There's Something Wrong with the Antenna Hair

The next day, the sky was somewhat overcast, with muffled thunder rumbling high above. Yu Tianlin and Yu Jian returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect at this time.

Because Yu Tianlin's father, Yu Mingfeng, was in seclusion, the two did not disturb him and instead went first to report to Yu Yuanzhen.

"Sect Master, Deacon Yu Jian and Young Master Tianlin have returned."

Yu Yuanzhen was currently handling affairs in the sect hall when the guard at the door suddenly came in to report.

"Mm? They're back this quickly?"

Hearing the gate guard's words, Yu Yuanzhen put down the document in his hand, and his brows could not help but furrow.

One had to know that when absorbing a Soul Ring for the first time, if the age of the Soul Ring was close to the upper limit, then just the conversion of Soul Power alone would take half a day.

Yet the two of them had set out yesterday morning, and now they were both back before noon today. Setting aside the time spent traveling back and forth, that meant Yu Tianlin's search for a suitable soul beast and his absorption of the Soul Ring had all been completed within a few hours.

Yu Yuanzhen had already realized something had gone wrong.

"Let the two of them in."

After giving a faint instruction, Yu Yuanzhen watched the gate guard go out to pass on the message.

A moment later, Yu Jian and Yu Tianlin walked into the hall.

The moment he entered the hall, Yu Jian trotted step by step to Yu Yuanzhen and dropped to his knees with a thud.

"Sect Master, Yu Jian failed to live up to your trust and was unable to find a suitable Soul Ring for Tianlin."

"Get up first. As an Assault System soul master, don't kneel at the drop of a hat!" Yu Yuanzhen said irritably. "Explain clearly first. What kind of Soul Ring did you get?"

Yu Jian had only been putting on the gesture. Now, hearing Yu Yuanzhen's words, he obediently got to his feet, but he still did not quite dare report Yu Tianlin's Soul Ring to Yu Yuanzhen. He merely turned his head slightly and glanced at Yu Tianlin, signaling for him to speak.

Yu Tianlin smiled bitterly and said, "Grandfather, my First Soul Ring came from a Thunderous Hell Vine that was over ninety years old."

Yu Yuanzhen suddenly rose to his feet. "Thunderous Hell Vine? And only over ninety years?"

Good grief. Not only was the age far too low, it did not have the slightest trace of dragon bloodline!

Yu Yuanzhen stared like a burning torch at the two below him and said in a deep voice, "Tell me in detail. What exactly happened?"

Yu Tianlin could not help giving a detailed account.

First, the two of them had run into a ten-thousand-year Lightning Wing Dragon, and Yu Jian had had no choice but to stop the Lightning Wing Dragon first to create an opportunity for him to escape. During his escape, he had accidentally entered the territory of the Thunderous Hell Vine and fought it. Although he had successfully killed it, his left arm had also been corroded by the Thunderous Hell Vine's lightning. When it was about to be crippled, he had had no choice but to absorb the Thunderous Hell Vine's Soul Ring to clear the lightning.

After hearing Yu Tianlin's explanation, Yu Yuanzhen fell silent for a while.

"Yu Jian, this isn't your fault." Yu Yuanzhen sighed, then patted Yu Jian on the shoulder and said, "All right, you may go back first."

"Yes, Sect Master."

Yu Jian saluted Yu Yuanzhen, then glanced at Yu Tianlin. After a brief hesitation, he left directly.

Once Yu Jian had left and there were no outsiders in the hall, Yu Yuanzhen said to Yu Tianlin, "Tianlin, release your Soul Ring and let me take a look."

"All right."

Yu Tianlin nodded slightly and activated his Soul Power, entering the state of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul Possession. A lightning pattern instantly formed between his brows, and a ring of light, white with a faint yellow tint, slowly emerged beside Yu Tianlin.

"As expected." Yu Yuanzhen could not help shaking his head and asked, "Tianlin, what is the skill of your First Soul Ring?"

"It's Thunder Ball."

As Yu Tianlin spoke, he released his First Soul Skill.

Yu Tianlin stretched out both hands and held them level before his chest, his ten fingers facing one another in the shape of gripping a ball. Then the white-with-yellow Soul Ring on his body lit up. Amid a flicker of blue-purple lightning, a Thunder Ball immediately condensed between Yu Tianlin's palms.

Yu Tianlin explained, "This is my First Soul Skill—Thunder Ball. After it condenses, I can throw it out to attack, and it explodes directly after colliding with an object."

Yu Yuanzhen looked at the Thunder Ball between Yu Tianlin's palms. Without any hesitation, he directly extended one hand and thrust it into the Thunder Ball, using this method to feel the Thunder Ball's power directly.

"The power is passable," Yu Yuanzhen said. "A pure ranged Thunder Ball attack like this is barely somewhat similar to the Second Soul Skill our Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect has always passed down—Thunderbolt of Ten Thousand Jun."

"Of course, Thunderbolt of Ten Thousand Jun fires many Thunder Balls in a volley, while this skill of yours can only condense one Thunder Ball at a time."

Yu Yuanzhen pondered for a while, then continued, "Since this problem occurred with your First Soul Ring, then for you, the three most suitable early Soul Skills summarized by our Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect will need some adjustment."

"I've thought about it. Your First Soul Skill is Thunder Ball, which is a ranged attack, so it can be considered to have replaced the original position of the Second Soul Skill—Thunderbolt of Ten Thousand Jun. In that case, your Second Soul Skill will be temporarily set as Thunderbolt Dragon Claw. As for your Third Soul Skill, it will still be Wrath of Thunderbolt. That will minimize the impact."

As expected of a rank ninety-six Titled Douluo. It had not been long since he had learned about the problem with Yu Tianlin's Soul Ring, yet he could think of a remedy so quickly and eliminate the negative effects as much as possible.

Yu Tianlin nodded in understanding and followed up, "Grandfather, then how should we solve the issue of the Dragon Power I'm lacking because I absorbed the wrong Soul Ring?"

"The issue of Dragon Power? You heard Yu Jian say something about the Dragon Source Fruit, didn't you?"

Yu Yuanzhen glanced at Yu Tianlin and immediately understood what had happened.

Yu Tianlin smiled awkwardly. "As expected, I can't hide anything from Grandfather."

Hearing Yu Tianlin's words, Yu Yuanzhen's brows furrowed. After pacing a few steps in place, he said in a deep voice, "In that case, I'll give you one Dragon Source Fruit!"

"Thank you, Grandfather!"

While Yu Tianlin let out a sigh of relief, a pleasantly surprised smile appeared on his face.

However, what Yu Tianlin did not know was that the Dragon Source Fruit was extremely important to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect. It was an important asset of the entire sect. Even if Yu Yuanzhen was the Sect Master, privately giving such a heavenly treasure to his own grandson would place him under great pressure.

"With the Dragon Source Fruit, the problem concerning Dragon Power can be considered solved. As for the age of the Soul Ring, that can also be made up later." Yu Yuanzhen reached out and rubbed Yu Tianlin's head, saying, "The upper limits of the first three Soul Rings are low, so they're not easy to work with. But the upper limit of the Fourth Soul Ring is five thousand years. Under normal circumstances, a soul master just needs to ensure the Soul Ring they absorb is over four thousand years old. However, when you break through rank forty, I'll personally help you hunt a soul beast, carefully judge the soul beast's cultivation, and strive to find a Soul Ring extremely close to five thousand years. That way, we'll be able to make up this current three-hundred-year gap in one go."

After Yu Yuanzhen finished speaking, his hand continued to rub Yu Tianlin's head. However, when it touched the raised strand of Antenna Hair on the top of Yu Tianlin's head, it suddenly paused.

"Huh?"

Yu Yuanzhen showed a surprised expression. Just now, he seemed to have sensed a faint Soul Power fluctuation on the top of Yu Tianlin's head.