Dugu Bo: Withdraw Yanyan from the Imperial Fighting Team? Holy Dragon Advanced Soul Master Academy

Yin Yu picked up the conversation, fighting spirit rising in his eyes:

"Changqing and I settled this long ago.

Once he breaks through, I'll personally escort him deep into the Star Dou Great Forest and hunt a Top-Tier Sub-Dragon Soul Beast Over 30,000 Years Old for his fifth soul ring!

"A thirty-thousand-year soul ring?!"

Dugu Bo's heart jolted. But then he remembered the fearsome strength of Yin Changqing's body after consuming four Immortal Herbs and attaining the Dual Divine Body, and his surprise faded:

"With the young master's gifts, absorbing a thirty-thousand-year soul ring—even a forty-thousand-year one—should be a breeze!"

Yin Yu laughed and clapped Dugu Bo on the shoulder:

"Brother Dugu, your Martial Soul has evolved into the Jade Phosphorous Flood Dragon Emperor, and your Soul Power has reached level ninety-three.

Why not come with us to the Star Dou Great Forest in a few days?

With two Titled Douluo clearing the way, we're bound to find the sub-dragon soul beast best suited to Changqing!"

Dugu Bo was delighted. He cupped his fists and accepted without hesitation:

"I couldn't ask for more!

I'll accompany you and the young master, Brother Yin, and do everything I can to help with Soul Hunting for his soul beast!

Yin Changqing looked around the extraordinary herb garden, his heart swelling with ambition.

The four Immortal Herbs had not only remade his body, but also granted him four immensely powerful skills of his own. His combat strength had soared.

"Father, Elder Dugu."

Yin Changqing stood with his hands behind his back and gazed into the distance, his calm bearing concealing an air of supreme confidence:

"Now that everything is settled, let's return to the Sect and prepare.

In three days, we leave for the Star Dou Great Forest!

"Good!

Back to the Sect!"

Yin Yu laughed aloud. The four became streaks of brilliant light and sped toward the Holy Dragon Sect, carrying the rewards of their journey and the changes it had brought them.

Before long, the Holy Dragon Sect's palaces came into view.

Dugu Yan peered into the distance, her face bright with curiosity and anticipation.

"Uncle Yin, Young Master Changqing, are those palaces up ahead the Holy Dragon Sect's main grounds?"

Dugu Yan could not help asking, youthful energy in her voice.

"That's right. Those are the Holy Dragon Mountain Range."

Yin Yu laughed heartily and pointed to the magnificent hall atop the main peak, shaped like a dragon raising its head:

"That's the Heavenly Dragon Hall, the Sect's main hall.

The Holy Dragon Sect sits at a strategic pass in the northern Heaven Dou Empire. Our grounds stretch for hundreds of miles, and our direct-line and outer disciples number more than ten thousand.

Once we're inside the Sect, Yanyan, have Changqing show you around."

Dugu Yan nodded, a hint of longing in her expression:

"Back in Heaven Dou City, I often heard the Imperial Fighting Academy's instructors talk about the Holy Dragon Sect, foremost of the Lower Four Sects. I only knew that its disciples had exceptionally strong bodies, and that the White-Armored Earth Dragon ranked among the continent's most defensive beast martial souls.

But seeing its grounds today, I can tell it's no ordinary Sect. It feels far grander and more imposing than the waterside estate of Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

Dugu Bo saw the delight in his granddaughter's eyes and smiled with relief.

He turned to Yin Yu beside him. His expression grew solemn as he said:

"Brother Yin, on the way back, you trusted me enough to tell me about the Holy Dragon Sect's deeper alliance with Spirit Hall.

I've sworn loyalty to the young master and pledged my entire clan to the Holy Dragon Sect. Yanyan and I will never waver.

From now on, wherever the Holy Dragon Sect stands, Dugu Bo stands."

Yin Yu's smile faded, and he replied earnestly:

"Brother Dugu, you've shown great understanding. Changqing considers you family, and I certainly won't treat you as an outsider."

Dugu Bo nodded. His expression turned thoughtful as he looked at Dugu Yan ahead of them and spoke with the resolve of a man who had considered his decision carefully:

"Brother Yin, now that we're in the same boat, there's something I need to plan for sooner rather than later."

"Oh?

Go ahead, Brother Dugu."

Yin Yu glanced over at him.

"It concerns Yanyan's future."

Dugu Bo sighed and spoke slowly:

"Yanyan has been studying at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. She's also vice-captain and a core member of the so-called 'Imperial Fighting Team.'

She has regular dealings with the three imperial instructors, Prince Xue Xing, and even the fourth prince, Xue Beng.

And the team's captain, Yu Tianheng, is a direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."

Yin Changqing listened quietly, his eyes flickering.

Dugu Bo continued:

"I used to be a nominal guest elder of the Heaven Dou imperial family, so it made sense for Yanyan to stay at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

But things are entirely different now!

The Holy Dragon Sect has secretly allied with Spirit Hall, while the Heaven Dou imperial family has always been deeply wary of it. Tensions between the two sides have long been building.

If I return to the Sect with the young master while Yanyan remains at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, her position will be terribly awkward."

Dugu Yan's expression turned serious. She looked at her grandfather in agreement.

"Grandfather's right."

Dugu Yan frowned slightly and gave her assessment:

"The Imperial Fighting Team is tangled in competing loyalties. Yu Tianheng represents the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan; Osler, Yufeng, and the others come from established noble families of the Heaven Dou Empire. Even our instructor, Qin Ming, leans toward the imperial family.

If I stay at Emperor Team Academy and the two sides clash someday, I'll be caught in the middle.

Besides, my Martial Soul has just evolved. If I stay there, someone might notice something unusual and bring needless suspicion and trouble upon the young master and the Holy Dragon Sect."

Dugu Bo gave his granddaughter an approving look, then turned back to Yin Yu:

"Those are my concerns exactly.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy may look splendid, but its noble students form cliques, and the atmosphere is restless.

If Yanyan stays, the imperial family could use her to test me. The place would do nothing for her cultivation, either.

So I intend to have her leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy entirely and devote herself to cultivation within the Sect."

Yin Yu burst out laughing. He patted Dugu Bo's shoulder and said with complete confidence:

"Brother Dugu, you're worrying for nothing!

Even if you hadn't raised it, I was about to discuss this with you!"

Dugu Bo paused, puzzled:

"What do you mean, Brother Yin?"

"Of course Yanyan should leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy. But she shouldn't spend every day shut away on the main peak, either."

Yin Yu pointed to a sprawling complex east of the Holy Dragon Mountain Range and smiled:

"You may not know this, Brother Dugu, but once Yanyan leaves the Imperial Fighting Team, she can transfer straight into our own Holy Dragon Advanced Soul Master Academy!"

"Holy Dragon Academy?"

Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan were both taken aback.

Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow and considered it:

"I'd heard before that the Holy Dragon Sect had an academy directly under its control, but academies built by Sects usually admit only members of their own clans. Their size and curriculum generally can't compare with an advanced institution like Heaven Dou Royal Academy, built with the resources of an entire empire, can they?"