Chapter 480

What did you say? Say it again.

When hearing the subordinate's report, Kong Deming momentarily doubted his ears.

The soul engineer standing before him swallowed, then said cautiously:

"The soul masters of the original three countries of Douluo seem to be doing their utmost to fill the canyon; they have already filled about half, and it is estimated that in about another half day they will completely fill it."

……

Kong Deming fell into a state of speechlessness for a moment.

Pfft.

Suddenly, he heard a strange sound, turned his head, and saw Ye Xi Shui covering her mouth, trying not to laugh.

He instantly felt embarrassed and angry.

"Ye Xi Shui, what are you laughing at?"

Ye Xi Shui showed a faint smile.

"Nothing, I just thought that Kong Deming, you have spent your life researching soul tools, always looking down on traditional soul masters, yet you were outmaneuvered by them, which I find somewhat amusing."

Kong Deming was somewhat puzzled.

"What do you mean?"

"Don't you understand yet?"

Ye Xi Shui chuckled: "The biggest difference between traditional soul masters and you soul engineers is that they focus more on cultivating their martial souls rather than soul tools; consequently, compared to your Ri Yue Di Guo, the number of high-level soul masters in the original three countries of Douluo is dozens of times greater."

"Moreover, due to the difference in combat style, high-level soul masters among them often possess extremely strong martial soul abilities; take filling the great canyon as an example—no matter how many high-ranking soul engineers you send, you couldn't achieve this."

……

Kong Deming was momentarily at a loss for words.

What Ye Xi Shui said indeed hit his sore spot.

Why had he never considered the possibility that the original three countries of Douluo could fill the great canyon? Because Ri Yue Di Guo's soul engineers usually fight with soul tools, and soul tools cannot do such filling; compared to those high-level earth-attribute soul masters, the effectiveness is worlds apart.

This is a blind spot in the thinking of soul engineers, a problem hard for him as a soul engineer to overcome.

Ye Xi Shui praised:

"I have to say, that kid named Tang Wulin is truly a genius; in fact, not only you, but even I unconsciously overlooked this, after all such a feat could only be accomplished under these extreme circumstances, yet he thought of it; well then, Kong Deming, what do you plan to do?"

As Ye Xi Shui said, if it weren't for the Shilake Summons gathering soul masters from all over the world, no matter how much better soul masters are at cultivating their martial souls compared to soul engineers, it would be impossible to fill an entire canyon in a short time.

This is an irreproducible miracle, and unfortunately, this miracle is disadvantageous to Ri Yue Di Guo.

Kong Deming gritted his teeth, falling into a dilemma.

He understood that Ye Xi Shui was laughing at him.

Currently, of the fifteen soul engineer units originally expected to arrive, only five have come; the remaining ten are still on the road and will reach the battlefield in a little over a day.

Five soul engineer units are clearly far insufficient to face the enemy head-on; even if they won, it would only be a pyrrhic victory.

But even if they do not launch an attack now, will the opponent let them go?

Obviously not.

According to the earlier estimate, they will fill the canyon in half a day; if Kong Deming were Tang Wulin, he would launch a general assault immediately after filling the canyon.

At that time, the number of additional soul engineer units that could arrive is estimated to be only about five.

To gain those five extra soul engineer units, should we really let them fill the canyon? After a brief yet difficult weighing, Kong Deming finally made up his mind: "Notify the entire army, prepare for battle!"

Ye Xi Shui clapped her hands.

"Good, you made the correct decision."

Kong Deming gave her a cold stare.

"Don't think you can stay out of this; when I say the entire army, I include your Holy Spirit Sect as well."

"Yes, yes, I understand."

Ye Xi Shui shrugged, stood up, and said: "Talking with you saves effort; if it were that little girl, many things would require more talk."

Obviously, the little girl she referred to is Juzi.

Although Juzi had earned considerable military merit by directing battles during this period, she is still inexperienced, and Xu Tianran feared she might meet with an accident, so he did not let her participate in this extremely important war.

This pleased Ye Xi Shui, after all she and Juzi do not get along; she can see that Juzi also dislikes those of the Holy Spirit Sect led by her, always seeking ways to weaken the sect's power.

In this battle, without Juzi interfering on the side, she is in a very good mood.

Ye Xi Shui smiled, then walked out of Kong Deming's large tent.

Kong Deming took a deep breath; even he could not help feeling a bit nervous at this moment.

The upcoming battle will stake everything of both Ri Yue Di Guo and the original three countries of Douluo; the victor will gain dominion over the Douluo Continent, the loser will never have a chance to recover.

Moreover, crucially, he has no absolute confidence of victory; his current understanding of Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong's strength comes only from rumors, yet Tang Wulin repeatedly performs deeds beyond his expectations.

Regardless of lacking confidence, once things have reached this point, all that remains is to fight; it's up to human effort.

Helplessly sighing, Kong Deming closed his eyes with a heavy heart.

…………

At that moment, in the not-so-distant Tianhun battle line, Huo Yutong suddenly opened her eyes.

"Wulin, the Ri Yue Di Guo people have made a move."

Tang Wulin had no nonsense; he made a decisive decision.

"Notify the entire army."

"Okay."

Terrifying mental power spread from Huo Yutong as its center, instantly enveloping the entire Tianhun battle line and connecting with all soul masters of the original three countries of Douluo.

"Ri Yue Di Guo has moved; the battle is about to begin. Please prepare yourselves; the opponents are the Ri Yue Royal Soul Engineer Unit, the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Unit, the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Unit, and eight ordinary soul engineer units. This battle may well decide the course of the entire war; please fight with all your strength, Shilake Academy stands with you."

Upon hearing her voice, the soul masters of the original three countries of Douluo were momentarily startled, but soon, after clearly hearing Huo Yutong's words, they all calmed down, even becoming somewhat emotionally aroused.

The battle to defend home and country is finally about to arrive; they will absolutely not allow invaders to set foot in their country.

And just then, Huo Yutong's spiritual detection discovered the enemy's new movements.

"Tsk, as expected, the other side would first want to do this."

Countless fixed-installation soul-guided cannon shells shot from the Ri Yue Di Guo army, firing toward the canyon.

They wanted to preemptively shoot and kill the earth-attribute soul masters located beneath the canyon.

(End of chapter)