The ambiguous atmosphere in the classroom vanished in an instant with the sudden clap of thunder.
Yu Tianyu released the two girls from his embrace. His eyes narrowed slightly, but the smile at the corner of his mouth didn't fade—instead, it grew more playful. He turned toward the classroom door.
A tall, broad-shouldered figure had appeared there at some point.
He was a young man of about eighteen or nineteen, wearing the gold-trimmed uniform of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Advanced Division. A blue badge symbolizing honor and strength was pinned to his chest. His short hair stood up like steel needles, and his determined face bore the characteristic arrogance and domineering presence of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Most striking of all, wildly unstable lightning crackled around him. Tiny blue arcs danced at his sides, as if warning everyone nearby just how dangerous he was.
Yu Tianlei.
One of the leading figures among the younger generation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, current captain of the Imperial Fighting Team, a forty-second-level Power Attack System Soul Ancestor.
His appearance plunged the once-bustling Primary Class classroom into utter silence. To these first-year students who had only just enrolled, a Soul Ancestor-level powerhouse was practically a figure out of legend.
"Is that... Senior Yu Tianlei?!" "Good heavens, why would a famous figure from the Advanced Division come to a lowly Primary Class like ours?" "I heard he's Yu Tianyu's cousin. Is he here to clean house for the clan?"
Whispers rose from the corners of the room, edged with undisguised fear.
Yu Tianlei paid no attention to anyone else. His lightning-bright eyes fixed on Yu Tianyu, who stood in front of the lectern.
"Yu Tianyu."
His voice was low and resonant, like rolling thunder. "Long time no see."
Yu Tianyu had his hands in his pockets. Faced with the pressure of a Soul Ancestor, he didn't retreat in the slightest—instead, he lazily yawned. "So it's Cousin Tianlei. What's the matter? Is training in the Advanced Division too easy? Or is Uncle worried I'll starve to death out here and sent you to bring me some warmth?"
"Bring you some warmth?"
Yu Tianlei sneered and strode into the classroom.
"Tap, tap, tap."
With each step, a faint scorch mark appeared on the floor.
"I came to find out whether the clan's so-called 'decision' was right or wrong."
Yu Tianlei stopped three meters in front of Yu Tianyu and looked down at him. "I heard you awakened a mutated Trash Martial Soul and were driven out of the clan by the sect master. But from what I hear, you're doing just fine at the academy. You've not only won over the granddaughter of the Dugu Family, you've also got the heir to the Nine Heart Begonia wrapped around your finger."
As he spoke, he glanced at Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, his eyes flashing with disdain. "Since when did the descendants of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon need women to make themselves look good?"
"What are you talking about?!" Dugu Yan flared up, the aura of her Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison surging forth at once.
But before she could act, a bolt of lightning exploded around Yu Tianlei.
"Boom!"
The violent pressure of the lightning instantly forced Dugu Yan's poisonous aura back. The level difference between a Soul Ancestor and a Soul Grandmaster was simply too great.
"This isn't your place to speak, little girl." Yu Tianlei didn't even look at her. His gaze remained fixed on Yu Tianyu. "Tianyu, you may be an Abandoned Disciple, but you still have the clan's blood in your veins. I won't let a useless brat bear the Yu name and disgrace it out here."
"So?" Yu Tianyu raised an eyebrow.
"So, let me see what you're capable of."
Yu Tianlei didn't waste another word. He abruptly raised his right arm.
"Zzzzt—"
A dazzling blue light flared. His right arm swelled in an instant, and his sleeve burst apart, revealing a thick arm covered in blue dragon scales. It wasn't a Spirit Skill, but the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's unique Dragon Transformation!
He hadn't yet reached the level where he could transform his whole body, which required level thirty, but with the Soul Power of a Soul Ancestor behind it, a single transformed arm was powerful enough to kill any Soul Grandmaster in an instant.
"Take one punch. If you can withstand it, I'll admit you're fit to make your way in the world. If you can't, go back to the clan and sweep the floors!"
Before the words had even left his mouth, Yu Tianlei threw a punch.
He didn't use a Spirit Skill, but the violent lightning wrapped around the force of his punch with such a piercing howl that it seemed ready to burst everyone's eardrums.
"Tianyu! Watch out!" Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling cried out together.
Facing a punch powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, Yu Tianyu didn't dodge.
Dodge?
Why would he?
At the sight of that brilliant bolt of lightning, every cell in Yu Tianyu's body cheered. It was the instinctive reaction of a Dragon Slayer Mage who had just spotted a top-grade delicacy.
"Cousin Tianlei, this welcome gift of yours is a little too generous."
A strange curve lifted the corner of Yu Tianyu's mouth.
To everyone's horror, he actually opened his mouth and faced the oncoming lightning-wreathed fist—
Then sucked in sharply!
"Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Devour!"
The lightning that should have struck him in the face twisted the moment it reached his mouth, as if pulled by some terrifying force. It stretched out, and then...
"Slurp—"
Like a strand of noodles being sucked up, the wild blue lightning was swallowed whole by Yu Tianyu!
"What?!"
Yu Tianlei's confident expression froze. He stood stock-still, still holding his punching stance, his eyes filled with disbelief.
The lightning... had been eaten?
That was the purest lightning power of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon! Even a Soul Ancestor of the same level wouldn't dare take it head-on, yet this kid had eaten it with his mouth?!
"Burp—"
Yu Tianyu snapped his fingers and puffed out a little black smoke flecked with sparks. He smacked his lips, looking unsatisfied. "Not bad. A little tingly, but it's got a kick. So this is what a Soul Ancestor's lightning tastes like? It's way better than those candle flames back home."
The entire class fell silent.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were dumbstruck too. They knew Yu Tianyu could eat poison—Dugu Yan had experienced it firsthand—and they'd seen him eat grass, even if they hadn't known it was an Immortal Herb. But neither of them had expected him to eat lightning too!
Was there anything he wouldn't eat?
"You..." Yu Tianlei lowered his hand and stared at Yu Tianyu, who was completely unharmed. His throat felt dry. "Your Martial Soul... It can eat fire and lightning?"
"I told you, it's Dragon Slayer Magic."
Yu Tianyu patted his stomach, and his aura changed abruptly.
The lightning he had just eaten quickly transformed into magic power inside him, mixing with the fire and poison attributes already there. His aura grew incredibly complex and violent.
"Courtesy demands that I return the favor. Cousin treated me to a feast, so I should return the kindness."
Yu Tianyu's eyes narrowed. He drew his right leg back, and purple-black poisonous mist burst out around him, threaded with blue sparks from the lightning he had just devoured.
This was no longer ordinary Poison Dragon Spiral Jaw. It was infused with the explosive force of lightning—
"Thunder Poison Dragon—Spiral Jaw!!!"
The floor shattered beneath Yu Tianyu's feet. He shot toward Yu Tianlei like a purple-blue bolt of lightning.
Still reeling from shock, Yu Tianlei reacted quickly, instinctively raising both arms to block as his third Spirit Ring lit up.
"Third Spirit Skill: Thunder Fury!"
He entered a berserk state in an instant, doubling the power of his lightning.
"Bang!!!"
Fist and foot collided.
A deep, thunderous boom shook the entire school building.
Yu Tianyu's kick struck Yu Tianlei's crossed arms solidly.
Even Yu Tianlei, a Soul Ancestor, couldn't help grunting under the tremendous force. His feet gouged two long, deep furrows across the floor as he slid five or six meters before finally coming to a stop.
Yu Tianyu, meanwhile, performed a backflip and landed steadily.
"Hiss—"
Yu Tianlei drew in a sharp breath and looked down. Several blue scales on his transformed arm had cracked, and wisps of sizzling purple smoke rose from the fractures. The poison had clearly begun to corrode them.
What incredible penetrating power!
What a domineering poison!
If he hadn't activated his third Spirit Skill to defend himself, that kick could have broken his bones outright!
"Is this really the kid who awakened his Martial Soul less than a month ago?"
The contempt in Yu Tianlei's heart vanished completely, replaced by deep shock—and a flicker of excitement he could barely conceal.
"Good! Excellent Dragon Slayer Magic!"
Yu Tianlei dispelled the lightning around himself and looked at Yu Tianyu, then burst into laughter. "Hahahaha! Looks like all those old fogeys in the clan were wrong! What Abandoned Disciple? What Trash Martial Soul? You're clearly a monster born for battle!"
He strode over to Yu Tianyu. This time, he didn't attack, but gave him a heavy pat on the shoulder.
"Tianyu, you did well. You took that punch, and you landed that kick beautifully."
Yu Tianyu rubbed his slightly numb leg. Given the difference in their levels, the recoil had been considerable. He curled his lip. "So I don't have to go back and sweep the floors?"
"Sweep the floors? I'd be the first to electrocute anyone who made you do that."
Yu Tianlei took a token from inside his robe and tossed it to Yu Tianyu. "This is my token. If anyone in Heaven Dou City gives you trouble because you're an Abandoned Disciple of the clan, show them this. If you can't handle it, come find me in the Advanced Division."
With that, he gave Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling a meaningful glance.
"I don't mind you having women, but learn some restraint. Your health is the foundation of everything. Don't waste your talent between the sheets."
"Pfft—" Dugu Yan nearly spat blood. Her face turned as red as a monkey's backside.
Ye Lingling lowered her head too, mortified.
"All right, I'm off. As for the clan elders...I'll smooth things over for you. I'll tell them you're doing all right out here and haven't brought shame on the clan."
Yu Tianlei waved and turned to leave. His back was still just as proud, but his steps seemed much lighter than when he'd arrived.
At the door, he suddenly stopped and spoke without turning around.
"Tianyu, since you've chosen the path of Dragon Slayer Magic, keep walking it. Forget the sect's rules. On this continent, only the strong have the right to make the rules. I look forward to the day you can stand before me for real and fight me."
"I will." Yu Tianyu clenched the token in his hand and answered softly.
Long after Yu Tianlei had left, the classroom remained utterly silent.
Everyone was still caught up in that brief, astonishing clash.
He had devoured lightning!
He had kicked back a Soul Ancestor!
How many more tricks did Yu Tianyu have up his sleeve?
"Hey..."
Dugu Yan broke the silence. She looked at Yu Tianyu with concern. "You ate all that lightning just now. Are you really okay? That was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's lightning. It's incredibly violent."
"I'm fine."
Yu Tianyu rubbed his stomach and let out a burp that crackled with electricity. "A little indigestion, maybe, but... delicious."
He turned toward the two girls, his usual shameless grin back in place. "All right, the nuisance is gone. Where were we? Oh, right—post-battle massages and getting to know each other more intimately..."
"Go die!"
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling cursed at him in unison, but both of them smiled despite themselves.
Even this love triangle seemed a little less sharp-edged when backed by absolute strength and a sense of security.
That night, in the dormitory.
Yu Tianyu sat cross-legged, but didn't hurry to cultivate.
He was digesting the lightning he had devoured that day. There hadn't been much of it, but the power had been surprisingly pure, drawn from the same bloodline as his own: the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
"Dragon Slayer Magic really can do anything."
"Fire Dragon, Poison Dragon... Now I've got the seed of a Thunder Dragon inside me too."
Yu Tianyu opened his palm. A flame, a strand of poisonous mist, and a bolt of lightning twisted together above it.
"The Thunder Dragon element is still weak, not enough to form an independent attribute, but it's given me a new idea."
"If I keep devouring the power of dragons with different attributes, I can collect all seven Dragon Balls... No, gather every attribute of Dragon Slayer Magic."
"Then I'll become the true Dragon God."
Yu Tianyu clenched his fist and gazed out at the star-speckled night sky.
"But before that, I need to deal with the problems at hand."
"My level has risen too quickly. My body has kept up, but my Soul Power is unstable. I should spend the next few days consolidating my foundation, and while I'm at it..."
"Win those two girls over completely."
Thinking of Ye Lingling's boldness that day and Dugu Yan's jealousy, Yu Tianyu's smile grew wider.
A life where he could grow stronger and build a harem at the same time—that was how a transmigrator was meant to live!
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