Chapter 163: Nine Treasures Protective Divine Light!
As the colossal ten thousand meter long whale plummeted from the sky, Leaf City knew that, despite being composed entirely of water, its impact from such a height would be no less devastating than a meteor strike.
Some stronger individuals, such as Titled Douluo, might survive, but those below that level were doomed. The sheer force of the impact, combined with the shockwave and scattered water blasts, would annihilate everything in the vicinity. There would be no chance of survival.
Tens of thousands of people
If tens of thousands of soul masters perished here, the consequences would be unimaginable. The entire continent would be shaken to its core.
Of course, Leaf City couldn't allow such a tragedy to unfold. If that happened, his Neptune persona would become the greatest enemy of all soul masters on the continent. Even his true self would face repercussions, bearing the brunt of their collective hatred.
But since he had dared to unleash such a large scale attack, he naturally had a way to resolve it.
The Flying Rainbow Sword vanished from Leaf City's hand, instantly replaced by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!
Raising the radiant nine layered pagoda high above his head, his expression solemn, he began to chant a soul incantation…
In the shadows
"Damn it!"
Sword Douluo's face changed drastically as he felt the overwhelming pressure descending from above. Even though the attack wasn't aimed directly at him, he could still sense an impending catastrophe.
"If I had known, I would've let that old bonehead come instead!" His expression was grim. He specialized in offense, not defense. Against such an attack, he himself might be fine, but Ning Fengzhi's fate would be far less certain.
Unlike him, Bone Douluo, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's other Titled Douluo, was a tank. With his tough defenses and spatial soul techniques, he was far better suited for protecting others.
But it was too late to change anything now.
All Sword Douluo could do was use everything in his power to shield Ning Fengzhi.
If a soul master had the protection of a Titled Douluo or if they themselves were a Titled Douluo there was still a chance of survival against the incoming Whale Devour Annihilation.
But for everyone else…
They had no hope.
The doomed soul masters could only stare in despair at the descending blue whale, its terrifying mass crashing down like an unstoppable force of nature.
They couldn't even move.
Not because they didn't want to run but because they had no time.
The attack was already upon them. Even if they fled at full speed, there was no way to escape its massive area of effect.
Unless they had an instant teleportation ability, there was simply nowhere to run.
Only death awaited them.
Just as hopelessness consumed the crowd, just as the enormous whale loomed over them like a falling mountain
A clear, commanding voice rang out.
It was his voice.
The voice of their City Lord of White Cloud.
" Nine Treasures, Eighth Command: Protective Divine Light!"
As soon as these words were spoken
A miracle occurred.
A warm energy surged through the bodies of the tens of thousands of soul masters present.
Then, to their shock, a colossal illusion of a Nine Colored Pagoda manifested above them, its sheer size dwarfing even the surrounding mountains. From their perspective, they couldn't even gauge its true size
But one thing was certain.
It was no smaller than the massive whale descending upon them.
The next moment, the massive pagoda illusion shattered into countless beams of multicolored light. These lights shot in all directions, enveloping every single soul master in the area.
And then
The fear vanished.
Each soul master, upon being touched by the divine light, found their entire body encased in a radiant glow.
A feeling of unparalleled security filled their hearts.
For the first time, they felt absolutely safe.
Even with the monstrous whale still plummeting toward them they no longer feared it.
This inexplicable confidence, along with the sudden dissipation of their despair, made every soul master realize
This was a large scale defensive soul ability.
And not just any defensive soul ability
One that could shield an entire battlefield!
Even more shocking was the sheer scale of it.
How much soul power was required to simultaneously protect this many people?
Among the protected, Ning Fengzhi instantly recognized what was happening. Seeing the massive Nine Treasure Pagoda illusion in the sky, hearing the activation of the soul technique
How could he not understand?
This was Leaf City's doing.
"He can protect this many people at once…? Does he even have enough soul power for that?" Ning Fengzhi's concern grew.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was powerful, but its greatest weakness was its high energy consumption. The sect had spent years developing a specialized Split Mind Control Technique to conserve soul power.
Yet Leaf City didn't even know that technique
And he was still managing to cast such an overwhelming group wide protection spell.
Even if he was an Ultimate Douluo, could his soul power really withstand such a massive drain?
"I should have had Rongrong teach him the Split Mind Control Technique…" Ning Fengzhi clenched his fists.
Regardless of Leaf City's refusal to return to the sect, he was still his son.
The only Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda wielder in existence.
The future of their entire sect rested on him.
If he died here
Ning Fengzhi would go insane.
Even though their relationship was strained, as long as Leaf City lived, there was still a chance to mend things.
And if all else failed…
He could always send someone to seduce him and secretly bear his child just to ensure the bloodline continued.
No matter what, Ning Fengzhi would never accept his son's death.
Of course, if Leaf City could hear Ning Fengzhi's thoughts, he'd scoff.
"You're overthinking this."
His soul power reserves far exceeded what Ning Fengzhi could even imagine.
More importantly
When it came to soul power efficiency, Ning Fengzhi's so called Split Mind Control Technique was laughable.
Leaf City possessed three soul cores.
Even if Ning Fengzhi's sect mastered their technique to perfection, they couldn't match Leaf City's soul power efficiency.
The ability he had just cast
The Ninth Soul Skill of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Protective Divine Light.
Once activated, it granted large scale or individual protective barriers, dispelling negative effects and shielding against poisons, diseases, curses, and all forms of harm.
The strength of the barrier depended on the caster.
And with Leaf City as the caster…
Even a god level being would struggle to break it.
Blocking Whale Devour Annihilation?
That was child's play.
Besides
The true strength of Whale Devour Annihilation lay in its wide area devastation.
Because its power was spread across such a large range, its single target destructive force wasn't nearly as overwhelming.
Yes, it could obliterate Soul Saints and heavily injure Soul Douluo, but
Titled Douluo who focused on defense could survive with minimal damage.
And against Leaf City's Protective Divine Light?
It was completely ineffective.
Whale Devour Annihilation had already failed.
(End of Chapter)
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