The Heavenly Soul Empire borders the Star Dou Great Forest in the south, while its northern territory encompasses the Sunset Forest. The former needs no introduction; it is the core lifeblood of the entire continent. The latter was once glorious, but due to the poisonous miasma of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, it now presents a scene of desolation.
The Body sect is located in the western part of the Sunset Forest, nestled within a continuous mountain range. Further west lies the sea, to the east is the Sunset Forest, and to the south is the imperial capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Heaven Dou City.
Thus, it can be considered quite secluded.
On top of a mountain peak.
Lu Cheng sat cross-legged on the ground, inhaling and exhaling the heaven and earth spiritual qi. With every breath, the golden elixir, the size of a dragon's eye, in his Dantian expanded and contracted. Each cycle caused the soul power within his body to become more solid.
"Hoo…"
Half an hour later.
Lu Cheng slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and finally opened his eyes.
He gently clenched his fist, feeling the abundant soul power within his body, and a look of satisfaction appeared in his eyes.
"Level 60…"
During the tournament, he did not neglect his cultivation, so today, he had finally broken through to the realm of Soul Emperor and could attach his sixth soul ring.
His current first soul skill, Sun-Shooting, amplifies arrow strength, turning it into a Golden Crow to be shot out. The enemy no longer faces an ordinary arrow but the true body of a golden crow.
His second soul skill, Three Crows Body Guard, is considered a defensive skill. The third soul skill, Armor Piercing, increases penetration. The fourth soul skill is Feather Transformation Arrow, and the fifth soul skill is a quite practical technique: Golden Crow Transformation into Rainbow.
It is an excellent soul skill for escaping or chasing.
However, he had never used it before. After all, if it was just for the tournament, there was no need for this level of "movement technique."
Attack, defense, escape, and pursuit were all complete.
Not to mention the amplification from several soul bone skills, he did not lack damage. Furthermore, the Sun-Refining Fire could even burn others' souls. He had only been playing around in the tournament; if he truly had the intention to kill, it is feared that no opponent could survive a single round.
Then, what should he use for this sixth soul ring?
Lu Cheng rested his chin on his hand, pondering.
"Junior Brother Lu, the sect master asks you to go over."
A gentle and elegant voice came from his ear.
Immediately after, a gentle and beautiful woman in a light green long dress, with straight, slender legs and somewhat exaggerated proportions, slowly appeared. Her eyes contained a smile as she sized up Lu Cheng, who was bare-chested, and covered her mouth with a light laugh.
Unlike the respectful and distant behavior of other Body sect disciples, Senior Sister Wei Linger was somewhat familiar. She directly reached out her slender jade hand and gently touched Lu Cheng's fair forehead. Her emerald green eyes flashed with a hint of surprise: "Junior Brother Lu's martial soul is not on your forehead?"
"Hehe, Senior Sister Wei…my martial soul is my eyes, not an attached eye. What Sister Lexuan has is considered a kind of...acquired awakened variant body martial soul," Lu Cheng said helplessly.
His eyes were faintly blood-red, paired with his strong physique, tight clothing, neat short hair, and handsome appearance, even Senior Sister Wei Linger secretly swallowed her saliva.
For some reason, she felt a natural affinity for this young man. From the moment she heard his name, it was as if she had seen him before, as if she had yearned for this young man during her youthful days.
Now that she saw him, she had some "thoughts" about this "junior" that did not fit her status, wanting to hold him tightly in her arms and cherish him.
"Senior Sister Wei." Lu Cheng's eyelids twitched. This Senior Sister was becoming more and more presumptuous, and her combat power was not weak at all. Now at level 83, a silver-level second awakening, if they really fought, he might be in trouble.
Those deadly long legs could wrap around and break his waist.
Not to mention her "terrifying" height of 1.88 meters, she was simply a leg expert. Among girls, she stood out from the crowd, yet she did not have the clumsiness of ordinary tall people; instead, she appeared exceptionally capable, and the proportions had a strange beauty.
Just like a certain eight-footer…
One must know that Zhang Lexuan was only barely 1.8 meters tall, and Jiang Nannan, who had the longest legs, was only 1.82 meters.
He had just broken through 1.8 meters in height, but standing in front of this beautiful aunt who was nearly forty years old, he felt like a child and had to look up.
There were also two towering peaks that obscured half of the beauty's face.
Lu Cheng: "…"
He didn't feel it in the simulator, but now it seems… This senior sister Wei seems to have a lot of favor for him in the simulator, or even…likes him?
"Um, Senior Sister Wei, why is Master looking for me?" Lu Cheng took a deep breath, cast aside distracting thoughts, and asked softly.
"Regarding Shrek Academy, Uncle wants to hear your opinion on whether to use the full strength of the Body sect to launch an attack and take revenge for you and Lexuan." Mentioning the serious business, Senior Sister Wei Linger's pretty face finally became a bit more serious as she spoke slowly.
Lu Cheng gasped. As expected of Du Busi.
He had seen his protectiveness, but launching an attack now was perhaps a bit…
The exposure of the Zhang Lexuan incident meant that the Holy Spirit Cult could not cooperate with the Body sect. After all, the destruction of Zhang Lexuan's family was the work of the Holy Spirit Cult, not to mention the relationship between Mu En and Long Xiaoyao. It was uncertain if the two would instead work together to deal with the Body sect.
Three Limit Douluo… That was very troublesome.
Not to mention that Shrek seemed to have internal and external troubles, but it actually possessed the ancient golden tree. At this time, Ah Yin was probably already eroding quite a bit. With the ancient golden tree and Mu En, even if the Body sect could break through Shrek, it would inevitably suffer heavy losses.
If the Holy Spirit Cult then raided their base, it would be a big problem.
"Okay."
Lu Cheng nodded slightly, having made up his mind.
Just as he was about to go down the mountain to the Body sect's council hall, his body suddenly floated. A warmth wrapped around him, squeezing him into Senior Sister Wei Linger's arms. The latter's eyes held a smile as she bent down and breathed like an orchid in Lu Cheng's ear: "Senior Sister will take you there; don't let Master wait anxiously."
Lu Cheng: "…"
Senior Sister Wei Linger chuckled, her long beautiful legs slightly bent, and then she shot out like a cannonball. Her fair long legs radiated a healthy luster under the dazzling sunlight, and in just a few leaps, she had covered a distance of several thousand meters.
The speed was so exaggerated that it was no exaggeration to say she could travel a thousand miles at night.
Not to mention she hadn't even used a soul skill.
When Lu Cheng opened his eyes again, he was already in a courtyard with an antique style. The Body sect had closed its mountain gates for many years and had little contact with the outside world, so most of the things they used were passed down from the older generation. In the original work, they gradually began to accept soul tools in the later stages, but it was obviously too late, and they hadn't kept up with the pace of the times.
But since he had come to the Body sect, he would naturally not neglect soul tools.
There were many soul masters of the mental type here, and the body martial soul was all about "controlling oneself," being able to use all the organs and parts of one's body freely. This kind of ability had a significant boost for using soul tools and carving spirit tool core formations.
Therefore, the body martial soul actually had a certain advantage in terms of soul tools.
In front of many elders, Senior Sister Wei Linger also restrained herself and did not squeeze Lu Cheng anymore but stood aside with calm eyes, though the faint blush on her fair ears exposed her fluctuating state of mind.
"So Little Cheng is here…"
In the courtyard, almost all the high-level members of the Body sect were gathered here, including all the first-generation members and the top existences among the second-generation disciples, such as Lang Ya and a few others.
Du Busi was at the most central position of a table in the courtyard, unable to hide the smile on his face. He patted the seat beside him and said boldly, "Come, Little Cheng…sit."
"I…" Lu Cheng hesitated.
"What are you afraid of?!" A white-haired old man with a sturdy body like a small mountain grinned, stood up, hugged Lu Cheng, and brought him to Du Busi's side, pressing him into the empty chair.
"You are the future Holy Son of my Body sect, the designated sect master. If I tell you to sit, just sit."
A smile appeared on Lu Cheng's face, and he didn't say anything more.
Originally, there was only one Holy Son in the sect, Long Aotian. The latter's talent was indeed excellent, and among his peers, he could definitely be counted as one of the top monsters. But there was no way. In the competition a few days ago, both were at the Soul King realm, but Lu Cheng had suppressed Long Aotian until he couldn't breathe with just one hand.
Since then, the entire Body sect had been amazed, and they finally understood just how much of a monster the young man the sect master had gone to such great lengths to find back was.
That crushing victory was by no means just a slight advantage.
It was as easy as an adult beating up a child.
Both at the peak of the Soul King realm, Long Aotian tried his best, not even hesitating to use his second martial soul awakening to amplify himself, yet he was still shot through by an arrow that pierced his most powerful offensive move. He went back to recuperate for more than a month, and when he saw Lu Cheng again, he almost developed a heart demon.
Fortunately, Lu Cheng didn't mind, and they were all his own people.
The fighting and joking put the matter to rest, but since then, Long Aotian had also given up the status of Holy Son, having been beaten into submission.
As for Zhang Lexuan, she also became the Holy Maiden of the Body sect.
With her arms crossed over her chest, standing at the head of the second-generation disciples, in front of Lang Ya, her light blue eyes glanced at Lu Cheng and Senior Sister Wei Linger beside him, showing a hint of teasing, with a smile on her lips.
"Like big vehicles?" Her red lips moved slightly, transmitting sound to Lu Cheng's ear.
Lu Cheng's face twitched, and he glared back fiercely.
But the smile on Zhang Lexuan's pretty face became increasingly brilliant; it was because he hadn't been squeezed enough that he still had the heart to think about other things…
"Sister will let you drive when we go back." Zhang Lexuan licked her red lips lightly, glancing at Lu Cheng with a rather seductive look.
But it was still a sound transmission, and no third person heard it.
Lu Cheng's face twitched, and he gritted his teeth. This girl was also itching for a beating; she actually dared to tease him.
When he went back, he would definitely spank her hard…
"Little Cheng, tell us. As long as you give the order, our entire Body sect will surely take revenge for you." Du Busi said emotionally, slamming the table, staring at Lu Cheng.
And the many elders of the Body sect around were filled with righteous indignation, rolling up their sleeves and preparing to take action.
The unity of the Body sect was unique on the continent.
"No, no need!" Lu Cheng came to his senses and hurriedly rejected the matter, his eyes solemn.
"Back when Lexuan's family was destroyed, behind the evil soul master who participated, there was a top powerhouse of the continent, Long Xiaoyao. I believe all the Elders have heard of him a little bit."
"Long Xiaoyao, it was actually him?!" Du Busi's pupils shook, and then a look of realization appeared in his eyes: "That makes sense. I was wondering how that old guy Mu En could have contacted those evil soul masters. It turns out Long Xiaoyao was the one pulling the strings. These two old things were known as the Black and White Twin Holy Dragons back in the day. Before they disappeared, they were already top powerhouses who shook the continent. Now, I'm afraid they have already broken through to the Limit Douluo realm…"
"It's a pity that the sect master fought with that Mu En to the death back then; otherwise, why would we need to be so timid?!" The white-haired old man said angrily.
The scene was somewhat silent.
Obviously, the death of Du Busi's predecessor was an eternal pain in the hearts of all Body Sect disciples.
To put it bluntly, the current Body sect was also somewhat lacking in successors.
In the past, the Body sect had at least one Limit Douluo powerhouse sitting in the town, running rampant across the continent. They never cared about the strength of the opponent; if they didn't like you, they would crush you directly.
Lu Cheng didn't speak rashly, looking at the many Elders around.
The overall strength of the Body sect, looking at all the forces on the continent except for the Clear Sky sect, which was reclusive and quite mysterious, was basically number one, even stronger than Shrek.
There were a total of twelve Elders, of which the first six were powerhouses above Super Douluo, and the last six were also at the Titled Douluo realm. Secondly, the two elders in charge of the inner and outer mountain gates were also at the Titled Douluo realm. There were also four powerhouses wandering outside, one Super Douluo and three Titled Douluo.
As long as Du Busi was willing, the latter four could be recalled to the sect at any time.
Not to mention that the second-awakened body martial soul was like an evil soul master, and their combat power was significantly stronger than ordinary soul masters.
With such a luxurious lineup, Du Busi had the confidence to "single out" Shrek.
It's just that…when facing a Limit Douluo, it was a bit inadequate.
Not to mention that the opposite side had two Limit Douluo, and Mu En was still alive.
"Lexuan and I accept the kindness of the Elders." Lu Cheng said sincerely: "But Shrek will be destroyed, just not now."
"We lack one, or several, top combat powers like Limit Douluo to sit in the town."
"You should first talk about what the situation is like at Shrek now."
"Hehehe…"
Mentioning Shrek, Du Busi laughed, his expression somewhat gloating: "Those guys are probably being overwhelmed by you now. It is said that many old seniors have gone out personally to apologize to each sect one by one and explained, but the result…
Everyone is a fox, so don't play any tricks. Anyone can see the current rotten situation of Shrek. No sect is willing to throw their disciples in; only a fool would do that. So even though those old seniors, Yan Shaozhe and others, have visited several times, the major sects and forces have not given them any face, and the effect is minimal."
Lu Cheng chuckled.
Just as he expected.
This chain of traps could by no means be easily resolved by Shrek. To resolve it, there is only one way: to win the championship in the next tournament.
To prove that even if the student source is average, Shrek can still turn the tide, which means the teaching strength is strong enough.
Only then can they wash away the reputation of Shrek, which is almost rotten and smelly today.
But the difficulty of this move…
Unless those few in the sky come down to the Lower Realm for another walk…but that's not possible either.
He was not just sitting idly by.
In the next tournament, the Sun Moon Empire will allow sects to participate. He won't even need to disguise himself; he will directly add insult to injury for Shrek.
But what is more important is to improve the combat power of the Body sect.
What is the most intuitive thing?
Lu Cheng curled his lips.
Immortal Herb.