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Ye Lan had no time to wonder why his identity had been exposed, for a middle-aged man clad in form-fitting, metallic black battle armor already stood in his way.
Engraved on the chest of this armor was the "Star Luo Zhu Family" emblem that Ye Lan had seen before.
Seeing a member of the Zhu family blocking his path, a surge of anger rose in Ye Lan's heart as he demanded:
"Who are you in the Zhu family? Why won't the Zhu family let Zhu Zhuqing go? Must the honor of the Zhu family rely on a single woman to be maintained?"
The middle-aged man sized Ye Lan up and down, his expression remaining unchanged as he spoke:
"So you are the Spirit Hall Holy Son who bewitched Zhuqing? Since when did the decisions of the Zhu family require guidance from an outsider like you?"
"As the current head of the Zhu family, I have the duty to ensure that the thousand-year traditions of the Zhu family are not desecrated! If you want to take Zhuqing away, let's see if your strength is worthy!!"
As soon as the man finished speaking, a violet-black spirit light erupted from his body, and he instantly transformed into a ten-meter-long "Hell Civet."
Nine spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red—rose from beneath his limbs. After one ring flashed with black light, he instantly vanished into the shadows.
Seeing that the "Zhu Family Head" had no intention of backing down, Ye Lan decisively activated his "Golden Dragon Pupils," "Seven-Apertured Glazed Heart," and "Eight-Sided Exquisite Heart."
The world instantly slowed down. In the "Real World," a black afterimage was "slowly" charging toward him.
Golden spirit light instantly surfaced on Ye Lan's body. Spirit power flowed through the meridians in his legs as "Sonic Shift" was activated.
In an instant, he flicked behind the "Hell Civet" and sped toward the Star Luo Imperial Palace at high speed.
A flash of surprise crossed the Zhu Family Head's pupils. Fast! Too fast!!
Even from the perspective of the Hell Civet, Ye Lan's speed was still startlingly fast.
However, there was no way he would let Ye Lan pass so easily.
After all, he was a "Hell Douluo" who had recently advanced!! His hundred-thousand-year spirit ring was thanks to the "Artificial Spirit Ring" system developed by Spirit Hall.
Although he had an excellent impression of Ye Lan, for the sake of the family—he was sorry.
A hint of determination flashed in the Hell Civet's violet eyes, and the ninth spirit ring instantly lit up.
The massive Hell Civet suddenly vanished, reappearing behind Ye Lan in the next heartbeat.
The hairs on the back of Ye Lan's neck stood up; he instantly sensed someone behind him.
He's going all out??
Violet, shimmering sharp claws tore through space. At the moment they hit Ye Lan's back...
A tortoise shadow flashed from Ye Lan's body, and a golden spirit light erupted over his entire being.
Sizzle, sizzle, crack—
The massive claws tore through Ye Lan's clothes, followed by the feedback of extreme hardness.
The cat and the golden body struck intense sparks.
"How is this possible?!!" the Zhu Family Head exclaimed in shock.
During the momentary lag after the Hell Civet's attack, Ye Lan immediately turned around to face the beast.
The two exchanges that happened in the blink of an eye shocked everyone present.
"Is the Spirit Hall Holy Son this strong? Why didn't the Duke of the Zhu family's attack work at all?!"
"What's the use of being strong? As long as the Duke can stall him, more and more Title Douluos and Spirit Douluos will arrive as reinforcements!!"
"Thinking he can snatch the bride from Star Luo Imperial City all by himself? He's ten thousand years too early!!"
Ye Lan ignored the clamor from below the rooftops and instead looked at the Zhu Family Head, saying calmly:
"Does it really have to come to this?"
The massive Hell Civet fell silent for a moment before speaking:
"Isn't this your choice? The traditions of my Zhu family and the Dai family have always been this way. If we don't use this wedding, how can my Zhu family maintain a firm footing in the Star Luo Empire?"
"Fine. Since that's the case, I won't care that you are Zhuqing's father. A word of warning: I am very fast," Ye Lan said decisively. Eight pitch-black "Ancient Beast Tentacles" sprouted from his back, and his spirit power instantly increased by fifty percent, reaching the half-step Spirit Saint realm.
"Heh, you're even more confident than those fellows from the Dai family, actually talking about speed with me, a Hell Civet who has advanced to Title Douluo. By the way, thank you for creating the 'Artificial Spirit Rings,' otherwise I wouldn't have obtained a hundred-thousand-year ring." As the Zhu Family Head spoke, the ninth spirit ring lit up with a blood-red glow once more.
At this moment, the massive Hell Civet was shrouded in violet-black streamlined light and shadow. His speed instantly increased by two hundred percent, and his attack power rose by another hundred percent.
And he wasn't finished. Several of the Hell Civet's black spirit rings all lit up with black light.
The Hell Civet transformed from one into six; every slight movement left behind a phantom image.
Speed, evasion, resistance, attack penetration—all aspects were comprehensively enhanced.
Seeing the Zhu Family Head in his full-power state, a blood mist rose from Ye Lan's body—the Blood Armor Complete Form was activated!
The spirit power within him began to circulate rapidly, with a 130% spirit power boost.
The spirit bones in both his arms flashed with black and blue light. "Gravity Mire" activated!!
The bodies of the six Hell Civets began to tremble. Although the gravity effect was drastically weakened in the "Hell State," they still had to endure double the gravity.
"Vast Sea Boundless" activated once more!!
The six Hell Civets seemed to instantly fall into a blue ocean, their movement speed slowing down by another forty percent.
With the support of double hundred-thousand-year spirit bone skills, the hundred-thousand-year spirit skill bonus of the Hell Civet was instantly offset. His speed was now reduced to that of a Rank 93 Title Douluo.
"A domain-type spirit skill?? Dual domains?? How is that possible?!" the Zhu Family Head shouted in shock. Having only recently advanced to Title Douluo, he had not yet comprehended the domain of the Hell Civet.
While he was in shock, Ye Lan vanished.
In the next instant, a golden flash hit one of the "Hell Civets."
BANG!!
That Hell Civet was instantly kicked into a mist of blood!!
Seeing Ye Lan's instantaneous burst of speed, the Zhu Family Head's scalp went numb. Was this really the kind of speed a Spirit King should be able to unleash?
However, he couldn't worry about that now. He didn't believe Ye Lan could unleash super-teleportation speed multiple times in such a short period.
In an instant, the remaining five Hell Civets all moved!!
BANG!!
BANG!!
BANG!!
One sonic boom after another exploded, causing countless civilians and spirit masters nearby to cover their ears. At this point, they couldn't see the figures of the two at all.
Only golden flashes and violet-black shadows remained in the air. A few seconds later, sharp-eyed spirit masters noticed that the violet-black shadows were becoming fewer.
In the world of high-speed afterimages, the longer the Zhu Family Head fought Ye Lan, the more alarmed he became.
Could a human really unleash super-teleportation spirit skills so many times in a row?
At this moment, Ye Lan's legs felt as hot as if they had been dipped in lava.
But to save Zhuqing, he couldn't care less. He could only frantically use "Flash" overlaid with "Blink" and "Sonic Shift."
As for why he didn't use spirit skills, it was naturally to save spirit power; otherwise, his spirit power would never sustain the battles to come.
Ye Lan counted in his mind: Four... three...
Three to one!
After several seconds and over a dozen rounds of confrontation, Ye Lan had already perceived the difference between the "Hell Clones" and the true body.
And that was—the eyes of the "Hell Clones" were emotionless!!
In that case, one strike to settle it!!
"Flash!! Sonic Shift!! Blink!!! Meteor!!!"
From the "Hell Civet's perspective," the Zhu Family Head realized he had been exposed, and that blood-gold meteor ignored the air to arrive instantly before him.
With his scalp tingling, he silently chanted "Hell Displacement"!!
However, he did not swap positions with another Hell Civet at all.
In the blink of an eye, he immediately released his ninth spirit skill, intending to teleport behind Ye Lan again for a backstab.
Just as the ninth spirit ring lit up, the Hell Civet's massive claws glowed with violet spirit light, filled with immense hell energy.
But he still did not flash behind Ye Lan!!
The ninth 110,000-year spirit skill had failed!!
How was it possible!!
Could it be that the age of Ye Lan's spirit skill far exceeded his 110,000-year skill??!
After several attempts, the Hell Civet could only watch helplessly as Ye Lan's blood-gold meteor punch landed on his lower jaw.
He wanted to move, but his body simply couldn't keep up with the frequency of Ye Lan's speed.
BANG!!
The massive Hell Civet instantly smashed through dozens of buildings, kicking up a massive cloud of dust, stone, and wood debris as he fell completely unconscious.
Seeing Zhuqing's father pass out, Ye Lan breathed a sigh of relief.
In the world of accelerated consciousness, he performed a review in an extremely short amount of time.
The reason he had activated "Vast Sea Boundless" was specifically to deal with the "Hell Civet." The first time the Hell Civet flashed behind him, it had displayed a teleportation spirit skill.
Combined with Ye Lan's knowledge of the Hell Civet, he knew very well that the Hell Civet had other displacement spirit skills.
The displacement-restricting effect of Vast Sea Boundless was very effective. Due to the nature of the "Pseudo-Divine Grade Water Dragon King Right Arm Bone," the age of this spirit bone had reached 250,000 years, and thus the spirit skill's age had also reached 250,000 years.
The Zhu Family Head's displacement priority was crushed by the displacement-restriction priority of "Vast Sea Boundless."
If two conflicting spirit skills were close in age, the effects of both would be weakened; it wouldn't result in a situation like the Zhu Family Head's, where all displacement spirit skills failed entirely.
Of course, if the Zhu Family Head had comprehended a domain, he could have countered the displacement-restricting effect of "Vast Sea Boundless."
Unfortunately, he had not, so he was completely countered by Ye Lan's dual domains.
After Ye Lan defeated the Hell Civet, the Star Luo civilians and spirit masters below the rooftops let out cries of disbelief.
"What?! Duke Zhu was actually completely crushed!!"
"Is the Spirit Hall Holy Son even human?! Why is he so strong!!"
"Quick!! Someone stop him!!"
"Could he... really succeed in snatching the bride?!!"
"Great!! It's the Star Luo Imperial Guard Main Division!!"
"Go, Captain!!! Stop him!!"
CRASH!!!
A figure in silver-gold enclosed armor instantly plummeted from the sky into the crowd. In a panic, many spirit masters scrambled to get out of the way, looking in shock at the foaming-at-the-mouth Captain of the Star Luo Imperial Guard!
As Ye Lan activated "Flash" and charged toward the Star Luo Imperial City, the number of Star Luo Imperial Guards, Star Luo Enshrined Elders, and Star Luo spirit masters blocking him grew.
Ye Lan had no time to think about why his identity had been exposed, but he could only press forward.
After years of "Mimetic Cultivation," his mental power level was close to the Spirit Douluo realm. After the 100% mental power boost from the "Golden Dragon Pupils," his mental power was infinitely close to the Title Douluo level—the half-step Spirit Abyss Realm.
Therefore, his "Dragon Might" could intimidate any spirit master below the Title Douluo level.
Consequently, the moment any spirit master blocking Ye Lan's path was stared down by the "Golden Dragon Pupils," they felt as if they were being watched by a thousand-meter-long dragon. Under the protection mechanism of biological instinct, they instantly blacked out, attempting to avoid being hunted by a natural predator.
In just a few short seconds, Ye Lan blasted forward several kilometers, knocking away dozens of Spirit Saints and Spirit Douluos.
Sensing that his mental power reserves had dropped to half, Ye Lan decisively deactivated "Dragon Might."
However, because the commotion Ye Lan had caused earlier was too terrifying, any spirit master below the Title Douluo realm didn't dare get anywhere near him.
The blood in Ye Lan's legs flowed faster and faster. Every time he flashed, a clap of thunder echoed.
The people of Star Luo on the roads watched in shock as that golden meteor acted as if it were in an uninhabited land, charging frantically toward the Star Luo Imperial Palace.
Whenever someone approached that golden meteor, those Spirit Saint nobles, Spirit Douluo high nobles, and Star Luo Guards who were usually high and mighty in their eyes would instantly foam at the mouth, roll their eyes, and pass out.
"That... that!! What kind of monster is that?!"
"Is there no one in the Star Luo Empire who can stop this celestial being?!"
"Look!! It's Prince Dai Tian!!! The Blazing Tiger Douluo!!!"
"Prince Dai's Spirit Avatar is in an energy state; ordinary attacks can't hit him at all!! He will definitely be able to stop the Spirit Hall Holy Son!!"
Looking at the dozen-meter-long Blazing Tiger radiating sky-high flames, a hint of solemnity flashed in Ye Lan's pupils:
"A mutation of the White Tiger?!?!"
In the next instant, Ye Lan's figure vanished, leaving behind only five hundred-meter-long ice-blue claw shadows in space.
The moment the claw shadows hit the Blazing Tiger, the dozen-meter-long beast vanished instantly.
A red afterimage smashed through countless buildings. At this moment, a middle-aged man with red hair lay half-buried in the wreckage of the buildings, a hideous dragon-claw wound revealed on his chest.
Layers of thin ice formed around the edges of the wound, where a scorching heart radiated heat, beating powerfully.
Suddenly, the heart began to twist.
THUMP!!
A massive amount of blood sprayed from the frozen heart.
The surrounding Star Luo Empire spirit masters, civilians, and nobles stared at Prince Dai's tragic state in disbelief, screaming in terror:
"He's dead!!!"
"Dead!!!!"
"Prince Dai is dead!!!"
"He was killed by the Celestial!!!"
"Damned Celestial!!!"
"Kill him! Are all the experts of our country dead?!"
Countless people gazed at Prince Dai's corpse in shock, their eyes gradually consumed by hatred and rage.
On the other side, the frantically sprinting Ye Lan glanced back at the prince's remains, a hint of surprise flashing in his pupils.
He had just utilized "Flash," "Blood Armor Complete Form," "Extreme Spirit Power Augmentation," "Blink," "Sonic Shift," and "Dragon God—Ultimate Ice."
By relying on terrifying speed to boost his attack power and using the "Dragon God Claw—Ultimate Ice" property to counter the Blazing Tiger's fire energy state, he had achieved the feat of defeating the Blazing Tiger in a single strike.
But was the Dragon God's Ultimate Ice truly this strong?
Strong enough to allow him to cross thirty levels and instant-kill a Title Douluo?
Ye Lan couldn't dwell on it; he only wanted to rescue Zhu Zhuqing. He would show no mercy to anyone who stood in his way.
In the sky, Di Tian's pupils flickered as he watched the Dragon God Claw's Ultimate Ice.
An ice-attribute Dragon God Claw?!
Had Ye Lan obtained the inheritance of the Water Dragon King??
Qian Daoliu sank into deep thought as he observed the spatial fluctuations on the Blazing Tiger's body. Had Little Lan learned Di Tian's Dragon God Claw?
He was only Rank 61; how could he cause spatial fluctuations?
"Brother Di? Don't tell me you taught Little Lan that Dragon God strike?" Qian Daoliu asked doubtfully.
Di Tian, thinking of something, played it off: "I'm also wondering where he got that 'Dragon God' from. It's truly strange."
As the Star Luo palace complex drew closer, Ye Lan's heart beat faster and faster.
Zhuqing, wait for me!!
BOOM!!
Countless slabs of white marble exploded as a blonde figure appeared inside the main hall of the Star Luo Imperial Palace.
At this moment, the ministers and guests of the Star Luo Empire looked on in shock at the youth's entrance.
"Where is the guard?! Where is the guard?!"
"A bunch of useless trash!!"
"Who is this?! How dare he!!"
The cowardly among them knelt and clutched their heads, trembling, while many more nobles fled toward the exits.
Most of them had just been discussing why there was thunder outside. The clever ministers, having already noticed the Emperor's darkening expression, had long since prepared their escape.
Ye Lan ignored the myriad of shocked and panicked gazes, his orange-gold pupils locking onto the Star Luo Emperor seated upon the imperial throne.
Upon the throne sat an extremely majestic middle-aged man with golden hair and golden eyes. On this day of great celebration, his face had become increasingly unsightly following the whispered reports from his close attendants.
Snap!!
The Star Luo Emperor crushed the armrest of his throne, his body radiating a terrifying, murderous aura, like a White Tiger about to devour its prey.
He stood up, his golden pupils staring directly into the orange-gold Dragon Pupils before him, and roared:
"Good!! Very good!! Holy Son of Spirit Hall, I never imagined the day would come when someone would dare storm the Star Luo Imperial City."
"And I never imagined my brother, Dai Tian, would not die at my hand, but rather at the hand of a youngster like you."
Past memories of fighting alongside Dai Tian flashed through the Emperor's mind. Had his brother's martial soul not mutated, the two of them would have likely been forced into the traditional fratricidal struggle.
But his brother's soul had mutated, and he had helped the Emperor overcome all obstacles.
Therefore, their bond was closer than that of father and son. He never expected to receive notice of his brother's death today.
Seeing the fury in the Emperor's eyes, Ye Lan said:
"I did not wish to kill your brother, but I will show no mercy to anyone who stands in my path!"
"Bullshit! I'm just taking a Princess Consort!!! Ye Lan, I haven't even settled the score with you for cuckolding my son Dai Mubai!! To think you'd personally come to court death!!!"
The rage from his brother's death and his son's humiliation instantly clouded the Emperor's mind. With a tiger's roar, a twenty-meter-long White Tiger instantly appeared before Ye Lan.
Before Ye Lan could react, a massive, bloody tiger maw lunged toward him.
Since he had fought his way to the palace, Ye Lan no longer needed to conserve his spirit power.
"Tortoise Spirit!!"
A tortoise shadow flashed, and Ye Lan instantly gained three seconds of Black Tortoise Golden Body.
The "White Tiger" felt something was wrong as it bit down on Ye Lan; it felt like it was gnashing on an indestructible steel spike.
But it didn't care, frantically shaking its massive head from side to side, attempting to tear Ye Lan to shreds.
Ye Lan, meanwhile, summoned his "Combat Blue Silver Grass" and activated his spirit skills in sequence.
After reaching the Spirit Emperor rank, the base health of his Blue Silver Grass had risen by another 30%, and the number of "Combat Blue Silver Grass" had increased from 54 to 63! Their size had also increased from over 60 meters to 75 meters tall.
The twenty-meter White Tiger was instantly submerged within the Blue Silver vines. At this moment, the White Tiger felt completely constrained, with no place to even stand.
Just as the White Tiger attempted to fly toward the sky, Ye Lan finished stacking all his buffs.
The life bonus from "I Want to Grow Up" had advanced to 1,000%. Coupled with the base health increase of Blue Silver Grass and the increase in the number of combat vines...
Stacking "Life Sharing," "Nature Domain," "Ancient Beast Tentacles," "Titan Divine Body," "Titanization," "Grow Quickly," and "Blue Silver Sublimation," the vitality boost was immense.
Ye Lan's vitality rose from the level of twenty-four Spirit Douluos to that of forty Spirit Douluos!!
That is to say, he had the vitality of twenty Rank 91 Title Douluos. When converted to the level of a Rank 94 Title Douluo like the Star Luo Emperor, Ye Lan possessed nine times the Emperor's vitality through his "Life Sharing" spirit skill!!
Because all "Combat Blue Silver Grass" had transformed into "Blue Silver God-Titans," their size ballooned from 75 meters to 90 meters!
Under the "Titan Divine Body" judgment, their size was instantly multiplied by eighty-nine times.
Adding the 300% total size bonus from "I Want to Grow Up," "Blue Silver Sublimation," and "Grow Quickly"...
The size of a "Blue Silver God-Titan" was 360 times that of a regular "Blue Silver God-Titan"!
At this moment, the size of the Blue Silver God-Titans exploded to 636 meters!!
A total of twenty-one Blue Silver God-Titans, each 636 meters tall!!!
At this moment, the "Blue Silver God-Titans" were judged to be of "Pseudo-Divine Grade" size, gaining 190% strength based on their life force.
Now, the strength of each Blue Silver God-Titan was equivalent to a Rank 93 Title Douluo!!
The twenty-meter White Tiger now looked like a white cockroach. It stared in panic at the blackened sky.
Every time one of the twenty-one "Gold-Patterned Galaxy Heaven-Reaching Vines" twisted its body, it dispersed the clouds high in the atmosphere!
In the Star Luo Imperial City, countless civilians and spirit masters felt the strength leave their legs as they slumped to the ground, their pupils dilating as they stared at the twenty-odd heaven-reaching vines rising from the palace.
"A god?!"
"A true god has surely descended upon the Star Luo Empire!!! Hahahahaha!!"
"Are you joking?? That's Blue Silver Grass? The son-in-law the Zhu family chose for Zhuqing—Ye Lan? Did the Zhu family play this a bit too far?" a man in form-fitting black battle armor muttered.
"Lan, is this your trump card?! Truly, the new generation surpasses the old," Qian Daoliu said in shock.
"Ye Lan... My Lord, is your plan truly feasible?" Di Tian murmured. He hadn't expected Ye Lan to grow to this extent in just five years.
Although he did not fear these "hollow" Blue Silver Grass plants.
But he was the ultimate powerhouse of the Douluo Continent, whereas Ye Lan was merely a Rank 61 Spirit Emperor.
If Ye Lan were allowed to grow into a Limit Douluo...
Thinking of the day Ye Lan became a Limit Douluo, Di Tian felt his scalp go numb.
Had it not been for Ye Lan's pro-soul-beast stance, his immense contributions to soul beasts, and the fact that he had obtained half of the soul beast race's providence, Di Tian would have already wanted to strike.
(End of Chapter)