An Uninvited Guest Arrives

In the small wooden cabin in the forest of the former Blue Tyrant Academy, now Grand Mansion Academy.

Lacking sufficient funds, Lu Yuan had made this place the temporary headquarters of the Ice Dragon Pavilion, usually releasing the Ice Dragon King here to cultivate alongside him.

Affected by the Ice Dragon King's chill,

the cabin's roof was piled high with snow, while a layer of frost had formed across the ground, utterly at odds with the lush greenery surrounding it.

"Phew~"

Lu Yuan let out a breath. A flash of violet light flickered through his eyes as he muttered, "After taking the Autumn-Water Dew, my Purple Demon Eyes skipped the All-Seeing Realm altogether and advanced to the Subtlety Realm."

The Purple Demon Eyes were an eye-training technique of the Tang Sect, and they could also enhance one's spiritual power.

Because his own spiritual power was difficult to raise through conventional means, he had asked Tang Wutong for this technique.

The Purple Demon Eyes had four realms in total.

All-Seeing, Subtlety, Mustard Seed, and Vastness.

The first two realms were relatively easy to improve, while the latter two were far more difficult.

Although this technique did not have a particularly noticeable effect on improving his spiritual power, it was steady and enduring.

"Come back, Ice Dragon King."

Lu Yuan slowly rose to his feet, walked out of the cabin, and looked up at the Ice Dragon King coiled atop the roof. Activating the soul power within him, he recalled it.

At the same time, a stream of pure soul power continuously flowed back into his body.

His soul power cultivation advanced instantly, rising by a full level.

"Level thirty?"

Delight appeared on Lu Yuan's face. With the Ice Dragon King returning the soul power it accumulated through cultivation to him, cultivation was truly effortless.

Unfortunately, there were limits to this as well.

The Ice Dragon King's cultivation efficiency was only fifty percent of his main body's, and as long as it was released, soul power would be constantly consumed.

Whether the Ice Dragon King absorbed the energy of heaven and earth on its own to maintain its form, or Lu Yuan supplied it with a portion of his soul power, both would reduce the gains.

The soul power ultimately returned to Lu Yuan was far less than expected.

Even so, compared with cultivating bitterly on his own, it was still a shortcut.

Setting those thoughts aside, Lu Yuan circulated his Purple Demon Eyes, wanting to see the various changes brought by the eye technique.

Seeing the veins of leaves clearly from a great distance was only a basic ability.

He could even clearly see the slightest movements of a spider on a leaf. Every movement it made seemed to have slowed down countless times.

This was clearly extraordinarily powerful dynamic vision.

"Master, have you finished your seclusion?"

Tang Wutong slowly approached and asked softly.

"Mm."

Lu Yuan turned and answered, but the moment his gaze fell upon her, he was stunned.

Perhaps the strange artifact effect of the Autumn-Water Dew, which saw through all things, had taken effect.

In his vision, Tang Wutong was completely unclothed, her graceful and alluring figure laid bare before him without the slightest concealment.

"Wutong, you have a pretty good figure."

Lu Yuan coughed lightly and offered his assessment with a straight face.

"Huh?"

Tang Wutong vaguely understood what had happened. Her ears heated up, a rosy flush spreading across her lovely face. She hurriedly activated her soul power, blocking Lu Yuan's gaze.

She lightly scolded him, "Master, you mustn't peek. At least... at least wait until you're a little more grown up..."

"Grown up? Grown where?"

Lu Yuan dispelled his Purple Demon Eyes and pretended not to understand.

Tang Wutong rolled her eyes at him helplessly. Then, changing the subject, she said seriously, "Master, I came here this time to report an important matter."

"Ahem, go ahead."

Lu Yuan's expression sobered as he became serious.

Over the past few days, news of the academy's change in leadership had already spread throughout the school. Tang Wutong and Dugu Bo had handled matters efficiently, and no disturbances had arisen throughout the process. The academy remained stable.

For Tang Wutong to suddenly come to him now, it had to be something unusual.

Tang Wutong said, "Master, people from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan have come."

"A few days ago, a Soul Saint from their clan came and demanded ownership of Grand Mansion Academy. Dugu Bo sent him away directly."

"I didn't expect their clan leader, Yu Yuanzhen, to personally come to Grand Mansion Academy today. He wishes to discuss the academy with you face-to-face."

"Yu Yuanzhen?"

Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Where is he now?"

"He is waiting in the academy's VIP reception room."

"Come on, go with me."

As they spoke, the two left the forest and headed toward the academy's main cluster of buildings.

Grand Mansion Academy had been built in the middle of a forest, the largest stretch of vegetation in all of Heaven Dou City.

"Pavilion Master, you're here. Yu Yuanzhen is waiting inside."

The moment they arrived outside the VIP reception room, Dugu Bo came forward to greet them and raised a hand in indication.

Lu Yuan nodded slightly and entered with Tang Wutong following behind him.

The reception room was rather spacious. An elderly man with steady eyes sat upright on an exquisite leather sofa.

"You're Lu Yuan? The person Liu Erlong mentioned in her letter, the one she handed Blue Tyrant Academy over to?"

Yu Yuanzhen's face was filled with suspicion. His gaze carried a scrutinizing edge as he looked Lu Yuan up and down.

This child was only a few years old.

Was this some kind of joke?

It was utterly absurd!

Was Liu Erlong's head full of pig droppings?

Just to learn Yu Xiaogang's whereabouts, she had actually transferred such a massive academy to a child!

"If there isn't a second Lu Yuan here, then the Lu Yuan you're referring to is me."

Lu Yuan casually found a chair and sat down. Getting straight to the point, he said, "Clan Leader Yu, are you here to demand this academy?"

Yu Yuanzhen said in a deep voice, "That's right. This Blue Tyrant Academy was originally funded and renovated by our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Liu Erlong was confused for a moment when she gave this academy to you."

"For Dugu Bo's sake, this old man will not make things difficult for you today."

"As long as you hand over Blue Tyrant Academy, I can additionally give you a sum of gold soul coins as compensation. We can let this matter end there."

"Oh? And if I refuse to hand over the academy and insist on staying?" Lu Yuan countered.

Yu Yuanzhen's face darkened. "Then don't blame this old man for throwing you out!"

"Young man, don't think that having Dugu Bo, a newly ascended Titled Douluo, backing you is enough for you to act presumptuously before me. There are differences even among Titled Douluo."

Clap, clap, clap—

Lu Yuan applauded and smiled faintly. "Well said. There are indeed differences even among Titled Douluo."

"But I also want to tell Clan Leader Yu something: know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles."

"Before you have figured out your opponent's strength and background, don't get too arrogant!"

"Wutong, since Clan Leader Yu wants to drive us out, what do you think we should do?"

As he spoke, Lu Yuan looked toward Tang Wutong beside him.

Tang Wutong immediately understood. The Radiant Dragon God Butterfly possessed her.

"Then let's see whether he has the ability!"

Six black and three red soul rings—nine in total—circled around her, slowly pulsing!

"Three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings?!"

Yu Yuanzhen, who had been sitting still until now, abruptly contracted his pupils. His expression stiffened as he exclaimed, "This soul power fluctuation is at least at the level of a level ninety-seven Super Douluo!"

He had clearly kicked an iron plate!

No wonder this brat had been so fearless before him.