Douluo Dalu: This Soul Master is to Weird

Meanwhile, in Heaven Dou City.

Inside a private room of a teahouse, Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, was savoring a cup of "Pre-Rain Cloud Mist" tea.

Pre-Rain Cloud Mist was an exceptionally high-quality tea with limited production, highly sought after by noble tea enthusiasts in the Heaven Dou Empire.

Sigh~

Recalling Emperor Xue Ye's instructions from the day before, Qian Renxue shook her head and sighed with a trace of distress.

What exactly were Emperor Xue Ye's instructions?

I'm getting old, and my son's grown up. It's time to discuss marriage!

Xue Qinghe had already reached the age of twenty.

If this were an ordinary family, a young man of twenty might already have a child old enough to attend a primary soul master academy. Even if not quite there yet, they'd at least have children by now.

But as the empire's crown prince? Xue Qinghe didn't even have a girlfriend! How was this acceptable? It was absolutely unacceptable!

After all, an emperor without heirs could shake the foundation of the nation.

It might not be an issue while the emperor was still alive, but what if the emperor passed away? To whom would the court officials and imperial army pledge their allegiance? Even if the emperor named a successor on his deathbed, it might not work out.

The new ruler might not align with the interests of the nobles and generals. To protect their own interests—or to gain even more power—those with military strength could easily support a royal descendant with shared interests to ascend the throne. That wouldn't be hard at all.

Although Xue Qinghe was just the crown prince and not yet the emperor, the importance of having heirs could not be overstated.

For the sake of the Heaven Dou Empire's stability, Xue Qinghe needed a crown princess.

If Xue Qinghe were truly just Xue Qinghe, this would be a simple matter. There were countless suitable women dreaming of becoming the empire's crown princess—enough to form a line from Heaven Dou City all the way to Spirit City.

But the problem was, Xue Qinghe wasn't Xue Qinghe—she was Qian Renxue.

Forcing Qian Renxue to take a crown princess? Wasn't that making things difficult for her?

This wasn't just about her being a woman, making it inconvenient to marry a crown princess.

If it were absolutely necessary, she could marry someone who was utterly loyal to the Angel Clan and guaranteed not to leak her secret.

The main issue was that once Xue Qinghe had a crown princess, there would inevitably be expectations of children. If the crown prince couldn't produce offspring, her role as the empire's heir would be in jeopardy.

An emperor unable to have children couldn't be replaced since they controlled the military. No one would dare bring it up.

But a crown prince unable to have children? That was a different story. It would definitely be grounds for replacement, especially since Xue Qinghe wasn't the only imperial prince.

Faking it wouldn't work either. A crown princess's pregnancy was a major event, closely monitored by many. Without a second Angelic Skull to maintain her disguise, it would be impossible to pull off.

Adopting a child wouldn't work either. Otherwise, six years later during the awakening ceremony, the spectacle would be unimaginable.

Thus, faced with Emperor Xue Ye's urging for marriage, Qian Renxue could only delay as long as possible. If she could stall for one day, it was one day gained.

As for the future? The future could wait. One thing was certain—she would not take a crown princess!

Knock, knock, knock—

At that moment, a knocking sound came from the door.

"Come in!"

Putting away her troubled expression, Qian Renxue spoke calmly.

Creak—

The next second, the door to the private room was pushed open, and a tall, lean figure with ordinary clothing but an extraordinary demeanor walked in.

Upon entering, the figure released a ripple of soul power, setting up a barrier within the room to isolate it from the outside, ensuring that no information could leak out.

"Uncle She Long, have you found anything about that boy?"

Qian Renxue asked She Long directly.

Due to the many experts within the Heaven Dou Palace, She Long and Ci Xue would not enter the palace unless absolutely necessary to avoid exposing her.

As long as Qian Renxue's identity remained hidden, the Heaven Dou Palace was essentially an impenetrable sanctuary. Thus, the two Titled Douluo always guarded her in secret outside the palace, meeting with her only in places like this.

"Yes, I've investigated. However..."

She Long trailed off, pausing as he recalled the information he had uncovered.

"However what?"

Halfway through his sentence, recalling the information he had uncovered, She Long couldn't help but pause.

"What is it?"

Seeing She Long hesitating, Qian Renxue's curiosity deepened.

Could it be that the food-type boy from the Star Dou Forest, whom she had never met, was even more remarkable than she had imagined?

"Young master, it's somewhat unexpected. That boy's background isn't from the Shui Clan of Sky Water City as we initially thought. He's actually from Blazing Academy and is the nephew of Blazing Academy's principal, Huo Lie, through his wife."

"Blazing Academy?"

Hearing this, Qian Renxue raised her eyebrows, slightly surprised.

If he was from Blazing Academy, how did he end up getting involved with Sky Water Academy?

"That boy's name is Mu Yang. His parents passed away when he was young, and he was raised in his aunt's household. He was born in the year 2631 of the Douluo Calendar with innate rank 10 soul power and is currently just over ten years old."

"Wait a minute—you're telling me he's only ten years old?"

Before She Long could continue, Qian Renxue interrupted him with a shocked expression.

Are you seriously telling me a food-type Soul Ancestor with four rings is only ten years old?

Is there such a monstrous food-type soul master in this world? Even with innate full soul power, even if his soul power was significantly boosted by absorbing soul bones, this level of talent is absolutely absurd!

"After receiving the information, I too found it hard to believe. But according to the intelligence personnel's investigation, the information is indeed accurate.

Although Blazing Academy seems to have sealed off much of Mu Yang's information, one of the agents I sent happens to be a Spirit-type Soul King. The boy's age was extracted through hypnosis from several old servants in Huo Lie's private residence in Blazing City. There's likely no room for falsification."

She Long's expression was serious as he spoke.

Truth be told, gathering information about Mu Yang had taken his agents on a wild goose chase.

It wasn't because his intelligence agents lacked skill—it was because the basic lead they were given had been wrong.

Since Sky Water Academy doesn't admit male students, their first stop had been the Shui Clan in Tianshui City.

To avoid alarming the target, the intelligence personnel couldn't directly approach Shui Jinghong, the head of the Shui Clan.

Moreover, Shui Jinghong was a seven-ring Soul Sage, and the agents weren't strong enough to extract information from someone of that level. The same went for the two clan mistresses. Any mishandling could expose their cover and create a major feud. Thus, they resorted to using hypnotic spirit skills on the Shui Clan's servants instead.

But how much could the servants possibly know about Mu Yang's specifics? At most, they knew he was considered the clan's prospective son-in-law and Shui Bing'er's boyfriend.

Fortunately, their efforts weren't entirely fruitless. They learned that Mu Yang was attending Sky Water Academy.

After infiltrating Sky Water Academy and hypnotizing a few low-level students, they finally got the right lead.

As the only male student at Sky Water Academy, Mu Yang's presence was too conspicuous to ignore. Everyone in the academy was curious about him and knew that he was an exchange student from Blazing Academy and Shui Bing'er's boyfriend.

From there, the agents traveled hundreds of miles to Blazing Academy, but their intelligence efforts hit another roadblock.

Huo Lie, as the boy's uncle, was fully aware of Mu Yang's extraordinary talent. While he couldn't guarantee absolute secrecy, he had taken many precautions, spreading a mixture of true and false information about Mu Yang—particularly regarding his age.

In fact, aside from three high-ranking members of the academy, no one at Blazing Academy truly knew the full details of Mu Yang's background.

The information gathered was riddled with inconsistencies. If it had been an ordinary intelligence team, they might have either reported back prematurely or stubbornly stayed at Blazing Academy to dig deeper.

But the agents She Long had sent weren't ordinary—they were elites from Spirit Hall. While their combat strength might not have been top-tier, their investigative skills were unparalleled.

When they couldn't find accurate information within the academy, they turned their attention elsewhere.

Fortunately, Mu Yang's familial relationship with Huo Lie and his wife, Mu Xiyue, was public knowledge.

After a long and winding investigation, the intelligence agents finally managed to extract the truth from a few old servants in Huo Lie's residence in Blazing City—through hypnosis, they confirmed Mu Yang's exact background.

"A ten-year-old four-ring Soul Ancestor... I underestimated the world!"

After a long silence, Qian Renxue finally recovered from her shock and couldn't help but exclaim.

Indeed, the world was vast, and wonders never ceased. It wasn't entirely unreasonable for a prodigy to emerge now and then.

Take herself, for example—who would have imagined that she possessed an unparalleled innate rank 20 soul power?

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