Yu Xiaogang's Defense Shattered, Xiao Heng Appeared at the Awakening Ceremony

At that moment, Yu Yuanzhen actually felt a trace of gratitude toward the eldest son he had always looked down on.

Though he had not followed the proper path, he had still rendered a great service to the clan...

In contrast, Yu Xiaogang...

Yu Yuanzhen looked at his second son in the arena, who seemed to have gone mad, and felt the world spin around him.

This son, into whom he had poured all his effort and placed all his hopes, had always been so proud, so conceited.

But now...

"Test me again! The awakening stone must be broken!"

"Elder! Test me again!!"

Yu Xiaogang clutched the elder in charge of the awakening tightly, his eyes bloodshot and his voice shrill, like a gambler who had lost everything.

That ugly display made the surrounding guests look down on him even more.

They restrained their laughter, not out of sympathy, but because they found it tiresome.

Someone who could not calmly accept failure was not worth another glance.

Whether it was the Upper Three Sects or Spirit Hall, what force had not produced a few clan members who failed their awakening?

Talent had always been determined by fate.

Someone like Yu Xiaogang, throwing such a tantrum and making a scene...

They had never seen it before.

What a disgrace.

The atmosphere in the Martial Arts Arena was oppressive.

Every member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan lowered their heads, not daring to meet anyone's gaze.

On the raised platform, Yu Yuanzhen and several clan elders were like soulless puppets, mechanically exchanging pleasantries.

They did not even know what they were saying.

The suppressed, mocking whispers from the VIP Seats rang in their ears, shattering the last scraps of their dignity.

They were humiliated beyond measure.

Amid this suffocating atmosphere, a voice suddenly rang out.

"The ceremony... isn't over yet?"

The speaker was Qian Xunji, the Pope of Spirit Hall.

"Then I shall wait a little longer."

Yu Yuanzhen froze.

The elders beside him, as well as Ning Zhenyuan, Tang Wei, and the others, were also stunned.

It wasn't over yet?

At a time like this, shouldn't they hurry up and announce the end, then shut the doors and deal with this tremendous disgrace?

Who else would dare step forward?

Who else would be willing to?

The next moment, a figure answered all their questions.

That figure emerged from a dark passageway at one side of the Martial Arts Arena.

The newcomer stood tall and walked with steady steps.

His face bore a seventy to eighty percent resemblance to Yu Xiaogang's, but he was somewhat taller. Years of training had given him well-proportioned, powerful muscles, outlined beneath his fitted combat attire.

There were no flashy patterns on his clothes, yet he carried a naturally sunny and handsome air.

Judging by that bearing alone, he was utterly different from the Yu Xiaogang rolling around on the ground.

The newcomer was none other than Yu Xiaoheng.

Before the elder in charge of the awakening, he bowed respectfully, his manner humble.

"Grandpa Chang Xing, I'll trouble you."

Elder Chang Xing shuddered all over. Once he saw who it was, his expression instantly turned incomparably ugly.

"Xiao Heng? Y-you... why are you here making trouble at a time like this?!"

He kept his voice extremely low, carrying a hint of exasperation.

Nonsense!

This was utter nonsense!

Your younger brother had just thrown the clan's face into the latrine, and you wanted to come up and stomp on it too?

Elder Chang Xing's heart bled.

The entire clan knew that Yu Xiaoheng neglected proper pursuits. His talent was most likely inferior to Yu Xiaogang's.

More importantly, they were twins!

What if...

What if he awakened another Pig Spirit, another Soul Power of 0.6 or 0.7?

Then the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan truly would have no place left in the Spirit Master world after today!

The chance of twins possessing similar Martial Souls was extremely high. It was not absolute, but it was common knowledge in the Spirit Master world.

Yu Xiaogang's Luo San Pao had already become a tremendous joke.

If Yu Xiaoheng did it again...

He did not dare imagine it.

Elder Chang Xing waved his hand, almost pleading. "Xiao Heng, go back down first! Don't rush. Grandpa will awaken you separately later!"

However, Yu Xiaoheng was already standing there.

He stood in the center of the Martial Arts Arena beneath everyone's gaze, before the stone monument that had just witnessed a humiliation.

Everyone's eyes had long since gathered upon him.

In the VIP Seats, Qian Xunji, Ning Zhenyuan, and the others, who had already begun to lose interest, slowly sat back down.

They did not deliberately wish to see the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan make fools of themselves.

An ordinary disciple would have been one thing.

But Yu Xiaoheng was different. They had long heard that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's eldest young master was an unconventional "oddity" who specialized in tinkering with novel things and had gained quite a reputation in business.

Since the young master had taken the stage, they could not simply leave in a huff, whether out of courtesy or reason. They had to give Yu Yuanzhen some face.

It was just that this face was likely impossible to give.

Everyone sighed inwardly.

This time, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was likely going to lose all face completely.

It was embarrassing enough for a highly anticipated heir to turn out to be trash.

But if the clan's two future heirs, a pair of twins, both turned out to be trash... that would not merely be embarrassing. It would be a tremendous scandal.

On the raised platform, Yu Yuanzhen looked at his eldest son, who had always been sensible, and trembled with rage. His teeth even ground together.

Nonsense!

He had not expected Yu Xiaoheng's usual lack of seriousness to be one thing, but why did he have to come out and cause trouble at such a critical moment?

Even if you wanted to awaken today, why not come earlier?

Did you have to wait until Xiaogang had thoroughly embarrassed himself before making your appearance? Was it intentional?

The elders beside him were also livid.

They had always believed they had treated Yu Xiaoheng, the eldest young master, well enough. How could he trample the dignity of the entire clan beneath his feet at a time like this?

In the end, all their anger, humiliation, and confusion turned into a heavy sigh.

Yu Yuanzhen rose to his feet and took the initiative to smooth over this farce.

"I was the one who told Xiao Heng to come at this time."

His voice carried a forced calmness.

"Just so happened that he could awaken right after Xiaogang. The brothers can awaken together."

He even forced out a sentence that he did not believe himself.

"Perhaps Xiao Heng can give us a surprise?"

Though he said it aloud, Yu Yuanzhen's heart was filled with bitterness.

He was merely taking the blame for his son.

He knew that Yu Xiaoheng's result would most likely be no different from Yu Xiaogang's.

It was one thing for his own son to bear the label of "trash," but to also bear the responsibility for utterly shattering the clan's reputation...

Xiao Heng could not carry that pressure alone.

As his father and as the clan leader, he would bear it with him.

As soon as the clan leader's words fell, countless members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan below the platform turned ashen.

It was over.

Only those two words remained in their hearts.

Things were racing headlong toward the worst possible outcome.

Under everyone's gaze, Yu Xiaoheng did not begin the awakening immediately.

Instead, he turned toward his twin brother, who lay collapsed on the ground, utterly dejected.

Yu Xiaoheng sighed inwardly.

He was still his disappointing younger brother, after all.

Though he was usually somewhat arrogant, there was still some brotherly affection between them.

He crouched before Yu Xiaogang and extended a hand, wanting to help him up.