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

In that instant, Lu Jun felt as if his blood flow had slowed down, his body stiffened slightly, and a sense of instinctive disgust surged within his mind.

On the enlarged surface of the iron plate, the previously blurry patterns suddenly became clear, revealing an extremely strange serpentine design.

The snake twisted its body, which was covered with gray-black scales. Its huge head occupied the center of the iron plate, and its tightly closed snake eyes seemed to contain the ultimate malice and curse in the world.

At that moment, driven by a deeply hidden malice in Qian Gu Die Ting, the snake in the pattern... its eyes suddenly opened.

There were no pupils, only two swirling, bottomless gray vortexes.

An invisible and intangible yet terrifying mental shock, capable of freezing thoughts and tearing apart the soul, surged towards Lu Jun like a flood breaking its banks.

"sucker Punch."

Faced with the sudden attack of this divine artifact, Lu Jun merely snorted coldly, his eyes showing no surprise or panic.

He didn't even adopt any defensive stance; with a mere thought, an even more powerful spiritual force, like an invisible iceberg, crashed forward relentlessly.

The moment after the collision, a muffled sound came from the air, as if space itself was humming under the strain.

The eerie mental impact emitted by the Soul-Capturing Tablet, upon contact with Lu Jun's mental power, was like hitting an impenetrable wall. Not only did it fail to shake him in the slightest, but it itself shattered like fragile glass, dissipating into nothingness.

At the same time, Lu Jun raised his hand and made a grasping motion in the air, and the ice sword instantly materialized and fell into his hand.

The next moment, Lu Jun casually thrust his sword at the huge Soul-Capturing Tablet that exuded an ominous aura.

The sword light was like a line, an icy blue line, as if it had traversed the distance of space.

"laugh--"

A soft sound, like a red-hot iron being branded into the ice and snow.

The indestructible Soul-Capturing Token, inherited from the gods and having absorbed countless sacrificial offerings, was as fragile as paper before the icy blue sword tip, easily pierced with a hole.

Then, an even stranger scene unfolded.

The ice sword seemed to come alive, its blade radiating a powerful suction force. The dense, ink-black divine power emanating from the wound where the Soul-Seizing Token had been pierced surged out wildly, as if finding an outlet, and was then greedily devoured and absorbed by the ice sword.

The open snake eye pattern on the card emitted a silent wail, quickly dimmed and blurred, and finally disappeared completely.

The light of the entire Soul-Capturing Tablet dimmed rapidly, and its size shrank swiftly, eventually turning back into that dusty iron tablet. With a "clang," it fell into the dust, losing all its spirituality, and no longer could one sense any fluctuations from the divine artifact.

They watched helplessly as the clan's sacred artifact was so easily destroyed by Lu Jun's sword, unable to even struggle, and its core divine power was completely devoured.

The father and son, Qian Gu Dongfeng and Qian Gu Die Ting, were ashen-faced, their eyes completely dimmed, and their last shred of hope and reliance vanished completely.

They lay paralyzed in the ruins, like two soulless shells.

On the ice sword, the icy blue light that had absorbed the divine power of the Soul-Seizing Token slowly receded.

After doing all this, Lu Jun casually twirled his sword, and the ice sword in his hand turned into specks of cold light and dissipated into the air.

His gaze fell back on Qian Gu Dongfeng, whose face was ashen, as if destroying the opponent's clan-protecting artifact was just a trivial matter.

His tone remained calm, yet carried an undeniable resolve:
"The matter of the divine artifact ends here. Now, let's move on to the third compensation."

Qian Gu Dongfeng suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot, almost dripping with blood, and he hissed:

"What...what else do you want? The position of Tower Master has been relinquished, the clan's sacred artifact has been destroyed, what more do you want?!"

Lu Jun looked down at him and slowly said, "I want your Qian Gu family to pay ten percent of its total revenue to the Leng family every year from this day forward as resource compensation."

"Ten percent?!"

Upon hearing this, the voice of the ancient east wind became shrill and distorted.

"You...you're trying to break the backbone of my Qian Gu family! You want us to be completely reduced to a vassal of the Leng family, never to rise again!!"

He was trembling violently, not because of his injuries, but because of extreme anger and humiliation.

Ten percent of the total revenue each year is no small amount; over the years, it is enough to completely deplete a family's wealth.

More importantly, this symbolizes that the Qian Gu family will completely bow down and become a resource supplier for the Leng family, their status plummeting to the point of being no different from that of a subordinate family!

An aura of destruction began to emanate uncontrollably from Qian Gu Dongfeng's ravaged body, his soul core faintly emitting an unstable light, and his eyes flashing with a mad urge to perish together with others.

The ancient east wind almost roared:
"Lu Jun! You've gone too far! Since that's the case, then we'll..."

He was clearly driven to the brink of despair, and the crazy idea of ​​destroying everything in his path and detonating his soul core to perish together with others came to mind!
However, just as he was about to completely lose control, Lu Jun's next words were like a bucket of ice water, instantly extinguishing his explosive impulse and leaving him standing there dumbfounded.

"There's no need to rush into risking your life."

Lu Jun's voice remained calm, as if he had already seen through his plans.

“This resource offering is not permanent.”

He paused, then clearly stated the conditions:

"It only needs to continue until... the war with the Abyss Plane is completely over in the future. At that time, the contract will be automatically terminated, and whether your ancient family prospers or declines, survives or perishes, is up to you. Neither the Leng family nor I care anymore."

"Let me remind you, this war is not far off. You might only need to pay for a few years before it ends."

The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

The madness on Qian Gu Dongfeng's face froze, replaced by utter astonishment and disbelief.

He originally thought that Lu Jun was going to completely destroy their Qian Gu family and make them slaves for eternity.

But unexpectedly... there was another deadline?
Moreover, this deadline is linked to a war that concerns the survival of the entire plane.

This is Lu Jun's method. He pushes people to the edge of a cliff, and at the last moment when they are about to jump off in despair and perish together with him, he throws down a rope that seems to offer a way out.

This is not about being merciful, but rather a more efficient form of control to prevent the other party from resorting to desperate measures and causing unnecessary losses and trouble.

At the same time, it preserves a usable force for oneself and for future wars.

Qian Gu Dongfeng's chest heaved violently as his brain raced, weighing the pros and cons.

Allocating 10% of resources each year would undoubtedly be a huge drain on resources and would severely restrict the development of the Qian Gu family.

But... what if it only lasts until the end of the Abyss War?
As a high-ranking member of the Spirit Pagoda, he naturally knew some secrets. The threat from the Abyss Plane was not unfounded, and a great war might really be just around the corner.

If the war does not last long, then although the Qian Gu family will be weakened, it may not be unable to withstand the damage.

Once the war ends and the contract is dissolved, they will be free from their constraints...

This is undoubtedly a thousand times better than the immediate annihilation of the family or permanent slavery. (End of Chapter)