Chapter 289: Three-Man Sneak Attack, Instant Kill!
The moment the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard reacted, Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian, both Titled Douluo, moved as well.
The two instantly split apart, each appearing on one side of the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard. Powerful skills erupted from both of them at the same time, slamming into the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard's flanks. Caught completely off guard, the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard took the attacks head-on.
"Boom!"
Two explosions rang out almost simultaneously, blending into a single deafening blast. In the next instant, dazzling lightning burst forth from both sides, completely engulfing the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard's massive body, which was over 50 meters long.
"Awoo!!!"
The Thunderclap Tremor Lizard let out a miserable shriek. When the lightning faded, its black-purple scales could be seen shattering inch by inch, while the blood that should have gushed out had already been scorched black by the electricity.
After jointly breaking through the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard's defense, Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian did not stop. They darted beneath the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard and unleashed tremendous force, actually sending the giant beast, more than 50 meters long, flying into the air.
At that moment, the Third Elder's accumulated torso Spirit Bone skill also erupted. A sharp spear condensed from the fusion of lightning and fire formed in front of his chest. Wrapped in a terrifying aura, it shot straight into the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard.
All of the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard's scales had already been shattered, and now it was hanging in midair, making it even harder for it to react. As a result, the lightning-fire spear struck it squarely from its rear flank and pierced into its body.
Perhaps because the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard was simply too large, the lightning-fire spear did not completely pierce through it, stopping around the abdomen.
If that were all, then with the powerful vitality of a Spirit Beast, the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard would only have been severely injured and still would have had a chance to recover with enough time. But how could a top-grade Spirit Bone skill be so simple? The instant the spear stopped inside the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard's abdomen, it exploded directly.
With a massive roar, lightning-fire energy erupted, and the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard's enormous body instantly exploded.
Logically speaking, the explosion of such a huge body should have sent flesh and blood flying everywhere, turning the surrounding area into a gruesome mess. But that was not the case here. Under the terrifying lightning-fire energy, the shattered flesh and blood were instantly burned to ashes and scattered away, leaving nothing behind.
Well, that was not entirely true. Something was left.
At the final moment, Yu Yuanzhen had endured the burst of lightning-fire energy and protected the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard's head.
After all, they were hunting this Spirit Beast for its Spirit Ring. If the entire corpse were reduced to ashes, the formation of the Spirit Ring would take time. In a place like the core region of Thunder Gorge, where Spirit Beasts gathered in great numbers, that would undoubtedly become extremely troublesome.
And just like that, in a single exchange, this 90,000-year Thunderclap Tremor Lizard was killed by the Third Elder and officially declared dead, leaving Yu Tianlin dumbfounded.
Still, after thinking about it for a moment, it felt perfectly normal.
A rank 97 Super Douluo, a rank 92 Titled Douluo, and a rank 90 quasi-Titled Douluo. With 3 people working together, planning in advance, and launching such a shameless sneak attack, it would have been stranger if this 90,000-year Thunderclap Tremor Lizard had not been killed instantly.
"Go!"
After successfully killing the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard, Yu Yuanzhen grabbed its horned head with one hand and immediately shouted for everyone to retreat.
Yu Tianlin naturally did not dare delay and turned to flee as well. However, perhaps worried that Yu Tianlin was too slow, the nearest Third Elder rushed over directly, intending to carry him away.
But to the Third Elder's surprise, his hand passed straight through Yu Tianlin's body without touching anything solid at all.
Yu Tianlin immediately realized that the Third Elder wanted to take him along, so he promptly deactivated his head Spirit Bone ability, exiting his illusory state and allowing the Third Elder to grab him and flee with him.
"What kind of ability is this?"
Seeing the change in Yu Tianlin, the Third Elder's mind stirred, and he quickly made a rough guess.
"Space?"
He was not yet a true Titled Douluo, so his understanding of space was still limited. He could only make a vague judgment based on Yu Tianlin's head Spirit Bone.
"Roar!!!"
Just as everyone began retreating, a rough Dragon roar suddenly erupted from deeper within Thunder Gorge, filled with fury and savagery. Even Yu Tianlin could clearly feel the rage contained within it.
"Take this." Yu Yuanzhen flashed over to the Third Elder's side and handed him the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard's head. He then said quickly, "You and Tianlin leave first. I'll hold that big fellow off behind us."
After saying that, Yu Yuanzhen turned around and charged back toward the direction from which the Dragon roar had come.
"Clan Master, be careful."
The Third Elder had no intention of turning back to help Yu Yuanzhen. Instead, he accelerated even further. He had absolute confidence in Yu Yuanzhen's strength and believed that even if he held back that big fellow, he would definitely be able to retreat safely.
And so, carrying both Yu Tianlin and the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard's head, the Third Elder fled toward the outer region of Thunder Gorge together with Yu Luomian.
All of them actually had the ability to fly, but none of them had used it from beginning to end. First, flying in this environment made them far too likely to be struck by lightning. Second, flying turned them into obvious targets and made it far easier for the Spirit Beasts below to surround them.
As the 3 of them rapidly withdrew, the thunderous explosions from the battle behind them gradually grew fainter until they could no longer be heard at all, meaning they had completely escaped the battlefield.
Even after escaping so far, however, Yu Luomian and the Third Elder still did not stop. To be safe, they continued running for quite some distance.
"Third Brother, that should be enough. Let's stop here." Yu Luomian checked the surroundings and, after confirming that there should no longer be any major danger, said, "Quickly absorb the Spirit Ring. I'll protect you."
"Alright."
The Third Elder also felt that this place was suitable, so after hearing Yu Luomian's words, he immediately stopped, placed Yu Tianlin aside, and sat down cross-legged on the ground while holding the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard's head.
Above the Thunderclap Tremor Lizard's head floated a black ring of light that radiated immense energy. Perhaps it was just his imagination, but Yu Tianlin seemed to glimpse faint traces of red within it.
After sitting down cross-legged, the Third Elder immediately entered his dragonized state. His entire body was covered in Dragon scales, a pair of broad dragon wings spread out from his back, and a Dragon horn had appeared on the left side of his head.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Dragonization worked this way. After becoming a Spirit Douluo, the left Dragon horn would dragonize. After becoming a Titled Douluo, the final right Dragon horn would dragonize as well, allowing the user to fully enter the complete state.
Once the Third Elder absorbed this Spirit Ring, his Dragonization would become complete and finally reach perfection.
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