Chapter 30: Assassination Incident Concludes

Ugh...!

The overwhelming energy roamed inside his body, and Tang Wulin couldn't help but let out a painful groan.

He could feel the energy left by the Gold Dragon King's seal rapidly merging into him, strengthening his body's power and resilience.

But the counterpart was that he felt immeasurable pain at this moment.

The Gold Dragon King's essence violently collided inside him, causing his whole body to emit dazzling golden light.

Tang Wulin clenched his teeth, his eyes reddening, pupils narrowed to slits, and he glared ferociously at the nearby Soul Emperor.

What is this...?

While being stared at, the Soul Emperor sensed the fear rising from his heart since earlier suddenly surge, and for a moment even his soul skill became hard to maintain.

He, a lone free‑spending soul master whose aura rings are all white, could reach his current realm clearly thanks to his martial soul.

His martial soul is the Black Fire Earth Dragon, a type of sub‑dragon.

Although its quality is far inferior to orthodox dragon martial souls, and even far behind the White Tiger martial soul, it still easily surpasses most other martial souls.

Yet at this moment, the martial soul that had helped him countless times became a hindrance; even a fragment of the Dragon God's half‑body terrifying pressure is a fear no lizard of his sub‑dragon kind can face.

Logically he knows it's just a petty imp without even a Grand Soul Master cultivation, but his body refuses to obey his mind, rendering him immobile.

Boss!

The agile‑attack Soul King beside him saw his own leader inexplicably freeze in place and instantly became frantic.

What is he doing at such a critical moment!

Following the Soul Emperor's gaze, he saw Tang Wulin with eyes blazing.

Is this kid causing the trouble!

He rushed forward and stood before Tang Wulin.

It's just a tiny imp; no matter what demonic tricks it used to control the boss, it couldn't withstand an attack from a Soul King‑level being like himself.

Yet the development once again surpassed his expectations.

A golden soul ring suddenly rose around Tang Wulin, and the next second, golden light burst from it!

Golden dragon scales began to shimmer over Tang Wulin's body, then he thrust out his dragon claws at full force, colliding with the Soul King's attack.

With a whoosh, Tang Wulin was flung backward, and the Soul King felt his hand jolted by that strange force, painfully stunned, unable to pursue for a moment.

He was shocked; a power of this level might not even be possessed by a Soul Ancestor.

What on earth happened to this kid?!

In fact, Tang Wulin's current strength still doesn't compare to a Soul Ancestor.

The energy contained in the second seal is sizable, but with only half of it remaining, it's insufficient to boost his power to Soul Ancestor level.

The reason he could achieve this miraculous scene is that his internal energy was raging, with massive power nowhere to vent; when the Soul King attacked, he delivered an extraordinary strike.

But that was already his limit; under the torment of immense pain, he could barely keep consciousness, let alone continue fighting.

The pain was so intense he felt every cell in his body wailing, screaming they could not endure.

Had Tang Wulin's will not been so strong, and considering he had recently endured the pain of absorbing the first seal, he might have already torn his own throat and committed suicide.

Just as he struggled in the sea of pain, a familiar gentle voice sounded beside his ear.

"Take a deep breath, child, spread the energy throughout your body so it can absorb it as fully and evenly as possible,"

At the same time, a massive bright aura surged into Tang Wulin, suppressing the raging energy inside him.

Under this luminous power, not only did Tang Wulin's pain lessen greatly, his body began to recover rapidly, and even the flow of the Gold Dragon King's essence damaging him slowed.

Um...

The pressure suddenly eased, Tang Wulin's body relaxed and he lost consciousness.

Although he lost consciousness, his contribution was already huge. The enemy's strongest Soul Emperor was deterred for several seconds, allowing He Caitou to unleash full firepower and dominate the field.

When the Soul Emperor recovered and prepared to dominate the battlefield again, Shi Laike's reinforcements had already arrived.

"Stop it!"

Seeing the Soul Saint strongman descending rapidly from the sky, the leading Soul Emperor first showed a look of resentment, then after a moment, he seemed to let go.

It was inevitable that things would reach this point, but he didn't expect that he hadn't eliminated even a single target.

Shi Laike's students truly lived up to their reputation.

Shi Laike's reinforcements descended one by one, encircling everyone present.

Seeing the situation completely hopeless, the assassins also raised their hands, choosing to surrender.

A member of Shi Laike checked Tang Wulin's condition, then lifted him up, preparing to take him away.

At that moment, he felt his clothing being grabbed by someone.

Turning around, Huo Yutong stared at him with an uneasy expression, her eyes full of anxiety and fear.

"Wulin... is the classmate you're holding okay? He—he's someone very important to me; please make sure you heal him!"

When she saw Tang Wulin being ripped away by that Soul King's single strike, her heart twitched, and the incomparable fear almost made her unable to maintain even her spiritual detection.

That was the Soul King's full‑force strike; even a lone soul master couldn't withstand it.

The fact that Tang Wulin didn't get up afterward pushed her worry to the peak; now she felt her mind tangled, unable to stay calm.

She had spent her past years under the disdain of those around her; in the more than ten years of her life, no one besides her mother had ever treated her so well.

He is her first friend, the turning point of her fate, the most important person to her besides Huo Yun'er; the thought that something might happen to him makes her breathing difficult.

Fortunately, the person holding Tang Wulin smiled at her and said, "Don't worry, he's fine; he just fainted from exhaustion—actually his condition is unbelievably good."

Hearing that, Huo Yutong felt a wave of weakness wash over her.

Great, he's okay.

Great.

"Great..."

Huo Yutong relaxed her whole body, and she also fainted.

Just now, to save Tang Wulin, she disregarded the consumption, cooperating with her Purple Extreme Magic Eyes, she unleashed a full-force Soul Impact at that Soul Emperor among the assassins, suffering a heavy backlash.

The reason she could stay conscious until now is entirely due to her worry for Tang Wulin and her determination to protect him.

Now that she learned Tang Wulin was unharmed, after sighing in relief, she could no longer stay conscious and thus slipped into a coma.

As for the Shrek support staff in charge of assistance, they were dumbfounded.

He looked left and right, finally sighed, picked up Huo Yutong from the ground, and hurried toward the Academy.

Thus, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong's long and tumultuous opening festival came to an end.

Under the night sky, the two were held in the same embrace, their sleeping faces utterly tranquil.

By the way, I discovered that the suppression power of Huo's Ultimate Ice from Douluo II's Prison against ice-attribute martial souls is stronger than that of Tang Wulin from Douluo III against dragon-type martial souls.

Without saying anything else, the performance of the two-ring Prison Huo instantly killing the five-ring Ling Luochen with a glance was truly outstanding; in the later match, there was also a performance of instantly killing a top Soul Ancestor with a glance.

So, Tang Wulin adapting to the version, also slightly strengthening his bloodline suppression ability would also be reasonable, right? (not)

By the way, congratulations to Little Huo for her favorability toward Tang Wulin breaking through the 80 mark, giving rise to feelings beyond friendship.

Starting from the next chapter, their way of interacting will change.

(End of chapter)