Yu Chen spoke with conviction.
His words were clear and resonant.
Seeing his demeanor, Yu Yuanzhen was stunned.
He never expected to receive such an answer from a six-year-old child today.
After his initial shock, he regained his composure, and a hint of curiosity appeared on his face.
With great interest, he asked Yu Chen again.
"Interesting."
"So, what do you plan to do now?"
"If Luo San Pao is a benign mutation as you said, then the Dragon King bloodline in his body should be stronger. In fact, interacting with the true dragon nine crowns might not be ineffective."
He didn't forget to stick to his point, hoping Yu Chen would try to interact with the true dragon nine crowns, but Yu Chen still shook his head at his words, refusing immediately.
Yu Chen had clearly thought of a countermeasure long ago, and he wasn't flustered at all when Yu Yuanzhen asked.
Instead, without thinking, he stated his request.
"I hope my father gives me permission to freely borrow all the books in the family's Hidden Scripture Pavilion."
"Hidden Scripture Pavilion?"
"You want to go to the Hidden Scripture Pavilion to read books?"
Yu Yuanzhen was greatly surprised.
He never expected that Yu Chen, after all that, would give such an answer.
"Are you… sure?"
"Of course. It is said that knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles.
Since I want to evolve the Spirit Luo San Pao, I naturally cannot stay on the surface; at the very least, I need to have a deep understanding of the entire Spirit system of the Douluo Continent.
If I don't become an expert in this area, walking ahead of the masses,
how can I accomplish what ordinary people cannot and evolve a so-called 'waste Spirit'?
Father, don't you agree?"
"Good, good, good! Well said!"
Yu Yuanzhen burst into hearty laughter.
He had never felt so happy.
Looking at Yu Chen, who stood calmly before him.
Looking at this son who, in the worldly sense, had innate half-spirit power and even a waste Spirit.
A feeling of unspeakable relief and joy suddenly welled up in his heart.
While he was joyful there,
in the real World, Yu Yuanzhen stood within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Watching the scene on the heavenly curtain.
He was green with envy.
If the previous heavenly curtain only allowed him to confirm Yu Chen's extraordinary talent,
then the content on the heavenly curtain now truly showed him how firm and rare Yu Chen's character was.
Just with that attitude and mindset towards hardship,
even with a waste Spirit, he believed he would surely achieve great things in the future.
At this level, even if he were given a legitimate Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan awakened with innate full spirit power,
he would absolutely not trade him.
What a pity, this was merely the heavenly curtain, something that happened in a parallel World.
No matter how much he envied it,
his son could only be Yu Xiaogang, not Yu Chen.
Thinking of this,
and then thinking of Yu Xiaogang, who was nearly 30 years old and still wandering outside with the title of Grandmaster on his neck,
Yu Yuanzhen felt a tightness in his chest. He became even more depressed.
While he was feeling sour about it,
above the heavenly curtain,
the scene continued to play.
Yu Yuanzhen's expression also firmed up. After taking a deep breath, he patted Yu Chen's shoulder and solemnly promised him.
"Then let it be as you wish. From today onwards, all the books in my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Hidden Scripture Pavilion are yours to borrow. No one can stop you."
"Thank you, Father, for granting this!"
Upon hearing Yu Yuanzhen's affirmative reply,
Yu Chen was overjoyed and immediately bowed in gratitude.
When the news spread, the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was in an uproar.
Everyone was astonished by Yu Chen's decision.
After all, after Yu Chen's previous explanation, they had held high expectations for him to evolve Luo San Pao's Spirit.
Under these circumstances, suddenly hearing that Yu Chen wanted to go read books,
it would be a lie to say they weren't disappointed.
Given the huge disparity, naturally, some people had reservations about this, feeling that Yu Chen's previous words were just for show.
However, those who held skeptical opinions were only a minority.
More people were positive about Yu Chen's decision.
Just as he said, knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles.
Since one wants to evolve a Spirit, how can it be done without a certain understanding of the overall knowledge of Spirits?
Moreover, Yu Chen's so-called going to the Hidden Scripture Pavilion to read was not just an excuse.
On the day it was announced, he truly immersed himself in the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, and for an entire year afterward, he did not step out of the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, truly achieving constant reading, day and night.
He was even more serious and diligent than the old scholars in the family who had studied Spirit knowledge for most of their lives.
Yu Chen already possessed the extraordinary talent of photographic memory, coupled with his innate intelligence and excellent ability to infer from one instance to many; thus, a year passed.
By the time Yu Chen stepped out of the Hidden Scripture Pavilion again, he had already read through most of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's collected books.
His current understanding of Spirit knowledge,
it's no exaggeration to say that in the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, if he said he was second, no one would dare say they were first.
At first, Yu Yuanzhen would occasionally take time to test Yu Chen.
He wanted to see his progress in learning and mastering Spirit knowledge.
But as time gradually passed,
this testing quickly turned into seeking advice.
Because even Yu Yuanzhen's knowledge and expertise in Spirits were far from being able to keep up with his own son's.
A full year passed.
Yu Chen once again came to Yu Yuanzhen's study.
The layout and furnishings of the study were no different from a year ago.
However, Yu Chen had undergone a tremendous transformation compared to a year ago.
Not only had he grown taller, but he also appeared more heroic and upright.
Most importantly, it was his eyes.
If a year ago, before he immersed himself in reading in the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, his eyes were clear, occasionally carrying a hint of pity and playfulness,
then now, with the completion of his intense study, his eyes had become more composed and reserved.
Like a sharp sword, cleansed of its impurities and sheathed.
Or like a deep pool, making it impossible for others to discern what he was thinking at the moment.
It wasn't just the change in his eyes.
The positions of Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Chen, this father and son, had also subtly shifted.
A year ago, Yu Yuanzhen sat behind the desk, conversing with Yu Chen from a position of authority.
A year later, with Yu Chen's return from the Hidden Scripture Pavilion,
he not only truly stood completely beside Yu Yuanzhen,
but when Yu Yuanzhen spoke to him, his posture couldn't help but lower a bit.
Unconsciously, he conveyed a sense of respect and seeking advice.
It wasn't just him.
Even Yu Luomian, the second uncle, who had always felt a bit unconvinced by his elder brother Yu Yuanzhen, had a similar reaction.
After all, other things could be questioned, but knowledge of Spirits was the hardest to dispute.
This is like a math problem.
They say that when people are pushed to the limit, they can do anything, but no one has ever seen someone pushed to the limit solve a math problem.
You either know it or you don't; there's no third answer.
So, even if Yu Luomian wanted to find fault, he had no opportunity.
As the last line of small text ended, the scene froze on the expressions of the three people in the study.
Looking at Yu Chen, who appeared calm and composed with deep, watery eyes on the heavenly curtain.
Then looking at Yu Yuanzhen, who was full of relief and pride on the left, and Yu Luomian, who had eyes filled with defiance, jealousy, and helplessness.
The onlookers of the Douluo Continent were petrified once again.
The straightforward girl, Ning Rongrong,
couldn't help but voice her complaint again.
With just one sentence, she hit everyone's heart.
"How do I feel that Yu Chen is more like a scholar and a theoretician than Grandmaster?