Douluo Dalu 2: You are an Evil Soul Master, but also a good person ?

"Boom!"

As a Level 6 long-range soul-guided cannon roared—

The last opponent, Lin Xi, was blasted off the stage.

Xu Cheng leisurely wiped the cannon barrel and flashed a warm smile at the dumbfounded Chen Fei and the others below.

"Wait, how did we even win this?!"

Lin Xi looked completely bewildered.

From start to finish, Xu Cheng barely made a move. Even when he did, it was only to fire a finishing shot, perfectly controlling the damage just enough to knock the last opponent out.

He looked like he was slacking off—yet he was incredibly steady.

As for the other reserve team members—

These substitute juniors—

Their explosiveness was terrifying.

A group of Soul Elders and Soul Kings utterly dominated their opponents.

While it was undeniable that these juniors were absurdly strong, what was even scarier was that their opponents' every move was completely predicted, as if they were being beaten up by someone using hacks.

Xiao Hongchen's nearly hundred metal cannons never missed a shot—every single one hit its target.

Then, Tang Ya's Blue Silver Bind, combined with Meng Hongchen's Ice Toad Control, locked opponents down. Ji Juechen carried a massive sword and charged in. And then there was Jiang Nannan, the master of soft techniques.

For the official team members, this was a nightmare.

Of course, the only exception was that kid named Huo Yuhao—his strength was relatively weak, barely reaching the level of a Level 2 Soul Engineer, making him nearly nonexistent in impact.

"The core of your team is Xu Cheng… Is it because of your spiritual-type martial soul?" Ma Rulong's eyes flashed with astonishment.

"That's right."

Xu Cheng smiled.

A barely perceptible ripple spread out—

And his spiritual power connected to all fourteen members of his team.

"Holy crap! He's cheating!"

Lin Xi's eyes widened as if he had put on a 3D headset, utterly shocked.

The other team members looked like they had just seen a ghost.

No wonder the opposing team won so effortlessly!

There were no blind spots in their vision on the entire stage—everything was presented in a full 3D view, as if in slow motion. They could predict every move their opponents would make, turning their attacks into auto-aimed strikes.

It was terrifying.

Ma Rulong kept shaking his head in amazement.

"This is practically a divine skill. With this alone, you could sweep through Shrek Academy."

And at that moment—

"Yeah, one martial soul is enough."

Xu Cheng said lightly.

Ma Rulong: "…"

He had completely forgotten—

This guy had twin martial souls.

He had always thought Xu Cheng's strongest martial soul was the Sun—after all, he had watched that academy match where Xu Cheng ascended into the sky like a god, scorching the battlefield.

At that moment, the entire match had already lost its meaning.

Even Ma Rulong, the most outstanding genius of the Sun-Moon Empire in the past thousand years aside from Xiao Hongchen, had privately pondered—

If I stood against him, how much chance would I have to win?

The answer: Less than 30%.

But now, Ma Rulong was even more shocked.

This man, who had hidden so deeply and let the outside world mistake him for a mere political strategist, actually possessed a frighteningly high level of martial prowess.

If he combined both martial souls, Ma Rulong estimated—

His own chance of victory would be less than 20%.

"No doubt, with this setup, we've practically secured the…"

Ma Rulong was about to celebrate—

But Xu Cheng suddenly cut him off.

"Don't jinx the match before it happens!"

Xu Cheng said seriously.

"Haha, got it…" Ma Rulong scratched his head awkwardly.

"Train well. Tonight, I'll treat everyone to a feast at the Mingdu Grand Hotel."

Xu Cheng smiled.

They were all excellent subordinates.

Not a single one could be allowed to die.

If anyone had to die, it would be Shrek's people.

Unlike in the original story, where Shrek Academy sent Elder Xuan and got away with anything—

This time, Xu Cheng was fully prepared.

"Buzz!"

"Activate, activate! And… this one too!"

Tianmeng was absolutely thrilled.

A deep humming sound resonated through the air.

Inside a soul-powered engine near Xu Cheng's chest, blue energy fluid churned, while a trigger mechanism on his back extended, revealing a sleek, metallic frame—

Any guy would be hyped at this sight.

And Tianmeng was no exception.

This was the outskirts of Mingdu.

A remote, uninhabited area.

Xu Cheng had brought his mecha here.

Now that the Sun-Moon Empire Royal Academy team's training was nearly done, he took some time to test it with Elder Cheng.

"Shing!"

Like blades unsheathing—

Two gleaming metal greatswords extended from the mecha's arms.

Xu Cheng closed his eyes—

His spiritual power synchronized with the machine, mirroring his body movements.

His arms slowly swung forward—

At the same time—

The gigantic mecha slashed forward, forming a cross-shaped arc.

"Boom!"

Dust billowed into the air.

When it settled, two deep, hundred-meter-long gashes were carved into the earth.

A spectacular sight.

Xu Cheng recalled what Elder Cheng had told him—

This mecha was forged from one of the rarest metals in the Sun-Moon Empire: Cold Iron.

It delivered devastating attacks while reducing soul power consumption.

Just those two blades alone had cost over ten million gold soul coins.

And then there were the shoulder-mounted supercharged energy cannons, eight laser emitters, and two hundred long-range Level 7 missiles—

It could attack at any range.

On top of that—

It had five Level 9 soul batteries—three hidden as backup power, two active.

There was almost no risk of running out of soul power before running out of mental strength.

"…"

"The final optimizations are complete."

Elder Cheng stood below, admiring his masterpiece.

"With this, you'll have at least some self-protection when you go to Star Luo Empire."

Self-protection…

Xu Cheng's mouth twitched.

With this machine—and Tianmeng's support—

If he went all out, he could wipe Star Luo's capital off the map.

Of course, that would require draining Tianmeng's core power, which was a last resort.

"Buzz!"

The cockpit opened.

Xu Cheng jumped out, stored the mecha in his spatial soul device, and walked toward the beaming Elder Cheng.

"Teacher, once I reach the finals in Star Luo Empire, I need you to be ready. When I send the signal, launch the missile into Shrek Academy—using a Level 9 soul-guided shell."

"You really don't trust Shrek?" Elder Cheng stroked his beard, smiling.

"Because of their honor, they will be forced to win at any cost."

Xu Cheng sighed.

"If they lose, the damage to Shrek Academy will be devastating. They can't afford that…"

Elder Cheng nodded slightly, his expression turning serious.

"You're right. Since they can't afford to lose, they'll use any method to cheat."

"I've dealt with those Shrek people before—"

"Fine. I'll carry a communicator at all times. The moment you signal, I'll launch the missile at Shrek City."

"Thank you, Elder." Xu Cheng nodded.

"I've already informed Qing Yi—once the finals begin, if we face them, the Fire Phoenix and Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Regiments will keep two battalions behind while the other six launch a full-scale assault on Star Luo Empire."