chsdbacks Chapter 137 Firepower Clash
Chapter 137 Firepower Clash
Chapter 137 Firepower Clash (Two chapters combined, including a bonus chapter)
Seeing that a fight had broken out in the audience, Xu Jiawei's face was so gloomy it could drip water.
This is a more serious scandal than the previous stampede.
Xu Jiawei's gaze toward Dai Hao had become extremely displeased.
As the chief of security, Dai Hao's performance is extremely disappointing.
Things have become increasingly out of control.
If it weren't for the protection of the defensive soul tools, some irrational people would have thrown what they were holding onto the competition stage.
Long Xiaoyao finally took to the air, and the pressure of the Limit Douluo swept across the entire arena.
Di Tian and Xue Di raised their hands simultaneously, blocking Long Xiaoyao's influence on the Di'ao team.
At the same time, they also took to the air, flanking Long Xiaoyao from the left and right, trapping him in the center.
As Di Tian, Xue Di, and Long Xiaoyao took to the air, all the titled Douluo in the arena began to move.
Jinpeng appeared beside Di Tian and Xue Di, while Bi Ji flashed to protect the Di Ao Academy.
Xuanzi and Yan Shaozhe appeared behind Long Xiaoyao without saying a word.
The Star Luo Kingdom's guardian Douluos mobilized, forming a line atop the imperial city to protect Xu Jiawei below.
Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen had already taken out their soul-guided shields, ready to strike.
Only the level 91 Title Douluo of the Douling Empire stood there blankly, not knowing what to do.
The once bustling Xingluo Square fell silent instantly.
Is the ultimate melee about to be staged again in Star Luo City?
"Long Xiaoyao, you've crossed the line."
Xue Di's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.
"This is a playground for young people, not a place for you to show off."
"The organizers will handle the situation if things get out of control on the field. Why is Shrek Academy getting involved?"
"Do you perhaps think that Xingluo's security team is inferior to your Shrek Academy's inspection team?"
"What a mess you've made of what should have been a perfect opening match."
Xue Di's words hit the nail on the head.
The Star Luo Empire is the organizer, and no matter how unsatisfactory Dai Hao's performance is, it is not something that Shrek Academy can replace.
Long Xiaoyao had no way to refute it.
He released his aura just now, intending to intimidate the out-of-control audience and quell the chaos.
But Long Xiaoyao's greatest talent is doing good deeds that turn out badly, and he's also timid and hesitant.
Faced with the coercion of the Twin Heavens, this Dark Holy Dragon had no choice but to temporarily submit.
He couldn't even defeat Su Wu alone, let alone Gu Tian, who subtly instilled fear in the Dark Sacred Dragon Martial Soul.
But Long Xiaoyao still tried to save face for Shrek Academy: "I just don't want to see chaos on the field, affecting the course of the competition."
Jin Peng gave Xue Di and Di Tian a look, and then they both took a step back, leaving the rest of the conversation to Xu Jiawei.
Xu Jiawei's hands trembled. He felt that Long Xiaoyao's political acumen was even worse than that of some low-level officials in the empire.
How could Moon trust someone like that to serve as honorary dean and temporarily manage the academy while Moon was seriously injured?
Dai Hao failed to handle the riot in a timely manner, but the Star Luo Empire could at least find various reasons to cover it up afterwards.
But Long Xiaoyao's move completely trampled the Star Luo Empire's face underfoot.
Look how many Title Douluos are now suspended in the sky after he released his pressure.
Even though he knew in his heart that the cause of this matter was the spread of rumors by the Heavenly Soul Empire, Xu Jiawei still couldn't blame Heavenly Soul.
Because Su Wu, Gu Tian, and Jin Peng's performance was completely impeccable, they were forced to appear, preparing to capture Long Xiaoyao, who might go mad.
They even took a step back and handed over the power of disposal to the Star Luo Empire, giving Xu Jiawei ample face in front of hundreds of thousands of people.
Now that things had come to this, Xu Jiawei could only suppress his anger: "I appreciate Your Majesty's kindness."
"Now that the Star Luo Security Team has apprehended the ringleader, Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor need not worry about maintaining order."
"As for His Majesty the Dragon Emperor's private affairs, we'll give everyone an explanation after the opening match."
Xu Jiawei was urging Long Xiaoyao to hurry up and discuss remedial strategies with the Shrek Academy staff.
Xu Jiawei then walked to the front of the imperial city wall, his voice amplified throughout the entire venue via a soul-guided amplifier: "Today is the opening day of the Soul Master Competition, and I do not wish to see any further acts of disorder."
"Dai Hao".
Dai Hao immediately knelt on one knee: "Your subject is here."
"Now that the security team has apprehended the culprit, why not execute him on the spot as a warning?"
Xu Jiawei unilaterally defined the situation, only wanting to quickly have Dai Hao kill the chicken and monkey, warning the audience not to gather crowds and cause disturbances again.
Since the person who started the disturbance has already been dragged off the field by the security team, what has been caught now are just a dozen or so pickpockets who wanted to fan the flames and escalate the situation further.
"I obey your decree!"
Blood splattered everywhere, and more than a dozen heads rolled to the ground.
The entire room fell silent.
Xu Jiawei's move was both to establish his authority and to show everyone that Xingluo's prestige was absolutely not to be challenged!
Even with the shadow of the Heavenly Soul Empire behind them, and even with Long Xiaoyao's intervention making the situation increasingly difficult to control, Xingluo must demonstrate absolute control at this moment!
Nan Qiuqiu said through the resonance of her heartstrings: "Captain Huo, shouldn't we label Xu Jiawei as brutal now?"
"These people may be suspected of disrupting order, but they were only incited by others. If they were executed in public in a moment of impulse, it would probably damage our reputation for benevolence."
Huo Yuhao and the others glanced at Nan Qiuqiu from afar. Had she learned this skill too?
"No," Huo Yuhao said, "now is not the time to add fuel to the fire."
"We've already fanned the flames big enough; if we were to start another fire, our motive would be too obvious."
Nan Qiuqiu nodded thoughtfully.
With the end of the bloody crackdown, an eerie silence fell over the entire Xingluo Square.
In the past, bloodshed always occurred on the competition stage, but today, the bright red stain on the ground was made from the blood of the audience.
Xu Jiawei took a deep breath, suppressing his agitation: "Let the game continue."
"Given that both Shrek Academy and Mingdu Soul Master Academy are top-tier teams, in order to avoid casualties,
"I have decided to replace the Contra referee with Dai Hao, the White Tiger Duke of the Star Luo Empire."
Because of the security team's major mistake, Dai Hao's political enemies will inevitably impeach him after the Soul Master Competition, but now Xu Jiawei has no choice but to use Dai Hao.
Last year, Xu Jiawei originally intended to use this Soul Master Competition to promote the long-hidden talent.
In order to gradually erode the Western Group Army, which was heavily influenced by Dai Hao, in the future.
The thrones of the Xu and Dai families were peacefully transferred, but more than four thousand years later, the Xu family has become somewhat addicted to the position.
However, the situation on the mainland is becoming increasingly turbulent, forcing Xu Jiawei to protect Dai Hao at all costs.
Therefore, the refereeing of the opening match was Xu Jiawei's way of giving Dai Hao a chance to redeem himself.
As long as Shrek and Mingdu don't get into a bloodbath and suffer any casualties, Dai Hao will be credited.
With Dai Hao's appearance, the atmosphere on the field finally became lively again.
"Both teams salute!"
After the heated exchange of greetings, Dai Hao announced, "Both sides, retreat to the edge of the playing area!"
Both teams retreated simultaneously.
The Shrek team adopted the classic 3-1-3 formation to protect Wang Dong, who was coming up to get his gold medal.
Chen Zifeng hasn't returned from his Soul Hunt yet, which frees up a spot for Wang Dong to gain experience.
Meanwhile, the Mingdu team formed an unusual seven-pointed star formation.
"The match begins! Both sides unleash their martial spirits!"
As Dai Hao's voice fell, both teams released their martial spirits almost simultaneously.
A fiery aura emanated from Ma Xiaotao without restraint!
Seven soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and three black—slowly rose from beneath her feet.
Soul Saint!
The first member in the tens of thousands of years of history of the Soul Master Competition to participate with the strength of a Soul Saint!
As Ma Xiaotao released her martial spirit, the temperature in the entire arena suddenly rose.
Not only that, Dai Yueheng, who was standing next to Ma Xiaotao, also released his martial soul, and the aura of the White Tiger Soul Emperor swept out.
Later, Gongyang Mo also released the six spirit rings of his Rainbow Dragon Martial Soul.
XiXi, Soul King!
Ling Luochen, Soul King!
Yao Haoxuan, Soul King!
The six men's powerful aura swept across the entire venue, eliciting gasps of surprise from the audience.
"A Soul Saint?!"
"Two more Soul Emperors?! One of them is even a support-type?!"
"How are other teams supposed to compete like this!"
In an instant, all the participating teams were in turmoil to varying degrees.
The Shrek team's strength far exceeded everyone's expectations!
Xiao Hongchen's eyes widened in surprise, and he exclaimed, "How is this possible!"
However, Kong Deming's eyes flickered as he looked at Long Xiaoyao in the Shrek Academy's spectator area.
He had investigated Ma Xiaotao's strength; even with the Black and White Twin Saint Dragons' full-force training, it would be impossible to train her into a Soul Saint.
"It seems that Shrek Academy has really been pushed to the brink by Di'ao Academy."
"She's even resorting to drugs. Doesn't Ma Xiaotao know that this will deplete her potential?"
"Their team is still missing one member, Chen Zifeng. He was level 57 when we investigated him before. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be taken away to obtain his sixth spirit ring now."
Kong Deming instantly guessed the answer.
Only the second team of Di'ao was in shock.
"It's not the ultimate fire," Huo Yuhao said.
"An impure Phoenix Soul Saint poses no threat."
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"That Gongyang Mo is a bit difficult to deal with. The Rainbow Dragon's support abilities are no less than those of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."
"With his boost, the other Shrek team members will become a real problem."
Just as Huo Yuhao was discussing strategy with the Di'ao Second Team through the resonance of their hearts, Ma Xiaotao, who was vibrating her Phoenix Wings, had already launched an attack.
With the enhancement of her second soul skill, Phoenix Reborn in Flames, and her third soul skill, Phoenix Wings Soaring to the Sky, the power of her flames, which were at the Soul Saint level, increased dramatically.
Yao Haoxuan and Gongyang Mo's soul skills were also added to Ma Xiaotao.
Even more remarkably, Yao Haoxuan used his second soul skill, "Shock," to influence the Mingdu team, who were already shocked by the strength of the Shrek Academy members.
This greatly reduced their fighting spirit.
However, the members of the Mingdu team lived up to the reputation of the Sun Moon Empire, which was second only to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Team, and quickly reacted to Yao Haoxuan's shocking soul skill.
Their Soul Emperor captain shouted sternly, "Form a defensive formation!"
The members of the Mingdu team all saw that Ma Xiaotao's sixth spirit ring had lit up in mid-air, and a phoenix meteor shower that covered almost half of the arena fell from the sky with extremely terrifying high temperature.
The seven team members quickly activated the trigger-activated defensive soul tools on their bodies, instantly stacking seven layers of energy shields.
"White Tiger Vajra Transformation! White Tiger Meteor Shower! White Tiger Blazing Light Wave!"
"The prison of ice, the cold mist, the ring of ice."
Even Wang Dong, at the signal of Xixi who was in charge of protecting her, symbolically threw a few Butterfly God's Lights.
A deafening explosion resounded throughout the stadium, flames shot skyward, and the entire arena floor trembled violently.
Under the relentless bombardment of the Shrek team, the Mingdu team's seven-layered shield shattered layer by layer.
The members of the Shrek team are now completely unconcerned about the consumption of soul power.
They just wanted to wash away the humiliation Shrek Academy had suffered as soon as possible through battle.
However, just when the Mingdu team was about to give up, their captain suddenly took out the Resilient Wall Soul Tool to buy time for the other six team members.
Now, the Mingdu team and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master team have completely shared resources.
Just before their defensive soul tools were about to be completely destroyed, the six members of the Mingdu team took out their own soul tools.
Six-tube miniature soul-guided cannon!
Although it is only level four, it is one of the most powerful among level four devices, excelling in firepower coverage and being one of the most popular types of soul tools in the military.
Ten level-four Soul Masters used six-barreled small Soul Guidance Cannons, which were enough to suppress an army of several thousand within a certain range!
However, these six-barreled small soul-guided cannons consume a huge amount of soul power. A level four soul master can only use them for a maximum of five minutes before needing to rest and recover.
In the past, these kinds of soul tools would never appear in groups at the Soul Master Competition; at most, they were used by a single person.
Because its destructive power is so astonishing, a slight mistake can cause serious injury or even death to the opponent.
But at this moment, the members of the Mingdu team couldn't care less about anything else.
If we don't take measures to save our lives, people really will die!
Since we're going to be eliminated anyway, we'll fight to the death to drag the Shrek Academy members down with us!
"Fire!"
At the captain's command, all six men pulled the triggers simultaneously.
Boom boom boom!
The six-barreled small soul-guided cannons fired simultaneously, and dense beams of soul power poured out like a storm, colliding head-on with Ma Xiaotao's frantically unleashed Phoenix Meteor Shower!
Violent explosions rang out one after another, and the entire arena was completely engulfed in blinding light!
The audience went completely wild at this moment.
In previous years, the opening match was just a minor skirmish, but this year it started with such a thrilling and intense clash.
This is no longer a battle between Soul Master academies; it's a small-scale battlefield!
"That's insane!" someone exclaimed.
A terrifying storm of soul power swept across the entire area, causing many people to cover their ears and show signs of pain.
Dai Hao, who was acting as the referee, was completely dumbfounded.
This extremely fierce battle had completely exceeded his expectations.
Dai Hao wanted to stop the Mingdu team as soon as they pulled out their six-barreled small soul-guided cannon.
However, Ma Xiaotao's expression hardened in mid-air, and she let out a bright phoenix cry, transforming herself into an enormous fiery phoenix!
Martial Soul True Form!
In the opening match of the Soul Master Competition, the Soul Saint's life-saving skill, Martial Soul True Body, appeared!
The fiery phoenix form soared into the sky, and a terrifying firestorm swept across the entire area in an instant!
Just as Ma Xiaotao unleashed her Phoenix True Form, Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen on the viewing platform attacked simultaneously!
With just one move, the two of them completely shattered the defensive shield, causing all 108 Soul Masters responsible for supplying the defensive Soul Guidance Device to cough up a mouthful of blood!
Unless Dai Hao also uses his Martial Soul True Body, he won't be able to stop the fierce battle between Ma Xiaotao and the Mingdu team!
Boom!
With the full assistance of Gongyang Mo and Yao Haoxuan, Ma Xiaotao unleashed the Phoenix Meteor Shower in her true phoenix form!
The collision of artillery fire and the Phoenix meteor shower unleashed an energy shock far exceeding everyone's expectations.
"Dai Hao!"
Kong Deming raised his hand, deploying numerous defensive soul-guided devices: "Is this how you act as a referee?!"
He and Jing Hongchen attacked at the same time.
The situation on the stage is too chaotic right now. They can no longer care about their defensive shields and whether they are protecting the Mingdu team or the Shrek team.
"Quickly, save them!" Xu Jiawei stood up abruptly and shouted urgently.
The Star Luo Empire's guardian Douluos immediately took action, joining forces to erect a massive soul power barrier, isolating the aftershocks of the explosion within the arena.
Amidst the deafening explosion, a massive, almost bottomless crater appeared in the center of the arena, completely vaporizing the granite floor and sending scorching blasts of air across the entire field.
All members of the Mingdu team were knocked unconscious on the spot. If Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen hadn't disregarded the competition rules and intervened, they would all have died!
"Quickly! Medical team!"
The accompanying healing soul master of the Sun Moon Empire immediately rushed into the arena.
The entire competition venue was completely unrecognizable, with charred marks and deep pits everywhere.
Dai Hao stood there, his face pale. He never expected the opening match to turn out like this.
Xu Jiawei's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
The opening match was completely out of control.
In the stands, countless people stared wide-eyed in horror at the horrific scene unfolding before them.
This isn't a competition anymore, it's a fight to the death!