Douluo: The Peerless Tang Sect - The Ordinary Life of a Supporting Character

Chapter 41 The Three Forms of the Coiled Dragon

"The Tyrannosaurus Rex, the king of sub-dragons?" Wang Nan asked, puzzled. "Wasn't this kind of soul beast extinct back in ancient times?"

"That's not the case." The girl named Yan Huo stepped forward. "In fact, many soul beasts didn't perish, but escaped to places that are difficult for soul masters to find."

"Most of them have fled overseas, while some live in places like the depths of the Starry Sky Forest, which are inaccessible to humans."

"If it weren't for..." Yan Huo lowered his head, his eyes somewhat evasive, "if we hadn't been so lucky, we probably wouldn't have encountered this Tyrannosaurus Rex."

Wang Nan nodded. This Yan Huo knew information that even Shrek Academy hadn't recorded, and he had just mentioned that an elder in his family was secretly watching over him, so he probably came from some powerful family.

Thinking of this, he lowered his guard a bit. Firstly, these family scions probably wouldn't care about his meager possessions. Secondly, the bigger the family, the less likely they were to offend Shrek Academy, as they could invoke the academy's name if anything unexpected happened.

When I was studying at the academy, I only briefly mentioned this extinct spirit beast. The book recorded that the Tyrannosaurus Rex, which lived for ten thousand years, was over sixty meters tall.

Wang Nan carefully examined the Tyrannosaurus Rex in front of him. It was no more than forty meters tall and probably less than ten thousand years old.

"Miss Yan Huo, you're also here to obtain your fourth soul ring. I wonder if the age of this soul beast is suitable for you?" Wang Xing asked.

Wang Xing had never seen this soul beast before and had no way of judging its age, but from Yan Huo's words just now, he could tell that she knew a lot about these soul beasts, so he decided to probe her.

Yan Huo shook his head. "This soul beast has a cultivation level of 7,200 years, which is beyond my capacity to withstand."

Wang Xing realized that Yan Huo was referring to cultivation level, not the age of a soul beast, but he didn't care. Generally speaking, the age of a soul beast and its cultivation level are not much different.

"Then, could you please wait a moment, young lady? I'd like to try it out," Wang Nan asked, hearing that Yan Huo's assessment was not far off from his own.

"Since we agreed to travel together, it's only right that I wait for you."

"Dad, let me try it alone this time." Wang Nan stopped Wang Xing again when he saw him reveal his martial soul. "After all, this is a mixed zone. There may be other soul beasts around."

Wang Xing looked around, then glanced at Yan Huo beside him, and nodded in agreement, "Alright, you focus on dealing with this Tyrannosaurus Rex, I'll take care of the others for you."

After making the arrangements, Wang Nan said no more, gripped the Panlong Staff in his hand, and walked step by step toward the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The spirit beasts living in the forest are naturally wary, and with Wang Nan releasing his spirit power without any concealment, the Tyrannosaurus Rex quickly noticed the human approaching it.

With a roar, the dragon's cry shook the surrounding trees, and its legs stomped out, causing a violent tremor as its feet struck the ground.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex suddenly launched an attack, fiercely opening its massive jaws, its sharp teeth piercing towards Wang Nan like swords.

Wang Nan stared intently at the Tyrannosaurus Rex's head, simultaneously activating the soul-guided thrusters on his back and legs, quickly shifting his body to one side, nimbly circling halfway through the air before arriving behind the Tyrannosaurus Rex's head.

The first and second soul skills lit up simultaneously, and spiritual power surged wildly into the Panlong Staff. He attacked without holding back.

Wang Nan's strike looked similar to his previous sweeping attack, but it was also different. It was no longer an imitation of a soul beast's movements, but rather a move that originated from Wang Nan's own understanding of the essence of the technique.

This was also the result of his previous deep meditation. Python Strike, Tail Sweep, and Rock Fury—previously, Wang Nan needed to imitate the movements of a soul beast to use these three extra skills, but now, Wang Nan can unleash even more powerful extra skills using his own moves.

The original tail sweep originated from the tail sweep attack of the Scaled Crocodile, which used the full strength of the body to drive the tail to create a horizontal attack. But at this moment, Wang Nan simply held the staff with both hands, right palm down and left palm up, and with a pull and a push, his soul power and spiritual power merged together, and a pitch-black staff shadow actually appeared on the outside of the Coiled Dragon Staff and landed on the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Before the first strike was finished, another one followed. After the Panlong Staff swept across the back of the Tyrannosaurus Rex's head, Wang Nan smoothly gripped the staff vertically and thrust it downwards with both hands. This strike contained the essence of the previous Python Thrust.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex possessed a trace of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, making its physical body extremely powerful. However, even this blow caused several cracks to appear on its scales.

Judging from previous names like "Python Thrust" and "Tail Sweep," it's clear that Wang Nan has never had much talent when it comes to naming things. Therefore, for these new extra skills he acquired after deep meditation, he simply gave them simple and easy-to-remember names.

The three forms of the Panlong are as follows: the first form is the Pointing Staff, which is derived from the Python Thrust; the second form is the Sweeping Staff, which comes from the Sweeping Tail; and the Rock Fury, which was learned from the Rocky Dragon, has been transformed into the third form, the Collapsing Staff.

By incorporating "intention" into basic staff techniques, Wang Nan was able to integrate his mental energy into every movement during combat, fully leveraging his superior mental strength.

Therefore, if they were to fight using only soul power, even an ordinary Soul Master might not be able to harm this Tyrannosaurus Rex. However, after mixing in spiritual power, the Tyrannosaurus Rex was finding it difficult to withstand Wang Nan's attacks.

After being struck twice by Wang Nan's blows, the Tyrannosaurus Rex roared and took several steps forward. Wang Nan seized the opportunity to pursue, raising his staff to attack the Tyrannosaurus Rex's neck once more.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex was in pain, and with a flick of its tail, it brought a strong gust of wind as it fell on Wang Nan.

From the very beginning of the battle, Wang Nan's attention was focused on the Tyrannosaurus Rex's head and tail. Upon seeing the attack coming, he activated the thrusters of his soul-guided propulsion system simultaneously, nimbly dodging the attack.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex's tail slammed down, causing it to stumble. Anyone who's ever swatted a mosquito knows that the pain you inflict on yourself far exceeds the mosquito bite; that Tyrannosaurus Rex tail was far more powerful than the two blows Wang Nan had received earlier.

However, this only made the Tyrannosaurus Rex even angrier.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex opened its mouth, and a deep voice resounded from its throat, causing the surrounding air to vibrate.

The trees couldn't withstand the pressure and broke apart, splintering wood everywhere.

Wang Nan felt it most clearly. The Tyrannosaurus Rex's gaze seemed to have a tangible quality, making his breathing somewhat rapid, and his soul power seemed to be subtly suppressed.

"This is the might of the dragon. The reason why the Tyrannosaurus Rex has combat power beyond its age is because it can use the might of the dragon like a real dragon. Under the influence of the might of the dragon, its opponents are unable to exert their full strength."

Yan Huo, who was watching from the sidelines, was not affected and explained, "The Tyrannosaurus Rex already had a trace of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline in its body, and it was further affected by..., which made its dragon might even have a bit of the spirit of a true dragon."

"I'll go help him." Seeing this, Wang Xing didn't care about anything else.

"It's no use. Only he can face this kind of power. If he can't withstand it, even if he kills it, he won't be able to absorb its soul ring."

(End of this chapter)