Chapter 2: Two Brothers with Vastly Different Personalities.
Two years passed in the blink of an eye, and spring was here.
The children of the Yu family, like the saplings in the mountains, had grown up quickly with the wind.
Today's lesson was a basic soul power class taught by the clan's second-in-command, Second Grandfather Yu Yuanhai.
Before class started, Yu Xiaogang, neatly dressed, stood at the classroom door.
Just as class was about to begin, Yu Xiaolie came running over like a gust of wind.
Yu Yuanhai frowned slightly when he saw the two children, mainly because their attire was so different.
Although both wore luxurious velvet coats, one was impeccably dressed from head to toe, while the other was a complete mess.
Xiaolie had clearly just returned from playing somewhere; his pants were covered in mud, his shoulders were stuck with cobwebs, and a small leaf was stuck in his hair.
Alas, although the clan head had predicted at his birth that this child was extraordinary, this was hardly the picture of a promising future.
Before Yu Yuanhai could say anything, Yu Xiaogang expressed his dissatisfaction with his younger brother's appearance.
"Can you stop getting yourself all dirty every day? Mother will scold you again."
Xiao Lie knew that Yu Xiaogang, as the eldest grandson, always disapproved of his behavior.
He looked down on him too.
Despite his current arrogance, his future reputation as a "master" wasn't exactly stellar.
As one of the three top sects in Douluo Continent, the status of a Yu family heir was something many dreamed of.
Becoming the future hope of the Yu family was a stroke of luck that any transmigrator longed for.
From the time the two brothers were toddlers, they were given special attention and systematic education in various subjects.
Their material conditions were also exceptional; even if they were picky eaters, the family would do their best to satisfy them.
Yu Xiao Lie felt that with such abundant resources, it would be unreasonable for them not to achieve something.
But what had Yu Xiaogang given back to the family?
The family's renowned top-tier beast soul, "Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus," under his talent modification, became "Luo Sanpao," a creature that only burped and farted!
No one could have imagined that Luo Sanpao, who relied on white radishes to "replenish ammunition" and was both dirty and fat, was actually a mutated version of the tall, mighty, and noble Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, a creature that captivated countless female fans.
Everyone else's martial soul uses poison or fire, but yours uses farts!
Isn't this a complete waste of the innate advantages bestowed upon you by your family?
However, only Yu Xiaolie knew that this seemingly useless martial soul was actually the correct direction for mutation.
Although Luo Sanpao couldn't become a Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, he had another path to become stronger—the Golden Sacred Dragon!
That was far superior to the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex; compared to holy light attribute attacks, what was lightning attribute?
Since he had become Yu Xiaogang's twin brother, Yu Xiaolie's own martial soul would most likely also be in the Luo Sanpao form.
This beast soul was the type that was weak in the early stages but infinitely strong in the later stages.
Given time to absorb and fuse with similar beast souls, he would surely have a place among the masters of the Douluo Continent in the future!
If there's anything to be careful about, it's the early game: play it safe and develop cautiously, the so-called "stay calm and don't be reckless," and let time take its course.
"...Our Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Martial Soul is the top-tier offensive beast Martial Soul on the entire continent, the highest level among beast Martial Soul bloodlines,"
Yu Yuanhai explained in a booming voice while furiously writing on the blackboard.
Yu Xiaolie only glanced at the content on the blackboard and found it mostly basic Soul Master knowledge, which didn't interest him at all.
Is the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex really that strong? Not really.
In his mind, there were probably more Martial Souls stronger than the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex than he could count on two hands.
He glanced at Yu Xiaogang, who was sitting upright, diligently copying down important points.
How boring! In his previous life, he was a poor student and would secretly read novels in class. He couldn't believe he couldn't avoid classes even after transmigrating.
He had to pretend to be full of curiosity and thirst for knowledge; the acting skills required were really high.
But the Second Master's voice was deep and magnetic, like the best lullaby.
So, Yu Xiaolie naturally fell asleep.
Turning around and seeing this, Yu Yuanhai's forehead veins bulged slightly.
Sleepy already at the start of class? Where did all that energy you had for playing go?
Yu Yuanhai sighed inwardly.
Oh well, everyone has their own fate. Fortunately, there are two heirs for the next generation. If Xiaolie really isn't cut out for it, then…
He glanced at Yu Xiaogang sitting to his left and breathed a sigh of relief.
Both were young children, but Yu Xiaogang was diligently copying the lecture notes. They were born of the same mother, so why was there such a big difference?
Yu Yuanhai avoided looking at Yu Xiaolie and began today's lesson.
"Dong—"
The bell rang, and Yu Xiaolie immediately sat up, as if he had listened attentively for the entire lesson.
Yu Yuanhai knew that although he was still in the classroom, his soul had already flown elsewhere.
"After class today, don't rush off. I'm assigning you a homework assignment: write an essay titled 'On the Evaluation Criteria of Soul Masters' Power.'"
Homework again?
Yu Xiaolie's face fell instantly.
After Second Master left, the classroom fell silent, save for the scratching sound of Yu Xiaogang's pen.
Yu Xiaolie stared out the window, scratching his head and fidgeting restlessly. He secretly glanced at his brother's homework.
"Innate soul power determines a soul master's starting point and potential for cultivation, and innate soul power is related to the quality of their martial soul and the soul power of their parents..."
*Cheap older brother, you've narrowed your path!*
Yu Xiaolie couldn't help but secretly laugh at the conclusion drawn from such outdated theoretical knowledge.
Most people in the world accepted this theory; frankly, it was just common sense. No wonder his future brother would be looked down upon.
Without mutation, how could there be strength? It would only get weaker with each generation!
Besides, innate soul power doesn't represent everything...
Whoosh—
Just as Yu Xiaolie was lost in thought, a shuttlecock suddenly flew in from outside.
He reacted quickly, using a "borrowed force against force" to kick the shuttlecock back.
In the blink of an eye, the shuttlecock was kicked back again.
This time, he was prepared, using a "scorpion tail" to quickly pull the shuttlecock out the window.
The inner disciple opposite, Xiao Lie, was a few years older and added a bit more force when kicking the shuttlecock back.
Before Xiao Lie could react, the shuttlecock flew past him and landed squarely in front of Yu Xiaogang.
"Bang!"
Yu Xiaogang, who already disliked Yu Xiao Lie's constant looking around, finally lost his temper. He slammed his hand on the table and stood up.
"Playing and fooling around in class, what kind of behavior is this!"
The sudden outburst startled Yu Xiao Lie.
Was this guy crazy? Was it really necessary to get so angry?
The more Yu Xiaogang thought about it, the angrier he became. He picked up the shuttlecock and stomped it to pieces.
The owner of the shuttlecock, seeing this, was unwilling but could only slink away.
After all, the man was the clan leader's eldest grandson, the future successor. He couldn't afford to offend him.
Yu Xiaolie was also enraged by his older brother's actions and blurted out,
"Hmph, you think you're so great, so high and mighty. What if your martial soul mutates? You'll be in big trouble then!"
"What did you say?" Yu Xiaogang glared at him, to him it was nothing short of the most vicious curse in the world.
Ignoring his fiery gaze, Yu Xiaolie turned and walked out of the classroom.
This kid, his angle for cursing people is quite unique.
...
At lunchtime in the cafeteria, Yu Xiaogang entered and saw that Yu Xiaolie had already eaten half of his meal.
Despite some arguments in the classroom today, he was still the older brother, so Yu Xiaogang took his food and sat down next to his younger brother.
Seeing his older brother, Yu Xiaolie acted as if nothing had happened, smiling and approaching him.
"Big brother, the soul beast meat isn't very good today, why don't you have it?"
Before his older brother could refuse, two large pieces of rough beast meat were pushed in front of Yu Xiaogang.
"Big brother, you know I don't like vegetables, so why don't you eat these untouched vegetables for me?"
Yu Xiaogang looked at the mountain of vegetables piled up in front of him, his face already turning green before he even started eating.
Then he glanced at Yu Xiaolie's bowl, which was filled with the carefully selected best parts.
From childhood, Yu Xiaogang had always been very serious, always criticizing Xiaolie's picky eating habits.
So Xiaolie simply dumped all the vegetables he didn't want on him. "You want to cherish food, here you go."
Before he could even speak, Yu Xiaolie, with a cheeky expression, picked up a few pieces of radish.
"Hehe, big brother, eat more white radish. It's good to get used to it."
Why white radish?
Yu Xiaogang stared at the radish in front of him, lost in thought.
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(End of Chapter)