Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan

Although he had some experience already, Xia Liang still felt as constrained as if he had stepped into someone else's classroom when he entered the Plant Mimetic Field. As he walked toward the grass ahead, he surveyed his surroundings.

He noticed six students in academy uniforms sitting cross-legged near flowerbeds and bushes, meditating.

The six students consisted of four boys and two girls.

They were probably spaced fifty to a hundred meters apart because being too close would cause them to compete for natural energy.

After arriving beside a cluster of two-meter-tall bushes, Xia Liang looked around. Only after confirming that he was a certain distance from the other students did he sit down cross-legged and begin meditating.

This continued until 11:10 that night.

Inside the Plant Mimetic Field, a male student finished meditating and was about to leave when he suddenly noticed Xia Liang meditating fifty meters away.

Xia Liang was not wearing an academy uniform. To prove his identity, he wore the Academy Kitchen's work uniform whenever he entered or left the academy.

At that moment, Xia Liang looked like a chef who had just gotten off work. Combined with the strange image created by his Undead Attribute, he easily drew attention.

It was not just that male student. As other students finished their meditation, those nearby would notice Xia Liang as well. However, most only gave him a passing glance and did not pay much attention.

This had often happened in the other Mimetic Fields before, so Xia Liang had grown accustomed to the students' reactions. Once he entered meditation, five clusters of Black-Purple Ghost Fire circled his body, creating the atmosphere of a graveyard.

A female student meditating cross-legged among the flowers was startled by the sight the moment she opened her eyes.

Seeing Xia Liang dressed as a chef, she instinctively assumed he was a cook from the Academy Kitchen.

What puzzled her was that if this chef was also a Soul Master, then he was most likely a food-type or cookware-type Martial Soul Master. He should have been cultivating in the kitchen Mimetic Field, so why had he come to the Plant Mimetic Field?

"Ling Ling, are you not done cultivating yet? I'm hungry. I heard the academy cafeteria's food has been quite special lately, so let's have our late-night meal there." A woman's voice interrupted the female student's thoughts.

Looking toward the entrance of the Mimetic Field, the female student saw her close friend waving at her.

After giving the unfamiliar chef another look, the female student stopped thinking about it and rose to head toward the entrance.

Only after the female student had left the Mimetic Field did Xia Liang open his eyes and stand. The five clusters of Black-Purple Ghost Fire circling his body abruptly went out.

He had just heard a familiar name.

Ling Ling?

According to the original story, this Ling Ling should be Ye Lingling of the Nine Heart Begonia.

If the female student who had just left really was the Ye Lingling mentioned in the original story, then the girl shouting outside was most likely Dugu Yan.

As one of the avenues to obtaining Immortal Herbs, Dugu Yan was someone he definitely needed to keep an eye on in the future.

According to the original story's progression, Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng would become a couple. Tang San was nine years old now, so Dugu Yan should have been around sixteen.

He wondered whether Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng had established their relationship yet in this timeline.

Only then did Xia Liang remember that Yu Tianheng was a genius of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and should have been quite famous at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Yet he had been at Heaven Dou Royal Academy for two whole weeks and had heard absolutely nothing related to Yu Tianheng. Could it be that in this timeline, Yu Tianheng had not joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy yet? He did not dwell on it. Through his cultivation just now, Xia Liang had discovered a very serious problem: he should not be in Mimetic Fields with too many people.

The graveyard atmosphere he created with Ghost Fire at night was simply too eerie and frightening.

It seemed the Cave Mimetic Field was still the most suitable for the Skeleton Martial Soul's cultivation. Few students ever ventured to the end of the cave, so cultivating there meant he would not have to worry about disturbing others or being disturbed himself.

Day after day.

Time flew, and a year passed in the blink of an eye.

Douluo Continent.

Within a smoke-filled valley stood a mountain peak that pierced the clouds.

Eight more tall mountains encircled this peak.

Viewed from the sky, the nine mountains blended with the surrounding vegetation, resembling a coiled dragon.

In the Soul Master World, the valley formed by these nine mountains was known as Dragon Valley. Quite a few draconic Soul Beasts lived within it.

Fifty li from Dragon Valley stood a castle built around the motif of Eastern Dragons.

Before the castle stood an enormous stone monument, bearing six large golden characters: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Inside the castle.

Yu Yuanzhen, the Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, sat upright in the main seat of the council hall. The elderly man seated among the Elders on his left was Yu Luomian.

The two were brothers, jointly shouldering the responsibilities and obligations of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

In the center of the council hall, a man in blue robes gave Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian a slight bow and asked, "Grandfather, Great-Uncle, you summoned me so urgently. Has something important happened?"

Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian exchanged a glance. After a moment of silence, Yu Yuanzhen said, "Tianheng, you are already seventeen. You have cultivated in seclusion within the clan for many years. By all rights, it is time for you to go out and see the world. I originally intended to send you to Thunder Academy, like your cousin, to gain experience. But your Great-Uncle suggested that it would be better to send you to Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

The man in blue looked at Yu Luomian with some reluctance. "Great-Uncle, why did you suggest that I go to Heaven Dou Royal Academy? Are you afraid that if I join Thunder Academy, I'll steal Cousin's limelight?"

"Tianheng, do not be disrespectful to your Great-Uncle!"

Upon hearing Yu Yuanzhen's warning, Yu Tianheng restrained himself somewhat, but the reluctance on his face remained.

Thunder Academy's Cultivation Resources were undoubtedly the most suitable for Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Masters. Moreover, training at Thunder Academy would allow him to befriend many lightning-attribute Soul Masters and draw them to his side, giving him many supporters within the clan.

Yet now, this Great-Uncle Yu Luomian would not let him go to Thunder Academy and instead wanted to send him to some Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Was he not deliberately weakening him to benefit his cousin Yu Tianxin, who had long since built connections at Thunder Academy? Seeing that Yu Tianheng harbored resentment toward him, Yu Luomian rose to his feet, clasped his hands behind his back, and explained, "Tianheng, your Great-Uncle's arrangement is not born of prejudice. Sending you to Heaven Dou Royal Academy was a decision your grandfather and I reached together after much discussion."

"Your Great-Uncle knows that for Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Masters, Thunder Academy is undoubtedly the best place to gain experience. Not only are there many lightning-attribute Soul Masters there to befriend, but every Mimicry Cultivation Field is lightning-aspected, allowing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul to absorb abundant lightning-attribute energy."

"However, your cousin is already at Thunder Academy. You should understand that rather than having brothers compete against each other, it is better for each to lead his own sphere. Heaven Dou Royal Academy's lightning-attribute Mimetic Field is no worse than our clan's. As long as you are willing to work hard there, your cultivation will certainly not lag behind."

"Besides, the main task in sending you to Heaven Dou Royal Academy is to recruit talented people."