A Sour Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang and Tang San

"Xiao Gang, you..."

Yu Yuanzhen gazed into Yu Xiaogang's eyes, his lips slightly dry.

At that moment, he could even clearly feel his heart pounding inside his chest.

"Father."

Yu Xiaogang reached out and took his father's hand, comparing it with his own palm. Yu Yuanzhen's hand was broad and rough. Given the size of his current palm, he could barely wrap it around one of Yu Yuanzhen's fingers.

But Yu Xiaogang was very happy. He could finally touch a family member from this life.

Yu Yuanzhen's companionship for over five years had been something Yu Xiaogang had heard and felt. It was impossible for him not to be moved.

When he had first crossed over, Yu Xiaogang had been at a loss about everything in Douluo Continent.

After learning that his mind was too powerful for him to control his body, Yu Xiaogang had even felt somewhat relieved.

Because that meant he wouldn't have to interact with his family in this life.

But as he grew day by day, Yu Yuanzhen had always cared for him.

Yu Xiaogang had gone from resisting at first, to accepting it, and then to wanting to break free from this state in which he couldn't control his body.

Yu Xiaogang had gradually acknowledged Yu Yuanzhen as his father and wanted to touch him with his own hands.

And it was only today that this wish was finally fulfilled.

"Xiao... Xiao Gang, you really... really recovered your mind?"

Yu Yuanzhen's voice was filled with barely restrained excitement.

"Mm."

Yu Xiaogang nodded and responded to his father.

"Hahahaha, that's wonderful! I knew it, I knew you could do it!"

Yu Yuanzhen rushed forward, lifted Yu Xiaogang high into the air, and wore a delighted smile.

"Father, put me down!"

Yu Xiaogang struggled as he was suddenly lifted up. He had lived two lifetimes, after all. He could do without this kind of interaction.

Dark World, Shrek Academy.

Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang stared at the interaction between Dragon God Douluo Yu Xiaogang and Yu Yuanzhen, who had regained his mind on the Heavenly Screen. For some reason, he felt uncomfortable.

"Hmph. He only recovered his mind after turning five, and awakened his Martial Soul at six. Let's see what kind of thing he can awaken. I doubt it'll even be better than mine!"

Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang snorted and spoke through gritted teeth.

Flender was immediately speechless when he heard this.

If he hadn't been good brothers with Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, he would have wanted to mock Yu Xiaogang like Zhao Wuji and the others.

Come on, that person had ultimately become a Titled Douluo. So what if the Martial Soul he awakened was inferior to yours?

The other person who remained silent was Yu Xiaogang's proud disciple, Tang San.

He stared blankly at the father-and-son interaction on the Heavenly Screen as a sour flame gradually rose in his heart.

It wasn't that he wanted this kind of relationship with his own father, Tang Hao.

He had simply thought of the years he had spent in Holy Soul Village.

From the moment he could remember things, he had taken on all the household chores.

Chopping wood, starting fires, cooking, cleaning—he had done every single task himself.

His father, Tang Hao, drank all day and didn't care about anything.

But what about that Dragon God Douluo, Yu Xiaogang?

His Titled Douluo father took care of him and cared about him every day.

He didn't have to do anything, yet he received his father's love.

They were both children. Wasn't it said that obedient children were the ones their family loved most?

Then why was he so obedient, yet the gap between him and other people was so great?

At that moment, even though Tang San considered himself a mature person, he couldn't help feeling a trace of jealousy toward Yu Xiaogang on the Heavenly Screen.

Why?

Tang San had always been treated as the child other people's parents talked about. For the first time, he felt that the heavens were truly unfair to him.

[The footage continued...]

[The news that Yu Xiaogang had regained his mind shook the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. As the clan leader's son, even though Yu Xiaogang had previously been foolish, there had still been no shortage of people who paid attention to him.]

["I didn't expect him to really return to normal—and before his Martial Soul Awakening, too."]

["Hey, what kind of Martial Soul do you think our clan leader's son will awaken?"]

["No idea. But it's best not to get your hopes up. Given how he was before, what good Martial Soul could he possibly awaken?"]

["That's true."]

["..."]

[The clan disciples discussed it animatedly, especially since Yu Xiaogang was also approaching the time of his Martial Soul Awakening.]

[However, because of the way Yu Xiaogang had been before, hardly anyone held any expectations for him.]

[Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the clan leader's residence.]

["Father, what effect do you think it would have if I started cultivating before my Martial Soul Awakening?"]

[Yu Xiaogang, who had regained his mind and could now control his body, looked at Yu Yuanzhen.]

[After crossing over to Douluo Continent, Yu Xiaogang wasn't particularly familiar with the plot of Douluo Continent, but he knew that the aptitude of this body was poor.]

[Therefore, before his Martial Soul awakened, he had to do something.]

["Hm? You want to start cultivating before your Martial Soul Awakening? Why?"]

[Yu Yuanzhen looked at his son in confusion.]

["Father, although I was muddleheaded all this time before, I could hear you telling me about Douluo Continent."]

["Martial Soul Awakening determines a person's future. Given my situation..."]

[Yu Xiaogang didn't finish speaking, but Yu Yuanzhen understood.]

[His son was afraid that he would awaken a poor Martial Soul and once again become the clan's laughingstock.]

["Xiao Gang, you don't need to worry. With me here, even if the Martial Soul you awaken is as poor as can be, it won't matter."]

["I'm a Titled Douluo. I'd like to see who dares mock you!"]

[Yu Yuanzhen spoke with an imposing air. He had the qualifications and the ability to say such things.]

[However, upon hearing Yu Yuanzhen's words, Yu Xiaogang shook his head.]

["I'm not worried about them mocking me. I can't stand them mocking you."]

[Yu Yuanzhen froze when he heard Yu Xiaogang's words.]

[He couldn't stand them mocking him?]

["After becoming a Titled Douluo, Father, you should have always been someone others looked up to."]

["Especially since you're the leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the Upper Three Sects."]

["But my existence has become a stain on your life."]

[Yu Xiaogang's expression was somewhat downcast.]

[After crossing over, Yu Yuanzhen's care and protection had gradually allowed Yu Xiaogang to accept this father.]

[After accepting Yu Yuanzhen, the mockery that had once seemed insignificant to him became especially grating.]

[Yu Xiaogang didn't have much of a reaction when they mocked him. In his previous life, as an orphan, he had experienced far too many complicated things.]

[But Yu Xiaogang couldn't accept it when they mocked his father.]

[The tragedy was that he had no way to stop those jeers.]

[Because through him, they were mocking Yu Yuanzhen, whose life was nearly without blemish.]

[If he wanted to wash away this stain, then either the stain had to have never existed, or he had to make it shine.]

[It had to shine so brightly that no one would consider it a stain anymore.]