During the purge operation, the members of the Sun Moon Royal Team all reaped considerable rewards, quickly converting their spoils into their own strength. Xiao Hongchen's number of Level 5 Spirit Cannons increased more and more, finally filling all one hundred and eight positions on his body, after which he replenished his stock of reserve Spirit Cannons.
Subsequently, he seemed to begin tackling Level 6 Spirit Tools. For his own safety, he stopped being stubborn and embarked on Meng Hongchen's path: rote memorization of Spirit Tool Formations.
He extracted a portion from Jing Hongchen's Hongchen's Protection technology to create a budget version of a Level 6 defensive Spirit Tool, the Wall of Tenacity. He prepared one for himself and one for Meng Hongchen as well.
The Soul Fighting Grand Prix allowed the use of Spirit Tools not made by oneself.
This was because many Spirit Engineers weren't actually Spirit Engineers in the truest sense, but merely wielded the power of Spirit Tools. This situation was especially common in the three Douluo empires, similar to the Practical Control Department Spirit Engineers on the Sun Moon side.
Therefore, apart from restrictions on certain specific types, there were no strict rules in the Soul Fighting Grand Prix requiring that Spirit Tools must be made by the contestants themselves.
Precisely because of this point, during the final sprint phase, the Sun Moon Royal Team members each used their own connections and methods.
Apart from Xiao Hongchen, who made his own Level 6 Spirit Tool, the Wall of Tenacity, the other members all sought out their elders to help create some trump cards.
Meng Hongchen had the Wall of Tenacity prepared by her brother Xiao Hongchen, and also a set of full-body Spirit Tool armor specially developed for her by her grandfather Jing Hongchen, which came with attached weapons and a flying Spirit Tool.
Ma Rulong also obtained a Level 7 Spirit Tool.
Nana and Zhang Wei were even more having an unfair advantage; the Practical Control Department had no ability to make Spirit Tools whatsoever, relying entirely on Su Ming's supply.
Everything was very calm.
The Holy Spirit Cult seemed very magnanimous, not launching any counterattacks.
Three months later.
The various academies of the Sun Moon Empire set off on the agreed date, their target a small town behind the Mingdou Mountain Range.
"Be careful, I can already smell the signals of danger."
Su Ming warned his teammates.
Would Evil Spirit Masters exercise restraint?
A joke.
Not retaliating against Mingde Hall didn't mean they had truly swallowed their anger.
Su Ming could predict that this journey would inevitably be fraught with danger.
He had just finished speaking when the next second he felt a heart-palpitating energy fluctuation erupt.
"Be careful!"
Elder Lei Zhen was both shocked and furious. He looked up at the sky and saw ten fixed-mounted Spirit Cannon shells, emitting various terrifying fluctuations.
"This energy fluctuation is at least Level 8."
Su Ming sucked in a cold breath.
Xu Tianran, do you still want the throne or not?
Damn it, it might not be your fault that Evil Spirit Masters have Level 8 fixed-mounted Spirit Cannon shells, but near the border, near a military strategic location, for the enemy to be able to launch ten Level 8 fixed-mounted Spirit Cannon shells is your fault!
This is absolutely the responsibility of the authorities.
"Audacious!"
Elder Lei Zhen shot into the sky, his entire body transforming into lightning.
In his hand, a terrifying lightning ball condensed, which he hurled fiercely high into the air.
The lightning exploded, rapidly dispersing and prematurely detonating three of the shells ahead.
Even though they were detonated early, the terrifying energy still made those below feel a suffocating pressure.
Old Ma's face was grim. He immediately took out a portable Spirit Tool launcher and fired an interceptor missile, prematurely detonating one fixed-mounted Spirit Cannon shell.
The remaining four fixed-mounted Spirit Cannon shells had no one to intercept them and landed around the team.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Four deafening roars seemed to explode right by their ears; their entire bodies, bones and flesh, felt numb from the vibration.
If not for a golden light shield being released in time, this terrifying explosion might have flattened this entire area.
Old Ma's lips trembled, his hands shaking.
He had used three Level 7 Invincible Shields in succession to protect everyone.
He stared intently at the dozen or so Evil Spirit Masters flying in from the air, surrounded by an aura of vengeful spirits.
"Evil Spirit Masters!"
Old Ma suppressed the fury in his heart, forcing himself to stay calm.
Elder Lei Zhen was responsible for killing the enemy; he needed to stay behind to protect the team members.
"Indeed, Level 8 fixed-mounted Spirit Cannon shells can't kill you either."
Old Ma felt cold all over.
He turned his head and saw a silver-haired man not far away.
The other party was just standing there, yet he hadn't detected him at all.
Titled Douluo!
And a Super Douluo!
Zhongli Wu stood there, his purple eyes filled with endless indifference.
He seemed to be without emotion, looking at everyone as if they were a group of doomed ants.
Su Ming narrowed his eyes, staring at Zhongli Wu, secretly breathing a sigh of relief.
Since Zhongli Wu had come personally, he could actually relax a bit.
He had been afraid the Holy Spirit Cult was secretly brewing up something bigger.
"Jing Hongchen hindered the Holy Cult's development, so let the Holy Cult prevent your generation from developing too."
Zhongli Wu spoke lightly and easily.
Behind him, a blackened, evil figure condensed.
Six Black, Three Red – nine Spirit Rings arranged themselves one by one.
Old Ma instinctively took two steps back.
Zhongli Wu's Spirit Rings were truly too intimidating.
"Who wants to go first?"
Who wants to die first?
"You go first."
A calm voice sounded. Zhongli Wu looked over, his indifferent expression gone.
"Du Busi?"
He hadn't expected Du Busi to be hiding within the team.
His face darkened as he simultaneously launched a sudden attack.
"Despicable!"
Du Busi charged out in the blink of an eye.
Compared to Zhongli Wu, he was more decisive, directly activating his Gold-level Martial Soul Second Awakening.
Zhongli Wu was sent flying by a single punch from him.
"Run!"
Old Ma urged the team members to flee quickly. He himself held an Invincible Shield, staying slightly behind to guard against Zhongli Wu acting dishonorably.
"Du Busi, your Body Sect has actually become the Sun Moon Empire's dogs!"
"Bullshit!"
Du Busi roared, his dark green Spirit Power directly staining half the sky.
"This old man is here to beat the Sun Moon Empire's dogs!"
The two exchanged blows, instantly becoming the focus of the entire battlefield.
On the other side, Elder Lei Zhen acted very decisively. His lightning power was still quite effective in countering Evil Spirit Masters. After quickly killing this group of Evil Spirit Masters who weren't even Titled Douluos, he immediately flew towards Su Ming and the others.
In the distance, the front line.
The Sun Moon army was alerted by the sudden explosion shockwave from the rear, and the Spirit Engineer Legions quickly mobilized.
Because of the Soul Fighting Grand Prix, the two armies had tacitly agreed not to clash. Causing trouble near the legions at this time was truly courting death.
The commander of the Fire Phoenix Spirit Engineer Legion, the Fire Phoenix Douluo, sneered coldly and led the Spirit Engineer Legion out quickly.
Old Ma retreated while inwardly lamenting his misfortune.
"This Holy Spirit Cult is truly a bunch of madmen."
He could roughly analyze the Holy Spirit Cult's intentions.
Even a Super Douluo had been dispatched; the confidence to wipe them out was certainly sufficient. The Level 8 fixed-mounted Spirit Cannon shells weren't meant to kill them, but to warn the royal family.
"The Director forced the royal family's hand, and the royal family conceded, not taking any side. The Holy Spirit Cult, in turn, directly forced the royal family to choose a side again."
It was foreseeable that the future Sun Moon Empire would be thrown into chaos.
In the air, Zhongli Wu gradually fell into a disadvantage.
"This Du Busi is actually this strong."
He summoned a Beast Spirit – it was a Bone Dragon King. After being summoned by Zhongli Wu, it didn't help him deal with Du Busi but directly left the battlefield, flying towards the direction of the Sun Moon Royal Team.
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