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

Shui Bing'er, standing guard at the cave entrance, let out a slight sigh of relief. Turning to the other six girls, she said, "It looks like Lu Yu lured that Soul Sage away. We're safe!"

Shui Yue'er said anxiously, "Sis! Lu Yu only has the cultivation of a Three-Ring Soul Master. How could he possibly escape a Soul Sage's pursuit? Let's go save him!"

Shui Bing'er shook her head. "Going there would only mean death for us. Besides, Mother said that Heaven Dou Royal Academy may have prepared some life-saving measures for Lu Yu."

Mother was what she called her stepmother, Shui Ningyan.

Hearing this, Shui Yue'er said no more. She merely lowered her head, her mood exceedingly low as she wondered what to do.

On the official road, luxurious carriages lay scattered haphazardly across the ground, some of them having been smashed directly into fragments.

Most of the experts from the Heavenly Dou Empire exchange delegation were sitting against the carriages, their faces pale and their breaths weak.

During the fierce battle earlier, they had initially been able to hold their own.

But as time passed, they had almost completely lost the ability to fight back.

Yet for some reason, those people had not exterminated them. Instead, they suddenly withdrew.

Several Eight-Ring Soul Douluos sat in a circle.

In the battle earlier, most of them had only suffered minor injuries. Only one Soul Douluo from the imperial family had died.

"Could their target have been the geniuses from the various academies?" Meng Shenji looked grave, deeply worried about Lu Yu's safety.

"Even if that's true, what can we do?" Shui Ningyan gave a bitter laugh. How could she not worry about her two daughters?

But when they looked up, the sky remained dark, while gusts of cold wind howled.

That Title Douluo who had been hiding in the shadows all along still had not left, as though he were watching them!

Just as everyone fell silent, three thousand meters above the ground—

Two figures stood facing one another. One had six purple wings, thin as cicada wings and faintly exuding an evil aura. She was tall and curvaceous, with nearly flawless features, carrying both the charm of mature femininity and an imposing majesty.

Opposite her, Xue Qinghe hovered in the air with six snow-white wings. As his wings moved, they radiated an aura of holy light.

The Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the experts from the major academies below could never have imagined that high above their heads, Bibi Dong, the Pope of Spirit Hall, was holding a top-secret conversation with Xue Qinghe, the Crown Prince of the Heavenly Dou Empire.

"Seize power as soon as possible. In as little as five years, or as many as ten, I will make my move." Bibi Dong's gaze was calm and still, her tone placid.

Xue Qinghe sneered. "Easy for you to say. If Xue Ye doesn't die, how am I supposed to seize power?"

Bibi Dong said indifferently, "You'll find a way."

Xue Qinghe frowned. After a moment of silence, he suddenly said, "A genius has appeared in the Heavenly Dou Empire. His talent is no less than mine. At eleven, he has already reached the cultivation of a Three-Ring Soul Master, and his Soul Ring configuration exceeds the limits. His Second Soul Ring is a thousand-year one!"

Bibi Dong was not surprised. She merely nodded. "I know. Once the exchange delegation reaches Star Luo City, I will send someone to contact him."

"He is my man, not yours! Even if he joins Spirit Hall, he will join the Worship Hall!" Xue Qinghe stared coldly at Bibi Dong.

"He can only be a member of Spirit Hall, or a dead man." Bibi Dong's tone remained calm.

A cold gleam flickered in Xue Qinghe's eyes, as though he were about to erupt. But his emotions quickly settled. Glancing down below, he said flatly, "Have your people leave."

With that, his six wings shook, and he transformed into a streak of light that flew toward a distant forest.

Bibi Dong watched her back, slightly dazed. After a long while, she slowly closed her eyes and softly said, "Ghostly, it's time to go."

A Ghost Shadow flashed into view before her and respectfully said, "Your Holiness the Pope, we lost six Soul Sages and one Soul Douluo in this operation. In addition..."

At this point, Ghost Shadow hesitated before continuing, "One Soul Sage has gone missing..."

"Missing?" Bibi Dong's brows furrowed slightly.

Ghost Shadow trembled, and a trace of fear appeared in his eyes beneath the black mist.

"Leave some people behind to search. Have the rest return. Meet up with Moon Guan, then head to Star Luo City and meet that young man named Lu Yu."

With that, Bibi Dong vanished from the spot in an instant.

Star Soul Canyon was one of the few medium-sized Soul Beast gathering grounds within the Star Luo Empire.

On Douluo Continent, there were only three large Soul Beast gathering grounds: the Star Dou Great Forest, the Extreme North, and the ocean!

Places like the Soul Hunting Forest of the Heavenly Dou Empire did not even qualify as small Soul Beast gathering grounds. They could only be considered artificial breeding grounds.

The Sunset Forest Lu Yu had once visited could barely be considered a medium-sized Soul Beast gathering ground.

But in Star Soul Canyon, both the number and quality of Soul Beasts far surpassed those of Sunset Forest. Even among medium-sized Soul Beast gathering grounds, it was one of the best.

This canyon covered an enormous area. Plant-type Soul Beasts were relatively scarce, while earth-attributed Soul Beasts were abundant. Since the canyon was dimly lit and rarely saw sunlight throughout the year, it was also home to dark-attributed Soul Beasts.

After arriving at Star Soul Canyon, Lu Yu went straight in, entering the core region before beginning a lateral search along its edge.

Deep within Star Soul Canyon's core region lay the territories of Soul Beasts with cultivation exceeding fifty thousand years, as well as Soul Beasts possessing superior bloodlines.

Lu Yu was confident he could absorb a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, but its age could not exceed twenty thousand years, which was why he had not entered the depths of the core region.

Yet after searching for three consecutive days, Lu Yu had found nothing.

Most of the Soul Beasts he encountered were earth-attributed, with the occasional dark-attributed Soul Beast.

Although some Soul Beasts possessed abilities compatible with the Heaven-Defying Seal, Lu Yu's target was an evil-attributed Soul Beast!

Just as Lu Yu continued searching aimlessly, a commotion suddenly came from ahead.

Lu Yu immediately became alert, spreading his spiritual power toward the source of the sound.

"A Man Faced Demon Spider?"

Lu Yu froze for a moment. Then he saw a massive Man Faced Demon Spider charging toward him.

There was a wound on the Man Faced Demon Spider's abdomen, with dark green blood continuously flowing from it.

It was fleeing!

Lu Yu darted aside. The Man Faced Demon Spider paid him no attention whatsoever, as though some prehistoric beast were chasing it from behind.

Then, a handsome young man about one meter ninety tall came whistling over. He had short silver hair that faded to red at the tips, red butterfly-like markings at the corners of his eyes, and strikingly handsome features.

The young man seemed to be chasing the Man Faced Demon Spider, yet also seemed to be fleeing for his life, constantly glancing behind him.

As he passed Lu Yu, the young man visibly froze before instinctively crying out, "Damn! He's even more handsome than me?"

Lu Yu's face immediately darkened. The young man came back to his senses and ignored him, directly chasing after the Man Faced Demon Spider.

It was then that Lu Yu saw the true culprit behind this chase.

It was a butterfly with a wingspan of nearly two meters. Its wings were covered in dark crimson patterns, making it look exceptionally sinister.

Lu Yu's brows drew together slightly. He could not find any information about this Soul Beast in his memories.

At that moment, Lu Yu's heart stirred. The Heaven-Defying Seal appeared in his palm. Behind the runes representing its first three Soul Rings, the blurry fourth rune was flashing continuously!

Lu Yu could sense that it seemed to be a kind of longing!

A longing from the evil-attributed source power formed by the pearl of the Dark Evil Demon God Tiger!

Lu Yu's eyes lit up, and he stared intensely at the bizarre butterfly.

His fourth Soul Ring—it would be this one!

The bizarre butterfly also noticed Lu Yu. It seemed to feel the same inexplicable attraction, abandoning its pursuit of the silver-haired young man and instead pouncing toward Lu Yu.

Seeing this, the silver-haired young man's face lit up. His eyes flickered slightly before he called out in warning, "Brother, that's a seventeen-thousand-year Ghost God Butterfly! Its spiritual power is comparable to an Eight-Ring Soul Master! It's also a nearly extinct superior Soul Beast, with combat strength comparable to a fifty-thousand-year beast king!"

Lu Yu glanced at the silver-haired young man and instantly understood his intentions.

Judging by the Soul Power fluctuations around the young man, his cultivation had already reached Level 50. The Man Faced Demon Spider must have been his target for his fifth Soul Ring.

This fellow was not warning him out of kindness at all. He wanted Lu Yu to become frightened and flee in panic, drawing away the Ghost God Butterfly so that he could seize the chance to deal with the Man Faced Demon Spider and absorb his fifth Soul Ring!

Retracting his gaze, Lu Yu looked at the Ghost God Butterfly. Powerful spiritual power? Combat strength comparable to a beast king?

Lu Yu sneered. Four Heavenly Gang Talismans silently condensed at his fingertips before merging into his body.

Then, the gray marking between Lu Yu's brows flashed, and gray light instantly enveloped a twenty-meter radius around him!

Death Domain!

The Ghost God Butterfly's charge slowed, and its body trembled slightly. Without the slightest hesitation, it turned and fled.

The silver-haired young man was completely dumbfounded by the sight. Then he fixed a grave gaze on Lu Yu.

He recognized the method the youth had just used—it was a domain!

How old was he? How could he possess a domain already?

Could it be an innate domain that came with his Martial Soul?

Seeing the Man Faced Demon Spider about to escape, the silver-haired young man had no time to think further and immediately chased after it.

Only after the silver-haired young man left did golden light and lightning burst from Lu Yu's body as he pursued the Ghost God Butterfly!

Wherever Lu Yu passed, all vegetation within twenty meters of him withered, while his aura rose steadily.

Concentration Talisman!