4 Chapter 4: "The Man Who Changed Faces"
Chapter 4: "The Man Who Changed Faces"
As the figure vanished, the anomaly in the sky dissipated, returning to clear skies.
Yu Luomian and others exchanged glances, feeling completely numb. Had they perhaps spoken too loudly over the past six years?
At that moment, Tiankong also opened his eyes, looking confused. What had just happened?
He faintly heard a voice talking about something being entrusted to him.
Suddenly, with a thought, a purple naginata, longer than his current height by more than double, appeared in his hands.
"???"
Isn't this the exclusive weapon, the Naginata of Seagrass? Could this be his martial soul?
As soon as Tiankong grasped the Naginata of Seagrass, it instantly shrank, now only twenty centimeters taller than him.
Why would a naginata be his martial soul?
And what was his other martial soul?
Tiankong was puzzled, perhaps it was related to his life before crossing over when he acquired the Naginata of Seagrass?
As he was still confused, he suddenly heard Yu Yuanzhen's voice.
"Whoever leaks today's events will be treated as a traitor to the clan!"
"Yes, Clan Leader!"
Everyone answered in unison, without any hesitation.
The humanoid martial soul, that solid figure, she must be a "deity"!
And the "saber" in Tiankong's hand must be the weapon of this deity.
The presence was so formidable that even Yu Yuanzhen, at level ninety-six, trembled, let alone these underlings who weren't even titled.
Fortunately, Yu Dagang, sensing the situation was wrong, had sent the children who awakened their martial souls out of the hall early; otherwise, there might have been casualties today.
At the moment of the martial soul awakening, a deity personally bestowed a "gift"—Tiankong's martial soul was a divine martial soul!
Tiankong glanced questioningly at Yu Luomian and others. What was with their fervent gazes?
"I hereby announce a major decision. From today onward, Yu Tiankong will become the young Clan Leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. He will succeed as Clan Leader either after my hundred years are up or when he advances to a titled Douluo."
Yu Yuanzhen said solemnly, "Who agrees, and who opposes?"
"Tiankong has been under my watch since he was a child, and his mind is steadfast, unaffected by externalities."
Yu Luomian stroked his beard and continued, "Even when I intentionally made things difficult for him, he remained composed and stable! With such a temperament, he can surely lead the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to greater heights!"
"I have no objections, I fully support it!"
As soon as he spoke, several elders stared at Yu Luomian, astounded. It was always you, huh!
Yu Yuanzhen's eyes twitched; his brother wasn't hopelessly foolish after all. His ability to change faces was unmatched!
The elders gritted their teeth, most of what they wanted to say had been expressed by Yu Luomian, the "man who changed faces." Having never been well-educated, they couldn't think of anything better to say.
"Cough, cough, I have no objections to Tiankong becoming the young Clan Leader. Perhaps, Clan Leader, you might consider stepping down now?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Yuanzhen's face darkened. Damn it, I'm not dead yet! Having Tiankong succeed now would be like asking me to commit suicide!
The people secretly gave that elder a thumbs up; you really have some ideas!
Tiankong: "???"
Who am I, where am I, and what am I supposed to do?
Tiankong was utterly bewildered. Why had these old men changed so dramatically?
And it seemed they were sincere!
His soul power level hadn't even been tested yet, and he was already appointed as the young Clan Leader?
His martial soul wasn't even a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon; what about their pride, their glory?
"Maybe we should test my soul power first?"
Tiankong suggested quietly. Then, with a thought, the Naginata of Seagrass transformed into a bolt of purple lightning and returned to his body.
Although he could sense he had two martial souls, he could only summon one, which puzzled Tiankong.
If the Naginata of Seagrass was indeed his martial soul, then it was likely that the other was Raiden Shogun.
This was Tiankong's guess, and indeed, the truth was just so.
Tiankong's voice wasn't loud, but in a room full of Soul Saints and higher, who wouldn't hear him?
"Alright, let's test the soul power first."
Yu Yuanzhen hurriedly brought over the testing crystal and placed it in front of Tiankong.
Yu Luomian and the others dared not even breathe too heavily, fearing they might disturb Tiankong's soul power testing. The innate soul power was already determined at the awakening of the martial soul, and their cautious behavior was merely for psychological comfort.
Tiankong stretched out his right hand and placed it firmly on the crystal ball.
In just a moment, purple radiance lit up the entire crystal.
"Crack..."
"???"
The crystal ball, which had been in the Awakening Hall for decades without any issues, cracked!
Tiankong's "soul power" was simply too much for this level of soul power crystal to handle!
The onlookers gasped in surprise; such an event was a first in their many years of life!
This was definitely innate super soul power!
On the Douluo Continent, the highest measure for innate soul power is level ten, also known as full innate soul power.
However, there is another category beyond this—innate super soul power, which exceeds the boundary of level ten.
Originally, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was unaware of the existence of innate super soul power, but that 'waste', cough, Yu Xiaogang, had brought back some information about it from the Spirit Hall.
Initially, no one took this information seriously, but having witnessed it firsthand today, they couldn't help but respect the depth of knowledge at Spirit Hall!
As for Yu Xiaogang, a waste is a waste!
"This testing crystal ball is really mischievous, breaking at such a time. Luckily, I was prepared!"
Yu Yuanzhen placed the cracked crystal ball into a storage soul device, then took out a new one, almost twice as large as the previous.
He planned to keep the cracked crystal ball as a significant collectible.
"Mischievous? That's a good word for it, no wonder he's the Clan Leader!"
The crowd thought to themselves.
"Tiankong, try again."
Tiankong, now understanding the situation, realized his innate soul power exceeded level ten!
Otherwise, there was no reason for the crystal to crack.
After a moment of contemplation, Tiankong placed his hand on the larger crystal ball.
Inside the crystal, purple radiance quickly filled half the sphere and then rapidly climbed.
"Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen..."
"Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen..."
"Innate level twenty!"
In the end, the purple light filled the entire crystal without causing it to crack again.
"About today's matter..."
"Don't worry, Clan Leader, anyone who leaks it will be a traitor to the clan, and we will not rest until they are dead!"
"Right, we are willing to swear on our martial souls!"
(End of Chapter)
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