Yu Yuanzhen captured the soul beast and took a closer look, only to realize it was merely a 200-year-old soul beast.
"Although I don't fully understand how the Golden Holy Dragon cultivates, are you sure you want to absorb this beast?" Yu Yuanzhen asked suspiciously.
Yu Xiaogang replied earnestly, "The Golden Holy Dragon is a soul beast that evolved from the Blue Lightning Tyranno dragon soul. Its attributes should align with lightning. The Lightning Skunk is a lightning-attributed soul beast. If I absorb the soul ring from this beast, its lightning attribute will surely activate my Luo Sanpao's bloodline and produce a powerful soul skill."
"If you've made up your mind, then kill the beast," Yu Yuanzhen said without further objection.
Xiaogang killed the soul beast, and a glowing yellow-orange soul ring appeared on Luo Sanpao. Eagerly, Xiaogang pulled the soul ring in to absorb it.
Though painful, the absorption was within Xiaogang's endurance. Soon, he completed the process.
Excitement welled up inside him. With his innate soul power, most on Douluo Continent couldn't even become soul masters. But now, he had officially entered the realm of soul masters. Though still a weakling, the gap between soul masters and ordinary people was immense. Soul masters were naturally superior. Xiaogang was confident that with 200 times the effort, he would eventually awaken the Golden Holy Dragon bloodline and break through to become a Great Soul Master, Soul Sovereign, Soul Grandmaster, and even... a Title Douluo!
"Alright, stop daydreaming," Yu Yuanzhen said, hands behind his back. "Summon your martial soul and use your first soul skill on me so I can test its strength."
"Alright, Father." After absorbing his first soul ring, Xiaogang was still soaking in his excitement. Hearing his father's words, he immediately stood up and shouted proudly, "Luo Sanpao!"
The purple little beast that looked like a pig and dog mix appeared with a yellow-orange soul ring hovering around it.
Yu Yuanzhen examined Luo Sanpao, somewhat disappointed. He saw no changes after the absorption.
"The first soul skill—"
The soul ring glowed once. Luo Sanpao's face turned serious, then it leapt into the air, facing Yu Yuanzhen.
What kind of soul skill would it be? A lightning-attribute attack? A swift offensive skill? Yu Yuanzhen guessed, looking at Luo Sanpao's comically ugly face.
Suddenly, Luo Sanpao's pig-like face scrunched as if holding something in.
Yu Yuanzhen was confused.
Suddenly, Luo Sanpao turned its back to Yu Yuanzhen and pointed its plump, purple rear at him.
What was it doing? Was it preparing to use an electric-charged charge or rapid collision attack? Yu Yuanzhen wondered.
Instinctively, Xiaogang bellowed fiercely, "Fart like thunder, earth-shattering Luo Sanpao!"
With a "pfft," thick, sticky yellow gas shot out from Luo Sanpao's rear, directly hitting Yu Yuanzhen's face.
The dense yellow fog blasted Yu Yuanzhen's face, blowing off his jade hairpin and messing up his hair. The foul smell spread around them.
Xiaogang bowed his head, hiding his expression.
Yu Yuanzhen also lowered his head, his expression unreadable.
At that moment, an eerie silence fell between them—silence louder than words.
As the smoke cleared, Yu Yuanzhen broke the silence: "I say... Xiaogang, now that you're officially a soul master, isn't this enough? Go back and learn some management skills. One day, I can entrust the sect's commerce and other affairs to you."
Hearing this, Xiaogang suddenly panicked. He sensed the deeper meaning behind his father's words—his father was about to give up on him. Without the sect's triple cultivation resources and his father's teaching, his path as a soul master would end here.
To be stuck forever as a rank 11 one-ring soul master, watching the one he once looked down upon—Yu Xiaomen—gradually train up, eventually become a Title Douluo and reach the peak of the continent, while Xiaogang forever looked up at his back... that hurt more than death.
"No, Father, you can't give up on me! I still rely on the sect's resources and your guidance to step by step awaken my bloodline and become a Title Douluo, surpassing that bastard Yu Xiaomen."
Xiaogang suddenly brightened and said, "Father, I don't want to give up halfway. Maybe my first soul skill isn't ideal, but I feel Luo Sanpao's bloodline has awakened slightly. I believe that if I keep training and keep absorbing soul rings, one day Luo Sanpao will evolve into a Golden Holy Dragon."
Of course, this was Xiaogang's serious nonsense. Luo Sanpao, after absorbing the Lightning Skunk soul ring, was still just Luo Sanpao, with no connection to the Golden Holy Dragon.
"What did you say? Luo Sanpao's bloodline has awakened?" Yu Yuanzhen looked at Luo Sanpao skeptically, but still saw no sign of change.
Xiaogang kept lying: "Father, Luo Sanpao's bloodline only awakened slightly. Only I, its martial soul master, can feel it. I believe if I persist, Luo Sanpao will eventually transform into a Holy Dragon."
"Are you sure? I told you, the road ahead will be tough," Yu Yuanzhen said, scrutinizing Xiaogang.
In Yu Yuanzhen's eyes, the stubborn little guy with his hands behind his back and chin raised proudly said, "No matter how difficult it gets, I, Yu Xiaogang, will persevere. My talent may be lacking, but I'll make up with effort. If one time effort isn't enough, then a hundred or two hundred times. I firmly believe there are no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters."
"Ha ha ha," Yu Yuanzhen stroked his beard and laughed, dispelling his frustration. He came up to Xiaogang and patted his back. "Good, good, have ambition. You're truly my son. Don't worry, be brave and forge ahead. I will support you wherever I can, but don't disappoint me."
Xiaogang solemnly said, "Don't worry, Father, I won't let you down."
So, after obtaining his first soul ring, father and son returned to the sect. News of Xiaogang becoming a soul master didn't fade but spread further. Why? Because his first soul skill was... farting?
Facing ridicule, Xiaogang bore it all. Using triple cultivation resources from the sect and his father's teachings—no, strike that—putting in two hundred times more effort than others, he steadily improved.
He believed effort would pay off.
One day, Yu Xiaogang would make those who looked down on him pay the price.
(End of Chapter)
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