Douluo: The Peerless King of Beast Tamers

Chapter 173 War begins

At this moment, the atmosphere on the competition stage was so tense that it seemed to be able to ignite the air. Chi Hengyu, the defensive spirit master of the Douling Team, suddenly felt his aura rise, like a volcano about to erupt, and brazenly released his huge Vajra Shield spirit that shocked the entire audience.

The shape of this diamond shield is unique and eye-catching. The upper part is a regular rectangle, exuding calmness and determination, while the bottom is a sharp triangle, adding a bit of sharpness and edge.

Its total height is astonishingly over two meters, standing above the competition stage like a towering city wall.

The width of the Diamond Shield is more than one and a half meters, like a huge barrier, giving people a strong sense of oppression.

Even though Chi Hengyu was a sturdy man with muscles bulging like steel and strong arms, he had to hold the shield handle tightly with both hands and tilt the shield high up to get the huge beast off the ground with difficulty.

As soon as the Diamond Shield appeared, Chi Hengyu's eyes flashed with determination, and he burst out with all his strength and thrust the shield into the ground.

A dull and heavy crashing sound rang out, like thunder rolling across the sky. The shield pierced firmly into the hard ground of the arena. The surrounding land was slightly cracked by the impact, and some sand and gravel were splashed.

Immediately afterwards, the fifth soul ring on Chi Hengyu's body suddenly burst into dazzling light.

The soul ring was a deep purple, mysterious and alluring. Within its light, an intense white light surged out like a surging tide, spreading rapidly in all directions.

Under the cover of this strange light, the already huge Diamond Shield seemed to be injected with a mysterious power and began to expand at an astonishing speed.

It first split into two, and at the moment of the split, a crisp sound was emitted, as if an ancient war drum was being struck. Then, the two split shields fissioned again, two becoming four, and four becoming eight. Almost in the blink of an eye, a large shield wall sprang up from the ground like mushrooms after a rain.

These shield walls are closely connected to form an impenetrable line of defense, blocking all attack paths ahead.

A strong and dazzling white light shone on each diamond shield. The light was as dazzling as the sun, making it impossible to look directly at it.

The solid texture emanating from the shield seemed to indicate its indestructibility. This defensive strength was even better than Xu Sanshi's commendable shield wall.

This is Chi Hengyu's extremely powerful fifth soul skill - Diamond Barrier. It is like an indestructible fortress, guarding the position of the Douling Team.

However, Chi Hengyu was not the only one who used soul skills at the same time on the competition stage.

His teammates who cooperated well with him also showed their strong strength.

The control-type fighting soul master named Qing Feng was dressed in a green robe, with a tall and straight figure, like a pine tree.

The auxiliary soul master Tang Niuniu has a petite figure, like an elf in the forest.

She just shook her body slightly, and her whole body changed miraculously in an instant.

The ears became furry, like the ears of a cute little animal, very adorable. The body also became slightly fatter, and the face became rounder, like a ripe apple, making people want to pinch it.

Tang Niuniu gently clasped her hands in front of her body, and her third soul ring immediately lit up, emitting a soft light, like the warm spring sun.

A green light shot out from her hand, like a bright laser, shining straight on Qingfeng.

Tang Niuniu's martial soul is raccoon, which is an extremely rare pure auxiliary beast martial soul.

The soul skill she is performing at this moment can increase the soul power she outputs without reservation to the soul skill used by her partner next time, greatly enhancing the power of her partner's soul skill to a certain proportion.

The degree of this increase is closely related to the comparison in cultivation between her and Qingfeng.

The smaller the difference in their cultivation levels, the higher the increase ratio will be, which also makes their cooperation more flexible and varied, full of infinite possibilities.

Qing Feng, whose soul power was amplified by Tang Niuniu, became instantly stronger, and his fourth soul ring lit up.

As the soul skill was released, a layer of khaki light slowly spread out from under his feet. Wherever the light reached, the ground trembled slightly, as if the earth was about to wake up.

Then, the entire competition stage began to shake violently, as if a small earthquake had occurred.

Accompanied by a loud rumbling sound, as if it were the sound of thousands of horses galloping, a huge wave of earth came like a surging wave, rushing towards the direction of the seven people from Shrek Academy with an overwhelming force.

The earth wave was so majestic that it seemed to bury everything under its feet.

Not only that, in front of Chi Hengyu's Vajra Barrier, sharp earth spikes quickly emerged like devil's hands reaching out from hell.

These earth spikes are arranged neatly and face outward, echoing and cooperating closely with the thick earth walls.

Together with the Diamond Barrier, they formed an indestructible defense system. Assisting Chi Hengyu's defense, it was like a solid wall of steel, which made the enemy afraid to approach.

The three soul masters from Douling Academy released their soul skills at the same time, and cleverly superimposed one layer of defense on top of another, forming a tight defense network.

Their tactics were clear and definite, and it seemed that they had never thought of taking the initiative to attack from the very beginning.

This autistic tactic was not intended to seize the initiative in the early stages of the battle, but to steadily block the first wave of fierce attacks from Shrek Academy, thereby buying them enough time to complete their hidden trump card plan.

Facing the surging earth waves released by Qingfeng from the Control Department of Douling Academy, Dai Yueheng showed no fear. Like a brave and fearless lion, he took the lead and stood at the front of the team.

The first, third and fifth soul rings on his body lit up at the same time, instantly bursting into dazzling light.

"The first soul skill: White Tiger Protective Barrier."

A layer of white light instantly enveloped his body like a layer of solid armor, providing him with powerful defense.

"Second soul skill: White Tiger Vajra Transformation."

His body began to undergo amazing changes. His muscles swelled rapidly as if inflated and his bones creaked as if they were undergoing a reshaping.

"Fifth Soul Skill: White Tiger Demon Transformation."

At this moment, his muscles were bulging and full of explosive power. Every muscle seemed to contain endless energy. Just from the surface, one could feel how terrifying the power he contained at this moment was!
With the release of the three soul skills, his momentum reached its peak, his hair became thicker and gleamed with golden luster, his eyes were like burning flames, emitting a terrifying pressure.

At the same time, at the end of the team, Gong Yangmo's Rainbow Dragon Martial Spirit also burst out with bursts of light.

His martial soul was like a gorgeous rainbow, winding and circling in the air. The first soul ring on Gong Yangmo's body was shining with red light, and that light was like a smart line of fire, quickly sinking into Dai Yueheng's body.

This force was like injecting a powerful stimulant into Dai Yuheng, giving him another powerful boost in strength.

With the help of Gong Yang Mo, Dai Yueheng, who was firing at full power, with his level 64 soul power, the terrifying power he unleashed at this moment even surpassed that of a Soul Sage-level strongman.

Facing the surging earth waves, Dai Yuheng was like a tiger descending from a mountain. He leaned forward and attacked the surging earth waves in front of him.

He raised his pair of huge tiger paws high, with golden light surging on them, as if containing the power to destroy the world.

Then, he suddenly slapped forward with tremendous force. "Boom!"

There was a loud bang, like a bomb exploding, and the huge force instantly created a terrifying wave.

This wave was like a ferocious beast, with unstoppable momentum, directly interrupting the control skills released by Qingfeng.

And because Dai Yueheng's power was too terrifying, after interrupting Qingfeng's control soul skill, the terrifying power continued to carry a strong soul power impact, like a surging torrent, and directly hit Chi Hengyu's shield wall.

Under this horrifying blow, the shield wall began to tremble violently, as if it was about to collapse in a violent storm. The circle of earth and rock spikes on the outside were directly turned into powder by this powerful impact, floating in the air and disappearing without a trace.

At the same time, Zhou Sichen's golden dragon claws suddenly raised up, and dazzling light flashed on the dragon claws, as if containing endless power.

Zhou Sichen did not attack, but directly stretched out his dragon claws and grabbed Dai Yueheng's burly body.

Then, he burst out with all his strength and threw Dai Yuheng forward.

Dai Yuheng's body flew towards Chi Hengyu's shield wall like a cannonball, with a whistling sound.

After Gong Yangmo added the speed boost, Ye Guyi and Ma Xiaotao on both sides turned into two beams of light and shot out like arrows.

As flying soul masters, they have unique advantages and can fly freely in the sky.

At this moment, they could completely ignore the tall shield wall. Like two nimble flying birds, they lightly flew over the shield wall and rushed directly towards the soul masters behind them, preparing to launch a fatal attack on the back row of Douling Academy.

However, Dugu Xianmeng did not directly release her dreaded five green phosphorus poisons.

She looked calm, like a tranquil lake, and took out her Green Phosphorus Bow without any hurry.

This divine bow has an exquisite shape and emits a faint green light, as if it contains the breath of life.

Her spirit rings slowly lit up one after another. Every time a spirit ring lit up, the light on the Green Phosphorus Bow became brighter.

With the infusion of her soul power, poisonous arrows condensed from the five green phosphorus poisons slowly took shape.

These poison arrows flashed a strange green light, as if they contained a deadly curse, which made people shudder.

She drew her bow and drew her arrow with smooth and graceful movements, but she was in no hurry to attack. Instead, she stood there quietly, her eyes revealing a hint of calmness and wisdom, as if she was waiting for the best moment to deal a fatal blow to the enemy.

Ling Luochen's actions were more concise and clear.

She held the elemental staff tightly in her hand, with mysterious runes flashing on the staff. She lightly pointed the staff, and an ice-blue icy breath flew out instantly. The breath was like a cold north wind, gently wrapping around every teammate who rushed forward.

In an instant, an ice ring armor appeared on the teammates. This ice ring armor was crystal clear and exuded a cold breath. It could not only provide a certain defense capability for the teammates, but also resist the enemy's attacks at critical moments.

After completing this action, Ling Luochen did not make any more unnecessary movements and just stood there quietly.

Gong Yang Mo did not move at all. He was suspended high in the air, like a bright star, emitting a mysterious light.

Silently watching every move on the battlefield, providing timely attribute enhancement and powerful assistance to each team member.

As the team leader, Zhou Sichen threw Dai Yuheng out and then stood there gracefully as if he was walking on a catwalk.

He had an upright posture and an extraordinary temperament, and even the spirit rings on his body had been retracted, as if he was fully confident of the battle situation ahead and had no intention of attacking at all.

His eyes revealed a calmness and confidence, as if everything was under his control.

When the audience was faced with the fact that there were only three Soul Emperors from Shrek Academy launching a frontal attack, they were somewhat surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, they did not feel that there was anything wrong.

After all, these three Soul Emperors are the three with the highest cultivation among the Shrek Academy's regular players, and it is also the first time that Soul Emperor-level soul masters have appeared since the start of the competition.

In their opinion, it was reasonable for the three strongest men to break the formation.

Therefore, the audience watched every move on the battlefield closely with a nervous and expectant mood, as if they were afraid of missing any exciting moment.

At this moment, the seven people from Douling Academy quickly took out mysterious accessories from the soul guides.

These accessories are of various shapes and exude a metallic luster, as if they contain tremendous energy.

Especially the Lone Bamboo Sword, in his hands, he was holding a round piece of metal as big as a millstone. The surface of the metal was engraved with mysterious runes, shining with a cold luster under the sunlight, as if telling of its extraordinaryness.

The others also performed their duties and quickly got busy. Their movements were skillful and quick, as if they had gone through countless rehearsals. Everyone was concentrating on completing his or her task, with a firmness and determination in their eyes.

They seemed to be carrying out a vital task and had no intention of paying attention to any external interference.

Blocked by Chi Hengyu's huge shield wall, the people from Shrek Academy naturally could not see what the seven people from Douling Academy were doing at this moment.

But the people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy who were watching the battle couldn't help but frown.

Their eyes were fixed on the seven people from Douling Academy, with a hint of doubt in their eyes.

Ma Rulong frowned slightly and said softly, "No wonder they gave up the first place in the group and made such a preparation. If I am not mistaken, the parts in the hands of the seven people from Douling Academy should be an enlarged version of the Thunder Cannon after being assembled, right? But how could they have the blueprints for making the Thunder Cannon?"

His voice was full of confusion and surprise, and he was obviously very surprised by the action of Douling Academy.

He was well aware of the power of the Thunder Cannon, a powerful weapon that could change the course of a battle. If Douling Academy really succeeded in assembling an enlarged version of the Thunder Cannon, then the situation of this match would become extremely complicated.

Xiao Hongchen also frowned. After thinking for a moment, he said in a deep voice, "If I'm not mistaken, their Thunder Cannon should be a copy of our Mingde Hall's. It's just that they can't match the craftsmanship of the Thunder Cannon, so they enlarged it. The larger the size, the simpler the manufacturing process is, so it takes seven people to operate it."

Ma Rulong raised his eyebrows when he heard this, a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes, and he was looking forward to the direction of this battle.

He muttered to himself, "If they can assemble this enlarged version of the Thunder Cannon, with the terrifying attack power of this seventh-level soul guide, I'm afraid that even if Shrek has three Soul Emperors, they may not be able to stop it!"

Although his voice was not loud, it was full of anticipation and nervousness, as if he couldn't wait to see how this fierce battle would develop.

He was well aware of the terrifying power of the Level 7 Thunder Cannon, a force that could destroy everything in an instant.

Xiao Hongchen nodded, his eyes still fixed on the battlefield, and whispered, "But are those two girls really just Soul Emperors?"

Ma Rulong snorted and said disdainfully: "Even if they are really Soul Saints, they only have six soul rings now. Without the amplification of the martial soul true body, the Soul Emperor can't withstand the attack of the Thunder Cannon!"

In his opinion, even if Ye Guyi and Ma Xiaotao were truly Soul Saints, without the enhancement of their martial souls’ true bodies, they would find it difficult to withstand the terrifying attack of the Thunder Cannon.

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