Wuhun Luo Sanpao? I am the Dragon Emperor!

Chapter 399 A Strange Phenomenon from the Sky: Yu Xiaogang's Last Chance
"Yu! Xiao! Gang!"

Xue Beng practically spat out the name through gritted teeth, each word a sharp, agonizing stab at Yu Xiaogang's heart. He stood before him, demanding, "Raise your head! Look at me!"

Yu Xiaogang's body trembled violently, and almost instinctively, he timidly raised his head.

His face was sallow, his eyes were sunken, and the air of a "master" he once had was long gone, leaving only fear and humility after being repeatedly battered by reality.

"The empire has come to this! Territory lost! The people's hearts lost! It's all your fault!"

The avalanche of spittle nearly hit Yu Xiaogang's face, the sound sharp and piercing.

"What utter nonsense! What weighted running to build a solid foundation! It was you who wasted the most precious training opportunity for the Soul Masters of our Empire! You caused the morale of the army to plummet, and everyone is full of complaints!"

He suddenly pointed to the huge red cross in the southern part of the Starry Sky Forest on the map.

That was the mark of the fall of the southern camp, and a shame that Yu Xiaogang could never wash away.

"And the Southern Fortress! Such an important resource location! Because of you, you fool, deserted in the face of battle and mismanaged the situation, how many loyal and brave soldiers were lost!"

The avalanche made his chest heave violently.

The brief popularity and deterrent effect brought by the "Dragon Cub Martial Soul" have long been exhausted by repeated defeats. Now, in everyone's eyes, Yu Xiaogang is a complete jinx and a piece of trash!
Yu Xiaogang was so scolded that he couldn't even lift his head. His cheeks burned as if he were being slapped repeatedly by invisible hands.

He wanted to argue that his theory was a long-term plan and that its effects would not be seen in the short term.

The reason the southern camp fell was because the enemy was too cunning and the soldiers weren't brave enough...

But all the words stuck in his throat, turning into humble sobs and a lowered head.

He knew he was finished, completely finished. All Avalanche needed now was a scapegoat to take all the blame.

The other generals inside the tent watched all this with cold eyes, and no one uttered a sound.

Some people's eyes flashed with a hint of pleasure, while others were numb and filled with deeper worry.

The empire's end seems imminent.

However, just when this despair was about to drown everyone.

A deep, rumbling sound came from the distant horizon outside the tent without warning!

It felt as if the heart of heaven and earth had been squeezed tightly!
Immediately following, an indescribable, soul-chilling wave of energy surged outwards from the far distance like a tsunami!
"what happened?!"

"Enemy attack? Is that Xingluo's super soul skill?"

"No! This feeling... is terrifying! I feel like I'm going to be destroyed!"

The people inside the tent were immediately alarmed and rushed out of the tent.

Xue Beng didn't bother to scold Yu Xiaogang anymore. He rushed to the outside of the tent and looked in the direction from which the energy came with surprise and uncertainty.

The sky in the distance had turned completely dark!
It wasn't dark clouds obscuring the sun, but a deeper, more unsettling dark purple, as if the space itself was collapsing!
Countless fine, jet-black energy threads, like living tentacles, twisted, intertwined, and converged wildly beneath the dark purple sky!
Their numbers were so vast that they were overwhelming, densely packed, as if there were a million of them!
It exudes an aura of pure despair and destruction!
Visions of heaven and earth!

This is a true celestial phenomenon! It far surpasses the commotion that a duel between Title Douluos could cause!

Throughout the battlefield, both the frenzied attacking Star Luo army and the desperately defending Tian Dou army involuntarily slowed down, their minds captivated by the sudden and terrifying sight.

Yu Xiaogang also scrambled out after him. He was swept by the aftershocks of that energy, and felt a tightness in his chest and a nausea. His soul was trembling.

But the next moment, a glint of madness suddenly burst forth in his lifeless eyes!

This is his last chance!

He lunged to the foot of the avalanche, his voice trembling with excitement, and pointed at the devastated sky, screaming, "Your Highness! Your Highness! Did you see it! That power! Did you feel it!"

The avalanche was still in shock when he was startled by his sudden roar and instinctively looked at him.

Yu Xiaogang gestured wildly, spittle flying as he unleashed his theoretical brilliance to the fullest: "This power! Vast and boundless, far beyond imagination! This is definitely not something an ordinary Title Douluo could summon! Such a miracle within the Heaven Dou Empire! It's an opportunity for the Empire to launch a desperate counterattack!"

He spoke with such conviction that the surrounding generals and soldiers were dumbfounded, exchanging bewildered glances.

After so long, they have all seen through this master's true colors, and they will no longer believe anything Yu Xiaogang says.

But the strange phenomenon in the distance was so terrifying that it couldn't help but inspire awe and... a faint glimmer of hope.

Xue Beng stared intently at the distant sky, where destructive energy intertwined, then glanced at the seemingly crazed Yu Xiaogang before him, his heart churning with inner turmoil. Reason told him that Yu Xiaogang's words were most likely nonsense; believing him was worse than believing pigs could fly.

But... but... the empire has truly reached its dead end!
Even the slightest glimmer of hope was like poison, drawing his drowning heart to its head.

A dead horse is treated as a live doctor!

What if?! What if a miracle really happens?!

Haven't there been enough commotions involving deities in recent years?
Xue Beng gritted his teeth, a desperate madness flashing in his eyes, and shouted at his personal guards, "Send a squad! No, just one squad! Five Soul Masters! Assemble immediately!"

He abruptly turned to Yu Xiaogang, his eyes sharp as knives, carrying a final warning: "Yu Xiaogang! I'll trust you one last time! You will personally lead the team to investigate the energy source immediately! If it is truly a godsend opportunity as you say, you will be the empire's greatest contributor! If it's false... Hmph!"

He didn't say anything more, but the chilling killing intent made Yu Xiaogang tremble all over.

"Yes! Yes! Your Highness, rest assured! Your subject will not fail in your mission! I will definitely retrieve this earth-shattering opportunity for Your Highness!"

Yu Xiaogang knelt down and kowtowed almost gratefully, then scrambled towards the five-person soul master team that had just assembled.

The members of the team didn't look too good. Anyone who was sent to get close to that terrifying energy source wouldn't think it was a good job.

Especially since the team leader was Yu Xiaogang, whose reputation was already infamous.

But military orders are absolute, and they had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.

Soon, the six figures swiftly left the military camp and sped towards the center of the destructive energy eruption.

The closer you get, the stronger the suffocating sense of oppression becomes.

The air seemed to be filled with invisible, cold needles, pricking the skin painfully, while the depths of the soul echoed with the roars and whispers of various negative emotions.

The five Soul Saints grew paler and paler, their soul power circulation became sluggish, and their speed involuntarily slowed down.

And Yu Xiaogang, whose soul power is only level 29, is even more so.

He was in terrible pain, feeling as if he were carrying a huge mountain on his back, and every breath felt like swallowing razor blades.

But he can't stop; this is his last chance!

His eyes were bloodshot as he roared, "Everyone, activate your Martial Souls! Release your Soul Power! Gather our Soul Pressure together and form a battle formation to fight back!"

In dire circumstances, people are prone to blindly following others.

Although the five Soul Saints hesitated, they still did as instructed.

In an instant, the various soul rings lit up, and the soul power shone brightly. The five of them struggled to connect their soul power together, forming a not-so-stable joint soul power shield, trying to resist the erosion of the all-pervasive will of destruction.

The pressure did indeed ease up a little.

Yu Xiaogang was overjoyed: "Quick! Keep going!"

Little did he know that the clumsy yet conspicuous soul pressure formed by the condensation of their five soul powers was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, suddenly disrupting the already extremely unstable and delicately balanced energy field of that area!

At the very core of the destructive energy was Bibi Dong, who was truly undergoing the divine test of destruction. She sat cross-legged in mid-air, her long, purplish-black hair dancing wildly without wind.

The million strands of pitch-black, destructive will surrounding her were frantically converging and compressing towards the complex and eerie mark between her brows!

This is an extremely dangerous process; the slightest mistake could result in a backlash and severe damage to one's soul.

She was completely absorbed in it, carefully controlling it, trying to compress this vast and violent power into a "bud" of destruction that belonged to her alone.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his exquisite face held an almost sacred focus and indifference.

At this moment, the black mist formed by the condensation of 100 million destructive wills had shrunk to the size of a fist, with the black filaments on its surface writhing like snakes. It was only a matter of time before it could condense into the core of the "Destruction Sprout".

Clearly, the most crucial moment has arrived, however—

"Om-!"

An external, though not powerful, yet extremely abrupt, soul pressure suddenly crashed into the energy balance field she had carefully maintained!

(End of this chapter)