Chapter 568.3. A Surprise Attack within the Cover of Smoke


    Xia Xuanchen didnt hesitate. Light radiated from his body as a crystal suddenly appeared in his hands. This crystal was oval, and about the size of an infants head. There were many intricate and sophisticated carvings on its surface, and it emanated majesty from the moment it appeared.


    Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutongs palm and fistnded on his soul protective barrier at almost the same time. Frightening spiritual power and soul powerbined as an ear-piercing sound rang from the ss 9 protective barrier. Cracks appeared in the crystal, and terrifying chills and the domineering aura of Tang Wutongs Radiant Dragon Butterfly flooded into them.


    Right at this moment, that oval crystal erupted with ayer of brilliant golden light. A formidable propulsion force forcibly pushed Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong backward, and that wasnt all. The crystal stone covered Xia Xuanchens body with ayer of golden light that was shaped like an eggshell.


    Xu Tianyuans eyes were ovee with greed when he saw the crystal stone in Xia Xuanchens hands. Of course he knew what that was. That was a priceless treasure for all soul engineers, even for ss 9 soul engineers?


    What is that?


    Huo Yuhao was taken aback. His Ultimate Ice was very prative, and after he gained his second soul core through the Yin Yang Complement method, normal protective barriers couldnt block his Snowless cier.


    But in that moment, Xia Xuanchens defensive capabilities repelled his Ultimate Ice, and also produced such forceful propulsions. That wasnt something that typical soul tools could achieve. What exactly was in his hands?


    Linked ring, lock on! Xia Xuanchen roared hysterically.


    It seemed like he had defended himself against Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutongs attack casually, but only he knew what was happening to him. If not for that strange eggshell in his hands, Huo Yuhaos Ultimate Ice would have probably frozen him solid. Even though he probably wouldnt die, his opponents onught wouldnt just stop with that. He would undoubtedly meet his demise if his opponents were allowed to chain their attacks.


    Even though it hadnt been long since he took over as the Evileye Tyrant Soul Engineer Legionsmander, his reputation and influence within his legion were still rtively high. The Evileye Tyrant Legions remaining soul engineers quickly activated their linked soul tools as he roared hismand.


    This linked ring was specifically meant to deal with enemies who had broken through to their most important areas. Not even Huo Yuhao could deny that the Sun Moon Empire was still far ahead in terms of training andmanding their soul engineer legions.


    Circles of blue light glowed one after another, and swiftly formed a circle as intense soul power undtions appeared.


    Linked ring, defensive barrier. Xu Tianyuans reaction speed wasnt slow either. He gave his order as soon as was possible.


    The Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legions quality was the highest among the four beast-ranked legions, and they moved equally swiftly. Xu Tianyuans goal was simple: he wanted to surround Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong. With their linked defense and offense, how could they not kill their opponents with over three hundred soul engineers working together, no matter how formidable their opponents were.


    Huo Yuhao heaved a sigh inside.These beast-ranked soul engineer legions are indeed difficult to deal with! If not for those soul engineers that we killed in the chaos before this, we might not have had a chance.


    The Dou Ling Empires royal pce was in an irreversible situation. However, Huo Yuhao had to find some way to obliterate these two beast-ranked soul engineer legions when they were detached from the main army, no matter what. But it was evident that he couldnt do so now. Even Ultimate Douluo had to avoid two soul engineer legions who hadpleted their linkup.


    Arge ck door appeared. Huo Yuhao no longer needed any incantations to open a single spectral gate, and he could almost do so immediately.


    Huo Yuhao held Tang Wutongs hand as they disappeared into the spectral gate with a sh.


    They could be chased by linked attacks if they ran away, while running out of the linked defense may not bepletely safe. Any kind of concealment soul skills would be futile if those linked attacks were executed over an area.


    But what Huo Yuhao did, when he escaped into another ne, not even the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Legion could do anything to them, not to mention these two soul engineer legions.


    Xia Xuanchen flew next to Xu Tianyuan with a tinge of fear in his heart as he wiped cold sweat from his forehead.


    That was close. Theyre extremely powerful, and whats more frightening is that they have concealment abilities, Xia Xuanchen said to Xu Tianyuan.


    Xu Tianyuan nced at the oval crystal in his Xia Xuanchens hand. He frowned and said, Im more worried about that escape ability that they just disyed. Their auras vanished into thin air. Can that be spatial power? But only Ultimate Douluo can master spatial power. Since when has the Dou Ling Empire possessed such formidable individuals?


    Xia Xuanchen forced augh. Lets hurry and retreat. No matter where these two are from, it appears that our brothers weve lost contact with have met their demise. We should hurry back to the soul tool front, then we can pack up and leave. Ensure that everyone maintains the linked defense so that we can avoid being ambushed again. We have to leave as quickly as possible.


    Yes, Xu Tianyuan nodded understandingly.


    They were deep behind enemy lines all by themselves, after all. If they were on the battlefield at the front lines, even if their enemies were even more powerful, they wouldnt be afraid because of their soul engineer legionsbined strength. However, there were two incredibly strong individuals hiding near them, and they felt like they had thorns in their backs. They could be ambushed at any moment, so retreating back into the Sun Moon Empires territory was the best solution. They had sustained severe losses on this mission, but they had aplished their mission. They had still managed to do something veryudable.


    The two ss 9 soul engineers discussed logistics for a moment before they led their legions back toward their soul tool front. Even though they were already prepared to lose their soul tool front from the beginning, the Dou Ling Empires resistance was much weaker than they had imagined, judging from their current situation. A single ss 9 stationary soul cannon shell had immediately dealt with the entire royal pce, and if not for those two powerful people who had appeared afterwards, their two legions would be almost perfectly victorious.


    The two soul engineer legions changed formations once more. This time, they tried to keep some space between them, because the twomanders had seen how powerful Huo Yuhaos group attacks were from his Spiritual Tempest. Therefore, they maintained their ring-shaped formation, but they formed two rings, with onerger than the other.


    The Evileye Tyrant Legion was outside, while the Imperial Dragon Legion was inside. The Evileye Tyrant Legion was responsible for maintaining their linked defenses, while the Imperial Dragon Legion would rest inside. They could switch to maintain their defenses like that, and if they ran into anything, a single soul engineer legion was sufficient for defense. The other legion would augment their defenses, and it could also turn defense into offense.


    If they didnt run into any more enemies, they could proceed at a steady pace by switching around. They were naturally not afraid of running into the Dou Ling Empires forces. Unless the Dou Ling Empire concentrated all their soul masters to surround and attack them, they probably didnt have a chance at all. The empires elite forces had all gone to Shrek City, so these two soul engineer legionsbined strength was almost invincible.


    The two legionmanders were almost perfect in theirmand of their respective soul engineer legions, but their faces were so dark that it was frightening when they returned to their soul tool front.


    The soul tool fronts defenses were still open, but they couldntmunicate with anybody inside. Afterwards, they witnessed the soul tool fronts linked offensive soul tools charging up. They were aimed directly at them.


    But what could they do? Their opponents had actually taken over their soul tool front beforehand, whichpletely exceeded their expectations. They were deep behind enemy lines, and they didnt even have any time to think. They turned to run, and flew toward the Sun Moon Empire as quickly as possible.


    Unfortunately, they didnt know that there was barely anybody inside the soul tool front. They were using the soul tool fronts soul power reserves to activate its linked defensive and offensive soul tools, which came from Milk Bottles. They couldnt have kept that up for long.


    If these two soul engineer legions kept their distance and maintained a continuous onught, perhaps they would sustain some losses, but taking back their soul tool front would be rtively easy.


    But just as when Huo Yuhao was faced with Ju Zi, when he clearly knew that her target wasnt Shrek City, Shrek City still couldnt reduce their vignce and alertness. This was the same reason why these two soul engineer legions couldnt stay for any longer despite knowing that the soul engineers inside that soul tool front werent strong. Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutongs ambush had left a deep shadow in their hearts.


    The two legions hadnt flown away for long when Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong appeared outside the soul tool front.


    They rendezvoused with theirpanions before Huo Yuhao immediately found Xu Sanshi.


    Sanshi, Dou Ling Citys situation isnt great. The city has suffered a destructive onught, and the royal pce ispletely destroyed. I dont know if anybody from the royal family is still alive. Lets do it this way. You guys will stay here and proceed toward Dou Ling City. Reveal our identities as Shrek Academys members, help them restore order, and search for any members of the royal family who are still alive. Wutong and I will pursue those two soul engineer legions. I dont believe they can fly all the way back to the Sun Moon Empire. They will have to rest along the way, and that will be our chance. We will take this opportunity when they are separated to try and keep these two legions in the Dou Ling Empire forever. We will avenge the Dou Ling Empires royal family.


    Xu Sanshi nodded and said, Alright, then go. Leave Dou Ling City to us. Youre right, but


    Xu Sanshi heaved a sigh inside, and everything he could say was toote. The Sun Moon Empire was too cunning. They didnt just target the Dou Ling Empire; they directly executed an assassination mission against the Dou Ling Empires royal pce. Their formidable soul engineer legions could fully unleash their frightening offensive capabilities in a skirmish like this. If the Star Luo Empire ran into a simr situation, they probably wouldnt do any better than the Dou Ling Empire had. Ultimately, they lost on surveince and intelligence.