Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 262 Soul Guidance Devices Show Their Power

A month passed quickly. Under Bibi Dong's strict orders, the various Spirit Halls and main halls acted with great efficiency. The four lower sects, who had long since pledged allegiance to Bibi Dong, also secretly mobilized their forces. More than 30,000 Soul Masters entered the Spirit Hall in various ways to avoid being noticed.

After a brief period of training and integration, these 30,000-plus Soul Masters left Spirit City through various channels and pretexts, heading towards Heaven Dou City.

However, this tactic was only enough to deceive the unsuspecting Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan. In front of the Nine Star Palace, which already knew everything and was even the mastermind behind the Soul Hunting Plan, it was nothing more than burying one's head in the sand.

Not to mention the large-scale personnel mobilization of the Martial Soul Temples and main halls in various cities at almost the same time, just considering the sudden disappearance of the two titled Douluo, Serpent Spear and Porcupine, who had been hiding in the shadows and keeping to themselves from Egaion within the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Xiao Yu knew that the Soul Hunting Operation was about to begin.

Over the course of several days, Xiao Yu synthesized the intelligence sent back from spies in various cities and roughly deduced the scale of the Soul Masters mobilized by the Spirit Hall for this Soul Hunting Operation. The only thing he didn't know was the timing of the operation.

However, this was not a difficult task for Xiao Yu. Given Bibi Dong's decisive and efficient methods, this time would not exceed one month. He only needed to strengthen the outer perimeter patrols and vigilance within this month. Although this increased the workload of the patrol team, it was not particularly difficult for a Soul Master with such physical abilities. Moreover, the Nine Star Palace was equipped with a large number of detection and alarm Soul Guidance Devices, so it did not rely entirely on manpower.

About twenty days later, the night was as black as ink. A black veil was cast over the sky, and darkness gradually enveloped the earth, as if a thick curtain had covered the sky, with only a few stars twinkling in the darkness.

Beep beep~~ Beep beep~~

The piercing alarm instantly shattered the tranquility of the night.

"Are they here?"

Xiao Yu, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes, his deep, dark eyes concealing endless killing intent.

Tonight is destined to be a bloody battle.

"Brother Xiao Yu!"

Ye Lingling and Huo Wu surrounded her from the left and right. As for Qian Renxue, no matter what, she was a member of the Spirit Hall. She knew she couldn't bring herself to massacre the Spirit Hall's subordinates. Besides, she was the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Sect and couldn't stay in the Sunset Forest every day.

After learning that the Soul Hunting Operation was about to begin, she only sent Xiao Yu a message requesting that he "save as many of the captured prisoners as possible."

Xiao Yu readily agreed, of course. He wasn't some kind of murderous demon king. What he wanted to build in the future was a prosperous and thriving Douluo Continent, not a declining kingdom with a lack of talent.

"It's finally here!"

Huo Wu rubbed her hands together excitedly. Her soul power had reached the peak of level 79, and she was exploring the barrier of level 80.

During her three-plus years of training in the Underworld, and with the experience of Xiao Yu and Qian Renxue, she also realized that the chances of breaking through in battle were far greater than hiding in her room to cultivate alone.

Let's go!

Xiao Yu grabbed one woman with each hand, and in a flash, he disappeared from the spot.

"Damn it!"

In Sunset Forest, outside the Nine Star Palace castle, an old man in black robes, hearing the piercing alarm, cursed loudly. He waved his hand and shouted to the group of Soul Masters behind him, "What are you all standing around for? We've already been discovered. Are you waiting for them to become even more prepared? Attack! All of you, charge! Leave no one from the Nine Star Palace alive!"

Accompanied by the old man in black robes’ angry shout, countless black shadows surged out from behind him, rushing past like a flood bursting its banks, heading straight for the castle of the Nine Star Palace.

Along the way, the most miserable were the small soul beasts that nested outside the Nine Star Palace castle.

Because the Soul Masters of the Nine Star Palace understood the symbiotic relationship between Soul Beasts and Soul Masters under the guidance of a series of theories, they never indiscriminately killed Soul Beasts.

Furthermore, because of the existence of the Nine Star Palace, powerful carnivorous soul beasts dare not approach the castle area, which indirectly provides shelter for these small soul beasts, allowing them to live quite peacefully over the years.

As a result, when the Spirit Hall's army of spirit masters arrived, not only did they fail to protect their own territory, but those who were slow to run were trampled into a pile of mud by the advancing spirit masters.

However, the Spirit Masters of the Spirit Hall obviously wouldn't notice this. All they could see now was the sturdy castle of the Nine Star Hall and the Spirit Masters constantly moving around on the city walls.

"Enemy attack! Everyone prepare for defense!"

"Activate all defensive soul tools. Soul tool rooms, all positions, prepare for launch!"

"All Soul Masters, take your positions, find your assigned captains, and await orders!"

"Patrol team, all personnel retreat back into the city!"

One order after another was issued in an orderly manner.

On the castle, the Soul Masters of the Nine Star Palace were ready for battle. All kinds of light and heavy Soul Guidance Devices were in place, and the dark entrance was pointed at the outside of the city.

"Illumination Soul Guidance Device, fire!"

At a command, hundreds of aircraft resembling miniature drones took off from the castle. Once high in the sky, the entire aircraft suddenly emitted a dazzling light. Countless rays of light combined and instantly tore through the thick black night, illuminating the open space in front of the castle as if it were daytime. The rushing Spirit Hall Soul Masters were completely exposed to the Nine Star Hall Soul Masters' line of sight.

"Soul Guidance Device Team, Attack!"

In an instant, the large and small soul tools covering the city walls opened fire simultaneously, and a dense barrage of soul power rays attacked the attacking Spirit Hall army like a storm, instantly creating a terrifying energy storm as they landed among the crowd.

Most of the attacking Soul Masters had not yet activated their Martial Souls and were instantly swallowed up by the terrifying energy storm. In just a short while, more than a hundred Soul Masters perished, and screams and wails filled the entire battlefield.

"Quickly activate your Martial Souls! This is an attack from a Soul Guidance Device! Use your Soul Power to defend against it!"

It was that same old man in black robes from before. As he roared, his martial spirit manifested, and eight spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and four black—rose from beneath his feet, revealing him to be a powerful Soul Douluo-level expert.

"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul True Form!"

This Contra's martial soul is a powerful black bear. Under the effect of the martial soul's true form, his entire body was immediately covered by thick fur, and he became several times larger, like an iron tower, giving people a sense of unshakeable power.

"roar!"

Black Bear Contra roared to the sky, and his pair of bear legs, each over a meter long, took off running. His massive body and well-developed muscles did not seem to be a burden, and his speed was astonishing.

(End of this chapter)