Dragon Suppression Cliff

That night, Yu Tingyu gathered the elders of the Heavenly Dragon Gate and announced what had happened, causing a great uproar.

A Limit Douluo was something these old men had never even dared to dream of.

The elders talked over one another, boasting that their grandson was the best of his age in the Hidden Dragon Hall, that their son had become a Soul Douluo at thirty-four...

Yu Tingyu doused their enthusiasm with a bucket of cold water. "Xue Yuheng's ancient method only works on women."

The hall fell silent at once.

The dozen or so elders all turned their eyes toward a plump, elegant woman seated 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 prodigious daughter.

Everyone in the sect knew it.

Yu Tingyu's words hit Yu Yunhua like a five-million-yuan lottery win. She had thought that, once again, neither she nor her daughter would have anything to do with this.

The Heavenly Dragon Gate placed far more importance on women than men.

Before this meeting, Yu Tingyu had already reached an agreement with Xue Yuheng. This was just a formality.

Over the next three days, Xue Yuheng held another round of auditions at the Heavenly Dragon Gate.

Most of the candidates were gifted young women from the Hidden Dragon Hall, along with a few daughters and granddaughters of the elders.

The Heavenly Dragon Gate had many female prodigies. Three were rated Mediocre Talent, and one was even a D-Grade Talent.

Yu Yunhua's daughter, Yu Wanwan, was a nine-year-old Soul Grandmaster with a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.

She was the beautiful young girl Xue Yuheng had seen at the training grounds.

Yu Wanwan was stunning and gifted, but far too arrogant. First Nan Qiuqiu had given her a lesson, then Xiao Xiao—whose looks were nothing special—had put her in her place. After that, she meekly followed Xue Yuheng around like a kitten.

Guided by the principle that education should be available to all, Xue Yuheng planned to make an exception and help two exceptionally gifted Soul Masters from the Heavenly Dragon Gate.

After selecting Yu Wanwan, Xue Yuheng chose a gentler eight-year-old girl from among the three rated Mediocre Talent.

"Gate Master Yu, the heavens have truly blessed your Heavenly Dragon Gate. You have two uncarved gems.

"My ancient method is enough to evolve their Martial Souls. But as for my condition..." Xue Yuheng rubbed his hands together and chuckled.

"Of course! Anything you say! Prince Gan, you're so young and already such a fine young man. The Douling Royal Family has raised a true prodigy! With Your Highness around, how could the Dou Ling Empire ever fail to prosper?"

The First Elder dropped his usual stern demeanor and spoke warmly. The other girl Xue Yuheng had chosen, the one rated Mediocre Talent, was his granddaughter.

For this selection, even the usually male-preferring First Elder, Yu Xiao, had traveled a great distance to bring his daughter and granddaughter back from his son-in-law's home.

He never expected Xue Yuheng to choose her.

A Limit Douluo! No Titled Douluo had emerged from First Elder Yu Xiao's branch in over two hundred years.

When he heard his granddaughter had been selected, Yu Xiao immediately declared her the sole direct heir of his branch.

He promised that once she became a Titled Douluo, she would inherit the position of First Elder.

Xue Yuheng couldn't help wondering if Yu Xiao had made the same promise to someone else before.

Yu Tingyu, meanwhile, felt a little sour. The men in the sect leader's branch had always been more talented, so it was only natural that none of them had been selected this time.

But everyone hoped for a miracle, didn't they?

For Xue Yuheng's selection, Yu Tingyu had swallowed his pride and made many girls from collateral branches his granddaughters.

Yu Tingyu saw the faintly mocking smile at the corner of the First Elder's mouth and cursed inwardly. A bunch of useless fools. Not one of them was chosen.

Some rejoiced while others grieved.

Yu Wanwan's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul evolved into Zhulong, while Yu Xinrui's became the Thunder-Controlling Dragon.

By then, Xue Yuheng had helped Wu Ming, Xiao Xiao, Xue Qingwu, Xu Jinrou, Nan Qiuqiu, Yu Wanwan, and Yu Xinrui complete their Martial Soul Evolutions.

Xiao Xiao and Xue Qingwu had God-Level Martial Souls; Nan Qiuqiu and Yu Wanwan had quasi-God-Level Martial Souls; Xu Jinrou, Wu Ming, and Yu Xinrui had Demi-God Level Martial Souls.

Xue Yuheng couldn't help sighing. Creation Points really did flow like water, coming and going in a flash. After several busy days, he had barely a hundred left.

The great work of rescuing down-on-their-luck genius girls was a long and arduous one.

"Prince Gan, I still have to remind you: I don't know where you got your information, but there is indeed a mysterious space beneath Dragon Suppression Cliff.

"For tens of thousands of years, however, our Heavenly Dragon Gate has only explored its outer regions. Even our ancestors with Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Souls didn't dare venture deeper.

"When Yu Tingyu's father took over as sect leader, he sealed off the place entirely. The cost of exploring it simply wasn't worth the returns." Yu Xiao tried earnestly to dissuade him.

Yu Tingyu had left the matter entirely in his hands. It was a thankless task.

Xue Yuheng hadn't known about the space beneath Dragon Suppression Cliff. He had only found out because the Heavenly Dragon Gate's reward—a hundred-thousand-year Thunder Dragon Pill—hadn't met the Wordless Heavenly Book's requirements.

The dragon blood inside these western dragons was far too impure. To the Wordless Heavenly Book, they were probably just lizards with wings.

Just then, the words "Deduction" appeared beside "Dragon Clan Essence" among the materials required for Xiao Xiao's Martial Soul Evolution.

From that, Xue Yuheng learned a few things about the small world beneath Dragon Suppression Cliff.

To fully evolve Xiao Xiao's Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron into a God-Level Martial Soul, turning it into the unprecedented Four Symbols Heaven-Suppressing Cauldron, Xue Yuheng and Xiao Xiao had to make this trip.

Xue Yuheng said he understood. After briefly explaining himself to Yu Xiao, he set off with Xiao Xiao, never slowing his pace.

"Forget it," Yu Xiao said. "You can't talk someone out of killing themselves." He handed Xue Yuheng a gold token engraved with a fierce Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. "This is the Heavenly Dragon Token. If Your Highness runs into trouble in there, I think it may be of some use."

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

"Thank you, Elder Yu Xiao. I'll be sure to look after your granddaughter in the future."

Dragon Suppression Cliff stood deep within the Dragon Suppressing Mountain Range. Its sheer thousand-zhang face was made of deep blue-green Azure Dragon Pattern Rock.

The sheer cliff looked as if a giant dragon had cleaved it with one swipe. Its summit disappeared into churning clouds, reaching up to meet the sky.

The wind ruled this place. At first, a light breeze swept dead grass and debris along the cliff's edge. In an instant, it became a wild gale, hurling shattered rocks against the cliff face.

Silver-white spatial turbulence flickered through the void like tiny lightning bolts, tearing open fleeting black rifts. Ancient, muffled dragon roars echoed from deep within them.

Xue Yuheng stood at the edge with Xiao Xiao's hand in his. The gale whipped his robes, and Xiao Xiao instinctively tightened her grip.

Xiao Xiao gazed into the bottomless darkness below, frightened. Xue Yuheng gently reassured her with his hand.

She knew that as long as she stayed with Xue Yuheng, she would come through even the most perilous situations safely.

The gale tossed their hair. Xue Yuheng stood tall and unruffled, while Xiao Xiao looked nervous but never let go of his hand.

"Xiao Xiao, close your eyes."

"Mm..."

Xue Yuheng gathered Xiao Xiao in his arms and plunged down.

The howling wind roared in their ears.

Somewhere in the endless void below, a pair of enormous green dragon eyes, round as bronze bells, suddenly opened.