At that thought, Yu Tianlong instantly found it a little unbelievable. Did it merely look similar, or was it truly the Terror of the Void?
Yu Tianlong could not quite tell at that moment.
If it really was, wouldn't he be able to defy heaven and change his fate?
After all, the Terror of the Void, commonly known among LOL players as Big Bug, could grow and evolve without limit!
As long as he kept feeding, his size and health could keep growing too.
At this thought, Yu Tianlong's breathing grew rapid.
As he looked at the bug, which was smaller than his finger, his eyes filled with hope.
Without any hesitation, Yu Tianlong went straight into the courtyard. After looking around, he found his target!
It was Blue Silver Grass, which could be found everywhere on the Douluo Continent.
He carefully placed the bug in his palm onto the Blue Silver Grass.
Under Yu Tianlong's eager gaze, the bug began munching away as though he had received some command.
Soon, the bug had devoured all the Blue Silver Grass, which had been several times larger than his body.
But that was not the end. After finishing that stalk of Blue Silver Grass, the bug still did not stop. As though he could never sense hunger, he began munching on the Blue Silver Grass around him.
As the minutes and seconds ticked by, half an hour soon passed.
Yu Tianlong finally sensed the changes in his Martial Soul and his body.
The bug had grown a little larger, and Yu Tianlong also felt a faint current of warmth arise within his body.
The warmth flowed through his extraordinary meridians, nourishing his flesh before vanishing without a trace.
At this point, how could Yu Tianlong possibly fail to realize what Martial Soul he had obtained?
This was Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void!
He was also what Yu Tianlong would rely on to defy heaven and change his fate!
Innate Soul Power of rank 0.1? The backing of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?
He needed none of it!
As long as he was given enough time, he would become the devourer of the world!
When that time came, burning the bridge after crossing the river, injustice-everything would be settled!
With his greatest problem solved, Yu Tianlong's state of mind eased considerably.
Looking at Cho'Gath, who was still munching away, Yu Tianlong went straight back to his room and began packing.
After putting all his belongings into his storage Soul Tool Ring, he looked at the courtyard where he had lived for six years and the memorial portraits at the spirit tablet altar.
Yu Tianlong let out a soft breath, knelt, and kowtowed, saying earnestly:
"Grandpa, Dad, Mom, I'm leaving. The clan has no room for me, and I don't want to stay in a clan without a shred of family affection or humanity."
With that, Yu Tianlong rose and carefully took down his family's memorial portraits, putting them into his storage ring.
Having finished all this, Yu Tianlong no longer felt the slightest attachment. After recalling his Martial Soul, he turned and left the courtyard.
As Yu Tianlong headed out of the clan grounds, everyone looked at him with disdain, as though watching a joke.
Compared with his earlier hurried departure, Yu Tianlong walked much more slowly this time.
His gaze had also grown resolute.
He no longer feared or dreaded the mockery of others.
Yu Tianlong finally understood that growing up was, by its very nature, a process without anyone to turn to. What was difficult to traverse was never the road, but the hurdle within his own heart!
Over ten days later.
As Yu Tianlong looked at Cho'Gath, who had grown to the size of a thumb, a smile appeared on his lips.
Eating as they traveled had yielded some results.
At the very least, he was now more than twice as big as when he had first awakened!
Yu Tianlong had also discovered something: the amount of feedback from what Cho'Gath ate was determined by the Soul Power within the target.
In other words, to grow quickly, his best option was to devour Soul Masters, Soul Beasts, or treasures such as immortal herbs and Soul Bones.
And there was only one place suited to the growth and evolution of Yu Tianlong's Martial Soul.
A Soul Beast forest!
After all, in human society, Yu Tianlong would have to devour Soul Masters to grow!
But devouring Soul Masters involved too much uncertainty.
Even though Yu Tianlong was not averse to this method, he had not forgotten that doing so could very well result in Spirit Hall putting him on its wanted list!
Being branded an evil Soul Master, with everyone clamoring to hunt him down and kill him, would not be worth it!
By contrast, if he entered a Soul Beast forest, he could start on the outskirts and find some weaker or harmless Soul Beasts to devour.
If he was lucky, he might even obtain Soul Bones and medicinal herbs. Then the speed of his improvement would be beyond anything an ordinary person could match!
The only thing that put Yu Tianlong in a difficult position was that his knowledge of Martial Souls was incomplete.
Although Yu Tianlong had taken the initiative to learn a great deal during his years in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
His foundation was still a little weak, after all.
However, thinking of his current Innate Soul Power, Yu Tianlong gave a wry smile. Even if he wanted to study, with his Soul Power, there might not be a single Soul Master Academy willing to accept him.
Having thought it through, Yu Tianlong knew that he currently had one choice, and one choice alone.
To head to a Soul Beast forest!
And it had to be the Star Dou Great Forest. Although the Sunset Forest was also a good choice.
It would be easier there to expose his Martial Soul's ability to evolve by devouring living creatures.
Before he had grown strong, Yu Tianlong did not dare take that gamble!
At that thought, Yu Tianlong took a map from his Soul Tool Ring and checked it carefully. After confirming his location, he looked at Cho'Gath, who was still gnawing on a tree nearby, and said:
"Little Cho, let's go!"
"Roar!!"
At Yu Tianlong's call, Cho'Gath swallowed the branch in his mouth in one gulp, then quickly climbed onto Yu Tianlong's shoulder. After glancing around, he sprawled lazily across it.
The Star Dou Great Forest lay southeast of the Balak Kingdom. Traveling with stops along the way, Yu Tianlong finally reached a small town outside the Star Dou Great Forest over a month later.
Upon entering the town, he found it much livelier than he had imagined. Apart from having no city walls, it was actually like a small city, its streets lined with shops of every kind.
Yu Tianlong observed carefully and found that the shops here mainly catered to Soul Masters, such as shops specializing in weapons, armor, antidotes, and recovery potions.
Even the clothing shops sold special clothes with a dozen or more pockets that could hold plenty of odds and ends, suitable for Soul Masters on adventures.
And these were precisely what Yu Tianlong needed now!
After all, when he had left the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he had brought only some clothes and money.
Throughout the journey, he had eaten in the wind and slept beneath the open sky, neither eating well nor sleeping warmly.
As for why he had not taken a carriage, it was not that Yu Tianlong did not want to. Rather, he had discovered that his Martial Soul, Cho'Gath, would grow hungry after going without food for a while.
The most unbearable part was that this hunger could also be transmitted to him.
So Yu Tianlong had decisively abandoned that option and instead brought Cho'Gath along, eating their way through the journey.