Douluo: One Man Returns, Heaven-Defying Seal Smashes Tang San

Though he had never seen them before, Lu Yu recognized the old man and old woman at a glance...

The Peerless Dragon Snake Couple!

Watching the two sides clash repeatedly, Lu Yu could not help but marvel inwardly. The Peerless Dragon Snake Couple's coordination was simply too seamless. Although their opponent was Dugu Bo, a Title Douluo, the two of them were actually holding their own for the moment.

Of course, Dugu Bo was a Title Douluo after all. This stalemate would not last long; the two of them would likely be defeated soon.

Lu Yu noticed that, on the ground not far from where they were fighting, lay a Soul Beast barely clinging to life.

It was a dragon-type Soul Beast. Judging from its appearance, it bore a sixty-percent resemblance to the dragons of the Douluo World, clearly possessing an exceptionally high concentration of Dragon Bloodline!

Dragon Bloodline was the noblest bloodline among Soul Beasts. Even a mere trace of Dragon Bloodline was enough to make a Soul Beast stand out among others of the same cultivation level.

If its Dragon Bloodline was sufficiently dense and allowed it to undergo a certain degree of Dragon Transformation, it could become invincible among those of the same rank. It might even be like the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff, with combat strength far surpassing others of its level.

Lu Yu recognized this Soul Beast. It was called a Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat and possessed a faint trace of Dragon Bloodline.

But judging by this Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat's appearance, it had clearly encountered some fortuitous opportunity that had caused its bloodline to mutate and evolve. Its wings had completely undergone Dragon Transformation, and it had even grown dragon horns and a pair of dragon claws!

A Soul Beast's Soul Ring could only be absorbed by the one who killed it.

The battle between Dugu Bo and the Peerless Dragon Snake Couple was clearly over this Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat's Soul Ring.

But what puzzled Lu Yu was...

Dugu Bo had already reached the realm of a Title Douluo and no longer needed Soul Rings. Moreover, Lu Yu judged that this Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat had cultivated for over fifty thousand years, so Dugu Bo could not possibly give this Soul Ring to Dugu Yan to absorb.

If that was the case, why had the two sides started fighting?

Just then, Dragon Duke Meng Shu, who was battling Dugu Bo, suddenly said, "Poison Title! You are a Title Douluo of such status; this Soul Ring is useless to you!"

"My wife and I are willing to pay a price that satisfies you. We only ask that you yield this Soul Beast to us!"

Dugu Bo did not give him the slightest face, merely snorting coldly. "Who says a Title Douluo doesn't need Soul Rings?"

"Can't I take this Soul Beast back for someone else?"

Listening to their exchange, Lu Yu vaguely began to understand.

Dugu Bo had probably discovered this Soul Beast first, while one of the Peerless Dragon Snake Couple had reached a bottleneck and needed to obtain a Soul Ring, just happening to set their sights on this Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat.

As he pondered, Lu Yu suddenly noticed that the Soul Beast was already on its last breath, yet it was staring fixedly in one direction, its eyes filled with unwillingness.

Lu Yu's heart stirred. Thinking of the Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat's evolved bloodline, his blood began to race.

Ordinary Soul Beasts would feel fear when facing death, and might even go mad.

Yet this Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat seemed as though it had some unfulfilled wish...

Could it be...

That it had not yet fully digested the opportunity that could transform its Dragon Bloodline?

With that thought, Lu Yu quietly retreated a hundred meters, then made his way in the direction the Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat was staring.

After walking several hundred meters, he suddenly heard a faint roar, aided by the Pure Sensing Talisman.

The sound was somewhat sharp and piercing, yet it vaguely resembled a dragon's roar.

Lu Yu's eyes lit up. Following the sound, he discovered a concealed cave entrance.

Without another word, he slipped into the cave. At its deepest point, he saw a fruit tree.

The fruit tree stood over a meter tall, its trunk straight and upright. A golden-red fruit hung from its branches.

A glow flowed beneath its skin, as though a tiny dragon were constantly swimming within.

The soil beneath the fruit tree was dark red, as if it had been soaked through with blood.

A smile appeared on Lu Yu's face. It seemed his guess had been correct!

Just as he was about to step forward and pick the fruit, a low growl suddenly came from the cave ceiling.

Looking up, he saw a miniature Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat hanging upside down from above.

Compared to the one outside, this Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat had undergone Dragon Transformation over a greater portion of its body. It had even grown a dragon tail, with only a small part of its torso yet to transform into a dragon.

Lu Yu immediately understood. The unwillingness of the Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat outside was likely not because one fruit remained, but because of this Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat Cub!

Lu Yu's gaze sharpened slightly as he looked at the Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat Cub.

This cub's body had undergone Dragon Transformation to such an extent. It had likely eaten even more of the fruits than that adult Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat!

Just one step short, this cub could complete its final transformation, elevate its bloodline, and become a genuine young dragon!

Even if it was only the lowest rank of dragonkind, once it matured, it would become a regional overlord of the Star Dou Great Forest!

At that moment, the Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat Cub bared its fangs and claws as it pounced at Lu Yu. As its wings flapped, gusts of wind and thunder resounded, while blue-violet light swept outward.

Lu Yu raised a hand and summoned the Heaven-Defying Seal, smashing it out without any flourish!

"Bang!"

The Heaven-Defying Seal struck the Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat Cub squarely on the head. Just as Lu Yu prepared to follow up with another attack, he suddenly froze in place.

Under that single blow from the Heaven-Defying Seal, the Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat Cub's head had instantly exploded, blood and brain matter spraying everywhere!

Looking at the purple Soul Ring that slowly rose into the air, Lu Yu did not come back to his senses for a moment.

A moment later, he finally came to his senses.

In prehistoric fantasy novels, the Heaven-Defying Seal was a "head-smashing artifact"!

He had actually forgotten that particular trait!

The casual strike he had thrown just now should never have been able to injure a thousand-year soul beast, much less one with such a rich Dragon Bloodline!

Lu Yu estimated that when that strike hit the Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat's head, its power had increased by at least fivefold!

Delighted, Lu Yu stepped forward, plucked the last fruit from the tree, and stored it in his Soul Guiding Ring.

Just as he was about to turn and leave, he suddenly saw a flash of light from the Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat's wings.

Lu Yu's pupils narrowed slightly. He had seen a similar sight before!

Back in the Soul Hunting Forest, after killing that Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff, it had been because he caught the same kind of glimmer that he had obtained an External Soul Bone!

At that thought, Lu Yu's heartbeat quickened!

He took two steps forward, pulled a dagger from his Soul Guiding Ring, and swiftly dismembered the Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat Cub.

A moment later, an incomparably translucent bone lay in his hand, its surface flowing with a bluish-purple sheen.

"It really is an External Soul Bone! It looks like a rib!"

Lu Yu swallowed, stored the soul bone in his Soul Guiding Ring, then darted out of the cave and sprinted off in one direction.

He ran for nearly an hour before finally stopping.

It was not because his stamina had run out, but because a disturbance of Soul Power had come from somewhere not far ahead!

Lu Yu immediately crept forward to investigate.

"Pfft..."

In a forest clearing, a slender figure was sent flying backward. She spat out blood, her face pale as paper.

She was a girl who looked about fifteen or sixteen.

She wore a neat, fitted combat outfit that accentuated her curvy figure. She was very pretty, with large dark-brown eyes and short dark-purple hair.

The girl gripped a Snake Head Cane, with two yellow soul rings circling her body.

"This is... Meng Yiran?"

The moment Lu Yu saw the Snake Head Cane, he recognized the girl.

This Snake Head Cane was identical to Snake Crone Zhao Tianxiang's martial soul, though it was far shorter than Zhao Tianxiang's cane, which was over three meters long.

Lu Yu guessed that the Peerless Dragon Snake Couple must have feared that their granddaughter, who possessed only two soul rings' worth of Soul Power, would be caught up in their battle with Dugu Bo, so they had sent Meng Yiran away first.

But Meng Yiran was only a two-ring Soul Master after all. In the deepest reaches of the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest, danger lurked everywhere for her.

At the moment, Meng Yiran was fighting a wolf-type soul beast with over two thousand years of cultivation. Although she had abundant combat experience and could use hidden weapons, she was still being steadily forced back.

"I obtained this opportunity thanks to the Peerless Dragon Snake Couple. I'll save your life while I'm at it..."

Lu Yu was in an exceptionally good mood, so he did not hesitate for long before charging out.

As he neared the wolf-type soul beast, Lu Yu leaped high into the air.

While he was midair, the Heaven-Defying Seal appeared in his palm and swelled in the wind, transforming into a massive seal one meter wide on each side.

He used neither soul rings nor Thunder Arts or the Golden Light Spell. Lu Yu simply swung the Heaven-Defying Seal down without any flourish!

Lu Yu was incredibly fast. The wolf-type soul beast did not even have time to react before it was struck squarely on the head by the seal.

Bang!

The wolf-type soul beast's head burst like a watermelon. Lu Yu landed lightly on the ground, and his martial soul dissipated.

Meng Yiran stared blankly at the scene, her eyes wide with disbelief.

Although Lu Yu was only eleven, he had developed quickly. He was tall and slender, looking like a youth of fifteen or sixteen.