Yu Xiaogang: Is This World Still Jealous of My Charm and Talent?

Just as Yu Tianchen was practicing the Eight Gates Resonance Method he had just acquired.

On the other side, inside Notting Academy.

Yu Xiaogang stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the sky with a sorrowful expression.

Ever since his Soul Power Level inexplicably dropped to level 24 two years ago.

For these past two years, he had constantly tried to cultivate his soul power back, but his soul power remained as stagnant as death.

No matter how he cultivated, he simply could not break through the threshold of level 24.

It was as if this level 24 was an insurmountable chasm, impossible to cross.

Furthermore, the year his soul power first dropped was the darkest moment of his life, second only to when he first awakened his soul power.

Not to mention tripping on flat ground from time to time, every time he fell, there would inevitably be a misplaced pile of dung exactly where he landed.

Whenever he went out, he would either be hit by a passing carriage or cornered by a group of thugs whose strength just happened to exceed his own, demanding money.

Even after he gave them the money, those bastards would randomly give him a beating anyway.

As for things like choking on water or getting food stuck in his throat.

Those were just daily occurrences.

He had lived through such days for a full year, and only now had he finally recovered a little.

As for why he was so unlucky and why his Soul Power Level had dropped for no reason, Yu Xiaogang could not figure it out no matter how hard he thought.

"Could it be that there really is such a thing as heaven envying the talented?"

Yu Xiaogang sighed softly.

"It seems that even the heavens are jealous of my world-shaking wisdom. But my Innate Soul Power was already 0.5. Could it be that even so, this world is still jealous of my charm and talent?"

"Is the heaven so unfair that it cannot tolerate the emergence of a world-shaking genius?!"

The more Yu Xiaogang spoke, the more agitated he became, his face flushing red with a tragic and indignant expression.

"I will not admit defeat!"

"I am the Master of Martial Soul Theory!"

"I will definitely be able to research a method to break through level 24 before the age of 50!"

"Just you wait, you thieving heaven!"

"I will show you that a genius will never bow to fate!"

As soon as his voice fell.

His face suddenly turned pale, his body became unsteady, and he collapsed to the ground.

"No!!"

"No!!!"

"My soul power, don't!!!"

"I was wrong, Heaven, I was truly wrong, don't! Don't lower my soul power anymore!!"

"Don't!!!"

Yu Xiaogang lay on the ground, his body feeling incredibly weak. He frantically tried to press down on his own body, yet he still could not stop the rate at which his soul power was draining away.

Until he touched a certain private area, his pupils suddenly constricted.

He could no longer care about his current location, nor could he care about the disappearance of his soul power.

He violently unzipped his pants and looked inside.

Yu Xiaogang's pupils trembled violently.

My... my brother!

My Little Xiaogang!!!

No!!!!

How did you become the size of a grain of rice!!

Don't!!!

The successive blows caused Yu Xiaogang's face to turn from white to red, from red to green, and from green to purple.

Finally, he spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed headfirst onto the ground.

Two lines of turbid tears flowed from Yu Xiaogang's eyes.

It was unknown whether he was mourning his soul power that had vanished with the wind, or his brother that was no longer in its prime.

Or perhaps... both?

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Atop the mountain, within the simulated cultivation field.

Yu Tianchen gradually emerged from his meditative state of comprehending the Eight Gates Resonance Method, a look of pleasant surprise on his face.

"Not bad. Based on my current physique, opening the four acupoints for resonance won't be a problem at all."

He stood up and walked to the edge of the cliff.

Gazing out at the sect in the distance.

Right now, his Soul Power Level is 27.

At this moment, his physical state could no longer achieve effective improvement through cultivation here.

The items obtained from sacrifices were too random, and he had just sacrificed Gangzi a moment ago.

He shouldn't do it again right away, or he might end up killing his dear second uncle.

He had to learn the value of sustainable development.

After all, high-quality sacrifice candidates like Gangzi—who had an absolute gap in Innate Soul Power and no way to further increase his Soul Power Level—were truly hard to come by.

"It seems it's time to plan for the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."

Yu Tianchen quickly formed a plan in his mind.

With the help of immortal herbs, his Great Sun Thunder Body might be able to break through directly to the Jade Thunder Body.

It might even allow him to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring for his third soul ring!

As for whether he could get the immortal herbs from Dugu Bo, that wasn't something Yu Tianchen needed to worry about.

With Yu Yuanzhen plus the immortal herb exchange code.

The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was no different from something already in his pocket.

He just needed to come up with a decent enough reason to get Yu Yuanzhen to take him to the Sunset Forest.

"Xiaochen!"

Just as Yu Tianchen was calculating, a call suddenly came from behind him.

Yu Tianchen snapped out of his thoughts and looked back.

He saw Yu Xiaotian walking up the mountain path.

"Dad."

Yu Tianchen called out with a smile.

But seeing that Yu Xiaotian hadn't brought Ning Xin with him, a look of confusion immediately appeared on his face.

"Where's Mom?"

"Your mother went back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect yesterday to visit your grandfather and the others; she hasn't returned yet."

Yu Xiaotian walked up to Yu Tianchen and said with a smile:

"You don't have to stay here all the time. You can go into the sect to relax when you're tired of cultivating."

"It's fine, I actually quite like this feeling of cultivation."

Yu Tianchen chuckled, then said:

"Dad, how about we have a spar?"

"I want to test what level I'm at now."

"Oh?"

Yu Xiaotian was a bit surprised to hear Yu Tianchen's words.

"You've made progress again?"

"You could say that. I had a bit of a lucky breakthrough."

Before Yu Xiaotian could agree.

Yu Tianchen stomped his foot and immediately put some distance between himself and Yu Xiaotian.

"Hmph, you brat, what, are you afraid your old man would sneak attack you?"

Watching his son distance himself without a word.

Yu Xiaotian unhappily lowered the hand he had been winding up to smack him with.

"Forget it, Dad."

"Do you really expect me to fall for the same trick twice?"

Yu Tianchen clapped his hands together, and the Five Thunder Shock Drums manifested out of thin air behind him.

At the same time, two purple soul rings rose from beneath his feet.

"First Soul Skill, Azure Thunder Tyrant Body!"

"Second Soul Skill, Mysterious Underworld Thunder Armor!"

The two soul rings hovering around Yu Tianchen lit up simultaneously.

Instantly, faint purple thunder patterns appeared on Yu Tianchen's body.

At the same time, a suit of deep blue thunder armor manifested and attached itself to him.

His second soul skill, Mysterious Underworld Thunder Armor, grants a 100% increase in strength, a 200% increase in defense, and a 100% increase in lightning power upon activation.

It is a purely augmentative soul skill, and it can be used in conjunction with his first soul skill, Azure Thunder Tyrant Body.

With both soul skills activated simultaneously.

Yu Tianchen can currently wield twice his usual strength, his speed is doubled, his defense is tripled, his lightning-drawing efficiency is doubled, and his lightning power is doubled.

Of course, this is still without the Five Thunder Shock Drums being fully stimulated.

Once the Five Thunder Shock Drums are fully stimulated, his lightning power can be tripled again on top of the existing soul skill bonuses.

It is no exaggeration to say that the current Yu Tianchen, without using the Eight Gates Resonance Method and with all his trump cards revealed, would have no trouble clashing with a high-level Soul Ancestor or a low-level Soul King across two major ranks.

As for what level he could reach after activating the Eight Gates Resonance Method, he is not entirely sure.

However, he should find out soon enough.

Isn't sparring with his old man the perfect opportunity to test his Eight Gates Resonance Method?