As soon as Yu Jian finished speaking, he embraced Yu Tianlin and flung him outwards with great force.
After throwing Yu Tianlin, electric light burst from Yu Jian's body, and a lightning pattern instantly condensed on his brow. His arms and legs suddenly extended by about a foot and thickened by a circle. Covered in electric light, blue-purple dragon scales rapidly grew, covering all four limbs.
Five Spirit Rings rose, but they did not orbit his entire body like those of other Spirit Masters; instead, they circled the parts of Yu Jian that had undergone Dragon Transformation. A yellow and a purple ring each coiled around his left and right arms, and a black ring circled his legs below the waist.
After completing his Dragon Transformation, a faint dragon's might was released by Yu Jian, pressing down upon the Lightning Wyvern in the air.
The sudden suppression from the dragon's might made the Lightning Wyvern's body halt. Its attention instantly shifted to the source of the might—Yu Jian.
Seeing that he had successfully captured the Lightning Wyvern's attention, Yu Jian pressed on. After letting out a loud roar, the black Spirit Ring on his body lit up. A blue-purple giant dragon, condensed from lightning, materialized in front of Yu Jian and charged with bared fangs and claws toward the Lightning Wyvern in mid-air.
Good heavens, he's using a powerful move right from the start! As expected of a Spirit Master with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul; violent factors flow in their blood.
"Roar!"
The giant dragon condensed from lightning was extremely fast and struck the Lightning Wyvern instantly. Following a huge roar, the Lightning Wyvern was directly blasted away, letting out a sharp, miserable shriek.
While Yu Jian and the Lightning Wyvern were locked in fierce combat, Yu Tianlin was not idle.
After being thrown by Yu Jian, Yu Tianlin landed smoothly. Not daring to linger in the middle of the path, he quickly hugged the canyon's cliff face and ran toward the entrance.
With Yu Jian distracting it, the Lightning Wyvern shouldn't be able to threaten me. I just need to ensure my own safety and not drag Yu Jian down.
As the saying goes, among the Thirty-Six Stratagems, retreat is the best plan!
Yu Tianlin ran with his head down. The sounds of battle in his ears grew softer and softer. Relieved, he knew he was far away from the battlefield.
However, just then, a dark-purple lightning ball suddenly shot toward him!
Fortunately, Yu Tianlin had undergone some rudimentary combat training since the age of four. Faced with the sudden lightning ball, he subconsciously bent his waist backward in an Iron Bridge maneuver, dodging the attack.
"Boom!"
The lightning ball flew past Yu Tianlin and exploded on the empty ground behind him.
"Holy cow! What the hell was that?"
After the Iron Bridge, Yu Tianlin followed up with a backflip, stood firm again, and couldn't help but curse.
Logically, there shouldn't be any Soul Beasts on this path. How could there suddenly be...
Wait, no, there's still one Thunder Hell Prison Vine!
Yu Tianlin suddenly remembered and looked up, seeing the purple "bamboo shoot" right in front of him.
My gosh, I was only focused on running with my head down, sticking close to the cliff for safety. I didn't realize I had charged right into the Thunder Hell Prison Vine's territory. No wonder it attacked me.
Fortunately, the Thunder Hell Prison Vine is a plant-type Soul Beast and cannot move. As long as he retreated out of its attack range, everything would naturally be fine.
Yu Tianlin didn't want to fight the Thunder Hell Prison Vine to avoid creating more trouble, so he moved sideways, intending to leave its territory.
However, to Yu Tianlin's surprise, even though he showed a stance of wanting to avoid conflict, the Thunder Hell Prison Vine still launched an attack at him.
Another dark-purple lightning ball struck. Yu Tianlin performed a Lazy Donkey Roll (rolling on the ground). Although he avoided the direct hit, he was still struck by the scattered lightning sparks.
Although slightly annoyed, Yu Tianlin was not one to act on impulse. After all, what would killing the Thunder Hell Prison Vine achieve? He wasn't going to absorb its Soul Ring anyway.
With that thought, Yu Tianlin stood up and started running outwards, wanting to leave as quickly as possible.
However, the Thunder Hell Prison Vine fired another lightning ball, which exploded right in front of Yu Tianlin, forcing him to leap backward and retreat.
"..."
Yu Tianlin was speechless.
What does this mean? I can't even leave? Does it really want to kill me? You are a plant-type Soul Beast, not a mad dog! I just accidentally entered your territory. Is there any need to be this relentless?
What Yu Tianlin didn't know was that the Thunder Hell Prison Vine in front of him had already endured 9,999 lightning strikes, reaching the limit of 99 years of cultivation. One more lightning strike and it could break through to the 100 year Soul Beast realm.
Once the Thunder Hell Prison Vine breaks through to 100 years, it can transition from passively accepting lightning strikes to actively drawing them, causing its cultivation speed to skyrocket.
It could be said that the Thunder Hell Prison Vine in front of Yu Tianlin was at the most critical turning point of its life. It was therefore extremely nervous and, faced with an intruder, it was determined to kill rather than make a mistake, needing to annihilate the threat completely!
Although Yu Tianlin didn't know any of this, the Thunder Hell Prison Vine's attitude was already clear.
"Since you're looking for death, don't blame me."
Yu Tianlin immediately retrieved two short swords from the storage Spirit Tool his father gave him this morning –the Dragon-Pattern Ring.
These two short swords were not ordinary either; they were given to him by his grandfather last night for self-defense. They were not only exceptionally sharp but could also conduct a certain amount of lightning-attribute Soul Power.
Of course, these two short swords were only highly effective in the Lower levels. Once he reached level 30 and could use Dragon Transformation, they would be largely useless.
With the short swords in hand, Yu Tianlin activated his Soul Power. After the lightning symbol condensed on his brow, he charged toward the Thunder Hell Prison Vine.
The Thunder Hell Prison Vine had no eyes and no one knew how it sensed the outside world, but it fired a lightning ball directly at the charging Yu Tianlin.
"Is that the only move you know?"
Yu Tianlin was fearless. Injecting Soul Power into the short swords, faint electric light instantly flickered on the blades. Yu Tianlin crossed the two short swords and slashed straight at the lightning ball in front of him.
Swish!
The sharp short swords, flickering with lightning, sliced down, splitting the lightning ball into four pieces. The ball instantly shattered, turning into a sheet of electric light that enveloped Yu Tianlin.
However, Yu Tianlin didn't care and charged straight out of the electric light's range.
It's useless!
Although his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul was currently limited by his Level and could not enhance his physical constitution through Dragon Transformation, it still provided a significant boost in the Power of Thunder aspect.
The Power of Thunder was not just offensive lightning power; it also included his own lightning resistance.
If he had been hit by the full lightning ball, Yu Tianlin would have been severely injured, but the scattered sparks remaining after splitting the ball only caused Yu Tianlin a mild sense of numbness. He didn't suffer any actual damage.
Having broken through the lightning ball's attack head-on, Yu Tianlin had reached the Thunder Hell Prison Vine. He wielded the two short swords, ready to cut down the "little bamboo shoot" in front of him.
Seemingly sensing a fatal crisis, the Thunder Hell Prison Vine once again condensed a black-purple lightning ball, preparing to blast Yu Tianlin in the face.
"I said it's useless!"
Yu Tianlin roared, his left short sword slicing toward the lightning ball in front of him, while his right short sword remained on course, still aiming to strike the body of the Thunder Hell Prison Vine.
The short sword in Yu Tianlin's right hand struck the body of the Thunder Hell Prison Vine, but surprisingly, it didn't cut it in half immediately.
I didn't expect this seemingly slender "little bamboo shoot" to have such good resilience. However, even so, it's meaningless.
At this point, the short sword in Yu Tianlin's left hand also split the lightning ball in front of him, and then continued the momentum, slashing the other side of the Thunder Hell Prison Vine.
Struck simultaneously on both sides, the Thunder Hell Prison Vine shook frantically, but it was still cut into two pieces by Yu Tianlin.
As the upper half of the Thunder Hell Prison Vine fell limply to the ground, a white halo slowly condensed. Since the Soul Ring had appeared, it meant the vine was completely dead.
This white Soul Ring faintly revealed a pale yellow luster, proving that the Thunder Hell Prison Vine's cultivation base was indeed extremely close to the hundred year level.
"So, why bother? If you had just let me leave, everything would have been fine. You insisted on trying to kill me, only to be killed by me instead, losing years of bitter cultivation in an instant."
Looking at the white Soul Ring in front of him, Yu Tianlin couldn't help but sigh.
However, Yu Tianlin didn't notice that the last lightning ball he split, though it had turned into scattered electric light, did not dissipate immediately. Instead, it silently invaded his left arm.
"This is the canyon entrance. I'll wait for Uncle Jian here," Yu Tianlin looked around and muttered. "I wonder when Uncle Jian will be able to come out."
Suddenly, Yu Tianlin felt a sharp pain in his left arm, followed by an inexplicable twitch.
"Hmm? What's going on?"
Yu Tianlin's expression changed. He turned to examine his left arm, but from the outside, his left arm appeared completely normal, with no visible abnormality.
Yet, in this situation, complete normalcy was the most abnormal thing. Yu Tianlin extended his Soul Power into his left arm, but with a flash of electric light on his left arm, his Soul Power was instantly dispersed.
"This is... lightning?"
Yu Tianlin was initially bewildered, but quickly understood.
As a top-tier plant-type Soul Beast, the Thunder Hell Prison Vine was innately intelligent. After Yu Tianlin split the first lightning ball, it understood that the explosive-type lightning ball was useless against Yu Tianlin. Therefore, when Yu Tianlin approached it, its second lightning ball was not explosive, but invasive!
Damn, I was careless! Now that his left arm was being invaded by lightning, things were a bit troublesome. But no matter what, he had to do something.
After sorting out the cause and effect, Yu Tianlin quickly began self-aiding measures.
First, he continuously maintained the activation state of his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul to increase his lightning resistance. Then, he used his own Soul Power to block off the area at his left shoulder, preventing the invaded area from spreading.
After completing these two steps, Yu Tianlin once again mobilized his Soul Power and pressed it toward his left arm, attempting to dispel and clear the lightning that had invaded it.
Yu Tianlin's actions caused bursts of electric light to flash on his left arm, but he endured the feeling of paralysis and twitching and increased the suppression from his Soul Power.
Yu Tianlin's response did achieve some effect. The electric light on his left arm weakened significantly, but the remaining lightning was like a parasite attached to the bone. No matter how Yu Tianlin mobilized his Soul Power to attack, he couldn't dispel it further.
"It's no use. My Soul Power Level is too low. I can only clear a portion, not the entire thing."
Yu Tianlin gritted his teeth. He could feel that when his Soult Power countered and dispelled the lightning, it was also constantly being assimilated by the lightning. Although the assimilation speed was not fast, it was continuous. With one decreasing and the other increasing, the lightning in Yu Tianlin's left arm consistently maintained a certain scale.
I can only hold on for now. As long as Uncle Yu Jian returns, with his powerful Soul King level Soul Power, solving this problem will be a piece of cake.
Yu Tianlin continued to mobilize his Soul Power, entering a stalemate with the lightning in his left arm.
However, after nearly ten minutes, two-thirds of Yu Tianlin's Soul Power had been consumed, and there was still no sign of Yu Jian.
My dear Uncle Yu Jian, if you don't come back soon, my left arm is going to explode!
As his Soul Power decreased, Yu Tianlin could no longer continue to suppress the lightning in his left arm. He could only hold the line at his left shoulder to prevent the lightning from spreading further.
"Ah! Pain, pain, pain!"
Yu Tianlin's entire left arm was now occupied by the lightning. Electric light flashed incessantly, and his muscles convulsed wildly. If this continued, his left arm would be completely crippled!
Yu Tianlin knew that he couldn't count on Yu Jian anymore and had to find a solution himself.
Sweating profusely from the pain, Yu Tianlin squinted his eyes and looked around aimlessly. Finally, his gaze fixed on the white Soul Ring that had a hint of yellow.
A thought flashed through Yu Tianlin's mind.
The lightning that invaded his left arm came from the Thunder Hell Prison Vine. If he simply absorbed its Soul Ring, wouldn't all this be solved easily?
The only problem was that this Thunder Hell Prison Vine was not a dragon species Soul Beast. Absorbing its Soul Ring would greatly affect his future Dragon Transformation. Moreover, its cultivation base hadn't even reached the hundred year level; the age was simply too low.
As Yu Tianlin contemplated, another burst of electric light erupted from his left arm, causing him intense pain.
I have no choice but to absorb this Soul Ring now. Although it's white, it's only the first Soul Ring. At most, it's only missing a mere three hundred years of age. As long as he tried to absorb the maximum-age rings for his later Soul Rings, he could easily make up for it.
As for the Dragon Transformation problem, he'd ask his grandfather when he got back; there should be a way to remedy it.
Thinking this, Yu Tianlin no longer hesitated. He scrambled up from the ground, ran a couple of steps to the white Soul Ring of the Thunder Hell Prison Vine, sat down cross-legged, and began to guide the Soul Ring.
Responding to the guidance, the white Soul Ring produced by the Thunder Hell Prison Vine immediately enveloped Yu Tianlin's body.
Yu Tianlin instantly felt a surge of violent energy flood into his body, spreading throughout his limbs and bones.
As for the lightning that had been coiling in his left arm, it was immediately dissipated under the scouring of this violent energy.
Finally, done.
Feeling all this, Yu Tianlin couldn't help but relax and began converting the power of the Thunder Hell Prison Vine's Soul Ring into his own Soul Power.
From the outside, Yu Tianlin's congested left arm began to deflate, and the lightning-shaped symbol on his brow continuously emitted a pale blue light.
Just as Yu Tianlin was immersed in the process of absorbing the Soul Ring, a black crack about three feet long appeared in front of him. Then, a bolt of electric light suddenly shot out from the black crack. After circling Yu Tianlin's body twice, it shot directly into the lightning mark on his brow.
Subsequently, on the top of Yu Tianlin's head, a strand of blue-purple hair slowly grew out. It did not hang down smoothly like his other black hair, but instead stood straight up.
People generally use two words to describe this kind of hair—Ahoge.
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If you pull his ahoge, what will happen? Will he become an alter version of himself?
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