Unlock Kamen Riders in Douluo's Way Ch 81

"No! I don't agree with this, old man!"

Manla, who had initially sought to salvage his reputation, now faced utter defeat on his own turf, under the scrutiny of countless eyes. His loss was far more than superficial; it had struck at his core. His composure crumbled, abandoning any semblance of the dignity expected of a Titled Douluo, and he descended into hysteria.

"This old man will see if your armor can withstand the power of a Titled Douluo!"

With those words, he lunged towards Luo Pupu, still standing in the arena.

"You dare!"

Flender, who had been closely monitoring Manla, swiftly intercepted him, preventing his advance. However, when a Titled Douluo was truly intent on murder, especially against a junior, even another Titled Douluo found it difficult to completely thwart them.

Manla, seemingly anticipating this interception, unleashed a piercing red light from his eyes, aimed directly at Luo Pupu.

"Not good!"

A burst of fire briefly illuminated Bibi Dong in the stands, indicating Liu Erlong's attempt to seize control. However, even with her speed, she was too far away to intervene in time.

Luo Pupu, still in her transformed state, felt a sudden, overwhelming murderous intent directed at her back. Turning her head, she saw the beam of light hurtling towards her, certain that it would pierce her through.

"Hahahahahaha!"

Manla's maniacal laughter echoed through the arena.

Suddenly, a streak of silver descended from the heavens, striking the ground directly in front of Luo Pupu with incredible speed, effectively blocking the murderous beam.

The collision created a shockwave that not only knocked Luo Pupu off her feet but also momentarily blinded the thousands of teachers and students in the stands.

The entire sequence of events happened in a blur. Few fully grasped what had occurred, only realizing that Manla's attack had been neutralized.

As the aftereffects subsided, they saw a large sword, gleaming with silver light, embedded in the ground before Luo Pupu. Standing atop its hilt, a figure in white robes descended gracefully, looking down at Manla with hands clasped behind his back.

"Old Shitou, you’re just getting worse with age."

The appearance of this individual took everyone by surprise. The white-haired, eccentric man was none other than a renowned figure throughout the Douluo Continent.

"It's you, Sword Douluo Chen Xin! Are you trying to interfere in my affairs?"

Indeed, it was the dean of Sword God Academy, Sword Douluo Chen Xin.

"A personal feud between you and Dean Flender would be one thing, but you are clearly targeting a junior. Such a dishonorable act is beneath your status."

Manla wasn't unintelligent. After regaining his composure, he recognized the severity of his actions. Thousands of spectators had witnessed his behavior, making it impossible to escape the consequences. Remaining would only worsen the situation. The teachers and students he had brought were already trembling with fear, unsure if they could even leave safely.

Sensing Manla's intent to retreat, Flender scoffed, "Do you think you can leave after acting like this in front of me?"

"Hmph, this old man is a Glorious Douluo. Who dares to stop me from leaving?"

Flender, incensed, prepared to attack, but Chen Xin spoke quietly beside him.

"Principal Flender, don't do anything rash here. The death of a Titled Douluo here would bring immense trouble to your academy. Besides, you know who stands behind Canghui Academy."

"The Martial Soul Hall!"

The thought of the Martial Soul Hall darkened Flender's expression. Just two days prior, Su Xuan and Yin Xiaoya had returned from a mission, accompanied by a master of the agility department, who had delivered a memory shard containing information about an evil soul master.

The information he had extracted from that memory using his power as a Titled Douluo had been so disturbing that he had dared not share it with anyone.

Seeing that Flender hesitated, Manla smirked, gathering his spirit power and pulling the unconscious Ding Yuan towards him.

"I will remember this, and you will see me at the Martial Soul Saint Assembly. Let's go."

With those words, he used his soul power to drag his group away, soaring into the air and flying out of the arena, passing under the gazes of thousands of furious onlookers. Flender could only grit his teeth and bear it, while Chen Xin patted him consolingly on the shoulder, urging him to remain calm.

However, a small flame erupted from the stands, striking Manla directly in the back before he could react, scattering his group in mid-air, and sending them crashing back to the ground.

"What… who did that?!"

Caught off guard, Manla roared, but a small ball of fire floated into view, a cold, beautiful voice emanating from it.

"Shrek may not be able to touch you, but I can."

The voice, though soft, resonated clearly throughout the arena. A strangely shaped object emerged from the flame, revealing the source of the sound.

"Er… Erlong?"

Flender was stunned. How could he have forgotten about her fiery temper? He quickly scanned the stands and saw Bibi Dong looking embarrassed, with a bewildered Yu Xiaogang beside her.

He had clearly seen something fly out of Bibi Dong's body, and the voice he had missed for ten years had come from it. This was the first time he had truly witnessed Liu Erlong's current form.

Although he had vaguely suspected that Liu Erlong might coexist within Bibi Dong in some way, he had never imagined it would be like this.

"You… what are you?"

"I'm the one who's going to beat you up, as long as I don't kill you, right, Flender?"

Flender's face turned pale. He hastily stepped forward to intervene. "Wait a minute, Erlong, please don't..."

But Liu Erlong didn't give him a chance, striking Manla on the chest with a power that belied her diminutive form, sending him hurtling back into the soul-fighting arena.

Then, with a flash of her fiery eyes, Liu Erlong's presence descended upon Luo Pupu, who was still stunned.

"Lend me your body; let us teach this old man a lesson in the name of Kamen Rider."

"Eh? Hey! Wait… um!"

Before she could react, Liu Erlong's eye-soul entered her body unimpeded. Even the Green Fruit Swamp Dragon, the source of Kamen Rider Ryugen's power, was shocked and could only watch helplessly as the small soul drilled into the same space as it.

"You are the source of Kamen Rider Ryugen's power, right? Well… so that's how this Kamen Rider's power is used. Alright, let me borrow this space for now!"

Having quickly grasped the method of using Ryugen, Liu Erlong's eye-soul unreasonably infused its own power into the space.

"What? Wait, this is not..."

"Shut up! My old lady gets to call the shots around here! Just use… 1 minute!"

The indomitable Liu Erlong silenced the Green Fruit Swamp Dragon instantly.

In the real world, Kamen Rider Ryugen, now possessed by Liu Erlong, burst into flames. Her armor was rendered a golden-red, and a dragon pattern adorned her breastplate. The emerald green compound eyes turned a blazing gold-red, their shape shifting into a fierce glare.

[Budou Arms! Fire Dragon!]

Hearing the announcement from the Sengoku Driver, Luo Pupu, who was still sharing her mind with Liu Erlong, understood the meaning.

"Still… you can still do that?"

Luo Pupu, her consciousness pulled into the same space, was bewildered. She hadn't expected to unlock a new form. So, is this eyeball-like thing really the power of Kamen Rider?

"Little girl, after this mode is unlocked, it will follow you forever. Consider it my thank you for lending your body. You should learn it now."

As soon as Liu Erlong finished speaking, she seized control of Ryugen.

She raised the golden-red Dragon Cannon and pulled the trigger repeatedly. The grape energy projectiles now transformed into cannonballs shaped like dragon heads, roaring as they flew toward Manla.

Manla was shocked. The aura emanating from his opponent now possessed the power of a Titled Douluo, making a direct confrontation impossible. He swiftly released his martial soul, a colorful stone, along with nine spirit rings, the mark of a Titled Douluo.

"The seventh soul skill! Diamond Mountain!"

A golden mountain shadow, over 50 meters high, materialized, shielding him from the onslaught of fire dragon projectiles. However, to his dismay, the projectiles, as if sentient, converged on a single point, and a crack soon appeared in the golden mountain.

"What? It's impossible!"

"What's so surprising? I used to be a Titled Douluo!!"

As the words left her mouth, cracks spread across the golden mountain, shattering it in an instant.

Seizing the opportunity, Ryugen buckled the lever on her belt.

[Budou Squash!]

The Dragon Cannon erupted with flames, and Ryugen pulled the trigger, unleashing a small fire dragon into the Dragon Cannon.

"Remember, it was the Kamen Rider who beat you! Get lost! Take this!"

Dozens of fire dragon shells shot out simultaneously, transforming into flame dragons that crashed into Manla. Despite releasing another soul skill, he was sent flying alongside it.

"Ugh!! Remember this! Damn Kamen Rider!!!"

Seeing their dean defeated, the teachers and students of Canghui Academy fled in disarray, chasing after Manla.

The scene brought a wave of relief to the Shrek teachers and students, but Flender could only cover his head with a look of dismay.

"Second Sister Erlong, you are really… oh~"

In the stands, Su Qilong and Miu Miao, who had initially been drawn to the power of the Kamen Riders, were shaken by what had transpired. The defeat of Ding Yuan had sparked a certain level of admiration for the Kamen Riders, but what had followed had shattered their understanding of the world. Especially Bibi Dong saying the small flame was also the power of Kamen Rider.

"Dong'er, you said that the thing that escaped from your body is also a Kamen Rider power? Does that mean you are also a Kamen Rider?"

Faced with Miu Miao's question, Bibi Dong shook her head, trying to deny it.

"It's rather special, so it's kept by me… Well, it's almost like this. I'm not a Kamen Rider."

Su Qilong frowned. "Just now, we all heard a voice coming from that thing. Could it be that it was also the reason for the flames that came out of you just now?"

"Uh… well~" Bibi Dong glanced at Yu Xiaogang, who looked despondent, and sighed helplessly. "Don't guess. There will be a day when you understand."

Just then, Luo Pupu, exhausted from being possessed by Liu Erlong's eye-soul and expending too much power, reverted to her original form, and Liu Erlong's eye-soul flew out of her body.

"Not bad, little girl. You still have a lot of room for improvement."

Faced with the compliment from Liu Erlong, Luo Pupu could only force an awkward smile. "Uh heh heh heh, thank you… thank you, senior."

Chen Xin, who was beside Flender, watched Liu Erlong's eye-soul fly towards the stands, his gaze returning to the exhausted Luo Pupu with a hint of a smile.

"Sovereign, have you seen it?"

Ning Zhiyuan, still hidden in the sky using a soul skill, nodded. (Changed Ning Fengzhi to Ning Zhiyuan)

"Well, I saw it, Uncle Bone. What do you think?"

Bone Douluo Gu Rong nodded. "This is far stronger than the mass-produced knights we saw from the Soul Masters Guild. It has reached the level of a Titled Douluo. Although that was due to the power that suddenly appeared, it is certain that the upper limit of the Kamen Rider can reach the level of a Title Douluo."

Ning Zhiyuan couldn't contain his excitement. "When I saw those mass-produced knights before, I was somewhat worried. Although they can give ordinary people a certain amount of power, the level is too low, and the maximum effect is only released by converting the power of the soul master into a Kamen Rider. Whether it is strong or weak depends on the power of the transformed person. But what happened below is completely different. It is something else. That kind of power is something you've been looking for."

Ning Longlong, who had witnessed Luo Pupu's entire battle, was impressed by the power of Kamen Rider, completely exceeding his expectations. He would only be able to find a powerful female soul master as a partner in the future. For him, who was still young, this was very difficult to accept. He couldn't bear to be protected by a girl all his life.

As a boy, rather than being the future Sect Leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, he hoped that he could become a powerful hero like Grandpa Jian. Now, this hope was in front of his eyes, as long as he also became a Kamen Rider.

"Father, please help me become a Kamen Rider; I am willing to spend any amount of money!"

Ning Zhiyuan smiled softly. "Don't worry. That's one of the reasons why we came to Shrek this time, and it's no longer just your concern. Even those mass-produced knights are valuable for auxiliary soul masters. When you meet people, put away that arrogance."

Ning Longlong grinned. "Don't worry! No matter what you say this time, I will fully cooperate."

"Yes. Uncle Gu, let's go down."

Originally, the appearance of Sword Douluo Chen Xin had surprised everyone, but the subsequent arrival of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master Ning Zhiyuan and Bone Douluo Gu Rong made it clear that something significant was about to unfold.

"Ning Zhiyuan is visiting with his son, and please forgive me for arriving uninvited, Dean Flender."

Ning Zhiyuan bowed politely to Flender, and Ning Longlong followed suit.

While the pair had not had a lot of contact, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had an overwhelmingly positive reputation, and Chen Xin had just rescued Luo Pupu. Flender could not slight such guests.

"Nonsense, I should be asking Sect Master Ning and the two seniors to forgive me for not being able to greet you. Teacher Jing, immediately organize the teachers and students to leave the venue in an orderly manner."

Jing Tieyang nodded. "Yes, Dean."

"Everyone, this isn't a place to talk. Please come with me."

"Oh, and can Dean Flender bring this girl?"

"Huh? Me?"

Being addressed by Ning Zhiyuan, Luo Pupu felt flustered.

Flender had learned of Yin Xiaoya's rescue of two Sword God Academy students from evil soul masters in the Soul Beast Forest, along with the emergence of Kamen Riders attacking evil soul masters in the Soul Masters Guild. He vaguely guessed the purpose of Ning Zhiyuan's visit.

"Alright, Luo Pupu, come with us."

"Oh, yes, Dean."

Just then, Ning Zhiyuan noticed that Luo Pupu was weak from the battle. He turned to Ning Longlong.

"Longlong, heal this girl."

"Yes, Father." Ning Longlong stepped before Luo Pupu, releasing her Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda. "Senior, I am Ning Longlong, and I will restore you. Seven Treasures are famous: Heal!"

Sunlight flowed from the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, enveloping Luo Pupu, quickly replenishing her physical and soul power, bringing comfort that nearly made her cry out.

"Thank you. But, you can't call me senior. Judging by your appearance, you shouldn't be too old, right?"

Ning Longlong answered politely, "I will be over twelve this year, so I should respect you as a senior."

"Ahaha, that's why you can't call me senior," Luo Pupu laughed. "Because I'm the same age as you this year, and I'm only twelve."

"What did you say?!"

Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, Ning Zhiyuan, and Ning Longlong called out in unison.