Douluo: Dragon King's Divine Elegy

Chapter 128 Conquering Leng Yaozhu's stomach, and then her heart
Leng Yaozhu suddenly said, "Qian Gu Zhangting was seriously injured and has been sent back to Tianling Tower."

"What happened?" Nan Liujing's expression changed slightly. Normally, with Qian Gu Zhangting's strength, it would be difficult for him to be seriously injured unless a large-scale abyssal tide broke out.

Leng Yaozhu slowly began to speak: "Your sudden rise to prominence has aroused suspicion in Qian Gu Dongfeng. In addition, the old tower master specifically sent you and Qian Gu Zhangting to the front lines separately. Within the entire Heavenly Spirit Tower, many people regard you as the true successor of the Spirit Transmission Tower in the future. Perhaps it is because of these topics that Qian Gu Zhangting has become somewhat anxious. After joining the Blood God Legion, he was too eager to make contributions. Every time, he wished he could rush into the most dangerous areas to fight against the abyssal creatures. As a result, he caused trouble when fighting a Black Emperor who was comparable to a Title Douluo, breaking the seal of the Blood God Formation."

"It was this insignificant rift that gave the Abyss an opportunity, almost triggering the highest level of abyssal tide. He himself was also severely injured by the Black Emperor, who was preparing to expand the rift by self-destructing. If the reinforcements hadn't arrived in time, he would most likely have perished inside."

"What a pity..." Nan Liujing asked doubtfully, "Teacher, with Qian Gu Zhangting's strength, it shouldn't be possible for him to break the Blood God Formation."

“Under normal circumstances, he certainly couldn’t do that,” Leng Yaozhu said in a deep voice. “But that has to do with the characteristics of their Qian Gu family’s self-created soul skill, the Unyielding Staff Technique. Normally, the Unyielding Staff Technique requires one to reach the Title Douluo level to comprehend it, but with the blessing of the Evil-Slaying Dragon Soul, the direct descendants of the Qian Gu family often come into contact with the profound meaning of breaking under the guidance of their elders at the Soul Saint stage, thus laying a good foundation for cultivating the Unyielding Staff Technique.”

"The problem lies here. With the profound meaning of breaking and the battle armor worn by Qian Gu Zhangting, his cultivation level directly rose to the level of a titled Douluo. This led to him using the first move of the Unyielding Staff Technique, the prototype of the Battle Against Heaven and Earth, when he fought against the Black Emperor."

"The Unyielding Staff Technique breaks through the power of laws within a certain range and then incorporates it into one's own power. However, the Blood God Array is formed by relying on the power of the laws of the plane. This means that when the staff technique is unleashed, the power of laws contained in the Blood God Array is also broken, thus creating a rift."

At this point, Leng Yaozhu couldn't help but complain: "It can be said that any normal Soul Master, even a Super Douluo, would not be able to break the Blood God Formation. But the Evil-Breaking Dragon Soul is special."

“This…” Nan Liujing also complained, “That’s really unlucky.” He guessed that Qian Gu Dongfeng had never been to the Blood God Legion, so he couldn’t pass on his experience to Qian Gu Zhangting, which is why he made a mistake.

Leng Yaozhu sneered, "Qian Gu Zhangting failed to achieve his goal and almost caused a disaster. Although the Blood God Legion did not pursue the matter and even provided him with medicine for recovery, based on this accident alone, he can basically be said to have been blacklisted by the Blood God Legion."

"You have no idea how dark Qian Gu Dongfeng's face has been these past few days. I'm different. What you did at the War God Training Camp has been highly praised by the higher-ups of the War God Temple. I'm also very proud of you."

Leng Yaozhu's stunningly beautiful face revealed an undisguised sense of pride.

If the War God Training Camp weren't so special, she would have loved to pick up the microphone and proclaim her precious disciple's deeds every day in the Heavenly Spirit Tower.

"No amount of praise can compare to making you happy, teacher," Nan Liujing said from the bottom of his heart.

Leng Yaozhu's gaze softened as she looked at Nan Liujing.

"By the way, teacher, this matter isn't enough to make you come all this way to find me, is it?" Nan Liujing changed the subject at the right time.

Leng Yaozhu shook her head and said, "I just happened to be working in the Blazing Basin. I thought the War God Training Camp wasn't too far from Blazing City, so I called you over to ask for your thoughts. This will make it easier for me to make subsequent arrangements."

"Tell me about it."

Leng Yaozhu said, "You have two choices. First, stay in the War God Training Camp and complete a year of training. Second, return to the Heavenly Spirit Tower a month later. Your teacher will arrange for you to enter the Spirit Transmission Academy for recruitment and promotion. You won first place in the youth group individual competition, which is a living gold standard that must be used."

Nan Liujing chose the second option without hesitation: "The Spirit Transmission Academy is just starting out, and since it's being hosted by you, Teacher, of course I have to show my support."

According to the timeline, in another month, it would be time for Tang Wulin and his friends to enroll in Shrek Academy in the original timeline. However, now that Shrek's outer academy no longer exists, it's uncertain how the story will change.

Nan Liujing himself didn't want to miss out, and besides, after grinding monsters for several months, he planned to go back and improve some things.

"Okay." Leng Yaozhu's red lips curved slightly, her tone filled with a hint of doting. "When the six-month term ends, your teacher will come to take you home personally."

"Mm." Nan Liujing nodded with a smile.

“There’s one more thing!” Leng Yaozhu suddenly became serious, even more so than during their previous conversation.

"What?" Nan Liujing then became serious.

The mature and alluring teacher drew closer, her captivating fragrance wafting towards you, intoxicating you.

Nan Liujing's shoulders were grabbed, so close that he could catch a glimpse of the teacher's white skin peeking out from her collar, and his breath hitched slightly.

Then I heard the teacher say to herself, "How about you stay and help me cook a meal later? I haven't eaten for months."

Nan Liujing was taken aback: "Cooking?"

Leng Yaozhu released him, raised her gentle and delicate face, and said, "Ever since I got used to your cooking, I just can't eat the dishes made by the cafeteria's top chef. They just don't have that comforting taste. We finally have a get-together this time, so you have to satisfy your teacher."

Nan Liujing couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Teacher, you scared me! I thought it was something serious."

Leng Yaozhu retorted, "For me, eating your cooking is the most important thing in the world; otherwise, I can't relax."

Nan Liujing smiled gently. He knew his own limitations; the food he cooked was indeed quite good, but not top-notch.

It's just that once someone gets used to a certain taste, a long period of no exposure can create a sense of anticipation.

In a sense, he has already won over the mature female teacher's appetite.

The next step is to slowly win her heart.

"Okay, then I'll stay and cook."

Here's the list.

"List?"

"That's exactly what I want to eat. Come on, let's go for a stroll around Blazing City with Teacher. We can buy some ingredients while we're at it."

...

three days later.

A dark and gloomy place.

Deep within the spatial passage connecting the abyss to the dark and shadowy land, it seems as if a profound eye is gazing indifferently at each other.

"Begin." The cold voice echoed.

No one responded, but within the spatial passage, under the dense light, countless abyssal creatures moved swiftly. From the sky, each abyssal replica site was covered with densely packed black shadows, their numbers resembling a locust swarm, extremely eerie.

Also in the sky, a series of high-altitude soul-guided detectors immediately locked onto it.

hum~
At the same time, alarms sounded at all six of humanity's major outposts. The ordinary soldiers stationed there remained calm and swiftly moved to perform their duties. The power grids near the outposts were restored, and crackling arcs of electricity formed the first and most solid line of defense.

All soul-guided weapons, including the soul energy cannon, mechs, and automatic anti-aircraft guns, were activated.

The War God Camp trainees who were still hunting abyssal creatures in the wild almost all had a grim expression, because the alarm sent to them was actually at the purple level!
Unlike the Blood God Legion, due to the unique formation of the Dark Nether Land, human Title Douluo and Abyss Ordinary King-level beings, which are comparable to Title Douluo, cannot normally enter. They would easily be repelled by the spatial power and their bodies would be shattered.

Therefore, the highest intensity of the abyss tide in the Dark Abyss is purple-level, at which time a large number of Soul Douluo-level abyss powerhouses will appear.

The squad leaders dared not delay and immediately ordered the vehicles to return to their posts, and one after another, the steel behemoths rushed back to the outpost.

Meanwhile, the War God Training Camp also received an alert.

The Second War God, Long Tianwu, ordered that 20% of the ordinary soldiers remain at the rear base as a force to support the various outposts at any time. At the same time, all War God Battalion trainees put down what they were doing and went to the outposts to await battle.

The guarding mission certainly cannot rely solely on students at the Soul King and Soul Emperor levels.

Also awaiting battle were eighteen Soul Douluo-level powerhouses and thirty-six Soul Saint-level powerhouses, all of whom were core members of the War God Hall and usually served as instructors.

The training camp was no longer as relaxed and pleasant as it used to be. People could be seen rushing around everywhere, and everyone's face was solemn.

Purple-level attacks have occurred before, and humanity has withstood them all. However, withstanding them does not equate to victory, because equipment damage, personnel injuries, and even deaths are real occurrences, unlike the immortal beings of the abyss. Therefore, a high-intensity abyssal tide eruption means that many people will not see the sun rise tomorrow.

Upon hearing the call to action, Nan Liujing immediately put away his forging hammer and ordered the team members to assemble.

The seven members of the Dusk Group had just gathered together when the order came.

They were assigned to the sixth outpost.

Upon arriving through the spatial passage, Nan Liujing immediately noticed astonishing energy fluctuations in the air. The entire base had entered a state of war, with the underground soul-guided energy battery packs providing a continuous power supply. Thanks to technological advancements, the energy reserves were sufficient to sustain the outpost for half a month of high-intensity combat.

The Soul Master squad assigned to Outpost No. 6 consisted of seven members, plus three Soul Douluos and six Soul Saints, all of whom had now arrived at the 15-meter-high wall.

The surrounding mechs were fully equipped and ready to go, mainly yellow and purple level mechs, with six black level mechs as well.

The outpost commander was a Contra powerhouse. He was communicating with the soldier controlling the high-altitude soul-guided detector to determine whether the abyssal creatures were attacking the outpost. If they weren't attacking, that would be the best news, but if they were, a fierce battle would be inevitable.

"What?!" Just as everyone on the wall was waiting silently, the commander of Outpost Six suddenly exclaimed, "The Abyss Army's target is Outpost Four?"

In an instant, everyone at their combat posts in the entire base heard the station commander's exclamation and instinctively looked over.

“I understand. Tell Outpost Four that reinforcements are on their way.” The station chief tossed down the communicator and turned to the group: “Ordinary battalion soldiers, stay at the base. Everyone else, come with me to reinforce Outpost Four.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the powerful Contra warrior flashed and re-entered the spatial passage.

"Let's go." Nan Liujing reacted extremely quickly.

In an instant, all the Soul Masters left and returned to the underground cavern, where they unexpectedly encountered many War God Camp students who had also received the news and were on a evacuation mission.

No one spoke, so they quickly used the spatial passage to reach Outpost No. 4.

"Such a thick fog of insects, could it be that the Abyss Emperor has fled into the Dark Abyss?"

As soon as everyone left the spatial passage, they heard various exclamations.

However, the sky in the distance was obscured by a thick, dark green fog that was constantly moving toward Outpost No. 4. On the ground, countless abyssal creatures of various sizes were vaguely emerging, a sight that was enough to make one's scalp tingle.

This wasn't just a few hundred or a few thousand gathered together; conservatively estimated, the number must have been in the hundreds of thousands, or even more. Strangely, when they were still a few kilometers away from the outpost, they suddenly stopped.

At that time, the number of Soul Masters stationed at Outpost No. 4 had exceeded 500, and almost all the War God Camp trainees had arrived. Including ordinary soldiers, the military strength had exceeded 1,000. Even with such a strong defensive force, people still felt a chill.

In the past, when purple-level abyssal tides occurred, the abyssal army never once besieged a single outpost. What happened this time?
"Could it be that Captain, your continuous monster-hunting has angered the Abyss Emperor behind you?" Jiang Wuyue asked subconsciously. Even in the Blood God Legion, it was rare to see such a scene resembling a beast tide. After all, the Endless Mountains were generally quite crowded, unlike the flat terrain here.

"What time is it? You still have the mind to joke around?" Long Yuxue glanced at him coldly.

Is Nan Liujing here?

Suddenly, among the group of Soul Douluo powerhouses sitting in the main position, a robust middle-aged man appeared. He was the stationmaster of Outpost No. 4.

Nan Liujing appeared in everyone's sight in a flash.

"Alright." Upon seeing Nan Liujing, the station chief of Outpost No. 4's eyes lit up noticeably. He said in a deep voice, "Could you unleash that move ahead of time?"

“We can give it a try,” Nan Liujing said.

"Thank you for your help." The middle-aged man's attitude was quite sincere.

Nan Liujing said nothing, his skin surged with lightning, and the two-word battle armor 'God' that made everyone drool instantly possessed him. His aura suddenly surged, and then, under everyone's gaze, Nan Liujing transformed into a stream of light and soared into the sky. When he was still a few hundred meters away from the insect mist, he released the Thunderous Hell Vine.

In an instant, vines intertwined and danced, endless thunder rumbled in the sky, and gloomy thunderclouds covered the sky and the sun, as if the thunder god was beating his drum to cheer him on. Then, angry thunder spewed down to the earth. The thick, dark green insect mist touched the extremely strong and yang energy and was instantly torn open with huge gaps, exposing the abyssal creatures inside.

"Pretty!"

Witnessing the Abyss army annihilated by the lightning, the outpost erupted in cheers. It should be noted that the War God Training Camp is not usually equipped with fixed-position soul-guided cannons, since Abyss creatures can be resurrected after being killed, so using them would be a waste.

However, Nan Liujing's appearance was like a humanoid fixed-position soul-guided cannonball. Every time he was released, he could bring destructive power that even a titled Douluo could not match. The only pity was that he consumed energy too quickly.

"Got you!"

Suddenly, a chilling laugh reached Nan Liujing's ears. The insect mist that had been torn apart closed up again, and then, a horrifying scene unfolded as someone grabbed the throat of the cheering crowd.

But then, from within the insect mist, a huge, withered claw materialized, its target pointing directly at Nan Liujing, giving the impression that it wanted to drag him into the abyss.

While still in the air, Nan Liujing's body suddenly trembled, and intricate silver patterns appeared in his pupils. The moment the withered giant claw attacked, his figure twisted, and ripples of spacetime shook. He seemed to have entered the void and disappeared without a trace.

When it reappeared, it was already several hundred meters away.

The sudden scene stunned everyone.

The group of Soul Douluo powerhouses were also startled and quickly summoned their battle armor to protect them.

Just as several powerful individuals left the outpost to escort Nan Liujing back, someone suddenly screamed in panic.

"Oh no! The spatial passage has disappeared!"

A sound like thunderclap exploded in the hearts of everyone who had not yet recovered from the shock of the withered giant claw.

In an instant, thousands of people turned around and looked toward the center of the outpost.

"Bullshit, how could the spatial passage disappear?" A Soul Douluo expert shouted angrily, but when he stepped forward to push aside the panicked soldier and tried to touch the spatial passage himself, his body suddenly froze on the spot.

No.

I couldn't touch anything; the spatial passage that I could normally feel with just physical contact was gone!
Silence signifies certainty!

The thousands of people at the scene all turned pale and stiffened.

The reason why humanity was able to withstand the almost endless abyssal tides in the Dark Lands was because they had a resource-rich rear area. But now... they can't contact the rear area, and they are trapped here.

"what happened?"

Just after escorting Nan Liujing back, Station Chief No. 4 noticed that everyone's expressions were abnormal.

"Old Liu, the spatial passage is gone." The Soul Douluo powerhouse who tried to access the spatial passage said blankly.

"What did you say?" Station Chief No. 4's pupils contracted, but he reacted extremely quickly. "Where is the communications soldier? Contact the other five outposts immediately and find out the status of the space passage over there."

The last glimmer of hope!
Everyone watched as the communications soldier went to inquire.

"Are you OK?"

Yuan Enhui stepped forward and grabbed Nan Liujing's arm, her beautiful eyes filled with lingering fear and worry.

When those withered, giant claws grasped at Nan Liujing, her heart trembled.

Nan Liujing smiled and patted her hand, saying, "I'm fine. But when the Abyss launches its attack later, you must stay away from me."

"Why?" Yuan Enhui was taken aback.

"The Abyss Plane... I wonder who's got their eyes on me. Their cultivation is at least at the Title Douluo level. If you follow me, you'll only get caught in the crossfire." Nan Liujing ignored the others' stiff expressions and instead turned his gaze to the distant insect mist.

He suddenly realized a possibility: this abyssal tide was aimed at him.

He didn't mishear the words "I found you."

Furthermore, the disappearance of the spatial passage proves that someone in the Abyss Plane is secretly plotting something, just waiting for him to make a move and reveal his identity.

With a slight narrowing of his eyes, Nan Liujing was in a terrible mood. It wasn't that he hadn't considered that his absorption of abyssal energy would be exposed, after all, Tang Wulin in the original timeline was also easily exposed. But he hadn't expected that the abyss could forcibly seal the spatial passage. This had never happened in the thousands of years of history of the Dark Nether Land, which led him to not consider this possibility. It was a huge mistake.

Yuan Enhui wanted to say something, but she opened her mouth and then closed it. Seeing Nan Liujing's uncertain expression, she couldn't help but step forward and hold his hand.

"If it really comes to that, I'll be with you."

Nan Liujing was taken aback when he saw the determination on Yuan Enyehui's face.

Just then, the communications soldier returned, and everyone looked at him.

"The space tunnels connecting the other outposts are all in normal working order," the communications soldier shouted.

After the rain cleared, these words instantly dispelled the dark clouds above the outpost, and the people breathed a sigh of relief, their fighting spirit rekindled.

Since it is still operating normally, there is still hope.

But no one noticed the increasingly serious look in the eyes of the station chief of outpost number four.

(End of this chapter)