Unfortunately, Murong Fuhai had to maintain the amplification for everyone and control the formation's energy consumption, while also resisting the three men's powerful attacks. He couldn't be in two places at once.
He held them off for less than the time it took an incense stick to burn before the formation was broken. The three immediately launched another attack. Since Murong Fuhai was sustaining the formation, he couldn't bring up his own defenses in time.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Tsunami Break!"
"Sixth Soul Skill, Sea Snake Ray!"
"Sixth Soul Skill, Water Leap Kill!"
Three streams of energy slammed straight into Murong Fuhai. He was knocked back several meters and crashed into the cabin, coughing up blood and suffering severe injuries. The army formation was broken at the same time.
Without the amplification, Spirit Hall's forces were greatly weakened and gradually driven back.
"Hahaha! He's wounded, and his Soul Power is nearly spent. Attack together! As long as we kill him, Spirit Hall won't be able to form another army formation like this."
"Just what I was thinking. Attack!"
The three immediately struck at Murong Fuhai. Seeing them come, he struggled to his feet. Their combined blow had already left him gravely wounded, and he knew he couldn't withstand what came next.
"If that's how it is, then bring it on!"
Yet there wasn't a trace of fear in his eyes. He was Murong Fuhai, commander of the army, the Demon Dragon Douluo—he would never back down. His eyes glimmered red with resolve, and a single tear of blood ran down his face as the ninth red Spirit Ring on his body quietly began to turn.
"Xianyun, my son, farewell. Ninth..."
Just as Murong Fuhai prepared to fight to the death and take all three with him, the surrounding space suddenly rippled. Everything around them seemed to freeze, interrupting Murong Fuhai's movements and Soul Power.
"Martial Soul Fusion Skill—Two-Pole Static Domain!"
A voice rang out. Two figures, one gold and one black, appeared, their sixteen Spirit Rings moving in unison. Everything within several dozen meters was frozen in place—even Sea Dragon, Sea Horse, and Sea Snake were immobilized.
At the same moment, the voices of nearly a hundred people rang out together:
"Sixth Soul Skill—Angel Light Cannon!!!"
A colossal golden beam, no, a pillar of light brimming with holy power, hurtled toward the three Sea Soul Douluo, carrying an utterly terrifying force.
Feeling the terrifying power—and the threat of death it brought—the three Sea Soul Douluo turned pale with fear and tried to move aside.
But the space freeze and Angel Light Cannon had linked almost instantaneously. There was no way they could break free within a second or two.
"No, I don't want to die!" Sea Dragon Douluo desperately urged his ninth Spirit Ring into action. "Ninth..."
Sea Dragon Douluo was preparing to unleash his ninth Soul Skill with all his might, but it was already too late. Before he could even finish activating it, the Angel Light Cannon was right in their faces.
Boom—
The three had no time to raise their defenses. The terrifying force blasted their bodies to pieces, annihilating them in midair.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Heart of White Lotus, Healing Radiance!!"
Streams of milky-white energy flowed into Murong Fuhai. He felt a warm current spreading through his body, and his wounds began to heal slowly. The effect was weak, but he recovered about thirty percent.
The sudden turn of events caught everyone's attention. They turned to look as the spatial freeze lifted and the pillar of light faded. Hundreds of figures with golden wings on their backs appeared in the air.
Qian Xunji was delighted to see them.
"It's the Angel Legion!!!"
The newcomers were Spirit Hall's trump-card army, the Angel Legion of the Qian Family. Their commander was the current head of the legion, Qian Lingjun, an eighty-ninth-rank peak Soul Douluo.
The attack just now had been a combined Soul Skill unleashed by nearly a hundred experts at the Soul Saint level or higher, and its power was immense. The three Sea Soul Douluo had been caught in the space freeze, leaving them unable to withstand it with their physical bodies alone.
Four more figures descended: Gui Mei, Yue Guan, Tu Zhen, and Ju Qinglan. Behind them followed twenty large warships, their towering flags bearing two imposing characters: "Black Flame."
"Reinforcements have arrived!!!"
Gui Mei, Yue Guan, Tu Zhen, and Ju Qinglan landed and bowed to Murong Fuhai. "Greetings, Marshal Murong!"
Murong Fuhai stood and asked, puzzled:
"Weren't the four of you sent to protect Huai'er? Why are you here? And what's the story with this ten-thousand-strong Black Flame Army? Who mobilized them without my tiger tally?"
"Marshal Murong, this was all arranged by His Highness the Holy Son. He didn't come himself; the Black Flame Army is led by its commander, Jing Wuming. I'll report the details to you once the battle is over," Yue Guan explained.
Murong Fuhai was surprised to hear that his own son, Murong Huai, had arranged this, but this was hardly the time to discuss it.
Another man in black armor landed on a warship. It was Jing Wuming, the commander of this force. He bowed to Murong Fuhai.
"Jing Wuming pays his respects to the Marshal. Reporting, Marshal: the ten-thousand-strong Black Flame Army has arrived, equipped with fifty Red Barbarian Cannons. We await your command!"
Murong Fuhai helped Jing Wuming up and patted him on the shoulder.
"Good. Pass down my order: fire all Red Barbarian Cannons at once. Blast these bastards to pieces!"
"Yes, sir!!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
The fifty Red Barbarian Cannons immediately belched cannonballs, which arced through the sky and slammed into the Sea God Island fleet.
Countless explosives burst, and enemy ships sank one after another.
"Fire!"
Another volley followed. A dense barrage of explosions engulfed the Sea God Island army, blasting their forces to pieces in an instant.
"Give the order: all combat squads, spread out and attack. Light Feather Sharp Arrow—annihilate them!" Qian Lingjun, commander of the Angel Legion, ordered.
"We obey!"
At his command, the Angel Legion split into several squads and began cutting down the Sea God Island army. Swords rained down without pause, killing Sea Soul Beasts and Sea Soul Masters alike.
The tide of battle turned in an instant. Three Sacred Pillar Guardians had been killed, and the power of the formation formed by the Seven Sacred Pillars had been greatly diminished. Their forces were steadily driven back.
"Hahaha! Their amplification has weakened. Everyone, attack with all your strength! Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!"
"Seventh Soul Skill, Emperor Spear Avatar!"
"Seventh Soul Skill, Golden Crocodile True Body!"
"Seventh Soul Skill, Tool Soul Avatar!"
"..."
At once, Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo activated their Martial Soul Avatars and attacked with all their might.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Fierce Golden Crocodile!"
Golden Crocodile Douluo unleashed his sixth Soul Skill, gravely wounding the Demon Soul Great White Shark King, who then plunged beneath the sea.
Seeing that the enemy could no longer fight, Golden Crocodile turned and joined the others in attacking the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians.
"Kill them!"
"Eighth Soul Skill, Blood Fiend Sky Roar Strike!!"
"Eighth Soul Skill, Space-Rending Mad Demon Slash!!"
"Eighth Soul Skill, Extreme Evil Fierce Fang Break!!"
"Eighth Soul Skill, Crimson Flame Heaven-Descending Kill!!"
"..."
Nine Titled Douluo unleashed their eighth Soul Skills at once, pouring their full strength into an attack against the four remaining Sacred Pillar Guardians.
"No!!"
Bo Saixi tried to stop them, but Qian Daoliu and Xinghe held her back. Under the combined onslaught, the four remaining Sacred Pillar Guardians were killed on the spot.
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