"This world... needs the Immortal Court!!!"
Yu Tianshu let out a long sigh toward the sky, glanced at the people around him and at Liu Erlong, who had fainted, then turned into a blur and disappeared.
Yu Tianheng's departure wasn't the end of the incident. It was only the beginning of the storm!
An unknown force had swept through Shrek, defeating the Clear Sky Douluo with a single move. Its strength was impossible to fathom. It had also turned the ideal Soul Ring Configuration of yellow, yellow, purple, and purple into a joke.
The death of Dai Mubai, Third Prince of the Star Luo Empire, was no small matter either.
A prince of an empire had died, and his fiancée had been abducted. This would surely stir up a tremendous storm!
And there was more!
The news that Yu Xiaogang had been mutilated into a Human Swine and nailed to a pillar of shame spread like wildfire. The claims that his Martial Soul was the Golden Sacred Dragon also became popular gossip over tea and meals.
The storm at Shrek didn't just sweep through Heaven Dou City. Over the next few days, it would blow into the Star Luo Empire and Spirit City as well!
Crown Prince Mansion, Tiandou Empire.
After learning the full story while disguised as Xue Qinghe, Qian Renxue asked in a low voice, "Uncle She, did you really hear that two of them were called Feng Xiaodi and Yu Tianshu? And the one called Yu Tianshu had the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, with the same Soul Ring Configuration of purple, purple, black, and black? His seventh and eighth rings had even reached the limit of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring? The Clear Sky Douluo suffered at his hands, too? And finally, another expert gravely wounded the Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao, with a single move?"
Snake Lance Douluo nodded and replied, "Yu Tianshu called out Feng Xiaodi's name. As for Yu Tianshu's name... when he suddenly flew into a rage, the leader, Qian Pingchuan, rebuked him and called him by name. Both times, they spoke loudly enough for me to hear from a distance. And Yu Tianshu called Liu Erlong his aunt. There can't be any mistake."
"Mm."
Qian Renxue nodded thoughtfully, her mind crowded with questions.
First, the mysterious man's words—"another world"—still echoed in her ears.
Those three words kept tugging at Qian Renxue's nerves every day. She simply couldn't ignore them.
Second, the mysterious man who had the same Soul Ring Configuration, looked exactly like Feng Xiaotian, and possessed the Gale Two-Headed Wolf Martial Soul must have been Feng Xiaodi! So what was Feng Xiaodi's relationship with Feng Xiaotian?
Their Martial Souls were identical, and their names were strikingly similar. It was difficult not to connect the two.
Third, the current Yu Tianshu must have come from the same force as Feng Xiaodi! They had the same way of doing things, the same unrestrained audacity! Feng Xiaodi dared to castrate Ning Fengzhi, and Yu Tianshu dared to kick Dai Mubai to death!
They were equally reckless, and both had Soul Ring Configurations that surpassed the normal age limits. Qian Renxue couldn't believe they weren't from the same force! What's more, she was certain they had mastered the secret of absorbing Soul Rings beyond the usual age limits!
Fourth, who exactly was Yu Tianshu of the Blue Lightning Family? Was he really from the Blue Lightning Family? Was he related to Yu Tianheng?
With Feng Xiaodi and Feng Xiaotian already on her mind, Qian Renxue wouldn't overlook the similarities between Yu Tianshu and Yu Tianheng either.
Fifth, and most importantly, there was the man called Qian Pingchuan! A genius with the surname Qian? At level 66, he could fight the Golden Sacred Dragon Martial Soul Fusion Skill—and win!
That surname alone was enough to make the situation deeply troubling!
"Phew~"
After thinking for a long while, Qian Renxue breathed out and asked, "Where did they go afterward?"
"They were very cautious. I followed them personally, but still lost their trail! However, I retraced the route they'd taken and found that they'd come from Dugu Bo's residence!"
"Dugu Bo?"
Qian Renxue frowned slightly and said, "Uncle She, call Uncle Pufferfish. Come with me to Dugu Bo's residence."
"This..." Snake Lance Douluo hesitated. The main issue was that their opponents were far too powerful. If a fight broke out, the two of them might not be able to protect their young mistress, even at the cost of their lives.
"Shouldn't we ask the Great Worship first?"
Qian Renxue pondered the danger for a while before speaking. "Let's do as you suggested. Oh, and first, clean up all traces of them going to Shrek. Don't let anyone from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disturb them."
"Yes."
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
Xiong Jun had taken Tang Hao and his son, Tang San, to Holy Soul Village early on. He wasn't here.
In the courtyard of Dugu Manor, Feng Xiaodi and Ozka recounted the whole affair animatedly.
When he heard that Dai Mubai had been kicked to death, Dugu Xue paused for a second with his teacup in hand, then took another sip. Dai Mubai's death seemed to have surprised him for only that one second.
Qian Pingchuan sat opposite Dugu Xue. He topped up Dugu Xue's tea, poured himself a cup, and thought, This tea is pretty good! It's more fragrant than the tea back in our Immortal Court. It must be because of the difference in the concentration of the world's natural Soul Power. Next time the World-Crossing Gate opens, I can send some back to Father and Mother. Mother will surely like it.
Hu Lieni, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu sat on the beauty-rest seats along the pavilion railing. The three beauties had curvaceous figures, each fuller than the last. The beauty-rest seats truly lived up to their name.
Xiao Wei brought over a plate of fruit and offered the first piece to Ozka.
Dugu Bo, meanwhile, looked utterly miserable, the corners of his eyes and mouth twitching!
The uproar over Ning Fengzhi's castration had only just begun to die down, and now another huge commotion had erupted!
A prince of the Star Luo Empire had been kicked to death?
Could they let him focus on refining pills and condensing his Soul Core in peace? Dugu Bo was afraid that if he tried refining pills now... there was a good chance he'd lose control and go into cultivation deviation!
"Inhale... exhale..."
Dugu Bo drew a deep breath, doing his best to calm down, then said, "At least Dai Mubai was from the Star Luo Empire. Their influence in the Tiandou Empire is limited... By the way, leaving Yu Tianshu on his own—he won't cause even bigger trouble, will he? If things get any worse, I really won't be able to handle it!"
"That... is hard to say." Feng Xiaodi furrowed his brow and stroked his chin, looking as though he were giving the matter serious thought.
Qian Pingchuan took a small sip of tea, pinched the bridge of his nose in dismay, and said with a wry smile, "Let him do as he pleases. Whatever happens, it's understandable."
"Your Highness, how is that understandable?" Dugu Bo asked instinctively.
Nearby, Hu Lieni spoke from her beauty-rest seat. "Your Highness, let me explain. This isn't much of a secret in the Immortal Court."
"Mm, go ahead."
"In Douluo World No. 1, Yu Xiaogang's doppelganger is called Yu Xiaotie in our main world. In our Immortal Court, Yu Xiaotie is just as useless and blind to his own failings. He thinks far too highly of himself! And he's very good at talking people around! With his self-confidence and gift for persuasion, he led the embattled Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to defect to the Star Luo Empire and became the empire's national preceptor! Later, when Emperor Qingtian unified the continent, he suddenly stabbed the Star Luo Empire in the back..."
Ozka interjected, "We told Senior Dugu about that already."
Hu Lieni nodded. "In short! A few years after Emperor Qingtian unified the continent, the remnants of the Star Luo Empire seized an opportunity to launch a revenge campaign against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!"
She paused, then continued, "Many people died in that retaliatory battle. Yu Tianshu's father and mother both fell in battle. His grandfather, Yu Yuanzhen, and his second grandfather, Yu Luoguan, both took their own lives to atone before the clan! Of the entire direct line, only Yu Tianshu, his sister Yu Tianqin, and Yu Luoguan's illegitimate daughter, Liu Erfeng, were left. Yu Tianshu and his sister were only four years old at the time. Liu Erfeng raised them both afterward!"
"Wait! Yu Tianshu and Yu Tianqin are siblings?"
"Yeah. What about it?"
Dugu Bo widened his eyes and explained, "In our world, Yu Tianheng has a brother named Yu Tianxin. He's a man! I've never heard of Yu Tianheng having a sister..."
Everyone was stunned, then stared in astonishment! Ozka exclaimed, "What the heck! Even their genders changed?! That's wild!"
Feng Xiaodi argued, "Yu Tianxin and Yu Tianqin might not be doppelgangers."
"Mm! That makes sense. They probably aren't doppelgangers! Imagine if a female version of me showed up someday... I don't even want to think about it!" Ozka shuddered and shook his head repeatedly.
After they'd recovered from their surprise, Hu Lieni continued explaining. "Yu Tianshu has been deeply attached to Liu Erfeng since childhood! Now, hearing out of nowhere that Liu Erfeng's doppelganger fell in love with Yu Xiaotie's doppelganger, he probably found it hard to accept."
Qian Pingchuan sighed. "One is the doppelganger of an aunt he loves dearly; the other is the doppelganger of Yu Xiaotie, whom he'd like to cut into a thousand pieces. And the two of them are cousins! It's hard to be sure Yu Tianshu won't lose his mind!"
"Oh, right!" Feng Xiaodi suddenly recalled something and said, "Do you know the secret behind Yu Tianshu condensing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring as his seventh?"
"I do!" Ozka answered quickly. "I heard he has a torso Soul Bone that's seventy thousand years old!"
"Correct!" Feng Xiaodi continued. "But do you know where that Soul Bone came from?"
At that, even Qian Pingchuan looked curious. Yu Tianshu wasn't his contemporary. All he knew was that Yu Tianshu came from the Blue Lightning Family, which had once been on the losing side of a war.
Seeing everyone looking at him expectantly, Feng Xiaodi explained mysteriously, "Back then, the Blue Lightning Family was a defeated clan. Although Emperor Qingtian spared them, all their assets were confiscated! They weren't left with a single gold coin!"
Ozka asked, "So what? Where did his Soul Bone come from?"
"Yu Tianshu's torso bone was actually left behind by his grandfather!"
"His grandfather, Yu Yuanzhen?"
"That's right! After that revenge battle that nearly wiped out the clan, Yu Yuanzhen was ashamed to face his people, who had suffered so many casualties. Overcome with grief, he eventually took his own life! After his death, Yu Yuanzhen left behind two top-grade Soul Bones. One of them was a Thunder Dragon Torso Bone that was seventy thousand years old! And it was extremely complete, containing the entire spine and all the ribs!"
"It really belonged to his grandfather?"
"Of course!"
Feng Xiaodi shrugged helplessly. "Sigh~ My Mutated Martial Soul, the Gale Two-Headed Wolf, isn't much worse than the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. If I had a top-grade Soul Bone like that, I could've made my seventh ring a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring too!"
Feng Xiaodi's seventh Soul Ring was just over ninety thousand years old.
Yu Tianshu, on the other hand, had absorbed a Thunder Dragon Torso Bone that was seventy thousand years old. Combined with the enhancement to his physical constitution from the top-tier Beast Martial Soul, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, he'd managed to condense a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring when he formed his seventh Soul Ring!
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