A Remedy—Dragon Source Fruit!

Just as Yu Tianlin sat cross-legged absorbing the Thunderous Hell Vine's soul ring, Yu Jian finally shook off the Lightning Wing Dragon and hurried toward the mouth of the canyon.

"I wonder how Tianlin is doing. There shouldn't be any problems. After all, the outer area of Thunderbolt Canyon is a one-way passage, and we didn't see a single soul beast on the way in. If Tianlin follows the same path back, he naturally won't run into any soul beasts."

That was what he said, but for some reason, a faint unease lingered in Yu Jian's heart, as if he had overlooked something.

Driven by that uneasy feeling, Yu Jian subconsciously quickened his pace.

Because the route was straight and the view was wide open, Yu Jian soon saw Yu Tianlin's figure.

But why was Yu Tianlin sitting cross-legged on the ground, with a white ring of light around him?

Thinking of a certain possibility, Yu Jian felt his vision go dark.

Dear heavens. Tianlin, how could you kill a soul beast all by yourself while I wasn't around, and even absorb its soul ring!

And it was a ten-year-level White Soul Ring...

It's over, it's over. With such a huge blunder, the sect master will definitely skin me alive when we get back!

Yu Jian's expression shifted again and again. He felt a little dizzy, and even his blood pressure seemed to have shot up.

In a few flashes, Yu Jian quickly arrived beside Yu Tianlin and began inspecting everything around him.

This was... a Thunderous Hell Vine?

But when he saw the Thunderous Hell Vine's body snapped in two, Yu Jian couldn't help revealing a bitter smile.

When he had seen the White Soul Ring around Yu Tianlin from afar just now, Yu Jian had still held on to a sliver of hope. If Yu Tianlin had absorbed the soul ring of a Dragon Species Soul Beast, then even if its age was a little lacking, it still wouldn't have been completely unacceptable.

But now it was neither a dragon species, nor was its age high enough. It hadn't met either condition.

Looking at Yu Tianlin, who was currently absorbing the soul ring, Yu Jian thought in irritation, This brat Tianlin, really. Didn't I explain it to him before we came? The target was a Swift Electric Dragon of around four hundred years. But him? While I wasn't around, he actually went after this Thunderous Hell Vine and even absorbed its soul ring. How am I supposed to explain this to the sect master and the Young Master when we get back?!

If Yu Tianlin knew what Yu Jian was thinking, he would probably cry foul too.

You think I wanted to? But if I hadn't absorbed this soul ring, my left arm would have exploded. Losing a hand would have had an even greater impact. This was choosing the lesser of two evils! Besides, you weren't there at the critical moment. If you had been, I wouldn't have been forced into absorbing this soul ring.

It could only be said that everything had happened through a coincidence of circumstances. If this accident had not occurred, Yu Tianlin would never in his life have absorbed the soul ring of a beast like the Thunderous Hell Vine, one with no dragon bloodline. In that case, in the future, he naturally would not have been able to...

Since the matter had already happened, no matter how helpless Yu Jian felt, he could only honestly stand guard for Yu Tianlin. Absorbing a soul ring was an irreversible process. Once it began, it could not be stopped.

After all, it had not yet reached the hundred-year level, so the Thunderous Hell Vine's soul ring did not contain much energy. Yu Tianlin only spent an hour completing the conversion of soul power, successfully absorbing the soul ring.

When Yu Tianlin opened his eyes, he saw Yu Jian standing in front of him.

Seeing Yu Tianlin awaken, Yu Jian flashed over to him at once, crouched slightly, placed both hands on Yu Tianlin's shoulders, and asked urgently, "Tianlin, what exactly happened? Why did you absorb this Thunderous Hell Vine's soul ring?"

"Uncle Jian, you finally came." Yu Tianlin let out a relieved breath and explained, "I listened to you and kept running toward the canyon entrance, but because I wasn't careful, I rushed into the Thunderous Hell Vine's territory and was attacked by it."

"I didn't want to cause more trouble, so I planned to leave directly, but it still refused to let me go and kept attacking. No matter where I ran, it could release Thunder Balls in front of me and cut off my escape route. Left with no choice, I could only fight it."

Yu Jian pressed, "Then killing this Thunderous Hell Vine was enough. Why did you still absorb its soul ring?"

Yu Tianlin gave a bitter smile. "I didn't want to either, but while I was fighting the Thunderous Hell Vine, its lightning invaded my left arm. Although I finally managed to kill it, I had no way to deal with the lightning in my left arm that clung like maggots to bone."

"If I didn't absorb the Thunderous Hell Vine's soul ring and use its power to clear out the lightning, my left arm would have been crippled."

Hearing Yu Tianlin's explanation, Yu Jian deflated like a punctured ball and said in a low voice, "So that's what happened. Making that choice at a critical moment was also something you couldn't avoid..."

After answering Yu Jian's question, Yu Tianlin immediately asked, unable to wait, "Uncle Jian, now that I've absorbed a soul ring with no dragon bloodline, is there any way to remedy it?"

"Mm, that." Hearing Yu Tianlin's question, Yu Jian steadied himself, thought for a while, and said, "It's not as if there's no remedy."

"The reason soul masters like us, who possess the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, need to attach soul rings from Dragon Species Soul Beasts is to absorb the Dragon Power carried by the Dragon Species Soul Beasts themselves. That way, after Level Thirty, we can undergo dragonization."

"In other words, even if you absorbed the wrong soul ring, as long as we find a way to make up for that portion of Dragon Power, it will be fine."

Hearing that there really was a remedy, Yu Tianlin immediately perked up and asked, "Then how can I make up for that portion of Dragon Power?"

Yu Jian looked at Yu Tianlin with a complicated expression and said, "Naturally, you would need to consume some heavenly treasure that carries Dragon Power. As far as I know, the sect has one such thing. It's called the Dragon Source Fruit."

"Dragon Source Fruit?"

After repeating the name, Yu Tianlin's eyes lit up.

Truly, when the mountains and rivers seemed to leave no path, the willows darkened and flowers brightened to reveal another village.

However, Yu Jian shook his head. He did not tell Yu Tianlin that the Dragon Source Fruit was extremely precious, and only the sect master and several elders were qualified to use it. Even he himself had only heard of it from his father, who was at the Soul Sage level, and had never seen it with his own eyes.

But thinking about it, Yu Tianlin was the sect master's own grandson, and also the only one in the sect in a hundred years to possess Innate Full Soul Power. He should be able to obtain a Dragon Source Fruit, right?

As for the age of his First Soul Ring being too low, the impact actually was not too great. It only meant he would suffer a little when fighting others at lower levels. Once his level rose later on, the role of his First Soul Skill would greatly diminish.

Thinking of this, Yu Jian's mood improved a little. He said to Yu Tianlin beside him, "All right, Tianlin. Since you've already absorbed your First Soul Ring, we can return to the sect now."

After saying that, Yu Jian strode forward and walked out of Thunderbolt Canyon.

Yu Tianlin hurriedly followed as well. The nearly ten-centimeter-long blue-purple strand of Antenna Hair on top of his head swayed in the wind, but neither of them noticed it.