Douluo: Dragon King's Divine Elegy

Chapter 80 Di Tian: Oh my god! Our lord has finally done what a soul beast lord should do.

Are you sure you don't want us to deliver?

Outside the Heavenly Spirit Tower, Nan Liujing and Ye Xinglan stood side by side. In the rain, Gu Yue's temperament was as pure as a lotus, with black hair and silver eyes. When she smiled, the dark sky seemed to brighten up a bit.

"No need, my family is here to pick me up," Gu Yue said with a gentle smile, her soul power automatically releasing to form an invisible light shield to prevent her long dress from getting wet in the rain.

"Then be careful." Nan Liujing didn't insist. "If you drop out of Donghai Academy, send me a message."

"Mm." Gu Yue nodded, then walked into the increasingly hazy rain, her tall and graceful figure gradually disappearing into the distance.

"Are you planning to stay at the Heavenly Spirit Tower tonight?" Nan Liujing asked the blonde girl beside him curiously.

"Is it not allowed?" Ye Xinglan asked back. She had been training desperately at the academy, but everyone gets tired, and Nan Liujing's presence was her haven to rest.

"Of course." Nan Liujing chuckled. "Speaking of which, there's something I'd like to ask you for a favor."

"Go ahead." Upon hearing that the other party needed her help, Ye Xinglan immediately perked up.

Nan Liujing pondered for a moment and said, "Help me find out who the students in the inner courtyard are below the Soul Emperor level. It would be best if you could compile a list for me."

Ye Xinglan raised an eyebrow: "Is it necessary? They'll come to challenge you on their own."

Nan Liujing smiled and said, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle."

"Alright." Ye Xinglan patted his chest, feeling quite accomplished, and said confidently, "Leave it to me."

The two were chatting and laughing as they prepared to return to their lodgings when suddenly, a figure with a chilling aura passed through the hall and stopped in front of them.

The man was in his early twenties, very handsome, and tall. His only flaw was that his eyes were a little small.

The ancient pavilion... Nan Liujing narrowed his eyes, and an invisible spiritual pressure enveloped him.

He chuckled softly to himself, and waves surged in his spiritual sea, his abyss-like spiritual power instantly transforming into an insurmountable wall.

The mental pressure struck it, but failed to cause any ripples.

A look of surprise quietly appeared in Qian Gu Zhang Ting's eyes.

He intended to give Nan Liujing a hard time, but he didn't expect that the other party would remain calm and composed under the pressure of his Spirit Abyss Realm spiritual power.

Nan Liujing remained calm. He estimated that Qian Gu Zhangting's spiritual power level was only at the initial stage of the Spirit Abyss Realm. As a representative figure of the younger generation of the Qian Gu family, he was not bad.

However, according to the original timeline, even by the time of the finale, he had not broken through to the Spirit Realm.

"I rushed back to handle some matters and didn't expect to run into you." Qian Gu Zhangting greeted him proactively with a formulaic smile on his face, but his tone was somewhat sharp. "My great-grandfather always mentioned you to me. I never thought that the Thunder Dragon Soul Coiling Dragon Staff could rival the Evil-Slaying Dragon Soul."

The Panlong Staff martial soul has always been revered for its evil-breaking dragon soul, but Nan Liujing's thunder dragon soul has broken this stereotype and has already caused quite a stir within the Qian Gu family.

Nan Liujing sensed the hidden meaning in Qian Gu Zhangting's words and said with a faint smile, "Times are always changing. Even a powerful dragon like the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex has been surpassed by many dragon-type martial souls and has relinquished its crown as the king of dragon-type martial souls."

Qian Gu Zhangting narrowed his eyes, which almost became a line, and said with a smile that concealed a knife: "You're right, times are always changing."

"But it is precisely because times are changing that we should safeguard the future of the Spirit Pagoda. I believe in my great-grandfather's praise for you, and I also believe that you can become my best right-hand man in the future."

Nan Liujing returned the smile without saying anything.

Qian Gu Zhangting smiled and walked towards the gate, saying, "I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

As a swordswoman, Ye Xinglan was extremely perceptive to changes in the atmosphere. She frowned and lowered her voice, asking, "Does this person have a grudge against you?"

"Let's just say that for now," Nan Liujing said casually. "Today was probably a reminder not to have unrealistic ideas. In the future, they might take action, or even resort to underhanded tactics."

Ye Xinglan frowned: "Should we tell Aunt Leng?"

"Don't worry, I know what to do." Nan Liujing's understanding was that Qian Gu Zhangting would either find someone to deal with him himself, or ask his grandfather to help him hire an evil spirit master to take action.

...

The luxury guided vehicle drove through the rain, and on the highway, the continuous taillights seemed to stretch into a hazy mist.

Shrek City on a rainy day lacked some of its usual sense of urgency.

Gu Yue rested her chin on her hand, her silver eyes constantly scanning the scenery outside the car window. She asked, "Which sea spirit beast clans did Di Tian contact?"

Xiong Jun, the driver, had a slight change in expression and respectfully replied, "Reporting to the master, we have only contacted some mid-level sea spirit beast groups so far. We have not yet made contact with the sea spirit beasts that live in the deep sea."

Do you have any instructions?

Gu Yue said calmly, "You guys always think that I, as your master, don't do anything important. Fine, this time I'll help you do something important."

Xiong Jun's eyes lit up: "You mean..."

Gu Yue said, "If you want to launch a beast tide, you have to prepare in advance. Ten thousand years ago, when Di Tian launched a beast tide, so many soul beasts died. What did he gain? Without a plan, you can only let the sea soul beasts die in vain."

"I'll plan this beast tide."

"Yes." Xiong Jun became excited.

Donghai City.

Inside a villa.

The last remaining ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest have gathered here.

In fact, within the core area surrounded by the human army and the entire Great Perilous Land, there are still a few 100,000-year-old soul beasts, who did not sneak out with them.

At the long table, the Demon King and the Crimson King eagerly awaited their master's guidance.

Damn it, after all these years, we're finally ready to charge forward under the boss's leadership.

As for Di Tian, ​​he roared inwardly: "Oh my god! Our lord has finally done what the ruler of all soul beasts should do."

Having been in the human world for so long, Gu Yue was already highly skilled in using devices such as the Soul Guiding Light Screen. She looked at the map of the sea area outside Douluo Continent on the light screen.

The sea areas are marked with red circles above.

These are all gathering places of the Sea Soul Beast clans that Di Tian obtained from Lan Fuzi.

Di Tian calmed himself down and took the initiative to introduce, "My lord, our initial plan is to unite with the sea spirit beasts in the East China Sea. Because the east coast of the Sun Moon Federation is the weakest point in the entire Federation's spirit master combat power, once we launch an attack here, it will be difficult for the coastal humans to provide effective assistance. We can not only destroy the East Sea Legion stationed in Tianhai City, but also the North Sea Legion stationed in Beihai City."

"In this way, two of humanity's three major naval fleets will be destroyed. It will take them at least a century to rebuild."

Gu Yue frowned as she looked at the light screen that gradually changed according to Di Tian's signal: "I remember that the strongest human fleet is the Sea God Legion."

Di Tian said, "It's the Sea God Legion. The reason we didn't include them as targets is mainly because the Sea God Legion and the Sun Moon Federation's South Sea Fleet are located in the same area. If we attack them, the counterattack we encounter will be far stronger than the other two targets." "Furthermore..." Di Tian's tone became serious, "The highest commander of this Sea God Legion is a man called Han Hai Douluo. I've observed him from afar, and his cultivation is probably not much weaker than that of Qingtian Douluo Yun Ming. Unless I personally take action, few sea spirit beasts can match him. But if I do, our secret departure from the Star Dou Great Forest will be exposed."

That's indeed troublesome. Gu Yue pondered for a moment:

"There is only one chance for a surprise attack. After that, humanity will definitely strengthen the vigilance of the coastline. Rather than destroying the two human fleets in the East China Sea and the North China Sea, we should take the opportunity to destroy the strongest Poseidon Legion in one fell swoop."

The ferocious beasts looked at each other and fell silent for a moment, wanting to hear the reason why their lord had done this.

Gu Yue said solemnly, "My idea is, first, to launch a feigned attack on the East China Sea and North China Sea human fleets. Their satellite soul guides can detect the movement patterns of the sea soul beasts in advance, and we can take advantage of this."

Since the quality of Soul Masters on the East Coast is generally low, they will definitely request support from the Federation if they realize something is wrong, and the Sea God Legion will definitely mobilize them.

Once at sea, not only can we avoid attacks from land-based soul-guided devices and reduce casualties, but we can also encircle and annihilate the Sea God Legion from the sea.

Brigitte asked a question that worried her: "What about the strongmen of the Sea God Legion? The soul beast clans in the East China Sea that we have allied with are generally not very strong. They can only cause damage to the East China Sea and North China Sea fleets at most."

"Why must we limit ourselves to the East China Sea?" Gu Yue asked calmly.

Di Tian and the others were taken aback.

Gu Yue said, "Since the birth of Battle Armor, many sea areas that were once forbidden zones for humans are no longer inaccessible. Humans have plundered a large number of rare and precious materials from them and killed many direct descendants of ferocious sea spirit beasts. This is a blood feud, and I believe these guys are willing to get involved."

Inside the Spirit Pagoda, Gu Yue wasn't just thinking about Nan Liujing and Leng Yaozhu. Relying on her status as the deputy pagoda master's disciple, she learned about many of humanity's plans regarding the ocean.

Even the Spirit Pagoda itself has become incredibly wealthy thanks to the resources it seized from the sea.

Di Tian and Bi Ji exchanged glances.

Gu Yue continued, "Once the Poseidon Legion is completely annihilated or severely damaged, humanity will most likely mobilize its army to cleanse the surrounding seas, thereby deterring the sea spirit beasts. At that time, you can deliberately feign a riot in the Star Dou Great Forest. This will also avoid being exposed."

Upon hearing this, Di Tian and the others' eyes lit up.

Yes, they're causing trouble in the Star Dou Great Forest, so the Star Dou Fortress will definitely sound the alarm. According to usual practice, at least five Limit Douluos will gather there, which will definitely greatly reduce the number of human Soul Masters sent to suppress them in the sea.

The ocean is ultimately vast. At worst, after the surprise attack, all the sea spirit beast clans will migrate to the depths. Would humans dare to rashly assemble a large army to go to the deep sea to take action?
Putting everything else aside, Di Tian knew very well that the number of ferocious beasts lurking in the sea was at least dozens of times greater than that in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Standing up, Gu Yue went to the light screen, and with a wave of her jade hand, the map expanded, encompassing not only the other sea areas but also the Star Luo Continent and the Heaven Dou Continent.

Then, using the locations marked in the Spirit Pagoda archives, she quickly tapped a few times on the light screen.

Then circle them with different colors.

“These sea areas are inhabited by ferocious beasts, and they are at least 300,000 years old.”

Gu Yue turned around and said.

"This..." The Crimson King looked at the seven marked sea areas and said in astonishment, "Aren't there just too many ferocious beasts in this sea?"

Di Tian said in a deep voice, "Humans have ventured into the deep sea relatively few times. However, if we allow technology to continue to develop, I think one day the ocean will no longer be a safe haven."

Xiong Jun asked in a muffled voice, "My lord, what should we do next?"

Immediately, everyone looked at Gu Yue.

Gu Yue said calmly, "I can suppress and control these sea spirit beasts with my aura. Di Tian and Bi Ji can come with me."

As everyone nodded, the Demon King suddenly frowned and asked, "My lord, these deep-sea beasts have seen Poseidon, the sea god. They may not necessarily follow your guidance."

Gu Yue calmly said, "If they don't want to become human soul rings in the future, then they have no choice but to follow me. Besides, there seems to be a problem on the sea. I don't know if it's a soul master or an evil soul beast, but they are rampaging in various sea areas. I can teach them a skill for self-defense."

Self-defense skills?
The Demon King was taken aback; he was somewhat puzzled.

Why don't we have any soul beasts in our Star Dou Great Forest?
But this is clearly a question that shouldn't be asked, as asking it could easily lead to a regression.

Gu Yue said, "There's no time to lose, let's set off now."

Di Tian and Bi Ji accepted the order, and soon the three of them stepped into the shattered space tunnel and disappeared without a trace.

……

The Rift Valley Sea is located about four thousand kilometers away from the west coast of Douluo Continent. For countless years, the sky here has been covered with thick, dark clouds, and the gloomy sky makes the sea surface shimmer with a deep, dark light. You can see huge sea spirit beasts swimming around at any time.

Beneath the surface of the sea lies an underwater rift valley tens of thousands of meters deep.

The ferocious beast overlord that occupies this place is called the Abyss Giant Squid, whose cultivation has reached 330,000 years.

The Poisonous Algae Sea is located 3,700 kilometers away from the southern coast of Douluo Continent.

Under the dazzling sunlight, the sea surface reflects a dreamlike scene, while underwater, it is densely covered with highly poisonous corals and fluorescent algae. The seawater in this area is naturally special, as if there is an invisible law that restrains it, preventing the energy full of various poisons from leaking out.

The ferocious beast overlord who occupies this place is called the Illusionary Poison Jellyfish King, whose cultivation has reached 370,000 years.

Molten Reefs, Funeral Whirlpools... one after another, the seas where humans have set foot, leaving behind only fragments of records.

Three figures arrived one after another, and then left.

Three months passed like a dream.

In the dust-filled little world, two figures, one old and one young, crisscrossed each other, their dragon-coiled staffs colliding and constantly emitting a clanging, metallic sound.

When the boy, exhausted, put down his long staff, the old man in the distance smiled and stroked his beard, saying, "Kid, your three-month training period is over. You're free now."

Nan Liujing plopped down on the ground and wiped the sweat from his face: "Great Ancestor, did you secretly increase the power?"

Qian Gu Die Ting said irritably, "I don't know if you have the bloodline of a soul beast, but you are incredibly strong. If I don't increase my strength, these old bones of mine will be broken by you sooner or later."

Nan Liujing smiled.

Qian Gu Die Ting suddenly asked, "I heard that Ya Li came to see your teacher?"

"Yes," Nanliu nodded. "I'll be reporting to Shrek Academy tomorrow."

"Don't come back crying after getting beaten up," Qian Gu Die Ting said with a chuckle.

"That won't happen," Nan Liujing chuckled, "but some students might have their Dao hearts shattered!"

……

It is reported that Shrek Academy has officially begun negotiations with the Federation. The days when Shrek City was exclusively under the jurisdiction of Shrek Academy for millennia seem to be about to change, and a brand new chapter in history is about to begin—[Federal Central Daily]

With less than a year to go, the new All-Alliance Grand Tournament is just around the corner. It's reported that the tournament has already begun its pre-tournament promotions in Mingdu. Rumors suggest that champions in different tournament formats will receive Soul Bones and even Battle Armor components as rewards. The official prediction is that the number of participating teams will far surpass any previous tournament. — [Mingdu Daily]

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