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

Chapter 431 The work of the Demon Emperor of the Holy Spirit Cult?

However, Lu Jun's intuition was remarkably sharp.

He clearly felt that if he truly obeyed his teacher's words and immediately turned to deal with the Ice Jade Scorpion, leaving his teacher, who had just learned the shocking truth and was in a period of intense turmoil and vulnerability, aside...

Therefore, the precious teacher-student relationship between them may indeed suffer an irreparable rift, and they may never be able to go back to what they were before.

Just as Leng Yaozhu was about to back away, Lu Jun suddenly reached out and firmly grabbed Leng Yaozhu's somewhat cold wrist.

"You... what are you doing?"

Leng Yaozhu was taken aback by his sudden action and subconsciously tried to break free, but found that Lu Jun's hand was gripped unusually firmly.

Lu Jun's gaze was intense as he looked into Leng Yaozhu's eyes, and he said, word by word:

"No, to me, your situation is just as important as the current problem."

"I would never abandon or ignore another person in order to deal with one thing."

"I will never abandon anyone!"

He gripped her hand tighter, his tone even more resolute:

"Besides, this is a restricted area with an extremely dangerous environment, so I would never leave you alone."

Leng Yaozhu stared at him blankly, feeling the firm strength from his wrist and the undisguised concern and protectiveness in his words. The softest part of her heart seemed to be deeply touched.

An indescribable sense of security enveloped her once again, as if as long as she was by this man's side, he would shield her from all the difficulties and storms in the world.

Her tears welled up uncontrollably again, sliding down her smooth cheeks and instantly freezing into ice crystals. Her voice trembled with a sob and helplessness:

"Fool...do you really think you're an omnipotent god?"

"How could you possibly be distracted by taking care of my feelings while dealing with the immediate problem..."

Lu Jun gripped her hand even tighter, as if trying to convey his determination and strength to her.

He straightened his back, the confidence and majesty of the master of the divine sword emanating naturally from him, and answered with absolute certainty:

"I'm."

These two simple words are filled with indescribable weight and domineering power.

"If I say I can do it, then I definitely can."

After saying that, without allowing any further discussion, he firmly grasped Leng Yaozhu's hand in an almost forceful yet gentle manner, and led her towards the Ice Emperor, who was comforting his people.

Leng Yaozhu's mind went almost blank, and she could only passively follow him.

She is the head of the Leng family, the deputy tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, and the revered Heavenly Phoenix Douluo...

Throughout her life, she has always been the one to show strength and dominance, holding absolute initiative.

Never before have I felt so detached from all identities and burdens, simply relying on a man as a pure, protectable, and guiding woman…

This feeling was unfamiliar and wonderful, making her heart race and her cheeks slightly flushed.

As she gazed at Lu Jun's back, which wasn't particularly broad but now seemed incredibly reliable and towering, her eyes involuntarily grew more unfocused and complex...

Lu Jun, holding Leng Yaozhu's hand, came to the Ice Emperor and cut straight to the point, his tone calm and steady:

"Hyotei, how's the situation? Have you gotten any useful information?"

Hyotei glanced at Leng Yaozhu, whose hand was being held tightly by Lu Jun and whose eyes were slightly red but who did not resist, and then looked at Lu Jun again. She immediately understood that the problem between them seemed to have been solved temporarily.

She was happy for Lu Jun, and immediately composed herself, replying quickly:

“My people told me that starting about a hundred years ago, there have been attempts by outside forces to break into the core of the restricted area.” “But with their capabilities, they simply cannot completely break through the extreme environment surrounding the restricted area, let alone the defenses formed by my people.”

A flicker of anger and lingering fear flashed in Hyotei's eyes:
"So those damned invaders changed their tactics. Instead of attacking head-on, they used all sorts of strange and insidious methods to lay traps and conspiracies to lure my people into their traps."

"This dark, corrosive power is what they left behind! They have been using this vicious method to torment and weaken my people for almost a hundred years now."

"a hundred years?"

Lu Jun frowned deeply; the time span made him keenly aware of the abnormality.

He blurted out the judgment almost subconsciously:

"It seems that the enemy behind this is not a human force."

Upon hearing this, Hyotei's emerald eyes suddenly lit up as he immediately realized the key point and exclaimed in horror:

“That’s right. If it were a human power, a hundred years would be too long for them!”

"Human lifespans and plans rarely last this long, unless... unless the mastermind isn't human at all, but a soul beast? Or some other soul beast force hiding in the shadows?"

A cold glint flashed in Hyotei's azure eyes.

She was rapidly sifting through the soul beast forces in the far north, identifying potential enemies, her tone laced with chilling killing intent:
"Are they those sea spirit beasts from the depths of the ocean?"

Lu Jun frowned.

He was following Ice Emperor's line of thought in a deeper deduction, weighing the motives and capabilities of the various soul beast forces.

Lu Jun's first thought was of the Demon Emperor of the Holy Spirit Cult.

But the times have changed so much that he really couldn't be 100% sure it was the Demon Emperor who did it.

Just then, Leng Yaozhu suddenly spoke, her voice still carrying a hint of her previous sob, yet exceptionally clear:

"It was the Demon Emperor, the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, who did it, wasn't he?"

These words were like a thunderclap.

Lu Jun and Bing Di turned their heads sharply at almost the same time, their gazes fixed on her face as if they were real.

Hyotei's face was filled with pure bewilderment and astonishment, and he subconsciously repeated:
"The Demon Emperor? Who is that?"

However, Lu Jun's heart was instantly filled with a monstrous storm, and his pupils contracted almost imperceptibly.

The Holy Spirit Cult... it really does exist.

Even though the Spirit Pagoda has been relentlessly cracking down on these organizations over the years and has recruited those who have awakened evil martial souls, this evil organization, which is like a malignant tumor, has stubbornly survived and even extended its tentacles to the far north core of this forbidden zone for humans.

However, that's... to be expected.

Lu Jun's eyes sharpened.

As long as the Demon Emperor, who lost her husband because of the Sea God Tang San and harbors a deep-seated hatred for humanity, still exists, the ashes of the Holy Spirit Cult will always have a chance to be rekindled.

Little did I expect that her ambition and methods would extend this far.

Feeling the intense gazes of the two, Leng Yaozhu took a deep breath of the cold air, trying to calm herself, and continued to explain:

"Our Spirit Pagoda has very limited information on the specifics. We only know that the current leader of the Holy Spirit Cult is a woman who calls herself the Demon Emperor, and her strength is unfathomable."

"Based on scattered top-secret intelligence, it is possible that she has reached the terrifying level of a quasi-god at level ninety-nine, and may even be infinitely close to the legendary and elusive level one hundred true god realm."

(End of this chapter)