Chapter 639: The Tactics of Mingde Hall (Please Subscribe)_1
Facing the all-encompassing soul-guided shell bombardment, Wind Douluo, who was at the forefront leading the soul master troop of the Sun-Moon Empire, suddenly had a flash of coldness in his eyes...
He thought to himself, "Hmph! If it weren't for those folks from Mingde Hall selling soul tools secretly, and His Majesty the Emperor and the others not pursuing the matter, how could the pitiful Sky Soul Empire possibly withstand us!"
Although that was what he thought, he couldn't afford to be the slightest bit careless! He shouted, "Front row soul masters, activate your defensive soul tools; those in the rear, immediately use offensive soul tools to bombard those who seek their own death in front of us!!"
These steps had already been trained before the battle began, thus almost simultaneously with Wind Douluo's command, the soul masters in the front had consciously infused their soul power into the defensive soul tools. Large white light shields protected themselves and the Sun-Moon Empire soul masters behind them within a certain range...
When the sky-filled soul cannonballs fell and collided with the light barriers, loud explosions echoed one after another around them...
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"
The dazzling firelight, mixed with scorching heat, continued to roar, and the smoky scent of war was completely ignited at this moment...
Upon seeing their first round of attacks perfectly blocked by the enemy's defensive soul tools, the complexions of the soul masters on the walls of the Sky Soul Empire's city turned grim...
They eagerly said, "Lord Green Rhino Douluo! The enemy was well prepared and perfectly blocked our first round of bombardment! No casualties were inflicted!"
"And it looks like their rear soul masters are ready for a counterattack!"
"What do we do? Continue the bombardment?"
The man known as Green Rhino Douluo coldly replied, "Hmph! So what, they're just defensive soul tools. Do you really think the Sun-Moon Empire is the only one with defensive soul tools?"
With that thought, he glanced at the soul masters behind him and bellowed, "Imitate them! Front row soul masters are responsible for deploying defensive soul tools to block! The rear soul masters should bombard them with offensive soul tools! Understand?"
All the soul masters of the Sky Soul Empire shouted in unison, "Understood!!!"
They definitely could not defeat the Sun-Moon Empire's soul master troop equipped with soul tools on their own, but they had to try their best to delay as much as possible!
Seeing the soul masters of the Sky Soul Empire also deploying their defensive soul tools, Wind Douluo raised an eyebrow and sneered, "Oh? Copying our tactics, how interesting!"
Just as he was ready to continue giving orders, a soul master rushed out from behind, his face full of urgency as he said, "Wind... Lord Wind Douluo, I have urgent news to report!"
Wind Douluo furrowed his brow, "What is it?"
At such a critical moment, this soul master dared to disturb him...
The soul master quickly explained, "Just now, a messenger from Hongchen Hall Master of Mingde Hall notified us that most of the enemy's soul tools will completely fail within two hours! They assured us to attack with confidence!"
Upon hearing this, Wind Douluo stiffened, then in the next moment, he burst out in ecstasy...
He laughed boisterously at the sky reverberating with the roar of artillery, "Hahahaha! Mirror Dust, you clever Hongchen Hall Master, so the trap you set lies here! I really was blind this time!"
Who would have thought that Mirror Dust, by selling their produced soul tools to both empires, had lain a huge trap!!
No wonder His Majesty the Emperor did nothing even after knowing about it!
With that realization, he roared loudly, "All troops listen up! Bombard with all your might! Their defenses can last at most two hours, after that, it'll be our turn to breach their city!!!"
This one sentence immediately charged up all the soul masters of the Sun-Moon Empire like a shot of adrenaline, hastening the frequency of their soul tool bombardment...
And the soul masters of the Sky Soul Empire, facing the impending doom, knew nothing about it...
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Meanwhile, the members of the Sea God's Pavilion from Shrek Academy had also each reached their destinations!
Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and Xuan Ziwen headed to the Xingluo Empire to provide support...
Cai Mei'er, Elder Zhuang, Fan Yu, along with the inner court students who followed Zhang Lexuan, went to the Sky Soul Empire...
In the grand hall of the Xingluo Empire, a Soul Master hurried in from outside, his face alight with excitement as he exclaimed, "Duke White Tiger, and all you esteemed gentlemen, Shrek Academy has already sent assistance to us!"
At these words, Duke White Tiger Dai Hao and the ministers below all wore expressions of immense joy…
They had bet correctly, Shrek Academy indeed would not just watch as the Sun-Moon Empire united the continent!
Duke White Tiger hurriedly spoke, "Quick! Please invite the Elders of Sea God's Pavilion from Shrek Academy to come in!"
"Yes! Duke White Tiger!"
Having said this, he stood up and trotted out of the grand hall…
A dozen seconds later, Yan Shaozhe and two others slowly entered from outside the hall…
Immediately, they turned their gaze towards Dai Hao, who bore the imposing presence of a great emperor, and nodded as they greeted, "Duke White Tiger, we apologize for the intrusion!"
Dai Hao's tone was filled with gratitude as he replied, "Not at all, not at all, I must thank the Elders for extending a helping hand in our time of need, I, Dai Hao, will definitely remember the kindness of Shrek Academy! Please, take a seat!"
Upon seeing this, Yan Shaozhe and the others sat down naturally without any fuss…
Then, Xuan Ziwen adjusted his glasses with his index finger and asked, "Forgive my forwardness, but may I inquire about the current situation?"
When they arrived, they had not noticed the Xingluo Empire being attacked by the Sun-Moon Empire!
Upon hearing this, Dai Hao hurriedly explained, "Elders of Sea God's Pavilion, the situation is as follows, the Sun-Moon Empire launched their attack first on the Sky Soul Empire, and we have already sent support. Presumably, with an ample supply of soul tools, the Sky Soul Empire should be able to withstand the Sun-Moon Empire's assault!"
Yan Shaozhe narrowed his eyes, "Soul tool supplies? To my knowledge, aren't soul tools quite scarce within both the Xingluo and Sky Soul Empires?"
Could it be that this was all a façade created by the Sky Soul and Xingluo Empires?
Dai Hao's face showed an embarrassed look, and he bit his lip as he confessed, "I must not conceal the truth, these large quantities of soul tools were purchased from the Mingde Hall of the Sun-Moon Empire at great cost!"
At those words, both Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er exclaimed in shock, "What?!?"
Xuan Ziwen's face turned grave as he said, "This is bad!! Duke White Tiger, please quickly bring me a few of the soul tools you've purchased!"
He was very aware of Mirror Dust's character; these soul tools were likely tampered with!
Though visibly perplexed, Dai Hao still replied, "Alright... yes!"
A few minutes later, a Soul Master entered the grand hall, carrying four or five soul tools purchased from the Sun-Moon Empire…
Upon receiving them, Xuan Ziwen immediately started disassembling and inspecting them without wasting a word…
After a while, he looked up with a stunned expression, "It's over… these soul tools have been fitted with controllable cutoff devices!"
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Meanwhile, Fan Yu put down the soul tool in his hands, his face grim as he said, "Just as I thought! These soul tools have been equipped with controllable cutoff devices."
An Imperial Minister from the Sky Soul Empire asked in confusion, "Esteemed Elder of Sea God's Pavilion, what do you mean by that…"
Fan Yu let out a sigh and said, "As long as Mingde Hall wishes, they can turn all these soul tools into junk at any moment!!"
Upon hearing this, everyone around became dumbfounded…
In other words, they paid a fortune for what were essentially scraps!!
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