When Toji and Di Qiu'er arrived at the battlefield where the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire were fighting.
Smoke billowed, Fixed Soul Cannon Shell roared incessantly.
The entire battlefield was illuminated by the flames of the Soul Tool as if it were daytime. The earth trembled from the continuous explosions, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of sulfur and blood.
"The war has begun. We're too late."
Toji looked into the distance, where large numbers of the Star Luo Empire's army were charging forward.
On the other hand, the Sun Moon Empire had no ordinary people at all; it was composed entirely of Soul Engineer Legions. A large number of long-range Soul Tool fired in unison, suppressing the Star Luo Empire so much that it could not advance even half a step.
"Boom!!!"
An eighth-level Soul Cannon exploded in the center of the Star Luo Empire's defenses. The violent energy shock instantly sent thousands of Soul Master flying, limbs and severed bodies flying everywhere.
"Hold on! Hold on for me!" a Soul Saint from the Star Luo Empire roared, his seven Soul Ring flashing wildly as his Martial Soul Avatar rose to the top, attempting to organize a defensive formation.
However, the next second...
Three blinding red beams shot out from the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Tool array, striking his position with pinpoint accuracy!
Three loud explosions followed in quick succession. The Soul Saint didn't even have time to scream before he was blasted into a cloud of blood mist.
"Retreat! Retreat now!" The Star Luo Empire's taxi soldiers finally collapsed, abandoning their armor and weapons and fleeing frantically.
There was nothing they could do; this war had completely exceeded their comprehension.
The Sun Moon Empire's Soul Engineer Corps gave the Star Luo Empire's Soul Master no chance to get close. Thousands of Soul Cannon formed a dense firepower network, turning the entire battlefield into a death zone.
Any Soul Master attempting to charge will be torn to shreds by the artillery fire in an instant.
Even the Star Luo Empire, with its tens of thousands of Soul Grandmaster, gained absolutely no advantage in this war.
Toji, watching the war tipping in one direction, shook his head helplessly and looked at Di Qiu'er:
"Can we find the location of Ju Zi's father?"
Di Qiu'er narrowed her crimson eyes slightly, her golden hair swaying gently in the fluctuations of her Soul Power. A faint golden halo appeared deep within her pupils, her gaze piercing through the smoke of battle and sweeping across the rear of the Star Luo Empire's positions.
"What are you going to do? Kidnap him?"
"Of course, I have no interest in participating in this kind of war. Do you expect me to help the Star Luo Empire win this war?"
Toji shrugged:
"I do have the ability to do it, but what good would it do me?"
"If I help the Star Luo Empire, will they give me my wife, some valuable wealth, or rare and precious treasures that would benefit me?"
"Cannot."
"Since it's impossible, then I absolutely cannot get involved in this mess. Let's finish this quickly, get rid of her father, and then we'll leave."
Di Qiu'er, on the other hand, strongly agreed with his statement.
"Point out his location. You stay here and meet me. I'll go in and get him out."
After observing for a moment, Di Qiu'er suddenly pointed her slender finger to the southeast corner of the battlefield.
"Over there, the seventh square formation in the third row. The one wearing brown leather armor, with a red ribbon tied around his left arm."
Toji's gaze, sharp as a hawk's, fixed on the direction Di Qiu'er was pointing.
His eyesight is not bad; after all, all the organs and components of his body are top-notch, definitely no worse than those of other Martial Soul with eyes.
Soon, Toji locked onto his target.
He was a middle-aged man, around thirty or forty years old, with a weathered face and slightly graying temples. He was dressed as an ordinary soldier, holding a standard longsword in his hand, and was advancing with the infantry formation of the Star Luo Empire.
Although he tried his best to remain calm, his trembling fingers and pale face betrayed his inner fear.
Ju Zi's father was just an ordinary person who was forced to go to the battlefield.
"Tsk, they really know how to pick a location. It's a bit far, but it shouldn't be a big problem."
Toji immediately took action, leaping forward and joining the battle. His running speed caused his figure to blur suddenly, and in the next instant he had passed through a hail of bullets.
The exploding Soul Cannon and streaks of fire on the battlefield couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes.
Just a minute later, the middle-aged man in the group felt a tightness at the back of his neck and was suddenly lifted into the air!
"What? Who are you?" He instinctively struggled, reaching back to swing his knife, but then heard a deep voice in his ear.
"If you still want to see your daughter, stop struggling and come with me obediently."
The blade froze in mid-air. The middle-aged man's pupils contracted sharply, and his lips trembled as he uttered two words.
"... Ju Zi?"
In that brief moment of hesitation, Toji had already grabbed him and retreated several kilometers.
"Enemy attack!! Our soldiers have been taken hostage!"
The Soul Master of the Star Luo Empire finally reacted. Dozens of Soul Ring lit up simultaneously, and the three Soul Saint at the forefront even took to the air!
Various Soul Skill intertwined to form a death net, enveloping Toji.
"Troublesome." Toji snorted coldly, still holding the middle-aged man in his left hand, while his right hand made a grabbing motion out of thin air.
The pitch-black Playful Cloud Staff suddenly appeared.
There were no fancy moves, just a simple and direct sweep of the stick.
The first Soul Saint to charge forward was struck as if by lightning; his protective Soul Power shattered like paper, and he was sent flying backward with his chest caved in, crashing through three temporary fortifications before finally stopping.
The second blow was also unleashed, and the Soul Saint, who was using a control-type Soul Skill, screamed in agony as his legs were struck by the force of the blow, shattering his bones.
The third strike didn't hit anyone; it was just the force of the strike that shattered another Soul Saint's sonic Soul Skill.
The Soul Saint, skilled in sonic attacks, bled from all seven orifices and fell from mid-air.
The entire battlefield fell silent.
The taxi drivers of the Star Luo Empire stared in disbelief at this mysterious man.
Without using Soul Skill or activating Soul Ring, he easily defeated the combined forces of three Soul Saint with just a three-section staff!
"Enemy attack! Send reinforcements immediately!"
A thunderous roar suddenly came from behind.
Toji looked back and saw several Titled Douluo standing there, their feet treading on the void, their nine perfectly matched Soul Ring shining brightly, radiating a suffocating pressure.
"Put down my Star Luo Empire!"
The terrifying sound waves caused the earth to crack.
"Boom--!"
A crimson pillar of fire descended from the sky, instantly blasting a giant crater a hundred meters in diameter into the ground where Toji had been standing.
The intense heat distorted the air, causing the rocks to vaporize directly.
"Trying to run?!"
Toji seemed to have incurred the wrath of the masses; he merely turned around and saw a large number of Soul Master chasing after him.
There were countless Soul Saint, and he even saw several Titled Douluo.
"That's really scary."
Toji chuckled, Level 7 Flying Soul Tool on his back was immediately installed. The next second, he transformed into a streak of light and shot towards the sky.
Its speed was so fast that most of the Soul Master lost track of it, with only a few Titled Douluo still relentlessly pursuing it.
"Stop chasing! Come back! If we keep chasing, the battle lines will break down, and the Sun Moon Empire will attack!"
Upon hearing the order, the Titled Douluo were filled with resentment.
"When did the Sun Moon Empire produce such a figure? He single-handedly infiltrated the enemy camp, kidnapped someone, and then left openly and brazenly right in front of us?"