Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 441 Squandered

It's no wonder that the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Master troops were caught off guard. No matter the era, the emergence of new weapons can always turn the tide of battle.

For an empire, the most important thing is innovation and the upgrading of weapons. Once the pace of progress stops, it is very likely to be overtaken by the enemy.

Being backward is a devastating blow to an empire, and the original Douluo Three Kingdoms are in such a situation now. Compared to the Sun Moon Empire, they are far too backward, which is why they are being suppressed despite having an advantage in high-end combat power.

The third wave of Zhuge Divine Crossbow shells was no longer aimed at the north city, but was instead launched towards the east and west city walls. The Soul Master Legion positions stationed outside the east and west cities had no way to stop these fixed-position Soul Guidance shells, because when they were fired, their trajectories were much lower than before. In addition, they had lost the lock-on of the high-altitude detection Soul Guidance devices, and everyone had become blind. How could they blindly fire Soul Guidance shells into the city?

It's important to understand that Sunrise City is home to a large number of civilians from the Sun Moon Empire. The Soul Master troops aren't ruthless evil Soul Masters; they are warriors protecting their homeland. How could they possibly fire Soul Guidance Shells at their own civilians?

At the same time as the third wave of shells was launched, outside the north city, the brilliant golden Level 8 soul-guided shells collided with the powerful protective shield.

"Rumble..."

The earth shook violently, and the terrifying explosive force was earth-shattering. Even the common people in Mingdu could faintly hear the sound of the explosion.

Outside the Soul Master Corps' position, the protective shield was teetering on the brink of collapse, but thanks to its powerful defensive capabilities, it managed to withstand the blast.

The commander, who had already rushed to the core position, finally let out a long sigh of relief after his expression changed drastically.

"Fortunately, it's a level seven soul-guided cannonball, not a level eight, otherwise the protective shield really wouldn't be able to withstand it. Pass on my order: everyone, unleash your full soul power to increase the soul power reserves of the defensive soul-guided device, and launch the backup high-altitude detection soul-guided device into the air."

Although the high-altitude detection soul tools in the sky already constituted the majority of their two soul master regiments' reserves, they still had some spares. Although the number of these spare high-altitude detection soul tools was not large, having them was better than having none! Having become accustomed to the high-altitude detection soul tools guiding their battles, without them, they dared not even make any rash moves in their original positions.

The deputy commander, who was in command, had a grim expression on his face. He muttered to himself, "These good-for-nothings in the city, didn't they even notice that someone had smuggled so many fixed-mounted soul-guided cannons in? This is the power that at least three hundred level-four or higher fixed-mounted soul-guided cannons would produce. The area needed to install these cannons is considerable. These good-for-nothing bastards, with so many soul-guided devices in the city, they haven't even noticed? They're utterly incompetent! Hmm? Why is there a slight tremor in the ground? Quick, where's the ground detection soul-guided device? Feel it out, could it be that an earth dragon has risen up?"

The next second after the deputy commander muttered to himself, his expression changed drastically. He saw that the ground beneath his feet had turned completely golden, and the area covered by this golden color far exceeded the area where their Soul Masters were stationed.

"Damn it! It's an eighth-level soul tool, not a seventh!"

When the soul-guided cannonball and the soul-guided shield collided and exploded, no one saw that an even more dazzling golden light had already pierced the ground, then quietly traveled hundreds of meters underground, arriving at the core of their encampment, and then...

"Rumble, rumble, rumble rumble rumble..."

The terrifying golden light instantly turned the entire area outside the North City into a golden ocean. A huge golden light, like the rising sun, revealed half of its shape on the ground. Faced with this terrifying explosion that resembled the might of heaven, less than ten Soul Masters were able to activate their Soul Guidance Shields, Invincible Shields, and Flying Soul Guidance Devices in time to break through the area covered by the terrifying golden light.

At the same time as this massive explosion occurred, the city walls on both the east and west sides of the city were also bombarded by hundreds of fixed-position soul-guided shells—and those were fixed-position soul-guided shells! How big is this city? Just a medium-sized city.

On the city walls at both the east and west ends, a large number of various detection and defense soul tools shone with dazzling brilliance.

The area on the city wall is limited, and the main defenses deployed there are various soul-guided devices for detecting both the outside and inside of the city. Who would have thought that even with two soul-guided regiments stationed outside the city, the city wall could still be directly attacked from the inside out? Therefore, the defenses on the city wall are not very strong.

Therefore, the various expensive detection soul tools on these city walls were also destroyed along with more than a third of the city walls the moment their defensive soul tools could not withstand the bombardment.

The rescue team, which had just achieved a gratifying victory, and Wang Qiu'er and her group retrieved the Zhuge Divine Crossbows as quickly as possible, knowing that their time was running out.

Although the results exceeded expectations, most people looked pained.

With three waves of artillery shells, they squandered at least a thousand fixed-position soul-guided shells. Even though this was jointly funded by the three great empires, its value could not be measured in money. For the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, which lacked soul masters, this was equivalent to one-fifth of their military reserves.

However, in order to thwart the Sun and Moon Empire's open conspiracy and rescue the hostages, the three empires gritted their teeth and spared no expense, which led to tonight's impressive victory.

To ensure the success of this operation, they squandered all the accumulated wealth of the three great empires over the years in one go, which must have made them feel heartbroken.

The Zhuge Divine Crossbow Cannon is indeed powerful; its terrifying firing speed is definitely more powerful than that of other soul-guided devices of the same level.

But behind this terrifying firing speed lies the accumulation of countless sums of money. If it were launched using soul power, it would be somewhat better—like today, using fixed-mount soul-guided shells. The power is immense, and the effect is superb. But it's also heartbreakingly agonizing!

Under the cover of darkness, the rescue team and Wang Qiu'er quickly disappeared into the city. Without the high-altitude detection soul guide, their actions were completely undetectable.

Just after Wang Qiu'er and her group quietly escaped, the entire Sunrise City seemed to be awakened and began to take action.

The two powerful Title Douluos, the Second Elder and Fourth Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, with their frosty expressions, had already soared into the sky and headed towards the North City. As they ascended, what they saw was a massive, earth-shattering explosion of golden light.

The defense of the water prison was of utmost importance, so even at this time, the Second Elder still left the three Zhongli brothers to guard the water prison.

While Sunrise City was in chaos, Ji Lin had already silently arrived outside the south city wall and quietly entered the moat.

Without the high-altitude detection soul tool, Ji Lin could evade the guards and enter the moat without Chi Yuan's help.

Ji Lin first used his mental power to investigate the situation inside the water prison. Soon, he sensed the active soul power within each hostage. Perhaps their physical strength had not fully recovered, but they were still capable of fighting.

With one hand gripping the iron bars at the entrance to the water prison, and the other hand pressing lightly into the moat, an icy blue light spread outwards, and an extreme chill instantly permeated the area. The moat outside froze rapidly, almost at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The moat, which was originally a flowing river, was blocked by an ice wall in just a short time, and the area of ​​the ice wall expanded to both sides at an alarming speed.

Under Ji Lin's control, the power of the extreme ice was used perfectly. Just as the water in the water prison wouldn't flow out, the extreme cold temperature wouldn't penetrate in either. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if the hostages in the water prison were frozen.

With a wave of his Heavenly Fire Judgment, Ji Lin unleashed several streaks of crimson sword light, silently slicing the iron gate at the entrance into pieces.

Silently burrowing in and swimming in the water, Ji Lin's mental energy began to spread outwards, gradually covering the entire water prison with his mental detection.

At this moment, the evil spirit masters inside the water prison were all somewhat tense. The three Zhongli brothers were also gathered together at the other end of the water prison, which was the real entrance.

They could never have imagined that someone would sneak in through the moat under the watchful eyes of so many soul-detecting devices on the southern city wall. In their minds, the river still contained the deadly poison of Soul-Destroying Powder. If a soul master swam in it, their soul power would dissipate quickly, so what threat would they pose?

Ji Lin released his spiritual power, deliberately avoiding the area where the Zhongli brothers were located.

"The time has come, get ready." Ji Lin's mental message was quickly transmitted to the consciousness of most of the hostages through mental detection.

The hostages, who had been feigning weakness, suddenly perked up.

In fact, after their soul power was restored, they had been unable to restrain themselves for a while. Although there were quite a few evil soul masters here, they were nothing compared to the number of hostages. Previously, there were two evil soul master titled Douluo, so they were somewhat wary, but now, the number of evil soul masters had obviously decreased a lot!

If it weren't for the restraint of the team leaders from various sects and academies, the hot-blooded young disciples would probably have already lost their temper. After being imprisoned here for several months, one can imagine the pent-up frustration they felt.

South city wall.

All the patrolling soldiers turned their gazes toward the north city, where the brilliant golden light that had risen was only now beginning to fade. Flames were faintly visible shooting into the sky from the east and west city walls, and the violent explosions made the atmosphere in the south city extremely oppressive.

Many soldiers secretly rejoiced, thankfully, their side hadn't encountered any problems yet.

(End of this chapter)