Yin Yu Breaks Through to Hyper Douluo? Tuoba Xi Is Stunned Again: He Really Formed a Soul Core?

At dawn the next day, as the Carriage passed through the gates of Heaven Dou City, Yin Changqing slowly opened his eyes.

Overnight, Yin Changqing had fully refined the entire piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, absorbing it into every part of his body.

Blood surged through his veins like a river. His meridians had grown tougher, and a faint golden light shimmered between his bones.

Yin Changqing clenched his fist, feeling the power coursing through him. His Soul Power had also risen from level 42 to level 43.

"Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber really lives up to its name."

Yin Changqing spoke softly.

Sitting opposite him, Tuoba Xi studied his grandson with satisfaction in his eyes.

"Not bad. Your aura is much stronger than it was yesterday.

Once we're back at the sect, have your mother make you a nourishing stew. Give it another couple of days to settle."

Yin Changqing smiled and nodded.

A day later, in the Holy Dragon Sect's Meeting Hall.

Tuoba Xi and Yin Changqing had changed back into their Sect robes and taken their seats. Yin Yu and Tuoba Tingxue were already waiting inside.

Tuoba Xi casually raised a Soul Power barrier and recounted their trip to Heaven Dou City from beginning to end.

The secret meeting with Qian Renxue, Intelligence Network Sharing, the Territorial Edict, and their prize from the auction.

Then Prince Xue Xing's banquet, where Yin Changqing had exposed Dugu Yan's Snake Poison Backlash in front of everyone.

After listening, Yin Yu's eyes lit up. He turned to Yin Changqing.

"You got the Territorial Edict?"

"It'll be delivered in two days, stamped with the Crown Prince's Seal."

Yin Changqing picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"Three cities, exclusive rights to station troops, and authority to collect taxes on their behalf."

Yin Yu slapped his armrest and broke into a rare, delighted smile.

"That's my boy. One trip to Heaven Dou City, and you brought three cities back for the Sect."

But Tuoba Tingxue was more concerned about something else. She frowned at Yin Changqing.

"Changqing, you exposed Dugu Yan's poisoning right in front of Xue Xing at the banquet. Weren't you afraid that Old Poison would turn on you then and there?"

He's a Titled Douluo."

Yin Changqing set down his teacup.

"Don't worry, Mother. I wouldn't have said it if I thought he'd dare turn on me.

Snake Poison Backlash is his greatest weakness. I offered him a way forward through the Medicinal Herb Partnership. He'll weigh whether he can trust it, not throw the offer back in my face."

Yin Yu nodded.

"Dugu Bo may be a loner, but he isn't a fool.

The poison in his granddaughter grows worse by the day. You've shown him a way out. Sooner or later, he'll take it."

"Father's right."

Yin Changqing smiled.

"All we need to do now is wait for him to come to us."

Tuoba Xi stroked his beard and looked at Yin Changqing.

"What if Old Poison never makes a move?"

"He will."

Yin Changqing sounded certain.

"The poison in his precious granddaughter won't wait much longer."

The Meeting Hall fell quiet for a moment. Yin Yu rose and walked to the window, gazing at the distant ridge.

"Then we'll wait.

We'll wait for Dugu Bo to come to the Holy Dragon Sect himself and ask us for medicine."

Before Yin Yu had finished speaking, dense black light suddenly surged around him.

The Dark Demon Dragon Martial Soul burst from his body without warning. A low, domineering Dragon Roar echoed through the Meeting Hall as Nine Soul Rings rose beneath his feet.

His Soul Power aura was far deeper and more solid than Yin Changqing had felt before. It carried a terrifying pressure, as though it stood on the verge of a transformation.

Tuoba Xi nearly dropped his teacup. His eyes widened.

"Yin Yu, your... your Soul Power?"

"Level 95."

Yin Yu turned around with a faint smile.

"I broke through yesterday."

The Meeting Hall fell silent for a full three breaths.

Yin Changqing was the first to recover, surprise flashing in his eyes.

His father had said he would try to form a Soul Core, but it had only been a few days at most.

His father had broken through much faster than Yin Changqing had expected.

Sometimes Yin Changqing couldn't help thinking about it.

With a father like this, even without his system, his future would hardly have been bad.

Tuoba Xi shot to his feet so abruptly that even the Soul Power barrier he had raised trembled.

"It's only been a few days!

You were still at the peak of level 94 before you went into seclusion. Even if everything went smoothly, it should've taken three to five months just to reach the threshold... and you've already crossed it?"

"Father, sit down first."

Yin Yu waved a hand, withdrew his Martial Soul and soul rings, then sat down again.

"I owe this breakthrough entirely to the Soul Core refinement method Changqing gave me."

Tuoba Tingxue looked from her husband to her father, startled and delighted.

"So during these days in seclusion, you really mastered that 'Solid-State Soul Power' method?"

Yin Yu nodded.

"I spent two days working through it again and again, then began the refinement on the third night.

I rotated and compressed my liquid Soul Power clockwise, guided it with my mental strength, and forced it to gather in my Dantian.

It was dangerous at first. My Soul Power nearly scattered three times.

But on the fourth attempt, I finally formed a solid Soul Core the size of a finger joint."

Tuoba Xi drew a deep breath, his eyes full of astonishment.

"A solid Soul Core... it truly exists?"

"It does."

Yin Yu held out his hand. A mass of black Soul Power appeared in his palm, condensed until it was almost tangible.

"With this Soul Core, I absorb Heaven and Earth Essence more than twice as fast, and my Soul Power recovers far faster than before.

I broke through to level 95 the moment the Soul Core formed.

At this rate, level 96 won't be far off either."

Tuoba Xi stared for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha!

Excellent!

The heavens favor our Holy Dragon Sect!

Changqing proposed the Soul Core method, and in less than half a month, his father has reached level 95!

A Hyper Douluo in the prime of his life!"

Leaning back in his chair, Yin Changqing studied his father's noticeably denser aura and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

In the original story, the Soul Core method would not appear for another ten thousand years. Giving it to his father early had been the right call.

"Father, how do you feel?"

Yin Changqing asked.

Yin Yu looked at his son, his face full of pride and affection.

"I've never felt better.

Changqing, your Soul Core method is worth more than a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Bone."

Tuoba Xi sat down and composed himself before speaking seriously.

"Yin Yu is now a level 95 Hyper Douluo. With me at level 91, and if we can come to terms with Dugu Bo...

The Holy Dragon Sect will have three Titled Douluo to protect it.

Add the three cities from Young Master Qian Renxue, and everything we've done this past year will be enough to secure the Holy Dragon Sect's place among the Upper Three Sects."

Yin Changqing raised his teacup and took a sip, smiling.

"Grandfather, Father, let's take it one steady step at a time.

Not a word about the Soul Core method can leave the four of us.

It's the Holy Dragon Sect's greatest trump card for decades to come."

Yin Yu nodded.

"Your grandfather has already warned me. I know what's at stake."

Tuoba Tingxue stood and gave Yin Changqing an affectionate pat on the head.

"That's enough. Changqing has only just returned, and he's refined an entire piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber. Let him rest.

I'll cook dinner myself and make something nourishing for you three."

"Good. That gives me enough time to refine the Soul Bone."

Tuoba Xi sounded eager.

Yin Yu stood, walked over to Yin Changqing, and rested a hand on his shoulder.

He said nothing more, only murmured:

"Thank you, son."

Yin Changqing looked up at his father and smiled.

"We're family. You don't need to thank me."