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

Chapter 390 Xu Tiandi Obtains the Power of the Golden Ancient Tree

An incredibly complex, instantly formed purplish-black spatial teleportation array suddenly lit up beneath Xu Tiandi's feet, emitting intense spatial fluctuations.

The light from the array enveloped his entire body, distorting the space around him.

Just as the spatial rift fully opened and a burly figure stepped out with overwhelming rage, Xu Tiandi's figure, along with his cane, completely disappeared into the light of the teleportation array, leaving swiftly and decisively without the slightest hesitation.

"Spatial teleportation? You're pretty fast."

Tang Hao, who had just arrived, looked at the empty space and the rapidly dissipating spatial fluctuations, his face ashen.

He was ultimately a step too slow, allowing the other party to slip away right under his nose.

"Ah Hao!"

Inside the ancient golden tree, Ah Yin's panicked, pained, and fearful thoughts emanated.

Tang Hao immediately suppressed his anger and instantly appeared beside the golden ancient tree. He gently placed his large hand on the trunk, sensing his wife's remaining mental fluctuations and the damage to the ancient tree. His expression became even more unpleasant.

"Ah Yin, how are you?"

"I...I'm alright, it's just..." Ah Yin's mind was filled with lingering fear, "That human, he was too terrifying!"

"The cane in his hand is definitely a divine artifact, and it contains extremely strange power. It can directly interfere with the rules of the plane and forcibly sever my life essence and connection with the Golden Ancient Tree!"

"Luckily you arrived in time, otherwise if you had given him more time... I'm afraid my soul and consciousness would have been forcibly ripped from the golden tree, or even completely devoured by the cane in that human's hand."

"A divine artifact? A mere ruler of a human plane actually possesses a true divine artifact?" Tang Hao's brows furrowed tightly, his expression more solemn than ever before.

He finally understood why Shrek Academy, with its profound foundation and numerous powerful figures, was so wary of the Federation and the Xu family.

It turned out that the power the opponent possessed had long exceeded the scope of ordinary soul master battles, and had even touched the realm of gods, and had means sufficient to threaten beings like them.

"This news must be told to Xiao San immediately," Tang Hao said in a deep voice, with a hint of urgency in his tone. "The Xu family, and this Xu Tiandi, are no longer ordinary opponents. They are extremely threatening, and their ambitions and the power they wield are probably quite grand."

"Hmm." Ah Yin's mental message conveyed both agreement and concern. "Right now, he has forcibly plundered nearly thirty percent of the Golden Tree's primordial energy, and even a small portion of the core tree heart that carries my consciousness has been taken away..."

"Ah Hao, be careful. He has this power and the tree heart. Who knows what he might do..."

"Don't worry, I know what's important." Tang Hao nodded, his immense divine-level spiritual power gently comforting his injured wife and the golden ancient tree. "You should rest and recuperate as soon as possible. This matter will not be left like this."

After speaking, Tang Hao's figure once again merged into the spatial rift. He had to immediately inform Tang San, who was in the God Realm, about everything that had happened here and the enormous threat posed by Emperor Xu.

……

Outside Shrek City, on a secluded mountaintop far from the explosion site.

The space rippled slightly, and Xu Tiandi's figure quietly appeared.

He opened his palm, looking at the golden energy in his hand that was imprisoned by powerful soul force, as dazzling as a liquid sun, and the small piece of tree heart crystal that emitted a seven-colored halo and endless life force. He couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth upwards, which eventually turned into a low and triumphant laugh.

"Hahaha, although time was short and I couldn't achieve everything, getting this is enough!"

His laughter was filled with the smug satisfaction of a successful conspiracy and the arrogance of looking down on all living beings.

His gaze seemed to pierce through space, seeing the devastation and chaos outside Shrek City. His tone carried a hint of mockery and sarcasm: "Zhenhua, Zhenhua, although you were willing to be Shrek's dog, you still thought of joining Yunming until your death."

"But you probably never dreamed that your death, your body, and the chaos you caused would actually create this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me, helping me obtain the key to the path to the highest realm!"

"Hahahaha, so happy!"

Emperor Xu laughed loudly, and his figure once again merged into the wind and disappeared.

His impromptu feint perfectly outmaneuvered the entire Shrek Academy leadership, severely injuring Yun Ming and Ya Li, seizing a crucial portion of the Golden Tree's primal power, and then gracefully departing, leaving behind a mess and endless anger and fear.

perfect!

……

At this moment, on Poseidon Island.

Holding Ya Li, whose breath was growing weaker and weaker, Yun Ming rushed back to the Sea God Pavilion as fast as he could and went straight to the Golden Ancient Tree.

"Old Tree, quick! Save her!"

Yunming's voice was hoarse from anxiety and injuries. He gently placed Yali under the golden ancient tree and urgently called upon the power of the life core.

However, the anticipated torrent of life did not materialize.

The light emanating from the ancient golden tree dimmed considerably, and its life force became listless. Although the energy responding to it was still pure, it was pitifully weak and could not effectively curb the destructive energy and penetrating wounds that were raging within Yali's body.

"what happened?"

Yun Ming suddenly looked up and noticed the abnormality of the golden ancient tree, the mess around him, and several elders who were lying on the ground, their breaths weak.

His heart sank suddenly, and an extremely ominous premonition instantly gripped him.

One of the less seriously injured elders struggled to his feet, his face filled with grief, indignation, and shame:

“Lord Yunming… Yes, it was Emperor Xu Tian. He took advantage of your and Holy Spirit Douluo’s absence to launch a sneak attack on the Sea God Pavilion and forcibly attacked the Golden Ancient Tree.”

"What? Emperor Xu?"

Yun Ming was struck dumb, and instantly understood. A surge of overwhelming anger, feeling that he had been tricked and fooled, rushed to his head.

"Damn it, we've fallen for his diversionary tactic! His target from the very beginning was the Golden Ancient Tree!"

He suddenly looked around:
"Where's Sister Long? With Sister Long here, they should be able to hold them off for a while!"

At this moment, Long Yeyue, who was sitting cross-legged and trying to regulate her breathing, opened her eyes. One of her arms hung limply at her sides, clearly indicating that she had suffered a serious injury.

The Light and Dark Douluo was pale, his voice weaker than ever before and filled with disbelief:
"His strength far exceeded our expectations. The destructive attribute of the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon became extremely terrifying. We didn't even see how he made his move. With just one strike, we were all defeated and seriously injured."

Yun Ming's gaze immediately swept to Elder Zhuoshi, who was the most seriously injured on the other side. On Zhuoshi's chest, five deep claw marks, revealing the bone and wrapped with dense purplish-black destructive energy, had almost torn him apart, and the flesh and blood at the wounds were constantly being annihilated.

Life was slipping away very quickly, and the situation was extremely critical.

(End of this chapter)