Mingde Hall Poaching Plan, Meng Hongchen's Sense of Crisis

The moment Jing Hongchen saw them appear out of thin air, his expression changed drastically, and his pupils contracted sharply.

"What?"

How had these people...

suddenly appeared?!

Was it because of that purplish-black spatial rift?

Jing Hongchen stared fixedly at the gap in midair as it gradually closed and vanished.

A terrifying, hair-raising possibility instantly took shape in his mind.

Could it be that the members of Akatsuki could create such spatial rifts anywhere on Douluo Continent, allowing them to appear anywhere they wished?

The thought instantly turned his face extremely grim, and cold sweat broke out across his back.

If that were true, then in the future...

how could he ever sleep soundly again?

Wouldn't Mingde Hall's defenses be completely useless in their eyes?!

While Jing Hongchen's heart pounded in alarm, Huo Yuhao kept his hands in his pockets and slowly spoke.

"Nice to meet you..."

"Or rather, nice to see you again."

"Hall Master Hongchen!"

Jing Hongchen took a deep breath, forcibly calming his wildly surging emotions. He snorted irritably.

"Huo Yuhao?"

"So it was you, brat?"

His sharp gaze swiftly swept across Huo Yuhao's white captain's haori, as well as the wooden tag on his shoulder engraved with the character "One."

"I never expected that you, the peerless genius regarded as Shrek's hope for the future, would ultimately betray Mu En..."

"And transform yourself into Akatsuki's Holy Son!"

That was right. Ever since Huo Yuhao had defected from Shrek half a year ago and his earth-shattering feat of cutting Long Xiaoyao in half with a single slash had spread, his fearsome reputation had completely resounded throughout Douluo Continent.

The official information released by Akatsuki was this:

Huo Yuhao was the personal disciple of their leader, "Uchiha Madara."

Therefore, to the uninformed people of Douluo Continent, Akatsuki was