Chapter 52: Yu Xiaogang's Crazy Decision: The first spirit ring of thousand years
[Coming to Yu Yuanzhen's side and looking at the two fallen Crimson Blood Flying Dragons, Yu Xiaogang examined the condition of the first one.]
[And this look made Yu Xiaogang's brows furrow tightly.]
["Only seven hundred-odd years."]
[Yu Xiaogang looked at Yu Yuanzhen and found that he was also frowning at this time.]
[Clearly, father and son were thinking the same thing at this moment.]
[The age of this Crimson Blood Flying Dragon was a bit too low.]
[After the Family discovered the secret of whale jelly, it had already undergone multiple tests.]
[In the past two years, several Family members who consumed thousand-year whale gel have successfully obtained spirit rings of over five hundred years.]
[Among them, there were those of five hundred-odd years, six hundred-odd years, and also seven hundred-odd years.]
[The Family members who obtained seven hundred-plus year rings already had a certain foundation themselves; combined with the thousand-year whale gel, they completed their transformation and instantly became figures surrounded by stars and the moon.]
[But those people were all ordinary disciples of the Family.]
[Because Yu Xiaogang discovered the secret of whale jelly, he received treatment at the level of a Spirit Douluo. The resources he could enjoy were unimaginable for those ordinary Family disciples.]
[Coupled with Yu Xiaogang's diligent and hard training, it could be said that even without consuming whale jelly, the first spirit ring Yu Xiaogang could obtain would be over four hundred years.]
[With a bit of grit, he might even break the current record of the Douluo Continent.]
[Under these circumstances, with Yu Yuanzhen's help, Yu Xiaogang also consumed and refined a piece of ten thousand year whale jelly.]
[With such a foundation, it could be said that an eight-hundred-year first spirit ring would be easy.]
[If he took a bit of a risk, a nine-hundred-year first spirit ring wasn't out of the question to try for.]
[In this situation, a seven-hundred-year first spirit ring was somewhat unpresentable.]
["How about we keep looking?"]
[Yu Yuanzhen, feeling disappointed in his heart, glanced at Yu Xiaogang and said.]
[As a father, he knew his son's capabilities and determination very well, so he was certain that Yu Xiaogang would definitely not choose this seven-hundred-year Crimson Blood Flying Dragon.]
[However, Yu Xiaogang's next decision gave Yu Yuanzhen a huge shock.]
["No, Father, no need to look further. This is the one!"]
[As if he had made some sort of decision, Yu Xiaogang looked at Yu Yuanzhen with a determined gaze.]
["Are you sure? But this is only seven hundred years..."]
[Yu Yuanzhen, not yet understanding Yu Xiaogang's meaning, furrowed his brows.]
[Then he discovered that Yu Xiaogang's gaze wasn't looking at the seven-hundred-year Crimson Blood Flying Dragon at all, but rather at the one that was just over a thousand years old.]
["You... you want to absorb this thousand-year Crimson Blood Flying Dragon?"]
[Finally understanding, Yu Yuanzhen's eyes widened, and then he immediately rejected it.]
["No, absolutely not! A first spirit ring of thousand years? What are you thinking?"]
["Even if your body has been strengthened by the ten thousand year whale jelly and you could risk trying for a nine-hundred-year spirit ring, a thousand-year spirit ring is different from a hundred-year spirit ring."]
["Don't just look at the hundred-year difference between a thousand years and nine hundred years."]
["Their essence is fundamentally different. The spirit power impact of a thousand-year spirit ring far exceeds that of nine hundred years."]
["Even if your body were stronger, it would be difficult to withstand a first spirit ring of thousand years!"]
[Yu Yuanzhen's words were like rapid-fire cannonballs, giving Yu Xiaogang no room to speak at all.]
[A thousand-year second spirit ring was already hard for him to imagine, let alone a first spirit ring of thousand years.]
[You're not trying to absorb a spirit ring; you're trying to commit suicide.]
[Listening to Yu Yuanzhen's rapid-fire words, Yu Xiaogang's expression never changed. Only after Yu Yuanzhen finished speaking did he finally open his mouth:]
["Father, I know the difference between a thousand-year spirit ring and a hundred-year spirit ring is massive."]
["I also know such an attempt is very risky."]
["But isn't the path of a Spirit Master just like this? Without risk, how can one become stronger?"]
["Especially for someone with low talent like me, if I want to become a powerhouse, I must take risks that others dare not take!"]
[Yu Xiaogang said each word with conviction.]
[Hearing this, Yu Yuanzhen's expression still didn't soften.]
[He understood taking risks; to become a Titled Douluo, he had also encountered countless life-and-death crises.]
[When adding spirit rings to himself, he also chose rings that were as close to his limit as possible.]
[But compared to his own risks, the scale of Yu Xiaogang's risk this time was simply too large.]
[A first spirit ring of thousand years?]
[Such a thing had never appeared before. Yu Yuanzhen estimated that even the Angel God enshrined by the Spirit Hall probably couldn't have done such a thing before rising to power.]
[If even a god had never achieved a first spirit ring of thousand years, didn't that prove such a thing was simply impossible?]
["Still no, it's too risky."]
[Yu Yuanzhen rejected it again. He came to Yu Xiaogang's side and placed both hands on his shoulders.]
["Xiaogang, I know you are smart and have your own opinions on everything. I also know you want to become a powerhouse and wash away the humiliation on your body."]
["But this time, you really must listen to me. A first spirit ring of thousand years is an impossible condition to meet."]
["In all the years of the Douluo Continent, there has never been such a record. It shows that even the Angel God of the Spirit Hall could not do this."]
["How could you, a child—especially a child with poor talent—do something that even a god couldn't do?"]
[Yu Yuanzhen said in a heavy voice.]
[Although his son Yu Xiaogang had caused him to suffer various criticisms at the beginning, Yu Yuanzhen had never looked down on him.]
[Later, Yu Xiaogang also responded to the love he gave him, proving his talent.]
[So in Yu Yuanzhen's heart, those taunts and humiliations were no longer important. What he cared about was his son.]
[Even if he remained mediocre for a lifetime.]
["But Father, why is it that if others can't do it, we certainly can't either?"]
[Yu Xiaogang countered calmly.]
["The appearance of whale jelly has already pushed the age of the first spirit ring to over eight hundred years. Why is one thousand years definitely impossible?"]
["In everything, someone has to try for there to be a possibility of a Breakthrough, right?"]
[Yu Xiaogang looked directly into Yu Yuanzhen's eyes, without the slightest intention of backing down.]
["And as you said, Father, I am a child with poor talent. If I don't do things that ordinary people find unimaginable, how can I become a powerhouse with this kind of talent?"]
["Only in this way can I wash away the humiliation for myself and for you, Father."]
["So that in the future, when you go out and meet others, what they think in their hearts is no longer 'That's the father of that trash Yu Xiaogang,' but rather 'That's the father of the Yu Xiaogang who created a miracle!'"]
[Yu Xiaogang's words were powerful and resonant. Hearing his words and looking into his eyes, Yu Yuanzhen understood that he could no longer stop Yu Xiaogang's determination.]