Tuoba Xi's Shock: "Dugu Bo, Why Did You Force Your Way into My Holy Dragon Sect?" Dugu Bo: "It's a Misunderstanding!"

"Elder Dugu, you're underestimating the foundations of our Holy Dragon Academy."

Yin Changqing smiled gently and took over the explanation.

"Our Holy Dragon Academy isn't an ordinary clan school.

Its predecessor... was the fairly well-known Beast Advanced Soul Master Academy."

"Beast Academy?!"

Surprise flashed through Dugu Bo's eyes, and he blurted out,

"The long-established academy led by the Beast Clan that ranked among the best in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament?"

"Exactly!"

Pride entered Yin Yu's eyes as he explained,

"The Beast Clan, renowned throughout the Soul Master World, weighed the state of the continent and chose to pledge their entire clan to the Holy Dragon Sect.

For generations, the Beast Clan has inherited all manner of fierce and powerful Beast Spirits. Their foundations run deep.

After they joined us, Sect Master Tuoba Xi discussed the matter with us grand elders and decided to take over Beast Academy in its entirety."

Yin Yu paused, his voice growing grander.

"And we did far more than take it over. Over the following years, the Sect poured tens of millions of Gold Soul Coins into expanding and reorganizing the former Beast Academy!

We tripled the size of the original Beast Mimicry Training Grounds and added the Holy Dragon Sect's exclusive Dragon-Type Mimicry Sanctuary.

The former headmaster, vice headmaster, and dozens of experienced senior Soul Master instructors all stayed on.

The Sect also stationed three Soul Sage elders with real authority at the academy as honorary headmasters and guest instructors."

"Today, Holy Dragon Academy brings together top-tier instructors specializing in the Dragon Element, beasts, assault, agility, control, and more.

In the purity of its mimicry training environments and the wealth of its teaching resources, it's at least the equal of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's facilities, which have been hollowed out by noble bureaucrats!"

Dugu Yan's beautiful eyes lit up with delight.

"I had no idea its roots ran so deep!

I've heard of Beast Academy. Their Beast Spirit coordination tactics were famous throughout the Soul Master World.

If it's as Uncle Yin says, the training environment must be far more focused than Emperor Team Academy's!"

Yin Changqing looked at Dugu Yan and added with a smile,

"Sister Yan.

Senior Dugu Bo's Martial Soul has successfully evolved from the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor into the top-tier Beast Spirit, the Jade Phosphorous Flood Dragon Emperor.

That proves the Dragonkind bloodline within the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul is exceptionally strong. In time, Sister Yan, you can train your own Martial Soul in the same direction.

No one at Heaven Dou Royal Academy knows how to guide the physical tempering of a flood-dragon Martial Soul.

But Holy Dragon Academy has the continent's most comprehensive training texts on Sub-Dragon and beast Martial Souls, along with a dedicated Dragon Might Mimicry Gravity Tower.

If you go there, your cultivation speed will increase by at least fifty percent compared with Emperor Team Academy."

At those words, Dugu Bo's last concern vanished. He could not help clapping his hands in praise.

"Good!

Now that's an academy worthy of the Holy Dragon Sect!

I was worried that leaving Emperor Team Academy would cost Yan the chance to train systematically with a team.

But now I see Heaven Dou Royal Academy isn't even fit to carry Holy Dragon Academy's shoes!"

Dugu Bo turned to Dugu Yan, his expression solemn.

"Yan, once we've settled in at the Sect, I'll personally write to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and formally request your withdrawal from its three instructors.

From now on, focus on your cultivation at Holy Dragon Academy. You'll train and fight alongside the Sect's geniuses!"

"I'll leave it all to you and the Young Master, Grandpa!"

Dugu Yan agreed without hesitation, her face bright with eagerness to prove herself.

As they talked, the group passed through layer after layer of guard posts and landed directly before the Heavenly Dragon Hall on the Holy Dragon Sect's main peak.

At the sight of Yin Yu and Yin Changqing, the dozens of White-Armored Earth Dragon disciples guarding the hall dropped to one knee in unison and called out respectfully,

"Welcome back, Grand Elder!

Welcome back to the Sect, Young Master!"

"Rise."

Yin Yu waved his sleeve, and a deep, gentle surge of Soul Power lifted them to their feet.

He then led Dugu Bo and his granddaughter into the council hall with a commanding stride.

At the center of the hall, Tuoba Xi held a dossier, his brow furrowed as he reviewed confidential reports sent from the Sect's branches across the continent.

Hearing footsteps outside and the disciples' greetings, Tuoba Xi set down the dossier and looked up with a delighted smile.

"Yin Yu, Changqing, you're finally back!

Did you find an opportunity for Changqing on this trip—"

Before he could finish, Tuoba Xi's gaze swept past Yin Yu. The moment he saw Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan walking in side by side, he froze.

The smile hardened on his face. His eyes went wide, and the Golden Feather Pen slipped from his hand with a clatter, rolled across the desk, and fell to the floor.

"Du... Dugu Bo?!"

Tuoba Xi rubbed his eyes, almost certain that too many hours spent reviewing dossiers had made him hallucinate.

He sprang to his feet. His Soul Power tightened instinctively, and the defensive aura of his White-Armored Earth Dragon Martial Soul began to surface. Disbelief and wariness filled his face.

"Poison Douluo?!

What... what are you doing here?!

Don't you keep to yourself in Heaven Dou City, under Prince Xue Xing's patronage?

Why have you forced your way into the heart of my Holy Dragon Sect?!"

Tuoba Xi even wondered if Dugu Bo had come for the Golden Earth Dragon King Spirit Bone he had failed to snatch from him.

Seeing Tuoba Xi on guard, his mind seemingly at a complete standstill, Yin Yu threw back his head and laughed.

"Hahahahaha!

Father, put your Soul Power away!

Look at you! You're the master of an entire Sect, and your eyes are practically falling out of your head!"

Tuoba Xi's mouth twitched violently. He looked at Yin Yu, who was still laughing.

Then he looked at the perfectly calm Yin Changqing before finally turning his gaze to Dugu Bo.

What unnerved Tuoba Xi even more was the change he sensed in Dugu Bo, who stood in the middle of the hall.

The cold, violent aura and nauseating stench of death that had always clung to him were gone!

In their place was a deep, powerful presence—and a faint pressure of Dragon Might that made even Tuoba Xi, a level 91 Titled Douluo, feel an inexplicable dread!

"What... what's going on?"

Utterly baffled, Tuoba Xi turned to Yin Yu.

"Yin Yu, what exactly are you up to?

How did you manage to bring Poison Douluo back with you?!"

Seeing Tuoba Xi so thoroughly thrown off balance, Dugu Bo felt a private surge of satisfaction, mixed with a touch of emotion.

He stepped forward. Instead of his usual cold arrogance, he cupped his fists and greeted Tuoba Xi with unusual courtesy.

"Sect Master Tuoba, it's been a while.

I haven't forced my way in today. I returned to the Sect with Brother Yin and the Young Master."

"Young... Young Master?!"

The title struck Tuoba Xi like a bolt from a clear sky, leaving him completely stunned.

"Wait!

Dugu Bo, who are you calling Young Master?!

You're a Titled Douluo with a notoriously proud, difficult temperament. Since when did you acknowledge a Young Master?!"