I Will Welcome Jiang Huai's Mother into the Palace with the Rites of a Noble Consort; the White Tiger Martial Soul? A Mere Lesser Path!

"Insolence! Insolence!"

"How dare that evil Spirit Hall?"

"With Jiang Huai's talent, he is the qilin child our ancestors bestowed upon our Star Luo Empire! How dare they take this child away right under our noses?"

Inside the Star Luo Imperial Palace, Dai Tianfeng's eyes had turned completely bloodshot!

Although the matter of the Nether Civet Martial Soul and the Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill had yet to be revealed to the world.

But a prodigy with thousand-year first and second Soul Rings alone!

That was unmistakably the potential of a Peerless Douluo!

Not to mention that, at such a young age, he could already cultivate the Hell White Tiger with Zhu Zhuyun!

With such talent, once this child grew up, wouldn't that flock of foolish swans next door fall in no time?

No!

Perhaps even Spirit Hall, that mountain that had always weighed down upon their heads, would no longer be a source of pressure!

Yet now, right under his nose, his home had been raided!

Judging by the timing, this boy should be the child Feidinan had secretly taken out of their Star Luo City back then!

Humiliation! An utter humiliation!

Dai Tianfeng smashed everything on his desk, yet it did nothing to dispel the pent-up frustration in his heart.

"Have you found out? Where is Jiang Huai's mother now?"

"I will welcome her into the palace with the rites of a noble consort. The Star Luo Empire is that child's home!"

Below him, the eunuch responsible for recording Dai Tianfeng's visits to his consorts spoke tremulously.

"Y-your Majesty, we have found out."

"Jiang Huai's mother was a maidservant you once favored, and afterward, you even gave her a White Tiger Dagger."

"However, that lady has since passed away from a severe illness that could not be cured."

Rumble-

A thunderous explosion filled Dai Tianfeng's mind.

This was bad. Giving her the White Tiger Dagger had been his way, as emperor, of hinting that she should take her own life.

Although she had later died of illness, the final outcome was more or less the same.

It was too late for regrets!

What did the White Tiger Martial Soul represent? He did not believe that a child named Jiang Huai, who had lived in Star Luo City for so many years, would not know.

Logically, having awakened such talent, if he acknowledged his ancestors and returned to the clan, the imperial family would certainly not treat him poorly.

He had been wondering why this child had left with Spirit Hall's people without a word.

So this was why...

"Investigate! Investigate it for me!"

"Even if I never gave Jiang Huai's mother a title, she was still my woman. Who dared send her to such a remote place behind my back?"

After his fury, this was the only way Dai Tianfeng could think of to improve his relationship with his dear son.

Mending the pen after losing the sheep-it was not too late.

He believed Jiang Huai would see his sincerity toward him!

Below him, Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai exchanged an unobtrusive glance, each seeing the meaning in the other's eyes.

Although the two would fight over the position of crown prince, they were, after all, brothers born of the same mother.

It was one thing for the two brothers to fight over the Star Luo Empire's throne, but what right did a mere illegitimate son have to join in?

Not to mention, both had received a prince's education since childhood.

How could they fail to guess why neither Jiang Huai's mother nor any of their imperial father's other women

had managed to bear a single son or daughter all these years?

Their imperial mother had probably had no small hand in this.

But ultimately, such things benefited them!

Merely learning about that bastard had sent their imperial father into such a rage, not to mention that Dai Weisi's fiancée had also been taken by him.

"Eldest Brother, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you with certain matters."

"Third Brother, I understand."

"In the end, this matter will only lead to a few servants who don't know their place. It won't implicate Mother."

Regardless of the undercurrents surging through the Star Luo Empire's court,

a barely perceptible glint flashed through the eyes of Nether Grand Duke Zhu Tiancai.

No wonder.

No wonder His Holiness the Pope had traveled all that way to Star Luo City to abduct someone.

With Zhu Zhuyun over in Spirit City, wouldn't their Nether Zhu Family be able to stand tall?

If that Highness set his sights on the Star Luo Emperor's throne in the future, with His Holiness the Pope's full support,

how could either Dai Weisi or Dai Mubai have the strength to contend with him?

Among the young female Soul Masters in Spirit City, there is no shortage of exceptionally gifted individuals.

Zhu Yun alone probably won't be enough.

Even separated by a great distance, Zhu Tiancai's and Zhu Zhuyun's thoughts resonated in unison.

For the prosperity of the Nether Zhu Family, they could only make Zhu Zhuqing suffer a little more.

Meanwhile, thanks to Ning Fengzhi's vigorous publicity, news about Jiang Huai spread rapidly to Nuoding City and the nearby cities.

"Have you heard? His Holiness the Pope has taken a new second disciple. Apparently, he's a prince of the Star Luo Imperial Family?"

"And both his first Soul Ring and his second Soul Ring are actually at the thousand-year level!"

"Heavens, I can't imagine what heights he'll reach in the future!"

Inside a dilapidated little tavern, several unaffiliated Soul Masters excitedly discussed the firsthand information they had obtained.

In a corner, the eyes of a middle-aged man whose entire body was shrouded in the shadows of a black robe instantly sharpened.

Then, in a flash, he reached out with the hand he often used to reward himself and hauled the man who had just been speaking up before him.

"Tell me in detail about that second disciple of the Pope's."

A powerhouse! Someone impossible to fight!

The man being held up was terrified, his legs trembling uncontrollably.

"M-my lord, don't kill me. I... I've only heard the news myself."

Then the man hurriedly told Tang Hao everything he had heard, leaving nothing out.

A secret method for absorbing Soul Rings beyond one's limits?

But the White Tiger Martial Soul is ultimately just a lesser path.

No matter how talented he is, he couldn't withstand a single exchange against my Clear Sky Hammer, the world's number one Tool Martial Soul.

This boy might serve as an excellent whetstone for my son Tang San in the future.

But if the prodigies of my Clear Sky Sect could master this secret method, perhaps the sect's fighting strength could rise another level.

As thoughts raced through his mind, Tang Hao decided to visit Nuoding Academy ahead of time and meet that fellow with the little crew cut.

The evil Spirit Hall could not handle a secret method like this. It would take their world's number one sect to carry it forward and make it flourish.

Not to mention, his dear son Tang San was a prodigy with Twin Martial Souls!

If he could achieve the feat of absorbing Soul Rings beyond his limits with the Soul Rings of his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul,

he dared not even imagine how much power Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul could unleash in the future!