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

Chapter 167 The Amplification from the Ice Abyss Sword
Lu Jun raised his hand and pointed to a relatively open area in the forest with sparse vegetation:

"Starting direction, this way."

"In addition, I will arrange the formation for you. Long Chen and Le Zhengyu, you two will be in front. Xie Xie, as an agility attacker, you can be in any position, but don't stray too far from the group."

"You only have one task: use your speed advantage to roam around Long Chen and Le Zhengyu's sides or flanks, and be responsible for killing the controlled soul beasts, harassing the ranged attack soul beasts, or protecting the flanks."

"And we also need to help us identify high-value targets, report the information first, and then decide which targets to prioritize."

"Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan, you two stay in the middle. The key is to make good use of your control abilities to restrict the movement of the soul beasts and create opportunities for our side to deal damage. If anyone gets close, Tang Wulin should switch to the Clear Sky Hammer to protect himself and Xu Xiaoyan at the same time."

"Gu Yuena, you are positioned to the side and behind Xu Xiaoyan. You are the core firepower of the team. Depending on the battlefield situation, you are free to choose elemental attacks for area-of-effect strikes or single-target kills."

"As for me, I'll be the last line of defense, my mental energy covering the entire field. I'm only responsible for observation, command, and backup; I won't do anything else."

"I will not intervene unless you are in dire straits."

Lu Jun spoke slowly but clearly, explaining each person's position, responsibilities, and key points of cooperation in a very organized manner.

This tactical proficiency earned the approval of everyone, especially Tang Wulin and Le Zhengyu.

"Did you all hear that clearly?" Lu Jun's gaze swept over the crowd.

Everyone responded in unison, their eyes becoming serious.

"understand!"

Lu Jun waved his hand:
"Alright, let's go! Attack!"

The seven-person team, following the formation arranged by Lu Jun, began to advance deeper into the forest.

Danger lurked in the forest; the rustling of leaves and the distant, faint roars of beasts added to the tension.

With clear command and division of labor, the team appeared orderly and composed.

After walking for about fifteen minutes, Long Chen, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped and shouted in a low voice:

"Watch out, something's approaching, and there are quite a few of them!"

Lu Jun had already noticed it, but he didn't point it out.

Basically, they have to rely on themselves to fight and deal with the situation, unless Lu Jun wants to play some tactical micromanagement and make these six people follow his commands even when they take a few steps.

That's really a bit difficult to control, especially since this is only the first time they've teamed up, and they're not very familiar with each other.

Otherwise, Lu Jun might really put on a show saying, "I really need to control you."

"Squeak!"

"Roar!"

Accompanied by piercing shrieks and deep roars, a group of ape-like soul beasts covered in dark red short fur, with exposed fangs and bloodshot eyes suddenly sprang out from behind the bushes and tree trunks.

They were large and muscular, with sharp claws, and numbered more than twenty. Most of them had an aura of about one hundred to one thousand years, while the leader was particularly large and had an aura of nearly five thousand years.

"It's a pack of Bloodthirsty Demon Apes, in a berserk state!"

Le Zhengyu immediately recognized this infamous gregarious soul beast, which was even more ferocious during the riot period.

"Stabilize the formation," Lu Jun said. "Proceed according to plan. Tang Wulin, you take control of the situation."

The bloodthirsty demonic apes roared deafeningly and charged forward fearlessly.

Long Chen roared, and the phantom of the Holy Dragon of Light on his body roared. Instead of retreating, he advanced and punched the demonic ape charging at the front with a fist wrapped in the power of light, forcibly knocking it back several steps.

Le Zhengyu brandished his holy sword, unleashing a dazzling golden sword light that forced back the two demonic apes that attacked from the side. The holy light then enveloped him and Long Chen.

Just as the demonic ape horde was about to charge into the battle line, Tang Wulin used his first soul skill, Entanglement. Countless resilient blue silver grass vines, like giant pythons that had come to life, instantly sprang up from the ground and the surrounding tree trunks, precisely wrapping around the legs of the dozen or so demonic apes charging at the forefront.

The ferocious charge of the demonic apes was momentarily halted. The entangled apes roared angrily and struggled desperately.

"Well done." Xie Xie appeared behind a demonic ape that was entangled, and with a flash of cold light, the Light Dragon Dagger accurately stabbed at the back of its neck.

Gu Yuena slightly raised her eyes, and with a light wave of her hand, several wind blades compressed to the extreme silently swept past, precisely severing the throats of several controlled demonic apes with astonishing efficiency.

Standing at the back, Lu Jun watched the group, who had shown good teamwork on their first collaboration, and a hint of barely perceptible approval appeared in his eyes.

Then, Lu Jun's gaze locked onto the leader of the five-thousand-year-old bloodthirsty demonic apes, whose aura was the strongest and which was not under control.

The guy cunningly hid in the back, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Tang Wulin, who was in control in the center, clearly regarding him as his primary target.

Lu Jun continued, "Xu Xiaoyan, it's your turn to take control of the situation. Restrict their movements and create opportunities for Gu Yuena to launch area-of-effect attacks. Target: all demonic apes except the leader."

"Huh? Me?" Xu Xiaoyan's heart tightened when she was called out.

Faced with so many ferocious demonic apes, her Starlight Chains and Frost effects, though effective, had limited coverage and intensity, making it incredibly difficult to control the entire field.

Without the slightest hesitation, she immediately channeled her soul power to the fullest extent and raised the Star Wheel Ice Staff in her hand.

Just as her soul power surged toward the Star Wheel Ice Staff, a sudden change occurred.

An overwhelming, unstoppable chill, seemingly originating from an ancient ice plain, came without warning from the direction of Lu Jun behind her.

A pure and supreme aura of ice instantly enveloped her Star Wheel Ice Staff, and through her Martial Soul, it perfectly merged with her own Soul Power.

The Star Wheel Ice Staff suddenly burst forth with an unprecedentedly dazzling light, no longer the ghostly blue starlight, but a pure, icy blue that seemed capable of freezing the soul.

The star wheel suspended atop the staff was instantly covered by ice crystals, and what fell as it spun was no longer starlight, but countless tiny, shimmering ice crystal dust particles.

Xu Xiaoyan felt as if the ice staff in her hand had transformed into a divine artifact wielding the power of ice, and a powerful yet perfectly fitting force filled her entire body.

She couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "My martial spirit...?"

There was no time to think it through; Lu Jun's order was the signal to take action.

"First Soul Skill: Star Wheel Chains"

It was no longer a chain formed from starlight, but an ice chain composed of countless crystal-clear, extremely cold ice crystals.

These chains, like living ice dragons, were several times faster than before, carrying the power to freeze space, and precisely wrapped around the bloodthirsty demonic apes that were not bound by Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass and were trying to break through the formation or pounce on Xie Xie.

"Click, click..."

The moment the ice chains touched the demonic ape's body, a terrifying burst of extreme cold erupted.

The dark red fur on the ape's body was instantly covered with white frost, and its tough skin and muscles stiffened and froze at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Their movements instantly became slow and stiff, as if a slow-motion button had been pressed, and some were even frozen in place, turning into hideous sculptures covered in frost.

"Wow...so powerful!" Xu Xiaoyan looked at the effect she had created, her eyes filled with unbelievable surprise and shock.

This power was more than ten times stronger than her usual strength.

She hadn't even realized that when she teamed up with Lu Jun, her martial soul could possess power comparable to the ultimate ice.

Lu Jun took out the Ice Abyss Sword, touched it, and then put it down.

He was very satisfied with the result.

The Ice Abyss Sword can still buff teammates.

(End of this chapter)