Leaving the Clan

Seeing this, many of those outside the Sky Screen who admired Yu Chen felt their hearts tighten.

They could tell that Qian Xunji's killing intent was real. Perhaps in the next instant, Yu Chen would truly die by Qian Xunji's hand.

Within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Gu Rong saw an opportunity to curse Spirit Hall and immediately sent a comment without hesitation.

[Gu Rong]: Hah! So this is Spirit Hall? The moment they see a genius, they want to kill him first. How overbearing!

[Yue Guan]: Gu Rong, you have the nerve to say that? Do you have no idea what your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has been doing in secret these past years?

[Yue Guan]: To say nothing else, you have captured and suppressed quite a few gifted Soul Masters who might threaten your status as the number one support-type Martial Soul.

[Gu Rong]: Bullshit! When has our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect ever done such a thing?

[Yue Guan]: Hehe! Do you really think Spirit Hall has no evidence?

Seeing the two Title Douluo openly trading insults on the Sky Screen, those who had wanted to join in and send comments promptly quieted down.

After all, one was the guardian Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while the other was an elder of Spirit Hall.

Not just anyone could casually meddle in matters between these two great powers!

In the end, Bibi Dong spoke up and stopped their quarrel.

[Bibi Dong]: Enough! Yue Guan, stop arguing.

Since his own Pope had spoken, Yue Guan naturally said no more.

Gu Rong, on the other side, had originally wanted to throw out one final taunt, but Ning Fengzhi stopped him as well.

Meanwhile, the scene within the Sky Screen continued.

[When Qian Xunji suddenly appeared before Yu Chen and even revealed undisguised killing intent, Bibi Dong's expression abruptly changed.]

[After all, she had a favorable impression of Yu Chen. How could she watch her own teacher kill him?]

["Teacher!"]

[Without the slightest hesitation, Bibi Dong rushed forward and stood in front of Yu Chen.]

[Clearly, she truly feared that her teacher would strike in the next moment and take Yu Chen's life.]

[But at that moment, Yu Chen spoke with a calm expression.]

["Your Holiness, there is no need to continue testing me."]

[At those words, Bibi Dong froze. She instinctively turned back to look at Yu Chen, her eyes filled with confusion.]

[A test?]

[Her teacher had clearly harbored killing intent. How could it have been a test?]

[Before she could figure it out, however, Qian Xunji suddenly burst into laughter.]

["Hahaha!"]

[Then Qian Xunji withdrew his killing intent and turned to return to the seat of honor.]

[After hearing Yu Chen's theory, he had indeed felt killing intent.]

[The talent and brilliance Yu Chen had displayed were simply too astonishing.]

[But Qian Xunji quickly calmed down and began thinking at high speed.]

[According to the intelligence Spirit Hall had gathered over the years, Yu Chen's circumstances within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan were not good.]

[And if Yu Yuanzhen knew of Yu Chen's theories, why would he have so readily allowed him to come to Spirit Hall alone? Clearly, Yu Chen had deliberately concealed everything within the clan.]

[Furthermore, Yu Chen had come to see him of his own accord and revealed that entire theory and cultivation method without holding anything back.]

[If he still could not guess Yu Chen's purpose, then he might as well not be the Pope.]

[Clearly, Yu Chen had come this time to seek Spirit Hall's help in researching the remaining theories.]

[As for why he had released his killing intent earlier, it was merely to see how Yu Chen would react in the face of death.]

[And the result had satisfied him greatly.]

[From beginning to end, Yu Chen had been far too calm.]

[Even when faced with the killing intent of a Title Douluo, he had not shown the slightest panic.]

[With such temperament and courage, it was no wonder he could develop so many earth-shattering theories.]

[At that thought, Qian Xunji could no longer suppress the appreciation in his gaze toward Yu Chen.]

[Yu Chen smiled faintly, returned to his seat, and lifted his teacup for a light sip.]

[Only Bibi Dong remained standing there in a daze, her beautiful eyes filled with shock and incomprehension.]

[That blank, girlish look of hers was rather adorable.]

Outside the Sky Screen, Hu Liena's expression immediately turned somewhat strange when she saw this.

Having followed Bibi Dong for so many years, she was used to seeing her teacher's deep schemes and ruthless methods.

Yet she had never expected that her teacher, in her younger days, would show such a bewildered and somewhat adorable expression.

Meanwhile, in the Crown Prince Mansion of Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue was also stunned for a moment.

She fell silent for a while, her thoughts becoming incomparably complicated.

She had likewise never expected that the woman she remembered as always cold and forever above all others had such a side to her as well.

[Qian Xunji laughed.]

["It seems you are even smarter and more courageous than I thought."]

[Hearing this, Bibi Dong became even more confused.]

[She first looked at her teacher, then at Yu Chen, feeling as though her mind could no longer keep up.]

[They had clearly been at each other's throats just moments ago. How had it become as if nothing had happened in the blink of an eye?]

[After hearing Qian Xunji's praise, Yu Chen merely cupped his hands.]

["You flatter me, Your Holiness."]

[Qian Xunji did not beat around the bush any longer and went straight to the point.]

["Speak."]

["What exactly do you want from Spirit Hall?"]

[Yu Chen said,]

["I need access to all the ancient texts within Spirit Hall."]

["Besides that, I also need a large quantity of resources."]

["Including medicinal herbs, Soul Beast records, mimetic cultivation grounds, and even certain necessary experimental materials, such as death-row prisoners or fallen Soul Masters."]

["Only then can I continue perfecting the cultivation methods that follow."]

[At this, Qian Xunji's expression darkened slightly.]

["Why?"]

["Why should Spirit Hall spend so many resources helping an outsider?"]

["Do not forget, your surname is Yu. You are a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."]

["Your father is Yu Yuanzhen."]

[Yu Chen had clearly prepared an answer long ago.]

[He raised his head, looked into Qian Xunji's eyes, and spoke word by word.]

["From today onward, I can stop using the surname Yu."]

[At these words, Qian Xunji's gaze narrowed slightly.]

[Yu Chen continued calmly,]

["I was never accepted by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to begin with."]

["To me, that place holds nothing worth cherishing."]

["If Your Holiness is willing to provide what I need, I can immediately leave the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."]

["From then on, I will change my name to Su Chen."]

["Furthermore, all the results of my future research will be handed over to Spirit Hall."]

["Whether it is the Soul-Shattering Foundation Building Method or a more complete cultivation system to come, all of it can belong to Spirit Hall."]

[Having said this, Yu Chen paused, then slowly added,]

["All I want is to become stronger by any means possible!"]

[For a time, the room fell utterly silent.]

[Bibi Dong looked at Yu Chen, her heart deeply shaken.]

[Qian Xunji, seated in the place of honor, did not immediately give an answer. He simply looked at Yu Chen in silence, continuously weighing the feasibility in his mind.]

At the same time, the Sky Screen's comment section erupted completely because of Yu Chen's words.

[Yu Fei]: Traitor! What an ungrateful wretch!

[Yu Jie]: Pah! The clan raised him for so many years, and now he wants to defect to Spirit Hall?

[Yu Kai]: Shameless! Someone like him should be expelled from the clan immediately!

Comment after comment streamed across the Sky Screen.

At a glance, nearly all of them were furious curses from members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.