Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

Chapter 702: Let's get started!
At the border of the Sun Moon Empire, the three elders, Elder Mu, Elder Xuan, and Elder Song, flew ahead, followed by six other elders, including Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department, and Qian Duoduo, the vice dean of the Soul Guidance Device Department.

There are only nine people in total, but all of them have combat power of Super Douluo level or above!
Especially Elder Mu and Elder Xuan. Elder Mu's cultivation has now recovered to level 97, and his combat power has reached level 98. Elder Xuan is a level 98 Super Douluo.

Not only that, Qian Duoduo, the vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department, also recently became a level nine Soul Master! This is the second time that Shrek Academy has produced a level nine Soul Master besides Jiang Ming.

This lineup is incredibly formidable.

To put it bluntly, there are no more than three forces in the world today that can assemble such a lineup.

"Elder Mu, isn't what we're doing a bit against the rules?"

Old Song frowned and said in a deep voice.

There is an unwritten rule in the world of Soul Masters: whenever a Title Douluo-level powerhouse gets involved in worldly conflicts, the sky is their battlefield in order to avoid bloodshed.

Only the victor has the right to attack anyone below the Title Douluo level on the opposing side. As long as the opposing side still has one Title Douluo who has not been defeated, these Title Douluo-level powerhouses cannot get involved in mortal battles.

This rule was a divine decree left by Tang San, the ancestor of the Tang Sect, after he ascended to the God Realm ten thousand years ago. Although no country has such a law, all Title Douluos, regardless of which side they belong to, obey it.

Elder Mu shook his head and said, "It's not that we're breaking the rules, but that the Sun Moon Empire is breaking the rules. Daring to tamper with a continental competition like the All-Continent Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, intercepting, arresting, and imprisoning team members after the competition, is already breaking the rules in itself."

It is true that Title Douluos are not allowed to interfere in worldly disputes; this is a divine decree left by their ancestor Tang San.

But ten thousand years have passed on the mainland, and Tang San's ancestor, the Tang Clan, has declined under the impact of the soul tool wave. This divine decree also needs to be changed.

After all, this regulation was intended to prevent widespread bloodshed.

If a Title Douluo is powerful, does that mean their Soul Guidance Device is not powerful?

Putting everything else aside, an eighth-ring Soul Douluo wielding a level nine fixed-mount Soul Guidance Cannon could destroy a city across half a continent!
If we restrict Title Douluo, who will restrict these level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannons?
It should be noted that the only advantage the three great empires currently have over the Sun Moon Empire is that they have more top-tier Soul Masters than the Sun Moon Empire, meaning they have more Title Douluo-level combat power.

If they themselves limit their strongest Title Douluo combat power because of this unwritten rule, and the opponent's soul tool is not limited, then how can they play?
Moreover, it was the Sun Moon Empire that broke the rules first, disregarding martial ethics.

Given this, it's unrealistic to try to restrict them with rules.

Old Master Song said, "That's true, but what about the Sun Moon Empire? What if they also have evil spirit masters?"

This is actually what Mr. Song was most worried about.

Among the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, only those who have participated in the Grand Tournament and clashed with the top combatants of the Holy Spirit Cult know just how powerful the Holy Spirit Cult is now.

Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao, Death God Douluo Ye Xishui, and the Holy Spirit Cult Leader Zhongli Wu.

Both of them are Limit Douluo!

Despite their terrifying strength with nine Super Douluo-level fighters, they are very likely to be defeated if they were to actually clash with the top fighters of the Holy Spirit Cult.

There's no other reason than that they don't have any Limit Douluos here.

A single Limit Douluo is enough to hold back or even suppress Elder Mu and Elder Xuan.

Another Limit Douluo would have no difficulty defeating Super Douluos like Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo.

Hearing this, Elder Xuan laughed and said, "Old Song, your worries are unnecessary. Those evil spirit masters are basically all scared of Xiao Ming now. They haven't found Xiao Ming's whereabouts. If they dare to make a move, they should be prepared to suffer a great loss or even be completely wiped out!"

Elder Mu also said in a deep voice, "Xuanzi is right. Xiaoming has been to the Holy Spirit Cult three or four times in Mingdu. Even Xiaoyao and those evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Cult should still be in the recovery stage. They dare not come out."

Old Mu was just about to mention Xi Shui, as he, Long Xiaoyao, and Ye Xi Shui are good friends.

But now... sigh.
Hearing Elder Mu and Elder Xuan say this, Elder Song's furrowed brows relaxed.

Although she and Xuanzi didn't see the most intense battle in the western suburbs of Mingdu, she witnessed the first battle against Zhongliwu and the second battle at the top of the clouds.

The losses inflicted on the Holy Spirit Church on those two occasions will be enough to give them a good rest.

Even if the Holy Spirit Cult has some means, or Xu Tianran can use the resources of the Sun Moon Empire to quickly help the Holy Spirit Cult recover its strength, after being attacked three times by Jiang Ming in a short period of time, the Holy Spirit Cult will definitely not dare to make any rash moves.

Without knowing Jiang Ming's location, any evil soul master who dares to enter the three great empires and make a move, even a Limit Douluo, risks death!

In fact, if Long Xiaoyao hadn't been lucky last time and hadn't been taken away by Ye Xishui immediately after being hit by Jiang Ming's divine skill, he probably would have become the first Limit Douluo to die at Jiang Ming's hands!

After saying this, Elder Mu looked at the distant sky and said in a deep voice, "Yuhao and the others should have already entered the Sun Moon Empire. We need to make some noise here too!"

Upon hearing this, the elders nodded in agreement and immediately flew towards the airspace of the Sun and Moon Empire.

Their mission this time was to make as much noise as possible on the border of the Sun Moon Empire. The bigger the commotion they caused, the more attention they would attract to the Sun Moon Empire, and the more opportunities they would create for Huo Yuhao's rescue operation.

They were almost certain of success in this operation.

Keep in mind that their side had nine Super Douluos drawing fire, but Huo Yuhao's side wasn't weak either!

Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen are both Title Douluos, and they are Title Douluos with ultimate martial souls!

It's no exaggeration to say that the two of them absolutely possess the strength of a Super Douluo.

It can be said that even if Jiang Ming and Zhang Lexuan had not participated, and no forces outside Shrek Academy had participated, this operation would still have been a very profitable one!

Even Shrek Academy has never fought such a wealthy war in the past thousand years, or even nearly ten thousand years!

With a single step, Elder Mu soared through the void, his figure directly entering the airspace of the Sun Moon Empire ahead.

Elder Xuan and Elder Song followed closely behind, their figures floating forward, transforming into streaks of earthy yellow and cyan light as they went.

This is the border, naturally the place with the highest density of Sun Moon Empire's detection soul tools. Immediately, seven or eight high-altitude detection soul tools locked onto the location of Elder Mu and his two companions.

But what's the point of locking it?
Elder Mu's eyes narrowed, and a rich golden light instantly shone forth.

"Roar!" A deafening dragon roar swept across the sky at an extremely fast speed. A terrifying aura erupted from Elder Mu, and the extremely strong energy fluctuations directly caused the high-altitude detection soul guides to vibrate.

The dragon's roar echoed wave after wave, causing the high-altitude detection soul guides to vibrate more violently.

Immediately afterwards, these vibrating high-altitude detection soul guides seemed unable to withstand such high-frequency vibrations and exploded!
"boom--"

A brilliant firework exploded in the distance.

"Bang Bang Bang"

A series of explosions, accompanied by bursts of fiery red fireworks, echoed through the air. In just a short while, all the high-altitude detection soul guides within a ten-mile radius self-destructed under the intense soul power fluctuations brought about by Elder Mu's dragon roar.

As soon as Elder Mu took action, Elder Xuan, Elder Song, and other elders also immediately began their own actions.

The eight people were divided into eight directions, spreading out in a fan shape facing forward.

In just a short while, dazzling bursts of fire began to erupt in the dark night sky, and a large number of aerial detection soul guides shattered and fell to the ground.

However, the Sun Moon Empire is currently the strongest nation on the continent, and a counterattack can be launched in an instant.

Clusters of intense light rose continuously from below, bombarding the sky. These were all large-caliber soul-guided cannons, including some special soul-guided cannons with binding, paralysis, and shock effects.

Capable of launching aerial attacks at this altitude, these were at least level six or higher soul tools. For a moment, the entire sky was illuminated by their dazzling light. The intense light emitted by the soul cannons spread like a death forest.

Even an ordinary Title Douluo couldn't withstand such intense firepower and would have to retreat.

But none of those who appeared here were ordinary Title Douluos; they were all Super Douluos!
This kind of defensive position is okay for defending against Title Douluos, but it's not very effective against Super Douluos, let alone nine of them!
Faced with the beam of light that suddenly rose, Mu Lao Jiu and his companions flew into the sky at the same time, as if by unspoken agreement.

The Sun Moon Empire's positions below have countless soul-guided cannons. They could fight them head-on, but that would undoubtedly be unwise.

Regardless of the level of the soul tool, even a level nine one, its attack range is limited.

With their Super Douluo cultivation level, they could easily fly to heights that most soul tools could not reach.

After Elder Mu and the others flew into the sky, even if soul-guided cannons could hit them, they would not be able to break through their respective defenses.

Moreover, without the assistance of a high-altitude detection soul tool, how can a soul-guided cannon lock onto a Super Douluo?
Looking at the dense soul-guided artillery fire below, Elder Mu's expression turned somewhat solemn.

"This intense barrage is so powerful that even the few of us have to temporarily avoid it. If this firepower were unleashed on the battlefield, the three great empires that originally belonged to the Douluo Continent probably wouldn't be able to withstand it for long!"

The advantages of soul tools are simply too great!

Even though the three great empires of the Douluo Continent originally had an advantage in Soul Masters, once this Soul Guidance Cannon firepower reached a certain scale, it would be enough to crush Soul Master legions of the same level.

After all, the attack range of a soul-guided cannon is much greater than that of soul masters below the Soul Saint level.

It's very likely that your Soul Master Legion's skills won't even reach the enemy's position, and they'll be riddled with holes by the Soul Guidance Cannon Formation.

The high-altitude artillery fire didn't last long; after a few minutes, the intense light rising from the ground gradually weakened. Simultaneously, the ground-to-air detection soul guide was activated, sending out vast, invisible light waves to scan the sky, searching for Elder Mu and the others.

Unfortunately, the maximum detection altitude of these ground-to-air detection soul tools is only one thousand meters; otherwise, there would be no need for high-altitude detection soul tools. Currently, only the Sun Moon Empire possesses soul tool technology capable of achieving this.

After a scan by the ground-to-air detection soul guide, figures quickly rose from the ground and ascended into the air.

Behind each of those figures, the unique light of flying soul tools emanated, and there were hundreds of them. Some of those positioned in the middle also carried large detection soul tools on their backs.

Faced with the sudden enemy attack, the Sun Moon Empire responded remarkably quickly, first launching a full-scale attack, then conducting ground-to-air reconnaissance, and finally dispatching the Air Combat Soul Instructor Corps, demonstrating excellent timing.

Unfortunately, they are facing an invincible enemy today.

If the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Master Legion were already powerful enough to fight against all forces, the Sun Moon Empire wouldn't have had to wait until today, nor would it have needed to ally with the Evil Soul Masters.

Therefore, when the Air Combat Soul Mentor Corps took off, their fate was already sealed.

Hundreds of soul-guided cannon beams converged and shot towards Elder Xuan. Among this group of air force soldiers, the most powerful soul master was at least level seven!

However, compared to Mu Lao and the others, who were all at the Super Douluo level, this was not much different from an ordinary person.

However, Elder Mu and his group did not immediately resort to violence. They were not there to kill, but to cause destruction. If they were to launch a massacre here and inflict a devastating blow on the Sun Moon Empire's army, they would become the instigators of war.

Although the Sun Moon Empire's intention to wage war is obvious, it has not yet officially started the war.

If they were to directly annihilate this border army of the Sun Moon Empire, the Sun Moon Empire wouldn't even need to know who was responsible; they could simply incite its citizens to start a war.

Because at that time, wars were no longer acts of aggression, but rather acts of self-defense and counterattack!

In that case, Jiang Ming's efforts to lead the Shrek Academy and Tang Sect teams in Mingdu to stop the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team from becoming champions would be essentially wasted.

Even compared to a sense of national honor, the former (defending one's homeland) is clearly more likely to evoke strong national sentiment!

Of course, large-scale casualties among soldiers are not allowed, but destroying artillery positions and burning armories and granaries are acceptable.

This night was destined to be a nightmare for the soldiers of the Sun Moon Empire stationed at the border between the Heavenly Soul and Star Luo kingdoms.

The explosions began at midnight and continued until dawn. By the time the sun shone again, the Sun Moon Empire's camp was a scene of utter devastation.

There weren't many casualties, but the military camp was basically destroyed.

Even if there were two level-nine soul masters stationed in this entire border military camp, it would be useless. In the darkness, they simply couldn't find Elder Mu and the others.

The situation would be even worse if these two level-nine soul masters were to encounter Elder Mu and his group.

After all, it would be too much for a Super Douluo to bully ordinary soldiers, but a Level 9 Soul Master is an existence on par with a Title Douluo!
The elders might hesitate to attack ordinary soldiers, but attacking these two level-nine soul masters was a true killing blow! Moreover, given Elder Mu's and the others' strength, these two level-nine soul masters would be instantly killed if they dared to show themselves! There was no possibility of a prolonged battle; coming out meant certain death!
(End of this chapter)