Douluo: I have too many clones

Chapter 629: Xuanwu Shield and Ice Cream Assassin
"Since you have arranged everything like this, why do you still dare to come to see me alone? You should have other backup plans."

Xue Yuntian narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a sharp light in his eyes, as if he could see through Xue Zhonggao.

Even though he could not mobilize the palace formation for the time being, he was a genuine Soul Douluo after all, and he was very powerful. And this rebellious son in front of him only had the cultivation of a Soul Emperor, but he dared to come to face him alone, so he must have some hidden killer tricks.

"Smart, you are worthy of being my father. Then let me show you my skills." Xue Zhonggao did not seem surprised by Xue Yuntian's keen insight. He clapped his hands, and soul rings began to slowly rise from his body.

In an instant, purple, purple, purple, purple, black, black, and black, a total of seven soul rings lit up one after another, exuding a terrifying and powerful aura.

"The seventh soul skill: Martial Soul True Body."

As Xue Zhonggao shouted, his seventh soul ring burst into dazzling light.

Seeing this scene, Xue Yuntian immediately became extremely alert. All the soul power in his body began to circulate, and every nerve in his body became tense.

Although I don’t know when this rebellious son broke through to the seventh ring, he still dared to face me, an eighth ring strongman, with a seventh ring body.

But there is no doubt that based on the other party's previous series of careful planning, he does not look like a fool who acts rashly. This martial soul's true body must have a very special killing move that is enough to be fatal.

Even if this rebellious son is a food-type soul master, so what? Didn’t the God of Food Douluo in history also rely on the food-type martial spirit to obtain terrifying power that is not weaker than that of a powerful battle soul master, leaving a great reputation in the soul master world?

"Om-"

When Xue Yuntian's entire mind was attracted by the scene before him, he was unaware that the space behind him was quietly changing.

The air above was like a calm lake with a stone thrown into it, causing ripples. A sharp dagger slowly emerged from the strange ripples.

On the blade, the seven soul rings lit up one after another in a strange order, emitting a deep light, and then stabbed towards the back of his head at an elusive speed.

"How brave!"

After all, Xue Yuntian was a Soul Douluo who stood at the pinnacle of the Soul Master world. Even though most of his attention was attracted by Xue Zhonggao at this moment, when the fatal danger came, his body instinctively issued a warning quickly.

In an instant, purple, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black, three purples and five blacks, a total of eight soul rings burst out from his body.

"The seventh soul skill: Martial Soul True Body."

Xue Yuntian's roar was like a huge bell, shaking every inch of the air in the palace. Then, an extremely huge black tortoise shadow slowly emerged from behind him, and in an instant, it firmly enveloped his body.

This black tortoise phantom is one of the long-standing martial spirits of the Douling royal family. It is inherited from the martial spirit of the Eternal Guard Xu Sanshi, a member of the Shrek Seven Devils who was famous in the Douluo Continent ten thousand years ago, the Black Tortoise Shield!
This is a top-level martial soul with dual attributes of water and earth, carrying the countless glories and glorious memories of the Douling royal family.

Although the Douling royal family has never produced a god like the Xingluo royal family, their ancestors were once wealthy.

"Sixth Soul Skill: Xuanwu Realm."

Xue Yuntian shouted again, and with his body as the center, a layer of black light as deep as the abyss suddenly burst out, instantly covering the entire magnificent palace.

A huge pressure that seemed to come from ancient times surged and spread inside this suddenly formed field. This is one of the powerful abilities unique to the Basalt Shield. It can make people who step into the field feel a heavy oppression as if a mountain is pressing down on their heads.

"Ding!!"

A crisp yet startling sound suddenly rang out, and the dagger that was coming at him with great force suddenly stopped just three inches away from the back of Xue Yuntian's head.

At the same time, a figure wearing a black robe and a mysterious mask slowly emerged from behind Xue Yuntian. A layer of black light followed the stagnant dagger and ruthlessly pressed on the black-robed man, making him unable to move instantly, as if he was bound by a spell.

"It really is worthy of being called the Black Tortoise Shield. It has such strong defensive power!"

Xue Zhonggao, who was also suppressed and unable to move by the black light, witnessed this scene and couldn't help revealing a complicated look in his eyes, which included envy of this powerful defense and resentment that was difficult to conceal.

In his opinion, one of the important reasons why his father was so partial was that his own martial soul had mutated and turned into an ice cream, while the fourth brother's martial soul was the authentic Black Tortoise Shield.

If not for this, it would still be unknown who would win the battle for the throne.

"But father, do you really think I don't know the defense of the basalt shield?"

Xue Zhonggao suddenly showed an extremely sinister smile on his face. As a member of the royal family, how could he not know the secret of the inherited martial spirit? He had secretly planned for this for a long time and had prepared a countermeasure.

At the moment when Xue Yuntian's attention was attracted by the assassin behind him, another man in black robe quietly emerged behind his huge martial spirit.

This person also had eight soul rings flashing on his body, and he exuded a powerful aura that made people's heart palpitate. He slowly clenched his right hand, and then gently stroked the majestic black tortoise phantom.

"boom!"

There was a loud noise, as if the sky was collapsing and the earth was splitting apart. The huge black tortoise shadow was split into two in an instant under this seemingly random stroke, and shattered. Then, the black-robed man swung his right hand towards Xue Yuntian fiercely, and a powerful force surged towards him.

"Humph."

Xue Yuntian groaned as his martial soul's true body was broken, and a mouthful of blood rushed to his throat. But at this moment, what made him unbelievable was why his proud Xuanwu Shield martial soul's true body was broken so easily!

How is this possible? The Black Tortoise Shield is a top-level defensive martial spirit. Even if it can withstand the attacks of more than ten Soul Douluos at the same time, it is not a problem at all. Even when facing a Titled Douluo, he can rely on this Black Tortoise Shield to deal with it.

But at this moment, a Soul Douluo-level assassin actually broke through the defense of the Black Tortoise Shield. How could Xue Yuntian not be shocked!
"Shh!"

After successfully breaking through the defense of the Xuanwu Shield, the assassin did not slow down at all. The sharp blade in his hand chopped towards Xue Yuntian's neck like lightning. His target was clear and his murderous intent was evident.

"boom!!"

However, at this critical moment of life and death, several golden lights suddenly burst out from Xue Yuntian's body. These golden lights were like substance, quickly wrapping his body layer by layer, forming an indestructible golden barrier.

After the assassin's dagger pierced through several layers of shields, it was finally blocked by this powerful defensive force, making a crisp collision sound and sparks flying. Then, Xue Yuntian, who had reacted, shook it away with an explosion of soul power.

After the initial shock, Xue Yuntian quickly regained his composure.

As the king of a country, he wears countless defensive soul guides, and most of them are level nine defensive soul guides. Some of them are collected by him, and some are passed down to him by the previous emperor.

Xue Yuntian calmly analyzed: "This eight-ring assassin should be your killer move. You used your own martial spirit as a cover to attract my attention."

He stared at Xue Zhonggao with a sharp gaze and continued, "Then let the first seven-ring assassin attack me to distract my attention again, and then let the eight-ring assassin attack. I didn't expect you to have these two hidden chess pieces in your hand. It's really surprising."

Xue Zhonggao said calmly: "People always have to hide some trump cards. You only know my Ice Cream Army. But you don't know that the Ice Cream Assassins are my strongest killer. I originally wanted to keep them as trump cards, but things happened suddenly and I can only use them now." "Ice Cream Assassins? This name is really similar to you. You look harmless on the outside, but you can stab people unexpectedly." Xue Yuntian nodded in agreement, and then a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and asked:

"However, I am a little curious about why he could break my Xuanwu True Body so easily. I can feel that this assassin's martial spirit is not strong. At most, he just has a high ability to hide. Logically speaking, he should not be able to break my defense."

Xue Zhonggao didn't seem to be in a hurry to take action. He smiled and said, "Although my martial soul has mutated, I have studied the inherited martial soul of the royal family."

"Although the Black Tortoise Shield is the top-level defensive martial spirit, it actually has a weakness. As long as you attack this weakness, the Black Tortoise Shield martial spirit's defense will collapse."

Xue Yuntian had some guesses in his mind, but he still asked, "Where is the weakness?"

"Haha." Xue Zhonggao smiled and said, "Father, if you just know the story of the first encounter between our Douling Empire's ancestors Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan, it won't be difficult to guess where this weakness is."

Hearing this, Xue Yuntian subconsciously touched his back door. The story of Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan was recorded in detail in the genealogy of the Douling royal family. At this moment, he already understood a little bit.

"Okay, father. I know you are stalling for time, thinking that after a cup of tea, you can directly activate the palace formation to capture us." Xue Zhonggao suddenly changed the subject and his face became serious. "But, you are stalling for time, and so am I. Hurry up and act!"

As Xue Zhonggao finished speaking, the body of the seven-ring assassin turned into a black shadow, and then quickly merged into the body of the eight-ring assassin. This strange scene made Xue Yuntian's heart tighten.

"Martial spirit fusion technique!"

Xue Yuntian's face instantly turned extremely ugly. He never expected that these two assassins actually possessed such a powerful killing move!
"Yes, it is the martial soul fusion technique."

Xue Zhonggao smiled grimly. He had spent many years cultivating these two ice cream assassins. How could they be simple? They both had the martial soul fusion skill, but because the degree of fusion was not high, it took some time to fuse.

During the martial soul fusion technique, the fluctuations of their soul power could not be hidden. Otherwise, they would have directly attacked Xue Yuntian with the martial soul fusion technique at the beginning.

But it doesn’t matter, everything is ready now and it’s not too late to take action.

"Martial Soul Fusion Technique: Formless Blade."

Following this roar, after the fusion was completed, fifteen soul rings appeared on the body of the Eight-Ring Assassin, and each soul ring exuded a powerful and mysterious aura.

Then, a transparent dagger appeared out of thin air, hovering in front of the assassin. This dagger seemed invisible, but it exuded a chilling murderous intent, as if it could cut through all defenses in the world. Then, it stabbed towards Xue Yuntian at an extremely fast speed.

"Bang! Bang! Peng!"

A large number of defensive soul guides were shattered under the attack of the formless blade, making crisp sounds.

Xue Yuntian's expression also changed slightly, because he found that the transparent dagger was not attacking his body, but his spiritual sea. This was actually a spiritual martial soul fusion technique!

"Good! Good! Good!"

Xue Yuntian said "yes" three times in a row, which was a manifestation of his extreme anger. As an emperor, he naturally had a soul guide that could defend against mental attacks.

Although this martial soul fusion technique is powerful, it is not difficult for him to withstand this attack by relying on the spiritual defense soul guide on his body.

But the problem was that these spiritual defense soul guides were very valuable, and he had spent a lot of money to buy each one from the Tang Sect and the Spiritual Pagoda. Once they were damaged, he would have to spend a lot of money and energy to buy them from the two major organizations.

With the behavior of these two organizations, he would most likely be blackmailed again. Who made the Douling Royal Family incapable of developing spiritual defense soul guides?

Xue Yuntian's soul power surged throughout his body as he tried his best to resist the surging spiritual impact of the Formless Blade.

His face was solemn, with beads of sweat rolling down his forehead, but his eyes were cold as ice. He looked straight at his son Xue Zhonggao and said word by word: "What other tricks do you have? Use them all. Otherwise, after a cup of tea, you will be completely finished."

"Huh~ As expected of you, Father."

Xue Zhong raised his head and sighed, his voice filled with helplessness and emotion. "I didn't want to use this trick, but now this is the only way." After he finished speaking, he turned around without hesitation and ran out of the palace gate.

Xue Yuntian was shocked when he saw this, and instinctively wanted to chase after him. However, the powerful mental pressure of the Formless Blade, which followed him like a shadow, was like an invisible net that bound him tightly.

"Father, have a safe journey."

Xue Zhonggao's voice came from outside the palace, with a hint of determination and coldness. Then, a black shadow flew in from the palace gate like lightning.

Xue Yuntian's attention was instantly attracted by the black shadow. When he saw clearly the flying object, his heart suddenly shrank and a chill ran from the soles of his feet to his forehead.

The terrifying shell was reflected in his eyes, and his pupils shrank sharply. The energy fluctuations emitted by the shell made him clearly aware of its origin. In the end, he only had time to leave a sentence: "Ninth-level fixed-type soul guide shell!"

"boom!!!"

Before Xue Yuntian finished speaking, a terrifying explosion as if from hell rang out. A force that could destroy the heavens and the earth erupted instantly, and the entire space trembled violently under the impact of this force.

A huge mushroom cloud, engulfed in blazing flames and billowing smoke, rose into the sky. The palace used to handle official business was as fragile as paper in the face of this force, and was instantly reduced to ashes.

Countless bricks, stones, beams and columns were thrown into the sky by the powerful impact force, and then fell down like raindrops.

"It's so scary!"

Outside the palace, Xue Zhonggao had already protected himself with a defensive soul guide.

Even so, the heat wave and strong impact made his body tremble slightly. He looked at the horrifying scene in front of him, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.

The light produced by the explosion made his face flicker. At this moment, he felt mixed emotions.

"Why would I do this? If I were to kill Old Four, wouldn't this matter be easier to resolve?"

Xue Zhonggao's face showed a trace of confusion, and his eyes became empty and wandering, as if he was in deep self-doubt. He subconsciously raised his hand and touched his forehead, his brows tightly knitted together.

But the next moment, a golden butterfly shadow flashed in his eyes, and the confused look disappeared without a trace. Instead, it was replaced by a firm and resolute look.

"No, that's not right. Even if I kill the fourth brother, it will be useless. Given my father's biased character, he will definitely not give the throne to me. I am just taking back what belongs to me."

A look of determination appeared on Xue Zhonggao's face again. He clenched his fists tightly, with his nails digging deeply into his palms, as if he wanted to vent all the anger and unwillingness in his heart through this clench.

He kept telling himself in his heart that he was not wrong, and that it was his father who was wrong. It was his father's partiality that forced him into this desperate situation.

(End of this chapter)