Along with the simultaneous roar of heavenly thunder and a dragon's cry, the side hall—which had stood for several hundred years and originally could have lasted at least another thousand—was instantly destroyed by a storm of lightning.
Yu Yuanzhen stared at Yu Xiaogang with killing intent. Part of his clothes had already been scorched black from the emergency measures he had just taken.
Two yellow, two purple, and five black Spirit Rings floated around him. Behind his back, the phantom of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon roared endlessly. Both of Yu Yuanzhen's arms had almost completely transformed into dragon form, making it look as though he were engaged in a life-and-death battle.
Sensing the disturbance, all nearby Spirit Masters of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan rushed toward the scene at once. Meanwhile, with a dark expression, Yu Yuanzhen galvanized his Spirit Power and let out a dragon roar.
"Fall back! Nothing has happened here!"
Yu Yuanzhen's dragon roar carried tremendous intimidation, but because he had spent years in seclusion while Yu Luomian handled most sect affairs, the authority of his position as Sect Master had unknowingly weakened somewhat.
After hearing Yu Yuanzhen speak, several elders hesitated briefly. Then an old Spirit Douluo with completely white hair and beard seemed to realize something and immediately spoke to the people beside him.
"Not good! It must be a villain mimicking the Sect Master's voice, attempting to halt our reinforcement! We must quickly assemble the Spirit Masters!"
Between the deafening thunder and his turbulent emotions, Yu Yuanzhen failed to notice that people were still rushing over. By the time he realized it, it was already too late.
"Sect Master, we've come to support you!"
The white-haired Spirit Douluo charged forward, trying to locate the enemy, only to see Chen Ming and Dugu Bo standing far away with expressions of disgust while maintaining Spirit Power barriers around themselves. They clearly did not look like they had been fighting.
At the same time, Qian Renfeng, holding a holy sword formed from Spirit Power, hovered in the sky. Seeing that the situation did not resemble combat at all, he felt extremely awkward.
Everyone exchanged glances.
Qian Renfeng silently flew higher into the sky and hid himself among the clouds.
The experts of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan were desperate to know when Spirit Hall had produced another Six-Winged Angel, and even more so how he had entered the sect grounds unnoticed. Still, the clan members eventually turned their gazes toward Yu Yuanzhen.
"Sect Master, why did you use such power?" the elderly Spirit Master demanded sternly.
"Grand Elder, I was only…" Yu Yuanzhen found himself speechless.
The Grand Elder was only a Level 85 Spirit Douluo, but his age and seniority spoke for themselves. Yu Yuanzhen's wife was the daughter of the Grand Elder's elder brother. By seniority, Yu Yuanzhen had to address him as either Uncle or Uncle Father-in-law.
With his immense contributions to the sect and his high standing, even Yu Yuanzhen could not casually disregard his dignity.
After a long, long silence, the back that Yu Yuanzhen had kept straight his entire life finally bent.
"I failed in teaching my son. I lost control of my emotions, and thus accidentally caused such destruction." Yu Yuanzhen let out a sigh. "In the name of the Clan Head and Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, I hereby declare that from this day onward, Yu Xiaogang is expelled from the clan registry."
"No, Father, you can't do this!"
Yu Xiaogang forced himself forward, crawling desperately toward Yu Luomian.
"I've already found a way to improve my Martial Soul! You can't do this!"
Yu Xiaogang had not actually found any method of breakthrough. However, ever since the swamp gas explosion last time had blown him into severe injury, he had discovered that his farts seemed to possess considerable potential for development as well.
After reading several medical books, Yu Xiaogang believed he had already gained profound understanding and mastery over medical knowledge. Thus, he personally prepared a medicinal formula according to his own ideas and consumed it.
After being digested inside Luo Sanpao's stomach, the medicine would accumulate a foul-smelling gas. Then, whenever Luo Sanpao released a Spirit Ability, the gas would also be expelled, making the fart even more concentrated while also spraying out liquid.
Moreover, Yu Xiaogang came up with a special idea. He wanted to learn techniques similar to fire breathing—placing a torch behind Luo Sanpao's tail whenever it farted, igniting the sprayed substance directly and creating explosions and poisonous smoke in midair. Its power would not lose out to the average Spirit Master's hundred-year second Spirit Ability.
He had even already thought of a name for it.
This move would be called Fart Like Raging Fire, a self-created Spirit Ability unique to himself.
The formula only had a slight side effect.
After Luo Sanpao consumed it, Yu Xiaogang himself would also suffer from abdominal bloating, and with every dose, the problem would worsen.
There was also another effect which Yu Xiaogang considered not to be a side effect at all—
Luo Sanpao's intelligence seemed to be getting lower and lower, becoming increasingly foolish, as though it were gradually changing from a special externally manifested beast Martial Soul into an ordinary beast Martial Soul.
Because Yu Xiaogang continuously tested the skill, he fed Luo Sanpao a large amount of the medicine. As a result, his own stomach completely lost control and his digestive system fell into total disorder.
Out of twenty-four hours in a day, for twenty hours he was constantly leaking yellow liquid, occasionally mixed with larger chunks.
As a result, Tang San had recently started avoiding Yu Xiaogang entirely. On one hand, he was disgusted by the smell surrounding him. On the other hand, he had simply washed too many of Yu Xiaogang's pants already. Even Tang San was reaching his limit, to the point where thoughts of murdering his teacher had begun surfacing in his mind.
Yu Yuanzhen had already become utterly disappointed in Yu Xiaogang. He silently shook his head before kicking Yu Xiaogang directly in the jaw, completely shattering his lower jawbone so that he would never again be able to chew or speak for the rest of his life.
Then came two more kicks in succession.
One crushed Yu Xiaogang's right leg.
The other shattered Yu Xiaogang's left arm.
Under the explosive lightning-attributed Spirit Power, both limbs instantly carbonized and crumbled into ashes.
"Drag him away. Throw him out beyond the mountain gate... no, lock him in the death prison." Yu Yuanzhen bowed toward Chen Ming. "My apologies, Elder Chen. Our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan will publicly issue a statement to restore Elder Chen's reputation and provide compensation."
Big Brother, even at a time like this, you still can't bring yourself to strike the final blow... Yu Luomian gritted his teeth, silently making up his mind.
Fine, since big brother restricts himself due to personal sentiment and still stays his hand on the surface. Given that Yu Xiaogang is no longer a clansman or disciple of my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan after today, I shall... thoroughly clean house.
As long as the deed is done cleanly and swiftly, then even Erlong won't know it was my doing.
Yu Luomian personally acted, his dragonized fingertips piercing into Yu Xiaogang's flesh as he lifted him up and walked toward the mountain path. His eyes were filled with icy killing intent.
Yu Yuanzhen's expression was awkward. Suppressing the thoughts within his heart, he helplessly led Chen Ming and Dugu Bo toward another side hall, sighing endlessly to himself.
Xiaogang... Xiaogang... back then, in my youthful arrogance, I defied the clan laws and violated the taboo. That sin ultimately resulted in your failed mutation.
That is why I tolerated you again and again.
But now... I truly can no longer tolerate you...
I only await for you to leave behind a bloodline, and then I can only allow you to join your mother...
The laws of the clan, after all, cannot be violated…