Yu Yuanzhen Investigates in Secret

If Liu Erlong could marry Yu Hong, she would have no worries for the rest of her life, and he himself would be even more likely to become the patriarch.

"Erlong, oh Erlong, Father has found you a good husband." Yu Luomian smiled and shook his head. "I hope you do not disappoint me."

He stood up and walked toward the study.

He intended to write a letter to Liu Erlong, telling her to prepare well and strive to leave a good impression on Yu Hong.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family.

In Yu Yuanzhen's study.

A man dressed in the uniform of a soul-hunting squad stood respectfully before Yu Yuanzhen.

This man was a member of Yu Tieshan's soul-hunting squad, named Yu Cheng.

He was an informant planted by Yu Yuanzhen within Yu Tieshan's team, specifically tasked with monitoring Yu Hong's every move.

"What did you say?" Yu Yuanzhen asked, somewhat surprised. "Yu Hong absorbed a two-thousand-year soul ring?"

"Yes, Patriarch." Yu Cheng kept his head lowered, detailing the events as they unfolded. "That Holy Light Sub-Dragon mutated into a Three-Headed Mutant Holy Light Sub-Dragon, and its age increased to two thousand years. Yu Hong insisted on absorbing it; we couldn't dissuade him, so we could only help him take down that soul beast."

"And then?"

"Then... Yu Hong successfully absorbed it." Yu Cheng's voice was a bit dry. "Although the entire process was perilous, he ultimately pulled through."

Yu Yuanzhen fell silent.

His expression shifted unpredictably, and his eyes flickered with a complex light.

A two-thousand-year soul ring, a level twenty soul master, successfully absorbed.

In all his years, he had never heard of such a thing.

Even the geniuses of the Martial Soul Hall could not achieve this.

Just what kind of monster was Yu Hong?

"What is his current level?" Yu Yuanzhen asked in a deep voice.

"Level twenty-two," Yu Cheng replied.

"Level twenty-two..." Yu Yuanzhen muttered to himself.

Twelve years old, level twenty-two, one yellow and one purple.

Looking across the entire Douluo Continent, one would likely not find another with such a configuration.

What was even more terrifying was that Yu Hong's martial soul was the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

The pressure exerted by that white dragon could even suppress his own Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

If Yu Hong were allowed to continue growing, in the future...

Yu Yuanzhen dared not think any further.

"You may leave for now." Yu Yuanzhen waved his hand. "Continue to keep an eye on Yu Hong. Report to me immediately if there are any developments."

"Yes, Patriarch."

Yu Cheng retreated.

Only Yu Yuanzhen remained in the study.

He sat in his chair, brows furrowed, lost in deep thought.

Yu Hong's growth rate was too fast—so fast that it made him feel fear.

If this continued, it wouldn't be many years before Yu Hong became one of the strongest people in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family.

Perhaps, the boy might even surpass him.

Yu Yuanzhen stood up and walked to the window, looking out at the sky.

He no longer felt that Yu Hong was simply gifted; there had to be some method of enhancement.

The main point was that in the entire history of the Douluo Continent, such a situation had never occurred; it was universally accepted that the second soul ring should be a hundred-year one.

Yet, Yu Hong had directly broken this rule by absorbing a thousand-year soul ring.

Fortunately, it was not a ten-thousand-year ring; if it were, it would only prove that Yu Hong possessed some treasure.

A hundred-year or thousand-year ring only required a strong body to absorb, but ten-thousand-year rings were different.

A ten-thousand-year soul ring required immense mental power and a robust physique; until now, no one in the entire Douluo Continent had appeared with both such a powerful physique and mental strength.

If such a person existed, they would undoubtedly possess some kind of treasure.

"Someone come." Yu Yuanzhen suddenly spoke.

The study door was pushed open silently, and a black figure walked in.

This person was shrouded in a dark cloak, his face obscured, with only a pair of sharp eyes exposed.

He was one of Yu Yuanzhen's shadow guards, codenamed Yu Ying, specifically responsible for handling matters that were inconvenient to make public for the patriarch.

"Patriarch, what are your orders?"

"Go and investigate." Yu Yuanzhen's voice was low and cold. "I want every piece of information on Yu Hong from childhood to the present. Every day, every event—as long as it can be uncovered, find it all for me."

Yu Ying bowed slightly. "What is the scope?"

"Everything." Yu Yuanzhen's gaze was sharp as a blade. "When was his martial soul awakened, and were there any anomalies during the awakening? What meditation technique does he practice, and who taught him? What does he eat every day, who has he come into contact with, and where has he been? His parents, his friends, his enemies—I want to know every person and event related to him."

"Understood." Yu Ying's figure flickered and vanished from the study.

Yu Yuanzhen sat back in his chair and continued to attend to his affairs.

Yu Hong was on Yu Luomian's side, but Yu Yuanzhen did not care, for he was a Titled Douluo, while Yu Hong was merely a level 22 Soul Grand Master.

Douluo Continent was never short of geniuses, but very few ever reached the level of Titled Douluo.

Only when Yu Hong became a Titled Douluo would he deign to pay him any mind.

At Yu Hong's residence.

Yu Hong sat cross-legged on his bed, inspecting the Primordial White Stone within his dantian.

After absorbing the energy from the two-thousand-year soul ring, the Primordial White Stone had undergone a visible transformation.

The once-dim white stone now emitted a faint glow, and something seemed to be gestating within it.

Yu Hong sensed it carefully and discovered that the energy inside the Primordial White Stone had accumulated to a certain threshold.

At this rate, after absorbing one more thousand-year soul ring, the second Blue-Eyes White Dragon should be able to hatch, Yu Hong calculated to himself.

He opened his eyes, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

Everything was moving in a positive direction.

What he needed to do next was continue his cultivation, increase his strength, and await the birth of the second Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

In the following period, Yu Hong returned to his normal cultivation routine.

He exercised his body during the day and cultivated his soul power at night.

His life was disciplined and fulfilling, and he grew stronger with each passing day.

Meanwhile, news of him absorbing a two-thousand-year soul ring spread throughout the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family.

"Have you heard? Yu Hong absorbed a two-thousand-year soul ring!"

"Is that true? A two-thousand-year soul ring? He's only level twenty; how could he possibly withstand it?"

"It's absolutely true! Captain Yu Tieshan said so himself, and they all saw it with their own eyes!"

"Good heavens, isn't that too exaggerated? What kind of monster is Yu Hong?"

"I don't know, but one thing is certain: Yu Hong will definitely become the strongest person in our family in the future!"

All sorts of discussions were endless.

Yu Hong's name had once again become the focus of the entire clan's conversation.

And Yu Xiaogang, once again, became the object of comparison.

"Come to think of it, Yu Xiaogang also tried to absorb a high-age soul ring back then, but he failed and ended up severely injured."

"Indeed, compared to Yu Hong, Yu Xiaogang is practically a joke."

"Haha, one is a genius, the other is a waste; the gap is just too vast."