Xiao Wu's breath hitched.
At this thought, her entire heart couldn't help but pound wildly.
She looked up again.
Immediately, she gazed at the heavenly curtain in the sky.
After a brief comparison of the scenes,
the heavenly curtain belonging to [Yu Xiaogang] dimmed once more.
It began to play various scenes related to Yu Chen again.
… …
[Yu Chen also didn't notice Bibi Dong's unusual reaction.
Or rather, he simply didn't have time to pay attention to any of it.
Because soon after meeting Bibi Dong,
he was led into the Holy City.
He met the true master of Spirit Hall at this moment, Supreme Pontiff Qian Xunji.
Yu Chen, following proper etiquette, presented a handwritten letter from his father, Yu Yuanzhen.
However, Supreme Pontiff Qian Xunji did not greet him with a warm smile like an elder.
His gaze was like water, coldly sweeping over Yu Yuanzhen's handwritten letter.
Then he looked up, instead sneering and asking,
"You enjoy books? You came to Spirit Hall this time just to borrow and read Spirit Hall's books to broaden your knowledge?"
"Heh heh."
"It's true that Spirit Hall has the most books in the entire Douluo Continent, but I remember the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan also has quite a few, don't they?"
"What, have you already finished reading all the books in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, that you need to come to Spirit Hall to borrow and read them?"
Clearly, he didn't fully believe the contents of the letter.
Seeing his demeanor, Yu Chen remained completely unperturbed.
He stepped forward, cupped his hands, and confidently said,
"Although saying this might seem arrogant, in truth, all the books in the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan have indeed been read by this junior."
"If His Excellency the Supreme Pontiff doesn't believe it, then feel free to test me!"
The two sides stared at each other.
Looking at Yu Chen's firm, obsidian-like eyes,
Qian Xunji ultimately did not speak to test his Spirit knowledge.
After a moment of silence, he instead shook his head and said,
"Test?"
"No need."
"Since your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan came with such a grand show, you naturally wouldn't be unprepared. Testing your Spirit knowledge would likely yield no results anyway."
"I'll just consider you to have passed."
Hearing Qian Xunji say this, Yu Chen smiled brightly.
The accompanying family retainers behind him also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
They had thought the assessment was over.
Supreme Pontiff Qian Xunji was finally going to nod and agree to the matter.
But unexpectedly, in the next instant,
Qian Xunji suddenly changed the subject, his voice colder than ever, saying,
"However… although the assessment has passed,"
"I still don't believe that Yu Chen came to Spirit Hall for only this reason. You need to give another reason, a plausible reason! Otherwise, not only will you not be able to enter Spirit Hall's library this time, but you also won't be able to leave my Spirit Hall's Holy City!"
Qian Xunji held the Supreme Pontiff Scepter, resting his head on his hand.
After saying this, he waved his large hand.
With a muffled "thud,"
the Supreme Pontiff Palace's main door directly closed.
The entire Supreme Pontiff Palace, aside from the single beam of light cast down from the dome behind him,
became completely pitch black.]
[Seeing this scene,
Yu Chen hadn't spoken yet,
but the accompanying retainers of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan were somewhat flustered.
While immediately drawing their swords to protect Yu Chen,
they also spoke up, reminding Qian Xunji,
"Your Excellency the Supreme Pontiff, what is the meaning of this?"
"Our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan came here with good intentions this time. From entering Spirit Hall territory until now, we haven't harmed Spirit Hall, not even a single blade of grass or tree."
"That's right, is this how Spirit Hall treats its guests? You…"
However, before their words could even finish,
they were rudely interrupted by Qian Xunji from the Supreme Pontiff Throne, who scolded,
"Silence!"
"I am asking Yu Chen right now, not you all!"
"This is Spirit Hall, not your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Do you have the right to put on airs in front of me?
Who do you think you are, Yu Yuanzhen?"
As he spoke at this moment,
Qian Xunji finally dropped the lax demeanor he had shown in front of everyone earlier.
He slowly stood up, holding the Supreme Pontiff Scepter.
"Yu Chen, I will ask you one last time."
"Did you come to Spirit Hall this time with any other purpose?!"
As his voice fell, his cultivation fully unleashed.
Pressure, like a strong wind, swept across the entire hall.
Seeing her master like this,
Bibi Dong, besides being surprised,
then looked at the young man standing in the center of the hall.
For some reason, she felt a strange sense of worry for this young man whom she had only met once.
However, no one present cared about her maidenly thoughts.
Even her master, Qian Xunji, was staring intently at Yu Chen at this moment.
He wanted to know what his reaction would be next.
Qian Xunji was being aggressive.
He wasn't truly deranged enough to attack the people of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
In fact, from the very beginning of their meeting,
he had been playing a psychological game, putting pressure on Yu Chen.
He wanted to force him into a desperate situation.
To observe his true thoughts and reactions.
After all, when people are in danger and at a loss, they feel the most insecure and are also most likely to expose their true inner thoughts.
However, his plan, though well-conceived, clearly fell through at this moment.
Even though he had gone to such lengths,
unleashing the full pressure of a Titled Douluo, a top-tier powerhouse of the Continent,
the handsome young man standing in the center of Spirit Hall's main hall still wore a smile.
It was as if the mountain-like pressure hadn't fallen upon him at all, merely feeling like a gentle breeze.
His emotions were extremely stable.
After Qian Xunji finished speaking, not only did he not reply in a flustered manner,
but he didn't even forget his manners, respectfully bowing to Qian Xunji again before speaking slowly and calmly.
"Your Excellency the Supreme Pontiff truly has discerning eyes. You are not mistaken, Yu Chen indeed has another reason for coming here this time."
"Oh? What reason?" Qian Xunji asked.
Hearing his reply, Yu Chen didn't play coy and truly spoke his real thoughts, saying,
"I just wanted to see what kind of place Spirit Hall is, as it contains the most Spirit Masters in the entire Continent.
I came here to learn, but not just to learn knowledge from books. I also want to learn Spirit Hall's methods of governance. I want to see how ordinary Spirit Masters in Spirit Hall improve their personal cultivation and strength."]
… …
Yu Chen's words were spoken with conviction.
And hearing him say this,
everyone beneath the heavenly curtain looked somewhat bewildered.
They clearly didn't understand what Yu Chen meant by wanting to study ordinary Spirit Masters at this moment.
Only Bibi Dong and Yu Luomian had a glint in their eyes after hearing this.
Especially Yu Luomian, whose breathing even quickened a bit.
Vaguely, he somewhat understood why his parallel self would willingly give up the fight for the family head position and wholeheartedly support Yu Chen in leading the clan.
Because the path Yu Chen wanted to take in the future
was likely the same path as his own!
It was just that he himself had only gradually understood the shortcomings of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan after decades of stagnation and trial and error.
Was Yu Chen in the parallel World truly such a prodigy?
Had he already understood everything at only 18 years old?
What kind of prodigy did my brother give birth to in the parallel World?
Yu Luomian thought.
Amidst his Feelings, a few more curiosities arose in his heart.
Of course, amidst his curiosity, he found it even more perplexing.
After all, it's said that dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes, and mice beget burrowing young.
How could there be such a vast difference between Yu Chen and Yu Xiaogang, who were born from the same father?
Which part of this process went wrong?