Douluo: Dragon King's Tai Chi Mystery

Under the righteous gaze, Na'er felt a little guilty, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she argued vehemently, "Don't worry about the details, what I mean is that the women outside are scheming and want to take advantage of you to fill their own and their families' interests."

Unlike me, Aunt Leng, Sister Da Bai, and Sister Xiao Bai, only people like us who are close to you will treat you well without expecting anything in return!

“I understand the logic, but why are you sweating…” Zhao Xuanzhen looked puzzled.

"It's hot! It's hot! Hurry up, we're going to be late!"

Before the first class of the semester ended, Shen Yi announced that today would be a practical lesson, and the teaching location would be sent to the soul guide communicators of the four students in Class Zero, with the note "Meet here".

When Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er arrived at the teaching location, Shen Yi, Ye Xinglan, and Xu Lizhi had already arrived. Shen Yi led the four students into a blood-red teaching building.

The massive alloy gate stood majestically, its surface adorned with intricate patterns. Two sculptures floated to the left and right, one side featuring blue-gold plants and the other a mysterious eyeball. The gate plaque was inscribed with four ancient seal characters, their powerful strokes resembling coiled dragons and snakes, subtly exuding an aura of solemnity.

The Gate of Glory.

"The Gate of Glory is the training ground for the elite disciples of Shrek Academy's inner court. Considering your extraordinary talents, Crimson Dragon Douluo has decided, after much deliberation, to make an exception and open it to you."

Shen Yi smiled and explained, releasing a burst of soul power. The moment it touched the eyeball sculpture, countless threads of light intertwined to form an illusory light screen. His ten fingers flew as he typed in a string of cipher text, and the alloy giant door emitted a deep hum, wisps of white mist spilling from the cracks in the door, and a mechanical female voice sounded.

"Identity confirmed, teacher Shen Yi."

Students entering the Gate of Glory, please wear the Blue Spirit Ring.

The blue-gold plant sculpture came to life, and four metal rings floated out. Shen Yi turned around and gestured for the students to put them on.

Na'er took the metal ring and fitted it to her wrist. The ring automatically contracted and closed, its surface gleaming with a ring of blue-gold light. Zhao Xuanzhen frowned slightly. After the metal ring was fastened to his wrist, the external force stimulated his internal energy and blood, making it feel as if countless fine needles were coursing through his meridians.

"Is it detecting soul power fluctuations?"

A hint of approval flashed in Shen Yi's eyes: "The Blue Spirit Ring will detect the wearer's vital signs and cultivation data, and send it to the Soul Guidance Intelligence of the Glorious Gate to determine what level of examiner you will be assigned."

The raised button on the Blue Spirit Ring is a safety device; if you feel you lack the strength, pressing it will automatically disengage. However, the Gate of Glory is very safe; even if a Soul Master dies, it won't pose a life-threatening danger. I suggest you stay a little longer.

As soon as he finished speaking, the giant gate burst open, revealing a distorted blue-gold vortex behind it. At the center of the vortex, an endless starry sky could be vaguely seen, like an abyss that devoured everything.

The four stepped into the vortex side by side. The world spun around them, and when they opened their eyes again, they found themselves in a vast, pure white world. Countless firefly-like particles of light drifted and floated, casting a hazy glow over the pristine space. They were situated in four smaller spaces, separated from each other yet able to see each other clearly.

"Welcome to the Gate of Glory. Your personal trial has begun. Student Zhao Xuanzhen, age ten, trial difficulty is high. Defeat your fellow cultivator to become a Glory Shadow. No time limit."

The distant horizon suddenly distorted, revealing a figure with long blue hair reaching his waist, appearing to be twelve or thirteen years old, with a face familiar to Zhao Xuanzhen.

"Tang San?"

Zhao Xuanzhen let out a soft exclamation, for the magnificent figure was none other than Tang San!

Looking in the other three directions, Na'er saw a stunningly beautiful girl standing opposite her, with a scorpion braid that reached her knees and exceptionally long and shapely legs.

Ye Xinglan's opponent was muscular and strong, with a cold glint in his eyes. Xu Lizhi's Brilliant Shadow had the most unique appearance; he was clearly a bearded uncle, but he had captivating peach blossom eyes.

The identity of the Brilliant Shadow is obvious: it is none other than the original Shrek Seven Devils, Tang San of Blue Silver Grass, Xiao Wu of Soft Bone Rabbit, Dai Mubai of White Tiger, and Oscar of Sausage!

"The battle begins."

The mechanical voice simultaneously unveiled the prelude to four battles. A cluster of dark blue grass leaves grew from Tang San's palm. Each grass leaf looked very slender, covered with twisted snake patterns, and upon closer inspection, it had densely packed tiny barbs.

Three spirit rings, two yellow and one purple, swirled continuously. The first spirit ring shone brightly, and dozens of vines broke through the soil. The tips of the grass leaves condensed into sharp spikes like the fangs of venomous snakes, which came from all directions with the sound of wind breaking.

Blue and silver winding!

Witnessing the God King's classic first soul skill firsthand, Zhao Xuanzhen couldn't suppress the smile on his lips. He condensed his Qi into a Tai Chi diagram and it fell. The Yin and Yang energies swept out wildly. The Blue Silver Grass was shattered inch by inch by the Qi wave, no different from the roadside weeds, and the fragments were scattered like rain.

"boom--"

The black and white figures tore through the air, scattering debris everywhere. Tang San's expression immediately turned solemn, his hands gleaming with a cold, bluish-white light as he slashed at the attacker with his Xuan Yu Palm. Zhao Xuan's True Yang Hand gripped Tang San's wrist, its fierce force deeply cutting into the white light of the Xuan Yu Hand, splattering a string of blood beads.

Despite the excruciating pain, Tang San used the Crane Control and Dragon Capture technique, a method of using the opponent's force against them. To his utter horror, the power of the Crane Control and Dragon Capture technique had no effect whatsoever. Instead, Zhao Xuanzhen struck him in the face with an even more ferocious elbow strike, sending him flying backward through the air, his nose shattering and blood splattering everywhere!

"parasitic!"

The creator endowed the Brilliant Shadow with extremely high combat intelligence. Despite bleeding from his nose while in mid-air, Tang San still released his full soul power to forcefully twist his body, and his second soul ring shone brightly, with blue light surging.

Blue Silver Grass sprouted from beneath Zhao Xuanzhen's feet, its stems covered in dense snake-like patterns that twisted and coiled wildly around his limbs and joints. These parasitic seeds had silently seeped into the ground when the Blue Silver Grass began to entangle him, and now they suddenly attacked, their vines secreting a mixture of potent poison from the three great soul beasts: the Mandragora Serpent, the Ghost Vine, and the Human-Faced Demon Spider!

As the Yin and Yang energies expanded, the Blue Silver Grass of the Third Ring stage became extremely fragile, its parasitic vines shattered and exploded, and the powerful shockwave of the Qi-driven mountains and rivers left the battlefield in ruins.

Gazing at Zhao Xuanzhen approaching at breakneck speed like a phantom, Tang San wiped the blood from the corner of his lips and flung out a ball of blue-green light. The ball instantly expanded, unfolding into a giant spider web woven from Blue Silver Grass, with each ring tightly interlocked, shimmering with a purple glow under the light.

Third Soul Skill: Spider Web Binding!

At the same time, a tearing sound erupted, and eight deep purple spider legs emerged from behind Tang San. When fully extended, they were over three meters long, resembling eight sharp spears!

External Soul Bone, Eight Spider Lances!

The eight spider spears pierced the ground, supporting Tang San's body. The middle joints were bent more than halfway, then straightened out forcefully, and the powerful elasticity propelled Tang San out.

At this moment, Tang San seemed to transform into a ferocious human-faced spider demon, with eight sharp spear tips changing direction and piercing straight into eight weak points of the human body, such as the throat, heart, and brain. The air was corroded by the venom flowing from the edges of the eight spider spears, producing hissing blue smoke!

"External soul bone, huh? What a coincidence, I have one too."

Zhao Xuanzhen's smile was icy, and ten dark gold blades extended from his fingertips. Before the claw shadows even arrived, the chilling killing intent seemed to freeze Tang San's breath. The ten fingers of the dark gold claws were intertwined, and the spider web binding the claw blades was as fragile as paper.

Fragments of Blue Silver Grass swayed in the air as the two passed each other. A drop of blood fell to the ground from the tip of a claw. The eight spider spears broke apart one by one, and the fragments resembled a celestial maiden scattering flowers. The last image reflected in Tang San's pupils was five golden lines sweeping across his neck.

A thin line of blood stretched and expanded in slow motion, gushing blood and staining the area red. A human head slammed into the ground with a dull thud.

One strike to the head!

"Advanced trial passed, time taken: 1 minute and 37 seconds." The mechanical voice announced the end of the battle.

Zhao Xuanzhen withdrew his Dark Gold Terror Claw and looked at the other three battlefields.

Ye Xinglan fought against Dai Mubai, who was at the second ring. The sharp sword energy of the Star God Sword forced the White Tiger to raise the White Tiger Protective Barrier. Her spiritual realm of man and sword as one gave her a slight advantage.

The battle between Xu Lizhi and Oscar was unusually abstract. The two food-type soul masters with low combat ability were wrestling together, slapping each other and throwing electric cannons at each other, occasionally interspersed with various food-type soul spells.

"I have a big meat bun!"

"I have a big sausage!"

After eating some food to recover from their injuries, the two started fighting again.

When Zhao Xuanzhen's gaze shifted to Na'er's battle with Xiao Wu, his eyes suddenly narrowed, because Na'er's soul rings were no longer two, but three at the Soul Master level, with three large purple soul rings leaping around her delicate body!

Na'er's soul power was about level 28. She broke through to Soul Venerable overnight. Zhao Xuanzhen understood that she had most likely absorbed the left leg bone of the 100,000-year-old Thorn Dragon Emperor, which enabled her to break through the level 30 barrier in one fell swoop.

"The second individual trial has begun, with the difficulty increased to the Transcendent level."

The mechanical voice of the Gate of Glory announced that a hundred meters away, Tang San's figure slowly solidified, holding a giant black hammer. Black, black, black, black, four ten-thousand-year soul rings rose up with a roar!

"Fine, fine, you're smuggling in your own stuff..." Zhao Xuanzhen's brow twitched slightly.

He's read three and a half parts of Douluo Continent, and Tang San's Soul Sect has no Clear Sky Hammer Soul Ring whatsoever!

Moreover, four ten-thousand-year spirit rings are not right. What about the Titan Giant Ape's one hundred-thousand-year spirit ring? Since it's already been activated, why not just bring it all out at once!

We need to add values ​​to our ancestors' records, but we don't dare to add them too outrageously!

"Transcendent Trial: The examinee must withstand the attack of the Brilliant Shadow for thirty seconds."

"Thirty seconds, hold on?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xuanzhen's lips curled into a cold smile.

Perhaps because he still remembered his previous defeat, Tang San took the initiative, and his four ten-thousand-year soul rings exploded instantly, with dark gold patterns spreading to the handle of the Clear Sky Hammer.

The hammerhead rose up like a small mountain, and as dark golden light flowed, the air trembled and hummed, and spiderweb-like cracks expanded outward from Tang San as the center.

Haotian's Secret Technique: Ring Explosion!

Tang San let out a low shout, his arms bulging with veins, and raised the giant hammer high above his head. The patterns on the hammer were dazzling, and dark golden energy waves surged into the sky, turning the white world into a vortex with violent power!

A dazzling golden light shone forth as Zhao Xuanzhen transformed into his second awakened form. Accompanied by the crisp sound of his bones adjusting themselves, the Yin and Yang energies converged in his fists!

The fist and hammer collided heavily, gold and dark gold intertwined to form a ball of light, and the blinding light explosion leveled the surrounding ground. Tang San's face was distorted, and the patterns on the Haotian Hammer flashed wildly. The fist was like a drill, piercing into the hammer body!

"break!"

Zhao Xuanzhen's third soul skill, the Limitless Path, amplified and erupted. He violently tore his fists to the sides, sending the Clear Sky Hammer flying through the air, its shaft riddled with cracks. Before the aftershocks subsided, a golden fist shadow pierced through the light barrier, striking Tang San squarely in the chest. Tang San's body was annihilated by the Yin and Yang energies, vanishing into nothingness with the raging wind.

Zhao Xuanzhen slowly withdrew his fist, a wisp of dark golden light faintly appearing behind him, proving that the once number one offensive weapon spirit in the world had once existed.

"The Shadow of Glory was defeated in eight seconds. The Transcendent Trial has been passed. The test taker's combat level was found to be seriously abnormal, and he is suspected of hiding his true soul power. The Glorious Gate Annihilation Mechanism has been triggered, and the difficulty has been increased to the Infinite level."

The mechanical voice suddenly turned angry. Tang San made his third appearance, wielding a trident in his left hand and unleashing blue silver dragons in his right, his spirit rings slowly rising.

Yellow, yellow, purple, black, red, red, red, red, red!

Zhao Xuanzhen fell silent, staring at Tang San in his Title Douluo form for two and a half seconds before letting out a soft sigh:

"Being sanctioned by the system, that's interesting..."

Chapter 52: Yuan En Ye Hui's Interview, and the Sky-Supporting Douluo Yun Ming's Visit (4K)

"Om-"

Zhao Xuanzhen pressed the Blue Spirit Ring protection device, and his figure gradually faded. He didn't know how much of the titled Douluo Tang San's strength the Brilliant Shadow possessed, but one thing was certain: he was definitely no match for the Brilliant Shadow on his own.

It would be impulsive to expose the Eight Deception Masters just because of a practical training course.

Outside the Gate of Glory, Shen Yi saw Zhao Xuanzhen leave the battle space and hurriedly went up to him, asking with a puzzled look, "Xuanzhen, how did you trigger the infinite difficulty of the Gate of Glory?"

That's the annihilation mechanism of the Gate of Glory, specifically designed to punish examinees who break the rules..."

Zhao Xuanzhen spoke calmly, stating the facts: "I don't know. After I defeated Tang San, who had four soul rings, with one punch, the Soul Guidance AI insisted that I was hiding my soul power. Then Thousand Hands Douluo appeared. I have no interest in being beaten up, so I simply withdrew from the Gate of Glory."

"Ancestor Tang San of the Fourth Ring, one punch!?"

Shen Yi felt dizzy and looked at Zhao Xuanzhen as if he were an alien.

She is the direct disciple of the Crimson Dragon Douluo and an outstanding graduate of Shrek Academy's inner court, and is very familiar with the Gate of Glory.

The Gate of Glory and the Hall of Heroes of the Tang Sect are quite similar, both creating ancestral phantoms for training and combat. The difference is that the Gate of Glory simulates the original Shrek Seven Devils, while the Hall of Heroes is based on the Seven Devils of Huo Yuhao's generation.

Both practical training exercises adhered to one principle: the dignity of our ancestors must not be dishonored.

In reality, with the covert support of the two major forces, Phantom's combat power far surpasses that of the two generations of Seven Devils themselves; each of them is a top monster among Soul Masters of the same level.

Of course, adjusting the stats is one thing, but when faced with the younger generation being utterly defeated by the Phantom, the elders will always insist on saying one thing: the Phantom only has 70% of the real person's combat power, you still need to train!

After some thought, a look of understanding appeared in Shen Yi's eyes. It was simply that Zhao Xuanzhen had defeated the four-ring Tang San in seconds, and the Glorious Gate was convinced that there was absolutely no way there could be such a monstrous three-ring Soul Master in the world, so it decisively activated the annihilation mode.

"Xuanzhen, thank you for reminding the academy. I will report this to Crimson Dragon Douluo. The soul guidance intelligence of the Glorious Gate should keep up with the times and modify the standard for triggering the annihilation mechanism."

"Ah."

Zhao Xuanzhen said nothing more and waited quietly for the others.

Following Zhao Xuanzhen, the second student to leave the Gate of Glory was Xu Lizhi. The chubby boy stumbled out, his chubby face covered in bruises, looking extremely disheveled.

Both were second-ring Soul Masters. Xu Lizhi possessed the Recovery Meat Bun and the Light and Agile Steamed Bun, while Oscar's second Soul Skill, Detoxifying Intestine, was useless. Moreover, Xu Lizhi's test only required him to withstand Oscar's attacks for three minutes, so passing the first test was not difficult.

The second challenge was more difficult. Oscar became a Soul Master, and Xu Lizhi was instantly doomed. With the release of the flying mushroom sausage, Oscar gained the advantage of the sky. His two large sausages swung around with great force, giving the impression of nunchucks. He beat the chubby boy black and blue, and the assessment ended in failure.

"Bang bang——"

A moment later, Ye Xinglan walked out of the Gate of Glory with a dark face, her fists clenched so tightly they cracked, clearly in a terrible mood.

"Sister Xinglan, how many rounds have you passed?"

"One hurdle."

Ye Xinglan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. Her assessment was even more difficult than Xu Lizhi's, namely defeating Dai Mubai, who was at the second and third ring levels.

Relying on the nascent form of the Star God Sword Intent and his own formidable combat talent, Ye Xinglan narrowly defeated the White Tiger Great Soul Master.

The ancestor had already stepped on the landmine of the Gate of Glory by being defeated by a Soul Master of the same level. In the second stage, the White Tiger Soul Master, possessing the third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation, retaliated by beating Ye Xinglan severely, and the latter suffered an extremely miserable defeat.

The blonde girl moved gracefully to stand in front of Zhao Xuanzhen, her gaze intense as she asked, "How many trials have you passed?"

"Two checkpoints."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xinglan was taken aback. In her opinion, Zhao Xuanzhen was far more than that. She parted her red lips slightly as if she wanted to say something, but ultimately gave up.

"Is Xiao Wu a legitimate Soul Master?!"

Before she arrived, her voice preceded her. Na'er walked out of the Gate of Glory indignantly, ran to Zhao Xuanzhen's side, and said with a vengeance, "The combat power of the Soul Venerable is barely within the realm of common sense, but the Soul Sect is already outrageous!"

Until the third level, the Five Rings Soft Bone Rabbit Soul King teleported as if there were no limit to the number of times he could use it. He activated his invincible golden body and charged forward against the Silver Dragon Spear without taking any damage!

Tell me how to fight!

"So the normal third level is the Soul King?" Zhao Xuanzhen squinted. "I thought you'd run into the Soft Bone Douluo."

I glanced at you briefly and almost burst out laughing.

Na'er grinned, revealing her pearly white teeth, making no attempt to hide her mockery: "Tang San, a Title Douluo, with five 100,000-year spirit rings, plus the Trident of the Sea God! Zhao Xuanzhen, have you broken any heavenly rules?"