Douluo Dalu: Start with a Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgement

Chapter 417 Unexpected Disaster
Ji Lin could already imagine how angry the people and strong men of the Sun-Moon Empire would be next. Although this matter had nothing to do with their Zizai Sect, this anger would definitely spread to them.

This was truly an unexpected disaster. Not only did he lose the championship, he had to run away overnight. It was so embarrassing. Ji Lin was so angry that he regretted instigating Shrek to take advantage of the situation in order to help Xu Jiujiu.

As for why he suspected Shrek instead of other forces, you must be kidding. Ji Lin knew very well that Shrek's target was the military warehouse underground in West City. To cause such a violent explosion, it must be the explosion of a ninth-level soul guide shell, and more than one, otherwise it would not be possible to sweep across one-third of Mingdu.

The one with the greatest suspicion is definitely Shrek Academy, which went to the military warehouse of the Sun-Moon Empire to take advantage of the situation.

With Chi Yuan and Gu Yuena there, and Ji Lin's words and spiritual detection, the Zizai Gate and the Dilong Gate broke out safely and got away from Mingdu.

The Sun-Moon Empire had set up a blockade, but it was transparent to Ji Lin and Chi Yuan, and it was easy for them to find a gap and leave.

Moreover, due to the explosion in the West City District of Mingdu, the Soul Guide Corps of the Sun-Moon Empire was thrown into disarray. The blockade area was no longer airtight and had many gaps.

This is simply the best time to break out.

The Shrek Academy and the Body Sect also took this opportunity to break out successfully. After leaving the blockade area, the two sides parted ways and left at a high speed. They would definitely face pursuit next, so it was better to run away. Returning to their base camp would be the safest option. Moreover, after this explosion, the Sun-Moon Empire would definitely retaliate at all costs. Even if the explosion delayed the Sun-Moon Empire's war pace, the war could no longer be stopped and would definitely break out.

After separating from Du Bu Si and the others, Xuan Zi, with a gloomy face, led the Shrek group and ran wildly towards Shrek Academy.

The elders of Poseidon Pavilion also looked grim. Ma Xiaotao quietly approached Zhang Lexuan, hesitated for a while, and then asked in a low voice: "Sister Lexuan, this explosion, it couldn't be you who really did it?"

Zhang Lexuan bit her lower lip lightly, her face confused. She shook her head and said softly, "I don't know the specific situation, but it is probably related to us."

Zhang Lexuan was in a heavy mood. Such a horrific explosion had caused such a tragedy. Even Zhang Lexuan, who was always calm, was a little panicked. She was afraid that this incident was really caused by their carelessness. If Ji Lin knew that she had caused millions of casualties, she didn't know how he would look at her. She didn't think of shirking responsibility. After all, she was the one leading the team this time, and as the leader, she had an obligation to do so.

Beibei and Jiang Nannan also looked confused, but they also vaguely guessed that the devastating scene just now was caused by them.

He Caitou, Huo Yuhao and Xu Sanshi knew best that they were the ones who did it. It was the three of them who caused trouble before leaving and installed a timed high-explosive soul guide in the military warehouse without Zhang Lexuan's consent.

Before leaving the underground military warehouse, because there were too many soul guides in the warehouse, they could only take away a small number of them, so He Caitou proposed to use a timed high-explosive soul guide to destroy all the remaining soul guide weapons in order to strike at the Sun-Moon Empire and delay the Sun-Moon Empire's pace of launching a war.

Because the underground military warehouse was too large, the six of them were divided into two groups, and Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, and Huo Yuhao were in one group, so they did not tell Zhang Lexuan about this matter and acted on their own. Before leaving, they deployed a timed high-explosive soul guide.

As they expected, the high-explosive soul guide left behind could only blow up the warehouse at most, but it was impossible to break through the thick ground and pose a threat to the civilians above.

But what they had not expected was that the power of the explosion was beyond their imagination. According to the calculations of He Caitou and Huo Yuhao, the explosion of the high-explosive soul guide device, plus the detonation of the fixed-type soul guide shells, could at most destroy the underground warehouse. Because the underground warehouse was located a hundred meters underground, its explosion could spread at most one kilometer, causing the earth to shake. At most a few unlucky people would be affected, but there would not be too great a number of casualties.

What they didn't know was that beneath all the military warehouses in Mingdu, in a place that was more secretive and more heavily defended than the underground warehouse, there lay dormant a dozen level nine fixed-type soul guide shells. The explosion caused by the timed high-explosive soul guide device they left behind just happened to affect the level nine fixed-type soul guide shells under the underground warehouse, awakening these powerful weapons.

More than a dozen level nine fixed-type soul-guided artillery shells, plus tens of thousands of various level five fixed-type soul-guided artillery shells, all of which, plus coincidence, have led to the huge disaster in Mingdu before our eyes.

The sun and moon are dark and the day of destruction.

This will be a day that the Sun-Moon Empire will always remember.

If Ji Lin knew about this, he would definitely complain that the brains of the royal family of the Sun-Moon Empire were a mess. Who would have nothing better to do than bury these powerful weapons underground in their own capital and bury earth-shattering bombs right under their feet?

The poor people of Mingdu don’t know that they have been living on bombs all along. If they are not careful, they may explode at any time, just like what happened to Mingdu West City today.

The idiotic operation of the Sun-Moon Empire's royal family was also closely related to the explosion. They would never place such a powerful weapon under their feet! In the capital of the empire where the people live! If someone with a keen mind discovered this, they only needed to operate it a little bit to instantly blow up the entire Ming capital, allowing them to fly into space and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun. Finally, everyone from Shrek Academy fled into a mountain range, but everyone felt weak in their legs and feet. They couldn't imagine who could survive in the core of the horrible explosion.

Besides, if they remembered correctly, there were more than one million people gathered in Xicheng District at that time!

"Everyone, take a break." Old Xuan gave the order with a serious face.

Elder Xuan pulled He Caitou, who looked like a walking corpse, to the side and said in a deep voice, "Le Xuan girl, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, the rest of you come here."

Hearing the gloomy voice of Master Xuan, Beibei and the others lowered their heads and walked over quickly.

The other strong men in the academy and Dai Huabin and others couldn't help but have an idea in their minds, no way, could it be that the huge explosion in Mingdu was really...!
When this thought appeared uncontrollably, each of their eyes could not help but become dull.

Elder Xuan looked at the six people in front of him and said with a heavy face: "Tell me, who can tell me what's going on?"

He Caitou's distracted gaze gradually focused. He raised his head and said with a miserable smile, "Master Xuan, it's my fault. It was me who suggested burying the timed high-explosive soul guide device and blowing up the large number of soul guide devices and fixed-installation soul guide shells stored in the Sun-Moon Empire."

Zhang Lexuan and Xuan Lao couldn't help but gasp at the same time. Although they had some guesses, when they really told Cai Tou about it, they couldn't help but be shocked by the truth.

It was really them who caused the explosion. The disaster that killed millions of people in Mingdu was caused by them. Thinking of this, Zhang Lexuan staggered two steps and almost fell down, but no one was paying attention to her anymore. Beibei and Jiang Nannan had the same expression. The most innocent people at the scene were Beibei, Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan, who had made a big mistake without knowing it.

Although strictly speaking, this matter had nothing to do with the three of them, they were involved after all and could be considered accomplices.

Xuan Zi closed his eyes in grief, and opened them after a while. He said in a deep voice: "Do you know how many civilian casualties this will cause? How much suffering it will cause! We want to be the supervisors of the continent, but not the executioners. You...you..."

He Caitou lowered his head and clenched his fists, "Master Xuan, all of this is caused by me. I will not shirk my responsibility. I will explain any punishment."

“Master Xuan, this cannot be entirely blamed on Senior Brother Cai Tou.” Huo Yuhao could not help but stand up and said excitedly: “I was also the one who installed the timed high-explosive soul guide. Senior Brother Cai Tou did this to cause enough damage to the Sun-Moon Empire and affect the rhythm of their future wars.”

"We calculated that the explosion would only destroy the underground warehouse. We don't know why the explosion power suddenly became so terrifying. This is completely beyond our expectations and is very abnormal."

As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed. He Caitou usually takes good care of his junior brother Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao also completely treats He Caitou as a family member. To make up for his desire for family affection, he stood up to defend He Caitou at the first opportunity.

Xu Sanshi also stood up and said, "Master Xuan, I had a part in installing those timed high-explosive soul guides. I am also guilty. I will not evade this sin. It has already happened. It is useless to say more. I have no complaints about how you punish me."

He Caitou smiled bitterly and said, "You don't have to be like this. Wrong is wrong. Although it was not intentional, it was indeed caused by me. I took the initiative to propose to detonate the warehouse. Now that I think about it, there should be other things under the warehouse, which may be level 9 fixed-type soul guide shells. I was too eager for quick success. I should have thought of this a long time ago. I am guilty."

Thinking of this, He Caitou couldn't help but pursed his lips, although he did hate the current royal family of the Sun-Moon Empire, and even this hatred spread to the entire Sun-Moon Empire.

His real name is Xu He. He is the nephew of the current emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire. His father was the previous emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire, and he once had seven sisters.

When he was nine years old, his father, mother and three unmarried sisters all died suddenly overnight from "food poisoning". His uncle, who had been competing with his father for the throne, suddenly led his army into the capital, purged his father's confidants in the palace, and killed all the eunuchs, saying that they were buried with his father. After a series of purges, his uncle, as the only heir to the royal family, took the throne with an iron fist.

He Caitou escaped from the Sun and Moon Empire, but the former crown prince became a refugee worse than a beggar. He ran into the Tianhun Empire, where he was rescued by Master Fanyu and became his first disciple.

(End of this chapter)