Douluo: One Man Returns, Heaven-Defying Seal Smashes Tang San to Death — Section 42

Was this a joke?

A twelve-year-old Four-Ring Soul Sect Master?!?

And with Soul Power at Level 44?

Everyone on the Heavenly Dou Empire's side was dumbfounded.

They knew perfectly well that just a few months ago, Lu Yu had only been a Three-Ring Soul Master!

Yet after only a few months, he had transformed into a Level 44 Soul Ancestor!

Wasn't that cultivation speed far too monstrous?

The blond-haired young man came to his senses and gave an awkward laugh. "Could there be something wrong with the testing device?"

Dai Weisi shot him a vicious glare, cursing the idiot inwardly.

In order to give the Heavenly Dou Empire's geniuses a show of strength, he had made thorough preparations beforehand. How could there possibly be anything wrong with the device?

Dai Weisi had originally been completely confident that he could firmly suppress the Heavenly Dou Empire's geniuses.

After all, he possessed Soul Power at Level 47 and was only twenty-three years old.

Though he was slightly older, the geniuses present were all around twenty, yet not a single one could match his cultivation.

But Dai Weisi had never expected a freak like Lu Yu to suddenly appear!

A twelve-year-old Four-Ring Soul Sect Master with Level 44 Soul Power—what kind of concept was that? Who knew whether he would break through to Level 50 before the Soul Master Competition began?

Even if he failed to break through, given Lu Yu's age, he could still participate in two more Soul Master Competitions!

What would his cultivation be by the next one?

A Five-Ring Soul King?

And the one after that?

Dai Weisi did not even dare to think about it...

But at that moment, Lu Yu suddenly frowned and said, "There really is something wrong with the device..."

Hearing him, everyone froze, then collectively breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

Something was wrong with the device?

That meant the test result was inaccurate!

Thank goodness... thank goodness...

But immediately afterward, Lu Yu added:

"I'm still two months away from my twelfth birthday, so strictly speaking, I'm eleven."

Those calm words once again stirred monstrous waves in everyone's hearts.

"There happens to be a large enough venue here. Since we came to exchange pointers, why don't we have a spar?"

As he spoke, Lu Yu walked toward the sparring arena in the distance.

Standing atop the arena, Lu Yu turned around and smiled at the people from the Star Luo Empire. "One-on-one, or are you all coming at me together?"

Arrogant!

Utterly arrogant!

How could Lu Yu not see through the intentions of these people from the Star Luo Empire?

But to him, such petty tricks were completely insignificant!

His Soul Power cultivation would be exposed sooner or later. What did it matter if it happened a little earlier?

More importantly...

Even if the whole world learned of his Soul Power cultivation, there was still more than a year until the Soul Master Competition.

During that time, his cultivation would continue to rise!

Besides, he had never regarded the younger generation as opponents!

He was participating in the Soul Master Competition only to fight geniuses and temper himself.

By fighting the geniuses of the various major factions, Lu Yu could use combat techniques like the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to validate himself and create Soul Skills unique to him.

Although Lu Yu cultivated multiple techniques and possessed the prehistoric supreme treasure, the Heaven-Defying Seal, as his martial soul, he found it difficult to fully unleash the potential of any of his own abilities.

For a simple example, in Lu Yu's hands, the Golden Light Spell was usually nothing more than condensed golden light used for attack or defense.

But if he could use the Golden Light Spell as a foundation to create a Self-Created Soul Skill, its power would increase enormously!

He had fought Soul Masters too few times. The combat techniques from his previous life differed greatly from the fighting methods of the Douluo World, and if he wanted to combine the two and master them completely, he needed constant validation.

Lu Yu was not an impulsive person. He simply disdained playing mind games with the weak, while also deliberately provoking a fight!

Seeing Lu Yu's attitude, the geniuses of the Heavenly Dou Empire looked at one another. They felt exhilarated, but also vaguely worried.

Lu Yu might be monstrously talented, but he was alone. If these Star Luo Empire geniuses threw away all shame and attacked him together, even two fists would be hard-pressed against four hands!

Meanwhile, everyone on the Star Luo Empire's side wore extremely grim expressions.

Only Zhu Zhuqing frowned as she looked at Lu Yu thoughtfully.

"Since it's a spar, how can there be any reason to gang up on someone?"

At that moment, Dai Weisi stepped forward and said with a confident smile, "Lu Yu, I may be a few years older than you, but we are both four-ring Soul Masters, so it wouldn't count as me taking advantage of you. How about the two of us have a spar?"

Lu Yu narrowed his eyes. Looking at the lavishly dressed Dai Weisi, he suddenly said, "Your Highness, since this is a spar, why not add some stakes and make it a wager? That way, no one will think our two sides are merely acting out of youthful pride, and it won't sound good if word gets out!"

"What does Your Highness think?"

With a smile on his face, Lu Yu was like a fox slowly luring its prey into a trap.

Hearing Lu Yu's words, Dai Weisi's eyes lit up.

Naturally, he knew Lu Yu was setting a trap for him, but in his eyes, Lu Yu was simply too overconfident!

This man had the right to be proud, but they were eleven years apart in age. His Soul Power cultivation was higher than Lu Yu's, and he possessed the top-tier beast martial soul, the Evil Eye White Tiger. He would definitely win this battle!

With that in mind, Dai Weisi said directly, "Then we'll do as Brother Lu says! You can decide the stakes of this wager!"

The people from the Star Luo Empire all revealed mocking smiles, while everyone from the Heavenly Dou Empire cursed Dai Weisi inwardly for being shameless.

This guy had the nerve to claim earlier that he was not taking advantage of Lu Yu?

They were a full eleven years apart, and that was supposed to be not taking advantage?

If they were the same age, Lu Yu probably would not even need to summon his martial soul to beat him half to death with one hand!

But Lu Yu was the leader of this delegation and the Heavenly Dou Empire's foremost genius, so no one was in a position to question his decision in public.

Lu Yu smiled calmly. "Your Highness is indeed straightforward. Then let us use a soul bone as the stake for this wager!"

"Fine! As you say..." Dai Weisi nodded without thinking, but halfway through his sentence, he finally reacted. His eyes widened as he said:

"What did you say?!!"

Lu Yu blinked and feigned surprise. "No way? Your Highness is the eldest prince of the Star Luo Imperial Family. Don't tell me you don't even have a soul bone?"

Everyone else felt their scalps go numb, standing there in stunned silence.

Good lord!

You really dared to ask for that!

A soul bone was a supreme treasure coveted in the dreams of countless Soul Masters!

Any soul bone was enough to trigger a bloody storm within the Soul Master world!

Even many Title Douluo had never possessed a single soul bone.

It was common knowledge that hundred-year and thousand-year soul beasts almost never produced soul bones, while the chances of ten-thousand-year soul beasts producing one were likewise absurdly low.

Only soul beasts over a hundred thousand years old would definitely produce a soul bone upon death.

But across the entire Douluo Continent, how many Soul Masters were capable of killing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?

Even for the Star Luo Empire's imperial family, every soul bone could be considered a national treasure. Dai Weisi was merely the eldest prince and had not yet been named Crown Prince, so how could he possibly produce a soul bone?

Moreover, in everyone's eyes, Lu Yu had originally been an orphan. It was only because of his monstrous talent that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and Heaven Dou Royal Academy had come to value him.

But no matter how highly they valued him, before he had grown up and become completely bound to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, the Heavenly Dou Empire could not possibly bestow a treasure like a soul bone upon him.

This made everyone believe that Lu Yu had proposed stakes he could not produce, relying on his absolute confidence in his own strength to try and win something for nothing!

"Brother Lu, you must be joking. My Star Luo Imperial Family can naturally produce a soul bone, but you..." Dai Weisi gave an awkward laugh. Though he did not say it outright, his meaning was obvious.

He might have been confident, but how could he allow Lu Yu to win something for nothing?

Lu Yu smiled and extended his right hand. A dark golden clawed gauntlet suddenly covered his palm, radiating waves of Soul Power.

"By a fortunate coincidence, I once obtained a right arm bone. If Your Highness wins, I am willing to sever my own arm and offer up the soul bone!"

Lu Yu's tone was calm, but his words shocked everyone once again.

His talent was already monstrous enough, but he actually had a soul bone too?!?