Yu Yuanzhen immediately announced that a clan meeting would be held.
Everyone in the clan who had not gone out gathered in the vast square.
There were even more people than there had been at the Martial Soul Awakening.
Yu Yuanzhen stood on the raised platform with his hands behind his back, his bearing as clan leader commanding respect without anger.
The assembled clansmen below exchanged looks.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had not held a formal clan meeting in many years.
Could something serious have happened?
For a moment, the crowd buzzed with discussion.
"There's only one matter for today's clan meeting. Starting today, Yu Tianheng will officially take charge of the clan. Whatever he says carries the same weight as my own words."
That one brief announcement sent the crowd into an uproar.
When Yu Tianheng had been named young clan leader at his Martial Soul Awakening two years ago, the clansmen had not been all that surprised.
The clan leader was advanced in years, so there was nothing unreasonable about choosing a suitable young clan leader.
But Yu Tianheng was only eight years old now, and they were actually going to let him take charge of the clan?
How could a child shoulder such a responsibility?
Before long, voices of protest rang out from below the platform.
"Clan Leader! You absolutely mustn't!"
"At the very least, we should wait until the young clan leader is a little older. He's still far too young now."
"Please reconsider, Clan Leader!"
"..."
There was no denying Yu Tianheng's extraordinary talent, but it was still a little too early to put him in charge of the clan.
If they waited a few more years, the clansmen would have no objections whatsoever.
Yu Yuanzhen had long anticipated that the clansmen would react this way.
He raised a hand, and a Titled Douluo's Soul Power spread out.
The immense pressure immediately silenced the previously clamorous crowd.
"I made an agreement with Heng'er long ago. As long as he could break through to rank twenty before the age of eight, I would let him help manage the clan. If any of you can achieve the same thing at eight years old, you may take charge of the clan as well."
Every word rang out with force, and all that remained in everyone's minds was shock.
The young clan leader had already broken through to rank twenty?
How was that possible?
Only a year and a half had passed since his Martial Soul Awakening. Even with Innate Full Soul Power, he could not possibly have progressed so quickly.
Yu Tianheng seemed to sense the doubts in the clansmen's hearts.
Without a word, he stepped directly to his grandfather's side.
He released his Martial Soul, and the two Soul Rings beneath his feet were strikingly conspicuous.
When they saw that Yu Tianheng's Second Soul Ring was actually a Thousand-Year Soul Ring,
Everyone lost their composure.
"Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Why is the young clan leader's Second Soul Ring purple?"
"It looks purple to me too."
"Isn't the Second Soul Ring only supposed to be a Hundred-Year Soul Ring?"
"..."
For a moment, all sorts of feelings spread through the crowd: astonishment, doubt, and reverence.
Rank twenty at eight years old, a Thousand-Year Soul Ring as his Second Soul Ring, and Innate Full Soul Power.
Even the youngest Titled Douluo on the continent, the Clear Sky Douluo,
Might not have been able to accomplish as much, right?
The word "genius" alone could no longer describe the young clan leader's talent.
"Now, do any of you still have objections?"
After a long while, Yu Yuanzhen slowly asked.
He understood why the clansmen had reacted so strongly just now.
It was solely because of Yu Tianheng's age, and nothing else.
To manage the clan well, winning people's hearts was the most important thing.
At that moment, the clansmen below the platform all bowed toward Yu Tianheng.
"Greetings, Young Clan Leader!"
They believed that a genius like him
Would surely lead the clan to greater heights.
Yu Tianheng showed no sign of stage fright.
He acted swiftly and decisively, laying down several rules at once.
Since the system worked by adding together the results of the clan's various areas,
The population of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was certainly a key factor.
Yu Tianheng understood very well that quantitative change led to qualitative change.
From today onward, anyone in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan who had a child would receive a reward from the clan.
Both the parents and their newborn would receive generous support in the form of resources.
Several pregnant women in the clan who were already close to giving birth
Received all kinds of preferential treatment from the clan.
Nothing like this had ever happened before.
As soon as this rule was announced, the clansmen who had previously been immersed in cultivation were immediately fired up.
Some families that already had three children even set about having more.
That evening, Yu Tianheng suddenly summoned several skilled craftsmen from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
The craftsmen were somewhat nervous when they heard that the young clan leader had summoned them personally.
They all had low cultivation, or were unable to cultivate because of Martial Soul Mutation.
That was why they had taken up craftsmanship.
In the past, let alone being summoned by the clan leader, many people in the clan had not even known they existed.
"Young... Young Clan Leader, was there something you wanted to see us about today?"
A middle-aged man spoke somewhat timidly.
He was terribly afraid that the young clan leader would simply drive them out of the clan.
Yu Tianheng smiled and motioned for them not to be nervous.
"You're members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Why would I drive you out? I called you here today because I have an important task for you."
At these words, their eyes lit up.
This was the first time the clan had assigned them a task.
No matter what, they were determined to do a splendid job.
Seeing their enthusiasm, Yu Tianheng took out several aged-looking blueprints.
These were Soul Tool blueprints that the advance team he had sent out some time ago had found on the continent.
As a transmigrator, Yu Tianheng knew very well
How great a role Soul Tools would play ten thousand years later.
Even the Hidden Weapons made by a certain someone could hardly compare.
By comparison, whether in portability, power, or function,
Soul Tools far surpassed Hidden Weapons.
When the time came, the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would be armed with Soul Tools.
However, the two great empires currently knew far too little about Soul Tools.
If the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan wanted to develop them now, it could only feel its way forward slowly.
These blueprints were for some low-level Soul Tools that Yu Tianheng had specifically selected.
They were just right for the craftsmen to practice on first.
The blueprints were not particularly complicated, and after studying them for a while,
The craftsmen patted their chests and said,
"Rest assured, Young Clan Leader. We'll definitely make every one of these."
"There's no need to rush. Just take your time studying them."
Yu Tianheng patted them on the shoulders with great maturity, offering encouragement.
Before long, a month had passed since Yu Tianheng had officially taken charge of the clan.
As he listened to the guard before him report on the clan's current situation,
Yu Tianheng could not help rubbing the space between his brows.
Although the clan encouraged its members to have children, the pace was still too slow.
At this rate, it would probably take several years, or even more than a decade, to see results.