"Hmph, I'll let you off for today!"
Zhongli Wu recalled the Bone Dragon King. Standing on its head, he left behind a fierce statement and swiftly retreated.
Du Busi did not give chase.
His attention was focused on the Fire Phoenix Spirit Engineer Legion below.
"All using fixed-mounted spirit cannons. Those with six or seven rings use seventh-grade, those with eight rings use eighth-grade. Their coordination is seamless, and their spirit rays can even converge together, making even me feel threatened."
This was his first time directly witnessing the effect of spirit tools on warfare.
No matter how powerful an individual was, they wouldn't dare to face the firepower of an entire legion head-on.
Of course, someone as powerful as him could slaughter the Fire Phoenix Spirit Engineer Legion below.
Being threatened was just that – being threatened.
An individual's strength wasn't solely about facing force head-on; it was all-encompassing. As long as he wasn't excessively worn down, he could completely evade all the spirit cannon shells and kill the spirit engineers below.
He could even withstand over ten of those converged spirit rays.
But it was meaningless.
He would sustain actual injuries, while the spirit engineers would merely have consumed the pre-charged fixed-mounted spirit ray cannons.
"Your Excellency Fire Phoenix, there are still teams from other academies that haven't arrived. I'm worried the Evil Spirit Masters might target them as well. I hope the frontline army can be mobilized," Elder Ma said.
Upon hearing this, Luan Feng's expression turned grave.
"I will report the situation to the frontline marshal."
Seeing that Luan Feng took it seriously, Elder Ma said no more and led the members of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy away.
Luan Feng opened her mouth, but ultimately did not speak up to stop Du Busi.
The other party had already managed to sneak from the three Douluo nations into Sun Moon territory undetected. Stopping him now at the border and letting him return to the Douluo nations from the Sun Moon side seemed rather pointless.
"Teacher, your Gold-level Second Awakening seemed different."
Su Ming found Du Busi when no one was around and voiced his confusion.
He recalled back in Shrek City, when Du Busi used his Gold-level Second Awakening to fight, he was still holding back. But in the recent battle, he went all out.
Du Busi didn't explain, simply taking out a shattered heart protection mirror.
Looking at the familiar mirror, Su Ming was momentarily dazed.
Wasn't this the Spirit Refined Nether Blue Copper he had specially forged for Du Busi?
"This Spirit Refined spiritual alloy of yours is quite good. Even with the core formation for a ninth-grade spirit tool inscribed by your grandfather, its boost to me is limited. But, truth be told, it works excellently as a disposable consumable," Du Busi said with a chuckle.
He indicated that with this item, his Gold-level Second Awakening could be used without consuming his own origin source.
"So, after fighting for so long, Teacher, you were consuming this piece of Spirit Refined Nether Blue Copper?" Su Ming was speechless.
This wasn't a disposable consumable!
Su Ming was certain that this piece of Spirit Refined Nether Blue Copper he prepared for Du Busi, even placed in the Douluo 3 era, could serve as the core material for a top-tier Two-Word Battle Armor.
What was top-tier Two-Word Battle Armor?
Generally, Spirit Emperors could create Two-Word Battle Armor, but most Two-Word Battle Armor Masters were Spirit Sages.
Some were even used by Spirit Douluos.
So-called top-tier Two-Word Battle Armor referred to the battle armor of a Spirit Douluo-level Two-Word Battle Armor Master. While the boost might not be as exaggerated as increasing power by twenty levels, it could still allow a Spirit Douluo to exhibit strength close to that of a Super Douluo.
And such material was treated as a disposable item by Du Busi.
"That good?!"
Lei Zhen exclaimed in surprise, staring at Su Ming. "Little Ming, get me a piece of this Spirit Refined spiritual alloy too!"
Su Ming fell silent.
"Elder Lei Zhen, you'd better not use it."
For Du Busi, it was somewhat justifiable; at level 98, he far exceeded the scope of top-tier Two-Word Battle Armor.
But for Lei Zhen? Forget it.
"Don't be like that, Little Ming, prepare a piece for me too!"
Su Ming ultimately agreed.
Although it was somewhat wasteful, this ability to replace the consumption of Lei Zhen's origin source to activate the Gold-level Second Awakening could potentially save his life at a critical moment.
However, his forging would take time.
At the same time, he needed to learn a suitable spiritual alloy fusion forging formula for Lei Zhen from the Douluo 3 knowledge.
Death Mountain Range.
Within the rugged mountain paths, the Shrek Academy Supervision Corps team cautiously surveyed their surroundings.
"The terrain here is terrible, it's most prone to accidents. Be careful when facing any enemy," Yan Shaozhe said.
After a moment's hesitation, he did not take the lead himself.
If there was no danger at all, there would be no tempering effect.
Right now, he was accompanying them, but in the future, when the Supervision Corps hunted Evil Spirit Masters, no teachers would accompany them. If they didn't accumulate experience now, they would lose their lives later.
As for danger...
"I'll stay close to them; nothing will happen."
Huo Yuhao, with his Spiritual Detection Sharing active, directed the team as they cleared out the bandits in the mountains.
As they entered a cave, they heard a furious roar.
"Who dares oppose the Death God's Emissary? You will all die, all become my corpse slaves!"
The voice of the Death God's Emissary rang out. Yan Shaozhe cried out in warning.
"Be careful!"
Following Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing, he had observed something wrong with the corpses of the bandits around them.
"Careful---!"
Huo Yuhao's warning came half a beat later.
Thanks to Yan Shaozhe's reminder, everyone immediately assumed defensive postures.
The already dead corpses on the ground began to swell and turn red.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of explosions erupted one after another within the cave.
The seven reserve team members were already towards the back. Reacting first, they swiftly dove towards areas without corpses and were largely unaffected.
The seven official team members at the front didn't have the same chance to distance themselves from the corpses.
However, Yan Shaozhe's reminder was extremely timely. All seven immediately employed their defenses, pushing their protective measures to the utmost.
Simultaneously, Yan Shaozhe rushed forward, releasing a mass of golden-red flame at the center of the seven-person group.
The Death God's Emissary sensed something was wrong.
Why was there an enemy with nine spirit rings?!
I'm just a measly five-ring Spirit King!
"Three years east of the river, three years west of the river! Just you wait until this Death God's Emissary has developed properly!"
He immediately fled deeper into the cavern.
Weaving left and right, relying on his familiarity with the caves, he quickly put distance between himself and Yan Shaozhe.
"Damn it!"
Yan Shaozhe's Bright Flame enveloped the seven inner court disciples, preventing the corpse explosions from unleashing their full power. Although three of the seven were seriously injured, their injuries were treatable.
He left a brief instruction, then charged forward in pursuit of the Death God's Emissary.
"Take care of them. Be mindful of the corpse poison; find a way to deal with it properly."
The situation inside the cave was very complex. Yan Shaozhe wanted to unleash his power, but if he used too much force, the entire cave might collapse, endangering the Supervision Corps disciples behind him.
He could only patiently chase the Death God's Emissary through the winding tunnels.
Just as he burst out of the cavern, he was surrounded by twelve corpse slaves.
"Corpse Explosion!"
Though his heart ached, the Death God's Emissary didn't hesitate in the slightest. He immediately sacrificed his twelve finest corpse slaves, detonating them in a chain reaction, and fled without looking back.
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