Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 78 Secret Talks of the Body Sect

Within the territory of the Heavenly Soul Empire, there is a place sealed off by continuous heavy snow, with treacherous terrain.

This place is a remote pass rarely visited by people; even spirit beasts would not choose to live in such barren land.

However, many powerful Soul Masters, who are capable of dominating a region or even establishing their own sects, are secretly stationed here.

After bypassing the sentries guarded by Soul Saints, not even a Title Douluo stationed there to provide support noticed anything amiss.

This is the location of the hidden sect, the Body Sect.

After entering the pass, the terrain was initially extremely narrow, but then it suddenly opened up.

Surprisingly, in this snow-covered mountain area, there was a valley full of spiritual energy, where spring was in full bloom.

Most of the people they encountered along the way were Soul Masters with cultivation, and there were very few ordinary people.

Inside the main hall of the Body Sect, unlike the others along the way, Du Busi, the current Body Douluo and sect leader of the Body Sect, sensed an unusual aura nearby.

You must know that he is the Super Douluo who is closest to the Limit Douluo level on the Douluo Continent. In terms of cultivation, he is even superior to Xuanzi of Shrek Academy. Who dares to be presumptuous in his Body Sect?

"I didn't expect that you, Dragon God Douluo, are still alive."

For some reason, many of the powerful figures of the Body Sect are not currently stationed in the sect, so the main hall of the Body Sect appears particularly deserted at this time.

At that moment, the Sect Master of the Body Sect, Poison Undying, snorted coldly and looked at the hunched old man who slowly walked into the main hall. Although he did not hide his figure, he isolated himself with his soul power so that no one would notice him.

Although the old man appeared to be frail and old, with a hunched back that seemed ready to die at any moment, the aura emanating from him was still overwhelming that of Du Busi. This Limit Douluo level cultivation was naturally that of Dragon God Douluo Mu En.

"Hmph, I wonder what brings Dragon God Douluo to my Body Sect? My Body Sect has no good tea to serve you, my esteemed guest."

"Furthermore, my Body Sect has been keeping its promise and has not provoked anyone from Shrek Academy, nor has it gone to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt 100,000-year-old soul beasts, has it?"

Although the Body Sect has begun to gradually allow its disciples to leave the sect in order to find opportunities to re-emerge due to its agreement with the Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family and Poison Undying's own plans.

However, to be on the safe side, they usually keep a low profile and do not directly provoke Shrek Academy. In addition, Huo Yuhao is also representing Shrek Academy as a reserve team this time.

However, Huo Yuhao only revealed his martial soul in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, without exposing any other special qualities. Although he was noticed by the Body Sect, after the report was submitted, the Body Sect did not prepare to openly rob him.

Instead, they planned to send their disciples to find an opportunity to contact Huo Yuhao within Shrek Academy, ideally after Huo Yuhao graduated from the outer academy of Shrek Academy, so that they could legitimately recruit him.

After all, a Soul Master whose Martial Soul is an important part like the eyes, and is also a mental attribute, and who is suspected of having an additional brain as a Martial Soul, is extremely rare in the Body Sect and is definitely worth cultivating.

Moreover, students graduating from Shrek Academy's outer academy are different from those graduating from Shrek Academy's inner academy. They do not have such a deep bond with Shrek Academy. As long as a good relationship is established before graduation, it is entirely possible to win them over.

After all, Shrek Academy's outer academy is essentially just an academy and cannot control the students' departure or retention.

However, Mu En shook his head and did not react to Du Bu Si's ridicule: "I have come here not to cause trouble for your Body Sect, but to discuss a deal with a friend from the Body Sect."

"A deal? What is there to discuss between my Body Sect and your Shrek Academy? And where does this 'friendship' come from? My Body Sect has no friends like the Dragon God Douluo!"

Poisonous Undying sneered. He knew that his brother had died at the hands of Mu En, although this was an agreement reached by both sides beforehand.

He originally thought that Mu En should have perished together with his brother, but unexpectedly Mu En survived by chance and even broke through to the level of the 99th Limit Douluo.

Even so, he wasn't afraid of Mu En, after all, Mu En was much older than him.

Looking at Mu En's appearance, it's clear that he was affected by the deadly poison that was the source of the previous generation's Douluo poison.

Even if Mu En can preserve the combat power of a Limit Douluo, it is unknown how long he can fight as his lifespan is about to end.

Although Du Bu Si wasn't entirely confident he could defeat Mu En, he was still confident in a protracted battle, especially since this was the Body Sect, his territory.

"The Sun and Moon Empire has been making frequent moves lately, and your Body Sect is also quite restless on the continent."

Upon hearing this, Du Busi did not refute it, because there was no point in refutating it. Since Mu En could say that, he must have solid evidence.

But even if he's restless, so what? When the previous generation's Body Douluo, Du Bisi, challenged Mu En, he swore that if the Body Sect was defeated, he would behave himself for a hundred years and not affect the continental order maintained by Shrek Academy.

However, now that Mu En is nearing the end of his life, Shrek Academy is facing a generational gap, and the time for the oath is also about to expire, so what if the Body Sect goes a little too far? Does Shrek Academy dare to start a war with them?

However, Mu En's next words made Du Busi frown deeply: "Your Body Sect must be cooperating with the Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family, right?"

"You've been to Tiandou City?" Poisonous Undying asked in return.

"Indeed, the Sun Moon Empire has been making moves in recent years. Even I am very wary of their soul tools. Therefore, I have come here this time to form an alliance with your Body Sect and the Heavenly Soul Empire in advance to make preparations."

"Naturally, we should first go to Tiandou City to investigate the current state of the Tianhun Empire's royal family and see if the emperor of the Tianhun Empire is a spineless dog who can bow down and fawn over the Sun Moon Empire and sell out his country for personal gain, or a wise and benevolent ruler."

"However, in my opinion, although this emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire cannot be called a wise ruler, he is not an incompetent emperor either."

Poison Undying laughed loudly, then said, "It's not that simple, is it? Dragon God Douluo, perhaps you're worried that you won't last until your time comes, so you're trying to find another way out for your Shrek Academy?"

"After all, the news of Shrek Academy's defeat in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament and the fall of its mythical status has spread like wildfire throughout the continent, and even my Body Sect knows about it."

"Even if the Sun Moon Empire originally held some reverence for your Shrek Academy, now that reverence has faded, what remains is probably only the national enemy that was defeated thousands of years ago because of Shrek Academy's obstruction."

Moon didn't deny it, but instead let out a long sigh: "Then how is the situation of your Body Sect any different from that of my Shrek Academy?"

"You are so confident in your unique martial souls, and even more powerful after the second awakening, that you completely disdain to learn about soul tools. This is a case of the upper class influencing the lower class, hence your ignorance."

"However, even I, a Limit Douluo at my peak, would have to be wary of the soul tools developed by the Sun Moon Empire now."

"Moreover, because Shrek Academy has suppressed the evil soul masters that have appeared in the original three kingdoms of Douluo Continent over the years, a large number of evil soul masters have poured into the Sun Moon Empire and gone into hiding."

"Perhaps quite a few evil soul masters have already established some kind of cooperative relationship with the Sun Moon Empire. What will happen when evil soul masters are combined with soul tools?"

"If the day of all-out war truly arrives, and you find yourself alone on the Douluo Continent without allies, how will your Body Sect survive?"

Poison Undying frowned and pondered. If it were an ordinary person, he would naturally not believe it without seeing it with his own eyes. In his opinion, how could a so-called soul tool be as powerful as the original martial soul?

However, the person in front of him was Mu En, the master of the Sea God Pavilion, the Dragon God Douluo Mu En. Even as an opponent, he still had to show him some respect.

Such people may spout nonsense based on their own perspectives, but the existence of soul tools does not need to be embellished.

Moreover, the matter of evil soul masters that Mu En mentioned is indeed a hidden danger. Evil soul masters' strength progresses at a rapid pace. What's even more bizarre is that even if they reach a higher level, as long as they can break through, their combat power will still be formidable.

If combined with the soul tool that Moon mentioned, then it is indeed something to be wary of.

"Moreover, I have come here with sincerity this time." Mu En did not continue to talk about soul tools and evil soul masters. He had already given a reason, and Du Bu Si would naturally find a way to verify it himself afterward.

Now it was time to get down to business. While Du Busi was pondering, Mu En continued, "Du Busi, do you want a disciple?"

"Disciple, what do you mean?" Poison Undying asked, somewhat puzzled.

"When Shrek Academy participated in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament this time, there was a student named Huo Yuhao in our reserve team. His martial soul is the Spirit Eye, which is his original martial soul. I'm sure you all know this."

"However, it may be somewhat different from the information you have. I only recently realized that this student is extraordinary."

"His original martial soul has now completed its second awakening through independent development, and you should know that this was done without the help of anyone else."

You should know better than I how significant this matter is.

Upon hearing this, Poisonous Immortal's eyes widened: "What did you say? Is this true?"

Compared to Xuanzi, who only has a superficial understanding, Mu En has a much deeper understanding of the Body Sect, and therefore understands better how amazing Huo Yuhao's current value is in the Body Martial Soul.

The spontaneous second awakening of the original martial soul can only mean two things: either Huo Yuhao was extremely lucky and successfully awakened it by chance, or Huo Yuhao is exceptionally talented and his martial soul is of extraordinary quality.

However, regardless of the method, Soul Masters who successfully awaken their Body Martial Soul a second time are targets that the Body Sect must recruit and bring under its wing.

The difference in importance placed on the Body Sect between a successful and incomplete second awakening of one's Body Martial Soul is like night and day.

A martial soul capable of undergoing a second awakening can at least achieve a silver-level awakening after becoming a titled Douluo. A martial soul that has been independently developed and undergone a second awakening can at the very least become a gold-level Super Douluo with a second awakening.

"Indeed, this is the sincerity of Shrek Academy. If you are willing to form an alliance with Shrek Academy to deal with the possible war launched by the Sun Moon Empire, then Shrek Academy will act as a go-between to make this disciple willingly join your Body Sect."

"You should know that in our Shrek Academy, there has never been a student who has awakened their original martial soul a second time. If we are not willing to give up, this is also a very important research topic and a future pillar that we can cultivate."

"Get out of here! What do you Shrek Academy people know? It would be a real disaster if such a genius fell into your hands."

"Alright, I'll go with you to Shrek Academy and see for myself whether Huo Yuhao is as talented as you say."

Moon shook his head: "Poison won't kill us. We're not three-year-olds anymore. You should understand what I mean. If you're not willing, we can just part ways."

"For Shrek Academy, even if we cannot form an alliance with the Body Sect, we can still try to win over other forces that originally belonged to the three kingdoms of Douluo Continent."

Poison Immortal said, "If we're going to form an alliance, then so be it. But we'll only be aligned in our interests when it comes to dealing with the Sun Moon Empire. Otherwise, we'll each mind our own business and not interfere with each other."

"And when are you going to let me see Huo Yuhao? You're not planning to keep him at Shrek Academy until he graduates, are you? By then, what's the point of training him anymore!"

Mu En forced a smile onto his old face: "The alliance relationship goes without saying, but this student is an orphan. After enrolling, he also joined a sect, which was the Tang Sect, the number one sect on the continent before."

"Although the Tang Sect has been defeated, if we want them to switch sects, we still need to carefully calculate the compensation to their original sects, as well as the resources that Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect have invested in and nurtured them over the years."

Looking at Mu En, who seemed to have no shame whatsoever, Du Busi's eyes bulged with veins. At the same time, he also knew that the so-called Tang Clan, the former number one sect on the continent, had even lost its own sect territory and was just an empty shell.

But even this has to be brought up. The reason Moon is so willing to lower himself is to fight for more benefits for Shrek Academy. It seems that his time is really running out.

After a long time, Mu En finally left satisfied, leaving only Du Busi standing there, his teeth chattering, in the main hall of the Body Sect.

Although the conditions offered will only be fulfilled after Huo Yuhao's potential is confirmed, even after they are fulfilled, it will still be a considerable expense for the Body Sect, enough to make Du Busi feel the pinch.

(End of this chapter)