Yu Xiaogang's Breakdown, Yu Xiaoheng Appears at the Awakening Ceremony

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

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

In contrast, Yu Xiaogang...

Yu Yuanzhen looked at his second son in the arena, crazed beyond recognition, and felt the world spin around him.

This was the son into whom he had poured all his effort and placed all his hopes. Usually, he was so proud, so arrogant.

But now...

"Test me again! The Awakening Stone must be broken!"

"Elder! Test me again!!"

Yu Xiaogang clutched the Elder responsible for the awakening ceremony, his eyes bloodshot and his voice shrill, like a gambler who had lost everything.

That ugly display only made the surrounding guests despise 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 the Upper Three Sects or Spirit Hall, what force had not produced a few Clan Members who failed their awakening?

Talent had always been decided by fate.

Someone like Yu Xiaogang, throwing such a fit and rolling around on the ground...

It was their first time seeing it.

What a disgrace.

The atmosphere in the Martial Arts Arena was stifling.

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

On the high platform, Yu Yuanzhen and several Clan Elders entertained the guests like soulless puppets.

They did not even know what they were saying.

The hushed, mocking whispers from the VIP Seating rang in their ears, shattering the last remnants of their dignity.

They wished they could die of shame.

Amid that 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 was stunned.

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

It was not over yet?

At a time like this, should they not hurry up and announce the end, then close the doors and deal with this enormous disgrace?

Who would still dare to step forward?

Who would be willing to step forward?

The next moment, a figure answered everyone's 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 slightly taller. Years of training had given him balanced, powerful muscles, outlined by his well-tailored fitted combat clothes.

There were no flashy decorations, yet he possessed a naturally sunny and handsome bearing.

Judging by that bearing alone, he was completely different from the Yu Xiaogang throwing a tantrum on the ground.

The newcomer was Yu Xiaoheng.

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

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

Elder Chang Xing trembled all over. Upon recognizing the newcomer, his expression instantly turned incomparably ugly.

"Xiaoheng? You... why are you adding to the chaos at a time like this!"

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

Nonsense!

This was utter nonsense!

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

Elder Chang Xing's heart was bleeding.

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

Besides, they were twin brothers!

What if...

What if he awakened another Pig Martial Soul, another Level 0.6 or Level 0.7 Soul Power...

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

The possibility of twin brothers possessing similar Martial Souls was extremely high. It was not absolute, but it was common knowledge throughout the Spirit Master World.

Yu Xiaogang's Luo Sanpao had already become a colossal joke.

If Yu Xiaoheng did the same...

He did not dare imagine it.

Elder Chang Xing waved his hand, practically begging. "Xiaoheng, go back down first! Don't rush. Grandpa will awaken your Martial Soul 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 Seating, Qian Xunji, Ning Zhenyuan, and the others, who had already begun to lose interest, slowly sat back down.

They did not intentionally wish to watch 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 this Young Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was an unconventional "oddity" who specialized in tinkering with novel contraptions and had gained quite a reputation in business.

Since the Young Master had appeared, they could not simply brush off Yu Yuanzhen and leave. Out of courtesy, they had to give him some face.

It was simply that this face might be impossible to give.

Everyone sighed inwardly.

This time, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's face would likely be lost completely.

It was certainly embarrassing for a highly anticipated Heir to become trash.

But if the clan's two future Heirs, a pair of twins, both turned out to be trash... that would no longer be mere embarrassment, but an earth-shattering scandal.

On the high platform, Yu Yuanzhen watched his eldest son, who had always been sensible, and trembled with rage. His teeth ground together.

Nonsense!

He had never expected that Yu Xiaoheng's usual lack of discipline would be one thing, but that he would choose this most critical moment to add to the chaos.

Even if he had to awaken today, why had he not come earlier?

Did he have to wait until after Xiao Gang had made a complete fool of himself before appearing? Was it deliberate?

The Elders beside him were also furious enough for their faces to turn green.

They had always believed they treated Yu Xiaoheng, this Young Master, well enough. How could he trample the entire clan's dignity beneath his feet at a time like this?

In the end, all the 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 Xiaoheng to come at this time."

His voice carried a forced calmness.

"It works out. He can awaken together with Xiao Gang, right after him."

He even forced out words that he did not believe himself.

"Perhaps Xiaoheng can give us a surprise?"

Though he said so, 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 would be one thing for his own son to bear the label of trash, but to also bear responsibility for completely tearing apart the clan's dignity...

Xiaoheng could not bear that pressure alone.

As his father and as the Sect Master, he would bear it with him.

As soon as the Sect Master's words fell, countless Clan Members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan below turned ashen.

It was over.

Only those two words remained in their hearts.

Things were racing headlong in the worst possible direction.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Yu Xiaoheng did not immediately begin his awakening.

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

Yu Xiaoheng sighed inwardly.

In the end, he was still his disappointing younger brother.

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

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