(Fifth update)
Run!
Run, quickly!
Run with everything you have!
After Porcupine Douluo was drained of every drop of water in his body by Snow Star Prince's bizarre ability and driven to despairing self-destruction, Snake Lance Douluo had only one thought left: escape back to the Martial Soul Saint Hall.
Even if he could not make it back to the Martial Soul Saint Hall, encountering the City Defense Army along the way would do. At the very least, they could serve as cannon fodder to stop the pursuers behind him.
However.
What terrified Snake Lance Douluo beyond measure was that, after fleeing the area around the morgue at tremendous speed, he discovered in horror that there was not a single person on the streets!
That was utterly impossible!
Heaven Dou City had no nighttime curfew. As the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, its nightlife was exceptionally vibrant, and it remained as bustling at night as it was during the day. There were not only countless residents, but also shops that stayed open after dark.
Even if the morgue was located in a relatively remote part of Heaven Dou City, there should not have been so much as a ghost in sight!
Snake Lance Douluo sensed that something was wrong, but with Snow Star Prince and Poison Douluo Dugu Bo relentlessly pursuing him from behind, he had no mind to investigate further. He could only keep pouring Soul Power into his legs, forcing himself to run even faster.
In fact.
During this period, following Yang Ming's instructions, Snow Star Prince had secretly been vying with Crown Prince Xue Qinghe for power ever since the death of Fourth Prince Xue Beng. This included gaining control of a unit of Heaven Dou City's City Defense Army.
As it happened, the City Defense