Douluo Continent, western Heaven Dou Empire.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Early in the morning, the golden crow had just risen, and a faint fish-belly white appeared in the sky. The breeze caressed, the flowers swayed, and a delicate fragrance filled the entire clan compound.
Yet compared with its usual bustle, the clan compound was exceptionally quiet.
One could even sense threads of schadenfreude amid that silence, along with a trace of despair!
"Yu Tianlong, failed mutation during Martial Soul Awakening, innate Soul Power level 0.1. Withdraw all clan resources and assign him to the outskirts of Sunset Forest to manage the shops and contribute to the development of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!"
Yu Tianlong stared at the little purple bug in his palm, utterly dazed.
Yes, he was a transmigrator.
It had already been six years since he transmigrated into this world.
After learning that this was Douluo Continent, Yu Tianlong had begun training consistently. After all, as a transmigrator, he knew the plot well.
He also knew that before long, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would face a reckoning at the hands of Spirit Hall.
As a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he naturally could not stand idly by.
He had intended to use his understanding of the plot to rewrite the clan's ending.
But he had never expected his awakening mutation to fail!
And after that failure, his eldest granduncle, Yu Yuanzhen, had actually said something like this!
At that moment, Yu Tianlong's heart brimmed with defiance, and his eyes were filled with fury!
What did everything his family had sacrificed amount to?
Yu Tianlong did not understand. He simply could not understand!
"Why!!!!!!!!"
"My grandfather died at the hands of a Soul Beast to obtain your ninth Soul Ring for you!"
"And my parents sailed far out to sea in search of medicinal ingredients to resolve your son Yu Xiaogang's failed mutation! We still don't know whether they're alive or dead!"
"Eldest Granduncle, couldn't a clan this large make room for me alone?"
After hearing Yu Tianlong's words, the entire clan training ground briefly fell silent.
Indeed, Yu Tianlong's family had been loyal and valiant to the last, yet now...
Although the clansmen thought this, their eyes still filled with disdain when they saw Yu Tianlong's Martial Soul.
How could a tiny bug deserve to stand among dragons!
Beside Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Luomian looked at his third brother's grandson, then at his eldest brother. After a moment's hesitation, he leaned over and whispered into his ear.
"Eldest Brother, why don't we let it go? After all..."
Before Yu Luomian could finish, Yu Yuanzhen cut him off with a wave of his hand, his voice booming like thunder.
"Second Brother, you mustn't go soft. As one of the Upper Three Sects among the Seven Great Sects, our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is one of the most powerful clans on the continent."
"Our disciples possess the powerful Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul. Through the formidable physique granted by Dragon Transformation and Lightning Control, it claimed the title of the world's foremost Beast Martial Soul. Even Spirit Hall must yield it some ground."
"To safeguard the inheritance and legitimacy of our Martial Soul, I could even expel my own son from the sect. My mind is made up, so there will be no further discussion!"
At these words, Yu Luomian was left speechless. He looked at his eldest brother for a long while before sighing and closing his eyes.
"Long'er, this concerns the clan's prestige. Even if you're angry with your eldest granduncle, it won't help. But rest assured, although you can no longer remain in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan..."
"For the sake of our bond as grandfather and grandson, I can promise you this: if any of your descendants awaken the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul in the future, I can allow him to return to the clan!"
In fact, over all these years, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had seen failed awakening mutations before, but at least those had still been dragon-type Martial Souls.
Thus, they had not been driven out.
The previous person whose awakening mutation had failed was Yu Yuanzhen's son, Yu Xiaogang. Out of deference to the clan leader's authority, no one in the clan had said much.
Yu Yuanzhen had even given Yu Xiaogang so many resources, hoping to push his son's Soul Power Level a little higher.
It was simply that Yu Xiaogang himself could not bear it and ran away.
This time, however, Yu Tianlong's failed awakening mutation was even more outrageous.
Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul had merely changed from a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon into a pig.
Yu Tianlong's Martial Soul had actually changed from a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon into a bug smaller than his little finger.
And with Yu Tianlong's elders all gone now, he had no one to back him, so naturally, he would not receive the same treatment as Yu Xiaogang.
After hearing Yu Yuanzhen's words, Yu Tianlong trembled, and a bleak smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.
Circumstances were stronger than he was. What else could he say? When all was said and done, he was only a six-year-old child.
An ordinary person whose awakening mutation had failed, at that.
In this world where Soul Masters reigned supreme, his ceiling was already set.
No matter how hard he worked, what could he accomplish with innate Soul Power of level 0.1?
At that moment, Yu Tianlong felt that nothing was more sorrowful than the death of the heart. Thinking of his parents and grandfather, he forced himself to hold on, looked at Yu Yuanzhen, and said in a low voice:
"Thank you for your kindness, Clan Leader Yu. From this day forward, I sever all ties with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. So I don't want the shops either. I don't need your pity!"
After saying this, Yu Tianlong clenched his fists and swept his gaze around him. Etching all of it deep into his memory, he left the training ground.
But before Yu Tianlong had gone far, the training ground erupted into noise again.
One after another, they began loudly airing their opinions. Amid the clamor, Yu Tianlong could even hear remarks about himself.
"You're already in this sorry state, and you're still putting on airs..."
"A tiger of a father, a dog of a son..."
"Trash..."
"His Martial Soul is actually a stinkbug. What a disgrace to our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. The clan leader truly understands the greater good!"
Yu Yuanzhen naturally saw Yu Tianlong's actions, but he did not particularly care. What could a piece of trash with innate Soul Power of level 0.1 do, however much resentment he harbored?
Were it not inconvenient to act, that look alone would have been enough for him to kill the boy on the spot!
As for family affection?
Yu Yuanzhen sneered inwardly. However close the boy was, could he be closer than his own son? If outsiders learned that he had let Yu Tianlong remain in the clan, what would they think? What would Xiaogang think if he found out?
Yes, Yu Yuanzhen had always felt that Yu Xiaogang had left the clan because of him.
Now that Yu Tianlong was even worse than his own son, he was all the less worthy of remaining in the clan!
Hearing these slanders and insults, Yu Tianlong merely quickened his steps in silence, continuing all the way back to his residence and shutting the door.
Only then did he crumple to the floor, his eyes vacant as he murmured.
"Why did it turn out like this... Why..."
Thinking of what had just happened, Yu Tianlong subconsciously summoned his Martial Soul.
As he looked at the little purple bug lying on his palm, his eyes filled with sorrow.
"Even if it didn't turn into a Golden Sacred Dragon, there was no need for it to become a bug... Wait!"
He had not noticed before, but now, examining it closely, Yu Tianlong somehow felt that this bug looked a little familiar!
"Isn't this a miniature Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void?!"