Douluo: The True Eye

Chapter 118: Sun Moon United Heaven Cannon

Meanwhile, at the heart of the vortex of fate two years later, the Sun Moon Empire was also experiencing undercurrents.

In recent months, the old Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire had been growing weaker day by day.

In these past few days, the natural treasures gathered by the Sun Moon Imperial Family from all over the land were being transported to the palace as if they were free, one cart after another, followed by empty carriages driving out.

This palace, now exceptionally quiet, seemed like a bottomless abyss, swallowing these carts and horses.

At the same time, it was like a dying beast making futile struggles, trying to save its own life.

At this moment, this most esteemed palace of the Sun Moon Empire was unusually silent; even the palace servants, imperial physicians, or enshrined soul masters who came and went hurriedly did not make a sound.

A faint panting could be heard, as rapid as a torn bellows. In the side hall next to the old Emperor's bedroom, a man sitting in a wheelchair looked out the window with a deep gaze at the magnificent palace, his eyes full of indifference.

'Father, oh Father, why are you so unwilling to die obediently?' Xu Tianran appeared outwardly calm, even rushing to this place at the first sign of the old Emperor's failing health, putting on a show of filial piety.

But without a doubt, the person who most wanted the old Emperor to die now was him.

Since the Holy Spirit Church represented the Sun Moon Empire and established cooperation with the Star Dou Great Forest, the Holy Spirit Church's position in the Sun Moon Empire had risen sharply.

Because of this, unlike in the original story, the current Xu Tianran had already taken advantage of the Holy Spirit Church's development to bring most of the Sun Moon Empire's court under his control.

As for his other siblings, they could no longer pose a threat to him. Although, for Xu Tianran, who was ruthless and extremely scheming, his siblings were not much of a threat to begin with.

However, compared to the original story, where he would have only completed his control over the Sun Moon Empire in about two years, the current Xu Tianran, thanks to the rise of the Holy Spirit Church, undoubtedly cleared away those who stood in his way more quickly.

Therefore, he now eagerly hoped for his father, the previous Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, to die.

Only in this way could he ascend the throne as the new Emperor, even if the old Emperor's health had been declining in recent days, and he had even been appointed as the Regent in advance, it could not extinguish his growing ambition.

However, after a while, with the declaration of the imperial physician in the palace, after consuming a large number of natural treasures, the old Emperor's condition finally stabilized, which also dashed Xu Tianran's hopes.

'Hmph.' Although displeased, Xu Tianran did not show it on the surface, nor did he try to get the Holy Spirit Church to take action and eliminate the old Emperor in advance.

Even though the Holy Spirit Church had made complete preparations and even asked Xu Tianran for instructions several times, it was still the same.

Although he hoped the old Emperor would die, Xu Tianran knew that he must not do this himself, nor could he have anything to do with it, let alone ask the evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Church to take action.

If he really nodded and agreed, it would undoubtedly be placing a major handle in the other party's hands. If the Holy Spirit Church revealed it, even if he, Xu Tianran, ascended the throne, he would undoubtedly suffer extremely serious blows.

After all, the Great Enshrinement of the Sun Moon Empire, Kong Deming, who is also the strongest soul tool master in the Sun Moon Empire today, has long been dissatisfied with him and his son because of his cooperation with the Holy Spirit Church.

Moreover, besides their father and son's line, there are still many collateral relatives in the Sun Moon Empire's royal family. If the Holy Spirit Church really went crazy and stabbed him in the back.

Then the other collateral relatives would definitely take the opportunity to make trouble, and Kong Deming would probably take advantage of the situation.

After all, for this Great Enshrinement, all he has to ensure is that the foundation of the Sun Moon Empire is not lost, but which line serves as the main line is not important to him at all.

Therefore, now that he is approaching the throne, he cannot make any mistakes. After all, in recent years, the soul tool master forces led by Mingde Hall and Kong Deming have gradually surpassed those loyal courtiers in the Sun Moon Empire due to the advancement of soul tool technology.

However, these soul tool masters are difficult for Xu Tianran to truly subdue for a long time. Perhaps after he ascends the throne, these high-level soul tool masters will assist him under the leadership of Kong Deming.

But now, what they are loyal to is only one person, and that is the old Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire today.

"By His Majesty's decree, summoning His Royal Highness the Regent to an audience!" The palace servant's shrill voice sounded from outside the hall.

With the help of the maids behind him, Xu Tianran reorganized his thoughts and headed out of the hall in his wheelchair.

In contrast to the Sun Moon Empire's royal family, who were harboring ulterior motives at this time, in a secret soul tool experimental base, a group of ninth-level soul tool masters, who could be said to hold high positions and great power in the outside world, were cheering like children at this moment.

But at this time, no one cared, because the project codenamed One, which was also the most vigorously promoted project of the Sun Moon Empire, had finally yielded its results: the first-ever tenth-level soul tool master was born!

Just like the standard for ninth-level soul tool masters, the standard for tenth-level soul tool masters is to possess a complete tenth-level soul tool.

The standard for tenth-level soul tools is the Limit Douluo, which is above the Super Douluo level, but the existence of soul tools can give them a slight advantage when facing soul masters of the same level.

After all, soul masters themselves have to consider their own consumption, while soul tools can mostly release their maximum power at all times.

Unlike in the original story, where multiple people had to work together to use tenth-level soul tools, Kong Deming is now a true tenth-level soul tool master!

Looking at the huge soul tool cannon, composed of scarlet gold and silver-white colors, hidden in the underground experimental base in front of them, everyone's eyes were filled with pride.

Based on the research results designed using the crystal pried from the Fire Dragon Egg as a template, this tenth-level soul tool, named the Sun Moon United Heaven Cannon, has eliminated the limitations of energy sources.

Relying on Kong Deming's own unique twin martial souls, as well as his ninety-fifth-level Super Douluo soul power, he can activate it normally with his own strength and exert its full power.

Its range was unimaginably vast and terrifying, capable of striking from Mingdu directly to the borders of the Mingdou Mountain Range. This range far exceeded that of any previous soul tool.

This was due to the research on the Fire Dragon Crystal, which allowed the Sun Moon Empire to develop a special energy encapsulation technology.

This technology ensured that the soul cannon's bombardment would not dissipate even across vast distances, giving it a range that exceeded the wildest imaginations of soul tool engineers and soul masters.

However, at such extreme distances, even with the most skilled soul tool engineer in the Sun Moon Empire, Kong Deming, operating it, and with the aid of numerous high-altitude reconnaissance soul tools, achieving precise strikes was difficult.

Therefore, the Sun Moon Annihilation Cannon had two attack modes to choose from.

The first was a group attack mode called 'Blazing Sun in the Sky,' with a strike range sufficient to cover an entire imperial capital like Mingdu. Its threat on the battlefield or in other nations' territories would be self-evident.

The second was a single-point sniper mode called 'Silvery Moon Radiance.' Predictions of this mode's power suggested that even a Limit Douluo expert would face certain death if hit directly.

However, the attack strength of the first mode was insufficient to pose a threat to a Limit Douluo expert; at most, it would only make it difficult for them to escape its attack range.

Therefore, the second attack mode was developed on this basis. The reason Kong Deming became a Level 10 soul tool engineer wasn't just because he was a Level 95 Super Douluo, the only one capable of wielding the Sun Moon Annihilation Cannon.

Secondly, it was because of his martial soul. As a twin martial soul possessor, he inherited the Sun Moon Empire's royal family's most prized martial souls: the sun and the moon.

The Sun Moon Annihilation Cannon was custom-made for him. This involves another concept: the Natal Soul Tool.

Using one's own martial soul, combined with the cultivation of a Super Douluo, to merge with the soul tool and control the power of heaven and earth.

When Kong Deming merged with the Sun Moon Annihilation Cannon, the cannon's energy, the bombardment he unleashed, naturally became like an extension of his limbs.

On this basis, through the 'Blazing Sun in the Sky' attack, he could sense the presence of enemies on the battlefield, and then use 'Silvery Moon Radiance' to snipe the remaining powerhouses. The sun and moon together, the sun and moon in the sky, that was the origin of this soul tool's name.

The high-intensity, wide-range energy bombardment could even cause spatial distortions to a certain extent, making it difficult for even Limit Douluo experts within the bombardment range to escape through spatial means.

However, all the data for this soul tool was only calculated on paper and had never undergone real combat testing. Perhaps it would be stronger, perhaps weaker; no one could say for sure.

Because a Level 10 soul tool, especially an offensive one, was incredibly impressive, but the energy required to activate it was an unimaginable astronomical figure, and the commotion caused by each activation was too great to conceal.

Moreover, since it was Kong Deming's Natal Soul Tool, coupled with its unique energy encapsulation technology, only Kong Deming could supply it with energy.

To support a full-power output of the Sun Moon Annihilation Cannon, Kong Deming would need to charge it for at least a year with his current soul power.

But no one had any complaints about this. A year in exchange for a soul tool strike powerful enough to be called nation-destroying was not long at all!

After all, a single strike from the Sun Moon Annihilation Cannon was enough to wipe out all the main forces of any major power on the continent.

However, unlike the excitement of the other Level 9 soul tool engineers, Kong Deming was secretly sighing with regret.

This was because of the unexpected failure of Project Number Three.

Unlike the humanoid soul tool project in the original story, which Kong Deming considered merely a show of skill, the humanoid soul tool project researched by the Hall of Spiritual Power after obtaining the Fire Dragon Crystal was something Kong Deming had high hopes for.

Because, unlike the various unsolvable difficulties in the original story, with the Fire Dragon Crystal, many previously insurmountable obstacles were easily overcome.

Therefore, Kong Deming spared no expense, consuming a large amount of Fire Dragon Crystal for purification, as material for the Hall of Spiritual Power and Jing Hongchen to research.

However, during the previous riot in the Hall of Spiritual Power, someone took it away in the chaos, and the other Fire Dragon Crystals, along with the Fire Dragon Egg, had long been taken away by Di Tian.

Therefore, this Project Number Three, which was originally second only to the Sun Moon Annihilation Cannon and the God of Death Tower, could be said to have entered a state of indefinite dormancy.

In Kong Deming's original plan, if Project Number Three could succeed, he would simultaneously possess two Level 10 soul tools, and these two Level 10 soul tools would complement each other.

Using the humanoid soul tool's functions as an intermediary, a large amount of purified energy from the external environment could be used to charge the Sun Moon Annihilation Cannon, which would be perfect.

However, the long charging time required by the Sun Moon Annihilation Cannon today was, in Kong Deming's eyes, the only flaw in this strongest soul tool.

'Oh well, oh well, it's impossible for everything to go smoothly. The completion of the Sun Moon Annihilation Cannon is already a rare surprise.'

After dismissing the other Level 9 soul tool engineers, Kong Deming stroked the Sun Moon Annihilation Cannon in front of him, his eyes filled with deep pride.

He always believed that humans could conquer nature, and that soul tools were the power that belonged to humans, while relying on soul rings and soul skills was merely begging from soul beasts.

And this Sun Moon Annihilation Cannon was the perfect answer he gave himself.

Now that the court was in turmoil, with the old emperor's critical illness and the voices of many pro-war factions, Kong Deming, as the Grand Tutor, understood that war was inevitable.

Shrek Academy's reputation was declining, and although there was no lack of the Holy Spirit Church and other evil soul masters pushing behind the scenes, what did he have to fear now?

Kong Deming sneered. In his eyes, the so-called Holy Spirit Church was just a group of hiding rats. If they wanted to come out into the open, that would be fine.

He could take this opportunity to wipe out these pests in one fell swoop, so as to eradicate this long-buried hidden danger for the Sun Moon Empire.

However, Kong Deming still had some concerns in his heart, and that was Di Tian. Although he had only briefly clashed with the Beast God Di Tian before, he vaguely sensed that the Beast God's strength seemed to be somewhat hidden, so he was not very confident.

'Beast God Di Tian... I hope it won't hinder the Sun Moon Empire's progress because of the existence of the Holy Spirit Church.'