Douluo Continent II: The Dragon King Suppresses the World!

Chapter 58 The Arrival of the Body Sect

The team battle between Shrek Academy and Star Luo Empire Royal Academy had just ended when Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena left the main group without hesitation and returned to the Star Luo Grand Hotel ahead of schedule.

At the same time, Ma Xiaotao and Huo Yuhao also chose the same action. The former wanted to recover their soul power as soon as possible so that they could be in better condition to meet the challenges to come; the latter wanted to suppress the ever-present evil fire and prevent it from causing trouble for them at a critical moment.

"Teacher Wang, how exactly did Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena do that?" Dai Yueheng asked Wang Yan with curiosity in his eyes.

Wang Yan glanced at Dai Yueheng, shook his head slightly, and a hint of doubt appeared in his expression. He slowly said, "I don't know either. The Star Guardian is known for its attribute isolation, theoretically capable of isolating all attributes. I originally thought Ye Qi'an would forcefully break through it with absolute power, but I didn't expect that the one in charge of this Martial Soul Fusion Skill wasn't him, but Gu Yuena. You know, Gu Yuena specializes in elemental attacks, which are the easiest attack methods to be countered by the Star Guardian. However, they were able to break through the Star Guardian directly, which is truly surprising."

Ling Luochen said in a deep voice, "It should be spatial attribute. Xu Sanshi and I clearly saw behind them that the space where the Star Guardian was located was folded by Gu Yuena under the Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The Star Guardian isolates attributes, but space is everywhere. As for the threads wrapped around us, their effect should be elemental stripping. They not only stripped away elements but also stripped away our soul power. Unlike our opponents, we recovered our soul power through the threads without any loss."

Wang Yan gave Ling Luochen a deep look, a thoughtful expression flashing in his eyes. After a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Let's not discuss this anymore. Let's go back."

Dai Yueheng frowned and said, "Shall we not watch the confrontation between the Imperial Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy again?"

Wang Yan shook his head and said, "The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy will never use their tactics against us before facing us. Although the Star Luo National Academy has little chance of putting up a fight in the upcoming individual competition, we must not be careless."

At this moment, Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena, who had returned to the Xingluo Grand Hotel, sat cross-legged on the bed with their palms pressed together. The power of the Dragon God circulated wildly within their bodies, like a surging tide, constantly replenishing their respective deficiencies.

It was still morning when the match ended, and sunlight streamed through the windows into the room, creating a warm and peaceful atmosphere. However, Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena had no time to enjoy this tranquility, as they were fully immersed in the recovery process.

By the time the two had fully recovered, it was already night outside the Star Emperor Hotel. Darkness enveloped the earth, stars twinkled faintly in the sky, and the streets outside the hotel were dimly lit with few pedestrians. Inside the room, Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena felt an unprecedented sense of fulfillment and satisfaction.

early morning.

As the first rays of sunlight streamed through the window and shone onto the bed, Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena slowly awoke. They opened their eyes, which sparkled with a bright light. After a night's rest, both of them had recovered to their peak condition.

Ye Qi'an stretched his body gently, feeling the abundant power within him. He turned to look at Gu Yuena and said, "Compared to the Dragon God Transformation I led, the one you led, Nana, is much more powerful. Although my soul power was still drained, thankfully I didn't faint directly."

Gu Yuena nodded slightly, a faint smile appearing on her beautiful face. "In the Dragon God Transformation state, our soul power will decrease exponentially. To solve this, we must improve our teamwork. Only when we can understand each other's thoughts with just a glance or a gesture can our Martial Soul Fusion Technique unleash its true power."

"Is that so?" Ye Qi'an said thoughtfully. In his memory, there seemed to be a celestial product that could perfectly solve this problem. A thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

"If we want to improve our teamwork right now, it still depends on our Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Dragon God Transformation. You should know that our Dragon God Transformation has three forms. The first is led by you, the second is led by me, and the third is led by both of our wills, which is Dragon God Descent. Our wills are equivalent to the will of the Dragon God. In that state, I think our teamwork will be improved." Gu Yuena nodded and said.

"It is indeed a good method. The descent of the Dragon God requires the synchronization of our wills, which can certainly improve our tacit understanding in one aspect," Ye Qi'an said in a deep voice, while also making plans for the next step.

Just as the discussion was taking place, as everyone had predicted, Xingluo National Academy chose to concede defeat. They had no choice but to concede, since their main players would be unable to use their martial souls for seven days, and even their soul power would not be able to recover. The final match was between Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy and Di'ao Academy.

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Meeting room at Shrek Academy, Xingluo Hotel.

When everyone had arrived, Wang Yan said, "Now that everyone is here, let's discuss our tactics for facing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy."

Xu Sanshi asked curiously, "Teacher Wang, what exactly happened in yesterday's competition? I only heard it was an overwhelming victory. How did the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy manage to do that?"

Wang Yan gave a wry smile and said, "The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is clearly very well prepared for this competition. I've been paying close attention to them since the beginning of the competition and have watched almost every single one of their matches. But do you know what I discovered? From the first match until now, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has never used the same tactics, especially in team battles; their tactics are different in every single match."

"In yesterday's team battle, their captain Ma Rulong overwhelmed the entire field with two level-seven soul tools. He almost suppressed the entire Di'ao Academy with his own strength. The other six people simply and directly used soul tool turret tactics, which was a complete firepower coverage."

"While it appears to be a barrage of firepower, its weaknesses are also quite obvious. Such tactics consume a lot of soul power, and the match won't last long," Ye Qi'an said with a light cough.

Wang Yan nodded slightly, agreeing with Ye Qi'an's statement: "Qi'an is right. Such tactics do consume a lot of soul power and are difficult to sustain. But we cannot underestimate them because of this, after all, the attack power they can unleash in a short period of time is extremely astonishing."

Dai Yueheng frowned and said, "Then how should we deal with their tactics? We can't just withstand their firepower head-on."

"What if we prevent them from using their firepower?" Ye Qi'an said dismissively.

All eyes immediately focused on Ye Qi'an, filled with curiosity. Gu Yuena, sitting to the side, looked at Ye Qi'an thoughtfully, seemingly knowing his purpose.

Ye Qi'an's lips curled up slightly, revealing a confident smile: "I'll take charge of the upcoming battle against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Don't worry, everything is under my control."

The meeting room was silent as everyone waited for Ye Qi'an to explain his plan further.

Ye Qi'an cleared his throat and said slowly, "We must make full use of Huo Yuhao's shared mental detection to accurately grasp the location and movements of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy at the start of the competition. Once they show signs of preparing to launch a firepower attack, we will take immediate action."

"My idea is that the team competition will consist of me, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xu Sanshi, and three senior students from the Inner Academy. The seven of us must ensure the team wins, no matter what the cost."

Everyone reacted differently upon hearing Ye Qi'an's plan.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with determination. They believed in Ye Qi'an's arrangements, and they still had trump cards up their sleeves to use in order to win the team competition.

Xu Sanshi scratched his head and said, "Since you're so confident, then I'll work with you."

Although Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Ling Luochen had some doubts, they all nodded in agreement when they saw Ye Qi'an's confident demeanor.

Wang Yan looked at everyone and said, "Now that Qi An has a plan, let's all go all out to prepare. This battle is crucial for Shrek Academy, and we cannot afford to be complacent in the slightest."

Although Wang Yan did not recommend that they watch the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy's match, the group still went to witness that battle. The defeat of Di'ao Academy also destined the final between the perennial number one and the perennial number two. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy had been preparing for a long time to defeat Shrek Academy, and their repeated failures only made them more determined.

If there were no surprises, they would be the most likely to win this competition. However, even without surprises, there were unexpected events. Although Shrek Academy's team was not at its peak in this competition, the addition of Ye Qian and Gu Yuena greatly made up for their shortcomings. Even without the participation of the two, Shrek Academy would still win.

Early in the morning, in the spacious lobby of the Star Emperor Hotel, everyone was waiting for Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena, but two uninvited guests arrived instead.

"Who are you? This is a rest area for Shrek Academy, so please leave," Wang Yan said, looking at the two.

There were two men, both with ordinary appearances, but with peculiar physiques. One had an exceptionally thick right arm, while the other was small and thin with an extremely large head. The two looked around and finally fixed their gaze on Huo Yuhao.

The man with the thick arms said, "You can leave, but this little guy has to stay. We'll talk to him." Although he was clearly trying his best to suppress his aura, he still exuded a terrifying and intimidating presence. The direction he was pointing was Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao was also slightly taken aback: "I don't know you."

The other man with the large head looked at Huo Yuhao, smiled slightly, and said, "Now that we know each other, don't we?"

His eyes were peculiar, unusually gentle. Everyone who saw his gaze was momentarily dazed, but Huo Yuhao was completely unaffected. Clearly, his Spirit Eye Martial Soul had neutralized the man's mental attack.

"We mean no harm, we just want to have a chat with you. If you don't want the people around you to get hurt, come with us." The big-headed man looked at Huo Yuhao with a hint of surprise in his eyes, and then led the man with the thick right arm toward the rest area on one side of the hall.

Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng were about to make a move, but Wang Yan stopped them. Making a move under these circumstances would obviously be unwise.

Huo Yuhao glanced at everyone and nodded, then slowly said, "I understand, I'll go with you."

"Wait, as his teacher, I have an obligation to stay by his side and protect his safety." Wang Yan's sense of responsibility was still very strong, after all, Huo Yuhao was still his student.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Yan sat down in front of the two men. Huo Yuhao asked, "What brings you two here? This must be the first time I've met you."

The large-headed man smiled slightly, nodded, and said, "Of course. However, we've been observing you for a while now. If I'm not mistaken, your first spirit soul, which is also your main attribute spirit soul, should be your eyes. Your first spirit skill is a kind of mental detection ability, which can even be shared with companions. Furthermore, you've cultivated a kind of mental impact ability through a special training method. Based on my judgment, it's very similar to the Purple Demon Eye of the Tang Sect in the past. And your second spirit skill of your eye spirit soul should be a kind of ability similar to confusion or simulation. I remember there's a kind of ice silkworm in the north that seems to be good at using this ability to fake death and deceive enemies. I wonder if I'm right?"

The big-headed man's simple words made Huo Yuhao feel a chill rise up his tailbone, his back felt icy cold. Fortunately, his mental strength was still quite strong. Although he was shocked, he managed not to say, "How did you know?"

Seeing the shock in Huo Yuhao's eyes, the big-headed man continued, "Let me introduce myself first. My name is Lang Ya, and this is my brother Yu Tao. We come from the Body Sect, which I believe you've heard of."

The words "Body Sect" made Wang Yan's eyes widen instantly, his pupils contracting. Without the other party saying anything, Wang Yan could guess their purpose, but there wasn't much tension in his eyes.

Lang Ya smiled slightly at Huo Yuhao and said, "I'll get straight to the point. Our purpose in finding you is very simple: we want to guide you back to the sect."

"Return?" Huo Yuhao was taken aback. He had never joined any sect before!

Lang Ya nodded and said, "It's about returning. The Body Sect is the home of all Soul Masters who possess a Body Martial Soul. Since you use your eyes as your Martial Soul, then you are a member of the Body Sect. Now that we have discovered you, we naturally want to bring you home."

Calling it a return is more like a forced one. Not to mention that he had already joined the Tang Sect, let alone that he was already a student of Shrek Academy and had become a core disciple of Shrek, the Body Sect had given him nothing but a single sentence to try to get Huo Yuhao to join them. Naturally, Huo Yuhao was unwilling.

"You think you can just say no?" Yu Tao, with his thick right arm, suddenly stood up, stretched out his right hand, and almost instantly grabbed Huo Yuhao's shoulder with his thick, long arm.

When Yu Tao made his move, Lang Ya turned his gaze to Wang Yan. He originally wanted to use his powerful martial soul to suppress Wang Yan and prevent him from causing trouble, but he was surprised to find that Wang Yan's gaze was calm and he had no intention of making a move at all.

The next second he knew why. A figure suddenly appeared in front of Yu Tao, flicked his finger, and a dirty index finger struck the back of Yu Tao's hand. Yu Tao stumbled back two steps. On the other side, Lang Ya also withdrew his spiritual power and looked warily at the guy who had appeared behind Huo Yuhao and separated him from his brother. The person was none other than Elder Xuan.

Upon seeing Elder Xuan, the two from the Body Sect reacted like mice before a cat. Lang Ya and Yu Tao exchanged a glance, both feeling a chill run down their spines. They knew Elder Xuan's strength well, and dared not make any rash moves in front of this powerful figure from Shrek Academy.

Yu Tao withdrew his arm, his face somewhat unpleasant, but he dared not retaliate further.

Lang Ya forced a smile and said to Elder Xuan, "We just want to invite this young man to join the Body Sect, we have no ill intentions."

Elder Xuan snorted coldly and said, "Don't I know how the Body Sect operates? Do you think you can easily take away my Shrek student like this? Huo Yuhao is already a core disciple of Shrek Academy and has joined the Tang Sect. It's impossible for him to join your Body Sect."

Lang Ya wanted to say something more, but seeing Elder Xuan's stern gaze, he swallowed his words and bowed slightly, saying, "Since that's the case, we'll take our leave for now. However, the Body Sect will not easily give up on disciples with potential, and we hope Shrek Academy will consider it carefully."

After saying that, Lang Ya pulled Yu Tao and turned to leave. Watching their departing figures, Huo Yuhao breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that if Elder Xuan hadn't appeared in time, today's matter probably wouldn't have been resolved so easily.

Wang Yan stood up and respectfully said to Elder Xuan, "Thank you for your help, Elder Xuan. The Body Sect has come with great force this time, and I'm afraid they won't let this go easily."

Elder Xuan nodded slightly and said, "The Body Sect has always been ambitious and wants to expand its power. However, they don't dare to be too presumptuous in front of Shrek Academy. Huo Yuhao is a good prospect, and we must nurture him well and not let him be snatched away by the Body Sect."

Huo Yuhao looked at Elder Xuan and Wang Yan with gratitude, secretly vowing to cultivate diligently and live up to their expectations. At the same time, he was also dissatisfied with the domineering behavior of the Body Sect. As the Body Sect members left, the Star Emperor Hotel returned to peace.

When Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena arrived at the Star Emperor Hotel, Elder Xuan was still in the rest area and had not left.

"What happened? Why are they all acting so strangely?" Ye Qi'an asked.

Turning his head, Ye Qi'an looked at everyone's expressions. Combined with the arrival of Elder Xuan, the answer was obvious: the Body Sect had arrived.

"This matter is a bit troublesome, so don't ask anymore. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now." With that, Elder Xuan disappeared from everyone's sight.

After Elder Xuan left, Wang Yan explained the situation to the two who arrived late. Although the appearance of the Body Sect had worried everyone, including Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena, their situation was different from theirs. The soul beasts that the Beast Dynasty had suffered because of the Body Sect would not be let off easily by Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena. It was not that they would not be punished, but that the time had not yet come.

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(End of this chapter)