Chapter 84: Encountering an Old Acquaintance Again

Not far away at the foot of the mountain, Jinghongchen looked with a satisfied expression at the slowly crawling All‑Terrain Survey Soul Guide Device.

After this Soul Guide Device is successfully developed, Ming De Hall's overall strength will achieve a qualitative leap.

And Menghongchen's semi‑automatic Soul Guide Cannon can also attempt to connect to the All‑Terrain Survey Soul Guide Device.

Suddenly, his smile vanished, his brows knit sharply, and his gaze involuntarily turned toward the deepest part of the Jingyang Mountains, where strands of black vapor were spilling out.

"Them? Bad!" As if having guessed something, Jinghongchen didn't dare to linger, leapt into the air, and rushed toward the direction of Bosabei and the three others.

On the other side, Menghongchen was carefully piloting this Soul Guide Device when, suddenly, it jolted violently.

"What's happening?" Xiaohongchen was startled.

Menghongchen shook her head regretfully, "I don't know, just a moment ago I was…"

"Boom—!" Before the words could finish, a deafening blast rang out, a terrifying surge of energy erupted from the bottom, and the four of them, along with the detector, plummeted rapidly down the hillside.

The All‑Terrain Survey Soul Guide Device's defenses were not weak, but after the earlier explosion and its subsequent tumble down the mountain, the outer glass dome was already shattered, and the alloy‑crafted sections bore obvious cracks.

Each person sustained some injury in the blast, and the unluckiest was Xiaohongchen; the explosion was closest to them, and the right half of their body was drenched in blood.

Menghongchen was relatively unharmed; most of the impact was blocked by Xiaohongchen.

Also on the right was Guyuenna, but Guyuenna is the Silver Dragon King, and this attack wasn't even enough to scratch her.

And Bosabei, who sat beside Guyuenna, was much luckier, taking no damage at all.

Later, Bosabei and Menghongchen dragged Xiaohongchen out of the All‑Terrain Survey Soul Guide Device.

Xiaohongchen was already unconscious at this point; as his sister, Menghongchen was extremely anxious, a single tear glimmering at the corner of her eye.

"Huh, still alive?" At that moment, a deep voice sounded beside their ears.

Bosabei turned his head and saw an elderly man dressed in black.

His skin was also very dark, his two eyebrows were uneven—one high, one low—giving him a distinctive look, and a large black 'king' character was emblazoned on his forehead.

Contrary to his deep voice, his stature was extremely slight.

The Nine‑Circle Soul Ring he stood upon, along with the tiger‑type martial soul behind him exuding an evil aura, confirmed his identity to Bosabei.

It was not an ordinary tiger; its whole body was violet‑black, and its blood‑red eyes stared coldly at him.

Its tail also differed from ordinary tiger‑type soul beasts; the tail was held high, and at its tip was a hook!

It was a Scorpion Tiger martial soul, descended from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger; although not as powerful as the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, as its subspecies its strength was certainly not to be underestimated.

Menghongchen rose angrily, pointed at Zhang Peng's nose and shouted, "Ming De Hall and your Holy Spirit Sect have always kept to our own waters; why did you launch a surprise attack on us?"

Zhang Peng heard this and laughed heartily, his tone slightly mocking, "Little girl, my target is naturally not you, but the youngster beside you."

After speaking, he shifted his gaze to Bosabei and said, "Kid, hand over the soul guide storage system technology, and I will spare your life."

"Stop!" He shouted loudly; Jinghongchen arrived breathlessly late, and upon seeing their grandson's horrific condition, their anger boiled over.

"Does your Holy Spirit Sect intend to go to war with my Ming De Hall?" He already suspected the reason for the ambush, but seeing their own grandson injured so badly, Jinghongchen could not be content.

"Lord Hongchen, I will give you an answer about your grandson later, but for now I will first eliminate this kid." Zhang Peng paid no heed to Jinghongchen's threat.

With Ming De Hall's strength, it is still insufficient to make the Holy Spirit Sect fear.

Jinghongchen hesitated; if Bosabei got into trouble, Slake Academy would certainly cause trouble, yet the Holy Spirit Sect's strength is no less than Shrek's.

This is clearly a deadlock; no matter whom you help, you gain nothing!

Bosabei's eyes flashed, and he shouted, "You old corpse, do you think the Lord will listen to you? Let me tell you, the Lord has long grown tired of your Holy Spirit Sect!"

"Your Holy Spirit Sect is nothing but a stinking rat that everyone calls to be beaten, how can you compare with Ming De Hall?"

"You!" Jinghongchen was bewildered; when had he ever said he couldn't stand the Holy Spirit Sect?

Alright, he indeed couldn't stand them, but could he really say that? Especially in front of others!

At this time, the emperor of the Sun and Moon Empire had not yet contemplated unifying the continent, so naturally he had no dealings with the Holy Spirit Sect.

Sure enough, upon hearing Bosabei's words, Zhang Peng's face darkened, and he stiffly turned his head toward Jinghongchen, sneering, "It seems I truly underestimated Lord Hongchen; in that case, you all shall stay!"

After speaking, his body suddenly turned into black mist; as the mist spread, a massive tiger head could be faintly seen five meters away.

A tiger roar echoed, and amid the violent sound waves, countless shadows drifted from the black mist, materializing in the air into innumerable soul beasts, their mournful cries rushing toward Jinghongchen.

Zhang Peng's martial soul is the Scorpion Tiger, a demonic martial soul that cultivates by devouring soul beasts; although it is a demonic martial soul, it is not pure.

What he now releases are beast souls formed from the souls of soul beasts he once absorbed, combined with his own mental energy and soul power.

This is Zhang Peng's signature skill, extremely hard to contend with; beast souls have very high resistance to physical attacks and also possess both physical and mental offensive capabilities.

As the user, Zhang Peng can at any moment merge into any beast soul to launch a surprise attack.

Fortunately, he has not yet reached Super Douluo status, nor is he a pure demonic soul master; otherwise Jinghongchen would have had no means of defense.

Jinghongchen's gaze hardened, a cold, sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

He flicked his right hand, and a palm‑sized, cicada‑wing‑thin golden shield instantly appeared in his palm.

A faint golden aura swirled over the shield's surface, as if containing boundless power; as his internal soul power surged in, the shield suddenly expanded, and in the blink of an eye became a massive golden barrier standing before him.

Blazing golden light burst from the shield, like a golden sun, instantly illuminating the entire mountain range.

The radiance was not only dazzling but also carried a powerful pressure, as if even the air was stunned by the force, becoming heavy.

Zhang Peng's attack was indeed formidable; the beast shadows behind him roared, bearing destructive power as they lunged at Jinghongchen.

However, the golden shield in Jinghongchen's hand was a Level‑8 defensive Soul Guide Device called the "Golden Cicada Shield," its sturdiness far surpassing ordinary Soul Guide Devices.

Complex soul guide runes surfaced on the shield's surface, each flashing with brilliant gold light, as if proclaiming its extraordinary nature.

When the beast shadows collided with the Golden Cicada Shield, a deafening boom erupted.

Those beast shadows, bathed in golden light, melted rapidly as if ice met scorching sun.

Soon after, Zhang Peng's attack was completely nullified, and the beast shadows vanished into nothingness.

ps: The kids are too tired today, one watch after another

(End of Chapter)