Chapter 116: with translation of chapter title

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.

The afterglow of the setting sun poured freely between the rivers; the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's terrain is lofty and remote, hidden near the rivers, while the sect itself is built on the mountain.

As one of the top three sects among the Seven Great Sects of the Douluo Continent, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family is the most powerful family on the continent.

The sect's geographic location naturally offers certain advantages; ordinary people traveling by boat are easily spotted by the sect's disciples, so a sneak attack can only be made by diving or flying, but once past the entrance, the entire sect has no retreat.

If faced with a large-scale attack, they can only defend to the death; this is why, in the original story, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family, when confronted with the Spirit Hall's spirit-hunting operation, aside from those not in the sect, very few of the remaining family members could escape, for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon is acclaimed as the number one beast martial soul under heaven, and their pride naturally makes them believe no one could frontal assault the mountain.

At this moment, Yue Wangshu and Yue Yizhou sat in a sorry state in a small boat, their bodies ragged like beggars', tears welling in their eyes as they gazed upon the magnificent Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon mountain gate in the distance.

That Titled Douluo in Spirit City had repeatedly told them to scram, yet secretly he was arranging people to trip them up; the two understood perfectly that the Spirit Hall undoubtedly did not want Tianlin's news to be exposed!

But fortunately, after enduring countless hardships in Spirit City, the two have finally returned to the sect.

Yue Yizhou nodded at the gate guard, gave a greeting, waited for the branch disciple to open the sluice gate, the small boat drifted in, and only after the gate closed again did the two let out a great sigh of relief, their tense nerves instantly relaxing.

Yue Yizhou felt excited inside and hurriedly called to Yue Wangshu, 'Come on! Let's quickly go find the Sect Leader and Brother Jingcheng!'

The two didn't have time to return the respectful salutations of the surrounding branch disciples, and immediately headed up to the sect's mountain summit.

At this moment, in the main hall of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's Sect Leader.

Several elders in blue robes were seated on chairs in the hall, and everyone present were high-ranking members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.

Today, at the request of Jingcheng's enlightenment teacher, a disciple of the sect, the gathering is being convened once again.

After all, the inheritance of the sect's disciples is of utmost importance; thus, although Jingcheng's strength is only rank sixty-nine, his status within the sect is quite high—juniors who see him address him as 'Uncle Jingcheng,' and his standing is no inferior to that of the elders present.

Seated in the chief position, the sturdy middle-aged man is naturally the Thunder Douluo Yuyuanzhen, famed for possessing the strongest physique! At this moment, Yuyuanzhen wore a helpless expression as he gazed at the furious, raving Jingcheng before him, who was loudly berating Yuluomian seated beside Yuyuanzhen in the hall.

"Yuluomian, you bastard! You dare to act but not to take responsibility! Do you know how much suffering Tianlin has endured out there alone? She bears the surname Liu, and everyone here knows your illegitimate daughter is Liu Erlong!"

"You still dare to call yourself wronged here! You don't even deserve it! A peerless heavenly prodigy who can dragonify with just one ring—you threw her away like that! You are the sect's greatest sinner!"

Yuluomian's face darkened; as the esteemed second-in-command of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, being rebuked before so many elders, does he have no shame?

"Jingcheng! Enough already! I've said it many times—Liu Tianlin is not my child; that Liu woman is long dead! You've even seen Liu Erlong! How could her dead mother possibly come back to life?"

Jingcheng snorted coldly, 'Hah, that's your granddaughter! Liu Erlong's daughter! Go on, tell me—aside from my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul, what other martial soul can dragonify?'

Yuluomian choked on the spot, yet still refused to yield, saying: 'You say that girl is nine years old; weren't there many clan members who went out to play nine years ago? Couldn't it be that other sect disciples made a mistake? On what basis do you pin this on me?'

"Haven't you yourself kept several women outside before? What are you pretending to be a good person for here?"

Yuyuanzhen slammed the armrest hard, 'Enough! Don't speak such divisive words again!'

The two other elders seated also showed strange expressions; although they are no longer young, due to their martial souls, the dragon nature is inherently lustful, and each has, to some extent, left romantic entanglements outside.

Yuluomian snorted, turned his head away without changing expression, wearing a displeased look.

Yuyuanzhen's expression eased slightly, then he said: 'Jingcheng, I understand your anxiety; undoubtedly you worry that the child bears a grudge against the sect, which is why you want to quickly find her parents, but this cannot be rushed—without evidence, how can you simply claim she is Yuluomian's descendant?'

"'How about this: when the child returns to the sect, regardless of whether we find her parents, I will have Tianheng's father adopt her as his foster daughter, making Tianlin my granddaughter! With her talent, the sect will surely have no one daring to bully her.'"

Jingcheng's complexion, alternating between green and pale, finally softened a bit, and he thumped to his knees.

Yuyuanzhen's face showed shock; although the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect is strict in hierarchy, it does not demand its members grovel and kneel before others, for its people each consider themselves true dragons—what is a dragon without backbone? Yuyuanzhen was both startled and angry, quickly rising to support him: 'Jingcheng! What are you doing? Speak properly, get up first!'

Jingcheng stubbornly remained kneeling, 'Sect Leader, I just worry that Tianlin's resentment won't fade; she refuses to return to the sect! I earnestly beg the Sect Leader to personally leave the mountain and bring Tianlin back from Spirit City! If Tianlin does not return to the sect, I truly cannot die in peace!'

"This"

The remaining two Titled Douluo–level elders exchanged a glance, saying nothing.

Just as Yuyuanzhen was about to speak in agreement, Yuluomian crossed his legs, speaking with a sarcastic tone: 'How could this be? Elder Brother, as the Sect Leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, a grand Titled Douluo, you would actually go down the mountain personally to request a junior? Humph! That would be overturning the natural order! It violates propriety! And that so-called thousand-year first ring—I think you're senile; how could that be possible? It must be some strange soul skill effect.'

Jingcheng's eyes turned red as he pointed at Yuluomian and shouted: 'You don't understand anything! That is absolutely the thousand-year first ring! A genius who can dragonify with just one ring! Tianheng was defeated by her in a single encounter—does the sect's true dragon still need to be bound by so-called etiquette?'

"Sect Leader, we must absolutely not listen to the villain's nonsense! Even you yourself could never dragonify with just one ring! I have witnessed this myself; I guarantee you, if we truly bring back Tianlin, our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect will indeed become the true number one sect under heaven!"

"I said this the very day I returned! Sect Leader! Why haven't you taken action yet!!"

Yuyuanzhen glared at Yuluomian, then firmly pulled Jingcheng up from the ground, his face stern as he said: 'Jingcheng, don't rush; in fact, I have already dispatched all the forces of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect in Spirit City to assist Yizhou and Wangshu's operation—they should be bringing this child back now.'

"Your wholehearted devotion to the sect I naturally know; I have heard you speak of this child Tianlin many times—how could I not be curious?"

Yuyuanzhen actually also looked forward to this child whom Jingcheng had hyped up to the heavens, but there's no need to insist that the Sect Leader himself go down the mountain—letting the clansmen bring her back would suffice, for he is quite busy every day.

The Blue Dot Tyrant Dragon Sect lacks successors; in this generation only Tianheng and Tianxin have the best talent, and now there's an additional little girl—he is naturally overjoyed, having already decided that whichever of Tianxin and Tianheng inherits the sect leadership will be worthy to marry Tianlin.

By then, the next generation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon will surely be heaven's chosen ones; he also solemnly asked Yuluomian, and Liu Tianlin is indeed not his child.

However, Jingcheng's earlier remark that Liu Erlong's daughter weighed heavily on Yuyuanzhen's heart—Liu Erlong's daughter, isn't that Xiao Gang's child? Could it be that they had really gotten together long ago?

Could she really be his own granddaughter?! Then Tianheng and Tianxin truly cannot marry, and the sect leader's wife's plan must be shelved on the spot.

As for the fated Titled Douluo Jingcheng mentioned, who would lead the sect to become the continent's top sect, Yuyuanzhen doesn't believe it at all—after all, it's just a girl; perhaps now, with her mutant martial soul, she could be a bit stronger than Tianheng, but under his Titled Douluo tutelage, Yutianheng will naturally be able to easily overwhelm her. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul is overly dominant, thus breaking the Titled Douluo limit is actually even more difficult for them, for the same reason that all their soul rings must be of the draconic species; those with insufficient bloodline concentration cannot break through to Titled Douluo, and whether Liu Tianlin is truly a true dragon can only be known by bringing her back to see.

Just then, a youth suddenly strode in from outside, clasping his fists to report.

"Sect Leader, Yizhou and Wangshu have returned; they wish to see you."

Yuyuanzhen's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, 'Let them in at once.'

He then turned to Jingcheng with a smile and said, 'Look, they've already brought the child back, haven't they?'

When Yizhou and Wangshu hurried in from the door but there was no sign of Tianlin, Jingcheng anxiously asked, 'How is it? Where is Tianlin?'

The two first performed a salute, then Yuyuanzhen impatiently waved them away and coldly demanded, 'Cut the formalities! Where is the person you two were supposed to bring back?'

Yizhou wore a bitter expression, then pleaded pitifully: 'Sect Leader, in Spirit City a Titled Douluo has appeared; Tianlin is being detained by them in Spirit City and not allowed to return with us! That Titled Douluo even said that relying on us is insufficient, and that you must personally go forth.'

Yuluomian looked at the two with astonishment, suspiciously asking, 'How could a grand Titled Douluo meddle in our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's family affairs, merely to bring back a little child, yet still attract the Titled Douluo's attention?'

Yizhou's face burned with fervor as he took out the battle-recording image sphere from earlier, excitedly saying, 'It's naturally because Tianlin's talent is extraordinarily outstanding! Everyone, please look!'

He slightly infused soul power into the image sphere in his hand, and a scene suddenly appeared before their eyes.

A blonde girl and the two sat at a table nearby; the girl's expression was displeased, wearing a look of impatience.

Yuyuanzhen's eyes held a hint of inquiry—this blonde girl seemed somewhat familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere; where was it?

Then came the dialogue between the blonde girl and the two.

【"Return? What return? I don't understand what you're saying; I am a fatherless, motherless orphan—how could I possibly be related to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon?"】

【"Family? What family do I have? I don't need that ridiculous thing; since I was abandoned, it shows they never cared about me, and you're the same—whatever damned clan brothers, you're just eyeing my martial soul."】

【「Relatives? When I was fighting over food with wild dogs alone, where were you? When I was captured by evil soul masters, where were you again! 」】

【「Even without a so-called sect, I am still the unprecedented thousand-year first ring! Without the sect's care, I am also the top talent on the Douluo Continent! In the future, I will also be the strongest Title Douluo! 」】

【「I don't need the sect! You need me! 」】

Seeing this, Yu Luomian snorted disdainfully, "How could a Title Douluo be so easily reached? I'm not even a Title Douluo, yet I have a thousand-year first ring—who knows if this is a scam? What an arrogant little girl."

Yu Luomian drew out his voice, speaking in a strange tone, "I don't need the sect—you need me—hmph, if you have the ability, don't let her return to the sect in the future."

Yu YuanZhen furrowed his brows, "This child actually escaped from the evil soul master's hands?" Seeing Yu JingCheng's icy gaze, Yu YuanZhen said coldly, "Yu Luomian! Shut your mouth! If you don't want to watch, then get out!"

Although he also thought so, he couldn't act so wildly as to disgrace himself in front of Yu JingCheng.

Yu Luomian was startled by his older brother's tone and immediately fell silent.

But the next scene—Liu TianLin's martial soul manifesting, overwhelmingly defeating Yu WangShu in a frontal attack—made several people fall silent.

Several powerful auras burst out from the hall uncontrollably.

Afterwards, silence.

In the vast space, the sound of a falling needle could be heard.

Numerous powerful auras converged to an extreme in this instant, only the strained breaths retained the previous savagery.

Several people's bodies were almost pressed against the image sphere.

Yu Luomian whispered with trembling lips, eyes full of disbelief—defeating a four-ring Soul Ancestor with just one ring, this heaven-defying strength is certainly not fake; the thousand-year spirit ring must be real.

The two remaining elders were greatly shaken; their vigorous, eagle‑claw‑like hands began to tremble.

Gazing at the scene before him, Yu YuanZhen let out a dazed breath.

"Slaughter God Domain. This child actually came from Slaughter City—back then, the one called the next Heavenly Douluo, Tang Hao, only left at twenty‑eight."

"Nine years old. Was he taken by evil soul masters from a young age?"

Yu YuanZhen's tall body suddenly trembled all over—this child is exactly what he wants! This dragon transformation must be the bloodline of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

"Thunder Dragon Head!! What a magnificent Thunder Dragon Head!"

Yu YuanZhen licked his dry lips; terrifying blue lightning pillars surged uncontrollably from his body, thunder roaring, his voice hoarse as he went from a low murmur to a loud question: "Yu YiZhou, where is my dragon girl?! Where is she now!!!"

Blue light flickered in his ferocious vertical pupils, and a layer of piercing deep blue appeared around the empty space.

"Go! Seize her! Bring her back to me!!!"

"Let all clansmen of the sect who are Soul King or above mobilize; I'll lead you to take the person back!"

"We absolutely cannot let her escape—she is destined to belong to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect; no one can take her away!"

4200—when I finished writing, I accidentally deleted it; luckily I recovered it, otherwise there would be no update today.

(End of chapter)