Douluo Continent: You become gods, I become immortals

Chapter 56 Golden Crocodile Breaks the Formation with Physical Force

Outside the orange grove, the air suddenly became tense.

The newly arrived Golden Crocodile Douluo stood with his hands behind his back, his cloudy yet gleaming eyes curiously fixed on what lay ahead—

The once lush orange grove was now completely enveloped by a layer of shimmering, yet impenetrable, golden light.

The golden light rippled like water, faintly radiating a heart-pounding energy fluctuation, isolating the entire orange grove into an independent little world, severing all internal and external connections.

"What the hell is this thing?!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo frowned and suddenly turned to look at his several subordinates who were covered in dust and dirt behind him.

These people were the ones who had been left behind to guard this place.

Upon hearing their patriarch's question, the group immediately knelt on one knee and reported rapidly, "Patriarch, this golden protective shield appeared suddenly about an hour ago, without any warning!"

"It covered the entire orange grove completely as soon as it appeared."

"We also tried to investigate, but our soul power was like a stone thrown into the sea—there wasn't even a sound!"

"We tried attacking that shield, using the combined power of several Soul Saints, but it didn't even cause a ripple!"

A deacon wiped the cold sweat from his brow and added with lingering fear, "As for what's inside—we have absolutely no idea. It's as if an invisible force is shielding us from all perception."

Upon hearing this, Golden Crocodile Douluo's aged face showed a hint of surprise, which quickly turned into intense interest.

He raised his right hand, and a wisp of soul power, as condensed as a substance, gathered at his fingertips and gently touched the golden light shield.

Om-!

The shield trembled slightly but did not break. Instead, the thin layer of golden light spread out like ripples on water, silently neutralizing his attack.

"Interesting." Golden Crocodile Douluo's eyes gleamed.

"It looks as thin as a cicada's wing, but its defensive power is stronger than the protective aura of a Title Douluo, and moreover—"

He keenly sensed that the golden light was absorbing the essence of the midday sun at an extremely subtle frequency, and the damaged structure was slowly repairing itself.

"This thing can self-repair? Forget about Soul Saints, even Soul Douluos can't break it; only Title Douluos can!"

"And it has to be a Super Douluo; even an ordinary Title Douluo might not be able to break through easily."

"The rate of destruction must exceed its rate of recovery."

After a moment of contemplation, Golden Crocodile Douluo made a decision. He took a deep breath and called out loudly into the protective barrier, "Young friend Zhang, I am Golden Crocodile, a retainer of the Spirit Hall. I am passing through this place today and have come to pay my respects."

"Please come out and meet us!"

The echo reverberated through the orange grove, yet the depths of the forest were utterly silent; apart from the rustling of the orange leaves in the wind, there was no other response.

He shouted three times, the sound waves rolled, but it still sank to the bottom of the sea.

"Hey, you're not even answering me." Golden Crocodile Douluo snorted coldly, somewhat displeased.

"Then don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Before he finished speaking, he moved slightly, and golden light surged around him. Nine soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, and red—instantly rose into the air, and the terrifying soul power pressure forced everyone to bend over.

"Fourth Soul Skill: Tear Crocodile Claws!"

With a fierce shout, Golden Crocodile Douluo's arms were instantly covered with a thick layer of golden scales, his nails grew into curved blades, and with a shrill whistling sound that tore through the air, he slammed into the golden light shield.

boom!

With a loud bang, the protective shield shook violently, and its light visibly dimmed.

But the next second, the shield seemed to come alive, frantically absorbing energy from the sunlight, and its dim light rebounded at an extremely fast speed.

"Seventh Soul Skill: Golden Crocodile True Form!"

Seeing this, Golden Crocodile Douluo no longer held back and directly activated his Martial Soul True Form.

A colossal phantom of the Golden Crocodile King roared behind him and merged into his body.

Immediately afterwards, he spun around and his thick crocodile tail swept out horizontally.

"Third Soul Skill: Golden Tail Whip!"

Bang bang bang!

The relentless and fierce attacks poured down on the shield like a storm.

Each impact caused the shield to flash violently, and even tiny cracks appeared at the edges.

Inside the protective shield, in the small courtyard in the center of the orange grove, the array flag, which serves as the core of the array, is shaking wildly, its surface fluttering loudly, and the several jade stones inlaid around it are dazzlingly bright, emitting a hum that seems unable to bear the weight.

This violent tremor instantly interrupted Zhang Qingxuan, who was in the courtyard with his eyes closed, trying to comprehend the power of heaven and earth.

He suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of surprise and anger in them: "Huh? What's going on! Who has the audacity to disturb my golden light array!"

Boom—Boom—Boom!

The explosions outside nearly blew the roof off.

Zhang Qingxuan cursed inwardly: [Who dares to act so recklessly on my territory! This is the outskirts of Wuhun City! Doesn't the Wuhun Hall usually have a lot to do?]

[Is that Pope Qian Xunji blind? He's letting people cause trouble right under his nose!]

Hearing the mournful cries emanating from the battle flags, Zhang Qingxuan felt his heart bleed.

This golden light array was a life-saving trump card that he had set up using a lot of rare materials. If it were broken, repairing it would be a huge expense.

"No, we absolutely cannot let him break it!"

Zhang Qingxuan flashed and instantly appeared in front of the array flag. He pointed his fingers like a sword and injected a powerful stream of true qi into the array flag, forcibly stabilizing the precarious array.

Immediately afterwards, he tapped his toes, and his whole body transformed into a golden light, soaring into the air and rushing straight towards the weak point of the protective barrier.

At this moment, under the relentless onslaught of the Golden Crocodile Douluo, the golden light shield had thinned to an extreme degree and was on the verge of completely collapsing.

"Hahaha, break!" Golden Crocodile Douluo laughed wildly, preparing to deliver a fatal blow, but the shield suddenly shone brightly, instantly regaining seventy or eighty percent of its brightness as if in a final burst of light, and forcefully withstood his ready-to-go killing move.

"Holy crap! What's going on?! Are you kidding me?!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo nearly spat out a mouthful of blood, both shocked and furious.

"Do you think I'm some kind of monkey to be played with?!"

"Ninth Soul Skill - Heaven-Splitting Gold —"

Just as he was furious and preparing to recklessly unleash his "Heaven-Splitting Golden Claw" to forcefully pierce through, a clear and melodious voice came from inside the protective barrier: "So it's the Golden Crocodile Elder! What grandeur, what a magnificent display!"

"Why are you causing trouble here for no reason?"

"Do they really think the Li family is easy to talk to, so they can bully us at will!"

As the words were spoken, a dazzling golden light shot up from the forest into the sky. When the light dissipated, Zhang Qingxuan's cold and aloof face was revealed.

When he arrived, Zhang Qingxuan was thinking that there were only a few people who could break the golden light array, but none of them had a reason to attack or were unable to come!

However, Zhang Qingxuan never expected that the person who almost broke the golden light array was actually the Second Elder of the Hall of Offerings, Golden Crocodile Douluo.

If Zhang Qingxuan hadn't intervened in time to stabilize the array, that attack would have probably shattered the golden light array!