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When Third Elder Yu Tianci spoke of Ning Fengzhi ignoring the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's plea for help, Second Elder Yu Luomian could finally no longer suppress the raging fury in his heart.
"Bang!"
Second Elder Yu Luomian slammed a sudden palm onto the tea table beside him, and that tea table crafted from hard Phoebe zhennan instantly turned into a pile of powder.
"Idiots! A group of irredeemable idiots!"
Second Elder Yu Luomian abruptly stood up, pointing at Third Elder Yu Tianci's nose and cursing bitterly, his saliva almost spraying onto Third Elder Yu Tianci's face:
"Sect Master Yu Xiaolie is a brainless good-for-nothing, are you Elders going crazy along with him?!"
"How could you believe the nonsense of that old fox Ning Fengzhi and run off to join forces to deal with Luo Nan?!"
"Do none of you have brains?"
"That fellow Ning Fengzhi looks thick-browed, big-eyed, gentle, and full of compassionate righteousness on the surface, but in reality, his entire body is full of schemes!"
"Even his strands of hair hide calculations!"
Second Elder Yu Luomian trembled all over with anger.
"If he truly had the certainty to deal with Luo Nan, he would have long since led Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to slaughter their way into Moon Pavilion; would he kindly come running over to win us over?"
"That is clearly because he himself dared not cross Luo Nan's path and didn't want to deliver food to Luo Nan."
"That's why he came looking for us, treating our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect as scapegoats and path-finding cannon fodder!"
Third Elder Yu Tianci was cursed so thoroughly that he didn't even dare to utter a single word in retort, and could only lower his head submissively.
"Now it's great!"
Second Elder Yu Luomian closed his eyes in pain, deeply burying his hands into his messy hair.
"The Sect suddenly lost two Spirit Douluo-tier Elders, and dozens of core elites were wiped out in ashes."
"Even the damn Sect Master was captured by someone like a dead dog!"
"This is simply utter humiliation and a devastating disaster!"
"Do you know what this means?!"
"Our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect was already experiencing a generation gap, and now our high-level combat strength has suffered heavy losses."
"If this matter is handled poorly in the slightest, once the news spreads, those Lower Four Sects that have always coveted our position, as well as Spirit Hall—"
"Will immediately pounce like sharks smelling blood and tear us to pieces!"
"By then, among the Upper Three Sects of the Douluo Continent, there might no longer be a seat for our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect!"
Every word of Second Elder Yu Luomian's pierced the heart, slamming like heavy hammers into the hearts of Third Elder Yu Tianci and everyone present.
Only then did they truly realize that the Sect had reached the cliff's edge of life and death.
"Sec... Second Brother, I know I was wrong, we all know we were wrong..."
Third Elder Yu Tianci's voice carried a hint of a cry as he hurriedly stepped forward to grab Second Elder Yu Luomian's arm, as if grasping the last straw to save his life.
"Isn't it because there was no other way that we hurriedly sent someone to bring you back out of retirement to take charge of the overall situation?"
"Now Luo Nan's side has only given us three days; if we cannot produce compensation that satisfies him, the Sect Master will lose his life!"
"Second Brother, your mind is quick, think of something quickly!"
Second Elder Yu Luomian took several deep breaths, forcing his heart, which was about to explode, to slowly calm down.
He knew that cursing now was of no use; since the matter had already happened, they had to figure out a solution. Even if it meant cutting off an arm to survive, they had to protect the Sect's Foundation.
"Hoo..." Second Elder Yu Luomian let out a long breath of foul air, sat back down on the chair, his gaze becoming incomparably cold and resolute.
"This time, we have thoroughly taken a fall."
Second Elder Yu Luomian's voice was frighteningly low.
"Our skills are inferior, and we were schemed against; we admit defeat."
"The urgent priority now is simply to rescue that good-for-nothing Sect Master Yu Xiaolie alive and preserve the Sect's last shred of face."
"Furthermore, once the anger of that baneful star Luo Nan is appeased, this matter will be considered over."
He turned his head to look at Third Elder Yu Tianci: "Therefore, you, and those stubborn old fools in the Sect, must all mentally prepare yourselves this time."
"This time, we are going to bleed heavily. Not just bleed heavily, we're going to risk half our lives!"
Upon hearing this, Third Elder Yu Tianci's heart suddenly sank.
Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, hearing Second Elder Yu Luomian speak with such severity still made his scalp tingle uncontrollably.
"Second Brother, I understand." Third Elder Yu Tianci swallowed a mouthful of saliva and cautiously probed.
"Then in your opinion... how much stuff do we need to fork out this time to fill Luo Nan's appetite?"
Second Elder Yu Luomian did not answer immediately, instead closing his eyes and rapidly calculating in his mind all the assets of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect near Heaven Dou City.
"Take our industries, mineral veins, shops, and auction house shares in Heaven Dou City and all surrounding cities of Heaven Dou City."
"As well as the control rights of those high-tier Spirit Master academies... package them all together."
"Hand them all over on a silver platter, without leaving a single bit!"
"Hisss—!"
Upon hearing this decision, Third Elder Yu Tianci directly sucked in a breath of cold air, his legs went soft, and he almost collapsed to the ground.
The other deacons in the main hall were even more dumbfounded with shock, as if they had heard some Arabian Nights fantasy.
"Sec... Second Brother, have you gone mad?!"
Third Elder Yu Tianci's voice changed pitch, his face full of disbelief.
"Yield them all? Leave nothing at all? That is one-third of the economic lifeline of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect in the Heaven Dou Empire!"
"If we give all these to Luo Nan, what will our Sect eat and drink in the future?"
"Where will the Cultivate resources for thousands of Disciples come from? If the Elders in the Sect find out, they will surely flay our skin!"
"Flay skin? If they have the ability, they can go to Moon Pavilion themselves and rescue Sect Master Yu Xiaolie!"
Second Elder Yu Luomian laughed out of extreme anger, his gaze filled with undisguised disdain.
"In addition, listen to me clearly. Aside from these industries, if Luo Nan has any other requests—"
"For example, wanting rare treasures or supreme Spirit Bones, as long as we can produce them, don't hesitate at all, give them directly!"
"Second Brother, this... isn't this giving away way too much?!"
Third Elder Yu Tianci still could not accept this cruel reality, his heart aching so much it was almost dripping blood.
"Too much? You actually still think it's too much?!"
Second Elder Yu Luomian abruptly stood up, grabbed Third Elder Yu Tianci by the collar, and lifted him up entirely.
"Third Elder Yu Tianci, when on earth will that wooden head of yours ever get enlightened?!"
"If just these worldly possessions can make Luo Nan let go of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, then damn it, we've made a huge profit!"
"It would be the ancestors blessing us!"
Second Elder Yu Luomian shoved Third Elder Yu Tianci away, paced around in place in exasperation, pointed in the direction of Moon Pavilion, and roared:
"What kind of person do you think Luo Nan is?"
"Do you think he's just simply strong?"
"I am telling you, Chen Xin, that Sword Douluo hailed as having the number one attack under heaven, plus Ning Fengzhi, that number one support under heaven—"
"Even if you add these two people together, they are far less terrifying than a single finger of Luo Nan!"
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