Douluo Dalu: Start with a Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgement

Chapter 422 Safe Return
Although Ji Lin's fifth soul skill, the Fire Flame King Sword, had terrifying destructive power, the area hundreds of meters ahead was covered in flames, and the shock wave destroyed all obstructions.

But none of the exposed enemies died. At this moment, a ball of golden light shone on the bodies of the twelve enemies. It was the invincible shield.

It was also under the protection of the invincible shield that they survived the attack of the Fire King Sword.

These enemies came prepared, and they brought not only an invincible shield, otherwise those Soul Saints would not be able to block the Fire Flame King Sword. They lacked quality but made up for it with quantity.

This is the key to their survival.

Ji Lin guessed correctly, these enemies were from the Sun and Moon Empire, and they were specifically here to carry out a decapitation operation.

Duke Baihu holds a vital position in the Xingluo Empire and has strong control over the military. If he can be assassinated, it will undoubtedly be of great help to the future war launched by the Sun-Moon Empire.

All twelve assassins had made full preparations beforehand. Not only did they have an insider in the White Tiger Duke's tent, they also made use of the latest powerful high-altitude reconnaissance soul guide device. Among the twelve assassins, two were ninth-level soul guides. Not far ahead, they had set up a net of all kinds of soul guide traps. As long as the White Tiger Duke stepped into their trap, they were confident that he would die even if he miraculously possessed the strength of a Super Douluo.

However, what they never expected was that the trap they carefully set was actually seen through at a glance, and the Duke of White Tiger stopped directly outside the trap. This change was far beyond their expectations.

The leading ninth-level soul engineer immediately realized that their actions had been exposed. However, after all, Duke Baihu was only surrounded by a hundred guards, as well as Ji Lin and other young boys and girls, so he decisively launched an attack.

Therefore, the second combat plan was launched, using landslide bombs to block the road, preparing to kill the White Tiger Duke at all costs.

What surprised them was that Duke White Tiger did not choose to break out, but stayed to protect his subordinates, which made them overjoyed.

However, when the King Fire Sword landed from the sky, they were all stunned.

They didn't understand how their position was exposed, as they were carrying advanced stealth soul guides and mental shielding soul guides!

They did evade Ji Lin's mental detection, but what they would never have imagined was that Ji Lin discovered their location by relying on heat.

The Fire Flame King Sword in the sky was coming with great force and it was obvious that it was very powerful. Therefore, when they saw the Fire Flame King Sword descending from the sky, they immediately activated their invincible shields.

During the explosion, the invincible shield was on the verge of collapse, which made them break out in a cold sweat. They released several soul guide shields and invincible shields in succession before they survived the explosion and shock wave.

These assassins came to kill the Duke of White Tiger, but they were definitely not here to die, especially the four Titled Douluo-level masters, who cherished their lives very much.

The defensive soul guide on his body is far superior to the offensive soul guide.

"The situation is not right. Let's retreat first and then make long-term plans." The leading ninth-level soul engineer made a prompt decision and immediately issued the order to retreat.

Life is precious, and everyone has only one life. From the discovery of the trap, to the exposure of their position, to the attack of the Fire Flame King Sword, everything shows that Dai Hao has a master around him, at least a Super Douluo, which is not something that a few ordinary Titled Douluo can deal with. Are they going to stay and die?
As a result, the twelve assassins almost immediately turned around and ran away.

"If you want to leave, you have to leave something behind."

Ji Lin had a cold smile on his face and raised the Heavenly Fire Holy Judgement with both hands. Flames surged on the sword of Heavenly Fire Holy Judgement and the high-temperature flames gradually condensed and turned into a solid sword blade.

"Skyfire! Unsheath!"

The next moment, blood-red flames gushed out from the tip of the Heavenly Fire Holy Judge's sword with unrivaled might, rising straight into the sky. A column of flames roared and rolled like an angry fire dragon, chasing after the twelve escaping assassins.

Wherever the flame pillar passed, the air was instantly heated to the limit, forming distorted ripples visible to the naked eye. The grass and trees on the ground withered instantly under the residual heat of the flame pillar, and some places even began to burn. This was a destructive force, and no one was willing to bear its impact head-on.

The assassins felt the terrifying heat coming from behind them and were horrified. They sped up their escape, hoping to escape this fatal blow. However, the flame column released by the Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire was extremely fast and caught up with them in almost the blink of an eye.

The flame pillar swept across like a huge flaming sword, engulfing the assassins one by one. Under the impact of the flame pillar, the Soul Saint-level assassins didn't even have time to scream before they were turned into ashes by the high-temperature flames. The remaining four Soul Douluos burst into various lights, but they could only resist for a while before being turned into charcoal by the high temperature.

Only four Titled Douluo, under the protection of the ninth-level soul guide shield and the invincible shield, rushed out of the flame pillar and fled in all directions in shock.

If the distance was not too far, Ji Lin's unsheathed Heavenly Fire could have killed all twelve of them instantly, and the four Titled Douluo would not have escaped.

This was also the reason why Ji Lin did not use his full strength. He did not activate any auxiliary amplification soul skills. It was obviously intentional. He did not want to kill the four Titled Douluo of the Sun-Moon Empire so easily. If he did that, the combat power of the Sun-Moon Empire would undoubtedly decline. This was not what Ji Lin wanted to see. The death of four Soul Douluo was enough to make the Sun-Moon Empire sad.

If he really wanted to keep them all, Chi Yuan's approach would not be much easier than Ji Lin's.

As the flames dissipated, the surroundings returned to calm, leaving only the charred ground and a few pieces of wreckage that were still smoking. Ji Lin put away the Holy Judgement of Heavenly Fire, and his expression became calm again.

Duke Dai Hao of White Tiger landed from the sky and looked at Ji Lin in doubt and astonishment. Both the Fire King Sword and the Sky Fire made him tremble with fear. You know, he is a Titled Douluo. The Fire King Sword is fine, he is sure he can dodge it, but the Sky Fire did give him a feeling of facing death.

He had a premonition that if he took that blow head-on, he would surely die.

At this time, reinforcements from the military camp also arrived here. Seeing the devastated scene, they were all stunned.

Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger also looked at the wreckage in the scorched earth in front of him, speechless. Four Soul Douluos! And four Soul Saints, just died like that, silently, without causing any waves.

He finally understood why Xu Jiujiu attached so much importance to Ji Lin and always put Ji Lin first. It turned out that this was the reason. Ji Lin’s strength made him qualified!
After returning to the military camp with Duke Dai Hao of White Tiger, Ji Lin and others did not stay for long. They quickly said goodbye and left, heading towards Xingluo City.

After this assassination attempt, Duke Dai Hao of White Tiger became more cautious. He was not a fool and could see that the other party's target was him. If he had not met Ji Lin and others by chance, he would have been in great danger this time, at least his own White Tiger guards would not have been able to be saved.

While Ji Lin and others were rushing back to Xingluo City, Shrek and his party also entered the territory of Tianhun Empire, and Old Xuan also breathed a sigh of relief. As the head of the Sea God Pavilion of Shrek Academy, Old Xuan also bore tremendous pressure this time. The Shrek team representing Shrek Academy can be said to be a concentration of the most promising and outstanding of the current young generation of Shrek Academy. If any losses occur to these children, it will be a huge blow to Shrek Academy.

Before coming to participate in the competition, no one expected that the Sun-Moon Empire would be so ruthless and use the competition to snipe at students from academies across the country, thereby weakening the strength and future of the Douluo Continent's original Three Kingdoms soul masters.

The situation of other teams is still unclear. We must return to Shrek Academy as soon as possible to get first-hand information and take action based on this information.

The huge explosion in Mingdu can be said to have completely disrupted the arrangements of the Sun-Moon Empire. Apart from anything else, the destruction of the West City District and the large number of prepared soul guides were enough to make the Sun-Moon Empire heartbroken.

War will not come for the time being, but that does not mean it will not come later. We must unite the three countries that originally belonged to Douluo Continent to put pressure on the Sun-Moon Empire. We must take this opportunity to at least find a way to rescue the students from the participating academies.

Also, after returning to Shrek Academy, they have to consider the punishment for He Caitou and others. Zhang Lexuan, Beibei, and Jiang Nannan are fine, as they were not aware of it. However, He Caitou who made the suggestion, Xu Sanshi who arranged the high-explosive soul guide, and Huo Yuhao must be punished.

There were really too many deaths. If so many people hadn't died, Xuanzi really didn't want to punish them. After all, their goal was to stop the war, and they didn't expect the explosion to be so powerful. He Caitou only wanted to destroy the underground warehouse of the Sun Moon Empire and strike at the Sun Moon Empire's war potential just because of his hatred for the Sun Moon Empire. It was just a small revenge, and he didn't expect to cause such a large kill.

Although they will not be fired, they will still be given a small punishment or a severe warning.

At the same time, in the Tianhun Empire, on the top of a steep mountain range, suspended above the sea of ​​clouds, there is a towering castle.

The gray castle was full of ancient atmosphere, and it seemed to be reaching the top of the world. In this sea of ​​clouds, on such a steep mountain, this huge castle built on the top of the mountain could only be described as a miracle.

On the top of the mountain, the wind was fierce and humid, but no matter how the wind blew, the castle standing proudly in the middle of the mountain top remained unmoved.

On the arched door of the castle, there are three big characters, "Haotian Castle."

This place is the headquarters of the Haotian Sect, which was once the number one sect in the world, and it is also their place of seclusion.

(End of this chapter)