Illusion Brain Douluo Han Tianyi, Secrets of Ben Ti, and Second Awakening

Chapter 10: Illusion Brain Douluo Han Tianyi, Secrets of Ben Ti and Second Awakening (4K)

"Wow wow, Zhao Xuanzhen, you live on an entire floor!"

Back at the Spirit Pagoda, the moment her toes stepped onto the Ninety-ninth Floor, Na'er's eyes immediately lit up as she gazed excitedly at Zhao Xuanzhen.

"Yeah, what's so new about that?"

Zhao Xuanzhen replied calmly. As the sole designated Personal Disciple of Sky Phoenix Douluo, what was wrong with a little luxury!

The entrance opened into a living room spacious enough to play tag. Bookshelves stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows, neatly arranged ancient books dyed white by Bright Moon's light. Overlooking distant Shrek City, crowds surged like ants through the streets.

Zhao Xuanzhen was used to all this, but Na'er seemed to have opened a beautiful new world. The young girl, like a husky off its leash, hopped and bounced around exploring. Humans were truly extravagant—who would even go to the Star Dou Great Forest!

On the way back to the Spirit Pagoda, Na'er learned Zhao Xuanzhen and Leng Yaozhu's identities. Hitting the jackpot by meeting the Spirit Pagoda Deputy Tower Master and her disciple—no wonder that Plant-type Soul Beast King had backed off voluntarily.

The Star Dou Great Forest had been hunting her everywhere, forcing her to become the Silver Dragon King's fusion material. But the Spirit Pagoda offered room, board, spirit souls, power, influence, and money. Na'er simply cast aside her soul beast identity and embraced a new human life!

Lesson one: forget your roots!

The Ninety-ninth Floor was a luxurious penthouse with many rooms. After consulting Zhao Xuanzhen, Leng Yaozhu let Na'er move in.

The two youngsters were similar in age, both Innate Full Soul Power geniuses. Leng Yaozhu hoped they would grow up together, with Na'er becoming Zhao Xuanzhen's Left and Right Arm in the future.

"Na'er, you'll stay in the room next to mine. Tomorrow morning, Teacher will help you fuse your first spirit soul," Zhao Xuanzhen reminded.

"You're both so kind!"

Na'er cheered, then turned and dashed into the bathroom to wash off the exhaustion of the entire night.

Zhao Xuanzhen sat on the living room sofa, pondering the changes in the plot he remembered. The Silver Dragon King had split in two ahead of schedule. Now that Na'er had joined the Spirit Pagoda, where would the other half of the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yue, be?

Proud Arrival City, Eastsea City, Star Dou Great Forest... Various possibilities flashed through Zhao Xuanzhen's mind.

Although the Silver Dragon King had split in two, the power wasn't evenly distributed. Na'er only possessed thirty percent of the strength and the Innate Divine Artifact, the Silver Dragon Spear. Gu Yue had a full seventy percent—more than double Na'er's share!

Besides that, judging by Na'er's lively and cheerful demeanor, she clearly hadn't lost her memories. Gu Yue was probably the same.

So the trouble came. Compared to Na'er, who leaned toward humanity, Gu Yue, with complete memories and a bias toward bestial nature, was far more dangerous!

"If this Gu Yue catches Tang Wulin, he's really screwed. He'll inevitably have his Supreme Bone dug out..."

Zhao Xuanzhen clicked his tongue, then suddenly discovered a key point. Tang Wulin had Old Tang protecting him. That trident wasn't something to mess with either. Who would dig whose Supreme Bone was still up in the air!

"Whatever, it's none of my business anyway..."

"Zhao Xuanzhen! Zhao Xuanzhen!"

A crisp, cheerful voice suddenly rang out, interrupting his thoughts. Zhao Xuanzhen looked up. Na'er was walking out of the bathroom in slippers, wearing a pure white nightgown. Her silver hair hung loosely behind her, and her pink, tender skin looked like it would squeeze out water with a light pinch.

Lolicons should go collect two rounds at the village entrance. Zhao Xuanzhen was a gentleman, his heart undisturbed.

"What is it?"

"I'm hungry!"

Na'er walked toward him. The young girl was as delicate as a porcelain doll, a pleasant scent of shower gel wafting from her.

"Didn't you just finish three pounds of Chicken Chop Bones?"

"Not enough. Thirty pounds might do it." Na'er looked pitiful. "You promised room and board. You're not going to back out just because I can eat, are you..."

Zhao Xuanzhen almost laughed in exasperation. He shook his head, pulled out packs of special snacks from a drawer, and tossed them to Na'er.

"Eat as much as you want."

It was like hearing celestial music. Na'er swore those three words were ten thousand times more beautiful than any love confession in the world!

Beef jerky—rip it open, chew, chew, chew!

Five-nut pastries—nom nom, chew, chew, chew!

Thousand-layer cake, cilantro flavor—Na'er hesitated for a second, closed her eyes, threw it in her mouth, and swallowed it whole without chewing!

Though the young girl looked harmless, she ate like a whirlwind. Her seemingly petite body was a bottomless pit. Her mouth never stopped, and the snacks Zhao Xuanzhen had saved up vanished at lightning speed!

Na'er was clearly a die-hard supporter of the CD-ROM action. In no time, the food was eaten clean, as if it had never existed. Her little hand gently patted her bloated belly, a warm, comfortable feeling spreading through her stomach.

Both Golden and Silver Dragon Kings were legendary big eaters, needing large amounts of food to accelerate growth. Na'er's craving and love for food made her the female version of Tang Wulin!

Why had Tang Wulin's foster parents gone bankrupt in just three years? Raising two dragons at once was too hard!

As the chief rich man among the Four Super Powers, the Spirit Pagoda had plenty to say about money. A little bit of ingredients was a drop in the bucket. A child's ability to eat was a blessing!

Na'er ate and drank her fill, half-leaning on the sofa. She grinned and chatted with Zhao Xuanzhen. "Senior Sky Phoenix said you awakened your Original Martial Soul True Self, so your combat power is extremely strong. But you also need to draw energy from food to maintain your daily physical consumption."

"That's right," Zhao Xuanzhen confirmed.

"Then since I ate it all, what are you going to do..."

Na'er suddenly felt a little embarrassed and deeply reflected on herself!

"What am I going to do?" Zhao Xuanzhen was taken aback, then said matter-of-factly, "I'll have a night snack."

A knock on the door came right on cue. Zhao Xuanzhen opened it, revealing the twin sisters Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen, pushing a cart laden with a dazzling array of food!

Na'er's eyes instantly turned into bean eyes. Bro, seriously!

Why didn't you say there was a night snack earlier!

"Do you have any idea how hard I worked to choke down that cilantro mille-feuille!"

Bai Haoze set down the fragrant dishes while Bai Zhicen announced each name:

"Golden Supreme Fried Rice, Jade Cloud Gauze Stewed Swallow, Frost Descends Moonlit Starry Spots, Dome Lava Golden Soup...

Take your time eating. We're leaving."

"Good night, Big White Sister, Little White Sister."

The Bai Sisters left with the meal cart, but before going, they cast a seemingly casual glance at Na'er, secretly wondering how a strange little girl had suddenly appeared in Zhao Xuanzhen's room.

After they left, Zhao Xuanzhen prepared to dig in. The dishes the Bai Sisters brought were top-tier delicacies of the continent, crafted by the Spirit Pagoda's chefs from rare ingredients, brimming with rich energy—nothing ordinary food could match.

Those silver eyes stared straight at Zhao Xuanzhen and the mouthwateringly delicious food. Na'er's oral cavity frantically secreted saliva as she barely suppressed the instinct to pounce and feast, forcing out:

"You go ahead and eat. I'm full... slurp!"

"I ordered a double portion."

"Then I'll have a little bit more!"

The next day.

Na'er crawled out from under the covers, eyes still bleary, a single silver cowlick stubbornly sticking up. To celebrate her new lease on life, she hadn't meditated or cultivated last night, instead enjoying a comfortable human-world big bed.

"Wuwuwu, the world outside the covers is so cruel!"

It took Na'er two and a half minutes to convince herself to get up. After dressing neatly and opening the door, she found the entire Ninety-ninth Floor empty, with only a steaming hot breakfast waiting—and Zhao Xuanzhen already gone.

"Eh, let me try human high-tech!"

A soul tool shaped like a phone appeared in Na'er's palm—the latest model Soul Guide Communicator. She found Zhao Xuanzhen's chat box and sent three messages in a row, which he instantly replied to.

Na: Zhao Xuanzhen, Zhao Xuanzhen, Zhao Xuanzhen!

Zhen: New student, no spamming!

Na: Where are you?

Zhen: Seventy-eighth Floor.

Na: I'll come find you after I fuse my spirit soul!

Tapping out a single line of text, Zhao Xuanzhen put away the Soul Guide Communicator and stepped into a passageway swirling with colorful light.

The sun and moon hung in the sky at different phases, and the air was filled with light fluff like peacock feathers, which turned into fine star sand upon touching the skin.

Flocks of azure luans swept across the sky, trailing rosy clouds woven from their tail feathers. Each wingbeat shook tiny specks of brilliance from their feathers, condensing into glassy rainbow pathways midair.

The ground beneath Zhao Xuanzhen's feet was like a mirror, light patterns blooming like water lilies unfurling, filled with liquid rainbows that refracted his reflection into seven colors.

The Seventy-eighth Floor of the Spirit Pagoda, Illusion Space.

Within the Illusion Space, mental pressure was constantly released. Spirit Pagoda soul masters came here to temper their mental strength, and it was also the long-term secluded cultivation place of a Super Douluo!

"Old Han."

Zhao Xuanzhen performed a junior's salute, his voice carrying far into the distance.

"Buzz—"

Ripples suddenly spread through the Illusion Space as a tall old man descended from the sky.

Illusion Brain Douluo Han Tianyi!

A ninety-eighth ranked Title Douluo, martial soul Brain, the foremost spiritual realm expert of the Spirit Pagoda, a Four-Character Battle Armor Master, and a Ninth Rank Mecha Repairer!

Han Tianyi's first impression on Zhao Xuanzhen was stern and rigid, but his tone that followed was exceptionally kind.

"Original martial souls are rare on the Douluo Continent. I didn't expect Sky Phoenix's disciple to have such extraordinary talent, awakening the theoretical god-level martial soul of the Ben Ti Lineage—True Self.

I understand the deeper meaning behind Sky Phoenix asking me to teach you mecha repair. To be frank, I truly cannot resist the temptation to polish a piece of peerless rough jade. From now on, Old Man will also help you develop the Mental Brain Domain of your True Self martial soul."

"I'll trouble Old Han with the effort."

Han Tianyi smiled: "We achieve greatness together. History books and fine brushwork—when they record the brilliance of your life, Zhao Xuanzhen, they will also bear the name of Illusion Brain Douluo.

No rush to start lessons. Let me first talk about our martial souls—Original Martial Souls!"

The Brain was naturally one of the Original Martial Souls. Once upon a time, all Original Martial Soul masters were one family, and Han Tianyi felt a natural closeness to Zhao Xuanzhen. He spoke slowly:

"As part of the human body, Original Martial Souls stand as a third category independent of Beast Martial Souls and Tool Martial Souls. Some soul master scholars believe that Original Martial Souls are the ones humans should awaken most.

Old Man strongly agrees with this view. Original Martial Souls have an inherently high compatibility with their soul masters, giving Ben Ti Soul Masters talent that far surpasses others. Moreover, the attributes of high-level Original Martial Souls are overwhelmingly powerful—for example, the Poison Attribute of the Body Sect's twin heroes ten thousand years ago, my Mental Attribute, and your Yin-Yang Attribute."

Han Tianyi had requested Zhao Xuanzhen's battle recording from the Spirit Ascension Platform to gain a basic understanding of his abilities, then continued: "When discussing Original Martial Souls, there are two unavoidable points. One is the Body Sect I just mentioned.

The Body Sect has been passed down for ten thousand years. In the past, it once stood against Shrek Academy and even gained the upper hand. Unfortunately, it flourished in the era of the ancestor Du Busi and then declined, gradually fading into obscurity.

The current sect master of the Body Sect is my junior disciple. He is obsessed with Red-grade Mecha and will find it difficult to break through to the ninety-fifth rank Super Douluo in his lifetime."

"Junior disciple." Zhao Xuanzhen's eyes flickered. "Old Han, were you once a member of the Body Sect?"

Han Tianyi nodded: "To this day, I still remember the Body Sect's nurturing of me. Leaving the sect was for the sake of cultivation—if I wanted my illusion techniques to blur the line between reality and falsehood and reach a higher level, I had to come into contact with real high-level soul beasts.

Only the Spirit Pagoda could help me fulfill that wish. Afterwards, with the recommendation of Sky Phoenix's father, the Old Deputy Tower Master, I joined the Spirit Pagoda."

Zhao Xuanzhen showed a look of sudden understanding. He could still comprehend Han Tianyi's path to perfecting his Illusion Technique, but the other member of the Body Sect, the Smiling Face Douluo Hu Jie, known as Golden Belly Silver Butt, was far more abstract—unrequited love, wounded by emotion, leaving the Body Sect to join the Tang Sect.

"After the Body Sect, the second unavoidable point regarding Original Martial Souls..."

Han Tianyi's aura shifted dramatically, a fierce Mental Fluctuation sweeping through the Illusion Space. Behind his aged body, a silver brain manifested with a bang!

"Second Awakening!"

Zhao Xuanzhen blurted out.

"Correct."

The silver brain flashed and retracted. Han Tianyi said, "Second Awakening is the root of why the Ben Ti Lineage crushes ninety-nine percent of martial souls in the world. It is divided into four grades: Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

As you can see, Old Man's Phantom Brain is a Silver Grade Second Awakening. For those who have not cultivated the Sect Leader's inherited secret arts, Silver Grade is the peak of Second Awakening. However, the True Self is a fusion of flesh and spirit—I wonder if it can break through that limit."

Zhao Xuanzhen's gaze gradually grew fervent, but the next second, a bucket of cold water doused him.

Han Tianyi said helplessly, "Second Awakening is a top secret of the Body Sect. Back when I left the sect, I swore by my Brain Martial Soul that I would never privately teach Second Awakening to others. So this secret art alone I cannot teach you."

Zhao Xuanzhen's temple twitched. The most important thing was locked behind a restriction!

Well, it was the foundation of the Body Sect after all—reasonable.

This little trouble wouldn't stump Zhao Xuanzhen. There were more solutions than problems. At worst, he could learn from Tang Wulin and start Deep Sea Training!

Sensing Zhao Xuanzhen's Mental Fluctuation shift from agitation to calm, Han Tianyi chuckled and said, "Quick to adjust, excellent temperament.

Don't rush. Second Awakening is indeed the source of the Body Sect's power, but you've just awakened your martial soul and want a Second Awakening—that's still a bit unstable.

Don't aim too high, boy. Cultivating diligently in your youth and laying a solid foundation is more important than learning any random secret arts.

According to the Body Sect's Sect Training, a soul master's Second Awakening should at least break through to Three Rings Soul Elder, with a strong body, abundant soul power, and stable spirit. Only then can the risk factor of Second Awakening be lowered.

Alright, that's enough on Original Martial Souls. Let's start the real lesson: Mecha Repair."

"Zhao Xuanzhen, I'm here to find you!"

Han Tianyi used his Illusion Technique to simulate a classroom, and just then, Na'er burst into the Illusion Space.

Looking at the carefree Erha Girl, Zhao Xuanzhen muttered slyly, "Old Han, would you mind adding one more student to Mecha Repair?"

"Old Man has no objection."

Na'er fell silent. The brilliant smile on her Pretty Face vanished. She regretted her decision to come find Zhao Xuanzhen.

"I'm just passing by!"

She tried to leave.

Leaving failed.

Zhao Xuanzhen blocked the door.

Once someone entered, there was no right to turn back. Learning was the only way out.

Na'er, auto-class-changed to Mecha Repairer!