Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

What saddened Nangong Wan even more was that the gifts Guo Nu had given him would ultimately end up in Ji Lin's hands. Although he was a greedy man, his own life was obviously more important. Giving these things to Ji Lin would probably make things easier when the ban was lifted.

Despite thinking this, Nangong Wan moved swiftly and quickly put the several boxes in front of her into her storage soul tool.

Seeing Nangong Wan put away the fixed-position soul-guided cannons, Guo Nu, the commander of the Second Soul Master Corps of the Sun Moon Empire, felt a pang of regret, but he knew there was nothing he could do. If he didn't cultivate good relations with these evil soul masters, who knew what trouble might arise?

After putting away all the fixed-position soul-guided shells, Nangong Wan sat back down at the table, picked up his wine glass with his right hand, and said, "Thank you for the gift, Commander Guo. Here, let me toast you."

Guo Nu quickly stood up, flattered, and downed his wine in one gulp.

After a hearty meal, Guo Nu personally escorted Nangong Wan and the others out of the soul tool array. Watching the departing evil soul masters, his gaze turned colder. What orthodox soul master, even a soul master master, would want to deal with these sinister, ruthless evil soul masters?

With a sigh, Commander Guo thought to himself, "The higher-ups are using these evil spirit masters to conquer the world. I hope nothing goes wrong in the future." Shaking his head somewhat helplessly, he turned and returned to the camp.

Unbeknownst to him, a figure enveloped in distorted light remained in his tent.

Time passed gradually, and the sky grew darker.

As night deepened, the military camp quieted down. After a day of training, the ordinary soldiers had long since returned to their tents to rest. Only the night patrols continued their constant movement. Of course, regardless of the time of day, the soul tool positions of the several soul master regiments within the Sun Moon Empire's military camp were always extremely well-defended.

The Second Soul Mentor Group, Commander's Tent.

After Guo Nu finished his meal, he returned and handled some official business. This command tent was where he discussed matters with his subordinates; he did not live there. He had his own residence.

Having finished his official business, Guo Nu left the command tent to inspect the soul-guided device array. Every night before resting, he would conduct a routine inspection to prevent any problems from arising. Only then would he return to his tent, which was not far from the command tent, to rest.

No sooner had Guo Nu stepped out of the tent than Ji Lin's figure quietly emerged from the corner of the command tent. He had been hiding in the command tent, waiting for nightfall. Guo Nu, with his Soul Douluo-level cultivation, had no idea that Ji Lin was there.

Ji Lin flipped his right hand, and a small ring appeared in his hand. The sapphire on the ring sparkled with starlight; it was a starlight sapphire storage ring.

The ring shimmered, and a smile appeared on Ji Lin's face. He quietly took out a long box from the ring and placed it on the table in the commander's tent.

Looking at the long box, Ji Lin felt a pang of heartache. Even someone like him, who had never lacked money since childhood, felt reluctant to part with the contents of the box.

His spiritual power suddenly spread outward, forming a spiritual barrier inside the command tent, isolating the atmosphere inside and outside the tent.

Nangong Wan had told him about the daily routines of these Soul Master Corps leaders, so after Guo Nu left, Ji Lin knew that he wouldn't come back. After his inspection, he would go to sleep, so this command tent was actually the safest place at this time, and there wouldn't be any soul detection devices covering this area.

After setting up the mental barrier, Ji Lin carefully opened the box.

As soon as the long box was opened, Ji Lin felt a fierce and cold aura wash over him. Even with his strong mental power, he was momentarily stunned, which shows how dangerous the contents of the box were.

Inside the box, a slender cannonball lay there quietly. It was from it that the cold and fierce aura had just impacted Ji Lin's spiritual sea.

If Nangong Wan saw this thing, he would instantly recognize it as one of the most powerful weapons among the storage soul tools that Ji Lin had stolen from him. It was a level nine fixed-position soul tool shell that he had obtained from the Sun Moon Empire's military by all means, relying on the prestige of the Holy Spirit Sect and the pretext of holding the Mingdu Soul Master Competition.

Originally, this level-nine fixed-position soul tool was to be awarded to the champion of the Mingdu Soul Master Elite Competition. However, due to the sudden Mingdu explosion, not only did the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition come to an end, but the Mingdu Soul Master Elite Competition also failed to determine a champion. In the end, the level-nine fixed-position soul tool, which was to be awarded to the champion, was intercepted by Nangong Wan.

However, this level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell ended up in Ji Lin's hands by a twist of fate. You should know that this is a powerful weapon that only the Sun Moon Empire possesses. The original Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy still cannot produce nuclear weapons.

Feeling the aura emanating from the Level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell, Ji Lin couldn't help but reveal a hint of admiration. This thing is a true strategic weapon!

Xuan Ziwen, the head of the Soul Guidance Hall of the Zizai Sect, once told him that even a level nine Soul Master would need numerous rare metal materials and three to six months to complete the production of such a projectile. Moreover, the energy required to produce each one was enormous for a level nine Soul Master. Therefore, even within the Sun Moon Empire, such strategic-level superweapons were scarce.

Back when the Sun Moon Empire breached the Mingdou Mountains, it relied on three level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells to clear a path, blasting a gap in the Mingdou Mountains. Ji Lin had a deep impression of this.

This was also the first time he had used such a terrifying thing, and he still clearly remembered the spectacular scene of the Mingdu explosion.

Even with Ji Lin's cultivation level, activating a level nine soul tool would be extremely troublesome. However, a fixed-position soul-guided cannon is different. The biggest feature of this thing is that it is not that difficult to activate. You just need to detonate it. It is essentially a huge bomb with extremely terrifying power. The energy required for it is all contained within it, and the soul master does not need to consume it. Of course, using a dedicated soul-guided cannon for long-range firing is another matter.

If possible, Ji Lin would certainly prefer to use this level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannonball by firing it. This is an ultra-long-range weapon that can launch attacks from more than thirty miles away, which is much stronger than ordinary fixed-position soul-guided cannonballs. As for its maximum firing range, Ji Lin does not know, only the level-nine soul master who made it knows.

But now, in this urgent situation, he has no time to find a soul cannon capable of firing level nine fixed-position soul-guided cannonballs. Moreover, long-range firing is very likely to be intercepted by the Sun Moon Empire. After all, the Sun Moon Empire is the one that researched and invented this kind of weapon of mass destruction, and they may have some countermeasures.

Ji Lin picked up the enormous level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannonball with both hands, turned his head to look at it, and then walked to the high-backed chair in the command tent and stood the fixed-position soul-guided cannonball upright there.

Activating this level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell is not difficult; all that's needed is to activate its core array. Although Ji Lin is not a high-level soul master, he has learned how to make soul tools before, so activating the core array is something he can do.

After placing the soul-guided cannonball, Ji Lin put away the box containing it. The box was also a valuable item, capable of isolating the aura of a level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannonball. It was obviously quite expensive. Although he was rich, his family and business were too large, and the Free Sect needed money for many things. Establishing the Molten Knights would also require an astronomical sum of money, so he had to save money wherever possible.

To be honest, the first thing Ji Lin thought of after getting this level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannonball was to sell it to Princess Vina. He figured that the Heavenly Soul Empire would do anything to get this level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannonball.

But in the end, he dismissed the idea. He felt that doing so would be like taking advantage of someone else's misfortune, and he felt that he would be losing out if he sold it to the Heavenly Soul Empire at a low price, so he simply stayed.

Using this level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell here would not only accomplish his plan, but also indirectly help the Heavenly Soul Empire.

However, none of this mattered to Ji Lin; he only wanted to do what he wanted to do.

After everything was prepared, Ji Lin left a wisp of spiritual energy on the level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell. This was a backup plan to remotely activate the level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell. However, he probably couldn't take back this wisp of spiritual energy, but he didn't care. It was just a wisp of spiritual energy, and with his resources, he could afford to lose it.

Having done all this, Ji Lin vanished again, quietly leaving the Second Soul Master Corps camp and returning to Nangong Wan's tent. Seeing Ji Lin suddenly appear in the tent, Nangong Wan quickly asked, "Did you succeed?"

Ji Lin smiled faintly and said, "It's done."

Nangong Wan's spirits lifted. He didn't know what Ji Lin was up to, but he knew that something big was about to happen, and he had to start preparing for his escape route. He could only hope that after everything was over, the people of Shrek Academy would keep their promise and set him free.

Ji Lin glanced at Nangong Wan and said, "Don't worry, we will keep our promise after this is over. You can go out now; this will be over tonight."

Nangong Wan wanted to say that this was his tent, but circumstances forced him to obey Ji Lin's orders and leave the tent.

Ji Lin calmly watched Nangong Wan leave, then began to mutter difficult incantations, and a mental barrier silently unfolded within the tent.

Before long, a pitch-black door quietly opened, and under Ji Lin's spiritual summons, figures silently walked out of the black door, making the originally spacious tents suddenly feel somewhat cramped.

(End of this chapter)