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When Yu Luomian received the top-secret intelligence that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had been struck by a deadly poison—leaving seventy percent of its disciples dead or incapacitated—
He was so overcome with excitement that he leapt straight out of his chair, throwing his head back and laughing wildly until tears streamed down his face. "Ning Fengzhi, oh Ning Fengzhi—so, this day has finally come for you!"
"You love to scheme and plot, don't you?"
"You love watching our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect become a laughingstock, don't you?"
"Now, it's your turn to taste the bitterness of having your lineage cut off!"
Yu Luomian immediately summoned all the deacons and elite members at the stronghold who were fit for action.
"Hear my order!"
"Mobilize all our covert forces across the Heaven Dou Empire—right now!"
Yu Luomian slammed his hand onto the table and issued the command sternly.
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has suffered a devastating blow and is in total internal disarray; they have no time to look after their external assets!"
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect to strike back!"
"Launch an all-out offensive, sparing no cost!"
"Seize their mineral veins, annex their shops, and poach their top-tier appraisers and auctioneers!"
"I want their external assets devoured completely in the shortest time possible."
"Use their flesh and blood to make up for the massive losses our clan has suffered!"
"Yes, Second Elder!"
The members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect were fired up.
They had just been forced by Luo Nan to cede territory and pay reparations, and they were seething with pent-up rage.
Now that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect presented itself as the perfect target to plunder, they certainly wouldn't hold back.
Under Yu Luomian's swift and decisive arrangements, a bloody campaign to devour the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's assets quietly began across the Heaven Dou Empire.
Like a pack of starving wolves, and relying on their formidable martial might to intimidate others, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect frantically swallowed up the sect's various businesses.
Vast mineral veins that once belonged to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect were forcibly seized, and shops in prime locations were coerced into changing hands.
Even some of the smaller families that had previously been affiliated with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect switched sides, succumbing to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's threats and inducements. In the span of just a few days, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect suffered devastating losses to its external assets; nearly half of its economic lifeline had been severed!
Urgent reports flooded into the sect's headquarters like a blizzard of snowflakes, piling up heavily on Ning Fengzhi's desk.
"Sect Master!"
"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect has gone mad!"
"They are frantically seizing our iron mines in Soto City!"
"Sect Master!"
"Several major auction houses in Heaven Dou City have been forcibly taken over by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect!"
Staring at these urgent, confidential missives, Ning Fengzhi trembled with rage; a mouthful of blood nearly spewed from his throat.
"Yu Luomian! Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect! You bunch of animals—kicking us while we're down!" "
Ning Fengzhi roared in fury.
He finally understood the true meaning of utter frustration—the bitter, unspeakable agony of suffering a grievance one cannot voice.
He knew exactly who the culprit was, yet he dared not seek revenge.
He knew the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect was ruthlessly bleeding his sect dry, yet he was powerless to stop it!
For the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's defensive strength had plummeted to an all-time low.
The remaining Spirit Masters were either wounded and in need of recovery or belonged to the Support System, possessing no combat capability whatsoever.
At this critical juncture, Ning Fengzhi dared not even dispatch Sword Douluo Chen Xin to hunt down the culprit or suppress the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's expansion!
If this pillar of their defense were to leave the sect's headquarters...
Should the poisoner return, or the Spirit Hall seize the opportunity to strike, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would face total annihilation!
Yet, what truly left the world breathless and in disbelief occurred just three days after this horrific attack.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect issued a public announcement: they were sealing off the sect!
The public was instantly in an uproar!
Across the streets and alleys, teahouses and taverns of Heaven Dou City—from high-ranking officials and nobles to commoners, and even the wandering Spirit Masters who lived by the blade—
Everyone was frantically discussing this earth-shattering event, a moment destined to be recorded in the annals of the Douluo Continent.
"Did you hear? The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has sealed itself off!"
"That's one of the Upper Three Sects—a super-sect guarded by a Titled Douluo!"
"How could I not hear? Not only have they sealed the sect, but I heard over seventy percent of their disciples were killed or wounded!"
"They've abandoned their external assets and retreated entirely to their headquarters; they aren't letting even a fly in or out!"
"Who on earth did this?"
"To think they could force the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to such an extreme..." "
"Could it be that the Spirit Hall has launched a massive offensive?"
"Shh! Keep your voice down!"
"I have a distant relative who works as an outer-sect laborer at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; he was lucky enough to escape with his life."
"According to him, someone poisoned the water supply with a terrifyingly potent toxin!"
"Word going around is that it was the work of the Poison Douluo—the man whose mastery of poison is unrivaled in the world. And the Poison Douluo is now a subordinate of that man... His Excellency Luo Nan, the Master of Moon Pavilion..."
"Hiss! Luo Nan! It's Luo Nan again!"
"He's forced even the world's premier support sect to seal itself off and close its gates; the Heaven Dou Empire is surely on the verge of a total upheaval!" "
Panic, awe, suspicion... a tangle of emotions hung over the Heaven Dou Empire.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's retreat made everyone realize even more clearly just how terrifying, unfathomable, and abyss-like Luo Nan's power truly was.
In stark contrast to the gloom and defensive hunkering-down of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect was currently immersed in a state of ecstatic celebration and shock.
Outside Heaven Dou City, at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's stronghold:
Wagon after wagon—laden with gold, silver, jewels, precious ores, spiritual herbs, and stacks of property deeds—rolled continuously through the stronghold gates.
They were escorted by fully armed elite guards of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
These were the spoils of war they had frantically plundered and seized from across the Heaven Dou Empire over the past fortnight, taking advantage of the chaos engulfing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
The great hall was ablaze with light.
Yu Luomian sat in the seat of honor, gazing at the mountain of wealth piled before him.
The smile he couldn't quite suppress betrayed the sheer ecstasy in his heart.
After this campaign, Yu Luomian's prestige within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had reached an unprecedented peak!
It was true that, just half a month ago, the sect had suffered a crushing defeat at Luo Nan's hands.
They had not only lost two Spirit Douluo elders but were also forced to surrender all their properties surrounding Heaven Dou City—even handing over their sect's supreme treasure, the Nine Crowns of the True Dragon.
At that time, Yu Luomian had borne immense pressure and scathing criticism.
But now, the situation had completely turned around!
The resources and wealth Yu Luomian had seized for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect during this voracious feast at the expense of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect...
...amounted to several times more than what they had previously paid out to Luo Nan!
This not only perfectly recouped the sect's earlier massive losses but also elevated the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's overall financial standing to a whole new level!
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