The Family's Past and the Murderers of His Parents (Part 1)

"That's right, Sister Yan does make a lot of sense."

"No, if we count it that way, then besides Uncle Yun's short-barreled pistol Martial Soul and Aunt Shui's clock Martial Soul, Brother Yun Duo's first Martial Soul, Zafkiel, also has a long rifle."

"And Grandpa Yun's Martial Soul just happened to be a long flintlock rifle. So Brother Yun Duo's first Martial Soul, Zafkiel, should be the Martial Soul Evolution Theory mentioned in the textbooks. Moreover, it went a step further while inheriting both Uncle Yun's and Aunt Shui's Martial Souls."

"Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to break through Grandpa Yun's Innate Rank Nine Soul Power limit and awaken Twin Martial Souls and Innate Rank Twenty Soul Power in one go."

"By the same reasoning, Brother Yun Duo's second Martial Soul, Zadkiel, is the same. It possesses both Uncle Yun's and Aunt Shui's Martial Souls, while that final saber, if I'm not mistaken, should have been inherited from another relative's Martial Soul."

After hearing Dugu Yan's question, Shui Yue'er also felt that it made sense. But at that moment, Shui Bing'er, the top student and number one in Skywater Academy's introductory class, offered a different opinion.

"This... could it be... that Highness?"

"Hehe, I didn't expect you little girl to be so clever."

After hearing her own daughter's words, Shui Yunxi immediately thought of someone who perfectly met every condition, yet was only recorded in her family's ancient texts.

Likewise, Dugu Bo was an old friend of Yun Duo's grandfather from the same generation. The two had a friendship forged through life and death, so naturally, he knew the Yun Family's circumstances inside and out.

"Mom, judging by your expression, do you know what's going on?"

"Grandpa, from the sound of it, do you know what that saber on Yun Duo's second Martial Soul, Zadkiel, is about? Hurry up and tell us."

Seeing that her mother seemed to have thought of something, Shui Yue'er cast Shui Yunxi a curious look. Meanwhile, Dugu Yan was filled with shock when she saw that her grandfather not only did not deny Shui Bing'er's guess, but nodded approvingly.

"I did think of someone who perfectly fits every condition of little Yun Duo's second Martial Soul, Zadkiel. But unfortunately, that person was only mentioned in our Shui Family's records. I have never met her, so I don't know whether my guess is correct. Still, I believe Your Excellency Poison Douluo should know the answer."

Facing everyone's curious gazes, Shui Yunxi slowly spoke.

"Huh? Aunt Yunxi, old man, does that mean I still have blood relatives alive?"

Seeing Shui Yunxi's thoughtful expression and Dugu Bo's certain look, Yun Duo was full of curiosity. He knew very well what his own family situation was like.

His family had been passed down through a single line for three generations. Even if there were other relatives, they would only be maternal uncles or aunts. But unfortunately, just like his father, they had all been beaten until not even their bones remained by the Clear Sky Sect's Titled Douluo in the battlefield command center.

"I'll explain it! After all, the saber inherited by your second Martial Soul, Zadkiel, truly belonged to one of your blood relatives. And it was also connected to your parents' deaths."

"And the cause of all this was inseparable from a certain member of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's Xue Family—your paternal grandmother, Xue Bai!"

"She was also the elder sister of the previous Heaven Dou Empire Emperor, the eldest princess of the Heaven Dou Empire, and the grand marshal who commanded the Heaven Dou Empire's million-strong army..."

Faced with the curious gazes from Yun Duo and the other five present, Dugu Bo returned to his seat. After pouring himself another cup of tea and taking a light sip, he slowly began to speak.

Over the next several hours, Dugu Bo laid bare the grudges and entanglements of Yun Duo's grandfather and grandmother's generation, as well as the true reason behind his parents' deaths.

In short, his grandmother had been incredibly formidable. She came from a hidden family whose Martial Soul was the Dragon-Slaying Saber, a hidden clan that had long vanished into the river of history.

Likewise, his grandmother was not only that old bastard Xue Ye's paternal aunt, but also the elder sister of the previous Heaven Dou Empire Emperor. She was the Heaven Dou Empire's eldest princess. When she awakened her Martial Soul at the age of six, she awakened the Dragon-Slaying Saber, a Martial Soul stronger than that of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's Xue Family, along with Innate Full Soul Power.

After more than a decade of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's painstaking cultivation, his grandmother had already reached the rank of Soul Emperor by the age of twenty. She then began leading troops on campaigns, first clearing out mountain bandits and robbers within the Heaven Dou Empire, and later going to war with the Star Luo Empire.

It was during the war with the Star Luo Empire that Yun Fei, Yun Duo's biological grandfather, had just graduated from an advanced Soul Master Academy and returned home. In a small village on the Heaven Dou Empire's border that had been invaded by the Star Luo Empire, he discovered that his hometown had been attacked by Star Luo soldiers and bandits. Blinded by rage, Yun Fei directly clashed with the Star Luo Empire's army.

Faced with an army of Soul Masters led by a Soul Sage, his grandfather was quickly defeated. Just as he was about to be killed by a Star Luo soldier, his grandmother arrived with her troops and rescued him. After confirming that his identity was not suspicious, his grandfather joined her army, determined to avenge his hometown.

Thus, after fighting side by side through life and death in the same army for many years, his grandfather and grandmother gradually developed feelings for each other. By chance, they also rescued the reckless Dugu Bo in the Star Dou Great Forest.

As for the reason, the Dugu Family at the time had only Dugu Bo left. With no one to help him hunt Soul Rings, he had stubbornly come to the Star Dou Great Forest alone to try his luck.

And so, his grandfather and grandmother became friends with Dugu Bo. In the end, Dugu Bo even swore brotherhood with them, recognizing his grandfather as his elder brother and his grandmother as his elder sister-in-law.

More than ten years later, when his grandfather and grandmother were nearly forty, they both reached the rank of Soul Douluo. They also brought a life into the world—his father, Yun Tian. That same year, the war with the Star Luo Empire ended. His grandfather and grandmother finally became a married couple. Under the arrangements of the previous Heaven Dou Empire Emperor, they wed and received the title of non-imperial prince, along with Skywater City as their fief. From then on, they lived quiet, peaceful lives.

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