Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

Jiang Ming acted swiftly and decisively. When he used the power of heaven and earth to crush these five or six hundred Soul Masters of level five and above, these Soul Masters did not utter a single wail. They were directly turned into blood mist and then swept up into the sky by a gust of wind that seemed to come from nowhere, disappearing without a trace.

It was as if these people had never existed.

Upon seeing this, Kong Deming's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Jiang Ming! You..."

In that instant, more than a quarter of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps evaporated; this was simply...
Jiang Ming's expression remained unchanged.

"Master Kong, didn't you see? This is already because of you; otherwise, they would all be dead here."

After saying that, Jiang Ming looked at Nie Heng and said in a deep voice, "Old Nie, clean this place up. Don't worry, with me here, these people can't pose a threat to Qingshui City."

Nie Heng nodded, said nothing more, and turned to direct the soldiers of Qingshui City to put out the fire, clear the collapsed houses, and move the bodies of the fallen soldiers and civilians affected by the fire.

He had absolute trust in Jiang Ming. Since Jiang Ming said that these people would not pose a threat to Qingshui City, then they would not pose a threat.

Jiang Ming then turned to Kong Deming beside him and said softly, "Old Kong, since we're already here, why don't we take a stroll around Qingshui City?"

Kong Deming narrowed his eyes slightly. If he had nothing else to do, he wouldn't mind taking a stroll around Qingshui City, since the situation there did indeed pique his curiosity.

But not now!

Ye Yulin is still holding out in Lingdou City. Every day he stays here, the more danger Ye Yulin faces!
Under these circumstances, it's impossible for him to stay here.

Of course, he could no longer open a passage from Qingshui City to Lingdou City. With Jiang Ming here, who had just killed more than a quarter of his Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps in one blow, how could he possibly fight back?!

We must find another place as soon as possible and build another route to the Douling Empire!
"I appreciate your kindness, but now is not the time. Since you are here, I must take my leave."

After saying that, Kong Deming wanted to leave the city walls of Qingshui City.

But just as he was about to move, his body seemed to be directly pressed down by the entire world, and he was completely unable to move.

"you!"

Kong Deming looked at Jiang Ming, his eyes wide.

Jiang Ming smiled and said, "Elder Kong has come from afar, how can we not treat him well? I think it would be better if you stayed here for a while."

Soon, Jiang Ming led Kong Deming down the city wall and headed towards the city lord's mansion.

As for the Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps outside the city, Jiang Ming naturally wouldn't let them retreat.

Despite losing more than a quarter of its members, this is still a highly effective Soul Master Corps.

Therefore, Jiang Ming directly took all the Soul Masters with strength exceeding level seven into his small world.

The rest was left outside, and they were told that if they dared to leave, Kong Deming would not be able to leave.

Kong Deming is the leader of their Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps!

Unable to ascertain whether Jiang Ming's words were true, the members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps dared not leave.

Of course, the message here also needs to be relayed back.

Fortunately, they maintained contact with the Sun Moon Empire's army behind them. When the incident occurred, they had already ordered those armies to halt their advance and then sent news of Jiang Ming's appearance in Qingshui City to them so that they could return and report to Mingdu.

Upon receiving the intelligence, the tens of thousands of troops of the Sun Moon Empire immediately halted their advance.

The general hurriedly dispatched men to relay the news of Jiang Ming's appearance in Qingshui City back to the Ming capital as quickly as possible.

Meanwhile, in Qingshui City, Jiang Ming had already 'invited' Kong Deming to the city lord's mansion.

With Jiang Ming's current cultivation level, if he wanted to, he could forcibly keep even someone like Kong Deming, whose cultivation level was as high as level 94 and who was the most powerful Soul Master, by his own will.

"Old Kong, you're moving quite quickly. Lingdou City has only been under attack for a day, and you're already launching an attack on Qingshui City."

Jiang Ming picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Kong Deming.

Kong Deming did not drink, but looked at Jiang Ming with a serious expression.

"What's the point of forcing me to stay here? If you wanted to kill me, you could do it easily with your current abilities."

He had a clear understanding of Jiang Ming's strength.

If they really started fighting, he would be defeated by Jiang Ming within ten rounds, or even killed outright!

Jiang Ming shook his head and said softly, "Elder Kong, there's no need to be so nervous. We still have some relationship between us, so I won't kill you now. However, you, and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps outside the city, will still need to stay here for a while. You can't just come and go as you please. My Clear Water City isn't a place you can just leave whenever you want."

"By the way, I've recently run into some difficulties with soul tools. How about we discuss it?"

Upon hearing this, Kong Deming's lips twitched involuntarily.

No, how come I never noticed before that Jiang Ming has such a lack of boundaries?

"We are the enemy now!"

Kong Deming emphasized.

Jiang Ming blinked and said, "I know, but I still don't consider you an enemy. You see, you ambushed and killed me twice, once in the western suburbs of Mingdu and once in the Ice Sea, and now you've attacked Qingshui City three times. Actually, I had the chance to kill you every time, but we still have a bond, so I won't kill you this time either."

"But, things don't happen more than three times. This is the third time already, and our friendship is almost completely worn out. So this is the last time I won't treat you as an enemy. Next time, I won't hold back."

"Of course, I don't think we're enemies yet. Let's discuss some things related to soul tools."

Kong Deming said in a deep voice, "What if I don't want to discuss it?"

Jiang Ming raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "Then I can't guarantee the safety of those Soul Masters outside the city. Just because I'm not attacking you now doesn't mean I won't attack them."

Upon hearing this, Kong Deming couldn't help but clench his fist.

Those outside are the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps, the absolute elite! If they were all buried here by Jiang Ming, rebuilding such a Soul Master Corps would be far too difficult!

"Okay, I'll discuss this with you!"

Jiang Ming smiled and nodded. Then, the two began to discuss some of the techniques of level nine soul tools.

As the discussion progressed, Kong Deming's heart sank deeper and deeper.

Because he could clearly sense that Jiang Ming was getting closer and closer to becoming a level 10 Soul Master!

Sun and Moon Empire, Mingdu.

Because Xu Tianran attached great importance to Kong Deming's battle situation, he set up a dedicated line along the entire intelligence transmission route in order to obtain information from Kong Deming in the shortest possible time.

He had originally hoped to receive the news of victory as quickly as possible, but when the news actually came back, his face immediately turned extremely gloomy!
"Your Majesty, this is..."

When Ju Zi, who was standing next to Xu Tianran, saw the sudden change in Xu Tianran's expression, her heart skipped a beat.

She was, of course, aware of Xu Tianran's plans.

In fact, she was involved in all the plans, including the surprise attack on the Douling Empire.

Although she wasn't top-tier in terms of talent as a Soul Master or Soul Instructor, her talent in military warfare was terrifying.

She should be leading the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Corps into battle right now, but Xu Tianran's condition is just too unstable!
If Ju Zi goes to the front lines, and Xu Tianran has an emotional breakdown, the palace will be in chaos.

Therefore, after discussions within Xu Tianran's core group, it was decided that it would be better to keep Ju Zi by Xu Tianran's side.

After all, while the front lines are important, if Xu Tianran in the rear were to have a major problem, it would be a real disaster!
Especially now that Xu Tianran is having nightmares all day long and living under the pressure of being assassinated by Jiang Ming at any moment, he is very prone to a breakdown!
"Jiang Ming, he's appeared in Qingshui City!"

Xu Tianran's voice was filled with suppressed anger!
He knew that once Jiang Ming appeared in Qingshui City, it would be impossible for Kong Deming's Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps to take over Qingshui City. The first hurdle in opening the passage from the Sun Moon Empire to the Douling Empire would be aborted before it even began!

In fact, with Jiang Ming's strength, he was fully capable of burying the entire Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps in Clear Water City!

Of all the members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps, Kong Deming is probably the only one with a sliver of hope of escaping.

Thinking of this, Xu Tianran felt a sharp pain in his heart.

Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps!
That was the Sun Moon Empire's most elite Soul Master Corps! If it were to be lost like that, it would be a heavy blow to the entire Sun Moon Empire! It would affect the morale of the entire army!
"how come."

Upon hearing this, Orange frowned.

"The plan in the north is absolutely confidential. How did Jiang Ming know that Elder Kong would be there with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps?"

In order for the plan to proceed smoothly, both Ye Yulin's and Kong Deming's operations were classified as top secret!
Theoretically speaking, it is impossible for it to be leaked.

Can.
Xu Tianran handed the intelligence report to Ju Zi and said in a deep voice, "The front lines say that Qingshui City possesses a variety of advanced soul-guided equipment, and its defensive capabilities are even stronger than those of Lingdou City! They speculate that either the Heavenly Soul Empire had already predicted that we would make our move from Qingshui City, or Qingshui City is Jiang Ming's hometown!"

The equipment in Clearwater City is ridiculously good!

This is definitely not an ordinary border city of the Heavenly Soul Empire. Normally, this city would not have such a strong soul-guided defense capability.

Even if the Heavenly Soul Empire had anticipated their attack on Clearwater City, it would have been impossible for them to arm Clearwater City to this extent in such a short period of time.

so.
"Qingshui City must be Jiang Ming's hometown!"

Xu Tianran said in a deep voice.

"Ju Zi, how's the progress at Mingde Hall? How many level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells can you deploy now? Also, what's the success rate of level-ten fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells?"

Upon hearing Xu Tianran's question, Ju Zi's expression changed.

"Your Majesty, even if we use a level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon to bomb Qingshui City, I'm afraid there won't be much of a chance! With Jiang Ming's strength, if he were in Qingshui City right now, he could intercept the level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon in advance!"

In order to deal with Jiang Ming, they had comprehensively and specifically assessed Jiang Ming's strength.

The final result showed that even with level nine fixed-position soul-guided shells, they could not cause much damage to Jiang Ming.

This is the result of actually hitting the target, but in reality, it would have been impossible to hit it.

An ordinary Title Douluo might not be able to dodge a Level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannonball, but Jiang Ming is a Limit Douluo and the strongest person on the continent!
In this situation, Jiang Ming could even provide an early warning of the arrival of the Level 9 fixed-position soul-guided shells, making it entirely possible to intercept them in advance.

Xu Tianran's eyes were deep as he said, "Of course I don't intend to attack Jiang Ming while he's in Qingshui City. There are times when he's not in Qingshui City, aren't there? Since he's already exposed his hometown, and I can't live in peace, he can't be any better off!"

Thinking of this, Xu Tianran's depressed mood even improved somewhat.

He had truly been at a loss as to what to do with Jiang Ming all along.

Jiang Ming escaped alive from several ambushes.

Now that Jiang Ming has become the strongest person on the continent, he even directly threatened to kill him within a year, which is almost driving him crazy!
But he couldn't find Jiang Ming's weakness.

Jiang Ming's most frequent location is Shrek Academy, but Shrek Academy is teeming with powerful individuals. Even if he were to transport a single level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannonball, or even several, to bombard Shrek Academy, it would likely be impossible to succeed.

And now, in Shimizu City.
Clearwater City is located in a remote area. Even if it is equipped with various powerful soul guidance defense systems, it should not be able to withstand the bombardment of level nine fixed soul guidance shells!
As long as Jiang Ming is not in Qingshui City, he can use a level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannon to blow up Jiang Ming's hometown!

He could even use this to threaten Jiang Ming in return.

Jiang Ming came to kill him?
Fine, then you can forget about Shimizu City!
He now has the means to keep Jiang Ming in check!

But this cost
The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps may be doomed!
Even Kong Deming, the head of the Royal Offering Hall, could be targeted by Jiang Ming.
Heartache!

It hurts so much!

"Ju Zi, tell Jing Hongchen to speed up the progress even more, and at the same time send people to keep an eye on the vicinity of Qingshui City, looking for an opportunity."

Orange nodded; she also agreed with this countermeasure.

After all, they really had no means to restrain Jiang Ming.

Orange's abilities are beyond doubt. Under her command, a secret force carrying multiple level-nine fixed-position soul-guided shells headed towards Qingshui City.

However, a few days later, an urgent encrypted intelligence report from the front lines instantly ruined Xu Tianran's good mood.

If he weren't physically disabled, he would probably be furious!
The intelligence letter was torn to shreds by Xu Tianran; it contained only a short sentence, just a few words.

"Kong Deming is suspected of betraying us!" (End of Chapter)