When the Jackpot Roars, Even the City Gates Shatter

He had trained day and night, honing his hidden-weapon techniques to perfection.

Tang San believed that if he worked hard enough, he would surely be right.

One day, he would stand at the pinnacle of this world.

He had even imagined seeking out that young Handcart driver once he grew stronger.

Then he would face Lu Yuan again and settle things once and for all.

He would prove that he was the true genius, while Lu Yuan was merely a prodigy who had faded into mediocrity.

But now...

What had he just seen?

An eight-ring Soul Douluo hadn't even had time to activate his Martial Soul Avatar.

He hadn't managed a single counterattack.

Then Big Luck had sent him flying like a fly swatted away, all the way into the distance...

And Lu Yuan, behind the wheel, hadn't even spared him another glance before driving off.

As if it were nothing. As if he couldn't care less.

He hadn't taken his opponent seriously at all. It was so damn casual, so arrogant...

That hurt Tang San more than any taunt or humiliation could. He couldn't accept it.

Then he realized something else.

That guy driving the Handcart...

From beginning to end, he had never even looked Tang San in the eye.

From the very start, in Lu Yuan's eyes...

Tang San had probably been no different from a blade of grass by the roadside.

Not worth noticing!

Not worth caring about!

Lu Yuan probably hadn't even considered his name worth remembering...

That feeling, more than his defeat or his own helplessness,

Broke Tang San. It was even harder to accept.

"Brother, your hand is shaking."

Xiao Wu tugged at his sleeve.

At the gate of Heaven Dou City,

There were several times more guards than usual.

Archers and armored soldiers lined the walls.

A woman in red stood at the center of the gate.

She was stunningly beautiful, with long chestnut hair and a fitted red outfit.

Hu Liena.

The foremost disciple of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation.

A direct disciple of Pope Bibi Dong.

She had brought the elite members of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation to block the road.

They had received secret orders: a black Handcart might leave Heaven Dou City today.

If they spotted it, they were to stop it at once.

Xie Yue and Yan stood behind her.

Xie Yue's expression was stern.

Yan stood with his arms crossed.

They were all waiting for one person.

They were waiting for Lu Yuan to drive his Handcart out of the city.

After leaving the exchange with thirty million Gold Soul Coins, Lu Yuan bought snacks and provisions. He planned to return to the Star Dou Great Forest to collect his remaining Spirit Rings and absorb soul bones.

But at the gate of Heaven Dou City, it seemed someone didn't want him to leave.

When Hu Liena saw Lu Yuan driving Big Luck toward them,

Her eyes narrowed slightly.

She watched the Handcart approach, her heart suddenly beating a little faster.

Big Luck rolled to a stop about twenty meters from the gate.

The door opened, and a young man jumped down from the driver's seat.

He wore silk clothes and a faint smile.

Lu Yuan.

Standing beside Big Luck, he looked up at the soldiers and archers on the wall, then at the woman in red. He grinned. "Hey! All this just because I'm leaving? You've put on quite a show!"

Lu Yuan knew they were there to stop him. They clearly had no intention of letting him leave.

Hu Liena leaped down from the wall and fixed her eyes on him. "You're Lu Yuan, right?" she asked coolly.

Xie Yue and Yan jumped down after her.

Some of the armored soldiers followed, weapons in hand.

Lu Yuan patted Big Luck's metal body, then raised a hand and waved.

Big Luck's horn blared.

"When Big Luck sounds its horn, your life takes a turn!"

The corners of Hu Liena's mouth twitched.

Behind her, Xie Yue and Yan's faces darkened too.

Lu Yuan turned to Hu Liena with a brazen grin.

"You're about to get hit by Big Luck."

The instant he finished speaking, the headlights flared!

Two blinding beams struck the faces of Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and the soldiers and archers, forcing them to shut their eyes or raise their hands.

"HOOONK!"

Big Luck's engine suddenly let out a deafening roar.

The next second, its black steel body lunged forward!

Startled, Hu Liena sprang back several meters!

Xie Yue and Yan pushed off the ground and retreated.

More than thirty armored soldiers fell back in unison, bracing for the worst.

But under Lu Yuan's control, Big Luck quickly stopped. It hadn't actually charged into them.

The engine died down, and the headlights dimmed.

Lu Yuan gave Hu Liena a faint smile. "Just kidding. Don't be nervous."

Hu Liena's face flushed bright red with anger.

She glared at Lu Yuan, teeth clenched, at a loss for words.

"Hahaha..."

Lu Yuan laughed, opened the driver's door, and jumped back into the seat. He shifted gears and stepped on the accelerator. Big Luck roared toward Heaven Dou City's gate.

"Stop right there! You can't leave Heaven Dou City without Spirit Hall's permission!"

Hu Liena raised a hand and shouted at Lu Yuan inside Big Luck.

Lu Yuan paid her no mind and kept driving Big Luck forward.

"Then don't blame me for what happens next!"

Anger flashed in Hu Liena's eyes as she spoke coldly.

Lu Yuan didn't answer. He shifted gears, and Big Luck suddenly accelerated.

At the same time, he pressed the Turbocharging button!

"Turbocharging, activate!"

Lu Yuan pressed the Nitrous Boost button too!

"Nitrous Boost, activate!"

The three turbochargers on Big Luck's roof blasted out searing blue flames with a shrill roar!

At the same time, the nitrous nozzles on both sides of Big Luck's exhaust pipe opened!

The next instant, twin jets of blue flame shot several meters from the nozzles!

Big Luck's speed soared.

It reached a terrifying two hundred kilometers per hour!

Big Luck hurtled straight at Hu Liena, Yan, Xie Yue, and the soldiers trying to stop it.

Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue leaped aside, unleashing their soul skills. The soldiers raised their weapons and released soul skills of their own, trying to withstand Big Luck's charge.

"Stop him!"

Hu Liena's sixth Spirit Ring flashed beneath her feet as she shouted.

A bewitching red light spread from her body.

Behind her, the shadow of a fox suddenly took solid form. Its twin tails unfurled, and a beguiling force surged toward Big Luck.

Her sixth soul skill: Fox Charm Devours the Heart.

But when the red light struck the Handcart's metal body, it evaporated like water on red-hot iron.

"It didn't work?!"

Hu Liena's pupils contracted sharply.