Apart from Duoqing Douluo, Divine Domain Douluo En Ci's mood was also somewhat surprised.
He had not anticipated this turn of events.
Having a younger generation member carry a ninth grade Fixed Type Soul Tool Shell on his person. What was he trying to do? Was he sure he was not here to demonstrate power to Xingluo?
He instinctively looked at Duoqing Douluo and Soul Calming Douluo, paying particular attention to the latter.
Huo Yuhao was a member of the Spirit Transmission Tower. Since he carried a ninth grade Fixed Type Soul Tool Shell on him, did this Super Douluo of the Spirit Transmission Tower also carry powerful soul tool weapons?
Soul Calming Douluo did not know En Ci's thoughts, but that did not stop him from maintaining a calm expression on the surface. However, he could not help but feel emotional inside.
Her Majesty Snow Empress truly doted on Huo Yuhao. She had even equipped him with a ninth grade Fixed Type Soul Tool Shell. Was this modeled after the treatment of the Auspicious Beast?
He had already recognized it. The ninth grade Fixed Type Soul Tool Shell Huo Yuhao had taken out was a design by the First Generation Tower Master. This was apparently provided by Snow Empress as a Spirit Transmission Tower senior leader. It showed how much Snow Empress valued Huo Yuhao.
But then again, Soul Calming Douluo felt it was only natural. Huo Yuhao was the only disciple Snow Empress had taken in ten thousand years. It was only reasonable that she valued him so much.
Seeing Soul Calming Douluo's calm expression, En Ci looked at the Tang Sect branch. He thought to himself, Even a member of the younger generation had such a trump card. What about the others in the Federation delegation? The plan probably would not go smoothly. Speaking of which, should he stop this now?
But if he really did that, this ninth grade Fixed Type Soul Tool Shell might well end up exploding among their Xingluo army.
While En Ci was pondering, Huo Yuhao ran his right hand over the storage soul tool at his waist. A portable soul tool cannon launch mount, entirely silver gray, appeared in his hand. The barrel was densely covered with precise core formation patterns, gleaming with a cold metallic luster under the moonlight.
Huo Yuhao skillfully loaded the dark red patterned shell into the chamber.
With a crisp clicking sound, the core formations inside the barrel lit up one by one, emitting a low hum. They were ready.
Divine Domain Douluo's brows twitched.
He even had specially configured soul tools to amplify and unseal soul tool shells.
With the passage of time, the higher the level of Fixed Type Soul Tool Shell, the more complex their activation became. Activating a twelfth grade soul tool shell even required tedious preparations. Activating a ninth grade Fixed Type Soul Tool Shell was not that difficult, but it also required specific methods.
The reason for designing Fixed Type Soul Tool Shells this way was simple. Safety.
After all, if a ninth grade Fixed Type Soul Tool Shell accidentally exploded, the loss would be no joke.
"Prepare."
Seeing that Huo Yuhao was ready, Huang Zhengyang's authoritative voice spread through the entire army via a soul powered loudspeaker.
The Xingluo army's soul tool artillery positions immediately lit up with dense spirit power lights. Muzzles adjusted their angles, locking onto the Tang Sect branch. The shoulder cannons and chest cannons of the mecha units all completed charging. The soul masters also condense their spirit abilities, ready to strike.
"Fire."
A cold glint flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes. He swung his arm. The ninth grade Fixed Type Soul Tool Shell instantly pierced the night sky, trailing a dark red tail flame.
At the same moment, the Xingluo army's soul tool cannons roared in unison. Countless energy shells and beams poured down like a torrential rain.
The moment the shells landed, time seemed to stand still for a second.
Then.
Boom.
The deafening explosion tore through the night sky. A blazing white light erupted from the center of the Xuanshi Tang Sect Company, like a newborn sun. A terrifying shockwave spread in a ring. The building's outer walls collapsed like paper. All the glass turned to powder.
Before the aftermath of the explosion had even subsided, the second round of bombardment from the Xingluo army had already arrived. Soul tool shells and spirit ability lights of various colors rained down like a meteor shower, plowing through the ruins once more. Flames and smoke shot into the sky, forming a huge mushroom cloud that enveloped the entire night sky of Xihai City.
...
Underneath the Tang Sect branch, now the Dawn Society headquarters, Blood Shadow, Bone Dragon, and Magic Scythe Douluo had gathered here at some point.
The entire underground space was shaped like an inverted bowl. Hundreds of dried up corpses were embedded on the walls, their hollow eye sockets all facing the center of the formation, as if performing some kind of eerie worship. The ground was covered in twisted runes. These runes squirmed with the formation's operation, like living things.
Before them was a huge blood red formation. In the center of the formation, a twisted dark red light mass was condensing. A strange blood red vertical eye could faintly be seen taking shape within. The surface of that vertical eye was covered in dense nerve like patterns. The pupil constantly emitted a palpitating spiritual fluctuation.
Bone Dragon Douluo stood on the east side of the formation, holding a spirit bone in his hands. From the dragon soul shadow flowing above it, it could be seen that it came from some powerful dragon type spirit beast.
As Bone Dragon Douluo chanted an incantation, the energy flowing from the dragon bone turned into threads, wrapped around the blood red vertical eye, adding a somewhat sacred and eerie aura to it.
Magic Scythe Douluo stood on the west side of the formation, her ferocious shaped black sickle inserted into the ground. The blade continuously oozed thick black mist. This mist condensed into human faces of painful wails in the air, all ultimately devoured by the vertical eye in the center of the formation.
Behind them, many Holy Spirit Cult soul masters were also contributing to this eerie ritual.
Blood Shadow Douluo leaned against the wall, his arms crossed as he watched them work. "What a waste of manpower. They have even refined the Soul Devouring Eye. It seems Lord Ghost Emperor is determined to get the Holy Son."
Bone Dragon Douluo sneered. The dragon soul bone in his hand suddenly emitted a dazzling golden light. "You have also seen the Holy Son's strength these past few days. The Soul Devouring Eye is certainly precious, but compared to the value of being able to control the Holy Son, what is this small price?"
"That is true."
Blood Shadow Douluo shrugged. "Speaking of which, when will Lord Ghost Emperor arrive? If it is only us, we are no match for that Duoqing Douluo."
"Is Divine Domain Douluo not there? Just let him block Duoqing Douluo." Magic Scythe Douluo casually said, then suddenly looked up sharply. Her smile instantly solidified on her face. An unprecedented sense of crisis shot up her spine like a venomous snake.
"What... what is this?" Her voice began to tremble.
What was going on? This ominous premonition and devastating volatility.
Bone Dragon Douluo seemed to have received news from the outside. The dragon soul bone in his hand suddenly cracked with a sharp sound. His eyes widened. The color drained from his face. "It is a ninth grade Fixed Type Soul Tool Shell. Run."
He madly tore open a spatial rift. "Into the passage. Now."
Blood Shadow Douluo and Magic Scythe Douluo had no time to care about the surrounding evil soul masters. Their expressions grave, they rushed into the crack.
The other Holy Spirit Cult soul masters wanted to follow, but in an instant, they were met with endless light.
They did not even have time to scream. Even experts comparable to Titled Douluo, after being devoured by the terrifying energy storm, had their bodies melt like wax in the blazing white light. Their twisted faces frozen in final moments of terror, then turned to ash and dissipated.
...
Huo Yuhao hovered high in the air, watching the Destruction Light in the distance.
Behind him, some Xingluo Federation soldiers watched this scene with pale faces, their eyes also filled with terror.
The earth trembled. Where the Tang Sect branch had stood, a huge mushroom cloud was rising. A blazing white light illuminated the night sky as if it were daylight. The shockwave swept for kilometers around. Buildings collapsed like paper.
Why were ninth grade Fixed Type Soul Tool Shells considered forbidden weapons by both the Federation and Xingluo?
The scene before them was the best interpretation.
It was often said that a ninth grade Fixed Type Soul Tool Shell was comparable to a Limit Douluo's full power strike.
But a Quasi Semi Divine strike was a Limit strike. A Semi Divine strike was also a Limit strike. Which one was the ninth grade Fixed Type Soul Tool Shell?
The answer was a Near Divine strike. The peak strike below a god.
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