Struck by Lightning...

After sensing that something was off, Yu Yuanzhen continued stroking the top of Yu Tianlin's head, carefully feeling it out.

Yu Tianlin found it a little strange. What was up with his grandfather? Why did he keep patting his head?

Yu Tianlin instinctively wanted to shake his head, but Yu Yuanzhen barked in a low voice, "Don't move."

After carefully feeling around for a while, Yu Yuanzhen once again sensed that faint trace of Soul Power fluctuation. He leaned in to observe, and his gaze focused on the three-inch strand of blue-purple Antenna Hair on the top of Yu Tianlin's head.

Yu Yuanzhen flicked the Antenna Hair on Yu Tianlin's head with his finger and said in surprise, "Tianlin, this strand of hair of yours... seems to be a little strange."

One had to know that orthodox members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect all had pure black hair, and Yu Tianlin had been the same before. So how had he gone out once, absorbed a soul ring, and come back with an extra strand of blue-purple hair in the middle of his head?

More importantly, this strand of hair was actually giving off Soul Power fluctuations. However, the fluctuation was extremely faint. If Yu Yuanzhen had not touched it with his own hand, he would never have sensed it at all.

"Grandpa, what are you talking about? What happened to my hair?"

Yu Tianlin looked completely baffled, having no idea what his grandfather was talking about.

Yu Yuanzhen did not explain. He directly took a mirror out of his Storage Soul Tool, handed it to Yu Tianlin, and said, "See for yourself."

Having no time to complain about why a tough guy like his grandfather would carry around something like a mirror, Yu Tianlin reached out, took it, and looked at himself.

With one look in the mirror, Yu Tianlin also noticed that distinctive strand of hair on the top of his head.

Yu Tianlin instinctively reached up to smooth it down, but the moment he let go, that strand of hair sprang back up again.

Yu Tianlin was a little stunned. Wasn't this just like the Antenna Hair he had seen in anime in his previous life?

Yu Yuanzhen reminded him, "Look carefully. This extra strand of hair is blue-purple, different from your original black hair, and there are also faint Soul Power fluctuations coming from it."

Yu Tianlin looked at Yu Yuanzhen and asked, "Grandpa, what exactly is going on? How did my hair become like this?"

Yu Yuanzhen did not answer directly. He merely pinched the Antenna Hair on Yu Tianlin's head between his fingers and examined it from every angle, gradually revealing an excited smile.

Could it be that thing? But that was not right. How could a soul beast that was not even at the hundred-year level produce something like that?

Thinking this, Yu Yuanzhen was also somewhat uncertain. Even so, he looked at Yu Tianlin with burning eyes and said, "Tianlin, enter a meditative state now, then concentrate all your perception on your head. See if you can sense the faint Soul Power fluctuations coming from this strand of hair. If you can sense them, try channeling Soul Power into it!"

"If I'm not mistaken, this strand of hair of yours may be a soul bone, and an extremely special one among soul bones at that: an External Soul Bone!"

"An External Soul Bone?!"

Hearing Yu Yuanzhen's words, Yu Tianlin was completely dumbfounded.

This was way too ridiculous. It was just a strand of hair, and now it was an External Soul Bone? Grandpa, I haven't read many books, but don't lie to me.

Yu Tianlin could not help saying, "Grandpa, that can't be possible, right? I only absorbed a Thunderous Hell Vine with a cultivation of just over ninety years. How could a soul beast that hadn't even reached the hundred-year level produce a soul bone?"

Yu Yuanzhen said, "An ordinary soul bone would naturally be impossible, but if it's an External Soul Bone, then that's another matter."

"External Soul Bones are the most special type of soul bone. They are less affected by the soul beast's own cultivation and depend more on the state the soul beast was in when it died."

"That Thunderous Hell Vine's cultivation was extremely close to a hundred years, and once a Thunderous Hell Vine reaches the hundred-year level, it undergoes an earth-shattering transformation. Calling it a carp leaping through the dragon gate would not be an exaggeration. Yet you killed it at that exact moment. Its resentment probably shot straight into the heavens. Under such circumstances, it's not impossible for an External Soul Bone to drop."

All right, although Yu Yuanzhen had guessed the result correctly, his reasoning process was not necessarily right. In any case, it was originally impossible for a soul beast below the hundred-year level to drop a soul bone. But if that soul beast had some connection to a god, then things were different.

Yu Tianlin did not know much about soul bones or External Soul Bones either. Hearing his grandfather speak so seriously at length, he nodded half-believingly.

"All right, then I'll try."

Yu Tianlin took two steps back, sat cross-legged in the middle of the hall, quickly focused his mind, and after entering a meditative state, shifted all his attention to the top of his head, silently sensing it.

After about ten minutes, Yu Tianlin finally felt a faint Soul Power fluctuation coming from the top of his head. Sensing it carefully, it seemed to be exactly where that strand of hair was.

There really was something?! Could it actually be an External Soul Bone?

Yu Tianlin felt a little excited inside. He mobilized a trace of Soul Power and injected it into that strand of Antenna Hair.

Outside, Yu Yuanzhen, who had been watching the entire time, saw Yu Tianlin's strand of Antenna Hair suddenly twitch, and then there was no further movement.

Yu Yuanzhen barked, "There's a reaction. Keep increasing the Soul Power input!"

Yu Tianlin did as he was told and continued mobilizing his Soul Power. This time, he directly injected a large amount of Soul Power into that strand of Antenna Hair.

The blue-purple strand of hair on Yu Tianlin's head suddenly trembled, standing upright like a long needle, faint lightning coiling around it.

Because the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul came with lightning abilities, and to provide a better cultivation environment, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect's sect grounds had been established in a place where muffled thunder rumbled year-round but rain rarely fell.

At this moment, accompanied by the sound of muffled thunder, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck down from high in the sky, instantly tearing across the heavens and arriving above the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect's Council Hall. After ripping through the dome of the hall, it struck straight at Yu Tianlin, who was sitting cross-legged!

Yu Tianlin seemed as if he had been struck by lightning... er, not seemed. He really had been struck by lightning. After a burst of convulsions, he collapsed directly onto the floor.

"Tianlin!"

The lightning was extremely fast, and on top of that, Yu Yuanzhen had never imagined such a thing would happen. Caught off guard, he failed to block it for Yu Tianlin.

However, after Yu Tianlin was struck by the lightning, Yu Yuanzhen instantly reacted as well. In a flash, he arrived at Yu Tianlin's side, helped him up, and sent his own Soul Power into Yu Tianlin's body to examine his condition.

"Sect Master, just now, that was..."

At this moment, the group of guards at the entrance poured in with a clatter. The sect's Council Hall had suddenly been struck by lightning, so they had no choice but to come in and check the situation. It might even have been an enemy attack.

"Everyone, get out!"

Yu Yuanzhen had no time to waste words with the guards right now. He shouted loudly, signaling for them to hurry up and scram.