Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 397 Exclusion, Seizing the Opportunity to Explode, Evil Buster, Madman

Gula returned to the dormitory arranged by Sun Moon Academy, but instead of resting, he took out the level-six soul tool statue and seemed to be deep in thought.

The process of sealing away the gun's intent just now sparked a flash of inspiration in his mind.

Spear intent and sword intent are essentially high-level techniques where weapon spirit masters highly concentrate their spiritual will and attach it to their spirit power and weapons, involving the origin of the martial spirit and even its laws.

Since the soul tool is also a 'tool', could it serve as a new carrier of spiritual will?
He immediately began dismantling the statue, retaining only the most essential parts that contained the essence of guns and spiritual imprints.

The extreme heat of the flames ignited by his hands melted and shaped the remaining metal. Soon, a prototype of a rapid-fire soul-guided cannon, common in the current era, appeared. Its design was to compress soul power to form an unstable soul power ball that would explode upon impact.

But this was not Gura's goal. He attempted to link his own aura power with the core array of the soul-guided cannon.

The process went surprisingly smoothly.

He then threw the modified soul-guided cannon into the Senhai Youyou demiplane and used his powerful telekinesis to remotely control its launch.

boom! boom!
Two unstable spheres of soul energy were shot out, and as expected, they carried a slight mental impact.

However, since the soul guidance array was not designed to carry spiritual power, the soul guidance cannon shook violently, and its internal components emitted blinding electric sparks. It was clear that it would be completely destroyed after firing one or two more rounds.

“Interesting… but we need to redesign the core magic array from scratch to be compatible with mental energy.” Gula stroked his chin. “This kind of intricate magic array design work… is too mentally taxing.”

His eyes lit up as he came up with a great idea.

'Why not just give the inspiration and basic ideas to Huo Yuhao? That kid has good talent for soul tools, and with the help of Ilex and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, let him worry about perfecting the core magic array. I can just collect the results later.'

He created this special soul tool not for Huo Yuhao, but for his own clone.

Although the clone possesses half the strength of the original body, this "half" does not include the battle armor. Creating custom battle armor for the clone would be too inefficient.

If there were a portable soul tool that could greatly enhance mental attacks, combined with the power of his super-powered stone tablet, it would undoubtedly greatly improve the combat power of his clones and save materials.

Since someone can "do the research and development" for us, why not?
The next day, Gula came to the third laboratory, intending to "share" his inspiration with Huo Yuhao, but saw Huo Yuhao standing outside the tightly closed metal door of the laboratory with an angry expression.

"What's wrong?" Gula asked.

Huo Yuhao suppressed his anger: "The other students in the lab closed the door from the inside and wouldn't let me in!"

What he didn't elaborate on was that the Sun Moon Academy students, led by Keke and Ju Zi, had an extremely bad attitude, and their words were full of contempt and provocation towards the Shrek Academy students. The royal descendant named Wang Shaojie even used foul language.

"Oh?" Gula nodded, a flash of light appearing in his hand as a blazing sword of fire materialized. "Shall we go or shall we go?"

Three spirit rings hovered beneath Huo Yuhao's feet, and the chilling aura of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion spread out, clearly indicating that he had long been prepared to make a move.

“Never mind,” Gula said indifferently, “I happen to need your help with something, so I’ll do it.”

The flaming sword in his hand shone brightly, and the jet-black ten-thousand-year-old soul ring beneath his feet suddenly lit up—his fourth soul skill:

Solar Nuclear Explosion Slash!
The power of ultimate light and ultimate fire is highly compressed and condensed into the sword. With unimaginable control, Gura restrains the world-destroying energy within an extremely small area and unleashes a single slash!
laugh--!
The heavy alloy laboratory door was melted open instantly, like a hot knife cutting through butter, leaving a huge gap. The metal at the edge was still glowing red and slowly dripping.

The people inside the laboratory were so frightened that they retreated in panic. The young man named Wang Shaojie, though pale-faced, still stubbornly continued to shout, relying on his royal status:

"Bastards! How dare you damage academy property! I am a member of the Sun Moon Royal Family, I..."

"Shut up." Gula didn't even glance at him, and with a backhand swing, he unleashed another sword strike, a highly refined flame sword beam flashing by.

Wang Shaojie's shouting stopped abruptly. A very thin red line appeared on his body starting from the central axis, and then his whole body split in two and fell to the left and right.

The blood at the wound didn't even have time to spurt out before it was steamed and charred by the extreme heat.

Huo Yuhao watched this scene with a complicated expression.

Wang Shaojie had just insulted him, and he only wanted to teach him a lesson and cripple his cultivation. He didn't expect Gula to be so ruthless and decisive, directly killing him.

Within the Sea of ​​Spirit, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm cried out, "Aww! Yuhao, your classmate has an unusually strong bloodthirsty nature."

Hyotei: "Hmph! I do admire that such scum should be killed with a single blow. However, killing a member of the royal family in the human world will cause considerable trouble."

Electrox: "Let's wait and see. This boy... must have something to rely on."

Orange in the lab was terrified, and Coco was completely silent.

The other two male students, though full of resentment, froze when they saw Wang Shaojie's gruesome state, his hands trembling as he gripped the soul tool, too afraid to make any move.

The piercing alarm instantly resounded throughout the entire laboratory area.

Xuan Ziwen rushed over and, seeing Gula standing with his sword, Wang Shaojie's corpse on the ground, and the melted-down gate, instantly understood everything. His expression was extremely complicated:

"Gula! You... how could you kill him? Even if he did something wrong, he was still a member of a branch of the royal family... this..."

Gula interrupted him, his tone eerily calm: "It's alright. Since I dared to come to the Sun Moon Empire, would I entrust my life to the pity of others?"

As he spoke, he lifted his trench coat-style jacket, revealing a series of fist-sized, intricately structured, and dangerously energy-fluid circular soul tools arranged tightly against the fabric.

“Let me introduce it,” Gula’s voice was like a devil’s whisper, “a level six soul tool—Evil Buster No. 6. It uses a little bit of extreme fire and extreme light as an energy source. The explosive power of a single one… is roughly equivalent to a level eight fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell.”

"I have a hundred of them. They're not very powerful; they're just enough to completely raze the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy from top to bottom."

He paused, as if talking about something trivial: "It's a pity my soul power is still a bit low, otherwise I could have done something even more spectacular. Oh right, I forgot to mention, I'm immune to fire and light damage, so even if I'm at the center of the explosion, I'll only suffer minor injuries at most."

“Sigh,” he suddenly sighed, his tone becoming somewhat nostalgic, “Actually, I still prefer the simple, brutal kind of bomb. A harder shell, more energy, greater destructive power…”

"Boom! Hahaha—" Seeing everyone's pale faces, Gula burst into a gleeful laugh.

He had to be mindful of Tang San's gaze at Shrek Academy, but in the Sun Moon Empire? So what if he had Kong Deming, Ye Xishui, and Long Xiaoyao? If pushed too far, he'd flip the table!

In fact, most of these "evil nemesis" are disguises created by Gura using realistic illusions of the myriad phenomena of the universe to deceive people.

However, he did immediately order his clone in the Senhai demiplane to begin urgently producing similar one-time high-powered soul tools. With his abilities, he was able to quickly produce several genuine ones.

"Crazy!" Orange screamed inwardly. Coco was so frightened she almost fainted.

Thanks to Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's reminder, Huo Yuhao initially realized it was an illusion and, together with Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, speculated whether Gula had a second spiritual martial soul.

But soon, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm let out a terrified scream: "Yuhao! Something's wrong? Run! The illusion on him is being replaced by the real thing! I can feel it, that thing is real! The energy fluctuations are terrifying. Your ultimate ice and it counter each other, but your cultivation is too low! There's also the damage from ultimate light! You can't withstand it!"

Huo Yuhao was completely stunned. Gula actually carried so many terrifying soul tools that were enough to flatten the academy?! And the power he mentioned was probably a conservative estimate.

Xuan Ziwen was completely dumbfounded. He felt like he had taken over a walking, human-shaped natural disaster. Were the security personnel at the academy gate completely useless?!

Even the usually good-tempered tech geek couldn't help but curse inwardly. In his perception, Gula was a super bomb composed of dozens of level-eight fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells that could detonate at any moment, enough to raze the academy to the ground.

"Gula, calm down, don't act impulsively!" Xuan Ziwen's voice trembled as he hurriedly tried to soothe her.

"It's just Wang Shaojie, isn't it? Good riddance, it's gratifying! I'll have the disciplinary team leave right now, and the academy will definitely handle this matter properly."

Gula nodded in satisfaction, letting down his sleeves. "Yeah, that's more like it. It's just the death of a scumbag, why make such a fuss? I'm here to learn, not to cause trouble."

His tone changed, becoming incredibly "sincere," "After all, I still want to learn about level seven soul tools from Teacher Xuan."

Xuan Ziwen's lips twitched violently. "Still want to learn? Learn it so you can build 'Evil Buster No. 7'?!"
Without saying a word, he pretended not to hear and hurriedly left the laboratory. He had to go find Dean Jing Hongchen immediately.

He can't bear this enormous burden of blame!

He stormed to Jing Hongchen's office, his pent-up anger and fear causing him to abandon his usual manners; he kicked the door open.

"Dean! You're going to destroy Sun Moon Academy!" Xuan Ziwen blurted out.

Jing Hongchen, who was handling official business, was startled and frowned unhappily, saying, "Ziwen? What made you lose your composure like this?" After venting, Xuan Ziwen regained some of his tech-geek composure, but his tone was still urgent as he recounted everything that had just happened in the laboratory, especially the pile of "evil nemesis" on Gula's body.

Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen was completely stunned. He remained frozen for a full three or four seconds before his facial muscles twitched stiffly, revealing a smile more painful than a grimace.
"Ziwen...you, you're joking with me, right? Today isn't April Fool's Day."

Xuan Ziwen's expression was extremely serious as he slowly shook his head.

Jing Hongchen felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, as if the sky had collapsed.

He suddenly stood up, panting heavily, pacing back and forth in the luxurious office like a caged beast.

“Shrek Academy… what kind of lunatics are they?! How could they produce such… such terrorists!” He practically spat out the words through clenched teeth.

After Xuan Ziwen finished his report, feeling that he had shirked responsibility, he stood silently to the side.

Jing Hongchen felt a headache coming on, his temples throbbing. But he was the dean, the head of Mingde Hall, and he had to clean up any mess, no matter how big.

He suppressed the urge to strangle Gula, provided he could defeat him without detonating those things, and, with Xuan Ziwen in tow, returned to the Third Laboratory.

Even from a great distance, Jing Hongchen could clearly sense the terrifying energy fluctuations emanating from the laboratory.

Even though he was wearing more than one level-nine defensive soul tool, he still felt his scalp tingle.

He glared fiercely at Wang Shaojie's corpse on the ground—this good-for-nothing fool deserved to die!
He took several deep breaths, forcing a stiff and strained smile, and stepped into the chaotic laboratory, speaking in as gentle a voice as possible:

"Gula, are you... settling into life at the academy?"

Gula glanced around the wrecked laboratory, his gaze sweeping over the melted door and the charred marks on the ground before finally settling lightly on Jing Hongchen's face, which was barely suppressing its shock and anger.

A faint, ambiguous smile played at the corners of his lips, his tone as flat as if he were commenting on the cafeteria food:

"It's alright, except there are a lot of arrogant bastards in the academy, but there's nothing seriously wrong with it."

"..." Upon hearing this, everyone in the laboratory, including Huo Yuhao, Ju Zi, Ke Ke, and even Xuan Ziwen, couldn't help but twitch their lips violently.

Bed bugs? You call these bed bugs?
And your methods of "exterminating insects" are... a bit too shocking and too thorough.

That "bug" named Wang Shaojie didn't even leave behind a complete corpse. They cursed him inwardly, but outwardly remained silent, not daring to utter a single word.

Jing Hongchen's chest heaved violently. He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, his mind racing.

He didn't believe that Gula would actually dare to detonate those terrifying bombs inside the academy; that would be tantamount to suicide. Even if he claimed to be immune to some of the damage, he would have no chance of survival in the center of an explosion of that magnitude.

This was more like an extreme form of deterrence. Thinking this, Jing Hongchen composed herself slightly, deciding to stop playing games and get straight to the point, her voice carrying suppressed anger and accusation:
"What happened today was due to Wang Shaojie's blindness and his offense against my distinguished guest. He deserved to die! On this point, my stance will not change."

He first set the tone, making it clear that he was not seeking to pursue charges of murder, then changed the subject, fixing his sharp gaze on Gula:
"But, Gula. Shouldn't you give me, and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, an explanation?! Why...why did you bring such a dangerous, prohibited explosive device—enough to level the entire academy—into the academy?! What are you trying to do?!"

Upon hearing this, Gula shrugged indifferently.

With a deft flick of his fingers inside his trench coat, he pulled out the "Evil Buster VI" that had previously been flashing an ominous red light once again.

He tossed it casually in his palm as if it were a toy. The dark red indicator light flickered rapidly with his movements, and every time it lit up, everyone present except him felt their heart skip a beat, as if death was about to strike at any moment.

“There’s nothing I can do,” Gula sighed, his expression showing helplessness and even a hint of grievance.

"I'm a person who is inherently insecure. I always feel uneasy wherever I go, afraid that I will be ambushed or beaten to death."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over Jing Hongchen's increasingly grim face, and continued in an infuriating tone:
"So, I've gotten into the habit of carrying some 'little gadgets' for self-defense. Not to mention your Sun Moon Academy, when I was at Shrek Academy, I also buried a few similar ones under Seagod Island... well, maybe they're even more powerful? Who knows."

Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen's expression strangely improved slightly. What? Shrek Academy has it too?!

Although this behavior is extremely vile and insane, if Shrek also suffers from it, and even sent this plague god here because of it... then he seems to feel... a little bit more at ease.

He blurted out, his voice tinged with a mixture of confirmation and disbelief: "Really?! You buried it at Shrek too?!" If this were true, how could that old man Moon have allowed it…

Gula noticed the fleeting, subtle emotion in his eyes, then suddenly grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth, and decisively shook his head: "Fake. Just kidding. Looks like the Dean really wants Shrek Academy to be blown to bits?"

"Pfft—" Huo Yuhao couldn't help but burst out laughing, and quickly pursed his lips and lowered his head.

Orange next to her also trembled slightly, forcibly suppressing her laughter.

Even Xuan Ziwen, who looked utterly devastated, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth, quickly adjusting his glasses to hide it. This plot twist... was too cruel!

Jing Hongchen's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot; he felt like he had been made a fool of.

He glared fiercely at Huo Yuhao, Ju Zi, and the other two who had almost lost their composure, his sharp gaze warning them to tone it down.

He took another deep breath, feeling his blood pressure soaring, and almost forced a sound through clenched teeth, trying to regain control:
"Gula, as the Dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and the Head of the Mingde Hall, I assure you that as long as you behave yourself, you will be absolutely safe while studying at the Sun Moon Academy. No one will harm you without cause!"

“You absolutely do not need to resort to such an extreme method to protect yourself. Now, please hand over all dangerous items you are carrying immediately.”

"Is that so?" Gula tilted his head, his face showing an expression of "I see" and "I think I believe it," and nodded in agreement.

Then, as if he were making a trivial request, he asked in a casual tone:
"That sounds reliable. So... if I go out now and kill your precious Crown Prince Xu Tianran, Dean, can you also help me suppress the matter and guarantee my safety?"

These words were like a thunderclap from a clear sky!

"Hiss—" Orange gasped sharply, her face paling. She instinctively took a half step back, looking at Gula as if she were looking at a demon crawling out of hell.

Assassinate the Crown Prince?! How dare he even think about it?! How dare he utter it aloud?!
Keke was so frightened that she covered her mouth with her hand to prevent herself from screaming.

Huo Yuhao's pupils also widened in shock, completely stunned by Gula's unrestrained words.

Jing Hongchen's expression suddenly changed; all his wishful thinking and probing vanished without a trace.

He completely believed Xuan Ziwen's report—the boy in front of him was not a genius who could be judged by common sense, but a complete and lawless madman!

His voice suddenly turned extremely stern, carrying an undisguised warning and murderous intent:
"Watch your words! Gula, I'll pretend I never heard that. If you dare to utter such arrogant words again, even if you're strapped with bombs, my Sun Moon Empire has plenty of ways to make you shatter to pieces before they even explode. You will absolutely not escape the Empire's pursuit and punishment!"

"Oh..." Faced with this stern warning, Gula was not afraid at all. Instead, he nodded in agreement again, as if he was seriously considering the other party's suggestion.

“That makes sense. It was a bit rash. Indeed…” He stroked his chin thoughtfully, “We should have spent some time burying a few more ‘evil-slaying agents’ near the palace or under the Crown Prince’s residence, making thorough preparations before revealing our plans. Thank you for the reminder, Dean.”

"You...!" Jing Hongchen felt his head buzzing, as if it were about to explode! His temples throbbed wildly, and a surge of hot blood rushed to the top of his head!

He believed that with the strict guards of the palace and the crown prince's residence, countless hidden trigger-based defensive soul tools, and powerful patrol teams, it was impossible for Gula to succeed so easily.

But! The fact that such a blatant and terrifying threat against the Crown Prince came from the mouth of a madman who was capable, motivated, and seemed absolutely capable of doing so was already a huge deal.

This was beyond his control, and he dared not provoke the other party any further, fearing that the other party might really do something reckless right now.

He stared intently at Gula's "I'm being reasonable" demeanor, and finally, all his anger, murderous intent, and resentment turned into a powerless and weary sigh.

He gave up, completely gave up on the idea of ​​getting the other side to hand over the bomb; that was simply unrealistic.

"This matter... ends here!"

Jing Hongchen's voice carried a deep sense of powerlessness, "I will handle Wang Shaojie's death. I will warn the royal family members that they will not allow them to cause you any trouble because of this. You... you'd better watch yourself!"

Gula nodded in satisfaction, his tone carrying a hint of "it should have been like this long ago" in his voice:
"Isn't that right? Let's be honest with each other. It's so simple. Why do you have to beat around the bush with me and waste everyone's time?"

Jing Hongchen didn't want to stay a moment longer. He was afraid that if he looked at that face again, he would completely lose his mind and act recklessly.

If the academy is blown to the sky, all the years of hard work and accumulation of Mingde Hall will be destroyed in an instant. Even if he tears Gula to pieces, he will not be able to make up for the huge loss. He will be the eternal sinner of the Sun Moon Empire.

He gave Gula one last, deep, and complicated look, as if trying to etch the image of this mobile natural disaster into his heart. Then he turned around abruptly, almost unsteady on his feet, carrying a heavy sense of unease and the exhaustion of surviving a catastrophe, and hurriedly left this place of trouble that had left him so weary.

(End of this chapter)