Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

The devastating explosion of the storm reverberated throughout the entire Sun Moon Empire's military camp, and even the Heavenly Soul Empire's army, far away in Heavenly Spirit City, could see the rising mushroom cloud.

In the darkness of the night, the rising sun was simply too dazzling.

The explosion was so loud that it naturally woke up the entire Sun Moon Empire military camp.

When the evil spirit masters rushed out of their tents in the core area where they were stationed, what they saw was the destructive shockwave raging wildly in the distance.

In an instant, piercing alarms blared throughout the entire Sun Moon Empire military camp, and the linked defense arrays of one soul tool defense position after another were quickly activated. In the night, the halos of these linked defense arrays were particularly noticeable.

Zhongli Wu, the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, rushed out of his tent and was greatly surprised to see the mushroom cloud rising in the distance.

"What's going on? What direction is that?" Zhongliwu shouted.

The evil soul masters were very united. Many of them immediately gathered in Zhongli Wu's direction. Ji Lin, who was also in a tent in the evil soul master camp, secretly observed that there were more than forty evil soul masters in total. Apart from the titled Douluo, they were all at least Soul Emperor level.

Tang Ya naturally came out of the tent as well. Her expression was still indifferent, no different from usual. Zhang Peng, the Scorpion Tiger Douluo, was beside her. While surprised, his face was very gloomy.

Zhang Peng, the Scorpion Tiger Douluo, was assigned to Tang Ya by the Holy Spirit Cult as her bodyguard. After all, Tang Ya had not yet matured and needed a protector, so Zhang Peng and Tang Ya were usually the closest to each other.

Zhongli Wu remained calm and said in a deep voice, "Enemy attack! Everyone prepare for defense. Do not separate without my order."

In the distance, shouts of battle suddenly rang out, and the sky in the direction of Tianling City lit up in an instant. The light emanating from countless soul masters illuminated the sky, making the distant horizon seem like a dazzling world.

This is……?

Zhong Liwu was greatly surprised. Judging by the naked eye alone, there were at least three thousand soul masters flying in the air. This was almost all of the main force of the Heavenly Soul Empire that could use flying soul tools. Could it be that the Heavenly Soul Empire was going to make a desperate gamble tonight?

A titled Douluo quickly approached Zhongli Wu and whispered, "Master, the direction of the explosion should be the location where the Second Soul Master Corps is stationed. Judging from the force of the explosion and the fluctuations in soul power in the air, it is very likely a level nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell."

Zhongli Wu exclaimed in shock and anger, "What? Level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells? Isn't it only the Sun Moon Empire that possesses such terrifying power? How could the Heavenly Soul Empire have them? Even if they do, why did they deploy Level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells into our camp? What were the detection soul-guided devices doing?"

His question was naturally unanswerable by the evil spirit masters around him.

At this moment, Nangong Wan stood discreetly among the evil soul masters, his heart pounding. He never expected that Ji Lin would detonate a level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell in the second soul master's position. You know, some people knew that he had secretly kept a level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell. The third and fourth brothers knew that he had once obtained a level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell. Fortunately, the third and fourth brothers were dead. He wondered if they had told the sect leader about this.

If the sect leader knew about this, he would definitely suspect him afterwards. Fortunately, he secretly hid the level-nine fixed-position soul guide cannonball during the chaos of the Mingdu explosion. As long as he denies it and insists that the soul guide cannonball was stolen by Shrek Academy people in the chaos, he still has a chance. Otherwise, he would have to run away in advance.

To be honest, it's not wrong that Shrek Academy stole his level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell! It's just that the timing was wrong, so it's not exactly deceiving the leader.

The Sun Moon Empire's military reacted swiftly. Although the massive explosion in the Second Soul Master Corps' camp caught everyone off guard, the Sun Moon Empire's military also began to act at top speed as the metal storm raged. Orders were issued one after another, and Marshal Lin Hai had already entered the command tent to begin directing the army.

The other four Soul Master positions were unaffected. As the joint defense array was activated, the joint attack Soul Guidance Devices also began charging, ready for battle at any time.

When the Sun Moon Empire built its camp here, it was prepared for a protracted war. The Sun Moon Empire's military camp is nearly a hundred miles away from Tianling City, which is enough time for them to react.

Currently, only a few extremely special level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells have an attack range of up to 100 miles. Therefore, even a coordinated attack array cannot reach this distance. They can only intercept the Heavenly Soul Empire's experts once they enter the firing range.

"Grand Preceptor, Marshal Lin Hai requests your presence in his tent for a meeting," a messenger called out as he ran from a distance.

Zhongli Wu nodded and said, "The retainers will come with me. The rest of you stay here and do not separate easily."

"Yes!" All the evil spirit masters bowed in unison.

Zhongli Wu led six elders, including the Scorpion Tiger Douluo tent, towards the commander's tent, while the other evil soul masters remained behind, including Tang Ya and Nangong Wan.

Seeing that Zhongli Wu hadn't taken Tang Ya away, Nangong Wan breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Ji Lin and his group's target this time was Tang Ya. If Tang Ya were also taken away, things would get complicated. He was now hoping that Ji Lin would take Tang Ya away as soon as possible and then lift the ban on him. He never wanted to deal with Ji Lin again.

Currently, there are still more than 30 evil soul masters remaining here. Among these 30-plus people, there are only two titled Douluo: Nangong Wan and two others. They are the Fifth Elder, Wanhun Douluo, and the Sixth Elder, Zang'e Douluo.

Of the three Title Douluos, Nangong Wan is the traitor. This means that Ji Lin and his group only have two real enemies to face: Wanhun Douluo and Zang'e Douluo. With Nangong Wan around, Ji Lin and his group have a clear understanding of the Holy Spirit Cult elders. According to Nangong Wan, the Fifth Elder, Wanhun Douluo, is a level 92 control-type Title Douluo with the Martial Soul Wanhun Banner.

The Sixth Elder, the Abomination Douluo, was also a level 92 Title Douluo, but he was a power-attack type. His martial soul, as the name suggests, was Abomination. Lu Genggeng, who also possessed the Abomination martial soul and was killed by Ji Lin and his group in the Mingdu Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, was the disciple of the Abomination Douluo.

Apart from the Fifth Elder and the Sixth Elder, among the remaining evil soul masters, Tang Ya, as the Blue Silver Saintess, is the strongest. Although there are a few evil soul masters with Soul Douluo-level cultivation, their strength is likely weaker than Tang Ya's, and their numbers are very small.

High above the direction of Tianling City, deafening shouts of battle echoed, indicating that not only were a large number of Soul Masters moving out in the sky, but also a massive army was being deployed on the ground.

The Sun Moon Empire simply couldn't understand why the Heavenly Soul Empire would dare to launch a full-scale attack at night. In terms of combat power at night, both Soul Masters and Evil Soul Masters had the advantage! Moreover, nighttime was not conducive to marching. The Sun Moon Empire also had several Soul Guidance Device positions, whose attack power was so strong that even if a Title Douluo charged over, he would only be throwing his life away. Without relying on Heavenly Spirit City for defense, the Heavenly Soul Empire would have to sacrifice countless lives before it even had a chance to reach their Sun Moon Empire's army.

This behavior is tantamount to courting death. Does the Heavenly Soul Empire really think that by using unknown means to detonate a level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell on their position, their Sun Moon Empire army will truly lose its fighting capacity? If that's the case, then they're incredibly naive!

However, even so, the Sun Moon Empire dared not be careless in the slightest. The huge explosion at the Second Soul Master Corps was enough to shock everyone. If the Heavenly Soul Empire could do this, what else couldn't it do?

The soldiers in the Sun Moon Empire's military camp were now fully mobilized. The army was rapidly being assembled, and military orders were constantly being issued from the command tent. Not only were soul guides deployed, but soul guides from the Sun Moon Empire also began to appear in the air. Although their numbers were far fewer than those of the Heavenly Soul Empire, everyone knew that soul guides had a much greater advantage than soul masters on the battlefield. With their linked soul guides, they were a unified whole.

The massive explosion that had erupted from the storm of destruction had gradually subsided. The terrifying force of the explosion had engulfed more than a quarter of the Sun Moon Empire's military camp. Although only the core area of ​​the explosion suffered heavy losses, the explosion had brought great chaos and panic to the camp.

On the command post, not only did he have to direct the army to prepare for battle, but he also had to appease the soldiers and provide medical care. For a time, the entire Sun Moon Empire camp was in a state of chaos.

The Fifth Elder, Wan Hun Douluo, frowned and said, "This is really strange. How could a level nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell explode inside our own military camp?"

The Sixth Elder said in a gruff voice, "Could it be that it was accidentally detonated?"

The Fifth Elder shook his head, gave him a disdainful look, and said, "Ignorance is truly terrifying. A Second Soul Master Regiment of this caliber doesn't even have a Level 9 fixed-position soul guide cannon. How are they going to detonate it? Even a Beast King-level Soul Master Legion would only be equipped with one at most, and that would be under strict protection. Currently, we don't have a single one in our camp. The stockpiles of those two Beast King-level Soul Master Regiments were all used up in the previous war."

The Sixth Elder scratched his head in bewilderment and asked in confusion, "What happened? Could it be that with such tight security in our camp, a spy was able to sneak in? I certainly don't have that ability."

The Fifth Elder's lips twitched. "Don't you know what kind of martial soul you have? You still want to play the infiltration trick? The moment you use that martial soul, I can smell the stench of your corpse from several kilometers away!"

Nangong Wan interjected at the opportune moment: "Last time, when Lao Qi and I went out, we were ambushed by the Shrek Academy people, and Lao Qi also got killed. Could it be that they were behind it? This time, it seems that the losses are quite huge. An entire Soul Master Corps has been wiped out, and that doesn't even include the losses of ordinary soldiers."

The Fifth Elder frowned and said, "Yes! It's a pity the sect leader won't let us go out. Otherwise, I would like to meet the people from Shrek Academy and see what they are capable of that could keep Seventh Brother here."

Nangong Wan said, "The sect leader is doing this for our own good, for everyone's safety. Let's not underestimate the people of Shrek Academy. You should say less."

"Hmm." The Fifth Elder agreed, but inwardly he was secretly disgusted. Second Brother, you must have been beaten into a coma by the Shrek Academy people, right? Why are you so afraid of Shrek Academy? They are evil soul masters, they should be the ones who are afraid of them.

Nangong Wan glanced at the other evil spirit masters around him. Apart from Tang Ya, everyone else lowered their heads when they saw his gaze.

Just then, the Fifth Elder frowned and asked suspiciously, "Why do I feel a bit cold? Why has the weather suddenly turned chilly?"

Nangong Wan looked at him with a puzzled expression and said, "Are you getting old? You already feel cold? I don't feel it at all."

"Bang—" Without any warning, Nangong Wan's body suddenly stiffened, and a loud bang sounded behind him. Then, he flew forward like a cannonball. During the flight, he also crashed into four or five weaker evil soul masters. Those evil soul masters screamed and spat out blood as they flew out. Their bodies were twisted by the impact, and they were clearly not going to live.

"Second Brother!" The Fifth Elder and the Sixth Elder were both taken aback.

The change came too suddenly. A somewhat blurry white figure appeared next to the Fifth Elder almost instantly, and a silver slash with an incomparably sharp aura suddenly descended.

The Fifth Elder was shocked. He was confident in his strength, but the soul power fluctuations released by the enemy made it difficult for him to even breathe. Instinctively, he clapped his hands together, and a vengeful spirit blocked his way.

Amidst the deafening roar of the air being torn apart, the vengeful spirit he hastily released was ripped in two by the silver light. Immediately afterward, a passively triggered protective soul tool on the Fifth Elder's body was activated, and a golden light shield blocked the silver streak. The golden light shield was struck by the silver light, and the golden light on the shield kept flashing, showing signs of breaking.

The Fifth Elder's passively triggered protective soul tool was only a level seven soul tool. It wasn't very effective against the attacks of a Title Douluo, but it was enough for him to have time to react. That was why he carried this soul tool with him, to prevent being ambushed. He never expected it to actually come in handy.

The white figure slowly emerged, and it was Zhang Lexuan.

Zhang Lexuan shattered the Fifth Elder's outer defenses with a single strike. Her attack was lightning fast, and countless flashes of silver moonlight surrounded the Fifth Elder.

On the other side, a blinding red flame suddenly appeared, accompanied by a deep phoenix cry. The Sixth Elder was already enveloped in a ball of crimson flames. He roared, and his body suddenly swelled up, his skin seemingly about to crack open. Thick green mist continuously overflowed from his body, and soon he transformed into a monster over twenty meters tall with a waist circumference of nearly twenty meters. It was an undead creature, an Abomination.

(End of this chapter)