Wings Gradually Full

As an Soul Douluo-level powerhouse, the First Elder had actually been defeated by Wang Yan in just a few moves. Wang Yan's strength was considered top-tier even among Soul Douluos.

But on second thought, Wang Chen felt that such strength was only natural for Wang Yan. Otherwise, how would he have dared to assassinate Xu Tianran?

As the crown prince's guard, Xu Tianran was no weakling. Moreover, he himself was exceptionally powerful, possessing the top-tier martial soul, the Purple Emperor Annihilation Heavenly Dragon. Conservatively speaking, his cultivation was above Rank 70.

His combat strength absolutely did not lose out to a Soul Douluo's. On top of that, as the crown prince, he was bound to have many life-saving Soul Tools on him. Without some real skill, one should not even dream of assassinating Xu Tianran.

Though Wang Chen had been somewhat shocked after learning of Wang Yan's strength, three years of growth and his experience struggling in the Ordinary Alliance had given him confidence in his own power.

He was confident that he could seize the position of family head from Wang Yan and win over the Wang Family's several hundred members, earning their loyalty.

The Wang Family had a large population. Counting everyone—men, women, young, and old—it numbered over three hundred. Other than the children and youths, the rest of the family generally possessed cultivation at or above Rank 30, Soul Elder.

In particular, the Wang Family's direct descendants generally possessed Innate Soul Power of Level Five or above. If they cultivated steadily until the age of forty, they would generally reach the cultivation of Soul Kings or Soul Emperors. Only Soul Sage family members were relatively few in number.

If he became the Wang Family head and gained the loyalty of such a high-quality group of family members, Wang Chen believed there was an eighty or ninety percent chance that the Black Book's third function would unlock.

Without the identity of Wang Family head, it would be impossible for him to gain the loyalty of several hundred Soul Masters with considerable cultivation.

As for building a team of several hundred Soul Masters or Soul Engineers from scratch, that would be even more difficult.

Soul Masters and Soul Engineers generally had their own backers. Even if one paid them salaries and provided resources in exchange for their service, they might not necessarily be loyal.

When danger arose, they might simply run away. How could they compare to Wang Family members who shared blood ties with him?

Moreover, the Wang Family possessed considerable assets. Once he became the family head, his daily needs would be taken care of as well, sparing him from having to worry over trivial matters.

As for when he would seize the family head position from Wang Yan, Wang Chen planned to act after resolving the family crisis. At this point, maintaining stability was still the better option.

As Wang Chen pondered, Wang Yuan looked at his tall, upright figure. He was already over 1.8 meters tall, and his features had shed their former youthfulness, becoming sharply defined. He now looked every bit like an adult.

For a moment, Wang Yuan could not help but sigh at how quickly time had passed. Three years had gone by in the blink of an eye, and the boy from back then had grown up. He wondered what level his cultivation had reached now.

With that thought, Wang Yuan curiously probed him. Yet he was astonished to discover that he could not discern Wang Chen's true depth at all. Wang Chen was like a cloud of mist—impossible to see through or grasp.

This discovery greatly startled Wang Yuan.

He was a Soul Sage. If even he could not uncover anything, then just how strong was this boy Wang Chen?

Or was he wearing some special Soul Tool that blocked detection?

Compared to the former possibility, Wang Yuan was more willing to believe that Wang Chen was wearing a Soul Tool that blocked detection. Otherwise, it would simply be too unbelievable.

For a moment, Wang Yuan became even more curious about Wang Chen's current strength.

For the previous two years, Wang Chen had cultivated diligently. Other than cultivation, all he did was cultivate, but he had rarely displayed his abilities within the family.

Over the past year, he had spent even less time in the family estate, and no one knew what he had been busy with.

Therefore, Wang Yuan truly had no clear understanding of Wang Chen's cultivation.

Wang Chen's Spiritual Power, comparable to that of a Soul Douluo, was extremely sharp. The moment Wang Yuan probed him, he noticed it.

As for probing his strength, even Soul Douluo-level powerhouses could not do it, much less a Soul Sage.

Wang Chen finished his thoughts and looked at Elder Wang Yuan with a smile. It seems Elder Wang Yuan is quite dissatisfied with the family head. Otherwise, he wouldn't have revealed the contents of last night's family meeting.

It seems Wang Yan's prestige truly fell to rock bottom after Xu Tianran became crown prince...

Wang Yuan looked at Wang Chen and asked curiously, "Chen'er, are you wearing a Soul Tool that blocks detection?"

Wang Yuan had always cared deeply for Wang Chen and believed that he would surely become the leader of the Wang Family's next generation. Thus, whenever he had anything good, Wang Chen was always the first person he thought of.

The two had a close relationship. Wang Yuan had even told Wang Chen not to call him Elder, saying it made them seem distant. This was also why Wang Chen had come to visit Wang Yuan after returning.

A smile appeared at the corner of Wang Chen's lips. His wings had now grown strong, and his combat power was astonishing. So long as he used the secret techniques Ring Tempering and Ring Burst, even a Soul Douluo would have to kneel and crawl away.

He no longer needed to be as cautious and fearful as he had been three years ago, when he was a tiny, insignificant Soul Grandmaster.

With his current strength, although he could not defeat a Titled Douluo, he could still escape with his life from a Titled Douluo-level powerhouse.

Ten thousand years ago, Tang San had relied on the Ring Burst Secret Technique to escape from Qian Renxue, who had broken through to godhood.

Although his Soul Rings did not have lifespans as great as Tang San's, and the power of his Ring Burst was therefore not as strong, Titled Douluos were also far weaker than Qian Renxue.

With such strength, within the Sun and Moon Empire, as long as he did not provoke the handful of monster-level powerhouses, he was already capable of protecting himself.

At worst, he could still seek help from Jing Hongchen, his grandfather-in-law. Wang Chen believed Jing Hongchen certainly would not want to see such an outstanding grandson-in-law being bullied.

Jing Hongchen: (;＿) I have never seen such a shameless scoundrel in my entire life! If not for my precious granddaughter, I would have slapped you to death long ago!

It could be said that Wang Chen was no longer merely a genius. He had already converted part of his potential into actual strength, and he fully deserved to be called a powerhouse.

Moreover, the day Wang Chen became the Wang Family head was not far off.

By then, the Wang Family's upper ranks would sooner or later learn of his strength. Therefore, Wang Chen did not mind revealing a little of it in advance and giving Elder Wang Yuan some warning.

That way, when all his strength was exposed, Wang Yuan would not be so shocked that he suffered a heart attack. That would not be good.

Wang Chen said to Wang Yuan, "Grandpa Yuan, I'm not wearing a Soul Tool that blocks detection."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuan abruptly rose from his chair and stared at Wang Chen in disbelief. "Chen'er, your cultivation... could it be that you've already reached the Soul King realm?"

Although it was somewhat difficult for a Soul King to conceal their cultivation before him, it was not impossible. As long as one had sufficient control over their soul power, keeping it from leaking out could be done.

As for a higher realm, Wang Yuan did not even dare guess. Wang Chen was not yet fifteen years old. Soul King cultivation was already shocking enough.