Douluo: One man returns, Fan Tianyin smashes Tang San to death

The Azure Bull Python shook his head: "Although I haven't seen her true appearance, there is no doubt that her aura is there.

Her martial spirit... is the Death Spider Emperor, extremely vicious!"

Lu Yu frowned, pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "It is indeed the Spirit Hall... This beast tide is probably not accidental, but a conspiracy of the Spirit Hall."

Xiao Wu was stunned and asked hurriedly: "Lu Yu, what do you mean?"

Lu Yu's eyes were deep, and his tone was a bit cold: "The Spirit Hall provoked the beast tide in order to attract the attention of the Xingluo Empire.

Taking advantage of the empire's weakening power, they then acted covertly to overthrow the empire and establish the so-called Wuhun Empire! This series of operations, linked together, is extremely vicious! "

A murderous intent flashed in the Azure Bull Python's eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "Spirit Hall... what great ambitions! Lu Yu, if what you say is true, the spirit beasts of my Star Dou Forest will never sit idly by!"

Xiao Wu clenched her fists, her eyes filled with anger: "Lu Yu, what should we do? We can't let the Spirit Hall succeed!"

Lu Yu took a deep breath, his eyes determined: "Daming, you must first summon the soul beasts, drive away the beast tide, and protect Tianxing City.

As for the Spirit Hall... I have my own plans."

The Azure Bull Python nodded and said in a resounding voice, "Alright! Lu Yu, you saved my life, I trust you! I will handle the beast tide!"

Lu Yu smiled slightly and looked at Xiao Wu: "Let's go, Xiao Wu, we still have things to do next."

Xiao Wu nodded vigorously, her eyes full of trust: "Yes! Lu Yu, I'll go with you!"

The night wind blew, the shadows of the trees in the Starry Forest swayed, and the figures of Lu Yu and Xiao Wu gradually disappeared in the woods.

The Azure Bull Python raised its head to the sky, a complex light flashing in its eyes, and murmured, "This human... perhaps, can really change the fate of soul beasts and humans..."

The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, and the air was still filled with the smell of dust left by the roar of soul beasts.

Lu Yu stood under a towering ancient tree, gazing deeply at the rolling tide of beasts in the distance, and the rustling sound of leaves blown by the wind came to his ears.

Behind him, Xiao Wu clenched her hands tightly, her eyes complicated, while the huge body of the Sky Blue Bull Python coiled beside him, emitting a heart-pounding pressure.

"Senior Tianqing, can we put the matter of the beast tide aside for now?"

Lu Yu's voice was calm but with unquestionable determination, "I understand that the grudge between humans and soul beasts is deep-rooted, but if it continues, both sides will suffer."

The Azure Bull Python snorted, lowering its massive bull head slightly. A flash of anger flashed in its eyes. "Lu Yu, do you know how many soul beasts humans have killed in the Star Dou Great Forest over the years? Those soul rings and soul bones are the flesh and blood of my compatriots! The beast tide now is nothing but revenge. How can I swallow this anger?"

Lu Yu frowned slightly and turned his gaze to Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu bit her lip, with a trace of sadness in her eyes, she took a step forward and said softly: "Lu Yu, you are not unaware of the plight of the soul beasts.

In order to improve their strength, human soul masters hunt us wantonly, even sparing no one hundred thousand year old soul beasts.

I... I just hope that one day soul beasts and humans can coexist peacefully."

Lu Yu was silent for a moment, with a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

He spoke slowly, his tone sincere: "Xiao Wu, I understand your wish.

But now, I am not strong enough or in a position to change this.

unless……"

He paused, his eyes becoming more determined, “Unless I can possess enough power to stand at the top of the continent, I can then secure a place for the soul beasts.

I can promise you that if I have the ability in the future, I will do my best to make this happen."

Xiao Wu was stunned, a hint of emotion flashed in her eyes, but more of it was helplessness.

She whispered, “Lu Yu, I believe you.

But, can the suffering of soul beasts really wait until that day?"

The Azure Bull Python snorted coldly, and its huge tail swept across the ground lightly, raising a cloud of dust: "Lu Yu, I have remembered your promise.

But if you don't give me an explanation for what happened today, the beast tide will not retreat easily."

Lu Yu smiled slightly, a sly look flashing in his eyes. "Senior Tianqing, if I tell you that I can force a temporary truce between soul beasts and humans, will you withdraw your troops?"

The Azure Bull Python narrowed its eyes and stared at Lu Yu, as if weighing his words.

After a long while, it whispered, "Okay, I'll give you three days.

If you can convince humans to stop trespassing into the Star Dou Great Forest, I will make the beast tide retreat."

Lu Yu nodded and said, "Thank you for your trust, Senior. I will give you a reply within three days."

Xiao Wu looked at Lu Yu, her eyes filled with expectation and worry, and whispered, "Lu Yu, do you really have a solution?"

Lu Yu turned around and gave her a confident smile: "Don't worry, I never do anything I'm not sure of."

The next morning, the atmosphere in the general's mansion in the local city was tense and solemn.

Inside the spacious hall, the general reported to the two Titled Douluo, Zhou Zhi and He Gang, with a beaming expression, "My Lords, good news! The entire army of soul beasts has retreated last night, and there's no longer any trace of the beast tide outside the city!"

Zhou Zhi, dressed in a green robe, frowned upon hearing this, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes: "Retreat? How could such a large-scale beast tide retreat so easily?"

He turned to look at He Gang, "Brother He, what do you think?"

He Gang touched his chin, his eyes deep: "If I'm not mistaken, this matter is probably related to Lu Yu.

That kid... always has some abilities that are hard to fathom."

The general was stunned for a moment, then asked hurriedly, "Lu Yu? That young spirit master? Is he really that capable?"

Zhou Zhi snorted coldly, a bit disdainful: "He's just a young man, what kind of waves can he cause? However, if he really was the one who solved the beast tide, it would be quite interesting."

He Gang smiled, stood up and said, "Let's go and take a look at Lu Yu's mansion.

This kid always surprises people."

Inside Lu Yu's mansion, sunlight shone through the carved window lattices onto the ground, casting mottled light and shadows.

In the hall, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong and others sat around a long table, and the atmosphere was a little solemn.

Lu Yu sat in the main seat, playing with a soul coin in his hand, his eyes showing a hint of deep thought.

Zhu Zhuqing swept her cold gaze towards Lu Yu and spoke first: "Lu Yu, the beast tide receded. What happened? What did you do in the Xingdou Great Forest last night?"

Lu Yu put down the soul coin, looked up at everyone, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "It's nothing, I just had a chat with the Sky Blue Bull Python and reached a consensus."

"consensus?"

Ma Hongjun's eyes widened in disbelief. "Lu Yu, did you try to trick the Azure Bull Python? That's a hundred thousand year old soul beast. How did you do that?"

Ning Rongrong covered her mouth and chuckled, but there was a hint of curiosity in her eyes: "Lu Yu, you are always mysterious.

Tell me quickly, what happened?"

Lu Yu waved his hand, his tone relaxed but with a hint of seriousness: "It's just to make people understand the truth and move them with emotion.

The soul beasts also have their own difficulties. I just temporarily persuaded them to withdraw.

However, this matter is not over yet. The Spirit Hall will soon know that the beast tide has receded, and they will not sit idly by."

Zhu Zhuqing frowned slightly upon hearing this: "Then what should we do next? The Spirit Hall is too powerful. We are no match for them right now."

Lu Yu's gaze sharpened, and he slowly said, "To confront the Spirit Hall head-on now would be tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock. Our strength is far from sufficient, so..."

He paused, looking around at everyone, "We need to conceal our strength, grow secretly, and wait for the opportunity."

Ma Hongjun scratched his head, somewhat puzzled. "Hide your strength? How do you hide it? We have two Titled Douluo, Zhou Zhi and He Gang, now. What are we afraid of?"

Lu Yu shook his head, his eyes deep: "Although the two Titled Douluo are strong, the foundation of the Spirit Hall is far beyond your imagination.

The number of their Titled Douluo is far more than what appears on the surface.

If we expose ourselves now, we will only become their targets."

Ning Rongrong looked thoughtful and asked, "So what's your plan? You can't just hide forever, right?"

Lu Yu smiled slightly, with a gleam in his eyes: "I plan to open a pharmacy, sell medicine openly, and secretly recruit talents to expand our power."

"Pharmacy?"

Zhu Zhuqing frowned, her tone tinged with doubt. "How is this different from the Spirit Hall's methods? Don't they also use various pretexts to win over spirit masters?"

Lu Yu waved his hand and explained patiently: "Zhu Qing, you misunderstood.

The pharmacy is just a cover, the best way to deceive people.

We can reach more soul masters through the pharmacy and secretly absorb those who are dissatisfied with the Spirit Hall.

When the time is right, we will launch an attack in one fell swoop."

Ning Rongrong nodded, a hint of admiration flashing in her eyes: "That's a good idea.

However, a pharmacy requires a pharmacist and business experience, and none of us are good at that."

He Gang spoke at this time, with some concern: "Lu Yu, your plan is good, but we are short of pharmacists, and business is not our strong point. What should we do?"

Lu Yu smiled and glanced at Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong: "I have already planned this.

Zhuqing, Rongrong, and Xiaowu, the three of you can help manage the pharmacy.

As for the problem of pharmacists and business, I am confident that I can solve it."

Xiao Wu blinked, a little confused: "Lu Yu, how can you be so sure? It's not easy to find a pharmacist."

Lu Yu smiled mysteriously, stood up and said, "Don't worry, I have my own way.

Senior He Gang, please gather some reliable soul masters, preferably at the Soul Douluo level. I have a way to make them work for us."

He Gang was stunned, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, but he nodded: "Okay, I'll do it right away.

But, Lu Yu, are you really sure that you can make those soul masters loyal to you?"

Lu Yu raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and a cunning flashed in his eyes: "Senior He, don't worry, I am 100% sure."

As night fell, Lu Yu stood alone in the side hall of the mansion, staring deeply at the soul coin in his hand.

In his mind, a conversation was going on between him and the artificial intelligence.

"System, check, is there any way to make the soul master completely loyal to me?"

Lu Yu's voice sounded in his mind, calm but with a hint of expectation.

The AI's voice was cold and mechanical: "Query completed. Recommended 'Advanced Brainwashing', which can influence the target's consciousness through mental power, making them loyal to the host.

Required Luck Points: 30 million."

Lu Yu raised his eyebrows and twitched his mouth: "Thirty million? System, are you robbing me?"

“Host, advanced brainwashing techniques are extremely effective and can ensure the target’s absolute loyalty without any side effects.

Thirty million lucky points, well worth it."

The AI's tone was calm.

Lu Yu rubbed his forehead and sighed: "Okay, thirty million is thirty million.

Buy!"

"Ding! Purchase successful. Advanced brainwashing has been implanted into the host's consciousness. Current lucky point balance: five million.

The host can redeem soul coins to replenish luck points."

Lu Yu nodded, a gleam in his eyes: "Let's talk about the soul coin exchange later, let's deal with these soul masters first."

The next morning, in a side hall, fourteen Soul Douluo-level soul masters gathered together in a solemn atmosphere.

He Gang stood beside Lu Yu, his eyes swept over these soul masters, and whispered: "Lu Yu, these are all summoned by me. Their strength is around level 80, and their loyalty is reliable.

But it’s probably not that easy to make them work for you completely.”

Lu Yu smiled slightly, his eyes swept over these soul masters, and a hint of confidence flashed in his eyes: "Senior He, don't worry, leave it to me."

He walked forward slowly, his eyes like lightning sweeping over every soul master.

Those soul masters looked at him with either confusion or caution, obviously curious about the young man's identity and purpose.

"Everyone,"

Lu Yu's voice was low but carried an invisible pressure, "I know you are dissatisfied with the Spirit Hall, but you have nowhere to go.

Today, I give you a choice - join us, fight against the Spirit Hall together, and build a future that belongs to Spirit Masters! "

A bearded Soul Douluo frowned and said, "Lu Yu, why should we trust you? You're just a young man, why should we follow you?"

Lu Yu smiled, and a mysterious light flashed in his eyes.

He slowly raised his hand, his mental power quietly circulated, and the advanced brainwashing technique was performed silently.

The air in the side hall seemed to stagnate for a moment, and the eyes of every soul master gradually became blurred, and then became clear again, but there was a hint of fanaticism in their eyes when they looked at Lu Yu.

"Everyone, are you willing to fight alongside me?"

Lu Yu's voice was gentle but carried an irresistible force.

Fourteen soul masters stood up at the same time, knelt on one knee, and said in unison: "We are willing to be loyal to Master Lu Yu!"

He Gang stared at this scene in amazement and couldn't help but whispered, "Lu Yu, you...how did you do this?"

Lu Yu turned around and showed a meaningful smile: "Senior He, there are some things that you don't need to ask too clearly.

Next, our pharmacy will officially open."

Outside the side hall, the morning light was shining, and Lu Yu's gaze passed through the window lattice and looked into the distance.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he thought to himself, "Soul Hall, the game has just begun."

The night in Fengshan City was as dark as ink. The moonlight shone through the sparse clouds onto the bluestone streets, reflecting a desolate scene.

Inside the City Lord's Mansion, the lights were bright and the candlelight flickered, illuminating Lu Yu's handsome yet slightly gloomy face.

He sat upright on a carved wooden chair, before whom stood fourteen powerful figures with fanatical expressions. Their eyes shone with absolute loyalty to Lu Yu, as if they would not hesitate for a moment, even if it meant killing their own loved ones, at his command. (End of Chapter)