Douluo: Unbeatable from Capturing a Goddess

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Luo Tiance snorted coldly.

"You wanted my grandson to perform, and you're the ones complaining his performance was exaggerated. You've said all there is, good and bad."

"Elder Luo, that's not right," Cao Xiong, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a beard, spoke up, "Have a look for yourself; did your grandson perform well? How can an awakening be like that?"

"Bang!"

Luo Tiance slammed the table.

"Where did he not perform well? I think it was pretty good; it's exactly like the real thing, isn't it?"

"Who says there can't be someone who awakens a hundred God-Level Ancient Spirits? My grandson, Luo Tiance's grandson, no matter how awesome he is, it wouldn't be too much."

The eight leading figures all twitched at the corners of their mouths, unable to bear making any comment.

They truly didn't believe that there was anyone in the world so perverse; the only conclusion they could draw was that the performance was too over the top.

Zhao Yingtian sighed.

"Elder Luo, to be honest, your grandson's performance was quite effective. It really lifted the spirits of the entire Great Xia. But if it's exposed in the future, your grandson will definitely be pointed at by thousands and spat upon by everyone."

"Heh."

Luo Tiance let out a cold laugh.

"Good to know. So you must compensate my grandson."

"My grandson has been continuously making sacrifices for the future of Great Xia."

The leading figures of the Great Xia, even though separated by the internet, felt a chill mixed with strong dissatisfaction and nodded in succession.

"Compensation is definitely due."

"Luo Yu has made great sacrifices for our Great Xia; of course, we won't let him be treated unfairly."

Luo Tiance's expression didn't soften.

"My grandson caused such a commotion this time; it will inevitably attract the crazy assassination attempts from foreign forces at any cost."

"So whatever treasures you have, hurry up and deliver them to me, and I will pass them on to my grandson. Otherwise, if my grandson is accidentally assassinated successfully and the lies exposed, Great Xia is done for."

At the mention of this consequence, the leaders all tightened their expressions.

Now is the time for Great Xia to grow and develop; if it's proven that the so-called God's Child is fake, it will be a terrible blow to the morale of everyone in Great Xia, and people will develop a profound crisis of trust in the government—an unimaginable outcome.

Cao Xiong advised, "Elder Luo, you must protect the God's Child. Now that the play has gone this far, you must see it through to the end."

"Heh," Luo Tiance continued to scoff, "You crafty old Cao Zei, stop playing useless tricks. This is everyone's issue; you can't possibly expect me and my grandson to face the potential assassination threat alone. If you're really going to act like a hands-off shopkeeper, I'll just take my grandson and admit to the foreign forces that everything was a performance, all fake, just don't harm my grandson."

"No, no, don't make a fuss!" Liu Shengji, seeing Luo Tiance's resolute demeanor, was genuinely a bit scared: "Is it just treasures you want? We'll give them to you."

Luo Tiance silently directed his gaze towards the others.

Cao Xiong rolled his eyes.

"Don't look at me; I'll give treasures too, okay?"

Zhao Yingtian and others also expressed their willingness to present treasures to Luo Yu as compensation. Only then did Luo Tiance cease his demands and sternly emphasized:

"The treasures must be delivered safely within three days. If they are not delivered, I will have no issue fetching them myself."

"Alright, no problem. But Elder Luo, said or unsaid, don't let your grandson overdo it next time," Liu Shengji lamented resentfully, "The commotion when the kid was born was outrageous, and this awakening is even more preposterous."

"Indeed," Zhu Wushi nodded vigorously: "That's like poking a hornet's nest of a hundred gods. Scary."

The Xiang family's leading figure sighed regretfully.

"Such a pity, it's fake."

"I wish so much his talent were real; then the whole world would tremble and submit at his feet in the future."

"Enough, stop dreaming," the Qin family's leader laughed, "Such talent is not something a human can possess."

Zhao Yingtian rolled his eyes, unable to resist commenting:

"Back then, Elder Luo even told us his grandson was truly strong, not just pretending; I damn nearly believed it."

"Until I saw this awakening phenomenon, I began to be utterly convinced that it's all an act."

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"Cut the crap and get the treasure over here," Luo Tiance said with a stern face, as if he had suffered a great loss and made a major sacrifice.

In reality, his heart was already blooming with joy.

He had freeloaded so many treasures—what a bloody profit!

Moreover, once all the higher-ups believed Luo Yu was a fake, even if Luo Yu blatantly showed off and was high-profile, they would only applaud and praise how well Luo Yu acted, without succumbing to jealousy or harboring thoughts of destruction.

If among them there was a lapdog of the foreign forces and the news of the act spread abroad, and all the foreign forces believed Luo Yu was a fake, then the intensity of the assassination attempts would greatly diminish, undoubtedly allowing Luo Yu to grow with peace of mind.

By the time they realized that Luo Yu was actually genuine, they would be shocked to death, and any bad targeting ideas would be too late.

Luo Tiance struggled to control his expressions, not letting himself laugh out loud.

This feeling of knowing a secret all by oneself is just so satisfying.

"By the way, Elder Luo, what's with the shattered bronze pillars?"

Zhao Yingtian had seen the footage of the nine awakening Bronze Pillars collapsing and also noticed the nine small but extraordinarily divine tripods through the videos circulating on the internet.

"That matter, I can only say, those who know, know; those who don't, won't understand even if I tell you."

"It's a secret of my Luo Family, and I'm not going to tell you," Luo Tiance said.

Zhao Yingtian's mouth twitched.

It really was listening to a man's words and feeling like it's more than just words.

But what could he do? Was he going to force Luo Tiance to reveal the secrets at knifepoint?

"Might makes right, I get it, and that's the end of my questions, all right?"

"That's more like it." Luo Tiance nodded in satisfaction, infuriating Zhao Yingtian, who blew his mustache and glared, though he was helpless to do anything.

Even though Cao Xiong hadn't spoken a word, he was silently feeling the pain.

He should have never called this meeting.

Not a single useful piece of information was obtained, and instead, treasures were lost—a double whammy of losing both the lady and the army.

"Oh, right."

He suddenly remembered something.

"Elder Luo, there was a phenomenon in the sky above Dajing City. I heard it was the Power of Destruction that even you couldn't withstand, and in the end, you were saved by a mysterious person. What was that about?"

On that day, cameras and other electronic devices all failed in the storm of magnetic fields caused by thunder, so there was no video evidence left. The rulers of Great Xia's Eight Great Provinces could only learn through the descriptions of their spies.

Although they knew about it, they didn't know much.

Luo Tiance naturally had an excuse ready to help conceal the truth for Luo Yu.

"This incident is no secret."

"My cultivation level had reached the true pinnacle, and I attempted to challenge the limits of Heaven and Earth for a breakthrough, which angered the heavenly tribulation that sought my destruction. Fortunately, I had a treasure excavated from the relics of God-Level Ancient Spirits, which allowed me to borrow the Power of gods once, and I narrowly escaped disaster," Luo Tiance explained.

The eight rulers collectively paused.

Their first reaction was disbelief, but it seemed there was a possibility of truth.

"Elder Luo, has your cultivation level really climbed to such an extent?" Zhu Wushi said, baring his teeth in amazement.

There are actually many First-grade Strong Persons in Great Xia.

But there's a difference between First Grade and a First-grade Strong Person, and this consensus has been reached within the circle of strong persons.

Some are First Grade, like Luo Tiance, because this is currently the highest limit in this world.

Once Heaven and Earth gradually lift the limitations for strong persons, Luo Tiance would rapidly ascend to a completely new level.

Similarly, some First Grades are just that—even without the suppression of the Power of Heaven and Earth, they would still remain at that realm.

The other rulers of the Eight Great Provinces and the headmasters of the various Martial Schools, though also top strong persons among First Grades, still have a considerable gap compared with Luo Tiance.

"Elder Luo, I may not be able to surpass you, but my Little Martial God will surely handle your grandson—just you wait," Zhao Yingtian said with full confidence.

"The Xiang Family Overlord will do the same!"

"My Little Cao Zei, too," Cao Xiong and the rest stated one after another, having been suppressed by Luo Tiance for so many years they had trouble breathing, planning to regain their ground through the younger generation...

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