Li Ya hovered next to Huo Yuhao, and a mystical scene occurred. Soul rings appeared from the bottom of her mermaidâs tail one after another, and one would realize upon closer inspection that they were the soul rings Huo Yuhao had attached to his Spirit Eyes, every single one of them.
The eighth soul ring, the one that was blood red, glowed as Huo Yuhaoâs incantations were suddenly mixed with another crisp and bright voice.
Every glyph or word that he chanted was accompanied by an identical one in this crisp and bright voice, and this voice belonged to Li Ya.
Li Ya was a hundred thousand year soul beast, and she had given a total of four soul skills to Huo Yuhao. Two were from soul rings, and two were from soul bones.
The soul skill that she was using on Huo Yuhaoâs behalf was one from her soul rings: Mermaidâs Duet.
The reason why his eight soul rings attached to his Spirit Eyes would appear on Li Yaâs body was because of one of her soul bone skills that she had bestowed on Huo Yuhao, Merfolk Control.
Merfolk Control was entirely auxiliary, but it was very effective. It could release a merfolkâs spirit when absolutely necessary to control Huo Yuhaoâs soul skills, and it could unleash his other soul skills on its own while expending only half of the spiritual power normally required.
That was just a soul skill. That wasnât just a soul bone for Huo Yuhao as, more importantly, he had Li Ya as his Spirit! Therefore, Li Ya using this soul skill meant that she was temporarily controlling his Spirit Eyesâ soul skills as his Spirit, and the overall effect was undoubtedly superior.
Merfolk Controlâs effect on normal soul masters probably wasnât that evident, but it was very different for Huo Yuhao because he had twin martial souls! Even though he could switch between his martial souls, switching still required energy. He also couldnât unleash them as quickly as he could when he was in his normal state.
But that was different with Merfolk Control. Li Ya could support him according to his whims. When Huo Yuhao was using his Ice Jade Empress Scorpion in battle, Li Ya could use all kinds of auxiliary spiritual-type soul skills to help him. That was like another Huo Yuhao appearing temporarily to fight. He could also save half of his spiritual power when using his Spirit Eyesâ soul skills.
Of course, Huo Yuhaoâs soul bone would have to consume soul power as he was conserving spiritual power.
However, Merfolk Control couldnât grasp every single soul skill. First, she could only use those spiritual-type soul skills. She couldnât use Huo Yuhaoâs Eye of Destiny, or the Three-Eyed Golden Lionâs destiny skullâs soul skills.
This meant that Li Ya couldnât use Spiritual Blast, Destinyâs Demise, Spiritual Dispossession, and Destinyâs Adjudication, because those had belonged to Wang Qiuâer. When she sacrificed herself for Huo Yuhao, he became the only one who could use her strength.
Merfolkâs Duet, which was his eighth soul skill, was comparable to Merfolk Control. Merfolkâs Duet could double the effects of any of Huo Yuhaoâs spiritual-type soul skills.
That didnât include those soul skills that Wang Qiuâer had bestowed on Huo Yuhao, but that was enough!
For instance, Huo Yuhaoâs incantations were considered a spiritual-type soul skill, while this was also considered his third martial soul.
What was the effect of doubling his necromantic spellsâ effects?
The answer was quickly presented in front of Huo Yuhao.
Eighteen spectral gates quickly opened and spaced out in a line. Huo Yuhao had to strengthen his Spiritual Interference Domainâs area of affect so that he could cover every single gate.
Huo Yuhao glanced at Li Ya with a surprised look on his face, and she gave him a sweet smile. Merfolkâs Duet only consumed half of what he would normally need for soul power and spiritual power with Merfolk Control.
What did eighteen spectral gates mean? This meant that Shrek Academyâs three soul engineer legios could come out and retreat twice as fast as they would have otherwise!
Huo Yuhao nodded in Li Yaâs direction before he turned towards Radiant City. There was a remote in his hands.
âThe show is about to begin!â
Huo Yuhao pressed the button on his remote heavily as he spoke, a thread of strange undulations mixed with soul power and spiritual power travelled into the distance.
âBoomââ
The silent night sky above Radiant City was suddenly jolted by deafening booms as enormous sparks and flowing lights crackled above Radiant City.
The cityâs peace was disturbed, and ear-piercing alarms could be heard in the next moment as all kinds of surveillance soul tools in the sky were fully activated. Radiant Cityâs four large soul tool fronts were also fully activated at the same time.
But would that be useful?
The corner of Huo Yuhaoâs mouth curved into a mocking smile as he continued pressing the remote in his hands.
âBoom, boom, boomâ¦â
âBoom, boom, boom, boom, boom!â
Intense explosions rang out continuously high in the air, as the loud sounds of those detonations travelled far through the sky. Brilliant fireworks crackled one after another in the sky.
The soul engineers within their respective soul tool fronts inside Radiant City were all completely stunned by what they were witnessing.
The reason was because they hadnât detected any attacks at all, so why would their aerial surveillance soul tools explode one after another?
The screens that those aerial surveillance soul tools were connected to on the ground went black at once as exclamations could be heard in every corner of the city.
But that didnât change how those aerial surveillance soul tools were exploding in the sky.
The sky above Radiant City was like a magnificent firework show as intricate fireworks crackled again and again. There were many different colors, and there were many different sizes. A vast area of the sky above Radiant City was lit up.
Xu Tianran was jolted awake amid the loud explosions. When he rushed out from the royal palace and witnessed the sparks and fireworks in the sky, he froze.
What⦠what is going on? What exactly has happened?
Nobody could answer him. As the aerial surveillance soul tools in the sky continued to explode, Radiant Cityâs defense system was completely activated. Soul engineers got to their battle stations and posts as they tried to control all kinds of surveillance soul tools and attempt to discover some trace of what was happening.
But the explosions in the sky didnât seem like they were going to stop at all. Radiant City couldnât get anything from their monitoring; the only thing they could get was darkness in that instant after the explosion!
Radiant City was destined to be overwhelmed by darkness this night. The royal palaceâs linked defenses were activated as those terrifying explosions continued, covering the entire palace. The four soul tool fronts didnât activate their defenses, because they would have to use their high-powered compression array soul tools if they did. They had expended much from the last time they used it, and they couldnât even activate it again. They had to conserve power so that they could defend the soul tool fronts. At a time like this, who would care about the citizens?
Everything had happened too abruptly, to the point where Radiant Cityâs imperial guard couldnât react in time. The entire city descended into chaos amid the explosions in the sky that were like rolling thunder.
Radiant City had become completely blind, and that was Huo Yuhaoâs first step.
Just as those explosions were happening, Zhuge Divine Crossbow Cannons were swiftly pushed out from those eighteen black spectral gates one after another.
The soul engineers didnât make a sound at all, but when they saw the brilliant fireworks that were lighting up the sky in the distance, they opened their mouths in shock.
They almost didnât know where they were, but this firework show was the grandest one they had ever witnessed in their lifetimes.
A cold dash of light flickered across Huo Yuhaoâs face. He withdrew the remote in his hands. The first step was the most important one, and he finally completed this task that he had spent so much energy and almost half of the entire night on.
Huo Yuhao shared Spiritual Detection with everyone and relayed his instructions.
Three hundred Zhuge Divine Crossbow Cannons formed up in a single line as they quickly got into formation.
After the Heavy Artillery Soul Engineer Legion came out, the Fort Soul Engineer Legionâs soul masters and the Tang Sect Soul Engineer Legionâs soul masters quickly rushed out from those eighteen spectral gates.
The Fort Soul Engineer Legionâs soul engineers didnât appear with their forts. Most of them were pushing some heavy soul tools as they appeared beside the Heavy Artillery Soul Engineer Legion.
They quickly set those soul tools up, and He Caitou was their commander.
The Tang Sect Soul Engineer Legionâs soul engineers were wearing their equipment and supporting the other two legions from one side, and everyone nervously got to work.
Huo Yuhao closed his eyes and regulated his breathing as he listened quietly to the explosions in the sky. Tang Wutong, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, and the rest of the Tang Sectâs senior members arrived beside him as they gazed into the distance.
Everyoneâs eyes flowed with astonishment and respect as they witnessed the magnificent fireworks in the sky. Huo Yuhao had accomplished this by himself! He was like the Sun Moon Empireâs nightmare, and he made what was impossible, possible. He could still find loopholes and weaknesses in Radiant Cityâs airtight defenses.
The explosions far in the sky finally stopped after about a dozen minutes. Metal fragments and dust fell from the sky as dense smoke covered the entire city.
Radiant City was dark before, but the entire city lit up once more as the cityâs defense army was mobilized. They increased their vigilance and defenses across the city, and activated their backup aerial surveillance soul tools and released them into the air. The royal palaceâs linked defensive barrier was still being maintained.
But right at this moment, the Heavy Artillery Soul Engineer Legionâs three hundred Zhuge Divine Crossbow Cannons divided into three rows as they formed up behind Huo Yuhao.
The dark cannons emanated sinister auras, and every single soul engineerâs breathing was rough and heavy. The stunning scenes of the night far in the distance had already told them where they were, and those who were smarter could already figure out what had just happened.