Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, five days had passed. All the major powers had heard the news.
Yu Tianheng returned home safely, and the news naturally reached the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
However, Fang Ling had nothing to do with them. Aside from regretting that they had failed to bring Dugu Bo over to their side, there wasn't much change.
So what if someone was a genius?
The world is like a great river, surging endlessly forward. Countless geniuses leap from the water like big fish, splashing brilliantly for a moment, only to disappear soon after.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan stood unshaken, like a mountain.
What pleased Yu Tianheng was that his idea of asking his grandfather to help him with cultivation had been approved.
Yu Yuanzhen, although not particularly concerned, couldn't help but feel a bit of disappointment in his heart,why had such a genius not been born in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?
How could the mighty true dragon martial spirit, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, be surpassed by someone of humble origins?
Feeling unhappy, and as the head of the clan unwilling to keep it bottled up, he began to train Yu Tianheng harshly, out of a "hate iron for not becoming steel" mindset.
Though the reason was somewhat unusual, Yu Tianheng got what he wanted,extremely rigorous training. He began meditating under the heavy pressure of soul power.
The Spirit Hall had the most detailed information.
Qian Renxue copied the report exactly and sent it along with a letter to Chrysanthemum Douluo.
When Bibi Dong received the news, she was greatly astonished.
Innate level one?
She herself had been born with full innate soul power and was able to become a Soul Sage at twenty years old,this was about the same cultivation speed.
She naturally knew Qian Renxue's progress,born with level twenty soul power, reaching about the same cultivation at age twelve.
Although Qian Renxue speculated that some rare treasure had caused Fang Ling's talent to soar and his soul power to leap to level forty-six, after which his speed might slow down,
Even so, it was already outrageous.
Such an unparalleled genius,if he could not be brought under the Spirit Hall's command, he would have to be eliminated to prevent an uncontrollable future threat.
A cold gleam flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes as she thought this. Then she glanced at Qian Renxue's plan.
Qian Renxue had volunteered, proposing that, to avoid Dugu Bo going mad and causing unpredictable trouble, she would personally recruit Fang Ling under the guise of her crown prince identity.
All that was needed was Chrysanthemum Douluo's cooperation to first identify what kind of treasure it might be. Whether or not there was one, the next step would be to threaten him into joining the Spirit Hall.
Then, she would use her position in the Heaven Dou Empire as an excuse to protect him and gradually win his loyalty.
It was a rather simple plan,but the simpler it was, the less likely it would fail.
Just like the "invite the bandits, then rescue the beauty" scheme,it often worked for the same reason.
Qian Renxue's plan wasn't exactly rescuing a beauty, but the principle was similar.
Bibi Dong was silent for a moment, dazed for a while, thinking who knows what, before lowering her voice to give the order: "Summon Chrysanthemum Douluo to see me."
Meanwhile, Tang Hao, quietly hiding in Nuoding City and leisurely watching over Tang San and Xiao Wu, also somehow heard this rumor,which was little more than idle talk to the outside world.
"Dugu Bo's disciple, Fang Ling… a twelve-year-old Soul Sect, and with a ten-thousand-year fourth ring?"
"How could such a genius exist in this world?"
Tang Hao thought to himself, then sneered in disdain and laughed openly.
In his mind, only his son Tang San was the true genius.
Born with full innate soul power, with twin martial spirits.
One was the top-tier weapon martial spirit inherited from the Clear Sky Clan,the Clear Sky Hammer, renowned throughout the land.
The other seemed to be just a useless Blue Silver Grass, but once it underwent its second awakening, it would become the top-tier plant-type martial spirit, the Blue Silver Emperor.
And yet, his son was still only a Grandmaster-level soul master.
How could someone else be faster?
It must be a false rumor!
Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Yu Xiaogang of course knew nothing.
Tang San carried on as usual,attending classes in the morning, forging metal in the afternoon, and cultivating Xuan Tian Gong at night.
Xiao Wu played and enjoyed herself in the academy, surrounded by a group of younger followers, full of laughter, yet her cultivation progress matched the hard-working Tang San's.
Yu Xiaogang, once the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan leader, had been expelled from the clan, and since then, no one from the clan had ever sought him out.
He was met with constant ridicule.
Although, because of Tang San, the students didn't dare say anything openly, they still looked down on him behind his back.
So, he rarely went out, staying holed up in his small room, immersing himself in theory, helping Tang San plan his future soul ring absorption and growth path,completely unaware of the situation.
The news naturally reached Star Luo as well.
Adhering to the principle of not letting Heaven Dou grow too strong, the Star Luo court had considered assassination.
But when they thought about the possibility of Dugu Bo going berserk, releasing poison in Star Luo City, the consequences were unimaginable.
Moreover, his movements were well hidden and hard to track.
After some thought, they could only drop the idea.
Better to pretend it didn't exist,the Spirit Hall would make a move anyway.
And indeed, just as they thought, the Spirit Hall acted at once,but their method was different from what Star Luo had imagined.
Chrysanthemum Douluo was already on the road, hurrying day and night toward Heaven Dou City.
When he received this news and the mission from Bibi Dong, he too was utterly shocked.
Almost instantly, he thought of immortal herbs.
He had searched for them his whole life, but never found anything.
Now, the only possible clue was connected to that old poison freak's disciple,it truly was fate's trick.
Of course, when he accepted Bibi Dong's mission, he didn't give a definite answer.
Fresh immortal herbs were one thing, but ones already consumed were different.
Aside from the Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, he couldn't guarantee recognizing anything else.
If there were some rare treasure he didn't know of, he'd be even less able to identify it.
Six days later, Chrysanthemum Douluo arrived in Heaven Dou City and went straight to the Spirit Hall there.
Dressed in a red robe, thin in build, with a five-pointed platinum crown on his head, Salas greeted him respectfully: "Lord Chrysanthemum."
Chrysanthemum Douluo gave a slight nod, his soft voice carrying a hint of weariness from the long journey, his eyes bloodshot yet still filled with excitement.
"You know the purpose of my visit."
"Give me the recent intelligence on that old poison's disciple."
Qian Renxue's every move depended on the cooperation of the Heaven Dou City Spirit Hall, and this plan was no exception.
The Spirit Hall's hidden agents had been recording Fang Ling's daily movements.
Chrysanthemum Douluo certainly couldn't just storm into the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
The academy was too far outside the city,he needed to leave enough time for Qian Renxue to arrive.
The Crown Prince Xue Qinghe couldn't appear too quickly.
If she arrived too late, the chance to win Fang Ling's goodwill would be lost.
"Yes," Salas replied respectfully, retrieving a densely written sheet of paper from his soul tool and presenting it with both hands.
"We've been keeping records. Although he spends most of his time in the academy, he occasionally accompanies Dugu Yan back to the Dugu residence."
"He also sometimes goes out into the city with two of his female companions."
"In three days, if our people's judgment is correct, they should be returning home again."
"Three days?" Chrysanthemum Douluo raised an eyebrow. "Then we'll wait three days!"
"Send word to the young mistress,her plan has begun."
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