Douluo: This Legend of the Dragon King is not quite right

Chapter 156 Hyotei Awakens
Di Yue laughed until her stomach hurt, and it took her a long time to catch her breath. She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and looked at Di Tian with disdain:

"That's a novel, a fictional story, just something to fool naive girls into tears. You, a dignified Beast God, actually believe this?"

Di Tian blushed slightly at Di Yue's laughter, and coughed a few times to try to regain his composure: "What romance novels? I... I just occasionally dabble in different fields of reading to understand cultural phenomena in human society."

"It's purely... academic research, yes, academic research! To prevent the Lord from being misled by the sweet talk of those humans, to provide advance risk warnings, don't misunderstand."

Seeing Di Tian's unusually embarrassed expression, Di Yue laughed even louder, her silvery laughter echoing in the wooden house.

She finally managed to stop laughing and weighed the book, "Refusing to Become a Love-Obsessed Person," in her hand.

"Alright, alright, Your Majesty the Emperor of Academic Research." Di Yue deliberately dragged out her words, with a hint of mockery, "As for this book, I guarantee it will be delivered to Your Majesty intact."

"As for whether the Lord will smile when he sees this, or think that your brain has been polluted by human culture... well, I don't care!"

Looking at her smile, Di Tian sighed helplessly, but he also knew that his worries might indeed be a bit... well, too dramatic.

He waved his hand:

"Say what you will, just deliver the book. The Lord will make her own judgment."

"Don't worry, I've got it covered." Di Yue put the book away.

It will definitely be delivered.

As for what expression the master will have at that time...

It’s unknown.

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Mingdu, Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Lu Jun closed the dormitory door, the noise subsided, leaving only silence in the room.

He was preparing to sit cross-legged and regulate his breathing to sort out the chaos of the day and the heavy pressure on his mind regarding the Sea God's Decree.

But the next moment, a long-lost, slightly lazy and arrogant loli voice suddenly rang in his mind:

"Why didn't you show me an ad to revive me? Never mind, I'm fully revived now!"

Lu Jun was taken aback at first, then a huge surge of joy welled up in his heart.

It's Hyotei; she's awake.

Once Hyotei wakes up, the Tang Clan branch incident in Mingdu will be enough to destroy it.

With a slight thought, a stream of emerald green light emanated from between his brows and quickly condensed into shape in front of him.

Hyotei floated in the air, arms crossed, her small face showing a hint of sleepiness and her usual disdainful expression.

"Hyotei." Lu Jun's voice was filled with genuine joy. "You're awake. How are you feeling?"

Hyotei wrinkled her small nose, stretched, and let out a haughty snort:
"Hmph, you miss me already? I just took a nap to replenish my energy, it wasn't that long. But you, your soul power has recovered quite a bit, you're already a Soul Master? That's impressive!"

“I think it’s been a long time, almost a year.”

Lu Jun smiled and shook her head, feeling much more at ease looking at her seemingly cute but actually incredibly fierce partner. With her around, she felt more confident in many things.

After exchanging a few brief pleasantries, Lu Jun's smile gradually faded, and his expression became serious.

He lowered his voice and mentally transmitted to Ice Emperor all the information he had gathered about last night's ambush by the Grey Hawks, including searching their memories, discovering the Tang Clan's Mingdu branch, and the crucial Sea God's Token.

Hyotei's pupils contracted slightly, and the languid look on her face was instantly replaced by a serious expression.

"The Sea God's Decree? A projection of the divine power of Tang San, a human who ascended to godhood 20,000 years ago?"

"I must remind you that ten thousand years ago, in the far north, when I was nestled on you, I had already heard about the Tang Clan."

“Since then, the Tang Clan has been sending a large number of people to the far north to try to find you.”

"...Did it start from then? But I remember that the Tang Clan had already declined ten thousand years ago, and didn't have this many people." Lu Jun frowned.

"I don't know about that." Hyotei shook his head.

"It seems that Tang San forcibly preserved and expanded this Tang Sect into the powerful force it is today."

Lu Jun said in a deep voice:
"As for the Tang Clan branch in Mingdu, the one stationed there is only a Soul Douluo with a three-word Battle Armor Master skill, and I also know its location. I plan to go there tonight to find out the specifics of the Sea God's Token, and hopefully find some clues to see what the Tang Clan's internal information is about my capture mission."

"How exactly does the Sea God's Decree work? Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you take preventative measures early."

He looked at Hyotei:
"Hyotei, can you use the power of the Ice Abyss Sword artifact one more time?"

"I don't need the terrifying power to cover the entire city and kill a Super Douluo like I did in Maple Leaf City last time. I just need... enough power to kill that three-word Battle Armor Master Soul Douluo."

"In that case, we might be able to destroy the Tang Clan branch in Mingdu."

"Not to mention we also have four Title Douluo-level ice puppets to help us."

Hyotei was silent for a moment, staring at Lu Jun, her small lips pouting, filled with deep resentment:
"Hey, hey, hey, I just woke up, and you're already so eager to drain me dry? Do you think I'm a charger?"

Lu Jun said, "Emmm... the situation is urgent, and besides, we should be able to control the output, right?"

"This time you don't need to use all your soul power. You only need to provide enough energy to activate the artifact and unleash enough power to suppress and kill a three-word battle armor master Soul Douluo."

"I will try my best to cooperate and reduce your burden."

Hyotei, arms crossed, floated in the air, her little feet dangling, seemingly carefully weighing Riku's request and her own condition.

A few seconds later, she reluctantly hummed in response:
"Hmph, at least you have some conscience, knowing you can't make me put in all my effort. This level... is barely acceptable."

She extended her delicate, white finger and pointed it at Lu Jun:
"Remember, this time it's barely enough. If you want to recreate the earth-shattering scene of instantly killing four Super Douluo last time, the energy requirement will be enormous. Even if you drain me dry, it will still be difficult. At least we'll need to find the same level of energy that we could absorb last time!"

Ice Emperor changed the subject, her small face revealing the arrogance of a ferocious beast: "However, dealing with a mere Soul Douluo-level three-word Battle Armor Master is more than enough for me, Ice Emperor, to mobilize part of the divine artifact's power. As long as the divine artifact is in hand, breaking through his iron shell will be a piece of cake!"

"That's great." A glint flashed in Lu Jun's eyes, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was finally relieved.

With the promise from the Ice Emperor and the trump card of the divine weapon, the Ice Abyss Sword, tonight's operation is guaranteed to succeed.

"There's no time to lose." Lu Jun's eyes sharpened, his killing intent subdued. "Ice Emperor, you go back to my mental sea to recuperate. We'll set off at midnight."

(End of this chapter)