"The Young Sect Master truly possesses extraordinary talent."
After remaining silent for a moment, Dugu Bo finally spoke those words sincerely.
This time, he addressed Yu Xiaogang as "Young Sect Master" willingly and without hesitation.
In Dugu Bo's eyes, having someone like Yu Xiaogang inherit the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect was infinitely better than allowing some arrogant fool to take that position.
"Hahaha! Elder Dugu, if you continue praising him like this, his tail will rise all the way to the heavens!"
Yu Yuanzhen laughed heartily as he accepted the compliment, though his expression clearly showed pride.
At the same time, he naturally returned the courtesy by praising Dugu Xin a few times as well.
After all, mutual flattery was an unwritten rule among powerful people.
If someone praised your son, you could hardly stand there silently without saying something in return.
Thus, what followed was a rather professional exchange of compliments between Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo.
By the end of it, both men looked thoroughly pleased with themselves.
Even after leaving the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect residence, Dugu Bo still seemed somewhat unsatisfied, as though he could have continued the conversation for hours.
Beside him, Dugu Xin's eyes gleamed with anticipation.
"Father… it seems the effects of that secret medicine are truly incredible."
His voice carried both excitement and longing.
One of the conditions for the Dugu Family joining the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect was obtaining access to the sect's secret medicine.
And once that happened, Dugu Xin himself would naturally become one of its beneficiaries.
However, Dugu Bo merely shook his head.
"You're thinking too simply."
Dugu Xin blinked in confusion.
"Do you know how long the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect has possessed that secret medicine?"
Without waiting for an answer, Dugu Bo continued calmly.
"And yet, have you seen a second person with a thousand-year first spirit ring?"
"No."
"Not a single one."
Dugu Bo's eyes narrowed thoughtfully.
"Back then, the results of Yu Xiaogang's martial spirit awakening were known by all the major powers of the continent."
"For him to achieve what he has today… it absolutely isn't because of the secret medicine alone."
A wise glint flashed in Dugu Bo's eyes.
If such achievements could be obtained merely by consuming medicine, then Yu Yuanzhen would not be so absurdly proud of his son.
That meant one thing.
Yu Xiaogang himself was the most important factor.
For example, when obtaining that thousand-year first spirit ring, Yu Xiaogang himself must have insisted on taking the risk.
There was no way Yu Yuanzhen would willingly endanger his son like that.
"To possess such courage at such a young age…"
"It's no wonder he achieved his current spirit ring configuration."
Thinking this, Dugu Bo subconsciously glanced at his own son.
Although he always believed Dugu Xin was excellent, today's comparison made it difficult for him to continue deceiving himself.
Compared to Yu Xiaogang…
His son truly fell short by quite a bit.
Still, Dugu Bo quickly suppressed those thoughts.
"Forget it."
"The most important thing right now is obtaining my eighth spirit ring and solving Xin'er's poison problem afterward."
Thinking about the upcoming spirit hunt, Dugu Bo's eyes gradually filled with anticipation.
A sixty-thousand-year Medusa.
What kind of spirit ability would such a perfect spirit beast grant him?
The night passed quickly.
The next morning, near the eastern gate of Heaven Dou City, a teahouse stood quietly beneath the pale morning light.
Several figures had already gathered there.
Dugu Bo arrived early, but when he reached the meeting point, surprise immediately appeared on his face.
"Eh?"
"I didn't expect the Young Sect Master to come as well."
This spirit-hunting expedition was already absurdly luxurious.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had dispatched Yu Yuanzhen himself, a Rank 96 Titled Douluo.
Alongside him were the sect's Grand Elder and Lin Lang, both Spirit Douluos.
One Titled Douluo.
Two Spirit Douluos.
Such a lineup could easily crush an ordinary sixty-thousand-year spirit beast.
The reason for bringing so many experts was simply caution.
As for Dugu Bo's side, only he himself had come.
Originally, Dugu Xin wanted to witness his father obtaining his eighth spirit ring, but Dugu Bo considered his strength too weak and refused to bring him along.
Yet unexpectedly…
Yu Xiaogang was present.
Yu Yuanzhen laughed loudly.
"Xiaogang wanted to witness the moment Elder Dugu advances to Spirit Douluo."
On the surface, that sounded like a simple explanation.
But in truth, bringing Yu Xiaogang along had been Yu Yuanzhen's sudden decision.
After the treasure-hunting incident where Yu Xiaogang obtained hundreds of spirit bones, Yu Yuanzhen had started reflecting carefully upon his son's experiences.
And the more he thought about it…
The stranger things became.
It almost felt as though heaven itself favored Yu Xiaogang.
Looking back carefully, Yu Yuanzhen realized his son's "luck" had always been absurd.
First, there was his naturally powerful mental strength.
Back then, Yu Yuanzhen originally considered it a bad thing because the excessive mental power affected Yu Xiaogang's sanity during childhood.
But later, when Yu Xiaogang mentioned that the soul shock from the Radiant Elemental Dragon couldn't shake his mind at all during spirit ring absorption, Yu Yuanzhen finally realized how terrifying such innate mental strength truly was.
In the future, it would allow his son to absorb far higher-level spirit rings than ordinary soul masters.
Then came the martial spirit awakening.
At first, everyone mocked Yu Xiaogang.
A mutated little dragon martial spirit.
Only Level One innate spirit power.
Even with a Titled Douluo father, his talent appeared pitiful.
Many secretly laughed at Yu Yuanzhen for producing such a disappointing son.
Yet reality soon slapped them all in the face.
That seemingly useless little dragon possessed heaven-defying abilities.
Even Yu Yuanzhen himself envied it countless times.
Under normal circumstances, the mutated dragon should have become nothing more than a slightly higher-grade beast spirit.
But because Yu Xiaogang possessed only Level One innate spirit power, the mutation transformed completely.
It became something unprecedented.
Then there was Whale Glue.
To defy fate, Yu Xiaogang discovered the hidden value of Whale Glue.
From that moment onward, everything changed.
His first spirit ring granted the foundation of his current cultivation system.
His second spirit ring provided an external spirit bone.
During the trip to Spirit City, enemies attempted to kidnap him for the sect's secret formulas.
Thinking about it now, Yu Yuanzhen almost wanted to thank those people.
Without them, Yu Xiaogang never would have obtained the treasure map later.
When obtaining his third spirit ring, he even gained another spirit bone alongside it.
And then came the greatest opportunity of all—
The treasure-hunting expedition.
Hundreds of spirit bones.
The rewards were so shocking that Yu Yuanzhen still felt dazed whenever he remembered them.
Those spirit bones directly helped him break through to Rank 96 afterward.
And even during the journey back, they somehow discovered a sixty-thousand-year Medusa spirit beast perfectly suited for Dugu Bo.
That encounter allowed the sect to recruit another future Spirit Douluo.
The more Yu Yuanzhen thought about it…
The more absurd it all seemed.
How could anyone possibly possess such outrageous luck?
That was why he ultimately decided to bring Yu Xiaogang along during this spirit hunt.
He wanted to verify something personally.
Was all of this truly coincidence?
Or did his son genuinely possess heaven-defying fortune?
Meanwhile, hearing his father's thoughts, Yu Xiaogang almost laughed aloud internally.
"Good luck?"
"Father, are you joking?"
"If I truly had good luck, then what would geniuses like Bibi Dong count as?"
Yu Xiaogang felt extremely confident in himself.
Everything he possessed today came from his own efforts.
Luck alone meant nothing.
If he had simply accepted his original fate, he would still be stuck as the same useless waste everyone once mocked.
Without his own actions, none of his opportunities would ever have appeared.
Without discovering Whale Glue…
There would have been no thousand-year first spirit ring.
No external spirit bone.
No encounter with Blood Hand.
No treasure map.
No Radiant Elemental Dragon.
No current achievements.
Everything originated from one thing—
His refusal to surrender to fate.
If he hadn't fought desperately to change his destiny, how could any later opportunities have appeared?
At that moment, Yu Xiaogang's gaze became firm.
He believed in only one thing.
Luck might create opportunities.
But only those willing to seize them could truly become strong.
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