Sensing the abnormality, Yu Yuanzhen continued to stroke the top of Yu Tianlin's head, carefully feeling for the source.
Yu Tianlin felt a bit strange. What's wrong with Grandpa? Why does he keep petting my head?
Yu Tianlin subconsciously wanted to shake his head, but Yu Yuanzhen uttered a low command: "Don't move."
After carefully exploring for a while, Yu Yuanzhen felt that subtle Soul Power fluctuation again. He leaned in to observe, focusing his gaze on the three-inch long blue-purple Ahoge sticking up from the top of Yu Tianlin's head.
Flicking the Ahoge with his finger, Yu Yuanzhen exclaimed in surprise, "Tianlin, this strand of your hair... seems to be problematic."
One must know that orthodox members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan all had pure black hair, and Yu Tianlin was the same before. Why, after one trip out and absorbing one Soul Ring, did he suddenly have a strand of blue-purple hair in the center of his head?
More critically, this strand of hair was actually emitting Soul Power fluctuations. However, the fluctuations were extremely subtle; if Yu Yuanzhen hadn't physically touched it, he wouldn't have sensed it at all.
"Grandpa, what are you talking about? What's wrong with my hair?" Yu Tianlin looked utterly confused, completely unaware of what his grandfather was referring to.
Yu Yuanzhen didn't explain. He directly pulled out a mirror from his storage Spirit Tool, handed it to Yu Tianlin, and said, "Look for yourself."
Ignoring the urge to tease his muscular grandfather about why he carried a mirror everywhere, Yu Tianlin took the mirror and held it up to his face.
Looking into the mirror, Yu Tianlin also noticed the distinctive strand of hair on his head.
Yu Tianlin subconsciously reached out to try and smooth it down, but as soon as he released it, the strand of hair instantly popped back up.
Yu Tianlin was slightly astonished. Isn't this just like the Ahoge I saw in anime in my previous life?
Yu Yuanzhen reminded him: "Look closely. This extra strand of hair is blue-purple, unlike your original black hair. And there are subtle Soul Power fluctuations coming from this strand."
Yu Tianlin looked at Yu Yuanzhen and asked, "Grandpa, what exactly is going on? How did my hair become like this?"
Yu Yuanzhen didn't answer directly. Instead, he pinched the Ahoge on Yu Tianlin's head with his fingers, turning it over and observing it, gradually revealing an excited smile.
Could it be that thing? But no, that's not right. How could a Soul Beast with a cultivation base of less than a 100 years produce something like that?
Thinking this, Yu Yuanzhen was a bit unsure, but he still looked at Yu Tianlin with burning anticipation and said, "Tianlin, enter a state of meditation now, and concentrate all your senses on your head. See if you can perceive the subtle Soul Power fluctuation emanating from this strand of hair. If you can perceive it, try to inject Soul Power into it!"
"If I'm not mistaken, this strand of your hair might be a Soul Bone, and an extremely special one at that—an External Soul Bone!"
"External Soul Bone?!"
Hearing Yu Yuanzhen's words, Yu Tianlin was completely dumbfounded.
This is too ridiculous. Just a strand of hair, and it's an External Soul Bone? Grandpa, I haven't studied much; don't try to trick me.
Yu Tianlin couldn't help but say, "Grandpa, that's impossible. I only absorbed a Thunder Hell Prison Vine with a cultivation of over 90 years. How could a Soul Beast that hasn't even reached the 100 year level produce a Soul Bone?"
Yu Yuanzhen stated, "An ordinary Soul Bone would certainly be impossible, but an External Soul Bone is a different matter."
"External Soul Bones are the most special type of Soul Bone. They are less affected by the Soul Beast's cultivation base and depend more on the state of the Soul Beast at the time of its death."
"That Thunder Hell Prison Vine's cultivation was extremely close to 100 years. Once it reached the 100 year level, the Thunder Hell Prison Vine would undergo a heaven-shattering change; calling it a 'carp leaping over the dragon gate' wouldn't be an exaggeration. Yet, you killed it at this critical moment. Its resentment must have shot straight into the sky. In this situation, it's not impossible for an External Soul Bone to appear."
Well, although Yu Yuanzhen guessed the result correctly, his deduction process might not be accurate. Regardless, it was generally impossible for a Soul Beast below the 100 year level to produce a Soul Bone, but if that Soul Beast had a connection to the gods, things would be different.
Yu Tianlin didn't know much about Soul Bones and External Soul Bones. Hearing his grandfather explain this so earnestly, he nodded, half-believing.
"Alright, I'll give it a try."
Yu Tianlin took two steps back, sat cross-legged in the center of the hall, quickly focused his mind, and entered a state of meditation. He then shifted all his attention to the top of his head and began silently sensing.
After about ten minutes, Yu Tianlin finally felt a faint Soul Power fluctuation coming from the top of his head. Sensing carefully, it seemed to be exactly at the location of that strand of hair.
It really is there?! Could it really be an External Soul Bone?
Yu Tianlin felt a little excited inside. He mobilized a trace of Soul Power and injected it into the Ahoge.
Outside, Yu Yuanzhen, who had been observing, saw Yu Tianlin's Ahoge suddenly jump, and then there was no further movement.
Yu Yuanzhen commanded in a low voice: "There's a reaction! Continue to increase the Soul Power input!"
Yu Tianlin obeyed and continued to mobilize his Soul Power. This time, he injected a large amount of Soul Power directly into his Ahoge.
The blue-purple strand of hair on the top of Yu Tianlin's head suddenly vibrated violently, standing upright like a long needle, with faint electric light swirling around it.
Because the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Spirit comes with lightning abilities, the Clan's residence was chosen in a location where there was constant muffled thunder but little rain, providing a better cultivation environment.
At this moment, accompanied by the sound of muffled thunder, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck from high in the sky. It instantly ripped through the air, arrived above the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan's great hall, tore through the hall's dome, and struck the cross-legged Yu Tianlin!
Yu Tianlin felt as if he had been struck by lightning... No, he wasn't just 'as if' he was struck; he was indeed struck by lightning. After a spasm, he immediately collapsed to the ground.
"Tianlin!"
The lightning was extremely fast. Coupled with the fact that Yu Yuanzhen never expected such a thing to happen, he was caught off guard and failed to block the strike for Yu Tianlin.
However, the moment Yu Tianlin was struck by lightning, Yu Yuanzhen instantly reacted. He flashed to Yu Tianlin's side, lifted him up, and inserted his own SoulPower into Yu Tianlin's body to check his physical condition.
"Clan Head, was that..."
At this time, a crowd of guards surged in through the doorway. Since the Clan's great hall had been suddenly struck by lightning, they had to come in to check the situation, suspecting a possible enemy attack.
"All of you, retreat!"
Yu Yuanzhen had no time for nonsense with the guards right now. He shouted, signaling them to quickly leave.
When Yu Yuanzhen's massive Soul Power surged into his body, Yu Tianlin immediately felt much better, and the spasms in his body stopped.
Yu Tianlin opened his mouth, exhaled a white puff of air, and said, "Grandpa, I'm fine. You can stop now."
Although that bolt of lightning looked terrifying, for some reason, it didn't cause any actual damage to Yu Tianlin; it only made his whole body numb and his muscles twitch.
Seeing that Yu Tianlin was indeed unharmed, Yu Yuanzhen stopped what he was doing, helped Yu Tianlin up, and asked, "Tianlin, what was that just now?"
Yu Tianlin spoke with a strange expression: "When I channeled Soul Power into that strand of hair on my head, I suddenly felt the hair stand up, as if it was attracting something."
"In other words, that bolt of lightning just now was attracted by this strand of my hair."
Hearing Yu Tianlin's explanation, Yu Yuanzhen frowned: "The ability is to attract lightning? Tianlin, try again and see if you can control the attracted lightning to attack others. Don't be afraid; if the lightning attacks you this time, I will block it for you."
"Alright."
Although Yu Tianlin felt this was likely impossible, since his grandfather requested it, he would try again.
Yu Tianlin sat down cross-legged and channeled Soul Power into the Ahoge on his head.
However, the result was the same as before. Another bolt of lightning struck down, opening another hole in the dome of the great hall, and hit Yu Tianlin directly.
This time, however, Yu Yuanzhen was prepared. Furthermore, he was standing right beside Yu Tianlin, so he directly blocked the lightning bolt.
Yu Yuanzhen frowned: "Tianlin, can you not control this lightning to attack others?"
"Er, it seems so." Sensing that the lightning had been blocked by Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Tianlin opened his eyes, nodded awkwardly, and said, "After injecting Soul Power into this strand of hair, I can feel a sensation of drawing lightning. I tried desperately to control it, but it had no effect at all. The lightning that is drawn only strikes this raised hair on my head..."
Yu Yuanzhen was at a loss for words for a moment. He muttered to himself: "What kind of strange ability is this? It can only draw lightning to strike oneself? Is this self-harm?"
Yu Tianlin also felt speechless. I don't think I made any malicious vows in my previous life. Why, after transmigrating, did I acquire such a messed-up ability?
Just then, an aged voice sounded from outside the hall: "Big Brother, what is going on here?"
Yu Tianlin looked back and saw Yu Luomian walking in.
Yu Luomian glanced at Yu Tianlin, then addressed Yu Yuanzhen: "Big Brother, why has the great hall suddenly been struck by lightning twice? Is there an enemy intrusion?"
"Ahem, it's nothing," Yu Yuanzhen coughed dryly, covering up the situation. "I suddenly had an insight and used some of my thunder power, unexpectedly attracting the lightning from the sky."
Regardless of what the ability of Yu Tianlin's strand of hair was, since it had been identified as an External Soul Bone, it was naturally best to keep it a secret and not let too many people know.
Yu Luomian did not pursue the matter further. He said to Yu Tianlin, "Tianlin, you should go back first. I have something to discuss with your grandfather."
Yu Yuanzhen also nodded to Yu Tianlin, signaling that he could leave.
Yu Tianlin opened his mouth, wanting to ask Yu Yuanzhen when he would give him the Dragon Origin Fruit, but seeing Yu Luomian present, he decided against saying anything and turned to leave the great hall.
Having left the great hall, Yu Tianlin had nowhere else to go and went straight home.
His father, Yu Mingfeng, was in seclusion at his exclusive cultivation spot, so only his mother, Yu Rou, was home.
Seeing Yu Tianlin return, Yu Rou looked surprised and asked, "Oh, Xiaolin, you're back so soon? How is it? Is the first Soul Ring alright?"
Yu Tianlin gave a wry smile and immediately activated his Spirit Power. After the lightning-shaped pattern condensed on his brow, a Soul Ring slowly rose.
"This is my first Soul Ring. It comes from the Thunder Hell Prison Vine, and the age is over 90.. eh?"
As Yu Tianlin was introducing it to his mother, his peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of the Soul Ring on his body. He realized that his Soul Ring was actually yellow! Although the color was faint, it was undeniably yellow!
What is going on? My Soul Ring is yellow? A 100 year level?
Yu Tianlin was a little confused, but he quickly understood.
He remembered that in the original novel, Tang San absorbed three Soul Rings from the Fifteen Ton Ant Emperor, each with a cultivation of 90,000 years. After the absorption was complete, all three Soul Rings mutated and became 100,000 year level Soul Rings.
The Thunder Hell Prison Vine he killed had a cultivation base extremely close to the 100 year level. It was possible that, like Tang San, a mutation occurred during the absorption of the Soul Ring, increasing the Soul Ring's age to the 100 year level.
But that's not right. When he displayed the Soul Ring to his grandfather, Yu Yuanzhen, in the clan's great hall just moments ago, it was clearly a 10 year level. Even if the white color revealed a faint hint of yellow light, that only represented being close to the 100 year level, which was completely different from the current pale yellow color throughout.
What exactly is the situation? Yu Tianlin couldn't figure it out right away.
Meanwhile, in the great hall, Yu Luomian looked at Yu Yuanzhen and spoke: "Big Brother, were you just now planning to give Tianlin a Dragon Origin Fruit?"
Hearing Yu Luomian's words, Yu Yuanzhen's hands stiffened behind his back, but his expression remained unchanged. He asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Yu Luomian sneered: "Big Brother, don't pretend. Tianlin has Innate Full Soul Power, and his matter is a significant one, so we have all been paying attention. After Yu Jian brought Tianlin back today, we called Yu Jian over and asked him. Now, we old guys all know about Tianlin's Soul Ring problem."
Since the Elders already knew, there was no point in continuing to conceal it. Yu Yuanzhen remained silent for a while and then said, "Since you know Tianlin's Soul Ring has a problem, you should also know that the only way to remedy it is the Dragon Origin Fruit. That's why I..."
"Big Brother!" Yu Luomian directly interrupted Yu Yuanzhen's words, saying, "We also feel regretful about Tianlin's situation, but don't you know how important that Dragon Origin Fruit is?"
"Originally, according to the Clan's rules, the portion of the Dragon Origin Fruit is five parts for the Clan Master and the remaining five parts divided among us Elders. By rights, you can dispose of your own portion of the Dragon Origin Fruit as you please, but this is a special period!"
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