Chapter 22 Title Douluo and Soul Douluo: A Single Word Difference, Yet Worlds Apart!
Yu Zhanhui's eyes flashed with resentment, but he was mostly relieved.
As long as Gu Rong makes a move, this beast is doomed. The Thunder God Pearl...
Immediately afterward, his thoughts came to an abrupt halt, because Gu Rong's second strike had already arrived.
The seventh spirit ring lights up—the true form of the Bone Dragon!
A phantom of a giant dragon made entirely of white bones appeared behind Gu Rong. The dragon opened its mouth and spewed out a grayish-white breath.
The breath, though seemingly slow, ignored the Earth Dragon Turtle's lightning defense, penetrating the lightning net and easily suppressing the turtle.
The Earth Dragon Turtle, which had been so arrogant just moments before, couldn't even last three breaths against Gu Rong, a Title Douluo.
Seeing that the Earth Dragon Turtle was easily suppressed by Gu Rong, Yu Zhanhui had an uncontrollable smile on his face and couldn't wait to step forward and take the Thunder God Pearl, but Gu Rong's cold voice echoed in his ears.
"Why is General Yu in such a hurry?"
Yu Zhanhui paused, turned to look at Gu Rong, a hint of wariness flashing in his eyes, but he forced a smile onto his face.
"Bone Douluo, you've misunderstood. I just wanted to help you get rid of this beast."
"Really? Are you sure you want to help me get rid of this beast, and not just want the bead on its back?"
Gu Rong narrowed his eyes slightly, and his deep voice echoed in Yu Zhanhui's ears, causing the smile on his face to freeze instantly.
"Bone Douluo, you..."
Yu Zhanhui's expression froze.
"This Thunder God Pearl is of paramount importance to our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family. We hope Bone Douluo will do us a favor. Moreover... according to the two agreements, we each receive 50% of the mine's output, so..."
"The agreement refers to ore production."
Gu Rong slowly interrupted him.
"But it didn't say that the soul beasts appearing in the mine were also evenly split 50/50. Moreover, this soul beast was discovered by an elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and suppressed by me. Just now, Yu Zhanhui seemed to be at a disadvantage, didn't he?"
Yu Zhanhui's face instantly turned extremely ugly.
"Bone Douluo! What do you mean by this? Are you trying to take the Thunder God Pearl for yourself?"
"To take it all for yourself?"
Gu Rong smiled, a smile that sent chills down Yu Zhanhui's spine.
"If that old dragon Yu Yuanzhen said that to me, it might be somewhat threatening. But as for you, stop making me laugh. Whether it's this soul beast or the Thunder God Pearl on its body, my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has its own wonderful uses."
Seeing that the Thunder God Pearl, which was about to be obtained, was about to be intercepted by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Yu Zhanhui could no longer control his emotions.
His eyes were bloodshot, and Yu Zhanhui's fists were clenched so tightly they cracked.
He stared intently at Gu Rong, his voice forced out through clenched teeth.
"Bone Douluo... are you really going to break the alliance between the two sects for this one bead?"
"It's just a soul beast, and it hasn't even broken two sect alliances yet. Like I said, you're not that old dragon, you're not qualified to talk about these things, besides..."
Gu Rong glanced at Yu Zhanhui.
"If I hadn't intervened just now, it's questionable whether you could have defeated this beast. You didn't mention the life-saving grace at all, and all you talk about is making money. Is this the style of your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan? I now seriously suspect that there might have been some suspicious circumstances surrounding Yu Zhantian's death back then."
"You!"
Yu Zhanhui was furious, and his eighth spirit ring suddenly lit up, as if Gu Rong had hit the nail on the head.
But Gu Rong merely raised his eyelids slightly.
The ninth spirit ring lit up.
There was no earth-shattering display, no dazzling soul skills. Only the bone dragon phantom behind Gu Rong opened its eyes, and two pale white soul flames ignited in its empty eye sockets.
Yu Zhanhui froze. He felt as if his soul had been frozen, his blood had stopped flowing, and even his thoughts had become sluggish.
That was an absolute crushing on the level of life, a rule-based suppression of a Title Douluo by a Soul Douluo.
It was also silently telling him that Gu Rong could kill him ten times before he could complete his soul skill!
Cold sweat instantly soaked Yu Zhanhui's back. Only then did he realize that he was facing a level 95 Bone Douluo, a guardian elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!
That moment of greed almost cost him his life!
"Senior Gu Rong... please calm down..."
Yu Zhanhui spoke with difficulty, each word seeming to be uttered with all his might.
"It was my... I lost my composure..."
Gu Rong stared at him for three breaths before slowly withdrawing his soul power.
The illusory bone dragon closed its eyes, and the suffocating pressure in the cave gradually dissipated.
Yu Zhanhui collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, his face ashen.
For a brief moment, he really thought he was going to die.
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will handle the mines themselves, so there's no need for you, a general from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, to stay here and keep watch. Go somewhere cool and take it with you."
Gu Rong stopped looking at Yu Zhanhui, who was slumped on the ground, and instead turned his back to look at the suppressed Earth Dragon Turtle.
Looking at Gu Rong with his back to him, Yu Zhanhui had countless inappropriate thoughts, but in the end, he forcibly suppressed them, not daring to say a word, and slunk away from the mine.
"Compared to Yu Zhantian, he is far inferior."
Behind him, Gu Rong murmured softly.
Yu Zhanhui's expression suddenly froze, but he did not stop walking; instead, he quickened his pace.
"Rongrong, what do you plan to do with this beast?"
Gu Rong kicked the Earth Dragon Turtle that he had suppressed, and looked at Ning Rongrong with a questioning expression.
"Of course it is..."
Ning Rongrong paused.
"Of course it has its own wonderful use, Grandpa Bone. Don't be scared by Rongrong later."
Ning Rongrong's face revealed a hint of mischievousness as she strolled towards the Earth Dragon Turtle in front of her.
"Hahahaha, Grandpa Bone has lived for so long, what hasn't he seen? Rongrong, come on, Grandpa Bone wants to see how you can scare Grandpa Bone."
Gu Rong laughed heartily, clearly not taking Ning Rongrong's words to heart.
Ning Rongrong didn't say much in response, but simply placed her palm on the thick back of the Earth Dragon Turtle.
The next second, in Gu Rong's obviously wide-eyed gaze, this enormous creature, which was more than ten meters in size, simply vanished before his eyes.
If it weren't for the lingering traces of his soul power in the air and the marks left by the Earth Dragon Turtle on the ground, he would have thought that his battle with the Earth Dragon Turtle was just an illusion.
"Rongrong, this is..."
Gu Rong looked at Ning Rongrong with a surprised expression.
"Hehe, that's Rongrong's trick."
Ning Rongrong stood with her hands on her hips, a smug smile on her face.
...
Star Dou Forest.
[The little witch from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect fed you a 60,000-year-old mutated Earth Dragon Turtle, a soul beast!]
"A mutated Earth Dragon Turtle?"
The moment the thought crossed Ye Tianchen's mind, a massive phantom of an Earth Dragon Turtle enveloped him. Unlike ordinary Earth Dragon Turtles, this one was covered in golden lightning.
The Earth Dragon Turtle roared to the sky, then transformed into a jet-black soul ring and a golden bead, rushing towards Ye Tianchen.
[end of the chapter]