Chapter 369: Spirit Hall Retreats, Inviting Yu Yuanzhen

The dark night will always pass.

The next day, sunlight spilled over the earth once more.

This night was a night that changed the landscape of the continent.

Twenty miles outside of Leilong City, the army of the Spirit Hall had already retreated, and Ghost Leopard Douluo and Tuoba Xi led the remnants, their expressions incomparably heavy.

Beside them lay two people; one was the Ninth Elder, Whale Bird Douluo, who had already breathed his last, dead as dead could be.

The other was Sea Turtle Douluo, who was still alive, but his entire face had turned purple; it was clear he was afflicted by a potent poison that had even begun to erode his internal organs, and even if he wasn't dead yet, he was likely not far from it.

Fear still lingered on Tuoba Xi's face; the strength displayed by Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo in the battle last night was truly too terrifying.

Under the dual amplification of his Spirit Avatar and full-body dragon transformation, the strength of Yu Yuanzhen's attacks was inconceivable; after being enraged last night, he unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, and the True Dragon's wrath shook the nine heavens.

With a single strike, he shook Whale Bird Douluo, who had the weakest defense, to death, and also left him severely injured.

Relying on Ghost Leopard Douluo alone, he was simply no match for Yu Yuanzhen in a one-on-one fight.

Unlike the original story, Yu Yuanzhen achieved victory with an almost absolute advantage.

Although he only went from fighting four to fighting three, the one who was missing was the key to the complete change in this battle; Sea Turtle Douluo had been prepared specifically for Yu Yuanzhen within this team.

After all, dragon transformation was the famous signature technique of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family; how could the Spirit Hall not guard against it?

While Yu Yuanzhen, having activated both his Spirit Avatar and dragon transformation, was astonishingly powerful, his shortcomings were also obvious: just like Nan Feihuang's dual-avatar form, his soul power consumption was extremely intense.

The consumption of the full-body dragon transformation state was even greater than that of the Spirit Avatar.

Sea Turtle Douluo was a defensive-type Title Douluo, and having reached Level 95, his defense alone already surpassed that of a Level 95, even rivaling that of a Level 96 Super Douluo.

With him there, he could act as an indestructible shield, and even if Yu Yuanzhen wanted to break it, it would take a considerable amount of effort.

This amount of time would, firstly, be enough for the Spirit Hall army to complete the slaughter of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, and secondly, it would drag out Yu Yuanzhen's soul power consumption.

Therefore, Yu Yuanzhen's original ending was not very good; he was supposed to have been dragged down and besieged to death, though he was indeed formidable—even in that situation in the original story, he managed to take a Ninth Elder with him before he died.

But last night, in order to prevent Dugu Bo from entering the battlefield, Sea Turtle Douluo had to drag him down with all his might; as a result, he underestimated Dugu Bo's poison, and as the battle progressed, his poison resistance limit was broken by Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison combined with an herb of unknown origin, and he was defeated under the erosion of the potent poison.

Without any shackles, Yu Yuanzhen pushed his attack power to the limit, first killing the Ninth Elder, then injuring Tuoba Xi, and finally defeating Ghost Leopard.

If it weren't for the fact that Ghost Leopard Douluo was truly fast, taking Tuoba Xi and the sea turtle away, Yu Yuanzhen might have scored a triple kill.

After defeating the four Title Douluo of the Spirit Hall, Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo quickly cleared out the Spirit Hall army, and after fighting for over an hour, they finally completely repelled the Spirit Hall, beheading over three thousand people.

Dugu Bo did not release his potent poison with full force; otherwise, the Spirit Hall would have been in danger of total annihilation.

Regarding this, Yu Yuanzhen had no objections; he understood Dugu Bo's concerns. His appearance on the battlefield today was already an offense to the Spirit Hall, and one must know that he was not a lone wolf; he was now a person of the Gu Lei Kingdom, and therefore he had to be mindful of the Gu Lei Kingdom in his actions.

Out of kinship, he helped the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family defend their home, which was human nature, but if he were to relentlessly hunt down and kill the Spirit Hall, that would be going a bit too far.

Furthermore, Dugu Bo came to help, not as Yu Yuanzhen's subordinate; last night, Yu Yuanzhen already owed him a massive favor, so how could he continue to make excessive demands of him?

The only pity was that traitor Yu Luomian, who slipped away while hiding in the Spirit Hall army.

Yu Yuanzhen made up his mind that one day he would clean house. After the war ended, it was naturally time to count the casualties, and the result made Yu Yuanzhen feel very distressed: over a thousand family members had died in battle, accounting for more than half.

And this was only because they had been prepared; otherwise, it was truly possible they would have been wiped out entirely.

In terms of foundation, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family was truly far inferior to the Spirit Hall.

Now there was another key problem: where to go from here?

The family's ancestral grounds were ruined beyond recognition in yesterday's battle, and even if they were intact, Yu Yuanzhen would not dare to continue staying here; what if the Spirit Hall came back? He had self-awareness; the family absolutely could not withstand a second wave of the Spirit Hall's offensive.

In fact, Ning Fengzhi in the original story had this same dilemma; at that time, he led the remnants of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and did not return to the sect, but instead lived in Tiandou City, seeking the protection of the Heaven Dou Empire.

But the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family had no relationship with the Heaven Dou Empire.

The only slight connection was that Yu Tianheng was a graduate of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but this connection was not enough.

The reputation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family in the Spirit Master world could be said to be mixed; the bad part lay in the word "neutral." Neutrality seemed to be transcendent, but in the eyes of many forces, during times of chaos on the continent, neutrality represented being a fence-sitter. Therefore, neither the Heaven Dou Empire nor the Star Luo Empire held this family in high regard, and the Spirit Hall had no hesitation in destroying them.

The good part was basically brought by Yu Yuanzhen alone; his firm and upright image had regained some points for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family. What Nan Feihuang really wanted to recruit was not the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, but him alone. However, his firmness was only reflected in his personal self; his hatred of evil and his fearless personality when facing enemies were indeed firm, but whenever it involved the family, he appeared somewhat weak.

He was clearly a Super Douluo, yet he was restricted by the family's Elder Group. How could a truly firm person, as the head of a clan, fail to control his family? He was a decent guy, but not a good leader. Nan Feihuang's goal was to have him become a vanguard general like Dian Wei, to properly exert his personal firm temperament.

As for management, let's just forget about it.

Thus, Dugu Bo took the opportunity to say, "Old Dragon, how about this: if you don't mind, why not come to my Gu Lei Kingdom? With my relationship, Xiaofeijiang will definitely accept you."

"Gu Lei Kingdom?" Yu Yuanzhen was stunned.

After thinking about it, this was indeed a very good place to go; the Gu Lei Kingdom's national strength had grown rapidly in recent years.

They already had two Title Douluo, and if he joined, that would be three; with this strength, even the Spirit Hall would have to weigh their options.

His relative Dugu Bo was also an Elder of the Gu Lei Kingdom; with one of their own looking after them, the family could live well there, making it an excellent choice.

"But Old Poison, do you know what it means for the Gu Lei Kingdom to accept my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family once they do?" Yu Yuanzhen reminded him.

One must know that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family was on the Spirit Hall's must-kill list.

It was the same point: you, Dugu Bo, are relatives with the Blue Lightning, so helping them is reasonable and can be considered your personal action.

But if the entire Gu Lei Kingdom accepts the Blue Lightning, how would the Spirit Hall see it? If your Gu Lei Kingdom accepts our Spirit Hall's enemy, does that mean you are also prepared to stand against the Spirit Hall head-on?

Dugu Bo smiled slightly, "Hehe, rest assured, Old Dragon. Xiaofeijiang has already considered this point. Very soon, he will have a legitimate reason to accept you all. Before that, you just need to wait quietly."

Yu Yuanzhen stared at the confident Dugu Bo.

It seemed that the Flying General was not simple; he had actually prepared to accept their family long ago. If that was the case, I fear this Nan Feihuang's ambition is not small.

However, so what? It was actually more to Yu Yuanzhen's taste.

Even if he were to join a force, the master of that force could not be a salted fish without ambition; otherwise, why would the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon submit?

(End of chapter)