200, Jing Hongchen: Please, seniors, retract your divine powers!_1
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"Do you want to compete with me in firepower?"
These provocative words came from Qian Renxue's mouth, catching the people from Martial Soul Hall by surprise.
No one expected that the usually gentle and refined Crown Prince would show such a sharp attitude.
But this kind of rebuttal was indeed exhilarating!
Qian Renxue's unusual display of aggression was a response to Senior Lin Yi's authority being challenged by these juniors.
This was something she couldn't tolerate.
Looking at the massive metal beast before them, everyone from the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was utterly dumbfounded.
Jing Hongchen was so shocked that he even forgot to suck on his baby bottle, staring wide-eyed at the scene before him, his right hand holding the bottle trembling uncontrollably.
Impossible, how could such a thing come from someone a thousand years ago?!
It was outrageous; despite the weapon looking so out of place in its surroundings, it was truly before their very eyes.
"Is this also a soul artillery battery? A large one?"
Jing Hongchen asked from behind, enduring the pain.
Qian Renxue shook her head full of sarcastic intent, "Sorry, we really don't take the soul technology from ten thousand years later seriously. Its name is Panthera 2A7 Heavy Tank, a reward bestowed upon me by Senior Lin Yi!"
It was that young man named Lin Yi again!
Jing Hongchen finally understood why, although this young man didn't look much, everyone present had to address him as Senior.
He glanced at the tank, suddenly at a loss for words, mainly because he had never seen such a thing before... he didn't even know where to start with his comments!
But the difference between the two "artillery batteries" was clearly laid out before them, whether in size or in presence.
As for power, Jing Hongchen dared not wager! That little black object just now was already ferocious enough, let alone this behemoth!
Right then, one of the students operating the all-terrain self-propelled artillery battery must have let his Soul Power leak out due to nerves, inadvertently instigating the Inscription Array before him, which suddenly lit up!
With a "bang," the artillery battery unexpectedly fired a cannonball towards the direction of the tank!
"Who?! Without my order! Who the hell launched the attack?"
Jing Hongchen was so startled by the noise that he nearly burst with rage!
"Bang!"
The soul cannonball exploded on the tank, Bi Bidong and Thousand Waves looked over with concern, but then they both revealed smiles on their faces.
The soul cannonball left no mark on the tank; Qian Renxue stood to the side, her face full of mockery, as this minor assault was nothing more than a gentle scratch to the Panther Tank.
"It's over…"
Jing Hongchen looked at the dark abyss-like barrel before him, and ignoring everything else, he shouted at the top of his lungs:
"Stop thinking about attacking! Quickly activate the interconnected soul defense formation!"
The Imperial Sun Moon Soul Academy, the institution cultivating elite soul technology masters for the Sun-Moon Empire, proved its worth. Following Jing Hongchen's command, the Soul Master students quickly took out equipment from their Storage Devices. A series of semi-transparent Shields was skillfully interconnected by them, their Inscription Arrays powered by their Soul Power, the Shields glowing brightly.
Qian Renxue sneered and was about to step onto the track to enter the tank when, suddenly, Jin E Xiao Douluo behind her shouted like a man possessed:
"Mothra! Attack! Teach these youngsters a lesson!"
Qian Renxue: ?
That moment, Jin E Xiao Douluo took a few quick steps forward, striking a cool pose, and pointed forward with his chubby right hand!
A moth about a meter in size suddenly flew out from behind him, its wings beating. The little moth was both beautiful and cute to look at.
The folks from the Sun-Moon Royal Academy were somewhat bemused.
A soul beast from ten thousand years ago?
Hey ancestors, even if you are arrogant, shouldn't there be a limit?!
Who are you looking down on! You dare to release such a tiny soul beast to intimidate us?!
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The moth swiftly ascended into mid-air, its course directly aimed at the defensive positions of the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
Thousand Waves curled the corner of his mouth upward, extended his right hand, and flicked the red Pym Particle Device from the palm of his hand. It shot out and landed precisely on the moth.
The body of the moth flashed as its shadow swelled, and with a "whoosh," wings spanning over two hundred meters unfurled in an instant, covering the sky and blocking out the sun!
Everyone at the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Master Academy craned their necks upward, gazes fixed on the terrifying figure above.
Ten thousand years later, the numbers of soul beasts had sharply declined, let alone the already sparse populations in Sun Moon Land.
They had never witnessed such a spectacle, and at the sight of Mosla's sky-obscuring body, every single jaw dropped to the ground in astonishment.
"My God..."
Jing Hongchen murmured.
"What are you all standing around for? Inject your soul power into the shield right now! Do you want to die?!"
Jing Hongchen now truly detested his erstwhile arrogant self, and hated even more the student who had just accidentally fired that cannon!
Who the hell was it! Come out and I swear I won't bite your head off!
The next moment, all inscription arrays of the integrated defense positions glowed dazzlingly, and the shield thickened and enlarged as the students of the Royal Academy poured every ounce of their soul power into bolstering the defenses to save their lives.
Mosla, drifting in the sky, seemed to thoroughly enjoy the sensation of her enlarged body after such a long time, and after happily soaring for a few laps, she looked down at the defense formations below, clearly remembering her master's recent command.
Mosla let out a sharp cry and then dove toward the formations below.
"Whoosh—"
Mosla didn't even come into contact with their defensive formation; she flapped her wings violently at the very moment she was about to land, rolling over the entire scene below.
The defenses of the Royal Academy crumbled in an instant, the shield shattered, and several artillery batteries, along with the students, were sent flying.
With a "boom," Mosla landed, her wingspan of over two hundred meters trembled slightly, and the forceful wind pressure still lingered.
Jing Hongchen looked disheveled as he stared at the scene before him, his face covered in dust and his expression stupefied.
"Is this... a soul beast from ten thousand years ago?"
"Pah! This is a pet given to me by Senior Lin Yi. Her name is Mothra!"
Jin E Xiao Douluo immediately retorted.
A pet?! You're telling me this huge thing is a pet given to you, a little brat?!
Is this a pet that can just be given away?! And to a little brat, no less?!
Jing Hongchen had the nagging feeling that something was not quite right about this ten-thousand-years-ago he'd arrived in, so different from what he'd imagined!
Where did it all go wrong...
At this point, a great number of students and teachers from the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Master Academy lay fallen, their soul power nearly depleted, yet their efforts had been futile.
Every face showed a look of complete and utter acknowledgment.
They dared not challenge the predecessors of Soul Land anymore, they really didn't dare to...
But the people of the Royal Academy couldn't understand. If Soul Land was so formidable ten thousand years ago, why had it seemingly regressed in its level ten thousand years later?
Could it be that Tang San, who ascended to godhood, limited the progress of Soul Land?
At this very moment, ninety percent of the people from the Royal Academy struggled to their feet and sat down on the ground.
Because their soul power was exhausted, they all looked pale and had no choice but to pull out baby bottles for soul power replenishment.
Then, Lin Yi, who had been silent for so long, finally spoke again.
"Do you have anything else you want to say?"
Jing Hongchen quickly shook his head:
"Please, esteemed predecessors, hold back your divine powers for now. These are just children here. We... we didn't mean any harm, we just didn't realize... didn't realize just how formidable Soul Land was ten thousand years ago!"