Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 169: The Evil Spirit Master's Rout, Xu Tianxi's Strength, and Shrek's Huge Gains
The rare war in ancient and modern times ended after the self-explosion of the master of Xingluo Temple. Xu Tianxi and his party were protected by Kong Deming and quickly withdrew from Xingluo Square. From time to time, they looked back at the airspace with worries in their hearts.

"Don't worry. Xuanming Taishang is quite capable. After being pushed away by the Xu family's ancestor, he, like me, took action and abducted all the masters of the Xuanming Sect. With his Extreme Douluo cultivation, no important figures of the Xuanming Sect will be in danger."

Kong Deming's slightly heavy voice reached Xu Tianxi's ears. Xu Tianxi breathed a sigh of relief and evacuated to a safe place with him. They flew through many corners along the way, with devastation in their eyes.

The scope of this epic war was too wide to be ignored. Xingluo Square, part of the imperial city, and even buildings within dozens or hundreds of miles around were affected to varying degrees. The nearby Xinghuang Hotel had already collapsed, and countless people were injured.

After catching his breath, Xu Tianxi thought for a moment and then quickly asked Kong Deming:

"Master Kong, what happened to those evil spirit masters? The civilian casualties in this battle are probably in the hundreds of thousands. If they take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, the consequences will be disastrous."

The Mingdu explosion in the original novel really fed many evil soul masters, and many powerful people in the Holy Spirit Church made breakthroughs because of it. Even Ye Xishui's Tower of Death was successful because it absorbed enough resentful souls in that battle.

Although the scope of this Xingluo War was not as large as the Mingdu explosion, it occurred high above the competition venue where millions of spectators gathered;

The scene was in chaos at that time. The evil soul masters' slaughter, the energy aftermath of the fight, and even the chaotic stampede, even if only one in ten or twelve were killed or injured, was still a very terrifying number.

Kong Deming also understood this. He looked into the distance and whispered, "Don't worry. The evil soul master is busy escaping and won't have the chance to collect the resentful souls."

"The Xingluo Worship Hall Master's self-detonation forced back the two Ultimate Douluos of the Holy Spirit Cult. From what I can predict, even if they don't die, they'll be seriously injured. They won't be able to recover without a few years of recuperation, and they may even suffer permanent injuries.

Only a handful of other evil spirit masters escaped from that horrific explosion. Your Xuanzu gave those evil spirit masters a hard shove when he retreated, and the three major factions didn't miss the opportunity to strike hard at their downfall.

Xu Tianxi's eyes lit up: "So, those evil soul masters are almost finished?"

Kong Deming shook his head and said, "That's not entirely true. The evil soul masters who can escape from such a battle are naturally top-notch experts. Among them are the leader and deputy leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, as well as two Super Douluo and one Titled Douluo."

"This isn't even the full strength of those evil soul masters. There should be some Titled Douluo and Soul Douluo in their lair, and there are countless evil soul masters below the Soul Sage level."

"Of course, with so many elite fighters dead, it can be considered a major blow to the army's vitality."

Xu Tianxi nodded slightly to show that he understood. The Holy Spirit Sect had lost more than ten Titled Douluo, three Super Douluo, and more than twenty elite Soul Douluo. Their high-end combat power was severely damaged, and they would not be able to cause any trouble in the short term.

However, the Xuanming Sect suffered a terrible defeat this time, and I'm afraid...

"After this battle, have your Xuanzu and the others prepare to migrate. No matter what, they can no longer stay in Xuanming City. I will begin making arrangements after I return home and prepare a new habitat for them."

Kong Deming's message came again, and Xu Tianxi nodded in response.

The Holy Spirit Cult will definitely retaliate after it has caught its breath, and the Xuanming Sect alone will not be able to withstand it.

At this moment, Xiao Hongchen, who had been transferred here with him, also came back to his senses. He wiped his eyes and said, "I've never seen such a magnificent sight. Is the self-detonation of a top expert so brilliant?"

Above Xingluo Square, the starry sky was a spectacular spectacle, and the energy level was so high that it was completely immeasurable, far beyond Xiao Hongchen's cognitive limits.

Jing Hongchen's face darkened slightly. "It is indeed terrifying. This energy far exceeds that of a single ninth-level fixed-type soul guide shell. It takes several shells combined to match it."

"I still can't imagine what kind of technology we need to use to produce a cannonball of this power."

Kong Deming sneered and said, "Jing Hongchen, you are still too young and inexperienced. You have only seen the tip of the iceberg of the world of soul guides. How can you predict the future?"

"Now we have level nine fixed-type soul guide shells, so how do we know there won't be level ten, eleven, or even twelfth-level fixed-type soul guide shells in the future? Everything is possible."

Hearing this, Jing Hongchen didn't dare to refute. He nodded repeatedly like a primary school student being scolded, indicating that Mr. Kong was right.

He knew that Master Kong had been in seclusion for these years in an attempt to become an unprecedented, conceptual, tenth-level soul guide. If he succeeded, it would set a precedent for the ages and bring soul guide technology to a new level.

And as Confucius said, his experience was indeed insufficient. In front of Confucius, the knowledge he was proud of was all just a trick.

Xiao Hongchen was stunned watching from the side. He never expected that his grandfather would one day be scolded like a grandson. The Grand Tutor was indeed awe-inspiring.

Just as he was about to find Meng Hongchen to share his thoughts, Xiao Hongchen discovered that his sister had been holding the soul guide in her hand and was taking pictures of the high-altitude scenery. He couldn't help but wonder:

"What are you doing?"

"Of course it's filming. You can't even tell, bro, you're so dumb."

Meng Hongchen clutched the soul guide device that looked like a camera and pressed the shutter button continuously, his bright eyes revealing visible excitement.

Xiao Hongchen's forehead was covered with dark lines, and he felt puzzled.
"Is the new photo-recording soul guide that Grandpa and Old Xu made for you really that fun? I'll ask Grandpa to make one for me later."

"Of course, recording the beautiful things I see is an unprecedented wonderful feeling." Meng Hongchen, who is fascinated by photography, answered without hesitation.

Xiao Hongchen nodded silently and kept this matter in mind.

When Xu Tianxi came back from the Starlight Auction House, he discussed the idea of ​​filming with Jing Hongchen. Jing Hongchen said that technology was not a problem. Xu Tianxi took the opportunity to bring up some props that he remembered from his previous life, including this kind of soul guide device for recording photos.

Due to time constraints, the two of them made two pieces together, originally one for each of them. However, as soon as Jing Hongchen showed the new equipment in front of his grandchildren, Meng Hongchen set his eyes on it and eventually got it as expected.

Xiao Hongchen even asked Xu Tianxi if he could borrow it for a couple of days, but Xu Tianxi flatly refused, saying he could just rub it himself if he wanted to. ...

At the core of the explosion, the spectacular starlight spectacle lasted for half an hour before gradually dissipating.

After a series of battles, Xu Tianxi sat cross-legged in meditation, and his almost exhausted soul power recovered as before. He also made a new breakthrough, breaking through the bottleneck of level 49 and reaching level 50.

"It's worth it that I always gave my all to Ma Xiaotao and the others. Finally, they broke through level 50..."

Xu Tianxi opened his eyes and muttered to himself, then he let out a long sigh and suddenly remembered something:

They left in a hurry, and Ma Xiaotao's body seemed to be still at Xingluo Square. No one knew what happened to the soul bones in her body.

Looking at the Xingluo Square with billowing smoke in the distance, Xu Tianxi thought to himself that he had to go treasure hunting, so he wanted to find a ninth-level soul guide to go mining together.

A few soul bones are not too important, what matters most is the sense of accomplishment.

"Hey, Old Xu, you're finally awake? You look pretty good."

Hearing Xiao Hongchen's voice, Xu Tianxi stood up, shook his still aching shoulders, cleaned his bloody face, and said proudly:
"That's right. He just fought a great battle and killed three important figures in Shrek. If it were in the army, that would be a great achievement. Wouldn't he be qualified to compete for the position of division commander?"

Xiao Hongchen did not refute when he heard this. Instead, he thought about it seriously and said seriously:

"Based on my understanding of the promotion system for officers in the Ten Great Soul Master Corps, with your strength, you'd start out as at least a battalion commander in the military, and promotion to division commander would only take time.

"But a division commander usually has to be a Soul Douluo or an eighth-level Soul Master. You... shouldn't be that scary without using fixed Soul Guide shells, right?"

Xu Tianxi also thought for a while and replied:

"Equipped with the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, I barely have the strength to fight against an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo. Combined with my special soul skills, I should still have a good chance of killing a Soul Douluo."

"If I were to use the fixed-type soul guide shells, my opponent would definitely die."

In the previous battles with Ma Xiaotao and Du Weilun, he had already used a tactic that combined mental power with soul power. The hidden means were only the secret method of soul ring fusion that his body could not withstand, the second awakening of his original martial soul and the second martial soul.

If he risked his life at all costs, he had a 60% chance of killing Du Weilun in a head-on battle, but in that case, he would definitely be exhausted and would have to lie down for a while.

The reason why he was able to kill them so easily before was because Ye Yulin had beaten Du Weilun and Cai Meir half to death, and he also absorbed Xu Xiaoyun's Xuanshui power to enhance his soul power. He may not have such good conditions in the future.

Xiao Hongchen sucked in a deep breath, and then his face showed anger. He sighed continuously, probably feeling completely desperate.

"Don't be so desperate. Soul Engineers generally have stronger survivability than Soul Masters. I can kill a Soul Douluo, but it's still very difficult to kill an eighth-level Soul Engineer."

Xu Tianxi patted Xiao Hongchen on the shoulder and consoled him, "If someone throws an absolute defense soul guide at me someday, I'll just have to stay put for a while."

Many soul guides exceeded the standards, and Xu Tianxi was at a loss when he saw them. However, he had the Blade of Living Guardian, which could absorb the vitality of metal and was the nemesis of soul guides. But there was no need to tell Xiao Hongchen this sad fact.

"Hey... stop comforting me. Who am I, Xiao Hongchen? How could I not be able to withstand such a small blow?"

Xiao Hongchen waved his hand and quickly changed the subject: "By the way, the Xingluo Royal Family has notified us that this competition has been forced to be cancelled. We may have to pack up and go back."

"As for the final championship, runner-up, and third place, our Sun Moon Team is first, Xingluo Royal Academy is second, and Di Ao Academy is third. Everyone is fine with that; but no one is paying attention to that now."

Xu Tianxi nodded. This result was not unexpected.

He then asked, "What are the casualties from this accident? What's the situation with the Xingluo, Xuanming, and Body families?"

"It's tragic. They say over 200,000 people have been killed, many more injured, and countless buildings have collapsed. Many of the experts from the Sun-Moon Empire who came this time have already gone to help with disaster relief."

Xiao Hongchen sighed and continued, "Among the three top forces, Xingluo suffered the most casualties. The Lord of the Worship Hall fell, several Protector of the Nation Douluos died, and even more Soul Douluos were killed and injured.

The Xuanming Sect and the Benti Sect also lost Soul Douluo. Although the Title Douluo survived, everyone was injured. Fortunately, the Xingluo Empire has the world's best healing Soul Master, who can save them no matter how serious the injuries are.

"Of course, the worst-hit team this time was definitely Shrek. The large number of masters who came were completely wiped out."

Speaking of Shrek, Xiao Hongchen finally showed a happy smile on his face. He never had a good impression of these lunatics, and even felt that they were the same as evil soul masters.

He grinned and said, "Grandpa said that we made a huge gain this time and got a lot of spirit bones. From now on, our Sun Moon Empire will have no shortage of spirit bones for hundreds of years."

"Especially the Level 96 Super Douluo who was killed. He had a full set of six soul bones, including a 100,000-year soul bone. Grandpa was so happy."

"This ten thousand year old number one academy is definitely rich. One of the elders has a hundred thousand year old soul bone. I wonder how many good things they have at home."

"Grandpa also said that our biggest gain this time is these captured people. If Shrek is unwilling to pay the price in exchange, hehe..."

Xiao Hongchen had a wicked smile on his face, and Xu Tianxi couldn't help but feel some anticipation in his heart. He remembered that there were still several heavyweights in Shrek's team this time. Should he participate in it in the future?
He Caitou, Xiaoxiao, Jiang Nannan, Ling Luochen... either they have special identities or they are excellent talents. Now that they are in their pockets, it is not easy for them to get out.

(End of this chapter)