As a sound like thunder, sharp enough to pierce the ears, rang out, countless residents across the city stared at the scene in terror.
The Mysterious Underworld Sect—or rather, the Xu Family, to which Xu Sanshi belonged—was the most powerful force in all of Tianxuan City.
Its grounds were even about five times larger than the entire City Lord Mansion. Yet under the terrifying shockwave of the explosion, the whole Mysterious Underworld Sect was reduced to ashes in an instant.
At the very heart of the blast, there were no flames, because the air had been compressed to its absolute limit.
There wasn't even a deep crater left behind. Instead, the ground had become a pit of utterly blackened matter.
Nearly everyone there had died in an instant, from the Mysterious Underworld Sect's leader to its powerful experts.
As he looked upon the scene of utter destruction, the Angel Guard Squad captain's expression remained unchanged.
He leaned forward slightly and held out a somewhat illusory banner.
Staring at the three large characters "Human Emperor Banner" emblazoned on it, the Angel Guard Squad captain hesitated.
Le Zhengyue had given it to him, but he had no idea what it was for.
Still, as he approached with the banner held in both hands, the instant it drew near,
countless vengeful spirits, their bodies pitch-black, slowly rose up and one after another poured into the banner.
He watched in astonishment. Even he had never seen anything like this.
"Didn't everyone die? Could these be their souls? What kind of weapon is this, to have such a terrifying effect?"
As countless souls streamed into the ethereal little banner, a trace of genuine confusion showed in the Angel Guard Squad captain's eyes.
He didn't understand what his young master was planning, but he didn't care to dwell on it now.
Just as he was pondering this, the enormous phantom of a creature slowly appeared.
It looked like a turtle, except its back was covered in all sorts of strange scales.
Its aura was also extraordinarily powerful.
Of course, even a creature this immense had been left battered and broken after taking the full force of so many ninth-grade Soul Cannon shells.
Yet when he saw the figure still standing there, a flicker of tension appeared in the Angel Guard Squad captain's eyes.
Power began to gather within him. The aura of a peak Soul Emperor burst forth, and with his One-Word Battle Armor, he radiated power comparable to a Soul Douluo.
But in less than a second, the figure that had been on the ground was already right before him: a young boy.
His upper body was bare, but blue-green patterns covered his entire body, and an immense aura poured from him.
With a sudden wave of his hand, he sent the Angel Guard Squad captain flying backward. The captain slammed hard into the ground, his One-Word Battle Armor shattering on impact. He spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! You beasts killed my grandfather and father!"
"Where did you monsters come from? Why did you destroy my family?"
The boy's voice was filled with madness and disbelief. He couldn't understand why this had happened.
He could never have imagined that the Mysterious Underworld Sect standing here would suffer such a devastating attack.
At his words, dozens of figures swiftly rushed over.
They all wore Battle Armor, but even with their Soul King and Soul Douluo auras on full display, they were no match for the boy before them.
The Angel Guard Squad captain sat up and looked at the terrifying aura radiating from the boy—one comparable to that of a Level 98 Super Douluo. His pupils contracted sharply.
This power was so terrifying that even he was shaken.
"How is this possible? You—you're so young. Why do you have an aura comparable to a peak Super Douluo?"
His voice was hoarse. The moment he opened his mouth, blood sprayed from it, and his face had gone deathly pale.
That one blow had already gravely wounded him, and nearly killed him.
But Xu Sanshi paid him no attention. A violently savage aura, terrifying beyond measure, erupted from him.
A gigantic Black Tortoise phantom appeared behind him, and he lunged forward, unleashing power of unimaginable force at the Angel Guards.
Just as Xu Sanshi was about to strike them down, a low, cold snort rang out.
It came from above. Two white-robed elders stood silently in midair, with two enormous Holy Angels slowly appearing behind them.
In an instant, the angels reflected the light of heaven and earth. Everyone—or rather, the entire city—could see the two gigantic angels.
Under their gaze, the two elders' expressions were grim to the extreme.
Those had been ten ninth-grade Soul Cannon shells. Few Super Douluos could have withstood a direct hit.
The fact that this boy had survived meant that he truly possessed combat strength comparable to a peak Super Douluo.
"Terrifying. I never thought that kid was telling the truth. He really does have such terrifying power."
"Ah, it seems that kid really can see the future. No wonder he's the young master of the Le Zhengyue Family. With him here, my Yue Family is sure to rise again."
Unlike the elder on the left, who sighed in dismay, the elder on the right was in far better spirits.
As he spoke, he raised a hand. Terrifying energy gathered, and six black and three red Soul Rings appeared around him. At the same time, his ninth Soul Ring lit up.
The terrifying Holy Angel raised the Angel Sword in its hand, and a cross-shaped beam of light appeared.
Cross Annihilation Slash was another inherited Soul Skill of the Angel Family.
As the slash came down, Xu Sanshi's eyes filled with disbelief.
After all, this was a Level 98 Super Douluo. With his Three-Word Battle Armor on top of that, the elder's strength was beyond anything Xu Sanshi could imagine.
Even so, the terrifying attack came crashing down again. It blasted open a huge cross-shaped fissure in the earth, but Xu Sanshi still wasn't dead beneath it.
He lay there, gasping, with a huge wound across his body, but it still hadn't pierced all the way through him.
Seeing this, the elder on the left fell silent for a moment. He raised his hand, gathered terrifying power, and formed a golden cage that trapped Xu Sanshi inside.
The two elders didn't waste words. They took Xu Sanshi with them and quickly left.
Elsewhere, the remaining Angel Guards carried off their captain as well, leaving the destroyed Mysterious Underworld Sect behind.
At Jiang Nannan's home, the earth-shaking boom reached everyone there.
Jiang Nannan looked up as well, gazing toward the terrifying explosion at the very center of the city, her eyes filled with confusion.
Le Zhengyue heard the explosion too. He rose to his feet and looked in that direction.
The blast was so terrifying that the shockwave it unleashed could even flip over nearby houses. Even from several kilometers away, the thunderous boom could still be heard.
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