Sun Divine Needle.
This is the renowned soul-guiding device of the ninth-level Soul Guide Ye Yulin from the Sun and Moon Empire.
Ye Yulin, whose talent in crafting soul-guiding devices rivals that of Mirror Hongchen, is one of the top three ninth-level Soul Guides in the Sun and Moon Empire, boasting exceptional power. The Sun Divine Needle is his signature soul-guiding device.
The Sun Divine Needle is the most successful high-altitude attack soul-guiding device.
It can ascend to an altitude of thousands of meters to accurately strike targets within a 30-kilometer radius on the ground.
Its power is even more terrifying under the sunlight during the day.
Its biggest drawback is that it requires charging, and it can only charge up to three shots, being limited to daytime use.
The Sun Martial Soul is evidently more compatible with the Sun Divine Needle, enabling it to unleash even more formidable power.
Under Kong Deming's Soul Power charging, the power unleashed by this Sun Divine Needle is estimated to be comparable to a strike from an Extreme Douluo.
Xian Lin'er was truly terrified and hastily explained, "Someone of your kind poses a great threat by casually crossing empires. I'm merely representing Shrek to confirm your return to the Sun and Moon Empire!"
However, Kong Deming had no intention of stopping.
Despite the reasoning, considering Kong Deming was also apprehensive about Shrek's Moon causing trouble in the Sun and Moon Empire, but it's not like Moon hasn't been here.
Why is there an issue with me visiting the Xingluo Empire?
I can do whatever I want, do I need to report to you?
The Sun Divine Needle emitted a brilliant golden light.
In the distance, Su Yu watched the existence in the sky that resembled another sun, his heart shook.
Those around from the Sun and Moon Royal Team were also in shock.
Boom!
The charged golden light finally descended.
The golden laser shot towards Xian Lin'er.
Xian Lin'er was extremely frightened, bursting forth with all her strength.
"Seventh Soul Skill, True Form of the Martial Soul!"
"Eighth Soul Skill, Cyan Flame Tyrant Body!"
At the same time, a layer of golden shield appeared on her body surface.
Eighth-Level Invincible Shield.
The Invincible Shield is developed based on the Invincible Golden Body soul skill, using the Sun and Moon Empire's specialty Golden Crystal Stone as a medium, and after a single use, the core Golden Crystal Stone would be completely destroyed.
The lowest level for the Invincible Shield is Level 5, requiring the Soul Power of a Soul King to activate, capable of withstanding any attack below a Soul Douluo for three seconds. The Level 6 Invincible Shield can even defend against a regular Titled Douluo's attack for three seconds.
The Level 7 Invincible Shield can defend against any attack below a Super Douluo for three seconds.
Level 8 can resist a Super Douluo's attack for three seconds.
(I found the settings for Level 5 and 6, the rest I added myself. If there's a screenshot from the original, I'll change it, otherwise treat it as secondary settings)
Xian Lin'er had an Eighth-Level Invincible Shield in hand.
But this was always meant to be her last-resort life-saving equipment.
Yet at this moment, she was forced to use it.
Even with the Eighth-Level Invincible Shield activated, she still put forth all her efforts to resist the remaining destructive power after the laser pierced through the Invincible Shield.
Boom!
...
Poison Undying, injured by the energy cannon, decisively retreated after witnessing the strike.
As for those Soul Kings killed by the Sun and Moon Royal Team, he paid them no mind.
They weren't Soul Masters from the Essence Sect anyway.
He had no need to attend to the dead bodies.
The Sun Divine Needle charged up for another strike.
The terrifying ray landed on Poison Undying.
Poison Undying defended with all his might, surviving and then fled frantically.
Xian Lin'er's half body was blown into a bloody mess, with a crater blasted out of her chest.
She gritted her teeth to maintain the True Form of the Martial Soul, swiftly flying away.
The last shot of the Sun Divine Needle fell.
A life-hurting laser shot from behind.
Xian Lin'er gritted her teeth and dodged it.
The laser shot past her, the scattered energy impacting her with a shock wave that made her stagger, and her wounds felt like they were stung by needles.
Ultimately, the laser landed on a Xingluo Empire military camp ten miles away.
Boom!
...
"Let's go!"
Kong Deming led the Sun and Moon Royal Team across the border, entering the Sun and Moon Empire territory.
...
Simurgh Phoenix, titled Fire Phoenix, is the captain of the Fire Phoenix Soul Guide Team, one of the four Soul Guide Corps in the Sun and Moon Empire, stationed at the border of the Sun and Moon Empire.
When the battle broke out, she rushed over at the first opportunity, on her way witnessing the light emanating from the Sun Divine Needle in the sky, deeply shocked.
She had some speculations about Elder Kong's identity on the way there.
Upon seeing him, her beliefs were confirmed.
"Captain of the Fire Phoenix Soul Guide Team, Simurgh Phoenix greets Elder Kong!"
"Hmm, what is the current situation between the two sides?" Kong Deming asked.
"Reporting to Elder Kong, the Fire Phoenix Soul Guide Team is intimidating the Xingluo Empire frontline, with small skirmishes occurring frequently. A large-scale war has not yet broken out."
"The pressure on the Xingluo Empire isn't sufficient yet."
Simurgh Phoenix immediately stated they would continue to increase the oppression on the Xingluo Empire military.
Kong Deming nodded, instructing Simurgh Phoenix to produce a map.
After looking at it, he pointed to a location 30 kilometers northeast of their position.
"Send two Titled Douluos equipped with detection soul-guiding devices to search here."
Having played with soul-guiding devices his whole life, Kong Deming's understanding of his own damage and Xian Lin'er's injuries was extremely accurate.
He could even predict the opponent's landing point.
She wouldn't die.
But she also couldn't escape.
"She's likely severely wounded, and if there's a chance, capture her alive, if not, kill her."
"Yes!"
Simurgh Phoenix immediately selected two trusted aides, fully equipped them with soul-guiding device equipment, and sent them to search for the opponent.
"Teacher, how can you be sure she won't seek help from the Xingluo Empire military?"
Kong Deming smiled and retorted, "Do you know where the last Sun Divine Needle she dodged ended up?"
Su Yu's mouth twitched.
An elder's wisdom is superior.
With Teacher's Soul Power breakthrough, his actions became more arrogant, but still so comprehensive in planning.
This time, it wouldn't lead to a complete fallout, but relations between the Xingluo Empire and Shrek would inevitably sour.
"Simurgh Phoenix, dispatch someone to inform the Imperial Dragon Soul Guide Team, authorizing them to launch an Eighth-level Fixed Soul-guided Cannon Shell towards the Celestial Soul Empire."
Simurgh Phoenix's hair stood on end.
It seems, the Sun and Moon Empire's foreign policy is about to undergo significant changes.
Sun and Moon Empire rarely used Eighth-level Fixed Soul-guided Cannon Shells in warfare.
Yet today, Elder Kong handed out a quota.
On the surface, it seemed like a warning to the Essence Sect and Celestial Soul Empire.
But in reality, wasn't it a shift in attitude on the Sun and Moon Empire's part as well?
After resting for two days at the Fire Phoenix Soul Guide Team camp, Simurgh Phoenix sent an elite unit to escort the members of the Sun and Moon Royal Team back to Mingdu.
Su Yu and Kong Deming separated from the team and headed towards the Jingyang Mountain Range.
...
When Su Yu had seen Kong Deming's Second Martial Soul with only four Soul Rings, he couldn't help but ask.
"Teacher, your Second Martial Soul—"
Kong Deming's wrist protector-shaped soul-guiding device vibrated.
He smiled and said, "We've captured her alive."
Su Yu understood who his teacher was referring to.
"If I'm not mistaken, Mirror told me your previous roommate was a spy from Shrek.
He was the nephew of the vice-dean of the Shrek Soul Guide System, Qian Duoduo?
It really is a coincidence, the one we captured this time, Xian Lin'er, Martial God Douluo, is Qian Duoduo's wife."