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

Chapter 171 The Tang Clan People Came Again
Frozen flesh and tattered clothing still clung to the ice spikes, creating a horrifying sight.

A powerful raiding party composed of three Soul Kings and four Soul Masters was effortlessly annihilated by Lu Jun in three simple steps: activating his domain, detonating his first Soul Skill, and reaping the rewards with his fourth Soul Skill…

Total destruction!

Throughout the entire process, Lu Jun remained standing still, without moving an inch.

Seeing Lu Jun so easily wipe out a Soul King team, Xie Xie, Long Chen, Le Zhengyu, Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan...

Everyone seemed to be petrified, their mouths agape, wide enough to fit an egg, their eyes bulging, and their jaws almost dislocated and hitting their feet.

Their minds went blank, with only the terrifying, miraculous scene playing on repeat before their eyes.

Ice flowers bloom, bursting silently, a thousand thorns piercing the heart!

A team that they considered invincible was easily crushed like ants.

Tang Wulin's heart pounded wildly in his chest. He finally understood why Lu Jun had said at the entrance, "Tactics? No need, just crush through."

This...this is not even a power of the same dimension.

This is a complete, utter, and unreasonable crushing defeat.

Soul Sect?

In front of Lu Jun, ordinary Soul Kings and Soul Emperors are probably no different from lambs to the slaughter.

Perhaps only a Soul King with battle armor is qualified to be Lu Jun's opponent.

Le Zhengyu subconsciously raised his hand to support his forehead, his face a little pale. He seemed to recall the terrifying memory of being crushed by Lu Jun's Ice Abyss Sword at the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform, being frozen, dominated, and unable to even have the thought of resisting. His stomach churned.

Lu Jun acted as if he had done something insignificant, snorted coldly, and casually pressed the Ice Abyss Sword down.

In an instant, the hundred-foot-wide world of ice and snow vanished as quickly as the tide receded.

The menacing thorny thicket silently transformed into the purest ice elemental light, merging into the air.

The frozen ground softened again, the fallen leaves continued to fall, and even the shattered and pierced enemy corpses and bloodstains, following the rules of the Ascension Platform, transformed into pure spiritual energy points and disappeared completely.

Everything returned to normal, as if the one-sided massacre had never happened.

Only a lingering chill in the air proved that what had just happened was not an illusion.

Lu Jun raised his hand and summoned the massive clusters of spiritual energy emanating from the seven enemies—energy that was several times more concentrated and pure than that of thousand-year-old soul beasts—as if drawn together.

He divided this spiritual energy evenly into six parts, which enveloped Xie Xie, Le Zhengyu, Long Chen, Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yuena respectively.

The pure energy surged into their bodies, bringing a real sense of warmth and increased strength, but at this moment, what everyone felt even more was a shock and awe from the depths of their souls.

The young men all stood at attention.

After doing all this, Lu Jun simply dusted off non-existent dust from the corner of his clothes, his gaze calmly sweeping over his teammates who were still in a daze, his voice returning to its previous indifference:

"Alright, that's the end of the interlude."

"Let's continue hunting soul beasts."

He turned around first and walked into the depths of the forest again. His white-clad figure remained upright, as if the storm of slaughter just now was nothing more than a gentle breeze.

Xie Xie and the others watched his retreating figure, feeling the surging power within their bodies from absorbing a large amount of spiritual energy, their emotions were extremely complex.

fear?

Have.

Awe? More than that.

But more than anything, it's a sense of security that's hard to describe, and the excitement that comes with it.

As long as I follow Brother Lu, it seems I can really do whatever I want on this intermediate-level Spirit Ascension Platform?

They glanced at each other, both seeing the complex light in each other's eyes, and then silently and quickly followed Lu Jun's steps.

This time, even the most unrestrained Xie Xie and the most serious Long Chen were as quiet as quails.

The subsequent actions went so smoothly, almost unbelievably, that they were almost unbelievable.

Under Lu Jun's overwhelming force and efficient command, the team swept through the thousand-year-old soul beast horde on the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest like autumn leaves in the wind.

Xie Xie, Long Chen, Le Zhengyu and others are becoming more and more skilled in their teamwork. Tang Wulin's control and Xu Xiaoyan's assistance are also getting better and better. Gu Yuena's precise and deadly elemental attacks are repeatedly making great achievements.

A continuous stream of pure spiritual energy flowed into their bodies, causing everyone's aura to steadily improve.

However, as they delved deeper, Lu Jun's brows furrowed slightly.

It's so quiet.

It's not that there are no soul beasts, but rather... there's no aura of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast.

“Strange…” Lu Jun stopped and scanned the dense forest ahead, which was even more secluded and exuded an ancient aura. “Although there aren’t many ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts in the edge area, it shouldn’t be that we don’t encounter any at all.”

“Yes,” Le Zhengyu also noticed the abnormality, after all, he had entered the intermediate-level Spirit Ascension Platform more often. “This is indeed a bit abnormal. During the riot period, soul beasts are restless, and ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts should have a wider range of activities. Why does it feel like… it’s been cleared out?”

"Could they all have gathered in the core area?" Xie Xie wondered.

“Unlikely.” Gu Yuena’s cool voice rang out, a hint of seriousness flashing in her eyes. “The core area is full of violent energy, suitable for ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts to live in, but the territorial consciousness of the peripheral areas is also very strong, and they will not give up easily.”

Just as everyone was speculating about the reason for this eerie calm, a voice carrying a hint of arrogance and coldness suddenly came from the dense forest on the left:

"Because we have already dealt with all the ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts in the peripheral areas."

Everyone's eyes immediately turned to the sound.

A group of seven people, dressed in uniform, close-fitting outfits embroidered with the Tang Clan's insignia, slowly emerged from the shadows of the forest.

The leader possessed an aura as deep as the sea, with six spirit rings floating beneath his feet.

Three purples and three blacks!

It was a powerful expert at the Soul Emperor level.

Behind him were six people, all of whom had five spirit rings and were all Soul Kings.

The Soul Emperor at the head of the group had a gaze as sharp as lightning, sweeping over everyone before finally locking onto Lu Jun.

He didn't immediately launch an attack. Instead, he bowed slightly to Lu Jun, performing a rather ancient-style greeting, his voice carrying a deliberate calmness mixed with fighting spirit:
"I have long admired your name, Lord Lu of the Ice Sword Sect. Let me introduce myself, I am Tang Lie, a steward of the Tang Sect branch."

He straightened up, his gaze fixed intently on Lu Jun:

"Our Tang Clan learned an interesting piece of information last year: it seems that you only enter the Spirit Ascension Platform during the riots."

"This also gives us an opportunity to find you and settle some grievances."

He paused, then emphasized:
"Rest assured, we are not here to kill. Deaths and injuries are inevitable within the Spirit Ascension Platform. We have only one goal: to defeat you."

"Only by defeating you can I salvage the damaged reputation of my Tang Clan."

(End of this chapter)