Whichever explanation he considered, Dai Yueheng found it somewhat unbelievable.
Just how many secrets did Dai Yunze still have? If he really possessed Soul Bones, where had he gotten them?
Even Dai Yueheng, the White Tiger Duke's eldest legitimate son and the first in line to inherit the Duke's Residence, possessed only a single Soul Bone. He had received that cultivation resource only because he had reached Soul Emperor at such a young age and had distinguished himself through meritorious service.
And now Dai Yunze, a boy fully eight years younger than him, had already obtained the same cultivation resources as him—or possibly even more?
Could Father really think so highly of this "youngest son" who had inexplicably appeared out of nowhere?
In that fleeting instant, countless thoughts flashed through Dai Yueheng's mind. His gaze grew increasingly wary as he looked at Dai Yunze, and at the same time, an evil thought quietly took root in his heart.
Although Dai Huabin's talent for cultivation surpassed his own by a fair margin, he was still his younger brother, born of the same father and mother. Beyond keeping Dai Huabin under his thumb through his authority as the elder brother, there was little else he could do to him.
Dai Yunze, however, was different. Nominally, he too was the child of the White Tiger Duke and the duchess, the "younger brother" of Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin. But that was only in name, wasn't it? Although Dai Yueheng did not know Dai Yunze's true origins, he could guess.
He could not lay a hand on his full brother, but an illegitimate child like Dai Yunze was another matter.
For instance, in an age when the world outside was anything but peaceful, some accident might suddenly happen...
The instant that thought arose in