The Ambush of Two Herrschers

Far North, hailed as humanity's absolute forbidden zone.

Yet today, people had ventured deep into its core region. Not only that, they had brazenly set their sights on this land's ruler.

It could only be said that their luck was absurdly good. This group of humans had succeeded.

Upon the snowfield swept by howling winds, a Titled Douluo with nine soul rings beneath his feet stared feverishly at the object cradled tightly in his hands. It was a white tray inlaid with at least a hundred gemstones of varying colors. On that small wooden tray, a mass of airflow trembled faintly.

The airflow was white. Its gentle color did not convey any sense of power, yet it remained condensed without dispersing, faintly surging left and right as though trying to break free. Meanwhile, the wooden tray beneath it continuously emitted a pale golden barrier that enveloped it, preventing it from breaking through during its struggles.

The Titled Douluo burst into laughter. "Hahahaha... Stop struggling, Snow Empress. This is the ninth-grade Soul Tool I specially prepared for you—the Deification Platform! Even Di Tian, the leader of the Ten Fierce Beasts, couldn't break this seal in such a state! Come with me obediently! From this day onward, the Far North will have no ruler! The Three Kings of the Far North will be leaderless!!"

The Titled Douluo's triumphant voice did not last long before he swiftly flew at high speed in the direction opposite the Far North.

He knew that the Far North had more than one king. If the other two discovered him, then as a mere rank 96 Titled Douluo, he would only meet a death without a burial place!

After he retreated at lightning speed, perhaps because its ruler had departed, even the blizzards of this core region of the Far North seemed to ease somewhat.

Meanwhile, in a forest roughly ten kilometers away, a force of over ten thousand people was waiting bitterly amid the wind and snow.

At its head stood two fire-attributed Titled Douluo!

"Elder Yu is here!!"

A soul master responsible for keeping watch stood atop a tree and spotted the figure speeding over from the north. He hurriedly sent out a signal.

The force below immediately went on alert. The two fire-attributed Titled Douluo at the front also flew into the sky to greet the newcomer.

After meeting up, the two Titled Douluo saw what Elder Yu held in his hands. Amid their delight, they did not forget to cup their fists in congratulations.

"Congratulations, Elder Yu! Congratulations on successfully capturing the Fierce Beast embryo! With you in the empire, the Star Luo Empire is truly blessed!!"

Elder Yu was in high spirits, his aged face full of satisfaction. "Let's go. We must not linger here. We cannot let the other Fierce Beasts of the Far North discover us. Return to the Star Luo Empire at once!"

"Yes!!"

This force of over ten thousand was extremely well-trained. Despite their immense numbers, they moved through the frozen forest with remarkable stealth, drawing no notice from any soul beasts over Ten Thousand Years old along the way. With the deterrence of three Titled Douluo, ordinary soul beasts did not dare approach them either.

After traveling for roughly two hours, they finally caught sight of human structures in the distance. This meant they had left the borders of the Far North.

Elder Yu once again issued a loud command. "Advance faster!"

"Yes, sir."

The force accelerated once more. Everyone was anxious. If not for the mission, who would willingly come to this barren land to carry out such a dangerous task?

Bang!!

"Ow!"

In the sky, a flying Soul Douluo responsible for scouting fell down. One of the fire-attributed Titled Douluo looked surprised, but still reached out to catch him. "What happened? Was it a flying soul beast?"

The flying Soul Douluo clutched his swollen forehead and reported, "Your Excellency, there was no soul beast. It's just that I... seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall."

A transparent wall?

The three Titled Douluo exchanged glances. In the end, Elder Yu reached out and stepped forward, releasing his spiritual perception to scan the area within a hundred meters.

"There's nothing abnormal..." Elder Yu was puzzled, but his advancing steps quickly stopped. His outstretched hand had truly touched a transparent wall—and even his spiritual power as a rank 96 Super Douluo had detected nothing!

Elder Yu's expression changed drastically in an instant. Turning around, he shouted at the force, "An ambush! It's spatial lockdown!!"

Crack crack—screech screech screech...

The mingled sounds of shattering space and flowing liquid erupted before and behind this force of over ten thousand!

"Not bad, little insects. You know your stuff☆"

"Now then, be good and don't move."

Tap tap tap...

Two voids split open in an instant. Two graceful figures, one platinum-white and the other deep blue, surrounded the ten-thousand-strong soul master force from the front and rear.

That was right—two people had surrounded ten thousand.

The three Titled Douluo unleashed their auras in full and flew into the sky. At Elder Yu's signal, the two fire-attributed Titled Douluo headed to the rear to deal with the other ambusher, while he faced the white-haired woman blocking the front alone.

"Your Excellency, why block my path? Why not leave of your own accord for the sake of the Star Luo Empire's imperial family? I shall treat this matter as though it never happened!" Elder Yu's gaze was grave, his left hand already reaching toward his waist and gripping a signal gun tightly.

With his strength as a rank 96 Titled Douluo, he could not see through this white-haired woman at all. She was clearly flying through the air as well, yet she possessed no flying device resembling a Soul Tool. Her strength had to exceed his own!

Sirin had actually noticed his movements long ago. Her lips curled upward as her fingers turned, and three Subspace Spears condensed before her. "You talk too much. Erosion, make your move!"

At the rear, the Herrscher of Erosion unleashed her power to its fullest. Deep blue radiance gathered in her palm, transforming into a bow.

"Then let's do something fun."

As she spoke, she blew a kiss, aimed the curved bow toward the sky, condensed a bowstring from violet-red flowing light, and fired an arrow interwoven with pink and purple.

Whoosh—!

The arrow shattered in the sky, transforming into a violet-red semicircular crystal barrier that instantly spread through the air, covering the ground within a radius of ten kilometers!

The oppressive force of Honkai Energy descended. Aside from soul masters above Soul Saint rank, everyone else could not even move!!

"You!!"

The three Titled Douluo were both shocked and furious. No longer holding back, they released three Martial Soul Avatars and immediately unleashed their eighth and ninth Soul Skills!

Whoosh!

Sirin, the Herrscher of the Void, evaded Elder Yu's attack without a scratch. Her orange-gold eyes were filled with mockery, because the instant his attack missed, she imprisoned him within a red-gold barrier.

Lu Xueling had said that the item they wanted to seize was on this old man. They could not accidentally break it.

Elder Yu remained frozen in the air in his attacking posture. He felt as though his body had been embedded inside a life-sized mold, unable to move even the slightest bit!

"You're... an Ultimate... Douluo?!"

As for the Herrscher of Erosion, she seemed to enjoy proactive enemies. She caught the incoming Soul Skills in each hand. A pair of black wings fluttered alongside the Herrscher's sneer, and deep blue radiance erupted from her palms and spread outward, just like when she had backlashed Wang Dong's Soul Skill.

When that eerie radiance eroded into their bodies, the two fire-attributed Titled Douluo let out agonized screams at the same time!

"AAAAAHHH—!!"