Douluo: Dragon King's Divine Elegy

Chapter 179 No Regrets Once a Move is Made: Should the Martial God's Legacy Be Given to Xinglan or Yuanen?
"Even if I die, I'll drag you down with me!"

Enraged, the Skeleton Emperor unleashed nine spirit rings—four purple, four black, and one red—rising rapidly from beneath his feet. The ninth spirit ring suddenly emitted a deep, blood-red light, and a vast, brownish-red torrent surged around him. Each wisp of this torrent contained demonic power that would make even a Title Douluo wary.

At the same time, a mournful cry came from his throat, and ninety-nine pieces of bone were peeled off from his huge body, all of which were covered by the power of demonic runes.

A terrifying, malevolent aura swirled around it, transforming into a brownish-red energy bone spear. The spear was wreathed in deathly energy, possessing terrifying destructive power against both the physical body and the soul.

The other six elders also took advantage of Zhang Geyang being surrounded by the four powerful figures and launched a coordinated attack on Nan Liujing.

In an instant, all sorts of bizarre and terrifying soul skills emerged, attacking Nan Liujing from all directions.

Perhaps knowing that Zhang Geyang would soon be killed, some of them burned their martial spirit essence to launch this attack.

"Die."

The Skeleton Emperor's killing intent was practically squeezed out of his throat as he ruthlessly hurled the Thousand Bone Demon Pattern Spear. The rampant demonic energy completely corrupted the primordial power of heaven and earth, exuding a chilling aura, as if one had fallen into an abyss.

This move not only has terrifying physical penetration capabilities, but also has great destructive power against all energy defenses. Most importantly, it can lock onto the soul. Once it is thrown, it will either destroy the gun or kill the person before it stops.

The combined attack of the seven evil soul masters was incredibly powerful, yet Nan Liujing smiled calmly in the face of such danger and murmured:
"break."

As the word fell, the world stood still, and a scene that shocked the Skeleton Emperor and the six elders quietly unfolded.

There seemed to be an endless, powerful force in the world that forcibly imprisoned the seven soul skills. The terrifying energy incorporated into those soul skills was like a leaky wooden bucket, quickly losing its power.

Less than three seconds later, a click sound rang out.

All the soul skills shattered, turning into countless specks of light that drifted across the Thunder Realm like fireflies.

"How is this possible..." The Skeleton Emperor stared blankly at the scene.

The six elders also stared wide-eyed, looking incredulous.

“Outside, I am no match for you, but here, unless a god descends, I am invincible.”

Nan Liujing's eyes shone brightly as he indifferently swept over the group of terrified evil spirit masters below.

He slowly raised his right hand, as if supporting the majesty of the entire sky. Purple-gold divine lightning burst forth from his palm, emitting a deafening roar, piercing into the sky and causing it to surge continuously, eventually condensing into a huge heavenly lightning array. The supremely righteous power of heaven and earth could only make evil spirits tremble in fear under its pressure.

"Remember in your next life... Oh no, you don't have a next life."

A faint laugh echoed, and Nan Liujing slapped down with his right hand.

"boom--"

Within the Heavenly Thunder Formation, bolts of lightning as thick as water vats poured down like rain pelting banana leaves, producing terrifying explosions. The blinding lightning illuminated the entire Thunder Realm, revealing in detail the terrified, distorted faces of the evil spirit masters.

Lightning tore through space, leaving distorted streaks of light, and the heavens and earth trembled as if they were unstable.

The evil spirit masters fled frantically, like cockroaches hiding in the cracks of rocks.

Nan Liujing stood in the void, calmly watching everything unfold.

The Skeleton Emperor fled the fastest, while the other elders were a few steps behind.

"I'll fight you."

Suddenly, the Sixth Elder, Bone Hammer Douluo, roared, raised his hands to the sky, and exploded all his spirit rings, attempting to unleash a suicidal attack.

However, no sooner had his spirit ring shattered than a wisp of lightning pierced through space, passing straight through the back of his head.

The anger in his eyes vanished in an instant, his hands fell limply to his sides, and before the horrified eyes of the other evil soul masters, a surge of lightning enveloped him, his body instantly turning to ashes, his soul annihilated along with it, leaving him no chance of reincarnation.

The deafening crackling continued, and every few seconds, a scream would be swallowed up by the thunder, leaving no trace.

Just over ten seconds later, only the Skeleton Emperor remained as an evil soul master.

He looked around, but his subordinates were nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, he stopped running and looked up at Nan Liujing with extreme resentment.

"You're thinking of taking a gamble too?"

Nan Liujing stood in the center of the thunderstorm, his eyes indifferent, surrounded by swirling lightning, like a god wielding divine punishment.

The Skeleton Emperor remained silent, biting his tongue and releasing his essence blood. All the soul power within him poured out, not only defending against the impact of the fierce lightning but also igniting his bloodline power, martial spirit origin, and soul origin. Even the origin of his three-word battle armor was ignited.

On its battered body, a final brownish-red flame erupted, and its aura was forcibly elevated to the level of a demigod.

"The loser is an outlaw. Today I have fallen into your hands, which is my fate. But don't even think that I'm afraid of you!"

The Skeleton King gritted his teeth, his body about to swell and transform into a gigantic blood-red skeleton.

"What are you mumbling about?"

Nan Liujing grabbed at him from a distance. Just a second ago, the Skeleton Emperor was speaking and displaying the demeanor of a powerful figure. The next second, he was like a wild duck being choked. The right half of his face, which was still in human form, turned red and the veins bulged.

The surging energy within his body was instantly suppressed.

His eyes were almost popping out of their sockets, and they were bloodshot.

"How can it be?"

“I said, here, I am invincible under the gods.”

Nan Liujing's five fingers gradually closed. Every second, the pain that the Skeleton Emperor endured would double. His body was filled with fierce lightning, which frantically destroyed his evil spirits, like being slowly sliced ​​apart, starting from his flesh and blood, then his bones, meridians, internal organs, and soul.

The Skeleton Emperor could feel his body gradually melting away with crystal clarity. The feeling of knowing clearly that his body was dissipating, yet being powerless to stop it, reminded him of the countless civilians he had slaughtered in the past.

Nan Liujing wanted him to experience the same pain.

In the end, amidst the trembling wails of its soul, the Skeleton Emperor was scattered by the storm like quicksand, leaving only its head intact.

With another grab from a distance, six soul bones tainted by evil power fell into Nan Liujing's hands.

Looking at it, Nan Liujing clicked his tongue in amazement: "There is actually a 100,000-year-old soul bone. After the evil energy is removed, the remaining 10,000-year-old soul bones can be put into the master's treasure trove as a reward for his direct descendants."

"Spare my life!"

Suddenly, a voice begging for mercy came from afar.

Nan Liujing turned his head to look.

The battle on the other side is also nearing its end.

Under Mu Ye's blade, the Netherflame Beast was like a lamb to the slaughter, its eerie blue flames dimming considerably.

Beneath the feet of the Holy Dragon of Light, a manifestation of grace, lies the soul of the Azure Jade Phoenix.

As for the Emerald Demon Bird's soul, it was casually held in Qian Gu Qing Feng's hand like a chicken.

Zhang Geyang coughed up blood, his body hunched over in horror, frantically begging for mercy. He had truly witnessed the annihilation of the Skeleton Emperor and the others.

The longer one stays at the top, the more afraid of death one becomes. He wants to live on; his current cultivation level is enough for him to live a carefree life for another hundred years.

"Spare your life?" Xia Zheng, dressed in a jade-blue battle armor with four characters, sneered at Zhang Geyang, "Weren't you very arrogant just now, saying you would kill my grandfather and me in the wilderness? Why aren't you arrogant anymore?"

"That was just something I said when I was out of my mind, don't take it seriously."

Zhang Geyang said in a panic, "I can exchange all the resources of the Zhang family for my life. Purgatory, for the sake of our decades-long friendship, spare my life, and I will be at your disposal from now on. If you want to deal with Qian Gu Dongfeng, I will do my best to help you."

Xia Zheng turned her head to look at her husband, only to see Qian Gu Qingfeng say indifferently, "If my great-grandson hadn't had other plans, I would have already killed my stupid second brother. Zhang Geyang, if you're a man, die standing up, don't let me look down on you."

Zhang Geyang trembled all over, his head lowered, muttering something incessantly, as if he had truly lost his mind.

"Then let's die together..."

Suddenly, Zhang Geyang raised his bloodshot eyes, roared furiously with a ferocious expression, and his body continued to expand, clearly intending to self-destruct his soul core.

"boom."

However, before the backup hidden energy could be fully released, a terrifying burst of lightning struck his head directly.

In an instant, the blood mist exploded, then vanished into nothingness amidst the scorching heat of the lightning.

"Once a move is made, there is no going back. If you choose to kill, you must be prepared to be killed."

Nan Liujing flew over from the air and, with a nonchalant tone, waved his hand to take away Zhang Geyang's top-tier soul bones.

“Great-grandmother, great-grandfather, please keep the soul safe. The teacher has finished her seclusion and will receive it,” Nan Liujing said to Xia Zhengleng and Qian Gu Qingfeng.

"Hmm." Faced with the scene of Zhang Geyang's body exploding and dying, the couple remained calm and quickly took out a specially made soul guide device used to collect souls.

As the light fell, the Jade Phoenix, the Netherflame Beast, and the Emerald Demon Bird, which had been suppressed and made obedient, were all taken into it, waiting to be recycled into the Soul Spirit Small World controlled by the Phoenix Clan.

Although the Netherflame Beast is less than 100,000 years old, it is an ancient beast and is in no way inferior to a 100,000-year-old spirit. The Jade Phoenix and the Emerald Demon Bird, on the other hand, are genuine 100,000-year-old beasts and are of very high quality.

"Senior Holy Dragon, this item is now entrusted to you." Nan Liujing casually tossed it, and the head of the Skeleton Emperor flew out.

Enci quickly caught it, and looking at his former rival, he sighed, but felt more delighted.

"With this official executed, the greatest internal threat facing the empire has been completely eliminated. On behalf of His Majesty and the millions of people of the empire, I express my gratitude to you."

After saying this, Enci took the initiative to bow to Nan Liujing.

Nan Liujing did not refuse. He smiled and said, "The matter is settled. I will trouble you to inform His Majesty that those little scoundrels hiding in the shadows will be dealt with by someone after the competition ends. We will just wait for the imperial army to completely wipe them out."

"Thank you," Enci said solemnly, cupping his hands in thanks.

Nanliu nodded, and with a thought, the spatial node was activated.

Enci didn't delay and left first.

Qian Gu Qingfeng said, "It would be best to make those deacons who have fainted forget what just happened."

Xia Zheng coldly stroked the zither with both hands: "Leave it to me."

"I'll be with you." Qian Gu Qing Feng held his beloved wife's hand, and they flew away like a pair of celestial beings.

In the vast Thunder Realm, only Mu Ye and Nan Liujing remained in the blink of an eye.

"You kid, you're really terrifying. Even I would have a hard time defeating the leader of the Green Skull organization, but you wiped him out with ease."

Makino stepped forward and patted Nan Liujing on the shoulder, sighing with emotion.

Nan Liujing laughed and said, "It's only thanks to this world that I'm able to defeat a level 98 Super Douluo.

Makino asked curiously, "What are your plans to do next with that eternal east wind?"

Nan Liujing said with a deep look in his eyes, "My great-grandfather was, after all, a member of an ancient family, and my great-grandfather also valued me quite a bit. If we were to openly announce to the world that the current master of the Spirit Pagoda was colluding with an evil soul master, it would not be good. Let's wait and see for now, but no matter what, he has to die."

Mu Ye nodded and changed the subject, saying, "This landmine has extremely abundant elemental energy, so you can use it to cleanse your marrow with lightning elements. As for the other three elements, I've been traveling around the Star Luo Continent for a long time, but I haven't found anything quite suitable. Let's wait until we get back to the Douluo Continent to talk about them."

"Alright," Nan Liujing said with a smile. A strange look flickered in his eyes. The reason he didn't kill Qian Gu Dongfeng now was only part of the reason behind his earlier words.

Makino patted Nan Ryujing on the shoulder again, and then left along the spatial node.

Watching Mu Ye's departing figure, Nan Liujing's expression suddenly changed slightly.

[Thor's Second Trial: Defeat Three Top-Tier Evil Soul Masters, 1/3 Completed]

"It seems the standard for top-tier evil soul masters can be lowered to the level of the Skeleton Emperor," Nan Liujing muttered to himself. "This makes completing the divine test much easier. If we're really ruthless, we can even use Leng Yulai to make up the numbers and kill her when she breaks through to level ninety-eight."

"However, it's heartbreaking for the teacher to know that Leng Yulai was killed like this. Let's leave it at that and talk about it later."

Just as Nan Liujing was about to leave, his eyes darted around, as if he had thought of something.

With a thought, he instantly arrived in the Thunder God's Palace and eagerly took out the Vajra Bracelet.

"Senior Thor."

Nan Liujing shouted into the empty hall.

"what happened?"

A majestic voice rang out, and the remnant spirit of the Thunder God materialized, looking puzzled.

"and many more."

Noticing the object in Nan Liujing's hand, Ling Ting quickly moved closer, snatched the Vajra Bracelet, and asked incredulously, "The Vajra Bracelet? How did you get it?"

Nan Liujing explained, "This item was found by a tribe of humans in ancient times. After many changes of ownership, it eventually became a national treasure of a certain human empire. I helped them, and they gave me this Vajra Bracelet."

Ling Ting's expression was solemn, yet there was a hint of tension hidden within.

Nan Liujing asked calmly, "Senior, it is said that this item contains the inheritance of a deity. Could you please take a look at it for me?"

Ling Ting's eyes trembled slightly as he looked down at the Vajra Bracelet and touched it with his index finger.

As if a divine artifact had awakened, under Nan Liujing's gaze, the Vajra Bracelet rapidly spread out incandescent ripples.

"boom--"

Suddenly, a powerful will erupted from within the Vajra Bracelet.

Nan Liujing's pupils contracted sharply, only to see countless brilliant golden streams flying above the Thunder God Temple, with the faint phantoms of countless miniature weapons.

Guns, clubs, swords, knives, halberds... they had it all.

The empty hall seemed to transform into an ancient battlefield in an instant, with the mournful cries and magnificent sounds of clashing swords and galloping horses echoing wildly in the air. Countless fully armored soldiers, wielding weapons, fought against the myriad beasts flying in the sky. Every moment, human soldiers and giant beasts fell, but neither side stopped their bloody battle.

An unknown weapon unleashed a divine light that swept across the universe, its oppressive power enough to overturn heaven and earth. A colossal dragon, capable of stirring up terrifying storms with a mere gesture, spilled its azure-gold dragon blood and collapsed onto the yellow sand.

A towering figure stood atop the giant dragon's head. Her figure was majestic, yet she was already a flickering candle in the wind. Finally, she held a long halberd to support her body until she lowered her head.

"Whoo~"

As the battlefield dissipated, Nan Liujing suddenly regained consciousness.

Looking further ahead, they saw a nearly two-meter-tall armored woman standing beside the remnant of Thor.

Her features weren't exactly stunningly beautiful, but she possessed a strong and resolute air. Her muscles were clearly defined, but not in a bulky or muscular way; instead, they were very smooth and flowing. Her skin was a wheat color, giving her a striking visual impact.

"This is the successor you've chosen?"

The God of War's voice wasn't particularly melodious, but it was very calm and composed.

Ling Ting nodded to Nan Liujing and said, "Liujing. She is the Goddess of War, one of the main gods of the God Realm, and also my closest friend."

"Greetings, Senior Martial God." Nan Liujing never expected that the correct way to open the Vajra Bracelet was to have the remnant spirit of the Thunder God operate it.

The Martial God's azure eyes swept over Nan Liujing, and he calmly said, "Extreme lightning attribute, staff soul will, to achieve this at such a young age, you are very good."

Ling Ting said arrogantly, "Don't you even know whose judgment you're making?"

The Goddess of War looked at him, her calm, beautiful eyes gradually softening: "I never thought that after my fall, I would be able to see you again. It's a pity that we are both left with only a wisp of remnant spirit."

Ling Ting smiled nonchalantly: "It's all in the past. Anyway, I've found the most suitable successor. One day, he will help me finish the path I didn't complete."

"Your name is Liu Jing?" The God of War stared intently at the remnant spirit of the God of Thunder for a long time before suddenly turning his head to look at Nan Liu Jing.

"My full name is Nan Liujing," Nan Liujing said.

"It's not important," the Martial God said bluntly. "The fact that you were chosen by him means you are trustworthy. After this wisp of my remnant will is awakened, it won't exist for much longer. Do you want the Martial God's inheritance?"

"want."

Nan Liujing paused for a moment, then immediately accepted, determined to play it safe.

The God of War smiled and said, "That's refreshing. I like straightforward people. However, since you already have the Thunder God's inheritance, you don't need to have my God of War's divine inheritance anymore. Help me choose a suitable successor. Once the candidate is chosen, have her extract a drop of her essence blood and inject it into the Vajra Bracelet. She will then know everything. As for the exact method of using the Vajra Bracelet, I have left a secret manual inside. You can take it out and read it later."

Just as Nan Liujing was about to answer, the voice of Thor rang in his mind.

"You should leave now. I have something to discuss with the God of War."

Nan Liujing was slightly taken aback. His gaze swept over the two of them, and he suddenly realized what was happening. A smile appeared on his lips, and he immediately bowed and took his leave.

After leaving the Temple of Thunder, Nan Liujing gazed into the distance and murmured to himself:

"I didn't expect obtaining the divine throne to be so simple. However, now that Siduo has the God of Beasts, who should receive the God of War?"

"The teacher won't want them, and Na'er and Gu Yue don't need them for the time being, so it's only Xinglan and Yuanen."

"Forget it, let's see what kind of divine seed we get when we go to the God Realm to fleece them again, and then we'll make a decision."

(End of this chapter)