Ancient Void Dragon Body Forging Art? Body Martial Soul Second Awakening? Old Man Yao: I'll Teach You the Blazing Art!

The stronger the vessel, the more Soul Power it could contain, and the higher the Soul Ring Age it could withstand.

In the original story, the reason Huo Yuhao could later equip himself with a full set of Soul Rings, aside from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's seal, was also the key role played by the immortal body transformed by Gold of Life.

"Not bad."

Old Man Yao stroked his beard with a smile and lightly tapped Dai Yu's forehead. A massive Information Stream instantly surged into Dai Yu's mind.

"This technique is called—the... abridged and improved version of the Ancient Void Dragon Body Forging Art."

"Ahem, the original requires the essence blood of an Ancient Void Dragon. You definitely don't have that here.

"But this improved version incorporates the 'Extreme Gold' attribute of your White Tiger Martial Soul. I've named it the 'Indestructible Geng Metal Body.'"

"Draw Geng Metal Qi into your body, shatter and reshape your bones, tear your muscles apart, then let them heal again.

"Although the process is painful, it's like being cut to pieces by a thousand blades.

"But if you can master it, your physical body will become as tough as metal, impervious to all techniques.

"When that happens, absorbing Soul Rings beyond your level will be as easy as eating or drinking. Even the Soul Shock from a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring can be forcibly withstood by your physical body!"

Dai Yu skimmed through the technique in his mind, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"Shatter and reshape my bones?

"Cut to pieces by a thousand blades?

"Old man, are you refining my body or torturing me?"

Though he was complaining, the fervor in his eyes had not diminished in the slightest.

Pain?

In this world where the weak were preyed upon by the strong, weakness was the greatest pain of all.

As long as he could become stronger, what did this little pain matter?

"Although it sounds quite painful, since this Indestructible Geng Metal Body is a body-refining technique..."

As Dai Yu responded to Old Man Yao in his mind, a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed it.

In Peerless Tang Sect,

besides the traditional Beast Martial Souls and Tool Martial Souls, there was another extremely special and overbearing existence—the Body Martial Soul.

And there was also that sect full of lunatics, the Body Sect.

"Old man, you said..."

Dai Yu organized his thoughts in the Sea of Consciousness before asking tentatively:

"If I cultivate this Indestructible Geng Metal Body to its peak, making my physical strength far surpass that of ordinary people, and even causing some kind of qualitative transformation..."

"Then could I use that as an opportunity to awaken my—Second Martial Soul?"

In the Sea of Consciousness, Old Man Yao's hand paused slightly as he stroked his beard, and a trace of surprise flashed through his eyes.

"Second Martial Soul?

"You mean treating your body itself as a Martial Soul?"

"Exactly."

Dai Yu spoke with certainty as he began explaining the "secrets" of Douluo Continent to this Dou Zun from another world.

"In this world, there's a hidden sect called the 'Body Sect.'

"They believe that the human body is the greatest treasure vault. Through special secret techniques, they stimulate parts of the body and carry out a 'Martial Soul Second Awakening.'"

"Their awakenings are divided into four levels: black iron, bronze, silver, and gold."

"If I can use the Indestructible Geng Metal Body to reshape my physical body,

"and then combine it with that kind of stimulation technique, would I have a chance to awaken my body into a Martial Soul as well?"

Dai Yu's ambitions were great.

Although the Sacred Beast White Tiger was already a top-tier Martial Soul and possessed Extreme Gold,

who would ever complain about having too many cheats?

If he could awaken a Body Martial Soul, even if it was only a single part of his body,

his control over himself and his explosive power would both increase by several times over.

More importantly, Body Martial Souls possessed an extremely high limit for a Second Awakening.

After listening to Dai Yu's explanation, Old Man Yao fell into a long silence.

Although he had only just arrived in this world, he had experienced countless storms. He possessed a profound understanding of the essence of power.

After a moment, Old Man Yao slowly nodded, and the admiration in his eyes grew increasingly intense.

"Cultivating the physical body to its peak, causing it to develop spirituality and transform into a Martial Soul...

"This does resemble the 'body becoming holy' of my world in some ways."

"If we go by the theory of that 'Body Sect' you mentioned,"

Old Man Yao analyzed,

"the Indestructible Geng Metal Body already draws Geng Metal Qi into your body, transforming every one of your cells from the inside out."

"This transformation is, in essence, an improvement to the 'quality' of your body."

"Once the quality of your physical body breaks through a certain threshold, and you stimulate it with the secret technique you mentioned..."

A flash of brilliance crossed Old Man Yao's eyes.

"It's feasible!"

"Not only is it feasible, the chances are extremely high!"

"Furthermore, because of the overbearing nature of the Indestructible Geng Metal Body,

"the Body Martial Soul you awaken might directly be at the gold level, or even surpass the gold level entirely!"

With Old Man Yao's affirmation, Dai Yu's heart settled.

As expected, having a powerful backer made things much easier.

When he got the chance, he would definitely visit the Body Sect and get his hands on that Second Awakening secret technique.

"But then again..."

Dai Yu changed the subject, and the smile on his lips became somewhat meaningful.

In the Sea of Consciousness, his thoughts stirred.

A seed radiating crimson light appeared out of thin air. It seemed to contain a volcano on the verge of eruption.

That hot and pure aura instantly raised the temperature of the Sea of Consciousness by several degrees.

Even the Bone Spirit Cold Flame in Old Man Yao's hand trembled slightly at that moment.

"This is..."

Old Man Yao's pupils suddenly contracted as he stared fixedly at the seed. He blurted out:

"The source Core Flame of Extreme Fire?!"

"Exactly."

Dai Yu smiled and nodded, like a child showing off a toy to an elder, though shrewd calculation flickered in the depths of his eyes.

"This was an opportunity I happened to obtain before."

"Old man, take a look."

"I have a White Tiger Martial Soul and primarily cultivate Extreme Gold."

"But although this Indestructible Geng Metal Body is powerful, it can also be too rigid and easily broken."

"As the saying goes, true gold fears no fire."

"If I can control Extreme Fire at the same time,

"use fire to refine gold and harmonize yin and yang, could I raise my cultivation speed and physical strength to another level?"

Dai Yu revealed his true intentions, smiling as he looked at Old Man Yao.

"And since I already have this Extreme Fire seed..."

"Old Man Yao, do you have any... rather special techniques?"

"For example, one that can devour flames to evolve, or one that can perfectly control multiple kinds of flames?"

Upon hearing this, the shock on Old Man Yao's face instantly turned strange.

He looked at Dai Yu with a faint, knowing smile, as if his eyes were saying:

Did you sneak a look inside my Storage Ring, kid?

"Devour flames?

"Evolve?"

Old Man Yao's illusory figure floated in front of Dai Yu, and he lightly tapped Dai Yu's forehead with a finger.

"You slippery little brat. Your appetite is quite large."

"You want the Extreme Gold that can cut through anything, and you also want the Extreme Fire that can burn the sky and boil the sea."

"But..."

Old Man Yao looked at the Extreme Fire seed, and a trace of reminiscence and pride flashed through his eyes.

That had been the foundation of his dominance across the Dou Qi Continent, as well as the capital he had been most proud of throughout his life.

"Since you were able to obtain such a heavenly treasure, and you possess the potential for Dual Extreme Attributes..."

"If I kept it to myself, I'd look rather petty."

Old Man Yao took a deep breath, his expression becoming more solemn than ever.

"I do indeed have a technique here."

"It's called—the Blazing Art!"

(Chapter three update. Thank you all for your support!)