Chapter 361: The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan Visits
Because Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Prince Xue Xing had come on a private visit, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan did not receive them with great fanfare. Instead, the two groups were led into separate quiet rooms.
Inside one of the quiet rooms, Ning Fengzhi took a sip of fragrant tea. He looked at Yu Yuanzhen with a somewhat complicated gaze and said, "Clan Head Yu, your clan's strength is truly astonishing. Without making a sound, you actually produced five Titled Douluo and repelled Spirit Hall's army without any outside assistance."
During the period when the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was relocating, all kinds of news about the two clans being attacked had spread. Naturally, the news that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan possessed five Titled Douluo had also spread along with it.
This news had been released by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan itself.
After all, the Soul Hunting Operation was already over, and there was no longer any need to conceal the existence of five Titled Douluo. Since that was the case, they simply made the news public.
Doing so could greatly raise the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's prestige, attracting more Spirit Masters to join and helping make up for the losses the clan had suffered during the Soul Hunting Operation.
It seemed this idea was quite effective.
After the news that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had five Titled Douluo spread, its prestige in the Spirit Master world immediately soared. Without much effort, it suppressed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, which had originally ranked above it, and nearly rivaled the Clear Sky Clan of the past.
Now, in the entire Spirit Master world, only Spirit Hall could suppress the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
It was precisely because of this that after the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan relocated to its new territory, a large number of Spirit Masters specifically came to join them. However, out of fear of recruiting people with suspicious backgrounds, such as Spirit Hall spies, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's screening process was extremely strict.
Even so, the clan still recruited many people.
It could be said that half of the losses from the Soul Hunting Operation had already been recovered. Before long, those losses would likely be fully made up, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's strength might even surpass its peak before the Soul Hunting Operation.
As the Clan Head of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, Ning Fengzhi naturally felt somewhat complicated when he saw this.
He was pleased because the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's powerful strength meant it could better contend with Spirit Hall. Yet at the same time, he felt uneasy because his former junior had suddenly risen up and begun suppressing him.
Yu Yuanzhen could roughly understand Ning Fengzhi's complicated feelings, so he merely smiled faintly and said, "I heard Sword Douluo made a breakthrough some time ago, and his strength has greatly increased. That is even more impressive than our clan gaining three more Titled Douluo."
Yu Yuanzhen's words were not wrong.
Sword Douluo had broken through from rank 96 to rank 97. That single rank was far more valuable than three ordinary Titled Douluo.
However, Chen Xin looked directly at Yu Yuanzhen and said, "Even after my breakthrough, I am afraid I still cannot compare to you."
Chen Xin could vaguely feel that Yu Yuanzhen's strength seemed to be above his own.
Seeing this, Ning Fengzhi also asked, "I heard that Clan Head Yu personally killed a rank 96 Titled Douluo during that incident. Is that true?"
Yu Yuanzhen nodded openly and admitted it directly. "That's right. I killed one."
The next step was for the two great clans and the Heaven Dou Empire to form an alliance and jointly confront Spirit Hall. Since they were going to unite, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan naturally needed to display its strength in order to take the initiative in the alliance.
"You truly killed one?" Ning Fengzhi quickly said, "Then Clan Head Yu's spirit power must have already reached rank 98."
Yu Yuanzhen nodded again in confirmation.
After receiving Yu Yuanzhen's answer, Chen Xin's heart could not help trembling.
His father had only reached rank 97 in his entire life, and Chen Xin himself had only broken through to rank 97 after losing his right arm.
Yet Yu Yuanzhen now said that his spirit power was already above rank 97.
How could Chen Xin not be shocked?
Not only that, Yu Yuanzhen continued, "When the clan was relocating, Qian Daoliu personally came to find me. I fought him one on one, and in the end, the battle ended in a draw."
"After that battle, I have completely understood what kind of realm the final rank 99 is. Give me ten more years, and I will definitely break through."
When he said this, Yu Yuanzhen was full of vigor, clearly extremely confident.
Ning Fengzhi was left speechless.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was already so powerful in terms of top level strength. If they truly formed an alliance, would most matters not end up being decided by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan? In that case, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's right to speak would probably become much weaker.
While Ning Fengzhi was somewhat worried about the future of his clan, Chen Xin did not care about such matters.
Although Yu Yuanzhen's bold claim had initially shaken him, Chen Xin's eyes were soon filled with fighting intent.
In the past, Chen Xin's father had challenged Qian Daoliu in pursuit of a higher realm. Although he died, he had no regrets. Now, Yu Yuanzhen said he could fight Qian Daoliu to a draw. In that case, challenging Yu Yuanzhen would be similar to challenging Qian Daoliu, would it not?
To glimpse a higher realm, Chen Xin directly challenged Yu Yuanzhen. "I wonder if Clan Head Yu would be willing to fight me? I would also like to witness a stronger realm."
Beside him, Ning Fengzhi nodded slightly when he saw Chen Xin issue the challenge.
A draw with Qian Daoliu?
Yu Yuanzhen was boasting quite a lot, but who knew whether it was true or false? It would be better to test it directly through battle.
On the day of the Soul Hunting Operation, Chen Xin had broken through after losing an arm and displayed tremendous power, fighting one against four without falling into a disadvantage. That scene had left a deep impression on Ning Fengzhi.
With his amplification, Ning Fengzhi believed Chen Xin could face any opponent.
"Since Chen Xin has such interest, I will naturally accompany you." Yu Yuanzhen accepted Sword Douluo's challenge directly. As he spoke, his gaze lingered on Chen Xin's severed right arm. "However, Chen Xin's right arm has been severed. That will likely have a great impact on your ability to display your full strength."
Hearing Yu Yuanzhen mention his severed arm, Sword Douluo remained calm. He had already accepted it.
Ning Fengzhi, however, felt deeply pained.
In Ning Fengzhi's view, if Chen Xin had not been trying to save him back then, he would not have lost his arm. Because of this, Ning Fengzhi had always felt guilty.
Yu Yuanzhen continued, "A severed arm has too great an impact on strength, and the fight would not be satisfying. How about this? After Sword Douluo's severed arm is healed, we can fight again. What do you think?"
Fight again after his severed arm was healed?
Hearing this, Chen Xin immediately furrowed his brows.
Chen Xin knew his severed arm could no longer be healed. Now, Yu Yuanzhen was using this as an excuse to refuse. Did that not mean Yu Yuanzhen simply did not want to fight him?
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