Chapter 278: The Annihilation Battle
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's territory spanned nine mountain ranges: Crane Mountain, Valley Mountain, Soaring Mountain, Tyrant Mountain, Combat Mountain, Stormwind Mountain, Violet Peak Mountain, Southern King Mountain, and True Dragon Mountain.
Yet now, apart from True Dragon Mountain where the clan leader resided, the other eight peaks had all fallen to the Spirit Hall's assault. Even True Dragon Mountain itself was now drenched in blood.
Cough, cough, cough!
Yu Yuanzhen, who had been knocked unconscious by Light Feather Douluo, slowly regained consciousness under the desperate cries of his clansmen.
"The Patriarch is awake! The Patriarch is awake!"
The surviving disciples of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan erupted in cheers. With Yu Yuanzhen conscious, the clan finally had its pillar of strength again.
"Quiet, quiet! Let the Patriarch recover first!"
The clan's Soul Sage elders had all perished in battle. Now, aside from Yu Yuanzhen, the strongest remaining were two Soul Saints around level 75. These two first silenced the clamoring crowd, then retrieved healing medicine from the clan's treasury and fed it to Yu Yuanzhen.
After taking the medicine and sipping some water, a faint trace of color finally returned to Yu Yuanzhen's pale face.
"How is the clan?"
As soon as he felt slightly better, Yu Yuanzhen immediately asked about the clan's situation.
"Patriarch... it's too horrible!"
The question reopened the wounds of all the survivors. Everyone burst into tears. The two surviving Soul Saints haltingly recounted the clan's devastating losses.
Pfft!
Upon hearing the extent of the destruction, Yu Yuanzhen felt a metallic taste rise in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Spirit Hall! I swear eternal enmity with you!"
His hoarse, grief-stricken roar echoed across True Dragon Mountain.
As the leader of one of the Top Three Sects, how could Yu Yuanzhen not recognize the forces that had attacked his clan?
Light Feather Douluo, the leader of the assault, had rarely appeared in public since breaking through to the 95th level and joining the Spirit Hall's Elder Hall. Younger generation soul masters might not know of his existence.
But how old was Yu Yuanzhen?
His youngest son, Yu Xiaogang, was already nearing fifty. Yu Yuanzhen belonged to the same era as Light Feather Douluo—how could he not recognize him?
"Spirit Hall! I'll slaughter every last one of you sooner or later!"
"Bibi Dong, you wretched woman!"
The surviving Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon disciples roared curses, venting their fury and grief.
"How utterly foolish."
A cold voice suddenly rang out from midair.
Xiao Yu, clad in black battle armor, hovered calmly in the sky. Having already broken through to the Titled Douluo level, he no longer needed to release his martial soul to fly.
With his hands clasped behind his back, Xiao Yu looked down at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon members with undisguised disdain.
"No wonder the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has declined so sharply. Yu Yuanzhen, despite being decades older than Ning Fengzhi, you're far inferior to him."
Dugu Bo and Aphrodite appeared simultaneously, flanking Xiao Yu on either side.
"Dugu Bo... and Xiao Yu!"
Yu Yuanzhen didn't recognize Aphrodite, but he knew Dugu Bo well. After all, he had once arranged for his grandson Yu Tianheng to enroll in the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy to get close to Dugu Bo's granddaughter, Dugu Yan, hoping to recruit the Poison Douluo to their clan.
As for Xiao Yu, although their last meeting had been nearly a decade ago, soul masters on the Douluo Continent matured earlier than ordinary people. With the influence of soul power, one's appearance generally remained largely unchanged from adolescence until one's thirties, aside from changes in demeanor.
"What are you doing here?"
Yu Yuanzhen slowly rose from the ground. Though the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been reduced to less than a tenth of its former strength by the Spirit Hall's assault—leaving only him, a Titled Douluo, as their sole remaining pillar—the remnants of their forces were now barely equivalent to a second-rate sect.
Yet, true to his nature, Yu Yuanzhen still carried himself with the imposing demeanor befitting the leader of one of the Top Three Sects. His tone was haughty as he ascended to eye level with Xiao Yu and his companions before speaking.
"Naturally, we've come to send the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan on their final journey!"
Dugu Bo answered first, his voice dripping with malice. "Old Dragon, surely you haven't forgotten? Years ago, you led your men into Sunset Forest with ill intentions toward me and our Sect Master. That debt is long overdue for collection."
"Didn't I already compensate for that with three ten-thousand-year spirit bones?"
Yu Yuanzhen's expression darkened instantly. "Poison Douluo, Xiao Yu—do you truly dare to defy all moral principles and commit such a heinous act as exterminating an entire clan? Do you not fear the Nine Star Palace incurring the wrath of the entire soul master world?"
"Clan Leader Yu, first of all, those three spirit bones were the price you paid to ransom the three elders we captured. The matter of you attempting to harm me remains unsettled."
Xiao Yu raised two fingers calmly. "As for your second point—it was the Spirit Hall who exterminated your clan. What does that have to do with the Nine Star Palace?"
"Ah!"
"Patriarch, save us!"
Just then, agonized screams erupted from below. The surviving Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon disciples wailed as their bodies dissolved into pools of blood, leaving not even bones behind.
"Poison? When—?"
Yu Yuanzhen gasped in shock. Despite his strength, he hadn't even noticed when Dugu Bo had made his move.
Dugu Bo chuckled darkly. "Old Dragon, I alone couldn't have hidden it from you. But today, I'm not the only one here. Elder Aphrodite is also a master of poison within our Nine Star Palace. When our poisons combine, not only does their potency multiply, but they can also spread undetected through the wind—enough to kill even Soul Sages in moments. Today marks the end of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!"
"Poison Douluo, I'll kill you!"
With a furious roar, Yu Yuanzhen erupted in a brilliant surge of blue-purple light. A pair of massive draconic wings unfurled from his back, while sharp dragon horns sprouted from his forehead. His arms became covered in shimmering scales, morphing into vicious clawed limbs.
Dragonification!
This was the innate ability of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon soul masters. Normally, they awakened this power at the 30th rank, with each new spirit ring unlocking another draconic feature. Each transformed body part granted an additional spirit ability, known as a Dragonification Skill.
As a Titled Douluo, Yu Yuanzhen's Dragonification was nearly complete. His entire body took on draconic traits, surrounded by crackling bolts of lightning that exploded violently in the air.
"Even if the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan falls today, I'll drag you all down with me!"
Yu Yuanzhen's draconic eyes blazed with murderous intent as the lightning around him intensified. His razor-sharp claws gleamed with deadly light.
This was one of his Dragonification Skills—Dragon's Wrath—simultaneously boosting his attack power and lightning force by 100%.
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