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"Sigh..."
Di Tian lowered his head, looking at his hands that had once torn apart countless powerful enemies, his eyes becoming incredibly complex.
Once upon a time, in his eyes, Luo Nan was nothing more than a human junior with extremely high talent, worth winning over.
At that time, although Luo Nan had boundless potential and had injured him, he was still someone that could be easily manipulated by Di Tian, the Beast God.
In fact, Di Tian had already made two preparations in his mind when he left the Star Dou Great Forest this time.
At first, he did intend to use his strength to pressure Luo Nan, making Luo Nan submit to his will in fear and awe.
He would obediently go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to receive the inheritance, thus being completely bound to the great ship of the Soul Beast Clan.
In Di Tian's expectation, if Luo Nan knew what was good for him, then everyone would be happy.
But if Luo Nan refused to comply, and instead chose to suffer the consequences, then…
he was even prepared to kill him outright, nipping Luo Nan in the bud!
Because Di Tian knew better than anyone that a peerless genius like Luo Nan, possessing twin top-tier dragon martial souls, extraordinary talent, and unwavering will, once he grew up, would inevitably become the greatest enemy of the soul beast race if he couldn't become an asset to them!
Allowing such a terrifying potential threat to grow would be utterly irresponsible towards the entire soul beast race.
However, reality delivered a resounding slap to Di Tian's face.
Luo Nan's growth rate completely defied common sense, even shattering Di Tian's understanding of this world!
In such a short time, this human youth, who once looked up to him, had grown to a terrifying level capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with him.
In that brief exchange just now, although neither side used their true trump cards, Di Tian knew very well that he could no longer suppress Luo Nan.
Those two separated martial soul bodies, the dangerous aura emanating from Luo Nan—even he felt a chill run down his spine.
If they were to truly tear off the mask here today and fight to the death, the outcome was truly uncertain!
Even if Di Tian could kill Luo Nan with all his might, he himself would pay an extremely heavy price.
Of course, the more likely scenario was that he would be no match for Luo Nan…
and he was the guardian of the Star Dou Great Forest, the last barrier before that great being awakened. He absolutely could not fall at this moment.
"Enough, enough…"
Di Tian shook his head, forcibly suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his mind.
Since his strength was no longer sufficient to force Luo Nan to submit, there was no point in staying any longer.
"The speed of human growth is truly terrifying."
"However, this matter absolutely cannot be left like this.
The revival of the Dragon Clan, the future of the Soul Beasts, cannot be halted by his refusal."
Di Tian turned around, his gaze fixed on the distant south, towards the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Since I cannot change his mind, I can only return to consult my lord."
"With the Silver Dragon King's wisdom and methods, surely he has a way to resolve this thorny issue?"
The next moment, a dense black light surged from Di Tian's body.
Accompanied by a deep dragon roar, his figure instantly merged into the void.
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Meanwhile, in Heaven Dou City, at Moon Pavilion.
Night had fallen, and the entire city was asleep, except for a few dim soul-guiding lamps still lit in the courtyard of Moon Pavilion.
"Whoosh!"
A black lightning bolt descended from the sky, silently landing in the center of Moon Pavilion's courtyard.
The light dissipated, revealing Luo Nan's figure.
Looking at the empty Moon Pavilion, Luo Nan was not in a hurry. He knew that Dugu Bo would soon return with his men.
Sure enough, not long after, a faint sound came from the street outside Moon Pavilion.
Immediately afterwards, a cloud of green poisonous mist appeared out of thin air in the corner of the courtyard.
The poisonous mist dissipated, and Dugu Bo's hunched figure was revealed first.
Behind him, closely following were Tang Yuehua, Ye Ci, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the young master who was tightly held in Tang Yuehua's arms.
"Your Majesty!" Seeing Luo Nan standing in the center of the courtyard, Dugu Bo breathed a long sigh of relief and quickly stepped forward, bowing respectfully.
Heaven knows the heart-stopping experience he had just gone through in the secret outpost dozens of miles outside the city!
Although separated by hundreds of miles, the collision of those two terrifying auras, and the tremors that seemed to tear the sky apart, were still clearly perceived by him.
The level of combat fluctuations was like a clash of gods, making even a titled Douluo like Dugu Bo feel a wave of trepidation and lingering fear.
However, he could roughly sense that Luo Nan had won the battle.
Therefore, he immediately rushed back with Tang Yuehua and the others.
"Luo Nan!" Before Luo Nan could even speak to Dugu Bo, a frantic and worried cry rang out.
Tang Yuehua handed the child in her arms to Ye Ci beside her, then, disregarding everything, lifted her skirt and ran towards Luo Nan.
Her usually dignified and elegant face was now streaked with tears and barely concealed terror.
"Yuehua."
Luo Nan felt a surge of warmth as he watched his wife rush towards him.
He opened his arms and gently caught Tang Yuehua in his embrace.
"Are you alright? Are you hurt? Let me see!" Tang Yuehua gripped Luo Nan's clothes tightly, her voice trembling violently.
As she spoke, she anxiously looked Luo Nan up and down, her pale hands searching his chest and arms, fearing he might have suffered some serious internal injury.
Earlier at the stronghold outside the city, although Dugu Bo had kept reassuring them that everything was alright, she, an ordinary person, could clearly feel the terrifying fluctuations that even made the earth tremble slightly.
That oppressive feeling, as if the world was ending, had kept Tang Yuehua's heart in her throat.
She was terrified, terrified that something would happen to Luo Nan, terrified that she would lose this support.
"Silly girl, what could possibly happen to me?"
Luo Nan looked at his wife's anxious appearance and couldn't help but chuckle softly.
He reached out and gently wiped away the tears from Tang Yuehua's eyes, pulling her tightly into his embrace.
"Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine, not even a hair has fallen."
"That guy may have some strength, but he can't hurt me."
"I've already sent him away. He won't dare to cause trouble at Moon Pavilion again."
Feeling Luo Nan's warm embrace, Tang Yuehua's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down completely.
She pressed her cheek tightly against Luo Nan's chest.
"You scared me to death... Do you know how terrifying that noise was..."
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