glow of the soul rings, a faintly glowing white tiger-head insignia could be seen on each of their chests.
The tiger head was huge, covering most of their leather armor—vivid, ferocious, commanding.
"Elder Du, you don't recognize me?" Dai Yaoheng stepped forward with a smile.
The old man froze, then looked closely in the light—instantly showing surprise and joy.
"Ah! It's the young master! Young master, why are you here? These people are…?"
Dai Yaoheng smiled. "These are my classmates from Shrek Academy. I've already exchanged letters with my father. Is Father here?"
Du Leisi raised his hand, and the others retracted their martial souls.
"So that's how it is. The Marshal is in the camp. He should already be up for morning training. I'll take the young master and your classmates to meet him."
…
While they talked, the obsession inside Huo Yuhao was already surging.
Its restless agitation made Huo Yuhao even more curious—what exactly did the White Tiger Duke look like?
To this obsession, half of its life came from that man. Yet from birth until now, not even the original host had ever seen his father once.
Huo Yuhao searched every corner of his inherited memories. Not even a vague silhouette existed.
It was as if from the moment he was born, he had been abandoned.
All that remained were the shadows his mother used to draw in the dirt with sticks. Every time she did, her expression grew soft and gentle.
Huo Yuhao remembered her words:The happiest, most joyful thing of her life was being with that man once—and giving birth to a son.
Even though she never saw him again, she never regretted it.
The obsession inside him churned, almost rampaging, even as Huo Yuhao forcefully suppressed it.
But the more you suppress such things, the harder they rebound.
"Huo Yuhao… are you alright…"
Wang Dong, standing closest, noticed the abnormality first.
Huo Yuhao shook his head lightly. Now was not the time to clear the obsession.
With his current strength, even if he met the White Tiger Duke, he couldn't kill him.
If he revealed killing intent recklessly, he might get backlashed.
"Huo Yuhao…"
Wang Dong didn't speak more—he simply held Huo Yuhao's hand, comforting him gently as he whispered his name.
…
By now, the sky had brightened completely. The morning sun rose from the east, coating everyone with a layer of gold.
As they took to the air again…
Far ahead, massive military camps appeared one after another, all built against the mountains—some directly built into the Mingdou Mountain Range itself.
Calling them "camps" wasn't even accurate.Because on the western-facing side, an immense fortress wall stretched across, over thirty meters high and nearly fifty meters thick.
Although it was only early morning, endless caravans were already transporting stone out from the mountains.
Dai Yaoheng flew near Huo Yuhao, now treating him with familiar closeness. He smiled."Yuhao, first time seeing a military camp?"
As if wanting to boast—or scare him—Dai Yaoheng began explaining.
"Our Star Luo Empire is in the southeast of the continent. The east and south are coastal. Our territory is second only to the Sun Moon Empire."
"The army is mainly divided into two great legions: the Western Legion and the Northern Legion. The Western Legion guards against the Sun Moon Empire, so it's the most important. Total strength: five hundred thousand."
"The Western Legion is the most elite. What you're seeing now is the Central Corps—one hundred thousand of the strongest."
"And my father… is the Empire's Marshal!"
"He not only commands the entire Western Legion—he's also the Corps Commander of the Central Corps!"
Finishing, Dai Yaoheng looked at Huo Yuhao, wanting to see shock… or fear.
But he was disappointed.
Huo Yuhao's eyes were calm—unusually calm.
It felt like punching a pile of cotton.
But Dai Yaoheng didn't give up.Words weren't enough—Huo Yuhao needed to see it for himself.
Once he saw his father, he'd definitely be terrified!
"Huo Yuhao, oh Huo Yuhao… letting you taste despair and fear, then killing you—that'll be the most beautiful thing in the world!"
"Once we enter the bandits' cave, I'll get rid of you without a trace. With those criminals to blame, no one will ever suspect me!"
"Hahahahaha!"
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