Chapter 382 Ghost Death
The fact that they couldn't break through the protective barrier instantly meant their assassination mission had failed. Because, according to the information provided by the cult leader, the Ultimate Flame Soul Douluo was already glaring at them with murderous intent.
This is why Zhongli Wu told the siblings that they only had one chance. Even a Title Douluo with a Soul Core is no match for a Soul Douluo with ultimate attributes.
"For the Holy Church, kill him!" The elder sister, Guiling, didn't retreat but charged at Wu Xuan again. The Church Leader had told them about this man's threat, so they couldn't afford to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Seeing this, the younger brother gritted his teeth and rushed out without hesitation.
"You're courting death!" Ma Xiaotao's loud phoenix cry erupted instantly, her second and third soul rings blazing brightly, and scorching phoenix flames directly covered the woman in front of her.
If Wu Xuan hadn't told her it was all an act, she would have immediately used her 100,000-year-old left arm soul bone skill. How could she possibly give the other party so many opportunities?
Black blades shot out from the ghost spirit's pitch-black claws, but to no avail. Ma Xiaotao burned these so-called blades to ashes with a single breath of Phoenix Fire Line.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Ghostly Shadows!!"
The ghost gritted its teeth, and its black aura erupted instantly, transforming into hideous ghostly figures that charged towards Ma Xiaotao.
Ma Xiaotao leaped into the air and killed one of them with a single wing flap. These ghostly figures had extremely low attack power, and to Ma Xiaotao they were as disgusting as flies. However, he couldn't go all out. Firstly, there were civilians present, and secondly, he couldn't let the battle become too one-sided. Ma Xiaotao had no choice but to restrain his power somewhat.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Grim Fang!"
The black ghostly energy instantly condensed in Gui Ming's right hand, transforming into a pitch-black dagger. In just a second, the dagger turned into a dark purple, and the purple ghostly light, less than three inches long, was like the sharp fangs of a venomous snake, stabbing straight towards Wu Xuan's chest.
"Crack!" The protective shield of the mortal world shattered instantly, and Wu Xuan, who was still acting, was pierced through the chest by the dagger. With a forceful slash from Gui Ming, the blood bag hidden in his arms sprayed out a large amount of warm blood, and Wu Xuan's body fell to the ground.
This is a spiritual clone formed from spiritual energy. The clone has no blood, and Wu Xuan could only come up with this method to avoid being exposed. If Gui Ming were to observe carefully, wisps of silver light would be constantly scattering and drifting outwards from Wu Xuan's chest.
In that instant, less than three seconds, the Shrek Seven Devils who had been restrained behind him erupted instantly. Like Xiao Xiao, Ma Xiaotao, and Wang Qiu'er, the three women knew more or less about the plan, but the moment they saw Wu Xuan injured, they all exploded.
"Finally succeeded!" Ghost Spirit looked at the almost burnt hair and glared hatefully at Ma Xiaotao. Then, his body was about to merge into the ground.
The next moment, the cage that the ghost spirit had been using to bind everyone was instantly destroyed.
"Where do you think you're going? Stay here, you old hag! Ten thousand years of raging fire, Apricot Bone of Delicate Left Arm—Imprisoning Fire Ring!"
Ma Xiaotao raised her left arm, and the blazing red flames, like magma, instantly burned the clothes on her left arm to ashes. Accompanied by a fiery red halo, it flew out and directly encircled the ghost spirit that was about to escape!
The left arm bone of the fiery apricot blossom gave Ma Xiaotao a control soul skill, which was also her only control soul skill.
The moment she was enveloped, the ghost spirit was filled with terror. She realized she couldn't use her innate soul skill to escape. The consequences for a control-type Title Douluo who was controlled were predictable.
Wang Qiu'er, having drawn her Golden Dragon Spear, appeared behind Gui Ling in a flash. Without any hesitation, her sharp eyes and unstoppable momentum pierced through Gui Ling's back with a single thrust of her spear.
Wang Qiu'er's spear strike was so powerful that it pierced right through the evil soul master, who was a titled Douluo. Feeling his life force instantly drain away, the ghost spirit was filled with terror.
Instant teleportation—this was the result of the three right leg soul bones dropped by the three wolf-apes: two were 30,000 years old, one was 20,000 years old, and with the fusion of a 10,000-year-old secret technique soul bone, this soul bone with teleportation ability had reached an 80,000-year level. Not only was the teleportation distance greatly increased and could be used continuously, but it could also precisely locate and teleport within a certain range.
"Sister!" A painful and piercing cry suddenly came from Gui Ming's mouth.
A deep blue sword light, seemingly about to pierce the heavens, appeared silently not far behind Gui Ming.
The deep blue sword light was crystal clear, as pure as if it were carved from crystal, and it created a deep blue light curtain wherever it passed.
The Emperor's Sword! Unparalleled Ice. The figure that suddenly appeared behind Gui Ming was not Xiao Xiao, but the spirit of the Snow Emperor.
As expected of an agility-type titled Douluo, he managed to react to Xue Di's sudden attack, and the dagger-like blade in his hand precisely blocked the incredibly powerful sword strike.
"Whoosh!" Gui Ming was sent flying by the blow. His fear of death finally overcame his pain of losing his loved ones. As soon as he touched the dark corner, he turned into a black shadow and disappeared in front of everyone.
"Wu Xuan! Captain!" Seeing Wu Xuan lying in a pool of blood, the Shrek Academy team members rushed forward and wept bitterly.
"Stop crying! Hold it in! Wu Xuan isn't dead yet. I'm taking him to find the elders. You all need to hurry back to the academy." Ma Xiaotao scolded the crowd that had gathered around her, then picked up Wu Xuan's clone from the ground and sped off in another direction.
The ghost spirit, pierced by Wang Qiu'er's spear, was now lifeless. As Wang Qiu'er withdrew her spear, the ghost spirit's body fell heavily to the ground.
The moment the corpse touched the ground, it vanished from its spot. This sight instantly put everyone on high alert once more.
After a long period of time without anything happening, the Shrek group returned to the Mingyue Hotel.
The assassination attempt was so blatant that news spread throughout the entire capital city in less than half an hour. Shrek Academy's captain, Wu Xuan, was seriously injured after being assassinated by two Title Douluos.
Imperial Palace of the Sun and Moon Empire.
Xu Tianran sat quietly in his study, looking at the reports submitted by the ministers. However, judging from the way he flipped through them, it was clear that Xu Tianran's mind was not on them.
"Your Highness!" A man in black suddenly appeared behind Xu Tianran.
"How is it?" Xu Tianran immediately turned around and asked.
"The Imperial Advisor has made a move; Shrek Academy's leader is seriously injured!" the man in black said respectfully.
"Hahaha! Finally, some good news!" Xu Tianran laughed heartily.
After laughing, Xu Tianran leaned back on the soft couch, his eyes slightly narrowed, but a sharp glint flashed in them. "How are the preparations outside the city going?"
"Your Highness, everything is in place. We have heavily guarded the east, south, and north directions, each manned by a level nine Soul Master. Each direction has more than five fixed-position Soul Guidance Artillery shells. Thanks to our deliberate leak, they should already know about this situation."
Xu Tianran sneered and said, "What about the west side? How are the preparations going?"
The man in black said, "Everything is ready on the west side as well. Those people from before are all on the west side. We're giving them one last chance."
Xu Tianran nodded and said, "You did a good job. Distribute the orders. Maintain a high alert for the next two days. Be prepared at any time. Go now."
"Yes," the man in black replied respectfully.
The man in black stood up and quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Xu Tianran's eyes showed a thoughtful look. "I hope they will make the right choice. If they choose the west, our losses will be greatly reduced."
(End of chapter)