Seeing his Chrysanthemum Tornado envelop Qin Ming, Chrysanthemum Douluo couldn't help feeling smug. He was just about to withdraw his soul power to check on the foolish person torn apart by petals when a fiery red light suddenly seeped out from the flames.
Next, the tornado suddenly exploded.
Many marks of holy fire appeared in the sky. Fireballs imbued with divine power continuously rained down from the marks like a meteor shower—this was a 360-degree, no-blind-spot attack. The dense flames far surpassed the power of Feng Tianlei's Wind and Thunder Sword Array.
Chrysanthemum Douluo dodged left and right, but was still hit by fireballs. Due to the special nature of Qin Ming's ninth soul ring, his eighth soul skill's flames now carried a hint of sealing power. Even if not struck directly by the holy fire sigils, Chrysanthemum Douluo still felt that part of his soul power was unusable.
Though the Chrysanthemum was powerful, it was after all a plant-type martial soul, and inherently at a disadvantage against fire. Furthermore, Chrysanthemum Douluo's level was now lower than Qin Ming's. Today, his defeat was inevitable.
"Damn, this won't do. Angel Legion, surprise attack!" Chrysanthemum Douluo ordered desperately.
His hatred for Tianlin, the Emperor Battle Team, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had made him almost hysterical.
At this moment, Golden Crocodile Douluo, locked in fierce battle with Bone Douluo, heard the command and was infuriated. Their original plan was to use their numerical advantage in Titled Douluos to tie down all the enemy's top fighters, then have Chrysanthemum Douluo, now freed up, break through the ranks, and finally send the Angel Legion for a surprise attack—minimizing casualties and maximizing gains.
But now, Chrysanthemum Douluo was no match for Qin Ming. The Angel Legion would have a hard time just getting past Qin Ming. Even if the surprise succeeded, the losses would be great. This was their ace unit from the Hall of Worship! Did the Hall of the Pope not care how many died?
Golden Crocodile Douluo wanted to intervene, but was dragged back by Bone Dragon's claw. "Golden Crocodile Douluo, we aren't finished yet. Where do you think you're going?"
"Damn you, Gu Rong, get out of my way!" Golden Crocodile Douluo angrily fired a powerful energy wave at Gu Rong, which could pulverize anything in its path.
But Gu Rong had activated his Martial Soul True Body and was supported by Ning Fengzhi's Four Suns Imperial and Six Suns Enhancement, boosting his defense to more than five times the usual. Even Golden Crocodile Douluo at rank 98 couldn't budge him.
The energy wave was dispersed by Gu Rong, who laughed, "Not enough pain, Golden Crocodile Douluo! You think you can beat me with this little power? No way!"
No wonder he's called the Smiling Bone Dragon—fighting him requires a steady mindset, or you'll easily be infuriated by his trash talk.
Blocked by Gu Rong, Golden Crocodile Douluo lost his chance to stop Chrysanthemum Douluo. The Angel Legion, following orders, was already on the move.
Eighty flying soul sages, all above rank seventy, formed the strike team. In the original work, they died to Buddha Fury Tang Lotus. Today, they would face something even more ruthless.
"Heh, here they come. This must be the flying unit Sword Brother warned me about." For once, a trace of cruelty appeared on Ning Rongrong's beautiful face. There's no room for mercy in war—she was ready for a massacre.
"Let me show you all how powerful my Sword Brother is."
Ning Rongrong took out a talisman in each hand. The left contained the fire-type large-scale attack immortal technique, Purgatory Sea of Fire; the right, the earth-type defensive immortal technique, True Essence Body Shield.
When these two immortal arts combined, what kind of power would be born? If any Shu Mountain disciple were here, they'd immediately recognize it as the most powerful dual fire-earth immortal art: Stars Fall and Earth Trembles.
It had been extremely difficult for Tianlin to make such talismans. Both kinds of immortal power had to be infused into the talismans in exact proportions, a considerable drain on Tianlin himself. He had only managed to leave these two for Ning Rongrong.
Therefore, the attack had to hit at exactly the right moment.
Ever since seeing the Spirit Empire's legion, Gu Ran had kept his eye on Ning Rongrong. Seeing her take out two talismans, he immediately waved his command flag.
"Breaking Clan and Speed Clan, fall back into the city!"
Facing a powerful team of all soul sages, retreat was only natural. Qin Ming's eyes widened—he hadn't expected the Spirit Empire to have such a powerful force.
He wasn't faking it either—Tianlin had forgotten to tell him about this. But maybe that was for the best; his genuine surprise would make him more trustworthy.
Chrysanthemum Douluo laughed wildly, "Hahaha, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect! This is the true strength of my Spirit Empire. Today is your doomsday. Too bad Tianlin isn't here—I can't kill him today. But when he returns and sees your corpses, what will his face look like? I can't wait to make him taste the pain of losing loved ones!"
"Dream on!" Qin Ming charged forward, clashing with Chrysanthemum Douluo again.
Though Chrysanthemum Douluo was badly injured, he could still hold Qin Ming back.
The Angel Legion finally reached the city walls. With the Breaking Clan and Speed Clans withdrawn, the Elephant Armored Sect and Wind Sword Sect were freed up, and all three legions prepared to storm the city at once.
"Only Spirit Empire people remain outside the city? Perfect—let them all die!" Ning Rongrong poured soul power into the two talismans.
In an instant, fiery rain fell from the sky and the ground began to shake. When the two powers merged, fireballs turned into molten boulders—about ten times more than Qin Ming's earlier Wolf Holy Fire.
"What is that!?" The Angel Legion's squad leader looked up in terror, the power gathering in the sky was overwhelming.
'BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!'
The rain of lava finally fell. The Angel Legion and Wind Sword Sect disciples were smashed to the ground. On the ground, the Elephant Armored Sect and other sect disciples were also devastated. For a time, the area below Heaven Dou City became a living hell.
The range of Stars Fall and Earth Trembles was so vast, it covered half of Heaven Dou City. But Tianlin was prepared—Ning Rongrong took out two more talismans, Fire Screen and Earth Screen, constructing barriers on the city walls against fire and earth attacks.
No matter the natural disaster raging outside, she remained unshaken.
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After ten minutes, the lava rain finally stopped. Charred corpses were everywhere. The Angel Legion—eighty people; Elephant Armored Sect—five hundred with their new chief Huyan Zhan; Wind Sword Sect—seven hundred; Fire Leopard Sect—five hundred; Black Tiger Sect—five hundred; Rock Antelope Sect—three hundred; and tens of thousands of Spirit Empire heavy cavalry poised to storm the city—all annihilated!
The destructive power surpassed Buddha Fury Tang Lotus by who knows how much. This was the power of Shu Mountain talismans, and not even their full strength—Tianlin's Five Spirit Immortal Arts weren't yet at their peak. If they were, this move would be even more terrifying.