Douluo: Unbeatable from Capturing a Goddess

Behind Huo Tongtian, billows of war smoke rolled tumultuously, spreading to the surroundings like a vast ocean, violently boiling and surging.

"Shua la——"

A blood-colored qi wave surged up from the sweeping war smoke.

It was blood qi so dense it seemed as though it was the lifeblood of countless beings, vaporized into the air, and even the spectators outside the field could smell this blood-stained scent.

"The flag comes!"

The awe-inspiring young Luo Yu had eyes filled with a proud iron-blooded hue.

An ancient and tattered flag was the first to rise amidst the intertwinement of war smoke and blood qi, appearing before the world.

Characters of black gold, ancient in script, emerged on the surface of the flag.

The entire audience of more than a hundred thousand spectators were instantly struck with horror; they did not recognize the ancient characters on the flag, but they could feel an iron-blooded and solemn air. Was Huo Tongtian's Ancient Spirit simply just a flag? No, that was absolutely impossible.

Whose flag is this?

Why does it contain such a presence?

"Roar, roar——"

From within the ancient blood-and-iron flag came countless chilling roars, as if myriad lost souls were incessantly wailing and bellowing, venting their anger.

At this moment, a profoundly knowledgeable old professor stood up directly from his seat among the spectators.

With a trembling voice, his whole body shook.

"Seal... wolf... dwelling... Xu!"

"It's that ancestor!"

"It must... be him!!"

Upon hearing the words "Seal wolf dwelling Xu," the nearby spectators' bodies all trembled, rapidly coming to a realization.

Sealing the wolf in Xu, a legend of ancient times, was the highest honor for a military general of Great Xia.

No, it signified more than just honor; it meant that Great Xia had birthed a stunning hero of the era.

It implied that during that period, no foreign enemy dared to invade Great Xia, because their very dens had been crushed by us.

Word spread from one person to ten, from ten to hundred, and countless spectators all became excited at the same time.

Eyes filled with anticipation were locked onto Huo Tongtian, onto that ancient flag floating amidst the sea of blood and war smoke, as if supressing the spirits of myriad fallen warriors.

"Boom——"

"Boom!"

The flag shook, and it seemed as if countless demons were trying to crawl out, spectral images of different races manifested and showed their ferocity, lunging towards Huo Tongtian below them, seeking to break free.

Huo Tongtian was not frightened in the least, not even sparing a glance.

His eyes focused, solitary and full of iron-blooded pride.

"I call forth——"

"The Champion Marquis!"

"Step... step..."

Footsteps echoed from the depths of the war smoke and sea of blood, and as the footsteps sounded, the countless suppressed demons within the banner instantly ceased their howling, lost all their fierceness, and whimpered like little dogs, as if declaring their submission and fear.

When a young, tall, and valiant general, booted and armored, walked forward, all the wraiths and demons of the different races fell silent as if hit by a chill, losing their voices, all kneeling before the young general.

And in an instant, Huo Tongtian's presence soared and crushed the nine Martial Examinees who had joined hands, leaving them gasping for air.

They stood nailed to the spot, their gazes somewhat vacant.

"Champion... Champion Marquis?"

"Huo Qubing??"

"There's no point in fighting anymore."

The nine Martial Examinees had thought they could avoid Luo Yu and Lyu Chan, the two most formidable with the top two test scores, and even hoped to have a fairer fight with Yuwen Chenglong and Li Mushen, or that their own chance to shine was not impossible.

But now, seeing the Champion Marquis appear, their morale collapsed.

How were they supposed to compete?

General Tianbao Yuwen Chengdu, merely the second fiercest general of the Sui Dynasty, wielded the Phoenix-winged Gilt Halberd and effortlessly defeated the last wave of nine Martial Examinees. And now, what they were facing was none other than the legend said to be undefeated in his lifetime, the chosen one of the era, Champion Marquis Huo Qubing.

The more desperate the nine Martial Examinees felt, the more excited the spectators became.

Because Huo Qubing was too legendary in the history of Great Xia; becoming a Marquis at seventeen, drinking from the sea at twenty-one, sealing the wolf in Xu, experiencing countless battles throughout his life without defeat, a unique feat in the entire history of Great Xia.

Who among the warriors of the world dares to claim they're undefeated, who dares to call themselves invincible, but Huo Qubing did.

He displayed his youthful arrogance to perfection, proclaiming that those who dare to violate the Great Han shall be pursued and executed no matter how far away they flee, the awe-inspiring young hero at the ultimate level of dominance.

The only regret is that he died young, struck down by the jealousy of the heavens at the age of twenty-four. How could the reappearance of such a legendary figure not move the audience present?

"Impressive."

Luo Yu, looking at the flag of Sealing the wolf in Xu on the stage and at that valiant and proud young general, nodded in admiration.

Lyu Chan nodded as well.

"I can feel the uniqueness of that Ancient Spirit!"

"Oh?" Luo Yu raised an eyebrow, waiting for her to continue.

Lyu Chan said:

"My Lyu Bu is also a military general, and was the strongest of his era just like yours. I'm confident in his combat strength, certainly no less than that of the Champion Marquis and perhaps even stronger, but compared to him, there clearly lacks a certain grandeur."

"Momentum?"

Luo Yu nodded, understanding her point.

Protecting the people of Great Xia with an unsurpassable presence, and safeguarding one's own family and property with ambition, are entirely different matters.

Regardless of the comparison in martial prowess, it simply boils down to a much different scale of resolve in their hearts.

"Wait a moment!"

Lyu Chan frowned slightly.

"You're saying he's formidable?"

"What's truly frightening is actually you, right? I don't believe the Champion Marquis can catch your 'Qiankun Tightening' or the 'Seas Calming Stick.'"

Luo Yu shook his head, smiling gently.

"That's not the way to compare them."

"Actually, I've put it rather mildly. To be the guardian of the Great Han era, free from foreign invasion, such a person is not just formidable in a simple sense."

"I hope Huo Tongtian does not dishonor the Champion Marquis's Ancient Spirit."