In his own world, Dugu Yan was just a small pebble by the roadside. If not for her grandfather, the Title Douluo Dugu Bo, she wouldn't have even made a splash.
Even Dugu Bo, because of the city massacre incident, was wounded by rumors and died in depression.
As Dugu Bo's granddaughter, Dugu Yan was also affected. The new clan leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Xiaogang—his own teacher—opposed the union between Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, fearing it would tarnish the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's reputation.
Because of Yu Xiaogang's strong stance, he had tacitly accepted his teacher's actions.
Then, Dugu Yan was divorced by Yu Tianheng.
"Very surprised?" Dugu Yan said indifferently. "Tang San, I really am not as good as you, nor as good as Qian Renxue. Without her, I wouldn't even have the qualification to stand in front of you all."
"Her?" Tang San didn't react for a moment. Dugu Yan didn't give him time to think and continued, "You ruined my grandfather's reputation, so I came."
"Though, to be honest, Grandfather didn't really have much of a good reputation anyway."
"Even that previous title of 'Hero of Heaven Dou'—hm... that kind of thing, only she would think of it, right?" A doting expression flashed across Dugu Yan's face for a moment, then her expression turned cold. "I have my own persistence, so I came."
"Tang San, I'm only a level 94 Title Douluo. Compared to you, the gap is indeed huge, and I can't compare to Bo Saixi and Tang Chen, who are called human gods."
"But when it comes to using poison, I still have this confidence."
Dugu Yan brought her hands together.
Greenish-purple soul power surged forth, carrying an extremely oppressive feeling.
The ground began to tremble, emitting crashing sounds.
"Ninth soul skill—Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees."
Towering giant trees that blotted out the sky swept in.
Vivid flowers bloomed from the flower buds condensing on the giant trees. As the trees extended, they released poisonous gas.
That poisonous gas could even erode soul power.
Even if the three of them accidentally inhaled a breath, even the toxin-avoiding pearl could barely hold up.
"How can there be a Title Douluo like this!" Bo Saixi's expression was tense.
A forest formed in the blink of an eye—a poisonous forest.
The condensed Sea God Trident sliced through the blocking tree roots, only for countless poisonous gases to gush out from inside, as if cutting into a major artery—the gas was almost liquefying.
This was the absurdity of a poison-type Title Douluo?
No wonder she could clear the field on such a large scale.
"Bo Saixi, you and Tang San go first. I'll hold that little girl back."
"Tang Chen, you..."
"Listen to me." Tang Chen's face was grave. "Without someone to hold her back, none of us will be able to leave."
"Tang San's eighth trial still depends on you. I can't attack them."
"I understand." Bo Saixi nodded.
Tang San also agreed.
Since Tang Chen said he had a way to leave, then he definitely did.
If they continued and all got poisoned, it would be troublesome.
"Haotian Nine Absolutes."
"Nine Absolutes United—Shock"
Clearing out an entire area, Tang San and Bo Saixi took a deep breath, using the toxin-avoiding pearl and soul power to resist the erosion of the poisonous mist. They turned into streaks of light and flew toward the outside of the forest.
Just as the giant trees tried to extend once more from the poisonous mist to block Tang San and the others from leaving,
Tang Chen had already used the Killing God Domain and Haotian Nine Absolutes to arrive beside Dugu Yan.
"Little girl, I have to say, you're very strong."
"But I, the invincible one on the continent, am not here to be trifled with!"
Although he didn't know what the upper limit of the opponent's recovery was, limb regeneration was likely not her limit.
Putting himself in her shoes, knowing that the three of them were all comparable to Limit Douluo, a mere level 94 dared to come tug at the tiger's whiskers—she wasn't afraid of breaking her teeth.
She definitely had a trump card. Tang Chen had even prepared for the worst: as long as the poisonous mist's range existed, the opponent could revive infinitely. Of course, this was only speculation, but he had to prepare for it.
Because the spreading poisonous mist could even erode the Killing God Domain—just thinking about it was terrifying.
Tang Chen didn't want to fight the opponent either.
He wanted to protect the others and then retreat.
As long as they left this area, it would probably be safe.
Just as Tang Chen appeared beside Dugu Yan and hadn't yet had time to launch an attack,
The fifth soul ring on Dugu Yan—the bizarre ten-thousand-year soul ring that appeared in the fifth slot—suddenly lit up.
Then all her soul rings successively emitted light, and the light gradually converged toward the position of the fifth soul ring.
"Not good—it's ring fusion!"
Tang Chen cursed inwardly. The current Douluo Continent was truly inhumane.
No exploding rings, no ring fusion, no divine skills, no ultra-large soul rings and combat power—you're too embarrassed to go out, right?
Thinking about how, after coming out of the Slaughter City, it was either eating melon or on the way to eating melon.
Tang Chen felt a wave of discomfort.
But things had already come to this—he, Tang Chen, couldn't possibly retreat.
Moreover, from the soul ring fluctuations, Tang Chen confirmed that the opponent was indeed Dugu Yan's true body.
Tang Chen erupted with bursts of soul power and roared,
"I, Tang Chen, invincible on the continent—when have I ever feared anyone!"
His soul power rapidly climbed, and one soul ring after another lit up.
"Ring fusion, fifth soul skill—Poison of Misfortune"
The oncoming, mountain-crushing poisonous mist blocked Tang Chen's vision. Even the toxin-avoiding pearl hidden in his chest emitted a "crack" sound of fracturing.
"I, Tang Chen, am no weakling. I won't be swept away by the waves and die on the beach."
The Haotian Hammer in his hand turned golden-red. Terrifying energy gathered and pressed onto the martial soul. Starting from the first soul ring,
"Bang bang bang"
All the way to the eighth ten-thousand-year soul ring shattering. The entire sky was enveloped in oppressive might.
"Great Sumeru Hammer Profound Meaning—Ring Explosion."
"Eight Rings Exploding Together"
A level 99 Title Douluo, plus eight ten-thousand-year soul rings, and the energy of the top-tier martial soul Haotian Hammer poured out from the hammer body.
Like a black flood dragon, it shattered everything around it.
Tang Chen breathed lightly and saw that the energy produced by the ring explosion couldn't completely suppress the opponent's poison. It even showed signs of being faintly devoured. An incredulous look appeared on Tang Chen's face.
"It's ring fusion, or the ten-thousand-year soul ring is just too strong." Tang Chen gritted his teeth. At the moment when both sides' energies reached equilibrium and were about to explode, he immediately pulled back and retreated, turning into a red streak of light rushing outward.
"Boom!"
A deafening explosion suddenly rang out.
The collision and repulsion between green and golden soul power formed violent air currents. The core area of the clash seemed to tear open a massive rift.
Visible rings of energy ripples frantically spread outward in all directions.
The trees from the Advent of a World of Flowering Trees were snapped in half by the explosive shockwave. Shattered wood chips and soil mixed in the gale and raged.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Trees and branches kept snapping and shattering. The ground was torn open with cracks.
Soil and rocks flew up, and thick dust filled the air.
The entire city had turned into ruins, leaving only the turbid poisonous mist still lingering in the air.
"Limit Douluo really are powerful." The surrounding poisonous mist rapidly converged.
A figure landed on the ground—it was Dugu Yan from before. Her green Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor martial soul revealed its true form, almost blending completely with the surrounding poisonous mist.
Her aura was quite chaotic. Enduring that ring explosion just now hadn't been easy.
"Not chasing?" A male figure appeared beside Dugu Yan. His face was slightly pale, his figure tall and slender. From his appearance, it was the Demon Eyed Demon Tree, Myriad Demon King.
"With Qian Renxue there, it doesn't matter if we don't go." Dugu Yan said,
"Besides, she wants to take Tang Chen's head to sacrifice for Xue Qinghe's spirit in heaven."
(End of chapter)