svetikya Chapter 110 The Crisis in Yelin City (Final)
Chapter 110 The Crisis in Yelin City (Final)
"It was you—" The Seventh Elder trembled as he pointed his right hand at the Time Douluo on the ground who was looking up at him.
The Time-Space Douluo smiled and said, "Nobas, I've been searching for you for so many years, I thought you were long dead. I never expected you to have broken through to this level—"
"That's all thanks to you guys!!"
The Seventh Elder seemed to recall something, his eyes wide with fury as he roared hysterically.
The Time-Space Douluo shook his head helplessly, ignoring the Seventh Elder who was still raging in mid-air, and turned to Baili Qian, asking, "Are you all alright—"
Noticing Baili Qian's face, the Time-Space Douluo continued, "Young man, it's you! Long time no see."
Baili's consciousness was beginning to fade. He had only managed to curse the Seventh Elder because he was still clinging to life. But seeing a powerful person coming to his aid, his last breath gave out, and he collapsed, utterly powerless. Han Xue quickly helped him up and transferred her soul power to him, which improved his condition somewhat.
The fact that the Seventh Elder's soul power was depleted to this extent shows that he might have perished here if Han Xue and Gu Yuxing hadn't provided timely support during his counterattack.
Baili Qian slowly opened his eyes upon hearing the sound. At first, his vision was somewhat blurry, but gradually the woman's face became clearer.
"Yes, it was you. You were the one who registered my title in the Douluo Hall back then?!" Baili Qian was shocked. He knew that when he broke through to the Title Douluo level and went to the Douluo Hall to register his title, it was this beautiful woman in front of him who did it for him.
He guessed then that this woman was definitely not that simple; how could someone who registered an identity for a Title Douluo be an ordinary person?
"Junior—thank you for coming to my rescue, senior—" Baili Qian was about to slowly get up.
The Time-Space Douluo waved his hand, then looked at Han Xue and Gu Yuxing and said, "No need, you two take good care of him—"
In the brief minute between the Time-Space Douluo ignoring the Seventh Elder and finishing his inquiry about Baili Qian, the Seventh Elder was completely bewildered. Who was he? Where was he? He had been utterly ignored—
"Luo Ya, how dare you ignore me like this!"
"What do you have that I should take seriously?"
"You—fine—very fine, then let's settle all our old and new grudges together!!" The Seventh Elder was furious with the Time-Space Douluo, his soul power surging. Two black seventh and eighth soul rings flashed beneath his feet:
"Seventh Soul Skill: Martial Soul True Body!"
Eighth Soul Skill: Hundred Ghosts Devour Souls!
The Seventh Elder's form shifted, transforming into a vengeful ghost! Then, centered on himself, black energy began to slowly condense, and with a deafening boom, a black sphere of light exploded in the air. Instantly, hundreds of small ghosts, flashing with a chilling white light, surrounded the Time-Space Douluo and Baili Qian, among others. At the Seventh Elder's command, they charged straight towards the group.
"Hmph, that works! Sixth Soul Skill: Time Freeze!"
The black sixth spirit ring under the feet of the Time-Space Douluo flashed, forming a huge cyan domain that encompassed everyone present, including himself, Baili Qian, and the Seventh Elder in the air.
Immediately afterwards, Han Xue was surprised to find that her body felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and she was completely unable to move in this area. Even raising her arm required a lot of strength to move it only a little bit.
The hundreds of small, fierce ghosts rushing towards them in the area instantly stopped in their tracks, as if frozen in place.
"Damn it—Luo Ya, you—" The Seventh Elder was also a level 95 peak Douluo, so naturally he was less affected than Han Xue and the little ghosts produced by his own soul skill.
However, the Time-Space Douluo was a level 97 peak Douluo, and being two levels lower was a world of difference.
The Seventh Elder's earlier statement about settling both old and new scores was just a fit of rage. What was he thinking, seeking revenge against the Time-Space Douluo? More than ten years ago, the Time-Space Douluo was already a well-known figure on the continent. At that time, he carried the blood debt and the lives of a village, and was constantly being hunted down by the Time-Space Douluo. If it weren't for the fact that he joined the Chaos Sect and was absorbed into their core layer for protection, he would have been killed on the spot by the Time-Space Douluo long ago.
Even after being enhanced by the Chaos Sect's special secret techniques, reaching level 95, he was still intimidated by a top-tier powerhouse like the renowned Time-Space Douluo.
"Sigh, useless trash! Just accept your fate this time and obediently come back with me to receive the punishment you deserve—" The Time-Space Douluo's gaze sharpened, and the Seventh Elder's body involuntarily began to tremble and cold sweat poured down his back.
If he were to encounter another level 97 Title Douluo, he might be able to put up a fight, or at least escape unscathed, if not fight to a draw. But unfortunately, he is now facing a Time-Space Douluo who is extremely effective against him, and he can only pray that someone will come to his rescue...
"Giving up resistance? You're smart enough to know what's good for you." The Time-Space Douluo's previous joking demeanor vanished, replaced by a serious expression.
"Third Soul Skill: Time-Space Binding!"
The purple third spirit ring beneath his feet flashed, and under the restriction of the sixth spirit skill, Time-Space Douluo, the Seventh Elder had no way to dodge. Because "Time-Space Freeze" not only froze his body, but also the spirit power circulating within him, he had no way to mobilize his spirit power to resist.
Just as the blue chains were about to bind the Seventh Elder, the space behind him shattered, and a deep voice shattered the Time-Space Douluo's "Time-Space Freeze" skill.
"Heh, you're really embarrassing, Noah. In the end, I'm the one who has to save you."
"Who are you—" Time-Space Douluo asked, looking at the other black-robed figure who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Time-Space Douluo knew very well that the person who had broken her "Time-Space Freeze" so easily must be about the same strength as herself, and she felt that the black-robed figure who appeared later was even stronger than herself.
"Hehe, thank you for your help, Third Elder." The Seventh Elder broke free from the control of "time freeze" and gasped for breath.
While he was being controlled, he also had to endure the extra pressure exerted on him by the Time-Space Douluo, which made him very uncomfortable and painful. On the other hand, Baili Qian and the other two were fine.
"I've long admired your name, Time and Space Douluo, hahaha—but you can't just take away the people I've taught. I don't have time to play with you today, but we'll definitely meet again in the future, hahaha—" the Third Elder said slowly, and a spatial vortex appeared behind him.
The Time-Space Douluo sensed danger upon seeing the suddenly appearing spatial vortex and immediately charged towards the two figures in the air: "Eighth Soul Skill: —"
Before the soul skill could be released, the Seventh Elder in the air was taken away by the so-called Third Elder who appeared later.
"Damn it, he got away again. I was too careless. I didn't expect there to be reinforcements—" The Time-Space Douluo slowly descended back to the ground and said to Baili Qian and Gu Yuxing, "I'll leave the matters in the city to you."
"You must be the instructor sent by the Spirit Hall Academy to the Heaven Dou Academy for the exchange program, right?" Time Douluo said, looking at Han Xue.
Han Xue nodded and replied, "Yes, senior."
"Yes, take me to see it—"
"Oh? Uh, okay, I'll take you there now."
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Han Xue arrived with the Time-Traveling Douluo to the children's side, and Qian Yuhan was overjoyed to see them:
"Aunt Time Traveler, what brings you here?"
Han Xue was taken aback. She had no idea about Qian Yuhan and Mu Chen's identities. She had wanted to ask the dean about them, but he had always managed to evade her with his vague answers.
"Are you alright, Xiaohan?"
"It's nothing, Auntie." Qian Yuhan ran over and hugged the Time-Space Douluo.
"That's good. I just finished dealing with the affairs of the palace and it had been a long time since I'd been to the Yelin Lantern Festival, so I thought it might still be going on before I got here. But when I arrived, I found Yelin City engulfed in flames of war."
Then the Time-Space Douluo looked at the others behind Qian Yuhan and said, "Oh, Xiao Muchen is here too!"
"Ah—haha, it's been so long since I've seen Aunt Luo—"
Time-Space Douluo said, "Little guy, you did this on purpose. You really hold a grudge."
Even Qian Yuhan didn't understand this time: It seems that Aunt Time Traveler and Mu Chen have something else going on—
Mu Chen would never tell anyone that when the Time-Space Douluo went into seclusion to talk to the Golden Crocodile Douluo, he happened to see Mu Chen hanging something out to dry outside. Upon closer inspection, it was a bed sheet with a puddle of water on it—
Qian Yuhan released the Time-Space Douluo and said, "Auntie, one of our classmates is injured. Could you please take him back to Wuhun City for treatment?"
Qian Yuhan suddenly remembered that the Time-Space Douluo had previously transferred himself from meditation back to the Spirit Hall, so he thought that transferring Zhao Ke should also be no problem, and asked.
Han Xue then stepped forward and told the Time Douluo everything that had happened: "That's how it is, Senior. Zhao Ke is out of danger now, but I think we should take him back to Wuhun City to get checked out as soon as possible. The medical level in Yelin City is definitely not as good as that in Wuhun City right now. I'm just worried that this child might develop some kind of chronic illness in the future."
"What a bunch of bastards!" Time-Space Douluo cursed.
Qian Yuhan had never seen the Time-Space Douluo unleash such fury.
However, a Title Douluo is a Title Douluo; his emotions were only vented for a moment before he quickly concealed them: "Yes, I'll take him back to the Spirit Hall for treatment now. Where is he? Take me there. Xiao Han, Xiao Muchen, you two should focus on your studies at Heaven Dou Academy. Don't worry about your friend—"
After saying that, he followed Han Xue to the infirmary...
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"Thank you so much for your help, Third Brother!"
In the dimly lit, flickering tunnel, the Seventh Elder bowed deeply to the Third Elder beside him, his face full of gratitude and his tone filled with sincere thanks.
The Third Elder smiled slightly, waved his hand casually, and said earnestly:
"Seventh Brother, you've been far too careless this time! Do you really think your 'Fallen Soul Annihilation Array' is invincible?"
He shook his head slightly, a hint of reproach flashing in his eyes.
The Seventh Elder looked ashamed and murmured with his head down:
"Third Brother, I... I really didn't expect that damned woman, Luo Ya, would suddenly show up here. It's all my fault for not thinking things through, which led to this situation. Alas, this failure is entirely my fault."
The Third Elder sighed softly and offered words of comfort:
"Alright, alright, it's done now. It's good that you know where you went wrong. You don't need to blame yourself or feel too bad. That Space-Time Douluo's strength was unfathomable, and her methods were even more unpredictable. Even if I went all out, I might not have been able to defeat her. We were lucky to escape just now. You know, just now, her eighth soul skill hadn't been fully released. If she had succeeded, we probably wouldn't have been able to escape today."
At this point, the Third Elder patted his chest with lingering fear.
"What? Third Brother, you mean... she didn't use her eighth soul skill?"
The Seventh Elder was shocked upon hearing this, staring wide-eyed at the Third Elder with disbelief on his face.
“Her eighth soul skill can actually seal off space and time. Once she successfully seals off the surrounding space, we will probably have no way to escape. Moreover, who knows if other reinforcements will arrive? Furthermore, the support troops of the Heaven Dou Empire have already arrived on the battlefield. If we continue to delay, the situation will become increasingly unfavorable for us. There is really no need to delay any longer,” the Third Elder analyzed with a solemn expression.
"Third Brother is wise! Your judgment is always so accurate. I admire you to the core!" the Seventh Elder hurriedly echoed, his face full of flattery.
The Third Elder waved his hand slightly and said with a smile:
"Don't be so quick to flatter me. Let me ask you, how's your crystal mining project coming along?"
Upon hearing this, the Seventh Elder quickly nodded in agreement:
"Reporting to Third Brother, well... the mining is complete. The whole process went very smoothly; everything was perfect. However... however... sigh!" At the end, the Seventh Elder couldn't help but sigh, hesitating to continue.
Seeing this, the Third Elder smiled slightly and asked softly:
"Hehe, judging from your expression, you must want to talk about Harley-Davidson."
The Seventh Elder slowly lowered his head, his expression utterly forlorn. After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke:
"Yes, Third Brother. Harley's actions this time were indeed too rash. He clearly had plenty of manpower, and he brought along some powerful Soul Masters and Soul Kings. He completely disregarded opponents like the city defense army. As a result... sigh! It's such a pity that he ended up like this!"
Third Brother gently patted Seventh Elder's shoulder, comforting him:
"Alright, there's no need to be too saddened by this. Although Harley unfortunately met with this calamity, we must avenge him for his blood feud. For now, let's calm down. After all, the operation went quite well overall. The higher-ups in the sect are quite satisfied with it. In fact, the Grand Elder specifically sent word that we should return to headquarters immediately to discuss the follow-up tasks passed down from above. So we must be extremely vigilant from now on and not let our guard down!"
"Another mission? That's great!"
He rubbed his hands excitedly, his eyes gleaming with anticipation. However, he suddenly remembered something important and quickly turned to the man beside him, known as Third Brother, asking, "Hey, Third Brother, do you know who killed Harley? Doesn't the sect have a secret method to see what happens to its disciples before they die? Are there any clues?"
Third Brother frowned, thought for a moment, and then replied:
"The sect has examined it using secret methods, but they can only provide a few fragments of images. From those fragments: there's a blood-red greatsword, then several blood-red chains, and then nothing else. The person who killed him is in the sky and not very clear, but it seems to be a child, isn't that funny—then a voice came in, sounding like someone was calling the name 'Qian Yuhan'..."
"Qian Yuhan, Qian Yuhan..."
The Seventh Elder kept muttering the name, his face gradually darkening, as if it could drip water. He clenched his fists tightly, gritting his teeth and muttering under his breath:
"Good, very good, I'll remember this! No matter who this Qian Yuhan is, anyone who dares to kill us will pay the price! Just you wait and see..."
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