Stronger Weapons, Everyone is Numb

Xu Mochen then explained to the group with an air of indifference, "These special armor-piercing rounds are made of materials far superior to ordinary bullets. Standard rifle casings are made of alloys like specialized brass, mild steel, and zinc, and they are filled with the most common soul guidance explosives. These special armor-piercing rounds, however, incorporate black tungsten steel, star-fall steel, and red gold into their casings, and they are filled with low-concentration soul guidance explosives."

"The manufacturing cost of these armor-piercing rounds is nearly ten times that of standard bullets, so they cannot replace them on a large scale. A soldier equipped with a 'Silver Star 332-Type' rifle is issued 108 standard rounds, but only 12 of these special armor-piercing rounds."

"Do not be surprised just yet, for I shall now demonstrate another thermal weapon equipped on this soldier." Xu Mochen then pointed to two round metal spheres hanging from the left chest of the soldier's soul guidance armor. "This is the 'T232-Type' egg grenade. It is a defensive grenade that relies on metal shrapnel generated by the explosion to injure enemies; relatively speaking, it has a larger kill radius."

He then pointed to two weapons attached to the right chest of the armor, consisting of metal cylinders connected to wooden handles. "This is the 'T132-Type' stick grenade. It is an offensive grenade that relies on the shockwave generated by the explosion to injure enemies; relatively speaking, it has greater destructive power."

Finally, Xu Mochen had the soldier turn around and pointed to a uniquely shaped metal object hanging behind the military belt. "This is the 'T333-Type' high-explosive grenade. It is a combat grenade specifically designed to deal with soul masters, and its lethality is the most terrifying."

Following this, our dear "living target," Bone Douluo, naturally became the target once again.

As the first 'T232-Type' egg grenade was thrown and detonated, Bone Douluo was once again blasted into an unstable stance. Although he did not retreat, his expression turned quite ugly. He never imagined that such an inconspicuous little trinket could actually make him suffer a minor setback!

However, the subsequent 'T132-Type' stick grenade flew before him and exploded, forcing him back a step! Although this was because Bone Douluo had not used any soul skills, given his formidable top-tier defensive martial soul and his powerful level 95 cultivation, his defense—even without using any soul skills—definitely exceeded that of most Soul Saints at full defensive capacity!

Being forced back a step by two tiny projectiles was one thing, but now he had been forced back by two small metal blocks! Where was he supposed to put the face of a defensive Title Douluo?

"The last one is a high-explosive grenade, Senior, please be careful." Xu Mochen offered a kind warning. Gu Rong then saw the strangely shaped metal block flying toward him in an arc!

For some reason, he felt an uneasy intuition. Without a second thought, he immediately said solemnly, "First Soul Skill! Bone Armor!" As his first soul ring flashed, four bone-white shields with a reddish tint appeared and circled his body. The next moment, the grenade exploded!

With a deafening "Boom!", a powerful shockwave carrying dust and dirt from the ground scattered instantly! Under this powerful impact, Bone Douluo's figure trembled again, but he did not retreat even half a step. The power of the high-explosive grenade was impressive, but it was still not enough to faze a defensive Title Douluo who had used his first soul skill.

As the smoke cleared, Bone Douluo's slightly unsightly expression appeared before the group. Although he looked fine and his clothes were not even ruffled, Bone Douluo knew clearly that he had already lost.

Recalling his confident declaration that he would not need to use soul skills, his face flushed slightly. Fortunately, the others were not paying attention to his expression; instead, they were staring wide-eyed at the destructive power caused by the high-explosive grenade. If someone had told them in the past that an ordinary person's attack could force a Title Douluo to use a soul skill, they would have certainly thought that person was insane!

A Title Douluo merely releasing a bit of powerful aura could likely pin an ordinary person to the ground or crush them to death! But now? Although the Title Douluo had not suffered any injuries, just reaching this level was enough to stun everyone!

However, Bone Douluo did not forget his duty and reported in a deep voice, "The first metal sphere has a power roughly equivalent to the self-detonation of a level 35 Soul Elder's soul power compressed to the limit. The metal block with the wooden handle has a power roughly equivalent to the self-detonation of a level 40 quasi-Soul Ancestor's soul power compressed to the limit."

"However, the former has a kill radius of about three meters, while the latter is only about two meters. I suggest that soul masters below level 40 immediately dodge when they see such weapons flying toward them, otherwise, they will almost certainly be unable to resist! Other Soul Ancestors in their forties should also dodge if they don't want to be seriously injured!"

Bone Douluo then took a light breath and continued in a lower voice, "The last strangely shaped metal block has the most terrifying power. Not only does its kill radius reach three meters, but its power is equivalent to the self-detonation of a level 47 or 48 Soul Ancestor, or even a near-level 50 quasi-Soul King's soul power compressed to the limit!"

"If one takes this weapon head-on, the vast majority of soul masters below level 70 will definitely be injured! The vast majority of soul masters below level 60 will almost certainly die! Even a Soul Saint-level master will be injured if they are not careful with their defense! If too many of these weapons fly over, unless you are at the Soul Douluo level, it is best to focus on dodging! Otherwise, pray for your own luck!"

Well, with things put this way, the representatives of the Heaven Dou Empire were stunned, truly not knowing what else to say. Just based on the power of these weapons, if the Sun Moon Empire possessed an army of twenty or thirty thousand—or even two or three hundred thousand—equipped with such gear, what could the armies of the Douluo Continent use to resist them on the front lines? They would likely collapse on their own after a few rounds of offensive! How could they even play this game?

At this moment, Xu Mochen seemed unsatisfied. He first had the soldier return to the ranks and then called up a level 34 special forces member from the "Sea Demon Special Forces." The semi-automatic rifle in this soldier's hand was similar to the previous one, but a closer look revealed that the construction of this gun was significantly more precise and the materials were of higher quality!

Xu Mochen then introduced the weapon in his hand: "This gun is called the 'Silver Star 333-Type' semi-automatic rifle, a Grade 3 standard soul guidance weapon. Compared to the former, this gun has greater power and longer range, but it requires the use of soul power to fire!"

"Of course, the soul power consumption of this gun is very low. A level 34 Soul Elder in our army can use this gun more than five hundred times consecutively on a full tank of soul power."

Xu Mochen then had his subordinate demonstrate the gun again, and Gu Rong became the target once more! This time, the soldier did not fire only one bullet at a time like the previous ordinary soldier; instead, he pulled the trigger continuously!

With a series of "Bang! Bang! Bang!" gunshots, Bone Douluo once again held his bone armor shield, condensed from his first soul skill, in front of him. Accompanied by a series of teeth-grinding clangs, twelve rifle bullets slammed into the bone shield!

In this attack, Bone Douluo clearly felt that although the power was not as great as that "high-explosive grenade" from before, in terms of raw power, it definitely matched the rifle that fired armor-piercing rounds! Throughout the barrage, although Bone Douluo did not retreat, he felt the massive force of impact wave after wave.

"Very good! Load the armor-piercing rounds!" Xu Mochen clearly did not intend to let Bone Douluo off so easily. As Bone Douluo's eyelid twitched slightly, the Soul Elder soldier in front of him finished changing the magazine in less than a second, followed by another burst of fire.

This time, the power of the bullets had basically caught up to the power of the previous high-explosive grenades! After the barrage, although Bone Douluo was trembling all over, he finally managed to take all the attacks. Bone Douluo then gave his assessment of the attack to the Heaven Dou Empire group, especially noting that if this soul-powered semi-automatic rifle were combined with armor-piercing rounds, it would be enough to penetrate the full defense of most soul masters below level 60!

Xu Mochen ignored the group's reaction and pressed on, beginning to test the power of the three upgraded grenades: the "T233-Type" egg grenade, the "T133-Type" stick grenade, and the "T334-Type" high-explosive grenade!

The power of these three grenades was a significant improvement over the previous batch, though they required soul masters to trigger them with soul power! Although Bone Douluo was secretly groaning, he took these attacks. The more he felt them, the more shocked he became, especially with the final upgraded high-explosive grenade, which even forced him back a step despite using his first soul skill!

"The upgraded metal sphere has a power roughly equivalent to the self-detonation of a level 45 Soul Ancestor's soul power compressed to the limit, with an attack radius expanded to four meters. The upgraded metal stick grenade has a power close to the self-detonation of a level 50 quasi-Soul King's soul power compressed to the limit, with an attack radius expanded to three meters."

"The last strangely shaped metal block, the upgraded version, has a power roughly equivalent to the self-detonation of a level 60 quasi-Soul Emperor's soul power compressed to the limit, with an attack radius expanded to four meters."

Bone Douluo shook his head and stopped speaking. Clearly, he himself found it hard to accept that a Soul Elder-level master, who in the past would have been like an ant in his eyes, could force him to this extent. Although he still hadn't been injured, it was enough to shock him once again.

What? You ask what the reactions of Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, and the others were? Sorry, they were almost numb at this point. Now, aside from thinking about how to obtain these weapons at any cost, all they could think about was that they absolutely must not become enemies with the Sun Moon Empire!

What? You say they should unite with other countries on the Douluo Continent to resist the Sun Moon Empire? Don't be ridiculous! Unless the Sun Moon Empire truly sent a massive army to occupy the entire continent, it would be impossible to force all the forces on the Douluo Continent to unite in a life-or-death moment!

Otherwise, if the Sun Moon Empire did not take the initiative to attack but instead deliberately stirred up conflicts between the various parties and offered high prices, it was certain that these factions—which had harbored grievances against each other for thousands of years and feared the Sun Moon Empire like tigers—would only encourage others to take the lead while stabbing them in the back to show loyalty, all to obtain military weapon aid from the Sun Moon Empire!

To put it bluntly, they knew very well that what had been displayed so far were only the most conventional military weapons of the Sun Moon Empire. To date, the Sun Moon Empire had not even brought out their true strategic weapons! Especially when looking at those steel behemoths standing silently on the sea! If these conventional weapons were already so terrifying, it was hard to imagine what kind of horrifying power those things could unleash!