Chapter 372: Changes Brewing in Heaven Dou
Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Because they had deployed three times the manpower of the Elephant Armored Clan, and because Yu Yuanzhen and a Grand Elder had personally taken action, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan destroyed the Elephant Armored Clan without much difficulty. With such a huge gap in strength between the two sides, their own losses were minimal.
After annihilating the Elephant Armored Clan, all the wealth the Elephant Armored Clan had accumulated over the years fell into the hands of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. This included several Spirit Bones of decent quality, which could be considered an unexpected windfall.
As for these Spirit Bone spoils of war, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan did not keep them for the Clan. Instead, they rewarded them to the disciples who had contributed the most during the operation.
Aside from those highly meritorious disciples, everyone who participated in the operation received rewards according to their contributions. Even those who had done nothing but cheer from the sidelines were given a considerable amount of money.
After this round of rewards, the morale of this Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan team immediately soared. The Spirit Masters who had recently joined the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan all sighed with emotion, feeling that they had made the right choice.
Coupled with the influence brought about by the annihilation of the Elephant Armored Clan, a large number of Spirit Masters came forward to pledge allegiance. The entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was now full of vitality, growing stronger with each passing day.
Amid this atmosphere, Yu Tianlin finally broke through to rank 76.
Rank 76. Back when he had been at Shrek Academy, Zhao Wuji had also been rank 76.
At that time, Yu Tianlin had barely been able to injure Zhao Wuji even after going all out. Yet in what felt like the blink of an eye, his cultivation had already reached Zhao Wuji's level from back then.
Although their cultivation levels were the same, Yu Tianlin was far stronger than Zhao Wuji had been. Even if Zhao Wuji had made considerable progress over the years and had now reached the Spirit Douluo realm, he would still not be Yu Tianlin's match.
As his cultivation continued to rise, Yu Tianlin had already surpassed many people. It was foreseeable that he would surpass even more in the future, until he finally stood at the very peak.
After breaking through one rank, it would take some time before he could achieve his next breakthrough. Under these circumstances, Yu Tianlin relaxed slightly and began balancing work with rest.
When he was not cultivating, Yu Tianlin would accompany Ye Lingling to relax, visit the Four Element Academies for a while, or occasionally discuss the situation on the continent with Xue Qinghe.
That was right. Yu Tianlin sometimes discussed the future of the Douluo Continent with Xue Qinghe.
Ever since the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan relocated here and formed an alliance with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Qinghe had often come to visit.
The reason Xue Qinghe gave was perfectly normal. Since the three major powers had formed an alliance, as the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, he naturally needed to maintain their allied relationship.
Originally, Xue Qinghe's visits to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan should have been hosted by Yu Tianheng. However, Xue Qinghe was clearly more interested in Yu Tianlin, so in the end, every time Xue Qinghe came, Yu Tianlin was the one who received him.
Looking at Xue Qinghe, who was freely discussing the continent's situation in front of him, Yu Tianlin could not figure out his purpose for the time being.
Others might not know, but how could Yu Tianlin not know?
The Xue Qinghe standing before him was a fake.
During this period, Xue Qinghe had been poisoning Emperor Xue Ye, intending to let him die and seize the throne. Logically speaking, under these circumstances, he should have remained in Heaven Dou City at all times to prevent accidents. So why was he running around every day, visiting either the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan?
Yu Tianlin conversed with Xue Qinghe while silently considering his purpose.
During their exchange, Xue Qinghe's attitude was natural and elegant, giving others the feeling of basking in a spring breeze.
If Yu Tianlin had not already known Xue Qinghe's true identity, he might really have developed a favorable impression of him.
That was right, a favorable impression.
A flash of insight suddenly crossed Yu Tianlin's mind, and he finally understood Xue Qinghe's purpose.
Xue Qinghe simply wanted to gain the favor of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
After all, his act of poisoning Emperor Xue Ye and attempting to seize the throne could not possibly be hidden from the two great clans forever. If the two great clans intervened, his plan would most likely fail.
Therefore, Xue Qinghe naturally needed to gain the favor of the two great clans. At the same time, he needed to make them feel that his poisoning of Emperor Xue Ye and his ascension to the throne were merely internal affairs of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Even if he became the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, the alliance between the three major powers would not change. Furthermore, because he was young and more ambitious, it might even be more beneficial for their joint resistance against Spirit Hall.
Under such circumstances, the chance of the two great clans interfering would become very small.
By paralyzing the two great clans in this way, once Xue Qinghe truly became the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, he would naturally have ways to dismantle the alliance and deal with the two great clans.
The more Yu Tianlin thought about it, the more certain he became that this was Xue Qinghe's plan. Inevitably, his gaze toward Xue Qinghe became somewhat strange.
What a pity. No matter how carefully you calculate, I already know everything. It is impossible for you to ascend the throne successfully.
Xue Qinghe seemed to notice the strangeness in Yu Tianlin's gaze and could not help asking, "Brother Tianlin, is something wrong?"
"Nothing." Yu Tianlin shook his head, restrained his expression, and changed the topic with a smile. "Older Brother Xue, what do you think of the Star Luo Empire?"
While Yu Tianlin chatted with Xue Qinghe, he continued analyzing the situation.
Judging from how Xue Qinghe was trying to build relations with the two great clans, it seemed he had probably grown impatient.
Indeed, the destruction of the Elephant Armored Clan had clearly provoked Spirit Hall. Spirit Hall must be urging Xue Qinghe to act quickly.
This was truly somewhat regrettable.
Originally, Yu Tianlin had been delaying Xue Qinghe's actions, wanting him to remain hidden so that he would miss the best timing for the Deity Legacy. Unexpectedly, the destruction of the Elephant Armored Clan had instead accelerated this process.
Yu Tianlin could not calculate everything, after all. Any sudden change in the situation would inevitably lead to further changes.
However, now that he knew Xue Qinghe was impatient to ascend the throne, Yu Tianlin could still make arrangements based on this fact.
Putting everything else aside, if he could use this opportunity to kill Snake Spear Douluo She Long and Porcupinefish Douluo, reducing Spirit Hall's number of Titled Douluo by two again, that would already be a profit.
What? Why not eliminate Qian Renxue, who was impersonating Xue Qinghe, as well?
If Yu Tianlin could do that, he would have done it long ago. The problem was that it was truly impossible.
She had Qian Daoliu backing her.
If they killed Qian Renxue, how would they deal with Qian Daoliu afterward? Even with Yu Yuanzhen's strength, he could only fight Qian Daoliu. It was absolutely impossible for him to kill Qian Daoliu.
Killing Qian Renxue while being unable to kill Qian Daoliu would only leave the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan constantly harassed by a rank 99 Limit Douluo. That would place the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in an extremely passive position.
What was even more painful was the possibility that Qian Daoliu might think this way: Since my granddaughter is dead, I should eliminate Yu Yuanzhen's grandson as well.
If that happened, Yu Tianlin would truly be out of luck.
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