Inside the great hall.
Mu Qingling gently held the swaddled Yu Tianming, softly humming a lullaby.
Yu Tianheng leaned against the bedside, staring curiously at his little brother and reaching out now and then to poke his tiny face.
Yu Tianming slowly opened his eyes.
What greeted him was a gentle, beautiful face and a young child's face.
"Huh? Little brother opened his eyes!" Yu Tianheng cried in delight.
Mu Qingling looked down. Sure enough, the baby in her arms was gazing up with clear eyes.
"Tianming..." she called softly, her fingertips brushing his cheek.
Yu Tianming blinked, towering waves surging through his heart.
I transmigrated?
He had heard the conversation just now with perfect clarity.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Tianheng, Yu Yuanzhen...
Without a doubt, this was the Douluo Continent!
And he had become a direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Tianheng's own little brother!
This starting point... was pretty strong! Yu Tianming was overjoyed.
As a devoted reader of Douluo, he naturally knew the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's standing on the Douluo Continent, and knew the future course of the plot even better.
Immortal herbs, the Soul Master Tournament, Spirit Hall's Soul Hunting Operation, the Battle of Jialing Pass...
If he made good use of his identity and the advantage of his foreknowledge, he would surely carve out a place for himself in the future!
What would my martial soul be?
Soon, Yu Tianming thought of the most important thing-his martial soul!
No matter how good his background was, without a powerful martial soul and high innate soul power, it would all be for nothing. A certain Grandmaster was one example.
Please don't let it be a detrimental mutation... Yu Tianming thought.
Although there were ways to remedy a detrimental martial soul mutation, it would ultimately be a hassle, and not as good as awakening a powerful martial soul outright.
Moreover, Spirit Hall would attack the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in the future. He had to make preparations in advance to avert the tragedy of the clan's destruction.
Having a powerful martial soul would be more advantageous in every respect...
"Little brother, why do you keep staring at me?" Yu Tianheng tilted his head and asked curiously.
Yu Tianming came back to his senses. Looking at the three-year-old before him, the older brother he had acquired, he instinctively smiled.
"Heehee..."
He let out a clear laugh, waved his little hand, and caught Yu Tianheng's finger.
"Wow! He grabbed me!" Yu Tianheng shouted excitedly.
Mu Qingling smiled gently. "It looks like Tianming really likes his big brother."
Yu Tianming looked at his mother and his older brother, Yu Tianheng, warmth filling his heart. With me here, that tragedy will never happen!
In his previous life, Yu Tianming had grown up in an orphanage and had never experienced a mother's love or familial affection.
Now that he had a family in this life, he cherished those bonds all the more.
Yu Tianming's birth disturbed the peace of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
The birth of a son of the direct line was different from one born to a collateral branch.
As one of the Upper Three Sects, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan placed particular importance on bloodlines, not to mention the solemn ancestral rites held that very day.
The higher-ups of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan all paid close attention to Yu Tianming.
After the ancestral rites ended, the sect's great hall was brightly lit.
Yu Yuanzhen sat in the seat of honor, holding the newborn Yu Tianming.
Below him, the elders of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan stood in two rows. Yu Luomian headed one side, a smile on his face.
"Congratulations, Sect Master, on another grandson of the direct line."
Yu Luomian cupped his hands, but a barely perceptible shadow flashed through his eyes.
Yu Yuanzhen nodded coolly. "How thoughtful of you, Second Brother."
Yu Luomian took two steps forward and asked with feigned concern, "I heard unusual phenomena appeared when little Tianming was born. What might his aptitude be like?"
Yu Minghe frowned and was about to speak, but a look from his father stopped him.
"The child has only just been born. It's too early to discuss his martial soul." Yu Yuanzhen's expression remained unchanged as he gently stroked his grandson's swaddling.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was primarily divided into two branches: the clan head's and Yu Luomian's.
The two branches could not be called enemies. On the surface, both obeyed Yu Yuanzhen's orders, but in some matters, they were united in appearance and divided at heart.
Yu Yuanzhen knew all of this.
As long as he did not betray the clan, Yu Yuanzhen could not be bothered with this "second brother."
At that moment, the atmosphere grew somewhat tense.
In his swaddling, Yu Tianming gave Yu Luomian a long look. His eyes rolled, and he suddenly burst into a wail.
Mu Qingling hurried forward to take the child, soothing him softly.
"It seems the child is tired." Yu Yuanzhen took the opportunity to rise. "That will be all for today."
After everyone dispersed, the elders of Yu Luomian's branch gathered in his courtyard.
"Second Master, the unusual phenomena at that boy's birth were no ordinary matter."
An elder spoke in a low voice.
Yu Luomian's expression was dark as he tapped his fingers against the table. "Yu Yuanzhen's branch already had Yu Tianheng, and now there's a Yu Tianming too..."
"Then should we..."
Another elder began, then stopped.
"What's the hurry?" Yu Luomian sneered. "His martial soul hasn't even awakened. Who knows whether he'll be another Yu Xiaogang?"
Yu Luomian stood, walked to the window, and looked toward True Dragon Mountain.
"Until his martial soul awakens, it's all empty talk."
Yu Xiaogang, for instance, had been the subject of considerable expectations before his martial soul awakened. No one had thought he would be trash.
Yet trash was exactly what he turned out to be. His innate soul power was only half a rank, and his martial soul, Luo Sanpao, was even more laughable!
Three years passed in the blink of an eye.
Over those three years, nothing major happened in the sect, apart from Yu Tianheng awakening his martial soul.
The sect's standard Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, with innate rank-nine soul power-across the entire continent, he could be considered a top-tier genius.
Second only to innate full soul power.
In the vast Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, only two members of the younger generation currently had innate rank-nine soul power.
But compared to Yu Tianming, Yu Tianheng paled.
In the eyes of the sect's disciples, Yu Tianming was a monster!
He could walk at three months and run at six months.
Now three years old, he could even lift stone training locks weighing dozens of jin. His powerful physique made even the sect's elders click their tongues in wonder!
Everyone guessed that his innate soul power must be very high.
Yu Yuanzhen saw all of this. He was extremely fond of his little grandson Yu Tianming and was convinced that he would awaken an immensely powerful martial soul.
True Dragon Mountain, the sect's great hall.
Inside the hall, all the elders and core disciples of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had assembled.
Yu Yuanzhen sat in the seat of honor, his gaze imposing.
"I have gathered you here today to announce something." Yu Yuanzhen's voice was low, yet it shook their hearts like thunder.
"Effective immediately, Yu Tianming shall be the young sect master of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect!"
At these words, the entire hall erupted!
"Sect Master!"
Yu Luomian was the first to step forward, his expression dark. "Yu Tianming is only three years old and has yet to awaken his martial soul. Isn't appointing him young sect master now far too hasty?"
"Indeed, the position of young sect master is a matter of great importance. We should at least wait until his martial soul awakens before deciding!"
Discussion filled the hall, and many elders wore disapproving expressions.
"Who supports appointing Yu Tianming young sect master, and who opposes it?" Yu Yuanzhen seemed not to hear their discussions, his gaze sharp.
At this sight.
Yu Luomian's expression shifted several times. Pointing a finger at Yu Yuanzhen, he said gravely, "Big Brother, you'll regret this!"
"Insolence! I am the sect master!"
Yu Yuanzhen abruptly rose. Soul power rippled faintly around him, and the pressure of a Titled Douluo instantly enveloped the hall. Everyone fell silent at once.
"Who supports it, and who opposes it?"
This time, the opposing elders changed their tune.
"I support it!"
"I support it too..."
In the end, Yu Luomian also gritted his teeth and agreed.
Yu Luomian understood that his opposition would be useless. Once Yu Yuanzhen truly decided something, it was not within his power to change it.
"I support it too!"