Douluo: Dragon King's Divine Elegy

Chapter 178 Luring the Enemy into the Trap: Zhang Geyang and the Green Skull Fall into the Trap
"Brother Nan, what is this?"

Inside the hotel, Tang Wulin picked up a wooden bracelet that emitted a faint fragrance and looked at Nan Liujing, who was sitting on the sofa, with a puzzled expression.

Nan Liujing said solemnly, "This is a bracelet made from the branches of the Golden Ancient Tree. Please pass it on to Ning Fengzhi for me, but remember, in your name."

Tang Wulin's expression suddenly turned serious: "Brother Nan, are you planning to take action against that evil soul master?"

The Soul Battle Tournament is nearing its end, and the Spirit Transmission Academy will not be joining the main group for a year-long visit. After the tournament concludes and they spend some time there, they will return to Douluo Continent ahead of schedule.

“No.” Nan Liujing shook his head. “An eighth-level Saint Craftsman is a top-tier talent for the Evil Soul Master organization. It would be a waste to kill him directly. I have another plan, but I can’t tell you yet. You just need to make sure Ning Fengzhi is wearing this item. Can you do that?”

"Yes." Tang Wulin said decisively, "That bastard Ning Fengzhi is going to great lengths to get close to me, he probably has something to gain. If I use words of gratitude to present a gift, he will definitely accept it."

“You’re right, that bastard has ulterior motives towards you.” Nan Liujing patted Tang Wulin on the shoulder. “Thanks.”

Tang Wulin patted his chest and laughed, "Brother Nan, why are you being so polite with me? I've learned a lot from you."

Nan Liujing smiled and said, "You've been out for so long, have you missed your senior sister?"

Mentioning this, Tang Wulin couldn't help but blush, and honestly replied, "I want to."

Nan Liujing said, "After the competition is over, we will arrange a trip. Remember to buy some souvenirs for your senior sister. Who knows, she might get so excited that she kisses you right away."

"Really?" Tang Wulin's eyes lit up. Even young men can have crushes, especially since Mu Xi was a great beauty.

"I can't guarantee its authenticity, but it should work." Nan Liujing's expression shifted slightly. "Alright, I have some things to take care of. You can go ahead and get busy."

"Okay." Tang Wulin left with the bracelet, his heart pounding with excitement.

Nan Liujing took out the Vajra Bracelet and examined it solemnly. Ever since he obtained it, he had been trying to find the legendary inheritance, but unfortunately he had not found anything.

"Jingle Bell."

A quick ringing sound rang.

Nan Liujing: "Great-grandmother".

Xia Zheng Leng: "Saint Dragon Douluo and Body Douluo have arrived."

Nan Liujing grinned: "Then let's get ready to take action."

...

"They've set off?"

Upon receiving a definite reply from the other end of the communication, Zhang Geyang was overjoyed and repeatedly said, "Great, great. Send me the coordinates as well."

After a while.

A map of the Star Luo Continent appeared before Zhang Geyang, with three points of light gathering together and slowly making their way to a certain location.

His eyes were lowered, and his pupils shimmered with a faint light: "Crucian Emperor, take your people and set off."

...

The mountains were serene, but today their tranquility has been shattered.

One after another, soul-guided vehicles drove in and stopped outside a valley.

More than fifty deacon-level members of the Spirit Pagoda quickly got off the vehicle and followed Xia Zhengleng and Nan Liujing, who were leading the way, into the valley. They soon arrived at a grassy area.

Sensing someone's arrival, a strange, writhing spatial fluctuation suddenly appeared in the center of the grass.

Xia Zhengleng and Nan Liujing looked at everyone and said, "The secret realm is relatively low in danger, but it is not without danger. You should all follow along carefully from now on. If you act recklessly and lose your lives, it will be a loss that does not outweigh the gain."

"Yes, sir!" the fifty men shouted in unison, startling a flock of birds into flight.

"Follow me." Xia Zhengleng and Nan Liujing turned around and prepared to enter the secret realm.

"Han Yun, what are you doing?"

Suddenly, just as the procession was moving forward, a melodious voice came from afar.

Xia Zheng's steps faltered, and she turned around abruptly, only to see a figure flying in from the distant horizon.

I only recognized it when I got closer.

Xia Zheng was utterly astonished: "Zhang Geyang? What are you doing here?"

Wearing a black robe with gold trim, Zhang Geyang stood with his hands behind his back, a gentle expression appearing on his handsome face: "Hanyun, although you have the right to mobilize the Spirit Pagoda personnel without authorization by using the Heavenly Phoenix Token, you shouldn't have kept it from me, right? Otherwise, I, the Spirit Pagoda Master of the Star Luo Continent, would be just a decoration, and if the people at headquarters heard about it, they would think that I had been sidelined."

Xia Zheng said coldly, "You are indeed the main person in charge of the Spirit Pagoda of the Star Luo Continent, but even if I use the Heavenly Phoenix Token, I have no right to inform you. Please leave immediately."

Zhang Geyang said righteously, "My Zhang family and the Qian Gu family have been friends for generations. You have mobilized a large number of stewards here, so you must have something important to do. How can I not help you?"

"This is a private matter of my ancient family. I request that Tower Master Zhang leave immediately," Xia Zheng repeated coldly.

Zhang Geyang narrowed his eyes: "Elder Hanyun, what are you afraid of? Do you think I would harm you?"

Nan Liujing said in a deep voice, "You're being so aggressive. Aren't you afraid my great-grandfather will come after you?"

"Looking for trouble with me?"

Zhang Geyang seemed to have heard a funny joke. "He's far away on Douluo Continent. How could he know what's happening on Star Luo Continent?"

Xia Zhengleng shielded Nan Liujing in front of her, her expression changing: "What do you mean?"

"What do you mean?" Zhang Geyang's body suddenly erupted with a ghostly blue flame, and his aura surged out like a tsunami. He grinned maliciously, "If I were to kill you two, grandfather and grandson, in this desolate wilderness, who would know?"

"you dare!"

Xia Zheng shouted angrily, unleashing a protective shield of icy energy. The pressure slammed into it, instantly knocking all the deacons unconscious.

hum~
The ancient zither, radiating a jade-white hue, took shape. Xia Zheng's cold jade-like hand lightly plucked it, and instantly the chilling melody spread out, even ignoring the oppressive aura, directly targeting Zhang Geyang himself.

"Sound wave-type Soul Masters are really troublesome."

Zhang Geyang's expression turned cold, and he threw a punch. The towering dark blue flames transformed into a huge beast covered in greenish-blue fur, which lunged at Xia Zhengleng and Nan Liujing.

The sound touched the ghostly flames at the edge of the beast's body and was instantly extinguished.

"Gentlemen, why aren't you making a move?" Zhang Geyang shouted towards the sky.

"Jie Jie Jie."

A cold laugh spread out, and several beams of light shot into the sky, splitting into seven figures that immediately surrounded Xia Zheng Leng and Nan Liu Jing.

A terrifying aura emanated from them, extremely yin and evil, and even the valley was tainted with endless evil energy, turning a large area gray, as if it had turned into a ghost realm.

"Green Skull?" Xia Zheng coldly recognized the green skull insignia on the seven people and exclaimed in shock and anger, "You actually colluded with evil spirit masters?"

Zhang Geyang sneered, "Don't put it so harshly, this is called cooperation."

"Why waste words with her? Let's just kill her and be done with it." The massive figure of the Skeleton Emperor Douluo was hidden in his cloak, his exposed eyes filled with a deathly light.

"After the deed is done, the reward will be paid in full." Zhang Geyang's soul power surged forth, and in a flash, he attacked Xia Zhengleng and Nan Liujing.

Xia Zheng Leng swiftly grabbed Nan Liujing's shoulder with her left hand, and then flicked the guzheng with her right.

The myriad chilling energies transformed into sonic arrows that pierced through everything, engulfing Zhang Geyang and the seven powerful Green Skull warriors.

"Humph."

With everyone exerting their strength, they easily shattered it.

But Xia Zheng Leng also led Nan Liu Jing in a desperate escape into the secret realm.

The Skeleton Emperor raised his hand to interrupt his subordinate's hurried actions: "Zhang Geyang, go in and take a look first."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Geyang gave a forced smile: "Could it be that the Skeleton Emperor is worried that I'll scheme against you?"

The Skeleton Emperor said calmly, "This is called prevention. Who knows how dangerous a secret realm really is?"

"Fine, then I'll go in and take a look first." Zhang Geyang wasn't annoyed. His body transformed into a stream of light and crashed into the spatial ripples.

Zhang Geyang looked over alertly, but was startled, and his breathing became rapid.

At first glance, this secret realm, which resembles a paradise, is filled with countless exotic flowers and rare herbs, and all kinds of rare and precious spiritual objects.

"Thunder, is this the place where the Thunder God fell?" Zhang Geyang's gaze was fixed on the grandfather and grandson who were rapidly fleeing into the depths of the secret realm.

"This is it," Lei Ming said excitedly. "As long as you can kill the master of my clone and then devour the clone, I will have a chance to help you enter the Thunder God Temple and seek the inheritance."

Thor's legacy… Zhang Geyang subconsciously swallowed, his gaze towards Nan Liujing filled with madness, the last vestiges of wariness in his mind completely vanishing. After confirming there was no danger in the secret realm, he returned to the grassland.

"There's no danger, come with me quickly."

The Skeleton Emperor Douluo saw Zhang Geyang appear, leave a message, and then go inside again.

"Leader." The six elders of the Green Skull all looked at the Skeleton Emperor.

The Skeleton Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Our target is that man named Nan Liujing. After killing him, I will cut off his head and hang it on the city wall of Xingluo City so that the people of the Xingluo Empire can see just how miserable the ending of their hero is."

"As ordered."

The six elders became excited, especially the sixth elder, Bone Hammer Douluo, whose eyes were filled with resentment. He had arranged the attack on Star Luo City, but it was thwarted by Nan Liujing.

As originally planned, once the leader broke through his limits, he could get a higher promotion by taking advantage of the bombing of Xingluo City. Who knows, the leader might even let him go to the Holy Spirit Cult if he was happy. That way, he could not only get promoted but also get rid of control. Unfortunately, everything was ruined.

"Let's go." The Skeleton Emperor Douluo flashed and rushed straight into the secret realm.

The other six people quickly followed.

Within the secret realm, the sky was bright, the mountains overlapped, and the idyllic scenery truly astonished the Skeleton Emperor and his companions.

Zhang Geyang hovered in front of them: "Everyone, secret realms usually have only one entrance and exit, so they have nowhere to go. As long as you help me get rid of this grandfather and grandson, you can take any of the thousands of spiritual objects under your feet after it's done. I will not take a single one."

"These spirit creatures are just dessert before chopping off that little bastard's head." The Skeleton Emperor slammed his palm down from afar, and brownish-red energy surged out, landing on the ground. A huge magic circle condensed and took shape, with demonic runes swirling around it. It seemed as if a mournful cry was piercing the ears. Then, countless skeletal demons crawled out from it. The sound of bones colliding was incessant and made one's teeth ache. In the empty pupils of each demon, strange flames burned.

"Go, accept these spiritual items."

At a command, hundreds of demons surged forth, heading towards the myriad spiritual creatures.

Zhang Geyang saw this and felt a pang of pain in his heart: "Xia Zhengleng only has a cultivation level of ninety-seven at most, she is definitely not someone we can defeat by ganging up on her..."

"Rumble--"

Sudden changes occur.

Before Zhang Geyang could finish speaking, the moment the demon touched the spirit creature, the seemingly endless spirit creature transformed into rolling purple-gold lightning. The demon was instantly annihilated by the extremely powerful and yang lightning, without even uttering a scream.

Click!

The demonic array was inherently evil; upon contact with such lightning, it was instantly annihilated.

"puff."

Before Zhang Geyang and the others could even react, the formation broke, and the Skeleton Emperor, as its master, instantly suffered a backlash, spitting out a mouthful of blood and turning as pale as paper.

"leader."

The Green Skull elders' expressions changed drastically.

"Zhang Geyang!" The Skeleton Emperor was enveloped in a strange, brownish-red energy, forcibly suppressing the trembling mind caused by the extremely powerful thunder within him. He roared at Zhang Geyang, whose expression had also changed drastically, "Could you have set a trap here to kill us?"

"Hahaha."

Just as Zhang Geyang was about to explain, a hearty laugh suddenly echoed through the air.

“I can testify that Zhang Geyang didn’t intend to kill you, because the one who wanted to kill you was me!”

boom!
Lightning flashed and thunder roared, endless arcs of lightning tearing through the void in a twisted manner.

Several figures slowly emerged.

"A timeless benevolence and kindness!?"

Zhang Geyang's pupils suddenly contracted.

A majestic and imposing figure stood in the void, holding a huge halberd. The halberd was shimmering with a purplish-black aura, and there was a crescent blade on each side of the main blade, making it look extremely heavy.

Beside him stood an old man with his hands behind his back, his whole body radiating a white-gold glow. The huge phantom of the Holy Dragon of Light was faintly visible. Even just standing there, he exuded a magnificent sense of light illuminating all things.

"cut."

Makino was a little annoyed that his name wasn't called out, especially since he was holding a mecha sword and striking a very cool pose.

Beside her, Xia Zhengleng placed her hands on the Hanyun Guzheng, her eyes icy cold.

Among the four powerful figures stood a young man.

It was Nan Ryukei, whom the Skeleton Emperor desperately wanted to behead.

But unlike his disheveled escape just now, he now had a strange divine mark pulsating on his forehead, and his whole body was covered by fierce and domineering lightning power. Every move he made was like a thunder god descending to earth, and his aura was as deep and unfathomable as a prison.

"escape."

As a villain, the Skeleton Emperor was a very competent one. He realized almost immediately that Zhang Geyang and he had been tricked together.

He turned around and tried to rush out of the spatial passage and return to the Star Luo Continent.

bang~
However, when the Skeleton Emperor and the group of Green Skull Elders collided with the spatial ripples, it was as if they had crashed into an unbreakable chasm. The terrifying purple-gold lightning erupted on the spot, instantly engulfing their bodies.

In an instant, seven figures were sent flying backward. Even the Corpse Emperor, a top-tier Super Douluo of level ninety-eight, felt as if his body was being shredded, letting out a shrill scream.

His cloak vanished, revealing a body that was half skeleton and half human.

Zhang Geyang witnessed the whole thing, a bead of cold sweat streaming down his forehead, his expression clearly panicked.

At that moment, he understood perfectly clearly.

He's been set up.

Looking at the seven Green Skull high-ranking members in such a terrible state, Nan Liujing smiled and said to Enci, "Senior, you can take their heads yourself later, but don't make a fuss about it for now. When cleaning up, you can't just sweep the big trash into the trash can; you have to clean up the small trash as well."

"Of course."

Grace stared at the scene in shock. He never imagined that the Green Skull leadership, who could never be eradicated, would finally have a chance to be taken down in one fell swoop. It was like a dream.

And all of this was done by the young man in front of us.

Your Majesty's all-in bet was indeed the right choice.

Qian Gu Qingfeng's eyes were terrifyingly indifferent as he spoke softly, "Zhang Geyang, I'm not in Douluo Continent, but in Star Luo Continent. Are you happy?"

Zhang Geyang gritted his teeth and said, "Qian Gu Dongfeng told me you were in seclusion at the Temple of War Gods!"

Qian Gu Qingfeng calmly said, "My foolish younger brother."

You can easily fool him, and he'll be completely swayed. You know, I'm not good at anything, but I have one thing that everyone agrees on: that's...
He loves his wife and is fiercely protective of his own!

As the words fell, black, black, black, black, black, black, red, red, red, nine soul rings rose from beneath his feet. The sharp Purgatory Halberd, with its exposed fangs, resembled a ferocious beast baring its teeth, and the surrounding space was as dark as the dead of night.

Enci looked at the Skeleton King and the others who were still trying to dispel the lightning power on their bodies, and said coldly, "No wonder the Empire has been unable to get rid of the Green Skull all these years. It turns out that you were the one who was behind it. Zhang Geyang, today is your death day."

Makino, with a sullen face, also wanted to say something.

Suddenly, Zhang Geyang looked coldly at Nan Liujing: "Before the fight begins, I want to know how you've planned your strategy."

Nan Liujing said calmly, "Thunder."

"I'm here," a respectful voice replied.

Zhang Geyang's face froze instantly, because the sound came from inside his body. Before he could even sense it, the Thunderous Hell Vine, emitting deep purple lightning, was forcibly ripped out of his body and flew towards Nan Liujing.

“You…” He was truly stunned.

“Through Lei Ming, I know everything you’ve done from beginning to end.”

Nan Liujing gently stroked the body of the Thunderous Hell Vine, smiling as he looked at the green skeleton warriors who had broken free from the lightning's erosion:

“Great-grandfather, great-grandmother, and elders, I’m entrusting Zhang Geyang to you. Send off our diligent and hardworking tower master who died fighting against the evil soul masters. As for the seven members of the Green Skull, I will send them on their way separately.”

Zhang Geyang stared blankly at Lei Mingyan Yuteng, who was approaching Nan Liujing with an affectionate expression.

He understood. He understood everything.

But it's too late.

Upon learning of the current situation, the Skeleton Emperor and the six evil soul masters had never looked so grim.

"When it's all over, your heads will be hung on the walls of Star Luo City for the world to admire. And I will step over your corpses and become a legend!"

Nan Liujing raised his hands, and endless lightning power exploded outwards, almost overturning the heavens and earth. That power was even more terrifying than that of a quasi-god, causing the heavens and earth to tremble, and causing the Skeleton Emperor and the elders to tremble!
In the Thunder God's Mystic Realm, he is the ruler!
(End of this chapter)