Chapter 397 Killing Xu Guozhong, A Great Harvest.
Despite the attack, Wu Xuan remained calm, and the fifth spirit ring around his body lit up.
"One-shot power explosion!"
Wu Xuan raised his left hand, his five fingers spread wide, and the howling hurricane instantly coalesced into a giant hand about four or five zhang long, fiercely grabbing at the terrifying blade light.
"Clang!" The blade light collided directly with Wu Xuan's hurricane-like hand. As Wu Xuan raised his left hand and clenched it into a fist, a series of cracking sounds, like shattering glass, filled the air as the terrifying blade light was crushed into fragments by Wu Xuan.
Xu Guozhong grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth in pain. He hadn't expected that his all-out attack would be so easily blocked by Wu Xuan.
"Hey, you black charcoal, show us whatever else you've got, or you'll never have another chance once you're dead," Wu Xuan said, beckoning to Xu Guozhong with his finger.
Faced with Wu Xuan's provocation, Xu Guozhong's dark face showed no expression at all. He simply grabbed with one hand, and light flashed from both hands. In the next instant, a uniquely shaped, fiery red soul guide ray appeared in his palm.
"Level 9 Soul Guiding Ray, Solar God Light!"
Xu Guozhong roared and raised the Soul Guidance Ray. With the activation of his own soul power, beams of light appeared within it like woven patterns. Soon, six-pointed star-shaped patterns were outlined on the muzzle of the Soul Guidance Ray. Dark red light surged. The air within the Hurricane Battlefield immediately began to ripple like water, demonstrating just how terrifying the temperature within the Soul Guidance Ray was.
This level-nine soul guide ray uses the most advanced sealed milk bottle technology of the Sun Moon Empire, which is why Xu Guozhong can immediately activate this soul guide ray without spending time charging it.
A beam of blazing red light, as thick as a water tank, shot out from the level-nine soul guide ray in Xu Guozhong's hand. The intense heat of that moment scorched the pale blue hurricane within the hurricane battlefield, making it appear much lighter.
"Wind Slash Spiral!"
Wu Xuan let out a low shout, and his second soul ring lit up. With the support of the hurricane power of the Light Spirit Wind, the Wind God Winged Dragon external soul bone on his left foot was activated at the same time as the Sky-Splitting Wind.
Countless deep blue wind blades, each about ten feet wide, appeared out of thin air. As Wu Xuan kicked out, these wind blades intertwined and, like a cylinder covered with light blades, spiraled out at high speed.
"Boom!" Wherever the blazing red beam of light and the swirling blade of light passed, space distorted slightly. In an instant, they collided heavily with the terrifying force of meteorites colliding.
The blazing red flame pillar was as if being slowly sliced to death, directly shredded by the spiraling wind pillar, causing the flames to scatter everywhere. With flames flying all over the sky, the temperature of Wu Xuan's hurricane battlefield was forcibly raised.
The soul power stored in the sealed baby bottle is limited. In just a few seconds, Xu Guozhong's Sun God Light became powerless. The next second, the whirlwind smashed the pillar of flame and rushed towards Xu Guozhong with unstoppable momentum.
This is a major characteristic of wind element soul masters. As long as they have a soul skill like Wu Xuan's that can gather and condense wind on a large scale, and then cover the enemy in a domain, the released wind attribute soul skills will have almost unlimited firepower.
The power of the soul skill will not be reduced at all due to the impact of the wave.
Xu Guozhong's trembling hands showed a moment of panic. Seeing that he couldn't dodge, a layer of golden-red protective shield bloomed and enveloped Xu Guozhong's body.
"Zheng zheng zheng zheng~!" The spiraling wind column directly impacted the protective shield around Xu Guozhong. Due to the sudden impact, Xu Guozhong's body could not use the force to resist and was directly sent flying backward.
Xu Guozhong gritted his teeth and endured it, but to his horror he discovered that the spiraling wind column was almost continuous and showed no signs of weakening.
"Crack!" Under the continuous impact, a crack appeared in the level nine soul-guided shield protecting him. Xu Guozhong was so shocked that his hair stood on end. His left hand trembled, and a ring on his finger shattered, carrying Xu Guozhong away from the strangulation of the spiraling wind pillar.
A level seven soul tool, the Teleportation Ring! However, Xu Guozhong's usage distance was noticeably shorter.
"The Ghostly Wind and Scythe Claws!"
Amidst the chilling howl, almost the instant Xu Guozhong flashed away and landed, a gigantic ghostly claw grabbed at him from above. Its appearance was so sudden, completely without warning.
The sharp, ghostly claws resembled five scythes of death. With a single grab, Xu Guozhong's already cracked soul-guiding shield shattered into pieces, just like a mirror.
Xu Guozhong's daze lasted only a moment. The next instant, he drew his long-handled broadsword again and swept it horizontally, the blazing blade already slashing towards the ghost claw.
With a crisp clang, the remaining two claws of the Ghost Claw landed precisely on Xu Guozhong. With a flash of claw shadow, several more sounds of porcelain shattering rang out.
"My soul power?" Xu Guozhong, who had thought he could finally catch his breath, stared at his hands in disbelief. Nearly half of his soul power had vanished in that instant. His gaze towards Wu Xuan now filled with terror.
"Another defensive soul tool. I'd like to see just how many ways you old dog can save your life!" Losing patience, Wu Xuan grabbed with one hand, and the Soul-Breaking Spear instantly appeared in his grasp.
With a flick of his right arm, the Soul-Shattering Spear, accompanied by a piercing sound, thrust towards Xu Guozhong with unstoppable momentum.
There was no time to lament the loss of his soul tool. Xu Guozhong hurriedly used his longsword to block. After all, he was a melee soul master and was very confident in his physical abilities.
"Bang!" Just as the longsword collided with Wu Xuan's Soul-Shattering Spear, Xu Guozhong was struck so hard that he staggered, sword and all, the blade slamming against his chest. Two loud explosions followed, and two more defensive soul tools failed due to overload.
At this moment, Xu Guozhong, who was holding a long knife, was trembling uncontrollably. He felt as if his hands were about to drop the knife.
Facing the menacing Wu Xuan, two cannon barrels emerged from Xu Guozhong's waist. Immediately afterward, a blazing red light shone from the barrels, followed by two balls of blazing red light that shot towards Wu Xuan.
*Snap! Snap!* Two soft sounds rang out as the incoming ball of light was deflected by the hurricane surrounding Wu Xuan. It was no longer a threat.
Seeing this, Wu Xuan naturally wouldn't stop, and with a sweeping thrust of his spear, he attacked Xu Guozhong again. Bang bang bang! Three consecutive sounds rang out, and Xu Guozhong's protective soul-guided shield finally stopped lighting up.
This means that the defensive soul tool that Xu Guozhong was carrying had finally been exhausted.
Level 8 and 9 soul-guided shields differ from ordinary shield-type defensive soul-guided devices. Shield-type defensive soul-guided devices, regardless of their level, are truly broken once damaged. However, soul-guided shields are different. If a soul-guided shield breaks due to being unable to withstand an attack, it will not cause significant damage to the soul-guided device. It can still be used after being recharged with soul power.
At this moment, Xu Guozhong's heart was as cold as ice. The enemy on the other side was too powerful, and he was no match for them at all.
The next instant, a flash of silvery-white light passed by, and the Soul-Breaking Spear pierced through Xu Guozhong's chest with pinpoint accuracy!
Xu Guozhong felt a sudden lightness throughout his body, followed by a hazy, disoriented feeling in his mind. What was happening to him? Xu Guozhong murmured to himself, struggling to open his almost closed eyelids. Only then did he realize that he was dead!
A large amount of life energy was fed back to Wu Xuan by the Soul-Breaking Spear, and Wu Xuan instantly felt that most of the soul power he had previously consumed had been restored.
With Xu Guozhong's death, his substantial fortune naturally benefited Wu Xuan.
(End of chapter)