Shadow Brought Dugu Yan Back Tied Up? The Heaven Dou Army in Turmoil!

Dai Yunzhao spent an entire night bestowing martial souls upon the men those generals had brought with them.

But he had exhausted himself as well!

Bestowing martial souls consumed an enormous amount of Soul Power.

Still, it was worth it overall.

If only Shadow possessed this ability. With his inexhaustible Soul Power, he could create an army of hundreds of thousands in a single day!

Dai Yunzhao raised his arm.

"Once Shadow delivers that letter, we can reel in the net!"

He let out a breath and sensed his Soul Power.

This complete depletion of Soul Power had also counted as cultivation!

His Soul Power Level had now reached level thirty-eight!

All this scheming and deception was because his cultivation was not strong enough.

If he were a Titled Douluo, he would just whip anyone he saw on the battlefield!

He would have Shadow take him into the enemy camp and hack down everyone he encountered—even the dogs!

Unfortunately, his cultivation was insufficient.

The Star Luo Empire also lacked experts like that.

If they had even a few, they would not need to scheme so much!

Within White Tiger Hall, shadows flickered.

Dai Yunzhao curled his lips. "Shadow, you're back?"

The Black Armor Warrior stepped out of the shadows.

In his hand, he carried someone bound up like a rice dumpling!

Dai Yunzhao abruptly rose to his feet.

Who had he brought back?

Shadow pointed at the rice dumpling in his hand, his voice as dull as ever. "This is Dugu Bo's granddaughter. From my observations over the past few days, she is Dugu Bo's weak point!"

"If we kidnap her, Dugu Bo will not dare act rashly!"

Dugu Yan!

Dai Yunzhao had not expected Dugu Bo to keep Dugu Yan by his side.

Dai Yunzhao crouched down and looked at Dugu Yan, who had been tied up like a twisted rope. He could not help laughing. "So this is Dugu Bo's granddaughter. Treat her well!"

Dai Yunzhao reached out and removed the cloth stuffed into Dugu Yan's mouth.

Only then could Dugu Yan gasp for breath.

She was utterly terrified!

The guards around her had all collapsed in an instant after her grandfather left!

Then an invisible giant hand had dragged her into the darkness.

When she opened her eyes again, she was already in White Tiger Hall!

Dugu Yan shouted sharply, "If you dare do anything to me, my grandfather will never let you off!"

Dai Yunzhao was rarely this interested. "Oh! Quite the fiery little mare!"

"If your grandfather could really do anything to me, then after so many days of war, why is White Tiger Pass still as impregnable as ever?"

"Save your threats for yourself, little girl. You should know that if your grandfather truly comes, I'll kill the hostage!"

Dai Yunzhao's words made Dugu Yan shut her mouth.

The man standing before her had personally killed her two older brothers!

When it came to killing, Dai Yunzhao was far more experienced than people their age.

After news of the battle at Three Gorges Pass reached the Heaven Dou Empire, those peers who had once loudly proclaimed themselves prodigies instantly wilted.

Everyone was spreading one claim: Dai Yunzhao was so cunning, it was almost demonic!

The way this man conducted himself was nothing like that of a young person.

Dugu Yan bit her lower lip tightly, not daring to say another word.

Dai Yunzhao gave Shadow a thumbs-up.

"Impressive. You captured the most important person!"

Shadow then produced a brief report.

It recorded Prince Xue Xing's every reaction after receiving the letter last night.

It also detailed how Dugu Bo, after settling Dugu Yan down, had gone alone to Heaven Dou City to seek reinforcements!

Shadow had even taken Dugu Yan to the central command tent of the Heaven Dou army.

By the time he arrived, Prince Xue Xing and Xue Qinghe were already arguing fiercely!

Prince Xue Xing did not bring up anything else on the spot. Instead, he pointed out that the right wing and central army had accomplished nothing!

He laid out all his previous ideas and demanded that Xue Qinghe abandon his plan to forcefully attack Three Gorges Pass!

But Xue Qinghe remained adamant!

He even requested that more troops be transferred over, determined to fill Three Gorges Pass with bodies.

The two erupted into a heated verbal clash, but this time, the majority of the generals stood with Prince Xue Xing.

Throughout these recent battles, Dai Yunzhao had seemed to possess heavenly foresight at Three Gorges Pass.

No matter what forces they sent charging in, Dai Yunzhao's response was always perfectly timed.

Neither too much nor too little—just enough to secure the greatest advantage at the smallest cost!

Anyone with eyes could see that this was an old man toying with a child.

The difference between Xue Qinghe and Dai Yunzhao in military strategy was on an entirely different level.

Most recently, Xue Qinghe had thought he had captured Three Gorges Pass.

The people around Three Gorges Pass had already thrown away their armor and banners, fleeing in utter disarray.

But when they turned around, they saw people closing in from every direction!

All they heard was someone saying, "You've fallen into His Highness's trap!"

That crushing defeat had deeply shaken their resolve to attack Three Gorges Pass.

The current Xue Qinghe was less fighting a war than competing with Dai Yunzhao for pride!

But that pride was being bought with the lives of countless soldiers.

Since the war began, aside from the side commanded by Prince Xue Xing, every force under Xue Qinghe's command had suffered defeats to varying degrees!

They truly did not dare place too much faith in Xue Qinghe any longer.

In the end, the two parted on bad terms. However, Prince Xue Xing insisted on staying with the central army and had another general take command of the left wing!

Nominally, he was watching over Xue Qinghe. In truth, he was buying time for Dugu Bo.

Dugu Yan, standing nearby, was completely stunned.

All their information had fallen entirely into Dai Yunzhao's hands.

This Black Armor Warrior was truly terrifying!

Dai Yunzhao smiled.

"I'm not afraid to launch a direct assault against them, but that would cost us too many soldiers."

"Now their army's morale is scattered. They have long since gone from a valiant army to a weary one, while one unit of their left wing has been intoxicated by earlier victories and turned into an arrogant army!"

"Dugu Bo has been drawn away, the two commanders are at odds, and the generals' hearts are divided. This is the perfect opportunity for us to send out our troops!"

"Tell those bastards who came here crying poverty to me yesterday that they don't need to hold back this time. Hit them hard!"

The attendant clasped his hands and withdrew.

Dai Yunzhao turned to Shadow.

"Announce to the public that our entire army is deploying. Only a thousand men will remain to guard the city. Dai Yunzhao will remain seated in White Tiger Hall, awaiting your triumphant return!"

Shadow nodded.

His figure swiftly vanished into the shadows.

Dai Yunzhao could finally breathe easy.

Everything was developing in the best possible direction!

Dai Yunzhao reached out and untied the ropes binding Dugu Yan.

"Shadow truly is Shadow. He tied you up like livestock!"

Dugu Yan was both ashamed and furious at those words, but she suppressed her anger and did not dare explode.

She glared at Dai Yunzhao. "Aren't you afraid I'll run?"

A smile curled across Dai Yunzhao's lips.

"Run? If you dare leave White Tiger Hall, your head will be cut off and hung from the city walls the very next moment!"

"Shadow does not pity women. I am his master, so do you think I would indulge you?"

Dugu Yan was momentarily speechless.

But...

She suddenly felt her heart tighten!

A piercing pain surged through her!