Learning the Truth

Surprise passed, and Tang Hao asked curiously, "Xiao Yu, what type is your Martial Soul?"

Ye Yu said frankly, "Support type."

Tang Hao and Tang San were astonished when they heard that. A support-type Martial Soul, yet his body was this terrifying.

They did not keep asking. Perhaps, like Tang San, he might also have Twin Martial Souls.

After that, the sounds of hammering rang out without end. In half a day, one hundred pieces of Heavy Iron had already been forged.

Tang Hao forged fifty pieces, Ye Yu forty, and Tang San ten.

They wove the Black Iron together like a layer of battle armor and fastened it onto Ye Yu's arms and legs. At once, Ye Yu felt his limbs sink.

He moved his hands and feet. Though it hindered him a little and pressed uncomfortably, it would still achieve the effect of tempering him.

"Thank you, Uncle, Xiao San. I'll be going now."

Ye Yu slowly raised his hand and waved, then left with heavy steps. Every step he took left a footprint behind.

Even Tang Hao thought highly of Ye Yu, feeling that in the future he might break his own record and become the new youngest Titled Douluo.

Tang Hao praised him. "As a Support System Soul Master, instead of thinking of relying on Battle Soul Masters, he works even harder to temper himself. That kid's future is limitless."

Tang San nodded in agreement and said firmly, "Dad, I'll work even harder too!"

After Ye Yu left, he arrived at an open area and began punching and kicking. Because he was wearing Heavy Iron, his punches were not very fast. They could not even produce the whistling sound of rushing wind.

Ye Yu set himself a goal. "Before I go to soul master school in three months, my punching speed and kicking speed will be able to strike out with the whistling of the wind!"

By night, Ye Yu returned home. At this time, Old Jack had already come back.

Watching Ye Yu make a muffled thud with every step, the ground trembling each time, Old Jack carefully sized him up and found that his limbs had thickened by a full ring.

When he lifted Ye Yu's clothes to look, Old Jack's eyes widened in shock. His arms and legs were actually wrapped in four layers of Heavy Iron.

Old Jack exhorted him, "Xiao Yu, I'm no longer against your training, and I also fought for a spot. This year, our Holy Soul Village has two work-study student spots. In three months, I'll take you and Xiao San to Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy."

Ye Yu was happy inside. Old Jack had finally come around.

"But from now on, you can't push yourself this hard. Be careful your body doesn't collapse. Though I'm not your real grandfather, seeing you like this makes my heart ache."

After six years together, Old Jack had long since treated Ye Yu as his own grandson.

Ye Yu naturally also regarded Old Jack as family. He patted his chest and said, "Grandpa, just relax. You know how terrifying my body is. Training at this intensity won't tire me out. And since you've come around and won't stop me from becoming a soul master anymore, then I need to work even harder to improve myself. Otherwise, if I go out into the world in the future and I'm too weak, wouldn't that be dangerous?"

Old Jack was left speechless by that and could only nod. You had to give something up to gain something.

Compared to the hardship now, it was still better than losing his life when facing danger in the future.

"You brat, there's never been a time I could outtalk you. Do as you like." Old Jack gave a bitter smile.

Ye Yu was curious. "Grandpa, why did you suddenly come around?"

"Ah, even if I didn't, there's nothing I can do. I can't stop you now." Old Jack sighed softly. Then hesitation showed on his face, and after wavering, he made up his mind.

"Xiao Yu, haven't you always wanted to know about your origins?"

Ye Yu's heart shook when he heard this. Old Jack was going to tell him.

"Mm, I want to know!" Ye Yu nodded heavily.

Old Jack sighed softly. "Then I'll tell you today. However, I don't know much either."

Old Jack recalled that day six years ago.

"Actually, the first time I saw you wasn't in the fields outside the village. Six years ago, it was raining heavily that day. I was walking on the road back to the village when my foot slipped and I rolled down a hillside, suffering serious injuries. At the time, my leg had been cut open and blood was flowing nonstop. I shouted for a long while, but no one came. If things went on like that, it would have been very dangerous."

"Just when I was in despair, a woman staggered over. The moment I saw her, that scene became something I could never forget for the rest of my life."

At this point, Old Jack's eyes were filled with horror.

Ye Yu's heart tightened. The woman he spoke of... could she be his mother...

"Her clothes were dyed red with blood, but there were no wounds on her body. Only her chest was empty. Her heart was gone."

At this point, Ye Yu's face was filled with horror, and his fists were already clenched tight.

"I was shocked at the time. Without a heart, she could actually still move. It scared me badly. After she came closer, she opened her right hand, and a beautiful white-pink Begonia Flower appeared in her palm. Then, around her body, eight Soul Rings rose."

Surprise showed in Old Jack's eyes. "I still clearly remember the colors of those eight Soul Rings: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black. That let me know she was a powerful Soul Douluo! And the eighth Soul Ring faintly carried a touch of red. It might have been an eighty-thousand or even a Ninety-Thousand Year Soul Ring."

"I was very shocked at the time. She looked only a little over thirty, yet she was already a Soul Douluo. After her Martial Soul, that beautiful Begonia Flower, appeared, she uttered the two words 'healing.' I was enveloped by Healing Holy Light, and in two breaths, my injuries were healed. At the time, I thought it was truly too unbelievable. Was this the terror of a Soul Douluo expert?"

"She healed me, and she looked even weaker. She begged me to help her and find a midwife to deliver her child. She was pregnant and looked close to ten months along. The child was about to be born. After that, I found a midwife, but the midwife then told her that the child in her belly was already dead, a stillbirth."

"When the midwife said the child was dead, she hurriedly asked us what day it was. After we told her, she wept with joy. At the time, the midwife and I were very confused, but soon after, we understood."

"She used up the last of the Soul Power in her body. Her eighth Soul Ring bloomed with Dark Red light, and she used her Eighth Soul Skill. At the time, the midwife and I were stunned. She said with relief that thankfully, less than a day had passed since her previous death. The terrifying healing power of her Eighth Soul Skill could revive anyone below the Titled Douluo level who had been dead for less than a day."

"After she used it, a miracle happened. The child came back to life. Seeing that her face was deathly pale and she was very weak, the midwife quickly delivered the baby. She was on her last breath, but in order to give birth to the child, she gritted her teeth and endured. Originally, she could have used that skill on herself. She had lost her heart and would soon die. The fact that she could hold on then was perhaps because she had used some other healing ability on herself."

"If she had chosen to use it on herself at the time, after she died, the skill would have taken effect, reviving her and healing her injuries. But she did not hesitate in the slightest and chose to give it to the child. Perhaps the reason she could keep living even after losing her heart was not only because she had temporarily healed herself, but also because of the resolve in her heart—to give birth to the child."

"When the child came out, she smiled happily, and she cried too. Because she knew she was about to die, and the child would grow up lonely in the future. I promised her that I would care for the child like my own grandson. That was also my repayment for her saving me."

"She exhorted me then that when the child turned six, I was not to let him attend the Martial Soul Awakening ceremony, not to let him become a soul master, and to let him live an ordinary person's life until the end. I agreed at the time. When I asked her what name she wanted to give the child, she seemed to recall a happy time. While she was pregnant, she and the child's father had already decided what name to choose."

"She told me the child's name was Ye Yu."

When Old Jack finished speaking, Ye Yu stood silently to the side, his fists clenched tight.

Ye Yu turned and walked out of the house. Old Jack looked at that back, trying so hard to seem strong. "Xiao Yu..."

After leaving the house, Ye Yu's eyes misted over.

Drip...

A tear slid down his cheek and fell to the ground.

Who said men did not shed tears easily? They simply had not yet reached the point of true heartbreak.