Douluo Dragon King: Doumu's Blessing, I Am the Star Lord

“Makka Pakka, Bibilab... In short, Xingci has entered a deep meditative state that is rare and hard to come by,” Gu Yue explained.

Unexpectedly, a huge pot fell on him. For the sake of the greater good, the poor child forced a smile and nodded in agreement.

The reason was undeniably credible and true. Leng Yaozhu said, "Then I guess my words came true. The emperor wanted to finalize the time for your sparring match with Long Yue. You weren't there at the time, so we used that as an excuse to get by."

Gu Yue and his disciples share this part of their minds!

"But your return is just in time. The finals are tomorrow, and the sparring session was originally scheduled for the day after the competition," Leng Yaozhu remarked.

"Boss, help me get revenge!" Yuan Enhui was eagerly anticipating seeing Long Yue get whipped into a washboard shape.

People are fickle, and now Qian Gu Xing Ci is really not interested in torturing Long Yue.

"Aunt Leng, do you think we can pay to designate referees? Not just those from the Star Luo Empire."

Chapter 155 The Revival Douluo, the Mountain Dragon King Who Can Only Get Covered in Water

Xingluo Premier Stadium

The 300,000-level circular grandstand extends outward from the central battle arena, with every seat filled. Eyes converge from all directions, like countless sparks falling towards the center of the arena.

Uniform shouts rose from every corner of the stands. Fighting to the last moment and committing suicide is the underlying character of the Star Luo Empire!

The Youth Soul Master Competition's individual finals have the widest audience, and the best performers are often the pillars of the empire's future. Top-tier experts wouldn't participate in a competition with a performative element; such an opportunity is too good to pass up. Without the competition, who else could gather a group of geniuses of royal caliber together?

Both finalists, Long Yue and Tang Wulin, are considered the top-ranked players on paper and possess the strongest combat power in their regular season, making them strong contenders for the title. Tang Wulin's cultivation level is only four rings, and scholars generally believe that his combat power is similar to that of Yuan En Ye Hui, who was eliminated in the semi-finals. Tang Wu Lin's ability to reach this point is attributed to a bit more luck than that of ordinary people.

The odds of Tang Wulin winning on the black market are frighteningly high, and many gamblers are betting their future happiness on Tang Wulin, hoping to get rich overnight!

No child cries every day, no gambler loses every day; going all in is a form of wisdom. Tang Wulin's supporters firmly believe that the miracle of defeating the Soul King will continue, and he alone remains sober while everyone else is drunk.

In the VIP section with the best view, Leng Yaozhu leaned back in a soft chair, her long crimson hair cascading over her shoulders. Beside her sat the four prodigies of the next generation of the Spirit Pagoda: Qian Gu Xing Ci, Gu Yue, Na'er, and Yuan En Ye Hui.

Aruheng, who had risen to the rank of Title Douluo in the past six months, seemed eager to test his skills. If Long Yue were ten years older, he would be happy to spar with him. Among the collections of the Spirit Pagoda, Mu Ye always felt something was missing. The souls of ferocious beasts were not close to humans, and the success rate of forcibly absorbing them was zero.

Considering that the soul rings of the main body martial soul only require great strength, Mu Ye and Aruheng hit it off and summoned several super Douluo from the Star Luo branch of the Spirit Pagoda to go out to sea to hunt soul beasts.

The three giants of the sea spirit beasts—the Deep Sea Demon Whale, the Evil Demon Orca, and the Demon Soul Great White Shark—all possess remarkable physical strength. Absorbing spirit rings further tests their physical strength, as they only face lingering resentment rather than complete intelligence. Aruheng, who focused on developing his spiritual power, naturally reached the Spirit Realm after his breakthrough, unafraid of the impact of resentment.

The hunting team was very lucky to encounter the 300,000-year-old Demon Soul Great White Shark, which had been ravaged by both Harosa and Long Yeyue.

Even with nearly 400,000 years of cultivation, the Ice Wall Emperor Scorpion couldn't unleash its full combat potential in the far north. Super Douluo, amplified by their three-word battle armor, were all top-tier fighters below their limits.

Death was like a release for the ill-fated Demon Soul Great White Shark King, making Aruheng's absorption process incredibly smooth. With a ferocious beast-level soul ring and a torso soul bone, Aruheng broke through and advanced two levels, succeeding his original title!

Master craftsman Muye worked tirelessly to change the banned account to ZTE and re-enter the information on major social media platforms.

The cultivation speed of the flawless golden body is terrifying. Zhongxing Douluo Yi thought that in a few years he would become a disgrace to the sect. He went into seclusion to compete with his eldest disciple to see who would break through the limit first!

As the bell tolled, all the soul-guiding lights on the dome lit up, and countless silver-blue rays of light descended from the top. The Soul Arena in the center of the arena finally lit up with its full radiance under the watchful eyes of everyone.

The giant platform is over 300 meters in diameter. At each of the four corners of the Soul Arena, a giant pillar with an inscription rises from the ground, and the muzzle of the soul-guided cannon on top of the pillar slowly rotates, pointing towards the sky.

The pre-match pep talk is a must-do wherever it takes. Cameras and the public all looked up. Dai Tianling, on the podium, stood up and pressed his hands down to signal for silence. "Today we welcome the final of the individual battle of the All-Continent Youth Soul Master Competition. The prize for the individual champion will be a soul bone. In addition, he will also be awarded the title of viscount. Of course, those from Douluo Continent who do not wish to join the Star Luo Empire can change their conditions."

As the emperor, Dai Tianling knew exactly what the masses wanted to see. His speech was brief; he simply reiterated the rules and finally announced, "The final match is officially beginning. Please have both contestants enter the arena!"

One person emerged from each of the opposing passages. After Long Yue and Tang Wulin stepped onto the stage, the surrounding giant pillars formed an energy barrier that isolated the inside from the outside.

The moment the barrier completely closed signified the start of the match. Tang Wulin knew that his strength was roughly equal to Yuanen Yehui's, and golden one-word battle armor emerged from his body.

Before the match, Wu Changkong came to comfort him, telling him not to worry about winning or losing, to give it his all, and that the academy would not... nor dare to punish him.

"A two-word battle armor fused with four rings?" someone in the stands exclaimed. Fusion within a Soul Master's body is the hallmark of a two-word battle armor.

The knowledgeable person explained, "This should be a one-word battle armor forged from a spirit alloy. Upgrading it to a two-word battle armor in the future will not require starting from scratch!"

Despite possessing the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King and the genes of the Clear Sky Hammer, Tang Wulin, who was forged into a sacred body, still became a top blacksmith, and even progressed faster, completing a full set of One-Word Battle Armor during the exchange competition!

If you've seen animal-themed artifacts, have you ever seen animal-plant artifacts?

Long Yue smiled, his right arm covered in fine dragon scales, his five fingers clenched into claws, and with a step, the ground of the arena cracked open like a spider web. He transformed into a streak of light and rushed forward.

Tang Wulin felt as if his internal organs had been crushed by mountains. His body slid backward more than ten meters uncontrollably, his feet carving two deep furrows in the hard alloy ground!

Long Yue also took a half step back, a hint of surprise flashing in his crimson-gold pupils. The Soul Sect had actually managed to withstand his punch.

This round made Aruheng stand up. Why couldn't those guys on the field have been born twenty years earlier?

The mountain dragon will surely be king. Tang Wulin's invincible golden dragon bloodline has once again encountered its natural enemy. Qian Gu Xing Ci and Gu Yue both believe that the outcome of the competition is not in doubt.

The cautious Yuan En Ye Hui considered that Long Yue's reputation as a "madman" was well-deserved. She reasoned that if she initiated the fight, Long Yue would immediately engage in a battle with her two-word battle armor. As the number one genius of Xing Luo, Long Yue's battle armor couldn't be cheap; the gap between them would widen further.

But surprisingly, the Dragon Madman had the pride of a strong person and didn't use his battle armor to bully the young people!

Yuan Enhui didn't think he could win after releasing his battle armor, but the Titan Giant Ape hadn't had a satisfying fight, and now it felt like his body was crawling with tiny insects biting at him, making his bones itch.

"Swamp, river!"

Six spirit rings, three purple and three black, appeared beneath Long Yue's feet, and behind him emerged a colossal dragon carrying mountains, rivers, cities, and nations. The Mountain Dragon was the only wingless true dragon, and Long Yue, fortunate enough to have received the Mountain Dragon King's inheritance, possessed a much higher concentration of bloodline than Tang Wulin. Tang Wulin felt a long-lost bloodline suppression.

The alloy ground beneath Tang Wulin's feet turned into a muddy swamp, with towering waves all around. The giant waves and the swamp extended an invitation to Tang Wulin to come and play!

Slender vines emerged from the golden dragon claws, and Tang Wulin roared, "Blue Silver Entanglement!"

Facing the oncoming waves, Tang Wulin neither dodged nor avoided them. The waves that washed over his flesh and bones lost all strength and power, and could do nothing but leave water droplets on his body!

Chapter 156 Advanced Dialectics, The Battle to Protect the Crystal

After taking a cold shower, Tang Wulin smiled with satisfaction and, following the impulse in his heart, uttered that profound saying.

"Sorry, I'm a water freebie!"

The strange voice in his mind disappeared, and his martial soul mutated. Tang Wulin initially tried to find the reason. During a chance swim at the beach with his companions, he felt the intimacy of the seawater and realized that he could shape the water into whatever form he wanted.

Since then, he has never dared to step into a spicy rabbit head specialty store again. The noisy cries for help once led him to seek psychological counseling, and he was eventually diagnosed with auditory hallucinations by modern medical experts.

Gu Yue, in perfect unison, bit Qian Gu Xing Ci's ear as he approached, and asked, "Is this Tang San's bloodline ability?"

“It seems that without the suppression of the Golden Dragon King’s divine core, the true brilliance of the God-King’s son has been revealed. But the Sea God’s control over rivers is actually superior to that of the Mountain Dragon King?” Qian Gu Xing Ci said, leaning closer.

“Long Yue is merely a successor to a portion of the Mountain Dragon’s bloodline power. In terms of strength, he is roughly equivalent to the first five seals of the Golden Dragon King, comparable to the difference between the Light Dragon King and the Light Holy Dragon Martial Soul. He is definitely no match for the God King’s own son.” Long Yue’s performance undermined the Mountain Dragon King’s strength, forcing Gu Yue to defend him.

Leng Yaozhu glanced back at the two intimate figures, then shook her head when she saw Na'er intently watching the game.

The competition was in full swing, and Tang Wulin and Long Yue's fighting styles were extremely similar: using soul skills for control and physical attacks for strength!

Faced with the slender vines, Long Yue's initial disdain turned into a change of expression; he couldn't even break them with his strength. Hearing the mention of a legendary soul skill, Long Yue truly believed that Tang Wulin's martial soul, Blue Silver Grass, was excessively powerful, amplifying his strength while simultaneously possessing such formidable inherent power!

After several hard-fought battles that could be described as evenly matched, Long Yue's patience wore thin, and he said, "You're not bad, but you're still a long way from beating me!"

The ten-thousand-year soul ring is lit, and the fourth soul skill, Gravity Control, is activated!

The fact that the Gravity Control Soul Skill could appear in the Soft Bone Rabbit's terrifying skill bar is enough to prove its powerful effect in battle. The Mountain Dragon King planned to crush the Little Golden Dragon with absolute numerical superiority, and after using Gravity Control, he followed up with a Advancing Punch to send Tang Wulin flying.

With a ten-second countdown determining whether he had the strength to fight again, Long Yue's eyes, now possessing the vertical pupils unique to the dragon race, were fixed on a certain spot in the stands.

The referee announced loudly: "The champion of the youth group of the All-Continent Youth Soul Master Competition is Dragon King Long Yue from Monster Academy!"

With the advantage of home field, the Star Luo Empire's people were more inclined to support their own country's champion, and cheers surged like a tsunami, lingering for a long time.

The loser was not discouraged. In the previous rounds, Tang Wulin was able to go toe-to-toe with stronger opponents, which showed his strength to all. Long Yue's age was on the edge of the competition rules, and Tang Wulin firmly believed that he would not be weaker than him when he reached that age.

The unusual decision not to hold an awards ceremony immediately after the finals aroused public curiosity, with all eyes turning to Dai Tianling on the stage.

Individual competitions hold special significance in the public's mind, and a separate award ceremony is always held to highlight the purity of the individual champion. Igniting hydrogen gas will not produce the slightest explosion!

The ancestral laws cannot be changed. If the emperor cannot provide a reasonable explanation, there will be marches in the streets tomorrow to protest for Long Yue.

The shameless organizers have actually withheld the contestants' rewards. Your Majesty, if you don't handle this properly, will you have to issue an edict of self-reproach and then abdicate?

Your Majesty the Emperor is of high moral character and great prestige; we request that you be posthumously granted the title of Retired Emperor! Don't underestimate the power of the people of Xingluo!

"Ahem, everyone, please calm down. This awards ceremony is not canceled, but rather postponed, conducted reasonably, and planned in a structured manner."

I am both happy and unhappy about this decision. I am happy because we have made contact with the number one genius of the Spirit Pagoda and will be engaged in an exchange battle between geniuses from our country, Long Yue.

What's upsetting is that we had agreed that the competition would take place on that day, which did indeed disrupt the original plan. The awards ceremony is a customary rule.

"Long Yue needs about an hour to recover. Those interested are kindly requested to wait a moment. I have decided to fully refund the ticket price for this performance and, in turn, present a show for everyone!"

Still employing sophisticated dialectics, even with the decline of the royal family, Dai Tianling was still a high-ranking leader, as Qian Guxingci aptly commented.

Before the public could erupt in anger and back down, Dai Tianling preemptively offered to refund the money, silencing the discontent. The people even thought they deserved to die for so blatantly insulting this supposedly benevolent emperor.

The person in power took the initiative to lower himself, apologize to the public, and make compensation. Even at this time, Dai Tianling did not forget to win people's hearts!

Dai Tianling had never witnessed such a cross-border conflict between prodigies in his life. He held outdated information about someone who had just reached the sixth ring and considered Long Yue as his hypothetical enemy. Most importantly, he saw the Imperial Advisor going to Long Yue's place every day.

The effectiveness of the Imperial Advisor's special training is undeniable!

Bearing the mission of revitalizing Xingluo, Dai Tianling dared to invite wolves into the house, and then used them to devour the tigers. The talents of the Shrek team members were all frighteningly high!

Enci's ultimate combat power is an insurmountable peak for Shrek Academy. The growth period of Tang Wulin and others in the past two or three decades is also Dai Tianling's opportunity. While annexing Shrek Academy, he should first subdue those geniuses. If they cannot be subdued, he can directly use them as stallions!

"Please allow me to add something. To ensure the fairness, impartiality, and transparency of the competition, the final will have a third party outside of the Spirit Pagoda and the Empire serving as referees. After screening, the final selected person is... Cai Yue'er, the Dean of Shrek Academy, the number one academy on the continent!"

Cai Yue'er, who was in the Shrek spectator area, sneered. A fair ruling?

She didn't believe Dai Tianling would allow a top genius who wasn't an ally to grow up, especially since the Qian Gu family was a staunch hawk, whose stance was naturally contrary to that of the Star Luo Empire.

A flicker of irony and fanaticism flashed in his aged eyes. The Qian Gu family was truly foolish, allowing a junior to represent the entire family and even control all its resources. The condition for the Spirit Pagoda was that Cai Yue'er would serve as the referee for this match and could protect both sides with ease; afterwards, the Silver Moon Wolf King's right arm bone would be presented to him with both hands!

Knowing beforehand that Long Yue was there for medical treatment, the waiting crowd obeyed the orders one by one. Only commands that appealed to both emotion and reason could truly motivate the people and prevent riots.

Good things come to those who wait; doing your homework in advance makes the ending even more rewarding.

Three or five close friends gathered together to analyze who would be the pride of Douluo Star!

In the rest area, Na'er asked curiously, "How many blows do you think your opponent can withstand?"

"One hundred and eighty strokes, I guess," Qian Gu Xing Ci replied calmly.

"Is Long Yue that strong in your eyes?" Na'er heard a ridiculous joke.

"What did my opponent become, Long Yue?" Qian Gu Xing Ci explained to the unsuspecting player, "In the Crystal Defense War, Long Yue is Crystal."

Chapter 157 The Destroyed Mist Mountain Dragon? The Savage Bear is Enraged!

After an hour of competition, the audience's voices returned to full strength, and their momentum far surpassed that of the so-called final!

The gap in skill between the two teams in the final was obvious, and the outcome was hardly in doubt. The spectacle of the exhibition match, a battle for the title of the greatest talent, far outweighed the final itself, and the audience clearly preferred that.