With the Sun and Moon Beneath My Feet, I Set the Universe; With the Sun and Moon in My Hands, I Pluck the Stars!

Old Medicine was just that sort of person. In Battle Through The Heavens, taking more than one master was hardly unheard of.

Old Medicine brought it up now because he was worried Lin Xiao might do something foolish later.

Warmth filled Lin Xiao's heart. "Teacher, don't worry. No matter how many teachers I have, you will always come first in my heart."

Lin Xiao spoke with complete sincerity. Old Medicine had treated him so well that Lin Xiao now trusted him one hundred percent.

Old Medicine smiled faintly. The little fellow really did have his heart in the right place.

"I'm no stick in the mud, either. Xiao Xiaozi, that fellow Electrolux is still waiting for you."

Old Medicine chuckled as he spoke.

Lin Xiao nodded slightly. He understood.

Following the elder up the mountain, he soon found himself inside a great hall.

"Lin Xiao, wait here for a moment. I'll go report to the Sect Master."

The elder left excitedly, leaving Lin Xiao alone.

Lin Xiao looked around. There was nothing particularly special about the place; it looked much like any ordinary great hall. This was probably the Body Sect's council hall.

"Who are you?"

"Outer disciples aren't allowed in here."

A male voice came from behind Lin Xiao. He slowly turned and studied the person before him.

The young man looked fairly young, though he was still much older than Lin Xiao.

He had an arrogant air about him, but his tone was not especially haughty.

"I'm Lin Xiao. And you are?"

Lin Xiao spoke politely, unable to recall who this person was just yet.

The most outstanding member of the Body Sect was Long Aotian. Could this be him?

Lin Xiao speculated inwardly, but could not be certain yet.

After all, the Body Sect had plenty of younger disciples. Although Long Aotian was the strongest, that did not mean the others were weak.

Lin Xiao studied him closely. His bearing did seem to carry the air of someone accustomed to authority.

"Long Aotian!"

Long Aotian spoke softly, a trace of bewilderment flashing through his eyes. Someone in the Body Sect actually did not recognize him?

A hint of amusement flashed through Lin Xiao's eyes at those words. Long Aotian-Du Busi's foremost successor, and the strongest of the Body Sect's younger generation.

Sadly, he had ultimately died to a soul tool.

But now that Lin Xiao was here, Long Aotian's fate would change.

Of everyone on the continent, the Body Sect had been wronged the most. Those were no empty words.

Lin Xiao remembered that during the second Soul Master Competition in Peerless Tang Sect, Long Aotian had been a twenty-year-old Soul Saint, while Huo Yuhao had been seventeen. (P.S. Chapter 402 of the original novel's Tencent edition stated that Long Aotian was twenty at the time.)

That meant Long Aotian was three years older than Huo Yuhao, which made him roughly eight years older than Lin Xiao.

Long Aotian's current strength was around that of a Soul Ancestor approaching Soul King, and his foundations were exceptionally solid. His second soul ring was already purple. (P.S. When Long Aotian was a Soul Saint, his soul rings were yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, and black, as shown in Chapter 400 of the original novel!)

Before Lin Xiao could speak, however, an excited voice rang out from outside.

"Where is he? Where's that little fellow whose martial soul is his own body?"

"Hahahaha!"

The voice was excited and boisterous, brimming with vigor.

His voice arrived before he did. The newcomer was none other than Du Busi, with several Body Sect elders following behind him.

At the mention of a body martial soul, Long Aotian's gaze instinctively fell on Lin Xiao. This fellow had the same martial soul as the Sect Master?

Long Aotian grew interested in Lin Xiao at once. So he had come to join the Body Sect. No wonder he did not recognize him.

Lin Xiao looked toward the newcomer. Du Busi radiated a bold, imposing presence.

"Sect Master, this is Lin Xiao. His martial soul is his own body."

The elder introduced him to Du Busi.

Overcome with excitement, Du Busi swept Lin Xiao into an embrace. "Fine lad! You've got quite a physique."

"Could you release your martial soul for me to see?"

Du Busi let him go, his heart overflowing with excitement.

Lin Xiao nodded. A moment later, dark purple light rose around him as he revealed his martial soul.

"Hahahaha! Good, good, good!"

"It really is a body martial soul! Fine lad, fine lad!"

Du Busi was so excited that he no longer knew what to say. His eyes brimmed with admiration for Lin Xiao, and he could hardly wait to take him as his disciple.

But as Sect Master, he maintained a little restraint.

Long Aotian watched the entire exchange without the slightest concern.

Du Busi smiled, then turned toward the elders behind him. They nodded approvingly, equally pleased with Lin Xiao.

Then Du Busi's gaze settled on Lin Xiao, and he regarded him earnestly. "Little fellow, my name is Du Busi. My martial soul is the same as yours, and I am the current Sect Master of the Body Sect."

"Would you be willing to take me as your master?"

Du Busi had shown Lin Xiao every consideration and valued him greatly. He was confident that, under his guidance, Lin Xiao would absolutely become the face of the Body Sect's next generation.

He might even lead the Body Sect to new heights.

Du Busi had thought highly of Huo Yuhao back then, too. Otherwise, he would never have gone to Shrek to demand that they hand him over.

But Huo Yuhao had not deserved Du Busi's kindness!

Lin Xiao looked at Du Busi without a trace of excitement in his heart. Everything had gone exactly as he had expected.

"Sect Master, before I take you as my master, there's something about my situation I need to tell you."

Rather than immediately accepting him as his master, Lin Xiao looked at Du Busi seriously.

Du Busi froze. Could someone be hunting this little fellow? That's a trivial matter. With me here, there isn't a soul under heaven that I, Du Busi, can't protect.

"Go ahead, little fellow."

Du Busi did not jump to conclusions.

"Sect Master, I already have two teachers. I don't know whether you would mind."

After speaking, Lin Xiao also released his soul rings. One purple and one black-two soul rings beyond the normal age limits.

At the sight of those soul rings, the smile never left Du Busi's face. Those soul rings, those soul rings! Hahahaha!

He could no longer find words to describe how he felt. A genius like this had delivered himself right to his doorstep. How could he not be delighted?

But delighted though he was, he was no fool. Before coming here, he had already sent someone to investigate Lin Xiao's background.

"Little fellow, that's hardly a problem. Since you can have two teachers, what harm would one more do?"

"I am curious, though-how strong are those two teachers of yours?"

Du Busi was supremely confident. He was currently a rank-98 Title Douluo. Apart from Mu En and a handful of other old fellows who could surpass him, he believed himself invincible.

He also wanted to see what sort of teachers could produce someone like Lin Xiao.

"Sect Master, I've been instructed not to say too much about my two teachers. But there is something about them I can tell you."

Lin Xiao spun a lie. He did not want to deceive Du Busi, nor did he want Old Medicine and Electrolux to remain forever behind the scenes. Even if they could not appear in person, their reputations could still spread.

It was not as though anyone knew them anyway.

"Hahahaha! Go on, go on." Du Busi's interest was piqued.

"My first teacher: with the sun and moon beneath my feet, I set the universe; above the heavens and below, I reign supreme!"

"My second teacher: with the sun and moon in my hands, I pluck the stars; in all the world, none can compare to me!"

Lin Xiao's voice was calm, but Du Busi and the others were astonished by what they heard. They had never heard such bold, swaggering declarations before.

Lin Xiao's words also reached inside the ring, where Old Medicine, Electrolux, and the Ice Empress heard every word clearly.

The Ice Empress stared at Old Medicine and Electrolux in surprise, while Electrolux laughed aloud. "Tsk, tsk, Old Medicine. So you're just as much of a show-off!"