Chapter 315: Who Is the Hunter, and Who Is the Prey?
As the two of them quickly withdrew from the center of the battle, Ye Lingling asked worriedly, "Tianlin, why did this Chrysanthemum Douluo suddenly attack us for no reason? Can the Grand Elder defeat him?"
"For no reason? I think this was premeditated. Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan came here specifically for us!"
Yu Luomian and Ye Lingling did not quite understand why Yue Guan had suddenly made a move, but Yu Tianlin, who already knew that Spirit Hall was preparing to launch the Soul Hunting Operation, had more or less figured it out.
Spirit Hall must have discovered that Yu Luomian was traveling alone outside, so they wanted to eliminate him in advance and weaken the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's resistance before the Soul Hunting Operation began.
Although Yu Tianlin's deduction was not exactly the same as the actual situation, it was close enough.
"As for whether Second Grandpa can win, don't worry. Second Grandpa is not that simple." Yu Tianlin lowered his voice. "Sister Lingling, don't use your recovery abilities on Second Grandpa yet. Wait for my signal before you act."
Yu Tianlin said this not because he was worried that Ye Lingling, a mere Spirit King, would exhaust herself trying to restore a Titled Douluo. The Nine Heart Begonia allowed Ye Lingling to control the degree of recovery, or spirit power output, however she wished.
The real reason was that if Ye Lingling started restoring Yu Luomian now, she would easily attract Yue Guan's attention. If Yue Guan set his sights on her, things would become extremely troublesome. So at this moment, the best thing Ye Lingling could do was reduce her presence and remain as unnoticed as possible.
Ye Lingling nodded to show she understood.
As he watched the battle between the two Titled Douluo, Yu Tianlin quickly began calculating in his heart.
He had not expected Spirit Hall to send Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan specifically to kill the three of them, but this was not necessarily a bad thing. On the contrary, it might even be a good opportunity.
In the original story, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo had gone to the Star Dou Great Forest to capture Xiao Wu, so neither of them had participated in the Soul Hunting Operation.
But things were different now. Xiao Wu's identity had never been exposed, which meant Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo would not go to capture her. In that case, there was a high chance both of them would join the Soul Hunting Operation.
Those two possessed the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Two Pole Still Domain. If they took part in the attack on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan later, they would undoubtedly cause enormous trouble.
Rather than waiting for that to happen, it would be better to leave Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan here and now!
A cold light flashed in Yu Tianlin's eyes. He truly wanted to seize this chance and kill Yue Guan.
In other words, both sides currently had the same goal: kill the other first and gain an advantage in the coming Soul Hunting Operation. At this moment, each side was both hunter and prey. The only question was which side would get what it wanted in the end.
On the battlefield, after exchanging a few moves with Yu Luomian, Yue Guan had already figured out his true strength and could not help frowning.
"Old Second Yu, you're already Rank 92?"
Thinking carefully, it had only been a few years since Yu Luomian, this old dragon, had become a Titled Douluo, yet he had already broken through again.
Still, even if Yu Luomian was Rank 92, it did not matter. He was still three Ranks below Yue Guan. Yue Guan remained confident, though the situation had become slightly more troublesome.
"Chrysanthemum Guan, what exactly is the meaning of this?" During the previous exchanges, Yu Luomian had already noticed that Yue Guan was not holding back in the slightest. Every move was aimed to kill. Yu Luomian immediately shouted in anger, "You want to kill me?!"
Yue Guan did not answer. He simply strengthened his offensive. Right now, all he wanted was to deal with Yu Luomian as quickly as possible and then get rid of Yu Tianlin as well.
Because his spirit power was still three Ranks lower than Yue Guan's, Yu Luomian gradually fell into a disadvantage.
However, Yu Luomian had already fully confirmed Yue Guan's purpose. This man truly wanted to kill him. Once he realized that, Yu Luomian stopped holding back as well and began using his trump card, his Spirit Bone.
Although Yu Luomian now possessed a full set of Spirit Bones, he did not activate them all at once. He only used one of them first.
But even with just a single Spirit Bone activated, the gap between the two immediately shrank by a great deal, and the battle once again reached a deadlock.
The fight had now completely escalated.
From the side, Ye Lingling watched the fierce battle and asked, "Tianlin, what should we do now? Should we help the Grand Elder?"
"Not yet. The timing still isn't right," Yu Tianlin said.
The evolved Nine Heart Begonia could not only heal injuries, it could also restore spirit power. However, because of the huge gap in cultivation, restoring spirit power to Yu Luomian was clearly of little use. What would help him more was healing his injuries. Since Yu Luomian had not yet been hurt, there was no need for treatment.
Moreover, Yu Tianlin had already decided he wanted to keep Yue Guan here, so he could not act rashly.
His plan was to let Second Grandpa fight Yue Guan for a while first. This would both strengthen Yu Luomian's determination to kill Yue Guan and wear down Yue Guan's condition, creating the perfect chance for Yu Tianlin to step in afterward.
That was right. Yu Tianlin actually had the ability to interfere in a battle between Titled Douluo, but he only had one good chance, so he had to seize it perfectly.
Just as Yu Tianlin was waiting for that opportunity, the battle in the field had already entered a fully heated stage. Both Titled Douluo had activated their seventh Spirit Ability, the Martial Soul True Body. The blue-purple giant dragon and the enormous chrysanthemum clashed head-on, and violent gusts of wind swept wildly in every direction.
"Old Second Yu, where did you get such a powerful Spirit Bone?!"
Yue Guan's feminine voice had turned shrill. At this point, he felt like he was riding a tiger and could no longer get off.
He had originally thought he had a good chance of taking down Yu Luomian, but he had not expected Yu Luomian's spirit power to be stronger than predicted, nor had he expected him to possess a top-grade Spirit Bone as a trump card. Even after Yue Guan exploded with full power, he could only fight Yu Luomian to a draw, let alone kill him.
"This mission is a complete failure. Not only can I not kill Yu Luomian, I've even alerted the enemy. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan will definitely become more vigilant because of this."
Yue Guan's mind raced. "How am I supposed to explain this to Her Holiness when I go back?"
Since the mission was impossible to complete, Yue Guan naturally no longer wanted to continue this meaningless stalemate. He had already decided to retreat.
"He wants to run?!"
Yu Luomian instantly sensed Yue Guan's intention to retreat. Naturally, he would not let him leave so easily and immediately pressed the attack harder.
Yue Guan had launched a sudden ambush and gone straight for the kill. Under that pressure, Yu Luomian had been forced to reveal one of his Spirit Bones. That alone was enough to ignite Yu Luomian's killing intent.
The matter of the Spirit Bones was one of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's greatest secrets, yet now Yu Luomian had exposed one in front of Yue Guan. Because of that, Yu Luomian especially wanted to kill him and make sure the matter would never leak out.
Although Yu Luomian felt the chances of killing Yue Guan were not high, he still intended to try.
At the side, Yu Tianlin possessed mental force at the level of a Titled Douluo, so he could clearly observe the battle in the field. The moment he sensed an opening, he immediately said in a low voice, "Sister Lingling, use your recovery ability on me at full power!"
Back when Tang Hao wandered the Douluo Continent as an eight-ring Spirit Douluo, Spirit Hall had dispatched a Titled Douluo to deal with him. So now that they had found out a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Elder was traveling alone outside, it was perfectly normal for them to send Chrysanthemum Douluo.
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