Dai Youheng slowly opened his eyes, the keen light in his fathomless Demon Eyes held in reserve. He let out a long breath of stale air. Once it left his body, it carried a trace of scorching heat, slightly distorting the air before him-a sign of the surging power within him that had only just settled.
"Congratulations, young master! Your soul core has taken shape, and your power has advanced by leaps and bounds!" Sensing that steady, boundless aura, Ling Ya and Nana immediately stepped forward to offer their heartfelt congratulations.
They could feel that, compared with before his seclusion, Dai Youheng had undergone a transformation as complete as shedding his old flesh and bones. The depth of his foundation was breathtaking.
Dai Youheng sensed the dark gold Abyss Demon Core slowly rotating in his lower dantian, continuously absorbing and converting heaven and earth origin power. His lips curved slightly. "My soul core is complete. My soul power rose as naturally as water flowing into its channel, reaching rank seventy-six. At this rate, the Soul Douluo realm is just around the corner."
Excitement flashed in Nana's eyes at his words. "Young master, once you break through to Soul Douluo, won't the dukedom be yours for the taking under the White Tiger Duke's original agreement? Dai Yueheng will have no chance of competing with you!"
To her, the young master's succession to the dukedom was already nailed firmly into place.
Yet Dai Youheng slowly shook his head, his gaze turning toward the deep night outside the window, as though he could see a far more distant future. "No, Nana. The future White Tiger Duke will not be me."
Under Ling Ya's and Nana's puzzled gazes, he continued, "I intend to give that position to Luo Li. He is better suited to