"You, you!" Looking at everyone around him, Yu Xiaogang pointed at them.
Facing everyone's doubts and his father's disappointment, Yu Xiaogang could no longer bear it. He broke down completely and ran outside in front of everyone.
Over the next few days, the once-proud son of heaven, Yu Xiaogang, became a walking corpse, enduring the ridicule of the sect's disciples every day.
Yu Xiaogang was furious but dared not speak up. After awakening his Martial Soul that day, he had once fantasized that even with only 0.5 levels of Innate Soul Power, he could still cultivate to become a Titled Douluo. But reality slapped him across the face. His cultivation speed was excruciatingly slow—even ordinary disciples in the sect cultivated faster than he did. From then on, Yu Xiaogang gradually began to fall into ruin.
Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang's mother was heartbroken. Watching her son fall step by step, she couldn't bear it and searched day and night for a way to help Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul evolve.
At last, Yu Xiaogang's mother finally learned something about Martial Soul Evolution.
Two years ago, a severely injured poison-type Soul Master had sought medical help everywhere, but he was repeatedly turned away. Even the renowned healer with the Ye Family's Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul had been powerless to help him. In the end, the poison-type Soul Master went to Forget Worries Pavilion to try his luck. Over the following days, the severely injured Soul Master never left Forget Worries Pavilion, remaining inside without coming out. Then something unexpected happened: not only were all his injuries completely healed, but his Martial Soul also evolved from an Emerald Scale Snake into a Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor. His Soul Power even broke through, making him a level-seventy Soul Sage.
Over the following days, that poison-type Soul Sage brought his son to visit Forget Worries Pavilion every day, and each time they came out, smiles covered their faces.
From then on, rumors spread that Forget Worries Pavilion possessed a method for Martial Soul Evolution. The news caused a stir throughout the Tian Dou Empire at the time. However, everyone made a great show of it without taking real action. They were still rather wary of the terrifying existence behind Forget Worries Pavilion and did not directly attempt to seize the method.
In the end, that poison-type Soul Master publicly declared, "It was my accumulated strength and Forget Worries Pavilion's miraculous treatment that helped me overcome this crisis. The Martial Soul Evolution, which is extremely difficult to encounter, was merely an accident. I hope everyone will stop making things difficult for Forget Worries Pavilion. If anyone continues to trouble Forget Worries Pavilion, they will become enemies of my Dugu Family."
After that, most people in the Tian Dou Empire gradually suppressed their greed. The news that Forget Worries Pavilion could help people evolve their Martial Souls also slowly faded away. Only a small number of people still remained eager to act. But to Forget Worries Pavilion, the greed of a few people was nothing worth worrying about. From then on, the three sisters of Forget Worries Pavilion returned to their peaceful daily lives.
After hearing this news, Yu Xiaogang's mother was extremely excited. She felt that Forget Worries Pavilion was her son's last hope of changing his future. But then she remembered the order her husband had issued several years ago forbidding anyone from troubling the three siblings from Forget Worries Pavilion.
Yu Xiaogang's mother was deeply conflicted. On one side was her husband, and on the other was her son. After struggling for a long while, Yu Xiaogang's mother still chose her son. Even if this hope was extremely slim, she had to try. She would never give up. She had to help her son stand up again.
With this thought, Yu Xiaogang's mother hurried to find her husband, Yu Ze Zhen.
Yu Ze Zhen was also extremely excited when he heard the news. However, when he remembered the terrifying expert who had suddenly descended upon the Blue Lightning Overlord Sect several years ago, he felt somewhat hesitant.
Several years ago, Yu Ze Zhen had only recently broken through to become a Titled Douluo. His heart had been surging with excitement, and he had believed that he had finally entered the ranks of the continent's powerful experts. But not long after, a white-haired young man suddenly descended upon the Blue Lightning Overlord Sect. Lightning surged in the young man's hand, and with a single strike, he shattered all of Yu Ze Zhen's pride. The young man then warned him not to trouble the three siblings from Forget Worries Pavilion in Heaven Dou City before leaving.
Later, Yu Ze Zhen investigated the relationship between the three siblings from Forget Worries Pavilion and that white-haired young man. He immediately ordered the sect's disciples not to provoke the three siblings from Forget Worries Pavilion. Violators would be executed without mercy.
Then, a few days ago, his son had failed to awaken his Martial Soul and become branded a good-for-nothing by everyone. The only hope of saving his son might be Forget Worries Pavilion.
Thinking of this, Yu Ze Zhen felt extremely conflicted. He did not want to have anything to do with Forget Worries Pavilion. If the sect's disciples happened to clash with the three siblings from Forget Worries Pavilion, it would be disastrous. Yet when he thought of his son's recent condition, Yu Ze Zhen still gritted his teeth and agreed.
Yu Ze Zhen said solemnly to his wife, "You may take Xiao Gang to Forget Worries Pavilion to seek help, but you must not force, threaten, or trouble the three siblings from Forget Worries Pavilion. Do you understand?"
"Also, I'll choose a spirit bone from the sect's treasury as payment."
Hearing that her husband had agreed, Yu Xiaogang's mother was extremely excited. She knew what this decision meant to her husband. She also knew about that white-haired young man from several years ago. Moreover, as Sect Leader, it was wrong for her husband to privately take a spirit bone from the sect's treasury for his son. Even so, her husband had still withstood the pressure from the sect and made this decision.
This showed that Yu Ze Zhen had not given up on his son. He still held a sliver of hope that his son could stand up again.
Seeing Yu Ze Zhen make such an important decision for the sake of mother and son, Yu Xiaogang's mother immediately hugged him from behind and whispered, "Thank you."
Yu Ze Zhen reached out and patted his wife, speaking gently, "Don't worry. Even if Xiao Gang's Martial Soul and talent truly cannot be changed, I will never let you down."
"All these years, through wind and rain, you have always stayed by my side and encouraged me."
"That is how I achieved what I have today and became the Sect Leader of the Blue Lightning Overlord Sect."
"Don't worry. With me here, everything will be fine."
Hearing her husband's gentle voice, Yu Xiaogang's mother could no longer hold back. She hugged her husband, Yu Ze Zhen, and began to cry.
Yu Xiaogang and his mother were closely connected. During these days, because something had gone wrong with Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul awakening, she had suffered along with him as his mother and endured countless grievances. Yet even so, her husband had still not abandoned either her or their son. He still held hope for them. It was clear how much Yu Ze Zhen cherished his wife.
At that moment, a small figure stood outside the door. He had heard everything inside. Looking at his mother crying bitterly within, Yu Xiaogang felt a jumble of emotions. He became even more determined. He would certainly make a name for himself. Even if he could not become a powerful expert in the future, he would make the continent famous in another way and make his mother proud.
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