Douluo: The Dragon King - I Planted the Divine Tree in Douluo.

Chapter 202 Makino's Invitation

But now that Su Mo has made a vow, all his malicious speculations about Su Mo have become a huge joke.

The thought of Yuan Bao'er's anger upon hearing the news sent a chill down Zhenhua's spine.

The next second, Zhenhua, disregarding his image, grabbed Su Mo's leg and pleaded, "Junior Nephew! Your Uncle really didn't mean any harm!"

"At most, it's—cough, it's a little test for you!"

"You absolutely, positively mustn't tell Bao'er about this, or she'll kill me!"

Looking at Zhenhua's terrified expression, Su Mo was speechless and didn't know what to say.

Although Su Mo had anticipated this situation, he still underestimated Yuan Bao'er's position in Zhenhua's heart.

Su Mo had seen through Zhenhua's little scheme at a glance.

Su Mo made the vow she had just made without hesitation, only to make Zhenhua feel guilty towards her.

Zhenhua probably never dreamed that someone like Su Mo would appear in this world who was completely uninterested in the four-word battle armor, but instead coveted his unparalleled forging skills.

Su Mo patted Zhen Hua's hand and said softly, "Uncle-Master, don't worry, I won't tell Teacher Bao'er about this."

"I know you did this for Teacher Bao'er and Senior Sister's own good."

Zhenhua's body jolted, and when he looked up, his eyes were wet with tears.

"Junior Nephew Su Mo—!!!"

Zhenhua's voice was incredibly moving, even tinged with a sob.

"Alright! Uncle-Master, you'd better get up quickly!"

As Su Mo spoke, she reached out to help Zhen Hua up.

For some reason, Zhenhua suddenly found Su Mo more and more pleasing to the eye.

There are very few young people in this world as sensible, understanding, and willing to keep his secret as Su Mo.

Zhenhua immediately patted his chest and assured Su Mo, "Don't worry, nephew, if you encounter any problems in the future, feel free to come to your uncle!"

Seeing Zhenhua's confident expression, Su Mo nodded calmly.

After this ordeal, he and Zhenhua were now connected.

As soon as Su Mo and Zhen Hua stepped out of Mu Chen's studio, Mu Xi, who had been waiting outside for a long time, immediately came up to them and took Su Mo's arm. "Junior, Uncle Zhen Hua didn't say anything strange to you, did he?"

Upon hearing this, Zhenhua's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously looked at Su Mo.

Although Su Mo had promised him that she wouldn't leak this matter, Zhenhua still felt inexplicably guilty when he heard Mu Xi's question.

"No!"

Su Mo shook her head and said decisively, "I just chatted casually with Uncle Zhenhua."

Mu Xi didn't say anything after hearing that.

Yuan Bao'er, however, looked thoughtful after seeing Zhen Hua's tense expression.

Based on her understanding of Zhenhua, she knew he must have done something wrong.

However, Yuan Bao'er did not intend to expose it on the spot.

No matter what, Zhenhua is the president of the Forging Masters Association, so she has to give him some face in front of so many people.

Yuan Bao'er's ability to be cherished and pampered by Zhen Hua and Mu Chen, two geniuses in the forging world, is not solely due to her beauty.

"Su Mo, are you interested in joining our Body Sect?"

Suddenly, Mu Ye, who had been silent, extended an invitation to Su Mo.

Neither Yuan Bao'er nor Zhen Hua showed excessive surprise when faced with Mu Ye's invitation to Su Mo.

They had already anticipated the current situation when they learned that Su Mo's martial soul was a body-based martial soul.

Su Mo didn't immediately agree to Mu Ye's request. Instead, he asked jokingly, "Sect Leader Mu, aren't you afraid that I'll run away with the Body Sect's secret techniques?"

"Ha ha!"

Makino stroked his goatee and let out a hearty laugh. "If you could pass on the Body Sect's secret techniques to others, I would be more than happy to do so."

"???"

A hint of surprise flashed across Su Mo's face.

He wasn't surprised to be invited by Mu Ye to join the Body Sect.

What truly surprised him was the extent of the decline of the Body Sect, which seemed to be more severe than he had deduced from the data.

According to intelligence statistics from Consortium B, over the past century, a total of about one hundred people on the Douluo Continent have awakened their original martial soul.

More than half of the hundred or so people were taken away by the Tang Clan, and the remaining people were picked up by the Spirit Pagoda.

By this calculation, the number of fresh blood that the Body Sect has actually recruited in the past hundred years is probably barely in the double digits.

It's quite absurd that a sect like the Body Sect, with its recruitment efficiency of only a dozen or so people over a century, has managed to maintain its lineage.

Of course, the information collected by Consortium B is limited to Douluo Continent.

Even Consortium B couldn't find out any useful information about the Body Sect's recruitment on the other two continents.

But Su Mo guessed it probably wouldn't be too good either, after all, the other two continents were very close to the Tang Sect.

Seeing that Su Mo did not nod for a long time, Mu Ye became restless.

Just as Su Mo analyzed, the inheritance of the Body Sect has reached a critical point.

Currently, among the younger generation of the Body Sect, only his disciple Aruheng possesses both talent and the ability to shoulder heavy responsibilities.

The problem is that Aruheng has some mental issues; he's slow-witted and easily fooled.

Upon seeing Su Mo, this genius student, Mu Ye hurriedly followed Zhen Hua over.

"Su Mo!"

Unable to contain himself any longer, Mu Ye spoke with a hint of urgency, "As long as you're willing to join our Body Sect, all of our resources will be open to you!"

With that, Mu Ye stepped forward and said, each word resounding, "We are willing to devote the entire power of our sect to help you cultivate to the level of a Title Douluo before you turn eighteen."

After he finished speaking, the room fell into an unprecedented silence.

Zhenhua and Yuanbao'er exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.

Although they all knew that Mu Ye would definitely try to recruit Su Mo, they did not expect that Mu Ye would offer such favorable conditions.

Don't be fooled by the current decline of the Body Sect; even a fallen camel is bigger than a horse.

The existence of the Body Sect, which was able to compete with Shrek Academy and Tang Sect ten thousand years ago, must have had an absolutely terrifying foundation.

If Mu Ye is willing to dedicate the entire sect's resources to nurturing Su Mo, then Su Mo's future achievements are absolutely limitless.

Su Mo didn't speak, but instead looked at Mu Xi.

Feeling guilty under Su Mo's gaze, Mu Xi looked away and said weakly, "Junior, I really didn't mean to reveal this."

Upon seeing this, Mu Ye quickly stepped forward, "Su Mo, this has nothing to do with Xiao Xi. I got it out of her."

Having spent many years by Zhenhua's side, Mu Xi was practically raised under Mu Ye's watchful eye.

Mu Xi, this unruly little wild girl, suddenly changed her ways and started learning cooking from him. Mu Ye knew without a doubt what had happened.

With a little trickery, Mu Ye managed to extract the information from Mu Xi that "Su Mo must cultivate to the level of Title Douluo before the age of eighteen in order to survive."