Li Fuqiang and Nan Bowan locked eyes, both recognizing the gravity reflected on each other's faces. Their breathing had become somewhat labored.
However, speculation, no matter how plausible, was just that—speculation.
Only with accurate verification would it become a fact they had to confront.
Therefore, initially, the high-ranking members of the Flame Dragon Organization like Li Fuqiang merely harbored some apprehension toward Zhu Yangyuan.
But after hearing what the other party said, it was no longer just apprehension. More accurately, it was awe.
The shift in their attitudes stemmed not only from Zhu Yangyuan's own strength but also from a concern over his identity.
Xu Fan, on the other hand, observed Zhu Yangyuan with great interest, yet he was not excited by the opportunity mentioned by the other.
In his eyes, the realm exhibited by Zhu Yangyuan was at most that of a Martial King, and he hadn't even reached the latter stages of being a King, barely passable.