Kapitel 8: Unexpected Offer!
As the sun rose in the morning, the cry of a rooster could be heard. Inside a distant house, a child woke up. This child was Ru Jen, who had formed his first soul core the night before. Although he looked weak and tired, his body had already healed through the energy boost he received from forming his own soul core.
As Ru Jen began to dress, his room's door slowly opened, and his mother, Yu Xuzi, entered with an excited expression. "Xiao Shen, quickly dress up! Someone very important is here to see you." She gave him a mysterious smile.
Ru Jen nodded and quickly got dressed, then went downstairs. When he entered the living room of his house, he saw two individuals sitting on the couch. One was his father, Yu Yi, and on the other side was a middle-aged man wearing a traditional Chinese dress. He was sipping tea between conversations.
Yu Yi smiled as he saw his son. "Xiao Shen, come meet our guest, Yu Quan." Ru Jen was surprised, as he recognized the middle-aged man as the person who spoke to his parents in the awakening hall when he had sneaked off to find the awakening stone.
Ru Jen joined his hands in respect. "Junior Shen has met Senior Quan!"
Yu Quan, as he was called, chuckled. "You don't have to be so formal. Just call me Uncle Quan."
Yu Yi laughed. "Don't you remember Uncle Quan? He's the one who got you the Heaven and Earth Treasure last month!" He gave Ru Jen a knowing look.
Understanding what his father was trying to tell him, Ru Jen shouted, "Thank you for the favor, Uncle Quan!"
Yu Quan smiled, but shook his head. "Don't thank me too soon. I was only following the order of the clan elder."
When Ru Jen heard the words "clan elder," he realized that Uncle Quan was here to try to convince him to join their camp.
"What brings you here today, Uncle Quan?" Ru Jen asked.
Just as Ru Jen thought the next words from Yu Quan's mouth confirmed his suspicion,
Uncle Quan set down his tea and looked at Ru Jen. "I've come to talk to you about your future. You have great potential, and I believe you could be a valuable asset to our clan." He gave Ru Jen a warm smile.
Yu Quan had a big smile and took a sip of the tea placed in front of him. "Since Nephew Shen is also here, why don't we talk about the reason why I came today?" he said, pulling a ring out of his pocket and placing it on the table.
"I'm all ears," Yu Yi said, his expression a mixture of excitement and caution.
"What I am here today for is to give Nephew Shen an offer!" Yu Quan said, gesturing to the ring on the table.
Ru Jen's eyes lit up at the sight of the ring, a storage soul tool which he needed. However, he quickly regained his composure, knowing that Yu Quan was trying to recruit him. He wanted to know which faction Yu Quan was from before making any commitments.
Despite his inner thoughts, Ru Jen couldn't help but look like an excited child. Meanwhile, Yu Yi observed the exchange with a watchful eye.
The atmosphere in the room became awkwardly quiet as both Yu Quan and Yu Yi went silent. Not wanting to prolong the silence, Yu Quan spoke up. "Brother Yi, there is no need to be cautious. I'm here to offer the best."
Yu Yi took a deep breath and replied, "Please continue."
Yu Quan smiled and said, "I'm here on behalf of the second elder, Yu Tao. This ring has many high-quality heaven and earth treasures for Nephew Shen."
Before Yu Yi could process the information, Ru Jen's eyes shined with recognition. He knew who Yu Tao was.
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Ru Jen had spent three years researching and digging up information on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, specifically the two most powerful factions within it: the faction led by sect master Yu Xia, and the one formed by his half-brother Yu Tao.
These two factions were naturally very powerful, but they both hated each other deeply, and if Ru Jen were to describe the reason for this hatred in one sentence, then it would be, "Stealing the wife."
From the rumors Ru Jen had gathered, it seemed that the current sect master, Yu Xia, was actually the illegitimate son of the previous sect master, while Yu Tao was the rightful heir of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. In fact, it was said that Yu Tao despised Yu Xia and had subjected both his mother and him to constant torture and humiliation.
Of course, this all changed when Yu Xia awakened to Level 9.5 innate soul power, and Yu Tao awakened to Level 6 innate soul power. For Yu Tao, this was equivalent to falling from heaven to earth, as the situation between him and Yu Xia changed.
Rumors said that Yu Tao had such a deep hatred for his half-brother Yu Xia that he schemed countless times to kill him. But in the end, all his efforts failed, and instead of gaining anything, he started to lose everything against him.
Starting from fame to fiancé to even the post of sect master, of course, no one knew the reason why Yu Xia didn't kill Yu Tao when he became the sect master. Some say it was due to pity, others say it was due to the begging of the previous sect master, but the reason didn't matter to Ru Jen at all. After all, these hates were nothing more than a joke, a stumbling block to achieving greater results; in fact, when Ru Jen heard about these hates, he considered using them as a tool to start internal strife in the Blue Lighting Tryant Clan; of course, he didn't do that because it would put him in a much more dangerous situation.
In fact, Ru Jen had heard that Yu Tao had cultivated to the level of Title Douluo, which was no small feat. However, he was also certain that Yu Tao had wasted countless resources to achieve such a level. Ru Jen suspected that Yu Tao had been using an evil cultivation technique to reach this level, but that wasn't what interested Ru Jen. As someone who had cultivated many evil techniques and killed countless people. What intrigued him were the benefits that Yu Tao's faction could provide him.
As Ru Jen was lost in thought, Yu Yi interrupted his musings with a sip of tea and a direct question: "Brother Quan, let's get to the point. Please tell me what kinds of benefits Xiao Shen would receive if he joined the second elder's faction."
Yu Quan was surprised by the straightforward approach, but he answered, "Joining the second elder's faction would mean that Xiao Shen would receive top-quality heaven and earth treasures every month to support his cultivation. Every time he breaks through, a soul sect would take him to get his own spirit ring. When he reaches rank 50, one Spirit Emperor Douluo and two soul sects will assist him in receiving his soul ring. After level 60 and beyond, one Spirit Douluo and two soul emperors would help him receive his soul ring. And if he were to reach the esteemed rank of Title Douluo, the second elder and other Title Douluo themselves would help him catch a 100,000-year soul beast as his final soul ring!"
Wöchentlicher Energiestatus
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Rangliste 
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Stein