Hunting Protagonists Starting from Douluo
Chapter 38

Tang San's Showboating Backfires Again, Luo God's Flying Thunder God Slash

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"How are your preparations coming along?" Zhao Wuji seemed a little impatient. The previous incense stick had already burned out.

Seeing Tang San still dawdling and showing off endlessly, Luo Chen stepped forward and said, "Alright, we can begin."

Zhao Wuji immediately lit a new incense stick. Ning Rongrong was the first to release her martial soul, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and use her first two soul skills. Several rays of light enveloped the four of them.

Luo Chen immediately felt his strength and speed increase by thirty percent. He was delighted. I'm already this strong. With Ning Rongrong's support, won't I be even more invincible in the future? How can I let such an excellent support fall into Oscar's hands, that lecherous bastard?

Thinking about it, the female characters of Douluo Continent really were quite good. The male lead and male supporting characters, on the other hand, were truly nothing special. If he did not get them killed, even he, as someone who had watched the anime, would be displeased.

Dai Mubai was pretentious and fickle, Oscar was lecherous and cowardly, and that Chicken Phoenix looked like a winter melon and spoke even more disgustingly. Then there was Grandmaster, that old man with his flat-top haircut who loved putting on airs.

While Luo Chen was thinking, Zhao Wuji had already made his move. He was charging at Ning Rongrong, and Luo Chen immediately used the Flying Thunder God Technique, teleporting to Ning Rongrong's side in an instant.

How could he miss such a good opportunity? Luo Chen immediately placed one hand on Ning Rongrong's pert backside and wrapped his other arm around her shoulders. Carrying her sideways in his arms, he leapt away and evaded Zhao Wuji's strike.

After Luo Chen used the Flying Thunder God Technique now, aside from increasing his own speed, it also allowed him to release several teleports in succession within a certain period of time.

This was not true teleportation. True teleportation was a spatial ninjutsu, and he would need to raise his proficiency to level six or above before he could use it.

Still, this kind of teleportation could instantly raise the Flying Thunder God's original speed by dozens or even hundreds of times. He could teleport anywhere within several hundred meters, making it comparable to spatial teleportation. It was just that he was not yet level thirty, so he could only perform three consecutive Flying Thunder God Teleportations at most.

After three uses, he had to wait for the Nine Yang Divine Skill to restore his Soul Power before he could use it again. There would be an interval of a little over a minute. As his Soul Power level increased, the number of consecutive Flying Thunder God uses would also increase.

"Ah... you pinched me..." Held in Luo Chen's arms as he leapt more than ten meters away, the proud Ning Rongrong immediately blushed and let out a soft cry.

Luo Chen hurriedly put her down. She was wearing a skirt, and the feel had seemed rather nice. He chuckled inwardly but put on an innocent expression. "How could I carry you if I didn't use any strength? We're fighting right now. Be good, I was only protecting you."

Ning Rongrong looked at this wickedly charming boy. He had obviously done it on purpose, yet she could not refute what he said. She could only give a soft snort and continue using the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to support the four of them.

Standing beside Ning Rongrong, Luo Chen watched Tang San fight. This bastard kept directing Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing while he himself only stayed back, releasing Blue Silver Grass and hidden weapons.

Knowing they had to put on an act, Xiao Wu could only grit her teeth and cooperate with his Blue Silver Grass, closing in to attack Zhao Wuji. Zhu Zhuqing also launched close-range attacks from the side.

Zhu Zhuqing was especially alluring after using her martial soul. Her figure had become even more voluptuous, with a tempting cat-like backside, furry claws on her hands, long legs, and a gently swaying tail. She truly was a little wildcat.

Luo Chen could not just stand there watching, so he leisurely jumped to Zhao Wuji's right side and began putting on a show of fighting. He easily dodged Zhao Wuji's attacks. After Zhao Wuji struck at him several times and found that he could not hit him, he stopped paying much attention to him.

Under Tang San's command, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing gave Zhao Wuji some trouble at first. But just then, Zhao Wuji's First Soul Ring immediately lit up.

In the original story, it was the golden light of Zhao Wuji's First Soul Skill that made Xiao Wu cough up blood and knocked Zhu Zhuqing unconscious.

Because Tang San did not engage in close combat and only controlled Xiao Wu from afar with Blue Silver Grass, he was injured the least. This coward had clearly sent the girls into danger, yet later he still had the nerve to claim that Xiao Wu coughing blood was what enraged him.

Luo Chen had joined the battle precisely to save Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing. Unlike Tang San, that pretentious bastard, he would not send girls into danger while showing off from behind them.

Luo Chen immediately used Flying Thunder God Teleportation. Before Zhao Wuji's golden light erupted, he appeared beside Xiao Wu, wrapped an arm around her waist, and used a lightning slash to cut through Tang San's disgusting Blue Silver Grass. With a forceful push, he sent Xiao Wu toward safety.

With the second Flying Thunder God Teleportation, Luo Chen appeared behind Zhu Zhuqing. Zhu Zhuqing had already unleashed Netherworld Hundred Claws. Without time to think, Luo Chen directly grabbed her cat-like backside, pulled her back into his arms, and pushed her toward Ning Rongrong.

The entire process took just over a second. The next moment, the golden light of Zhao Wuji's First Soul Skill erupted.

"What trash..." Luo Chen took one look and saw that it was already too late to dodge. He instantly released the internal force of the Nine Yang Divine Skill and used a Lightning Release defensive ninjutsu.

Luo Chen's entire body was immediately covered in lightning. Within the golden light, he easily withstood the attack, but he still pretended to fall from the air and sat weakly on the ground.

Tang San was the farthest away and only suffered backlash from the Blue Silver Grass. That showboating bastard hurriedly shouted, "Xiao Chen, are you alright? Thank you. You actually used all your teleports to save Xiao Wu and Zhuqing. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let them charge ahead."

Luo Chen could not help but think, What fucking use is it saying that now, you showboating bastard? If I hadn't intervened in the original story, wouldn't you have let them get hurt? And you still think you can command people looking like that?

"I'm fine, Tang San. I still can..." Luo Chen pretended to be weak as he struggled to stand, then retreated to the side and began pretending to heal his injuries.

Of course, Luo Chen could not fight now. It was better to let that showboating bastard fight alone, and he could also take the chance to screw him over.

"Teacher Zhao, pardon my offense. You injured my brother and nearly got my sister hurt. I'm going to fight you seriously now." Just like in the original story, Tang San looked at Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others behind him. He began showing off by himself, using Purple Demon Eyes and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track as he launched all kinds of hidden weapons at Zhao Wuji.

"Chen Ge..." Xiao Wu called out before suddenly running over and tightly grabbing Luo Chen's hand. Thinking he was truly injured, she looked at him with pained eyes and said, "I never thought you would save me like that. Are you alright? I don't want to keep acting anymore. I want to be with Chen Ge..."

Luo Chen was startled and hurriedly said, "What? No, we have to keep acting. You only need to treat him like a friend, and treat me like a friend in front of him too. Don't worry, I was fine just now. How could that kind of trash hurt me?"

"You're still pretending to be strong..." Xiao Wu glanced at Tang San and saw that his back was turned to them from far away. She immediately wrapped her arms around Luo Chen's neck and lightly kissed the corner of his lips.

"Uh..." Luo Chen was suddenly startled. He pinched Xiao Wu's waist, and only then did she stand up.

Luo Chen glanced at Tang San. Fortunately, he had not been discovered. Tang San's Purple Demon Eyes were still far from capable of noticing something happening behind him.

Even if Tang San's Dad was watching from far away, he would not notice such details. Xiao Wu's stolen kiss had been very discreet. Luo Chen had already used the Sharingan to observe the area and had not discovered Tang Hao. That meant Tang Hao was at least a thousand meters away and was probably watching the battle with his spiritual power.

Luo Chen stopped pretending at this point and stood up to watch Tang San's battle with Zhao Wuji.

Tang San truly was a master of hidden weapons. Just like in the original story, he first used hidden weapons such as Bone Penetrating Needles and Willow Leaf Blades, employing the Sky Full of Flowers technique to launch a dense barrage at Zhao Wuji while using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade.

Zhao Wuji used Gravity Squeeze and Positioning Tracking.

Tang San then used his Second Soul Skill, along with sixty-four steel needles and Sand Shooting Shadow.

Seeing Tang San's handling and use of hidden weapons with his own eyes, Luo Chen had to admit that Tang San's combat power was indeed rather strong and that his manipulation of hidden weapons was truly impressive.

But against him, those flashy tricks were utterly useless. Luo Chen only needed one Flying Thunder God and Chidori to slit Tang San's throat.

Even if they fought head-on, Luo Chen's Lightning Release defense, Earth Release, Water Release, and Wind Release could block all of Tang San's hidden weapons. Then he could pull out a golden Desert Eagle pistol and send him on his way with a single shot.

Luo Chen suddenly realized that after Xiao Wu kissed him, he had received another three hundred experience points.

"Why did one kiss give so much?"

Luo Chen checked the system and discovered that it displayed:

Obtained the female lead Xiao Wu's first sincere kiss. Reward: 300 experience points.

"Wonderful." Luo Chen thought that with these three hundred experience points, he had accumulated fifteen hundred experience points. He could activate the beginner version of the divine artifact, the Yata Mirror.

The Yata Mirror was a divine artifact from the Naruto world. Even without Susanoo, it could reflect all physical attacks. It only needed to be upgraded gradually. With it, he would not fear Tang San's hidden weapon sneak attacks anymore, and he could even reflect all of Tang San's hidden weapons back at him.

Luo Chen immediately activated the Yata Mirror. Before he had time to inspect it carefully, he discovered that Zhao Wuji had already used his Fifth Soul Skill, Gravity Squeeze.

Under the Gravity Squeeze, the ground all around them cracked apart, chunks of rubble trembled, and Tang San's body was pulled uncontrollably toward Zhao Wuji.

This move was already very powerful, yet Tang San, just like in the original story, began preparing to attack with a crossbow.

The Medium Crossbow was an immensely powerful hidden weapon. Even Luo Chen would need to use Water Formation Wall and Earth Flow Wall to block it. Tang San truly had many hidden weapons hidden within his Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night.

"However, your little show is about to end."

Luo Chen immediately circulated the Soul Power within his body and used Wind Release to control several pieces of rubble that should have been squeezed along with Tang San toward Zhao Wuji. As those chunks of rubble flew toward Zhao Wuji, they suddenly accelerated and curved along a bizarre trajectory.

"Five years have passed, so naturally I can't use the same move." A smile appeared at the corner of Luo Chen's lips. Under his Wind Release control, those pieces of rubble suddenly struck a certain part of Tang San's body—a place even the Golden Bell Cover could not defend.

At that moment, Luo Chen was dozens of meters away from Tang San, and he had acted while Zhao Wuji was using Gravity Squeeze. There would absolutely be no flaw. Even Tang San himself would think that Zhao Wuji's pull had caused the rubble to happen to strike him there...

As for Tang Hao, although he was watching the battle, he was surely very far away and would be even less likely to notice.

Tang San had originally been preparing to attack with the crossbow when he suddenly felt himself being struck. His entire body stiffened, his expression became extremely ugly and strange, and he collapsed to the ground. The Medium Crossbow he had been preparing to use also fell to the ground.

Originally, Tang San was going to use the poisoned crossbow, then combine it with the Clear Sky Hammer to beat Zhao Wuji until his nose bled. But now that he had suddenly been attacked, all of his attacks had been interrupted.

After all, that was a fatal spot. Once Tang San fell to the ground, his expression became incomparably ugly, yet he did not dare do anything about it. That would be too embarrassing.

When Zhao Wuji saw Tang San suddenly collapse, he did not know what had happened. But he knew when to stop and immediately withdrew Gravity Squeeze, thinking that Tang San's body had reached its limit and that was why he had fallen.

Feeling that he had regained some face, Zhao Wuji looked rather pleased. Though he had been beaten up badly as well and was panting, he still said fiercely, "The strongest among you has been defeated by me. This incense stick is about to burn out. You have no chance left."

"Not necessarily..." Luo Chen dashed forward and used the first stage of Flying Thunder God Teleportation to arrive beside Tang San. Seeing Tang San in some pain, he chuckled inwardly and quickly lowered his head to ask, "Xiao San, what's wrong? Are you alright?"

"I'm... I'm fine..." Tang San was naturally too embarrassed to say that he was in pain. Gritting his teeth, he forced himself to stand.

Of course, Luo Chen had not truly crippled Tang San. That would make things less fun later. It was simply Tang San's first time suffering such an attack, and he was still in pain. He could no longer fight.

Tang San glanced at the incense stick that was about to burn out and sighed. "It's just that... we might all fail this test..."

"It's alright. Leave the rest to me." Luo Chen spoke calmly. Dai Mubai also helped Tang San to the side. Aside from the pain, Tang San had also suffered internal injuries from Gravity Squeeze.

Luo Chen picked up Tang San's crossbow. It was poisoned, so it still had some use.

Zhao Wuji looked arrogantly at Luo Chen and said, "There are less than two minutes left before this incense stick burns out. You are nowhere near as formidable as that little hedgehog earlier. Do you think you still have a chance?"

"Is that so?" Luo Chen's eyes instantly turned blood-red. The moment Zhao Wuji looked into Luo Chen's eyes, he immediately lost focus.

Luo Chen immediately said, "I am your father, and your father is me..."

The Three Tomoe Mangekyo genjutsu was already extremely powerful, but the stronger a person was—the higher their Chakra, or Soul Power level—the greater their resistance to genjutsu. Luo Chen estimated that he could only confuse Zhao Wuji for one or two seconds at most.

But that was enough...

"Father..." Zhao Wuji was instantly hypnotized and looked at Luo Chen in surprise.

"That's right." Luo Chen immediately arrived beside Zhao Wuji and viciously stabbed the poisoned crossbow bolt into Zhao Wuji's arm.

The pain immediately woke Zhao Wuji. He roared, "You little bastard, you're courting death!"

Zhao Wuji swung his fist at Luo Chen. Luo Chen immediately used Chidori. In the next second, brilliant lightning gathered wildly in his hand, sounding as though a thousand birds were chirping...

Zhao Wuji paid it no mind and said disdainfully, "Little bastard, I won't use a soul skill. Let's clash head-on."

"Who wants to clash with you, you big dog bear?"

Just as Zhao Wuji was about to strike Luo Chen, Luo Chen's figure instantly vanished. In the next second, the lightning Chidori in his hand viciously pierced Zhao Wuji's nose...

Zhao Wuji's entire body convulsed on the spot, blood pouring from his nose. His Immovable Bright King Body was immediately forced out. He flew into a rage and launched wild attacks, roaring, "Bastard, you're courting death..."

"Flying Thunder God Slash..." Luo Chen released lightning from his hand once more. This time, it was Lightning Slash. Combined with the Flying Thunder God's instantaneous speed, Lightning Slash could inflict tremendous damage. Compared to Chidori, Lightning Slash did not consume much Soul Power.

Luo Chen instantly disappeared and sliced across Zhao Wuji's left arm.

"Argh..." A huge wound appeared on Zhao Wuji's arm, blood flowing without stop while his nosebleed continued. At that moment, Tang San's poisoned crossbow bolt also took effect. Zhao Wuji's face instantly turned pale, and he could barely remain standing.

Luo Chen had already appeared behind Zhao Wuji. Releasing lightning from his hand, he lightly placed it behind Zhao Wuji's ear and said, "Well? Are you still not letting us pass, Immovable Bright King? My strike just now could have cut off your ear directly. I have plenty of other methods, but you can no longer use your Ten Thousand Year Soul Skill."

Luo Chen's cold voice made Zhao Wuji's body tremble. He immediately turned back and looked into Luo Chen's blood-red eyes. Zhao Wuji felt an extremely dangerous presence.

"This wickedly charming child is even more terrifying than that hedgehog who used hidden weapons earlier."

At that moment, the lit incense stick happened to burn out. Luo Chen immediately withdrew his Lightning Release and Sharingan, then turned and walked toward Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others.

Dai Mubai immediately rushed over. Looking at Zhao Wuji, whose arm and nose were both bleeding, he hurriedly shouted, "Oscar, get over here! You've got business!"

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