Douluo: Starting from the Nine-Curved Vine Dragon

Chapter 391 Military Merit Worries

west coast.

With Poseidon dead and no longer having any worries, Ma Hongjun immediately took action.

Fire God's Divine Weapon: Heavenly Burning Pestle!
Amidst the raging flames, a crimson object, about half the length of an arm and resembling a Buddhist vajra, appeared in Ma Hongjun's right hand.

The pestle is round at the back and pointed at the front, with bright red flames regularly distributed on its body, making it look quite strange.

"Today, I, the Marshal, will burn the heavens and boil the seas, and see if you dare to come out!"

"Divine fire, ignite!"

Accompanied by a loud phoenix cry, a phantom of a fire phoenix covered in seven-colored light appeared behind Ma Hongjun, and seven soul rings, two yellow, two purple, two black and one red, appeared on his body.

The Phoenix Flame and Seven-Colored Divine Fire of the Fire Phoenix have already reached a considerable scale. The continuous infusion of the Phoenix Flame into the Heavenly Burning Divine Pestle transforms it into a divine fire of the Fire God with the Phoenix's divine charm, spreading across the four seas and instantly covering the coastline and sea surface as far as the eye can see.

Knowing Chen Haitian's exact hiding place, Ma Hongjun didn't foolishly attempt to do something like "Brahma Boiling the Sea," as he didn't have that ability right now.

The fire that appeared to cover the sea was actually a false display. The true divine power of the flames descended vertically from where Chen Haitian was hiding, striking his vitals directly.

Water and fire are mutually destructive; the weaker one will be overcome.

This is just a shallow sea, with an average depth of only a dozen meters. Therefore, although the seawater can reduce the power of the divine fire, it is only to a limited extent.

"So, we were found out after all?"

Inside the underwater cave, Chen Haitian seemed to have taken everything in stride, his expression somewhat indifferent. He activated his Ocean Martial Soul and burst out of the sea.

Splash! The sound of flowing water.

As Chen Haitian burst out of the sea, he glanced at the seven spirit rings on the person opposite him, his expression darkening instantly, as if his dignity had been insulted. He demanded sharply:

"Seven spirit rings? You're not the new emperor of Heaven Dou!"

Chen Haitian had never met Lin Rong, but he knew from rumors that the new emperor of Tiandou was a Soul Douluo and that his Soul Rings were a super-limited-age configuration of five black and three red.

But the person in front of him was not only a seven-ring Soul Saint, but his Soul Ring configuration was only two yellow, two purple, two black and one red.

Apart from the seventh spirit ring, which surprised him by being 100,000 years old, the rest were just standard optimal spirit ring combinations. The exact age was unknown, but at least the spirit ring colors were.

Upon hearing this, Ma Hongjun's expression turned disdainful, and the flame patterns on the Heavenly Burning Divine Pestle in his hand seemed to brighten slightly as he coldly said:

"Hmph, what right does a coward who dares not appear on the front lines have to witness the holy countenance of His Majesty the Heavenly Warrior?"

"Besides, you are just a minor Soul Saint. I, the Marshal, am more than enough to deal with you!"

These words hurt Chen Haitian, and hit him right where it hurt.

"Very well, then let me see just how much strength you, a mere greenhorn, have to dare to utter such arrogant words!"

With the ocean behind him, Chen Haitian's Ocean Martial Soul gave him absolute confidence to fight against fellow cultivators who possessed divine artifacts, even without any divine artifacts.

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East of Poseidon City.

Above the chaotic battlefield, Lin Rong slowly descended from the sky, hovering above the chariot.

Amidst the sounds of slaughter echoing across the battlefield, a loud and authoritative voice resounded throughout the entire battlefield:
"Soldiers, hurry up! Those who should kill the enemy, kill the enemy; those who should earn military merit, earn military merit. You have a quarter of an hour left."

"In a quarter of an hour, I will take action to end this war completely. Those of you who have not yet earned enough military merits should work even harder."

As Lin Rong spoke, his Vine Dragon Domain unfolded, covering the entire battlefield. His Vine Dragon Domain had already evolved to the third stage of its ultimate form. Leaving aside the domain's effects for the moment, the amplification and suppression of all attributes alone amounted to as much as 30%.

Streams of life essence resembling azure dragons flowed among the Heavenly Fighting warriors, and healing power far surpassing that of the Heavenly Phoenix Mystic Sound appeared within their bodies, causing their injuries to heal at a visible speed.

Such a massive treatment was not performed using Lin Rong's own soul power, but rather using the life force of the vegetation surrounding Sea God City.

These plants, whose life force had been nearly drained during Lin Rong's battle with Poseidon, now had their last bit of life force taken away, and the plants, now utterly devoid of life, instantly turned to ashes and scattered with the wind.

"Your Majesty's divine might ensures victory in the Heavenly Battle!"

"Your Majesty's divine might ensures victory in the Heavenly Battle!"

"Your Majesty's divine might ensures victory in the Heavenly Battle!"

The 300,000-strong army shouted in unison, their fighting spirit reaching a new height, fueled by the combined effects of the Heavenly Phoenix Profound Sound and their own emotions.

But some are happy and some are sad.

Unlike the high spirits of the soldiers, Yan Mo, Wang Shiyu, and Shui Bing'er looked tense.

The three who had not yet earned enough military merits were the ones mentioned.

Two 100,000-year-old soul bones require the military merits of 300 Soul Saints. The military merits they have accumulated since the start of the war are only worth 123 Soul Saints, which is not even enough to exchange for 150 Soul Saints' military merits for one 100,000-year-old soul bone, let alone two.

If they want to make up the shortfall in exchanging for two 100,000-year-old soul bones within a quarter of an hour, they can only target the five Sea God Seven Sacred Pillar Guardian Douluos who are one of the six missing.

Among them, Hailong Douluo is Xu Pan's mission target. With one of the five eliminated, only four remain.

The military merit of killing a Seven Sacred Pillar Guardian Douluo is worth 75 Soul Saints, and their current military merit shortage is 177 Soul Saints.

The safest option, of course, would be to snatch the heads of the three Pillar Douluo from Sword Douluo and Poison Douluo.

If they can't necessarily snatch three, they should at least snatch two. That way, they only need to kill three more Soul Masters or Sea Beasts of equal strength to make up for the last bit of military merit shortfall.

The sea spirit beast was hiding in the moat, and its thick skin and tenacious vitality made it an easy target for the three to eliminate.

Soul Masters, being fragile classes, naturally became the three's primary target.

On the battlefield at this moment, the number of Soul Douluos in the Poseidon Empire has dwindled from thirteen at the beginning to only five now.

"To steal kills, you don't need great strength, you just need fast enough hand speed."

Yan Mo quickly analyzed the situation and made arrangements:

"Shiyu and I are the fastest, and we also have the Martial Soul Fusion Skill. We have the highest success rate in snatching kills from Sword Douluo and Poison Douluo, so leave it to us."

"Miss Shui Bing'er, then I'll trouble you to help them speed up their attack on Soul Douluo, and then finish off the last three with the final blow."

“No problem.” Shui Bing’er nodded in agreement.

Time was of the essence, so the three of them divided the tasks and got to work immediately without saying a word of unnecessary talk.

"The kill-stealer is here."

Dugu Bo suppressed three of the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardian Douluos with his deadly poison, and then turned around to look at the commotion behind him.

"Is it because there are only two swordsmen there, and it's difficult to snatch them from him and kill them, so they all came to me?"

However, he had to admit that compared to Sword Douluo, Poison Killer was indeed easier to steal kills.

(End of this chapter)