Douluo Continent: I ushered in this era

The dark, ominous claws emitted eerie cursed energy that continuously eroded the opponent's soul skills. Strange runes flowed out, enveloping the Soul King's body. The heavy curse power caused the Soul King to feel weak and powerless throughout his body.

Finally, under the powerful dragon claw containing extreme darkness, it swept away the Soul King's Soul Skill with overwhelming force, piercing straight into the top of his head.

Chu Ci's spiritual power swept over his companions, and he nodded in satisfaction as he observed their performance.

"Ha, I didn't expect my teammates to perform so well. I can't let them steal the spotlight!"

Chu Ci smiled slightly, took out a stack of cards engraved with soul beast patterns, gently unfolded them, and suddenly threw them out.

The scales of the gods appeared, one end aided by cards, the other end sending out twelve streams of light that lined up in front of Chu Ci.

There are twelve soul beasts, including four ten-thousand-year soul beasts and eight thousand-year soul beasts.

"My god, where did this soul beast come from?"

"Zun Du is fake, is this a real soul beast? I've never seen one before, don't lie to me."

"It shouldn't be. Look, they're all standing in front of that boy. He must have created them using his soul skill."

Black and white carp emerged from the ground, appearing at Chu Ci's feet and accelerating the recovery of his depleted soul power.

Chu Ci pointed his sword at the evil soul master, and a cold voice rang out.

"kill!"

The twelve soul beasts charged forward in unison, their roars echoing throughout the air.

One of the ten-thousand-year-old Titan Giant Apes took the lead, wielding its iron fists, leaping high into the air, and slamming heavily into the crowd of evil soul masters.

Earth Demon Rhinoceros, Sky-Shaking Hou, Cave Demon Spider, Demon Eye Tree, and other soul beasts joined the battlefield and launched an attack on the evil soul master.

Chu Ci waved his hand again, and nine level-four floating swords appeared beside him.

Nine flaming swords made of Wanli Flame slowly attached themselves to the floating swords. Chu Ci snapped his fingers lightly, and the nine floating swords rushed into the evil soul masters, beheading them one by one as easily as cutting melons and vegetables after they were injured by the soul beasts.

The twelve soul beasts—the Netherworld White Tiger, the Dark Eagle Dragon, and Luo Guixing's spatial control—steadily pressed forward.

A Soul King-level agility-based evil Soul Master sneaked close to Chu Ci, intending to decapitate him, but he was exposed by Chu Ci's powerful mental strength.

Chapter 132 The Final Blow, Project Source Armor Activated

Chu Ci raised an eyebrow, and the Myriad Flames ignited. A wild, burning lion's head appeared behind him, the flames and sonic waves vibrating, making the evil soul master dizzy and his eyes glaze over.

A six-armed flaming statue appeared behind Chu Ci, each of its six arms holding a flaming longsword.

"Nine Transformations of Fire and Dawn, Ten Thousand Slashes of Dawn Flame."

His six arms spun rapidly like a windmill, and in the blink of an eye, countless sword beams slashed out one after another, like rounds of fiery crescent moons striking the evil soul master.

"Aaaaah!" The evil spirit master was annihilated in the raging flames amidst a series of wails.

"Boom!" A thunderous roar resounded as Cheng Fangjun descended upon the thunder, and four charred figures fell to the ground from the sky.

The battle has reached its final stage, with the top combatants having determined the victor.

The Titan Ape summoned by Chu Ci slammed into the ground, and a tremendous force of gravity made it difficult for the evil soul masters present to breathe.

The demonic eye on the ancient demonic tree emitted an eerie green light, and the evil soul master felt as if he had been struck on the head, becoming dizzy and disoriented.

The Silver Moon Wolf King mobilized the four elements of fire, water, earth, and wind, slowly gathering a four-colored vortex in its mouth before suddenly spewing it out, which landed among the evil soul masters, creating a terrifying elemental storm.

A silver vortex appeared beneath the evil spirit master's feet, and Luo Guixing added control, restricting the evil spirit master's movements.

The Netherworld White Tiger suddenly pounced, its sharp claws springing out from its paws, gleaming white light, and unleashing tremendous destructive power.

The Dark Eagle Dragon soared into the sky, its body shrouded in an ominous aura of intense darkness, and strange runes formed concentric rings on its claws.

The dark, ominous claws separated from the dragon's claws, and the individual white bones combined to form a dragon's head that shimmered with blood-black runes.

The Dark Eagle Dragon roared to the sky, its head falling like a meteorite, turning the surrounding air black.

A barrage of soul-guided shells followed, and with the rise of small mushrooms, the battle officially came to an end.

……

After the battle ended, the army of Tianling City began to clear the battlefield.

After the support personnel from the Spirit Pagoda and the Temple of War returned to the temporary command room to rest for a while, Zeng Liqin walked in with a smug look on his face after clearing out the Holy Spirit Cult stronghold.

The Tianling City army suffered minimal losses in this battle, but successfully destroyed a sizable Holy Spirit Cult stronghold. The Federation will certainly reward Zeng Liqin.

As soon as Zeng Liqin entered, he said, "Thank you all for your great help. I will report this to the Federation and you will be rewarded."

"The Holy Spirit Cult is a cult that everyone should condemn. I was merely doing my duty. Let's forget about the reward," Cheng Fangjun said casually.

“Those who have made contributions should be rewarded, Master Cheng, there’s no need to refuse,” Zeng Liqin insisted.

Seeing this, Cheng Fangjun did not delay any longer and said, "Then please have Captain Zeng deliver the reward directly to the Spirit Pagoda. I still have matters to attend to at the Spirit Pagoda, so I will take my leave now."

"Alright, alright, farewell, Master."

Chu Ci watched Cheng Fangjun's departing figure, a slight smile playing on his lips. He had a premonition that he and Cheng Fangjun would meet again.

After seeing Cheng Fangjun off, Zeng Liqin looked at Chu Ci and his group of five with a beaming smile.

The Temple of War belongs to the military and is already revered by military personnel. In addition, Chu Ci and her five companions, despite their young age, have shown strength that has shocked Zeng Liqin. With Zeng Liqin's shrewd insight, these five young men and women are very likely to hold high positions in the Temple of War in the future. If he can build good relationships with them now, he might be able to climb the ranks in the future.

"Heroes emerge from among the young. I have already written a detailed account of the outstanding achievements of all my young friends in the post-battle report, and the awards should be issued soon."

Chu Ci waved his hand, "Commander Zeng is too kind."

Chu Ci had a conversation with Zeng Liqin. It just so happened that Chu Ci's future development would most likely be related to the military, and he also wanted to learn about some things related to the military.

As they talked, the two mentioned that the mecha had alarmed the evil spirit master.

Zeng Liqin gave a wry smile. "The army doesn't have as many elite soul masters as the War God Hall or the Spirit Pagoda. Most of its high-end combat power is supported by mechs, so mech squadrons are always deployed in every battle."

"As you know, mechs are tall and strong, making it extremely difficult for those below the Black level to conceal their presence. This is indeed unavoidable."

“Hmm,” Chu Ci nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

"Sigh, to be honest, elite soul masters are more suitable for urban warfare like this; mechs really aren't up to the task." Zeng Liqin said with a worried expression.

……

After exchanging contact information with Zeng Liqin, Chu Ci led Wu Siduo and the other three back to the Temple of War.

As soon as Chu Ci returned to the Temple of War, he plunged into the Soul Guidance Laboratory.

Looking at the brightly shining little sun in front of him, Chu Ci made his decision.

"Taiyi, project approved, Source Armor Project."

In the days that followed, Chu Ci was confined to a life of going back and forth between four places: the dormitory, the restaurant, the training ground, and the soul guidance laboratory.

The extremely regular lifestyle described in the Chu Ci naturally attracted the attention of others.

"Alright, you have memorized the Tai Xuan Dao. Just go back and run it a couple more times."

After Chu Ci finished speaking, he left Bai Tianzhe and the others, who were still pondering, and went straight out of the training ground.

Tai Xuan Dao is a simplified version of Tai Chi Qiankun Dao. Although it is a simplified version, its effects are still stronger than Tang Sect's Xuan Tian Gong, and it greatly helps to improve the strength of Chu Ci's small group.

Zhang Yangzi watched Chu Ci's figure disappear from sight before quietly asking Bai Tianzhe and the others beside him.

"Hey, what do you guys think the boss has been researching lately? He's been spending all his time in the Soul Guidance Lab."

"I don't know. The boss never tells us what he's researching. He always completes it quietly and then amazes everyone," Wang Jinxi said in a deep voice.

"And what about you guys?" Zhang Yangzi looked up at Luo Hongchen and Bai Tianzhe. One of them spent all his time in the Soul Guidance Laboratory, and the other was Chu Ci's most trusted confidant.

Luo Hongchen shook his head. "Every time the boss finishes teaching me, he kicks me out of the lab."

"However, I once glimpsed the design drawings, and it seemed to resemble armor."

Zhang Yangzi lowered his head and pondered for a moment, "Armor, could it be battle armor? But that doesn't make sense. We already have soul weapons, why would we research battle armor!"

Upon hearing about the Soul Weapon, Wu Siduo and Luo Guixing also came over, because they both longed for the Soul Weapon.

Zhang Yangzi saw through Wu Siduo and the other woman's little scheme and said in a deep voice, "The boss is never stingy with his own people. Recognize your position and shoulder your responsibilities, and you will all have soul soldiers."

Just as everyone was chatting enthusiastically, Bai Tianzhe suddenly spoke up coldly: "There's no point in you discussing this here. Just wait and see. The boss's research should be completed in the next couple of days."

Bai Tianzhe had meticulously observed every expression on Chu Ci's face, and the expression Chu Ci had just shown was the expression that the research was about to be completed.

Chapter 133 The Source Soul Armor is Completed, and Discussions with Guan Yue

Bai Tianzhe's judgment was correct; Chu Ci's Source Armor Project had indeed entered its final stages.

Inside the Soul Guidance Laboratory, Chu Ci took out a small soul power fusion reactor, similar to the nuclear reactor on Iron Man's chest in a certain superhero movie from his previous life, and placed it on the chest of the newly assembled Iron Man armor in front of him.

"Taiyi, activate the internal network of the Source Soul Armor and put the armor on me."

"Understood, Young Master Chu Ci."

Five mechanical arms extended and neatly donned the Source Soul Armor onto Chu Ci's body.

The metal on the Source Soul Armor slowly closed, gradually fitting perfectly to Chu Ci's body curves.

Taiyi activated the soul power fusion reactor on his chest, and streams of silver light flowed from his chest, spreading throughout the armor like blood. Silver lines lit up, and the compound eyes on his helmet suddenly lit up.

"Combat Assistance System—Luoshu activated," Taiyi's mechanical voice announced.

Inside the helmet, a transparent screen appeared in front of Chu Ci's eyes, displaying the status of various parts of the armor and the weapon system in great detail.

"The test begins!"

Chu Ci took a deep breath and took a step forward. It was unexpectedly smooth, as if she were not wearing any armor.

The armor, entirely black with silver lines, extends its fists and slams them together in front of its chest.

"It feels great. Let's record the test data now."

Chu Ci drove the Source Soul Armor and jogged to a simple testing area in a corner of the Soul Guidance Laboratory.

This small testing area can only conduct tests in two areas: strength and speed.

Chu Ci looked at the strength testing equipment in front of him and raised his right hand as if to gather strength. Luo Shu immediately analyzed the situation and planned the optimal angle and path for his punch.

The concentrated source of energy within the soul fusion reactor flowed to his right arm, making the silver lines on his right arm shine even brighter.

A gun muzzle popped out from the outside of the right arm joint, pointing backward, and spewed out a silver flame, giving the right fist tremendous kinetic energy.

Chu Ci restrained his own strength and relied entirely on his armor to deliver a punch.