Three days later.
The morning mist had yet to disperse, but the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was already bustling with noise.
Enormous dragon pattern flags snapped loudly in the wind, as though the sound of Dragon's Roar echoed through the air.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had mobilized in full force.
Clan Leader Yu Yuanzhen, a Level 95 Titled Douluo, personally led the expedition.
Behind him were dozens of Sect Elders with solemn auras, every one of them a Spirit Douluo-level powerhouse.
Further back were several hundred young Soul Masters clad in matching blue combat uniforms. They were the clan's backbone, responsible for escorting the group and clearing threats along the way.
At the center of the procession stood over a hundred young disciples who had undergone Thunder Pool body tempering. Their expressions were grave, their eyes burning with fervor.
This massive force moved like a winding giant dragon as it slowly departed the clan, stirring clouds of dust into the sky.
Its destination was the Star Dou Great Forest.
Star Dou Great Forest.
The outskirts.
The Spirit Master Resource Management Office, established by the Heaven Dou Empire, had set up a temporary registration point here.
Several uniformed staff members were impatiently processing paperwork for a Soul Master squad.
"Remember this: you may only operate in the forest's outskirts. Do not hunt juvenile soul beasts, and do not approach the middle or inner regions!"
Without even raising his head, the staff member mechanically repeated a warning he had delivered countless times before.
"Otherwise, if something happens, we won't take any responsibility!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a scar-faced burly man among the Soul Masters suddenly pointed into the distance and shouted uncertainly, "Hey? Look at those people over there. Why did they go straight in without registering?"
Everyone followed his gaze and indeed saw a massive procession ignoring the registration point as it headed directly into the depths of the forest.
"Exactly! Why do they get special treatment?"
"Are the rules just for show?"
For a moment, the crowd erupted in outrage.
The staff member in charge of registration abruptly changed expression. He hurriedly lowered his voice and waved his hands at the crowd.
"Are you trying to get yourselves killed? Can't you see that flag belongs to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"
The scar-faced man looked unconvinced.
"So what if it's Blue Lightning? Aren't they Soul Masters too? From the looks of it, the ones at the front are just some brats. They're probably only heading to the outskirts to hunt a hundred-year Soul Ring."
A lanky man beside him chimed in, "That's right. We're all Soul Ancestors in our thirties or forties! If it came down to a fight, Blue Lightning's younger generation wouldn't be a match for us!"
Before he could finish—
An invisible pressure descended with the force of a mountain!
The air instantly solidified, as if it had turned into thick glue.
Every Soul Master around the registration point, whether they had been complaining or merely watching the show, stiffened. Even their breathing came to a halt.
The scar-faced man and the lanky man went weak at the knees and nearly collapsed. All color drained from their faces, leaving nothing but boundless terror in their eyes.
A Titled Douluo!
That pressure was unquestionably from a Titled Douluo!
In an instant, the area around the registration point fell deathly silent. A pin could have been heard dropping. No one dared utter another word.
In the distance, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's mighty procession passed by. This time, everyone saw clearly.
It was not that Blue Lightning had merely sent a few brats.
Rather, a boy of only six or seven was walking in the most conspicuous position of the entire formation!
Some of the bolder low-level Soul Masters could not help craning their necks to look in the direction others were pointing.
At the very front of the procession, a young boy rode a magnificent white horse.
He wore a white-and-light-blue robe, his features heroic and his expression calm. Countless powerhouses surrounded him at the very heart of the group.
Yu Yuanzhen, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Leader who had released that terrifying pressure, was personally walking ahead of him to clear the way.
Such a display was like stars surrounding the moon.
The atmosphere within another nearby group was equally grave.
It was a team composed entirely of female Soul Masters. Dressed in water-blue academy uniforms, they were graceful and varied in temperament. They were the teachers and students of Skywater Academy.
The leader was named Lin Qinglan. As she looked at the figure surrounded by the crowd, her beautiful eyes were filled with astonishment.
"What an impressive display..."
As soon as Lin Qinglan spoke, the Skywater Academy disciples behind her were already utterly dazzled.
A pretty-faced girl quietly tugged on the sleeve of the companion beside her.
"Sister Yun'er, look, that boy at the front..."
The girl called Shui Yun'er had long since fixed her gaze on the white-and-blue figure. Hearing this, she merely nodded instinctively, a flush rising to her cheeks.
"So... so handsome."
Beside her, Shui Lingxi, another girl with a livelier disposition, covered her mouth and chuckled teasingly.
"What? Has our academy's future leading figure fallen for him?"
Shui Yun'er shot her an annoyed glare.
"Say another word of nonsense, and I'll tear your mouth apart!"
Though there was faint anger in her voice, her bright, clear eyes never once left Yu Xiaoheng.
Shui Lingxi laughed even more merrily and leaned close to whisper in her ear.
"What's there to be embarrassed about? If you like him, go after him!"
"If you become the Young Sect Master's wife of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, you'll rise straight to the heavens. Then us sisters can benefit from your good fortune too, right?"
At those words, several girls nearby could not help laughing. The heavy atmosphere brought on by Yu Yuanzhen's pressure was instantly eased by their playful banter.
Meanwhile, two breathtakingly beautiful young women within the group exchanged a glance, each seeing deep shock in the other's eyes.
They were Ah Yin and her newly acquainted friend, Rou'er.
Ah Yin had originally been traveling through the lands near the Clear Sky Sect. She had vaguely sensed that an opportunity meant for her awaited her there, but after waiting for a long time, she had received no response.
By a twist of fate, this was originally where she and Tang Hao would have first met, leading to their increasingly frequent encounters over the years until they eventually came together.
Yet after learning of Yu Xiaoheng's existence, Tang Hao had scoffed outwardly but resolutely chosen to enter seclusion.
With nothing to do, Ah Yin returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, where she happened upon Rou'er by chance.
After talking for a while, the two were astonished to discover that they were both Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts who had undergone Transformation. One was the Blue Silver Emperor, while the other was a Soft Bone Rabbit, so they naturally hit it off at once.
Rou'er had originally intended to remain peacefully in the depths of Star Dou Forest, but after hearing Ah Yin speak of the prosperity outside and the many wonders of the human world, she too could not help feeling a measure of longing.
Thus, the two disguised themselves as ordinary women and temporarily joined Skywater Academy's group, hoping to use this opportunity to observe human Soul Masters up close and experience their way of life.
Now, upon seeing Yu Xiaoheng in such a position, stormy waves surged through their hearts.
More than anyone else, they knew that after a soul beast underwent Transformation, the best way to rapidly improve its cultivation was to attach itself to a human blessed with immense fortune.
And the fortune possessed by the boy before them was so abundant that it was simply unprecedented in their lives!
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