The elder in charge of the awakening channeled his soul power, and the Awakening Array began to glow. Then, it grew brighter! And brighter still!
"Tianheng and Tianxin didn't shine this brightly before," Yu Yuanzhen remarked with feigned nonchalance, though the smug expression on his face was impossible to hide.
"You... your competitive spirit is still as strong as ever."
As the awakening continued, a strange phenomenon occurred in the sky. All the thunderclouds near the Thunder Mountain Range gathered here, as if they intended to crush Yu Tianyu!
"This isn't right! These thunderclouds!"
"Rumble!!!"
The thunderclouds spat out a bolt of purple lightning as thick as an arm, heading straight for Yu Tianyu, who was in the middle of his martial soul awakening.
"What the hell! Block it for me!!! Avatar of the Martial Soul!"
Yu Yuanzhen's body moved faster than his brain, and he summoned his Avatar of the Martial Soul! Without a moment's hesitation, he stood in front of Yu Tianyu to shield him.
"Rumble!"
"Sect Master!!! Quickly! Activate the Sect Defensive Array!"
The thunderclouds were not willing to let Yu Tianyu go. Everyone watched as the clouds gathered power again, this time spitting out a bolt of golden lightning as thick as a thigh! It struck the Sect Defensive Array of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, carving a crack into it.
"It's not over yet!"
Yu Yuanzhen looked at the sky with a grave expression while recovering from his injuries.
"Damn heavens, you want to touch my son? Not a chance! Everyone, get ready! Prepare to attack the next heavenly thunder!"
"Yes, Sect Master!"
"Rumble, rumble!!"
"Rumble, rumble!!"
After the group blocked the heavenly thunder five more times, the thunderclouds finally dispersed. At the same time, the Sect Defensive Array shattered completely, and several elders were left severely injured.
By now, Yu Tianyu's martial soul had finished awakening. Seeing the scene of devastation, he was somewhat dazed.
"Dad, what happened? Did Martial Soul Hall invade?"
Yu Yuanzhen gave Yu Tianyu's head a sharp rap with his knuckles, and it wasn't a light blow. "Thump!" It left Yu Tianyu feeling a bit dizzy.
"What are you talking about, you brat! Tell me what martial soul you awakened! It was terrifying."
Yu Tianyu placed his hand on the Soul Power Testing Crystal while sensing the martial soul within his body.
"So it was that. Dragon Slayer Magic. Wait, why are there two???"
Yu Tianyu sensed two martial souls. One of them was the culprit behind the seven bolts of heavenly thunder—Dragon Slayer Magic.
There was also a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul, which was currently trembling inside his body. It was clear that it was truly afraid of being obliterated by the Dragon Slayer Magic.
"Dad, I awakened Dragon Slayer Magic!"
After Yu Tianyu said this, Yu Yuanzhen's face, already blackened by the heavenly thunder, turned even darker. He didn't even notice the crystal glowing brilliantly [ps: that is the sign of Innate Full Soul Power] and immediately started chasing Yu Tianyu to beat him!
"Say that again! What martial soul did you awaken!"
"Dragon Slayer Magic!"
"Damn it, you are the Young Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and you're telling me you awakened a martial soul that slays your own clan's dragons!"
Yu Tianyu felt he could still explain.
"Dad, it's just a martial soul! Take it easy!"
It appeared that Yu Yuanzhen was angry because of the martial soul Yu Tianyu awakened, but in reality, Yu Yuanzhen was putting on a show for the sect elders. Yu Tianyu's martial soul was a mutated one, but this time, it was clearly a beneficial mutation; otherwise, it wouldn't have triggered such a celestial phenomenon. Plus, he had Innate Full Soul Power. It was just that the name of the martial soul happened to be at odds with the sect.
If Yu Yuanzhen didn't beat Yu Tianyu in front of the elders, there would inevitably be gossip within the sect. Although there would still be gossip even after the beating, the elders' injuries were real, so Yu Tianyu couldn't escape this thrashing.
"Ah!!!"
Yu Tianyu's backside was truly blooming today.
By the end of it, Yu Tianyu had already fainted. Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin couldn't bear to watch any longer and wanted to plead for him, but they were stopped by the sect elders.
"Sect Master, let it go. The Young Sect Master is still just a child."
"Yes, Sect Master, leave it be!"
Upon hearing the sect elders pleading for Yu Tianyu and still referring to him as the Young Sect Master, Yu Yuanzhen smiled inwardly.
"Ahem! I'll let this brat off for today. And another thing! Regarding today's celestial phenomenon!"
Yu Yuanzhen unleashed the aura of a top-tier beast martial soul Title Douluo, making it difficult for those around him to breathe.
"If word of this leaks out, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"Yes, Sect Master!"
After speaking, Yu Yuanzhen walked away with his hands behind his back, and the sect elders rushed forward.
"Quick! Get a Medical Soul Master!"
When Yu Tianyu opened his eyes again, a full day and night had already passed. As his vision cleared, he saw his mother, Yu Ya.
"Mother." Yu Tianyu tried to sit up, but Yu Ya immediately pressed him back down.
"No need for formalities. Your father is truly something—why did he have to hit you so hard? Wouldn't just putting on a show for them have been enough?" Looking at the haggard Yu Tianyu, Yu Ya's eyes grew moist.
Yu Tianyu drank a potion to accelerate his spirit power recovery and comforted his mother.
"There was no other way. Father had no choice. If he hadn't beaten me until my skin was torn and flesh mangled, my position as Young Sect Master might not have been secure."
Yu Tianyu understood the stakes involved. He did not blame Yu Yuanzhen; as a father, Yu Yuanzhen had already done his best.
"Mother, the news should have spread by now, right?"
"Hmph! Of course it has. By now, who in Heaven Dou City doesn't know that the Young Sect Master was beaten by his own father until he was mangled and bedridden for a day and a night?"
Yu Tianyu's mouth twitched. He knew Yu Ya was still blaming Yu Yuanzhen.
"Mother, you know that isn't what I was asking about."
"I know, I know, everyone knows. You awakened a Martial Soul that defies the ancestors of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon—the whole of Heaven Dou City knows about it."
Yu Tianyu looked at the angry Yu Ya and asked in a low voice:
"Um, Mother, when will I be able to go with Tianheng and the others to study the Junior Spirit Master Academy curriculum within the clan, as well as the Dragon Transformation techniques?"
Yu Ya rolled her eyes at Yu Tianyu.
"The Martial Soul you awakened isn't even a dragon, so why would you learn Dragon Transformation techniques?"
"Mother, is there a possibility that I have two Martial Souls?"
Yu Tianyu grinned, but the movement pulled at his wounds, causing him to let out a pained cry.
"What! Twin Martial Souls!"
Upon seeing Yu Tianyu activate his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul Possession, Yu Ya's mouth hung wide open.
"Do not speak of this to anyone."
Yu Ya's first instinct was to impress this message upon Yu Tianyu. In the history of the Douluo Continent, there had been very few cases of Twin Martial Souls, yet every spirit master who possessed them had left a profound mark on history. The current Pope of Martial Soul Hall, Bibi Dong, was also a wielder of Twin Martial Souls!
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