Douluo Continent: I ushered in this era

“I also accept this surveillance mission,” Gu Yue echoed.

"Alright, I'll hand over the data for this surveillance mission to you. Time is of the essence, so depart immediately."

"Also, this Holy Spirit Cult stronghold is quite large, and it has several powerful members. You few alone are definitely not enough. There are also people from the Tang Clan and the military present. You can assist them," Zhuo Shi added.

Actually, the academy mainly wanted to broaden the horizons of the new generation of Shrek Seven Devils during this inspection mission, to let them experience the brutality of the battlefield and the ruthlessness of evil soul masters, so as to urge them to cultivate.

Chu Ci looked at the task information on her phone, a slight smile playing on her lips. She sent a message to Long Tianwu, and then another to Luan Xiaochuan.

"The 19th War God Squad shall proceed to Tianyuan City immediately."

A transport plane took off from the headquarters of the Temple of War, first landing outside Shrek City to pick up Wu Siduo and Luo Guixing, who had already asked the academy for leave, and rushed to Tianyuan City.

Chu Ci and the other nine boarded a special car arranged by Shrek Academy and headed to Tianyuan City, the location of their surveillance mission.

Chapter 218 The Nineteenth War God Squad Arrives, About to Launch the General Offensive

Zhuo Shi's figure appeared in mid-air, looking down at the car carrying Chu Ci and the others, and sighed.

"Sigh, I still have to personally protect you. I really don't want to move!"

Zhuo Shi's figure swayed, turning into a red afterimage that closely followed behind Chu Ci and the others.

Tianyuan City is located in the south, and Chu Ci and his party arrived there in the late afternoon despite their non-stop travel.

When Chu Ci and his group arrived in Tianyuan City, they were immediately met by members of the Tang Clan and rushed to the stronghold of the Evil Soul Masters.

On the way, Yang Kaizhi, the Tang Clan leader in charge of this operation, began to explain the current situation.

“Recently, a high-ranking member of the Holy Spirit Cult has been active around Tianyuan City. He has been promoting the Holy Spirit Cult and recruiting evil soul masters. The Tang Clan and the military have been keeping an eye on him for a long time. Now that his operation has ended, it’s time for us to close the net.”

"Leave the high-level Soul Masters in this stronghold to me and the military experts. You are responsible for clearing out the evil Soul Masters on the perimeter."

Outside Tianyuan City lies an abandoned, dilapidated village where the high-ranking member of the Holy Spirit Cult hid the evil spirit masters he had recruited.

At this moment, not far from the dilapidated village, twenty fighters from the Tang Sect's Fighting Soul Hall and twenty soldiers clad in Dragon Soul Armor had gathered, ready to act at any moment.

Tang Wulin pointed to the Dragon Soul Armor and asked curiously, "What is that? It looks like a battle armor, but it's not a battle armor."

Le Zhengyu replied, "This is a type of Source Soul Armor that suddenly appeared a couple of years ago. Although it is far inferior to Battle Armor, wearing it can instantly give an ordinary person the combat power of a fourth-ring warrior. It is the key to the military's rapid rise."

Yang Kaizhi glanced at the Dragon Soul Armor with apprehension. "That's right. Moreover, because this kind of Origin Soul Armor is no different in size from an ordinary person, it is far more suitable for combat in the city than a huge mecha. Its appearance has almost completely squeezed out the standard yellow and purple level mechas from the troops responsible for urban security, and firmly controlled the power of urban security."

Because the military firmly controls the security of the city, it is difficult for the Tang Clan to hide its actions from the military, which has led to the military intervening in the Fighting Soul Hall's operations time and again.

Although the joint operation with the military ultimately proved effective, it still displeased the Tang Clan members who considered themselves peace envoys, since the former Federation was not worthy of acting alongside the Tang Clan.

Upon hearing this, Tang Wulin was amazed. Yellow and purple level standard mechs could be considered the main force of urban security, and the strength of the Source Soul Armor was definitely guaranteed.

No wonder Teacher Makino is so worried about the future development of mecha pilots; the emergence of the Source Soul Armor is gradually squeezing the survival of mecha.

“However, this armored unit seems slightly different from the ones I’ve seen before. Not only do they look different, but their aura is also much stronger,” Yang Kaizhi said with a puzzled look.

"Haha, Brother Yang, you have a good eye. This unit is definitely not equipped with Origin Soul Armor." A middle-aged man with a dignified appearance walked over. He was Zhou Jue, the military leader in charge of this operation, an 83rd-level Soul Douluo.

Xie Xie had sharp eyes and spotted Wu Siduo and Luo Guixing following behind Zhou Jue at a glance.

"Wu Siduo, Luo Guixing, what are you two doing here? Did the academy assign you tasks too?"

Luo Guixing tugged at his combat uniform and said calmly, "Sorry, we are here on a mission as members of the 19th War God Team, and it has nothing to do with Shrek Academy."

Tang Wulin turned to look at Chu Ci; he didn't think it was just a coincidence.

Chu Ci shrugged and said with a smile, "I thought this was a good opportunity for training, so I arranged for the military troops that were originally here to be replaced by the 19th War God Squad."

Upon hearing this, Yang Kaizhi frowned and said, "Brother Zhou, this operation is of utmost importance, and I don't want all our previous efforts to go to waste."

Zhou Jue patted Yang Kaizhi on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I also attach great importance to this operation. This force is no weaker than the original forces of our military."

Chu Ci went straight to Luan Xiaochuan and Bai Tianzhe, who were at the front of the troops and contemplating battle plans, and asked, "What's the situation now?"

Luan Xiaochuan first gave a military salute, then said in a deep voice: "Based on intelligence analysis, I estimate that there are about sixty-four evil soul masters in this Holy Spirit Cult stronghold, including two evil soul masters at the Soul Douluo level."

"So many? Can Tianyuan City really produce so many evil soul masters?" Chu Ci asked, frowning.

“There is another group of evil soul masters who came from the north in this stronghold. They must have some big plan to gather here, so the military and Tang Sect decided to close in quickly, for fear that things might change if they were delayed,” Luan Xiaochuan explained.

"Where is the Dark Night Squad? Where are they? I remember I transferred both the Breaking Army and Dark Night Squads here," Chu Ci asked.

The Dark Night Squad is the same squad that Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi belong to.

The Po Jun Squad is the squad led by Luo Guixing and Wu Siduo.

In addition to these two squads, Luan Xiaochuan and Bai Tianzhe, as deputy team leaders, came to command the operation.

Bai Tianzhe handed Chu Ci a combat tablet and replied, "The Dark Night Squad, led by Jin Xi and Yang Zi, has already infiltrated the village and eliminated the sentries."

Chu Ci took the combat tablet, which clearly recorded the ambush points and surrounding situation of the Dark Night Squad. He nodded secretly as he looked at it. The Dark Night Squad's training was indeed very effective in eliminating the hidden sentries set up around the village without alerting the evil spirit masters.

"I'm curious, why didn't you send your team into battle?" Luan Xiaochuan asked curiously.

"Don't you understand that we should leave some trump cards for our 19th team?" Chu Ci said calmly.

"Brother Ci, what do you plan to do? Are you going to act with the Tang Clan or with the military?" Tang Wulin asked as he walked over.

Chu Ci said, "I will go with the military. You Shrek Seven Devils should go with the Tang Sect."

Gu Yue walked over at this moment and said in a cold voice, "I will act together with Chu Ci."

“Okay,” Tang Wulin said, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes.

On the other side, Zhou Jue checked the time and squinted at the dilapidated village in the distance.

"Brother Yang, it's getting late, it's time to wrap up the net."

Yang Kaizhi nodded. "Alright, I'll lead the Fighting Soul Hall and those seven Shrek Academy students to attack from the east, and you'll lead the War God Temple troops to attack from the west."

"it is good!"

Soon, both groups received a notification to launch a general attack in five minutes to kill the evil spirit masters.

"Quickly check the jamming devices, soul guides, and whether the Dragon Soul Armor is functioning properly..." Luan Xiaochuan issued the final instructions methodically.

Chu Ci stood at the very front of the team, ready to lead the 19th War God Team to their first resounding victory.

Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and everyone tensed up, ready to attack at any moment.

"three,"

"two,"

"one."

Chapter 219 The Battle Begins, Each Displays Their Power

"Do it!"

As Zhou Jue's powerful voice came through the headset, Luan Xiaochuan slapped his hand to activate the network jamming device. The evil spirit masters in the dilapidated village immediately found that their cell phones had lost signal, and their contact with the outside world was completely cut off.

"Boom... Boom... Boom..."

At the same time, several soul-guided shells were fired from the soul-guided positions set up by the soldiers of the 19th Squad. The range of the shells was so large that the entire village was within their range.

The two Soul Douluos in the village, with their keen senses, instantly took to the air and unleashed their Soul Skills to intercept the Soul Guidance Cannonballs.

A black spear appeared in Yang Kaizhi's hand; it was his family's signature martial soul, the Soul-Breaking Spear. He charged ahead towards a Soul Douluo-level evil soul master.

Not to be outdone, Zhou Jue summoned his Martial Soul, the Flame Lion. A phantom of a fiery lion appeared behind him, roaring as it charged toward another Soul Master at the Soul Douluo level.

Countless figures darted out of the village, scattering in panic.

Chu Ci said in a deep voice into the headset, "Make your move, kill without mercy."

The Dark Night Squad, lurking near the village and closest to the evil spirit masters, all pulled out black cloaks and covered themselves.

With cloaks donned, Wang Jinxi and the other members of the Dark Night Squad further reduced their aura. The cloaks trailed on the ground, seemingly connecting with their shadows, making them appear like a large patch of shadows if not carefully observed.

Twenty-two shadows darted across the grass, silently creeping up to the evil spirit master.

The evil spirit master running in this direction was startled when he suddenly saw a large dark shadow in front of him and instinctively wanted to fight back.

But suddenly, a dark, indistinct whisper rang in the ears of these evil spirit masters, and they felt a sudden dizziness.

Two enormous bone dragon claws landed on the heads of the two evil soul masters, and the next moment, two perfectly healthy heads flew off.

Several pairs of dark blades emerged from the shadows, slashing towards the evil spirit master's neck.

In an instant, blood splattered, and several evil spirit masters had their throats slit, collapsing limply to the ground.

Two evil spirit masters, possessing strong mental power, reacted quickly and retreated a few steps, dodging the throat-slitting attack. They then activated their martial spirits, one at the fourth ring and the other at the fifth ring.

But the next second, a faint dragon's roar drifted into the ears of the two evil soul masters, and several pairs of dark blades wrapped in wind or dark elements pierced through their defenses and cut their bodies open.

The sudden change attracted the attention of other evil spirit masters. A black-armored evil spirit master, with seven spirit rings shining around his body, rode a skeleton horse and charged towards Wang Jinxi and the other members of the Dark Night Squad.

Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi's expressions changed, and they both shouted in a low voice, "Everyone scatter and avoid the attack!"

After saying that, the two took the initiative to meet the enemy.

A black eagle claw appeared out of thin air in the path that the evil soul master knight was bound to take, and grabbed him directly.

This is Zhang Yangzi's instant-cast third soul skill, Dark Demon Claw.

The evil spirit knight trembled slightly, and dense darkness spread out, instantly turning the Dark Demon Claw into ashes.

Zhang Yangzi's expression remained unchanged. His first spirit ring flashed, and a dark curtain enveloped the area, obscuring the enemy's vision and preventing them from seeing Wang Jinxi and the others.

At the same time, a black ring appeared beneath the hooves of the evil soul master knight, and the luster of his armor suddenly dimmed.

Zhang Yangzi brandished the Cursed Netherworld energy, and the eyes on the raven's head at the top of the scepter turned red, with wisps of Cursed Netherworld energy transforming into red-eyed black crows.

Red-eyed crows gathered around the evil spirit knight, interfering with his movements and vision.

The evil spirit knight crouched low, surrounded by black mist, and charged towards the dark sky, brandishing his black greatsword as he separated himself from the red-eyed black crows.

A tearing sound rang out as the black greatsword ripped through the dark sky, the blackness dissipating, but no one was left behind.

"Hmm?" The evil spirit knight uttered a slightly puzzled sound.

Fifteen bone dragon spikes appeared on the head of the evil soul master knight and fell silently.

The evil soul knight reacted extremely quickly, slashing upwards with his black greatsword, unleashing a huge black sword beam that shattered the incoming bone dragon spikes.

The next moment, a huge bone dragon with wings on its back and surrounded by dark aura appeared above the head of the evil soul master knight. It was the martial soul fusion skill of Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi, the Dark Dragon Eagle.