Douluo: Dragon King's Divine Elegy

Chapter 170, the opening battle of the tournament, is called... the Panlong Staff!

"Damn it, this son must be killed!"

"You little brat, how dare you spout such nonsense? You're not taking us Green Skulls seriously."

"Chief, I am willing to take on the assassination mission. I will go to Xingluo City now and take this little bastard's head."

In the dimly lit castle, crimson light and shadow swirled around the walls, dragging out several figures with ferocious and angry faces.

A screen of light appeared before everyone, displaying the words Nan Liujing had spoken to Dai Tianling in front of the Star Luo Imperial Palace, angrily confronting the Green Skull organization.

The man seated in the main seat said in a low voice, "He's accompanied by Han Yun Douluo. Do you think you can succeed in the assassination?"

"I..." The evil spirit master who had said he was going to Xingluo City to take Nan Liujing's head froze.

The Green Skull organization has one leader and six elders. He is the Fifth Elder, Shadow Erosion Douluo, with a cultivation level of ninety-three.

The man rose from his seat, his four-meter-tall frame concealed by a heavy robe, and slowly walked to the castle balcony, gazing at the dim sky.

“We must kill them, but we can’t rush it, at least not in Xingluo City.”

The six elders cast respectful glances at him. "Yes."

"Jingle Bell--"

Suddenly, a rapid ringing of a bell rang out, echoing endlessly in the empty hall.

"Leader, it's the Ghost Emperor on the phone."

The alluring woman, whose pupils were seven-colored and gleamed with an eerie, poisonous light, quickly handed a specially made communication phone to the leader.

She is the Fourth Elder, the Poison Heart Douluo, and her martial soul is the Seven Emotions Demon Spider.

"Ten Thousand Bones".

As soon as the call connected, a deep male voice came from the other end of the line.

"Lord Ghost Emperor." The Skeleton Emperor Douluo's expression was cold, but his tone became slightly more respectful.

Ghost Emperor: "There is something I need your help with."

"Please speak."

Ghost Emperor: "Among the Sun and Moon Federation delegation, there is a team from the Spirit Transmission Academy. One of the students is named Nan Liujing. I need you to kill him."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the Skeleton Emperor Douluo and the elders all changed slightly.

They had just been talking about this when the Ghost Emperor called immediately, also informing them that he wanted to kill the boy.

"What's wrong?" the Ghost Emperor asked in surprise.

The Corpse Emperor: "Reporting to Your Majesty, we were just discussing the matter of killing this boy when you called to say the same thing. What a coincidence."

"Heh." The Ghost Emperor sneered, "To be precise, it was not me who wanted to make a move against this boy, but the Eternal East Wind of the Spirit Pagoda."

"Huh?" Skeleton Emperor Douluo was taken aback. "Isn't the Spirit Transmission Academy a subordinate institution of the Spirit Transmission Tower? Why would Qian Gu Dongfeng attack his own people?"

Ghost Emperor: "Don't ask any more questions. In short, that Netherflame Douluo Zhang Geyang will contact you. You two can discuss it carefully. If you can successfully kill him, I will allow you to slaughter a city with a population of about 100,000. You can keep all the bones yourself."

The Skeleton Emperor Douluo took a deep breath, and a mad red light flickered in his dark, empty eyes.

He has been stuck at the peak of level 98 for more than ten years, unable to break through to the legendary limit realm. If he could collect 100,000 fresh skeletons at once, he would surely be able to step into the limit realm in one fell swoop.

"Don't worry, sir, I will take care of this matter."

"Ah."

"Congratulations, leader. Breaking through the limit is just around the corner."

As soon as the communication ended, the six elders immediately offered their congratulations.

"How can you congratulate me when things haven't even started?" The Skeleton Emperor Douluo rebuked him verbally, but was secretly overjoyed.

Previously, the Ghost Emperor forbade him to massacre cities in private, which prevented his martial soul from gathering enough fresh bones to break through his cultivation level. Now, things are much better.

"You are right."

The six elders quickly smiled apologetically.

They were all cursed with bone magic, their lives at the mercy of their leader's word.

The Sixth Elder, Elder Bone Hammer, said, "Chief, the plan to raid the Soul Guidance Train this time failed, giving the Star Luo Royal Family an opportunity to show off their power. Should we come up with a new plan and kill some people to remind them?"

"You'll be fully responsible." With the Ghost Emperor's promise, Skeleton Emperor Douluo no longer cared about these trivial matters.

"Yes, sir," the Sixth Elder replied.

...

Early in the morning, the area outside the Xingluo Grand Stadium was already packed with people. After a series of security checks, the spectators were placed in the largest stadium in the empire. At a glance, there was a sea of ​​people, a total of 300,000 spectators.

As the largest stadium in the Star Luo Empire, the Star Luo Stadium boasts facilities that are just as advanced as those in the Mingdu Central Stadium, especially in its ability to detect and lock down cheating.

Looking down from the sky, the audience seats were isolated by a specially designed soul power shield, preventing energy fluctuations from different arenas from overflowing and affecting the contestants or harming the audience.

Meanwhile, tens of millions of viewers watched the live stream online. Unless they were in special positions, almost everyone had a day off. This was definitely a grand event comparable to the Federal Grand Competition.

More than 400 athletes participating in the individual competition waited in the rest area.

Some were nervous in front of the audience, while others were calm; their states varied.

But people's eyes always seemed to fall on Nan Liujing, who was resting with his eyes closed.

Among hundreds of people, he was the only one who was not a citizen of the Star Luo Empire. However, the contestants still held goodwill towards this foreigner who had dealt a blow to the Green Skull organization and obtained the Imperial Medal that every citizen of the Empire dreamed of.

But no matter how well-intentioned they were, the contestants harbored a deep ambition: to defeat Nan Liujing and make a name for themselves in the world.

"quiet."

Suddenly, a majestic voice, imbued with soul power, resounded in the stadium.

On the enormous soul-guided screen, the figure of Emperor Dai Tianling appeared.

As a powerful ruler deeply loved by the people of the empire, Dai Tianling's majesty was unquestionable, and the stadium quickly fell silent.

With his gaze sweeping across the sea of ​​faces in the audience, Dai Tianling spoke calmly: "The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, held every three years, always inspires our imagination and gives birth to countless pillars of the empire. I look forward to your performance and sincerely wish every contestant the best of luck in achieving their desired results. At the same time, I would also like to welcome the Spirit Transmission Academy from across the ocean."

"Now, I hereby declare the Soul Master Competition officially open!"

"Wow—"

"Long live the Empire!"

Suddenly, a thunderous roar resounded through the sky, and every citizen of the Star Luo Empire cheered wildly.

In the audience, the students of the Transcendent Spirit Training School watched this scene with their blood boiling.

Many of them were unable to participate in the Federation Grand Competition, and the official competition was temporarily canceled, which was a great pity. However, coming to the Star Luo Continent made up for that regret.

In the VIP room, a group of people were chatting away.

Only one person remained standing by the window, gazing at the rest area. He was a tall, imposing man, over two meters tall, with broad shoulders and a bald head, and his pupils gleamed with a deep red luster like molten lava.

Tiger King Dai Yueyan said in a deep voice to a handsome young man with a gentle smile, "His strength is not to be underestimated, as he was able to win first place in the individual youth group competition of the Sun and Moon Federation Grand Competition. Amu, push yourself as far as you can. If you really can't hold on, admit defeat when you should. Remember not to force yourself."

Fox King Su Mu said helplessly, "I am, after all, the third of the Eight Heavenly Kings. Can't you be sure I can win?"

Dai Yueyan chuckled and said, "So, do you really think you can win?"

"..." Su Mu was silent for two and a half seconds before finally saying, "Hard to say."

"Hahaha."

The other monster academy's kings couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"It's about to begin."

Long Yue withdrew his gaze and said in a low voice.

The smiles vanished from everyone's faces. Su Mu, who had been specially arranged by Dai Tianling to appear in the first battle, nodded solemnly, and then left resolutely with his companions patting him on the shoulder in encouragement.

"Let's welcome the two players from the opening match to the field."

A majestic figure landed on the central competition stage in front of hundreds of thousands of people.

As a figure worshipped by the empire, Li Zhanqiong served as the referee for the opening match.

As everyone knows, the Star Luo Empire is a country that highly values ​​individual competitions. Therefore, on the first day of the competition, only individual competitions will be held, and all other events will have to give way.

In the contestant tunnel, Su Mu strode towards the competition stage, facing the gazes of his fellow villagers.

"It's actually the Fox King?"

A chorus of surprised gasps arose from the audience.

Who would have thought that the Monster Academy's top player would actually participate in the opening match? In the past, top players had special privileges and could automatically enter the top 18 to wait for the next round.

And his opponent is... him!
The audience stared wide-eyed as Nan Liujing slowly stepped onto the competition stage from the rest area.

As a recipient of the Imperial Medal, his name had long been known throughout every city in the Star Luo Empire; there was no one who didn't know him.

The audience didn't dare to boo even if they wanted to.

Compared to ordinary people of the Star Luo Empire, those who are Soul Masters, regardless of age, all have solemn expressions.

They had seen the video and witnessed Nan Liujing's strength.

"Teacher, how much of Nan Liujing's strength do you think Su Mu can force out?"

On the high platform, Dai Tianling asked the Holy Dragon Douluo beside him in a sincere tone.

Grace stated frankly, "At most, it will not exceed 20%."

Two percent?

This number is quite low. Dai Tianling was taken aback, not expecting the strongest guardian of the empire to give such an answer.

"I'll wait and see."

As an emperor, Dai Tianling was quite composed.

Su Mu, who usually maintained a nonchalant demeanor towards everyone, revealed a rare seriousness in his eyes. The fact that he was chosen to lead the charge indicated that His Majesty distrusted everyone else and wanted to test the number one genius of the Douluo Continent; only the Heavenly King could do so.

At that time, Nan Liujing, who was a hundred meters away from him, always had a faint smile on his face, looking harmless.

"Game start!"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Li Zhanqiong announced the start of the competition.

Su Mu's slender body emanated trembling soul power fluctuations, and five deep purple soul rings rose from his feet. His long black hair turned snow-white, and fox tails rose from his back, their tips tinged with a light gray-blue. They were taller than him and looked quite soft overall, an appearance that would surely capture the hearts of female viewers.

Five spirit rings were attached to each of the fox tails, giving them a magnificent purple glow.

With a whoosh, pieces of battle armor flew out of his storage ring and quickly attached themselves to his body.

In just two seconds, he completed a series of operations, including releasing his martial spirit and merging with his battle armor.

His Soul King cultivation level was forcibly elevated to the Soul Saint level.

"I'm the guest, you're the host. How about I take your move first?"

Nan Liujing flicked his right hand, and the dark blue dragon staff landed in his hand. He didn't even release his soul rings, just stood there looking at Su Mu.

Su Mu's face turned cold, feeling insulted.

"Then you'd better be careful."

Su Mu let out a low shout, his pupils turned blood red, and the Nine-Tailed Fox bloodline in his body was activated. His five fox tails shone with dazzling light, and in an instant, five halos of different colors flew out and combined in the air.

Some of the genius soul masters who had been defeated by Su Mu showed a look of fear on their faces.

As the top control-type Soul Master in Monster Academy, Su Mu's Soul Skills are indeed remarkable.

Slowing, soul power stripping, reversal, devouring, destruction—these are his soul skills, combining offense and defense. Even Dai Yueyan suffered greatly from them, only managing to defeat Su Mu and claim the title of the Second King thanks to the royal family's specially made battle armor.

The five overlapping halos, encompassing an area exceeding sixty meters in diameter, stirred up the primordial energy of heaven and earth around the arena, creating a hazy, shimmering spectacle that looked like a dream.

However, to everyone's surprise, Nan Liujing had no intention of running away at all.

As the halo covered his head and the light shone down, he didn't move an inch.

"Such pretentious behavior?"

Countless people gasped in surprise.

Inside the VIP room, all the Heavenly Kings frowned.

Even knowing that Nan Liujing was powerful, Su Mu, who was equipped with battle armor at that time, was no longer a regular Soul King. The power of his five-ring superimposed soul skill was quite astonishing.

"Big brother, please don't act like me."

Dai Yun'er clenched her jade-like hand, praying that Nan Liujing would lose the game because of his arrogance.

Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of thousands of people at the scene.

Various kinds of light rippled across Nan Liujing's body, among which the black light of devouring and destruction was the most intense.

The various effects of the halo blossomed on him in every way.

Hiss.

Suddenly, the sound of a shirt being torn rang out.

As the fabric ripped apart, turning into countless fragments, Nan Liujing's perfectly sculpted muscles, as if crafted by a master artisan, were revealed, catching the eyes of countless viewers.

While others couldn't see the problem, Su Mu, the one releasing the aura, gradually turned pale.

If the South Flowing Landscape remains stationary, the slow-moving halo loses its effect.

Aside from the Reversal Aura, the Soul Power Deprivation Aura forcibly removed his soul power from his body, only to be sucked back in the next second, and even some of his own soul power was absorbed.

As for the Devouring Aura that devours souls and minds, and the Destruction Aura that destroys the physical body, they seemed to sink without a trace, having no effect whatsoever.

His mental and physical strength were so great that they could disregard his soul skills, which was truly unbelievable.

"Could the Fox King be acting?"

Half a minute later, Nan Liujing was still standing there steadily, his expression calm as usual. Amidst the astonished and puzzled discussions, Su Mu withdrew his halo, and an unprecedented sense of defeat appeared on his face.

Even Long Yue in his normal state wouldn't dare to take this attack head-on without doing anything, but today, someone did it and was completely unharmed.

"I've taken your first move; now you'd better watch out for my next one."

Nan Liujing smiled smugly, lightly touched the ground with his toes, and pierced through space, arriving dozens of meters in the air. He then swung the Panlong Staff with one arm and smashed it down with the force of splitting mountains and shattering the earth.

The Panlong Staff grew larger in the wind, transforming in the blink of an eye into a towering pillar a hundred meters long. The dragon scales attached to the staff emitted dazzling lightning, turning half the sky a deep dark blue, and the stirring dragon roar could be faintly heard echoing across the land.

The eyes of hundreds of thousands of spectators were drawn to this behemoth, and a wave of gasps swept through the entire stadium.

As the dragon-shaped staff descended from above, the shadow almost filled the arena, obscuring the scorching sunlight falling from the stadium's dome. The primordial energy of heaven and earth inside the arena was swept down, as if the sky were falling. Even before the staff arrived, the violent pressure had already suppressed the entire space, making it as solid as iron.

"Click——"

Su Mu's blood suddenly turned ice-cold, his torso was forced to bend over on the spot, and the floor beneath his feet shattered like broken glass.

His pupils were fixed on the floor, almost slits, his eyes filled with horror.

His nine-tailed fox bloodline, second only to the true dragon bloodline, trembled uncontrollably, unable to muster even the slightest thought of resistance.

call out.

At the critical moment, the judge, who was a tribute to the empire, arrived.

Before the Dragon Staff fell, he calmly released layers upon layers of soul power shields.

"Rumble--"

The next moment, the massive dragon-coiled staff slammed into it, exploding like a fixed-position soul-guided cannonball. An extremely terrifying energy storm swept outwards, and the entire arena floor instantly collapsed to a depth of nearly one meter, as if it had been plowed by a blade, leaving it in ruins. The rubble turned into dust and vanished amidst the flickering lightning. The soul power shield emitted a strong halo, covered with spiderweb-like cracks, giving the impression that it was about to break apart on the spot.

This scene terrified countless viewers, turning their faces deathly pale.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, a lifelike thunder dragon spirit flew out from the Panlong Staff, its huge dragon claws striking out and empowering the staff.

The size of the coiled dragon staff remained unchanged, but it became even more solid, and with a loud bang, it continued to sink.

A scene unfolded that made all the Soul Master powerhouses in the stadium uneasy.

The soul power shield released by a Super Douluo was forcibly suppressed and sank by nearly a meter in full view of everyone. Although there was no sign of it breaking, it was indeed suppressed.

"Is this a human being?"

Li Zhanqiong felt the terrifying pressure coming from his arms, and his expression changed slightly. Although it was not enough to break his defenses, the strength was far beyond his expectations. Even many titled Douluo did not have this kind of strength.

"happy!"

Nan Liujing laughed heartily twice, and with a thought, the Panlong Staff shrank back to its normal size, and the attack that seemed to fall from the sky quietly dissipated.

The pressure receded like a tide, and the referee withdrew his soul power, staring intently at Nan Liujing.

Behind him, Su Mu's eyes were already glazed over, and her five fox tails drooped and dragged on the ground, losing their original noble and exquisite appearance.

The vast stadium was completely silent, and countless people stared in astonishment.

Inside the VIP room, the seven Heavenly Kings each had their own expression of solemnity, horror, or excitement!
Dai Yun'er's pretty face flushed, her delicate body trembled, her fists clenched tightly together, and her beautiful eyes shone like stars.

Talent and looks—they both captured her heart.

If she only wanted to play along before, now she wants to make it real.

By the window, a dark red light, like molten lava, kept appearing in Long Yue's pupils. A wild dragon king-like nature seemed to be aroused by this scene, making Dai Yueyan and the others gasp for breath.

This beast, which had never fully unleashed its power, had its inner fighting spirit ignited.

When the results were announced, the stadium remained silent, and all eyes were on one person.

It was as if he was the only person left in the world.

Nan Liujing looked solemn and raised his Panlong Staff, as if to show people his martial spirit.

"Its name is the Coiled Dragon Staff!"

With a gentle grip, a bolt of lightning appeared, and the Panlong Staff vanished.

As he stepped away, Nan Liujing clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Thank you for your kind offer."

As he turned to leave, his footsteps were amplified by the soul-guided amplifier, each sound stirring the emotions of the audience.

Panlong, Panlong.

In this competition, the undisputed champion in the individual event is Long Yue.

His martial spirit is the Mountain Dragon King!

So... the audience gasped, all thinking of the same thing in unison.

"What a magnificent dragon coil! Let's see if you've coiled around me or I've subdued you."

Long Yue narrowed his eyes, and the arrogance of the number one genius of the Star Luo Continent completely erupted.

"Nan Liujing!"

"Nan Liujing!"

As Nan Liujing stepped off the competition stage and returned to the rest area, the shouts of hundreds of thousands of people suddenly rang out, so loud they almost pierced the dome.

At a glance, one could see countless people with flushed faces shouting at the top of their lungs.

Countless citizens of the empire were heartbroken that he was not from the Star Luo Continent.

An Imperial Medal thwarted the Green Skull's evil plan; the people of the Star Luo Empire didn't consider Nan Liujing an outsider at all.

Nan Liujing's gaze fell on the runners in the rest area, who were a few hundred meters away.

They collectively took a step back and unanimously decided not to become famous.

Amidst the reverent gazes of hundreds of athletes in the rest area, Nan Liujing's upright figure, like a pine tree, disappeared into the shadows of the passageway, as if he were the protagonist of a legendary tale, temporarily leaving people's sight.

(End of this chapter)