Douluo Dragon King: The Twin Dragons of Time and Space, Mistaken for Dragon God

Whoosh! A pink lightning bolt shot out from the forest, heading straight for Tang Wulin, who was absorbing energy!

Chu Nan's pupils contracted, and the Time-Space Twin Dragon Martial Soul instantly possessed him, activating his twin dragon eyes—and he saw the figure clearly.

A small, pinkish-white cat, no more than half a meter long, was covered in dreamlike fur, its tail swaying gently, and surrounded by a seven-colored halo. Yet, its aura was that of a genuine thousand-year-old soul beast, and its spiritual fluctuations sent chills down one's spine.

"Dreamy Spirit Cat?" Chu Nan was taken aback.

Without much thought, he unleashed his first soul skill with his left hand—Time Delay! At the same time, his right hand followed up with his second soul skill—Space Tear!

The Dreamy Cat twisted its body strangely in mid-air, managing to dodge the time lag and its paw struck the spatial tear precisely!

"clang!"

The sound of metal clashing rang out, and Chu Nan was forced back half a step. The spirit cat landed on the ground, its tail held high, its amber eyes fixed on Chu Nan, and let out a threatening "meow," a sound clearly carrying a mental attack.

Immediately afterwards, an invisible mental ripple spread out from its body—a mental illusion!

Chu Nan felt a blur before his eyes, and the surrounding forest began to twist. The trees turned into menacing tentacles, the ground turned into a swamp, and countless pink cat shadows pounced from all directions, each cat's eyes flashing with an eerie light.

He curled his lips into a smile, and his third soul skill—Time Reversal—was activated instantly.

The illusion shattered like glass, and everything returned to normal. The dreamlike cat was pouncing from the front, its claws aimed straight for his throat, moving so fast that it left only a blur.

"Little kitty, eat my sixth-class set meal!" Chu Nan grinned, and the Time Cage instantly locked the spirit cat's body, tearing through space and piercing its abdomen at the same time.

"Meow—"

The spirit cat let out a piercing scream, struggled violently for a few moments, and then dissipated into countless specks of light, leaving behind a ball of pink energy suspended in mid-air.

Chu Nan stared at the ball of energy, expressionless, but sighed inwardly, "Sigh, self-condensed soul rings are great in every way, except they don't absorb experience when fighting monsters. This is another round of unpaid labor, just being a porter for my teammates."

He turned to look at Tang Wulin and the other person who had finished absorbing the energy, and Wang Jinxi who was in a daze: "What are you spacing out for? Come and absorb it, I'll protect you."

Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Wang Jinxi exchanged glances, their eyes filled with awe as they looked at Chu Nan like he were a god. Then they eagerly ran over to begin absorbing the energy.

Chu Nan, with his back to them, cautiously observed his surroundings, silently complaining to himself, "Sigh, back to my old tricks again—the Security Emperor is officially online. I'm a pro at this job!"

Just then, a series of muffled footsteps suddenly came from the distant forest, growing closer and closer, and the ground trembled slightly.

Chu Nan frowned and turned to look in the direction from which the sound came.

Just then, Gu Yue's shout came from afar, tinged with anxiety: "Chu Nan! Run!"

Everyone turned around and saw that Gu Yue was rushing towards them, dust flying behind him, with a huge beast in hot pursuit.

The creature was over five meters tall, its entire body covered in crystal-clear material that refracted blinding light in the sunlight, leaving deep cracks in the ground with every step it took. A dazzling white light was gathering in its chest, the energy fluctuations growing increasingly intense, like a bomb about to explode.

Chu Nan's pupils constricted sharply—a crystal bear! And it was still gathering power!

"Holy crap! Gu Yue, what are you doing?!" He had only one thought in his mind: "This is going to be a total wipeout!"

"Get out of the way, everyone."

Chu Nan didn't have time to think. With a wave of his left hand—Time Cage! A silvery-white light shield enveloped the crystal bear, attempting to interrupt its charge. At the same time, he pressed down with his right hand—Spatial Pressure! It slammed directly onto the crystal bear, slowing it down and allowing Gu Yue to create distance.

The time cage, with its mere three seconds of control time, was ultimately broken by the crystal bear, shattering the light barrier into pieces. The white light emanating from its chest had reached its limit, so intense it was blinding—

"Crystal Explosion! Bang!"

A burst of white light engulfed everything within a radius of fifty meters!

At the last moment, Chu Nan activated a spatial warp, narrowly escaping the blast radius. The moment his feet touched the ground, the shockwave behind him pushed him off balance.

Xie Xie was an agility-type Soul Master with extremely fast reflexes. He ran out the moment the explosion occurred and barely escaped, but a large piece of his clothes was torn to shreds by the shockwave, leaving him covered in dust.

But Wang Jinxi and Tang Wulin were not so lucky.

They were absorbing the energy of the Dreamy Cat, their bodies in a semi-frozen state, with no time to react. A burst of white light swept past, and their bodies were instantly covered in crystals—still in their forward and turning postures, they became two crystal statues, lifelike and exquisite.

The next second, the statue shattered, turning into countless specks of light that slowly dissipated.

The two withdrew from the Ascension Platform.

Gu Yue was thrown away by the blast wave, rolled twice on the ground, got up, dusted off his body, and his hair was a little messy.

Her purple eyes swept over the spot where Tang Wulin had disappeared, a fleeting glint of triumphant smile flashing deep within them—so fast that almost no one noticed, but Chu Nan, standing not far away, saw it clearly.

His heart skipped a beat: "As expected, she lured the Crystal Bear here because of Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon King bloodline."

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Xie Xie, standing to the side, looked at the spot where the two had disappeared, and his eyes instantly turned red.

He turned and stared intently at Gu Yue, his voice trembling, each word seemingly squeezed out from between his teeth: "You...did you do this on purpose?"

Gu Yue didn't even glance at him, walking straight to Chu Nan's side and softly asking, "Are you alright? Are you hurt?"

"I'm asking you a question!" Xie Xie rushed over, grabbing Gu Yue's shoulder, his fingers turning white from the force. "You led us this way! And you made it build up its power! Are you trying to kill us?!"

Gu Yue coldly shook off his hand, finally looking directly at Xie Xie, her tone as contemptuous as if she were looking at an ant: "The Ascension Platform is fraught with danger. They are simply too weak; who can they blame?"

"Incompetent?!" Xie Xie's voice cracked, his eyes red-rimmed. "Then why did you lead them into the crowd?! Why didn't you go to those other large open spaces, but instead ran towards us? You did it on purpose!"

Gu Yue sneered, a mocking smile playing on her lips: "Where I go is my own business. Is it any of your concern?"

"Gu Yue, you—" Xie Xie trembled with rage, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and his soul power began to surge.

"What? You want to fight?" Gu Yue's purple eyes narrowed slightly, elemental power condensing in her palm, flames crackling. "Can you beat me? Who was it that I took down in one move before?"

Xie Xie's face flushed red, stung by the attack: "You—!"

"Enough! You two are acting like crazy people. Deal with this first, settle accounts with Tang Wulin and the others, and we'll talk about it after we get out of here!" Chu Nan frowned and interrupted them, his voice not loud but carrying an undeniable authority.

Xie Xie gritted his teeth, swallowing back the rest of his words. He turned around and charged at the crystal bear, venting all his anger on it…