Chapter 442

Liao Mengkai, who gave this order, thought it was wonderful; now retreating, if successful, would indeed preserve the Fearclaw Soul Engineer Corps' full combat strength, and timely damage control is far better than fighting with one's back to the water.

But as the aggressor, he forgot one thing: since they had already initiated the war, whether the battle ends or not is no longer up to them to decide.

"Don't even think about running!"

Just having returned to the battlefield below, he saw the Fearclaw Soul Engineer Corps trying to flee, and Tang Wulin immediately let out a fierce shout.

They started the war themselves, and now that they've been hurt, they want to run?

How could the world be so wonderful!

As a rose-gold vortex appeared in the air, a Spiritual Thought Vortex appeared in the air, instantly restraining the Fearclaw Soul Engineer Corps.

"This is—"

Liao Mengkai's expression changed instantly.

Although the soul shield formed by the linked soul conductor successfully blocked the Spiritual Thought Vortex's attack from outside, it could not cancel its inward pull.

All members of the Fearclaw Soul Engineer Corps felt a strong gravitational force acting on them, compelling them to move toward Huo Yutong.

Helpless, he could only shout decisively:

"Attack that woman! Make her stop this soul skill!"

Hearing this, the members of the Fearclaw Soul Engineer Corps began injecting soul power into the linked soul conductor one after another, and a white beam of light shot out, breaking through the air toward Huo Yutong.

Facing such an attack, Huo Yutong neither dodged nor evaded, maintaining her composure as she continued the soul skill in place, while at the same time her third eye on her forehead opened, beginning to emit dazzling light.

"Boom!"

Seeing the soul conductor beam about to strike Huo Yutong, Tang Wulin flashed to her front, raised his hand, and a yellow shield condensed before his hand, blocking the Fearclaw Soul Engineer Corps' strike.

The next moment, a splendid beam of light shot from Huo Yutong's Eye of Fate, instantly crossing the several-hundred-meter distance and striking the Fearclaw Soul Engineer Corps.

A terrible thing happened: the linked soul shield of the Fearclaw Soul Engineer Corps, which could even block a combined assault of over ten Titled Douluo, was shattered in an instant.

After shattering the linked soul shield, the beam did not linger but continued forward, precisely striking Liao Mengkai.

Liao Mengkai instinctively activated his ninth-level defensive soul tool on his body, hoping to block this attack.

Strangely, however, none of his soul tools could function properly; they all shattered on contact.

Even his touch-triggered mental defense soul tool reacted to this attack, barely holding for a moment before breaking apart.

In that brief moment, all Liao Mengkai could do was slightly shift his body, causing Huo Yutong's strike, originally aimed at his heart, to veer off.

A sharp pain surged in his chest, and Liao Mengkai couldn't help spitting out a mouthful of blood; lowering his head, he saw a jade-green short blade lodged in his chest.

Obviously, Huo Yutong could shatter so many soul shields because she had hidden a Living Spirit Watcher's Blade within her soul impact.

This soul-tool nemesis once again performed a remarkable feat, not only breaking through the Fearclaw Soul Engineer Corps' defense but also severely wounding their commander.

Liao Mengkai really wanted to know the origin of this short blade that looked like an engraving knife, but Tang Wulin and the others gave him no chance.

Liao Mengkai only felt his vision blur, and a young man appeared before him—Tang Wulin.

If he had seen such a youngster elsewhere, Liao Mengkai would certainly not have thought much of him; a teenager with Soul Emperor cultivation would already be considered a peerless genius. But Tang Wulin had just defeated Ye Xi Shui! Not to mention looking down on him, just having Tang Wulin come close made his heart feel like it was about to jump out of his chest.

A black long blade appeared in his hand, and he slashed at Tang Wulin, hoping to repel him.

"Clang!"

Unfortunately, Tang Wulin was not someone he could repel; he merely raised his long spear and easily blocked Liao Mengkai's attack, not retreating even half a step, and the tremendous recoil shock instead left Liao Mengkai's tiger's mouth numb.

Seeing Tang Wulin level his spear and thrust toward him, Liao Mengkai gritted his teeth, his figure flickered, and he vanished before Tang Wulin's strike could land.

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Invisibility? No, upon careful recollection, just before he disappeared, the space around him had minutely warped.

He had entered another space; Tang Wulin was genuinely surprised this time.

I never expected the soul tool technology of the Ri Yue Di Guo to have advanced to such an extent.

Surprise aside, Tang Wulin did not stop his actions; he pointed his hand to the sky, and countless fire dragons instantly appeared around him.

Don't forget that Huo Yutong hasn't yet withdrawn her Spiritual Thought Vortex; given the cultivation of the Fearclaw Soul Engineer Corps' members, without the linked soul conductor's protection and still under the vortex's control, they simply could not withstand his Fire God's Fury.

He didn't believe Liao Mengkai could sit and watch his soul engineer corps be annihilated without showing himself.

Or rather, even if he didn't show up, it wouldn't matter, since Tang Wulin hadn't intended to leave any survivors anyway.

As expected, seeing Tang Wulin preparing to wipe out the Fearclaw Soul Engineer Corps, Liao Mengkai could not stay still.

He appeared above Tang Wulin's head, wielding twin blades, and chopped downward.

At the same time, he shouted loudly:

"Linked lock-on, restrict target!"

Hearing his command, the senior soul engineers of the Fearclaw Soul Engineer Corps who still retained some mobility hastily activated their linked soul conductors on their bodies, aiming at Tang Wulin.

A ring of white light enveloped Tang Wulin, forcibly halting his movements.

As a beast-king soul engineer corps specializing in close combat, the Fearclaw Soul Engineer Corps' linked soul conductor's specialties differed greatly from those of other National Protector divisions.

Many of its functions are meant to assist close combat, and at this moment the one binding Tang Wulin is one such use.

Although many lower-level soul engineers were lacking, the gathered soul power of numerous Soul Douluo and even Titled Douluo still made the energy contained in the halo binding Tang Wulin extremely strong; at least for a short time, preventing Tang Wulin from moving is no problem.

And what Liao Mengkai needed was precisely this brief moment.

His eyes flashed with madness, his ninth soul ring lit up, and the ink-black long blade in his hand thrust toward Tang Wulin's chest.

This was his ninth soul skill, Blade Soul Severing Soul; once struck by this blow, even an Ultimate Douluo would hardly escape death.

He didn't believe Tang Wulin had emerged unscathed from his battle with Ye Xi Shui; this kid must be in less-than-peak condition, making it the perfect opportunity to assassinate him.

As long as he killed this Sea God Pavilion Master with limitless future, he would become a hero of the Ri Yue Di Guo!

(End of chapter)