I Traveled to Douluo and Split into Five People

Ning Fengzhi froze, having completely forgotten about this, and turned to look as well.

"I don't know about this either. But judging from the result, perhaps Xiao Liu's martial soul has mutated to a certain extent."

Ning Yuxuan gave a vague answer. He did not understand the true situation either. In any case, Xiao Liu was his brother. As long as it was not a bad thing, there was no need to pry into his brother's secrets.

Another old man spoke.

"Since no medicine was used, regardless of what sort of mutation it is, Sect Master, Xiao Liu is worth nurturing."

While Ning Yulin and the others were still holding a meeting to discuss the matter, An Lan had already received approval according to the "talent standard."

It just did not seem enough to alarm the Pope yet, and An Lan felt somewhat anxious. In a little over two years, the story would begin. By then, if Qian Renxue went crazy, stopped cultivating properly, and ran off undercover, there would be no chance to make contact.

If he let Ning Yulin approach her from the Seven Treasures Sect, there would be too many inconveniences with that extra layer in between.

But this was not something that could be rushed. He could only cultivate slowly. If he could achieve two thousand-year Spirit Rings, it would definitely alarm Qian Xunji.

"Perhaps I can also work on the attributes of my Spirit Ring. The Sun Attribute and Holy Attribute are not too far apart. If I can find a light-type soul beast with the Holy Attribute for my second Spirit Ring, perhaps I can mutate a trace of Holy Attribute."

Holy, sun, fire.

They completely overlapped with the attributes of the Angel Martial Soul. There was no way Qian Xunji would not take notice.

The five patiently suppressed themselves, cultivating in peace and living quiet lives.

Half a year later.

May, 2629.

His martial soul took root in the ground and cultivated through autonomous mimicry. Zhou Xuefeng cultivated at the same time, doubling his cultivation speed. In just a few months, he reached level nineteen.

The five occasionally gathered in the space to hold meetings and discuss cultivation experiences. An Lan still had not succeeded in figuring out autonomous flight with his remaining flying Spirit Ring. He had thought of compressing Soul Power and condensing a Soul Core, but had yet to find a direction. Ning Yulin received preferential access to sect resources, and nothing much happened. Tang Yin had already begun practicing the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.

Yu Tianrui...

Blue Lightning.

Over the past half year, the reduction in daily provisions had been nothing significant. As one of the Upper Three Sects, it was not as if the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would let its disciples go hungry. But precisely because of that, once people were fed, they had the energy to do other things.

Certain people who believed they had latched onto the sect's upper ranks intensified their oppression of those they believed had made the higher-ups "unhappy."

Yu Tianrui's parents believed that if this continued, their child would have no future within the sect. Together with several other bullied families, they attempted to "apply" to leave the sect.

"Sixth Elder, our talents are poor, and we have contributed nothing to the sect. Remaining in the sect would only waste its resources. We respectfully request permission to leave and make our own living. We hope..."

The Sixth Elder looked at them. A trace of gloom flashed through his eyes before he burst into hearty laughter.

"What is this? Granted. The sect will not force you to stay or leave. I hope your journey goes smoothly. However, there are certain things you must guarantee. Since you are leaving the sect, you may no longer use the Yu surname. Also, if your descendants awaken the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul, they must be sent back to the sect. Otherwise, it will be treated as betrayal of the sect. You understand, right? After all, bloodlines are the lifeline that holds a sect together."

"We understand, we understand. Thank you, Sixth Elder."

It was not until they had packed their things and were on the road to Heaven Dou City that Yu Tianrui learned of all this. After listening to his parents, his thoughts churned. He found it utterly unbelievable. Was this real?

As they walked, everyone discussed how they would establish themselves in Heaven Dou City and whether they should go farther away to make a living. Leaving the sect meant they would no longer be bullied, but they would also lose its protection.

Yu Tianrui could not shake the feeling that something was wrong.

When they reached a desolate road with no village ahead and no inn behind, Yu Tianrui, who had long kept his First Spirit Skill active for cultivation, had greatly improved his perception of lightning elements. Suddenly, he sensed what seemed to be a thunderstorm lying in ambush ahead, filled with killing intent.

In a flash of insight, he understood what his bad feeling had been.

How could a family power maintained through bloodlines possibly allow so many people to leave so easily?

Before he could think further, he opened his mouth and shouted.

"There—"

Too late. By the time Yu Tianrui sensed the killing intent ahead, the other side had already detected movement from their direction.

Specks of blue light shot through the darkness, suddenly appearing among the crowd. They made no attempt to hide their identities.

"Third Elder, Fourth Elder? How could it be..."

Someone asked in confusion and panic. They seemed to have guessed their fate, their voice stammering.

"You wanted to leave the sect, and the sect agreed. Now that you have gone far enough, there are some things the sect gave you that you cannot take away."

Everyone was confused, looking at one another. Had anyone taken anything belonging to the sect?

Yu Tianrui quietly pulled his parents backward under cover of the night, placing everyone else in front of them. Something belonging to the sect? What else could it be but their bloodline?

But there was no time.

The two elders and the people they had brought attacked without hesitation.

Lightning flashed everywhere amid screams. Some people rose up to resist, but one elder was a Soul Saint and the other a Spirit Douluo, while the people they had brought were all experts. The strongest among the resistors was only a Soul Ancestor. How could they possibly be opponents?

Someone else suddenly turned around and spotted Yu Tianrui's family.

"It's you! If you hadn't dragged us along, how could we have wanted to leave the sect? Two Elders, we won't leave anymore, we won't leave! Their family incited all of this. It's all their fault!"

The Third Elder raised his hand, and everyone actually stopped moving. He looked at the speaker with great interest.

"To turn back after losing one's way is the greatest virtue. Although the sect is generous, it cannot forgive you so easily, so..."

For a moment, they did not understand what the Third Elder meant and looked at one another.

His father suddenly turned around.

"I'm sorry. I got you involved."

The So-Called Sect

The next moment, the person who had spoken earlier understood the Third Elder's meaning.

He turned and charged at Yu Tianrui's family.

The others followed suit.

Facing the people rushing toward them, Yu Tianrui made no move to defend himself, because it would have been useless. His parents only held him tightly between them. Through the gaps in their embrace, he watched the people charging over.

A bunch of idiots.

If the Third and Fourth Elders were really going to let them return to the sect, I'd immediately go lick Bibi Dong's boots.

All kinds of martial souls and Spirit Skills, accompanied by dazzling sound effects, swallowed the family whole.

After a long while, the commotion subsided.

His parents had become half-skeletons, with only a thin layer of flesh remaining as they clung to Yu Tianrui. Aside from his arms and legs being somewhat charred, Yu Tianrui's corpse was relatively intact.

"Two Elders, please take a look..."

"Mm. This won't do." The Fourth Elder suddenly spoke. "If we let you return like this, would the sect not lose all its dignity? How would it rule its disciples afterward?"

A few minutes later.

The two elders looked over the mutilated remains scattered across the ground.

"Clean this up. After all, some of them carry the sect's bloodline."

"Yes."

The elders left. Five or six people dug a pit while the rest gathered the bones and corpses.

A mass grave.

After smoothing the ground, the group looked around. Aside from some lingering pools of blood, there was no problem. They left without a care.

More than ten minutes later.

Boom.

A muffled rumble of thunder sounded, and a charred arm broke through the earth.

Yu Tianrui revived and crawled out of the burial pit.

"Ha..."

"HAHAHA... what a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!"

The sect's bloodline was not allowed to flow outside? Then what was Liu Erlong? What was Yu Xiaogang, who had been wandering around outside all this time?

After resting for a moment, the charred fragments on his arms and legs gradually fell away, restoring them into fresh flesh. Yu Tianrui dug out his parents' remains from where he had crawled out and buried them elsewhere.

Before dawn, he disappeared into the mountains.

Inside the space.

"Then do you want to come join me? With one more person, we'll have a better chance when dealing with the Zhu Family."

After hearing what had happened to Yu Tianrui, everyone fell silent. After mourning in silence for several seconds, Zhou Xuefeng spoke. After thinking for a moment, Yu Tianrui shook his head.

"The journey to the Star Luo Empire is too far. It may not be safe. We can discuss that later. I made a new discovery."

He summoned his martial soul without fusing with it, controlling the small Blue Lightning dragon to fly to the center of the round table. The other four observed it and suddenly discovered that it had no Spirit Rings. Yu Tianrui nodded.

"That's right, my Spirit Rings are gone. But the abilities I gained from those Spirit Rings have not disappeared. I can still use Discharge, instant lightning strikes, and charged lightning strikes. I don't know whether my Soul Power Level has changed."

Ning Yulin rested his chin in his hand and muttered softly.

"This has given us another path for choosing Spirit Rings."

If the Spirit Rings were unsuitable, it was simple.

Die once, and all the Spirit Rings could be chosen again.

An Lan looked over the other four one by one, and a subtle thought suddenly surfaced.

Zhou Xuefeng and Yu Tianrui both left their original factions by dying once. Could the three of us have to do the same someday?

"If you can't contact Dugu Yan and build some degree of intimacy with her before she enters Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then you can only go to the Royal Academy. What martial soul do you plan to use?"

Zhou Xuefeng asked.

If he wanted to enter the Royal Academy, he definitely could not use the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul.

Yu Tianrui fell into thought as well. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was unsuitable too. If he used Blue Silver Grass, Dugu Yan would probably look down on him immediately. That left only the Clear Sky Hammer and the Golden Feather Luan Bird.

As for the Golden Feather Luan Bird, An Lan was now receiving special attention from the Spirit Academy. If another person appeared with an identical martial soul...

Long-lost brothers?

The Spirit Academy knew An Lan's background very clearly. He was a local born and raised in Spirit City.

The Clear Sky Hammer... once the Clear Sky Sect entered the Heaven Dou Empire later, that would bring another pile of trouble.

"Use mine."

An Lan and Tang Yin spoke at the same time.

Tang Yin said, "Although the Clear Sky Sect also values bloodlines, it is not as ruthless as Blue Lightning. The Clear Sky Hammer is famous, and the requirements for your enrollment will be much more relaxed. You just don't have the Tang surname, so it will attract a great deal of attention and speculation. You'll have to handle that yourself."

An Lan said, "My information has not spread yet, so even if it's identical, it won't matter. This isn't Bleach, where two identical Zanpakuto mean one person has to die. You can add Spirit Rings completely different from mine."

Yu Tianrui looked thoughtful.

"How about I take both?"

A lone genius with Twin Martial Souls would be valued by anyone. With the protection of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, he could enjoy a considerable period of peaceful development. With such exceptional talent, even if his contact with Dugu Yan did not go smoothly, Dugu Bo would still value him.

Given Dugu Bo's habit of forcing couples together, things might go far more smoothly than expected.

"The Clear Sky Hammer plus the Golden Feather Luan Bird? Isn't that a little too powerful? The Heaven Dou Empire is like a sieve. If your information isn't sealed properly, wouldn't it easily attract assassination attempts?"

Ning Yulin reminded him.

That was indeed a problem.

Suddenly thinking of something, Yu Tianrui sharply turned to Ning Yulin. Ning Yulin paused, then nodded thoughtfully.

"That seems workable too."

With Ning Yulin's current status, he could occasionally visit Heaven Dou City, pick up a Twin Martial Souls genius on the road, and have him contribute to the sect. That did not seem impossible.

"Someone seems to be looking for me. I'll go first."

Tang Yin suddenly stood up, sensing some movement. His figure faded away. Zhou Xuefeng looked at An Lan.

"He's fine for now. But you seem able to reveal your Twin Martial Souls."