Chapter 207: Du Busi You Traitor, Xu Jiawei!
The former case was understandable since Tang San could grant benefits, but what about the latter? Most sea soul beasts that worshipped Tang San as the Sea God received nothing in return. Even though at this stage he couldn't use Faith Power to create gods, its benefits were undeniable. According to the original story, Faith Power could extend the lifespan of human soul masters.
Take the previous Sea God as an example. Since soul beasts couldn't become gods, the old Sea God was undoubtedly human. He lived for 1,001 years, slowly accumulating Faith Power to ascend to godhood. Normally, even an Ultimate Douluo who consumed a large number of immortal herbs wouldn't live that long.
With Faith Power, recruiting aging soul masters or soul beasts was just a matter of time.
Naturally, Du Busi wanted to be revived rather than fade away. Aligning with a deity would benefit the Ontology Sect as well. As for doubting Electrolux's divine status, Du Busi found it unnecessary the sheer power of this being was real. He could sense it. In all his years, he had never encountered such a formidable spiritual force.
Such an existence could likely wipe out the entire Ontology Sect in an instant. The historical records of Douluo Continent described gods as overwhelmingly powerful, and Du Busi had no desire to become their enemy.
"I am willing to facilitate collaboration between the Ontology Sect and you," Du Busi declared.
Huo Yuhao thought to himself, Smart people adapt to the situation. He nodded. "Good, let's set out immediately."
Donning a black robe to conceal his identity, Huo Yuhao left the Necromantic Demi plane and flew toward Mingde Hall.
Finding Du Busi wasn't particularly dangerous. With the Plane's Will and Electrolux by his side, even if powerful divine beasts like Da Ming and Er Ming tried to kill him without summoning Tang San, they wouldn't succeed. As beasts without divine positions, they were currently suppressed by the planet's laws.
Du Busi was strong, but he wasn't on Da Ming and Er Ming's level. Of course, Huo Yuhao had no intention of provoking them. If they decided to call upon the Sea God, things would become troublesome after all, even a weakened god king was still a god king.
"Master! We couldn't find the target the mission was a trap! The intel was false!" A member of the Ontology Sect rushed out of Mingde Hall, shouting in frustration.
"What?! The intel was false?" Du Busi couldn't believe it.
At that moment, he had transformed into a towering green giant, a hundred meters tall, with purple mist swirling around him, exuding immense authority. Compared to his usual height, his size had increased significantly.
With a single palm strike, he obliterated several soul guided shells, feeling increasingly frustrated. He had believed that his battle against Jing Hongchen was buying time for his sect members to steal the ten thousand year soul beast embryo.
But if there was no soul beast embryo in Mingde Hall, what was the point of fighting Jing Hongchen?
Did this mean the intelligence was entirely fabricated?
Why had Xu Jiawei so confidently provided him with false information? There had to be a reason behind this!
Could it be that Xu Jiawei, knowing the Ontology Sect was the guardian sect of the Heavenly Soul Empire, intended to cause significant losses to the sect, making it easier for him to seize control of the empire?
Strictly speaking, there were still conflicts among the three Douluo nations. Ten thousand years ago, before the Heaven Dou Empire split, it had long been in opposition to the Star Luo Empire. Of course, at that time, neither Heaven Dou nor Star Luo was the strongest power.
"Xu Jiawei! When I return, I will settle this with you!" Du Busi gritted his teeth, thoughts racing.
He bellowed, "All members of the Ontology Sect, retreat immediately!"
He had no interest in further entanglement with Jing Hongchen. Continuing the fight would bring no benefit to his sect, and escaping now would minimize casualties.
"Du Busi! The Sun Moon Empire is not a place you can come and go as you please!" Jing Hongchen roared before waving his hand. "Keep firing!"
A barrage of soul guided shells streaked across the sky. Just as the other Title Douluo from the Ontology Sect prepared to counterattack, Du Busi commanded, "You all leave I'll stay behind! That is an order from your Sect Master!"
With that, he charged toward the incoming shells, attempting to intercept them. Letting out a powerful howl, he swung his fists, shattering the explosives in midair. Flames erupted all around him.
"Keep firing!" Jing Hongchen's expression darkened, but he continued giving orders. If he could deplete Du Busi's soul power using just soul guided shells, it would be a worthwhile trade off. The Sun Moon Empire wasn't lacking in ammunition.
At that moment, a voice echoed in the sky. "Du Busi! How dare you attack Mingde Hall! All Hall of Worship elders attack together!"
Looking up, Du Busi saw Kong Deming in midair, accompanied by four other Title Douluo all of whom were Ninth Tier Soul Engineers. If these many Ninth Tier Soul Engineers attacked at once, he might be able to escape, but the other members of the Ontology Sect would certainly perish.
Gritting his teeth, Du Busi let out a furious roar, and his body expanded even further from 100 meters to 300 meters tall, his aura growing more oppressive.
Raising both hands skyward, he unleashed waves of green energy that spread across the battlefield, enveloping the soul engineers.
This was his eighth soul skill Feast of Death. Each strand of green light carried a corrosive poison, making it his most potent area of effect ability.
Crack! Crack! Crack! The sound of shattering soul barriers rang out one after another.
Seeing this, Kong Deming quickly intervened, releasing a silver light that blanketed the area, temporarily suppressing the poison and giving the soul engineers a moment to recover.
He then shouted in shock, "Du Busi, have you lost your mind? You're burning your life force?! Are you planning to detonate your soul core?!"
Du Busi laughed maniacally. "Hahaha! If I can't get my people out safely, what kind of Sect Master would I be?! Detonating my soul core… so be it! We'll all die together!"
Kong Deming's expression darkened.
Du Busi was a Rank 98 Super Douluo if he burned his life force beyond control, his soul core could detonate with power nearing that of a theoretical Tenth Tier Fixed Soul Guided Shell. If that happened, how many here would survive?
Even as the Sun Moon Empire's top soul engineer, Kong Deming was still just a Ninth Tier Soul Engineer. Against a self destructing Du Busi, he had no countermeasure.
He knew Du Busi was using this as a threat, but he had no choice but to take it seriously. From the empire's perspective, it was better to let Du Busi go than risk widespread devastation.
After weighing the risks, Kong Deming finally spoke, albeit deliberately stalling, "Fine… you may leave."
Hearing this, Du Busi extinguished his burning life force.
A quick internal assessment confirmed his fears just a brief period of burning had severely damaged his life essence. He estimated he only had ten years left to live.
And despite all his fighting against Jing Hongchen's forces, their powerful firepower and invincible barriers had prevented him from killing even a single soul engineer. He could have, had he fought at full strength, but he had been distracted, ensuring the safety of those inside Mingde Hall searching for the supposed soul beast embryo.
His frustration deepened this whole operation had been a complete disaster.
Still, he forced himself to sound resolute. "You heard him everyone, withdraw!"
With that, he led the Ontology Sect members in retreat.
(End of chapter.)
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