Douluo: Unbeatable from Capturing a Goddess

Early the next morning.

"Good morning, Grandpa!"

Luo Yu came downstairs, and Luo Tiance was already sitting at the dining table, enjoying breakfast.

"Not sleeping in?"

Luo Tiance, who was usually cold to others, now revealed a kind and loving smile.

"Mhm."

Luo Yu sat at the dining table, scooped up some caviar with a spoon onto his toast, picked some greens and bacon, took a bite, then followed it with a sip of milk.

After a simple breakfast, a servant came to clear the table.

Luo Yu looked at Luo Tiance sitting opposite him, reading the newspaper, and said, "Grandpa, are you not going to work today?"

"Mhm, not today." Luo Tiance put down the newspaper.

"That's good; working day and night, you should rest at home."

Luo Tiance shook his head, smiling:

"Rest? I stayed home today especially for you, kid."

"Ah?" Luo Yu was puzzled.

Luo Tiance said, "I watched the video of your martial arts examination competition."

"Not bad, right?" Luo Yu replied.

Luo Tiance frowned.

"I can't say it was good, it was just average."

"Huh?" Luo Yu thought he was about to be praised, but instead felt belittled? He was at a loss for words.

"Are you very unhappy about it?" Luo Tiance said.

Luo Yu didn't make a sound.

Luo Tiance continued, "Since you have inherited so many Deity-level Ancient Spirits, you absolutely cannot be measured by the standards of ordinary geniuses. You should be measured by much higher standards."

"What's the point of comparing yourself with ordinary people? Even if you surpass them by a lot, that's just as it should be."

"Grandpa, I understand. You're telling me not to be proud of the strength I temporarily possess and to keep striving for progress, right?"

Hearing that Luo Yu was not only unexcited but instead laughed and pointed out his own thoughts, Luo Tiance was internally speechless.

In fact, deep down, he was very satisfied with Luo Yu's talent and performance, particularly Luo Yu's declarations about slaying deities, which had pleased him greatly.

However, he worried that early fame could cause Luo Yu to lose himself, so he deliberately chose this method to offer guidance.

He found that Luo Yu's attitude was extraordinarily good, completely unaffected by his own influence.

"Exactly, that's what Grandpa means." Luo Tiance said, "You should know, Grandpa at your age had no Ancient Spirits and still made all the geniuses of Great Xia unable to lift their heads in my presence."

"With so many God Rank Ancient Spirits, you should be more outstanding than I was."

"Understood." Luo Yu nodded earnestly, "Just defeating that group of geniuses with one-tenth of my strength is not enough. I should aim to crush them with one percent of my power."

"A promising student, indeed."

Luo Tiance nodded, satisfied, but quickly realized something was off, his heart skipped a beat, and he asked breathlessly:

"What did you just say, kid?"

Luo Yu repeated: "Using one-tenth of my power to crush them is nothing. I should aim to decisively defeat them with only one percent."

"One-tenth?"

Luo Tiance was somewhat stunned and hurriedly asked:

"The power you displayed in the martial arts examination final, when you instantly defeated those people, was that really just ten percent?"

Luo Yu nodded.

"Yeah."

"You're not joking with Grandpa, are you?"

"Why would I? To save their pride, I said I used fifty percent of my power, when in fact it might have been less than ten percent."

Luo Tiance was dumbfounded.

Back when he was eighteen years old, he too had been a prodigy, unbeatable among his peers, but he never claimed to have ten times more power than needed to overwhelm them.

It's known in battle that even a slight advantage can secure a final victory after a prolonged fight.

A twofold power difference would be more than enough to easily defeat and crush an opponent.

Tenfold...

Luo Tiance dared not contemplate it.

He had intended to warn Luo Yu not to become arrogant with a little success; little did he expect his grandson to be even more humble than imagined, deeming it insufficient to defeat opponents with ten percent effort, and instead aiming to crush them with just one percent?

Ah, this...

Despite Luo Tiance's mental fortitude, he was at a loss for words when faced with his handsome grandson for a moment.

All the lectures he had prepared were stuck in his throat, unable to be voiced.

"Grandpa?" Luo Yu waved his hand in front of him.

"Ahem." Luo Tiance forcibly gathered his thoughts and said with a smile, "Good, very good, my grandson is like a dragon, keep up this momentum."

"If you have nothing else, I'll head out to meet up with friends," Luo Yu said, walking to the shoe rack, ready to leave.

"Wait!"

Luo Tiance said:

"Your current strength is exceptional, but you still lack something."

"Lacking what?" Luo Yu paused and asked hesitantly.

"Lack of real combat experience," Luo Tiance said. "The battlefield is perilous, where blood is shed, and it's a matter of life or death, incredibly dangerous."

"What you all do on the sparring platforms, in the eyes of those who have really fought bloody battles, is like children playing house."

"Grandpa, I'm still a child. Why such high demands?" Luo Yu looked at Luo Tiance with wide, pleading eyes.

Luo Tiance shook his head.

"A genius should hold himself to the standards of a genius. Grandpa is doing this for your own good, so I've decided to take you to see some blood."

Luo Yu made a sour face.

"Is that really necessary?"

"Have you forgotten? I've already cut down a few rogues on the street."

"Killing a few useless ones is no different from slaughtering chickens; that's not nearly enough, far from it." Luo Tiance kept shaking his head.

...

"Sigh..."

Luo Yu sighed as he walked through the forest three hundred li outside The Capital Base City, carrying a massive backpack. The sunlight penetrated the clustered green leaves, casting patches of light on the ground, and strange cries echoed from afar.