Douluo: This Legend of the Dragon King is not quite right

Chapter 67 Complete Demystification

Shrek Academy's crushing defeat and Yu Tianxuan's death, like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, caused ripples that quickly spread throughout the entire continent.

After all, this was a major accident that happened during a live broadcast across the entire internet.

The live broadcast of the Tianhai Alliance competition exposed Shrek Academy's sore loser behavior, including Yu Tianxuan's enraged sneak attack that resulted in his death, to everyone without reservation.

Public opinion was in an uproar.

Shrek Academy, once a prestigious institution symbolizing unparalleled glory in the world of Soul Masters, has seen its image crumble.

It is no longer a sacred place to aspire to, but has become a symbol of arrogance, sore losers, and even questionable morals of its disciples.

Aside from Shrek Academy and the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, Yu Tianxuan's death did not evoke much regret. In fact, many people believed that he had brought this upon himself and deserved to die.

In the audience, Tang Wulin watched all of this silently.

The once glittering and sacred image of Shrek Academy in his heart, like a painting splattered with ink, quickly dimmed, peeled away, and finally turned into a mess of fragments.

This completely demystifies it.

The legendary Shrek is nothing special after all.

It is no longer the other side of dreams, but more like an old throne shrouded in decay.

Tang Wulin's eyes gradually shifted from initial shock and confusion to disappointment, and finally settled into a clear-headed expression.

He turned his head and looked at Wu Changkong beside him, whose expression was equally solemn:
"Teacher, I've made up my mind. Just like my initial thought, I'm not going to take the Shrek exam."

Wu Changkong paused slightly, looked at his disciple, and did not speak immediately.

Tang Wulin took a deep breath and continued:
"I still want to go to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy."

Upon hearing this, Xie Xie, who was standing nearby, immediately said:

"Boss is right, what's so great about Shrek Academy? They can't stand losing and resort to sneak attacks, it's so embarrassing! I want to go to Sun Moon Royal Academy too!"

Xu Xiaoyan nodded vigorously: "Me too! Me too!"

Wu Changkong looked at the young man and woman before him and remained silent for a moment.

As a former disciple of Shrek Academy's inner court, he naturally had complex emotions churning within him.

But everything that happened tonight—Cai Yue'er's behavior, Yu Tianxuan's madness, and the unfathomable depths revealed by the Spirit Pagoda…

All of this left him unable to refute his disciples' choices.

He reached out and patted Tang Wulin and Xie Xie on the shoulders respectively, and finally gently patted Xu Xiaoyan's head:

"If this is a decision you've made after careful consideration..."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the three expectant faces, and slowly nodded:
"Then, your teacher supports you."

……

The hotel room was softly lit.

Leng Yulai looked at Lu Jun, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed and whose breathing had completely stabilized, and a satisfied smile appeared on her beautiful face.

With a flick of her wrist, an object, crystal clear, emitting a faint blue light, with what appeared to be swirling ice crystals and mist inside, and shaped like a scorpion's tail, appeared in her palm.

An extremely pure and domineering icy aura instantly filled the entire room.

"Hey kid, you did a great job this time. The Spirit Pagoda keeps its word. You completed the mission, and now the reputation of the Spirit Pagoda and the Sun Moon Royal Family has been completely established. This is your reward."

Leng Yulai tossed the object to Lu Jun.

"The Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone has attributes that perfectly match yours. Absorb it quickly, and I will personally protect you. We will set off back to Mingdu first thing tomorrow morning."

Lu Jun caught the soul bone, its surface warm to the touch, but the immense ice-attribute energy it contained made the Ice Abyss Sword within his body hum excitedly.

This was the first time his Ice Abyss Sword Martial Soul had shown any movement.

Although Hyotei kept telling him that he was a divine artifact in human form, Lu Jun felt that he was not much different from a normal person.

The only notable attribute is its extreme ice power.

Now his Ice Abyss Sword finally made a move, albeit with a thought that bordered on greed for external energy.

Without energy, which means... his martial soul is not the complete Ice Abyss Sword?
That makes sense, after all, it's a divine artifact, how could it be so monotonous?
If I absorb this soul bone, will I have enough energy to activate it?
"Thank you, Auntie."

"Alright, enough nonsense, let's get to it." Leng Yulai waved her hand and leaned lazily against the sofa, but an invisible barrier of soul power had already been quietly set up around her, isolating her from all external interference.

Without further hesitation, Lu Jun immediately focused his mind and eagerly attached the Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone to his own left arm.

The moment the soul bones made contact, a vast, pure, and extremely cold current, carrying the domineering will unique to the Ice Jade Scorpion clan, surged into Lu Jun's body.

Hyotei's voice echoed in Lu Jun's mind:
"It really is the Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm soul bone. Although I don't know where it came from, it will be of great benefit to you. Calm your mind, I will help you absorb it, no problem."

Lu Jun focused his mind and circulated his cultivation technique with all his might. The power of the Ice Emperor was also quietly released, helping him to soothe and regulate the surging soul bone energy, guiding and fusing it perfectly.

The process went smoothly, except... an unexpected situation arose.

Lu Jun's Ice Abyss Sword thirstily devoured every last drop of energy from the left arm bone.

The once bright and clear soul bone dimmed in an instant.

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This situation left Lu Jun completely bewildered.

Holy crap, his martial soul is starving; it's devoured all the energy, it's practically eating this soul bone.

Why don't you leave some for me?
The Ice Abyss Sword had no intelligence; it was just like a starving little creature that obeyed Lu Jun's every word. After sensing Lu Jun's thoughts, it decisively released some energy for Lu Jun to refine.

That's not bad, you pass.

Otherwise, I'll take this sword to the toilet every day and disgust you to death.

Lu Jun ignored him and continued absorbing the nutrients.

Ice Abyss Sword: "..."

I inexplicably escaped a disaster.

Time passes gradually.

When the last wisp of icy blue energy completely merged into Lu Jun's bones and the meridians of his left arm, he suddenly opened his eyes.

In his eyes, a tangible blue light flashed and disappeared in an instant. An extreme chill, far more refined and domineering than before, spread uncontrollably from his body, causing the temperature in the room to plummet and even the air to seem to freeze.

His soul power surged like a rocket.

In the end, I steadily stayed at level thirty-five.

You've been promoted one level.

"Hoo..." Lu Jun exhaled a long breath of white air mixed with ice crystals, feeling the surging power within his body, and a heartfelt joy appeared on his face.

The first thing I did upon waking was to check if there were any changes to the Ice Abyss Sword.

However, it remains the same as before.

Nothing has changed.

This puzzled Lu Jun.

You've absorbed most of my soul bone energy, so you should at least show me some extraordinary abilities, right?
At least it has to be worth it for me!

Lu Jun felt that absorbing that soul bone would at least increase his soul power level by two.

This is the left arm bone of the Ice Jade Scorpion! It's the best ice-attribute soul bone that perfectly matches his martial soul!

How could you only promote him by one level?
As it turns out, it has only been promoted by one level so far.

Everyone probably knows who's to blame for this.

The Ice Abyss Sword lay quietly in his palm, motionless.

There was no movement.

Lu Jun observed it for a long time and finally discovered something unusual.

It's a bit brighter than before.

"........."

After a long silence, Lu Jun sighed.

"It seems we need to find the energy it needs as soon as possible to replenish it before we can obtain some of the special abilities of the artifact."

What Lu Jun urgently needs is the ability to protect himself.

Now they've offended not only the Tang Sect, but also Shrek Academy.

He needs to improve his skills quickly.

With the protection of the divine artifact, things become much easier.

"Not bad, the improvement in soul power is very solid, without any sense of instability. This soul bone has an extremely high compatibility with you." Leng Yulai stood up and nodded in satisfaction. "At around ten years old and level thirty-five, with such extreme attributes, there's really nothing to criticize about you."

"Get some rest and recharge your energy. Go home tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)