Yun Chen Can Sit on the Pope's Throne Too

A servant from Dugu Bo's residence in Heaven Dou City arrived at the Crown Prince's Residence, picked up Yun Chen, and hurriedly brought him to Dugu Bo's home.

Qian Renxue stood by the second-floor window, watching Yun Chen leave with an exceptionally gentle gaze.

However, as if she had thought of something, her expression turned extremely grim. The letter clenched in her right hand was crumpled tightly into a ball.

"Humph! That woman..."

Fire could not be concealed by paper. Bibi Dong of Spirit Hall had also learned about her and Yun Chen.

"Trying to break Little Chen Chen and me apart? Dream on!"

"Don't you like Spirit Hall's power?"

"Heh..."

Qian Renxue sneered and gazed into the distance, toward Spirit City.

"When all is said and done, Spirit Hall still belongs to the Qian Family."

"The Pope of Spirit Hall is also decided by the Qian Family. If you truly remain stubborn, then Little Chen Chen can sit in that position too."

Qian Renxue's attitude toward Bibi Dong had undergone an enormous change. Originally, due to her father's early death and the generation gap between her and her grandfather, she had craved a mother's love.

But things were different now. Yun Chen's appearance had directly filled every one of Qian Renxue's needs, and she had transferred nearly all of her emotional emptiness onto Yun Chen.

For ordinary people, this might have been difficult to accept. After all, that emotional void had given Qian Renxue an intensely controlling nature.

But Yun Chen was different. He had never liked excessive socializing. What he loved most was eating and getting frisky.

Moreover, Yun Chen had been an orphan in his previous life as well, and his emotional deprivation was quite severe. Even if he did not show it openly, his instinctive wariness toward outsiders was obvious.

Qian Renxue's special concern for him made Yun Chen feel immensely cherished, and he was more than willing to accept it. In turn, that acceptance gave Qian Renxue an overwhelmingly positive sense of security.

The two of them were like two bugs that happened to fit together perfectly, like an S and an M forming a pair, creating a somewhat distorted yet mutually satisfying way of getting along.

Led by the servant, Yun Chen arrived at Dugu Bo's residence.

It had to be said that Dugu Bo truly deserved his status as a royal retainer. Even in this semi-retainer capacity, the Heaven Dou royal family had provided him with an exceptionally fine residence.

The residence before him was already nearly the same size as the Crown Prince's Residence.

However, Dugu Bo from the original story seemed not to have lived here much, or perhaps had not stayed for long.

After all, in the original story, Dugu Bo had never held much regard for Xue Xing or the Heaven Dou royal family. He was essentially an idle outsider.

"His Excellency Dugu is waiting for you in the reception hall."

"This old servant will not accompany you inside."

"His Excellency Dugu has given orders that you are to enter by yourself."

Yun Chen nodded. Dugu Bo's arrangement was within his expectations. This matter was of great importance, so naturally, he would dismiss the attendants. As for his own safety, he was not worried.

Based on his understanding of Qian Renxue, she would never let him venture into danger alone. If nothing unexpected happened, either She Long or Ci Xue was following him from the shadows right now.

The doors to the reception hall slowly opened, allowing the outdoor light to shine inside. Seated in the place of honor was an elderly man with a full head of dark green hair and a stern face. His eyes, however, were emerald green, and the instant he saw Yun Chen, his pupils narrowed into slits like a snake's.

After just one glance, Yun Chen felt the blood throughout his body turn cold. It was the feeling of being watched by a venomous snake.

But in the next moment, the instincts of the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff made his blood burn and boil anew. A surge of battle intent even shot straight into Yun Chen's mind.

The fear came from the gap in their strength, but the instinctive battle intent came from a dignity rooted deep within his heart—one that could not be violated or provoked.

A king could not be humiliated.

At that moment, Yun Chen's Golden Eyes lit up once more, bright as daylight, erupting with incomparably fierce battle intent. From those Golden Eyes that never dimmed burst the aura of his bloodline and the will of a king.

It even made Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor tremble slightly.

He narrowed his eyes. His Title Douluo-level strength allowed him to stabilize his martial soul in an instant, suppressing both the tremor from deep within his bloodline and the urge to submit.

Yun Chen's undying Golden Eyes stared at him, making him instinctively afraid to meet their gaze. When he came back to himself, he found himself at a loss for words.

How is this possible? That kid clearly isn't that strong, yet instinctively, I'm somewhat afraid of him.

Dugu Bo had never received systematic training, and the Heaven Dou Empire had not widely publicized Yun Chen's martial soul.

Therefore, he did not recognize Yun Chen's martial soul.

So he did not know that Yun Chen's martial soul was not some ordinary golden lion, but a true Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff, an existence that could dominate every soul beast beneath heaven.

In the true world of soul beasts, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor was nothing more than a snack for the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff.

That instinct of being hunted, along with the fear rooted in his bloodline, was precisely the source of the subconscious terror in his heart that he could not resist.