Chapter 548: The Beast Tide Arrives (Part 2, Subscribe Please)_1

The cannonballs that plummeted to the ground collided with the surface, erupting into terrifying explosions. Low-ranking centennial and ten-year soul beasts were instantly torn apart by this force. As for thousand-year soul beasts, they too were blown away in complete disarray!

Visible to the naked eye, countless soul rings emitting golden and white glows began to rise from the bodies of the dead soul beasts below...

Tang Ya furrowed her brows, feeling a twinge of reluctance in her heart, "This…"

In an instant, it had taken the lives of hundreds of soul beasts. If soul tools were to be used in warfare, they would likely become the nightmare of all ordinary Soul Masters!

Bei Bei, seeing the look of reluctance in Tang Ya's eyes, patted her shoulder and consoled her, "Xiao Ya, there's no need to feel guilty. Since a Beast Tide has been triggered, this is the only solution!"

Xu Sanshi also comforted her, "Yeah, Tang Ya, don't take it to heart. If we let these soul beasts breach the walls, our fate would be much worse than theirs!"

Having said that, Xu Sanshi gripped his Level Seven Soul Guidance Device tightly and pressed the button again, sending another massive shell to claim the lives of several soul beasts!

Jiang Nannan, looking at the ground below stained red with blood, bit her lip hard, "The relation between Soul Masters and soul beasts has always been so. If we don't attack, these soul beasts wouldn't spare us either!"

Tang Ya took a deep breath and nodded, "Mm!"

She gripped the soul tool she had put down on the ground, aimed at the soul beasts below, and pressed the button quickly. With a massive influx of Soul Power, a series of rays shot out from the muzzle, effortlessly claiming the lives of the weaker soul beasts…

In her heart, she secretly thought, "Such slaughter of soul beasts, though inhumane, is not wrong! It's purely to protect the people inside Shrek City, and those living here!"

The Shrek City Defense Army, upon seeing countless soul beasts being obliterated by their soul tools, became exceedingly excited, "Everyone, keep it up! With these high-grade soul tools, these ordinary soul beasts won't even reach the base of our walls!"

"It seems this so-called Beast Tide is nothing to fret over. A single cannon shot kills a bunch, they're just sitting ducks! It just consumes a bit of Soul Power."

"Don't talk nonsense, blasting like this feels great, though it's a pity about all those soul rings lined up down there!"

"Why must Soul Masters and soul beasts be enemies? With such large-scale slaughter, soul beasts will eventually become scarce, leaving Soul Masters without soul rings to use."

"What nonsense are you spouting? If soul beasts aren't enemies to Soul Masters, should they become friends then? Besides, soul beasts are born to provide us with soul rings!"

As Tang Wutong was releasing her soul tool attacks, she couldn't help but press her thin lips together, her beautiful eyes intently watching the soul beasts below being annihilated by the bombardment...

These soul beasts without spiritual intelligence seemed unable to sense the presence of death, a wave eliminated, and another wave of soul beasts would unhesitatingly take their place...

If this continued, after the Beast Tide, the soul beasts of the Aquipeia Forest would likely be reduced to an alarming extent...

Then, looking to Qian Yu beside her, she said helplessly, "Qian Yu, wouldn't it be wonderful if we could find a way for soul beasts and Soul Masters to coexist?"

Hearing Tang Wutong's words, Qian Yu stopped her soul tool attack and glanced at her with her pale gold eyes...

In a soft voice, she said, "Since Soul Masters need to absorb soul rings to increase their strength, and soul beasts must die for soul rings to appear, conflict is unavoidable, and peaceful coexistence is impossible!"

Even with what Huo Yuhao and his two Spirit Souls said about "Spirit Souls," even after it becomes widespread, would Soul Masters really be willing to absorb soul rings from dying soul beasts?

Especially for hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, it's difficult to wait for their natural death!

It's possible that a Soul Master might die hundreds of times over, and that creature would still be alive!

Struggle is inevitable!

On the other side, Shi Xing, who had easily resisted the first wave of the soul beasts' assault, also revealed a trace of joy on his face...

But he wouldn't let the Shrek City Defense Army and the inner court students let their guard down just because of this…

The first wave of charge was composed of a large number of centennial soul beasts and ten-year soul beasts, and there were not even many thousand-year soul beasts; it could only be said that they came to deliver death and serve as cannon fodder!!

The real beast tide hadn't even started yet!

Immediately after, he loudly reminded everyone, "Do not let your guard down, everyone. This is just the first round of soul beast charges, all composed of ten-year and centennial soul beasts. The true beast tide is a thousand times, no, ten thousand times more terrifying than this!"

As his words ended, another wave of shells streaked across the sky and bombarded the area below indiscriminately...

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The other three walls were also engaged in intense battles, but the number of soul beasts they faced was not even a quarter of the South City Wall's!

Even with the use of Level 5 Soul Guidance Devices, they could easily block the advance of these low-ranking soul beasts!

Xuan Ziwen pressed the button, infusing Soul Power into the Level 8 Fixed-Installation Soul Guidance Device in front of him...

With a "bang," a terrifyingly huge bomb of nearly ten meters in size flew out of the menacing cannon barrel...

This shell accurately bombarded the dense group of soul beasts ahead, instantly melting all soul beasts within hundreds of meters with the high temperatures generated by its explosion!

Countless white and yellow Soul Rings appeared out of nowhere, and not even the corpses of the dead soul beasts could be seen...

The Shrek City Defense Army and new students from the outer court, seeing Xuan Ziwen's impressive performance, couldn't help but express their admiration, saying, "As expected of a ninth-rank soul-guidance master! What terrifying power! He wiped out hundreds of soul beasts in one go!"

"Must be an Eighth-grade Soul Guidance Device that Soul Mentor is using, right? That's a priceless treasure on the Continent!"

"Do you think Teacher Xuan possesses a Ninth-grade Soul Guidance Device capable of annihilating nations? It's said that under the power of that level, even a Hyper Douluo's chance of survival is virtually zero!"

Xuan Ziwen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his expression slightly worried, "I wonder how the South City Wall is holding up!"

Using a Level 8 Soul Guidance Device also took a toll on him. With an attack as terrifying as the one he had just unleashed, even he, as a Titled Douluo, could only execute it four or five times in a row at most...

Yan Shaozhe confidently spoke up next to him, "Don't worry. With Qian Yu personally in command there, they should be able to hold off the attack!"

He was also amazed internally, "As expected of a teacher who joined Shrek Academy from the Soul Guidance Device Academy of the Sun-Moon Empire, to possess such terrifying weaponry!"

Regaining his composure, he confidently said, "Don't worry. With Qian Yu and Shi Xing defending the South City Wall, there shouldn't be a problem!"

Xuan Ziwen's eyes hardened, "No, what I'm worried about is not whether they can fend off the beast tide, but those ferocious beasts!!"

If those ferocious beasts from the Aquipeia Forest were to attack all at once, the defenses of the South City Wall would crumble instantly!

What's more...

Qian Yu had lost his left arm, greatly reducing his strength!

And the strongest of Shrek Academy, Elder Xuan, was still stationed within the academy!

The situation was not looking good!

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