Douluo: Dragon King Legend - The Void Throne
Chapter 18

The Weight of Innate Full Soul Power

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The Weight of Innate Full Soul Power

Because of this evening banquet being held aboard the Luxury Cruise Ship, the Donghai Chamber of Commerce had deliberately communicated with Eastsea City officials in advance, and Donghai Port was temporarily sealed off tonight.

This was also to prevent any idle or suspicious people from sneaking in. After all, this cruise ship would later leave Donghai Port and sail through the Near Sea Area around Eastsea City. If anything unexpected happened, it would be very hard for Eastsea City to provide rescue in time.

There were five decks above the cruise ship's main deck, and the interior included all sorts of restaurants, banquet halls, an opera house, an Outdoor Swimming Pool, and more, displaying luxury in every detail. At this moment, the lanterns had just come on, and countless beams of light refracted outward, creating a rather dreamlike shock. On the side of the hull, there were also gun ports equipped with Soul Guidance Weapons. These were clearly used to defend against attacks from Sea Soul Beasts.

Ever since the soul beasts on the continent had neared extinction, humanity's reach had extended toward the sea, causing the number of Sea Soul Beasts to plummet. Nowadays, it was already very difficult to see any trace of Sea Soul Beasts in the Near Sea Area. Even if they existed, most were Sea Soul Beasts below Thousand-Year Cultivation.

With the Soul Guidance Weapons equipped on this Luxury Cruise Ship, safety was already sufficiently guaranteed. Moreover, among those boarding this cruise ship, there was no lack of powerful Soul Masters.

Yu Zhen and Xu Xingwei, who were in the middle of a conversation, also noticed the Soul Guidance Car Yu Nanyuan was riding in and turned to look over.

Xu Xingwei was of medium build, dressed in Formal Wear, his black hair neatly combed back behind his head, with only two strands slipping down along his cheeks. Perhaps it had something to do with his position as chief of finance, but his entire person gave off a capable air, as if he possessed extraordinary drive.

Beside Xu Xingwei was also a young man whose appearance resembled his. The young man looked around fourteen or fifteen, his expression cold and proud. It was Xu Xiaoyan's older brother, Xu Xiaoyu.

In terms of appearance, Xu Xiaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan, the siblings, had inherited more from their mother, and their hair color was also a pale blue completely different from Xu Xingwei's.

As for the one hiding behind Xu Xingwei, revealing only a small head as she sized up this side, it was naturally Xu Xiaoyan. Her pale-blue hair was combed into two little braids, and she was exquisitely pretty, like carved jade and powdered porcelain. Her little blue dress was dotted with golden stars, complementing her delicate, doll-like face.

Yu Nanyuan stepped out from the back row of the black Soul Guidance Car, came forward, and greeted everyone one by one.

"Grandpa, Uncle Xu, Brother Xiaoyu."

Today, he had changed into a loose tracksuit with a gold base and silver patterns. Its overly casual style was not very suitable for such a formal banquet occasion, yet he did not seem out of place among the others. His warm smile was smooth and natural.

Upon seeing Yu Nanyuan, a hint of a smile finally appeared on Xu Xingwei's stern face.

"I heard from Uncle Yu that you have Innate Full Soul Power, Nanyuan, and that you also obtained a rather good Soul Spirit?"

For strangers unfamiliar with each other, asking about the secrets of one's martial soul was naturally taboo, but for people with a close relationship, this precisely showed the trust and closeness between both sides.

"Yes, Uncle Xu." The smile on Yu Nanyuan's face did not fade as he nodded calmly.

Facing Yu Nanyuan, the cold and proud look on Xu Xiaoyu's face softened considerably. It was not only because of the relationship between their two families, but even more because Yu Nanyuan's Talent made it impossible for him to keep acting arrogant.

Although he could be considered one of Heaven's Chosen in Eastsea Academy, compared to a top genius with Innate Full Soul Power like Yu Nanyuan, there was still an enormous gap that was difficult to cross. He had to admit that.

Yu Zhen smiled and nodded to everyone. "All right, the banquet is about to begin. Let's board first. Nanyuan, later, accompany Xiaoyan and have a good stroll around the cruise ship."

There was a dedicated boarding escalator, powered by Soul Guidance Technology, and it was very steady.

Yu Zhen and Xu Xingwei continued their previous topic of conversation up ahead, while Xu Xiaoyu silently listened to the contents of Yu Zhen's talk with his father. He had always been proud. Compared to mingling with six-year-old children like Yu Nanyuan and Xu Xiaoyan, following behind Yu Zhen and Xu Xingwei to learn some upper-level information was clearly more in line with his "style."

Xu Xiaoyan was far too familiar with her older brother's personality, which looked icy on the outside but was actually smug and stuffy on the inside. She could not help covering her mouth and giggling, even forgetting the gloom from earlier when Yu Nanyuan had not taken the initiative to greet her.

Seeing this scene, the corners of Yu Nanyuan's mouth could not help curving faintly. This vivid, lifelike warmth of ordinary life made him relax a great deal.

"Long time no see, Xiaoyan."

"Hmph." Only now did Xu Xiaoyan remember to be angry, and she turned her head away in a huff. She left Yu Nanyuan with only the back of her head and two little braided pigtails. This pretty, charming look was very cute.

Yu Nanyuan directly reached out and gently grabbed Xu Xiaoyan's two little braids, saying with a bright smile, "I didn't ignore you on purpose earlier. Aren't I specially coming to greet you alone now? This shows that compared with Uncle Xu and Brother Xiaoyu, I value you even more."

Xu Xiaoyan rolled her eyes at Yu Nanyuan coquettishly, not minding his behavior. After all, when they were little, Yu Nanyuan had done this kind of thing plenty of times. She was even already used to it.

"Really?" Xu Xiaoyan looked at Yu Nanyuan with a clever, mischievous expression.

"Since you say you value me more, then guess what rank my Innate Soul Power was when I awakened my martial soul?"

"No need to guess." Yu Nanyuan smiled calmly, looking completely at ease.

Xu Xiaoyan instantly realized something and let out a delicate huff.

"You found out from Grandpa Yu, didn't you?"

"No, I didn't ask Grandpa." Yu Nanyuan shook his head. Only after he had fully whetted Xu Xiaoyan's appetite did he say with a smile, "I just wanted to say that no matter what rank your Innate Soul Power was, it couldn't possibly be higher than mine. That is the weight of Innate Full Soul Power."

After he said this, the Soul Guidance Elevator just happened to deliver them onto the cruise ship's broad deck. Many men and women with proper appearances had already gathered here. The men wore Formal Wear, displaying gentlemanly demeanor. The women wore luxurious and elegant gowns, their smiles as lovely as flowers.

Almost all of Eastsea City's upper crust had attended this banquet, but in truth, these people were not the real key figures. The truly high-status people had all gathered in the Banquet Hall on the top deck, where the auction later would be held.

Yu Zhen and Xu Xingwei were quite at ease with Yu Nanyuan and Xu Xiaoyan, and had already gone ahead to the Banquet Hall on the top floor. Xu Xiaoyu, meanwhile, continued as always to maintain his lofty style in front of outsiders, accompanying Yu Zhen and Xu Xingwei.

Yu Nanyuan leaned against the edge of the deck, smiling as he watched Xu Xiaoyan walk over toward him, his right hand rhythmically tapping the metal railing on the deck.

"And that is the weight of Innate Full Soul Power."

"You—" Xu Xiaoyan, knowing she had been teased, felt so wronged she was about to cry.

This guy was still as annoying as ever!

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