Led by Sea Dragon Douluo, a total of eight Title Douluo-level beings charged towards the shore.
The sea soul masters and sea soul beasts in the vanguard, seeing the renewed surge of firepower ahead, felt their scalps tingle.
Sea Dragon Douluo, knowing their concerns, thoughtfully used his soul power to manipulate the seawater, forcibly pushing them towards the firepower network.
One step forward meant being torn to shreds by the self-locating soul-guided cannons and fixed-mounted soul-guided cannonballs; one step back meant being crushed by waves mixed with Sea Dragon Douluo's soul power.
It was a dilemma, but this ignited the fighting spirit of the sea soul masters and sea soul beasts; since death was inevitable anyway, they might as well fight.
Crimson chains of fire intertwined, and the vanguard, forced into the firepower network, faced utter despair.
Countless cries of agony rose again.
They weren't afraid of death, but this despair of not even being able to touch the enemy was the most tormenting.
The blood-soaked sea, stretching only a few dozen kilometers, was an insurmountable chasm for these ocean-dwelling soul masters; every step forward cost countless lives.
The dense array of soul rings nearly obscured their vision, their nostrils filled with the stench of blood, and the surrounding screams numbed their minds.
They didn't know which barrage of fire would kill them, but they had no way out but to keep moving forward.
The Sea Dragon Douluo transformed into a colossal dragon hundreds of meters long, its azure body coiling and swirling, countless cannon fire leaving trails of fire upon it, but posing no threat.
He was a level 98 Super Douluo, his martial soul a powerful True Dragon; such attacks were like tickles to him.
If he wanted, he could even use his body to shield the soul masters and beasts below as they advanced.
But he wouldn't do that. Why should he protect a bunch of ants?
Their deaths were a consequence of their weakness.
"Mere tricks and gimmicks!"
"I see your Douluo Continent has truly fallen! You've even begun to rely on such external things!"
"It seems the Venerable God was right, Douluo Continent needs our Sea God family to correct it!"
"Eighth Soul Skill! Demon Soul Water Explosion!"
The swirling dragon body emitted a blue light, and a massive amount of seawater appeared around its body, then mimicked countless sharks swimming in the air.
Upon closer inspection, the sharks' appearance was extremely similar to the Demon Soul Great White Shark.
Countless mimicked sharks opened their blood-red mouths and fell from the sky like blue shooting stars, leaving magnificent trails in the air.
The soul power contained within them made the air tremble.
The Sea Dragon Douluo's eighth soul ring was taken from the ten-thousand-year-old Demon Soul Great White Shark.
Although the Demon Soul Great White Shark was also a follower of the Venerable God, in the eyes of the Sea God family, becoming the Sea Dragon's soul ring would create more value for the Venerable God and better serve the Sea God.
"Boom boom boom!!"
A golden shield instantly opened, intercepting the thousands of mimic sharks falling in mid-air.
Azure explosions rose from the shield, creating ripples that seemed poised to shatter at any moment.
As the deafening chain of explosions subsided, the west coast, enveloped by the golden shield, was revealed.
The shield was slightly dimmed, but still some distance from being breached.
This was an eighth-level defensive soul tool, with over a dozen sets of linked sixth-level defensive soul tools attached.
This technology was originally a top secret of the Sun Moon Empire, but with the large-scale migration of Mingde Hall soul masters to Xilu City,
Xilu City successfully implemented the linked soul tools.
The technology itself wasn't difficult; the key was the unique approach.
After all, the Star Luo Empire in the original story only took a few months to replicate the linked soul tools.
A single eighth-level defensive soul tool combined with over a dozen sets of sixth-level soul tools was not an easy feat to overcome, especially with the hidden energy source like Dream Coins.
"Turtle shell!"
Sea Dragon Douluo was furious. His eighth soul skill had actually been blocked by these bizarre and ingenious techniques—it was an utter disgrace!
He coiled his body in the air, gathering azure soul power in his mouth.
The surrounding light seemed distorted and dimmed in the face of this terrifying soul power.
Soon, accompanied by a crisp dragon roar, a wave of azure energy shot towards the golden shield below!
In an instant, the entire world was filled with gold and blue.
The terrifying shockwave caused huge waves to rise on the distant sea, and the blood-red water made every soul master in the vanguard appear as a demon crawling out of hell.
Inside the golden shield, the soul master team did their best to maintain the operation of the defensive soul tools.
The temperature of the linked soul tools rose rapidly—an overload warning.
Ice-attribute soul masters and wind-attribute soul masters hurriedly helped to cool down the soul tools.
"Boom!"
Seven more terrifying attacks landed on the golden shield; the other seven titled Douluo-level beings had made their move.
The eight attacks gradually dissolved the golden shield, revealing the soul-guided turrets and defensive soul-guided device positions beneath.
The instant the golden shield shattered, a large, silver-white umbrella appeared.
All the attacks struck the umbrella and were absorbed by its spatial power, without even a sound.
Xuanji Douluo's face was horribly pale, crimson blood spilling from his lips.
Even at level ninety-four, he was severely injured by attacks from enemies several times stronger than himself.
Then, a gigantic white tiger appeared on the battlefield.
The umbrella and the white tiger were surrounded by eight enormous figures, making their auras appear exceptionally weak.
The Sea Dragon Douluo's golden eyes flashed with disdain as he roared,
"We, the Sea God Clan, have come to relieve the suffering of the continent!"
"Why are you obstructing us?!
And using your strange and ingenious techniques to kill so many lives!
Don't you have any conscience?!"
"How will you appease the pain of those countless wronged souls?!"
This was a rule the Sea God Clan had summarized based on the Sea God's deeds and the Xuan Tian Treasure Record left behind by the Sea God—first, disregard the facts, seize the moral high ground, and frantically accuse the enemy.
Hearing that earth-shattering voice, Dai Hao's face turned pale, then red. It was as if they were the villains.
"I have never seen such shameless people!"
"This is the Star Luo Empire! Who gave you ocean people the right to speak!"
Xuanji Douluo, enduring the excruciating pain within him, directly cursed.
Having fought the Sun Moon Empire his entire life, he had never seen them act like this.
No matter how fierce the battle, neither side would knowingly admit their own mistakes and then turn around and blame the other.
A fight is a fight; there's nothing to hide.
These ocean people had absolutely no martial ethics!
Sea Dragon Douluo sneered,
"Once I capture you, I'll hang you on the walls of Tianxing City to warn the world what retribution awaits you indiscriminate killers!"
Dai Hao: "Fuck your mother!"
"Soliciting nonsense! Shameless!"
Dai Hao was truly enraged. He hadn't been this angry even on the day Dai Yueheng died.
If he were still alive today, he would be mortal enemies with Sea Soul Masters for life!
He would kill every Sea Soul Master he saw!
"White Tiger Annihilation Strike!"
A towering white light, carrying a chilling killing intent, surged towards the dragon. The sun seemed dim in comparison.
Sea Dragon Douluo swung his dragon claw, easily dispersing the white light.
The difference between a level 98 Super Douluo and a Soul Douluo was immense.
"Hmph, this is your retribution!"
Sea Dragon Douluo extended his dragon claw, slowly and steadily grabbing the two.
Xuanji watched the sky-covering dragon claw, silently counting in her heart.
"Five, four, three, two, one."
"We should be here."
"Whoosh!"
A piercing sound tore through the air, and a crimson light, carrying terrifying power, ripped through the surrounding space, ignoring all obstacles as it hurtled towards Sea Dragon Douluo.
Sea God Douluo's outstretched dragon claw froze instantly. His massive dragon head abruptly turned in one direction, instinctively twisting his body to dodge, but it was too late.
The crimson light instantly enveloped Sea God Douluo's entire body, then revealed its true form: a cannonball radiating a cold, metallic light.
This was a Level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannonball—the Crimson Kiss, which Xu Jiawei had secretly acquired from Passion for 100 million gold soul coins.
The entire world seemed to stop turning for a moment.
The terrifying crimson light began to bloom, and everyone's eardrums were ripped apart.
"Boom!!!"
A terrifying surge of energy caused the seawater to flow backward, and the towering sea of blood, laden with severed limbs, scattered the vanguard.
A crimson flower bloomed in the direction of the Sea Dragon Douluo, each petal imbued with extremely concentrated soul power.
Through the crimson light, one could vaguely see the Sea Dragon Douluo's mangled body roaring towards the sky.
The other seven Title Douluo-level powerhouses stared wide-eyed, bewildered, watching helplessly as the Sea Dragon Douluo's body crashed heavily into the sea.
The undulating dragon's body was now devoid of its lower half, its upper body gushing copious amounts of blood, its fate unknown.
Even a Super Douluo would be in grave danger from being struck by a Level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannonball.
After all, Level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannonballs do not trust carbon-based life forms.
Especially since the Blood Kiss was not a simple Level 9 soul-guided device; it contained alchemical formulas to concentrate the energy.
"Sea Dragon!!!"
The other three human powerhouses were horrified and rushed towards the direction where Sea Dragon Douluo had fallen.
Then, a purple light flashed, and countless spatial rifts tore open and then merged, directly knocking the three Title Douluos into the sea.
A man in his sixties appeared in mid-air; he was the Shattered Star Douluo of the Star Luo Empire, a level 96 Super Douluo.
It was he who had been using spatial power to conceal the Crimson Kiss, preventing Sea Dragon Douluo from noticing anything amiss.
By the time he realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
Shattered Star Douluo glanced at Sea Dragon Douluo lying in the ocean and couldn't help but gasp.
"Truly terrifying!"
"Is this a level nine fixed-position soul-guided cannonball?
One hundred million gold soul coins was quite a bargain!"
To be able to severely injure a level 98 Super Douluo, one hundred million gold soul coins was a bargain.
"Distinguished guests from the Ocean, is our Star Luo Empire's hospitality adequate?"
Following this, five more figures appeared behind the old man, each possessing nine spirit rings.
Including Shattered Star Douluo, a total of six Title Douluos came to support Tianxing Port.
Xuanji Douluo arrived beside them, and the seven, along with the white tiger on the ground, confronted the remaining seven Title Douluo-level powerhouses from the Ocean.
Deep within the Ocean, a burst of azure light erupted, and an extremely terrifying being approached, causing Shattered Star Douluo and the others to become grave.
"Has it arrived? The so-called Sea God Douluo."
...
In the Mingdou Mountains,
an old man with short, gray-white hair was leading three level-nine spirit masters at breakneck speed through the forest. It was none other than Kong Deming.
"Stop!"
Kong Deming suddenly halted, flicking his wrist, and a silver light shot towards the nearby forest.
Numerous trees were cut in half until they reached a boundary, where ripples spread.
Then the world seemed to flip like a mirror, and seven figures dressed in black robes and wearing animal masks appeared before Kong Deming and his companions.
They were the Root First Action Team, tasked with intercepting Kong Deming for a period of time to ensure they arrived in Star Luo City at the same time as the Sea God Clan.
"Not bad. Is this a spatial isolation soul skill? Or a barrier soul skill?"
"Young men, you'd better give me a reason to intercept me."
"If this old man gets angry, the consequences will be severe."
In Kong Deming's perception, these black-robed figures possessed vigorous vitality, clearly young people, with their highest soul power level being no more than Soul Douluo.
The members of the Root First Team, nurtured with abundant resources, had made rapid progress in their cultivation.
The petite woman at the head of the group spoke in a hoarse voice:
"You actually discovered the mirror space. No wonder you're Kong Deming, the Silver Moon Douluo, the number one Soul Master of the Sun Moon Empire."
"We don't have any particular purpose. Please keep us company for now."
"As for the consequences? Sorry, young people aren't afraid of those things."
"You can't do it either."
Kong Deming cracked his neck and said,
"Seeing how hard you've worked to cultivate, and how talented you are, I won't kill you this time. Remember to spill everything you know later."
Countless soul-guided rays, seemingly from nowhere, suddenly enveloped everyone in the Root First Action Team.
The other three Soul Masters also activated their Soul Tools, launching an attack on the seven.
The mirror space rapidly spun and twisted, dividing into countless rooms, a labyrinthine structure separating the four Soul Masters in various locations.
The Root First Action Team's mission was only interception, not assassination.
Asking them to kill Kong Deming was wishful thinking.
Using their Martial Soul characteristics and a large amount of Dream Coins to hold them off wouldn't be a problem.
... Meanwhile, Poison Undying of the Heavenly Soul Empire was leading the Body Sect's experts towards Star Luo City.
A figure in a long blue dress appeared before them, her long, azure hair flowing in the wind.
The Water Dragon King stood before them, and Poison Undying stopped, staring intently at her, saying,
"Who is it?"
A gentle, watery voice echoed through the air as Ah Shui softly replied,
"The one who's blocking your way."
Almost instantly, a vibrant green light, carrying an extremely chilling aura, enveloped Poison Undying and the others.
The Golden Body Douluo and the others looked to the side, their pupils shrinking.
There were two figures, one tall and one short.
One had long, white hair and sky-blue eyes; the other had emerald green twin ponytails and strange golden eyes.
"Why waste words with them?!"
"Studying that damn math every day! I'm going crazy!"
"And that old man! All he ever does is take exams, exams, exams!"
"How did Tianmeng learn all that stuff? We're both pretty much the same! I just can't learn it, and Tianmeng laughs at me!"
"I finally got out here, so I'll take it out on you guys today."
Ice Emperor crossed her arms, glaring unfriendly at Poison Undying and the others.
The Snow Empress sighed helplessly and said,
"Bing'er, remember the mission requirements."
The Ice Empress waved her hand and said,
"Okay! I know!"
"A group of Title Douluos, even if they exert a little force, nothing will happen."
"Or rather, if they can't even withstand this level, they might as well not go to Star Luo City."
"In a little while, Star Luo City will truly be a scene of chaos."
(End of this chapter)
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