thefictionvixens Chapter 250 "Purple Man" Douluo
Chapter 250 "Purple Man" Douluo
Good news came from Longyou, and the news from the sea was also quite encouraging. With detailed blueprints, Shrek Academy completed the finished product in about ten days. In any case, the cost of virtual experimentation and trial and error in the Panlong Secret Realm is really low; you can just use quantity and try your luck to get something good.
After creating the finished product, Elder Mu personally tested it to verify its effectiveness. Although Elder Mu himself did not possess a soul-type martial soul, he had a unique skill in manipulating mental power, so simulating a mental or soul attack to test the defensive effect of the soul tool was no problem. In the original timeline, it was passed on to Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao hasn't shown much prowess yet, and Elder Mu hasn't physically perished, so currently only Elder Mu can use this technique.
According to the test results, the soul defense soul tool effectively weakened Elder Mu's attack power. Most importantly, it could give a warning before the attack arrived, allowing the attacked party to prepare. That was enough. As fellow Title Douluos, when the opponent was unprepared, they could use unpredictable methods to gain an advantage through a sneak attack. With preparation, even if they had to withstand the attack head-on, they could hold out for a longer time.
The Soul Guidance Department worked overtime to prepare more than ten sets of soul defense soul tools. All the Sea God Pavilion elders at the Title Douluo level from Shrek Academy were mobilized, leaving only Elder Mu to guard the home. A large group of Title Douluos ignored the rats outside and headed overseas.
According to previous reports, the Sun Moon Empire's warships have many experts on board. To be on the safe side, all the experts from Shrek Academy have been mobilized. The Limit Douluo remains stationary to avoid attracting the attention of the Dragon Emperor Douluo and the Holy Spirit Cult Leader. These two are indeed beyond their current capabilities; Elder Mu is not in good condition and would struggle to win even in a one-on-one fight.
After Shrek Academy's support arrived, the passengers on the Shrek, who had been merely following the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided warships from a distance and at most cautiously testing them along the safety line, instantly snapped out of their previous lazy state.
"I've finally arrived! I came here with great fanfare, but I've been stuck here for half a month in a place filled with water-attribute soul power, unable to move at all. It's so frustrating!"
"Alright, Old Fire Dragon, the temporary restraint is to save more time. Now that everyone is here, let's use whatever means we have. In any case, news of this new continent has taken up too much of our energy. The Martial Soul Department has already had students land and start developing another new continent they were looking for. We can't delay any longer here."
As always, Xian Lin'er suppressed Gong Lao, a Fire Dragon Title Douluo who was completely unaccustomed to the marine environment. That night, the Shrek Academy brazenly approached the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided warship and launched a cannon attack.
Faced with the sudden attack, the Sun Moon Empire did not panic and promptly organized an effective counterattack. However, faced with the powerful lineup sent by Shrek Academy, the Sun Moon Empire's plan to pursue was completely thwarted, and Shrek Academy retreated calmly.
Once the two soul-guided warships had established a safe distance, the Shrek Academy elders, who had been hiding in the distance and had not participated in the probing attack, reboarded the ships.
"After this test, we've pretty much revealed the Sun Moon Empire's true strength. Elder Zhang, we'll need your help tonight to create some advantages for us."
"Don't worry, although I don't have the power of the sea god, I can still make a scene in this sea area where the weather is unpredictable. The storm will arrive as expected at dawn tomorrow."
Although they had already probed the combat strength of the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided warships from multiple angles, with the final assault imminent and 99% of Shrek Academy's high-end combat power present, even the slightest oversight was unacceptable. This probing might alert the enemy, but the people of the Sun Moon Empire weren't stupid. Now that Shrek Academy had caught up with them, they absolutely didn't believe Shrek Academy could lose track of them and were certainly on guard against them all along.
A probing attack late at night might disrupt the Sun Moon Empire's defensive rhythm. Even if it doesn't, it doesn't matter; Shrek Academy has concealed its strength, enough to mislead the Sun Moon Empire. With their strategy of catching the enemy off guard, Shrek Academy believes they can achieve a relatively reliable victory.
At dawn, dark clouds loomed over the city, a fierce wind howled, towering waves crashed, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and cannons roared. On the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided warship, a group of Mingde Hall soul masters and Holy Spirit Cult evil soul masters, their faces grim, resisted the attack launched by Shrek Academy.
"Master Ling, it seems Shrek Academy has completely lost patience. Could you sense if there are any Shrek Academy members around who are plotting against us?"
Last night, after Shrek Academy launched a surprise attack after a hiatus of half a month, everyone on the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Guidance Warship felt a vague sense of unease.
Rewinding to evening, after the Shrek Academy personnel successfully evacuated, the people on the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided warship once again gathered in the control room.
"The worst has happened. We haven't shaken off the Shrek Academy people, and Shrek Academy has even recruited new reinforcements. I don't believe that Shrek Academy's reinforcements just arrived. Their move now is very likely just a final probe before the decisive battle."
The voice of the commander-in-chief of the Sun and Moon Empire's warships was very low.
Whether out of distrust of the original Sun Moon Empire headquarters or due to some selfish motives, the Sun Moon Empire members on this soul-guided warship chose to conceal their encounter two days after Zhang Lexuan and her companions' whereabouts were exposed, since they had not repeatedly observed the Shrek Academy pursuers. Hoping for a lucky break, they assumed they had shaken off the Shrek Academy's pursuit.
However, since they were hoping for the best, they had naturally considered the worst-case scenario. In their imagination, the worst-case scenario would be this: the Shrek Academy people would catch up with them again, but because they were not confident in annihilating everyone on the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided warship, they would endure and observe until they were confident before taking them down in one fell swoop.
"Although it's somewhat different from what we expected, this is indeed the worst-case scenario. Shrek Academy sent too many people this time, and they seem to know of my presence; each of them is equipped with a soul tool that can interfere with soul attacks."
Most importantly, our strength has been completely exposed by Shrek Academy's probing attack. And we have no way of knowing Shrek Academy's strength. Tomorrow will likely be difficult.
Decision-making errors come with consequences. The evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Cult are cruel, but while they are cruel to others, they value their own lives highly. The reason these people believe they are in grave danger is entirely because Shrek Academy's mere probing attack has already inflicted heavy casualties on the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided warships.
The control room of the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided warship fell silent for the next moment. Call for help? Calling for help now was definitely too late. Speed up? They were able to catch up before, so catching up now wouldn't be a problem either. So, how could they possibly survive?
The timeline returned to normal, and the seas around the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided warships were already surging with huge waves due to the strong winds.
On the Shrek Academy, all the elders were ready to depart. Zhang Lexuan, a Soul Douluo, and Teacher Ye, a Soul Saint, were forced to stay behind due to their inferior strength.
“Last night we stirred things up, and those little snakes are bound to make a move. However, judging from the information transmitted back by the soul-guided probes we left around the Sun Moon Empire's ship, the little snakes aren't making much noise, so there's definitely going to be another fierce battle. We need to make the necessary preparations, and we old bones shouldn't lose our edge because we've rested for too long.”
Knowing full well the strength of their opponents, the Shrek Academy group, having made ample preparations, were quite confident. Therefore, when they set off, the elders even had the leisure to joke with each other.
A torrential downpour swept across the ocean, accompanied by thunder and lightning. The power of the celestial phenomena rendered the detection soul tools on the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided warship completely ineffective, and the Shrek Academy group was not discovered until they landed on the deck of the warship. The warship's close-range weapons roared, soul rings flashed, and soul skills shone brightly; the battle instantly intensified.
However, with one side's morale soaring and the other's morale plummeting, the intense battle didn't last long. Seeing that their side was already at a significant disadvantage, the Holy Spirit Cult's evil soul masters on the soul-guided warship all began to have their eyes flicker.
But before the Holy Spirit Cult's evil spirit masters could do anything, a deafening barrage of artillery fire erupted behind them. Whether it was sometime during the battle or perhaps a deliberate act of cooperation from the Shrek Academy members, the Holy Spirit Cult members had unwittingly found themselves at the forefront of the fight.
"Heh! Heh heh!"
The titled Douluo of the Holy Spirit Cult, who had been silently spreading his spiritual influence across the battlefield, let out a mocking laugh. However, although there was mockery in his eyes, there was no anger. After learning last night that their side had completely fallen into a disadvantage against Shrek Academy, there had been a long silence on the soul-guided warship of the Sun Moon Empire.
No one knows what each side was thinking during this period of silence, but one thing is certain: after realizing that they had almost no chance of turning the tide, everyone was considering their options.
The evil spirit masters of the Holy Spirit Cult knew they were unlikely to escape with their lives from Shrek Academy's attack, so most were thinking about how to drag more people down with them. However, the people of Mingde Hall didn't think that way. Frankly, they were all normal spirit masters, and although they were cooperating with the evil spirit masters, they were essentially just following orders. There was a conflict between them and Shrek Academy, but it wasn't insurmountable. According to the managers of the spirit-guided warship, as long as they could demonstrate their value, there was room for negotiation.
How can we demonstrate our value? Killing the evil spirit masters of the Holy Spirit Cult is one example, and the coordinates of the New World also count as one.
The Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire are now completing their first objective. Thanks to being Soul Masters of the Mingde Hall, they possess relatively complete close-range communication methods. These methods allow the Soul Masters on the Soul Guidance Warships to tacitly adjust their positions the moment the battle begins. Meanwhile, the evil Soul Masters of the Holy Spirit Cult, lacking close-range communication methods, are still fighting individually, relying entirely on eye contact and "telepathy" to communicate with each other.
However! The Soul Masters' advantage was only for a moment. The Holy Spirit Cult originally harbored the idea of using others as scapegoats, and this idea was mostly directed at Shrek Academy. Now that their "ally" had betrayed them, they didn't need to think too much and could just go after everyone.
Attention! It's everyone! This group of evil spirit masters, determined to survive against all odds, sees everyone as an enemy. They've used all their previously prepared strategies; if most of those present are dead, they'll survive. As for why they don't join forces with their fellow evil spirit masters "teammates"? Firstly, the current situation is too complicated, and contacting them now is too late. Secondly, evil spirit masters are inherently self-centered. If the death of a "teammate" strengthens their own power, then that "teammate" is better off dead.
With all sorts of plans and actions, the entire Soul Guidance Warship was thrown into complete chaos at this moment. Well, actually, the fact that the Soul Guidance Warship could descend into chaos so quickly was largely thanks to that Title Douluo of the Holy Spirit Cult who possessed the means to influence souls.
The people of Shrek Academy have always believed that this Title Douluo evil soul master's soul attack method is achieved through mental power, but in fact, this Title Douluo's soul attack should be called mental control, and its medium of action is hormones.
Hormones are something both common and not so common in human daily life. Many people know that animals have the ability to transmit information through hormones, but in fact, many human emotions are also influenced by hormones. When humans are exposed to sufficiently explicit hormonal information, the brain is naturally affected. This titled Douluo-level evil soul master of the Holy Spirit Cult actually influenced Xuan Lao through this "intangible and intangible" hormone. In a way, this guy's ability is somewhat similar to that of Boudia Kilgrave from Marvel, who is invincible when no one knows the medium through which his power works.
That's how it is now; the battle situation is inevitably developing in a way that is unfavorable to them. Since last night, the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, an evil soul master, who had begun setting up his hormone information control array on this soul-guided warship, has been fully activating his backup plan. Invisible, colorless, odorless, and formless hormones have begun to take effect throughout the entire soul-guided warship.