"Master, let's go."
Zhao Yun nodded, his figure flickered, and he once again disappeared into the Void Realm.
Lin Yuan also turned and left the villa. After all, there's a difference between men and women, and it wasn't appropriate to stay at Dugu Yan's house late at night... After seeing Lin Yuan and Zhao Yun off, only the grandfather and granddaughter remained in the hall.
The ecstasy on Dugu Bo's face gradually receded, replaced by a serious expression.
He sat in the main seat and looked at his granddaughter: "Yan Yan, come here, Grandpa has something to ask you."
Dugu Yan was in a good mood. She skipped over and massaged her grandpa's shoulders: "What's wrong, Grandpa? Aren't you happy even after breaking through?"
Dugu Bo enjoyed his granddaughter's massage but glared at her angrily: "Stop trying to fool me."
"Yan Yan, what do you think of this kid, Lin Yuan?"
Dugu Yan was stunned, her hands stopped, and she blinked her big eyes: "Ah? Grandpa, what do you mean by that question?"
"What do you mean, 'what do you think of him'?"
"He's great, handsome, strong, and good to me."
Dugu Bo sighed, "Still asking me what I mean? The news of you publicly kissing Lin Yuan has already spread throughout the entire academy!"
"It's even spreading among the noble circles of Heaven Dou City!"
"Do you think I, your grandpa, am deaf or blind?"
Hearing this, Dugu Yan's little face instantly turned red, but she didn't deny it. Instead, she boldly raised her chin: "Then aren't you, Grandpa, asking the obvious?"
"Since you already know, then I won't hide it anymore."
"That's right!"
"I like Brother Lin Yuan!"
Looking at his granddaughter's daring and straightforward demeanor, Dugu Bo felt both relieved and a little headache.
"Alas..."
"Yan Yan, I don't object to you wanting to be with him. This kid is indeed an extraordinary talent."
"But..."
Dugu Bo said earnestly:
"You should know that an excellent man like him is destined not to have just one woman in the future."
"Besides you, there's also Ning Rongrong of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School by his side."
"And that little girl named Xiao Wu."
"Even Ye Lengleng of the Ye Family, who is also your good friend."
"My old eyes aren't blind."
"Each of those little girls looks at Lin Yuan with an unusual gaze."
"If you really follow him, you might suffer grievances in the future."
"Are you truly willing to share your husband with other women?"
Facing her grandpa's worries, Dugu Yan seemed very calm.
A proud smile played at the corner of her lips: "Grandpa, of course I know that."
"If an excellent man isn't liked by women, that would be abnormal."
"So..."
Dugu Yan clenched her small fists: "Isn't that why I'm striking first to gain the upper hand?"
Dugu Bo's mouth twitched upon hearing this.
"Alright, alright, as long as you know what you're doing."
...After the grandfather and granddaughter finished their private conversation, the atmosphere became much more relaxed.
Dugu Yan suddenly remembered something and said seriously: "Oh right, Grandpa."
"There's one more thing I want to ask for your opinion on."
"Regarding Yu Tianheng... what do you think of him?"
She wanted to verify if what was written in Lin Yuan's diary was true.
However, even before asking, she already had the answer in her heart; she just wanted to see what her grandpa thought of Yu Tianheng.
"Yu Tianheng? What's there to think?"
"Hmph, I've also heard about that kid being beaten up by Lin Yuan."
"Good beating!"
Dugu Bo snorted coldly and said unceremoniously: "That kid is just a petty person with ill intentions!"
"Don't look at how he usually expresses his feelings for you; whether he truly likes you is another matter entirely."
Hearing her grandpa's blunt assessment, Dugu Yan said: "Grandpa, do you mean he wants to use me to get close and then exploit our relationship?"
Dugu Bo nodded, his gaze profound: "Yan Yan, you're not a child anymore; it's time you saw through some things."
"What is Yu Tianheng's status? The first-in-line successor of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
"But his position isn't stable."
"His cousin, Yu Tianxin, actually has talent not inferior to his. Although his Innate spirit power is slightly weaker than Yu Tianheng's, Yu Tianxin possesses a Self-created Spirit Ability, and that Self-created Spirit Ability will become stronger as his strength increases."
"It can be said that Yu Tianxin's talent in the path of Self-created Spirit Abilities surpasses Yu Tianheng's."
"Moreover, have you ever wondered why he came to Heaven Dou Royal Academy? Why does he relentlessly pursue you?"
"Isn't it because he wants the support of me, a Titled Douluo!"
"As long as he marries you, it's equivalent to tying me to his war chariot. Then, he can firmly sit in the Clan Chief's position."
"Grandpa didn't tell you clearly before because I thought you still had some feelings for him and didn't want to hurt you."
"But now, since you've fallen for Lin Yuan, stay away from Yu Tianheng!"
...After Lin Yuan returned to his dorm, he once again summoned Zhao Yun.
"My Lord, what are your orders?"
Lin Yuan said calmly: "I have a method for condensing a spiritual soul core here; you should condense it today."
"Thank you, My Lord."
Zhao Yun set up a barrier, sat cross-legged, and began to condense.
The night passed without incident.
As the first ray of morning light streamed into the room, Zhao Yun's eyes snapped open; the spiritual soul core was complete!
At this moment, although Zhao Yun's spirit power Rank was still ninety-nine, his actual combat power and spiritual Realm had undergone earth-shattering changes, and he was only one step away from the legendary Divine Rank.
Quasi-God!
...A few days later.
Outside Heaven Dou City, at the entrance of the Royal Spirit Hunting Forest.
A carriage slowly stopped, and Dugu Bo, dressed in a dark green robe, stepped out in high spirits.
Following behind him were Lin Yuan, Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Ye Lengleng.
After several days of Medicinal Pill nourishment, the girls all looked exceptionally well, especially Ning Rongrong. After being strengthened by five Whale Jelly Medicinal Pills, her Physique had reached an astonishing level.
"Rongrong, are you ready?"
Dugu Bo looked at Ning Rongrong and asked with a smile: "A five-thousand-year second spirit ring, that's something even I wouldn't have dared to imagine back then."
Ning Rongrong clenched her small fists: "I'm ready! Grandpa Dugu, I'll have to trouble you to help me pick a powerful Spirit Beast this time. When I return to the Sect, I must give Dad and the grandpas a surprise!"
"Haha, no problem!"
...Deep within the Royal Spirit Hunting Forest.
Ancient trees towered, obscuring the sky.
This is a vital area where the Heaven Dou Empire raises Spirit Beasts. While the outer regions mostly contain low-level Spirit Beasts of ten or a hundred years, for noble children to practice, in the innermost core area, the Royal Family also raises some powerful Spirit Beasts with cultivation levels reaching several thousand years, and even Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Beasts as 'Forest-Guarding Treasures'...