Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao obtains the Flame Emperor template

Chapter 151 Xuanzi vs. Jing Hongchen

"You old scoundrel Xuanzi, I think you're tired of living!"

"We agreed that I, the sect leader, would interrogate the Grim Reaper first. Now that you've killed him, how am I supposed to know about his crimes? Are you suggesting I interrogate you instead?!"

Jing Hongchen was furious. Seeing Xuanzi suddenly attack and kill the Death Messenger with a slap, he instantly activated a teleportation ring and ascended into the sky. He took out a level nine energy-gathering soul-guided cannon, aimed it at Xuanzi, and created distance. He was not afraid of Xuanzi at all!

"The mortal world is extinguished!"

Jing Hongchen raised the massive metal cannon barrel, and the dense rainbow light within it gathered with a "sizzling" sound. The level nine energy-gathering soul-guided cannon emitted powerful fluctuations, and the entire mountain seemed to be shrouded in extremely dangerous rainbow light.

Although Jing Hongchen was well aware that with the support of his level nine defensive and offensive soul tools, if he were to truly fight Xuanzi, it was highly likely that neither of them would be able to defeat the other.

But Xuanzi had to know that his Level 9 Energy-Gathering Soul-Guided Cannon was no pushover!

His eyes were cold. They had agreed to interrogate the Death Messenger first, but Xuanzi had openly killed the Death Messenger right under his nose. It was as if he, the head of Mingde Hall, was not respected at all.

Jing Hongchen subconsciously fired eight level-eight fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells at Xuanzi's face.

As for why he didn't use the Level 9 Energy-Gathering Soul-Guiding Cannon to directly bombard him, it's probably because Jing Hongchen felt that the Mingdu Mountains area belonged to the Sun and Moon Kingdom, and it would be a loss to bomb it: "Xuanzi, you old thief! If you don't give this hall master an explanation, I'll bomb the Xingluo area as well!"

Start with eight level 8 fixed-position soul-guided shells to warm things up, then use level 9 focused soul-guided shells for deterrence.

Xuanzi had just crushed the Death God's messenger to death with a slap, and felt a surge of satisfaction at having avenged his great grudge. Most of the gloom that had been building up inside him vanished, and he was in a great mood.

Listening to the mirror, Hongchen said that they should simultaneously fire cannons towards the Xingluo side of the Mingdu Mountains.

Xuanzi's expression suddenly changed. His disciples were all in the cave over there. If he caused the deaths of all his disciples because of the battle he had instigated with Jing Hongchen, he would truly become a sinner for Shrek Academy for all time.

He saw Jing Hongchen throw eight level-eight fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells at him.

Xuanzi, feeling guilty, chose to take the hit head-on. He activated his Martial Soul True Body and stomped his foot hard. The yellow earth beneath his feet surged and undulated like waves. The defensive power of the Taotie Divine Ox was activated, and the yellow earth instantly became incredibly hard.

As a level 98 Super Douluo, although his pursuit of the fifth-ring Death Messenger was not entirely satisfactory, Xuanzi knew in his heart: "It was an accident, just an accident."

He just didn't unleash his true potential. If we watch it again, he'll definitely be fine the second time.

Of course, facing Jing Hongchen's eight level-eight fixed-position soul-guided cannons, it wouldn't be difficult for him, with his unparalleled strength as the Gluttonous Douluo, to withstand them.

"The true form of the Gluttonous Divine Ox!"

After Xuanzi activated his Martial Soul True Form, he could mobilize some of the earth's vein power. The eight level-eight fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells exploded with a "boom," their power colliding with Xuanzi's incredibly hard loess, stirring up layers of dust.

"This is a battle between a Title Douluo, a Soul Master and a Soul Instructor!" Guo Nu rubbed his hands together, somewhat excited.

Because Huo Yuhao summoned a skeleton from the undead demiplane and simulated it as the messenger of death.

The Grim Reaper was on the verge of death, so the simulation was very close in both appearance and aura. Xuanzi then directly pulverized it into ashes, so Jing Hongchen naturally found it hard to believe that it was a simulation.

"Yuhao, this prodigy of Shrek Academy is having a hard time even chasing a five-ring Soul King. Will he be crippled by Grandpa's eight level-eight fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells?"

Xiao Hongchen and the others, driving the Red Dust Blessing given to them by their grandfather, watched the small-scale battle between Xuanzi and Jing Hongchen.

Huo Yuhao thought for a moment: "This Xuanzi may have just underperformed when facing the Grim Reaper, but he still has some real skills, otherwise he wouldn't have such a high position in Shrek Academy."

"Yes, that's what I think too," Ma Rulong agreed.

Guo waved his hand and chuckled, "If Xuanzi, as a Super Douluo, can't even withstand eight level-eight fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells, it's time for our Sun Moon Empire to restart its great cause of unifying the continent."

Di Rachel recalled the encounter when the three-eyed golden-haired lion king dog appeared in the sphere of light, and angrily transmitted her soul power.

"Yuhao, it seems that before that foolish Wang Qiu'er had even taken human form, she had barely stepped out and wandered around when this Xuanzi of Shrek Academy had her fate seized by the scruff of her neck!"

Huo Yuhao smiled and comforted her, saying, "You've already taken human form, haven't you? Focus on your cultivation, and you'll definitely have a chance to avenge Wang Qiu'er in the future."

Di Ruiqiu clenched her little fist: "Hmm, once this auspicious beast cultivates to the seventh or eighth ring, and then puts on the two-word battle armor, with the ultimate power of the Golden Dragon Martial Soul, this auspicious beast can easily send that wild bull flying."

Boom! The explosions of eight level-eight fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells rang out almost simultaneously.

Around the incredibly hard loess soil around Xuanzi, the explosive power layered upon layer, the light dazzling, exploding in the loess soil and howling in, the smoke and dust almost engulfing Xuanzi.

The dust settled and the grime dissipated.

Guo Nu and the others searched for Xuanzi and found him in a huge, deep pit.

The collision between Xuanzi's gluttonous divine ox power and eight level-eight fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells blasted the hilltop where Xuanzi was located into a deep crater.

However, the phantom of the Taotie Divine Ox in the deep pit remained solid.

Xuanzi flew out of the deep pit covered in dust and dirt. As a powerful Super Douluo, he was not seriously injured, but his appearance was messy and he looked like he had crawled out of a grave, looking extremely disheveled.

But the thought of slapping the Grim Reaper to death still brought Xuanzi a sense of satisfaction.

Killing the Grim Reaper and taking eight level-eight fixed-position soul-guided shells is not a loss at all.

Xuanzi took out a chicken leg, took a big bite to replenish his energy, shook his messy hair, and looked at Jing Hongchen, becoming quite polite.

"Master of the Red Dust Hall, I know that the Mingde Hall has always disliked Shrek Academy, but we are not evil soul masters. There are very few rules that I, a senior member of Shrek Academy, can follow. It is not impossible for us to sit down and talk."

Jing Hongchen narrowed his eyes slightly: "Xuanzi, you old thief, are you trying to act arrogantly within my Sun and Moon territory? Then who knows where my Level 9 Energy-Gathering Soul-Guided Cannon might explode, what if..."

Xuanzi, his neck stiff, quickly urged the other party not to be reckless: "Evil Soul Masters have always committed numerous evils, and this Death Messenger is even more sinful and lawless. My eliminating him can be considered acting on behalf of Heaven, right?"

Just as Jing Hongchen was about to speak, Guo Nufei came over and whispered a few words in his ear, using his soul power to transmit his voice. He told the hall master about Huo Yuhao's true situation of using a skeleton to simulate the Grim Reaper.

The messenger of death has been imprisoned by him and can be interrogated at any time.

Upon learning this, Jing Hongchen felt much better and secretly praised Yuhao for his excellent simulation. As long as the Grim Reaper survives, a thorough interrogation might yield explosive information that could be a ticking time bomb to be dropped on Shrek Academy at any moment.

Seeing the changing expression on Jing Hongchen's face, Xuanzi continued, "Sect Master Hongchen, you have helped me eliminate this evil soul master. As we agreed before, I am willing to repay you with three thousand-year-old soul bones."

Jing Hongchen put on a thoughtful expression. Since the Death Messenger was not dead, there was no need to continue to entangle with Xuanzi.

"So be it. Let a fifth-ring evil soul master die. He was of no benefit to us Sun Moon Sect anyway, so his death is not a pity."

Jing Hongchen extended his right hand and said slowly, "Five thousand-year-old soul bones. If you're willing to give them up, you can leave. If not, we'll have to talk some more."

Xuanzi pondered for a few seconds and decided that giving two more thousand-year-old soul bones to appease the messenger of death was acceptable.

He immediately took out three thousand-year-old soul bones from his storage soul tool. He had cultivated to the level of a ninety-eighth-level Super Douluo in his lifetime, so he still had this asset.

However, the quality of these three soul bones was mediocre and not worthy of his Gluttonous Divine Ox Martial Soul, so Xuanzi disdained to fuse them.

Xuanzi raised his hand, and three thousand-year-old soul bones, enveloped in an earthy-yellow light, flew towards Jing Hongchen: "Sect Master Hongchen, here are three for you. I don't have any more soul bones on me. I'll get two more from the academy and give them to you next time, how about that?"

After accepting the three thousand-year-old soul bones, Jing Hongchen waved his hand impatiently: "Alright, alright, you can leave now. It's understandable that the inspection team suffered casualties, given the high risk."

"The Soul Master Competition is about to begin. Don't let any of your students die."

Upon hearing this, Xuanzi choked, his face stiffening, and coldly snorted, "That's none of the Red Dust Hall Master's business."

Jing Hongchen chuckled and tossed three thousand-year-old soul bones to Guo Nu. Neither the regular team nor the reserve team members needed such low-quality soul bones.

Then Xuanzi flew away.

Fortunately, the Grim Reaper was also reduced to ashes. Given Shrek Academy's rigorous secrecy, it was impossible for Xuanzi's negative record of having three disciples killed and several others seriously injured by a five-ring evil soul master to be revealed.

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"Elder Xuan, did you kill that evil spirit master?"

Inside the cave of the Death Hand bandits, Wang Yan saw a streak of earthy yellow light flying towards him. Knowing that Xuanzi had returned, he quickly went forward to inquire.

Xuanzi slowly descended from the sky. Looking at the miserable scene of the disciples in the cave, a few turbid tears flowed from the corners of his eyes again.

She covered her face and wept again.

He closed his eyes in anguish, his heart filled with intense regret and guilt.

Although he killed the Grim Reaper, the three disciples who died would never return. These were all exceptionally talented students of Shrek Academy, and it would take many years to train any one of them, yet they lost their lives in the mere seconds of the corpse explosion.

Xuanzi's face showed even more shame as he said with deep sorrow, "After the evil soul master fled to the Sun and Moon Realm, I caught up with him and killed him."

"Xu Sanshi was injured by that treacherous evil spirit master who used some kind of soul missile, which seemed to be timed to explode."

Wang Yan remained silent for a moment, though he didn't know why the Death Messenger still had a chance to escape to the Sun and Moon under Xuanzi's pursuit.

However, Xuanzi was eventually able to catch up with and kill the Grim Reaper, which can be considered as avenging the children.

Elder Xuan took a painful gulp of wine, gave a bitter laugh, and asked, "Wang Yan, how are the disciples? The third round of corpse explosion just now..."

Upon hearing Xuanzi mention the third round of corpse explosions, Wang Yan felt an urge to curse.

Xuanzi, as a level 98 Super Douluo, kept chasing the Death God's messenger all the way to the Sun and Moon, which was understandable, since no one could have predicted that the Death God's messenger's attack methods would be so bizarre.

In most cases, when the disciples of the Shrek Academy's inspection team go out on missions and kill evil spirit masters, they don't really dispose of the corpses.

Prior to this, there had been no instances of corpses being detonated by evil spirit masters.

However, Xuanzi's mental strength was so powerful that after two rounds of corpse explosions, he was unable to control the third round of Chen Zifeng's corpse explosion in time, causing further casualties to the team.

Thinking of this, Wang Yan's face darkened. If it weren't for the fact that Xuanzi was an elder of the Sea God Pavilion, he would have pointed at Xuanzi and cursed him.

Wang Yan sighed deeply, his eyes filled with grief. He glanced at Elder Xuan, a hint of resentment in his eyes: "Yao Haoxuan, Chen Zifeng, and Gongyang Mo all died in battle. When Chen Zifeng's body exploded, Gongyang Mo was protecting Ma Xiaotao."

Wang Yan's expression was somewhat numb, with a hint of lingering fear in his eyes.

"Thanks to Ling Luochen, she released the Ice Cage in time just as Chen Zifeng's body was about to explode, covering Chen Zifeng's body and suppressing the spread of the explosive energy. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

When Xuanzi activated his Martial Soul True Body, it shook down the huge rocks in the cave. Ma Xiaotao was very close to Chen Zifeng's body while dealing with these rocks. If Ma Xiaotao had been blown off her arm or leg...

Then their Shrek Academy team really has no hope in this year's Soul Master Competition.

Xuanzi's eyes were wet with tears. He was too ashamed to face his disciples, but as the elder leading the group, he naturally had to step forward and take responsibility for everything.

At this moment, Ma Xiaotao was bandaging Ling Luochen's wound.

Ling Luochen covered herself with the Ice Cage, but her own shattered bones were scattered across her legs, from her calves to her knees, leaving bloody gashes that revealed the stark white bones beneath.

Fortunately, Ling Luochen's bones and tendons were not broken by the explosion; the main problem was that the flesh and blood in his legs were infected with a large amount of corpse poison.

Ma Xiaotao looked at Xuanzi, not knowing what to say. She silently used her soul power to grind the antidote into powder and applied it little by little to Ling Luochen's wound before wrapping it with gauze.

Ling Luochen curled up on the ground with her brows furrowed, a fine layer of sweat seeping from her forehead, the intense pain causing her body to tremble uncontrollably.

Wang Yan felt a pang of pain in his heart: "The disciples of the main team have all suffered severe injuries of varying degrees, and they are almost unable to play in the first half of this Soul Master Competition."

The reserve team didn't have any major injuries, but the shockwave from the third round of corpse explosion aggravated the injuries of Beibei, Dai Huabin, and He Caitou to varying degrees. They can play in the game after a few days of rest.

Xuanzi looked up to the sky and sighed in utter grief, his lips trembling uncontrollably: "Children, I'm sorry, it's me again who has caused your suffering."

Wang Yan's expression grew increasingly sorrowful: "Elder Xuan, Dai Yueheng's left arm was blown off. The mission to wipe out the bandit gang has been accomplished, but the price paid was far too high."

"Let's return to Duke White Tiger's army and have the army doctors treat the children first."

Meanwhile, Duke White Tiger was still waiting for the family reunion dinner...

(End of this chapter)