Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San-Chapter 1052 - 1050 Dark Dragon King
Ning Chenen nodded slightly and said, "Li Zhaopeng himself is also very strong, not much weaker than Xu Anyu. Be extra cautious."
Tang San nodded slightly. Without Ning Chenen elaborating, he understood why the Dark Devil Dragon Lineage would spend so much to purchase the Bead of Misfortune. The most important reason must be to target the Light Dragon Clan. This is connected to the struggle for Crystal City.
The Light Dragon King Xu Anyu has garnered more support within the Dragon Clan, but on the Demon Monster Land, everything still depends on one’s strength. If the Dark Dragon King Li Zhaopeng defeats him, then he definitely won’t be able to take the lordship of Crystal City. Conversely, if the Dark Devil Dragon Lineage takes control of Crystal City, it will be of immense significance for the Dark Demon Great Demon Emperor. Crystal City is the wealthiest main city, once the dojo of the Crystal Great Demon Emperor, and even more so the stronghold of the Dragon Clan. Capturing Crystal City, the Dark Demon Great Demon Emperor’s status among the Dragon Clan could directly rival that of the former Crystal Great Demon Emperor.
The Light Dragon King Xu Anyu has taken the Light Element Spirite, and the Dark Devil Dragon has also taken the Bead of Misfortune. Both sides are gearing up to compete earnestly for control of the Dragon Clan.
Xu Anyu and Li Zhaopeng are likely to meet in the next round.
"If it’s not going well, just admit defeat, you have more wins. It will be easier to find opportunities later on," Ning Chenen said.
Tang San gave a bitter smile and said, "Will it be easier later on? In the next match, I have to face you. After that is the Sunfire King, none of them are easy to deal with! I’ll just do my best."
On the male competitors’ side, besides Tang San, only the Sunfire King from the Spirit Monster Clan made it through. With one win and two losses in the previous three matches, the performance was not so good. What is most strange is that the Sunflower Spirit Clan, who made the last bid at the super auction for the Immortal Golden Body, did not use it for some reason, losing to both Li Zhaopeng and Ning Chenen.
"Anyway, be careful. The Bead of Misfortune is really tricky to deal with. Its impact is significant," Ning Chenen reminded him again.
Meanwhile, the audience stands were already fully seated, and the emperors had also arrived one after another.
As the male competitor with the highest score in the upper half, Tang San is set to fight first today against the top competitor from the lower half. Thus, he simply did not return to the resting room and waited quietly outside.
At this time, Pretty Girl also arrived, the last of all the competitors to show up today. Her opponent today is also very strong, the top female competitor from the lower half.
Today’s battle, under normal circumstances, could potentially predict the most likely players for the top spot in the groups ahead of time.
However, no one is now optimistic about Tang San securing the top spot in the group, even though he has already achieved five victories. Without the ability to use his Ferocious Dragon, how can he face so many powerful opponents? Nonetheless, five wins already put him in with a chance to enter the top three.
"The round-robin tournament enters the Second Stage starting from today. The first match will be fought by the two male competitors with the highest points. Competitors, please enter the arena," the voice of the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox came from the mid-level of our Ancestral Court Council Mountain.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Tang San sprang into action, descending towards the competition area. At this moment, cheers from the Purple Crystal Coin Warriors filled the entire arena. Despite Dark Dragon King Li Zhaopeng having such a powerful divine tool as the Bead of Misfortune, when it comes to reputation and support rate, he is far behind Tang San.
Since Tang San lost access to his Ferocious Dragon, it indeed sparked quite a controversy. It was only with forced pressure from the Ancestral Court that the public opinion was somewhat suppressed. But no matter how much it was suppressed, dissatisfaction among the viewers always persisted. No matter how powerful the emperors were, the saying goes that the law does not blame the masses. Burdening it would do no good for anyone. At this moment, every cheer for Tang San from the audience seemed like a protest against the Ancestral Court’s unfairness, venting their inner dissatisfaction.
On the other side, at a place far from Tang San, another figure also rose into the air and descended towards the competition area.
The Dark Dragon King Li Zhaopeng is a middle-aged looking man, not particularly handsome, but with a firm quality. His short black hair stood upright like steel needles, his gaze resolute, with a steady divine consciousness. His entire being exuded an overwhelmingly domineering presence.
Previously, Tang San hadn’t paid much attention to it, considering that after every competition between himself and Pretty Girl, he would promptly leave the scene.
But now, seeing the heir of the Dark Dragon Clan face to face, Tang San couldn’t help but nod inwardly in approval.
The Dark Demon Great Emperor was one of the first Emperors that Tang San had clashed with. Among the many Demon Emperors, its strength was relatively weaker. Tang San even thought that now the Sword Saint Big Demon Emperor was probably stronger. Initially, he had forcibly detonated his divine consciousness to gain temporary power and sealed the Dark Demon Great Emperor, who compromised for self-preservation, winning Pretty Girl’s support in the subsequent performance appraisal. The Dark Demon Great Emperor wasn’t lacking in bloodline strength, but in willpower. Hence, even with a strong dragon bloodline and cultivation talent, it couldn’t rank among the top Emperors.
However, seeing Li Zhaopeng, the Dark Dragon King in front of him, Tang San couldn’t help but view the Dark Demon Great Emperor in a better light. While the Dark Demon Great Emperor may not amount to much, his choice of heir was quite remarkable! Li Zhaopeng had that look of someone with resilient willpower, greatly compensating for the Dark Demon Great Emperor’s shortcomings. Clearly, the Dark Demon Great Emperor was aware of his own flaws and had made this prudent choice after much consideration.
The Bead of Misfortune was a divine tool with the risk of backfire, and those with weak willpower are most susceptible to its adverse effects. No wonder the Dark Demon Great Emperor dared to let Li Zhaopeng wield this divine tool; he has a strong inner resolve, and supplemented with the protective charm from the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox, he should be safe from backfire in the short term.
The referee had descended from the sky. Since this bout was between the highest scorers, today’s referee was also an absolute powerhouse—it was the Tianyang Spirit King himself who took the field.
Tang San didn’t know if His Majesty had personally stepped in to protect him. But at this moment, he couldn’t show any sign of it and simply paid his respects to the Tianyang Spirit King along with Li Zhaopeng.
The Tianyang Spirit King glanced at both parties and said indifferently: "Prepare."
Li Zhaopeng bowed, and the next moment, a strange energy fluctuation was released from him. The Bead of Misfortune, with its ethereal light and shadow, was directly spat out from his mouth.
The Bead of Misfortune emitted a profound glow, extremely peculiar. Sometimes it was deep blue, other times black, constantly changing in depth and shade.
Moreover, Li Zhaopeng’s whole body was instantly covered with scales as the thick scale armor morphed into the shape of armor on him, and in his right hand, there appeared a battle saber dark as ink—a Demon Weapon! Without a doubt, this was a powerful item.
A deep purple halo spread outward from beneath his feet, plunging his side of the competition field into darkness. Amid the deep dragon roar, a huge shadow of a Black Dragon seemed to surge behind Li Zhaopeng.
Full commitment!
Dark Dragon King Li Zhaopeng didn’t relax at all against a member of the Blue Golden Tree Clan, who had lost their patriarch of the Ferocious Dragon lineage; he showed a stance of full commitment right from the start.
Watching Li Zhaopeng’s demeanor, Tang San sighed softly. His right hand reached out into the air, and the Light Dragon Spear immediately fell into his palm. With life force infused, the Light Dragon Spear burst forth with dazzling brilliance, instantly dominating with an aura of light, casting a golden halo over Tang San’s entire body, giving him a somewhat divine bearing.
However, in terms of aura, he was obviously much weaker than Li Zhaopeng.
The Tianyang Spirit King, seeing Tang San at this moment, couldn’t help but frown slightly. Was this really all he could do?
He had volunteered to preside over this match today. He wanted to see how Tang San, without the Ferocious Dragon, would face a formidable enemy. For some reason, he always felt that Tang San could continue to create miracles. This cunning lad always manages to do the impossible.
