Volume 41, Chapter 573.2: Prince Xu Sanshi (1/2)

“Third senior brother, good luck with your work here.” Huo Yuhao hugged Xu Sanshi and gave him a pat on the back.

Xu Sanshi sighed before saying, “I never expected something like this to happen. I'll pen a letter right away and get my family members and my mother to come here. I really hope my mother won’t do something foolish after seeing…”

As he spoke, he became even more depressed, After all, the royal family of the Dou Ling Empire was his family! Now that they had been wiped out, how could he not be depressed?

“Yuhao, I’ll settle things over here. Even though I don’t have much experience in governing an empire, I’ll do my best to make sure everything stays stable. I’ll need your help to take care of matters at the Academy, as well as the Dou Ling Empire troops at the front line. The Dou Ling Empire cannot afford to take another hit like this.”

Huo Yuhao nodded and said, “Third senior brother, try your best to stabilize things here as soon as possible. It would also be good if you could start on the reconstruction of the palace immediately. I will try to delay your army’s return while you settle these things. The war has only just begun, and I have no idea what the future will hold for all of us. However, regardless of how things might turn out, we will all do our best to defend our land against the Sun Moon Empire.”

After bidding goodbye to Xu Sanshi and the other people from Dou Ling Empire, Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong flew back to Shrek City overnight.

Reality proved Huo Yuhao’s prediction correct. Of course, it was not entirely his own prediction when Ju Zi had already informed him personally. Even though she had not lied to him about her plan, Huo Yuhao took a little too long to fully grasp her plan.

While the two of them were flying across the night sky, Huo Yuhao revealed a solemn expression, while Tang Wutong could not help but frown.

Yes, the war had only just begun. The Sun Moon Empire’s army was still at Shrek City. Now, the entire continent was becoming increasingly chaotic. The Sun Moon Empire had undeniably gotten the upper hand. If things were to continue this way, no one could be sure when they would suddenly launch an all-out attack on them.

This time around, even though they had managed to take out what was equivalent to a beast-ranked soul engineer legion, the entire royal family of the Dou Ling Empire had been wiped out. This meant that internal problems within the Dou Ling Empire would start to surface, and the Dou Ling Empire’s fighting power would definitely decrease.

The next target for the Sun Moon Empire would definitely not be Dou Ling Empire. They would go for the Star Luo Empire. Once the Star Luo Empire was out of the picture, taking down Dou Ling Empire would be a piece of cake. It seemed like Huo Yuhao would have no choice but to fight alongside that man.

When he thought about this, Huo Yuhao could not help but reveal an awkward expression.

After going through so much, the hatred in his heart was a lot less intense than before. This was especially true after seeing what had happened to Ju Zi. She had given up on too many things because of the hatred in her heart. Even though she was now the War God Empress, she was not leading a blissful life!

Perhaps, the right time for Huo Yuhao to settle his relationship with that man was coming soon.

As this thought surfaced in his mind, Huo Yuhao could not help but feel a little apprehensive about meeting him again. He was not very willing to face that man—the person whom he had once hated unconditionally but had now started to gain some respect from Huo Yuhao.

By the time Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong returned to Shrek City, it was almost dawn. Shrek City was very quiet, but the belligerence in the air was palpable.

After Shrek City was rebuilt, it was a lot larger than before. It was almost as big as the entire Radiant City. Right now, Shrek City was housing hundreds of thousands of troops, which were elite troops from the Star Luo and Dou Ling empires. They seemed to be ready to decide victory once and for all with the Sun Moon Empire’s army. Of course, the remaining troops of the Heavenly Soul Empire were also within Shrek City.

The current Heavenly Soul Empire army had about seventy thousand people. Even though they had lost a lot of their elite troops, those who were able to survive were truly the cream of the crop from the Heavenly Soul Empire. In fact, some of the survivors were members of the Body Sect.

However, the fact was that both the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Body Sect had already been destroyed by the Sun Moon Empire. They were now a long way from what they were in the past. Whenever Huo Yuhao thought about Princess Wei Na’s pale face and soulless eyes, he could not help but sigh. Wars were truly cruel things.

After flying straight into the academy and across Sea God’s Lake, they landed on Sea God’s Island. There was no time for them to rest. After all, every new piece of information could decide the outcome of the war.

Even though Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong were already Titled Douluo, they would still feel tired like normal people. However, now was definitely not the time for them to catch up on any form of rest.

Both of them sped into the Sea God’s Pavilion. As usual, Huo Yuhao prayed before the Golden Tree before stepping into the pavilion.

They did not try to conceal their auras, and their arrival awakened the Elders from their meditation.

Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong stood silently as they waited in the hall.

Tang Wutong squeezed Huo Yuhao’s hand and whispered, “Yuhao, be careful with your words later. Don’t mess it up.”