Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao smiled and shook his head, then looked toward Gu Yuena, who was preparing things in the center of the room.
"Na'er, how is the preparation on the Star Dou side coming along?"
"Everything is ready. But isn't more than twenty hundred thousand year spirit beasts too many? And that is just from the Star Dou Great Forest. On the Extreme North side, Snow Empress has probably arranged a similar number of spirit beasts, right?"
Gu Yuena frowned slightly and smiled helplessly. "Even if we need to forcibly tear open the spatial barrier of the Dragon Tomb and maintain a spatial passage, this number is still too many."
Huo Yuhao shook his head. "We will probably have to stay inside for quite some time. We need to arrange more experts to hold open the spatial passage."
The Dragon Tomb was a small plane with its own rules. It could only accommodate soul masters with spirit power below level fifty, and spirit power could not be used inside. Soul masters above level fifty could use spirit power, but they would be expelled by the Dragon Tomb's repulsion.
His strength and Gu Yuena's had already far exceeded this category. If they wanted to enter, the only way was to violently break through the spatial barrier. Similar to what Gu Yuena had done in the original work, having the savage beasts including Emperor Tian act together to violently hold open a spatial passage, withstanding the rules of the small plane.
But now, Emperor Tian and the other savage beasts were basically branch tower masters. If they left the Douluo Federation for a long time, it would certainly attract the attention of various forces. Even within the Spirit Transmission Tower, it could not be kept hidden.
To make matters worse, the Xingluo Continent was extremely far from the Douluo Continent, and Dragon Valley was a small world. If they acted in secret, a group of branch tower masters and tower master heirs disappearing for several months would cause an uproar throughout the Spirit Transmission Tower. The conflicts that had been accumulating among the various factions might even be triggered.
This was the downside of being important official members.
But now it was fine. Ning Fengzhi's proposal gave them a perfect excuse. Even if they took some experts away, it would not arouse suspicion.
A master, concerned for his disciple's safety, secretly followed them to Xingluo. Was there a problem with that?
If they spent too long in Dragon Valley, the Holy Spirit Cult and the Xingluo Federation could perfectly take the blame. The Spirit Transmission Tower, unable to find its people, would have a target to vent its anger on and would not fall into internal conflict.
As for what would become of the Holy Spirit Cult and the Xingluo Federation by then... they had willingly drawn them into this situation. They would just have to bear the consequences.
"Emperor Tian needs to remain in the Douluo Continent to prevent backlash from within the Spirit Transmission Tower that could cause trouble. In the eyes of other Spirit Transmission Tower members, given their relationship with me and Wulin, it is understandable that Snow Empress and Bear Lord secretly follow us when we leave. Ten Thousand Demon King and the others, you can arrange as you see fit. With two Limit Douluo leading the team, plus dozens of hundred thousand year spirit beasts, it should be enough to hold open the spatial passage."
Huo Yuhao said, "Do not think that is too many. It is better to be..."
"Cautious."
Gu Yuena blinked and smiled lightly. "If you had not reached a cultivation level close to Soul Sage, Yuhao, you would probably have prepared for a while longer, would you not?"
The plan to go to Dragon Valley had begun half a year ago. From that time, the Star Dou Great Forest and the Extreme North had been selecting spirit beasts to go to the Xingluo Continent. The chosen spirit beasts would be placed in Yuhao's half plane. When the right time came, they would be taken together to Xingluo to open the Dragon Tomb.
Originally, she had thought this time would still be far off. But unexpectedly, with the arrival of the Xingluo delegation, Yuhao had decided to go ahead.
Based on her understanding of Yuhao, this indicated only one thing.
"Yuhao, even without using those trump cards, once you become a Soul Sage, you can already handle a Limit Douluo, can you not?"
Gu Yuena's lips curled slightly. Her amethyst like eyes held a knowing smile. "Is it because of the Martial Soul True Body?"
In her view, since Yuhao had made this decision now, it meant that he already had the confidence to handle most unexpected situations.
After all, he was the most "cautious" Limit Douluo.
And powerful strength was undoubtedly the best guarantee for handling all kinds of unforeseen circumstances.
Huo Yuhao looked at her and smiled slightly. "In a certain sense, yes. In all of history, I am the one who has gained the most at the Soul Sage stage. Although compared to a true Limit Douluo, I fall a bit short in endurance, at least my combat power is solid."
The Ice Empress martial soul was a living martial soul. Its improvement at the Soul Sage stage was terrifying. It could allow him to obtain the power of the Ice Empress at her peak.
And the Ice Empress, as a four hundred thousand year savage beast, was comparable to a level 98 Super Douluo. However, that was the enhancement the Ice Empress could give him ten thousand years ago.
Now, the Ice Empress martial soul possessed the semi divine Water Dragon King origin. Ice Empress, as a spirit soul, had also been sublimated. Based on his understanding of himself, if he used the Ice Empress True Body now, he could rival a true semi divine being.
Although due to the spirit power gap between a Soul Sage and a Limit Douluo, even with Twin Soul Cores, his combat time in the Ice Empress True Body state would be limited, having Limit level combat power and not having it were two different things.
He had thought this time would be different from ten thousand years ago. But habits were habits. In the end, he had still lived like the Shilipo Sword God.
"However, the real reason that prompted me to make this decision actually has nothing to do with strength." Huo Yuhao suddenly changed the subject. "In fact, if possible, before this Xingluo trip ends, I may not choose to break through to Soul Sage."
Why break through? As long as he did not reach Soul Sage cultivation, he had the greatest guarantee of all. The God-Imprint Throne's trial.
The Eternal Lord had given him a very wide timeframe. Before breaking through to Soul Sage, he could go to the God-Imprint Throne at any time to undergo the trial.
This was the biggest reason prompting him to go to Xingluo now.
Did they understand the value of undergoing a trial during combat?
If not, just look at Emperor Tian and Tang Wulin.
When Emperor Tian led the savage beasts to attack Tang Wulin, the latter had a Sea God divine trial and simply disappeared, going to undergo the trial.
No matter how strong Emperor Tian was, what could he do?
He could only be helpless.
And he could now do something similar. With just a single thought, the Eternal Lord could pull him into the Eternal Domain, jumping out of the three realms. Even a true god could not hold him back.
Moreover, because Gu Yuena had an Equal Contract with him and possessed Star's Favor, within the trial rules of the God-Imprint Throne, this was considered his power. If necessary, he could even pull her along to escape.
On the offensive, he could break through to Soul Sage, attach spirit rings to the Ice Empress martial soul, and directly rival a Limit Douluo.
On the defensive, he could not break through and could retreat into the Eternal Domain at any time.
There was no better time than now in terms of safety.
Seeing Gu Yuena looking at him with some confusion, Huo Yuhao could not help stroking her hair. "If the need arises, you will understand. Right now, the Holy Spirit Cult is clearly targeting you and me. In other words, they still need me. But if we wait any longer, the situation will be different. So whether from a safety perspective or a timing perspective, going to Xingluo now is the best choice."
The Holy Spirit Cult's purpose in seeking him out was hoping to find someone who could restrain that deity. Now that the Holy Spirit Cult was still "recruiting people," it indicated that they still had a need in this regard.
In other words, that deity had not yet completed its nirvana. After all, the Holy Spirit Cult was originally no match for that deity. If it had already recovered, the Holy Spirit Cult might not dare to play their little tricks.
And without being able to determine the progress of that deity's nirvana, the Holy Spirit Cult's invitation was tantamount to an Ultimatum for him.
If they continued to wait, no one knew what variables would appear later. They could not count on the speed of their own godhood surpassing the speed of a deity's nirvana. That was not confidence. That was arrogance.
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