The White Tiger Lineage's ancestral grounds lay outside Star Luo City.
On this day, Dai Xiu, the Dai Family patriarch, was discussing family affairs with several elders.
Just then, hurried footsteps sounded outside the door.
"Patriarch, Elder Tianxiong has urgent news to report."
A guard knelt on one knee and cupped his fists as he reported.
Dai Xiu was slightly startled.
If he remembered correctly, Tianxiong was supposed to be overseeing the younger generation's Martial Soul Awakening today.
He had returned so soon. Had something happened?
Before long, Dai Tianxiong walked in with Dai Tianfeng.
"Patriarch! Good news! Tremendous news!"
As soon as he saw Dai Xiu, Dai Tianxiong exclaimed, his face full of excitement, "The great wish our White Tiger Lineage has held for so many years has finally come true!"
"Great wish?" Dai Xiu was taken aback and did not immediately understand.
"Tianfeng is a heaven-sent genius. Our family is destined to prosper!" Dai Tianxiong laughed heartily.
"A heaven-sent genius?"
Dai Xiu's eyes lit up. "Could this child have Innate Full Soul Power?"
Among the White Tiger Lineage's younger generation, the most talented was the third prince, Dai Mubai, followed by the eldest prince, Dai Weisi.
One had level-nine Innate Soul Power, and the other had level eight.
Yet even when Dai Mubai had awakened his Martial Soul, he had not received such praise from Dai Tianxiong.
"Patriarch, Tianfeng has Twin Martial Souls, the White Tiger and the Hell Spirit Cat, as well as level-ten Innate Full Soul Power!"
The moment he said that, the council hall erupted.
"Dai Tianxiong, are you certain his Twin Martial Souls are the White Tiger and the Hell Spirit Cat?"
One elder still found it hard to believe and could not resist asking Dai Tianxiong to confirm it again.
"Would I lie to you?!"
Dai Tianxiong waved a hand irritably, then looked at Dai Tianfeng, his eyes full of pride and satisfaction.
"My Dai Family... has produced a true dragon!" an elder said, his voice trembling with excitement.
The Dai and Zhu families had intermarried for generations.
And the Hell Spirit Cat was only a notch weaker than the White Tiger.
The Dai Family was no fraud like Yu Xiaogang; they naturally knew the prerequisite for Twin Martial Souls to appear.
The two Martial Souls had to be of similar quality.
The Hell Spirit Cat and the White Tiger clearly met that condition, so in theory, it was indeed possible for a Soul Master to awaken both.
But theory was only theory.
In a thousand years of the White Tiger Lineage's history, there had never been such a precedent!
"Tianfeng, quickly show them your two Martial Souls!"
As he said this, the smile on Dai Tianxiong's face grew even wider.
Dai Tianfeng took a deep breath, and the Soul Power around him suddenly surged.
Hum-!
A violent, overbearing presence swept out first, and the phantom of a snow-white tiger appeared behind him.
The next moment, the White Tiger phantom vanished, replaced by the nimble phantom of a Hell Spirit Cat.
"They really are the White Tiger and the Hell Spirit Cat as Twin Martial Souls!"
"The ancestors have blessed us! A true dragon has emerged from the Dai Family!"
"The Dai and Zhu families have intermarried for generations, their bloodlines mingling. Who would have thought they could actually produce such an unparalleled genius!"
Dai Xiu took a deep breath, trying to calm himself.
The news was far too shocking. If it got out, it would likely stir up a storm.
Though the Dai Family ruled the enormous Star Luo Empire, they had no shortage of enemies.
In particular, they were deeply wary of the Spirit Hall.
The emperors of the Star Luo Empire had all wished to unify the continent, but with the Spirit Hall blocking their path like a tiger, they had never dared to make a move.
"This matter... must never get out!" Dai Xiu said gravely. "Seal off the news immediately. Aside from everyone present, no one else is to know!"
He then turned to an elder and instructed, "Hurry and report to Elder Tian. Also... tell that brat Dai Mian to get over here!"
Dai Mian was, after all, the current emperor of the Star Luo Empire, and as patriarch of the White Tiger Lineage, Dai Xiu naturally paid attention to his sons.
For that very reason, Dai Xiu knew something of Dai Tianfeng's circumstances in the Star Luo Imperial Palace.
But the White Tiger Lineage had always been a place where the strong preyed on the weak!
And this was Dai Mian's family business.
So Dai Xiu had not paid it much mind. Now, however, he regretted it somewhat and could only do his best to make it up to Dai Tianfeng.
The elder left to carry out his orders. In the council hall, everyone was still caught up in their excitement over the Twin Martial Souls.
"Tianfeng, from this day forward, you are the sole heir to our White Tiger Lineage!"
Dai Xiu patted Dai Tianfeng's little head and spoke as gently as he could. "Whether it's the family or the Star Luo throne, you alone may inherit them!"
"Mm."
Dai Tianfeng nodded obediently.
This was exactly what he had wanted!
Being on his own might have given him freedom, but he would have had no one to rely on, and every step would have been difficult.
So finding someone to back him was the inevitable choice.
In this life, he was the fourth prince of the Star Luo Empire, and he had awakened the White Tiger and the Hell Spirit Cat as Twin Martial Souls. What better backer could there be than the White Tiger Lineage?
If Bibi Dong could covet the world, there was no reason Dai Tianfeng could not do the same.
That was why he was determined to claim the throne of the Star Luo Empire.
Before long, Dai Mian arrived with an elder.
"You bastard, get down on your knees!!"
The moment Dai Xiu saw Dai Mian, his anger flared.
"Patriarch, what have I done wrong?"
Dai Mian looked bewildered, clearly still unaware of what was going on.
"What have you done wrong?"
Dai Xiu snorted and pointed at Dai Tianfeng. "Do you know who he is?"
"Could he be your grandson, Patriarch?"
Looking at Dai Tianfeng, Dai Mian spoke with some uncertainty.
To be honest, Dai Mian thought the boy looked familiar. He was probably one of the younger members of the White Tiger Lineage.
Had the patriarch sent for him because of this boy?
The moment he finished speaking, everyone present gave Dai Mian a very strange look.
Good grief, he really was something else!
As a father, he could not even recognize his own son.
Dai Tianfeng was not particularly surprised by this.
From birth until now, he had only met this father of his in name once.
Otherwise, he would not have been reduced to an invisible nobody in the imperial palace.
"I wish Tianfeng were my grandson, but unfortunately, he isn't!"
Dai Xiu glanced at Dai Mian and shouted furiously.
"You bastard, you don't even recognize your own son!"
Smack!
Before Dai Mian could react, Dai Xiu raised his hand and delivered a resounding slap!
Smack-!
The sharp, piercing sound echoed throughout the hall!
The blow was so powerful that the dignified emperor of Star Luo staggered and nearly fell to the ground!
"My son?"
Only then did Dai Mian remember that he did seem to have a son like this.
He was just a son born to a concubine. Was there any need to get so angry?
Dai Xiu made it sound as though no one had ever made a mistake!
"You may be a disappointment, but you've produced a fine son!"
Seeing Dai Mian acting innocent after getting such a stroke of luck made Dai Xiu angry. "The White Tiger and the Hell Spirit Cat as Twin Martial Souls-he's an unparalleled prodigy of our White Tiger Lineage!"
Why did all the good things go to this fellow?
Not only had he ascended the throne with ease, but he had also fathered a fine son like Dai Tianfeng.
Hearing that last sentence, Dai Mian's mind went blank.
His son had the White Tiger and the Hell Spirit Cat as Twin Martial Souls!
This... how was this possible!!!