Douluo Continent II: The Dragon Breaks the Nine Heavens

Chapter 385 Spicy! My house was robbed!

"Wait!" Xu Tianran was not blinded by anger. As the ruler of a country, he was now a shrewd and cunning man.

He quickly gleaned the important information.

"Are you sure the Star Luo Empire dropped eight Level 8 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells on us?" Xu Tianran suppressed his anger and asked the messenger in a deep voice.

"Yes, this has been personally confirmed by Commander Chen Deng of the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps!" the messenger replied immediately.

Upon hearing this, Xu Tianran's heart skipped a beat, and he felt a chill run down his spine.

"No, that's not right!"

"Perhaps some Soul Masters would risk everything for money and sell an eighth-level fixed-position Soul Guidance Cannon to the Star Luo Empire. If that were to happen, I wouldn't be surprised, but the number couldn't possibly be that many!"

Throughout the Sun Moon Empire, the control over Level 8 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells is extremely strict. Even rare metals are restricted from export, let alone such a powerful weapon.

Some Soul Masters secretly crafted one and sold it discreetly; such things are usually difficult to investigate, and it's normal for them to go undetected. However, if eight were sold at once, it would inevitably become impossible to hide.

The Sun Moon Empire has a limited number of rare metals that can be mined each year, and high-level Soul Masters do not consume as many rare metals as low-level Soul Masters.

The Mingde Hall keeps records of how much rare metal each month the registered high-ranking Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire use, which Xu Tianran can easily find.

The shortage of rare metals, enough to produce eight level-eight fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells, was discovered by Jing Hongchen long ago. Before he could even sell them, he was shot eight times in the back and died by suicide.

As for your question about whether these level-eight fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells were made by Douluo Three Kingdoms themselves?

LOL, you're telling Xu Tianran this? It would be more believable to say that Xu Tianran is the Sea God.

Shrek Academy already boasts the highest level of soul tools in Douluo Three Kingdoms. Look at the soul masters at Shrek Academy—they're all rotten fish and shrimp.

Xian Lin'er, titled cultivation level, level eight Soul Master.

Qian Duoduo, titled cultivation level, level eight Soul Master.

Fan Yu, a Soul Douluo with the cultivation level of an eighth-level Soul Master.

There are only three left, that's all.

Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo are not involved in the field of fixed-installation soul tools at all; that's not their expertise. If we're talking about experts in fixed-installation soul tools, then Fan Yu is the real expert.

The information on soul tools from Shrek Academy was only enough for Fan Yu to do some basic research. If he were to actually make a standard soul-guided cannonball, he would be lucky to make a level four or five standard soul-guided cannonball.

Are you still making level 8 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells?

He doesn't have that ability!

If even the three level-eight soul masters of Shrek Academy couldn't make level-eight fixed-position soul guidance shells, then it would be even more impossible for the other soul masters in Douluo Three Kingdoms.

This directly rules out the possibility that they made it themselves.

So... where did these fixed-mount soul-guided shells come from?

Xu Tianran nearly suffered a cardiac arrest, and screamed at the top of his lungs, "Help! Help!"

"Investigate! Check if our armories have been stolen, especially the armory storing fixed-load soul-guided artillery shells!"

What is meant by sealing off?

Naturally, after the armory was filled, it was covered in all directions with various advanced alarm soul-guided devices, and a large number of guards were stationed around the perimeter. Without an imperial decree, no one was allowed to enter. Since entry was strictly prohibited, it was impossible for someone to sneak into the armory every few days to peek around.

If the alarm is not triggered, the defenses are not breached, and the guards are not alerted, then no one would dare to enter the armory.

If it weren't for the highly suspicious appearance of Level 8 fixed-position soul-guided artillery shells from the Star Luo Empire, Xu Tianran wouldn't have connected these shells to his own Sun Moon Empire's arsenal. There simply wasn't any other force besides their Sun Moon Empire that possessed so many fixed-position soul-guided artillery shells!

Time ticked by, and Xu Tianran felt as if every second was an eternity, like sitting on pins and needles.

Finally, footsteps could be heard outside.

And... panicked shouts.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"

Our armory has been robbed!

Xu Tianran's vision went black; his ominous premonition had come true!

Because Xu Tianran only had his men inspect the royal armory and not the Mingde Hall armory, the losses were only attributed to the royal family.

But that was enough to make Xu Tianran want to vomit blood.

Two-digit numbers of level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells, three-digit numbers of level-eight fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells, as well as a large number of level-nine soul tools and various high-level soul tools. Compared with these things, the eight level-eight fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells dropped by the Star Luo Empire are nothing!

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The Sun Moon Empire suddenly withdrew its troops without warning, and the academy and sect members who had been detained by the Sun Moon Empire during the Soul Fighting Tournament were also released.

No one knows why the Sun Moon Empire suddenly stopped fighting, but the Douluo Three Kingdoms, Shrek Academy, and the forces on the Douluo side all breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the war has lasted for less than half a month, apart from the Douling Empire, the Xingluo Empire and the Tianhun Empire have truly felt the terrifying pressure brought by the Sun Moon Empire. Every member of the Sun Moon Empire's Guardian Soul Master Corps makes them feel suffocated.

The Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps stationed in the Mingdou Mountains was already completely helpless against Dai Hao.

If Xu Jiawei hadn't suddenly pulled out an eighth-level fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell, Dai Hao would probably have been completely overwhelmed by Chen Deng.

The Heavenly Soul Empire had two Guardians stationed there. The Star Luo Empire, due to its previous war with Dou Ling, had led the Sun Moon Empire to underestimate them, sending only one Guardian. The Sun Moon Empire, however, was ready to strike hard against the unscathed Heavenly Soul Empire.

The Evil Monarch Soul Master Corps and the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Corps joined forces and almost turned the Imperial War into a speedrun. If the Body Sect hadn't stepped in at the critical moment, Wei Zhentian would probably already be fighting the Battle of Tiandou City.

Now that the Sun Moon Empire has withdrawn its troops, the Star Luo Empire and the Heavenly Soul Empire have undoubtedly breathed a sigh of relief.

Even Xu Jiawei was no exception.

Although I still have ninety-one level-eight fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells in my pocket, these things are consumables after all, and can only make me look cool for three seconds. If I want to win the war, I still have to find another way.

Even the Sun and Moon Empire couldn't do anything about it!

His house was robbed, and a large number of soul tools were missing, including a double-digit number of level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells and a triple-digit number of level 8 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells. Xu Tianran was really afraid that these things would explode in Mingdu!

Just to be on the safe side, let's keep him calm for now.

(End of this chapter)