Chapter 56: Reactions from All Sides
White World, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
"Sigh, even looking back at this now, my back is completely covered in cold sweat."
"How did I agree to Xiao Gang's idea back then, and actually persist for a day and a night without stepping in to stop him?"
Yu Yuanzhen looked at the images on the heavenly curtain, his voice filled with emotion and lingering fear.
The Elders on the side glanced at each other, and finally, the Grand Elder spoke up.
"So that was how the specific process went back then; it was far more dangerous than what we had heard."
The Grand Elder also recalled the shock Yu Xiaogang brought them after returning from obtaining his first spirit ring.
It was a shock that truly made a group of people slap themselves, wanting to wake up from a dream.
"But it's no wonder the Sect Master had such a violent temper when he brought Xiao Gang back to the Sect back then."
"If it were me, I would have had the same reaction."
The Second Elder also remembered the events of that year. As he spoke, his gaze shifted toward the Third Elder nearby.
The Third Elder stared blankly at the heavenly curtain, sighed, and ultimately said nothing.
If the people of the White World accepted everything shown on the heavenly curtain well because they had known about Yu Xiaogang's Heaven-Defying nature early on...
...at most remarking on how ruthless Yu Xiaogang was toward himself...
...then in the Black World, at this moment, the sound of people gasping in shock could be heard everywhere across the continent.
Spirit Hall, Supreme Pontiff Palace.
"How... is it possible?"
"He actually succeeded?"
Bibi Dong looked at the screen showing Yu Xiaogang successfully absorbing a first spirit ring of thousand years in disbelief.
For the first time, she pulled Dragon God Douluo Yu Xiaogang out of his identity as the parallel world counterpart of her beloved Yu Xiaogang and viewed him as a powerhouse of the same generation.
Because of Yu Xiaogang's feat, even Bibi Dong, with her love brain, could no longer find any sense of familiarity in Yu Xiaogang.
The difference between Yu Xiaogang and the Yu Xiaogang of her own world was simply too great!
Having detached him from the identity of Yu Xiaogang's counterpart, Bibi Dong compared herself to him.
Though their backgrounds were different, they were essentially the same, as he had his father Yu Yuanzhen, and she had that beast of a teacher.
Setting aside what happened later, in the early stages, she was indeed the darling of the entire Spirit Hall.
In terms of talent, his Innate Soul Power was rank one—no, it should be half a rank—while she not only had Full Innate Spirit Power but also possessed twin spirits.
Under these circumstances, he achieved a thousand-year ring for his first spirit ring, while she only had a hundred-year ring.
Comparing them like this, her talent was countless times better than his, yet she was being ground into the dirt by him.
With a thousand-year first spirit ring as a foundation, his third spirit ring could reach ten thousand years.
She didn't even dare to imagine what the configuration of his subsequent spirit rings would be.
With this comparison, if they became opponents, she estimated she would be completely no match for that Dragon God Douluo.
"However, I have already obtained a Godhood Legacy; he probably hasn't, right?"
"Otherwise, the title used for the comparison wouldn't be Dragon God Douluo, but a Godly title instead."
Thinking this way, Bibi Dong's mood relaxed slightly.
Being able to become a God versus not being able to is a gap as wide as heaven and earth.
No matter how trashy a God is, dealing with a Titled Douluo is an easy task.
"What a pity."
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
"...Admirable!"
The long silence was finally broken by Sword Douluo Chen Xin's exclamation of admiration.
As a brilliant Titled Douluo, Chen Xin rarely felt such deep respect for someone.
Looking back at his life, there were not many people who could earn such admiration from him.
The first was Chen Xin's own father.
The second was the Angel Douluo of Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu.
The third was Clear Sky Douluo Tang Chen, who was invincible on the Douluo Continent alongside Qian Daoliu back then.
Only these three people.
But now, there was one more: Dragon God Douluo Yu Xiaogang.
Furthermore, Chen Xin's admiration for Yu Xiaogang was not based on the strength he possessed...
...but on the fact that he dared to do, and actually accomplished, something unprecedented on the Douluo Continent.
Even if the Yu Xiaogang who had only just obtained his first spirit ring appeared before him now, he would still admire the man.
"This truly is astonishing."
Ning Fengzhi likewise sighed with emotion.
For Yu Xiaogang's determination and his conviction to sacrifice everything.
One must know that at this point in the heavenly curtain, Yu Xiaogang had already discovered Whale Glue and proved himself to the Sect.
He had even obtained the treatment of a Spirit Douluo from the Sect.
It could be said that upon achieving this, many people would have been satisfied.
Like the Yu Xiaogang of their own world—Ning Fengzhi had looked into this person and knew he had always wanted to prove himself.
However, Ning Fengzhi was certain that if it were their world's Yu Xiaogang who discovered Whale Glue, that man would have had no further achievements afterward.
He would have rested on the laurels of the Whale Glue discovery, enjoying the Spirit Douluo treatment given by the Family and living a comfortable, beautiful life.
But Yu Xiaogang, who could have done the same, did not do so.
Instead, he risked the possibility of losing his life to absorb a thousand-year first spirit ring.
The firmness of his mind caused even someone like Ning Fengzhi, who was used to seeing all kinds of people, to be shocked by it.
"If only our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School could produce a figure like Yu Xiaogang..."
Thinking of this, Ning Fengzhi shook his head.
Better not to think about it; this kind of thing really gets more painful the more one dwells on it.
Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
While other Sects might sigh with emotion or discuss it upon seeing Yu Xiaogang successfully absorb a thousand-year first spirit ring...
...the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect only had dead silence.
A long time had passed since Yu Xiaogang successfully absorbed the spirit ring on the heavenly curtain.
But within the room, there was always a deathly silence.
If things like discovering Whale Glue could still provide some comfort to the hearts of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect members...
...then at this moment, what Yu Xiaogang displayed could only leave their hearts completely empty.
Why could someone else's Yu Xiaogang do such things, while our Yu Xiaogang is like that?
Both are sons, so why is someone else's son so successful, while my son has made me lose face across the entire Douluo Continent?
If our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had such a disciple, we could guarantee the Family would not decline for hundreds of years, but why is all of this someone else's?
Jealousy, bitterness, resentment... all kinds of negative emotions continuously piled up in this small room, making it hard to breathe.
There is no harm without comparison.
It was precisely because they had experienced the comparison and had interacted with their Yu Xiaogang that this group of people could better understand exactly what kind of trash their version of Yu Xiaogang was.
"Sigh."
With a sigh, Yu Yuanzhen covered his face and slumped into his chair.
The other Elders, every single one of them, eventually ended up in this state.
Too mentally exhausted to even want to speak.
They didn't even know what they should say.
Forget it, just let everything be destroyed.
And if one were to ask where the person most incredulous at this image was at this moment?
That would certainly only be at Shrek Academy.