Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao obtains the Flame Emperor template

Chapter 142 Xuanzi: They Can't Escape

"Hall Master, is Meng Hongchen's strength as a Seven-Ring Soul Saint truly genuine?"

Ma Rulong was deeply moved by the aura emanating from Meng Hongchen after she donned the battle armor. His lips trembled slightly as he spoke, his inner shock beyond measure.

Meng Hongchen's strength rose to the seventh ring in just a few breaths, a change that was beyond his comprehension.

"The dream armor is indeed beautiful, but... its cultivation level must be fake..."

Xiao Hongchen's mind was in a mess, and his gaze was somewhat unfocused. At this moment, he seemed to have lost all ability to think.

Ma Rulong swallowed hard, suppressing his extremely unstable emotions, and asked Jing Hongchen in as calm a tone as possible.

"Master, Meng Hongchen's seventh-ring strength shouldn't be some new method of creating illusions, right?"

He knew about Huo Yuhao's simulation soul skill. Once, during a friendly sparring match with Xiao Hongchen, Huo Yuhao even simulated the cannonballs fired by Xiao Hongchen as flying knives, catching Ma Rulong off guard and causing him to suffer a crushing defeat.

Jing Hongchen crossed his arms, glanced at Ma Rulong, and revealed a mysterious smile.

What do you think?

"With my Soul Emperor's not-weak perception, Meng Hongchen's aura does indeed surpass that of a Seventh-Ring Soul Saint, but... this is impossible."

Ma Rulong felt that their Sun Moon Empire was a country that was keen on researching and developing science and technology, but Meng Hongchen's changes were too unscientific.

Jing Hongchen chuckled, his tone still enigmatic: "Rulong, you must understand, in the face of technology, nothing is impossible."

"You can think of Meng's armor as a level seven soul-guided full-body armor, or even a higher-level full-body armor."

Ma Rulong was taken aback, and asked in astonishment, "Hall Master, our Mingde Hall has already been able to develop full-body soul-guided armor of level six or higher?"

He remembered his grandfather, Master Ma, telling him that, given Mingde Hall's current level of technological development in humanoid soul guides, they could only research and develop a level six soul guide full-body armor.

This is why, even though Meng Hongchen possessed the strength to contend with a Soul Emperor when wearing a Level 6 full-body armor, she didn't make a Level 7 full-body armor for Ma Rulong.

Ma Rulong is a six-ring Soul Emperor. If he were to wear a full set of level seven Soul Guidance Armor, his combat power could approach that of a seven-ring Soul Emperor.

Participating in the Soul Master Competition would be a complete disaster.

The root cause is the lack of technology. Given Mingdetang's technical mastery of Experiment Subject No. 1, it would be difficult to produce a soul-guided armor of level six or above unless a major technological breakthrough is achieved.

Jing Hongchen slowly shook his head: "No. Its overall enhancement to the Soul Master's body is even higher than that of a level seven Soul Guidance Full Body Armor. But it is not a Soul Guidance Device, but rather a technological product branching from humanoid Soul Guidance Mechs."

Xiao Hongchen's eyes were overflowing with envy. After holding it in for so long, she finally couldn't hold it in anymore and wiped away a non-existent tear.

"Grandpa! You have to treat them all equally, you can't favor one over the other, I want some too!"

Jing Hongchen smiled kindly. "You'll have to ask Yuhao for it. He doesn't know how to make it yet." He then said gently, "Xiao, first take a look at your sister's abilities. Will she be overshadowed by Rachel, this proud daughter of heaven?"

……

On the arena, Meng Hongchen and Di Ruiqiu stood facing each other. Meng Hongchen was already wearing his one-word battle armor, while Di Ruiqiu...

That's right, Di Rachel is invoking the gods.

Asking the Silver Dragon King to fight in their place is a testament to their strength; even a god can be summoned. Given the Silver Dragon's level, it's unlikely to give itself away. The eye color change is nothing to worry about; consider it a special effect of using a soul skill. After all, Meng Hongchen's eyes also change color when using a soul skill.

Meng Hongchen's fifth soul ring shone brightly, the Ice and Fire Poison Dragon Drill.

Her entire body was covered in battle armor. She leaped into the air and quickly swirled around like a vortex.

Half of the vortex was silver-white, and the other half was ice-blue. At the center of the vortex, several eye-catching red lights appeared and disappeared, accompanied by an ice-blue vortex halo. The biting cold contained a hint of heat.

The patterns carved on the metal surface of the battle armor lit up, and Meng Hongchen exuded an aura that surpassed the seventh ring.

The three-colored vortex rushed rapidly toward Di Rachel.

Di Ruiqiu sensed it with a little effort and knew that Meng Hongchen's attack was beyond her ability to handle.

The terrifying aura emanating from the vortex caused Di Ruiqiu's face to pal slightly. She gritted her teeth and communicated with the Silver Dragon's Reverse Scale in her mind: "Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, Great Silver Dragon, please appear..."

"Hmm?" The Silver Dragon's Reverse Scale did not react.

Di Ruiqiu's eyes flashed with annoyance: "Great Silver Dragon, I know you're here, come out now! You didn't take advantage of me when it was time to possess you, and now that I'm consolidating my position as the main branch, you're messing around when it's not your place. Believe me or not, Yuhao and I will torment your soul to death tonight."

At this moment, the Silver Dragon King, sitting on a silver futon beside the Lake of Life in the Starry Sky Forest, was sketching the pattern of his breastplate on the water curtain, completely ignoring the auspicious beast.

The woman in the silver dress had calm, unwavering eyes. After all, it was a mythical beast that had been deflowered, not her, the Silver Dragon King.

No, she will also experience stimulation originating from the soul.

The auspicious beast was deflowered, and she felt the pain as if it were her own body being violated. How was this any different from being violated herself? Wasn't she being desecrated on a spiritual level at the same time?

The auspicious beast's body—the auspicious beast itself had said it was quite enjoyable—but she suffered much more than the auspicious beast...

The Silver Dragon King's expression unusually changed. His long, straight legs, like two jade pillars, slightly crossed. He took a breath and lightly spat at the broken auspicious beast. It was truly a mistake for him to have merged his wisp of divine soul with the auspicious beast in the first place...

The auspicious beast seized upon their weakness and threatened them relentlessly.

On the other side of her soul, Di Rachel was furious when she tried to communicate with the Silver Dragon's Reverse Scale but received no response.

"Great Silver Dragon, you don't want Yuhao to find out that you used your divine sense to sense yourself, scribble your own reflection in the water mirror, and sketch out the design for your breastplate, do you?"

Last night, as she was wondering how the Silver Dragon King would design the Golden Dragon Armor for her, she suddenly sensed something amiss. At first, Di Ruiqiu thought it was just her imagination.

After asking the Great Silver Dragon, she learned that the Silver Dragon King was designing his breastplate while looking in the water mirror.

Di Ruiqiu was overjoyed and asked if she should ask Yuhao for help, but was sternly refused by the Silver Dragon King.

She wanted to continue threatening the Silver Dragon King, "Great Silver Dragon, you don't want to either..."

The next instant, the Silver Dragon's Reverse Scale rippled through Di Rachel's mental sea, accompanied by an ethereal and aloof voice: "I only know how to defend, to prevent you from being kicked to death by her!"

When Di Ruiqiu communicated with the Silver Dragon's reverse scale.

The swirling vortex of ice and fire from Meng Hongchen's aura had already reached Di Ruiqiu.

Di Rachel's fourth spirit ring shone brightly, and the Golden Dragon exploded.

Just as she was about to be swallowed by the vortex formed by Meng Hongchen, golden light flashed in the space where Di Ruiqiu was located, and at the same time, a wisp of purple light appeared in her eyes.

The Silver Dragon King originally intended to use a wisp of his divine soul to control the earth element and directly block Meng Hongchen's attack, then quickly leave the auspicious beast's body, which threatened to desecrate her noble and holy soul.

However, Di Rachel herself did not have the ability of earth element, so when the Silver Dragon King used the Golden Dragon Explosion, he used the spatial element to resist Meng Hongchen's vortex.

Offstage, at Huo Yuhao's reminder, Jing Hongchen had already activated a level nine protective shield in the area where Di Ruiqiu was located, ready to protect Di Ruiqiu at any time.

In Jing Hongchen's view, Di Ruiqiu would have a hard time withstanding Meng Hongchen's attack using his fifth soul skill while wearing the One-Word Battle Armor.

Huo Yuhao breathed a sigh of relief after discovering that Di Rachel had successfully summoned the god. Now that the Silver Dragon King had possessed her, Rachel shouldn't be beaten too badly by Meng Hongchen.

He sensed it for a moment, "Hmm? Senior Silver Dragon King used spatial elements?"

Huo Yuhao's Taixu Ancient Dragon bloodline is extremely sensitive to spatial elements, and he quickly guessed the Silver Dragon King's idea, using spatial power to neutralize Meng Hongchen's Ice and Fire Poison Dragon Drill.

Xiao Hongchen, Ma Rulong, and the others widened their eyes. Of course, they didn't notice the unusual thing about Di Ruiqiu's summoning of the gods, but were shocked by Meng Hongchen's attack power.

"Wow, that was a bit too intense! It even tore space apart?"

Ma Rulong said blankly, "This is what a seventh-ring Soul Saint is like. After Meng Hongchen puts on this armor, he will probably be much stronger than an ordinary seventh-ring Soul Saint."

On the field, the Silver Dragon King's use of spatial power to deal with the situation was indeed a very clever approach. It not only demonstrated Meng Hongchen's original powerful attack but also maintained the prestige of her battle armor.

It can also use spatial power to dissolve the vortex power of Meng Hongchen.

Meng Hongchen, who was attacking, was a little confused. She felt that her attack had hit her target and that she could definitely beat Di Ruiqiu to a pulp, but she had a feeling that she had put in all her strength but missed.

Under the dumbfounded and incredulous gazes of Xiao Hongchen, Ma Rulong, and the others.

The power of Meng Hongchen in tearing through space gradually weakened.

A few seconds later, the space calmed down, and the intense golden light on Di Ruiqiu's body dissipated. After the Silver Dragon King blocked an attack that would have kept the auspicious beast in bed for ten or fifteen days, he left without saying goodbye.

Di Ruiqiu's lips parted slightly. She was also frightened by Meng Hongchen's attack. Her long golden hair was disheveled and stuck to her face, making her look somewhat embarrassed.

As the vortex dissipated, Meng Hongchen suddenly appeared before Di Ruiqiu, her eyes filled with doubt.

Di Ruiqiu quickly calmed down, stepped forward, patted Meng Hongchen's breastplate, and said with a smile.

"Not bad, Miss Meng. You actually made me use the spiritual treasure that my master gave me to protect my life. I acknowledge your strength after wearing the One-Word Battle Armor."

Meng Hongchen was still wondering how Di Ruiqiu had blocked it when she heard this and suddenly realized why he was still standing; it turned out he had a treasure protecting him.

"I held back just now; at most, I'd beat you so badly you'd have to go to the competition in a wheelchair."

Meng Hongchen crossed her arms over the silver-white breastplate and glanced at Di Ruiqiu: "What, still want to fight?"

Di Ruiqiu wouldn't back down, her tone carrying a hint of defiance.

"Hmph, you win this time. I'm not fighting anymore!"

Meng Hongchen could see that Di Ruiqiu was unwilling to admit defeat, but she did not deliberately tease her, after all, she was wearing a one-word battle armor.

She covered her mouth and chuckled, "Well, before you get your One-Word Battle Armor, you'd better behave yourself. I won't be as kind to you as Yuhao is; I won't beat you up whenever I want."

Di Ruiqiu snorted and watched Meng Hongchen walk off the field with an impressive aura in her battle armor. She then flapped her brilliant golden wings and flew off the field as well.

Meng Hongchen walked up to Huo Yuhao, made a gesture with her silver-white gauntlet, a smile in her eyes, and said in a light tone, "Yuhao, easily win over Rachel!"

Di Ruiqiu stood beside Meng Hongchen, looking sullen: "Yuhao, come to my bedroom tonight—"

"Um?"

Before Di Ruiqiu could finish speaking, Meng Hongchen gave a cold "hmm".

She raised her voice two octaves, giving Dirachel time to organize her thoughts.

Di Ruiqiu glared at him angrily: "Miss Meng, what are you thinking! I mean, let Yuhao come to my bedroom, and the two of us will design the battle armor together."

"My understanding of battle armor design is much deeper than yours now," Di Rachel said with a slight smirk.

Since the Silver Dragon King returned to the Lake of Life to practice designing the lower leg armor, he has now grasped the basics and successfully designed the leg armor, which is even two-character-inspired.

The Silver Dragon King's understanding of battle armor design is roughly equivalent to that of Di Rachel.

Huo Yuhao's eyes softened as he put his arm around Di Rachel's lower back and gently patted her to comfort her: "Alright, let's try designing something tonight."

Meng Hongchen wasn't envious of Yuhao's comforting of Rachel. Huo Yuhao was kind to both of them. Meng Hongchen walked up to them, raised her hands, and said with a sweet smile, "Yuhao, how did I do in my battle armor just now?"

Upon seeing this, Huo Yuhao was about to hug Meng Hongchen and offer a few words of praise.

Di Ruiqiu waved her little hand, making a disgusted face for Huo Yuhao: "Go away, you're all stiff in your battle armor, who wants to hug you? Take off your battle armor before you come here."

Jing Hongchen came over with a smile, about to say a few words to her granddaughter.

Not far away, Xiao Hongchen quickly ran and knelt down in front of Jing Hongchen, crying loudly as if calling for his parents: "Grandpa, how could Meng suddenly have the combat power of a seven-ring Soul Saint? I'm only a five-ring Soul King!"

"I want this armor too, Grandpa, you can't be so biased..."

Jing Hongchen helped the emotional Xiao Hongchen up and said kindly, "Xiao, this armor was made by Yuhao and Meng together. Grandpa doesn't know how to make it yet, so you should ask Yuhao for it."

……

The central part of the Mingdou Mountains.

After bidding farewell to Duke White Tiger, the Shrek group set off along a path through the Mingdou Mountains. They had already passed through a forest of warm mist and changed into their Shrek Inspector suits.

Wang Yan warned, "Children, the heartwood of these trees has been dug out. The bandit gang is probably nearby. Be careful."

Before long, based on some clues along the way, the group accurately located a cave.

As they ventured deeper, they saw corpses scattered everywhere, each with a bizarre and varied appearance; some were even dried out.

Everyone's expressions turned solemn, and they cursed the evil spirit master as being inhuman and utterly devoid of conscience!

This is most likely the lair of the evil spirit masters! We'll make them perish here in a moment.

Wang Yan looked at Elder Xuan, who was eating chicken legs and sipping wine outside the cave entrance, and the other man gave him a reassuring look.

"Wang Yan, lead the children to face this bravely! With me here, these evil spirit masters have no chance of escape!"

(End of this chapter)