Douluo: The Return of One Man, the Heaven-Defying Seal Smashes Tang San to Death

Just as no one in the venue was bidding, Lu Yu in the private room suddenly became excited.

Dark Demon Evil God Tiger?

No wonder!

No wonder it could take human form with only ten thousand years of cultivation!

This Dark Demon Evil God Tiger absolutely qualified as one of the most peculiar soul beasts on the entire Douluo Continent!

In the original story, Tang San had encountered a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with over fifty thousand years of cultivation. He had nearly suffered a crushing defeat, though he ultimately obtained a powerful soul skill.

Lu Yu also knew that after the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Tang San killed died, it turned into a pearl. That pearl tore through space and traveled to another world.

If a pearl left behind by a fifty-thousand-year soul beast after death could traverse planes, then it was not difficult to accept that a ten-thousand-year soul beast of the same kind could take human form.

Lu Yu even suspected... this old man might have once used spatial methods to obtain some opportunity that did not belong to the Douluo Continent, allowing him to take human form.

But judging from the old man's demeanor, he did not look like someone on the verge of death at all!

Lu Yu vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but he did not want to miss this opportunity.

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Yu made his choice and directly placed a bid!

On the auction stage, the auctioneer, who had already shown disappointment and believed the item was about to go unsold, suddenly brightened up and shouted in delight:

"Private Room Thirteen bids one hundred and ten thousand Gold Soul Coins!"

As soon as those words were spoken, the guests immediately turned their gazes toward Private Room Thirteen. Many of them even directly guessed the identity of the distinguished guest inside.

News of Lu Yu had long spread throughout Heaven Dou City, and there were only thirteen private rooms in total. As a temporary distinguished guest, Lu Yu had naturally been placed last.

Upon seeing Lu Yu bid, some guests who had planned to snatch up a bargain immediately gave up on the idea.

After all, no one wanted to offend an unrivaled genius who would very likely become a powerhouse in the future.

Lu Yu had not expected that he would actually win the old man so easily.

Then, the auction continued.

However, most of the remaining auction items were useless to Lu Yu. He only spent more than one million Gold Soul Coins to purchase a natural treasure containing dense energy.

When the twentieth item was sold, the auction came to an end as well.

After the auction ended, the guests who had won items went backstage to complete their transactions.

When Lu Yu arrived, one of the auction house's managers had already been waiting for quite some time.

"Honored guest, the Spirit Nurturing Orchid is in this box. Together with the old gentleman beside me, you purchased two auction items."

As he spoke, the manager handed Lu Yu a jade box and added, "As a distinguished guest, the auction house has waived your handling fee. You only need to pay seventy percent of the auction price, for a total of one million and sixty thousand Gold Soul Coins."

Lu Yu smiled and nodded, taking the jade box and storing it in his Soul Guiding Ring.

Then he waved his hand, and several large sacks suddenly appeared on the floor, each packed full of Gold Soul Coins.

Several auction house staff members stepped forward to count them. Only after confirming that the amount was correct did the manager turn to the old man and say:

"Old sir, according to your agreement with our auction house, after deducting the handling fee, the remaining money will be delivered to your family!"

"From this moment onward, you are the private property of this honored guest."

"If you attempt to flee in secret or harm this honored guest, the entire Heavenly Dou Empire will issue a warrant for your arrest. Your family will also be treated as criminals!"

The manager's expression was grave, and his tone carried undisguised threat.

The Heaven Dou Auction House was backed by the Heavenly Dou Empire's royal family and had an excellent reputation. Whether slaves or goods were sold through them, they would never bring any trouble to the buyer.

This was the first time since the Heaven Dou Auction House was established that they had auctioned off a soul beast that had taken human form. Naturally, they had to be more cautious to avoid ruining their reputation.

Lu Yu took the old man and left the auction house directly, heading straight for Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Along the way, Lu Yu kept thinking about the old man.

This matter had not been mentioned in the original story. Could it be because it had not caused much of a stir?

And then there was...

There was something strange about the old man in every respect, forcing Lu Yu to remain on guard.

The old man remained silent the entire time, merely following behind Lu Yu. Only after entering Heaven Dou Royal Academy did Lu Yu relax slightly.

He went straight to Meng Shenji and asked him to keep watch over the old man. Meng Shenji readily agreed.

It was no more than a trivial task for him. As an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo, an old man who was merely a Five-Ring Soul King could not stir up even the slightest trouble before him.

Lu Yu returned to his dormitory, took out the Spirit Nurturing Orchid, and began cultivating.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, Lu Yu remained in his dormitory, refining the orchid's medicinal power.

When he had completely absorbed all of its medicinal power, his Soul Power cultivation had astonishingly reached level forty!

He cultivated the Reverse Birth Triple and possessed abundant Innate Qi within his body. He only needed to continuously convert Innate Qi into Soul Power to raise his cultivation. Ordinary soul masters simply could not compare to his cultivation speed.

With the Spirit Nurturing Orchid providing energy, the efficiency of that conversion could greatly increase.

After acquiring his third soul ring, Lu Yu's cultivation had directly reached the peak of level thirty-five. During his first month at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, his cultivation rose by another level.

With the assistance of the Spirit Nurturing Orchid, he had reached level forty in a single stroke after only three months!

Level forty at eleven and a half years old—if news of this spread, it would likely cause another uproar.

The moment he emerged from cultivation, Lu Yu sought out Meng Shenji and asked for the old man back.

Meng Shenji did not think much of it. He only assumed that before the old man sacrificed himself, Lu Yu wanted the two of them to build some rapport.

After all, he could never have imagined that Lu Yu, who had only broken through level thirty four months ago, could reach level forty in such a short time!

Once he no longer deliberately suppressed the growth of his Soul Power, Lu Yu's cultivation speed was nothing short of monstrous.

Back in his dormitory, Lu Yu looked at the old man standing before him and softly asked, "Old sir, do you have any remaining wishes?"

The old man shook his head and said with a smile, "The auction house will give the money from my sale to my family. With that sum, they will be able to live in wealth for the rest of their lives."

Lu Yu nodded, though the words "my sale" from the old man's mouth struck him as rather strange.

After a moment of silence, Lu Yu suddenly said, "Old sir, since your wishes have been fulfilled, my cultivation has reached a bottleneck. Please sacrifice yourself!"

Hearing him, the old man froze, unable to react for a moment.

His cultivation had reached a bottleneck?

How old was this young man?

Even if he had reached a bottleneck, it was probably only level twenty or thirty, right?

Even at level thirty, he could not withstand a ten-thousand-year soul ring!

"Are you sure?" The old man's expression turned serious.

Lu Yu nodded. "Don't worry! If anything goes wrong, I'll bear the consequences myself!"

Upon hearing this, an unusual glint flashed through the old man's eyes. He then nodded and said:

"Please release your martial soul. I am about to begin the voluntary sacrifice and become your soul ring, but my soul will merge into the soul ring. Do not resist."

Lu Yu narrowed his eyes, then released his martial soul as the old man instructed.

When the old man saw the one yellow and two purple soul rings around him, his pupils suddenly contracted, followed by a flash of excitement in his eyes.

"Here I go!"

The old man shouted in a low voice. An intense black radiance erupted from his body, twisting the surrounding space as an illusory tiger-shaped shadow emerged behind him.

The tail of the phantom was the clearest part.

That tail seemed to be composed of countless joints, with a massive barbed hook at its tip that gleamed with light.

This phenomenon lasted only a few breaths before the old man's body began to gradually dissolve. The black light around him nearly solidified as it surged toward Lu Yu.

At the same time, Lu Yu felt a chill run through his body as waves of evil aura rushed at him.

At that moment, a pearl suddenly condensed where the old man had been standing, then shot straight toward Lu Yu's forehead!

But just as the pearl was about to reach Lu Yu, the Heaven-Defying Seal floating above his palm suddenly trembled.

As though drawn by an invisible force, the pearl flew uncontrollably toward the Heaven-Defying Seal.

Then...

"No!!! How is this possible?!"

The old man's terrified cry suddenly rang out from within the pearl, his voice filled with unwillingness.

With a crack, the pearl shattered directly and transformed into six streams of light that merged into the Heaven-Defying Seal.

Upon the body of the Heaven-Defying Seal, three runes representing the three soul rings shone against one another. Three of the light streams formed from the pearl flowed directly into those three runes.

The old man's scream abruptly ceased. The remaining three streams of light condensed into three blurry rune phantoms behind the three runes.

At the same time, Lu Yu could feel that his first three soul skills had undergone a qualitative transformation!

Meanwhile, the black light formed from the old man was continuously absorbed into Lu Yu's body. In the end, it gathered between his brows and became a faint gray marking.

When the phenomenon finally ended, Lu Yu stood where he was, momentarily stunned.