Secret of the Body

Long Aotian looked at Lin Xiao without using his silver-grade awakened martial soul. Even if he had used it, he had a feeling he might not be able to overpower Lin Xiao.

He felt that Lin Xiao had held something back.

Besides, Lin Xiao was not even seven yet. To possess such talent at that age, he had already surpassed Long Aotian.

Long Aotian accepted him as the Body Sect Saint Son, even though this was his first time appearing in the Body Sect.

As long as Lin Xiao did nothing to harm the Body Sect, Long Aotian did not care whether he became the Saint Son.

"Teacher, I have no objections. I acknowledge my junior brother's strength!"

Long Aotian spoke with a smile. Since the position was not his, why not be generous rather than make himself look petty?

Du Busi laughed heartily. This was how relationships in the Body Sect should be: the elder brother showed kindness, and the younger brother showed respect. He no longer had to worry.

"Lin Xiao, I'll announce you as the Saint Son later. You'll need to make an appearance then."

Du Busi patted Lin Xiao's shoulder. He was very pleased with the boy's physique. With talent like this, the Body Sect had hope of flourishing.

Lin Xiao smiled slightly and said, "Teacher, I'm still too weak right now. If I draw too much attention, I'm worried it could put me at risk."

"There's no rush about the Saint Son position, and I'm not afraid, either. How about announcing it once I can protect myself?"

Lin Xiao offered the suggestion. He did not want to step into the spotlight yet. Assassinations were all too common, and he had to guard against them.

This was no longer the Douluo Continent of ten thousand years ago. It was far more dangerous now.

Lin Xiao did not want to attract attention so soon.

Du Busi thought it over and found Lin Xiao's words reasonable. "All right, we'll set aside the Saint Son matter for now. Focus on your cultivation."

Lin Xiao was the Body Sect's hope. Du Busi did not want anything to happen to him, and his suggestion was a good one.

In any case, with the boy staying in the Body Sect, there were no other problems.

The elders also nodded in agreement. He had talent, decent strength, and a sound disposition.

They were increasingly convinced that Lin Xiao's other two teachers truly existed. Without those two teachers, he would never have become what he was today.

Du Busi took out a manual and handed it to Lin Xiao. "Lin Xiao, this is the Secret of the Body. It can allow your martial soul to undergo a second awakening."

"Take it and read through it first. Come find me when you're ready to awaken."

Du Busi believed that with his help, Lin Xiao's second awakening would certainly reach silver grade. Advancing to golden grade afterward was inevitable, too.

As long as he proceeded step by step, there would be no problems.

Lin Xiao accepted the Secret of the Body. "Thank you, Teacher."

"Teacher, I wanted to ask: can a body martial soul reach golden grade during its second awakening?"

Lin Xiao asked in complete earnest, without the slightest hint of joking.

His question made Du Busi and the others laugh. "Lin Xiao, let me put it this way: it's difficult. Extremely difficult."

"Besides, silver grade is already enough for you."

"Golden grade is powerful, but the price of using it is considerable."

"Once you break through to Title Douluo, you can undergo a third awakening and reach golden grade."

Du Busi did not speak in absolutes. Those blessed with exceptional talent could generally give their body martial souls a gold-grade awakening when they broke through to Title Douluo.

Silver grade could increase combat strength by one hundred percent, while golden grade offered an increase of one to three times.

An increase like that was no small boost.

A golden-grade awakening was also the most fearsome and rarest kind.

Across the entire Body Sect, perhaps only Du Busi currently possessed a golden-grade awakening.

Lin Xiao nodded thoughtfully. He would not pass up a chance to become stronger. He just wondered whether showing this manual to Old Medicine and Electrolux might make a direct gold-grade awakening possible.

Lin Xiao was not certain, but perhaps Old Medicine and Electrolux could work something out when it came to the ways of Douluo.

He just did not know what price he would have to pay.

Lin Xiao remembered that using a golden-grade awakened martial soul seemed to burn through one's lifespan.

His memory was hazy; he only remembered the broad outlines.

"Teacher, is the price of using golden grade your life?"

Lin Xiao looked at Du Busi and asked softly.

"That's more or less it. Sometimes, using it also damages a Soul Master's origin."

"It is powerful, but its drawbacks are obvious."

"So a silver-grade awakening is enough for you."

Du Busi patted Lin Xiao's shoulder, his tone seeming to tell him not to reach for heights beyond his grasp.

Lin Xiao nodded. The price of using golden grade really was rather steep: vitality and a Soul Master's origin.

Which of those was not vitally important to a Soul Master?

"Little fellow, now isn't the time to think about these things. Cultivating diligently and laying a solid foundation are what you should be doing."

Du Busi looked at Lin Xiao with satisfaction. His inquisitive spirit was good, but sometimes knowing too much was not a good thing.

"Thank you, Teacher!"

Lin Xiao's thanks were heartfelt. From those few simple words, he could tell how highly Du Busi valued him.

Even though his identity had yet to be verified, Du Busi had handed him the Secret of the Body outright. That showed both his boldness and how much he valued Lin Xiao.

Du Busi was confident that if Lin Xiao harbored any intent to harm the Body Sect, he could kill him outright.

Daring to hand over the Secret of the Body was also an expression of Du Busi's pride.

His teachers may be strong, but I'm no weakling either. How could I lack even this much boldness?

Soon, Long Aotian brought Lin Xiao to his residence. The house was enormous, more like a small palace.

"Junior brother, this will be your home from now on."

Long Aotian introduced it with a smile. "Mine is over there. If you need anything, just come find me."

"If there's anything in the Secret of the Body you don't understand, you can ask me about that, too."

"I'm really looking forward to your martial soul's second awakening."

Lin Xiao smiled. "Senior brother, don't hold back when the time comes."

"Hahaha! Don't worry. When the time comes, I won't fight the way I did today."

Long Aotian also gave a faint smile.

After saying goodbye to Long Aotian, Lin Xiao pushed open the door and entered his house.

"Teacher, no one's watching me, right?"

Lin Xiao spoke softly toward the ring.

"Don't worry, Xiao Xiaozi. That Dou Emperor is a decent fellow."

Old Medicine's voice came from within.

Lin Xiao nodded, then took out the small piece of spirit gold. "Teacher, let Elder Yi use this spirit gold to recover."

The next moment, the spirit gold vanished into the ring.

Inside the ring, Electrolux grew excited the instant the spirit gold appeared. "Spirit gold! Xiao Xiaozi really is something."

"How do you use this? Will you handle it yourself?" Old Medicine sensed the immense vitality within the spirit gold. It truly was a fine treasure.

Although it would not do much for him, it was very useful to Electrolux.

"Old Medicine, I won't need that much. Tell Xiao Xiaozi to get ready. I'll open up his Sea of Consciousness for him in a moment."

"If it were a little bigger, I could expand Xiao Xiaozi's Sea of Consciousness to more than three times its size."

Before Old Medicine could speak, Lin Xiao's voice reached them. "Elder Yi, use it to recover first. Since it won't expand my Sea of Consciousness by much, you can have all of it."

"I know another place with spirit gold. We can open it up together when the time comes."