As the Awakening Array activated, Yu Xiaogang was instantly enveloped in a golden light.
A dragon's roar echoed through the hall, and behind him, there seemed to be the figure of a giant dragon. All Beast Spirit Masters present, including those with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit, subtly felt a sense of suppression.
"This is..." Yu Luomian said in surprise.
"Could it be?" Yu Luotang murmured in astonishment.
Yu Yuanzhen stood up excitedly, realizing what was happening faster than the other Elders of the Sect.
Below the stage, Yu Xiaomen watched the gradually solidifying dragon shadow behind Yu Xiaogang. The joy of awakening a top-tier talent moments ago vanished completely.
Haha... Hahahahaha...
I can feel it, it's a dragon, the Golden Holy Dragon, it's about to emerge...
Yu Xiaogang was immensely excited. He raised his head and opened his eyes. In his eyes, a golden giant dragon seemed to soar past.
My Spirit, the Golden Holy Dragon, hahahaha, my Spirit, the Golden Holy Dragon...
From today onwards, I will be the second Spirit Master with the Golden Holy Dragon Spirit in the recorded history of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. My legend will begin at this moment. I will make the entire continent praise the name of Yu Xiaogang, the Dragon God Douluo, even ten thousand years from now.
The wonderful sensation made Yu Xiaogang close his eyes, fully immersing himself in the beautiful feeling of his Spirit Awakening.
Suddenly, an anomaly occurred. A normal Spirit would solidify in one go, but the phantom of the giant dragon solidified yet remained insubstantial, unable to fully condense into a Spirit.
Everyone was stunned, eyes wide, watching everything unfold. Yu Xiaogang also realized something was wrong. He opened his eyes and looked at the insubstantial Golden Holy Dragon behind him, not knowing what was happening.
Suddenly, the phantom of the giant dragon let out a mournful cry and began to dissipate.
"Golden Holy Dragon, my Golden Holy Dragon, no—" Yu Xiaogang frantically tried to grasp the dissipating phantom of the Golden Holy Dragon.
"What... what exactly happened?" a Sect disciple asked.
"Not good, the Spirit is undergoing a mutation," Yu Yuanzhen said.
Upon hearing this, everyone present felt their hearts sink. Spirit mutations could be good or bad, but if Yu Xiaogang's Spirit was the Golden Holy Dragon, then there was only one possible outcome: a malignant mutation. After all, among all known human Spirits, there was no Beast Spirit higher than the Golden Holy Dragon.
Hearing this conclusion, Yu Xiaogang became even more terrified. He cried out in despair, "No, my Golden Holy Dragon, don't leave me! How can I live without you..."
Finally, the Golden Holy Dragon still dissipated. The Spirit that remained in its place turned into a purple, fat, and incredibly ugly creature. It looked like a dog, but it was as fat as a pig.
As soon as the little creature appeared, it formed a faint connection with Yu Xiaogang. It intimately crawled to Yu Xiaogang's pant leg and rubbed against it, emitting a series of "oink oink oink" pig-like squeals.
Yu Xiaogang lowered his head, making his expression unreadable.
Everything on the scene fell silent, only the pig-like squeals of the little beast could be heard.
After all, Yu Xiaogang was still the Sect Master's son, and Yu Yuanzhen's authority was still present, so no one dared to openly discuss Yu Xiaogang's Spirit. But a series of scrutinizing gazes made Yu Xiaogang feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.
"Let's..." Yu Yuanzhen's voice broke the silence, "Let's test his Innate Soul Power first. After all, a Spirit's strength isn't judged by its appearance." He felt that his son could still be salvaged.
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang suddenly raised his head and shouted to the Awakening Master, "Yes, quickly help me test my Innate Soul Power, quickly!"
The Awakening Master nodded, moved the crystal ball in front of Yu Xiaogang, and said, "Young Master, please."
Yu Xiaogang anxiously pressed his hand onto the crystal ball. The crystal ball emitted a faint, almost imperceptible glow.
Everyone present was stunned once again.
Time passed by second by second. Suddenly, Yu Xiaogang angrily threw the crystal ball to the ground, shattering it into pieces. He roared, "Impossible, absolutely impossible! This crystal ball must be faulty, it must be!"
Yu Yuanzhen's face turned extremely grim. He said to the Awakening Master, "Give Xiaogang another crystal ball."
"Yes!" The Awakening Master took out another crystal ball.
This time, Yu Xiaogang impatiently pressed his hand onto it, and it still emitted a faint, almost imperceptible glow.
And so, another crystal ball shattered into pieces, and Yu Xiaogang roared in anger, "Change it again!"
When the third crystal ball yielded the same result, Yu Xiaogang was about to throw it again, but Yu Luomian reprimanded him, "Yu Xiaogang, even if you're unwilling to accept it, you can't change the fact that your Spirit has mutated in reverse into a Waste Spirit. You can't change that by destroying Sect property!"
Yu Yuanzhen stroked his face with one hand and gestured to the Awakening Master with the other, saying painfully, "Announce the result."
The Awakening Master nodded, then said, "Innate Soul Power..." He took out a magnifying glass from his sleeve and studied the crystal ball for a long time, "Zero point... 0.5 level, yes, it's Innate Soul Power level 0.5, Sect Master."
Those present began to whisper and discuss amongst themselves.
"What, he only has 0.5 level Innate Soul Power?"
"What kind of Spirit is that? It looks like a dog but isn't a dog, like a pig but isn't a pig. Could the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon mutate into that thing?"
As more and more people began to whisper, the comments became increasingly audacious:
"Our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan mutating into that thing, impossible, right? But it's true that Yu Xiaogang is the Sect Master's biological son, so could it be..."
"The Sect Master's bloodline is so excellent, even Yu Xiaomen, born to the maid Yun Niang, has Innate Soul Power of 9.5. Yu Xiaogang only has 0.5 level Soul Power. Doesn't that say something?"
"0.5 level? What 0.5 level? That's just the Awakening Master being polite."
"I, for one, don't believe our majestic Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would awaken such a beastly thing."
"I wasted six years flattering Yu Xiaogang!"
A series of mocking voices entered Yu Xiaogang's ears, like steel needles piercing his heart, causing him immense pain. He suddenly looked up at Yu Xiaomen.
Yu Xiaomen said nothing, but he looked back at Yu Xiaogang, their gazes meeting. A meaningful expression appeared on Yu Xiaomen's face.
Mockery, it must be mockery, this mongrel is mocking me!
Yu Xiaogang could accept the mockery of everyone in the entire Sect, but he absolutely could not accept the mockery of him—this mongrel born of a lowly servant. Why? Why did he have a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit with 9.5 level Innate Soul Power, while he, Yu Xiaogang, only had 0.5 level Soul Power and awakened a beastly thing?
Yu Xiaogang instantly broke down—
"Ah ah ah ah ah—"
Yu Xiaogang cried and screamed, overwhelmed with grief and indignation, shedding tears like a monkey's cry, and then—
He ran away.