Rumble—
With a single punch thrown down, space itself twisted violently. Countless dark green rays of light appeared around the descending fist, like smudged ink. One after another, massive black holes spread out, and terrifying spatial cracks frantically tore at everyone.
At this moment, the members of the Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Legion were killed or injured. In just a few minutes, most of them were already dead.
"Du—Bu—Si!"
Regiment Commander Wang's gloomy face became even more terrifying as it grew more ferocious. He forcefully propped up his body, which had been heavily injured by one of Du Busi's strikes, and took out a close-combat soul tool that Elder Kong had given him before he departed. At the same time, he also transmitted a signal back.
Hum—
Amidst the great sword's hum, spatial fluctuations rippled out in layers.
The next second, the flight soul tool behind him spewed out twelve streams of flame, carrying his entire body to shoot into the sky like a cannonball.
With a swing of his sword, space was stirred and torn apart inch by inch!
However...
"Since you're using one, then this seat will use one too."
The next second, a black shadow struck!
Regiment Commander Wang only had time to see a giant black mace, wrapped in green light, smash heavily towards his face!
And then, there was no "then."
Regiment Commander Wang's entire body smashed towards the ground like a meteorite, but he was caught by Du Busi with one hand before he could be turned into a pulp.
"Dead?"
The tall body under the effect of his Martial Soul Avatar grabbed Regiment Commander Wang in one hand, just like picking up a little chicken. Du Busi shook him hard. After confirming he wasn't dead yet, he glanced at the nearly annihilated Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Legion. After a brief moment of consideration, Gulp, gulp...
Du Busi held a dark green orb of light in his hand, then threw it down towards the Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Legion below. The terrifying toxins it contained turned the survivors into pus amidst their screams and wails.
All that was left were their storage soul tools.
And that these could be left behind could be considered Du Busi showing mercy.
With a wave of his hand, after collecting all these storage soul tools, Du Busi released his Martial Soul Avatar, once again reverting to his short stature. Then, holding the regiment commander of the Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Legion, he took a single step and headed towards Haibo City, which was not far away.
***
Meanwhile, within Haibo City.
When Du Busi was displaying his divine might, everyone in the city was alarmed. After all, the world-affecting scene covered a vast area, and the pressure it exuded radiated for thousands of miles.
During this process, the people of Haibo City were trembling with fear. They didn't doubt in the slightest that a figure like this could wipe them out. Even the city lord was thinking that if this person was coming for Haibo City, should he just surrender immediately!
But just as this thought settled, he saw a black dot flying towards him and instantly felt his vision go dark!
***
Meanwhile, within the Tian Hun Sea.
"Elder Kong."
Inside a room in the cabin, Kong Deming slowly opened his eyes. After casting his gaze towards the door, he said, "Come in."
The door was pushed open, and a Class 9 Soul Engineer walked in. Seeing his slightly apprehensive expression, Kong Deming roughly guessed there was bad news. "Speak. What happened?"
"Elder Kong, the Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Legion has transmitted a red alert."
A single sentence made Kong Deming freeze.
What was a red alert?
It meant that when this message was sent, the Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Legion had already been completely wiped out. Only two kinds of situations could have this kind of "handiwork": one, a group of Title Douluos ambushing and killing them together; two, a Level 98 or Level 99 expert making a personal move.
Other than that, there were no other possibilities.
Even for the latter, it would have to be a Limit Douluo to be certain.
But regardless, the annihilation of the Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Legion meant that Haibo City now had powerful reinforcements. If they wanted to take Haibo City next, it would be exponentially more difficult!
Unless...
They could hunt down those experts, or that single expert, or by borrowing some external power.
Thinking of this, an idea stirred in Kong Deming's heart.
Since they were now at a disadvantage, they couldn't continue with the original plan but had to find another way. He had to find a way to keep the expert who annihilated the Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Legion here. After all, the strongest was just the combat power of a single Limit Douluo.
Although Kong Deming knew that besides himself, a soul engineer with Limit Douluo-level combat power, their Empire also had the Holy Ghost Church's Leader, Zhongli Wu, and Ye Xishui, who both seemed to be not dead, and who were also cooperating with a sea soul beast of Limit Douluo-level strength, as well as the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord of the Demonic Forest. If they joined forces to hunt him, it would be absolutely foolproof.
But the problem was...
Kong Deming's brows furrowed slightly. After pondering for a long time, he finally made a decision in his heart.
Perhaps, he would have to meet the leader of the Holy Ghost Church in person.
***
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Main Hall.
Because the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had decided to participate in the war, the four Supreme Elders stationed in Tian Dou City, Ling Dou City, Star Luo City, and Shrek City were all summoned back. Adding Chen Junting, Ning Tian, and the observing Gu Tianchen, a total of twelve people were gathered here.
"I've gathered everyone here today. I'm sure you're all very clear about the purpose of this meeting." Ning Bowen sat upright in the main seat, his gaze sweeping over everyone. "Since our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is preparing to join the war, let's decide how many of our sect's disciples we will deploy."
"Eight hundred people."
As soon as Ning Bowen's words fell, Qing Lan was the first to speak out. "Given the scale of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while maintaining the sect's own foundation and ensuring the sect won't be crippled even in the most unfavorable situation, we can only deploy eight hundred people."
"Eight hundred it is, then."
Hearing this, Ning Bowen nodded slightly.
He indeed hoped for the Sun Moon Empire to be completely destroyed and for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to profit from this war. But the prerequisite for this was that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect must maintain its current advantageous position.
Furthermore, these eight hundred people from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect were not like the ordinary soldiers of the three great empires; they were an all-soul master configuration. Once organized, the combat power they could unleash would be no less than, or even greater than, the Sun Moon Empire's "Hand of the Nation's Protector" Soul Engineer Legion.
"Since we've decided on a team of eight hundred, then..." As he spoke to this point, Ning Bowen paused slightly and cast his gaze towards Chen Junting. "Little Chen, you will be the one to select and lead these eight hundred people. Even their subsequent training will be left to you to be responsible for."
Eight hundred people? Eight hundred personal soldiers? Have I become the Hegemon-King of Western Chu?
Although his thoughts were endless and even a bit complicated, Chen Junting quickly rose to his feet, cupped his fists, and said, "Yes!"
"But Sect Master, can I choose the people as I see fit?"
Ning Bowen first nodded, then shook his head.
"It's a yes and a no. Aside from the few Elders, you may pick from any of the other sect disciples. The Elders have other missions."
You must know, the eight Elders were all Super Douluos. Experts of this level could already influence the overall direction of the war; it was impossible to arrange them in a team to casually participate in a battle.
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