Chapter 528: National Participation
When the dozen green gourd-shaped light balls appeared, large red light balls immediately rose from the surrounding mountains, rushing towards the green light in the sky like a swarm of bees. These were the ground-to-air interception soul guide cannons provided by the Xingluo Empire for the Western Army. Although the manufacturing process of this type of soul guide cannon is not complicated, it is huge in size and not only consumes a lot of rare metals, but also requires a huge amount of soul power to support it when used.
In a flash, the dense red light ball met the green gourd-shaped light head-on. Just as the two were about to collide, the strange green light suddenly split, and the front end of the gourd suddenly accelerated and collided with the intercepting red light ball, while the back half strangely hovered in the air.
The sudden change in the sky happened in a flash. The deafening explosion resounded through the clouds, and the dazzling light illuminated the entire night sky as bright as day.
Interception successful? As soon as this thought flashed through the minds of the White Tiger guards, they saw the hovering green light suddenly turned into a sharp cone, falling down with the force of thunder, and the target was locked on the location of the White Tiger Duke.
The battle-hardened Duke of White Tiger instantly saw through the crisis. His burly body suddenly expanded, his short hair turned into black and white tiger stripes, and nine soul rings, two yellow, two purple, and five black, rose one after another, with dazzling brilliance that was dazzling. The fourth soul ring suddenly lit up, and dozens of jade-white tiger-head-shaped light balls gathered above his head, dragging dazzling white tail flames against the sky.
"Boom boom boom——"
Continuous explosions echoed in the mountain roads. The White Tiger Meteor Shower performed by the Duke of White Tiger accurately intercepted most of the falling green light. His swift reaction was breathtaking.
Just when everyone was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a strange brown-yellow light suddenly burst out from the mountain road 300 meters ahead. The light spot was only ten meters square at first, but in the blink of an eye it spread into a huge light curtain with a diameter of one hundred meters, covering the entire mountain road and the rock walls on both sides.
"This is..." Years of experience in fighting the Sun-Moon Empire made Duke White Tiger and his guards immediately realize that this was definitely not a soul skill released by a soul master, but a soul guide device of unprecedented power!
In an instant, the entire Mingdou Mountain Range shook violently. The area covered by the brown-yellow light suddenly erupted in an earth-shattering explosion, and the violent shock wave swept across the area with rubble and soil, instantly sweeping over a thousand square meters.
In the Sun Moon Empire's tent, Marshal Juzi suddenly jumped up from her seat. This was definitely not an attack order from her! Moreover, she had already strictly prohibited her troops from using level nine fixed-type soul guide shells without permission.
Her eyes subconsciously swept towards the bed. The soul guide light swayed steadily, casting a layer of soft light on the overlapping shadows.
"I'll go out and take a look." Di Tian half-knelt beside the bed and buried the awakened cow cat with the blanket again.
It turns out that it is unrealistic to get a good quality sleep on a border where war is imminent. Perhaps only in the dragon's cave under the Dragon City can one take a break from the busy schedule for a while.
No wonder the silver arowana has always lived at the bottom of the lake!
Speaking of underground, the new emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire launched a series of major initiatives after ascending the throne, including but not limited to clearing out the evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Trial Church, declaring war on the Star Luo Empire, and transferring all the fixed-type soul guide shells buried underground in Mingdu to the suburbs.
This decision was initially strongly opposed by important officials such as Jing Hongchen. They believed that moving such an important strategic weapon out of the capital would pose a safety hazard and insisted that the shells must be kept within a controllable range at all times. But as common sense shows, court disputes, like interpersonal relationships, often require compromise. After Xu He said, "Since I am the master of the sun and the moon, how can I ignore the safety of the people? If you are still worried, move the shells to the basement of the palace and I will personally guard them." The matter was perfectly resolved.
"I'm afraid it's His Majesty the Starry Sky in the Worship Hall..." Orange suddenly remembered, weren't those high-altitude detection soul guides densely covering the sky controlled by that person himself?
Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin is a well-deserved genius in the field of soul guide manufacturing, and his attainments are profound enough to be on par with Mingde Hall Master Jing Hongchen. He is most praised for his high-altitude soul guides that are densely packed in the sky, which is also the origin of his title "Starry Sky". It is rumored that on the battlefield, the soul guides he releases can turn into a brilliant galaxy, and each star contains the power to destroy the world, and can even trigger celestial phenomena to attack.
"It seems that Duke Baihu is quite hated. There are so many people in the Sun-Moon Empire who want to kill him!" Mu Xing sighed while yawning.
Ye Yulin, you old bitch, how dare you disobey military orders? When you go to the military court, remember to bring your fixed-type soul guide shells! Orange grabbed his coat and rushed out of the general's tent, dialing Ye Yulin's soul guide communication device.
Didn't we all agree that "in wind and rain, Xingluo City will wait for you"? The older you get, the more shameless you become!
What are you talking about? The explosion is too loud to hear clearly! Ye Yulin stood on a towering cliff in the Mingdou Mountains, and looked down with interest with several colleagues at the White Tiger Guards who were blown to pieces below. The figures of the group almost blended into the thick lead-gray clouds. In the canyon below, the light of the soul rings burst and flashed like fireworks, and the sound of the collision of weapons and the roar of soul guides came, stirring the biting mountain wind.
As a citizen of the Sun-Moon Empire, it was really hard for him to resist the temptation to kill the White Tiger Duke. Just as the passionate young men of the Sun-Moon Empire all hoped to behead Dai Hao on the battlefield, Ye Yulin also had a kind of "old man talking about the youth's madness". But his current situation was like encountering the White Tiger Duke in the middle of the night, who was as strong as a monster (not really), and even if he tried his best, he couldn't control his hand to throw the fixed soul guide shells.
Hey hey hey! What is this? Dai Hao? Blast it!
Seeing the White Tiger Duke appear in your field of vision, will you blow him up? You must blow him up even if you die! But the marshal won't let you use the ninth-level fixed-installation soul-guided artillery shells, will you use them or not? You can't use them even if you die! After all, military orders are as strong as mountains, and the ninth-level fixed-installation soul-guided artillery shells are the most important strategic weapons. Even if Ye Yulin is a worshiper, he can't take advantage of his seniority and say, "I used it, what can you do to me?" In the final analysis, it is because Ye Yulin thinks that Dai Hao is not worthy of a ninth-level fixed-installation soul-guided artillery shell. What level is Dai Hao to use a ninth-level fixed-installation soul-guided artillery shell to blow him up? Do you really think that the title of White Tiger God of War was earned by himself? Give him face!
If you want to bomb, you should bomb the Western Army Group’s camp!
"Defense!" Duke White Tiger shouted, and instead of retreating, he took a half step forward. The first, third, and fifth soul rings suddenly lit up, and his burly body instantly doubled in size. He pushed forward with both palms, and the blazing white light spread out with him as the center, resisting the shock wave rushing from the front.
With his Title Douluo strength, if he only protected himself, the shock wave would not hurt him at all. But the protective light curtain he opened at this moment covered most of the mountain road, and his soul power consumption doubled instantly.
Amid the deafening roar, the ground cracked into countless gullies like a spider web. On both sides of the mountain road stood dangerous cliffs, and the vibration caused by the explosion caused the cliffs and rock layers to collapse, and huge rocks poured down like a rainstorm.
Landslide!
The White Tiger guards were indeed elite warriors who had fought many battles. Facing the mighty explosion, they quickly formed a formation. The shield bearers raised their shields to build a defense line to resist the shock wave and falling rocks. The four guards rushed to the White Tiger Duke without hesitation, and at the same time, they burst out with amazing soul power fluctuations, and their martial spirits instantly possessed them. Three of them were surrounded by six soul rings, and they were all Soul Emperor-level masters; and the one who rushed to the front had seven dazzling soul rings, two yellow, three purple and two black. Although they were not in proportion, they also showed his Soul Saint-level cultivation. They tried to share the pressure for the White Tiger Duke, but the devastating shock wave actually lifted them up in the air and slammed them back into the rock wall behind them.
"The mountains are collapsing and the earth is cracking." Di Tian found that every time he saw Dai Hao, although he had only seen him a few times, the other party always looked in a miserable state, which he found inexplicably funny.
With the rapid development of soul guide technology, the defense capabilities of major military camps have changed a lot. Moreover, with the important position of Duke Baihu in the Xingluo Empire, how could he not have a Titled Douluo-level strongman secretly protecting him?
Although Duke Baihu is not the most powerful person in the Xingluo Empire, he has an irreplaceable position in the hearts of the people. He has long surpassed the simple military commander and has become a spiritual symbol that unites people. As long as he sits on the border, it is like an invisible barrier, and the war is always firmly suppressed outside the border and cannot spread inward.
It's just that these top masters usually hide deep in the military camp and never show up easily. However, this time, Dai Hao didn't even bring a Title Douluo with him. How dare he? Under the premise that the enemy has high-altitude detection soul guides and his own side still has to rely on cold weapons to fight, he led his troops to patrol the enemy's territory. Did he think that he could do whatever he wanted because he was already a Title Douluo, or did he think that the God of War would bless him?
The Beast God is always serious when talking to others, unless something is really funny.
When soul guides reach level seven or above, those with special functions will have their own exclusive names, and the names of fixed-type soul guide shells are even more bizarre. The landslide and earth-splitting bomb is one of the most famous ones.
This fixed-type soul-guided artillery shell, which originally belonged to the seventh-level category, was successfully ranked among the eighth-level after Ye Yulin installed the dual core arrays of stealth and anti-interference. The most terrifying thing about it is its terrifying penetrating power. The moment it lands, it can use the special earth element affinity metal to quickly drill into the deep strata driven by the core array.
When it dives to the predetermined depth, it will release a terrifying shock wave that is a hundred times more powerful than an ordinary shock bomb. At that moment, the real landslide and earth-shattering begins.
In terms of single-target lethality, it may not rank among the eighth-level fixed-type soul-guided artillery shells. But its excellent stability and concealment make it unique in tactical strikes. Just like this moment, when the enemy is still immersed in the joy of successful interception, the real disaster has just begun to brew underground.
Ye Yulin and his colleagues were startled by the man who suddenly appeared in the shadows. After seeing the man's face clearly, a hint of realization flashed in his eyes. One of the mysterious and powerful men of Long Ge could recognize the type of shells he threw down at a glance. He must be an experienced soul guide.
"Your Excellency has good vision." Ye Yulin immediately restrained his expression and nodded slightly. After all, his teacher Kong Deming had already told him that the Dragon Pavilion strongmen that His Majesty the Emperor brought to the Sun-Moon Empire almost all had the combat power of Extreme Douluo.
As a ninth-level soul engineer of the Sun-Moon Empire, Ye Yulin could certainly look down on the soul engineers of the three original Douluo Kingdoms, except for the Northern Dragon Pavilion of the Sky Soul Empire, because they had neither a shortage of ninth-level soul engineers nor extreme Douluos equipped with ninth-level soul guides.
For an Extreme Douluo equipped with a ninth-level soul guide, killing him would be as easy as blowing up Dai Hao, like playing.
"Marshal, please leave quickly and don't worry about us!" the Soul Saint-level guard shouted urgently.
Although the strongest shock wave had passed, White Tiger Duke Dai Hao did not leave. With his cultivation, it was not difficult for him to fly at low altitude, but he resolutely turned back. He was seen standing in the air, constantly waving large pieces of White Tiger Meteor Shower, smashing all the rocks falling from the sky.
"For a few subordinates, he actually risked being assassinated and turned back?" Ye Yulin watched coldly from a high place, his tone indifferent, "As a general, this is commendable, but as a commander of an army, this move is too dereliction of duty. But then again, he dared to lead his troops to patrol our inspection area in person, what else can't he do? But this is also one of his rare advantages. If it weren't for his reputation of loving his soldiers like his own sons..."
In fact, Duke White Tiger had only left the military camp not far away. With his speed, he could rush back to the Western Army’s base in ten minutes at most.
Ye Yulin has always looked down on the Western Army of the Xingluo Empire, and even Dai Hao, who had just broken through to the Title Douluo level half a year ago, was full of contempt. In his opinion, the reason why the Sun-Moon Empire has been unable to conquer this territory for decades is not because they are afraid of a commander who is not even a Title Douluo, but because they are worried that Shrek Academy will interfere. These hypocrites who are both in power and in disloyalty say they are neutral, but nothing they do is neutral!
A few years ago, something unexpected happened at Shrek Academy. This should have been a great opportunity for the Sun-Moon Empire to take advantage of the situation and launch a massive attack on Xingluo. However, in order to ensure the smooth implementation of that important plan during the competition, they had to suppress their will to fight and chose to endure.
As for why they didn't adopt the strategy of feinting an attack on Xingluo and actually heading north to attack the Heavenly Soul Empire, anyone would know that the first line of defense in the northern border of the Heavenly Soul Empire was Dragon City, whose soul guidance technology was no less than that of the Sun and Moon Empire. Coupled with the harsh natural environment in the north, it would be no less difficult to capture Dragon City than to directly capture Mingdu.
"His son may not be treated this way." A few years ago, Di Tian witnessed with his own eyes how the White Tiger lineage fought against each other. That was the true meaning of "Brothers, I love you, see you on the court", especially when they started to fight each other as soon as they got on the court. It was outrageous, but also revealed a hint of rationality. Real men never play the inheritance system, which was fully reflected in the White Tiger lineage.
Oh, look at what this has caused! There is no such thing as a legitimate son or a noble son! Only the one who survives is a good son!