Filled with unwillingness and frustration, Yu Yuanzhen and the three elders quickly returned to Heaven Dou City by carriage.
However, he didn't immediately return to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Instead, he once again visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
The sect master, Ning Fengzhi, and the two guardian Douluo were all puzzled by their visit. Hadn't they made themselves perfectly clear the last time? They wouldn't participate in any operation to kill the Demon Supressing Douluo. Did Thunder Douluo not understand human language?
Though the sect master didn't say much, the slight furrow of his brow revealed his growing impatience.
Yu Yuanzhen ignored the atmosphere and walked straight up to Bone Douluo. After a moment of silence, he asked seriously:
"Bone Douluo, did you fight Demon Supressing Douluo before?"
Bone Douluo didn't deny it. He nodded straightforwardly. "Yes, I have fought him."
Hearing this, Yu Yuanzhen hurriedly asked, "Then during your fight, how many moves did it take for him to defeat you?"
"How many moves?" Bone Douluo didn't answer directly but simply raised a single finger.
"One hundred moves?" Yu Yuanzhen breathed a sigh of relief. Maybe he and the Clear Sky Sect Master had overestimated the man. That Demon Supressing Douluo wasn't as overwhelmingly powerful as they had feared.
Against Bone Douluo, Yu Yuanzhen was confident he could win within twenty moves—so if it took Demon Supressing Douluo a hundred, it wasn't so terrifying.
"One hundred moves? Someone like me?" Bone Douluo shook his head slightly, a bitter smile spreading across his face.
"Not one hundred moves? Then… ten moves?"
Yu Yuanzhen gasped. He was only confident he could defeat Bone Douluo in twenty moves, yet Demon Supressing Douluo had done it in ten?
That gap in strength was immense. No wonder Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo had advised him to reconcile with Zhao Ling. Such power was clearly beyond his reach.
But before he could fully process it, Bone Douluo shook his head again, and the bitterness on his face deepened.
Yu Yuanzhen suddenly thought of an outrageous possibility, but it was too absurd to believe—did Demon Supressing Douluo defeat Bone Douluo in just one move?
That would be insane. Was he some sort of super Douluo, at level 96–99? Even then, it seemed unlikely for anyone to take Bone Douluo down in a single strike.
Did this mean Demon Supressing Douluo was at level 98… maybe even level 99?
Yu Yuanzhen's face was filled with disbelief. He muttered repeatedly, "Impossible. Absolutely impossible."
There was no way that Demon Supressing Douluo had such godlike strength. Bone Douluo must be exaggerating his power—it had to be that.
But seeing Yu Yuanzhen's stunned expression, both Bone and Sword Douluo just shook their heads in silence.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master gently patted Yu Yuanzhen's shoulder and spoke in a grave tone:
"Old friend, I can't speak for much, but I promise you this—Demon Supressing Douluo's strength is far more terrifying than you imagine. Even if you don't want to reconcile with him, you'd better not provoke him again. He… is not someone you can afford to offend."
Yu Yuanzhen staggered, nearly falling. It was only thanks to the First and Second Elders rushing forward that he didn't collapse on the spot.
After that, Yu Yuanzhen couldn't even recall how he left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, or how he got back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. He was in a daze the whole time.
The three elders were also deeply shocked by Bone Douluo's words. Though they had their doubts, they knew well that titled Douluo took pride in their reputation. Bone Douluo wouldn't have made such a claim unless it were true.
They couldn't help but feel relieved. Thank goodness the Clear Sky Sect Master had thought things through. If he had led three or four titled Douluo to attack Demon Supressing Douluo, not only would they have failed, they likely would've all died.
The Clear Sky Sect would still be okay—even if they lost their current titled Douluo, as long as the sect survived, their two prodigies could rise up again within ten or twenty years.
But their own clan wasn't so fortunate. Their most talented heir had been turned into an idiot. The second son couldn't even keep up with the weaker branch members. If Yu Yuanzhen died, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would fall into obscurity for at least forty or fifty years—unless the first wife gave birth to another child with exceptional talent.
So for now, the clan absolutely could not afford to provoke Demon Supressing Douluo. Only when the Three Upper Sects had enough confidence to crush Zhao Ling should they act.
When they returned to the clan, Yu Yuanzhen's dazed and hollow expression, along with the grim silence of the three elders, immediately raised suspicions in Yu Luomian.
He pulled the Third Elder aside and quietly asked:
"What's going on? Why does Brother look so lost? Don't tell me the Clear Sky Sect is sucking up to that Zhao bastard too?"
"Sigh…" The Third Elder shook his head and sighed, "No. It's just that Zhao's strength may be far beyond what we imagined.
Bone Douluo said that Demon Supressing Douluo defeated him in a single move. With such power, we simply cannot afford to provoke him. The Clan Master is distraught because he can't avenge the young masters."
"What?! Zhao defeated Bone Douluo in a single move?!" Yu Luomian was dumbfounded.
Bone Douluo might not be as strong as his brother, but he was still a respected, long-established titled Douluo. And yet he had been taken out in just one move?
So it really wouldn't be easy for his brother to avenge his two sons and restore the family's trampled dignity.
"Sigh…" Yu Luomian sighed deeply, then his face twisted in fury.
"In the end, it's that trash Yu Xiaogang's fault! Of all people to offend, he chose a terrifying titled Douluo like that? Is his brain broken?
It wasn't enough to ruin Xiaolong's life—does he want the whole clan to go down with him before he's satisfied?"
The Third Elder fully agreed.
"Exactly! That useless fool can't do anything right, but he's the best at causing trouble. He's brought such catastrophe down on our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. If he weren't the Clan Master's son, he'd have been exiled long ago.
As the second son, he's not even capable of bringing honor to the clan—he just stirs up trouble. He's worthless. Disgraceful!"
Their angry voices grew louder and louder, until Yu Yuanzhen's cold gaze swept over to where they stood. His eyes were chilling, and the two men instantly shivered and fell silent.