Chapter 141: The Five Elders of the Body Sect
Time passed quickly, and soon an entire year had gone by.
On the training grounds of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it appeared to be extremely dangerous and terrifying.
Yang Xiong stood alone in the center of the grounds, surrounded by five thousand-year soul beasts. Each beast had lived for over 3000 years, looking incredibly fierce.
These five soul beasts were of different attributes, including the swift and aggressive Wind Demon Wolf, the defensively powerful Fire Bear, and even a massive serpent.
But Yang Xiong was not afraid at all. Holding a treasured sword in his hand, he fought desperately against the five soul beasts. Even without using soul power, he felt more in control.
As time passed, the beasts were gradually wounded by Yang Xiong using various tactics. In the final moments, only a terrifying Tyrannosaurus remained—the oldest and most powerful among all the beasts.
When this Tyrannosaurus charged with full force, Yang Xiong's sword released a sword aura that seemed to tear the very fabric of space, ultimately slashing the Tyrannosaurus's throat. It seemed the beast was not long for this world.
After the final blow, Yang Xiong's sword shattered, and he collapsed to the ground, exhausted, panting heavily as if all his strength had been drained.
Sword Bone Douluo waved his hand, and several soul masters appeared, controlling the five soul beasts and even administering some healing. These were all top-level thousand-year soul rings, and they could not be wasted easily.
After Yang Xiong stood up, Sword Bone Douluo nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, Yang Xiong. This year, you have met the expectations of both Bone Uncle and me. Whether it's your combat ability or control over your body, you've improved significantly. You didn't disappoint us."
Yang Xiong sighed with relief. Just a few days ago, he had finally reached level 50, but before he could celebrate, Sword Bone Douluo had arranged this brutal battle.
This year, Yang Xiong's training had been extremely harsh and intense. He had spent almost every day on the edge of life and death, without a moment of true relaxation.
After much contemplation, Yang Xiong had requested Sword Bone Douluo to teach him swordsmanship.
Although his Body Martial Soul was powerful, pure strength and skill-based attacks still had their limitations, and learning swordsmanship might help supplement those weaknesses.
Sword Bone Douluo had initially looked down on him, thinking that a non-sword martial soul like Yang Xiong's was wasting time learning swordsmanship.
However, Yang Xiong was undeterred. He spent a large amount of money to craft a heavy, oversized sword weighing 3000 pounds. While not sharp, it was perfectly suited to Yang Xiong's body design.
Every day, Yang Xiong trained with this heavy sword, practicing basic sword techniques: thrusts, slashes, stabs, lifts, strikes, chops, cuts, and presses—repeating each of these actions a thousand times daily. After reaching level 50, he finally began to grasp a bit of sword energy.
Originally, Sword Bone Douluo had scoffed at the idea, believing Yang Xiong was wasting his time, but Yang Xiong had dedicated his afternoons to this training, so neither teacher opposed it.
Gradually, Yang Xiong sensed that Sword Bone Douluo seemed a little excited, as if he was beginning to see what a proper disciple of Sword Bone Douluo looked like.
After a year of intense training, Yang Xiong had made significant progress in both combat and defense.
In terms of defense, when facing the five soul beasts, not only was his reaction time incredibly fast, but his endurance had also vastly improved.
Especially when facing the thousand-year Tyrannosaurus's attacks, he could now withstand them using his body. When the beast struck his shoulder, it felt as if his body had already adapted to absorbing such powerful impacts. Besides his strong muscles and skin, his body had learned to dissipate some of the force on impact, making his defense far stronger than before.
In terms of offense, apart from occasionally using the sword, Yang Xiong was more often fierce and brutal. Long-term combat with soul beasts had not only greatly increased his physical endurance but had also gradually imbued him with killing intent, making him appear extremely ferocious.
Hearing the praise from Sword Bone Douluo, Yang Xiong quickly bowed: "Thank you for your guidance, Teacher. I will continue to work hard to become even stronger."
Sword Bone Douluo nodded: "Well, now that you're level 50, your future training will depend on the soul rings you obtain. It's up to you which soul rings you choose. I've been quite busy lately, so Lin Gong will help you deal with a thousand-year soul beast."
In just one year, Yang Xiong had advanced five levels. His speed wasn't exceptionally fast, but it was still quite impressive.
Every training session, whether it was Bone Douluo's defense or Sword Bone Douluo's offense, had been a brutal test for his body.
This constant life-or-death battle and body tempering had significantly improved his resistance to damage, and the rate of his cultivation had subtly increased.
After bidding farewell to Sword Bone Douluo, Yang Xiong followed Lin Gong to Yunwu Mountain.
In the hall of Yunwu Mountain, Yang Xiong sat in the central position, surrounded by five people. These five were Lin Gong, Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, Bai He, and Long Gong Meng Shu.
Yes, Long Gong Meng Shu had also brought his family into the Body Sect, and even the Beast Academy under Long Gong's control had moved near Tiandou City.
To win Meng Shu over, Yang Xiong had put in a lot of effort, offering not only a thousand-year medicinal herb and various forms of support but also making significant sacrifices through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
The most critical factor was Lin Gong, who had now reached level 89, not far from breaking into Title Douluo.
Originally, Lin Gong was one level below Meng Shu, but now he had surpassed Meng Shu in soul power, which made Meng Shu feel quite uneasy.
Furthermore, Lin Gong and Meng Shu had fought a battle that lasted an entire day and night, with Lin Gong only managing to win with difficulty.
This battle had significant stakes, and in the end, Long Gong Meng Shu agreed to cooperate with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and join the Body Sect, now serving as one of the five Elders of the Body Sect.
To win over Meng Shu's family and the Beast Academy, Yang Xiong had made considerable sacrifices, even utilizing Lin Gong's past connection with Meng Shu. He had promised to help them deal with Ju Douluo in the future. If the promise was not fulfilled, Long Gong could leave with his people.
However, Long Gong had also brought hundreds of soul masters into the Body Sect. The weapons of the Long Gong family, such as the Dragon Head Staff and Snake Head Staff, were top-tier weapon martial souls and had a fusion skill.
This alliance with Long Gong had also been suggested by Ning Fengzhi and fully supported by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
As Ning Fengzhi had said, the relationship between the single-attribute families was too strong; they were like one unit. Only by bringing Long Gong's family in could there be a counterbalance.
As for why Long Gong's family didn't join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it was because a proud person like Long Gong could never become a subordinate of another sect. Joining the Body Sect, however, made him half a master, not only becoming an Elder of the sect but also being impressed by the various training methods Yang Xiong had set up at Yunwu Mountain.
Now, Yunwu Mountain had been greatly transformed, with Yang Xiong designing various training methods, creating a large and strange layout at the core.
This area was a flat ground spanning several dozen meters, all made of granite, with iron pillars scattered across the surface.
Each pillar stood about three meters tall, with a diameter of only ten centimeters, just wide enough for someone to stand on their toes. The distance between each pillar was about a meter.
Yang Xiong had designed this based on the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams. The iron pillars were arranged in a specific pattern, resembling a massive Eight Trigram formation, which Yang Xiong called the Eight Trigram Pillars.
The Eight Trigram Pillars had two training methods. One was for balancing training, similar to light martial arts training in wuxia stories, and it could also stabilize one's soul power.
The other method was focused on footwork training, combining the Eight Trigram Step with the Eight Trigram Pillars. Practitioners would quickly move between the pillars without hitting them.
Both the single-attribute families and Long Gong Meng Shu were amazed by the Eight Trigram Pillars, as it was highly beneficial for their cultivation.
The Minzhi family, known for their unmatched speed, found that after practicing the Eight Trigram Step and using the Eight Trigram Pillars, their movements gained a sense of pattern, adding more evasion ability rather than just pure speed.
The Yu family, which was generally slow, improved their mobility after practicing the Eight Trigram Step.
As for the Po family, Yang Wudi and Long Gong often practiced combat against each other using the Eight Trigram Pillars, limiting the use of soul power and soul techniques.
Yang Wudi used the Breaking Soul Spear, and Long Gong used the Dragon Head Staff. The Eight Trigram Pillars seemed perfect for their spear and staff techniques, and after some time, both had made significant improvements.
Yang Xiong also invited Sword Bone Douluo and Bone Douluo to Yunwu Mountain. The two teachers were no longer as formal and distant as before.
Sword Bone Douluo had a massive battle with Yang Wudi. Though Yang Wudi was defeated, Sword Bone Douluo was impressed by the strength of the Breaking Soul Spear and even personally provided some guidance on the use of weapon martial souls.
Bone Douluo had a defensive spar with Niu Gao. Even Niu Gao, who was a master of defense, greatly admired Bone Douluo's defense. If not for Niu Gao's age, Yang Xiong might have suspected that Niu Gao wanted to take Bone Douluo as his master.
With the backing of Sword Bone Douluo, the five Elders of the Body Sect had become even more respectful toward Yang Xiong.
The Beast Academy was another pleasant surprise. Though it was officially led by Long Gong, it was now part of the Body Sect.
After some arrangements, it was renamed the Body Academy, focusing on the cultivation of the single-attribute families and the Long Gong family's disciples, and also accepting some ordinary civilian students.
After a year, Ning Fengzhi had mobilized the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's influence to help Yang Xiong collect more than ten children with Body Martial Souls.
These children, though average in talent and innate soul power, had previously been overlooked, but in Yang Xiong's eyes, they were the foundation of his future Body Sect and the basis for changing the world's power structure.
Yang Xiong not only invited Lin Gong to personally educate them but also invested many resources and efforts, even designing training methods that made these ordinary children feel exceptionally valued.
Of course, during this year, a small incident occurred when the heads of the four single-attribute families held a meeting.
Titan had initially been pleased when Yang Wudi and the others moved their families to the Tiandou area, but when he heard them excessively praise the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, his mood soured.
Ever since the battle with the Haotian Sect, the four single-attribute families had strongly rejected the Upper Three Sects, and now three families seemed to be leaning toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which troubled Titan.
However, Titan continued to revere Tang Hao and still regarded him as their true leader, which greatly displeased Yang Wudi and the others, as they deeply hated Tang Hao.
Although they had a deep brotherly bond, a subtle rift had begun to form within the once-unified single-attribute families.
Titan had not mentioned Tang San, the little master, but Yang Wudi and the others knew of Titan's loyalty to Tang Hao and had no intention of bringing Titan and the Power family into the Body Sect.
Yang Xiong understood Titan's attitude well. Having never met him in person, Yang Xiong had no desire to bring Titan into his sect. With Bai He already posing a potential threat, adding Titan could cause the collapse of the sect Yang Xiong had worked so hard to create.
According to Yang Xiong's plan, using Body Martial Souls as the core of the sect, coupled with the five Elders at this stage, a Body Academy for training students, and financial cooperation with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the foundation for a major sect had already been laid.
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