Douluo: A Century-old Legend I Am the Second Uncle Chenxin

Chapter 1498 Thunder in the Sky
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Chen Xiaojun led the team out of the preparation room. At the end of the corridor, Poseidon and Yan Nanfei stood side by side by the door.

Seeing Chen Xiaojun and Xiaoyi walk out first, the two raised their hands and gave them a light high five.

"Keep it up." Poseidon's voice was calm. When her gaze fell on Chen Xiaojun and Xiaoyi walking side by side, a subtle and complex emotion flashed in the depths of her eyes. Perhaps there was a hint of envy in it, which disappeared in an instant.

Yes, she had met Chen Xiaojun Xiaoyi two days ago, on the evening of June 20th, which was Chen Xiaojun's fourteenth birthday.

Under Elder Shi's supervision, the Chen family mansion was fully prepared that day.

That night, the mansion was quite lively. Team members and coaches from several academies in the Fasno Province, including the members of the Five Mountains Team who were staying at the Chen family's residence, all came to celebrate his birthday.

Amidst laughter and joy, a memorable experience was created.

Of course, everyone consciously kept the celebration to a limited extent, since there was a match the next day.

Notably, Xiao Yi appeared exceptionally relaxed and cheerful that night, sitting close to Poseidon and engaging in deep conversation.

Afterwards, she and Poseidon found a quiet corner to sit and talked in hushed tones for a long time; what they said was unknown to others.

Starting from yesterday's match day, Poseidon's role quietly took on a new dimension—she began serving as a strategist for the Chang'an team, participating in tactical discussions with Chen Xiaojun and his team, and learning how to lead a team from Chen Xiaojun.

In today's tactical meeting, facing the formidable impact of Thunder Academy's potential five Dragon Soul Kings, Poseidon proposed a suggestion: to fight fast and fast, relying on Chang'an Academy's solid lineup depth and explosive power to directly attack the opponent.

However, this ambitious proposal was ultimately rejected by Chen Xiaojun.

He opted for a more conservative and resilient strategy.

The reason is simple: before the final roster is submitted, no one can predict whether Thunder Academy will send out all of its core dragon-type Soul Kings.

Chang'an needs to prepare a lineup capable of handling any situation, stably withstanding, and even countering the opponent's strongest attacks.

In this battle, the final lineup of the Chang'an team consisted of Chen Xiaojun, Xiao Yi, He Qiang, Lian Shouzhong, Zhu Wuneng, Chu Youwei, and Gu Wuyan.

The core characteristic of this lineup is its unwavering stability and remarkable resilience.

On the battle stage, dazzling light shone down from all directions.

Chen Xiaojun stepped forward steadily and shook hands with Yu Zhijun, whose aura was as deep and unfathomable as a bottomless abyss and whose body seemed to be covered with fine blue and purple lightning.

“Brother Yu,” Chen Xiaojun said with an impeccably polite smile, but his words carried a perfectly timed “complaint,” “Your Thunder’s move has caught us completely off guard.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhijun chuckled, a hint of amusement appearing on his strong-featured face: "Brother Chen, you're being too polite."

"Your esteemed Dean An is renowned throughout the Tian Dou competition area, but he is the first major obstacle we, Thunder, have encountered. Naturally, we must go all out and show some sincerity."

He paused slightly, his gaze seemingly casually sweeping over the Chang'an team members behind Chen Xiaojun, and continued meaningfully, "Besides, judging from your academy's formation, you don't seem to be caught off guard at all."

The air seemed to freeze for a moment after this witty remark.

The two captains met eyes, one with a sharp, insightful gaze, the other responding with an unfathomable calm.

Before the competition even started, an unspoken verbal battle had already begun.

The referee's voice rang out at the opportune moment, breaking the tense atmosphere: "Both teams, take your positions!"

……

At the referee's signal, the battle began.

Contrary to many people's expectations, the Chang'an team did not launch a fierce attack. Instead, they tightened their formation and adopted a defensive posture.

The tallest and most imposing He Qiang stood firmly at the very front of the center, with Lian Shouzhong and Zhu Wuneng on his left and right respectively, while Chen Xiaojun stood a few steps behind them, his gaze calm and in control of the entire situation.

Gu Wuyan followed beside Xiaoyi, presenting a pattern of dual-core interaction.

The support Soul Master was the first to move.

Gu Wuyan reacted with lightning speed. In front of him, an ancient, round, illusory image with mysterious runes flowing around its edges appeared—it was his martial soul, the Ruyi Disc.

The yellow spirit ring suddenly lit up, signaling "Second Spirit Skill Enhancement Aura!"

As the clear voice fell, a soft yet resilient halo of light quickly spread out, precisely enveloping all the teammates.

Everyone's soul power seemed to flow faster, and their aura subtly increased—the 15% boost to all attributes took effect instantly.

Almost simultaneously, Xiao Yi also moved.

Her jade-like fingers gently touched He Qiang at the front, and a bluish-white life force flowed into his body like a stream.

"Awakening of Vitality"

He Qiang's robust body trembled violently, his aura surging, temporarily boosting him to a level comparable to a level 61 Soul Emperor. The Thunder Academy's attack was far more ferocious than anyone had anticipated.

In the opposing team's formation, the support Soul Master Lei Jiuzhong immediately tossed his Thunder Umbrella high into the air, his purple Soul Rings gleaming brightly.

Fourth Soul Skill: Thunder Element Transfer

With a low shout, the lightning umbrella in the air spun violently, drawing down blinding, twisted arcs of lightning from the heavens.

The crackling, terrifying lightning bolts traveled down the umbrella ribs and precisely injected into the bodies of the six powerful Soul Kings in front of them.

Replenished by external lightning, the lightning on their bodies surged instantly, and the power of their attack was significantly amplified.

Lei Dong's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his soul power surged and boiled. The phantom of the Thunder Spider, surrounded by deep dark purple electric arcs, suddenly appeared behind him. Its eight spider legs were intertwined in a ferocious manner, emitting a silent but chilling hiss.

The deepest, jet-black soul ring, symbolizing ten thousand years of cultivation, suddenly lit up beneath his feet, releasing a suffocating pressure of soul power.

Fifth Soul Skill: Heavenly Net of Thunder

With a deep and resolute roar, a magnificent purple net instantly solidified in front of him.

That was no ordinary net of soul power; it was woven from countless leaping, surging bolts of destructive lightning, imbued with the power of annihilation and paralysis, with arcs of electricity twisting wildly like thousands of purple snakes.

As soon as the giant net took shape, it brought a crushing, suffocating feeling as it descended upon the Chang'an team.

At that exact moment, without the slightest error.

On the other side, Yu Jingzhe's hair and beard stood on end, and his enormous purple lightning dragon martial spirit raised its head to the sky, letting out a dragon roar that shook the space.

On the dragon's body, the fourth soul ring shone brightly with purple light, and surging soul power poured into the martial soul like a tsunami.

"Fourth Soul Skill·Thunder Dragon Raging Wave"

With a roar, the swirling purple lightning dragon transformed into a violent thunder tide powerful enough to destroy cities and fortresses, surging forward with overwhelming force.

The raging torrent of lightning followed closely behind the sky-covering net of thunder, running side by side and reflecting each other's brilliance.

Under the powerful amplification of Lei Jiuzhong's "Thunder Essence Transference", the original two soul skills now seemed to descend like heavenly might.

The electric arcs leaping at the edge of the power grid carried a sharp, tearing sound as they ripped through space, while the raging torrent of lightning took on a more solid and violent form, a purple lightning storm.

The two reinforced each other, their power amplified, and the destructive force and aura of annihilation they unleashed instantly filled the entire Soul Arena.

To be fair, the lightning-attribute soul skill is visually striking and imposing, deserving full marks.

The overwhelming pincer attack was about to engulf the Chang'an team.

Xiao Yi's expression remained calm as she rapidly moved her palms in front of her chest, forming a mysterious hand seal.

A clear, cold voice rang out with a strange rhythm, signaling the second soul skill, "Azure Cage."

Instantly, the ground within a 20-meter radius of the Chang'an team cracked open, and at least 20 ancient vines, as thick as arms and gleaming with a rich cyan light, burst forth from the earth.

They are not tightly intertwined, but rather, in a seemingly sparse but actually defensive formation, they interweave with each other, rapidly constructing a huge and sturdy semi-circular wooden dome above and around the Chang'an team.

The gaps between the cage bars were not small, but the interlocking vines exuded a strong, ever-flowing life force.

Boom——!
The massive electric grid and the raging thunder dragon slammed solidly into the dome constructed of green vines.

Blinding electric light leaped and tore wildly across the surface of the vines, and amidst the teeth-grinding crackling sounds, the outermost contact point of the vines instantly turned black, cracked, and broke.

The terrifying impact caused the entire rattan cage to tremble violently.

However, the rattan cage that Xiaoyi built seemed to possess some strange guiding power.

While the raging lightning energy was being intensely consumed and resisted by the vines, a considerable portion was guided and continuously channeled into the ground through the deep roots of the vines, dissipating into nothingness.

The first layer of vines was mostly destroyed... but almost the instant the charred vines broke, the second layer rapidly emerged from the cracks in the dome's patterns, quickly weaving and filling the gaps.

Although the Life Vine is not as powerful as the Azure Vine, it is still a life-type soul skill of the same vine type, and its speed is unimaginably fast.

The third layer, the fourth layer... vines kept emerging, weaving a new defense.

The power grid dimmed and shrank with each layer of wear and tear; the raging torrents of the thunder dragon were also worn down and slowed down by the ever-renewing green vines.

Finally, when the Heavenly Net of Thunder, symbolizing the strongest opening combination of Thunder Academy, completely collapsed, and the aftershocks of the Thunder Dragon's raging waves disappeared as scattered lightning bolts, the huge azure cage that Xiao Yi had created, though covered in scorch marks and with most of its vines broken, still stood stubbornly and had not completely collapsed.

In the center of the venue, a strong smell of burning permeated the air, while a vibrant, green aroma mingled distinctly.

(End of this chapter)