Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 49 The Price of Trouble

"Old Dragon, look around. Do you still want to continue fighting?"

Dugu Bo's slightly gloating voice suddenly rang out. Yu Yuanzhen, who was fighting Aiolia with all his might, was startled and quickly took a few steps back to distance himself from Aiolia. Upon closer inspection, he realized that all eight Soul Douluos he had brought had lost their fighting ability.

At this moment, Milo and Dugu Bo slowly rose into the air, standing on either side of Aiolia behind him, staring intently at Yu Yuanzhen.

After realizing the situation, cold sweat poured down Yu Yuanzhen's forehead. A sense of impending death filled his heart; if the fight continued, he might very well die here. Sensing the danger, Yu Yuanzhen turned to run.

"Chief Yu, you can run away, but you can't hide."

Just then, Xiao Yu's cold voice rang out: "The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family is powerful and wealthy. In a while, I'll be leading a group to visit True Dragon Mountain!"

"You dare, kid!"

Yu Yuanzhen stopped and turned to look at Xiao Yu, his eyes filled with terrifying killing intent.

"Why must Chief Yu do this?"

Xiao Yu curled his lip in disdain: "We're all smart people. I know exactly what you're up to by bringing so many Soul Douluos here today. What, you're allowed to kill me, but I'm not allowed to retaliate? Don't be so hypocritical!"

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Yu Yuanzhen's face, but he forced himself to remain calm and said, "Boy, I admit I underestimated you, but don't let him get cocky. My Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan has stood on this continent for a thousand years, and we have plenty of allies to help us. If you really dare to kill my Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan, you will become the common enemy of the entire continent!"

Yu Yuanzhen's words were half true and half false. The Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan has been famous for many years and does have many allies. Not to mention, Ning Fengzhi, who has always claimed that the three upper sects are of one mind, will definitely stand up.

However, to say that Yu Yuanzhen has become the enemy of the entire continent is clearly a bluff. The disciples of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, relying on their status as members of the three upper sects, have been running rampant on the continent for years, and there are quite a few Soul Masters who are dissatisfied with them. In addition, since Yu Yuanzhen attacked Xiao Yu first, even if Xiao Yu really slaughtered the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he would still have a reasonable side.

Xiao Yu doesn't want to take drastic measures against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan yet. On one hand, he is unsure of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's attitude. If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School were to completely collapse and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan were to fall, the Sword Bone Two Douluo plus Yu Yuanzhen, with Ning Fengzhi's assistance, would be able to act as six Title Douluo, which he really wouldn't be able to handle. Although, given Ning Fengzhi's personality, this possibility is not very high.

Secondly, Xiao Yu did not want to lose his foresight advantage for the time being. If he really destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan at this time, the power of the entire Douluo Continent would be reshuffled, and the Spirit Hall's most important Soul Hunting operation would also undergo major changes, which would seriously affect Xiao Yu's subsequent plans.

However, Yu Yuanzhen and his group were clearly trying to steal his opportunity and kill him. If he didn't teach Yu Yuanzhen a lesson, he would really think Xiao Yu was easy to bully.

"Yu Yuanzhen, for the sake of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family's thousand-year heritage, I'll let you go today!"

Xiao Yu coldly replied, "However, you brought a group of people to deal with me. If I just let you go, wouldn't it tell others that attacking me, Xiao Yu, has no consequences?"

What do you want?

Yu Yuanzhen said in a deep voice. He immediately understood that Xiao Yu was trying to extract something from him.

Xiao Yu pointed at Yu Yuanqing and the other two, who were still writhing in pain, and said, "Here are three Soul Douluos from your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Each Soul Douluo will be exchanged for a ten-thousand-year Soul Bone, for a total of three ten-thousand-year Soul Bones. By the way, they must be Soul Bones over thirty thousand years old!"

"Three soul bones over 30,000 years old!"

Yu Yuanzhen's expression turned extremely ugly. He, a titled Douluo, only possessed three ten-thousand-year-old soul bones. Yu Yuanzhen gritted his teeth in anger: "Boy, you're asking for the moon! Even if my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is incredibly wealthy, we can't possibly produce three soul bones over thirty thousand years old all at once!"

"That's your business, Yu Yuanzhen. I'm giving you a month. You can steal or rob as you please during this month, but I want to see what I want after a month. Otherwise, I don't mind taking people on a trip to Zhenlong Mountain!"

Xiao Yu remained expressionless. Since Yu Yuanzhen had already shown murderous intent towards him, he didn't need to be polite to him either: "Since you dared to attack me, you should be prepared to pay the price. If you let it go too easily, you probably won't learn your lesson!"

"Okay, I'll send the soul bone over in a month!"

Circumstances dictate that Yu Yuanzhen had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree to the matter before turning and flying away.

After watching Yu Yuanzhen leave, Aiolia, Milo, Dugu Bo, and the other two landed slowly. Xiao Yu glanced at Meng Shenji and the other two, who were still in a semi-petrified state, and said calmly, "Committee Member Meng Shenji, I have no grudge against the Heavenly Dou Empire. What explanation do you have for this today?"

Meng Shenji's face was filled with regret. Like Yu Yuanzhen, he hadn't expected such a terrifying power behind an unknown youth. Now, he was at the mercy of others. For the sake of the Heavenly Dou Empire and his own and his two old companions' lives, he could only shift all the blame onto Yu Yuanzhen: "The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is powerful. Yu Yuanzhen came to the academy in person, and we old folks, intimidated by his strength, took it upon ourselves to follow him. Now we're in Young Master Xiao's hands. We can do whatever we want with him, but we beg Young Master Xiao not to take his anger out on the royal family!"

Xiao Yu's lips curled slightly. This Meng Shenji was truly a die-hard loyalist to the Heaven Dou royal family, still trying to absolve them of any responsibility even at this point. However, he was too lazy to expose Meng Shenji. He had already released Yu Yuanzhen, so why make things difficult for a few Soul Douluos whose strength was far inferior to his? The Nine Star Palace would be developing in the Heaven Dou Empire for a long time to come.

"I don't care whether the Heaven Dou royal family knew or not, the fact remains that you followed Yu Yuanzhen here with the intention of harming me. Since you did it, you must pay the price. I can let you go back first, and tell the Heaven Dou royal family that they will exchange five Soul Douluos for five ten-thousand-year soul bones within the same month. Otherwise, I don't mind going to Emperor Xue Ye's palace to get them!"

Xiao Yu said coldly, "Considering you are Lingling and Yanzi's teacher, I can give you a discount; a soul bone of ten thousand years or more is sufficient!"

"Five pieces of ten-thousand-year-old soul bone—the royal family truly cannot produce them!"

Meng Shenji was on the verge of tears. If the Heaven Dou royal family could just casually produce five ten-thousand-year soul bones, they wouldn't be unable to win over even a single Title Douluo.

"Then let's exchange it for something of equal value, such as rare materials, rare metals, soul tools, or even gold soul coins."

Xiao Yu was also aware of the current state of the Heaven Dou Empire: "The price of a ten-thousand-year soul bone on the black market is currently five million gold soul coins. I want to see something worth a total of twenty-five million gold soul coins in a month, or else you will bear the consequences!"

(End of this chapter)