Douluo Dragon King: I'm creating a golden age behind the scenes!

Chapter 101 Blocking the Eternal Breeze

Just as the commotion and gunfire in the core area of ​​the research department gradually subsided, and the remaining Shrek attackers were either captured or fled in disarray, a silent but even more deadly battle was unfolding fiercely in the clouds dozens of miles away.

"boom--!"

Each collision between the two sides was not a deafening roar, but a muffled hum produced when space was compressed to a critical point by extreme force.

Accompanying these loud noises were two figures radiating powerful soul energy fluctuations. The brilliant soul energy of light and darkness converged and transformed into a dragon claw that tore through the sky. It carried a domineering aura of light and darkness intertwined and manifested in this high sky. This was the signature "Light and Dark Twin Dragons" power of the Light and Dark Douluo Long Yeyue.

However, her cultivation as a Limit Douluo, which normally possessed power capable of destroying mountains and shattering peaks, was firmly locked by a deep, abyss-like purplish-black aura.

The purplish-black halo seemed to possess a life of its own, flickering in the night sky. Its source lay in the black-robed man standing opposite him, wielding a pitch-black, grotesquely shaped halberd—the "Purgatory Halberd."

Dark runes flowed slowly across the halberd's blade. With each swing, its immense power created powerful ripples that silently annihilated Long Yeyue's claw shadow, which was capable of tearing through space.

Moreover, relying on his powerful mental strength, the man in black robes moved with great force and cleanliness, weaving through Long Yeyue's storm-like attacks. His movements were concise and precise, without any superfluous actions. Every time he struck with his halberd, he could perfectly cut off the sharpness of Long Yeyue's attacks, making her immense power seem like it was hitting cotton, unable to be fully displayed.

"Who exactly are you? How dare you stop me!" Long Yeyue's voice pierced through the air surging with soul power, carrying the anger of being toyed with and a hint of barely perceptible surprise.

Gradually, her attacks became more and more fierce, and her golden and silver soul power transformed into two roaring phantom dragons, attempting to forcibly tear open the purplish-black barrier.

However, the man in black simply drew an arc in front of him with the Purgatory Halberd, and the purplish-black halo instantly condensed into a deep mirror.

"Boom!"

The two dragons crashed into the mirror, instantly unleashing a blinding light and a powerful shockwave.

The mirror surface rippled violently, cracked and scattered, but did not break. Instead, it strangely deflected most of the impact force in all directions, causing the surrounding clouds to be shaken apart as well.

At the same time, the man in black robes also took advantage of the situation to float backward, creating distance, but he still maintained that heart-stopping composure. His halberd was pointed diagonally, and his vast spiritual power still kept Long Yeyue firmly locked in place.

This person's soul power fluctuations are no weaker than mine, and are even more refined and restrained! The use of spiritual power is also unpredictable and unpredictable; he is definitely not an ordinary person!

Have I been living in seclusion for too long? When did such a figure emerge from the mainland?

Judging from the subtle hostility emanating from his attack, this person definitely knows me and must have some grudge against me—is he from the Spirit Pagoda or an ancient family? But his martial spirit is definitely not the Panlong Staff, nor is it the style of those old ghosts from the Spirit Pagoda.

At this moment, alarm bells were ringing in Long Yeyue's mind, and she was filled with anxiety.

In fact, she had received requests for help from Cai Yue'er and Zhuo Shi at the very beginning of the battle. She tried to save them more than once, but she was always entangled by this mysterious person and could not get away at all.

Her opponent clearly understood her intentions and had no intention of fighting to the death. He simply used his own strength to block, deflect, and guide her power, exhausting her strength in this meaningless entanglement. His purpose of stalling for time was obvious.

"Cowardly rat! Hiding your head and tail, only knowing how to pester me, do you dare to state your name and fight me fair and square!" Long Yeyue shouted sharply, trying to provoke the other party, force him to confront her head-on, expose his weakness, and find a chance to escape.

However, the black-robed man did not react to this crude provocation. The only response was a sudden burst of deep purple light from the tip of the Purgatory Halberd, which silently pierced through space in the blink of an eye, pointing directly at a tiny gap in her soul power circulation, forcing her to defend and interrupting her attack once again.

At this moment, this extremely slippery fighting style, which is well-versed in the essence of entanglement, made Long Yeyue, who had a world-shaking cultivation, feel as if he was bound by an invisible spider web, unable to use his strength and extremely frustrated.

What worried her even more was that the research department was located near Mingdu, where there were many powerful people. Even though both sides deliberately concealed their strength and did not summon their battle armor, the terrifying fluctuations emitted by the collision of the Limit Douluo auras of such a scale could not be hidden from them at all.

Sure enough, just as she was once again blocked and forced back by the opponent's halberd technique, a series of dense whooshing sounds came from the distant sky.

Looking up, a large patch of dark shadows gleaming with a cold metallic sheen quickly came into view.

That wasn't some shadowy figure, but a group of mechs. Judging from the Federation's star emblem on their shells, they were clearly a standard mech group from the Mingdu Central Legion!

A dark mass, like a torrent of steel, led by several high-level Soul Masters, was rushing towards the Research Department at full speed!

"Damn it!" Long Yeyue's pupils shrank suddenly.

She wasn't afraid of the Central Legion's strength, but rather she understood that their presence meant the situation was now on the verge of spiraling completely out of control.

If Yu Guanzhi, the commander of the Central Army Corps, also arrives, she will be forced to go all out in the face of the siege of two Limit Douluos. When her four-word battle armor "Yin Yang Hao Miao" appears, her identity as the wife of the former Sea God Pavilion Master and an elder of the Shrek Sea God Pavilion will be exposed.

The attack, which was at the level of a Super Douluo, could still be attributed to "individual actions" or "internal factional conflicts," leaving room for maneuver with the Federation.

But the Limit Douluo, especially her personal involvement, is tantamount to Shrek Academy's "act of war" against the Federation's key scientific research site!

The other powerful figures in the Federation will not stand idly by; they may even join forces to take action.

At that time, the fragile balance between Shrek and the Federation will be completely broken, with no possibility of recovery.

Shrek Academy is strong and has a deep foundation, but it is impossible for a single academy to fight against the entire federal state apparatus.

Even if Long Yeyue was arrogant, she knew that this was tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock.

The Federation's soul guidance technology, war machines, and massive army of soul masters are far beyond what Shrek Academy can contend with head-on.

If a full-scale war breaks out, the academy's long-standing foundation may be destroyed.

At this moment, she was weighing the pros and cons with all her might. With the unfathomable man in black robes holding her back, there was absolutely no way she could break through the blockade to support Cai Yueji and the others before the Central Army arrived.

This operation targeting the research department has been declared a complete failure.

In a flash, Long Yeyue made a decision.

She glanced deeply at the black-robed man standing with a halberd, his aura as heavy as a mountain. Although a trace of resentment and apprehension flashed in her eyes, in the next instant, the light around her suddenly contracted inward, and she transformed into a light and shadow that almost merged into space. Without the slightest hesitation, she instantly broke away from the battle and fled in the opposite direction from Mingdu. Her speed was so fast that she disappeared into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

The man in black robes standing opposite her watched her departing figure but did not choose to give chase, for his mission was already complete.

The Purgatory Halberd in his hand slowly lowered, and the purplish-black halo surrounding the halberd tip quietly dissipated.

He simply hovered quietly in the air, watching the direction where Long Yeyue disappeared, then turned his head, his gaze piercing through the distant distance, precisely targeting a hidden corner in the mountains surrounding the research department.

Following his gaze, there was a tiny soul-guided detector disguised as a rock fragment, flashing a barely perceptible red light.

A faint understanding flashed in his eyes, and then his figure blurred and disappeared like a ghost, as if he had never been there.

In the research department's command center, Xu Ziqian slowly opened his eyes. The virtual screen simultaneously displayed the ending of the high-altitude battle and the final look the black-robed man gave the probe.

A knowing smile played on his lips as he muttered to himself, a hint of amusement and admiration in his voice: "The Purgatory Halberd, its purplish-black light—it really is you, Thousand-Year Breeze. Thousand-Year East Wind has really gone all out this time, even bringing back your 'runaway' elder brother."

For a moment, his thoughts drifted back to a few days ago.

The moment he released the statement of condemnation, he knew that Shrek Academy would never swallow the insult of the research department being infiltrated, and retaliation was inevitable.

But in doing so, he would need someone powerful enough to intimidate Limit Douluo to "hold the line," but how should he choose such a person?

He first ruled out the Federation and the Temple of War because their internal factions were too complicated. Chen Xinjie, as the Temple Master of the Temple of War, had an ambiguous stance with Shrek Academy, and there were too many people in the Federation who were close to Shrek Academy, making the risk of intelligence leaks too great.

He then ruled out the Body Sect, mainly because their martial soul characteristics were too obvious, such as their attack methods and the phenomenon of their Body Martial Soul's second awakening. They could be recognized instantly, and would definitely face Shrek Academy's retaliation. He couldn't afford to waste all the wealth that Zuo Qiulun had painstakingly accumulated over the years on this matter.

Therefore, for Xu Ziqian, the best choice for a partner is the Spirit Pagoda. They are large in scale, have many powerful members, and are not afraid of Shrek Academy. Moreover, they have a bad relationship with Shrek Academy, so there is no need to worry about them betraying him and cooperating with Shrek Academy. More importantly, the desire of these older generation powerhouses for the "Life Sustaining Pod" slots will also be an excellent bargaining chip.

So, when Zhou Mingyu and Shen Xuanming left, Xu Ziqian gave him a specially made soul-guided communicator that could not be tracked or cracked. This private line was directly connected to him, allowing him to be delivered directly to Qian Gu Dongfeng.

Immediately afterwards, a tacitly agreed-upon deal was quickly reached.

Xu Ziqian traded two precious life-sustaining capsules for the intervention of a top expert from the Spirit Pagoda at a crucial moment, to restrain one of the two potential Limit Douluos from Shrek Academy.

However, despite being called the Limit Douluo, both of them understood that Yun Ming was constantly being watched by various forces, and any move he made would attract the attention of the entire continent.

This operation is completely clandestine, so even if there is a maximum number of personnel deployed, there is a very high probability that it will be Long Yeyue.

Xu Ziqian promised that even if Long Yeyue didn't come, the Spirit Pagoda would still get two spots for free.

Therefore, for Dongfeng Technology, this is not only a sure-fire deal, but also a good opportunity to curry favor with Xu Ziqian, who controls core technological resources, and pave the way for securing more benefits in the future.

Judging from the identity of the person who came and Zhou Mingyu's information, Qian Gu Dongfeng should not have secretly handed over this transaction to the Qian Gu family. "Qian Gu Dongfeng is quite capable, he actually managed to keep everyone from the other factions in the dark." Xu Ziqian's eyes flashed with a calculating light.

Through the soul power fluctuations and fighting style transmitted back by the detector, especially the vast and keen spiritual perception that could detect his hidden detector, he instantly locked onto the identity of the black-robed man, Qian Gu Qingfeng!

【Purgatory Douluo, Eternal Breeze. Martial Soul: Purgatory Halberd (not the ancestral Panlong Staff of the Qian Gu family, suspected to be a mutation or special inheritance).

Title: Purgatory. Four-word Battle Armor Master. Quasi-God-level combat strength.

Information about this person flashed through Xu Ziqian's mind.

This person's experience is legendary. He was ostracized in his family because of his different martial soul, but he ventured out on his own with his extraordinary talent and eventually reached the limit. He also developed a unique spiritual domain and his strength has even surpassed that of his younger brother, Qian Gu Dong Feng.

Its spiritual power was fully revealed in the fleeting insight it gained from the probe.

"As expected of the Purgatory Douluo, even from this distance, he could sense a trace of residual spiritual energy from such a concealed detector—his spiritual attainments are unparalleled in this world." Xu Ziqian sincerely praised, then raised an eyebrow, revealing deep thought: "However, didn't he already live in seclusion and no longer concern himself with worldly affairs?"

Qian Gu Dongfeng's relationship with him shouldn't be that great, so how did he manage to persuade him? No, could it be—because of Qian Gu Die Ting and Xia Zheng Leng?

Xu Ziqian's mind began to race through the deductions.

As a senior figure of the same generation as Master Yunming, Tianjuan Douluo, Qian Gu Die Ting's lifespan is probably already nearing its limit, and he may even be in some special state of extended life.

The life support capsule, a technology that can greatly slow down the passage of life, preserve peak condition, and may even contain opportunities for breakthroughs, is of immeasurable value to Qian Gu Die Ting, whose lifespan is about to end!

Even if Qian Gu Qingfeng is estranged from his family, he cannot stand idly by when his beloved father is dying. Moreover, although his wife Xia Zheng Leng is also a Super Douluo, she is not a Limit Douluo, and her lifespan is ultimately shorter than his. According to the timeline, she will definitely die before him.

But he was a man who loved his wife very much, and he would certainly not let such an opportunity pass him by.

Furthermore, he lived in seclusion for many years, and apart from the higher-ups of the Spirit Pagoda, few outsiders had ever seen him.

It was precisely because Qian Gu Dong Feng understood this point that he was able to persuade his reclusive elder brother to come forward.

[So that's how it is————] Xu Ziqian's smile deepened, carrying a hint of cold sharpness.

[Longevity — the lifeblood of a thousand-year-old dynasty, the deep affection of a thousand-year-old breeze — this is indeed a trump card that can be well utilized.]

In the future, another crucial piece will be added to the game.

Looking at the cold roof above, the turmoil in the research department seemed to have subsided, but the undercurrents it stirred up were only just beginning to spread.