Chapter 230: The Wind Rises and Clouds Gather (Part 1)

This scene left Huo Yuhao feeling greatly alarmed, and just as he calmed down, he was once again met by Luo Yu's heavy punches.

Boom!

The Ice Emperor's Bodyguard was completely shattered by this punch, and even Huo Yuhao was knocked heavily to the ground. Utilizing the force of this punch, Huo Yuhao rolled away, and at the same time, with the help of Tian Meng and the Ice Empress, he broke free from the feedback-restricting shackles in his hands.

Before Huo Yuhao could gather his soul power, a palm grabbed his arm again; a series of moves—elbow strikes, hook punches, and knee strikes—flowed like water.

Luo Yu's fists fell upon Huo Yuhao like raindrops. By now, Huo Yuhao had no soul power left to block Luo Yu's attacks and could only channel his final bit of soul power to protect his vital points. He knew he had no way to counterattack, and he couldn't even manage to protect himself.

So painful...

This was Huo Yuhao's first reaction, but his powerful Spirit Power would not allow him to pass out.

"Pfft!"

Spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, Huo Yuhao was sent flying by a punch from Luo Yu, crashing hard into the Soul Guidance Protective Barrier of the competition stage. Snowflakes drifted, the ice on the competition stage shattered completely, and finally dissipated into the air.

"Cough, cough..." Huo Yuhao struggled to stand up while rubbing his chest, and with a bitter smile, he said, "I lost."

The match ended, Luo Yu won.

"Sun Moon Empire must win, Luo Yu is invincible!"

"Luo Yu must win!"

Supported by Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao walked off the competition stage with a pained expression. Luo Yu did not say anything more, turned around, left the stage, and returned to Menluo's side.

Facts proved that this match was very necessary; at the very least, it let those little guys from the Sun Moon Battle Team recognize their own strength. Although he didn't know what the Tang Sect Battle Team was thinking, his goal had ultimately been achieved.

Huo Yuhao's expression was somewhat ugly as he asked, "Master, if you and I join forces, do you think we have the confidence to defeat that guy?"

Bei Bei shook his head with a bitter smile, "Little Junior Brother, I don't know either. This battle was too chaotic..."

"Forget it, let's go back and talk about it." Huo Yuhao slowly left the competition venue.

Watching the Tang Sect members leave, the entire Soul Guidance Trial Ground had exploded into an uproar.

"Students, please be quiet for a moment, I have a few words to say."

As Luo Yu's voice fell, the originally noisy Soul Guidance Trial Ground quickly quieted down. Often, Luo Yu's words were actually more effective than those of their teachers; this was a moment worth remembering for the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.

The words that followed were actually prepared by Jing Hongchen in advance, nothing more than words to encourage the students of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy to continue working hard.

Of course, although these words were usually on the lips of their teachers every day, the effect of them being said at this moment was completely different. The words were the same, but it depended on whose mouth they came from.

Mingyue Hotel.

Bei Bei looked at the injured Huo Yuhao and asked, "Yu Hao, are you alright?"

Huo Yuhao's expression was somewhat strange; he was silent for a moment before saying, "I'm alright, that guy..."

Halfway through his sentence, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but sigh silently.

"Simply put, as of now, our chances of winning against the Sun Moon Battle Team are very low. Judging from this exchange, that guy named Luo Yu is terrifyingly strong. I can't tell how powerful he is from his martial soul, but he seems to be covered in Soul Guidance Devices from head to toe. His attacks are mixed with various combinations of Soul Guidance Devices. Just from his simple attack methods, you can never guess what type of Soul Guidance Device that guy is using to hit you..."

After finishing this battle, Huo Yuhao was left with more or less of a shadow in his heart. After all, you simply couldn't fathom why a Soul Guidance Heavy Sword could carry an electric shock, why restriction shackles could be used on your opponent in close-quarters combat, and even how a close-range, high-power offensive Soul Guidance Device like the Palm Thunder Cannon could be manufactured?

Has the development of the Soul Engineer reached this point?

In Huo Yuhao's heart, this sentence was almost shouted. After all, in this battle, if he hadn't borrowed the power of the Ice Empress and Tian Meng, Huo Yuhao knew he would have lost even more miserably.

In fact, Huo Yuhao did not know that the origin of these things was the idea of Su Yu himself. Many things had not been brought out by Luo Yu yet, because some things would be boring if brought out too early. Moreover, this was just a sparring match; there was no need to reveal all his trump cards, as the real competition hadn't started yet.

At the same time, the Three Great Empires also learned of this sparring match, and different opinions emerged internally.

Regarding the Su Family, the Star Luo Empire specifically sent an envoy to Shrek, the purpose of which was to explain that the Su Family of the Star Luo Empire had nothing to do with them, and to hope that Shrek Academy could summon Su Yu back from the Sun Moon Empire to serve the Star Luo Empire.

However, Shrek did not give a positive response regarding this, only telling the Star Luo Empire side that they would consider it at their discretion. This meeting made the Star Luo Empire feel a bit of pressure. At the same time, in order to show their sincerity, the Star Luo Empire would also provide a generous gift if Su Yu were willing to return.

This news was quickly sent to the Su Family, and the current head of the Su Family quickly gave an answer that they would try their best to cooperate with the Empire's request to have Su Yu return to the country as soon as possible, but Su Yu himself did not give a clear answer.

The movements of the Three Great Empires were still stable for now, but Su Yu knew that the Three Great Empires themselves were not of one mind. Border friction was a common occurrence. If there was Shrek Academy, which was independent of the Three Great Empires, and its students basically came from the nobility of the Three Great Empires, this was equivalent to giving the Three Great Empires a layer of basic joint security.

Otherwise, the Three Great Empires would have already started fighting. The Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Soul Empire bordered the Sun Moon Empire, and border conflicts were constant year after year. However, because of the reputation of Shrek Academy, the conflicts had always been restrained.

This restraint would not last long. Number One had been stolen, the experiments for Number Two were nearing their end, and the experiments for Number Three had officially begun. If Number Two could truly take that step, the borders of the Three Great Empires would be quickly swept away by the Mecha legion, and no matter how many Title Douluo or Super Douluo came, it would be of no use.

However, these problems were only known to a very small number of people within the Sun Moon Empire. The people of the Three Great Empires were completely kept in the dark, and they even still felt that if a war broke out, Shrek Academy would lead them to defeat the Sun Moon Empire again like it did eight thousand years ago, defending the glory of the Douluo Continent.

Unfortunately, the times have changed...

"May I ask if you are the Family Head of the Su Family?" A middle-aged man wearing a long robe with the Star Luo royal emblem embroidered on his chest asked slowly.

"Sorry, you have the wrong person. The Family Head of the Su Family is in the Star Luo Empire; this is the Sun Moon Empire." Su Yu looked coldly at the middle-aged man in front of him and rejected his words.

The middle-aged man sat down on the sofa opposite Su Yu and said, "Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Xu Jiayan, and I have been ordered by the Emperor to invite the Family Head of the Su Family for a talk."

Su Yu looked at the person in front of him and said, "I don't think I have violated the laws of the Star Luo Empire, nor have I offended the powerful figures of the Star Luo Empire. It seems we have nothing worth discussing, right?"

Seeing that things were not going well, Xu Jiayan hurriedly smiled and said, "The Family Head of the Su Family has misunderstood. This rash visit is because His Majesty wants to invite the Family Head of the Su Family to join the Star Luo Empire military and serve the royal family. If the Family Head of the Su Family can agree, His Majesty will provide a satisfactory and generous gift."

Su Yu smiled and said, "Is that so?"

Seeing that Su Yu's expression had softened, Xu Jiayan conveyed the news about the meeting with Shrek to Su Yu. Before setting off, the royal family had also allowed him to disclose the news of the meeting to a certain extent.

"I will consider your invitation. In that case, Lord Xu, please return." Su Yu issued an order to leave very politely.

After the servant politely sent Xu Jiayan out of the manor, Su Yu stood in front of the third-floor window and watched Xu Jiayan's back gradually disappear.

He knew that the Star Luo Empire did not value his potential, but the value Su Yu possessed. The Soul Guidance Blueprints brought back from his studies at Mingde Hall, as well as the Soul Guidance knowledge of Mingde Hall, could allow the Star Luo Empire to achieve a qualitative leap.

Because he learned from Shrek that at the time, the blueprints Su Yu brought back from Mingde Hall could not be deciphered, or even understood, by the entire Soul Guidance Department of Shrek Academy!

Although these were just casual mentions by Yan Shaozhe, this sentence brought incomparable shock to Xu Jiawei!

He realized that the value Su Yu possessed could no longer be classified by simple strength. It could even be said that Su Yu's current value was definitely not inferior to a Title Douluo. From a strategic point of view, a Title Douluo might not even be as useful as Su Yu!

However, Xu Jiawei also knew that it seemed a bit too late to think of this now.

After all, many things regarding the Su Family had already made both sides very unhappy, and even after such a major change happened to the Su Family later, he hadn't even shown any concern. Invisibly, Su Yu seemed to be getting further and further away from them...

"Young Master, the Old Master says to please go to Mingde Hall; the Madam is waiting for you there."

The servant's report interrupted Su Yu's thoughts. Su Yu got up and said, "I know."

Arriving at Mingde Hall and seeing Mu Hanyan chatting and laughing with the teachers of Mingde Hall, Su Yu knew that he had fallen into a wolf's den this time.

"Mom, I'm here."

Su Yu looked at Su Xinyuan, who was smiling so widely that the corners of his mouth reached his earlobes, and ultimately decided to speak up to Break this harmonious scene.

"So you actually turned out to be Mu Hanyan's son!"

An extremely familiar voice rang out from behind Su Yu; looking at the old man before him, Su Yu did not know what attitude to use to answer the words of the old man before him.