Douluo: A Lone Return, Heaven-Defying Seal Smashes Tang San to Death Chapter 37

Lu Yu cursed his bad luck inwardly.

Seeing that the other party was about to catch up, Lu Yu gritted his teeth, his expression darkening as he stopped.

Turning around, he saw the black-clad Soul Sage hovering in the air not far ahead. Behind the man in black, a pair of bat-like wings beat continuously.

Not only was he an Agility Attack System Soul Master, but he was also a flying martial soul master!

No wonder he had caught up so quickly!

"Why aren't you running anymore?" The man in black sneered, then dove straight at Lu Yu!

His voice was sharp and grating, like someone scraping an iron pot with a spoon.

A cold gleam flashed through Lu Yu's eyes. The Heaven-Defying Seal appeared in his hand, and one yellow and two purple Soul Rings emerged. His third Soul Ring lit up!

Control Seal!

A terrifying suction force focused on the black-clad man. His speed toward Lu Yu suddenly surged, but his body lost its balance.

At the same time, lightning blazed all over Lu Yu's body. He struck out with his palm, lightning condensing in his hand. Six Thunder Talismans appeared in succession, transforming into six lightning snakes that merged with Lu Yu's Palm Thunder and slammed viciously into the black-clad man!

"Rumble!!!"

Blinding lightning illuminated the forest. The black-clad man had never expected Lu Yu, who possessed only three rings, to unleash such a powerful attack. Combined with the effects of the Control Seal, he was caught completely off guard.

By the time the man in black arrived before Lu Yu amid the lightning, his black robes were already tattered, and the exposed skin was scorched black.

"You little bastard! Die!"

The man in black roared as his seventh Soul Ring suddenly lit up.

But at that moment...

"Roar!!!"

A dragon's roar rang out!

Blue-purple wings spread from Lu Yu's back, forcibly interrupting the black-clad man just as he was about to use his Martial Soul Avatar!

Martial soul suppression!

Lu Yu's Wind Thunder Wings came from a Wind Thunder Winged Dragon Bat that was on the verge of fully undergoing Dragon Transformation!

The black-clad man's martial soul was clearly a bat-type martial soul as well. It was forcibly suppressed for an instant, preventing him from using his Martial Soul Avatar!

Lu Yu waved his hand, and a talisman shot forth. Above the black-clad man's head, it transformed into a massive phantom, which struck down with its palm!

Giant Spirit Palm Talisman!

Under Lu Yu's control, the palm struck precisely at the wings behind the black-clad man, throwing off his center of gravity. He fell from the air and crashed to the ground in front of Lu Yu.

After unleashing that series of attacks, Lu Yu swayed, his face as pale as paper. He even spat out a mouthful of blood.

As the black-clad man staggered to his feet and saw this, he sneered and charged at Lu Yu once more.

Lu Yu stared at him intently, the hand hidden within his sleeve trembling slightly.

Behind him, beyond the black-clad man's sight, two pale-blue talismans silently condensed.

The instant the man in black rushed before Lu Yu, the two talismans behind Lu Yu sank into his back.

Then, six layers of silver-white barriers enveloped him, while Lu Yu's previously weak aura instantly returned to normal.

Six Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman! Heaven and Earth Divine Talisman!

The black-clad man's heart skipped a beat. He knew he had fallen into a trap!

But considering that he was a dignified Soul Sage while his opponent was merely a Three-Ring Soul Master, he gritted his teeth and charged forward anyway.

He was already seriously injured, and his attempt to use his Martial Soul Avatar had just been forcibly interrupted. He could no longer use his ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.

His fourth and fifth thousand-year Soul Rings lit up simultaneously, and a dark purple beam shot from his mouth.

The beam struck Lu Yu. The silver-white barriers shattered layer by layer, only to continually regenerate from within. After eighteen layers of barriers had been destroyed in succession, the beam finally dissipated completely.

Seizing this chance, the black-clad man arrived before Lu Yu. His right hand transformed into a hooked claw and reached for Lu Yu's head!

Just as the black-clad man reached toward Lu Yu, Lu Yu raised his right hand as well!

A dark golden claw gauntlet instantly covered his right hand. The golden light enveloping him all condensed onto that hand, while the Heaven-Defying Seal rapidly enlarged and his first and second Soul Rings lit up!

Lu Yu gripped the golden seal and smashed it viciously toward the black-clad man's head!

Diamond Seal! Thousand Jun Seal!

A fatal sense of danger struck him. At the critical moment, the black-clad man disregarded the damage to his foundation. His seventh Soul Ring lit up as he forcibly used his Martial Soul Avatar!

"Bang!"

Almost at the exact moment the black-clad man transformed into his Martial Soul Avatar, the golden seal slammed brutally into his head!

The black-clad man was sent flying backward. His skull exploded, brain matter splattering everywhere, and half his head was smashed into pulp!

But Lu Yu had no intention of stopping. His wings shook, and a blue-purple Wind-Thunder Tornado howled forth, instantly tearing the black-clad man's body into pieces!

In his final moment, the black-clad man's eyes were filled with terror and disbelief.

A dignified Seven-Ring Soul Sage had actually been killed head-on by a Three-Ring Soul Master?!?

How was that possible?!?

Shaking his somewhat muddled head, Lu Yu had not suffered any external injuries, but his spiritual power had been greatly depleted.

During that battle, he had calculated every step before barely securing victory.

Although Lu Yu possessed combat strength far beyond those of the same level, before obtaining his fourth Soul Ring, he was only confident in killing a Five-Ring Soul King. Even against a Six-Ring Soul Emperor at full strength, victory would be difficult, much less a Seven-Ring Soul Sage.

Especially after a soul master reached the seven-ring realm, the seventh Soul Ring would grant them the fixed Martial Soul Avatar skill, bringing about a qualitative leap in their overall strength.

Once a Martial Soul Avatar was used, a soul master's combat power would multiply!

Lu Yu had first feigned weakness, fleeing all the way to make the man in black lower his guard.

Then, when the black-clad man caught up to him, he pretended to have nowhere left to run, as though he were prepared to fight to the death.

From the moment Lu Yu used the Control Seal, the rhythm of the battle had already fallen into his hands.

His chain of attacks, coupled with the suppressive effect of the Wind Thunder Wings on the black-clad man's martial soul, successfully caught his opponent by surprise!

Even though he had caught the black-clad man off guard and gained a faint upper hand.

Lu Yu knew very well that if the man in black disregarded everything and fought desperately, he would still have no chance of victory.

That was why he had deliberately pretended to be weak from depleted Soul Power, erupting the instant the black-clad man drew near.

That final strike had combined the threefold strength boost from the claw gauntlet on his right palm, the explosive force of the Golden Light Spell condensed at one point, the indestructible properties of the Diamond Seal, and the Heaven-Defying Seal martial soul's innate ability to deal five times the damage when striking the head...

Moreover, the black-clad man had already been seriously injured. Only then had Lu Yu succeeded in one strike by relying on the Thousand Jun Seal's defense-piercing effect!

Throughout the entire battle, Lu Yu had advanced step by step. One wrong move would have meant total defeat!

Of course, even if he had ultimately failed, he still had one final trump card...

Summoning God Talisman!

The effects of this supreme talisman were extremely powerful, enough to confront a Seven-Ring Soul Sage head-on.

But Lu Yu wanted to see where his limits lay. Moreover, the Summoning God Talisman was his greatest trump card and consumed an enormous amount of spiritual power. It would be difficult to use it a second time within a short period. Who knew whether he might encounter another man in black?

He condensed a Clarity Talisman and placed it on himself, greatly alleviating the muddled sensation. Only then did Lu Yu step forward, raising his hand to condense a pale-blue talisman.

The talisman turned into blue light the instant it landed on the ground, merging into the remains, flesh, and blood scattered there.

A moment later, an illusory soul shadow slowly took shape.

Thousand Mile Soul Seizing Talisman!

As long as this talisman was placed on a corpse, and the corpse's soul was within a thousand-mile radius, it could instantly seize the soul and bring it before Lu Yu!

As the soul shadow gradually solidified, it took the form of a gaunt middle-aged man, his eyes filled with confusion and fear.

"I ask. You answer." Lu Yu's voice seemed to carry a magical power, making the middle-aged man's soul body nod involuntarily.

A moment later, Lu Yu waved his hand. The Thousand Mile Soul Seizing Talisman's effect faded, and the middle-aged man's soul body dissipated as well.

He had just used the middle-aged man's soul body to confirm his suspicions.

Just as he had expected, this attack had been arranged by Spirit Hall. However, the middle-aged man knew very little. He merely took orders from Ghost Douluo and had no idea of Spirit Hall's specific plans or objectives.

What was interesting was...

Before they acted, Ghost Douluo had specifically instructed them not to kill anyone from the Dou Empire exchange delegation unless their own lives were threatened, much less pursue those students.

In Lu Yu's view, Spirit Hall was doing this to cover for Xue Qinghe and allow him to remain undercover!

It also made him even more certain of his suspicions...

There was an eighty percent chance that Spirit Hall had acted in order to rendezvous with Xue Qinghe!

The reason this middle-aged man had pursued Lu Yu was because he had suffered severe injuries on the main battlefield and fled. He had happened upon Lu Yu and the Skywater Academy students, and after seeing Lu Yu's Soul Ring configuration that surpassed the limits, he had acted without authorization, intending to capture Lu Yu and bring him back for credit.

Putting away his thoughts, Lu Yu stored the black cloth fragments, chunks of flesh, and bones scattered across the ground into his Soul Guiding Ring. Then he turned and ran toward Star Soul Canyon.

At the same time, inside a cave not far from where Lu Yu and the Soul Sage had fought.