Chapter 359

Tang Wulin leaned against the corner of the wall, asking in his heart:

"Yutong, how many people are left outside?"

He didn't believe that those Evil Soul Masters of the Holy Spirit Sect would really feel at ease leaving him and Huo Yutong alone.

Huo Yutong's answer confirmed his suspicion.

"Just one, the leader of the Xi Shui Alliance, Nangong Wan."

"What is his cultivation level?"

"Around ninety-three to ninety-four."

"I understand."

If the opponent is only that one person, then he and Huo Yutong joining forces still have a considerable chance of victory.

Of course, the premise is that he truly is the only one; no one can be sure whether there aren't any Holy Spirit Sect members hiding in the dark.

Tang Wulin pursed his lips, closed his eyes, and asked: "According to your current condition, how long will it take you to 'wake up'?"

Acting naturally requires going all the way; since Huo Yutong is pretending to be unconscious, her unconscious time must be reasonable—neither too long nor too short.

Huo Yutong roughly calculated and replied: "About half an hour, plus the time I need to recover; Ye Xi Shui and the others probably won't return within an hour."

Tang Wulin's eyes narrowed slightly, he changed the subject, and asked:

"What do you think those few Evil Soul Masters went off to do?"

"Probably to deal with tonight's affairs."

"As I thought, you think the same."

Tang Wulin's voice was very solemn.

Actually, before coming to the Qingse Hotel, they went to meet certain people.

The main members of these people were Zhang Lexuan, Xuanzi, Bu Budie, Weina, and Xu Jiujiu, high-ranking officials from the original three kingdoms of the Douluo.

And at this meeting, they learned of one thing:

Today, the Ri Yue Di Guo began planning a blockade of Bright Capital.

Considering their swift action, this blockade was likely a plan decided from the start, only now being implemented.

Bright Capital is the capital of the Ri Yue Di Guo and an absolute core; once Tang Wulin and the others are blockaded inside Bright Capital, they will face the predicament of being caught in a urn.

And now, the Ri Yue Di Guo has already completed a three-sided blockade of Bright Capital.

Bright Capital has four sides, three of which are vast plains suitable for farming and marching; the blockade currently occupies those three plains.

According to reliable intelligence, the Ri Yue Di Guo has deployed at least five nine-level fixed soul cannon shells on each of those three plains.

That's a full five nine-level fixed soul cannon shells; if fired all at once, they could instantly plunge a large city into a sea of fire—a terrifying weapon. Even top-tier experts like Xuanzi and Bu Budie, facing a volley of five nine-level fixed soul cannon shells, could only save their own lives, absolutely unable to protect others.

In other words, if everyone tried to force a breakthrough from those three plains, the chance of success might even be lower than the probability of the Ri Yue Di Guo not cooperating with the Holy Spirit Sect.

And now the biggest problem lies in the one side that has not been equipped with nine-level fixed soul cannon shells.

This side is an ordinary mountain range, where even soul beast activity is rare; although Bright Capital has no city walls, saying that the continent's first city was built against the mountains is not actually wrong—it's just that Bright Capital's area is too vast, so most people don't notice.

The Ri Yue Di Guo has placed destructive weapons on the other three sides, but left this side completely empty; looking at it, it reeks of a trap. Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong unanimously believe that this side is actually where the Ri Yue Di Guo has placed an absolute killing move; charging straight in this direction would truly mean certain death.

However, the others think that since breaking through the other three sides is impossible anyway, they might as well try the west side, which appears to have no ambush.

Perhaps the Ri Yue Di Guo, out of fear of the strong power of Shilake Academy and the Body Sect, is temporarily unwilling to clash with them, thus deliberately leaving a route for everyone to escape.

Regarding this speculation, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong both feel it's wrong, but given their current status, it's still hard for them to have enough authority to change Bu Budie and Xuanzi's decision.

Moreover, the nine-level fixed soul cannon shells are indeed a visible terrifying threat; unable to prove their guess correct, they can only agree to Xuanzi and Bu Budie's decision.

Tang Wulin sighed helplessly in his heart and asked:

"Yutong, how credible do you think the words of your senior sister Juzi are?"

"Around seventy percent."

"Really..."

After the meeting ended and they returned to the hotel, Huo Yutong discovered a note in her room.

On it was written a simple sentence.

"Leave quickly, the west side is temporarily safe, cut cut cut."

Besides that sentence, there is also a circular mark.

After seeing that circular mark, Huo Yutong told Tang Wulin that it is a symbol often used by someone she has a good relationship with from the Ri Yue Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

Then she told Tang Wulin everything related to Juzi, including Juzi's hatred in her heart and her goal.

After hearing Huo Yutong's explanation, Tang Wulin always felt something was off, but the time was already very urgent, so he didn't voice what he was thinking.

The most important thing right now is what Juzi's purpose is in sending this message.

Obviously, the other party is urging them to quickly leave Bright Capital from the west side.

Considering Juzi's identity as the Regent Consort, if she isn't intentionally trying to deceive Huo Yutong, her message is highly credible; the west is truly safe for now, and going west is much better than the other three sides.

Seen this way, the decisions of Xuanzi, Bu Budie, and others are actually correct.

But compared to the information about leaving via the west, Tang Wulin is actually more concerned about the word "temporary".

What does "temporary" mean? Does it mean that something bad will happen on the west side if we wait a little longer? Is the Ri Yue Di Guo's deployment there really stronger than those five nine-level fixed soul cannon shells?

If that's really the case, what should they do? Tang Wulin clenched his fists, his expression somewhat bitter.

He is still too weak, making it hard to counter the current gloomy situation.

In Bright Capital, there are now at least two Limit Douluo, countless soul-guided artillery shells, and the number of ninth-level soul engineers has reached double digits, far exceeding what an individual can handle.

Tang Wulin's long-lost desire for power rose again.

Thinking about it carefully, his rapid progress over this period actually made him a bit inflated, to the extent that his cultivation speed also dropped considerably.

After escaping from Bright Capital this time, he must cultivate with all his might, striving to gain the power to change the situation as soon as possible.

(End of chapter)