Soul Guidance Array

Jing Chenglin, who was setting up soul guidance cannons along with a soul guidance defense array, suddenly sensed soul power fluctuations not far away.

The creations used by the Rift Realm did not use soul power, but rather other cosmic energies. Soul power fluctuations appearing inside a rift realm meant that other soul masters or soul beasts were fighting.

Jing Chenglin took out a detection soul tool, then launched it. The soul tool flew a great distance before transmitting an image back.

On the screen, Shangguan Weier was protecting Ye Guyi, having just slain a few Soul Sage-tier rift realm creations.

Shangguan Weier also spotted the detection soul tool.

Joy surfaced on her face. She recognized it as a Sun Moon Empire military detection soul tool, and thus knew soul masters from the Sun Moon Empire were nearby.

She immediately brought Ye Guyi with her and rushed toward Jing Chenglin and the others.

The speed of a Titled Douluo was very fast. With the aid of a Ninth-Rank Flying Soul Guidance Device, Shangguan Weier quickly brought Ye Guyi to the side of Xu Tianming and the others.

The Ninth-Rank Flying Soul Guidance Device she used was a silver-white twin-winged flier, small in size and agile in movement, its surface covered with fine soul guidance array patterns that formed a stable silver light curtain around her during flight, protecting her as she shuttled rapidly through the rift realm.

So it is the Hall Master of Virtue.

The silver-white flying soul tool landed on a patch of crystallized rock ground.

Shangguan Weier put away her wings, her wine-red long hair sliding down from her shoulders, the turquoise tassels between her hair swaying slightly. Upon seeing Jing Chenglin, her tense expression relaxed somewhat.

Meeting an acquaintance in a rift realm, and a ninety-fourth-rank Titled Douluo at that, was more delightful than seeing a table of a full Manchu-Han banquet.

The Ordinary Alliance stood behind the nobles of the Sun Moon Empire, and the Hongchen Family was also one of the oldest noble houses in the Sun Moon Empire.

Shangguan Weier did not have a deep relationship with Jing Chenglin, but they were not completely unacquainted either. Neither party had any need to be on guard against the other here.

Putting down the soul guidance array disc in his hand, Jing Chenglin's icy blue eyes first looked toward Shangguan Weier, then shifted to Ye Guyi by her side.

Alliance Master Shangguan, why are you here as well?

Don't even mention it.

Shangguan Weier rubbed her temples, her tone filled with helplessness.

I originally brought this child to Jingyang Mountain to hunt for her second soul ring. Right after the soul ring was absorbed, a rift realm fell right on our heads.

She glanced upward at the dark purple sky.

With this kind of luck, I should have checked the almanac before going out.

Ye Guyi did not speak on the side.

In her hand, she held a short sword condensed from holy light, her pale golden long hair draped down to her waist, the hem of her skirt stained with a few dark purple crystal shards. Although she was only a child, she stood very steadily, her emerald-green eyes constantly watching her surroundings.

Meng Hongchen's little face immediately collapsed after listening.

We are the same.

Grandfather brought us here to hunt soul beasts. I had just finished absorbing my second soul ring when the rift realm arrived.

She raised a hand and pointed upward.

It also fell from the sky.

Xiao Hongchen nodded in agreement on the side.

We didn't even have a place to hide.

Shangguan Weier looked at the brother and sister, then looked at Xu Tianming.

It seems everyone here today has rather poor luck.

Xu Tianming maintained his composure, but inwardly felt a bit awkward. Indeed, it was not very good.

If not for making a wish, this group of people would still be happily hunting soul rings inside Jingyang Mountain and would not need to run into a rift realm to suffer.

This matter could not be spoken of. Even if spoken of, no one would believe it, and even if someone believed it, he had no way to explain. He surely could not tell everyone that the rift realm suddenly descended because he wanted a suitable first soul ring.

That would be far too absurd.

Jing Chenglin raised his hand, and a silver light curtain appeared above the soul guidance array disc, dense with numerous light dots arranged within it.

This is a newborn medium rift realm.

The rift realm has already completed spatial closure, and the outside world cannot intervene temporarily. If we want to leave, we can only find the Rift Realm Lord and destroy the lord's core.

Shangguan Weier's expression turned slightly serious.

The detection soul tool in my hand has also locked onto the direction of the core.

She took out that diamond-shaped soul tool.

The dark purple crystal in the middle of the soul tool emitted a glow, crimson patterns extending toward the depths of the rift realm, completely identical to the location displayed on Jing Chenglin's array disc.

It seems the lord is over there.

Jing Chenglin glanced at the detection results.

The strength of a Newborn Medium Rift Realm Lord is at the Titled Douluo tier. The space here is not yet very stable, and the rift realm power it can borrow is limited.

The two of us will join forces and make it a quick battle.

Shangguan Weier nodded.

My thoughts exactly.

The longer one stayed in the rift realm, the more pronounced its suppression of outsiders became. For Titled Douluos, this kind of suppression was still tolerable.

For four younger children, it was a very real threat.

Meng Hongchen hugged her arms and shivered.

It's abnormally cold here, and it feels very strange.

Soul power has also become very difficult to manipulate.

Xiao Hongchen's brows furrowed. He could sense that the free-floating metal elements around them were contaminated by a strange force, making them much harder to manipulate than usual, and the soul power within his body was not nearly as responsive to control either.

Jing Chenglin looked toward Shangguan Weier.

The children will stay here.

I have already set up the soul guidance array. The defensive barrier can withstand attacks below the Titled Douluo level, and on the outer perimeter there are twelve auto-targeting soul guidance cannons. Ordinary rift realm creations won't be able to approach.

Shangguan Weier looked in the direction of his gaze.

Not far away, silver-black metal pillars were inserted into the ground, marked with blue-white patterns on their surfaces. A translucent protective shield was inverted over them, enveloping a large clearing.

Hovering at the edge of the barrier were twelve small soul guidance cannons, their pitch-black muzzles slowly rotating and keeping aimed outward.

The array was set up quickly and completely. This was the efficiency of a Ninth-Rank Soul Engineer.

As Shangguan Weier arrived beside the protective shield, she raised a hand and gently touched it. Pale purple soul power landed on the barrier, stirring up only a ripple of silver rings before quickly vanishing.

She withdrew her hand.

The defense is indeed very strong.

Leaving Guyi behind sets my mind at ease.

Ye Guyi raised her head.

Aunt Weier, I can go along too.

No.

Shangguan Weier spoke in a soft voice, but left no room for negotiation.

You have just finished absorbing your soul ring, and your soul power has yet to stabilize. The lord battle is not something you should participate in.

But I possess the holy attribute. It should have a certain restraining effect on rift realm creations.

When you grow up, there will naturally be a time for you to contribute.

Shangguan Weier reached out to brush the crystal shards off her shoulder.

For now, stay obediently inside the protective shield.

Ye Guyi pressed her lips together, and finally nodded.

I understand.