Douluo: The True Eye

Even after Xu Sanshi revealed his fourth soul skill, Xuanming Displacement, during the previous team battle.

As the young sect master of the Xuanming Sect and a prodigy who had risen through the ranks of Shrek Academy's outer court, Xu Sanshi's combat abilities were naturally unquestionable.

Moreover, to feign weakness and due to his personality, although he won the first two matches, Xu Sanshi used methods that were both effective and tinged with a sense of cheapness.

The first two members sent out by the Yunluo Advanced Soul Guidance Academy were easily dealt with by him under these circumstances, and due to the intensity of the previous elimination rounds, several of Yunluo Advanced Soul Guidance Academy's main team members had sustained significant injuries.

Therefore, to conserve strength and to avoid regrets, Situ Yu, the strongest captain of Yunluo Advanced Soul Guidance Academy, stepped onto the stage in the third match.

This tall and sturdy soul guidance master strode onto the stage and came before Xu Sanshi. Although his face was tense, he was not angered by Xu Sanshi's previous cheap actions.

After all, as the captain of a team, Situ Yu deeply understood that regardless of the methods used, only victory was king.

Although Xu Sanshi's methods were despicable, they were indeed effective, resolving his opponents without consuming much soul power, making it an excellent psychological tactic.

Situ Yu bowed slightly and said, "Yunluo Advanced Soul Guidance Academy, Situ Yu."

The opponent's demeanor made Xu Sanshi realize that this Situ Yu was different from the previous mediocre soul masters. As the most outstanding representative of an academy, the captain of the team, Situ Yu, was definitely not an easy character to deal with.

Therefore, the cheap expression that made people want to punch him was somewhat restrained from Xu Sanshi's face, and he faintly replied, "Shrek Academy, Xu Sanshi."

Situ Yu followed up, "As the captain of Yunluo Advanced Soul Guidance Academy, I hope to have a fair and square battle with you, so that I can recognize the gap between us."

"If you can beat me, then Yunluo Advanced Soul Guidance Academy will forfeit the next four rounds. I just hope you can earn my respect with strength, not with those petty tricks."

Xu Sanshi narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, and then that cheap expression reappeared on his face: "That depends on your performance next."

However, Xu Sanshi also understood that this opponent was indeed difficult to deal with. As the other party said, those petty tricks he had used before would likely have no effect on this person.

After the brief contact and conversation between the two sides, the referee stepped forward to interrupt their dialogue and said in a deep voice, "Both sides step back, prepare to start the battle."

After the two retreated to the edge of the arena, the referee shouted, "Begin!"

Accompanied by bursts of metallic whirring sounds, numerous metal armor plates and metal tubes flipped and emerged from Situ Yu's body, completely enveloping him. This was soul guidance armor and more than thirty soul guidance cannons.

At the same time, three strut-like objects extended from Situ Yu's legs.

In a short instant, Situ Yu activated six specially made storage soul guidance devices. Under the interaction of these six storage soul guidance devices, he completed the arming of the soul guidance turret in an instant.

In the rest area of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy below the stage, Xiao Hongchen snorted coldly upon seeing this: "The turret tactics that appeared during the Continental War four thousand years ago should now be renamed cannon fodder tactics."

"And it seems that this group of people from Yunluo Advanced Soul Guidance Academy hasn't learned it properly. They dare call themselves an advanced soul guidance academy?"

Ma Rulong, the true captain of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, shook his head: "It's not that they haven't learned it properly, it's just that they really don't have the conditions to improve it. After all, compared to our Sun Moon Empire's already systematic soul guidance turret tactics."

"The three original Douluo Continent countries can only barely produce soul guidance devices that can support elites to use, and they cannot be popularized. And the biggest advantage of turret tactics can only be reflected after they are popularized."

Although Yunluo Advanced Soul Guidance Academy's turret tactics, as their trump card, were criticized as worthless by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, it was still quite shocking to the other spectators present.

After all, the large-scale war on the continent was four thousand years ago, and soul guidance turret tactics rarely appeared in public, making them quite novel, and the image of a turret fortress was also very shocking.

Xu Sanshi's expression was also a little serious at this time, but since the opponent had soul guidance devices, it wasn't like he didn't have any either. As long as the timing was right, solving the opponent was completely more than enough.

Compared to the opponent's volume, which had doubled under the metal armor, Xu Sanshi, holding the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield, actually looked a little short.

Situ Yu, who had transformed into a soul guidance turret, gave up all mobility, but with the help of the soul guidance cannons, his attack range was completely sufficient to cover this small arena with a diameter of one hundred meters.

Xu Sanshi strode towards Situ Yu, closing the distance between the two.

Situ Yu naturally couldn't let Xu Sanshi get his way so easily. The four soul rings on his body flickered alternately, and the soul power within his body soared in a short period, reaching a level comparable to that of a Soul King.

However, it was only the amount of soul power that met the standard, and it was not enough to cause a qualitative change in his soul power to achieve the effect of amplifying the soul guidance cannon fire.

It was only with the increase in soul power that Situ Yu was able to fully exert the power of the turret tactics. After all, although the consumption of each soul guidance cannon was not large, the accumulation of thirty fourth-level soul guidance cannons was by no means easy for him.

In an instant, accompanied by the simultaneous firing of the thirty auxiliary cannons, a blanket of white light spheres bombarded Xu Sanshi.

However, the energy contained in each of these light spheres was not strong, and even some third-ring soul masters could resist them.

The fourth-level energy gathering soul guidance cannon held by Situ Yu did not have such effects, and could only be prepared by him alone, consuming a lot of soul power, and could not be quickly fired by supplementing energy through external forces.

Faced with the dense barrage of soul-guided missiles, Xu Sanshi simply raised his Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield, shrinking his body behind the shield, like a tortoise withdrawing into its shell.

Thanks to his excellent martial soul, Xu Sanshi could easily withstand these soul-guided missiles with the martial soul itself, even without using soul skills.

Behind the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield, where Situ Yu couldn't see, Xu Sanshi wasn't idle. He took out a pair of boots-like soul-guided devices from his storage soul-guided device.

These were the propulsion soul-guided devices that Bei Bei had redistributed to Xu Sanshi after Ning Tian had taken out the soul-guided devices yesterday.

Because Tang Ya had pestered her relentlessly, Jiang Nannan finally joined the Tang Sect, and Xu Sanshi followed suit, learning the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Step, a light-body technique passed down within the sect.

However, compared to light-body techniques, soul-guided devices, although consuming more soul power, have a greater advantage in straight-line sprints, effectively helping Xu Sanshi approach enemies.

Situ Yu watched Xu Sanshi, who remained motionless amidst the hail of bullets. Although he didn't think these ordinary soul-guided cannons could defeat the Shrek Academy team members, his expression was grave.

Because the defense Xu Sanshi displayed was simply too outrageous, and he hadn't even used any soul skills yet.

This was the difference in the level of martial souls. For low and mid-level soul masters, the level of their martial soul determined the gap in combat power, which was truly despairing.

As for high-level soul masters? Sorry, but for the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, even the weakest Titled Douluo would have a martial soul that couldn't be weak. At the very least, it had to be a high-level martial soul for them to cultivate to such a state.

Situ Yu activated another type of soul-guided cannon, one that could track and lock onto targets based on soul power reactions.

Xu Sanshi's frontal defense was indeed powerful, but the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield could only block one side.

Six white orbs, noticeably larger than the previous soul-guided missiles, flew out, arcing towards Xu Sanshi's back.

But at this moment, the distance between Situ Yu and Xu Sanshi was only fifty meters.

For Xu Sanshi, equipped with propulsion soul-guided devices, that was enough.

Braving the relentless, alternating fire of soul-guided missiles, Xu Sanshi suddenly erupted, charging towards Situ Yu with unstoppable momentum.

The Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield in front of Xu Sanshi shattered one soul-guided cannonball after another, while also obscuring his vision.

If he were facing someone else, Xu Sanshi naturally wouldn't be so reckless, but Situ Yu had already entered a turret stance, and his position was impossible to move, which was the biggest drawback of turret tactics.

At this moment, the six soul-guided missiles tracking Xu Sanshi's movements couldn't keep up with his speed, and the soul-guided missile barrage couldn't hinder Xu Sanshi in any way.

Watching Xu Sanshi approaching closer and closer, Situ Yu's eyes were filled with determination. He had one last strike! Energy Gathering Soul-Guided Cannon, activate!

A bright light shone from Situ Yu's chest, as all of his remaining soul power was poured into the Energy Gathering Soul-Guided Cannon. Immediately afterward, an intense white light burst forth. Every point of consumption was a point of gain.

Although the Energy Gathering Soul-Guided Cannon had various drawbacks, it was undeniable that its power was truly great, with an attack at the Soul King level firing from Situ Yu's chest.

For those soul masters and soul engineers without inheritance or secret techniques, powerful soul-guided devices were the only means they could use to unleash power beyond their current level.

But what Situ Yu used was, after all, not a soul-guided device produced by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

In order to ensure the various rights of domestic nobles and to balance the various families and sects, the original Douluo Three Kingdoms were also developing soul-guided devices.

However, they focused more on suppression, controlling the development of soul-guided devices and soul engineers within the controllable range of soul masters with powerful martial souls.

If he had used an Energy Gathering Soul-Guided Cannon produced by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, researched with the latest technology, perhaps he could have severely injured Xu Sanshi here, but unfortunately, there were no ifs.

The moment the shield came into contact with the Energy Gathering Soul-Guided Cannon, a circle of black ripples burst out from Xu Sanshi's shield, and at the same time, after the soul power vibrated and Xu Sanshi adjusted the angle of the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield.

Under the double effect of the Xuanming Power and the Xuanming Tremor, Xu Sanshi directly deflected the Energy Gathering Soul-Guided Cannon's bombardment to the soul-guided protective shield on the side, which was used to protect the audience outside the arena from injury.

At this moment, Situ Yu's soul power had been exhausted. Even if his soul skills included those that could allow him to quickly recover soul power, it was already too late.

Xu Sanshi took another big step, charging forward. While the Xuanming Power had not yet dissipated, the Xuanming Tremor was activated again, directly knocking Situ Yu's large body off the arena.

After doing all of this, Xu Sanshi tossed his hair as if nothing had happened, his face still carrying that cheeky smile.

Then, Xu Sanshi said to Situ Yu, who had fallen down and was disoriented, with blood coming from his mouth and nose from the tremor: "Brother, keep your word."

Looking at Xu Sanshi's behavior, Xiao Hongchen curled his lips in disdain: "He doesn't even have defensive soul-guided devices, and the power of the Energy Gathering Soul-Guided Cannon is so weak."

"How did this group from Yunluo Advanced Soul Engineer Academy make it to the round-robin stage? Oh right, it's because the other academies are so weak."

Ma Rulong could only helplessly look at Xiao Hongchen, but what Xiao Hongchen said was indeed correct.

On this continent where most of the soul master knowledge and soul engineer knowledge is monopolized by empires, families, and sects.

The so-called advanced soul master academies and advanced soul engineer academies that are truly worth paying attention to are nothing more than a few that are backed by powerful forces.

Situ Yu conceded. The opponents in the next round-robin stage, apart from Shrek Academy, were not strong. It was wise to preserve his strength to deal with other teams and strive for a qualification spot.

Today's round-robin matches were over, which also meant that the Shrek team could rest for a long time for the next day and a half.

But for Huo Yuhao, his preparations were just about to begin, because at the auction after the first round-robin stage, the Spiritual Gold he had been longing for was about to appear.