Chapter 467: Xun Yu's Venomous Scheme: Kill Them All!

At the same time the Element Academy set off.

Shui Yue'er's request for help had also already arrived in the Gu Lei Kingdom.

The timeline of the Spirit Hall forcibly taking over the Element Academy was basically the same as the death of the Heaven Dou Great Emperor, so Feihuang definitely would not have time to rush over.

He was not even in the Gu Lei Kingdom; the person who actually received Shui Yue'er's letter was Xun Yu.

Xun Yu had actually been prepared for a long time, and he could roughly estimate the lineup the Spirit Hall would use to deal with the Element Academy.

The Seven Great Consecrators were very Prideful; they would not deign to lower themselves to deal with a mere Element Academy. A few Spirit Douluo were not qualified to make the Consecrators take action.

Moreover, ever since they were defeated by the Gu Lei Kingdom, those homebodies had become even more reclusive, almost never stepping out of their doors, instead focusing on bitter cultivation in seclusion, intending to wash away their shame after becoming stronger.

As for the Nine Great Elders, except for Tuoba Xi who was far away in Star Luo, the remaining eight—one dead, two captured, and the other five all carrying injuries, almost all caused by Nan Feihuang—were certainly unable to fight for the time being.

And Tuoba Xi was currently within the territory of the Star Luo Empire, responsible for matters regarding the sect's absorption.

Without a Title Douluo, they could only send Spirit Douluo. Xun Yu put himself in the Spirit Hall's position; they would inevitably adopt the principle of proximity, letting the Elephant Armored Sect take action, supplemented by a few Spirit Douluo from within the Hall, numbering at least six, or as many as eight.

If it were Xun Yu himself, he would send at least eight, but those guys in the Spirit Hall were very Prideful; they probably felt that for the current Element Academy, six was quite enough, and Huyan Zhen alone was enough to count for two.

Or rather, this was the Pride and ignorance shared by all forces on the Douluo Continent.

Thinking back to his previous life, when his lord Cao Cao went out to fight, even if an army of ten thousand could solve the opponent, he would still send at least fifty thousand, crushing the opponent with five times the force.

This was why: first, to achieve a crushing victory and end the battle as quickly as possible to avoid greater casualties; second, to ensure nothing went wrong by committing as much force as possible.

But in this world, Xun Yu discovered that they seemed to have a habit called "good enough."

For many things, "good enough" was fine.

For example, the ambush on Tang San in the valley; they only sent two or three Title Douluo because the Spirit Hall felt that such a small number was "good enough."

Or like the ambush on Nan Feihuang; six Title Douluo, and she also felt it was "good enough," sufficient.

But Xun Yu was different; he understood one principle: if you are always "good enough" in ordinary times, you will fall just short at the critical moment.

Therefore, the Spirit Hall's plans failed time and time again, all because of these two words: "good enough."

This kind of mistake, the Spirit Hall could make, but Xun Yu could not; he directly sent someone to invite Dugu Bo.

Nan Feihuang and Long Gong were currently still in Tiandou City. Although Lan Xue, Nan Tianchen, and Yu Yuanzhen had recovered from their injuries after the fierce battle a few days ago, they still needed time to rest their spirits. The unscathed Dugu Bo was the strongest combat power currently available in the country.

Dugu Bo arrived quickly and asked, "Little Xun, what is the matter for which you seek this old man?"

"Senior, please look at this letter." Xun Yu handed Shui Yue'er's letter to Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo quickly read it through once.

"So that's it. Little Xun, you want me to go save those people from the Element Academy, right?" Dugu Bo never liked any twists and turns in his speech and said bluntly, "However, we have just reached a superficial peace with the Spirit Hall. If we confront them head-on at this time, wouldn't that give them an excuse to tear up the agreement?"

Xun Yu smiled slightly, "Why would Mr. Dugu say that? Who said we are going to confront the Spirit Hall? What we are dealing with is only a 'mysterious force'." The Spirit Hall had always engaged in ambushes and sneak attacks; they did so to Tang San, to the Upper Three Sects, and to Nan Feihuang as well.

This behavior had its benefits, namely that it could at least stop people from talking, unless there was evidence—for example, if Nan Feihuang had directly captured a Spirit Hall Elder alive, making it impossible for them to deny it.

Otherwise, no one would dare to say openly that these things were done by the Spirit Hall.

But this behavior was a double-edged sword. If a third-party force intervened and helped one side beat back the mysterious force, it had nothing to do with the Spirit Hall either.

Who told them to hide their identities? We didn't know you were from the Spirit Hall.

"I see, this old man understands." Dugu Bo was not a fool; he understood at once, grasping Xun Yu's intention: to use their own strategy against them.

"Mr. Dugu, this time the Spirit Hall's operation is likely handled jointly by people from the Spirit Hall Academy and the Elephant Armor Academy. I hope you can help me kill the people from the Elephant Armor Academy!" Xun Yu said. He had subsequent plans; although they were not major, if they could be completed, they would help the Gu Lei Kingdom to some extent.

"Kill the Elephant Armor people? Which ones?" Dugu Bo asked suspiciously.

"Kill them all. Kill every one you see; it is best if not a single one is left, especially the Heavenly Elephant Huyan Zhen—he must die." Xun Yu's eyes revealed a murderous look.

As a civil official, he rarely showed such murderous intent.

"Kill every one I see?" Dugu Bo was startled. Had the Elephant Armored Sect offended Xun Yu somewhere? To actually make him issue such a ruthless order, "Little Xun, is this decision of yours intended by the Xiaofeijiang?"

Xun Yu shook his head, "No, the Lord does not know about this matter. If the Lord were here, his order would probably only be for you to kill Huyan Zhen. The Lord's heart is sometimes hard and sometimes soft; he cannot bring himself to kill Guangling Douluo, with whom he has old ties. But for unrelated people like Huyan Zhen, his Fangtian Halberd could be swung down without hesitation. However, although the Lord is ruthless, he is not venomous; he cannot issue an order to exterminate them all."

"I am the Lord's strategist; the parts the Lord lacks, I will make up for. I think Senior Dugu should not be the type of person with womanish benevolence, right?"

"Of course not. Mass poisoning of enemies is exactly my specialty," Dugu Bo laughed. If his heart were not venomous, the Spirit Master world would not have turned pale at the mention of his name back then.

"Then I will trouble Senior Dugu. By the way, there is one more thing I ask you to pay attention to: do not kill important figures of the Spirit Hall like Xie Yue and Yan; just drive them back. Although we have a legitimate reason, everything has a bottom line. Killing the Elephant Armored Sect does not touch the Spirit Hall's bottom line, so it does not matter, but if you kill too many people from the Spirit Hall Academy, that would be going too far," Xun Yu reminded him.

Dugu Bo nodded, "Rest assured, Little Xun, this old man has a sense of proportion."

This matter was not difficult for him; besides, the Elephant Armor people were easy to recognize—the fattest group was definitely them, no mistake. He only needed to kill the fat ones.

After speaking, Dugu Bo flew away. Watching Dugu Bo's departing back, Xun Yu sighed.

In fact, when he was under Cao Cao back then, he would not have issued such a ruthless order to exterminate everyone. First, because he was not a ruthless person by nature; second, his former lord Cao Cao was a black-hearted fellow himself and would not show mercy even without his advice; third, Cao Cao had other strategists, such as the brilliant Guo Jia and the venomous Jia Xu.

But the current Nan Feihuang was different. Apart from being able to fight, he was far inferior to Cao Mengde in terms of being black-bellied, hard-hearted, or venomous. Moreover, he only had one strategist: himself.

Therefore, Xun Yu had to shoulder all the responsibilities of the former chief strategists of Cao Cao alone.

If Feihuang's heart was not hard enough, then he would become hard; if he was not venomous enough, then he would devise the venomous schemes.

As a strategist, one's duty was to make up for the shortcomings of one's lord in all aspects.

(End of chapter)