Douluo Continent: Simulating Douluo Dalu III: The Legend of the Dragon King, Exclusively Screwing Over Tang San

After giving one more instruction, Gong Yu took Zhu Zhuqing away from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and went to search for Soul Beast again.

The two wandered around the Sunset Forest for half a day, but still couldn't find anything suitable.

However, Gong Yu stopped walking.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhuqing, who was following behind, also stopped.

She had initially thought that Gong Yu had made a discovery, but to her surprise, he had indeed made a discovery, though it wasn't the Soul Beast Zhu Zhuqing needed.

After stopping, Gong Yu pointed in a direction and said to Zhu Zhuqing, "I'll take you to see a good show."

"A good show?" Zhu Zhuqing was a little confused, not understanding what Gong Yu meant. She thought to herself, what kind of good show could there be in this desolate wilderness? Could it be that someone is in trouble and they're double-crossing each other in the forest?

Gong Yu didn't explain, but instead revealed a mysterious smile and said, "You'll know when we get there. It's about two hundred meters away. We have to go quietly and not make too much noise."

Two hundred meters is not a long distance, but the two tiptoed over and talked for several minutes.

After arriving at their destination, about 50 meters away, Gong Yu and Zhu Zhuqing crouched down together behind a clump of grass.

Gong Yu glanced through the grass and looked ahead. What came into view was a beautiful woman dressed in pink. The woman was pressing her hand to the ground, condensing Soul Ring.

Recently, Gong Yu has been exchanging ideas with Gong Lan and verifying each other's experiences. As a result, Gong Yu has also awakened the rudimentary form of the Blue Silver Domain. He can barely use the Blue Silver Perspective to see the situation within a radius of 500 meters, so he discovered Xiao Wu's existence a long time ago.

"Look," Gong Yu said to Zhu Zhuqing, pointing ahead.

Looking in the direction Gong Yu pointed, Zhu Zhuqing asked in surprise, "It's Xiao Wu. What's she doing in Sunset Forest all alone? And what is she doing now?"

Gong Yu smiled, but didn't laugh out loud, afraid of arousing Xiao Wu's suspicion. Then she said softly, "You were once one of the Shitrek Seven Devils. Didn't you notice anything special about Xiao Wu when you interacted with her?"

"Is there anything special about Xiao Wu?" Zhu Zhuqing still didn't understand what Gong Yu meant, but remembering the Xiao Wu of the past, she said, "If we're talking about something special, Xiao Wu was originally an ugly girl, but after being beaten up, she recovered and became a beauty that even I'm a little jealous of. Wouldn't you call that special?"

"That's nothing special. I beat her so badly back then that her facial bones became deformed, which is why she's ugly now." Gong Yu smiled faintly, then added, "What I mean by special is that Xiao Wu can condense her own Soul Ring. Her Soul Ring weren't obtained by hunting Soul Beast."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing refused to believe it, saying, "How is that possible? How can a person condense on their own..."

Before she could finish speaking, she saw that Xiao Wu, who originally had only three Soul Ring (two yellow and one purple), suddenly had a white circle appear on the outermost edge of those three Soul Ring.

The white circle gradually deepened in color, starting to turn yellowish, and was slowly replaced by yellow. The yellow then continued to deepen, gradually turning purplish, and was finally replaced by light purple. The purple continued to deepen until it reached a normal, almost dark purple color before stopping.

Chapter 137 Tang San Wants to Play Tricks

Zhu Zhuqing was stunned, almost unable to believe her eyes.

She glanced at Gong Yu Gong Yu, only to find a smug smile on his face. Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but feel embarrassed. She had been about to argue with Gong Yu, but now she was the one who had been proven wrong.

Gong Yu smiled and said, "You said it yourself, how can a person condense Soul Ring on their own? What if Xiao Wu isn't human?"

"Xiao Wu isn't human?" Zhu Zhuqing was once again shocked by Gong Yu's astonishing words, but looking at Xiao Wu's various behaviors, she had no choice but to believe Gong Yu's words.

Gong Yu continued, "I remember two or three years ago, I met you in the Star Dou Great Forest. At that time, you were also hunting Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest. Later, Xiao Wu was captured by a Titan Giant Ape. Later, she came back and claimed to have advanced to Soul Elder. But didn't you ever doubt the truthfulness of the excuse she made up?"

"We never suspected her. When she came back, she said that she heard a cow roaring on the way to be captured, and then the Titan Giant Ape released her. Coincidentally, she also saw a dying Soul Beast that was suitable for her, and then she killed that Soul Beast to get the Soul Ring," Zhu Zhuqing said, shaking her head.

However, when she recalled Xiao Wu's words at that moment, she felt they were full of loopholes.

"Hehe..." Gong Yu chuckled mockingly, "Being captured by a Soul Beast and expecting to be let go? Dream on! That Titan Giant Ape is Xiao Wu's friend. As for that bull's roar, if it could travel so far, why couldn't you hear it?"

Look at the route she took back; it shouldn't be too far from you. Otherwise, how could she have found you so easily? Did you think the vast Star Dou Great Forest was like the small streets of Suotuo City, where you could just walk a few steps and bump into it? But since it wasn't far, why didn't you hear the cow's bellow?

"Furthermore, I was the one who informed you about Xiao Wu's situation later. I was nearby at the time, but I didn't hear the so-called cow bellowing."

Of course, what Gong Yu said at the end was nonsense. After all, the people from Shitrek didn't know whether he had heard the cow's bellow or not, so they couldn't possibly judge the truth of Xiao Wu's words based on his own words.

"What is Xiao Wu? Is she Soul Beast?" Zhu Zhuqing asked.

Gong Yu nodded and said, "It's Soul Beast, and a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast at that."

"Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?" Zhu Zhuqing's eyes widened. This was the most shocking thing she had heard all day. She never imagined that she had shared a dormitory room with a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for several months.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing's stunned expression, Gong Yu guessed that Zhu Zhuqing lacked knowledge in this area. It seemed that Yu Xiaogang also didn't know much about Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, which was why she hadn't taught Shitrek's students about it.

He then briefly explained to Zhu Zhuqing, saying, "When Soul Beast reaches 100,000 years of cultivation, Heavenly Tribulation will descend. At this time, they will face two choices: one is to forcibly undergo the tribulation, and if they succeed, they can cultivate for another 100,000 years; if they fail, they will die."

If you survive, after accumulating 200,000 years of cultivation, the second Heavenly Tribulation will descend again. This process continues; for every 100,000 years of cultivation gained, you must undergo a Heavenly Tribulation. If you can survive 10 tribulations, you will become a Beast God.

Zhu Zhuqing listened silently. This was the first time she had heard this information, so she realized that her knowledge was too weak and secretly decided to study more books later.

Hearing this, she noticed Gong Yu pause, so she asked, "What about the second option?"

Gong Yu smiled slightly and pointed to Xiao Wu, who was about fifty meters away, saying, "Look, the second option is like her: knowing that she cannot survive the Heavenly Tribulation, she chooses to transform into human form."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded, indicating that she understood. However, she was more curious about something else, so she asked, "After transforming into human form, can killing her still result in the creation of Soul Ring?"

Upon hearing this, Gong Yu was also taken aback, wondering if Zhu Zhuqing wanted Xiao Wu's Soul Ring.

He thought about it seriously for a moment. Xiao Wu was a rabbit, and Zhu Zhuqing's Martial Soul was a cat. Logically speaking, a cat Martial Soul absorbing a rabbit's Soul Ring would be compatible in terms of speed, but not in terms of attributes.

Xiao Wu's attributes are too mixed. Her Teleportation Soul Skill indicates that she has spatial attributes, her Invincible Golden Body indicates that she also has metal attributes, and her Charm indicates that she has Mental Attribute. However, she is not proficient in any of them. In other words, Xiao Wu's attributes are actually quite incongruous.

Perhaps it is precisely because Xiao Wu has no specialization in any one area that she does not have a domain. You know, the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python each have Gravity Control Domain and Slowness Domain, respectively, but Xiao Wu has reached 100,000 years of cultivation, yet she does not have a domain (in the original version, Xiao Wu does not have a domain).

Seeing that Gong Yu didn't answer for Jiujiu, Zhu Zhuqing thought that Gong Yu didn't know either. But just then, Gong Yu said, "Killing her will naturally result in the birth of Soul Ring. No matter how she transforms, her essence as Soul Beast remains unchanged. As long as her essence is that of Soul Beast, killing her will result in Soul Ring."

"Oh... I understand," Zhu Zhuqing replied, but her eyes were flickering, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.

Seeing that Xiao Wu's Soul Ring had gradually stabilized, Gong Yu spoke again, "Let's go. Her Soul Ring are almost finalized, it's almost over, and there's not much more to see. We should find the Soul Beast you need as soon as possible, so we can return home after obtaining the Soul Ring."

"Okay." Zhu Zhuqing nodded.

The two continued searching in the vicinity for two hours and finally found a Shadow Leopard, a dark-attribute creature, nearly five thousand years old, which was perfect for Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Ring.

With Gong Yu's help, Zhu Zhuqing successfully hunted down the Shadow Leopard.

Zhu Zhuqing then began absorbing the Soul Ring.

Time flew by, and after about two hours, she finally absorbed the Soul Ring, but she hadn't woken up yet; she was still doing the final consolidation.

Just then, Gong Yu sensed someone quietly approaching.

He immediately activated his Blue Silver Time and observed the situation within a radius of 500 meters. He then discovered an interesting person who was stealthily, or rather, sneakily approaching. The way he moved was just like that of a thief.

Calling him a thief wouldn't be wrong, because that person was none other than Tang San Tang San, who stole the Tang Sect's secret manual; he was a thief in essence.

Gong Yu was still a little confused as Tang San quietly approached.

Why would Tang San appear in this situation?

After a moment's thought, and recalling Xiao Wu whom he had seen more than two hours earlier, he instantly understood.

It's likely that Xiao Wu's departure made Tang San anxious again, so he also left the group to look for Xiao Wu. However, he probably didn't find Xiao Wu, but instead discovered Gong Yu, so Tang San followed her.

Gong Yu remained calm and pretended not to notice Tang San, waiting to see what Tang San was up to.

Chapter 138 Sneak Attack

Two hundred meters.

150 meters.

One hundred meters.

Fifty meters.

Tang San stopped fifty meters away from Gong Yu and hid behind a clump of grass, just like Gong Yu and Zhu Zhuqing had done a few hours earlier.

He parted the bushes and looked closely, only to find that Gong Yu had disappeared.

This situation startled Tang San. He thought to himself, "Could I have been discovered? Impossible, absolutely impossible. I, Tang San, am no lowly Little Scumbag. Back then, I sneaked into the Tang Sect's Scripture Pavilion and was only discovered on the last floor. Even under those circumstances, I was still able to steal the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record. So how could someone as insignificant as Gong Yu have discovered me?"

After offering himself a few words of comfort, Tang San regained his confidence.

But the next second, he heard a voice behind him.

"So, Little Scumbag, what exactly do you want? Do you want to be a dragon knight? But even if you want to be a dragon knight, there aren't any dragons here. Or do you want to be a cat knight?"

That voice was so familiar; it could only be Gong Yu.

Gong Yu didn't want Tang San to get too close. It wasn't that he was afraid of Tang San, but that Tang San was too shameless and cunning. Following him so stealthily, he was definitely up to no good. If things went wrong, he might just throw a few Hidden Weapon at Zhu Zhuqing, who was consolidating her cultivation, which wouldn't be worth it.

Upon hearing Gong Yu's voice, Tang San broke out in a cold sweat. How had he been discovered?

Tang San stealthily retrieved the Godly Zhuge Crossbow from the "Twenty Stone Bridges on a Moonlit Night," then unexpectedly turned around, raised the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, and fired it at Gong Yu. At the same time, he activated the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track Steps and ran away.

"Hmph... You're courting death." Gong Yu had long anticipated Tang San's move, so when faced with the dozen or so short arrows shot from the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, he not only didn't dodge, but instead charged forward, unleashing the Golden Dragon King’s Roar, which shook the surrounding air.

The dozen or so short arrows, their impact dissipated by the ripples in the air, fell to the ground instantly, making a "clanging" sound.

However, the Golden Dragon King’s Roar did not end; instead, it went towards Tang San, who was fleeing.

Although using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track could increase Tang San's speed, the increase was nowhere near the speed of sound. So, in the next instant, he was hit by the Golden Dragon King’s Roar.

Tang San felt a deafening roar in his ears, so loud it made blood flow from both ears. Even so, he still desperately tried to use Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to escape as quickly as possible.

However, the next moment, he seemed to realize something, then turned around and ran towards Zhu Zhuqing.

"Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuqing, although you are a traitor, I didn't mean to hurt you. After all, we were once teammates. But in order to escape, I had no choice but to attack where the enemy was bound to defend and sacrifice you."

While using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Tang San muttered to himself. The distance of fifty meters was covered in the blink of an eye, and he was already twenty meters away. Then, he raised his right hand, and the Silent Sleeve Arrow in his wrist was launched directly at Zhu Zhuqing.

Puff puff puff...

Several steel needles were launched from Tang San's wrist. With Gong Yu's current Spiritual Power strength, he could clearly see the trajectory of the needles. After launching the needles, Tang San turned and ran.

"Damn, I miscalculated." Gong Yu was chasing closely behind, but since he only caught up after unleashing the Golden Dragon King’s Roar, he was ultimately a step behind.

Seeing Tang San raise his hand and shoot several Silent Sleeve Arrow at Zhu Zhuqing, Gong Yu was also startled. At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing was still asleep. If she were awake, with her strength as Soul Ancestor, she would have nothing to worry about in the face of mere Silent Sleeve Arrow.

But now she is completely unprepared, and neither can she confront it head-on nor avoid it.

"Damn it, I guess I have no choice but to try this trick." With a thought, Gong Yu activated his power of time. However, the surrounding area seemed a bit too wide, and he was also about 30 to 50 meters away from Zhu Zhuqing. This meant that his activation of the power of time was only delayed by 0.1 seconds.

What can you do in 0.1 seconds? Not much. It's not enough for Gong Yu to appear in front of Zhu Zhuqing and shield her from the arrow, but it's enough for him to activate a Soul Tool and throw it out.

Yes, Gong Yu didn't intend to run over to shield Zhu Zhuqing from the arrow. He knew that even if he ran over, he wouldn't be able to make it back in time, so he chose another method: activating a level six Soul Tool.

That Soul Tool has the ability to attract, like a magnet, but its attraction is many times stronger than that of an ordinary magnet.

After activating the Soul Tool, he threw it directly at her, and then the 0.1-second time delay ended.

At this moment, the steel needles that were about to shoot into Zhu Zhuqing slowed down, then flew back and were absorbed by the Soul Tool.

Seeing that the steel needles were attracted by the Soul Tool, Gong Yu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Zhu Zhuqing was finally safe.

But at that moment, Zhu Zhuqing coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"This..." Gong Yu reviewed the previous situation in his mind and realized that although the level 6 Soul Tool had attracted several steel needles, one of them had failed to be attracted.

The powerful suction force only slowed down the steel needle's speed. As a result, although the steel needle pierced Zhu Zhuqing's body, it only went in two or three centimeters, which was not enough to be fatal.

However, Zhu Zhuqing, who was consolidating her cultivation level, was unintentionally injured by this attack, causing her to spit out a mouthful of blood.

Gong Yu looked angrily in the direction Tang San had fled, but Tang San was already more than a hundred meters away.

"Damn it, you Little Scumbag, you think you can escape? I have a tracking and positioning Soul Cannon. I'll blow you to bits."

As he spoke, Gong Yu took out a level-five Soul Cannon with tracking capabilities from his Storage Soul Tool, locked onto Tang San, and launched it.

The next second, Tang San, who had already escaped 150 meters away, suddenly felt a sense of impending death, which startled him. He had no choice but to increase the power of his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, which increased his speed.

Even so, the sense of impending death he felt did not diminish in the slightest. He sensed something chasing him from behind, but dared not turn around, fearing that doing so would slow down his escape.

But in the blink of an eye, the level-five Soul Cannon fired by Gong Yu had already arrived.

Then came a tremendous explosion, a deafening roar that echoed throughout the area, the shockwave of which enveloped a radius of thirty meters.

Tang San was caught in the shockwave, so Gong Yu couldn't see whether he was alright or not. However, it was highly likely that he was killed by the explosion. After all, no matter how strong Tang San was, he was still just a Quasi-Soul Ancestor who hadn't absorbed his Fourth Soul Ring.

But if someone comes to the rescue, then things might be different.

Gong Yu didn't bother waiting for the shockwave from the explosion to dissipate; he turned around and went to check on Zhu Zhuqing's condition.

Chapter 139 Zhu Zhuqing is poisoned

"Zhu Zhuqing, are you alright?" Gong Yu asked with concern as he walked to Zhu Zhuqing's side.

He was worried that Zhu Zhuqing would be poisoned. That Little Scumbag's Hidden Weapon were all poisoned. If she was hit by one of his Hidden Weapon and it wasn't treated in time, she might die.

"Can you help me get that thing off my back?" Zhu Zhuqing wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said weakly to Gong Yu, her breathing appearing very disordered.

Gong Yu nodded, then pulled the steel needle from Zhu Zhuqing's back. He glanced at the bloodstains on the needle; they were bright red. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's not black, which means it's not poisonous. Thank goodness."

He then handed the steel needle to Zhu Zhuqing. She took it, glanced at it, and felt it was familiar. Then, her brows furrowed, and she said, "This is Tang San's Hidden Weapon. Is he nearby? Why did he attack me? I have no grudge against him."