Douluo: One Man Returns, Heaven-Defying Seal Smashes Tang San to Death — Part 29

Just as he had expected, there was something wrong with that old man!

And he had prepared plenty of talismans as contingencies, though it seemed they were no longer needed. Of course, that was not the important part!

The important part was...

Where was his Soul Ring?

Looking at the one yellow and two purple Soul Rings circling his body, there was no sign of a fourth Soul Ring at all.

"That old bastard probably never intended to sacrifice himself. He had some other scheme in mind!"

Sitting back down on the sofa, Lu Yu pondered as he muttered, "Judging from the situation, he was probably looking for a more talented body to possess..."

"With that black bead and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's innate abilities, an ordinary Soul Master who had just reached Level 50—even a Level 60 Soul Master—would have been unable to resist!"

"And Level 70 Soul Masters simply wouldn't care about a Soul Ring barely over ten thousand years old..."

"He really had it all planned out!"

At that, a smile appeared on Lu Yu's face.

Unfortunately, his Martial Soul was the Heaven-Defying Seal, and his spiritual power rivaled that of a Soul Sage!

No matter how meticulously that old fellow had plotted, he had chosen the wrong target.

At the crucial moment, the Heaven-Defying Seal had even automatically protected its master, forcibly shattering the old man's greatest reliance—that bead!

Thinking of the six streams of light the bead had released, Lu Yu's heart grew hot.

He had already sensed that all three of his Soul Skills had undergone qualitative changes.

With a thought, his first Soul Ring lit up. The Heaven-Defying Seal swelled in the wind, transforming into a massive golden seal.

In an instant, Lu Yu sensed the change in his first Soul Skill.

Speed!

The original Diamond Seal had merely made the Heaven-Defying Seal unbreakable.

But now, in the Diamond Seal state, the Heaven-Defying Seal's flight speed had nearly doubled!

This boost in speed came from the Heaven-Defying Seal's influence over the airflow around it.

Wind!

Lu Yu knew that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger possessed six attributes, one of which was wind!

Clearly, after absorbing one-sixth of that bead's power, the rune representing his first Soul Ring on the Heaven-Defying Seal's body had inherited the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's power of wind!

Compared with Diamond Seal, the changes to his second Soul Skill, Thousand Jun Seal, were even more obvious: its armor-piercing effect had greatly increased!

This stemmed from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's strength attribute!

As for his third Soul Skill, Control Seal, its attractive and repulsive force had increased threefold!

Lu Yu could feel that the original Control Seal had merely released attractive and repulsive force through the Soul Skill itself. Now, however, it could influence magnetic fields to a certain extent, which was why its power had increased so dramatically.

Among the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's six attributes, the only power capable of affecting magnetic fields was lightning!

"So that means... after absorbing that bead, all six of my first Soul Skills will be enhanced?"

This discovery delighted Lu Yu. At the same time, it gave him a rough direction for his next three Soul Rings.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's six attributes were evil, space, time, lightning, wind, and strength!

Wind, strength, and lightning had now been added to his first three Soul Rings.

For his next three Soul Rings, Lu Yu would naturally prioritize the remaining three attributes in order to maximize the benefits brought by that bead.

The more compatible the attributes were, the greater the increase in a Soul Skill's power. This was evident from his first three Soul Rings.

Diamond Seal had the lowest compatibility with the wind attribute, so it only received a doubling in speed.

Next was Thousand Jun Seal, which was relatively compatible with the strength attribute, greatly enhancing its armor-piercing effect.

The most compatible was the magnetic field formed by the lightning attribute and Control Seal, increasing its attractive and repulsive force by a full threefold!

"Other than that bead, all that old fellow's essence and origin power merged into my body. Yet it neither became a Soul Ring nor produced a Soul Bone..."

Lu Yu muttered to himself as he reached up to touch the markings between his brows.

He could sense that he had gained a strange ability...

With a thought, the gray markings on his forehead suddenly lit up.

The next moment, the temperature throughout the living room plummeted.

Centered on Lu Yu, an area twenty meters around him was instantly shrouded in gray light.

"This is... a domain!"

Lu Yu's eyes lit up, and he simultaneously sensed the effects of the domain.

It provided him with no enhancement, but it could weaken the speed and strength of all enemies within it by twenty percent. At the same time, it could absorb the life force of every living being within the domain, rapidly restoring his injuries and replenishing his Soul Power.

Beyond that, it could absorb the negative emotions produced by all life within the domain and convert them into his own power!

What an overbearing domain!

Worthy of being one of the most mysterious Soul Beasts on the Douluo Continent!

Worthy of being a special race capable of creating a god-level powerhouse with nothing more than a bead that had traveled to another plane!

"I'll call it Death Domain!"

Lu Yu smiled and withdrew both his domain and Martial Soul.

In that brief moment alone, over half of the Soul Power in his body had already been consumed.

The domain was powerful, but its consumption was truly terrifying.

Though he had not obtained his fourth Soul Ring, Lu Yu was in an excellent mood.

The surprise the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had brought him far surpassed the value of simply turning it into a Soul Ring!

"Lu Yu! Get your ass out here!"

Just then, an aged voice filled with fury suddenly rang out from outside the courtyard.

Lu Yu froze for a moment, then pushed open the door and walked out in confusion.

When he saw the old man outside the courtyard dressed in dark green robes, his heart skipped a beat.

Why was this old fellow here?

Thinking of how Dugu Yan had stormed off after he angered her earlier, Lu Yu felt uneasy.

Yet his expression remained calm as he stepped forward and respectfully said,

"Your Excellency, may I ask what you need from me?"

Dugu Bo glared at Lu Yu and roared, "You still have the nerve to ask me that?"

"After the Academy Grand Competition ended last time, my granddaughter went down the mountain with you. After returning, she shut herself in and refused to come out!"

"I want to know what you did to my granddaughter!"

Lu Yu's mouth twitched. Recalling Dugu Yan's awful expression when she had left last time, along with Dugu Bo's words just now, a guess arose in his heart...

Could that "enchantress"... really have fallen for him?

The thought gave Lu Yu a headache.

How was he supposed to explain something like this to Dugu Bo?

But judging by Dugu Bo's posture, if he did not make things clear, this matter would not end peacefully.

"Um... Senior Dugu... I..."

Just as Lu Yu was about to lay everything bare, a graceful figure suddenly ran over from the distance, calling sweetly,

"Grandpa!"

As her voice fell, Dugu Yan stopped prettily in front of Dugu Bo. After glancing at Lu Yu, she bit her lip and said,

"Grandpa, this is between him and me. I hope you won't interfere."

Dugu Bo stared wide-eyed. "What kind of bewitching potion did this brat feed you? You're actually speaking up for him?"

Looking at the graceful figure, far thinner than she had been three months ago, and seeing her face Dugu Bo's imposing aura with an expression of stubbornness, Lu Yu's heart stirred slightly.

"Um... I think this is a misunderstanding..."

At Lu Yu's words, both grandfather and granddaughter turned their gazes toward him, their eyes equally cold.

Feeling their icy stares, Lu Yu steadied himself. Then he looked at Dugu Yan and said, "Senior, when we were in the Star Dou Great Forest, we were complete strangers. It is a fact that I saved you, isn't it?"

Dugu Yan nodded without saying anything.

The moment Lu Yu brought up the life-saving favor from back then, Dugu Bo grew even angrier. Just as he was about to speak, Lu Yu continued before him,

"When I was only Level 20, I risked myself to purge the poison from your body. That is also a fact, isn't it?"

Dugu Yan nodded again.