Douluo: Dragon King of Taiji Profound Truth
Chapter 27

Tang Wulin's Passive Triggered, Evil Soul Masters Attack, Darkgold Fearclaw

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Zhao Xuanzhen and Gu Yue gently rubbed their first-degree injured ears. Two things humans could not defend against: a zero-frame startup and an absurdly long windup!

Facing two gazes that nearly spat fire, Na'er hurriedly turned off the screen and put on an innocent, pitiful expression as she explained,

"I'd never watched this show before! Who knew I'd step so precisely on a landmine amid that mess of a Soul Net?"

The two of them silently advanced on Na'er from either side in perfect coordination. Only then did Na'er realize what a terrible choice it had been to sit in the middle—there was nowhere to run!

Like a silver-white puppy trapped between two ink-black hounds, Na'er swallowed and turned to Zhao Xuanzhen with a pleading look.

"This really was my fault. I'm terribly sorry for hurting your eyes and ears. Can't you give me a way out?"

"What kind of way out do you want?"

Na'er raised one finger and said solemnly, "When you get to Heaven Dou City, order a milk tea. I'll punish myself with one too."

"Huh? That's how you admit your mistake?"

"Extra sugar. I'll fatten myself to death!"

"..."

Zhao Xuanzhen leaned back slightly, his gaze passing over Na'er before settling on the speechless Gu Yue. "Do me a favor. She's ticklish. I'll help you become a Core Disciple sooner."

At the words "Core Disciple," Gu Yue's black eyes lit up at once. She rolled up her sleeves, revealing two snow-white lotus arms, and her sinful palms moved toward Na'er's armpits. Her tone was as cold as a judgment.

"Repent!"

"Zhao Xuanzhen, you betrayed me!"

Na'er's expression changed drastically. She accused Zhao Xuanzhen of exposing her weakness, but then Gu Yue pounced and ruthlessly suppressed her. Na'er resisted stubbornly, their ink-black and silver-white hair intertwining, you within me and me within you, like a breathtaking painting.

After a round of grappling in that cramped space, Na'er laughed until she went limp, while Gu Yue claimed an overwhelming victory. As one of the victims, she held the moral high ground and knew Na'er's weakness. Victory had been inevitable!

The two girls' pretty faces were flushed peach red, their breathing somewhat heavy as they smoothed the wrinkles from their clothes. The noise just now had truly been loud, but fortunately, their mental strength barrier had sealed it off and did not disturb the other passengers.

After their horseplay, the three returned to normal. Zhao Xuanzhen admired the scenery along the way, Na'er went back to reading novels—her old pastime—and continued with the classic Overbearing Angel Falls in Love with Me. Gu Yue quietly looked through the Spirit Pagoda secrets she could access.

The Soul Guide Train sped onward with the falling dusk, slicing the rosy clouds outside the windows into fragments of golden light. The tracks swayed rhythmically, and drowsiness crept over Zhao Xuanzhen as his eyelids gradually grew heavy.

About a third of the journey had passed, and there was still quite a long way to go. Zhao Xuanzhen rested his forearm against the edge of the window, propped his head up with one hand, and planned to sleep for a while to nurture his fragile mental strength.

"Don't sleep against the window. It'll be uncomfortable."

Noticing Zhao Xuanzhen's movement, Na'er gave a soft snort. Her slender white fingers hooked her hanging silver long hair and swept it to the other side. The dim yellow sunlight slanted through her hair, gilding every strand a brilliant gold. Her flowing hair carried a faint fragrance, like gardenias damp with morning dew falling into a sandalwood box.

"The wound of betrayal never heals, but King Na'er is beautiful and kind enough to take care of a sickly person like you.

Here, borrow half my shoulder."

Na'er turned Zhao Xuanzhen's forehead against her shoulder, then leaned over and adjusted her sitting position so he could sleep more comfortably.

The young girl's body was warm and soft. Zhao Xuanzhen felt as though he were leaning against tender, fragrant jade. With every breath, a light tremor came from beneath his forehead, while his nasal cavity filled with the crisp scent of broken citrus branches.

"Thank you."

"No need. You'll have to repay me later."

Through the haze, Zhao Xuanzhen saw the butterfly shadows cast by Na'er's eyelashes and her ivory teeth gently biting her red lips, which glimmered with coral-colored moisture.

A moment later, Zhao Xuanzhen's breathing became deep and even. Na'er quietly tugged at the clothes that had slipped down, making the fabric sit more snugly beneath his handsome profile.

Lowering her head to watch his peaceful sleeping face, Na'er's eyebrows and eyes softened with tenderness. She suddenly felt maternal love overflowing, then looked toward Gu Yue, whose expression was incomparably complicated. Compressing her mental strength into a thread, she transmitted her voice.

"Actually, I like it when Zhao Xuanzhen enters a brief period of weakness. That way, I can take care of him."

What deep feelings between childhood sweethearts. From an observer's perspective, Gu Yue could feel the intimate bond the two had developed since childhood, and her expression grew grave.

Don't misunderstand. Gu Yue was by no means someone who gave up easily. Instead, she felt that snatching Zhao Xuanzhen away from Na'er was becoming more and more rewarding. A woman like an eagle never feared a challenge!

The Soul Guide Train raced toward Heaven Dou City. Along the way, a female attendant pushed a food cart through carriage after carriage, selling snacks and drinks.

The attendant was a young woman around twenty-four or twenty-five. Her features were delicate, and her fitted dark-blue uniform outlined her curvaceous figure.

"Hello, I'd like a bottle of water."

A passenger seated in front of the three stopped the attendant and handed her a fifty-Federation Coin bill. As she made change, Gu Yue, seated on the outermost side, suddenly frowned. Four men in black appeared at the front and back of the carriage, their auras openly locking onto the smiling attendant.

"Looks like there's trouble."

Gu Yue patted Na'er's thigh.

"You handle it. Don't let them disturb Zhao Xuanzhen's sleep," Na'er said lazily. "Go on, I support you!"

Gu Yue rolled her eyes beautifully and turned away, unwilling to deal with Na'er. Whenever three people traveled together, one was bound to be the sucker. She was that overworked, unlucky sucker!

The men in black caught the signal to act and lunged at the attendant at the same time. Soul Power Fluctuation spread outward. All four were Soul Masters—two with one ring and two with two rings!

This was an organized, premeditated attack, and its target was the seemingly ordinary train attendant!

Four crystalline ice spikes formed, their chill piercing to the bone. The two-ring Soul Masters were startled and immediately unleashed soul skills to resist. The one-ring Soul Masters naturally lacked that reaction speed. The ice spikes instantly pierced both of their feet, and their screams rang throughout the carriage!

The sudden attack threw the passengers into panic, and cries of alarm rose one after another!

"Who are you people?!"

The attendant swiftly rose to her feet, holding a Soul Guide Ray Gun as she shouted.

"There's a Soul Master in this carriage..."

One of the two-ring Soul Masters stared gloomily at Gu Yue. Soul Power Fluctuation emanated from this little girl, but her Soul Power was not especially strong—only level twenty-one. Both of them were level twenty-five Soul Grandmasters. Two against one, taking her down would not be a problem!

With that thought, he stopped pretending and said openly, "Mo Lan, we've had our eyes on you for a long time. Tell your father to release the people he captured in Heaven Dou City three months ago!

"Otherwise, you and everyone on this train will die!"

The attendant, Mo Lan, tightly gripped her Soul Guide Ray Gun. Her father was the Heaven Dou City Governor, Federal Representative Mo Wu, an ordinary man who held enormous power.

As the daughter of an ordinary person, Mo Lan had failed to awaken Innate Soul Power. Rather than becoming a noble young lady who indulged in pleasure or borrowing her father's influence to enter business or politics, she had resolutely chosen to work at the grassroots level and become an ordinary train attendant.

Integrating with the masses was noble, but Mo Lan had overlooked how closely tied she was to her father. Being a train attendant meant lacking security. Once vicious criminals discovered Mo Lan's identity, they directly treated her as a breakthrough point against Mo Wu!

Father captured Evil Soul Masters. Releasing them would bring endless trouble! But how innocent are all these passengers...

These people dared to attack, proving they did not fear the train's security. Calling for the Mecha Brigade would take time, and with hundreds or thousands of lives at stake, the Mecha Brigade could not launch a direct assault on the carriage. Mo Lan was caught in a dilemma.

The next second, someone made the decision for her!

Gu Yue!

Who cared what they were babbling about? Take my Elemental Combination Skill!

Her first Soul Ring lit up. Indigo wind element and scarlet red fire element fused, condensing balls of fire streaked with cyan and red. Wind fueled the flames, while fire borrowed the wind's might. Together, wind and fire produced an effect far greater than one plus one!

Boom—

There was no need to mention the elemental control passed down through the Silver Dragon King lineage. The fireballs bombarded the Evil Soul Masters, erupting with scorching flames that roasted their outer skin black. Then the hidden Wind Blades howled forth, piercing their charred, brittle shells and wildly slicing through their bodies!

During the attack, Gu Yue thoughtfully raised two Earth Walls to prevent the fireball shockwaves and bloody scene from frightening the children!

The four Evil Soul Masters collapsed to the ground, drenched in blood. The only one whose Martial Soul favored physical strength barely held onto his last breath and shakily shouted into the communicator at his chest, "Team Two, Team Three, Mo Lan is in Carriage Number Seven! Hurry and send support!"

"Received! Received!"

"No, we have six here..."

Team Two replied in time, but Team Three's words cut off halfway through, leaving only crackling static.

Mo Lan displayed extraordinary composure. She took out her communicator and said in a deep voice, "Report to the train captain. There are at least three groups of Evil Soul Masters aboard the train. One group in Carriage Number Seven has already been eliminated, while the other two are approaching Carriage Number Seven!

"Please open the Emergency Armory, carry weapons to provide support, remain calm, and do not alarm the passengers!"

After speaking, Mo Lan solemnly bowed to Gu Yue. "Miss Soul Master, thank you for lending a helping hand!"

"Mm."

Gu Yue nodded indifferently, standing proudly in the center of the carriage as she quietly awaited the next wave of Evil Soul Masters.

"Brothers, kill her!"

Less than a minute later, two Evil Soul Masters rushed over. Both were two-ring Soul Grandmasters. The moment they appeared, Gu Yue, Mo Lan, and even Na'er all felt their temples jump. The two men were each clutching a High-Explosive Soul Tool Incendiary Bomb, and the timers had already been activated!

Bomb-type Soul Tools were terrifying beyond belief. The Ninth Rank Fixed Soul Tool Cannonball remained one of the military's greatest weapons to this day, while those three Godslayer Soul Tool Bombs—the three bombs that gathered the technological pinnacle of an era—were the ultimate authority among authorities!

"I'm seriously done with this!"

Na'er burned with rage. She had finally been enjoying a warm moment, so why was her fate so cursed?

Steadying Zhao Xuanzhen, Na'er charged at the Evil Soul Masters. Her pupils contracted as silver radiance flowed from the corners of her eyes like starlight. Fine cracks appeared out of nowhere, and the void seemed to be crushed inch by inch by an invisible force.

The Evil Soul Master's bone blade was about to stab down when the eye sockets embedded with scarlet red will-o'-the-wisp abruptly froze. A beam burst from Na'er's eyes, like countless spiraling silver threads entwined together. Along its path, it created spiderweb-like spatial cracks. The rifts madly devoured light, dyeing the Evil Soul Master's terrified expression into a twisted black-and-white silent film.

External Soul Bone Evil Eye, Shattered Space Light!

That Evil Eye Tyrant had originally been an Evil Emperor Descendant, a noble pure Mental System Soul Beast. When its cultivation broke through a thousand years, its bloodline reverted to its ancestors and it comprehended Spatial Power. The Evil Eye Soul Bone inherited that spatial force, fusing with Na'er's own mental and spatial attributes to give birth to this Shattered Space Light!

Space and mental strength, two notoriously impossible-to-defend-against attributes. Moreover, Evil Soul Masters cultivated through devouring life, leaving most of their minds extremely chaotic. The Shattered Space Light struck lethally, and two fine heads exploded into Blood Flowers!

Following close behind Na'er, Gu Yue used Instant Transmission to arrive before the Evil Soul Masters' corpses. Silver light flashed, and the two girls worked together to employ Spatial Power, sending the High-Explosive Incendiary Bombs into the distant sky outside the carriage. A violent explosion thundered out!

With the bomb threat removed, the two girls instinctively looked at each other, then turned their heads away in perfect tacit understanding. Gu Yue said unhappily, "Mind your own business. I was enough on my own."

Na'er pursed her lips. "What if you slipped up? Wouldn't we both get blown into the sky with you?"

"Hmph—"

They could cooperate, but they could not stop arguing. Without an outside enemy, the two Silver Dragon King Half Bodies regarded each other as mortal foes!

"Damn it... You actually dared ruin my plan!"

A furious voice rang through the carriage. In the row of seats parallel to the three, a passenger abruptly stood up. His body kept expanding as two yellow and one purple Soul Rings rose beneath his feet!

A three-ring Evil Soul Venerable, Martial Soul: Skeleton!

The Skeleton Soul Elder was the true culprit. Heaven Dou City had captured a group of Evil Soul Masters three months ago, including the Skeleton Soul Elder's biological brother. He had planned today's attack to use Mo Lan as leverage to force Mo Wu into releasing his brother. Who would have thought that two little girls would disrupt everything!

"Third Soul Skill, Death Claw!"

The Skeleton Soul Elder's hands transformed into white bones, and a terrifying aura of death spread outward. Hidden among the passengers, he had personally witnessed Na'er and Gu Yue's formidable combat strength. Even with an extra Soul Ring, he was not confident he could defeat the two girls.

Therefore, this Death Claw did not foolishly target them, nor did it target Mo Lan, who could be controlled at any time. The Skeleton Soul Elder wanted to make the two girls hesitate. He decisively chose Zhao Xuanzhen, who looked pale and had been sleeping on Na'er's shoulder the entire time!

In battle, attacking the mind came first. Capture the companion they protected and valued—this was what made a villainous leader smart!

"Ah, this..."

Na'er and Gu Yue sniffed, their pretty faces revealing lofty respect!

This Evil Soul Master was quite the character!

The Death Claw reached toward Zhao Xuanzhen. A savage smile rose on the Skeleton Soul Elder's lips, but the next instant, he saw a pair of pitch-black pupils. They seemed to conceal a boundless starry sky, their depth piercing the heart and drawing in the soul!

A dragon-like roar burst from both palms. Zhao Xuanzhen spread his fingers, and ten Claw Shadows wrapped in Darkgold Flowing Light tore through the air!

The soul skills attached to the Darkgold Fearclaw Bear's left and right palm bones—Darkgold Fearclaw!

The chest armor forged from the spinal bones of over a hundred humans shattered. Darkgold Fearclaw pierced through the bone armor, and deep-purple bone marrow erupted from ten punctures. Only then did the shriek of torn air belatedly ripple outward.

The wind pressure generated as Zhao Xuanzhen withdrew his hand lifted the Skeleton Soul Elder's clothes. The latter slowly lowered his head, flickering Soul Power illuminating the hollow through his chest. The remaining dark-gold sharpness at its edges was wildly destroying the patterns of his bones.

Evil Soul Power seeped from the gaps in his bones, trying to repair him, yet the moment it touched the residual power of the Darkgold Fearclaw, it let out a shrill wail like a crying infant.

"Running into Evil Soul Masters on a train shouldn't be part of my character setting..."

Zhao Xuanzhen shook the bone marrow dripping from his fingertips and softly muttered as he watched the Skeleton Soul Elder collapse to his knees.

He had only been weakened for a few days. Even if Zhao Xuanzhen were in a wheelchair or bedridden, he could still easily handle an Evil Soul Venerable with one hand!

In Zhao Xuanzhen's ingrained understanding, an Evil Soul Venerable was trash. An Evil Soul King, on the other hand, was worth watching out for. The brutal lessons of Douluo S2 Season were still vivid in his mind!

Mo Lan ran over, thanking them profusely. "Thank you, three Soul Masters, for eliminating evil on behalf of the people. Otherwise, who knows how serious this incident would have become!"

"It was nothing." Na'er smiled. "There's another group of Evil Soul Masters, right? We'll take care of them while we're at it."

"The three of you needn't act any further." Mo Lan said gratefully, "We just received word that Soul Emperor Wu Changkong and Soul Master Tang Wulin have already dealt with the attackers on the other side."

Zhao Xuanzhen raised a brow. Who? The Train Killer!

Tang Wulin, you screwed us over!

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