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Several days after the commotion at the gates of Shrek City had ended, Li Luochen and his group returned to Shrek City. As soon as Li Luochen stepped into the entrance of Shrek City, he caught a whiff of an overpowering stench of blood—blood that hadn't been cleaned up. The scent bore a striking resemblance to Yu Luomian's. Could it be...?
Li Luochen formed a hypothesis and promptly called together all members above the rank of Soul Sage for a meeting.
After the meeting, he learned that shortly after their soul-hunting expedition, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had come looking for trouble. They claimed they intended to exterminate Yu Luomian's lineage, and if Shrek Academy dared to interfere, they would destroy the academy as well.
Upon hearing this, Li Luochen clenched his fists in anger. It seemed he had been far too low-key. How dare the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect provoke him like this?
"Director Li, leave the affairs of my family to me. I will give you a satisfactory answer!"
After listening to the report, Yu Luomian was not only furious but also terrified, nearly breaking into a cold sweat. Of all people to provoke, why did they have to provoke Li Luochen? Yu Luomian had already heard from his daughter that Li Luochen had killed Tang Hao, stripped him of all his soul bones, and handed over his corpse to the Spirit Hall.
Yu Luomian didn't want the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect to be destroyed entirely—many of its members were innocent. However, those who had caused this mess would have to be dealt with personally by him!
"Very well, Elder Yu. I look forward to the moment you become the new patriarch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. Meeting adjourned!"
With that, Li Luochen left—he still had matters to attend to.
Yu Luomian first informed his daughter of his plans, visited his granddaughter and grandson, and then headed back to his family estate. He was determined to cleanse the rot within the family!
Yu Luomian made a triumphant return—it was truly a king's homecoming!
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Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect
"How dare you return, Yu Luomian, you traitor! Do you not fear being trapped here forever?"
The Third Elder bellowed, clearly establishing his stance. Yu Luomian was branded a traitor, while the Third Elder—no, the current patriarch—was portrayed as the righteous figure.
"Luomian, turn back while you can. Your brothers are waiting to drink with you. Just admit your guilt."
The Fourth Elder, now the Great Elder, pleaded earnestly.
At the entrance of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect stood five former Soul Douluo elders and over a dozen Soul Sage followers.
Yu Luomian surveyed the members of his family, feeling a deep sense of sorrow. But he knew he had no choice but to act—the family had been utterly corrupted, and he needed to purge it.
However, after this cleansing, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect would be left in shambles. There would no longer be any Soul Douluos, and over seventy percent of the Soul Sages would be lost.
But there was no other way. With a heavy sigh, Yu Luomian resolved to fully commit to aligning with the Spirit Hall.
"I've come today to settle accounts! Prepare to die!"
Yu Luomian steadied his resolve, his eyes crackling with lightning. Behind him appeared the spirit of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and his soul rings emerged: two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red.
Nine soul rings surrounded his body, especially the final hundred-thousand-year soul ring, which left everyone present speechless.
Third Elder: "This… this is impossible!"
The Soul Douluos couldn't believe their eyes. They had guessed that Yu Luomian might have broken through to Title Douluo upon his return, but they assumed he was at most level 91. Even with their combined strength, they thought they could take him down.
But a Title Douluo with a hundred-thousand-year soul ring was on an entirely different level—a qualitative leap. Even though Yu Luomian's soul power was only at level 92, his combat strength rivaled or even surpassed the previous patriarch, Yu Yuanzhen.
At this moment, the elders felt despair, especially the Third and Fourth Elders. They had absorbed Yu Yuanzhen's arm bones, raising their soul power to level 89, and with effort, they might have broken through to Title Douluo status.
But now, all their efforts were for naught—they had lost.
They understood just how powerful a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Title Douluo with a hundred-thousand-year soul ring could be. Their chances of victory were virtually nonexistent.
"Ninth Soul Skill, Dragon Soars Ten Thousand Miles, Swift as Lightning!"
Yu Luomian unleashed his most powerful ninth soul skill, transforming completely into a dragon covered in lightning. His body morphed into a thunderous dragon, charging forward at incredible speed.
BOOM!
Two Soul Douluos and several Soul Sages were instantly obliterated into nothingness. The attack shocked the Third Elder into realization—Yu Luomian intended to kill them all. There was no escape; their only option was to fight to the death!
"True Body of the Spirit!"
In moments, several thirty-meter-long Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragons appeared, launching attacks at Yu Luomian.
Yu Luomian also unleashed his True Body form—a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon—but his spirit form was over sixty meters tall, even larger than Yu Yuanzhen's True Body form.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Dragon Ascension Thunderstorm!"
Yu Luomian unleashed his eighth soul skill. Now that he was a Title Douluo, the quality of his soul power had changed significantly. The potency and application of his first eight soul skills had greatly increased.
The power of his eighth soul skill now rivaled the ninth soul skills of other Title Douluos—this was the terror of a top-tier beast spirit!
One elder was reduced to ash, leaving only the Third and Fourth Elders clinging to life.
"One final blow to finish you off! Ninth Soul Skill, Ten-Thousand Thunder Prison Cage!"
Yu Luomian expanded a circular field of energy around himself, unleashing devastating lightning strikes indiscriminately. Enemies within the circle were mercilessly bombarded.
In moments, the members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect were reduced to charred remains, falling from the sky and shattering into pieces upon impact.
The Third and Fourth Elders, despite their strongest defenses, were barely clinging to life.
Yu Luomian wasted no time listening to their pleas and swiftly executed them.
From their bodies fell four gleaming soul bones, startling Yu Luomian!
Using his soul power, Yu Luomian summoned the soul bones to him. Two of them belonged to his brother Yu Yuanzhen—a right arm bone and a left arm bone. Additionally, there was a right leg bone and a torso bone!
Yu Luomian was shocked. Looking at the remains of the elders, he cursed inwardly:
"These old bastards—they really loved hoarding things! To think they hid these soul bones without reporting them. They must have harbored ambitions to seize power long ago."
Still, Yu Luomian refrained from further cursing, as he himself possessed a hidden soul bone—a left leg bone dropped from his seventh soul ring. Only his older brother Yu Yuanzhen had known about it.
Now, with the soul bones from the two elders, Yu Luomian had completed his full set of soul bones. The Third Elder had a forty-thousand-year right leg bone, and the Fourth Elder had a fifty-thousand-year torso bone.
Together with his brother's seventy-thousand-year right arm bone and sixty-thousand-year left arm bone, Yu Luomian's collection was complete.
He carefully stored the soul bones and began restructuring the family, thoroughly purging it from top to bottom. Once the family was stabilized, Yu Luomian took three actions:
1. He wrote a letter of surrender to Bibi Dong, the Pope of the Spirit Hall, declaring that the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect would submit to the Spirit Hall.
2. He labeled the previous patriarch's son, Yu Xiaogang, as the greatest traitor of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. Yu Xiaogang was accused of causing the tragic death of the previous patriarch, Yu Yuanzhen. Furthermore, the family's most talented child, Yu Tianheng, had been crippled, plunging the sect into internal strife. Yu Xiaogang's crimes were deemed unforgivable. From that day forward, all financial support from the family would be cut off, and he would be expelled from the family. His name would be erased from the family records.
3. Yu Luomian focused on strengthening himself by absorbing the soul bones. He immediately entered seclusion to absorb the four soul bones, completing his full set of soul bones.
After absorbing the four soul bones, Yu Luomian's soul power reached the peak of level 94. With a few more months of cultivation, he would break through to level 95, matching the strength of the previous patriarch!
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