Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King.

Chapter 334 Nine Steps to Heaven

Wolf King Hua Lantang, one of the eight Heavenly Kings of Monster Academy, ranks fourth in strength among the eight Heavenly Kings.

With the power of the Dragon Wolf Martial Soul, apart from Long Yue, even the other Heavenly Kings wouldn't dare say they could definitely defeat him.

But now he has actually retreated on his own initiative, and even during the course of an attack. What exactly happened?

"Admit defeat." Just then, Lu Fa looked at Hua Lantang and said calmly.

"You are no match for me, there's no point in continuing the fight."

Upon hearing Lu Fa's words, before Hua Lantang could even say anything, the spectators erupted in anger. "Wait, how can you be so arrogant!"

"Who exactly is this guy named Lu Fa? How dare he be so arrogant as to tell Hua Lantang to admit defeat? Doesn't he know how powerful the Wolf King is?"

"I don't know, he must be from some remote, impoverished place. He doesn't even know the Wolf King, yet he dares to yell at him like that. This young man is going to suffer later."

"Exactly! The wolf king must have made a mistake just now, that's why he retreated to adjust his posture. Does he think the wolf king is afraid of him?"

"But he's so handsome! Hopefully, the Wolf King will calm down and not go too far."

"Hmph, just a pretty face with no substance. Let the Wolf King teach him a lesson, so he won't be so arrogant."

The people of the Star Luo Continent were discussing it, but most of them thought that Lu Fa was ignorant of his own limitations and dared to provoke the Wolf King.

Hua Lantang narrowed his eyes as he looked at Lu Fa. He was very calm and composed, and even though Lu Fa had just made some outrageous remarks, he did not show any anger.

He had genuinely felt the threat of death, which was why he instinctively stepped back.

Just now, when he approached Lufa, his claws were almost touching Lufa's face when he felt a chill on his neck, as if a sharp blade was held above him.

If it goes any further, my head will be cut off.

This was Hua Lantang's deepest thought at that moment, and he trusted his intuition completely. That's why he subconsciously stepped back.

Looking at Lu Fa's youthful face, Hua Lantang's expression darkened; this was a formidable opponent.

At least in his view, although Lufa was just standing there, full of flaws, he was like an impenetrable barrier.

If he dares to make a move, he will be met with a barrage of attacks.

A purple light flashed in Hua Lantang's eyes, his third spirit ring lit up, and his scales shimmered with a strange metallic luster. Third Spirit Skill: Vajra Dragon Wolf.

This is an amplification-type soul skill that came from his second soul spirit: the Vajra Dragon Wolf.

It's not over yet! Second Soul Skill: Dragon Wolf Kill.

Hua Lantang charged toward Lu Fa again, his second spirit ring lit up, and his speed suddenly increased. His body flashed seven times.

The sharpness of the wolf claws gleamed, and the seven purple lights that his figure transformed into were filled with the oppressive aura of death.

As one of the kings of Monster Academy, how could he not have his own pride? Although he had told Dai Yueyan before that he would not underestimate Lu Fa.

However, Lu Fa was almost five years younger than him, and so far, Lu Fa had not even released his martial spirit.

If he were dealing with a child who hadn't even used their Martial Soul, but instead used his Battle Armor first, how could he possibly have the face to be the Monster King?

At the very least, we must force out the opponent's martial spirit! This was Hua Lantang's idea.

Lu Fa stood still, snorted coldly, and stomped his right foot hard on the ground. His blood and qi, which had been tempered by the innate secret method of the Body Sect, suddenly erupted and formed a golden blood and qi shield around him.

Gold—this is the mark of having entered the innate secret method!

The Behemoth bloodline erupted, accompanied by the roar of a giant beast. The Soul Masters watching on the screen felt their hearts skip a beat, as if they were being watched by a predator.

The people of the Star Luo Continent generally possess a strange bloodline power, which is even more pronounced in Soul Masters. Essentially, all genius Soul Masters possess some kind of powerful beastly bloodline.

This bloodline seems to be closely related to the dragon race. Therefore, when facing Lufa's Behemoth bloodline, they inevitably lose some control.

After all, the Behemoths and the Dragons were mortal enemies in ancient times.

A hint of madness flashed uncontrollably in Tang Wulin's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.

Long Yue, who was also watching the battle, was different. His eyes began to glow red, and an extremely crazy and violent aura began to rise from his body.

Seeing this, Dai Yueyan, who was standing next to him, thought to himself that something was wrong. Why did Long Yue suddenly go berserk at this moment?

"Brother Long, calm down. This isn't a battle right now," Dai Yueyan said in a deep voice. Then, he quickly took out a blue soul tool from his storage soul tool and poured his soul power into it.

Instantly, a soft, cold blue light emanated from the blue soul tool, enveloping Long Yue. This soul tool was custom-made for Long Yue by the Star Luo Empire, with only one purpose: to suppress Long Yue's frenzied emotions.

He wasn't the only one with this soul tool; all the other Heavenly Kings of Monster Academy had one, and even Long Yue himself possessed one. Otherwise, the Star Luo Empire wouldn't have felt comfortable letting their princes, princesses, and Long Yue stay together.

"Brother Long, please wake up!" Dai Yun'er, who was standing to the side, also had a blue light in her eyes as she released her mental energy in an attempt to wake Long Yue.

With their reassurance, the red light in Long Yue's eyes gradually subsided. Seeing the red light fade from his eyes, the two couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"I'm fine now, thank you all." Long Yue stretched out a hand to cover half of his face, and said wearily.

"Brother Long, what happened to you just now? Why did you suddenly go berserk?" Dai Yun'er asked, a hint of fear flashing in her eyes. Although Long Yue was indeed very good to her, the violent aura emanating from him always made her subconsciously feel fear.

"It's him." Long Yue looked at Lu Fa on the arena, his brows furrowed. "His bloodline power is extremely strong, perhaps no less than mine. My bloodline started to go berserk uncontrollably after being stimulated by him."

"What?" Dai Yun'er exclaimed in surprise. How could they not know how strong Long Yue's bloodline was? Yet now he actually said that Lu Fa's bloodline was no weaker than his.

"Douluo Continent, as expected of our origin, always produces such astonishing monsters." Dai Yueyan said with a wry smile and some emotion.

"It seems that Hua Lantang is really going to have to fight a tough battle this time."

At this moment, on the arena.

Upon hearing Behemoth's roar, Hua Lantang's speed noticeably slowed down for a moment, and then the golden and purple lights collided rapidly.

The purple light shattered instantly, and streaks of golden light spread upwards. It was as if bolts of lightning appeared on Hua Lantang's body, and he was blasted away by the shock.

"So strong!"

Hua Lantang quickly adjusted his backward flight, his gaze towards Lu Fa filled with horror. In the collision just now, he felt as if he had crashed into a piece of metal that had been forged and tempered countless times.

He could vaguely sense a strong pressure emanating from Lu Fa, making it impossible for him to fully unleash his cultivation.

The last time he felt this way was with Long Yue. But even with Long Yue, it was only after he used the Dragon King Martial Soul that he gave him this unshakeable feeling. But Lu Fa in front of him didn't even use his Martial Soul.

"Could he be even stronger than Long Yue?!"

The thought flashed through Hua Lantang's mind, but he quickly dismissed it. It couldn't be possible; he knew Long Yue's strength all too well. How could a mere youth compare to him?

However, this also made Hua Lantang realize one thing: he had to go all out. He flung his hands behind his back, and pieces of battle armor rapidly appeared, then fused towards his body.

He absolutely did not want to repeat the same mistake as Su Mu, losing due to carelessness. Even if it was somewhat humiliating, he believed that Lu Fa was an opponent worthy of serious consideration.

As Lu Fa looked at the pieces of battle armor that appeared on Hua Lantang's body, he strode towards him, an indescribable sense of oppression emanating from him and pressing down on Hua Lantang.

"tread!"

As soon as he took a step, Hua Lantang felt his body sink.

"Thump, thump!"

After taking two more steps, Hua Lantang felt his body become even heavier. However, it was still within his capacity to bear.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

Lu Fa took three more steps forward. Hua Lantang felt not only his body becoming heavy, but also his mental sea being oppressed, and becoming heavier and heavier.

However, it's alright, my battle armor is almost complete.

Hua Lantang's battle armor is not made of spirit alloy, so it cannot emerge from the body. Therefore, there is a certain time delay in wearing it.

"tread!"

However, when the seventh step landed, Hua Lantang felt as if the sky had collapsed. An oppressive feeling, different from before, was pressing down on his body.

"Damn it, get moving!"

At this moment, the battle armor was possessing Hua Lantang's body, but Hua Lantang felt his blood and qi surging and boiling in fear.

He couldn't move a single finger; he was completely suppressed by his opponent.

"How about it? It's not too late to admit defeat now." Lu Fa's calm voice reached Hua Lantang's ears.

He didn't speak. The only response Lu Fa received was Hua Lantang's unyielding, fierce gaze; he was still struggling. Making him admit defeat was impossible!

"Is that so?" Lu Fa knew Hua Lantang's decision after seeing his eyes. He took the eighth step and landed.

"puff--"

As Lu Fa landed his eighth step, Hua Lantang's body finally gave way, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. He felt his bones creaking and cracking as if they couldn't withstand the immense pressure.

His battle armor could help him resist external pressure, but its resistance to internal physical and spiritual pressures was much weaker. After all, it was only a one-word battle armor.

Peng!

As Lu Fa's ninth step was about to land, Hua Lantang finally couldn't withstand the increasing pressure and fainted.

Lu Fa withdrew his ninth step, frowning as he looked at Hua Lantang collapsed on the ground. It seemed this combat technique still needed improvement; even a Soul King could withstand it for so long. Its power was still lacking.

While pondering, Lu Fa turned and left without giving Hua Lantang another glance. At this stage of the competition, it was already clear who would win and who would lose.

The combat technique he used to defeat Hua Lantang was called the Nine Steps to Heaven, a technique he created himself.

It is a set of combat techniques developed by combining one's own abundant blood and qi with spiritual power.

As Soul Masters reach higher levels, they rely not only on simple Soul Skills, but also on their own insights and Martial Soul to create combat techniques that best suit them.

Basically, once a Soul Master reaches the Super Douluo level, they already possess their own self-created Soul Skills, such as the Crimson Dragon Nine Styles of Crimson Dragon Douluo Zhuoshi.

As for the Limit Douluo, it goes without saying that Yun Ming, Ao Hongchen, Qian Gu Qingfeng, and others all possess their own unique combat techniques. They rely much less on their own soul skills.

This is no longer the ancient era, where Soul Masters could only rely on their own Soul Rings to launch attacks.

Just like the Haotian Sect 20,000 years ago, it became the number one sect in the world by relying on the so-called Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique and the Nine Secrets of Haotian.

However, this approach wouldn't work in modern times. After more than 20,000 years of development, Soul Masters have far surpassed the level of their predecessors in developing various combat techniques.

Lu Fa is currently only a Soul King, but he has already begun to consider how to develop his own combat skills.

The reason he was able to defeat Hua Lantang so easily was because of his unique Nine Steps to Heaven, combined with his blood and qi power, as well as the spiritual power of the Spirit Abyss Realm.

The Nine Steps to Heaven consist of three steps: the first three steps exert pressure on the body's blood vessels, and the middle three steps exert pressure on the sea of ​​the spirit.

The final three steps combine the previous two attacks, simultaneously striking the body and the sea of ​​spirit, while also incorporating Lu Fa's will. Each of the last three steps causes the opponent's blood and energy to flow backward and erupt.

Of course, since it's a new venture, this move isn't very effective against opponents of the same level.

He was able to easily defeat Hua Lantang because he was on a completely different level from Lu Fa. But most importantly, he let Lu Fa complete the first six steps first.

This combat technique is relatively new, so it still has many flaws. The most obvious one is that the seventh step requires the simultaneous combination of bloodline and spiritual power.

Even with Lu Fa's current mental strength, it would take him a considerable amount of time to successfully take the seventh step. If Hua Lantang had been able to intervene quickly and interrupt Lu Fa, he wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat.

Of course, even if Hua Lantang intervenes, it doesn't necessarily mean he can interrupt the attack. The previous six steps weren't taken in vain.

(End of this chapter)