Douluo: The True Eye

Within the territory of the Heaven Soul Empire, there was a place sealed by continuous heavy snow, with treacherous terrain.

This place was a rarely visited pass, and even soul beasts would not choose such barren land to live in.

However, secretly garrisoned here were many soul master powerhouses who were enough to dominate one side in the outside world, or even establish their own sects.

After bypassing the hidden sentries guarded by Soul Saints, even a Titled Douluo stationed here, responsible for coordination, did not notice anything unusual.

This was where the reclusive sect, Body Sect, was located.

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

Unexpectedly, in this snow-covered mountain area, there was a valley full of spiritual energy and spring-like warmth.

Most of the people encountered along the way were soul masters with cultivation, with few ordinary people.

In the main hall of the Body Sect, unlike the others along the way, Du Busi, the Body Douluo of this generation and the sect master of the Body Sect, sensed an unusual aura nearby.

You must know that he was a Super Douluo who was closest to the level of Limit Douluo on the Douluo Continent. In terms of cultivation, he was even stronger than Xuan Zi of Shrek Academy. Who would dare to be presumptuous in his Body Sect?

“I didn’t expect that Dragon God Douluo, you are still not dead.”

For some reason, a large number of powerhouses in the Body Sect were not stationed in the sect at this time, so the main hall of the Body Sect seemed particularly deserted.

It was at this moment that Du Busi, the sect master of the Body Sect, snorted coldly, looking at the hunched old man who slowly walked into the hall. Although he did not hide his figure, he isolated himself with soul power, preventing anyone from noticing.

Although the old man seemed to be in his twilight years, with a hunched body that seemed ready to be buried at any time, the aura emanating from the old man at this time was even stronger than that of Du Busi. This cultivation of Limit Douluo was naturally Dragon God Douluo Mu En.

“Hmph, I wonder what brings Dragon God Douluo to my Body Sect? My Body Sect doesn’t have any good tea to entertain a distinguished guest like you.”

“Moreover, my Body Sect is now following the previous promise, and has not provoked anyone from your Shrek Academy, nor has it gone to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt down 100,000-year soul beasts, right?”

Although the Body Sect, due to the agreement with the Heaven Soul Empire’s royal family, and Du Busi’s own plans, had begun to gradually let its members leave the mountain gate, seeking opportunities to prepare for a re-emergence.

However, to be on the safe side, they mostly acted in a low-key manner, and would not directly provoke Shrek Academy. In addition, although Huo Yuhao was also representing Shrek Academy in this preparatory team.

However, Huo Yuhao only showed his martial soul in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition, and did not expose his other characteristics. Although he was also noticed by the Body Sect after the report, the Body Sect was not prepared to directly snatch him.

Instead, they planned to send their members to find opportunities to contact Huo Yuhao in Shrek Academy, preferably after Huo Yuhao graduated from the outer court of Shrek Academy, and then formally poach him.

After all, a martial soul that was an eye, such an important part, and also a mental attribute, suspected of having a brain as a martial soul, was extremely rare in the Body Sect, and was completely worth cultivating.

Moreover, the students who graduated from the outer court of Shrek Academy were different from the students who graduated from the inner court of Shrek Academy. They did not establish such a deep binding relationship with Shrek. As long as they had a good relationship before graduation, they could be won over completely.

After all, the outer court of Shrek Academy was essentially just an academy, and could not control the students' stay.

However, Mu En shook his head and did not react in any way to Du Busi's ridicule: “I am here this time not to cause trouble for your Body Sect, but to discuss a deal with a friend of the Body Sect.”

“A deal? What is there to talk about between my Body Sect and your Shrek Academy? And where did the word friend come from? My Body Sect doesn’t have any friends of Dragon God Douluo!”

Du Busi sneered. You must know that his elder brother died in Mu En's hands. Although this was the result of a prior agreement between the two sides.

Originally, he thought that Mu En should have died together with his elder brother, but he did not expect that Mu En would survive by chance, and even break through to the level of a level ninety-nine Limit Douluo.

However, even so, he was not afraid of Mu En. After all, Mu En was much older than him.

Looking at Mu En's appearance, it was obvious that he was affected by the natal poison of the previous generation Body Douluo, Du Bisi.

Even if Mu En could preserve the combat power of a Limit Douluo, it was unknown how long he could fight before his time was up.

Although Du Busi was not absolutely sure that he could defeat Mu En, he was confident in fighting a war of attrition. Moreover, this was the Body Sect, his territory.

“The Sun Moon Empire has been acting frequently these days, and your Body Sect is also very restless on the continent.”

Hearing this, Du Busi did not refute, because there was no point in refuting. Since Mu En could say this, he must have grasped definite evidence.

But so what if they were restless? When the previous generation Body Douluo, Du Bisi, made an appointment with Mu En, he vowed that if the Body Sect lost, it would be safe and self-sufficient within a hundred years, and would not affect the continental order maintained by Shrek Academy.

However, now that Mu En's time was approaching, and Shrek's new generation was not接续, coupled with the fact that the time of the oath was about to end, what if the Body Sect was slightly excessive? Did Shrek Academy dare to start a war with them?

However, Mu En's next sentence made Du Busi frown: “Your Body Sect should have cooperated with the Heaven Soul Empire’s royal family, right?”

“Have you been to Heaven Dou City?” Du Busi asked rhetorically.

“After all, the news that Shrek Academy was defeated in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition and its myth fell from the altar has spread throughout the continent. Even my Body Sect knows about it.”

“Even if the original Sun Moon Empire still held some reverence for your Shrek Academy, that reverence has now faded. What remains is likely the national hatred from thousands of years ago, when your Shrek Academy hindered their victory.”

Mu En did not deny it, but sighed deeply: “Then how is the situation of your Body Sect any different from that of my Shrek Academy?”

“You rely on the uniqueness of your Body Spirit, and even more so on its power after the Spirit's Second Awakening, completely disdaining to understand Soul Tools. Those above influence those below, and therefore you are not clear.”

“But the Soul Tools researched and developed in the current Sun Moon Empire, even I, as a Limit Douluo in my prime, would need to be wary of them.”

“Moreover, because my Shrek Academy has been suppressing the Evil Soul Masters that have appeared in the original Three Kingdoms of the Douluo Continent over the years, a large number of Evil Soul Masters have poured into the Sun Moon Empire and are lurking there.”

“Perhaps many Evil Soul Masters have established some kind of cooperative relationship with the Sun Moon Empire. When that time comes, what will happen to the combination of Evil Soul Masters and Soul Tools?”

“If the day of all-out war really comes, without allies on the Douluo Continent, you will be a lone tree difficult to support. How will your Body Sect continue?”

Du Bu Si frowned and pondered. If it were someone else saying this, he naturally wouldn't believe it without seeing it himself. After all, in his opinion, how could Soul Tools be as powerful as a Body Spirit?

But the person before him was Mu En, the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion, Dragon God Douluo Mu En. Even as opponents, one had to have some respect for him.

Such a person might be full of lies based on their respective positions, but the existence of Soul Tools was not something that needed to be embellished.

Moreover, the matter of the Evil Soul Masters that Mu En mentioned was indeed a hidden danger. The strength of the Evil Soul Masters progressed rapidly, and what was even more strange was that even at higher levels, as long as the Evil Soul Masters could break through, their combat power was still strong.

If coupled with the Soul Tools that Mu En mentioned, then it was indeed worthy of vigilance.

“Moreover, I have come with sincerity this time.” Mu En did not continue to talk about Soul Tools and Evil Soul Masters. He had already brought up the topic, and Du Bu Si would naturally find a way to verify it himself later.

Next, it was time to get down to business. While Du Bu Si was thinking, Mu En continued: “Du Bu Si, do you want a disciple or not?”

“Disciple? What do you mean?” Du Bu Si asked with some confusion.

“During this All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition, our Shrek Academy has a student in the reserve team named Huo Yuhao, whose Spirit is the Body Spirit, Spirit Eyes. Presumably, you should also be aware of this.”

“However, there may be some differences from the information you have learned. I only recently noticed the extraordinary nature of this student.”

“His Body Spirit has now completed an autonomous Second Awakening. You should know how valuable this is, especially since it was done without the help of others.”

“You should know better than me how significant this is.”

Hearing this, Du Bu Si's eyes widened: “What did you say? Is this true?”

Compared to Xuan Zi, who was only half-baked, Mu En had a deeper understanding of the Body Sect, and therefore understood even more how amazing the value that Huo Yuhao was currently displaying within the Body Spirit was.

The spontaneous Second Awakening of a Body Spirit could only indicate two possibilities: either Huo Yuhao was too lucky and succeeded in the awakening by chance, or Huo Yuhao was exceptionally talented and his Spirit's quality was outstanding.

But regardless of which one it was, a Soul Master who successfully completed the Second Awakening of their Body Spirit was a target that the Body Sect would definitely want to win over and recruit.

Because the importance placed on a Body Spirit that had successfully completed the Second Awakening versus one that had not completed the Second Awakening was completely different within the Body Sect.

A Body Spirit that was able to complete the Second Awakening could, at the very least, achieve a Silver-level Awakening after becoming a Titled Douluo. And a Body Spirit that had autonomously developed and completed the Second Awakening would, at the very least, be a Gold-level Second Awakening Super Douluo.

“That's right, this is the sincerity of our Shrek Academy. If you are willing to form an alliance with our Shrek Academy to deal with the war that the Sun Moon Empire may launch later, then our Shrek Academy will act as a liaison to allow this disciple to willingly join your Body Sect.”

“You must know that within our Shrek Academy, there has never been a student with a Second Awakening of their Body Spirit. If we are unwilling to let go, this is also a very important research topic and a pillar of the future that can be cultivated.”

“Get out, get out, you Shrek people don't understand anything. Such a genius falling into your hands would be a real waste.”

“Here's what I'll do, I'll go to Shrek Academy with you to personally see if this Huo Yuhao is as talented as you say.”

Mu En shook his head: “Du Bu Si, we are not three-year-old children. You should understand what I mean. If you are unwilling, we can simply part ways.”

“For our Shrek Academy, even if we cannot form an alliance with the Body Sect, other forces in the original Three Kingdoms of the Douluo Continent can also be won over.”

Du Bu Si said: “An alliance is an alliance, but only when dealing with the Sun Moon Empire will our interests align. Usually, we will still manage our own affairs and not interfere with each other.”

“Also, when will you let me see this Huo Yuhao? You wouldn't plan to keep him in your Shrek Academy until graduation, would you? By that time, what need would there be for cultivation!”

Mu En's old face squeezed out a smile: “The alliance relationship naturally goes without saying, but this student is an orphan and joined a sect after entering the academy, which is the Tang Sect, the number one sect on the continent before.”

“Although the Tang Sect has now declined, if we want him to change sects, we still need to carefully consider the compensation for the original sect, as well as the resources that my Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect have invested and cultivated him with over the years.”

Looking at Mu En, who seemed to have even abandoned his face, the veins in the corners of Du Bu Si's eyes bulged. At the same time, he also knew that the so-called former number one sect on the continent, the Tang Sect, had even lost its sect's ancestral land and was completely empty.

But even this had to be brought up. The reason why Mu En was lowering his face so much was still to fight for more benefits for Shrek. It seemed that his time was really running out.

After a long time, Mu En finally left contentedly. In the main hall of the Body Sect, only Du Bu Si was left clicking his tongue.

Although the conditions offered would only be fulfilled after confirming Huo Yuhao's potential, after they were fulfilled, it would also be a significant expense for the Body Sect, enough to make Du Bu Si feel the pain.