The aged voice carried a terrifying pressure.
The Tyrant Beetle and the Silver Demon Fish God, who were locked in fierce combat, both stopped their attacks, and even the Grand Elder stood still.
Lu Zhaoming looked even more surprised, as if he was quite astonished by the arrival of the person who spoke.
"Ancestor?"
Upon hearing this form of address, Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow.
As if to confirm his idea, an old man with a full head of white hair slowly flew down from the sky outside the martial arts arena.
Yes, that's right!
It flew in!
Lu Yuan was so surprised that his jaw almost dislocated.
This was the first time he had ever seen someone fly in the sky without using a beast. Just how powerful was this ancestor?!
The old ancestor gracefully landed in front of the Grand Elder, exuding an imposing aura without anger.
"Yao Zheng, as the eldest elder of the Lu family, you must put the Lu family first in everything. How dare you try to harm the direct descendant of the main branch? Have you forgotten your own identity?"
The once arrogant elder trembled and bowed his head respectfully.
"Ancestor, Lu Yuan murdered his own clansmen. Such a person is not worthy of being the heir of the Lu family and should be executed immediately!"
"On the arena, life and death are determined by fate."
The old ancestor remained indifferent, showing no concern for Lu Siming's life or death.
"Ancestor..."
The Grand Elder was about to say something when the Ancestor casually interrupted him.
"The winner of the family competition has been decided. From this day forward, Lu Yuan is the heir of the Lu family. You elders must do your best to assist him and must not harbor any intention to harm him."
Upon hearing this, the elder clenched his fists, his bloodshot eyes seemingly about to bleed.
He gave Lu Yuan a long look.
Although the two were only three meters apart, he knew that if he dared to make a move, his ancestor would take his life instantly.
After a long while, the Grand Elder finally slumped his shoulders.
"Yes, Yao Zheng understands."
As he finished speaking, the Grand Elder seemed to have aged more than ten years, which showed how heavy the blow was to him today.
The ancestor simply nodded and turned to look at Lu Yuan.
"Come with me."
Lu Yuan glanced at Lu Zhaoming beside him, and seeing him nod, he followed behind the ancestor.
Behind him.
The elder stared intently at Lu Yuan's retreating figure, his fists clenched tightly.
...
Lu Yuan followed his ancestor all the way to the top of Lu Family Manor.
A simple and unadorned courtyard house sits here, with blue bricks and tiles, resembling an ancient building.
Lu Yuan did not look down on the small courtyard because of its simplicity and unpretentiousness; on the contrary, he was very surprised.
If he wasn't mistaken.
Many formations were set up around the small courtyard, among which the advanced spirit-gathering formations were relatively simple. There should be even more complex ones, but unfortunately, his mastery of formations was not high enough to understand their mysteries.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, the ancestor spoke to Lu Yuan.
"Release your two tamed beasts."
Lu Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he summoned Xiao Yi from the Beast Taming Space.
"Ancestor, this is my tamed beast."
Despite being deeply shocked, he forced a smile onto his face, trying to play dumb and get away with it.
However.
The ancestor shook his head.
"There's also a red-scaled python. It's the one that killed Lu Siming and Minghu. You don't need to hide it; I already know."
Lu Yuan immediately became alert after hearing this.
"Does the old ancestor want to stand up for Lu Siming?"
"No."
The old ancestor shook his head again, his previously calm tone suddenly becoming more forceful.
"I just wanted to verify whether you can really contract two beasts at the same time."
Upon hearing this...
Lu Yuan breathed a slight sigh of relief, but still stared at his ancestor with wary eyes.
"I did indeed contract two beasts, is there a problem with that?"
Although a Beast Tamer can only contract one Beast at a time, as far as he knows, there have been many geniuses on the Ling'an Continent who were able to contract two or even three Beasts at the same time.
Even if he could contract two beasts at the same time, it wouldn't be enough to make the ancestor take it so seriously, would it?
Who would have thought?
Upon hearing this, the ancestor's expression grew even more somber.
"You truly inherited your mother's talent..."
This time, it was Lu Yuan's turn to be stunned.
Mother?
In his memory, his mother died in childbirth on the day he was born. What could possibly have involved his mother?
Seemingly sensing Lu Yuan's confusion, the ancestor explained, "Your mother's name is Li Liuxin."
Desulfurization?
Lu Yuan silently repeated the name as he listened to his ancestor continue his tale.
"Your mother's talent for taming beasts was quite unique. She had no elemental attributes, yet she could gain the favor of many demonic beasts and even contract three beasts at the same time. She was considered a prodigy back then. I also can't sense any elemental attributes in the spiritual power within you, so it seems you have mostly inherited her talent."
"Isn't this a good thing?" Lu Yuan asked.
The duels between beast tamers mostly depend on the strength of their beasts.
The more beasts he contracts, the greater his chance of winning in battle.
For the Lu family, it should be a good thing that their heir has such talent. So why does the old ancestor look so worried?
“You don’t know this.” The ancestor sighed. “Back then, your father, Lu Zhaoming, found your mother in an ancient ruin. Not long after they got married, your mother suddenly disappeared. It wasn’t until several months later, when you were born, that you were brought to the Lu family’s doorstep. After a paternity test, it was confirmed that you were of the Lu family bloodline.”
Hearing this, Lu Yuan frowned.
"Didn't my mother die in childbirth?"
The old ancestor took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Lu Yuan.
“You were carrying this letter with you at the time. The contents of the letter were truly bizarre, so in order to cover it up, we lied to the outside world and said that your mother died in childbirth.”
Lu Yuan opened the envelope in his hand.
Due to the passage of many years, the letter paper inside has turned slightly yellow, but this does not affect the handwriting at all.
After reading the whole thing, Lu Yuan was shocked.
"My mother isn't from the Ling'an Continent?!"
The text details that his mother, Li Liuxin, came from a place called Wanjietian. Her family was wiped out by her enemies, and she fled to Ling'an Continent, where she met his father, Lu Zhaoming, by chance.
The two fell in love at first sight and immediately decided to get married.
But the happiness didn't last long.
For some unknown reason, Li Liuxin's old enemy followed her scent and chased her all the way to the Ling'an Continent.
In order not to implicate the Lu family, Li Liuxin left without saying goodbye and fled for her life alone, only to find that she was pregnant.
After overcoming numerous hardships, Lu Yuan was finally born.
However, she was still being hunted down at the time and had no way to reunite with her family. She could only send Lu Yuan back to the Lu family and then leave alone.
"So many years have passed, and your mother is still missing. To prevent them from chasing after the Lu family, I killed everyone who knew about it and had your father keep it a secret. But now that you have awakened the same talent as your mother, they will probably come knocking on our door soon."
Lu Yuan frowned.
Why did they target me?
The old ancestor pointed to the little girl beside him.
"Because only those with the blood of those who have left home can awaken the beast-taming talent without elemental attributes and simultaneously contract two, or even more, beasts!"
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