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In Second Elder Yu Luomian's hands was an archaic box carved from an unknown black wood.
The box was engraved with extremely complex dragon-shaped patterns, faintly emanating a heart-palpitating Dragon Clan pressure.
"Your Excellency, the nine crowns of the true dragon are here; please inspect them."
Second Elder Yu Luomian handed the box to Luo Nan with both hands.
Luo Nan took the box and casually opened it.
Inside the box quietly lay nine dark purple bone fragments of various shapes.
"Truly good stuff." A flash of sharp light crossed Luo Nan's eyes.
He could clearly feel the massive energy contained within these nine fragments; that kind of pure Bloodline Power of the Dragon Clan was by no means comparable to ordinary Spirit Beasts.
Luo Nan closed the lid with satisfaction and put the box into his own storage spirit tool.
"Elder Yu truly keeps his promise." Luo Nan waved his hand and said indifferently.
"Rest assured, tonight, Sect Master Yu Xiaolie will wash himself clean and return to your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect stronghold."
"The grievances between you will be wiped clean."
Second Elder Yu Luomian nodded, and the huge stone hanging in his heart for several days finally hit the ground.
But he did not leave immediately; instead, he stood in place with a hesitant expression, as if he wanted to speak but stopped.
"What? Elder Yu still has matters?" Luo Nan raised an eyebrow.
Second Elder Yu Luomian hesitated for a moment, as if weighing something, and finally gritted his teeth, lowering his voice to say:
"Your Excellency, this old man has a matter here, and I do not know whether I should speak of it or not?"
"Speak," Luo Nan spat out a single word.
Second Elder Yu Luomian took a deep breath and began to speak:
"According to top-secret intelligence transmitted back by the covert agents our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect has planted everywhere, the Clear Sky Douluo who has disappeared for many years... Tang Hao, has been found!"
Hearing the name Tang Hao, Tang Yuehua's delicate body, which had been quietly sitting to the side, suddenly trembled violently. Her hand holding the teacup involuntarily shook, and a few drops of tea splashed onto the tabletop.
But she quickly concealed her ungracefulness, lowering her head without making any sound.
After all, being her second older brother, Tang Yuehua could not remain calm.
Luo Nan's gaze also instantly turned sharp: "Tang Hao? Where is he now?"
"Intelligence shows that Tang Hao is currently on his way back to the Clear Sky Sect."
Second Elder Yu Luomian said in a deep voice. Since he had decided to shift the disaster eastward, he naturally did not mind providing Luo Nan with some key intelligence.
"Moreover, according to the description of the intelligence personnel, accompanying Tang Hao back is also a woman."
"That woman is extremely mysterious, with no Soul Power fluctuations on her body at all, yet Tang Hao and that woman are almost inseparable."
"A woman?"
Luo Nan slightly frowned, his brain spinning at high speed.
Tang Hao returning to the Clear Sky Sect was not surprising.
After all, Tang San was currently stirring up trouble outside, and Tang Hao needed the strength of the Clear Sky Sect.
However, who was the woman following Tang Hao?
Ah Yin?
Impossible!
Ah Yin was still planted in a sunless cave right now; she wasn't even a ten-year Spirit Beast, let alone still a human.
Aside from Ah Yin, Luo Nan could not think of anyone else.
Because according to his impression, in the original work, Tang Hao had never taken another wife.
For a moment, Luo Nan could not guess the identity of this mysterious woman either.
But he knew that Tang Hao's return meant that the Clear Sky Sect, the number one Sect under heaven that had closed its mountain gates all along, would likely emerge into the world once again.
The situation on the Douluo Continent was about to give birth to new variables once more.
"I know." Luo Nan withdrew his thoughts.
"This intelligence is very valuable. Elder Yu, walk slowly, I won't see you off."
"This old man takes his leave."
Second Elder Yu Luomian had achieved his goal and no longer stayed, turning around and striding away.
He knew that this pebble had already been cast into the water; next, it would depend on how big of a stormy wave these ripples could whip up.
Following Second Elder Yu Luomian's departure, the reception room grew quiet once again.
Tang Yuehua raised her head, looking at Luo Nan, her beautiful eyes filled with complex expressions.
Although she tried her best to suppress the surging waves in her heart, hearing the news of her second older brother Tang Hao still made it difficult for her to remain calm.
However, she did not ask about Tang Hao's matters, because she knew that in front of Luo Nan, some things should not be asked.
She shifted her gaze to the box containing the nine crowns of the true dragon from earlier.
"Luo Nan, what on earth is that nine crowns of the true dragon?"
"Does it have any major use?"
"To actually be able to make you give up so many industries in exchange for it?" Tang Yuehua asked softly.
Luo Nan smiled, took out the black wood box once more, and placed it on the table.
"This thing is an extremely rare ancient relic."
Luo Nan patiently explained to Tang Yuehua.
"However, its restrictions are extremely great."
"The nine crowns of the true dragon can only be used by someone who possesses the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit and whose strength has reached the Titled Douluo level."
"Once successfully used, it can grant a massive amplification to the user's combat power in a short period of time."
"It can even allow an ordinary Titled Douluo to erupt with terrifying strength comparable to a Super Douluo of level ninety-five or above."
Tang Yuehua listened with secret shock: "So formidable? Then for you, isn't this thing..."
"To me, this gadget is just a pile of useless broken bones. I'd find it ugly even as a decoration, and its use isn't very big."
Luo Nan curled his lip dismissively.
"Then why did you still go through such great trouble to get your hands on it?" Tang Yuehua was puzzled.
"Because I do not allow any uncontrollable threats to exist."
"Although the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect has declined now, and Sect Master Yu Xiaolie is also trash."
"But who dares to guarantee that a stunningly brilliant Genius won't appear among them in the future?"
"If someone in their Sect breaks through to become a Titled Douluo in the future and further achieves Fusion with these nine crowns of the true dragon, that would be a huge trouble for us."
"Therefore, since this gadget might pose a threat to us in the future, getting my hands on it now is equivalent to pulling the firewood from under the cauldron and guarding against trouble before it happens."
"Without the nine crowns of the true dragon, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect can only ever be a sick cat with its teeth pulled out, and it will never be able to stir up any big waves!"
"Moreover, this gadget is called the nine crowns of the true dragon, and my Spirit is also a Dragon. I don't know when in the future, but perhaps there will be a time when it comes in handy."
"So I just gave it a try and asked for this gadget. I didn't expect that old fellow Second Elder Yu Luomian to be so decisive that he actually handed over the nine crowns of the true dragon."
"And didn't Second Elder Yu Luomian also say that Tang Hao has returned?"
"Clearly, that old fellow Second Elder Yu Luomian also has some small schemes in his heart, probably intending to let me, the Clear Sky Sect, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect fight."
"Then as long as I wipe out or heavily injure the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect will only need to swallow up the remaining things and bypass the vicinity of Heaven Dou City."
"At that time, the sphere of influence covered by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect will be even larger!"
"Second Elder Yu Luomian, this old fellow still has quite some ideas!"
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