Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 442 Venting Anger

"What are you all looking at? Get back to your positions and do what you're supposed to do!" A stern voice suddenly rang out, and the soldiers hurriedly returned to their posts amidst his shouts.

"Battalion Commander, come quick! What is this?" a soldier in charge of detecting soul-guided devices suddenly exclaimed.

"Huh?" The battalion commander who had been yelling at the soldiers earlier quickly ran over.

"What's going on?"

"Commander, there's a fluctuation of soul power, but we haven't found anyone!" The soldier pointed to the simple soul guidance screen in front of him.

On the soul guidance screen, large swaths of blue ripples floated, indicating that there was a very strong and extensive fluctuation of soul power below the city.

"This is..." The battalion commander was also a little confused. He immediately looked at the other soul detection devices around him. They seemed to be doing nothing and had not detected any living beings. Only the soul power detection device in front of him was working.

"Battalion Commander, come here quickly!" another soldier shouted from the other side.

"What's wrong now?" The battalion commander rushed over.

The soldier pointed at the screen in front of him, dumbfounded, and said, "My thermal soul tool seems to be malfunctioning. It's showing that the ground temperature below is dropping drastically. How... how is this possible?!"

"The ground temperature is dropping drastically?" The battalion commander hurriedly peered down from the city walls, and a beam of soul-guided light shone down from a nearby soldier as he peered down.

The walls of Sunrise City weren't very high, and it wasn't until the beam of soul-guided light fell on the surface of the moat that the battalion commander finally noticed the problem.

A piercing scream suddenly rang out from his mouth, "Enemy attack!"

How could the moat freeze for no reason? He himself was a Soul Master, and the only thing he could think of that could cause such an amazing sight was that a Soul Master could create.

Unfortunately, he discovered it too late.

Ji Lin has already used the power of ice and snow to freeze the entire moat.

Inside the water prison, upon sensing that the moat had frozen, Ji Lin's body trembled, and he burst directly out of the water.

His appearance immediately attracted the attention of all the hostages and evil spirit masters, including the three Zhongli brothers who were discussing the situation outside.

Seven spirit rings rose one after another from Ji Lin's feet, and a pattern of the other shore flower appeared on the ground, enveloping all the evil spirit masters.

At the same time, Ji Lin unleashed several crimson sword energies with his right hand, slashing towards the three Zhong Li brothers with a whooshing sound, while his left hand clenched tightly.

A violent explosion rang out instantly.

Although the Ice Explosion Technique is a skill inherent to Ling Luochen's soul bone, Ji Lin's Holy Mark Skill, Ice and Snow Control, allows him to learn most ice-type soul skills, including Ice Explosion Technique. With such a useful soul skill, how could Ji Lin not learn it from Ling Luochen?

The reason he froze the moat before entering the water prison was to activate the Ice Explosion spell.

The entire moat froze solid, and a massive explosion unfolded outside.

This was exactly the moment after the battalion commander shouted that the enemy was attacking.

Since the arrival of these hostages, Sunrise City's overall defenses have improved dramatically, but one thing has remained unchanged: the thickness of its walls.

This is, after all, just a small to medium-sized city. The current arrangement is only to attract people from the three kingdoms of the Douluo Continent to come to the rescue. It is impossible to specifically reinforce the city walls for this purpose.

Therefore, when the moat, which was not far from the city wall, burst open, the foundation of the south side of the city wall was completely shaken.

Inside the water dungeon, it seemed as if the earth was shaking. The violent roar and Ji Lin rushing out of the water represented something that the imprisoned hostages knew very well.

A series of bright lights flashed, and the hostages, who had been imprisoned for months and suffered countless hardships, finally erupted at this moment.

The cage can keep an eye on those whose soul power is restricted, but how can it restrain a strong person whose soul power has been restored?

All the cages shattered in the next moment, and as soon as the hostages rushed out, a large number of ranged attack soul skills covered the evil soul masters.

At this moment, amidst the earth-shaking tremors, the city walls began to collapse, and an exit had been blasted open at the far end of the water prison, the direction from which Ji Lin had entered.

The evil soul master, who had just left the area covered by the spider lilies, was immediately attacked by the hostages' soul skills.

Everything proceeded according to Ji Lin's plan.

Although the three Zhongli brothers reacted immediately, Ji Lin's sword energy was not so easy to block. After they blocked Ji Lin's sword energy, they would have to face hundreds of Soul Masters, none of whom were below the level of Soul Master.

Among these Soul Masters are not only students representing academies and sects, but also teachers, team leaders, and sect experts. Among these people, there are also those with seventh or eighth Soul Rings.

Having been trapped for so long, they had suffered enough at the hands of these evil spirit masters, living in pain and on the verge of death every day. When this pent-up frustration suddenly erupted, their desperate, all-out effort was enough to terrify even the evil spirit masters.

Several of the dozens of evil spirit masters were killed in the first wave of attacks.

Although the three Zhongli brothers had no idea why the hostages had regained their fighting ability, all they could do now was to evacuate quickly, otherwise, they would be torn to pieces by these hostages.

Ji Lin watched coldly. His mission was complete. As for chasing down the Zhongli brothers, there was no need. They would die sooner or later, but not now.

Outside, the massive explosion in the southern moat caused the city walls to tilt and collapse in many places.

When problems arose in the South City, the Soul Master Legion guarding the outside was also mobilized. However, before they could assemble, they were attacked by the Zizai Sect and rescue teams from various forces. For a time, they were too busy dealing with the situation to spare any attention to rescue the South City.

After evacuating from Sunrise City, Wang Qiu'er and her group took advantage of the darkness and the fact that the Soul Master troops were blinded due to the destruction of their high-altitude Soul Guidance Devices. They quietly infiltrated the vicinity of the Soul Master Legion in the South City and waited for an opportunity to strike. After Ji Lin detonated the moat, they immediately launched a surprise attack on the South City Soul Master Legion.

In an instant, the Soul Master Corps' position was thrown into chaos.

Every Soul Master Corps in the Sun Moon Empire has its own vassal army. After all, Soul Masters are noble, and someone always needs to do the dirty and tiring work, such as outer defense.

This is the significance of the existence of vassal armies.

In the southern part of the city, there are a large number of Soul Masters stationed, totaling three hundred, including one level eight Soul Master, two level seven Soul Masters, and five level six Soul Masters. In addition, the Soul Master positions that have been set up are quite well-prepared.

At this moment, the eighth-level Soul Master leader, along with two seventh-level Soul Masters, was blocked by the powerful members of the rescue team and was powerless to command or carry out the rescue.

Although the Soul Guidance Corps was powerful, once a Soul Master broke into their formation, their formation would be quickly disrupted. They were skilled in group combat and long-range bombardment. With Wang Qiu'er and her group breaking into their base, they were unable to exert their full strength, which gradually plunged the ordinary soldiers of the Soul Guidance Corps into despair.

Although the status of Soul Masters is constantly being shaken by Soul Mentors, true Soul Master powerhouses are still incredibly terrifying.

Even with Xu Tianran's arrogant personality, he had no choice but to cooperate with the Holy Spirit Cult because of his fear of powerful Soul Masters!

Although the Sun Moon Empire's protective forces are powerful, they can't stop a team of Title Douluos from getting close!

Just like the current South City Soul Guild, because they lost their detection soul tools, Wang Qiu'er and others sneaked into their soul tool positions, and they were unable to fully utilize the advantages of their soul tools and were suppressed.

Of course, this suppression is temporary. After all, Wang Qiu'er and her group are outnumbered, and the Soul Master Corps was caught off guard by the sudden attack. If they are given time to reorganize their formation, Wang Qiu'er and her group will be in danger. However, they do not need to hold out for long. They only need to keep the Soul Master Corps' position in chaos for the time being, creating an opportunity for Ji Lin to lead the hostages out smoothly.

Inside the water dungeon, a large number of hostages rushed out, like tigers released from their cages. They had been persecuted for the past few months and hated these evil spirit masters with a vengeance. They immediately launched a full-scale ranged attack, killing nearly half of the evil spirit masters with lower cultivation levels.

Seeing the situation was dire, the three Zhongli brothers defended themselves while quickly retreating towards the exit. These were hundreds of Soul Masters! They were at least at the fourth ring level or higher. Although there were no Title Douluo-level experts, there were quite a few Soul Saints, Soul Douluo-level instructors, and sect experts. With so many people gathered together, their numbers were comparable to a Soul Master Corps, and their close-range individual combat strength far exceeded that of a Soul Master Corps. How could they possibly handle them?

Ji Lin did not stop the three Zhong Li brothers from escaping, but watched as the hostages vented their anger. Soon, apart from the three Zhong Li brothers who ran away quickly when they saw that things were not going well, the other evil soul masters were surrounded and killed by the hostages.

With the mental detection sharing fully activated, Ji Lin's voice immediately appeared in the minds of the emotionally agitated hostages: "Alright, calm down, we need to break through."

As he spoke, Ji Lin turned around and swung the Heavenly Fire Judgment sword at the collapsed area to the south.

The next instant, a thick, crimson beam of light ripped through the sky and struck the area directly. A violent roar erupted, accompanied by sparks flying everywhere. A hole was blasted open in the collapsed area. Ji Lin flashed with fire and quickly arrived at the hole. Under the shocked gazes of the hostages, several crimson sword lights flashed, and the opening of the hole was expanded five times.

"Charge out!" Ji Lin shouted, his voice imbued with spiritual power, instantly clearing everyone's minds.

Ji Lin took the lead and rushed out of the water prison first. The hostages exchanged glances and followed closely behind.

(End of this chapter)