MTLNOVEL Chapter 250: Light of Destruction
Besides Amorous Douluo, Enci, the Divine Domain Douluo, was also somewhat astonished.
He hadn't anticipated this beforehand.
To have a junior carrying a ninth-level fixed soul-guided shell, what was the intention? Was this not a demonstration against Star Luo?
He instinctively glanced at Amorous Douluo and Soul Suppressing Douluo, paying particular attention to the latter.
Huo Yuhao was from the Spirit Pagoda. Since he carried a ninth-level fixed soul-guided shell, did this super Douluo from the Spirit Pagoda also carry powerful soul-guided weapons?
Soul Suppressing Douluo didn't know Enci's thoughts, but that didn't stop him from maintaining a calm demeanor. However, he couldn't help but marvel inwardly:
The Snow Empress truly dotes on Huo Yuhao, even equipping him with a ninth-level fixed soul-guided shell. Was this inspired by the treatment of the Beast King?
He had already recognized that the ninth-level fixed soul-guided shell Huo Yuhao took out was designed by the first-generation tower lord. Clearly, it was provided by the Snow Empress, a high-ranking member of the Spirit Pagoda, indicating her high regard for Huo Yuhao.
However, Soul Suppressing Douluo thought again and found it reasonable. Huo Yuhao was the only disciple the Snow Empress had accepted in ten thousand years, so it made sense to value him so highly.
Seeing Soul Suppressing Douluo's calm expression, Enci frowned and looked towards the Tang Sect branch, thinking: Even this young generation has such a trump card, what about the others in the federal delegation? The plan might not go smoothly... Should I intervene now?
But if he really did that, this ninth-level fixed soul-guided shell might explode amidst their Star Luo army...
As Enci pondered, Huo Yuhao's right hand brushed over the storage soul-guided device at his waist, and a portable soul-guided cannon launcher, entirely silver-gray, appeared in his hand.
The cannon barrel was densely covered with intricate core formation patterns, gleaming with a cold metallic luster under the moonlight.
Huo Yuhao skillfully loaded the dark-red patterned shell into the barrel.
With a crisp "click," the core formations inside the barrel lit up one by one, emitting a low hum, ready to go.
The Divine Domain Douluo's eyebrows twitched.
Even the soul-guided device to enhance and unseal the soul-guided shell was specially equipped?
With the development of the times, the higher the level of the fixed soul-guided shell, the more complex its activation. The activation of a twelfth-level soul-guided shell requires tedious preparation. The activation of a ninth-level fixed soul-guided shell is not as difficult, but it still requires a specific method.
As for why fixed soul-guided shells are designed this way... it's purely for safety.
After all, if a ninth-level fixed soul-guided shell accidentally explodes, the loss would be no joke.
"Prepare—"
Seeing Huo Yuhao ready, Huang Zhengyang's authoritative voice spread throughout the army via the amplification of a soul-guided device.
The soul-guided artillery positions of the Star Luo army lit up with dense soul power, adjusting their angles and locking onto the Tang Sect branch. The shoulder and chest cannons of the mecha units were fully charged, and the soul masters each condensed their soul skills, ready to strike.
"Fire!"
A cold light flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes as he swung his arm, and the ninth-level fixed soul-guided shell instantly tore through the night sky, trailing a dark-red tail flame.
At the same moment, the soul-guided artillery of the Star Luo army roared, and countless light bullets and rays poured down like a rainstorm.
The moment the shell landed, time seemed to freeze for a second.
Then—
Boom!!!
An ear-splitting explosion tore through the night, and a blazing white light erupted from the center of the Tang Company, like a newborn sun. A terrifying shockwave spread in a ring, and the outer walls of the buildings collapsed like paper, the glass turning to dust.
The destructive energy of the ninth-level fixed soul-guided shell swept through everything. It seemed a soul-guided barrier rose from the Tang Sect branch, but in an instant, it turned to ashes.
Before the aftershocks of the explosion subsided, the second round of bombardment from the Star Luo army had already arrived.
Colorful soul-guided shells and soul skill lights fell like a meteor shower, plowing through the ruins again. Flames and smoke rose into the sky, forming a huge mushroom cloud that enveloped the night sky of West Sea City...
...
In the underground headquarters of the Tang Sect branch, now the Dawn Society, Blood Shadow, Bone Dragon, and Demon Scythe Douluo had gathered at some point.
The entire underground space was bowl-shaped, with hundreds of blood-drained corpses embedded in the walls, their hollow eye sockets all facing the center of the formation, as if engaged in some eerie worship.
The ground was covered with twisted runes, which wriggled like living things as the formation operated.
Before them was a huge blood-red formation, in the center of which a twisting dark-red light mass was forming. Inside, a bizarre blood-red vertical eye was taking shape.
The surface of the eye was covered with fine nerve-like patterns, and the pupil constantly emitted a heart-palpitating mental fluctuation.
Bone Dragon Douluo stood on the east side of the formation, holding a soul bone. From the dragon soul phantom flowing on it, it was clear that it came from a powerful dragon-type soul beast.
As Bone Dragon Douluo chanted, the energy flowing from the dragon bone turned into threads, winding around the blood-red vertical eye, adding a sacred yet eerie aura.
Demon Scythe Douluo stood on the west side of the formation, her ferocious black scythe inserted into the ground. The blade continuously oozed thick black mist, which condensed into faces of agonized wailing in the air, all eventually devoured by the vertical eye in the center of the formation.
Behind them, many Spirit Hall soul masters were contributing to this bizarre ritual.
Blood Shadow Douluo leaned against the wall, arms crossed, watching their operations, "Quite a grand affair, even the Soul-Sucking Eye is being refined. It seems the Ghost Emperor is determined to have the Holy Son."
Bone Dragon Douluo sneered, the dragon soul bone in his hand suddenly emitting a piercing golden light, "You've seen the Holy Son's strength these past days. The Soul-Sucking Eye is indeed precious, but compared to the value of controlling the Holy Son, what is this small price?"
"That's true."
Blood Shadow Douluo shrugged, "Speaking of which, when will the Ghost Emperor arrive? If it's just us, we're no match for that Amorous Douluo."
"Isn't the Divine Domain Douluo there? Let him deal with Amorous Douluo..." Demon Scythe Douluo said casually, then suddenly looked up, her smile freezing on her face, an unprecedented sense of crisis like a snake crawling up her spine.
"This... this is..." Her voice began to tremble.
What's going on, this ominous premonition and destructive fluctuation...
Bone Dragon Douluo seemed to receive news from outside, the dragon soul bone in his hand suddenly cracking with a "crack." His eyes widened, the color draining from his face. "It's a ninth-level fixed soul-guided shell! Let's go!"
He frantically tore open a spatial rift, "Into the passage! Now!"
Blood Shadow Douluo and Demon Scythe Douluo didn't bother with the surrounding evil soul masters, their expressions grave as they rushed into the rift.
The other evil soul masters tried to follow, but in an instant, they were met with endless light.
They didn't even have time to scream. Even those comparable to titled Douluo, when engulfed by the terrifying energy storm, their bodies melted like wax in the blazing white light. Their twisted faces froze in a final moment of terror, then turned to ashes and dissipated.
Huo Yuhao hovered in the sky, watching the distant light of destruction.
Behind him, some Star Luo Federation soldiers looked pale at the scene, their eyes also filled with fear.
The earth trembled, and where the Tang Sect branch had been, a huge mushroom cloud was rising. The blazing white light illuminated the night sky like daylight, the shockwave sweeping across several miles, buildings collapsing like paper.
Why is the ninth-level fixed soul-guided shell considered a forbidden weapon by both the Federation and Star Luo?
The scene before them was the best explanation.
The ninth-level fixed soul-guided shell is often said to be comparable to a full-power strike from a limit Douluo.
But a quasi-deity's strike is a limit strike, and a deity's strike is also a limit strike. So which is the ninth-level fixed soul-guided shell?
The answer is... a quasi-deity! The peak strike below that of a deity!