Acting as a Stooge for the Tiger

The elite disciples of the Hidden Dragon Hall, who had always prided themselves on their superiority, had actually been defeated by a six-year-old girl in a series of wheel battles.

The strongest among them was a twenty-two-year-old Soul Emperor with a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul!

The six-year-old girl hadn't even used a soul skill; she had simply employed a set of seemingly ordinary palm techniques.

Once the news leaked out, it shocked the entire Heavenly Dragon Gate.

Compared to this, the dazzling record of Nan Qiuqiu defeating Yu Tianlong in one move and fighting seven Hidden Dragon Hall elites in succession was completely overshadowed.

Yu Tingyu, the master of the Heavenly Dragon Gate, glanced at Xue Yuheng. He did not refuse immediately; under the perception of his Super Douluo cultivation, the aura on Xue Yuheng's body was incredibly complex.

This Douling crown prince had a trump card, indeed.

Yu Tingyu looked again at the six-year-old girl beside Xue Yuheng. Her features made him feel a strange sense of familiarity.

Could I have met her mother?

Recalling the romantic escapades of his youth, Yu Tingyu spoke solemnly in front of all the disciples: "Since Prince Gan has spoken, then come with me."

Heavenly Dragon Gate, Sect Mansion.

Xue Yuheng let Xiao Xiao and Nan Qiuqiu rest in the side hall, while he took Xue Qingwu and followed Yu Tingyu into the back hall.

"Sect Master Yu, based on what I saw today, this continent's former number one beast martial soul is nothing more than this." Xue Yuheng sat beside Yu Tingyu and said indifferently.

Yu Tingyu was not angry. The Hidden Dragon Hall had indeed embarrassed his Heavenly Dragon Gate today. He took a sip of the tea unique to the Dragon Suppressing Mountain Range and laughed: "Prince Gan, why bother with such roundabout talk with a rough man like me?

The Thunder Dragon Pill I promised you earlier, I'm afraid I cannot give it to you.

After an incident like this, it is difficult for me to answer to the elders."

"Yu Tingyu... I seem to have some impression of you..." Xue Qingwu sat beside Xue Yuheng and said coldly.

No matter how good Yu Tingyu's temper was, he was still an elder to Xue Yuheng. Seeing a six-year-old girl show such a lack of respect for her elders by calling him by his full name, he said angrily:

"Little girl, are you really so ill-bred! Your parents..."

Before Yu Tingyu could finish his sentence, Xue Qingwu erupted, striking a palm toward him.

To dare say the Snow Empress was ill-bred—Yu Tingyu was truly the first person on the continent to do so.

Ding—

Although Yu Tingyu easily caught the palm, his expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed: "Your martial soul is the Ice Sky Snow Maiden?"

Xue Qingwu retreated a few steps; the physical strength of a Super Douluo was extremely formidable.

Yu Tingyu's purely physical palm strike made Xue Qingwu feel, for the first time, the sensation of her soul power reversing and her aura becoming chaotic within her body.

However, that was all it amounted to.

Xue Qingwu said with a calm expression: "Yu Tingyu, those embarrassing things from when you and that little turtle went to explore my Far North..."

Yu Tingyu's face changed again and again.

This is absolutely impossible!

Who was the little turtle? Yu Tingyu's good brother, the sect master of the Xuanming Sect, Xu Xuanbei.

Back then, the two of them had ventured deep into the Far North to hunt for soul rings and stayed on the snowfields for over half a year.

During that time, they encountered a... soul beast that left them with psychological trauma for the rest of their lives.

The Snow Empress, one of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North!

Being able to return alive from the hands of the Snow Empress was only because Yu Tingyu and Xu Xuanbei had used a bit of cunning at the time.

Given the Snow Empress's pride, she naturally would not break her word.

Having not even seen a single hair of a soul beast that year, Yu Tingyu and Xu Xuanbei had scurried back in shame and never mentioned the matter to anyone again.

Heaven knows, earth knows, and besides the two of them, only the Snow Empress herself knew.

"Are you the Snow Empress? You survived the 700,000-year life tribulation? No... how did you transform into a human and restart your cultivation?" Yu Tingyu's jaw trembled. Even though fifty years had passed and he was now a sect master, the shadow of that year was truly too terrifying.

And yet, the strength the Snow Empress was displaying now clearly had issues.

It was neither high nor low; she didn't look like someone who had just transformed into a human, but she didn't look like a soul beast in her original form either.

Don't forget about Xue Yuheng; the trump card of this Douling crown prince was likely not much weaker than his own. He was truly worthy of being the only son of the Douling royal family.

Wait... Yu Tingyu suddenly thought of something. Since this Snow Empress and Xue Yuheng came together...

Xue Qingwu said indifferently: "Heh, Sect Master of the Heavenly Dragon Gate, what great majesty you have."

"I dare not, Your Excellency Snow Empress, it was my rashness." Yu Tingyu lowered his posture. "I did not know the Snow Empress was gracing us with her presence; what is it you require? As long as my Heavenly Dragon Gate can do it, I will certainly try my best."

After weighing the pros and cons, Yu Tingyu abandoned the idea of keeping the Snow Empress at the Heavenly Dragon Gate.

Soul rings and soul bones—how could they be more important than his life?

First of all, whether he could actually keep her was one thing; if he did keep her, whether the Far North would launch a beast tide to wipe out Dragon City was another.

Yu Tingyu did not have even a ten percent chance of success. If he had, he would have been willing to gamble.

After all, that was the soul ring and soul bone of a 700,000-year-old soul beast!

After absorbing it, not to mention becoming a god on the spot, reaching the level of Limit Douluo would be inevitable.

For any soul master, this was the ultimate temptation.

Since Xue Yuheng had brought Xue Qingwu along, he naturally harbored the intention of establishing his authority; after all, he had seen the memories of the Snow Empress.

Seeing that the timing was right, Xue Yuheng spoke up: "The number one beast martial soul on the continent is truly living up to its name in name only now.

From what I know alone, there are martial souls stronger than the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, such as the Sun Golden Crow of the Golden Crow Family, the Dragon of Annihilation of the Earth Dragon Gate, and, oh yes, the Qingtian Xuanwu of the Xuanming Sect."

Yu Tingyu's mind shook. The Heavenly Dragon Gate had been passed down for over ten thousand years, yet these beast martial souls had never appeared in the records of the continent!

The martial souls of Xiao Xiao and Xue Qingwu were already god-tier, so there was no distinction between beast or tool martial souls. Xue Yuheng had no intention of mentioning that.

"I wonder why Prince Gan is telling me this..." Yu Tingyu asked, puzzled.

He naturally wouldn't question Xue Yuheng's words; some things didn't need to be doubted, as he only needed to investigate to find out the truth.

Xue Yuheng was no obscure figure; he was the Crown Prince of Douling. If he truly deceived Yu Tingyu, Xue Yuheng could run, but could the Douling Imperial Family run?

This was the reason why major powers had an innate sense of trust in Xue Yuheng.

What Yu Tingyu hadn't expected was that his good brother, Xu Xuanbei, had been hiding a trump card.

Qingtian Xuanwu—just hearing the name, it had to be stronger than the Xuanwu, which was the evolutionary goal of the Xuanming Turtle, right?

"The martial souls of those people were all evolved through my ancient methods," Xue Yuheng said with a smile.

Xue Qingwu raised an eyebrow, watching Yu Tingyu's expression with great interest.

The latter's face was a whirlwind of changing emotions.

After thinking for a long time, Yu Tingyu gave a bitter smile: "Prince Gan, could you allow us to speak in private?"

Xue Qingwu glanced at Yu Tingyu indifferently. This look brought immense psychological pressure to the seventy-something-year-old man, and then she drifted away.

Only Yu Tingyu and Xue Yuheng remained in the hall.

Yu Tingyu sighed: "Your Highness, do you know that you are aiding the tiger and bargaining with the devil!

The Snow Empress is a soul beast! Since you know her identity, you should..."

Xue Yuheng waved his hand: "This is my private business.

I will only ask you one thing: does the Heavenly Dragon Gate want to use my ancient method?

It can allow your Heavenly Dragon Gate... to give birth to a Limit Douluo."

Limit Douluo.

Yu Tingyu snorted coldly, "My Heavenly Dragon Gate is a human power; we will never associate with soul beasts. Your Highness, please leave."

Xue Yuheng glanced at Yu Tingyu. Was this old man trying to be a hypocrite?

Why don't you try saying that to the Snow Empress's face?

"Sect Master Yu, in twenty years at most, there will be a new batch of young Limit Douluos on the continent.

Cultivating a Limit Douluo undoubtedly consumes immense resources.

One day in the future, can the Heavenly Dragon Gate, supported only by you, a single Super Douluo, really hold onto this treasure land of the Dragon Suppressing Mountain Range?"

Xue Yuheng's words were nothing short of a naked threat.

Yu Tingyu gritted his teeth: "That has nothing to do with Your Highness! See the guests out!"

"Sigh, I just wonder how the elders of the Heavenly Dragon Gate will feel once they learn of Sect Master Yu's choice," Xue Yuheng said with feigned regret, walking toward the door without the slightest hesitation.

The Heavenly Dragon Gate was not like the Earth Dragon Gate; it was not a monolith, but filled with various factions. If the elders found out that Yu Tingyu had rejected the opportunity to become a Limit Douluo, damn it, those crazy old men would tear the sect apart.

Just before he crossed the threshold, a voice filled with reluctance sounded from behind Xue Yuheng.

"Wait...

Let's... talk..."