Chapter 208: The Fall of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan
The Soul Hunt operation was well underway within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's territory. Countless black-clad Spirit Hall soul masters assaulted the clan's defenders. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, renowned for its ferocity and power as the world's foremost beast spirit, lived up to its reputation, as each soul master within its ranks was a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield.
The clan fielded roughly 1,800 soul masters, while Spirit Hall's assault force numbered around 8,000, including three Title Douluo. Four figures flashed through the air, three of them Spirit Hall's Title Douluo, with the fourth being Thunder Douluo Yu Yuanzhen, the clan's leader and a Level 95 powerhouse. Though Yu Yuanzhen fought against three Title Douluo at once, he only slightly lagged behind.
Moreover, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had no shortage of Spirit Douluo, likely numbering between twenty and thirty. Each member fought with valor, sparks of thunder emanating from their attacks, creating a significant hurdle for their attackers. Refusing to surrender, they fought with unyielding determination, with most members facing three to four Spirit Hall combatants at once, yet still managed to hold their ground.
Amidst the chaos, Yang Potian moved stealthily through the clan grounds. Within just an hour, he had already looted the three main treasuries of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and even slipped into Yu Yuanzhen's private quarters, collecting various valuables.
With his task complete, Yang Potian retreated to a high point within Thunder Canyon to survey the battle below. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's courage and resilience were undeniable; not one member surrendered. In terms of individual combat prowess, they even outclassed the Yang clan.
However, as the battle progressed, the clan's disadvantage became apparent. Faced with a four-to-one disparity in numbers, even the most formidable warriors couldn't withstand the onslaught. Spirit Hall had also armed its forces with Zhuge Crossbows and had selected warriors specifically to counter the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Above, Yu Yuanzhen continued his fierce struggle, his body shimmering with lightning as he endured the attacks from three Title Douluo. These attackers included Shenglong Douluo Tuoba Xi, Ghost Panther Douluo, and an unknown ninth elder—likely the one said to perish with Yu Yuanzhen.
The ninth elder was a powerful assault-type Title Douluo with the Earthshaker Bull spirit, a rare beast spirit with immense strength. Shenglong Douluo Tuoba Xi, wielding the White-Armored Earth Dragon spirit, combined strong offensive and defensive abilities, boasting impressive resilience. Ghost Panther Douluo, with the Nether Ghost Panther spirit, was a swift and shadow-like agility-type Douluo.
This combination of attack, defense, and speed was a carefully planned counter to Yu Yuanzhen's strengths.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's reverence for Yu Yuanzhen ran deep. Even as he was pressed on all sides, he continued to rally his clan members, leading them in a relentless resistance against Spirit Hall's encirclement. With scales and lightning covering his dragon-form body, Yu Yuanzhen barely managed to withstand the three-on-one assault.
Two hours into the battle, the clan's casualties soared past eighty percent, with most survivors severely injured. Even Yu Yuanzhen bore grievous wounds, particularly from a blow to the shoulder dealt by the Earthshaker Bull Douluo's horns.
On the Spirit Hall side, casualties mounted as well; black-clad soul masters lay scattered around, charred by lightning strikes. Realizing the dire state of his clan, Yu Yuanzhen, seeing his kin falling and the remaining soul masters dwindling below four hundred, felt the last embers of hope flickering out. Desperation surged through him as he witnessed soul sages and Spirit Douluo within his clan self-destruct in a last-ditch effort to protect their homeland.
Yet even these sacrifices barely dented the seemingly endless tide of black-clad Spirit Hall attackers.
With determination burning in his eyes, Yu Yuanzhen released his spirit avatar, transforming into a colossal Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. His spirit rings flared as he activated his ninth skill, True Dragon's Wrath. Bolts of lightning covered the sky, and nine massive thunder dragons descended upon his foes, enhanced by the natural power of Thunder Canyon.
This was his final, all-or-nothing assault, a bid to strike down his three attackers and offer a glimmer of survival for his clan. In response, the three Spirit Hall Title Douluo also unleashed their spirit avatars: the Earthshaker Bull Douluo, a towering behemoth no smaller than Yu Yuanzhen's dragon form; the White-Armored Earth Dragon of Shenglong Douluo; and the shadowy figure of the Nether Ghost Panther Douluo.
All three activated their ninth skills in a coordinated attack. The Earthshaker Bull Douluo's Ground-Shaking Charge merged with the earth's power, creating a devastating ground attack. Shenglong Douluo's Earth Dragon Piercing Thrust summoned countless stone spikes to entrap the dragon, while Ghost Panther Douluo's Phantom Shadows multiplied his form, sending shadowy attacks swarming toward Yu Yuanzhen.
Watching the spectacle unfold, Yang Potian nodded in silent admiration at the power of these seasoned Douluo. But he was here for another purpose and saw his chance.
With the ground shaking from the force of their final blows, Yang Potian struck the mountaintop beside him with all his strength. Boulders cascaded down Thunder Canyon, threatening to bury the entire battlefield.
In that same moment, the Earthshaker Bull Douluo and Yu Yuanzhen collided in a clash of their ultimate moves. Both sustained massive injuries, their bodies flying apart with a significant drop in vitality. The exchange left them both on the brink of death, their ninth skills having pushed them to their limits.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan leader, Yu Yuanzhen, perished amidst the fury of his last stand, taking the ninth elder down with him in a tragic final blow. For the clan, it was a heroic death, facing overwhelming odds alone against three.
As the battlefield trembled, debris filled the sky. The remaining Spirit Hall Douluo retreated, dodging the falling stones. Yang Potian took this fleeting opportunity, moving swiftly to Yu Yuanzhen's side, crushing his corpse to extract three spirit bones and his spirit storage device. Covering the body with a boulder, he then disappeared into a dark portal he opened in the dust-filled chaos.
In a blink, he was gone—no one the wiser.
With the rockfall subsiding, Spirit Hall's forces resumed their assault, and the remaining Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan warriors, seeing their leader fallen, fought with renewed desperation. Many triggered self-destruction, desperately inflicting damage on the remaining black-clad soldiers.
From his vantage point on a distant peak, Yang Potian observed the battle one last time, shaking his head before quickly leaving.
In the end, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's warriors managed to inflict heavy losses on Spirit Hall. Despite being outnumbered four-to-one, they took down roughly 3,000 enemy soul masters, leaving many more wounded. Their prowess as the mightiest beast spirit clan had been undeniable, though their lone Title Douluo wasn't enough to avert disaster.
As Spirit Hall forces cleaned the battlefield, Shenglong Douluo and Ghost Panther Douluo looked over the casualty list with grim faces, deeply frustrated by the cost of this victory.
After the battle, it became clear that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was no more. All 1,800 clan members lay dead, men, women, and children alike. Only a handful of disciples who had been away survived, but they too would likely fall under Spirit Hall's relentless pursuit.
Their dismay deepened when they found that, though they had killed Yu Yuanzhen, his spirit bones and storage device were inexplicably missing. To compound their losses, the clan's three main treasuries had been emptied. In all likelihood, an opportunistic thief had taken advantage of the chaos.
Shrugging off the matter for now, the Spirit Hall forces focused on recovering the bodies of their own fallen, searching for soul bones and storage items among their possessions.
Yang Potian wasted no time. After gaining considerable spoils from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he moved swiftly. Once he was sure no one was tailing him, he extended his wings and sped towards the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's territory, intent on seeing if there was yet another chance to capitalize on the chaos.
(End of Chapter)
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