The Origins of Heavenly Dragon Gate

After dinner, Li Xun took his daughter out for a walk.

Li Qingyang thought nothing of it. It had clearly become part of their daily routine.

Soft light filled the living room. Qian Renxue reclined on the sofa, absorbed in the television screen before her.

"Mom, could you tell me about Heavenly Dragon Gate?"

Li Qingyang had spoken up out of the blue.

Qian Renxue turned to him, a hint of surprise in her eyes. "Oh? Why the sudden interest in Heavenly Dragon Gate?"

At the mention of it, Li Qingyang's face tightened with indignation. "Because of Yu Tianlong, Uncle Tianheng's son! On the very first day of school, he went up to Wutong and bragged that he'd awaken the top-tier Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon at tomorrow's Spirit Awakening Ceremony. Then he said Wutong should be his girlfriend."

"I couldn't stand it, so I fought him right there. The brat said that after tomorrow's ceremony, he'd face me in an official soul battle. That's why I want to learn more about them. Know your enemy and know yourself, and you'll never lose!"

A teasing smile spread across Qian Renxue's beautiful face. She covered her mouth and laughed.

"Yu Tianheng's son has already learned to chase girls at his age? If your master finds out some little pig has his eye on his precious daughter, Yu Tianheng's in for a world of trouble."

She let the smile fade and sat up a little straighter. "All right. Since you want to know, I'll tell you Heavenly Dragon Gate's history."

"Yes!"

Li Qingyang's eyes lit up. He leaned against the sofa beside Qian Renxue and settled down to listen.

Qian Renxue gently ruffled his hair and began.

"Heavenly Dragon Gate didn't always go by that name. It began as a bloodline clan: the renowned Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. As for why it's called Heavenly Dragon Gate now, your father came up with the name."

"Dad named it?!" Li Qingyang blurted out in surprise.

"No interrupting." Qian Renxue gave him a light tap on the head, pretending to scold him.

"Mm..." Li Qingyang shut his mouth at once and sat still.

Qian Renxue continued. "Back then, your father led the Imperial Fighting Team to victory in the tournament, and everyone agreed to reunite five years later. After parting ways, they each trained hard, and Yu Tianheng secured his place as the clan's young master. Later, your father made it through Slaughter City, discovered where Sea God Island lay, and returned to Heaven Dou City. He gathered his friends ahead of schedule, and they set off to train on Sea God Island."

"While they were away, disaster struck. Your grandmother, Bibi Dong, who was Pope of Spirit Hall at the time, launched the Soul Hunting Operation. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was slaughtered. Of the entire clan, only Yu Tianxin, who was away training, and Yu Tianheng, who had gone to Sea God Island with your father, survived. Oh, and Yu Xiaogang escaped with his life too."

"Hiss..."

Li Qingyang drew a sharp breath, then hurriedly covered his mouth, afraid she would scold him for interrupting again.

Qian Renxue paused briefly before going on.

"When Yu Tianheng returned from training and learned that his whole clan had been wiped out, he fell apart. Day after day, he drifted through life, either drinking away his grief or sleeping, giving up on himself completely. Your father couldn't bear to watch him sink any further. He went over, beat him soundly, and shouted, 'Yu Tianheng, do you want the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon bloodline to end with you? As long as you live, as long as your descendants live, that bloodline will survive! Snap out of it!'"

"Yu Tianheng stopped drinking after that, but all he did was train, pushing his body past its limits again and again. At that rate, he would have ruined himself within a month. Your father knew he couldn't let him keep doing that. Then an idea struck him: he arranged a blind date. The woman he chose was Meng Yiran, Yu Tianheng's wife now."

"A blind date?!" Li Qingyang's eyes went wide. He had never imagined Yu Tianheng and Meng Yiran had met that way.

Qian Renxue paid his shock no mind and continued.

"The blind date went well. Yu Tianheng gradually emerged from his grief and got back on his feet. Later, he joined your father, your master, and their companions. Together with the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire, they defeated the Spirit Hall Empire. After the war, Yu Tianheng decided to establish a sect for dragon-type Soul Masters. He asked your father to give it a striking name, and your father casually came up with Heavenly Dragon Gate. That's how it got its name. Understand now?"

[Haha, he's chasing girls at six? Yu Tianlong, you little legend.]

[And the girl is Sea God Tang San's daughter, right?]

[Yu Tianlong's barely old enough for school, and he's already the king of puppy love.]

[Know your enemy and know yourself. He's mastered strategy at six.]

When the story reached the Soul Hunting Operation, the comments went wild.

[What? The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan gets wiped out?]

[One of the Upper Three Sects, gone just like that?]

[Only Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin survive? That's brutal.]

[The wildest part is Asura God Li Xun. His teammate gives up on himself, so he beats him first, lectures him second, then arranges a blind date! Incredible.]

[Friends, your Douluo know-it-all is here with a scoop. Meng Yiran, the woman from that blind date, is no ordinary woman. Her grandparents are the Peerless Dragon and Snake Couple.]

[Wait—the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny whose Martial Soul Fusion Skill can take on a Titled Douluo?]

[Wow. I'll take one blind date like that, thanks.]

[Wake up! You think a match like that would ever come your way? Dream on! Hahaha!]

At the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's headquarters.

The great hall, usually charged with the might of thunder, had fallen into oppressive silence.

Yu Yuanzhen sat in the clan leader's seat at its head. Clad in a majestic purple robe, he wore a grave expression, his brows drawn tight as anger and unease churned within him. Beside him stood Yu Luomian, the clan's second-in-command, looking equally grim, with worry in his eyes.

Fifteen core members of the clan stood in two rows below. All were Soul Sages or Soul Douluo, pillars of the clan who carried the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon bloodline and oversaw its affairs. Usually so proud and spirited, they now kept their eyes lowered. Not a word of idle conversation could be heard.

They had all seen what the Heavenly Screen showed. In the future, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, renowned for ten thousand years, would face annihilation.

Yu Yuanzhen drew a deep breath and forced down the anger surging in his chest. His gaze swept across the clan's leaders below, and his low voice carried through the cavernous hall.

"Everyone, the Heavenly Screen has shown us the future. Our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan will face a catastrophe that could wipe us out. Tell me, how should we respond?"