Yu Yuanzhen's wife was, in reality, his maternal cousin.
The blood relation between them had not even passed beyond the "fifth degree of kinship", making them true close relatives by blood.
Originally, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan absolutely could not tolerate such a relationship. But because of Yu Yuanzhen's displayed talent and strength — and his stubborn insistence — the matter was ultimately pushed through after he beca a Spirit Douluo.
At the ti, however, Yu Yuanzhen did not understand that every gift had already secretly marked its price behind the scenes.
The reason a clan taboo was called a taboo was because the clan's predecessors had already shed far too much unnecessary blood over it.
Yu Yuanzhen's first child possessed diocre talent.
The second child had a little talent, but was sowhat slow-witted.
The third child died prematurely.
The fourth child was Yu Xiaogang.
But Yu Xiaogang's birth, together with those four pregnancies, completely exhausted Yu Yuanzhen's wife and led to her death.
In the end, Yu Yuanzhen tasted the bitter fruit of his actions.
Yu Xiaogang had neither intelligence nor talent, nor even a good temperant.
Yet because of the guilt he felt toward his wife, Yu Yuanzhen still maintained a degree of tolerance toward this youngest—and final—child of his.
But reality proved that he was wrong.
His tolerance toward Xiaogang had been a mistake.
A mistake for himself.
A mistake for his wife.
And a mistake for the entire sect.
Perhaps from the very beginning, he should never have stubbornly insisted on his own way.
Perhaps from the start, he should have obeyed the sect.
The reason a taboo was a taboo was because violating it demanded an enormous price.
Yu Yuanzhen was not the first person to pay that price, and perhaps he would not be the last.
The reason Yu Luomian had reacted so violently back then regarding the matter between Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong—even going so far as to directly stop their wedding—was precisely because he had witnessed the bitter consequences suffered by his elder brother Yu Yuanzhen.
He did not want his own daughter to end up the sa way.
After all, even his outstanding elder brother Yu Yuanzhen had ended up with such a result. Soone like Yu Xiaogang would only leave behind descendants even worse, never better.
Allowing his daughter to marry him was practically equivalent to throwing her into a pit of fire.
However, Yu Luomian never knew that Yu Yuanzhen placed great importance on the latent golden bloodline within Yu Xiaogang, believing that his descendants might yet be able to reverse the situation.
"Then what is your decision, Big Brother?" Yu Luomian already seed to know what Yu Yuanzhen intended.
"Find a female Spirit Master with a suitable Martial Soul who is willing to raise a child. Afterward... let him die from illness." Yu Yuanzhen believed he had already done the best he could.
"No, Father, you can't treat like this!"
Yu Xiaogang continuously crawled across the floor of the death prison, looking at the father who had once doted on him so dearly with terrified eyes.
"Was all your love for fake?"
"I did love you. But clearly, you do not love , nor do you love the clan. For the sake of the clan, anything can be sacrificed—not only you, but even myself."
Yu Yuanzhen's voice carried not the slightest trace of warmth.
Only coldness as hard as iron.
"Good... good... good..." Yu Xiaogang felt the world spinning around him, as though he had completely fallen into a bottomless abyss.
His eyes were blood-red, his breathing heavy like a bull, and his ten fingers dug deep into his palms...
Oh, wait, because the current Yu Xiaogang had lost an arm, only five fingers dug into his palm.
"Father, don't kill !" Yu Xiaogang let out a heart-rending scream, trying to recover the final trace of familial affection from Yu Yuanzhen.
But Yu Yuanzhen rely shook his head and prepared to turn away.
Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang finally made up his mind.
"Sect Master, I have a huge secret. A huge secret about a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast."
Despite his extre worship of Tang Hao, when faced with the choice between life and death, Yu Xiaogang hesitated only briefly before choosing to betray his idol in exchange for his own survival.
"What secret could you possibly have?!"
Not only Yu Yuanzhen, but even Yu Luomian completely refused to believe Yu Xiaogang possessed any worthwhile secret.
But Yu Xiaogang's next words imdiately stopped both of them in their tracks.
"Sect Master, Vice Sect Master, the age of my disciple Tang San perfectly matches the timing of when the Spirit Hall Pope died in the past."
"When he was in Holy Soul Village, his father's na was Tang Hao."
"And he also possesses twin Martial Souls—the Clear Sky Hamr and Blue Silver Grass. It is precisely because of those twin Martial Souls that he has the talent of innate full Spirit Power."
"Tang Hao? That mad dog?"
Yu Yuanzhen mulled over Yu Xiaogang's words and seed to already understand what he was implying.
"Yes, Sect Master, yes. As the child of Tang Hao and that hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast, Tang Hao absolutely would not stand by and watch Tang San die. As long as we use Tang San as bait, we can lure Tang Hao out directly and kill him."
"Not only does Tang Hao possess several inherited Spirit Bones from the Clear Sky Sect, he should also possess the hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone sacrificed to him by that hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast."
"With the enhancent from those Spirit Bones, Sect Master, you would definitely be able to advance another step further. Even the Vice Sect Master might have a chance to break through to the level of Titled Douluo."
"Are the two of you not tempted?"
Yu Xiaogang's words truly moved the two of them.
The brothers exchanged glances.
Although such actions were indeed cruel and dishonorable, if it was for a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone... then it was not entirely impossible.
Moreover, killing Tang Hao would bring additional benefits to them as well.
After all, Tang Hao had killed the previous Pope of Spirit Hall. If they killed Tang Hao, it would amount to avenging the forr Pope Qian Xunji.
In that case, the relationship between the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Spirit Hall could also be repaired further.
After all, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan itself had originally been one of the six great clans that helped establish Spirit Hall.
And now, wanting to improve relations with Spirit Hall was far easier for them than for those Spirit Master clans and sects that had no connection to Spirit Hall at all.
Considering the strength Spirit Hall currently displayed, even if the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan softened its attitude slightly, that could hardly be considered surrender.
At most, it would rely be returning to their roots and drawing closer once again.
Even the proudest Spirit Master would not reject such a thing.
The temptation of profit was simply too great.
It moved both Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian.
After quietly discussing the matter for so ti through Spirit Power voice transmission, Yu Yuanzhen nodded toward Yu Luomian.
Yu Luomian then raised his hand and dragged Yu Xiaogang out from the death prison.
"Rember this. This is your final chance."
"If you accomplish it, I can allow you to return to the clan registry."
"But if you fall short… not even your corpse will remain in this world."
"I understand. I understand." Darkness filled Yu Xiaogang's eyes. The entire man seed to have fallen into a completely corrupted state.
Generally speaking, people said that turning dark made one ten tis stronger, while redemption weakened one by thirty percent.
It was even said that anyone with diocre talent could beco extrely powerful after falling into darkness.
But for soone like Yu Xiaogang, who possessed no talent whatsoever—
Even if he truly beca corrupted, what could he possibly accomplish?
Could it be randomly attacking passersby on the streets with foul-slling farts?
Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian only hoped Yu Xiaogang would properly complete the task assigned to him.
Otherwise, the only thing awaiting him would be the most painful death they could give.
At this very mont, Tang Hao, who was outside the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, suddenly felt a chill run through his body.
Yet he could not figure out what exactly was wrong.
In the end, he could only grit his teeth and attribute the feeling to the endless thunderstorm that constantly shrouded the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
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