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

Seeing her pretending not to care when she clearly cared, Lu Jun's smile deepened.

He reached out and gently pinched Gu Yuena's smooth and soft cheek with his warm fingers. The touch was like the finest white jade, with amazing elasticity, making one want to pinch it again after the first time.

"...Stop pinching!"

Gu Yuena raised her hand and lightly slapped away his mischievous hand, giving him a coquettish glare, but a faint blush involuntarily rose on her cheeks.

"Speak properly, I'm listening."

Lu Jun wasn't annoyed at all; on the contrary, he was quite happy, as if he had found some interesting toy.

Instead of pinching her face, he gently stroked Gu Yuena's smooth, cascading silver hair.

His hair was cool and smooth, like silk woven from moonlight, flowing between his fingers.

He leaned closer, the unique, cool fragrance of Gu Yuena, with a hint of orchid, lingering around his nose. This familiar scent brought him an indescribable sense of peace, as if the weariness of the past few days had been quietly soothed and healed.

He stopped being mysterious and, in a calm tone, slowly revealed the truth:

"Actually, the reason behind it is not as complicated as you think."

"Ultimately, it's simply because I know perfectly well what they... or rather, Tang San, who's hiding behind the scenes, really want to do."

He paused, organized his thoughts, and continued:
"The core of their plan is actually very simple. It is to use Chen Xinjie's body as a container and the massive amount of faith power that Tang Sect and Shrek Academy have collected and accumulated in Douluo Continent over the past ten thousand years as a medium and coordinate."

"You should know that when Tang San left ten thousand years ago, he had already left his anchor points at various key nodes in the Douluo Continent."

"And now, ten thousand years later, the time is ripe, and he plans to use these arrangements to forcibly send his God-King power, and even a part of his consciousness, across the dimensional barrier and directly into Douluo Continent—to possess Chen Xinjie's body."

"That's all."

Lu Jun spoke in a calm tone, as if he were talking about a trivial matter that had nothing to do with him.

"Wait! You mean...!"

Gu Yuena suddenly raised her head, her purple eyes filled with shock.

"This time, Tang San's arrival is not a clone or projection, but... carrying the power of his God King form?! It's Tang San nearing his complete form?!"

"Yes, that's what it means."

Lu Jun nodded affirmatively.

"Then why are you acting so nonchalant!"

Gu Yuena was now really anxious. She couldn't help but raise her hand and punch Lu Jun in the chest, her tone filled with anxiety and confusion.

"That's a God-King, the true power of a God-King! If he successfully descends, who in the entire Douluo Continent can withstand him?!"

Seeing her anxious expression, Lu Jun smiled instead. He took the hand that Gu Yuena had used to hit him, gently squeezed it, and comforted her:

"Don't rush, let me finish. It's true that Tang San will descend with the power of a God King, but there is an attribute-based restraint relationship between powers."

He patiently explained the source of his confidence:
"In my current state, although my normal cultivation level is only that of a level 95 Super Douluo, the power accumulated in the Ice Abyss Sword is enough to rival the full power of a level 2 god in a single burst."

"This power was specially prepared for Tang San."

"His power of the sea god is centered on water, while my ultimate ice naturally has a strong restraining effect on water in terms of attributes."

"His Asura Demon Sword is all about killing and its murderous aura is overwhelming, but my Ice Abyss Sword is of a quality beyond your imagination. According to you, it is even more than a super artifact. The power it contains also has a significant suppressive effect on the Asura's murderous aura."

"Not to mention that it can suppress his Asura Demon Sword, and it definitely won't be the real thing. Tang San wouldn't dare to gamble on bringing a real super artifact, because if he loses, Tang San will really lose a super artifact." "Given his personality, he would never use the real thing."

Lu Jun's tone was filled with strong confidence:
"Also, don't forget, I've fought against Tang San's projected power in various ways before. Whether it was the phantom of the Trident of the Sea God or the Asura Sword Intent, I always managed to beat him down."

"The advantage of attribute counterplay is very obvious."

He turned to the side, looking closer into Gu Yuena's eyes:

"And besides, there's you, isn't there?"

"Even if your strength hasn't fully recovered, when you unleash your full power, your combat strength is at least equivalent to a half-step God King, right?"

"With the two of us joining forces, one having an elemental advantage and the other being close in strength, how could we not be able to deal with a God King like Tang San, who is bound to be weakened by his cross-dimensional descent and unable to unleash his full power?"

"But……"

Gu Yuena opened her mouth, but the worry between her brows had not completely disappeared.

Her worries weren't just about Tang San himself.

But Lu Jun didn't give her a chance to continue; he offered an even more alarming reason:
"Of course, there is an even more important reason why I indulge and even look forward to Tang San's arrival."

A sharp and greedy glint flashed in Lu Jun's eyes, like a hawk eyeing its prey.

"I'm envious of his god-king power!"

He lowered his voice, as if sharing a shocking secret:
"As long as we can completely defeat and devour this descending power of his here on Douluo Continent this time..."

"I have a special way to seize and refine this part of his God-King origin!"

"At that time, I will be able to directly possess the power of a God-King!"

His tone was incredibly seductive:
"Just think, once I possess the power of a God-King, will the invasion of the Abyss Plane that we face next even be a problem? I can wipe it out with a flick of my wrist!"

"Dealing with Tang San's arrival will not only severely damage his physical body in the God Realm, making his attempt to steal a chicken backfire, but it will also allow me to rise to the top in one step and increase my strength exponentially!"

"Tell me, given such an incredible gift from Tang San, what reason do I have to stop their plan from failing?"

"I can't wait for them to succeed so... I can reap the ultimate victory!"

Gu Yuena fell completely silent.

She lowered her eyes slightly, her long silver eyelashes trembling like butterfly wings, her heart churning with turbulent emotions.

She didn't know whether she should speak at that moment, or how she should speak.

Reason told her that, according to Lu Jun's solemn warning, she must not reveal any information about the laws of the universe or his past life's identity to him before he actively recovers all his memories and cultivation.

Otherwise, the cosmic laws that have been watching Lu Jun like a sword hanging over his head will inevitably detect the anomaly, thereby increasing their suppression and repulsion of Lu Jun.

To be fair, if everything goes smoothly and there is no major variable like the laws of the universe, Lu Jun's current plan is undoubtedly perfect and the most profitable.

Successfully hunting down Tang San's descendant and seizing the power of the God King would indeed allow Lu Jun to return to the God King realm in a very short time, or even reach a higher level, and all the problems would be solved.

But... but the current Lu Jun, because of the battle with the Dragon God in the past, was severely injured by the cosmic laws, which caused him to lose his most crucial memories.

He had no idea that above him, there was a pair of invisible eyes, full of malice and fear, staring intently at him!
Would the laws of the universe stand idly by and allow him to so easily seize the power of a god-king and ascend to the heavens in one step? (End of Chapter)