Before long, an edict from the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and the news was immediately sent back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's stronghold in Heaven Dou City.
Upon learning that one of the clan's heirs had actually been forcibly expelled by the imperial family over a private Soul Duel sparring match,
Yu Tianheng himself, along with the clan elders stationed in Heaven Dou City, were all furious beyond measure.
"What the hell do those bastards in the Heaven Dou Imperial Family mean by this?!"
Inside the stronghold's main hall, Yu Yuanba, the clan's Sixth Elder stationed there, smashed the wooden table beside him with one slap, burning with rage.
"Our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's supreme prodigy deigned to study at their lousy academy—that was already granting them tremendous honor! Yet Crown Prince Xue Qinghe actually dared to publicly humiliate our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan like this for some country bumpkin commoner brat!"
"Please calm your anger, Sixth Elder."
A middle-aged man who looked like a steward chimed in from below, his tone carrying undisguised mockery.
"That Yu Tianheng brat really is a useless fool who ruins everything.
This was how he handled the clan's top-priority task?"
Everyone in the hall understood the situation perfectly.
Having the younger generation marry and win Dugu Yan's hand, then using that opportunity to completely bind Poison Douluo to the clan's war chariot—that had been the real purpose behind sending Yu Tianheng to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
The candidate the Council of Elders had strongly recommended at first had actually been Yu Tianxin from the second patriarch Yu Luomian's branch.
After all, the clan leader's branch had produced such an absurd piece of trash as Yu Xiaogang. They truly did not dare place their bets on that line again.
Before Gangzi's martial soul had awakened, nearly everyone had believed he was the clan's future.
The resources invested in him had not been insignificant either.
After all, faced with a peerless genius who had begun researching soul master theory at the age of three, and who was also the clan leader's beloved son, anyone else might have invested even more frantically.
But clearly, Gangzi had exhausted every last fantasy these elders held for Yu Yuanzhen's branch.
Unfortunately, Clan Leader Yu Yuanzhen had stubbornly insisted on abusing his authority, forcibly stuffing this assignment into the hands of his own grandson, Yu Tianheng.
The steward paused, then asked tentatively,
"Sixth Elder, that brat named Lin Nuo has made our clan lose so much face, and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family has shown us such disrespect as well. Should we act in secret and teach them a painful lesson?"
Upon hearing his subordinate's request, a sharp glint flashed through Yu Yuanba's eyes. After weighing the matter briefly, he waved his hand and rejected the proposal outright.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had always thought highly of itself. They simply could not bring themselves to secretly assassinate a child of eight or nine.
Besides, Lin Nuo had caused the Crown Prince to personally step in and protect him. The waters behind him were certainly not shallow.
The most crucial reason was that Yu Tianheng had botched this assignment, making it a heaven-sent opportunity for their branch!
Yu Tianxin was currently at a critical juncture in his bid for the authority of young clan leader. All they needed to do was watch Yu Tianheng continue making a fool of himself. They would not be stupid enough to clean up after the clan leader's branch and invite trouble for themselves for no reason.
"Forget it. We don't need to do anything."
Yu Yuanba sneered and set the tone.
"Since Heaven Dou Royal Academy refuses to keep him, send Yu Tianheng off to that Blue Tyrant Academy to study.
For the time being, everyone at the stronghold is to behave yourselves. No one is allowed to stir up any extra trouble!"
News of Yu Tianheng's forced expulsion spread through Heaven Dou Royal Academy as though it had grown wings, leaving countless people stunned.
The academy's three Education Committee Members naturally found the matter deeply regrettable.
With Yu Tianheng's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul and exceptional talent, if he could have remained on the Imperial Fighting Team,
he might truly have led the team to an extraordinarily brilliant result in the future Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
However, those three old men were all shrewd veterans and understood the situation perfectly.
For the imperial family to suddenly issue such a merciless edict, there had to be political maneuvering involved between the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace and a great clan.
When immortals fought, lowly mortals suffered. As Education Committee Members, they were better off keeping their mouths shut and absolutely could not rashly choose a side.
Lin Nuo, who had received the news as well, also had a trace of undisguised surprise in his eyes.
Finding a way to kick Yu Tianheng, that stumbling block, out of the academy had indeed been part of his long-term plan.
But he had never expected that Angel Lady would act with such thunderous efficiency this time, directly predicting his prediction and moving ahead of him.
"It seems my foolish sister doesn't handle everything with that World-Shocking Wisdom of hers after all. She does have a little brain."
Sitting at the desk in his dorm room, Lin Nuo curled his lips in satisfaction.
The current situation could be described as excellent.
Next, as long as Qian Renxue continued holding her ground and firmly prevented that calculating old fox Ning Fengzhi from stuffing people into the team,
then, once the time was right, he could find any excuse to kick out Qin Ming, that Shrek-loyal bastard from the original heavenly dragon race.
By then, the Imperial Fighting Team, which the Heaven Dou Empire had built with its finest resources, would naturally become the founding core of Lin Nuo's campaign to dominate the continent!
"My young friend, what has made you so happy?"
From the blind corner of the room's shadows, a hoarse, low voice sounded without warning.
Immediately afterward, a faint yet hair-raising stench spread through the enclosed air.
Lin Nuo's heart skipped a beat, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.
That unmistakable stench, combined with those ghostlike infiltration methods, made the visitor's identity obvious.
Why had Dugu Bo, that Old Poison, slipped into his room without any warning?!
At that moment, Dugu Bo slowly emerged from the darkness, still carrying himself with the air of a lofty senior, convinced that everything was under his control.
He narrowed his dark green eyes and stared at Lin Nuo's conspicuous purple-haired back, feeling an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
Yet when Lin Nuo suppressed the tremor in his heart, slowly turned around, and fully revealed his face beneath the lamplight,
the Poison Douluo, whose name shook the world, abruptly contracted his pupils and froze rigidly in place as if struck by lightning.
That face... Bibi Dong?!
No! The age did not match. This was clearly a blood descendant of Bibi Dong, the Pope of Spirit Hall!
Dugu Bo had naturally met the lofty Pope of Spirit Hall before.
He dared swear upon the dignity of a Title Douluo that he could never mistake such stunning, domineering brows and facial contours!
But...
Why was this peerless monster, who appeared to be the Pope's own child, at Heaven Dou Royal Academy?
In that instant, Dugu Bo felt a chill run down his spine, regretting it so badly his intestines nearly turned green.
He had only come to secretly probe the brat's background because his granddaughter had pleaded with him.
But now, he seemed to have accidentally uncovered a terrifying secret!
This time, it seemed he had truly stumbled into a heavenly family...
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