Xiao Men's Martial Soul

Yu Yuanzhen stroked his beard helplessly and turned to the elders beside him. "If awakening Innate Soul Power above level nine were that easy, the emergence of the Haotian Twin Stars wouldn't have shaken the world."

During Tang Chen's era, the Clear Sky Sect had overshadowed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan for an entire generation. Tang Tian's talent had finally fallen short, only for the next generation to restore the family's glory. Tang Hao and Tang Xiao had each awakened a Clear Sky Hammer with Innate Full Soul Power. Either of them could become the next Tang Chen.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan could only envy the Clear Sky Sect's good fortune. Yu Yuanzhen sighed. "The only one we can pin our hopes on now is Xiao Gang."

How similar this was to his own generation. His brothers, now the four great elders, had possessed only level-seven or level-eight talent and reached the rank of Soul Douluo. He alone had become a Titled Douluo and upheld the clan's reputation.

While the clan elders worried and sighed, Yu Xiaogang was delighted. His cousins' level-seven and level-eight talents were good, but not enough to become the face of one of the Upper Three Sects. With them as a backdrop, his own awakening would shine all the brighter.

"Next, Yu Xiaomen."

At the call, the elders gave Yu Xiaomen only a passing glance. They expected little of him. Yu Yuanzhen's blood ran through his veins, but his mother, Yun Niang, had not even been a Soul Master. How much talent could he possibly awaken? At most, he would be an afterthought.

Yu Xiaomen had long grown used to the clan's cold stares. Yet he could not contain his excitement now—he could finally awaken his Martial Soul. His father's indifference, the humiliation and brutal death his mother had suffered, and the clan disciples' bullying had planted seeds of hatred deep in his heart. If he became a Soul Master, if he had even a little Innate Soul Power, he intended to leave this cold-hearted clan once he was strong enough.

Yu Xiaomen stepped onto the Spirit Awakening Platform, and the Spirit Awakener helped him awaken his Martial Soul.

Below the platform, Yu Xiaogang watched him. He knew Yu Xiaomen's Martial Soul would almost certainly be a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and he knew his Innate Soul Power would not be high. Even so, he could not help cursing him viciously in his heart. You bastard born of a servant's blood tainting my noble Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon bloodline. May your Martial Soul suffer a malignant mutation, and may your Innate Soul Power be below level three. Trash belongs in its place.

But Yu Xiaogang's hopes came to nothing.

A dragon's roar rang through the Awakening Hall. Behind Yu Xiaomen appeared the imposing phantom of a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, its might surpassing that of the three cousins who had awakened before him. The elders stared at him in astonishment.

Yu Xiaogang stared at Yu Xiaomen too, his mind blank for a moment. Then he told himself, Impossible. Absolutely impossible. That was all show.

The Spirit Awakener took out a crystal ball, excitement rising in his chest. "Come, let's test your Innate Soul Power."

Yu Xiaomen pressed his hand against the crystal ball, his heart pounding. Yu Yuanzhen and the elders fell silent, holding their breath as they watched.

In an instant, dazzling light burst from the crystal ball and filled the Awakening Hall.

"Martial Soul: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. Innate Full..." The Spirit Awakener studied the crystal ball and checked it again before announcing, "Level 9.5 Innate Soul Power."

Yu Yuanzhen sprang to his feet and laughed. "Good, good, good! I was much the same when I awakened my Martial Soul. This boy takes after me. That's my son!"

"Sect Leader, your bloodline is remarkable. Even a child born to a servant has such high Soul Power. He's destined to become a Titled Douluo and might even reach the level of a Super Douluo," Yu Luoguan praised.

"If Xiao Men's Innate Soul Power is this high, imagine the shock when Xiao Gang awakens his Martial Soul," Yu Luotang said with a chuckle. "It seems an era of twin stars is coming for our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan too."

Everyone present looked at Yu Xiaomen with approval, envy, or jealousy. Everyone except Yu Xiaogang, who stared at the light pouring from the crystal ball in disbelief.

Impossible. Absolutely impossible! That bastard was born to a servant. All these years, Mother secretly slipped herbs into his food to ruin his foundations, and I bullied and suppressed him to stunt his growth. And after all that, you're telling me he still awakened level 9.5 Soul Power?

Yet however unbelievable it seemed, it was real. Yu Xiaogang clenched his fists and glared at Yu Xiaomen with hatred. He had kept this boy around only so the contrast with such a failure would make his own brilliance stand out. But he had miscalculated. The bastard's talent was far greater than he had imagined.

Yu Xiaogang never doubted his own supreme talent. But what did that matter? Even if he awakened Innate Full Soul Power, Yu Xiaomen had caught their father's eye. The clan would devote resources to him, and he would have a place among the Titled Douluo one day. He had become Yu Xiaogang's greatest rival.

"Next, Yu Xiaogang."

Yu Xiaomen hid his shock and excitement well, then stepped calmly down from the platform.

At the sound of his name, Yu Xiaogang pushed down his shock and resentment and walked up.

As they passed each other, Yu Xiaogang shot Yu Xiaomen a cold look. "Don't get smug. If the son of a servant like you can awaken such high Soul Power, mine will be higher."

"Then I hope you awaken Innate Full Soul Power, brother," Yu Xiaomen said with a smile.

"Don't call me brother. In the clan, you address me as Young Master Xiaogang," Yu Xiaogang corrected him.

With that, he turned toward the Spirit Awakening Platform.

Every eye was on Yu Xiaogang now, filling him with satisfaction. So what if you have the potential to become a Titled Douluo, Yu Xiaomen? I'm still the one the clan is watching. Your talent is high, but mine will be higher.

Even so, a dark mood gripped him. More than anything, he had wanted that bastard to remain useless and spend his life looking up at him. Now that hope was gone. Even if Yu Xiaogang awakened Innate Full Soul Power, the clan would still value Yu Xiaomen. Should I find a chance to cripple him?

Once the thought arose, he could not shake it. But Yu Xiaogang knew that if he wanted to cripple Yu Xiaomen without being punished under Clan Law, he would first have to prove he was worth more. A Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon with Innate Full Soul Power would not be enough. Ideally, he would go one step further and awaken the Golden Sacred Dragon Martial Soul, just like that ancestor.

Yes. A Golden Sacred Dragon with Innate Full Soul Power. Then I'll cripple Yu Xiaomen and make that bastard worthless. Yu Xiaogang savored the dark thought.

Still thinking, Yu Xiaogang stepped into the Awakening Array.