Douluo Continent III Haotian Wulin

Gu Yue was suddenly pulled away by him, and the force of that arm still lingered around her waist, causing her to be slightly stunned for a moment.

But Tang Wulin had already rushed forward again.

This time, he held nothing back.

The Sinking Star Hammer trembled heavily in his palm, and then, guided by his soul power, a second hammer shadow appeared. He swung both hammers simultaneously, one to the left and one to the right, fiercely striking the light dragon.

Guanglong grinned maliciously, then raised his arms and met the attack head-on with both fists.

"Boom! Boom! Boom—"

The three explosions were almost consecutive.

This time, Tang Wulin used the momentum of his charge to strike with both hammers simultaneously, his power even greater than before. However, with his two soul skills, Iron Armor and Iron Dragon Body, activated at the same time, he resembled a monster clad in iron armor, his body terrifyingly strong. In the head-on collision, Tang Wulin was still forcefully blasted away.

While he was in mid-air, he felt a tightness in his chest, and a metallic taste rose in his throat. Blood was already visible around his mouth and nose.

Xie Xie reacted extremely quickly, rushing over almost the same moment Tang Wulin flew out, trying to catch him from the side and behind.

But he clearly underestimated the force of the Light Dragon's attack.

Tang Wulin crashed heavily into Xie Xie's arms with a heavy momentum. Xie Xie felt his arms go numb and lost his footing. The two of them tumbled over and rolled on the ground like gourds.

This is a blatant display of overwhelming power.

Guanglong shook his arm, which was clearly numb from the shock, but instead of giving chase, he turned around, looked around at the onlookers, and deliberately raised his voice.

"Did you all see that? This is what happens when you dare to defy me!"

He pointed at Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, his face full of arrogance.

"You bunch of brats, thinking you can meddle just because you're Soul Masters? Let me tell you, there's a huge difference between Soul Masters! Anyone who dares to break the rules again, my Ironclad Dragon Claw will tear them apart!"

"Ouch..." Xie Xie gasped in pain, propping himself up to sit up. "Wu Lin, you're crushing me..."

But the next moment, his expression changed.

"Wait, on your back..."

Tang Wulin also let out a muffled groan.

He was still reeling from the impact, and only now did he feel a burning pain in his back. It turned out that when he rolled over, Xie Xie hadn't been able to completely stop the Light Dragon Dagger in his hand, leaving a rather deep gash on his back.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." Xie Xie's expression changed, and he quickly explained.

Gu Yue had already rushed over, squatted down, and was about to use her water element to help suppress his external injuries when suddenly she stopped.

An extremely strange aura was slowly emanating from Tang Wulin's body.

It's so hot.

Tang Wulin himself froze for a moment.

The heat first burst forth from the wound on his back, like a spark falling into oil, and in the next instant it shot up his spine, burning his entire body almost in the blink of an eye.

The familiar burning sensation returned once again.

From the tailbone, down the back, to the chest, then to the limbs and bones, finally rushing straight to the top of the head. The chest tightness and excruciating pain caused by the light dragon's attack were instantly dispelled by this intense heat. In its place came an almost frenzied sense of power.

Tang Wulin took a deep breath.

He could even clearly feel that the soul power within his body was being rapidly ignited and boiling at this moment, as if he had been suddenly propelled into a state of extreme excitement and extreme danger.

His consciousness wasn't completely chaotic, but it was far from calm either.

It was a very unfamiliar feeling, as if something more ferocious and primal deep within my body was slowly awakening along with this intense heat.

Tang Wulin subconsciously looked down at his right hand.

really.

Fine, golden scales slowly emerged from the back of his hand and wrist, spreading upwards along his forearm. His entire right arm trembled slightly, and a powerful force, as if it were about to break his bones, was continuously emanating from his right side.

Golden scales.

It's golden scales again.

Last time, he almost thought it was just some kind of brief and chaotic hallucination. But this time, the feeling was much clearer and much more real than before.

Before he could even think, he sprang up from the ground and charged straight at Guanglong.

"Wu Lin, don't go!" Xie Xie shouted anxiously as he couldn't stop him.

Gu Yue remained silent.

Because she had already seen it.

Fine golden scales had appeared on Tang Wulin's neck, shimmering like cold, flowing metal in the lamplight. She froze, her eyes widening in shock for the first time.

What is that?

Guanglong was still standing in the same spot, his face full of arrogance after just establishing his authority.

Upon seeing Tang Wulin rushing over again, he couldn't help but sneer.

"You little brat, you're pretty tough." He casually raised his arm, as if he didn't take the other person seriously at all. "If you weren't so young, I would have crushed you with that blow."

As he spoke, he slapped Tang Wulin across the face.

But at that very moment, he suddenly felt a jolt throughout his body.

Because he clearly saw a glint of golden light flash in the eyes of the boy who rushed in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, Tang Wulin's pupils suddenly narrowed.

Those are not the eyes that humans should have.

Cold and menacing, like some kind of ferocious beast looking down at him from close range.

With just that one glance, Guanglong felt as if something was pressing down on his entire body, his heart suddenly went empty, and an indescribable fear arose almost instinctively.

This fear had no origin, yet it was terrifyingly real.

His movements involuntarily slowed down by half a beat.

Tang Wulin's hammer had already struck.

"Bang--!"

A loud bang.

The giant dragon's tall and muscular body was actually blasted away by this hammer blow. In mid-air, a crisp "crack" could even be clearly heard—the sound of bones breaking.

His two men rushed forward to catch him, but as soon as they touched him, they were knocked over by the residual force and rolled into a heap.

The surroundings were deathly silent.

Everyone was stunned.

The once arrogant and domineering dragon, which had overwhelmed the three men, was actually smashed away by Tang Wulin's hammer.

Even Xie Xie was stunned for a moment.

Tang Wulin himself was stunned after swinging the hammer.

He looked down at his right hand.

At this moment, the hand was completely covered in golden scales, and the tips of the fingers had become sharper, as if claws were faintly growing out. The entire right arm was incredibly hot, as if the blood was rushing wildly within it.

But at the same time, he also sensed something else—

Soul power is rapidly draining away.

It's clearer than last time.

It was as if there was a bottomless pit inside his body, draining all his soul power out in just a few breaths.

We can't continue.

The moment the thought crossed his mind, Tang Wulin almost instinctively let out a low shout in his heart.

Take it back!

The next moment, something unexpected happened.

Those bright golden scales, like light that had suddenly lost its support, dimmed rapidly, then turned into tiny fragments of light and disappeared back into his arm.

The scorching heat quickly subsided.

From the moment the golden scales appeared to the moment he forcibly suppressed them, only a dozen seconds had passed, but most of Tang Wulin's soul power had already been drained, and his entire right arm was so sore that he could barely lift it.

But this time is different from the last one.

At least he didn't faint.

"You..." Xie Xie had already rushed to his side, her expression a mixture of shock and complexity. "That thing on you... it's come out again?"

He was closest to the camera and saw it most clearly.

It wasn't just Guanglong who was afraid; he himself felt an indescribable sense of unease at that moment. It wasn't just simple strength, but a kind of intimidation that came down from a higher level, chilling him to the bone.

Tang Wulin gave a wry smile, his face turning somewhat pale.

"I don't know what happened either."

As he spoke, he looked up at Guanglong again, but suddenly froze.

Where are they?

The spot where Guanglong and his two subordinates had been standing was now empty.

Clearly, the three of them took advantage of the moment when everyone was distracted to get up and run away.

Only then did the surrounding crowd seem to come alive, swarming around him. Some people who had stalls or shops on this street also rushed over to help Uncle Li set up the stove and clean up the mess on the ground.

Xie Xie gritted his teeth, his face full of resentment.

"That bastard ran off without even leaving any compensation."

Gu Yue didn't look at him, but kept staring at Tang Wulin's right hand.

"Your hand..." she began hesitantly.

Tang Wulin raised his hand and looked at it. It had returned to normal, but there was still a faint burning sensation under the skin.

He said in a low voice, "I don't know either. This is the second time. After those golden scales appear, they give me great power for a very short time, but they also quickly drain my soul power and physical strength. That's all I know for now."

Gu Yue didn't ask any further questions, but her eyes remained somewhat heavy, as if she were thinking about something.

"Let's go back first," Xie Xie said in a low voice. "This isn't the place to talk about this anymore."

The three of them said a brief goodbye to Uncle Li.

Before leaving, Xie Xie secretly slipped a wad of money into Uncle Li's arms, and without waiting for the other to refuse, he turned and ran. Tang Wulin and Gu Yue immediately followed, and the three of them hurried towards the academy.

After running for a while, Gu Yue suddenly asked, "Will that bald guy come back for revenge on Uncle Li?"

Xie Xie said as he ran, "He probably won't dare to do it anytime soon. Even if his arm isn't completely useless, it'll take him a long time to recover. Besides, the food street isn't a deserted place. It's one thing for him to collect protection money normally, but it's another thing if he really makes a big fuss."

He paused for a moment at this point.

"I'll tell my family when I get back and ask them to keep an eye on things there. Nothing should happen again."

Tang Wulin breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing this.

But the lingering warmth deep within his right arm still served as a reminder—

Everything that just happened was not an illusion.