Yu Xiaogang's Soul Skill Was a Flop, His Defense Was Broken for the Second Time

"Insolence!"

Before Yu Yuanzhen could speak.

Yu Luomian suddenly sprang up and viciously slapped his grandson Yu Tianxin across the face.

"Slap!"

Yu Tianxin was sent flying by the blow, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, his face full of disbelief.

"Grandfather..."

"You insolent fool! You have no respect for your elders!"

Yu Luomian roared, then turned and cupped his hands toward Yu Yuanzhen and the elders.

"My apologies. I have failed to discipline him properly."

"This Soul Ring naturally belongs to Xiaogang. The child is ignorant; I will certainly discipline him harshly when we return."

Yu Luomian's heart was bleeding as well. How could he not want his grandson to absorb it?

But if he stirred up internal conflict at this moment, all their previous efforts might be wasted!

After all, there had never been a precedent for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon absorbing a Devouring Dragon.

But Three-Eyed Demon could absorb a Devouring Dragon. That was already proven!

Yu Tianxin clutched his face, his eyes filled with venom as he stared fixedly at Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang felt that hatred.

But what he felt more was a twisted thrill.

Do you see? The clan still supports me! I am today's protagonist!

Black World.

Soul Hunting Forest.

Under the protection of several Soul Douluo-level elders.

That Devouring Dragon, which had just reached a thousand years of cultivation, was beaten until it was barely alive.

Then dragged before Yu Xiaogang.

This Devouring Dragon was thin and weak, utterly incomparable to the savage giant beast in the Sky Screen.

But Yu Xiaogang did not care. His hand trembled as he ended its life with a single slash.

He sat cross-legged, meditated, and guided the Soul Ring.

Because he had consumed far too much Whale Rubber and countless precious heavenly treasures.

And because his physical condition was far superior to Yu Xiaotian's back then.

After all, he was an adult, while Yu Xiaotian had been a seven-year-old child.

The absorption process went unexpectedly smoothly.

Half an hour later.

Buzz—

A pale purple Soul Ring slowly settled around Three-Eyed Demon.

Yu Xiaogang sensed the information fed back by the fluctuations of Soul Power within his body.

His brows furrowed slightly.

Yu Xiaotian's Soul Skill in the Sky Screen had clearly been called Devour Heaven Eat Earth.

Why did his only have the simple word "Devour"?

But he soon got over it.

The corner of his mouth even curled into a smug smile.

"Hmph. Perhaps that world simply used a more exaggerated name."

"The essence should be the same."

At that moment, the others saw that Yu Xiaogang had successfully absorbed the Devouring Dragon and were overjoyed.

"It worked!"

"Heaven bless the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan! It really succeeded!"

Yu Yuanzhen was ecstatic.

"Xiaogang, quickly! Use your third soul skill! Let us witness the divine might of Devour Heaven Eat Earth!"

The many elders craned their necks as well, their eyes full of anticipation.

Even Yu Luomian, whose face was dark and gloomy, could not help holding his breath.

Could it... truly replicate that divine skill?

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was saved!

Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath and rose to his feet, full of high spirits.

He sharply pointed at a large tree that would take two people to encircle.

At that moment, he felt that he was Yu Xiaotian from the Sky Screen!

"Three-Eyed Demon! Third soul skill—Devour!"

"Roro!"

Three-Eyed Demon cried out happily, and its third soul ring lit up.

Its two short little legs moved at a frantic pace as it charged straight at the tree.

Then...

It opened its mouth.

Everyone widened their eyes, waiting for that dark, profound spatial vortex capable of devouring all things to appear.

However...

There was no vortex.

No spatial fluctuation.

They only saw Three-Eyed Demon gnawing at the trunk with loud crunching sounds!

It chewed at an astonishing speed, stripping off a patch of bark in the blink of an eye.

Then it swallowed it and let out a satisfied burp.

Three-Eyed Demon gave another contented burp, plopped down beneath the tree, and still looked as though it wanted more.

Other than that, nothing happened.

The wind swept through the forest, carrying several fallen leaves with it.

The entire area was deathly silent.

Yu Yuanzhen's smile froze on his face.

The elders' anticipation turned to blank stupor.

Yu Xiaogang still held that spirited pose, but his entire body had completely turned to stone where he stood.

Cold sweat slid down from his temples.

"This... this is Devour Heaven Eat Earth?"

An elder asked hoarsely.

"That's it? It merely has a better appetite?"

This was not Devour Heaven Eat Earth. It was clearly a starving dog pouncing on food!

It did not even have any long-range offensive capability!

It had merely strengthened Three-Eyed Demon's appetite and digestive ability!

Yu Xiaogang's face turned deathly pale as he shouted in panic.

"No! That's not right! Try again!"

"Three-Eyed Demon, spit out an energy vortex for me!"

"Roro..."

Three-Eyed Demon looked at its master aggrievedly.

It could not do that!

"Damn it! Something must have gone wrong!"

Yu Xiaogang could not accept reality.

He rushed forward and viciously kicked Three-Eyed Demon.

"Roro!"

Three-Eyed Demon cried out in pain and rolled about on the ground in grievance.

Its eyes were full of confusion.

It had clearly devoured as its master ordered, so why was it being beaten?

"You stupid pig! What I wanted was to devour heaven and earth! A spatial vortex! Not for you to chew bark!"

Yu Xiaogang's face twisted as he roared hysterically.

"Spit it out! Spit out the power of space for me!"

He shook Three-Eyed Demon's body frantically.

Where was even a trace of the Master's bearing in that crazed appearance?

"Enough!"

An aged, exhausted roar rang out.

Yu Yuanzhen seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.

He looked at the pig that could only chew bark.

Then he looked at his son, who had gone mad.

The light in his eyes went out completely.

"Father! Give me one more chance! The cultivation age of this soul beast must be wrong!"

Yu Xiaogang lunged before Yu Yuanzhen and gripped the hem of his father's robes desperately.

"Help me catch another one. Catch a two-thousand-year one..."

"Slap!"

This time, Yu Yuanzhen was the one who struck.

The slap was incredibly heavy.

It sent Yu Xiaogang spinning twice through the air before he crashed heavily to the ground.

Half his face even swelled up instantly.

"Have you not embarrassed yourself enough?!"

Yu Yuanzhen's voice trembled, the sound of a heart bleeding.

"We bought that information at a tremendous price, the elders protected you during absorption, and the clan emptied its coffers to buy you Whale Rubber... and what did we get?"

"You only raised a useless glutton?!"

The surrounding elders all turned their faces away.

There was no trace of their prior anticipation in their eyes, replaced by deep contempt and regret.

They regretted ever believing that trash could turn things around.

They also ached over all the resources that had gone down the drain.

And why did this scene feel so familiar?

That was right, the same thing had happened during the awakening ceremony!

Last time, he had disgraced himself before other clans and powerful figures.

Only this time, he had disgraced himself within the clan.

But were they supposed to praise Yu Xiaogang for losing a little less face?

The elders' expressions turned incomparably ugly!

A second performance of the same disaster—this was rubbing salt into their wounds!

"Pfft."

In the corner, Yu Tianxin, whose cheek was still swollen, could not help laughing.

That laughter sounded especially piercing.

"Looks like I truly escaped a disaster."

Yu Tianxin looked mockingly at Yu Xiaogang.

"Looks like... Grandfather's slap was right. It truly saved me from disaster."

"Uncle, your Devour Heaven Eat Earth has truly opened your nephew's eyes."

"Uncle, admit it."

"Yu Xiaotian from that world succeeded because he was Yu Xiaotian."

"And you, even if you are handed the same answer, still cannot copy it correctly."

"Your first two Soul Rings for Three-Eyed Demon are both farting skills. Its foundation was rotten long ago!"

Everyone understood the reason.

Although no one said it aloud, they all knew perfectly well.

The fact that the thousand-year Devouring Dragon had only just evolved into a thousand-year soul beast was one factor.

But more fatal was the fact that Yu Xiaogang's Three-Eyed Demon had long been completely ruined by the incorrect attachment of its first and second Soul Rings.

Because he had carelessly chosen the first two Soul Rings.

Its dragon-type talent had actually regressed now.

And Yu Xiaogang's talent was too poor to bear such a powerful Soul Ring.

He had forcibly reduced a divine skill to less than a tenth of its effect!

Trying to paint a tiger and ending up with a dog!

After returning to the clan.

Yu Yuanzhen did not even glance at Yu Xiaogang.

His voice was hoarse as he said,

"From today onward, reduce Yu Xiaogang's cultivation resource allotment to that of an ordinary direct descendant."

"Since he enjoys studying theory so much, let him serve as a librarian in the archive."

"Without my orders, he is not to take even half a step outside the clan!"

This was no different from house arrest.

Two disciples from the Law Enforcement Hall expressionlessly hauled Yu Xiaogang away.

"No! Father!"

"You can't treat me like this! Three-Eyed Demon just hasn't finished digesting it yet! Once it does, it'll become a godly skill!"

"I'm not wrong! The world is wrong! That Devouring Dragon is wrong!"

Yu Xiaogang's voice gradually faded into the distance, filled with unwillingness.

But this was not the end.

Yu Luomian, who had been enduring in silence all along, stepped forward.

His face was filled with grief and indignation.

He deeply bowed to Yu Yuanzhen.

"Big Brother, it is one thing for Xiaogang to be crippled."

"But my grandson Tian Xin suffered greatly for this hunt."

"And for the sake of purchasing Whale Rubber and those secret medicines, the clan used nearly thirty percent of the public treasury's reserves..."

The elders could not help frowning at this.

If Yu Tianxin had absorbed the Devouring Dragon back then, would things have turned out differently?

Yu Yuanzhen's body trembled. He knew that his second brother was demanding an explanation.

"Pass down the order..."

Yu Yuanzhen closed his eyes and said through gritted teeth,

"Transfer all the remaining resources originally allocated to Xiaogang, including the remaining half piece of Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber and three Thunder Spirit Grasses, to Yu Tianxin."

"As compensation for the grievance he suffered."

"Thank you, Sect Master!"

Yu Tianxin ignored the swelling pain in his face.

Overjoyed, he immediately knelt and kowtowed.

He looked in the direction Yu Xiaogang had been dragged away.

He laughed wildly in his heart.

"Uncle, thank you for making this possible! I'll make good use of your resources in your stead!"

On this day, everyone in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan learned:

Yu Xiaogang had once again become the clan's laughingstock.

[The Sky Screen shifted]

[White World]

[Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan]

[Seven-year-old Yu Xiaotian stood with his hands behind his back]

[His gaze passed over the crowd and fell upon his second uncle, Yu Luomian, whose expression was complicated]

[Yu Luomian's forehead was covered in cold sweat.]

[Yu Xiaotian was already level 13. Raising another 7 levels in two years did not seem difficult!]

[It seemed that he was certain to lose this bet!]

[He had previously wanted to fight for benefits for his branch of the family, and had even intended to suppress Yu Xiaotian]

[The clan's tides had changed]

[Yu Xiaotian suddenly spoke: "Second Uncle!"]