Isn't Your Son a Good-for-Nothing?

Ye Yushang and Wang Yan naturally did not dare refuse Yu Yuanzhen.

The Nine Heart Begonia might have been powerful, but it was not powerful enough to let Wang Yan, a Soul Saint, contend against a Title Douluo.

Especially when that Title Douluo possessed such a formidable martial soul as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

By Yu Tianjun's estimation, with the Nine Heart Begonia's healing support, Wang Yan could at most entangle a Soul Douluo by trading injury for injury.

That was already quite astonishing. From Yu Yuanzhen's conversation with them, Yu Tianjun had learned that Wang Yan was merely a rank seventy-three Soul Saint.

Wang Yan and Ye Yushang were both in their forties or fifties. Whether they could break through to Soul Douluo in this lifetime remained unknown.

However, Yu Tianjun found the young girl Ye Rou'er rather interesting. At thirteen, she was already a rank thirty Soul Grandmaster, just one soul ring away from becoming a Soul Elder.

Such talent could absolutely be ranked in the second tier of this world.

If Yu Tianjun's guess was correct, she should have been Ye Lingling's mother in the original story.

Ye Yushang was clearly the leader of the three, and she agreed to Yu Yuanzhen's request to travel together on behalf of the other two.

As the five traveled together, Ye Yushang saw that Yu Yuanzhen's attitude had remained gentle and finally relaxed, realizing that he had taken an interest in her martial soul.

"Clan Master Yu is truly young and accomplished. When I saw your soul rings earlier, I thought you were some senior expert. I never expected you to be around our age."

Ye Yushang flattered him.

Yu Yuanzhen smiled faintly.

"Nothing worth mentioning. Compared to my son, my little bit of talent is quite ordinary."

"Your son?"

Ye Yushang looked toward Yu Tianjun.

He was dignified and imposing, extraordinarily calm for someone so young.

"He's rather different from the rumors."

Wang Yan smiled, then suddenly realized something was wrong after speaking.

Yu Yuanzhen froze before asking, "What rumors?"

"Well..."

Knowing he had misspoken, Wang Yan could only look toward Ye Yushang.

Ye Yushang gave a bitter smile. If they angered Yu Yuanzhen, the three of them would be in danger, so she could only brace herself and speak.

"They are merely rumors from the streets. They say that the young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan... awakened some little golden or purple pig..."

Ye Yushang spoke hesitantly, while inwardly feeling curious as well. He was clearly just a good-for-nothing with Innate Half-Level Soul Power... so why had he come to the Star Dou Great Forest now?

Yu Yuanzhen's face darkened.

"Good news never leaves the house, but bad news travels a thousand miles. They're talking about my younger son, Yu Xiaogang. This is my eldest son, Yu Tianjun, who possesses Innate Full Soul Power."

Yu Yuanzhen explained briefly, unwilling to let other soul masters laugh at him.

The three of them came to a realization and hurriedly apologized.

Yu Yuanzhen waved his hand in irritation, his desire to befriend Ye Yushang fading considerably.

That damned Gangzi. He was one of the leaders of the Upper Three Sects, yet he still lost face because of him whenever he went out.

Yu Yuanzhen cursed inwardly, feeling rather helpless.

Fortunately, they soon encountered a soul beast suitable for Ye Rou'er, shifting the subject.

Yu Yuanzhen was vexed, and this was just the right time for him to act. In an instant, he subdued a thousand-year soul beast.

A Title Douluo's strength was indeed no joke.

"Thank you, Clan Master Yu."

Ye Yushang hurriedly expressed her thanks.

"No need for such formalities. Meeting is fate. Help guard this girl first. I will take my son to find a suitable soul beast as well."

Yu Yuanzhen waved his hand and left with Yu Tianjun.

Only after the three had vanished from sight and they had gone some distance away did Yu Tianjun speak.

"Father, are we parting ways just like that?"

"Of course. Tianjun, remember this: when dealing with people, especially women, the more eagerly you try to please them, the less effective it is."

Yu Yuanzhen advised him with the air of a seasoned man, then added,

"Especially since I am a Title Douluo while they are merely Soul Saints. Only by putting on some airs can I better maintain my prestige. That way, they will instead start imagining things on their own."

Yu Yuanzhen smiled faintly and rubbed Yu Tianjun's head.

"Besides, I already found a suitable soul beast. Absorbing a soul ring is crucial. They are outsiders, after all. Nothing could be more important than your absorption of a soul ring."

Yu Tianjun nodded, feeling somewhat moved.

There was nothing to criticize about Yu Yuanzhen. He truly was a good man. Setting aside how he treated Yu Tianjun, even Yu Xiaogang, with his Innate Half-Level Soul Power, had not been treated differently by Yu Yuanzhen and was still given excellent conditions.

Yu Xiaogang later left the clan mainly because he wanted to prove himself.

Unfortunately, Gangzi was too stubborn. He had probably broken Yu Yuanzhen's heart.

After leaving Ye Yushang's group, Yu Yuanzhen led Yu Tianjun straight in a certain direction, and they soon encountered a suitable soul beast.

A Yellow Armored War Dragon!

Judging by the patterns on its scales, it was at least a six-hundred-year soul beast.

In truth, given Yu Tianjun's current physical strength, absorbing a soul ring close to a thousand years old would not have been much of a problem.

As the eldest legitimate son of a great clan, he had been constantly soaked in medicinal baths and trained without pause since childhood. He had also awakened the Golden Dragon, a martial soul renowned for physical strength, so absorbing an ordinary thousand-year soul ring would have been easy.

However, dragon-type soul beasts were unusual. They were often far stronger than other soul beasts, and their soul rings were likewise much more potent than normal ones.

Thus, to be safe, Yu Yuanzhen chose a six-hundred-year dragon-type soul beast.

"This was decided after several elders in the clan discussed it with me. This sort of soul beast is the best choice for your first soul ring. After you absorb it, there is a ninety-five percent chance that it will grant you a strengthening soul skill."

Yu Yuanzhen handed Yu Tianjun a sharp dagger—the Azure Dragon Dagger!

"Stay here. I will be right back."

After speaking, Yu Yuanzhen burst forward, arriving before the Yellow Armored War Dragon in an instant.

"Bang!"

His whip kick swept across it, shattering the Yellow Armored War Dragon's scales all over its body and leaving it with only its final breath.

Holding the several-thousand-pound Yellow Armored War Dragon in one hand, Yu Yuanzhen swiftly returned.

"Give it the final blow, then absorb the soul ring. I will guard you."

Yu Yuanzhen spoke rapidly. Yu Tianjun hurriedly nodded, raised his right hand, and brought the dagger down, directly scrambling the Yellow Armored War Dragon's brains.

Yu Yuanzhen's control over his strength was truly formidable. Against a six-hundred-year soul beast, he had precisely left it with only one last breath.

Seeing the dark yellow soul ring emerge, Yu Tianjun did not hesitate. He immediately sat cross-legged, moved his mind, and drew the soul ring into his body.

Within Yu Tianjun's spiritual world, a snarling Yellow Armored War Dragon was howling and raging.

Suddenly, a colossal golden dragon that towered between heaven and earth appeared. Its enormous Golden Dragon Eye looked curiously at the Yellow Armored War Dragon.

The Yellow Armored War Dragon instantly behaved itself, even tucking its tail between its legs. The resentment within the soul ring immediately dissipated, and it took on the appearance of an obedient underling.

Seeing this, the Golden Dragon shook its head in boredom and continued sleeping in the depths of Yu Tianjun's spiritual world.

Yu Tianjun stroked his chin and fell into thought.

He had sensed before that his martial soul seemed to share something in common with Yu Xiaogang's.

That was, both possessed their own consciousness.

However, Yu Xiaogang's Luo Sanpao could manifest physically, while the Golden Dragon could only exist within Yu Tianjun's spiritual world.

Or perhaps Yu Tianjun was currently too weak, which was why the Golden Dragon could not enter the real world like Luo Sanpao.