Chapter 14: Yu Luomian: Find this 'Holy Dragon', study it thoroughly, and Xiaogang's Martial Soul will definitely evolve!
"Elder Brother, calm down a little."
At that moment, Yu Luomian, who had been standing silently below, slowly stepped forward.
He picked up the intelligence report that had been slapped onto the table.
His gaze lingered on the description of 'Body-Separating Martial Soul' for a long time, a thoughtful light flickering in his eyes.
"Elder Brother, don't you think this characteristic of a 'Body-Separating Martial Soul' seems very familiar?"
Yu Luomian raised his head, looking meaningfully at Yu Yuanzhen.
"It is indeed highly possible that this is a Bloodline of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan that has been scattered outside,
or even... some kind of beneficial mutation we never considered."
Yu Yuanzhen's brow furrowed tightly, he was just about to refute.
But upon seeing the pointed look in Yu Luomian's eyes, a bolt of lightning suddenly flashed through his mind.
He froze.
Body-Separating Martial Soul.
For others, this term might merely be peculiar.
But for him, Yu Yuanzhen, it was an unforgettable pain.
It was also the biggest laughingstock of the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan for so many years.
After all...
Although Yu Luomian didn't spell it out, Yu Yuanzhen understood perfectly well in his heart.
His most beloved, most hopeful youngest son.
The one regarded as the Family's disgrace, who left the Sect on his own — Yu Xiaogang.
Didn't he awaken a Body-Separating Martial Soul?
Only,
Yu Xiaogang's Body-Separating Martial Soul was a pig-like creature that could only fart, utterly useless — Luo San Pao.
Whereas the young man codenamed 'Holy Dragon' in the intelligence report...
His Body-Separating Martial Soul was the legendary Light Holy Dragon, at the pinnacle of the Dragon Clan!
Both are Body-Separating Martial Souls.
One is in the mud, worthless and hopeless.
The other is in the heavens, radiant and glorious like the sun.
"You mean..."
Yu Yuanzhen took a deep breath, his tone extremely complex.
"This method of fighting with a separated body might not be the mark of a Trash Martial Soul, but rather a sign of some... extremely high-level mutation?"
"Exactly."
Yu Luomian nodded and analyzed:
"Although Xiaogang's Luo San Pao is Trash, it truly separated from the body.
Now this 'Holy Dragon' is the same.
This indicates that our clan's Bloodline indeed harbors the 'Body-Separating' gene.
Perhaps Xiaogang's mutation failed, resulting in a pig;
while this young man's mutation succeeded, atavistically becoming a Light Holy Dragon!"
Hearing this, the anger in Yu Yuanzhen's eyes gradually subsided, replaced by a deep sense of loss and melancholy.
He seemed to age several years in an instant.
"Mutation... mutation..."
Yu Yuanzhen muttered to himself, then let out a long sigh.
"If Xiaogang had even one ten-thousandth of this person's talent, why would I have..."
At this point, Yu Yuanzhen's voice faltered, and a thick layer of worry surfaced in his eyes.
"Speaking of which, it's been several months since Xiaogang left the Sect and completely lost contact."
Yu Yuanzhen rubbed his temples, a trace of weariness in his tone.
"Ever since he left in anger, I've been sending covert agents to follow him, wanting to ensure his safety.
But just a few months ago, he suddenly vanished without a trace, as if he evaporated from the world."
"I sent out several teams, turned Heaven Dou City upside down, but couldn't find a single trace of him."
That was his most beloved son.
Although his talent was Trash, although he left the Sect.
But blood is thicker than water, how could he truly not care at all?
Seeing his elder brother's worried appearance, Yu Luomian stepped forward, gently patted Yu Yuanzhen's shoulder, and comforted him:
"Elder Brother, just set your heart at ease."
"That child Xiaogang, although his Martial Soul is no good, his mind is sharp, and his theoretical knowledge is exceptionally solid."
"Besides, he is, after all, a twenty-ninth level Great Soul Master."
Yu Luomian smiled, his tone light:
"In the Soul Master World, a Great Soul Master may not be considered a powerhouse, but they are certainly not ordinary people without any strength to tie up a chicken.
As long as he doesn't go to the dangerous core areas where Soul Beasts gather, protecting himself should be more than enough."
"Perhaps he just wanted to find a quiet place to calm down, or maybe he encountered some fortuitous opportunity and went into seclusion to Cultivate?"
"How could anything happen to him?"
Hearing this, Yu Yuanzhen's expression softened slightly.
Right.
A twenty-ninth level Great Soul Master is considered a person of some standing in ordinary towns.
As long as he doesn't provoke those high-level Soul Masters, surviving shouldn't be difficult.
"I hope so..."
Yu Yuanzhen sighed.
"Elder Brother, wait!"
Yu Luomian, who had been comforting Yu Yuanzhen, suddenly stiffened completely.
His breathing also became rapid.
"What is it?"
Yu Yuanzhen was taken aback by his sudden reaction.
"I've thought of it!
I've thought of an excellent possibility!"
Yu Luomian quickly walked up to Yu Yuanzhen, placed both hands on the table, his voice trembling slightly with excitement:
"Elder Brother, you just said it yourself, both this 'Holy Dragon' and Xiaogang possess extremely rare Body-Separating Martial Souls."
"What does that mean?"
"It means their Martial Souls are fundamentally of the same origin!"
Yu Luomian took a deep breath, a (self-proclaimed) wise light flashing in his eyes:
"If we consider Xiaogang's Luo San Pao as a defective product of a failed mutation,
then this 'Holy Dragon's' Light Holy Dragon is the perfect ultimate form of a successful mutation!"
"Since they share the same origin, then the evolutionary path between them must have traceable clues!"
Hearing this, the dim thunder in Yu Yuanzhen's eyes instantly brightened, as if he had grasped the last straw before drowning.
"Second Brother, you mean..."
"I mean, the one who tied the bell must untie it!"
The more Yu Luomian spoke, the clearer his train of thought seemed, an absolutely Genius-level conception:
"If we can find this 'Holy Dragon' and invite him back to the Family.
"We wouldn't need him to do anything. Just let us study the characteristics of his Martial Soul, observe how his Soul Power flows between his external Martial Soul and his body..."
"Or even, if we could obtain a drop of his essence blood for comparison."
"We would have an extremely high chance of reverse-engineering and finding a method to remedy the defects of the Martial Soul!"
"Since someone can mutate into a Light Holy Dragon, that proves this path is viable!"
"As long as we find that critical 'point', perhaps we can trigger a second Awakening in Xiaogang's Luo San Pao, evolving it from a Trash Martial Soul into a true Dragon!"
Boom!
Yu Luomian's words struck Yu Yuanzhen's heart like a morning bell and evening drum.
Evolve Xiaogang's Martial Soul?
Turn that Luo San Pao, regarded as the Family's disgrace, into a real Dragon?
This was something Yu Yuanzhen didn't even dare dream of, the biggest knot in his heart for half his life.
Now, this hope was actually laid out before his eyes!
"Reverse-engineering the evolutionary path... reverse-engineering the evolutionary path..."
Yu Yuanzhen paced back and forth excitedly in the room, his hands unconsciously clenching, knuckles turning white from the force.
"Yes! That makes perfect sense!"
"Since both are Body-Separating Martial Souls, why is someone else a Holy Dragon, while my son gets a pig?!"