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Since the birth of Li Chengqian, Li Luochen had been taking care of the child at the Spirit Hall. However, he wasn't the only one involved in raising the baby—Dugu Yan, Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and the other elders took turns helping out.
Raising a child was something they hadn't done in a long time. The last time they had cared for a child was when Qian Renxue was young. Now, looking back, Qian Renxue had grown into such a radiant beauty and even had her own child.
Bibi Dong doted on Li Chengqian immensely. She had never raised Qian Renxue and missed out on the joys of parenting. Now that she had a grandson, she was overjoyed.
However, Qian Renxue wasn't pleased. Her mother hadn't liked her when she was a child, and now that their relationship had somewhat improved, Bibi Dong seemed to favor her grandson more.
Qian Renxue felt a twinge of jealousy.
After two weeks of recuperation, Qian Renxue's body fully recovered, and she was ready to hunt for her eighth soul ring. Thousand Daoshen had already arranged this long ago—a hundred-thousand-year Six-Winged Holy White Tiger deep within the Star Dou Forest.
Qian Daoliu personally accompanied Qian Renxue on this soul-hunting expedition. About a week later, Qian Renxue returned.
After absorbing the soul of the hundred-thousand-year Six-Winged Holy White Tiger, Qian Renxue's soul power skyrocketed to level 86!
Normally, absorbing a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone at level 80 would raise one's soul power to around 84.5. Yet Qian Renxue, by absorbing just the soul ring, reached level 86.
This was understandable. During her pregnancy, Qian Renxue had consumed an abundance of rare medicinal herbs. Additionally, before becoming pregnant, she had ingested the Eight Petaled Sunflower, which greatly accumulated her soul power.
Seeing his granddaughter's cultivation reach such heights filled Qian Daoliu with immense pride. Without hesitation, he handed over all the Angel God Set soul bones to Qian Renxue.
Currently, Qian Renxue possessed three pieces of the Angel God Set: the head soul bone, torso bone, and left arm bone.
Now, she was set to absorb the right arm bone and left leg bone. As for why she could absorb them completely?
Once all the inheritance soul bones were absorbed, all the soul bones would ascend to the hundred-thousand-year level. Moreover, absorbing the final soul bone required reaching level 100.
Upon hearing this, Li Luochen found it absurd. Qian Renxue was the inheritor of the Angel God—the optimal inheritor—and there was even speculation that she might be the reincarnation of the fallen Angel God herself.
There was no reason Qian Renxue needed to reach level 100 to absorb all the soul bones. She already possessed two hundred-thousand-year soul rings, making her far stronger than her previous timeline counterpart.
There was no justification for her inability to absorb them. Li Luochen believed the Angel God Set was waiting specifically for those undergoing divine trials—or rather, for Qian Renxue herself. Requiring level 100 to absorb the final piece? Throughout history, had anyone other than the Angel God achieved it?
It was simply that the Angel God didn't allow others to absorb it. Li Luochen was confident that Qian Renxue could absorb them without issue.
After absorbing the two soul bones, Qian Renxue's soul power reached level 88, catching up to Li Luochen's level.
Meanwhile, Dugu Yan had just broken through to level 86, while Li Luochen was at 88.5. Qian Renxue had truly caught up in a short span.
The Spirit Hall was harmonious, but chaos had erupted in another major force on the continent.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect—its patriarch, Yu Yuanzhen, had perished!
How did he die? Of course, he was driven to death by anger! His grandson, Yu Tianheng, had been crippled by his own son's experiments.
Upon learning this, Yu Yuanzhen spat out several mouthfuls of blood, triggering the dark energy within his body, which ultimately led to his demise. Immediately after his death, the elders of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family began fighting over his three soul bones.
Yu Luomian seized the head soul bone, the third elder claimed the right arm bone, and the fifth elder took the left arm bone.
As the strongest among them, Yu Luomian became the target of everyone's attacks. He had already sent his faction members to Shrek Academy in advance, leaving him alone in the family.
Thus, Yu Luomian focused solely on escaping. The other elders couldn't stop him! Meanwhile, the remaining elders began dividing the family's resources. After all, their most talented member, Yu Tianheng, had been crippled, and Yu Xiaotian had been killed during the internal strife.
The only remaining genius of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family was Yu Tianxin, who was currently training at Shrek Academy. His soul power had reached the peak of level 46 and was expected to break through to level 47 soon.
Yu Tianxin benefited greatly from the whale jelly provided by Shrek Academy and the medicinal baths prepared by Yang Wudi. Intense training pushed his potential to the limit, while the medicinal baths ensured his innate talent not only remained intact but even grew stronger.
As for how Yu Tianheng ended up crippled, we must thank our dear "master" Yu Xiaogang. Upon receiving some information, he learned that cooked whale jelly could enhance physical fitness and increase the absorption capacity of soul rings.
Yu Xiaogang used the family's resources to gather several thousand-year whale jellies, feeding them to his disciples and nephews. After confirming their effectiveness, he was elated and incorporated the method into his own theories, claiming credit for the discovery.
Coincidentally, Tang San had also reached level 40. Yu Xiaogang invited the teaching committee of the Tian Dou Imperial Academy to help them hunt for souls. He believed that Li Luochen and the others had relied on whale jelly to obtain ten-thousand-year fourth soul rings.
And they didn't even want to share the secret with him! How infuriating! He vowed to destroy Shrek Academy!
His hopes now rested on his disciples and nephews. Since Yu Tianheng had a strong physique, Yu Xiaogang decided to have him absorb a freshly ten-thousand-year soul ring.
Although Zhi Lin, a Soul Douluo, tried to intervene, Yu Xiaogang brushed him off. He insisted he would take responsibility for his actions. After all, Tianheng was his nephew—how could he harm his own kin?
What followed was Yu Tianheng's catastrophic attempt to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring. Unable to withstand the energy and soul shock, his spirit shattered, leaving him mentally incapacitated.
Originally, with his physical condition and the aid of whale jelly, Yu Tianheng could have safely absorbed an eight-thousand-year soul ring. But Yu Xiaogang's ill-fated decision to give him a ten-thousand-year soul ring sealed his fate.
Just like that, disaster struck—Yu Tianheng was crippled. The youngest and most talented genius of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family, with an innate soul power of 8.5, had fallen!
Upon hearing this news, Yu Yuanzhen died of rage on the spot, kicking his legs twice before passing away without a single word. If he had left a will, he surely would have beaten Yu Xiaogang, his unfilial son, to death!
Not only was he useless himself, but he also ruined his own grandson—the hope of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family.
After seeing what happened to his nephew, Yu Xiaogang maintained a calm exterior but had already planned multiple escape routes in his mind. Since he was part of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family, Zhi Lin refrained from interfering in their internal affairs.
Later, Yu Xiaogang helped Tang San hunt for a soul. Fearing that if Tang San were also crippled, the Hao Tian Douluo might come after him, Yu Xiaogang chose a six-thousand-year Human-Faced Demon Spider for Tang San.
Tang San successfully absorbed it, raising his soul power to level 41.
However, Tang San lamented Yu Tianheng's fate. He began to question his teacher's theories but quickly dismissed the thought due to his rigid mindset.
He simply believed Yu Tianheng was unlucky and failed to absorb the soul ring. Absorbing soul rings inherently carried risks—it wasn't his teacher's fault.
In the days that followed, Yu Xiaogang lived in constant fear, terrified that his father or the family would seek retribution against him.
Fortunately, luck was on his side. With the Yu Yuanzhen lineage of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family now reduced to just him, and since he was considered insignificant, he managed to survive—for now.
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