"Yu Tianlong, what the hell is wrong with you?"
"If you've got the guts, settle this with our Earth Dragon Sect in the arena!"
Hearing the commotion outside,
Luo Feng was just about to head out with his mother-in-law.
Then he happened to see Nan Qiuqiu leading a group of disciples, blocking that fellow with her hands on her hips.
Yu Tianlong had also secured his first victory today.
But he felt someone had stolen his thunder.
Because the neighboring Earth Dragon Sect had put on a spectacular show, defeating all seven opponents with a single fighter.
In particular, the Jade Dragon Claw Luo Feng had conjured had become the talk of the major sects after the match.
Some people had even declared that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was outdated.
From now on, the Earth Dragon Sect would surely lead the dragon-type martial souls of the Heaven Dou Empire.
As a hot-blooded young man,
And an inheritor of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon,
Yu Tianlong had flown into a rage upon hearing those rumors.
And so he had come knocking to provoke them.
Looking at Nan Qiuqiu standing with her hands on her hips like a tigress, Yu Tianlong merely sneered.
"Nan Qiuqiu, get your man out here!"
"Your Earth Dragon Sect is nothing but a bunch of mongrel, subordinate dragon breeds. Our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon is the real..."
Before the fellow could finish,
A surge of violent soul power swept in from behind!
Whoosh!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
That was...
Luo Feng had arrived.
With five soul rings blazing around him, he approached step by step.
That terrifying pressure.
The Dragon King's contempt.
Instantly enveloped everyone present.
Crack, crack, crack!
Thud!
Under this sudden assault from an entirely higher plane,
Only Yu Tianlong could barely remain standing.
The three junior disciples who had come with him all dropped to their knees uncontrollably.
One of them even began prostrating himself in worship.
This was the etiquette ordinary dragons observed upon meeting a Dragon King.
Though the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was powerful,
Before the Jade Dragon King, who commanded the power of space and time, it was merely a subject.
Strictly according to the rules of dragonkind,
Yu Tianlong's behavior was a textbook case of a subordinate defying his superior.
"Heh, why are our friends from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon being so polite?"
"Do you kowtow whenever you meet someone?"
"You!"
Hearing Luo Feng's mockery,
Yu Tianlong wanted to retort.
But for some reason, the closer Luo Feng came, the more violently Yu Tianlong's body trembled.
Even his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul seemed to weaken somewhat.
It felt like a common soldier meeting a general.
No matter how fierce he normally was,
He still had to bow his head now.
"Heh, have your junior brothers get up. It's rather embarrassing to have them kneeling like this!"
Seeing his predicament,
Luo Feng grinned and slipped an arm around Nan Qiuqiu's slender waist.
Then he slowly withdrew his soul rings.
Whoosh!
"Ah!"
The pressure suddenly vanished.
The kneeling junior disciples immediately sprang up from the ground as though fitted with springs.
But terror remained written across their faces.
As disciples of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon,
They were proud to their very bones.
Yet today, before Luo Feng, they had experienced for the first time what it meant to stand before a superior being!
This was not the fear commoners felt upon seeing an emperor.
Rather, their martial souls were bowing in worship before their sovereign.
"Hubby, these rotten fish and putrid shrimp are so annoying. Teach them a proper lesson in the arena tomorrow!"
Seeing Yu Tianlong humiliated,
Nan Qiuqiu immediately swelled with pride.
It was hardly fair to blame the girl for being so competitive.
Back in the Heaven Dou Empire, the Earth Dragon Sect had been crushed beneath the Heavenly Dragon Sect's dominance.
For generations, they had been unable to lift their heads before the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
But today, Nan Qiuqiu felt she could finally trample them underfoot.
It was a wondrous feeling.
The girl probably did not yet realize,
Because of her relationship with Luo Feng,
She could now, to a certain extent, already be called the Dragon Queen.
To use a somewhat inappropriate example,
There was that commoner Cinderella, Princess Diana.
Even if she had once been an ordinary person,
After marrying into royalty, she was no longer ordinary.
In terms of combat,
Even if the current Nan Qiuqiu faced Yu Tianlong,
With both sides unleashing their full power,
Nan Qiuqiu's martial soul now possessed a trace of bloodline suppression over lower-ranking True Dragons!
"What are you all doing?"
"Do you want outsiders to laugh at us? To think our Heaven Dou Empire can only fight among itself?"
Just as the atmosphere grew increasingly tense,
Princess Vina's voice rang out nearby.
On the surface, all Three Great Empires seemed to be suffering under the Sun Moon Empire's bullying.
But there were deeper reasons behind it.
The Three Great Empires were also fighting among themselves.
That was why the Sun Moon Empire could defeat them one by one.
Seeing the Earth Dragon Sect and Heavenly Dragon Sect nearly start another internal fight, Princess Vina was furious.
"Did you come here to compete, or to make yourselves a laughingstock in the Sun Moon Empire?"
It had to be admitted,
A beautiful woman looked lovely even when angry.
On the surface, Princess Vina was taking neither side.
But clearly, her tone still favored the Earth Dragon Sect.
Yu Tianlong had led the provocation and now come away with a face full of dust. Naturally, he could not hold his head high before the Princess either.
He could only clasp his hands and bow.
"Your Highness, today was merely a misunderstanding!"
"Luo Feng and I will settle our business ourselves in the arena tomorrow!"
After throwing out that threat, Yu Tianlong turned and left with his junior brothers.
But anyone could see,
Those fellows were now staggering as they walked, their legs clearly weak.
If they avoided having all seven of them defeated by Luo Feng tomorrow, they could burn incense in thanksgiving!
"Who?"
"Who's there?"
Having helped drive Yu Tianlong away, Princess Vina was about to chat with Luo Feng.
His mother-in-law, Nan Shuishui, suddenly frowned beside them.
She seemed to have sensed an unfamiliar surge of soul power.
And immediately let out a sharp cry.
But before his mother-in-law could unleash her power,
A shrill voice came from the black mist in the distance.
"Heh, your temper is still as fiery as ever!"
"But you're even more beautiful than you were back then!"
Hum!
From a distance, it appeared to be a man shrouded in black energy.
He looked like an Evil Soul Master.
Nine soul rings circled beneath his feet. He was a genuine Titled Douluo.
"Mom!"
Seeing that something was wrong, and that the stranger seemed to have come for her mother,
Nan Qiuqiu immediately grew anxious.
She wanted to rush over and stand beside her mother.
But Nan Shuishui waved a hand to stop her.
"It's all right. He's an old acquaintance!"
In fact, upon hearing that voice,
Nan Shuishui had already known who he was.
He had been one of her suitors back then, one she had rejected.
She had never expected to meet him here.
But what these people probably expected even less,
What happened was that Luo Feng, as a transmigrator, had recognized the man's identity at first glance.
He was the Holy Spirit Cult's Third Elder, the rank-92 Nether Thunder Douluo.
Interesting. Looks like my mother-in-law was quite the heartthrob back in the day!
In the original story, when all the sects had been taken captive by the Sun Moon Empire,
Sect Master Nan Shuishui had instead received special treatment, secretly hidden away by this elder of the Holy Spirit Cult.
He had kept her like a caged canary.
Clearly, this fellow really was deeply devoted to his mother-in-law.
Perhaps he had sensed the Heavenly Dragon Sect coming to cause trouble.
The old fellow had actually been protecting her from the shadows.
Interesting!
"Are those your daughter and son-in-law beside you? That young man named Luo Feng is impressive, but he needs to be careful!"
"There are always young geniuses, but it's such a pity if they never get the chance to grow..."
This fellow!
Was he warning Luo Feng?
His outstanding performance today had not only brought the Earth Dragon Sect fame and glory.
It had also made Luo Feng a target of the Holy Spirit Cult!
This Third Elder had probably come specifically to offer a warning out of consideration for Nan Shuishui.
"You... what exactly are you trying to say?"
Hearing the hints woven through his words,
Nan Shuishui wanted to approach and press him for answers, but his figure was already nowhere to be found.
The fellow was like a phantom, arriving without a shadow and departing without a trace...
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