Chrysanthemum Douluo Was Fuming

Yue Guan added,

"The intelligence says that child bought Whale Rubber many times, and it seems he ate all of it himself. Perhaps his Martial Soul Mutation was incomplete, and after reaching the extreme of misfortune, fortune returned; extreme yang gave rise to yin."

"But that gives me an opportunity. I'll pick a suitable herb from the medicinal garden for him. He'll definitely agree to take me as his master someday."

At the mention of herbs, a trace of loss appeared on Yue Guan's face.

It was not that he begrudged his herbs.

It was because those herbs were no longer useful to them.

When he had planted those herbs, he had once considered using them to change the problem with his own body.

Unfortunately, his cultivation had already been too high by then. Unless he had the aid of the legendary Immortal Herbs, eating more would have been useless.

But it was different for Lu Fan.

Lu Fan had not yet reached Rank 30.

He still had tremendous potential for growth.

More importantly, Yue Guan had always felt that his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum had taken the wrong path.

Otherwise, he could have hoped to break through to a higher realm.

He hoped Lu Fan's Martial Soul was the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum because he wanted to use him to test the path he had later come to believe was correct, and to nurture someone stronger than himself.

Because only then could he prove it.

It was not the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, this Immortal Herb, that was weak. It was Yue Guan who did not know how to cultivate and had taken the wrong path. Yue Guan was the weak one.

Thinking of this,

Yue Guan, who had originally been preparing to leave on a mission, could not help becoming more diligent.

Gui Mei said nothing when he saw this.

He understood his old friend's temperament very well.

All he could do was offer his congratulations.

He only wondered what expression Chrysanthemum Douluo would show when he saw that Lu Fan's second ring was purple.

Half a month later,

Chrysanthemum Douluo, having completed his mission ahead of schedule, arrived in Suotuo City early.

When the master of Suotuo City's Spirit Hall learned that a Titled Douluo had arrived, he was nearly scared to death.

"May I ask why Your Excellency has come?"

The master of Suotuo City's Spirit Hall followed timidly behind Chrysanthemum Douluo.

At that moment, he barely dared to breathe, afraid of disturbing Chrysanthemum Douluo.

Chrysanthemum Douluo merely maintained his usual manner.

A faint smile rested on his face. With his arms folded across his chest and his fingers posed delicately, he smiled. "I heard there is a genius in Suotuo City whose Martial Soul is a chrysanthemum."

The master of Suotuo City's Spirit Hall immediately knew things were about to go badly.

Chrysanthemum Douluo. Chrysanthemum Douluo.

Why was he called Chrysanthemum Douluo if not because his Martial Soul was related to chrysanthemums?

Now that he had come to demand answers, he would surely blame him for concealing what he knew.

Seeing that the man remained silent for so long, trembling all over,

Yue Guan snorted coldly. "Hmph. Tell me everything you know, or else..."

The man immediately burst into tears.

How could he dare hide anything now?

He hurriedly revealed everything he knew. "He comes from a place called Flower Grass Village, near Suotuo City."

At the mention of "Flower Grass Village,"

Chrysanthemum Douluo could not help freezing for a moment.

He seemed to have fallen into some memory.

Meanwhile, the master of Suotuo City's Spirit Hall continued, "A Soul Saint named Flender passed through that village. The child had just turned six at the time, but it was not yet the day we were supposed to go to the countryside and awaken the children's Martial Souls. That Soul Saint took it upon himself to awaken the children's Martial Souls there."

"After that, I heard he accepted the child as his disciple..."

By the end, his voice was as faint as a mosquito's buzz.

"Flender?"

Yue Guan frowned slightly when he heard that name.

He had been by Qian Xunji's side since Qian Xunji was still alive.

Naturally, he knew quite a bit about Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong.

He might not have known what happened in that secret chamber.

But he did know that Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang had once been lovers.

He had also later kept tabs on Yu Xiaogang's intelligence.

He knew that Yu Xiaogang later formed the Golden Iron Triangle with someone named Liu Erlong and someone named Flender.

"Do you know when that child broke through to Soul Grandmaster?"

Yue Guan asked coldly.

The master wiped the fine cold sweat from his forehead and thought for a moment. "In reply to Your Excellency, it seemed to be... around seven or eight years old."

Boom!

A powerful surge of Soul Power erupted from Yue Guan's body, instantly blasting the master away.

Yue Guan was about to die of anger.

Disregarding his image, he stepped forward, seized the master by the throat, and roared, "A Soul Grandmaster at seven or eight years old—with talent like that, he was at least Innate Rank Eight Soul Power, perhaps even a genius with Innate Full Soul Power! And you actually concealed this information!"

"N-No, that's not it... He only came to Spirit Hall to register as a Soul Master when he was seven. His talent shouldn't have been that good."

The master still tried to explain.

Yue Guan simply flung him aside and said to the other Soul Masters nearby, "Bring me the records concerning that child!"

Seeing a Titled Douluo in a rage, how could they dare disobey? They hurriedly found what Yue Guan wanted and respectfully handed it over.

Yue Guan opened it and saw,

[Name: Lu Fan. Martial Soul: Mutated chrysanthemum Martial Soul. Characteristics: Far larger than an ordinary chrysanthemum, with purple petals.]

[Age when he first came to Spirit Hall: Under seven years old. Soul Power Level: Rank 15...]

Seeing this, Yue Guan's blood pressure rose again.

"A Soul Master at Rank 15 before the age of seven. Even subtracting the one or two ranks of Soul Power gained from absorbing a Hundred-Year Spirit Ring, a six-year-old child who rose three or four ranks in one year—such talent was at least Innate Rank Nine Soul Power, and most likely Innate Full Soul Power!"

Yue Guan practically wanted to kill someone.

Those people below had actually hidden such an outstanding genius and handed him over to someone else.

How could Yue Guan not be furious?

At that moment, Gui Mei happened to return with what Yue Guan wanted.

He handed Yue Guan a dossier.

It contained information from the Great Soul Arena regarding Lu Fan's spirit battles.

After opening it, Yue Guan could completely confirm that Lu Fan was absolutely a genius with Innate Full Soul Power.

"Old Ghost, go to Hundred Flowers Village and ask around."

Yue Guan spoke to Gui Mei in the shadows.

Gui Mei nodded. With a flash, his figure vanished in an instant.

Yue Guan continued reading the dossier.

The more he read, the angrier he became.

"About when will he come to collect his monthly Soul Master subsidy?"

Yue Guan asked coldly.

"On the first of every month. That would be today. He usually comes in the afternoon."

The hall master hurriedly replied.

At that moment, he no longer cared about keeping his position as master of Spirit Hall.

He only prayed that Yue Guan would spare his life after this was over.

Yue Guan was not in a hurry after hearing that and decided to wait inside Spirit Hall.

Before long, Gui Mei returned from the other side.

"How did it go?"

Seeing Gui Mei return, Yue Guan hurriedly asked.

Gui Mei nodded. "It's confirmed. I asked several villagers, and they all said Lu Fan's Martial Soul is the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum."

Having received that confirmation, Yue Guan nearly died of happiness.

He had originally planned to appear when Lu Fan came to Spirit Hall to collect his subsidy.

But Yue Guan could no longer restrain himself. He wanted to see Lu Fan immediately.