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

Chapter 90 Leng Yaozhu's Suspicion

A sharp glint flashed deep in Leng Yaozhu's eyes, but she maintained the composed demeanor of a deputy tower master, and said calmly:

"The child is young and doesn't know any better; he's a bit reckless."

"A compensation plan for this accident will be discussed with you later by a designated person. Please rest assured and recover. The Spirit Pagoda will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."

After comforting the victims, Leng Yaozhu rushed to the Ascension Platform Maintenance Center.

Inside the vast space, most of the equipment that was once operating with precision was now flashing red malfunction lights, and the air was filled with a burnt smell of energy overload.

Senior engineers are working frantically around the core control center.

"Your Majesty, the situation... is not optimistic." The chief engineer in charge of maintenance wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, pointing to the large areas of garbled text and physical damage reports on the screen. "That force is too domineering. It's not just a simple matter of energy overload; the core mental link matrix has been physically burned out over a large area, and one-third of the spatial stability anchor points have collapsed."

“Even the ecological environment energy we used to simulate the Star Dou Great Forest has been completely destroyed, as has the system that provides spiritual energy.”

"And the core system of the entire intermediate-level Spirit Ascension Platform is basically... more than 80% destroyed. The repair difficulty is extremely high, and the cost is incalculable."

As Leng Yaozhu looked at the shocking damage diagrams and the astronomical preliminary estimated repair costs on the screen, her face gradually became solemn, and her brows furrowed tightly.

She had considered the possibility of serious damage, but the extent of the damage was still beyond her expectations.

This was no accident; it was a precisely planned internal explosion!

Basically, it can be said that the intermediate-level spirit-ascension platform has been completely rendered useless.

It would take forever to fix it!

Just then, the exquisite soul-guided communicator on her wrist vibrated.

After the call connected, a male voice with a hint of displeasure came through; it was none other than the Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda, Qian Gu Dong Feng.
"Yaozhu, I heard there was an accident at the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform? It caused quite a stir? What happened?"

Leng Yaozhu's pretty face turned icy cold in an instant:

"Don't call me 'Eternal East Wind'; our relationship isn't that close yet."

The Eternal East Wind: "…………"

This is truly his eternal sore spot.

He clearly saw in the surveillance footage how kind and affectionate Leng Yaozhu was to that disciple, and he greatly envied Lu Jun.

Sometimes, Qian Gu Dongfeng wished he could start his life over again, to be a child again, or at least be able to get close to Leng Yaozhu, which would fulfill his wish.

Lu Jun did all of this for him.

It would be a lie to say that Qian Gu Dongfeng wasn't envious; in fact, she harbored a subtle jealousy towards Lu Jun.

She used to be jealous of Yun Ming, now she's jealous of Lu Jun.

But for the sake of the bigger picture, he couldn't show it.

Moreover, he is a married man.

All he could do every day was think about how to find topics to talk about with Leng Yaozhu.

That's why he called.

Even though it's a big deal for an intermediate-level Spirit Ascension Platform to be destroyed, as the Tower Master, there are many things to deal with every day, and it's impossible for him to personally handle every single one of them.

Otherwise, what's the point of having so many deputy tower masters?
"Ok."

Thinking of this, Qian Gu Dong Feng seemed somewhat helpless.

"Vice Tower Master, can you tell me exactly what happened? Please give me a detailed report."

Leng Yaozhu succinctly reported the situation, emphasizing the terrifying destructive power of the "unknown force" and the severity of the system damage, and added at the end:

"...Preliminary assessment indicates that the level of this power far exceeds the design limits of the intermediate-level Spirit Ascension Platform, and its attributes are extremely unique, possessing a very strong ability to destroy rules."

“Strangely, the restrictions on soul rings and energy levels at the entrance to the Ascension Platform have not been invalidated, so theoretically it is impossible for a power exceeding the seventh ring to enter.”

There was a brief silence on the other end of the communicator.

Qian Gu Dongfeng was clearly stunned by this unbelievable situation.

After a few seconds, he said in a deep voice:

"Can we find the source of this power? Or... determine its nature?" Qian Gu Dongfeng was getting anxious.

The Spirit Ascension Platform is one of the lifelines of the Spirit Transmission Tower. If an intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform is shut down for even a day, it will result in the loss of a massive amount of resources and credit.

And lots and lots of federal currency.

Leng Yaozhu glanced at the busy engineers and the chaotic scene around her:

"We are still conducting a full investigation, but the core data is severely damaged, and the remaining energy traces at the scene are extremely chaotic and dissipate rapidly. It will be difficult to draw a clear conclusion in a short period of time."

"Vice Tower Master, this is no small matter. We must find out the cause and come up with a solution as soon as possible. The longer the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform remains closed, the greater our losses will be..."

“I don’t need your orders, I’m handling this on-site right now.” Leng Yaozhu interrupted him directly, “I know the seriousness of the situation better than you do! Unless there are other important instructions, I’m hanging up, it’s busy here.”

After saying that, she abruptly cut off the communication before Qian Gu Dong Feng could speak again.

The atmosphere in the maintenance center became even more oppressive because of Leng Yaozhu's cold and harsh last words.

The chief engineer secretly wiped away his sweat, barely daring to breathe.

Leng Yaozhu ignored the possibility that the communicator might ring again.

After dealing with the most urgent matters, Leng Yaozhu returned to the lounge where Lu Jun was.

The medical staff had completed the initial examination and stabilization. Lu Jun was sitting back in his chair, sipping warm nutritional fluid. His complexion had regained some color, but his eyes still held a hint of innocent confusion.

Seeing Leng Yaozhu enter, Lu Jun quickly put down his cup and sat up straight:
"teacher."

Leng Yaozhu sat down in front of him and asked:

"I heard that inside, you not only offended the Angel Family, but also withstood a full-force attack from that Soul Emperor named Le Tianxiong?"

Lu Jun nodded and whispered:

"Yeah, that guy was really fierce. He unleashed a powerful attack right from the start. I almost thought I was going to die."

Leng Yaozhu didn't respond to his words, but just continued to stare at him:
"A three-ring Soul Master withstood a full-force attack from a Soul Emperor's burning Soul Skill, and only coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood, broke a few bones, and experienced some fluctuation in Soul Power?"

Lu Jun said, "Uh, maybe, maybe I have thicker skin?"

Or maybe I was just lucky?

He chuckled twice, his voice growing softer and softer.

Leng Yaozhu looked at his attempt to bluff his way out, pursed her red lips, and finally let out a soft hum that was hard to decipher.

She had initially had some doubts about Lu Jun.

After all, she found Lu Jun in the far north, so she naturally knew that he could survive unharmed in such an extreme environment and even awaken the ultimate ice-type martial soul...

He must be carrying some secret.

But thinking about it carefully, apart from being more mature and having much stronger abilities than his peers, he hasn't done anything underhanded yet.

He has always been a quiet and well-behaved child.

How much could a child possibly know?

Anyway, it's not the magical artifact they've been looking for.

You can't exactly say that the divine artifact took human form, can you?
That's ridiculous.

Of all the divine artifacts in Douluo Continent, which one has the capability to achieve this level?

Even the diaries that record the legends of the divine realm never mention any super artifact above divine artifacts that can take human form.

Leng Yaozhu herself was amused by the thought that had come to her.

How could she be so lucky as to find a divine artifact just by casually making a trip to the far north?
Or is it a magical artifact that can transform into human form?

impossible.

It is absolutely impossible.

(End of this chapter)