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He was silent for a moment, a struggle and thought flashing in his bright golden vertical pupils.
In the end, Di Tian shook his head and refused in a stiff tone:
"No. Some things involve too many things. Although you are strong now, you are not qualified to know the whole truth."
"If I tell you the truth now, it will not only not benefit you, but will also bring you, and even the entire soul beast race, annihilation."
"Tch, don't tell me then. It's like I'm so eager to know."
Luo Nan rolled his eyes and pouted.
"Then you have to tell me, why did you come to Heaven Dou City to find me like a ghost this time?"
"Don't tell me you just came to spar with me and get beaten up."
Di Tian took a deep breath, and his expression became solemn again.
He looked at Luo Nan and said in a deep voice,
"I left the Star Dou Great Forest to find you mainly for two things."
"The first is to verify your strength."
Di Tian paused, his eyes revealing undisguised admiration and shock.
"I need to see just how much your strength has grown since I left the Star Dou Great Forest."
"Only after confirming your strength can I decide whether to proceed with the next step of my plan."
"I must admit, your growth rate far exceeded my expectations."
"I originally thought you were probably still the same as before, just a relatively outstanding level 95 or 96 Super Douluo."
"In such a short time, I never expected you to possess such terrifying combat power that you could contend with me head-on."
"Especially your two separated Martial Soul True Bodies, they are simply unheard of."
"Your strength has completely earned my recognition."
"Does my strength need your recognition?"
"So stop flattering me and get to the point."
Luo Nan interrupted Di Tian without any appreciation, but a glint of light flashed in his eyes.
He knew the main event was about to begin.
Di Tian didn't mind Luo Nan's rudeness.
"Now that your strength is sufficient, the second thing I'll do on this trip is to take you somewhere."
Di Tian's voice trembled slightly with excitement.
"After confirming that you have sufficient qualifications and abilities, I will personally protect you and take you to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!"
"The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well?" Luo Nan raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.
He was naturally familiar with this place.
That was one of the three great treasure troves of the Douluo Continent, a peerless land nurturing countless immortal herbs.
Dugu Bo's former herb garden was located there.
It was Dugu Bo who told Di Tian that the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's burial place was at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
But why would Di Tian, a hegemon of the Star Dou Great Forest, go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well in Sunset Forest?
Di Tian's eyes gleamed with fanaticism:
"Luo Nan, you possess the most powerful twin dragon martial souls, and noble dragon blood flows within you!"
"I'm taking you to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well so you can delve underground and receive the supreme inheritance left by the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King!"
"As long as you gain the approval of the two dragon kings and absorb their primal power, your strength will undergo an unprecedented transformation!"
"At that time, you will truly possess the capital to reach the peak and change your destiny!"
Luo Nan fell silent.
He didn't show the ecstatic joy, excitement, or eagerness that Di Tian had expected.
Instead, he lowered his eyes slightly and fell into a long silence.
The inheritance of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King?
Luo Nan's heart was not unmoved.
As a top-tier expert with twin dragon martial souls, he understood better than anyone what the inheritance of these two dragon kings meant.
They were two of the nine most powerful dragon kings under the Dragon God in ancient times!
They controlled the most extreme ice and fire power in the world.
Luo Nan had only obtained the ultimate ice and fire power through two immortal plants growing in the terrain created by their deaths: the Eight-Cornered Profound Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Blossom.
He could directly obtain the ultimate ice and fire power through just two immortal plants!
If, as Di Tian said, he had truly entered the depths of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and successfully received the inheritance of these two dragon kings,
then his strength would undoubtedly experience an unprecedented surge.
His Golden Sacred Dragon and Dark Demon Dragon Martial Souls might even undergo a final transformation during this opportunity, ultimately reaching a level he himself couldn't even imagine.
At that time, let alone a level 99 Peerless Douluo, he would definitely have the power to fight even a level 100 god.
Becoming stronger is the instinctive desire of every Soul Master, and Luo Nan was no exception.
However, Luo Nan's mind was as clear as a mirror.
There is no free lunch in the world; all the gifts bestowed by fate have already been secretly marked with a price.
As the uncrowned king of the Star Dou Great Forest and the highest leader of the Soul Beast race, why would Di Tian give such a heaven-defying opportunity to a human like him for nothing?
The answer was obvious.
Once he nodded and agreed to accept the Dragon King's inheritance under the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, it would be equivalent to taking on the cause and effect of the Dragon Clan's revival and completely binding himself to the great ship of the Soul Beast race, which was destined to fight against the God Realm!
To be honest, Luo Nan was a human being, a human with emotions and desires, with his own life and concerns.
His wife, Tang Yuehua, was in Heaven Dou City; his children were in Heaven Dou City; his friends and his foundation were all in human society.
Although he felt a sliver of sympathy for the tragic fate of the Soul Beast race, suppressed by the God Realm, he absolutely did not want to sacrifice himself and his family's lives for that sympathy.
For the Soul Beast race to defy fate and overthrow the God Realm's rule was a path paved with mountains of corpses and seas of blood—a one-way street.
Luo Nan didn't consider himself a savior; he only wanted to protect those around him and live freely in this world.
He didn't want to be anyone's pawn, much less become an enemy of all humanity, forced to shoulder the heavy burden of the Soul Beast revival.
"Di Tian, your proposal is indeed very tempting."
"However, please allow me to refuse."
"What?!"
Di Tian's dazzling golden vertical pupils widened suddenly, as if he had heard the most unbelievable joke in the world.
He even wondered if his ears were playing tricks on him, or if Luo Nan had simply not understood the meaning behind his words.
"You...what did you say? You refused?"
Di Tian's voice rose several octaves in shock, his previously imposing aura faltering slightly.
"Luo Nan, do you know what you're saying?"
"That's the inheritance of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King!"
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