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In the early morning at the Body Sect, the sky was still a deep ink color. Chen Yi greeted the cold wind and practiced a set of punches. After a quick breakfast, the mother and son, along with his mother Mu Xi, hurried to the Qi and Blood Soaring Hall.
After many years, he could finally go out and see the world, and the destination was the Star Dou Great Forest, a must-visit for Transmigration. Just thinking about it made Chen Yi's heart pound with excitement.
The mother and son didn't wait long in the hall before Sect Master Chu Shanhe and the Grand Elder arrived together. Both looked at Chen Yi, who was wearing a felt hat and a cotton-padded jacket, and smiled. Chu Shanhe was the first to tease him, "Yi'er looks very energetic. Could it be that he was too excited to sleep well last night?"
Chen Yi's face flushed, and he nodded somewhat shyly. Today he was going to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a spirit ring, and this anticipation made him unable to sleep at all. He also got up extra early in the morning, but instead of being listless, he looked rather radiant.
"Haha, this is normal. I remember the night before I first went to the Extreme North Icefield to hunt for a spirit ring, I was also so excited I couldn't sleep a wink," the Grand Elder said, unconcerned. After all, he was just a child, and it was a normal reaction not to sleep when encountering such a thing. Even many adults found it hard to do so.
Amidst their laughter, dawn broke, tearing a shallow golden path through the black sky. The Grand Elder cleared his throat and swept his gaze over the three of them.
"It's getting late, we should depart!"
Mu Xi stepped forward, carefully smoothing out the wrinkles on Chen Yi's cotton-padded jacket, her fingertips carrying the warmth of reluctance: "Listen to the Elder in the forest, don't overexert yourself. Your mother will wait for you at home."
Chen Yi nodded heavily: "Mm!"
With that, he followed the Grand Elder's footsteps.
Mu Xi watched Chen Yi's retreating figure from afar. Chu Shanhe, who was beside her, advised, "Xi girl, Yuan Hua is also a Titled Douluo; protecting Yi'er will not be a problem."
Mu Xi glanced again in Chen Yi's direction, but instead of answering Chu Shanhe, she asked, "Sect Master, is the Body Sect preparing to emerge?"
Hearing this, Chu Shanhe was stunned for a moment. "That's right, the Sect's strength has greatly increased over the years, and it's time for us to emerge."
The Body Sect's intention to emerge was no secret. After all, the issue with the Body Spirit was there; if they didn't emerge to gather Body Spirit users from the Douluo Continent, they would likely have to change their name in a few years.
However, Chu Shanhe's next words made Mu Xi pause.
"But I plan to postpone the time of emergence."
"Why?" Mu Xi was puzzled by Chu Shanhe's decision. For the Sect to emerge and stand at the pinnacle of the Douluo Continent was the goal of generations of Body Sect Seniors.
Now that the Body Sect was clearly within reach of this goal, Chu Shanhe actually wanted to postpone the Body Sect's emergence, which truly baffled Mu Xi.
Sect Master Chu Shanhe should have been the most fervent about the Body Sect's emergence. This would inscribe a glorious chapter in the Sect's history, and in future ancestor worship, he could even contend with the first Sect Master for the first incense stick.
Chu Shanhe slowly turned around, looking towards the Ancestral Master's shrine of the Sect, and said in a deep voice, "Although the former Body Sect's overall strength couldn't compare to the Upper Three Sects, it was not afraid in terms of high-end combat power. Do you know why we didn't choose to emerge before?"
Without waiting for Mu Xi to speak, Chu Shanhe continued on his own, "Because the foundation of the Body Spirit's rise is the method of Second Awakening. Once the Body Sect emerges, this secret will be out in the open. At that time, the Upper Three Sects, the two Empires, and even the Spirit Hall will come one after another like sharks smelling blood."
"Even if our Sect has two Douluo, and even if the Second Awakening is incomparably powerful, we would still suffer defeat against that overwhelming number of powerhouses. This is why we didn't choose to emerge."
The Body Spirit's Second Awakening method, as the foundation of the Body Sect, could elevate a Body Spirit from an ordinary Spirit to a top-tier Spirit, but this could only be achieved by Body Spirit users.
But would those major powers believe it? The answer is definitely no. You say it can't, so it can't? I haven't tried it myself, so who knows if what you're saying is true or false.
Even if, for argument's sake, your current Second Awakening method cannot be applied to other Spirits, once I obtain it, I might very well be able to develop my own Second Awakening theory.
Mu Xi remained silent. She had personally witnessed how powerful a Body Spirit was after its Second Awakening.
The current Chen Zhen was merely a mid-level Spirit Douluo, but after performing the Second Awakening, he was even comparable to some Titled Douluo. This was not just an increase in potential, but a leap in combat power!
The Spirit Master's world has always been about the survival of the fittest. Are those seemingly neutral and detached forces truly above it all? No, it's just that there haven't been any interests compelling enough to move them, but the method of Second Awakening clearly offers astonishing benefits.
Especially the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School; they have long been obsessed with breaking through the limitations of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Once they know that there is a method in this world that can make a Spirit undergo a Second Awakening, even if there's only a tiny possibility, even if it's just a vague possibility, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will commit the entire Sect's power to seize that chance.
"But doesn't the Clear Sky Sect also have the Ring Explosion divine skill? It's understandable when Tang Chen was still alive, but why is it that no one targets them now?"
The Ring Explosion ultimate skill, the true foundation of the Clear Sky Sect, which was hailed as the "Number One Sect in the World." It was precisely with this divine skill of Ring Explosion that Tang Chen managed to defeat Qian Daoliu by a single move; Tang Hao also relied on it to single-handedly defeat three Titled Douluo in a row, causing Qian Xunji to die from his injuries.
"Ring Explosion ultimate skill? Hehe." Hearing Mu Xi's confusion, Chu Shanhe's face showed a hint of mockery, and he said indifferently, "The Upper Three Sects each have their own ultimate skills: the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's Dragon Transformation secret skill, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Heart Separation Control, and the Clear Sky Sect's Clear Sky Nine Absolutes and Great Sumeru Hammer."
"However, the Dragon Transformation secret skill requires Dragon Clan Bloodline, and its increase in combat power is not top-tier; as for Heart Separation Control, even our Body Sect has something similar, not to mention the Spirit Hall."
"And the Great Sumeru Hammer, I once witnessed its power when Tang Chen unleashed it back then; it was absolutely formidable, truly worthy of being called a divine skill. But, Xi girl, do you know? Ring Explosion demands extremely high physical requirements, far beyond what an ordinary Titled Douluo can achieve."
"Yuan Hua once speculated that to avoid being backlashed by Ring Explosion, one must not only have a cultivation of level ninety or above but also possess a full set of Spirit Bones, and they must be a complete set of power-type Spirit Bones of ten thousand years or more."
"How incredibly high is this requirement? One must know that even Titled Douluo do not all possess Spirit Bones, let alone a complete set of ten-thousand-year Spirit Bones."
"If there were no such restrictions, would the Clear Sky Sect still have been scared into hasty seclusion by the Spirit Hall?"
A Spirit Master capable of possessing a full set of ten-thousand-year or above Spirit Bones would at least need to be at level ninety-six or higher. Powerhouses who have reached this level of strength all have some trump cards, and they might not necessarily value the Great Sumeru Hammer.