"The Heaven Dou Empire's imperial capital? What is this prince planning to do?"
Enshrined Douluo Black Panther watched Dai Mubai's destination, utterly puzzled.
Judging by the prince's actions, he had a purpose in mind rather than simply wandering around.
That raised a question.
This prince had lived in the palace since childhood. How had he made contact with the outside world, and how had he come up with such a plan?
"Stop hiding. Come out and help me with something."
Just as Black Panther's thoughts were running wild, Dai Mubai's voice rang out.
"What... what does he mean?"
"Could he have discovered me?"
"Or is he testing the waters?"
Faced with Dai Mubai's sudden words, Enshrined Douluo Black Panther was momentarily at a loss.
But he had absolute confidence in his concealment. After all, he was a Soul Douluo, while this prince was currently nothing more than a Soul Scholar who did not even have a Soul Ring.
There was absolutely no way the prince could have discovered him.
"Yes, you. The one hiding in the treetop."
"I don't know who you are, but I assume my imperial father sent you."
Just as Black Panther stood stunned, Dai Mubai's voice rang out again.
"This..."
Black Panther froze completely.
He was a Soul Douluo, and one with exceptional concealment abilities at that, yet he had been discovered just like that.
This third prince seems to be hiding some enormous secret.
Shocked as Black Panther was, he did not stop moving. A moment later, he appeared aboard Dai Mubai's carriage.
"Don't overthink it. As I am now, I naturally couldn't have detected you."
"The reason I discovered you was that my teacher was protecting me when I left the palace. Only after you appeared did he leave to attend to his own affairs."
Dai Mubai casually made up an excuse and explanation to make things easier for himself in the future.
"A teacher!"
Hearing Dai Mubai's words, Black Panther's heart jolted. Someone who could easily detect him without being detected in return could only be one thing: a Titled Douluo.
If that was the case, everything made sense.
Why the third prince had previously played the fool, and how he had managed to leave without a sound.
So there was a Titled Douluo behind him.
He just did not know what that Titled Douluo had seen in Dai Mubai.
Admittedly, Dai Mubai's talent was impressive, ranking among the best on the continent, and his status was exceptionally lofty.
But compared to a Titled Douluo, that really amounted to nothing.
Why would that Titled Douluo have taken an interest in the young Dai Mubai?
Still, that was not something he should ask.
"You'd best not tell anyone about my teacher, not even my imperial father. He doesn't want to be disturbed."
"Although he's also a member of the imperial family, he doesn't want any contact with the current imperial family. I suggest you think this through carefully."
Dai Mubai looked at the black-robed man before him. His voice sounded soft, but his words were laden with threats.
He knew that, at this stage, whatever he said would be reported to the Star Luo Emperor. He might as well keep revealing assorted bits of information for the man to relay, thereby lending greater credence to certain things.
"Your Highness, what would you have your subordinate do?"
Black Panther did not answer the matter directly. Although he knew this might well be a taboo, he had his own mission to carry out. In some matters, he had no choice.
"It's simple. Once we reach the Heaven Dou Empire, take the token I give you and go straight to visit Jade Phosphorus Douluo Dugu Bo."
"Just tell him that the disciple of an old acquaintance has come to visit."
Dai Mubai had originally intended to visit in person. After all, with the arrangements he had left behind back then, Dugu Bo would see him.
The problem was that the King of Hell was easy to meet, but his little devils were hard to deal with.
If a One-Ring Soul Master like him showed up asking to see Dugu Bo, the request would never even reach the man's ears.
Having this Eight-Ring Soul Douluo pay the visit would make things much easier.
"Jade Phosphorus... Jade Phosphorus Douluo..."
Hearing that name, Black Panther immediately grew nervous.
Who did not know how eccentric that man was? If someone visited him when he was in even a slightly bad mood, he really might kill them.
And that was not even the most important part.
He would not have been so afraid of any other Titled Douluo.
The real issue was that this man was not only eccentric but could also control deadly poisons. The slightest carelessness when dealing with him could result in poisoning. If he wanted to harm you, you might not even know when you had been poisoned.
That uncertainty was what made him frightening.
"Don't worry. Just go. My teacher made an agreement with him years ago. We've come to find him this time to use his supreme treasure to strengthen my physique."
Seeing the man's hesitation, Dai Mubai spoke again.
"As you command!"
Although he knew this mission was dangerous, Black Panther still agreed.
This was his duty.
He then prepared to use a Soul Skill to conceal himself.
"Wait. Don't you think you should introduce yourself?"
"Otherwise, I won't even know what to call you from now on."
Seeing that he was about to leave, Dai Mubai spoke again.
"Reporting to Your Highness, the third prince: this subordinate has no name, only the code name Black Panther."
Only after answering did Black Panther leave.
After Black Panther left, Dai Mubai found a luxurious hotel and checked in.
Now that someone was running errands for him, there was naturally no need to keep troubling himself.
He only needed to wait quietly.
What exactly gives this third prince such confidence?
Hidden in the shadows, Black Panther watched Dai Mubai after he checked into the hotel, his gaze growing increasingly grave.
Ever since their first interaction, the prince's attitude had remained neither warm nor cold.
His manner seemed somewhat flippant, but Black Panther could sense the utter arrogance hidden beneath that flippant expression.
Even when facing a Soul Douluo like him, the prince had not treated him as an expert in the slightest.
It was as though he regarded everyone in exactly the same way.
Someone like that either had absolute confidence that he would reach great heights in the future, or currently possessed a trump card that allowed him to have no fear of Black Panther, perhaps even to keep him in check.
I wonder whether he'll maintain that same attitude when facing a Titled Douluo.
Black Panther rather looked forward to finding out.
After some thought, he did not immediately visit Dugu Bo's residence. Instead, he found a Star Luo Empire spy in Heaven Dou City and had him send a secret letter back to the Star Luo Empire at once.
Only after completing that task did he head to Dugu Bo's residence.
Unfortunately, despite visiting for three consecutive days, he never found Dugu Bo at home.
It seemed he had gone away.
Meanwhile, within the Star Luo Empire's imperial palace, the Star Luo Emperor had already received the secret letter Black Panther had sent back.
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