The Nuclear Bomb's First Appearance!

Spiritual Detection Sharing made it seem as though Meng Hongchen and Jiang Nannan had opened a third eye. Every shot from the Soul Cannons they controlled struck a vulnerable point in the beast tide where it would do the most damage.

More than a thousand Soul Tool Turrets unleashed their firepower at once, actually driving the beast tide back for a time.

It was like carving out a patch of white on a sheet of paper soaked in ink.

For a time,

A vacuum formed around Xiang Bei, and even some of the younger Soul Beasts in the tide deliberately kept their distance.

That was why Ma Xiaotao was so astonished. She had strained every sinew to maneuver across the battlefield.

Avoiding the high-level Soul Beasts was fraught with danger.

Xiang Bei, on the other hand, was as relaxed as if he were taking a stroll after a meal, without a trace of strain.

"Bro, just who in the world are you? How do you have so many good things?"

Tian Meng exclaimed in the spiritual world. Having slept for a million years, he had never seen anything like this.

He was shouting and hollering like a wild man from the mountains visiting the city.

This is the charm of automation, Xiang Bei thought.

The enemy lost Soul Beast lives, while all he lost was some ammunition. As long as he had enough resources and Gold Soul Coins, he only had to start up the production line.

In a few days, the ammunition would be replenished.

On the Douluo Continent,

Qian Daoliu: "Heh heh... Just some unorthodox tricks, nothing to fear. No matter how powerful these weapons are, they can't possibly harm a god. They're only good for dealing with some low-level Soul Beasts.

"If I took action, I could achieve the same result, or even better!"

Golden Crocodile: "The Great Enshrined is right. Only becoming a god is the proper path. No matter how strong this so-called technology is, it would still have to bow in submission before the Angel God."

Yu Xiaogang: "Judging by the Soul Power and the area of damage, these weapons are enough to overturn conventional patterns of warfare. Ordinary soldiers or low-level Soul Masters would be marching to their deaths if they encountered them!"

Bibi Dong: "They can't possibly harm a god? What a joke. Didn't you see that the young man also has high-level Soul Cannon Shells? He hasn't used them yet, so how do you know they're useless against gods?"

Qian Daoliu: "You..."

In Spirit City,

At the Pope's Palace.

"Such terrifying destructive power would be perfect for dealing with the Angel God. Hasn't that old fossil Qian Daoliu always wanted to pass on the Angel God's inheritance?"

Bibi Dong sneered. "Heh heh... I won't let you have your way."

"Gengxin City has already been taken. Once I reproduce similar weapons, it will be the beginning of my unification of the continent and destruction of the Destruction Angel Lineage!"

On the Sky Screen,

Under Xiong Jun's command,

A Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear with fifty thousand years of cultivation charged at Xiang Bei's position. Using its thick hide as a living shield, it led the surging beast tide straight at him.

"Roar!"

A sonic wave burst from the bear's mouth, leaving Xiang Bei momentarily dazed.

"Xiang Bei, watch out! I'm afraid this Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is no weaker than an ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!" Tian Meng warned rapidly.

By the time Xiang Bei came to his senses, the Terrorclaw Bear was less than half a kilometer away. At that distance, it could reach him within ten seconds.

With its terrifying claws, if it struck Xiang Bei, the defenses he currently had would never withstand it.

"Watch out!"

Ma Xiaotao shouted and rushed over, red flames streaked with black burning around her.

"Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike!"

It was her strongest single-target attack Soul Skill.

Puff!

Like a wildfire meeting soaked firewood, it simply would not catch. The attack only burned through the Terrorclaw Bear's hide, dealing no great damage.

"Xiao Yu, pull in the defenses, establish an impact-resistance model, activate the lead-shell defense, and prepare to deploy the killing weapon."

"Yes, Master."

Once the order was given, Xiao Yu swiftly brought the Soul Tool position's defenses together. A thick lead shell rose from the ground, securely enclosing Xiang Bei, Meng Hongchen, and Jiang Nannan.

High in the sky,

Di Tian suddenly felt a pang of dread, as though something momentous were about to happen.

At the same time,

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's right eyelid twitched wildly in the heart of the Star Dou Great Forest. "Oh no! Something big is about to happen."

The Scarlet King, standing guard beside her, looked grave.

"Di Tian is personally overseeing this battle. What could happen?"

Boom—!!

A mushroom cloud blossomed high above the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. Vast amounts of light and heat whipped up a fierce wind that spread dozens of kilometers.

Even the Sky Screen deliberately raised its viewpoint to show the audience on the Douluo Continent the full picture.

Two and a half minutes earlier.

Xiong Jun had tied down Shrek Academy's high-level fighters and secretly sent a trusted subordinate to attack Xiang Bei.

Just as the attack was about to succeed, a pitch-black object about a meter in diameter was thrown out of Xiang Bei's turtle shell, landing squarely in the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's path.

It gave the matter little thought and swiped at the object, intent on slicing it in two.

Just then,

The thing exploded. At that critical moment,

Di Tian used the Dragon God Claw, a move taught to him by the Dragon God himself, to forcibly suppress it and fling it as high into the sky as he could.

High temperatures and thick smoke swept across the entire battlefield, affecting a sizable part of Shrek City and the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

A tenth of the beast tide was wiped out on the spot!

And one had to remember,

This was more than ninety percent of all the Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest.

"What have you done!?"

Di Tian's furious growl echoed across the battlefield. He took human form and faced Mu En from afar.

Mu En could clearly see blood dripping from the index finger of Di Tian's left hand.

"Di Tian was actually injured by a Soul King?"

"I didn't do anything. That was self-defense."

Xiang Bei poked his face out of the turtle shell, looking innocent. Jiang Nannan and Meng Hongchen stood beside him, and at the sight before them, both women's jaws nearly hit the ground.

Stars shone in Jiang Nannan's eyes. "Bro Bei is amazing."

Meng Hongchen gritted her teeth to herself. No, once I get back, I'll have Grandpa help me pursue Bro Bei. I want to be his woman.

Xu Sanshi knelt on the ground, panting, his face and clothes covered in grime. Even with his Martial Soul's defense, he had been badly hurt by the aftershock.

"Wait, is he even human?"

He felt a profound sense of self-doubt.

Di Tian narrowed his dragon eyes, a dangerous glint in them.

That shell clearly had not been one of the so-called Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells Xiang Bei had brought out earlier as a deterrent.

It carried a dense presence of destruction, leaving no living thing in its wake.

It resembled the methods of the God of Destruction, whom the Dragon God had once mentioned.

"This fellow... Shrek's Soul Tool Department definitely hasn't advanced this far in its Soul Tool research."

"Di Tian! This guy..." Xiong Jun spoke up in anger, his eyes blazing. The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear that had just been blown to death was a trusted subordinate as close to him as a brother.

"Shut up!"

An icy, overwhelming killing aura suddenly locked onto Xiong Jun. Di Tian could no longer suppress his fury.

Before the battle, he had personally warned Xiong Jun that this beast tide was only a feint, a way to give them a graceful way out. He was not to attack Xiang Bei. If they really pushed the other side into a corner, perishing together would do no one any good.

Yet this fellow had still acted on his own initiative.

"Xiang Bei, is it? Very good! But this is the last time you use a weapon like that against the Star Dou Great Forest. If there's a next time, I'll kill you myself!"

Di Tian said no more. After glancing at him, he waved his hand.

"Retreat!"

And just like that, a beast-tide siege that had begun with a tiger's head ended with a snake's tail. All of Shrek City erupted in cheers.

The Soul Tool Department's dean, vice dean, and numerous instructors sought Xiang Bei out together. The instructor leading the team from Mingde Hall was caught in their midst, almost like the filling in a pie.