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

Chapter 165 This is called the mental victory method

"Let's go, don't just stand there like idiots." Lu Jun called out and took the lead towards the private passage leading to the advanced spirit ascension platform cabin.

Gu Yuena naturally followed closely behind, walking side by side with Lu Jun.

Xie Xie patted Tang Wulin on the shoulder and lowered his voice:
"You'll get used to it, boss... um, that's just how Brother Lu is. Anyway, sticking with him is the right thing to do."

He racked his brains for a long time but couldn't find a suitable adjective, so he could only give a vague answer.

The group walked through the bright and clean passageway toward the entrances to the Ascension pods, which shimmered with a soft light.

The passage was not closed. Along the way, there were other Soul Masters who were preparing to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform or had just come out. Most of them were dressed in fine clothes and had a powerful aura. They were obviously elites from various forces or academies.

When Lu Jun's signature white-clad figure appeared in the passageway, the previously peaceful atmosphere was instantly gripped by an invisible tension.

"Hiss—look!"

"Holy crap, it's him again!"

"It's over, it's over, this ancestor has come in again during this year's Spirit Ascension Platform riot period."

"Can't the people at the Spirit Transmission Tower do something about it? He's too outrageous. Last year, he turned the Elementary Spirit Ascension Platform upside down. Are they going to clear out our maps again this year?"

A young Soul Master gasped in a low voice, still shaken.

Immediately, someone nearby chimed in with a hint of schadenfreude:

"You can rest assured. He won't be able to enter the primary Spirit Ascension Platform this year. I saw it on the latest Genius Youth Ranking update. He's already a level 42 Soul Master. Let him go and mess around with the intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform. It's better than staying in the primary one."

"He's only a Soul Master?" someone asked in surprise. "Even if it's outrageous, he shouldn't be able to dominate the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform, right? There are quite a few Soul Kings and even Soul Emperors there..."

"Hey, naive." An old hand sneered. "You know what, I remember when the riots were almost over last year, he made an exception and entered the intermediate area once. The commotion... tsk tsk, it's said that several Soul King teams were frozen to the point of questioning their existence, and even Soul Emperor experts suffered considerable losses under his ice sword."

"Really? Even a Soul Emperor level expert suffered a loss?" A collective gasp rippled through the crowd as people looked at the white-clad figure with a mixture of fear, curiosity, and a hint of despair, as if a plague had struck.

“It’s absolutely true. My brother was there at the time and witnessed a forest instantly turn into an ice sculpture forest. The cold air felt like it was freezing your soul even from a distance…”

Although the murmurs were deliberately kept to themselves, they were still clearly audible in the quiet passageway.

Le Zhengyu followed behind Lu Jun, listening to these glorious deeds of Lu Jun. He subconsciously straightened his chest, as if he were proud of him, and tried his best to maintain a profound expression of "I already knew this."

Seeing this, Xie Xie nudged him with his elbow and chuckled softly:
"Hey, Yue Zhengyu, do you think they're talking about you? What are you trying to look cool for? Your face is practically a statue."

Le Zhengyu glanced at him, not annoyed at all, but instead gave him a mysterious smile that you wouldn't understand, lowered his voice, and said in a serious tone:

"Superficial. Right now, you're frantically chanting 'I am Lu Jun, I am Lu Jun' in your mind... Isn't that the same as them talking about you?"

"This is called the 'spiritual victory method,' understand?"

Xie Xie was so taken aback by this bizarre line of thought that he rolled his eyes and his lips twitched.

"……you win."

He paused, and actually tried silently reciting the phrase twice in his mind, and surprisingly felt it was pretty good. Xu Xiaoyan, watching the two's childish interaction, couldn't help but burst out laughing: "You two are really... hopeless."

Long Chen crossed his arms, frowned, and said sternly, "Hmph, a true strongman has a heart as firm as a rock. How could he indulge in such pointless mental fantasies?"

"Those who truly want to become stronger won't have smiles on their faces, you..."

He abruptly changed the subject, his voice lowering and sounding somewhat awkward:
"...Never mind, include me. What's the best way to silently recite it?"

Lu Jun: "..."

He silently lowered his head, raised his hand and rubbed his temples hard, feeling a deep sense of worry for the future of the small group he was leading for the first time.

The style of this team... wasn't it completely off from the very beginning?
Who exactly led them astray?
Finally, amidst awe-inspiring and curious gazes and whispers, the group arrived at their private cabin area.

The environment here is more private, and the cabins appear more advanced and complex.

"Enter individually, and you will automatically merge together after your minds are connected," Lu Jun said succinctly before walking towards one of the spirit-ascension pods that shimmered with a ghostly blue light.

Everyone stopped joking and entered their respective cabins as instructed.

The hatch slowly closed, and a soft energy light shone, enveloping their bodies as their consciousness began to enter the intermediate-level Spirit Ascension Platform.

Switching perspectives.

A rich, pervasive sense of life, mixed with the unique fragrance of soil, decaying leaves, and vegetation of the primeval forest, wafts towards you.

Lu Jun's consciousness cleared instantly, and his feet firmly landed on the solid ground.

The world before me is an extremely vast and vibrant forest, almost wild.

Towering ancient trees rise from the ground, their thick trunks entwined with gnarled vines. Their canopies intertwine high in the sky, forming an emerald dome that almost completely blocks out the light. Only dappled beams of light struggle to penetrate the gaps and fall down, illuminating the tiny dust particles floating in the air.

The ground was covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves that had accumulated over countless years, and it felt soft and spongy underfoot.

Various strange ferns, giant mushrooms, and brightly colored vines that may contain deadly poisons are everywhere, and the air is filled with humid moisture.

The plants here are more ancient and enormous, often consisting of giant trees that would take several people to encircle. The occasional glimmer of light flashing among the branches and leaves could be the work of some powerful plant-type spirit beast.

The soul energy in the air was unusually active, carrying a subtle sense of ferocity, which was a characteristic of the "riot period," meaning that the aggression of soul beasts would be greatly enhanced.

Lu Jun immediately activated his mental perception, scanning his surroundings to capture every trace of energy flow and life force in the environment.

Danger lurks in the shadow of every leaf and in the entanglement of every vine.

This is no ordinary Spirit Ascension Platform; there are beings here that can threaten him.

The intermediate-level Spirit Ascension Platform includes Soul Masters with cultivation levels between Soul Sect and Soul Emperor. If Lu Jun were to encounter a top-tier Soul Emperor like Le Tianxiong again, he would definitely turn around and run away.

Can't beat it, can't beat it at all.

Unless we have to use the power of the Ice Abyss Sword again, wouldn't the intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform have to be blown up again?
(End of this chapter)