However, the black-grey armor (Three-Word Battle Armor) on the Undead Knights was incredibly defensive; ordinary spirit tools only left shallow dents or were instantly corroded and deflected by the surrounding death qi.
They advanced through the gunfire, each swing of their greatswords taking large chunks of building debris and the lives of Spirit Masters who couldn't dodge in time. The city's defense formations appeared fragile under their brutal assault.
"Audacious Evil Soul Master! How dare you attack Star Luo City!" A majestic roar sounded, followed by a resounding dragon's cry. A brilliant golden figure soared from the monster academy in the city center, radiating a powerful divine aura. It was none other than the Star Luo Empire's Imperial Preceptor, Saint Dragon Douluo En Ci!
He wore magnificent golden Four-Word Battle Armor and unleashed a powerful Holy Light Domain, instantly attracting four Undead Knights that were rampaging through the city. He had to eliminate these monsters as quickly as possible to reduce civilian casualties.
En Ci fought one against four, golden dragon shadows surging, as divine light and the death qi of the Undead clashed violently, their roars echoing through the sky. He barely managed to keep the attention of these four Undead Knights firmly on him, and the battle's aftermath turned large areas into ruins.
At the same time, the area near the Tang Sect's branch suffered even more concentrated destruction. Six Undead Knights had clear targets, swinging their greatswords to brazenly attack the Tang Sect branch's peripheral businesses: spirit tool manufacturing workshops, rare metal warehouses, material transfer centers… Solid alloy gates twisted and deformed under the greatswords, and valuable equipment was easily destroyed.
Alarms blared frantically within the Tang Sect branch.
"Bastards!" A furious shout, and Hu Jie, the head of the Tang Sect branch, rushed out.
He was tall, his hair standing on end, his Spirit was the Golden Belly Silver Buttocks, and he was covered in Three-Word Battle Armor, erupting with a powerful aura. He bravely charged at an Undead Knight, attempting to prevent its destruction of a critical warehouse.
However, with his power as a Level 95 Super Douluo, he could only barely hold off one Undead Knight in a one-on-one fight, and the battle was exceptionally fierce and dangerous. The other Undead Knights completely ignored him, continuing to destroy other targets.
Many Spirit Master powerhouses also rushed out from within the Tang Sect branch, unleashing their Spirits and Battle Armors, trying to resist these six terrifying invaders.
But in the city center, they were hesitant to use high-powered Spirit cannons, their combat restricted. Facing the Undead Knights' powerful individual strength and eerie necromantic suppression, they could only struggle to hold on, with Tang Sect Spirit Masters constantly falling or being severely wounded by the greatswords.
Just as all the defensive forces of the Tang Sect branch were firmly drawn to the battle outside with the six Undead Knights and Hu Jie, Halosa's figure appeared like a ghost in the innermost core material storage area of the Tang Sect branch.
"Hahaha, the Tang Sect truly has many treasures!"
The moment the piercing intrusion alarm sounded, it was instantly crushed by an invisible, vast, and despair-inducing mental force, completely paralyzing the entire alarm system.
Scattered internal guards discovered the intruder, but before they could issue any warning or attack, their bodies silently collapsed, their life force instantly extinguished, as if they had never existed. Halosa's footsteps did not pause for a moment.
He didn't need a key, nor did he need to search for mechanisms. Facing thick alloy security doors and precise spirit tool locks, he simply extended his finger.
His fingertip condensed extremely pure, highly compressed death energy, and with a light stroke.
The special alloy door, capable of withstanding Spirit cannon shell bombardment, was melted through and torn apart like a hot knife cutting through butter. Solid defenses were useless against the power of a Limit Douluo.
Behind the door was the core of the wealth the Tang Sect had accumulated over many years on the Star Luo Continent: mountains of various rare metal ingots, shimmering with alluring luster;
rows upon rows of high-energy spirit tool cores sealed in special containers; and a large quantity of precious spirit tool semi-finished and finished products, from individual combat equipment to large-scale device components, a dazzling array.
Halosa's eyes were calm and unperturbed, as if he were merely collecting some insignificant items. His powerful mental force, like an invisible giant hand, instantly covered the entire storage area.
Wherever his will reached, everything he desired—primarily the rare metals and precious spirit tool cores—was drawn by an invisible vortex, detaching from its original position and transforming into streaks of light, which he collected into his storage spirit tool.
This process was astonishingly fast; in a few breaths, several core warehouses were completely emptied.
Having completed all this, Halosa calmly walked to the most critical load-bearing structural node of the Tang Sect branch building. He casually pulled out an inconspicuous metal cylinder—a Level Seven Fixed-Caliber Spirit Cannon Shell.
His fingers quickly tapped the tail of the shell a few times, setting an extremely short detonation time, then placed it steadily on the ground.
Then, his figure seemed to merge into the shadows, disappearing silently.
The next second, Halosa had appeared high in the sky above Star Luo City, looking down at the chaotic city below and the areas where battles were raging. His gaze fell upon the magnificent Tang Sect branch complex, his lips moving, silently counting down:
"Three."
"Two."
"One."
Boom—!!!
A deafening roar suddenly erupted from the center of the Tang Sect branch!
The dazzling light of the explosion instantly engulfed the main building and several core auxiliary structures of the Tang Sect branch. The shockwave spread violently, but under Halosa's precise placement and energy guidance, its destructive power was very cleverly confined within the scope of the Tang Sect branch.
The main structure of the Tang Sect branch was seen being crushed and crumpled in the explosion as if by an invisible giant hand, then completely torn apart and lifted by the furious energy, turning into a sky full of flying steel fragments and smoke.
Violent tremors spread throughout the city; everyone was stunned by this sudden, massive explosion.
However, after the smoke of the explosion cleared, people were astonished to find that the bustling commercial street adjacent to the Tang Sect branch, apart from all its glass windows being shattered and building surfaces covered in a thick layer of dust, miraculously suffered no structural damage!
Shop signs were askew, broken glass covered the streets, and pedestrians were dusty and shaken, but the buildings themselves were intact.
The power of this Level Seven Fixed-Caliber Spirit Cannon Shell precisely destroyed only the Tang Sect branch, like a meticulously planned surgical operation.
"Let's collect some interest for Shrek's grudge from your Tang Sect first." Halosa was always one to seek revenge for grievances; how could a powerful individual not have a temper?
Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect shared the same roots, supported each other, were interdependent throughout their development, and jointly resisted crises and cultivated talent; they were, so to speak, 'wearing the same pair of pants.'
A country within a country, making both the Sun Moon Federation and the Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou Empire wary.
"I've also done a good deed."
The twelve Undead Knights vanished with the disappearance of the Netherworld Rebirth Domain, and Halosa's figure also disappeared into the high sky. Saint Dragon Douluo En Ci looked in the direction Halosa disappeared, always feeling as if something had flashed by there.