Chapter 2: The Original World's Reaction, Yu Xiaogang's Breakdown
Black World.
The light screen also hung in the sky here, and information about the parallel worlds had likewise appeared in everyone's minds.
Spirit Hall.
"Teacher, do you think there might be a parallel world where I never joined Spirit Hall?" Hu Liena, a member of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation and Bibi Dong's disciple, looked toward her teacher.
"Perhaps," Bibi Dong replied briefly.
However, Hu Liena could clearly sense the perfunctory tone and absent-mindedness in her teacher's response.
That made her curious about what Bibi Dong was actually thinking at this moment.
In truth, Bibi Dong's thoughts were indeed wandering far.
She thought about the past that had led her step by step to where she was today.
'If back then I had successfully left Spirit Hall with Xiaogang…'
'Or even if I had never joined Spirit Hall in the first place…'
Bibi Dong continued imagining these possibilities.
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone, do you think there might be a parallel world where I successfully evolved the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda?" Ning Fengzhi looked at Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo beside him.
It could only be said that Ning Fengzhi had a deep obsession with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul. The moment he heard about parallel worlds from the Sky Screen, that was the first thing he thought of.
"Maybe," Bone Douluo said after thinking for a moment.
"If such a situation really exists, Fengzhi, you might be able to learn from that version of yourself."
"That's right. If there truly is a successful evolution, we can study it as a reference," Sword Douluo added.
Ning Fengzhi's eyes lit up.
He suddenly felt an intense anticipation for the upcoming comparison video.
Elsewhere.
Shrek Academy.
"Teacher, if a comparison is made, what kind of scenario would you want to see?" Tang San looked at Yu Xiaogang beside him.
Now that the Shrek Seven Devils had fully gathered, and with his teacher's arrival as well, Tang San felt extremely confident about the future.
He believed there were no better choices left for him.
So rather than thinking about himself, he was curious about others.
"I have nothing I want to see. If different choices lead to different lives, such comparisons have no meaning," Yu Xiaogang shook his head coldly.
In reality, the moment he learned about the concept of parallel worlds, the first person he thought of was himself.
His life could be described as a tragedy.
As a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the Upper Three Sects, and the son of Thunder Douluo Yu Yuanzhen, his status had once been extremely prestigious.
However, that prestige only lasted until the day his martial soul awakened.
That day, the malignant mutated martial soul Luo Sanpao, along with his half-rank innate soul power, destroyed everything.
He became the shame of the clan, ridiculed by others, and the lifelong stain of his father.
Later, Yu Xiaogang continued to research and explore Luo Sanpao's potential.
But talent was talent.
In the end, he remained trapped at Rank 29 for life.
Thinking back on all the efforts of his early years, Yu Xiaogang believed he had already made the best possible choices.
His only limitation had been talent.
Otherwise, he would never have ended up as he is today.
He was confident that even the Yu Xiaogangs of parallel worlds might not achieve what he had.
Perhaps those versions of him were still stuck at Rank 9 or Rank 19.
Being able to reach Rank 29 already meant he had defied fate.
"Alright, there's nothing worth watching here. With the training plans I design for you, your future choices will certainly not go wrong."
"Just like me. Every decision I made at every stage of my life was perfect. If I'm compared, the only result will be someone worse than me," Yu Xiaogang stood confidently before the Shrek Seven Devils.
Looking at these promising seedlings, especially his disciple Tang San, his eyes were full of determination.
He had done everything perfectly and still ended up being called trash by everyone.
Then he would raise an invincible disciple.
He would prove himself to the entire world.
However, what Yu Xiaogang did not expect was that, in the very next second, the first comparison target appeared.
[First comparison target: Black World Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, White World Dragon God Douluo Yu Xiaogang!]
Seeing the words on the Sky Screen, the Shrek Seven Devils, along with Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the other teachers of Shrek Academy, all turned their gazes toward Yu Xiaogang.
Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang.
Dragon God Douluo Yu Xiaogang.
Obviously, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang referred to the Yu Xiaogang of their world.
But the Yu Xiaogang of the other world had become a Titled Douluo, and his title was the overwhelmingly domineering Dragon God.
One could easily imagine how powerful he must be.
Then everyone recalled what Yu Xiaogang had said just seconds earlier.
"Every decision I made in my life was perfect. If I'm compared, the only result will be someone worse than me."
The slap to the face came so quickly that no one could react.
The training ground fell into a deathly silence.
No one knew how to respond.
Until—
Pfft!
A faint sound of suppressed laughter came from among the Shrek Seven Devils, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
When they saw it was Ning Rongrong, the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, everyone immediately understood.
Only someone like her could laugh at a moment like this.
Hearing the laughter, Tang San frowned and glared at Ning Rongrong with a gloomy expression.
Anyone who dared mock his teacher…
If she were not currently his teammate, she would already have a way to death!
"Impossible!!!"
Ning Rongrong's laughter seemed to break the frozen silence of the training ground.
The first person to explode in disbelief was Yu Xiaogang himself.
"Dragon God Douluo Yu Xiaogang? How could that be?!"
"My choices have already been perfect! My research on martial souls is unparalleled across the Douluo Continent! If even I cannot break past Rank 30, how could any version of me reach Titled Douluo?!"
"This must be a lie!"
Yu Xiaogang pointed at the Sky Screen, his eyes bloodshot, breathing heavily as he repeatedly shouted that it was impossible.
At this moment, he already regarded the Sky Screen as a deceitful fraud.
He even suspected it might be some soul master's soul skill meant to smear him.
"Xiaogang, calm down first." Flender walked over and supported his friend.
"Maybe it's just someone with the same name. Or perhaps there's some other reason."
"Yes, Teacher. We all know your talent. If even you couldn't accomplish it, who else possibly could?" Tang San also stepped forward to comfort him.
Tang San's words worked quickly.
Yu Xiaogang soon calmed down.
However, his gaze became even darker.
Tang San's eyes suddenly shifted as if he had thought of something.
He then said,
"Teacher, the Sky Screen said a single person's choice could change everything. Perhaps the one who changed wasn't you."
"Maybe it was your parents. Perhaps they consumed some rare herbs or did something that changed your talent in that world."
"Yes… perhaps it was Father and Mother who changed things. In that world, my martial soul might not be Luo Sanpao, and my innate soul power might not be half a level. Yes, that must be it!"
Yu Xiaogang immediately accepted Tang San's speculation.
He had even become convinced that the Dragon God Douluo Yu Xiaogang in that world must have possessed full innate soul power.
Only then could he possibly become a Titled Douluo.
But the moment that thought appeared, a deep resentment toward this world surged in his heart.
'Thieving heavens! Why is it that the same person can have full innate soul power in another world, while I end up like this?!'
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