As dawn broke, Lin Yu, listless and unable to bear his drowsiness, subconsciously yawned.
This made Qian Renxue, who was just about to transform into Xue Qinghe, chuckle. "What, you can't keep up after only the first day?"
Lin Yu decisively shook his head, indicating his refusal. He was joking; how could a man say he couldn't?
Besides, his feelings for Qian Renxue were never just simple sibling affection. If he said he couldn't now, she would tease him mercilessly later.
"It's alright, sister, I just came back too late yesterday and am a little tired."
Qian Renxue's golden phoenix eyes glanced at Lin Yu, then she said, "Alright then, remember to come back early tonight!"
Casually ruffling Lin Yu's soft, smooth short hair, Qian Renxue transformed into Xue Qinghe and left the mansion.
After Qian Renxue left, Lin Yu wasn't in a hurry. Those who knew about the holidays at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy understood; even if you took leave until level 30, you could return on graduation day without any problem.
After a simple meal, Lin Yu immediately began meditating to recover his soul power.
However, this recovery took a long time, a full half hour, to fully restore his soul power and simultaneously break through to the next level.
Now, at just over nine years old, he was already a level 28 Great Soul Master.
There would be a small bottleneck at the Soul Venerable level, but even so, he was confident he could break through to Soul Venerable before the age of ten.
"The feeling of breaking through soul power is so exhilarating!"
Lin Yu stretched contentedly, changed his clothes, and then left Xue Qinghe's residence.
The distance from Heaven Dou City to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy wasn't short; by carriage, it would take nearly two hours.
However, Lin Yu was a Soul Master, so after leaving Heaven Dou City, he flew directly towards the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
In no time, they arrived at the gates of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy. Upon entering, they saw Dugu Yan beating Yu Tianheng!
Seeing this, Lin Yu was stunned. He couldn't understand what had happened during his absence.
Poor Yu Tianheng, although perhaps a few months older than Lin Yu, was incredibly weak.
With only a first-ring cultivation level, still some distance from the second, how could he be a match for Dugu Yan, who had consumed the Narcissus Jade Bone Essence enhanced by the Wood Spirit Scroll?
Relying on her strange and domineering poison-attribute soul power, Yu Tianheng was tortured terribly!
With a thud, Dugu Yan kicked Yu Tianheng out of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy gates.
Having controlled her poison and regained her full head of jet-black hair, Dugu Yan stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at Yu Tianheng, who had been thrown out of the school gate. She gave a rather fierce yet cute shout, "What kind of lousy twins are you? You can't even beat me, yet you want to pursue me and have my grandfather as your backer?
You've got a pretty good plan, but your strength is utterly pathetic. I don't know where you get the nerve!" Behind Dugu Yan followed many students and teachers from the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, including some of Lin Yu's classmates, though they were all in bad shape, their faces bruised and swollen.
What Lin Yu didn't know was that during his absence, Yu Tianheng had been showering Dugu Yan with attention.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan was renowned for its pursuit of women, a skill that rivaled the Dai family of the Southern Star Luo Empire in the Soul Master world.
If it were an ordinary girl, she would truly find it difficult to resist Yu Tianheng's relentless pursuit.
However, this was of no use to Dugu Yan, who already knew Yu Tianheng's true intentions in pursuing her.
This time, Yu Tianheng had openly pursued Dugu Yan in front of several classmates after Qin Ming finished class, and being rejected again enraged him.
Before Pars and the others could react, he attacked them as if venting his anger.
As the grandson of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan's leader, Yu Tianheng was used to being arrogant. In his eyes, Pars and the others were just a few nobles; he could beat them up, but did they dare to complain to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan?
However, Yu Tianheng did not expect that his actions would completely enrage Dugu Yan.
From the teaching building to the school gate, a distance of nearly two kilometers, Yu Tianheng, who was always proud of his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon form, directly knocked Dugu Yan down the mountain. She was no longer the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon in his eyes, but merely a stray dog.
Dugu Yan had originally intended to kick Yu Tianheng a few more times, but a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance suddenly appeared and shouted, "Stop!"
Seven spirit rings appeared—two yellow, two purple, and three black. This seemingly unremarkable man was actually a Soul Saint, and most importantly, his martial spirit was the same as Yu Tianheng's: the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
The moment the middle-aged man released his spirit power, Meng Shenji, the Education Committee member who had been observing from the shadows, jumped out.
"Who is it? It's Mr. Yu Xiaoqiang, the young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan! I'm truly sorry for not greeting you sooner!"
Indeed, the unremarkable man before her was Yu Tianheng's father, the elder brother of Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, and the young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Xiaoqiang!
Although the name sounded somewhat hasty, it was indeed his name as the young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Yu Xiaoqiang stared intently at Dugu Yan, questioning Meng Shenji, the academic representative of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, "Old man Meng, my son was beaten like this today, you must give me an explanation, otherwise, don't blame us Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect for being impolite!"
The people of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect were used to being arrogant. Even though Meng Shenji's strength was far superior to his and he was of the same generation as his father, Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Xiaoqiang still didn't take Meng Shenji seriously, calling him "old man" repeatedly.
Having lived most of his life, Meng Shenji had seen all sorts of strange and powerful figures, and dealing with a brainless fool like Yu Xiaoqiang was nothing new for him. "Alright then, Dugu Yan, this whole thing started because of you. Why don't you call His Majesty Bilin over and have him apologize to the young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect?"
Dugu Yan's emerald eyes flickered, and she said with a smile, "Sure, my grandfather loves sparring with his juniors!"
"You...you wait, this isn't over!"
Although Yu Xiaoqiang was stunned, he wasn't stupid, and he naturally understood Dugu Yan's underlying meaning.
Pursuing Dugu Yan and forcing Dugu Bo to become their father and son's backer in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect was originally Yu Xiaoqiang's idea.
If it succeeded, everything would be fine, but if Dugu Bo was provoked, there would be no way to talk about it.
Even his father, Yu Yuanzhen, really didn't want to offend Dugu Bo, who could single-handedly destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect.
Watching Yu Xiaoqiang carry Yu Tianheng away, a smile flickered across Lin Yu's lips. "Now, everything's finally settled!"
[Yu Xiaoqiang, what do you think? Pretty good name, right?]