Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan's Shock: Gu Linyuan Could Cultivate Again

Half a step behind him stood a Girl.

She wore a long, deep-purple dress.

She was tall and shapely. The dress's fitted waist cinched her slender, supple figure, and as she walked, she swayed like a snake, possessing an indescribably bewitching beauty.

Her skin was pale, so pale it was nearly translucent, revealing the light-blue veins beneath. Her features were delicate and alluring, the corners of her brows slightly raised with an innate seductive charm.

Dugu Yan. The vice-captain of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team, inheritor of the Jade Phosphor Snake Martial Soul, and granddaughter of Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.

Standing behind Yu Tianheng, she swept her snake-like eyes over Gu Linyuan from head to toe, the corners of her lips curling up slightly.

On Yu Tianheng's other side stood another Girl.

Gu Linyuan's gaze paused on her face for a moment.

Why was this woman in Heaven Dou City? In the original plot, she didn't seem to have any part in Heaven Dou City, did she?

The Girl beside Dugu Yan was Meng Yiran. Today, she wore a fitted emerald-green outfit, her hair tied high to reveal a stretch of slender, snow-white neck.

When her gaze met Gu Linyuan's, she froze slightly. She had the strange feeling that the person before her was familiar, as though she had seen him somewhere before, but she could not remember where.

"Gu Linyuan, I heard you broke up with Ning Rongrong."

Dugu Yan spoke, her voice carrying a hint of laziness.

Her beautiful eyes scrutinized Gu Linyuan.

Gu Linyuan's aura was entirely different from before. In the past, he had carried a sickly air, the unhealthy state caused by being tormented by the two divine powers within him. But now, he was full of vitality, and even she could not help taking a few extra looks at his handsome face.

"Mm." Gu Linyuan nodded.

Since coming to this world, he had spent most of his time in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Heaven Dou City, so naturally, he knew Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng.

However, his relationship with Yu Tianheng was not particularly good.

Back then, he had awakened Twin Martial Souls and possessed unparalleled talent. He had been the hope of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had been shaken by it, and for a long time, Yu Tianheng had lived under Gu Linyuan's shadow.

Yet that period had not lasted long. Once news spread that Gu Linyuan could not cultivate, Yu Tianheng no longer regarded him as worthy of notice.

As for Dugu Yan, he had barely spoken to this woman.

"Gu Linyuan, you've finally seen yourself for what you are."

"If you were still a genius, that would be one thing. But you're trash."

"If you had the sense to leave on your own, you could spare yourself some humiliation. Otherwise, even if you didn't take the initiative to leave, the Ning Clan would eventually say something. I heard that after you left, Ning Fengzhi stopped providing all the resources you received as a personal disciple. Tsk, tsk..."

Yu Tianheng said with a rising corner of his mouth.

Ning Fengzhi cutting off his resources did not surprise him.

Over the past six years, he had consumed enormous amounts of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's resources—cultivation resources, medicinal herbs, Soul Beast materials, and even the personal instruction of several elders.

Yet the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had gained nothing in return. No sect could possibly continue such a losing arrangement.

Supporting someone for one year was goodwill; supporting someone for six years was more than enough kindness.

It was perfectly reasonable for Ning Fengzhi to withdraw the treatment he received as a personal disciple.

Gu Linyuan bore no resentment in his heart.

Frankly, he was even somewhat grateful to Ning Fengzhi.

At the very least, Ning Fengzhi had given him six years. That was already remarkably humane.

Although some unpleasantness had followed, it was not enough for him to bear these people a grudge because of it.

"Back when you awakened Twin Martial Souls, even I felt immense pressure."

Yu Tianheng's tone turned complicated. There was recollection, emotion, and a trace of self-mockery that was difficult to put into words.

"From that point onward, my grandfather, Yu Yuanzhen, began demanding much more of me. Day after day of cultivation, day after day of tempering, all so that one day I could defeat you."

He lowered his eyes, and the curve of his lips became even more subtle.

"I cultivated desperately, hoping to defeat you with my own strength and prove that I was no worse than anyone else. I wanted to support the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect for its next two hundred years and make it shine more brilliantly than the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Then he raised his head and looked at Gu Linyuan.

"But all of that fell apart once I learned that you couldn't cultivate."

His voice softened, as if he were speaking to himself.

"The person I worked so hard to surpass turned out to be a cripple."

"Tell me, isn't that utterly ridiculous?"

People flowed back and forth along the street. Some noticed the commotion on their side and stopped to watch.

Gu Linyuan looked at Yu Tianheng, his gaze as calm as water.

He understood Yu Tianheng's feelings.

But that did not mean Yu Tianheng was qualified to swagger before him.

"Yu Tianheng. Have you said enough?"

Gu Linyuan spoke. His voice was not loud, but it carried a trace of coldness.

The smile on Yu Tianheng's lips deepened.

He stepped forward, stretched out his hand, and heavily slapped Gu Linyuan's shoulder.

"Gu Linyuan, don't tell me you're angry?"

"Unfortunately, you no longer pose any threat to me."

The instant that palm landed on his shoulder, Gu Linyuan moved.

He said nothing, did not retreat, and made no unnecessary movement.

He simply stood there and allowed Yu Tianheng's palm to strike his shoulder.

Then.

Destruction Soul Power surged.

There was no need to release his Martial Soul, no need to reveal his Soul Rings.

It was simply the Destruction Soul Power within his body, flowing through the skin of his shoulder like an invisible venomous snake and viciously biting Yu Tianheng's palm.

"Ah!"

Yu Tianheng cried out miserably.

His hand recoiled as though burned by fire. He staggered several steps back and only barely steadied himself after Dugu Yan caught him.

He raised his right hand and looked down.

His entire palm was trembling.

"You."

He lifted his head and looked at Gu Linyuan, his eyes filled with shock.

"You can cultivate again?"

Those four words were squeezed out through clenched teeth.

Every word carried disbelief.

Every word carried deep, undisguisable shock.

Yu Tianheng stared at Gu Linyuan, his mind completely blank.

He was a level thirty-eight Soul Elder, the strongest of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's younger generation, and the captain of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team.

Though he had not used his full strength in that slap against Gu Linyuan's shoulder, it was still not something an ordinary person could withstand.

But what was the result?

His palm had been knocked away.

If Gu Linyuan were still that level-ten Soul Warrior, he could not possibly have done this.

To repel him, Gu Linyuan would need to be at least a two-ring Soul Grandmaster.

"Yu Tianheng, I've never taken you seriously. Not six years ago, and not today, six years later," Gu Linyuan said.

"When did this guy become so strong..."

An unusual light flickered in Dugu Yan's beautiful eyes as her fragrant tongue licked her red lips.

A peerless genius who had lain dormant for six years could cultivate again. What did that mean?

Gu Linyuan was a genius with Twin Martial Souls. Even if he had wasted six years, he still had more than enough time to catch up.

"If the Ning Clan finds out Gu Linyuan can cultivate again, they'll regret it until their guts turn green."

"This is going to be entertaining."

Dugu Yan watched with the mindset of someone anticipating a spectacle.

She knew that Heaven Dou City would have plenty of excitement to see in the future.

Twin Martial Souls were destined to be the center of attention at any time.

Even if Gu Linyuan had once fallen into obscurity, as long as he began cultivating, it was never too late.

"Huh? I've seen him before, haven't I..."

Meng Yiran stared fixedly at Gu Linyuan, as though trying to uncover something from him.

If she had not sensed wrongly, the aura when Gu Linyuan mobilized his Soul Power just now was very similar to Long Yuan's in the Star Dou Great Forest that day...

Long Yuan, Long Yuan—an emerging dragon from the abyss. Long Yuan probably wasn't his real name. Gu Linyuan was.

So Long Yuan had a past like this?

Meng Yiran's breath caught.

But if Long Yuan was Gu Linyuan, how had he cultivated into a Soul Elder within just a few months? Had he been concealing his strength all along? But no matter how well he hid it, he could not hide his Soul Rings, could he?

Meng Yiran had already found Long Yuan mysterious before. Now, she found him even more mysterious.

But one thing was certain. Gu Linyuan was absolutely not trash. On the contrary, he was a peerless monster.

Ning Rongrong, that foolish woman. If she doesn't want him, I do. From now on, I'm going to pursue... Meng Yiran's heartbeat suddenly quickened. A top-quality man like this was not someone she could afford to let slip away.