Douluo: A Century-old Legend I Am the Second Uncle Chenxin

Chapter 1713 The Song of Light and Darkness
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However, the light of the glazed pagoda was not the only dazzling light illuminating the battlefield. On the other side of the battle line, the rear of the Black Nether Guards was also shrouded in a suffocating dark amplification field.

Several Soul Masters dressed in dark purple priestly robes and wielding bone staffs (soul tools) inlaid with ominous gems were exerting their full strength.

Among them were amplifiers known as Dark Soul Chanters, who chanted obscene and ancient incantations, waving bone staffs that sent ripples of dark purple energy spreading outwards.

As these ripples swept over, the Black Guard's "Shadow Armor Technique" writhed even more violently, and twisted, painful runes appeared on its surface, significantly enhancing its defensive capabilities.

The madness in those crimson eyes was also infused with some kind of orderly berserk secret technique, increasing the power and speed of their attacks by 30%.

Dark fighting spirit clung to their weapons and claws like a malignant tumor, and every splatter of blood from their attacks carried a vicious, corrosive aura.

These are all secret techniques of war. For example, the Shadow Armor Transformation Technique is a secret technique developed by the Ming family over many years. It transforms the martial spirit characteristics of the Shadow Armor into a technique that can be used on others by anyone with dark soul power.

Of course, its power is not as great as that of the Underworld family itself.

More common are sorcerers (the Weavers of Decay), whose magic is far more insidious.

One of the Soul Masters pointed his bone staff at the sky, and a large amount of thick, tar-like black rain with a pungent, sweet, and fishy smell suddenly fell, precisely drenching the advancing Knights' front line—"Bone-Corroding Acid Rain"!
Rainwater hitting the dark silver armor immediately hissed and emitted blue smoke, and pits were visibly etched onto the hard alloy surface; even more terrifying, if rainwater splashed into the gaps in the shield, the seams of the helmet, or even just touched the skin, it would immediately cause excruciating pain as if the flesh were melting, causing the affected knights to let out inhuman screams.

Another sorcerer formed hand seals and chanted incantations. A large area of ​​dark green "heavy swamp" quietly spread across the ground. The knight squad trapped in it instantly became sluggish and clumsy. Their originally well-organized formation immediately developed a fatal flaw, which was followed by the precise attacks of blood-corroding spears and soul-splitting hooks from the darkness.

Furthermore, an invisible "terrifying scream" mental spell spreads, causing knights with slightly weak wills to fall into brief confusion, suffer splitting headaches, and even attack their comrades indiscriminately.

Under the combined effects of Dark Amplification and Poisonous Curse, the Black Guard's counterattacks became even more ferocious and effective.

Their defenses, amplified, were like a thick, viscous "flesh shield." When the Soul-Shattering Spear pierced through, it was sucked in, stuck, and even corroded by the spear tip, as if it were trapped in rotten flesh.

Their attacks were even more deadly. Their claws tore through the amplified, brittle, and thinned knight's breastplate, ripped apart muscles, and pulled out bloody organs. The Soul-Splitting Hooks not only cut flesh, but the soul-corroding power attached to the hook tip also caused the wounded to suffer mental breakdown, or even their souls to be annihilated!

The battlefield was littered with corpses. Not only were there Black Nether Guards impaled by spears and pinned to the ground, dying with their eyes wide open, but also a large number of knights and warriors who fell in the corrosive acid rain, the sudden attack of poisoned blades, and the chaos of trampling each other.

Blood mixed with putrid fluid flowed into dark red streams on the ground, and severed limbs and remains piled up. The pungent stench and burnt smell were almost suffocating.

Elite forces like the Black Nether Guards are not only suited to fight against江湖 (jianghu) forces, but more importantly, against elite and aces of the military. However, the Heavenly Dou Knights, as the empire's ace force, possess truly extraordinary inherent strength!
Just as the Holy Light of Glazed Glass clashed fiercely with the Dark Curse, and the Knights continued their tenacious advance despite suffering heavy casualties, several different Soul Power Auras simultaneously lit up in the formation behind the Knights' ranks.

This is the Knights Order's standard support Soul Master team!

They may not have the terrifying amplification ratio of Ninghai's "Number One Auxiliary Martial Soul in the World", but they are well-trained, have a clear division of labor, and are more focused on the specific enhancements required on the battlefield.

Several support Soul Masters dressed in white robes with silver trim stood at the command node at the rear, working together to unfold a huge golden array pattern (Array Ring).

The array pattern's light was soft yet incredibly resilient, covering the knights and warriors outside the Holy Light amplification, steadily increasing their armor's physical defense (approximately 30%) and resistance to energy erosion (Holy Protection). This made the knights more resistant to area-of-effect curses such as "Bone-Corroding Acid Rain," and the rate of casualties was somewhat curbed.

Other Soul Masters, wielding staffs inlaid with Purifying Gems, continuously chanted purification prayers, releasing ripples of white light waves (Purifying Mantra).

These light waves spread out in layers, continuously dispelling the negative statuses (such as paralysis and curse marks) attached to the knight warriors, and even opening up short-term "cleansing passages" on the land contaminated by the Black Guards, greatly offsetting the effects of movement-restricting soul skills such as "Heavy Mud Swamp", allowing the trapped squad to escape and regroup.

In addition, support Soul Masters specializing in shields join forces to build an "impregnable fortress".

Pale golden rhomboid light shields made of pure soul power appeared just in time to block gaps in the shield formation or expose the flanks, helping knights and warriors deflect some of the rotten blood spears or offset some of the cutting force of the Soul-Splitting Hooks, building a temporary energy wall in the flesh and blood line.

When Ninghai's 90% boost to individual combat power (strength/speed/defense) is combined with the three key functional supports provided by the Knights' support team—guardian supporters, purifiers, and barrier builders—the resulting effect is far more than a simple additive one.

The holy light of Ninghai granted the knights the power to shatter armor and shields with their heavy hammers, crushing black armor; while the knights' support mages constantly repaired the damaged armor, removed the invading toxins, and reinforced the crumbling defenses.

The "explosive power" granted by the Holy Light of Glazed Glass is effectively supported by the "endurance" and "anti-interference ability" provided by the support system.

It is precisely this close cooperation and seamless connection between the internal and external support systems that has enabled the Heavenly Fighting Knights to maintain the Dark Silver Front, which, despite being riddled with holes and suffering heavy casualties, has always been tenacious, unyielding, and slowly but steadily advancing, amidst the raging storm of the Dark Curse and the monstrous black tide of the Black Nether Guards' frenzied counterattacks.

Overall, in this extremely brutal war of attrition and a battle of wills, the Imperial Iron Cavalry, with its dual support system (Ninghai's peak personal support + the Knights' organized functional support) and strict discipline, finally managed to forge and maintain that faint but real initiative on the battlefield, at the cost of countless lives, through hardship.

But this slight advantage is still like a flickering candle soaked in a sea of ​​blood, burning more flames of life with every step forward.

(End of this chapter)