Douluo Continent: Dark Demon God Biao, inheriting the position of an evil god

Chapter 12 Shotgun: A National Weapon, Hunting the Three-Eyed Phantom Weasel
Star Forest.

Dai Yuntian glanced at Ma Xiaotao, who was practically pressed against him, and said helplessly, "Sister Xiaotao, I just want to say, do you really need to... be this close to me?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaotao not only didn't back away, but instead stretched out her slender finger and gently tapped Dai Yuntian's forehead, grumbling in dissatisfaction, "Hmph, you little ingrate! The Star Dou Great Forest is so dangerous, I'm protecting you right here, don't you understand?"

Danger?

A Soul Saint was protecting them from the side; this was still on the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Where is there any danger?

Dai Yuntian rolled his eyes.

The biggest danger here is clearly Ma Xiaotao.

He will never forget the humiliating events that happened yesterday!

"Little Yuntian, do you know that the men who are pursuing me could line up from Shrek Academy all the way to the Star Luo Empire? Your sister is trying to protect you, and you're not happy about it."

When Ma Xiaotao said this, there was clearly some resentment in her voice.

Ma Xiaotao believes she is quite charming.

After all, she was the top genius of Shrek Academy's outer court, and her looks were also top-notch.

Previously, she had even overwhelmingly defeated the Ice Witch Ling Luochen to win first place in the school beauty pageant voted by the freshmen.

But all that charisma seemed to have no effect on Dai Yuntian. Not only did she not try to please him, she didn't even hear a decent compliment.

"Alright, you two stop bickering."

Zhu Yun'er, who was walking at the front, stopped and turned back with a serious expression, whispering, "We're almost at the Golden Silkworm's distribution area. Yun'er, are you sure your fire poker can really break through the defenses of a thousand-year-old soul beast?"

Zhu Yun'er was clearly somewhat worried.

Upon hearing this, Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao, who were standing nearby, immediately cast tense glances at him.

Clearly, they were all skeptical of the unassuming fire poker that Dai Yuntian called a "shotgun."

After all, this isn't a soul tool; it doesn't use soul power. Its most lethal weapon is probably a Tang Sect hidden weapon.

However, among Tang Sect's hidden weapons, the Zhuge Crossbow, which boasts the strongest single-target destructive power, can only be said to have broken through the Soul Sect's defenses, and that's only if the opponent doesn't activate their Soul Skills.

Not to mention, the difference in physical defense between soul beasts and soul masters is enormous.

Dai Yuntian grinned and said, "Of course I can. You'll see if you don't believe me."

He was full of confidence in the shotgun in his hand.

You should know that in the previous life, this was something called "truth"!

As soon as he finished speaking, Dai Yuntian raised the long, dark tube in his hand, aimed it at a towering ancient tree in front of him that would require four or five people to encircle, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

"boom--!"

A deafening roar exploded through the forest, startling a flock of birds into flight in the distance.

Suddenly, a honeycomb-like network of holes burst open on the trunk of the incredibly hard, thousand-year-old tree, from which emerald green sap flowed out.

The sudden and terrifying power made all three people present gasp, their faces filled with astonishment.

"My goodness... Yun'er, you invented such an amazing thing all by yourself!"

"As expected of my precious son! Mmm!"

Zhu Yun'er was the first to react, and with delight, she pulled Dai Yuntian into her arms, excitedly kissing him several times on the cheek.

Dai Yueheng rushed to the tree in one stride, his brows furrowed, and carefully used his soul power to sense the depth of the bullet hole.

The next second, his pupils widened.

The tree hole was a full 20 centimeters wide.

Dai Yueheng turned around abruptly, looking at the inconspicuous iron pipe in Dai Yuntian's hand, his eyes filled with disbelief.

It doesn't require soul power to activate it; its mechanical structure alone can unleash such penetrating power!

The cost is surprisingly low.

He remembered clearly that he had the blacksmith forge it yesterday, and it only cost him thirty gold soul coins!
It's dozens of times cheaper than the Tang Clan's hidden weapon, the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, and its power is more than twice as strong!
If everyone in my father's army were equipped with such weapons... wouldn't the battlefields of the future be meat grinders?

You should know that only Soul Masters can use Soul Tools, but this thing doesn't!

"A national treasure...this is absolutely a national treasure!"

Dai Yueheng excitedly walked quickly to his mother's side, lowered his voice, and hurriedly told Zhu Yun'er his judgment and the strategic value of this weapon.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yun'er's beautiful eyes widened instantly. She subconsciously glanced at Ma Xiaotao, who was teasing Dai Yuntian, and immediately instructed Dai Yueheng in an extremely serious tone:
"Yueheng, this matter is of utmost importance! We absolutely cannot let anyone from Shrek Academy, especially your classmates, know the cost and details of this weapon! Understand?"

"Yes, Mother, I understand!"

Dai Yueheng nodded solemnly, having already elevated the importance of the shotgun to the highest level of family secret.

Afterwards, the group continued on their journey.

……

A few more hours passed.

Following the map, the group finally arrived at a secluded valley.

According to records, this place was a gathering place for golden silkworms. However, the scene before them surprised everyone.

The valley was desolate, devoid of any living creatures, except for the dry, white silkworm shells scattered on the ground, swirling in the wind and making a soft rustling sound.

"Something's wrong."

Dai Yueheng frowned: "Xiao Tao, when we passed through this place last year, it was clearly full of golden silkworms. How come it's so desolate now? Could it be... that they've migrated?"

Ma Xiaotao shook her head: "That's impossible. You know the habits of silkworms. They'll sleep if they want to, so they won't be very active."

It should be noted that the Golden Silkworm, a type of spirit beast, is so weak and prone to sleeping that almost no humans are willing to hunt them, in addition to its unpalatable meat.

Even among spirit beasts, the Golden Silkworm is something they despise; unless absolutely necessary, they would never eat it.

At this moment, Dai Yuntian spoke softly: "Mother, elder brother, Sister Xiaotao, haven't you noticed? It's too quiet here... I can't even hear a single insect chirping."

As soon as the words were spoken, the group of people were startled.

Indeed, the entire valley was eerily quiet, with only the sound of the wind whistling through the empty valley.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yun'er, who possessed the highest soul power among those present, narrowed her beautiful eyes and instantly sensed an abnormal fluctuation with her Soul Saint-level soul power.

"It's an illusion!"

With a clear shout, Zhu Yun'er activated her Netherworld Cat Martial Soul, and her seven perfectly matched Soul Rings shone brightly, unleashing a powerful pressure.

Om-!
Under the burst of her powerful soul force, the surrounding scenery cracked and peeled away inch by inch, like a shattered mirror.

Real-world scenarios revealed—

The once desolate site was instantly transformed into its original lush and vibrant state, with green grass, towering ancient trees, and countless golden silkworms fast asleep on the ground and among the branches.

Behind a rock.

A weasel-like spirit beast with vertical pupils on its forehead and purplish-black fur realized that its illusion had been broken. It raised its head in alarm and stared intently at the group of people.

"It's a thousand-year-old Three-Eyed Phantom Weasel!"

Zhu Yun'er warned the group, "Be careful of its tail; the fragrance it emits can cause hallucinations!"

"Yueheng, protect your younger brother, I'll go chase it away."

"Yes!" Dai Yueheng moved closer to Dai Yuntian.

Zhu Yun'er was about to step forward to drive them away.

A small hand gently tugged at the hem of her dress.

She turned around and saw Dai Yuntian looking up at her, saying confidently, "Mother, I read in a book that once the Three-Eyed Illusion Weasel's illusion is broken and it suffers a backlash, it will become very weak."

"How about I hunt this Three-Eyed Phantom Weasel?"

Zhu Yun'er didn't understand why her son would change his mind at the last minute: "Why? Didn't you promise your mother that you would hunt the golden silkworm?"

Although the three-eyed phantom weasel in front of me is not a powerful soul beast, it still has a thousand years of cultivation.

Even if Dai Yuntian's shotgun can break through its defenses, what if it misses?

It's important to know that the speed of the Three-Eyed Phantom Weasel is far superior to that of the slow-moving Golden Silkworm.

Ma Xiaotao also chimed in, "Xiao Yuntian, you should listen to your aunt. Completing the divine trial is the most important thing."

She didn't want to see her "treasure" for warding off evil spirits get injured because of a moment of overconfidence.

Dai Yueheng pressed down on Dai Yuntian's shoulder: "Third brother, listen to me, stop fooling around, safety first."

Faced with everyone's doubts, Dai Yuntian suddenly felt powerless, as if he were punching cotton.

But he also knew that, after all, he was only six years old, and it would be difficult to convince people if he didn't give a reasonable answer.

Dai Yuntian took a deep breath and continued, "Don't forget, my martial soul is the Dark Demon Evil God Leopard, an existence even stronger than the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!"

Before he finished speaking, his soul power surged around him, and his palm suddenly transformed into a ferocious tiger claw, with dark patterns wrapping around his arm.

A pure and majestic aura of evil spread out!
With his martial soul possessed, Dai Yuntian's aura was in no way inferior to that of an ordinary Great Soul Master.

The group immediately realized what was happening.

Right, how come they suddenly forgot about that?
Worrying too much can lead to confusion!
In everyone's mind, the Dark Demon God Tiger is an extremely evil being. Not only that, it also possesses a variety of top-level attributes such as time, space, lightning, and wind.

Each of these attributes, taken individually, is extremely powerful, and they are all combined into one.

It's easy to imagine how strong the Dark Demon God Tiger's innate advantages are!

Not to mention, Dai Yuntian's martial soul is an enhanced version of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger - the Dark Demon Evil God Leopard!

The boost a powerful martial soul provides to a soul master goes without saying.

In addition, that shotgun has an area-of-effect attack.

Dai Yuntian refused to believe that with so many buffs, he couldn't hit a weakened Thousand-Year Three-Eyed Phantom Weasel.

Looking into Dai Yuntian's extremely serious eyes, Zhu Yun'er finally nodded: "Okay, then Mother will back you up."

Since my son wants to give it a try, let him try. Anyway, with me, a Soul Saint, watching over him, nothing bad should happen.

(End of this chapter)