Dragon Suppression Cliff

That evening, Yu Tingyu gathered the elders of the Heavenly Dragon Gate to announce the matter, causing an uproar.

A Limit Douluo—that was something these old men didn't even dare to imagine.

The elders argued heatedly, boasting about how their grandsons were the best of their age in the Hidden Dragon Hall, or how their sons were Soul Douluos at thirty-four...

Yu Tingyu poured a bucket of cold water on them: "Xue Yuheng's ancient method only works on women."

The hall fell into instant silence.

More than a dozen elders turned their gazes in unison toward a graceful, opulent, and curvaceous woman sitting behind the long table.

She was one of the few female elders of the Heavenly Dragon Gate, a powerful Soul Douluo named Yu Yunhua.

She had a monstrously talented daughter.

This was common knowledge within the sect.

Yu Tingyu's words undoubtedly hit Yu Yunhua like a five-million-dollar lottery win; she had assumed this time, like others, it would have nothing to do with her or her daughter.

The Heavenly Dragon Gate held a very strong bias, favoring women over men.

Before this meeting was even held, Yu Tingyu had actually already reached an agreement with Xue Yuheng; this was merely a formality.

Over the next three days, Xue Yuheng carried out his selection plan at the Heavenly Dragon Gate.

Most of the candidates were talented young girls from the Hidden Dragon Hall, mixed with a few granddaughters and daughters of the Heavenly Dragon Gate elders.

The Heavenly Dragon Gate had many female geniuses; there were three who reached the [Mediocre] level, and even one [D-Grade Talent].

Yu Yunhua's daughter, Yu Wanwan, was a nine-year-old Grand Soul Master with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul.

The latter was the budding beauty Xue Yuheng had seen at the training grounds.

Yu Wanwan had top-tier looks and high talent, but her personality was a bit too arrogant. After being taught a lesson by Nan Qiuqiu, and then disciplined by the unassuming Xiao Xiao, she followed Xue Yuheng around as docile as a kitten.

Upholding the principle of education without discrimination, Xue Yuheng intended to break the rules and create two exceptionally gifted Soul Masters for the Heavenly Dragon Gate.

After finalizing Yu Wanwan, Xue Yuheng selected another much gentler eight-year-old girl from the three [Mediocre] candidates.

"Sect Master Yu, your Heavenly Dragon Gate is truly favored by the heavens to have two such unpolished gems.

My ancient method is sufficient to cause their martial souls to evolve.

However, regarding my condition..." Xue Yuheng rubbed his hands together and chuckled.

"Easily done! All easily done! Prince Gan is such a talent at such a young age; the Douling Empire has truly produced a unicorn!

With His Highness here, why should the Douling Empire worry about not prospering!"

The Great Elder changed from his usual stern demeanor to a cordial tone; the other [Mediocre] level girl Xue Yuheng had chosen was his own granddaughter.

For the sake of Xue Yuheng's selection, the Great Elder Yu Xiao, who had always favored men over women, had traveled thousands of miles to personally bring his daughter and granddaughter back from his son-in-law's home.

He hadn't expected that Xue Yuheng would actually choose her.

A Limit Douluo! The Great Elder Yu Xiao's lineage hadn't produced a Titled Douluo in over two hundred years.

Upon learning that his granddaughter had been chosen, Yu Xiao immediately announced that his granddaughter was the sole direct heir to the Great Elder's lineage!

Yu Xiao promised that as long as his granddaughter broke through to become a Titled Douluo, the position of Great Elder would be hers.

Xue Yuheng couldn't help but feel that he had heard Yu Xiao say these exact words to someone else before.

Yu Tingyu, standing to the side, felt a bit bitter. The Sect Master's lineage had always produced men with high talent, so being left out this time was within expectations.

But one always hopes for a miracle, don't they?

For the sake of Xue Yuheng's selection, he, Yu Tingyu, had even lowered his pride to acknowledge many girls from branch families as his own granddaughters.

Watching the faint mockery on the Great Elder's lips, Yu Tingyu cursed inwardly: a bunch of trash, not a single one was chosen.

Some were happy, some were sad.

Yu Wanwan's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul evolved into a Zhulong, while Yu Xinrui's became a Thunder-Controlling Dragon.

With this, Xue Yuheng had helped Wu Ming, Xiao Xiao, Xue Qingwu, Xu Jinrou, Nan Qiuqiu, Yu Wanwan, and Yu Xinrui complete their martial soul evolutions.

Among them, Xiao Xiao and Xue Qingwu possessed God-level martial souls, Nan Qiuqiu and Yu Wanwan had quasi-God-level martial souls, and Xu Jinrou, Wu Ming, and Yu Xinrui had semi-God-level martial souls.

Xue Yuheng couldn't help but sigh; these Creation Points were like flowing water, coming and going just as fast. After a few days of hard work, he was left with a pitiful one hundred or so points.

The great cause of saving down-and-out genius beauties was a long and arduous journey.

"Prince Gan, I must remind you again; I do not know where you gathered your intelligence.

There is indeed a mysterious space beneath the Dragon Suppression Cliff.

However, for over ten thousand years, my Heavenly Dragon Gate has only explored the outer perimeter; even our ancestors with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul dared not venture deep inside.

And by the time Yu Tingyu's father, the previous Sect Master, took charge of the Heavenly Dragon Gate, he directly sealed and closed off that space.

Because our investment and our returns were simply not proportional." Yu Xiao advised him earnestly.

Yu Tingyu had handed this matter over to him entirely, and it was a thankless task.

Xue Yuheng originally knew nothing about the space beneath the Dragon Suppression Cliff, but the reward the Heavenly Dragon Gate gave him—a hundred-thousand-year Thunder Dragon Pill—had failed to meet the standards of the Wordless Heavenly Book.

The dragon blood within these Western dragons is far too impure; I fear that to the Wordless Heavenly Book, they are nothing more than lizards with wings.

Just then, on Xiao Xiao's interface, the word "Deduce" appeared behind the required material for her martial soul evolution, Dragon Essence.

From this, Xue Yuheng obtained some information regarding the small world beneath Dragon Suppression Cliff.

In order to fully evolve Xiao Xiao's Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron to the god-level and transform it into the unprecedented Four Symbols Heaven-Suppressing Cauldron, Xue Yuheng and Xiao Xiao had to make this trip.

Xue Yuheng expressed his understanding, explained a few things to Yu Xiao, and then led Xiao Xiao forward without stopping his pace.

"Fine," since it is hard to persuade those bent on their own destruction, Yu Xiao handed Xue Yuheng a golden token engraved with a baring-fanged, claw-wielding Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. "This is the Heavenly Dragon Token. If Your Highness encounters any difficulties inside, I believe it will be of some use."

Xue Yuheng and Xiao Xiao nodded in thanks and accepted the Heavenly Dragon Token.

"Many thanks, Elder Yu Xiao. I will certainly look after your granddaughter in the future."

Dragon Suppression Cliff stands in the deepest part of the Dragon Suppressing Mountain Range, its thousand-foot cliff face forged from Azure Dragon Pattern Rock.

The sheer, straight cliff face looks as if it were cleaved by the claw of a giant dragon, its summit hidden in the churning clouds, connecting with the heavens.

The wind is the master here; at first, it was merely a light breeze at the cliff's edge swirling withered grass and debris, but in an instant, it transformed into a violent gale, hurling gravel against the cliff walls.

In the void, silvery spatial turbulence flickered like fine lightning, tearing open fleeting, pitch-black rifts from which ancient, muffled dragon roars emanated.

Xue Yuheng stood at the edge of the cliff holding Xiao Xiao's hand, his robes snapping loudly in the gale, and Xiao Xiao instinctively tightened her grip on his hand.

Xiao Xiao gazed into the bottomless darkness below, feeling a bit afraid, her palm being soothed by Xue Yuheng.

She knew that as long as she followed Xue Yuheng, she could safely pass through even the most perilous situations.

The gale whipped their hair about; Xue Yuheng stood tall and composed, and though Xiao Xiao looked timid, she never let go of his hand.

"Xiao Xiao, close your eyes."

"Mm..."

Xue Yuheng pulled Xiao Xiao into his embrace and fell backward.

The wild wind whistled past their ears.

Below, somewhere in the endless void, a pair of green dragon eyes as large as copper bells suddenly snapped open.