"This..."
Watching the fanatical expression on Du Busi's face, as if he were dying to become blood brothers on the spot, both Elder Jin and Zhang Lexuan felt their heads spinning.
Was there any need to be this excited?
Anyone who didn't know better would think they were long-lost brothers reuniting after years apart!
Su Chen, on the other hand, remained calm and indifferent.
Having learned from the precedent set by Zhang Lexuan, he had long since become immune to such sudden "enthusiasm."
In this bizarre and kaleidoscopic world, unless Tang San himself descended from the heavens to poke him with his trident, he could remain unmoved even if Mount Tai were to collapse before him.
"Sect Master is too kind; this junior is overwhelmed."
Regardless of how much he complained internally, Su Chen kept up his outward appearance perfectly; after all, life is a play, and it all depends on one's acting skills.
"What Sect Master! That's too distant!"
Du Busi raised an eyebrow, his fan-sized hand slamming onto Su Chen's shoulder with such force that it nearly cracked the floorboards.
"We're family! Kid, don't bother with all that formal nonsense from now on, just call me teacher!"
He then followed up with a shocking statement:
"From this day forward, you are the Young Sect Master of my Body Sect! If the sky falls, your teacher will hold it up for you!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire room fell into a deathly silence.
Zhang Lexuan and Elder Jin were completely dumbfounded, their jaws nearly hitting the floor.
This... this was just too rash!
One foot through the sect gates, and the other immediately ascending to the position of Young Sect Master?
Even a rocket wouldn't climb the ranks this fast!
This was as absurd as someone telling you that the Pavilion Master of the Shrek Sea God Pavilion was actually a Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult!
"Sect Master, this must not be!"
Elder Jin snapped back to reality, stomping his feet in anxiety.
"While Su Chen's talent is monstrous and he does indeed possess a Body Martial Soul, he is a newcomer with shallow roots.
Taking him as a personal disciple is one thing, but naming him Young Sect Master immediately... I fear it will be difficult to convince the masses!"
"Ah! I almost forgot about that!"
Du Busi slapped his thigh, appearing to have a sudden realization.
"The procedure! I still have to go through the procedure!"
His eyes rolled, and a cunning curve appeared at the corner of his mouth:
"In that case, Elder Jin, pass down the order! One month from now, open the sect-wide arena trials! Whoever is the last one standing will be the Young Sect Master of my Body Sect!"
"This is fair competition; no one can say I'm playing favorites!"
Elder Jin: "???"
"No, Sect Master, this..."
Elder Jin wanted to persuade him further; wasn't this clearly putting Su Chen on the spot? How could a child who had just awakened his martial soul fight against those old veterans who had been training for years?
"My mind is made up! Say no more!"
Du Busi waved his large hand, cutting off Elder Jin's words, his face clearly saying, "I am the Sect Master, listen to me."
"You will understand my deeper intentions tomorrow."
"Sigh..."
Seeing that Du Busi was as stubborn as a mule, Elder Jin could only sigh helplessly.
He looked at Su Chen with eyes full of sympathy, silently mourning for three seconds for this child who was about to get beaten up as soon as he joined the sect.
Poor kid, getting set up by the Sect Master the moment he arrived...
However, what Elder Jin didn't know was that the one being set up wasn't Su Chen, but the group of unlucky disciples about to step into the ring!
Because of the concealment effect inherent to King Crimson, Elder Jin couldn't see through Su Chen's depth at all, assuming he was just a newbie who had just awakened his martial soul.
But Du Busi was different!
With the blessing of his memories from his previous life, he knew exactly what this little monster was capable of!
In his previous life, he had followed Su Chen to glory, coasting to victory all the way to god-level combat power!
He could clearly sense that the soul power fluctuations surging within Su Chen right now had already reached the level of a Soul Grandmaster!
Eight years old! A level 30 Soul Grandmaster!
This was even more terrifying than the cultivation speed in his memories!
If Su Chen were truly just a powerless child, would Du Busi be foolish enough to open an arena tournament?
Did he really think all his muscles had grown into his brain?
Everyone thought that Du Busi was just a reckless brute who only knew how to charge head-on.
They were dead wrong!
The man he was today was no longer the man he used to be.
Please, call him—
The Mastermind of Strategy, Du Busi!
As Elder Jin respectfully retreated and the door clicked shut.
The air in the spacious room seemed to freeze instantly.
Only Du Busi, Su Chen, and Zhang Lexuan, who had been standing silently behind Su Chen, remained.
Du Busi's cloudy yet piercing old eyes finally moved past Su Chen and landed on Zhang Lexuan.
As the sect master of the Body Sect who had fought against Shrek Academy his entire life, how could he not recognize someone from Shrek?
He had only chosen to ignore this "little ant" earlier because he was too excited to see his precious disciple.
Now that he had calmed down, a terrifying pressure belonging to a rank 98 Super Douluo began to permeate the air, faint yet palpable.
Someone from Shrek actually dared to show up in the territory of my Body Sect so brazenly?
"Teacher, pull back your power; don't scare her."
Su Chen sensed the shift in the atmosphere and calmly stepped to the side to shield Zhang Lexuan, explaining in a relaxed tone:
"This is Zhang Lexuan, she is my elder sister."
"Sister?"
Du Busi frowned slightly, a flicker of imperceptible doubt crossing his eyes.
Strange... in the memories of his previous life, this brat Chen had always been a lone wolf; when did he ever get involved with the head senior sister of Shrek?
Could it be the butterfly effect caused by his own rebirth? Or was there a discrepancy in his memories?
However, this thought only circled his mind for a moment before he cast it aside.
Who cares! As long as his disciple was still here, everything else was just a minor detail!
"Hmph, since she is Chen'er's sister, then she is a guest of my Body Sect."
Du Busi let out a cold snort and dispersed the pressure in the air.
Although he, Du Busi, was arrogant, he was not unreasonable.
His grudges with that old immortal Mu En were not enough to make him vent his anger on a young girl.
Moreover, if not for the monk, one must respect the Buddha; since she was someone Su Chen was protecting, he would naturally give some face.
"Little girl, as long as you don't pull any tricks, this sect master guarantees you can travel through the Heaven Dou Empire without obstruction."
After saying this, Du Busi turned to look at Su Chen, his old face instantly blooming into a smile like a chrysanthemum; the speed of his mood swing was truly staggering.
"Chen'er, you'll have to settle for staying here tonight."
"Once the arena assessment ends in a month, you deal with those arrogant little brats and become the young sect master, then you can move in right next to me. It's much more spacious there!"
As for why he chose one month later?
It was simple: if he let Su Chen develop for a few more years, those little rabbits probably wouldn't even have the courage to challenge him.
A seventeen-year-old three-core Limit Douluo—are you kidding me?
In a few more years, even Du Busi wouldn't be able to beat Su Chen.
If he waited a few more years, Su Chen would have already become a god; what would there even be left to fight for?
By that time, it wouldn't be about fighting for the position of young sect master, but about ascending to the God Realm and fighting for control over the God Realm itself...
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