The Prince's Banquet

If the Spirit Hall continued to expand its influence, would it go after the other sects?

It certainly would.

The Spirit Hall's ambition had always been to rule the entire Soul Master World.

Ning Rongrong's worry wasn't unreasonable.

But that depended on the Spirit Hall having enough strength to support its ambition.

"The Spirit Hall doesn't have the strength to support its growing ambitions. Don't worry. If necessary, I'll step in," Ye Xuan assured Ning Rongrong.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, Big Brother Ye."

In the end, Ning Rongrong chose to trust Ye Xuan.

Ning Rongrong had no objections, and Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing cared even less.

In the days that followed, Xiao Wu and the others continued their normal cultivation, while Ye Xuan didn't rush to the Sunset Forest to look for those spirit medicines.

Xiao Wu and the others' Soul Power Levels were still relatively low, so they couldn't get the most out of those spirit medicines.

Ye Xuan had thought he could enjoy a few peaceful days, but unexpectedly, someone disrupted the calm on the third day.

That day, Qian Renxue came to find Ye Xuan and said, "Young Master Ye, Prince Xue Xing would like to invite you to a banquet at his residence."

"Oh? He invited me? Why?" Ye Xuan asked in return.

He could guess it had something to do with Xue Beng, but he wanted to know what reason Prince Xue Xing was using.

"Recently, I announced to the public that I'd invited you to serve as a retainer at my residence. Prince Xue Xing said he wanted to meet you. As you know, on the surface, he's my uncle, so it wouldn't be appropriate for me to refuse. But this move of his is probably for Xue Beng's sake," Qian Renxue said solemnly.

Ye Xuan paused for a moment, then said, "In that case, let's go meet him."

"By the way, I heard he brought Poison Douluo in. I'm not worried about your strength, Young Master Ye, but you should be careful of Poison Douluo using poison in secret," Qian Renxue warned.

Given that Ye Xuan had defeated Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo through sheer strength, Qian Renxue was absolutely certain he could defeat Dugu Bo. But poison could indeed be difficult to guard against.

"Don't worry. His poison can't hurt me," Ye Xuan said.

Ye Xuan followed the martial path, and his swordsmanship had already reached the realm of entering the Dao. He had long since become immune to all poisons.

Let alone Poison Douluo's current Soul Power; even if it were above level 95, he still couldn't poison Ye Xuan.

"Good," Qian Renxue said.

That night.

Prince Xue Xing's residence was especially lively.

He had invited quite a few nobles over that day.

Of course, besides the nobles, there were also several mentors from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, as well as Chief Dream Meng Shenji and the others.

Meng Shenji and the others hadn't been interested in coming at first, but Prince Xue Xing said he would be inviting a talented young man that day. That immediately piqued their interest, so all three of them came.

Among the mentors was Qin Ming.

Aside from the academy's teachers, the grand finale was naturally Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.

His granddaughter, Dugu Yan, had come along as well.

However, she hadn't come with her grandfather alone; the rest of her team had come too.

They had arrived with Qin Ming, but once they got there, Dugu Yan went to find her grandfather.

At that moment, at one of the tables,

Yu Tianheng and the others were chatting.

Shi Mo spoke first. "What kind of person is the talented young man Prince Xue Xing mentioned? How did he manage to get Chief Dream and the others to come too?"

"I don't know. Logically, if there were such a talented person in Heaven Dou City, we would've heard of him." Yu Tianheng furrowed his brow, clearly skeptical.

"I heard he's a retainer invited by the Crown Prince. I wonder where the Crown Prince recruited him from," Shi Mo said with a sigh.

"Compared with the Crown Prince, that Fourth Prince is a complete good-for-nothing. The Crown Prince knows how to treat the worthy with respect and recruit talent, while the Fourth Prince only knows how to run wild and commit all kinds of misdeeds," Yu Feng said contemptuously.

"Keep your voice down. Prince Xue Xing is very close to Prince Xue Beng. If he hears you, you'll be in trouble at school," Yu Tianheng reminded him quietly.

"Right!"

Yu Feng broke out in a cold sweat.

That was true!

If Yu Tianheng said it, perhaps it wouldn't matter.

After all, Yu Tianheng was from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but he didn't have the same background.

If Prince Xue Xing wanted to deal with him, it would be a piece of cake.

Just then, they saw Prince Xue Xing personally going to greet someone. They all stood up and looked toward the main entrance.

A moment later, two people appeared at the entrance.

They were none other than Qian Renxue and Ye Xuan.

The moment they saw Ye Xuan, Yu Tianheng and the others' eyes widened in shock.

"How... how is it him?"

When they had gone to Suotuo City for training, they had seen Ye Xuan with their own eyes.

They had only watched him from a distance and hadn't gone over to greet or get acquainted with him.

But what Ye Xuan had done in Suotuo City back then had been carved deep into their souls.

"The Crown Prince's position is as steady as a mountain," Yu Tianheng couldn't help saying with a sigh.

They knew how strong Ye Xuan was.

He had the fighting strength of a top-tier Douluo. With someone like that supporting the Crown Prince, who could possibly stand against him?

"Do you think Prince Xue Xing knows who he really is?" Yu Feng asked curiously.

Plenty of people knew that Prince Xue Xing and the Crown Prince weren't on good terms.

People also knew that inviting Ye Xuan and Qian Renxue here this time couldn't mean anything good.

"He probably doesn't know. If he did, he wouldn't have invited him," Yu Tianheng said with certainty.

When Ye Xuan and Qian Renxue met Prince Xue Xing, he smiled warmly at Ye Xuan and said, "Young Master Ye, a few days ago I heard that a young man had become the Crown Prince's retainer. At first, I didn't believe it, but now that I've met you, I see you're even younger than I expected."

"I'm only staying at the residence because His Highness trusts me," Ye Xuan replied simply.

"To earn the Crown Prince's trust, you must surely be a man of extraordinary ability. Crown Prince, Young Master Ye, please come with me. I have several distinguished guests I'd like to introduce you to," Prince Xue Xing said.

"Then thank you, Uncle," Qian Renxue replied, cupping her hands.

A moment later,

Prince Xue Xing led Ye Xuan and the others over to where Poison Douluo and the rest were gathered.

Although Prince Xue Xing had once saved Poison Douluo's life, Poison Douluo was a Titled Douluo, after all, and held a lofty status. Naturally, he hadn't accompanied Prince Xue Xing to greet the guests.

Meng Shenji and the other two were with Poison Douluo.

Although they were only Soul Douluos, they were quite powerful, and they still had plenty to talk about with Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo.

When Prince Xue Xing brought Ye Xuan and the others over, he introduced him with a warm smile. "Everyone, this is the talented young man I wanted to introduce to you today—the retainer the Crown Prince recruited a few days ago, Ye Xuan, Young Master Ye."