"How could I possibly kill Yu Yuanzhen?"
"I'm only a Quasi-Soul Douluo who has just stepped across the threshold of Soul Douluo."
"Yu Yuanzhen was a level ninety-five Super Douluo. If he wanted to kill me, one finger would have been enough. How could I have had the ability to kill him?"
Seeing Luo Nan's utterly flawless expression, Prince Xue Xing frowned skeptically.
"Really not you? But rumors outside say that a dragon Martial Soul with the light attribute appeared at the scene..."
"The world is vast. Anything is possible."
"I'm not the only one with a light-attributed dragon Martial Soul."
Luo Nan shrugged. "Honestly, I should thank that mysterious expert who acted in secret."
"If he hadn't helped me kill Yu Yuanzhen, I would probably have had to face that old bastard's mad retaliation last night."
"Now it's all fine. The Rotten Bug Sect is leaderless, and I can finally sleep soundly."
Prince Xue Xing stared at Luo Nan for a long while, trying to find even the slightest flaw in his eyes, but he ultimately gave up.
Luo Nan's disguise was too perfect. Moreover, judging by common sense, Luo Nan truly could not have possessed the strength to kill Yu Yuanzhen.
"All right, if it wasn't you, then I can rest easy." Prince Xue Xing let out a long breath and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"By the way, Your Highness."
"How did the matter I asked you to investigate go? Have you found any leads on the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud?"
At Luo Nan's mention of the matter, Prince Xue Xing's expression immediately became somewhat unnatural.
He waved his hand impatiently and brushed him off. "I know, I know. I've already sent people to investigate in secret."
"That's a national treasure. How could it be so easy to find out its exact location?"
"And how long has it even been? You asked me to find it last night. How could I possibly have news for you by today?"
"Give me a few more days. The moment I have news, I'll notify you immediately."
"I hope Your Highness won't keep me waiting too long." Luo Nan gave Prince Xue Xing a deep look, his tone carrying a hint of warning.
After seeing Prince Xue Xing off, Luo Nan returned to the bedroom.
Tang Yuehua had already washed up and was sitting before the dressing table, arranging her beautiful hair. When she saw Luo Nan enter, she smiled gently.
"Yue Hua, I'm preparing to leave Heaven Dou City for a while." Luo Nan walked behind Tang Yuehua, placed both hands on her fragrant shoulders, and spoke softly.
Tang Yuehua's hand paused slightly as she combed her hair, but she did not ask further.
As an intelligent woman, she knew that Luo Nan had his own secrets and plans.
She turned around, wrapped her slender arms around Luo Nan's waist, and pressed her cheek against his abdomen.
"Go. Be careful. No matter how long it takes, I'll wait for you here." Tang Yuehua's voice was soft yet firm.
Luo Nan's heart warmed. He lowered his head and kissed her hair. "Don't worry. I'll be back before long."
After leaving Heaven Dou City, Luo Nan sped all the way to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Passing through layers of poisonous mist, Luo Nan once again arrived at the valley that resembled a paradise on earth.
"This is the best place for me to condense my Soul Core!"
Excitement gleamed in Luo Nan's eyes.
The purpose of this seclusion was to condense his very own Soul Core!
In the cultivation system of Douluo Continent, a Soul Core was the key sign of a Soul Master breaking through to the Titled Douluo realm.
Once a Soul Core was condensed, a Soul Master's Soul Power recovery speed and explosive strength would undergo a qualitative leap.
Although Luo Nan's Soul Power had already reached level ninety, he had yet to attach his ninth Spirit Ring, so strictly speaking, he could not yet be considered a true Titled Douluo.
However, with his Twin Martial Souls, Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings, and physique tempered by top-grade Whale Rubber, both the quality of his Soul Power and his spiritual power had long met the standard for condensing a Soul Core.
"As long as I successfully condense a Soul Core, my strength will soar once more!"
"Then, if I can get my hands on the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud..."
"Even the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in Star Dou Forest, the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, won't be a match for me together!"
"Their Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones will all become mine!"
With that thought, Luo Nan no longer hesitated.
He walked to the boundary of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began adjusting his condition.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him seemed drawn by some force, beginning to gather frantically toward Luo Nan's body.
The process of condensing a Soul Core was extremely dangerous.
It required a Soul Master to highly compress the enormous Soul Power within their body. The slightest mistake could easily lead to disaster.
But Luo Nan had absolute confidence.
"Begin!"
With a thought from Luo Nan, vast spiritual power surged out from between his brows like a tidal wave.
After consuming the Immortal Herb Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, his spiritual power had already reached an exceptionally terrifying level.
Guided by this formidable spiritual power, the ocean-like Soul Power within Luo Nan's body began rushing wildly toward his dantian.
"Rotate!"
Luo Nan gave a low shout in his heart.
The Soul Power in his dantian began spinning at a horrifying speed, forming a massive Soul Power vortex.
As its rotation continuously accelerated, an immensely powerful suction force arose at the center of the vortex, constantly dragging the surrounding Soul Power into it.
"Compress!"
Luo Nan gritted his teeth as fine beads of sweat emerged on his forehead. He desperately drove his spiritual power, forcibly compressing the rapidly spinning Soul Power vortex inward.
"Condense for me!"
The originally gaseous Soul Power gradually turned into a viscous liquid under the extreme compression.
Drops of liquid Soul Power, as dazzling as gold, gathered at the center of his dantian, radiating terrifying fluctuations that made one's heart pound.
"Keep compressing!"
Luo Nan let out a deep roar and pushed his spiritual power to its limit.
The liquid Soul Power was continuously squeezed and purified amid the high-speed rotation.
Time passed second by second, while the mass of liquid Soul Power in his dantian grew smaller and smaller, increasingly dense and solid.
Finally, after an unknown amount of time.
Buzz—!
Along with a strange fluctuation, brilliant light erupted from deep within Luo Nan's brow.
He looked inward and saw that a Soul Core had appeared in his upper dantian.
This dragon-eye-sized Soul Core was crystal-clear, radiating a terrifying pressure that made one's heart tremble.
Even more strangely, three profound patterns resembling winding, intertwining swimming dragons slowly emerged on the surface of this golden crystal.
One was dazzling gold, one was blood-red with blazing heat, and the last was deep, cold blue.
Gold, red, blue!
These three patterns perfectly corresponded to the three ultimate attributes controlled by Luo Nan's Mutated Golden Sacred Dragon Martial Soul: light, fire, and ice!
Nourished within his upper dantian, the Soul Core slowly rotated. With every pulse, it absorbed the elemental energy of heaven and earth and Soul Power from the outside world.
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