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

"Bang! Bang!"

The two of them fell to the ground almost simultaneously, kicking up a cloud of dust.

After struggling to their feet, Long Yue and Qian Gu Zhangting instinctively covered their burning, stinging cheeks. They looked at each other and saw the same shock, confusion, and... a hint of humiliation in each other's eyes.

When... did Lu Jun slap them?

Didn't he just use the Shrinking Earth technique to take Wu Siduo away?

Could it be that……

An even more terrifying thought washed over them like ice water, instantly chilling them to the bone.

Before Lu Jun could use his Shrinking Earth technique to leave his original spot, he had already closed in on them with such speed that they couldn't even catch a glimpse of his afterimage. He then precisely slapped each of them across the face before leisurely leaving with Wu Siduo, as if taking a stroll in a garden.

The time difference in between is so short that it can be almost ignored!
So much so that their senses were completely deceived by the subsequent "shrinking the earth to an inch" technique, and they only realized it belatedly when the excruciating pain on their faces came.

The difference in strength... it's like one is soaring high in the heavens, while the other is buried deep underground; they're not even in the same dimension.

At this moment, Long Yue's competitive spirit was completely crushed, replaced by a deep sense of powerlessness and frustration.

Qian Gu Zhangting's face turned ashen; all his arrogance and defiance vanished with that slap.

The two looked at each other and saw the same embarrassment and shame in each other's eyes.

They turned around silently and in perfect unison, not even daring to look in Lu Jun's direction. Each of them chose a direction and hurriedly left the scene, looking disheveled and exhausted, as if staying for even a second longer would be torture.

Shame...

What a disgrace to throw home!

……

Meanwhile, on a giant rock a kilometer away.

Wu Siduo came to her senses and remembered that Lu Jun had stopped her earlier, which made her somewhat unhappy.

She bared her teeth and claws at Lu Jun, deliberately showing her white teeth and making a fierce face as if she was about to bite his arm that was around her shoulder, while raising her other hand as if to scratch him.

Of course, all of this was just a pretense; I didn't really intend to attack him, but rather to scare him and express my dissatisfaction.
"Hey! Why are you stopping me? I'm not afraid of this Long Yue at all. I've heard he's the number one genius in the Eastern Continent, with an incredibly strong physique. I'd like to test my skills against him and see how much I've improved lately!"

Her deliberately feigned "fierce" appearance, in Lu Jun's eyes, had no intimidating power whatsoever. Instead, it resembled an adorable kitten that had been provoked and was hissing in protest.

The milk is fierce. The milk is fierce.

It made him smile.

So Lu Jun not only didn't let go, but instead raised his other hand and, with a touch of indulgence, gently pinched Wu Siduo's soft, delicate cheek, which was slightly flushed with excitement, and smiled:
"Alright, alright, I know you're not afraid. But it's not a question of whether it's worth it or not."

"Those two are no match for you right now. Fighting them would be a waste of our precious exploration time."

"Wouldn't it be better to use this time to absorb more dragon clouds and dragon souls?"

His affectionate gesture and gentle words instantly dispelled Wu Siduo's aura of anger, leaving her feeling as if a feather had gently brushed against her heart, making her feel ticklish and soft.

She lowered her head slightly, her voice becoming much softer, carrying a barely perceptible sweetness: "Okay, alright... I'll do as you say."

"Let's go."

Lu Jun withdrew his hand and turned his gaze to the deeper part of Dragon Valley, where the dragon's might and energy fluctuations were becoming increasingly intense.

“Let’s continue deeper in. If I’m not mistaken, the dragon souls we encounter from that area onwards should all be true dragon souls with the original mark of the dragon race. Their effects are far superior to those ordinary dragon clouds on the outer perimeter.”

He recalled the pale golden energy that Long Yue and Qian Gu Zhangting had just argued about; its purity and spirituality far surpassed the energy bodies he had encountered before.

Wu Siduo nodded obediently and continued walking with Lu Jun.

As they walked, the two absorbed the increasingly condensed dragon clouds of various attributes in the sky, as well as the true dragon souls that roamed the ground like elves, radiating a strong dragon might.

These dragon souls seemed to sense a special aura emanating from Lu Jun, and instead of showing much resistance, they actively approached him, making the absorption process much smoother.

When Wu Siduo successfully absorbed the eighteenth true dragon soul and felt the energy surging within her body, needing a moment to settle, they arrived at the side peak of a huge valley.

The terrain of this valley is extremely peculiar. Instead of bulging outwards, it collapses completely inwards, forming a bottomless giant basin. Standing on the edge and looking down, a sense of desolation, antiquity, and tragic grandeur washes over you.

When Lu Jun and Wu Siduo reached the edge of the valley and cautiously looked down...

The next instant, both of them involuntarily trembled violently, as if struck in the heart by an invisible hammer, and their breath caught in their throats.

What a shocking and tragic scene this was!

Looking out, the valley below stretched as far as the eye could see, and in the distance, twilight descended, with pale gray mist shrouding the deeper areas like a veil, adding a touch of mystery and oppression.

Within this vast basin, which is thousands of meters deep, as far as the eye can see, are countless enormous bones, densely packed and covering every inch of the valley.

Those are genuine dragon remains.

Enormous dragon skeletons, like withered ancient forests, lie silently in this land of the end.

The smaller ones are tens of meters tall, while the enormous ones are like mountains, reaching hundreds of meters in height.

They came in all shapes and sizes; some looked up at the sky with their mouths wide open, as if uttering a final, silent roar of death; some were curled up in a ball, seemingly defending against a fatal attack; some had broken bones, scattered everywhere, telling the story of the horrors of that war...

Even after countless years, these dragon bones still radiate a faint yet unsettling energy, as if their indomitable dragon souls are still guarding this final resting place.

Looking at this tragic scene that resembled an epic painting, Lu Jun sighed softly and said to Wu Siduo beside him, who was equally stunned and speechless:

"Have you noticed that the deeper you go into Dragon Valley, the fewer dragon corpses and remains you encounter that are exposed to the air and not properly disposed of?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Siduo snapped out of her daze from the overwhelming visual shock, thought carefully for a moment, and suddenly realized:

"Now that you mention it, I hadn't noticed. It's true!"

"Many dragon bones were scattered randomly on the outer perimeter, but here, although there are more, they seem... much neater? Is that Sister Gu Yue? She's..."

"Yes." Lu Jun nodded, a complex look in his eyes. "She's busy giving her dragon people a final burial, allowing them to rest in peace here." (End of Chapter)