Douluo: Dragon King's Divine Elegy

Chapter 79 Ultimate Dragon Soul, Beast Tide on the Ocean, Di Tian, ​​what do you want to do?
Endless lightning swept across the earth, tearing through space like chains, creating a terrifying scene resembling a hell of lightning.

Within the Thunder Pool, which is over thirty feet in diameter, the accumulated thunder element, which has been thickened over many years, is as viscous as thunder paste. A figure sits cross-legged there.

Deep blue lightning washed over his body, and as the light shimmered, layers of deep blue lightning patterns seemed to appear on his skin.

Beside it, the Panlong Staff stood tall towards the sky, with a continuous stream of lightning striking down, like a heavy hammer pounding on the staff, causing it to tremble and crack. But even on the verge of collapse, a force kept it alive and vibrant.

The thunderstorm was ferocious and terrifying, but the powerful dark blue dragon soul roared to the sky without fear. Each roar stirred up a ripple of thunder, and the thunder pool within a radius of several hundred meters boiled, as if seeing a king.

hum~
The space trembled, and the figure in the Thunder Pool suddenly opened its eyes. Two blinding beams of deep blue lightning shot out, intertwining with the lightning patterns flowing across its body. A terrifying, abyss-like intent swept outwards, and the dragon soul immediately crashed into the staff. The fine cracks instantly healed, the dragon scales rippled, and mysterious lightning patterns condensed, as if resonating with the thunderous laws of heaven and earth.

"quiet!"

The boy gripped the dragon staff tightly and raised it towards the sky. The faint lightning patterns on the dragon scales glowed with an eerie light, and in an instant, the lightning elements that had been boiling in the various lightning pools suddenly quieted down.

It's like a sudden stop in a storm, catching you completely off guard.

"break!"

The boy spoke again, and the lightning element, which had been quiet just a second ago, went berserk instantly, with countless bolts of lightning exploding, distorting space, and filling the air with a violent aura.

A few seconds later, everything quieted down, and a tired yet excited smile appeared on the boy's lips.

He leaped out of the Thunder Pool and landed beside the depression.

"There is no record of a supreme Thunder Soul Master in history, so you are the first!" Qian Gu Die Ting looked at Nan Liu Jing, his amazement already hidden. In three months, he had personally witnessed a young man transcend the mundane realm of his martial soul origin.

The young man gently stroked the coiled dragon staff with his left hand, feeling the lightning patterns gradually disappearing, and sighed, "The difference between the ultimate and the non-ultimate is so great that it has surprised me."

Qian Gu Die Ting became interested: "Why?"

Nan Liujing explained, "Compared to ordinary lightning attribute, which simply extracts and integrates the lightning element from the primordial energy of heaven and earth into one's own soul power, the ultimate attribute is more like the embodiment of the law. Therefore, under my control, the lightning element is as easy as my own arm. No wonder the ultimate attribute can suppress non-ultimate attributes of the same type at will."

In a sense, from this moment on, all lightning-attribute soul masters across the continent will be suppressed by Nan Liujing, unless their cultivation level is far superior to his.

Qian Gu Die Ting smiled with satisfaction: "Now that you have broken through, you will spend the next three months with me honing your staff spirit. Developing the potential of an ultimate attribute martial spirit to its fullest extent is much more difficult than you can imagine."

"Yes." Nan Liujing agreed without hesitation.

The fact that they were able to kill the Underworld Emperor Halosa in the finale shows that the strength of the Ancient Dynasty should not be underestimated.

Using spatial teleportation, the two escaped this small world fragment. However, as soon as they returned to the hall on the 24th floor, they were met by the tower master, Qian Gu Dong Feng.

"Father, something terrible has happened!" Qian Gu Dongfeng said as he rushed forward to see his father return.

Qian Gu Die Ting said calmly, "Which of Shrek Academy's affiliated forces' insects have been captured this time?"

Over the past three months, Shrek City has undergone a massive purge, with many officials arrested. Currently, the top trending topics on the Federation's hot search list are all about the anti-corruption efforts within Shrek City.

“It’s not Shrek Academy,” Qian Gu Dongfeng said. “It’s the military regions stationed in various sea areas. They’ve discovered that soul beasts in the middle and deep seas are showing signs of gathering towards the coast. The Federation headquarters believes that this could trigger a beast tide on the sea.”

Qian Gu Die Ting showed little interest: "What do you plan to do?" With the near extinction of land-based soul beasts, the term "beast tide" has almost disappeared from the land.

Qian Gu Dongfeng said, "This sea beast tide is very likely to include some undiscovered soul beast species. I'm thinking of sending a team to help the Federation and capture these soul beasts alive to make them into inherited soul spirits."

"You are now the Tower Master, so you can make your own decision." Qian Gu Die Ting guessed that it was probably because some Soul Masters were too fierce in hunting Soul Beasts at sea that caused the beast tide.

With the advancement of human technology in recent years, the suppression of the ocean is obvious. The soul beasts were probably driven to desperation and banded together to cause trouble. With a little warning, they will probably disperse.

Qian Gu Dongfeng nodded, then glanced at Nan Liujing out of the corner of his eye and said in a low voice, "Father, Zhangting hopes you can teach him the Unyielding Staff Technique. Could you find a time?"

Qian Gu Die Ting snorted coldly: "Let's wait until he's had his fun before we talk about it."

After saying that, the old man walked away. Nan Liujing naturally wouldn't stay there staring at Qian Gu Dongfeng, so he also went to play with his yo-yo.

Watching the father and son leave, Qian Gu Dongfeng's eyes gradually darkened.

First, Nan Liujing forced Shrek Academy to issue a public apology at Tianhai Stadium, which led to Yun Ming's subsequent efforts to rectify Shrek Academy's situation. It's understood that Shrek Academy intends to be incorporated into the Federal civil service system, at which point Federal civil servants will be stationed in the outer city. This completely disrupted his plans to cooperate with the Holy Spirit Cult to bomb Shrek.

Even the hawkish councilors who supported his use of the God-Slaying Fixed-Mount Soul-Guided Cannonball were now somewhat ambiguous, indicating that they would wait and see.

Furthermore, when it came to honing the Panlong Staff martial spirit, the old man ignored his own great-grandson and came to help someone with no blood relation, which greatly angered him.

Qian Gu Dongfeng was starting to disregard his older brother's warning.

Ultimately, Nan Liujing was referring to Qian Gu Qingfeng as his great-grandfather, not him.

...

Returning to the 99th floor, Nan Liujing entered the living room and heard sounds coming from the kitchen.

He crept over and peered inside through the doorway.

In the kitchen, three figures, one adult and two children, were gathered together, seemingly discussing something.

"Does he really like eating this?" Ye Xinglan asked incredulously, picking up a brownish-yellow plant that looked like a root with her delicate fingers.

The stunningly beautiful, ethereal-looking black-haired girl nodded somewhat uncertainly. "It was because my senior brother said he liked to eat it last time that I had someone get a thousand catties of it."

With her wine-red eyes and elegant, graceful demeanor, the mature woman wrinkled her delicate nose and said, "It smells fishy. How could Liu Jing like to eat this?"

"So, what are you discussing?" Nan Liujing couldn't help but ask.

Hearing the sound, the three women turned their heads.

Nan Liujing walked into the kitchen and immediately noticed a pot of some kind of plant that had already been washed. His eyes lit up instantly: "Houttuynia cordata?"

Gu Yue raised her fair, delicate hand and said, "I had someone dig them up. I remember you said you really liked them, so I just got a thousand catties."

In fact, in order to obtain this thousand catties of houttuynia cordata and to please his master, the Demon King did not consider buying ready-made ones. Instead, he dug up wild ones from deep in the mountains and forests, and even went to great lengths to cultivate them using his primordial soul power.

"Isn't this a bit too much..." Nan Liujing thought to himself, then asked with great interest, "Where are the leaves?"

Ye Xinglan laughed and said, "Zhe'ergen, Zhe'ergen, isn't it the root that we eat? I've already thrown away the leaves."

Nan Liujing was struck dumb.

What a waste!

Leng Yaozhu asked with considerable disdain, "How are you going to eat this?"

"It's best eaten cold." Nan Liujing understood that some people might find houttuynia cordata hard to understand, and laughed, "I'll go soak some in a nutrient solution first, and then I'll come back and show you a trick later."

"Teacher, could you please ask the cafeteria chef to prepare a good meal?"

Leng Yaozhu asked with a smile, "Your martial soul attribute has broken through?"

Gu Yue was bewildered; she had only arrived at the Heavenly Spirit Tower yesterday. Ye Xinglan, on the other hand, was beaming with joy. Nan Liujing smiled: "I have fulfilled my mission. After enduring three months of lightning strikes, I have finally broken through."

"Great!" Leng Yaozhu said approvingly, "I'll have the kitchen prepare it right away."

As usual, after soaking in the nutrient solution, when they came out, the table was already laden with various exquisite dishes. As promised, Nan Liujing prepared a dish.

Following the recipe from his past life, he prepared a cold salad with the best seasonings for the houttuynia cordata.

Minced garlic and chili flakes are sprinkled between the folds of the sauce, and the brownish-yellow roots are piled up like a small mountain, almost falling into the sauce. A faint, fishy aroma wafts up.

"Try it." Nan Liujing stood next to the three women, holding a trash can.

Gu Yue and Ye Xinglan both looked at Leng Yaozhu.

Leng Yaozhu's lips twitched. She could only set an example by picking up a piece of houttuynia cordata, dipping it in the sauce made with the compound seasonings, and eating it under everyone's watchful eyes.

Gu Yue and Ye Xinglan looked on expectantly, while Nan Liujing was already ready to hand over the trash can.

However, after Leng Yaozhu finished chewing the houttuynia cordata with her mouth covered, she did not show any signs of discomfort.

It was swallowed down his snow-white throat.

"It's not bad, but it's not delicious either." She put down her chopsticks and commented, "But it's quite interesting. After eating it, there is actually a kind of life energy spreading through my body. Although it is very thin, it is better than nothing. For ordinary people, it can help prevent all kinds of diseases."

"Huh?" Nan Liujing was taken aback. He knew that houttuynia cordata was a medicinal herb, but it couldn't be this exaggerated, could it? The houttuynia cordata in Douluo Continent was different from that on Earth?
With Leng Yaozhu's evaluation, Gu Yue and Ye Xinglan quickly picked up their chopsticks, eager to try it.

Put it in your mouth and chew it gently.

The two women's pupils dilated instantly, and they almost vomited.

There weren't enough trash cans, so Nan Liujing had to catch the scraps Ye Xinglan spat out with his hands.

With her elbows propped on the table and her delicate hands supporting her cheeks, Leng Yaozhu smiled contentedly: "Didn't a particularly strong, rotten fishy smell burst forth?"

"teacher."

"Auntie Leng."

The two sisters were almost in tears; they had been holding back their tears, waiting for us to take the bait.

Your acting skills are unmatched, even by actresses who have won the Sun and Moon Film Award.

"Looks like I'll have to enjoy this all by myself." After washing his hands, Nan Liujing reluctantly savored the houttuynia cordata alone.

The three women decisively abandoned the houttuynia cordata and began to attack the rest of the dishes.

"Ah Jing, I have a secret about you. Do you want to know?" Ye Xinglan asked mysteriously. For the past three months, she had come to the Heavenly Spirit Tower every few days, and she no longer called Liu Jing, but instead called him Ah Jing, saying it was simpler that way.

But Nan Liujing felt that she was just calling him "senior brother" to match Gu Yue, since they were both exclusive titles.

"I don't want to." Nan Liujing shook his head.

Ye Xinglan was speechless for a moment, then said fiercely, "Quickly tell me what you want."

Gu Yue and Leng Yaozhu ate in silence without interrupting.

Nan Liujing coughed lightly. To avoid the girl drawing her sword and attacking him, he asked in a pleading manner, "Beautiful Ye, could you tell me the secret you know about me?"

Ye Xinglan smiled with satisfaction, then her expression turned serious. She said, "His Holiness the Holy Spirit deliberately told the inner court students that you were coming to the academy as an exchange student. Now many senior students are watching you. As soon as you go to report, someone will jump out to challenge you."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue frowned: "Isn't this move by the Holy Spirit Douluo a bit inappropriate? I remember that the lowest level of inner court students is Soul King, while my senior brother is only a three-ring Soul Venerable."

"It's alright," Nan Liujing said softly. "This is what I asked the Holy Spirit Douluo to do."

Gu Yue was taken aback and asked in confusion, "Why?" The thought of someone jumping out to challenge her at any moment only made her feel annoyed.

Ye Xinglan seemed to be deep in thought.

Nan Liujing said calmly, "Every generation has its own story, and I want to be the protagonist in the story of my generation."

Before Gu Yue could say anything, Ye Xinglan had already raised her glass and said with a smile, "Then let's first congratulate the male protagonist in my story on achieving his wish!"

"Am I already the male lead?" Nan Liujing smiled and clinked glasses with her.

Ignoring Gu Yue and Leng Yaozhu, Ye Xinglan, like a true swordsman, went straight for the vitals. She said very seriously, "Only you, and only you, can be the male protagonist in my story."

Nan Liujing's hand holding the cup trembled slightly. Looking at the pretty face that had become more and more beautiful with the passage of time, he smiled and said, "Then I will definitely be a qualified male lead."

boom.

Their glasses touched, and they each downed their juice in one gulp.

Gu Yue's expression was a little stiff. For some reason, she felt like she was a version behind Ye Xinglan, even though it had only been three months since they last met.

Leng Yaozhu, on the other hand, had a big, warm smile on her face.

Setting down his cup, Nan Liujing asked Leng Yaozhu, "Teacher, I heard from the Tower Master that soul beasts are gathering on the sea, and a beast tide may break out. Have you heard about this?"

A marine animal tide?

Ye Xinglan was startled, and Gu Yue frowned.

Leng Yaozhu nodded and said, "That's true. But as technology has gradually advanced, few soul beasts dare to approach the near sea anymore, so even though the beast tide alarm reached the Federation headquarters, not many people took it seriously."

"For our Spirit Transmission Tower, the beast tide means that the inherited souls have a source. That's why the Federation notified us whether we wanted to participate in suppressing the beast tide. After the success, the profits will be split 50/50."

“However, these are not things you can access right now, so there’s no need to pay too much attention to them.” Leng Yaozhu remembered something and looked at Gu Yue, whose gaze was drifting into the distance. “Yue’er, are you going to stay at Donghai Academy or drop out and come to Tianling Tower?”

Gu Yue won first place in the junior group individual competition at the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, which ended two months ago, and did not disappoint Leng Yaozhu.

Gu Yue paused for almost two seconds before reacting, and under Leng Yaozhu's questioning gaze, she quickly said, "I have to ask my family first."

“We should ask our family,” Leng Yaozhu said with a smile. “By the way, when you go home this time, please give my regards to your mother. The ten jars of wine she sent me before were the best wine I’ve ever tasted.”

Gu Yue smiled and said, "If you like them, I'll have my mother send a few more jars."

“Ten jars are enough.” Leng Yaozhu shook her head and refused. She had opened one jar and drunk from it. After only one sip, she understood just how valuable it was. She was currently at the quasi-demigod level, and just one jar of wine had given her a faint sense of excitement as she tried to break through to demigod status.

This item must be quite rare even within Gu Yue's family. One must learn to know when to stop and not be greedy.

At the dinner table, the atmosphere gradually became more lively, but Gu Yue lost interest in participating in the conversation.

A tidal wave of sea creatures.

Di Tian, ​​what do you want to do?
(End of this chapter)