Becoming Yu Xiaogang's Older Brother? What If I Awaken Luo San Pao?

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Council side hall.

At the head of a long sandalwood table sat a young figure.

Yu Xiaoheng was only five years old, still small in stature, yet a considerable pile of account books lay before him, which he sorted through one by one.

"Young Master, the Whale Rubber and several rare medicinal herbs you requested have all been purchased," a clansman reported with a bow.

Yu Xiaoheng nodded lightly.

"Thank you for your hard work."

The clansman hesitated before adding, "However... the Xi Guang Grass and Dragon Pattern Grass you specifically mentioned could not be found, despite the people we sent searching every major merchant guild and auction house. I fear..."

"It is no matter. Just keep an eye out for them," Yu Xiaoheng said.

Just then, an undisguised snicker came from the corner.

"Hmph, how laughable."

A tall, burly clansman cast Yu Xiaoheng a sidelong glance, his face full of disdain.

"The eldest son of the clan leader, a potential future heir, spends all day obsessing over these vulgar matters of money. He is simply giving himself over to ruin!"

Another person chimed in, "Exactly! Young Master Xiaogang is a heaven-sent genius who has already displayed his talent at such a young age. Yet his elder brother refuses to strive forward and instead indulges in trade and commerce. Sooner or later, he will utterly disgrace our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!"

Their words were harsh and merciless.

"Outrageous!"

A clear rebuke came from outside the door.

Yu Xiaogang strode in. He shared a somewhat similar face with Yu Xiaoheng, but there was an irrepressible arrogance between his brows.

He glared angrily at those clansmen.

"When my brother does something, what right do you have to criticize him? Get out, now!"

The expressions of those clansmen changed, and they withdrew resentfully.

Only the two brothers remained in the side hall.

The anger faded from Yu Xiaogang's face, replaced by a complicated expression. He walked up to Yu Xiaoheng and sighed.

"Brother, although they were rude, you should take their words to heart."

"We are descendants of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. Cultivation is our destiny. These business matters are merely trivial, lowly pursuits. They are not things people like us should touch."

Yu Xiaoheng said nothing.

Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang straightened his back even further, his tone carrying the superiority of a genius.

"In the future, I will become the clan's strongest fighter and bring glory to our family. Brother, you should walk the proper path with me instead of wasting your talent on these trivial affairs."

"The path I walk naturally has its reasons," Yu Xiaoheng finally said.

Yu Xiaogang froze.

"You... what do you mean by that?"

Yu Xiaogang's expression darkened. As he looked at his elder brother, his eyes were filled with disappointment.

"Fine, fine. I will not try to persuade you anymore."

He shook his head and turned to leave, with only one thought in his mind.

He is beyond teaching.

Once he became a Titled Douluo in the future, he would come back and lend a hand to this disappointing elder brother.

After all, Douluo Continent valued bloodline inheritance. Their father, Yu Yuanzhen, possessed such extraordinary talent. Yu Xiaogang knew that both he and his elder brother Yu Xiaoheng were destined to possess extremely high Innate Soul Power, only...

Since this elder brother had chosen to degrade himself, there was nothing Yu Xiaogang could do!

In any case, his future achievements would surely far surpass his brother's!

Creak—

The wooden door shut.

Yu Xiaoheng watched his younger brother's departing back with an utterly calm expression.

The proper path?

What a joke!

Yu Xiaogang and I are twins.

If I awaken the same mutated Luo San Pao spirit as him, then I will be nothing but trash.

In his memories of his previous life, Yu Xiaogang, known as "Grandmaster," possessed theories that seemed invincible, yet he had been trapped at Level 29. Had Tang San not helped him, he likely would have spent his entire life frustrated and unrecognized.

Yu Xiaoheng had no intention of repeating those mistakes.

Conventional Soul Power cultivation is useless to me.

My only path to survival is to find another way: before my Spirit Awakening, I must temper my body with heavenly treasures and improve my physique.

At the very least, I need my body to hold more of the power from my Martial Soul evolving toward the Golden Holy Dragon, raise my Innate Soul Power somewhat, and allow myself to cultivate normally.

Then, in the future, I can consume Immortal Herbs and defy fate!

All of this required a vast amount of money.

The clan would never support a child who had yet to awaken his Martial Soul in taking a path no one had ever heard of.

So, he could only rely on himself.

He would use the seemingly insignificant methods of making Soap, Candy, and Perfume from his previous technological world to pry open this world's wealth and fight for himself—for a path to survival!

The doors to the side hall fell silent once more.

Yu Xiaoheng withdrew his gaze from the door and lowered it to the account books on the table.

He had originally intended to say something.

To remind Yu Xiaogang that while studying knowledge of Martial Soul cultivation, he absolutely must not neglect tempering his physical body.

But the words reached his lips and were swallowed back down.

Forget it.

They walked different paths.

His younger brother was currently immersed in the halo of being a genius. He would not listen to any opinion that contradicted his own understanding.

Besides, Yu Xiaoheng had already mentioned it to Yu Xiaogang many times, yet Yu Xiaogang had never considered accepting his advice.

There was no use saying more.

His fingertip brushed over the words "Xi Guang Grass" and "Dragon Pattern Grass" in the account book, and Yu Xiaoheng shook his head slightly.

According to the clan's records, these two herbs were tremendously beneficial for strengthening dragon-attribute Martial Souls and Light Attribute Martial Souls.

If he could obtain them, his chances of escaping the fate of being useless would rise considerably.

Unfortunately, he could not find them!

He simply could not find them!

Yu Xiaoheng could only grit his teeth and make plans.

"If it truly comes to that, then in a few months, I will throw out every Gold Soul Coin I have saved!"

"I refuse to believe that on a Douluo Continent this vast, I cannot find two medicinal herbs!"

He considered it inwardly, yet he could not help sighing.

These were, in the end, merely treasures among Mortal Items.

How could true Immortal Herbs be so easily purchased with money?

For example, the "Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma" from the Original Work, which directly evolved Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul.

It was an Immortal Herb from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

If he could obtain it, there would be no need to gather any other resources. He might soar to the heavens in a single step!

"Unfortunately, with my current status and strength, I have no way of coming into contact with it."

Ask his father for help?

Yu Xiaoheng rejected the idea inwardly.

Yu Yuanzhen's might shook the world, but Dugu Fu was elusive and unpredictable. Even if his father acted, it would be like searching for a needle in the sea.

For now, this path could only be set aside.

Still, there was no need to rush.

In his previous life, Yu Xiaogang had only consumed an Immortal Herb after reaching Level 29, breaking through his shackles in one stroke.

I still have time.

First, I will build a solid foundation for this body. Once my Martial Soul awakens, I will cultivate steadily. When the time is right, it will not be too late to seek out the Dragon Blood Ginseng that can allow a Martial Soul to evolve a second time.

One step at a time.

Yu Xiaoheng rose and left the side hall.

When he returned to his courtyard, that clansman had already delivered the medicinal herbs and Whale Rubber purchased that day.

Several brocade boxes were neatly arranged. Once opened, a mixed medicinal fragrance rushed toward him.

He did not possess some miraculous ability to identify every herb.

His sole reliance was on the books in the library that Yu Xiaogang regarded as "Miscellaneous Studies."

From them, he selected dozens of herbs confirmed to be harmless and effective at nourishing a Light Attribute physique.

He crushed one portion into a paste for external application.

He placed another portion into the Medicine Cauldron, preparing to brew it for internal use.

As for that large, crystal-clear chunk of Whale Rubber that carried the scent of the ocean...

This was a treasure explicitly mentioned in the Original Work, one capable of greatly strengthening the physique.

He would use as much as he had.

Still, with the body of a child, using such a potent resource would likely mean suffering was unavoidable...

Yu Xiaoheng's eyes were filled with determination.

For that faint and distant road ahead, he would endure any amount of hardship!