Lightning Strike on Mingde Hall!

[Two years of forest training have brought about a complete transformation in you.]

[Now, you have shed the callowness of youth, and your entire being radiates a heart-stopping, ferocious aura.]

[Standing there, you are like an ancient beast in human skin, ready to devour anyone who crosses your path!]

[Just as you stepped out of the mixed zone, the sounds of intense combat caught your attention.]

[Not far ahead, a delicate girl with exquisite features, dressed in luxurious robes, was working with an old man to fend off several violent thousand-year soul beasts.]

[Although the old man possessed the cultivation of a level 50 soul king, he was already struggling and in constant danger under the frenzied counterattacks of the soul beasts.]

[You originally had no intention of meddling in other people's business; a battle of this level was like child's play in your eyes.]

[However, when you caught a glimpse of a familiar air about the girl's brow, your footsteps faltered.]

[The princess of the Heaven Dou Empire, Vina!]

[More importantly, she possessed twin martial souls, one of which was a body martial soul—the brain! By all accounts, she was your fellow disciple.]

["Since we're from the same sect, I might as well lend a hand."]

[Your figure flickered, vanishing from the spot in an instant.]

[The next second, you appeared out of thin air above the head of that thousand-year soul beast. Without using any soul skills, you simply threw a single punch!]

[Bang—!]

[The soul beast that had kept the old man struggling for so long didn't even have time to let out a scream before it was smashed into the ground by your punch, foaming at the mouth and fainting on the spot!]

[The scene fell into dead silence.]

[Vina and the old man stared blankly at this sight, as if they had witnessed a miracle.]

[When you retracted your aura and revealed the soul rings beneath your feet, the air seemed to freeze.]

[Purple, purple, black, black, red, red, red!]

[Seven soul rings shone in harmony, especially the last three scarlet hundred-thousand-year soul rings, which emitted a suffocating, terrifying pressure!]

[The old man's legs went weak with fear, and he nearly collapsed to his knees.]

[A sixteen-year-old youth, a seven-ring soul saint! And with three hundred-thousand-year soul rings?!]

[This wasn't just a genius; this was a monster! A freak of nature!]

["S... Senior Brother?!"]

[Vina's beautiful eyes widened as she instantly recognized the iconic Epitaph martial soul on your forehead.]

[Although the aura of the martial soul had grown countless times stronger, that unique sense of mystery was something only the Body Sect possessed!]

[She never imagined that the legendary young sect master who had gone out for training would be this powerful!]

[You nodded slightly, acknowledging her.]

[After a brief exchange of pleasantries and confirming that the sect was safe, you lost interest in further conversation.]

["Since you're fine, I'll be going now."]

[You chose not to travel with them, turning into a streak of light and disappearing into the depths of the forest.]

[Vina gazed in the direction you left, unable to recover for a long time.]

[That overbearing, cold, and despairingly powerful figure took root and sprouted in her heart like a seed.]

[Since ancient times, beauties have admired heroes, let alone such a young, powerful, and well-connected peerless prodigy who had just saved her life.]

"..."

"Truly worthy of being the Romance Continent."

Su Chen looked at the text on the simulator and couldn't help but complain.

Along this journey, he seemed to have already racked up a mountain of romantic debts, first the Auspicious Beast, and now Vina.

He didn't even dare to imagine what would happen if he continued the simulation...

[You returned in triumph, and the Body Sect was in an uproar!]

[When you released those seven soul rings, especially the last three scarlet hundred-thousand-year soul rings, the entire sect hall fell silent.]

[Then, it erupted into deafening cheers!]

[Du Busi was so excited his old face turned red; he grabbed your shoulders and laughed three times: "Good! Good! Good! The best thing I've ever done in my life was taking you as my disciple! You have the potential for the limit, and perhaps... the potential to become a god!"]

[After a brief rest, Du Busi took you to the forbidden grounds of the sect with a solemn expression.]

[He was going to impart the true core secret of the Body Sect—the secondary awakening of the body martial soul!]

[Over the next few months, under the personal guidance of Du Busi, you underwent inhuman special training.]

[Finally, on a night of thunder and rain, you succeeded!]

[Golden light soared into the sky, illuminating the entire Body Sect as if it were broad daylight!]

[Gold-grade secondary awakening!]

[Behind you, the phantom of King Crimson became as solid as reality, its entire body flowing with dark golden divine patterns.]

[Ability Evolution: Time Erasure extended to 10 seconds! All attributes increased by 300%!]

[10 seconds of invincibility is enough for you to do whatever you want on the battlefield!]

[But the price for this heaven-defying ability is equally severe. Du Busi warns you sternly: Gold-grade awakening consumes the source of life; unless it is a matter of life and death, you must never activate it lightly!]

[You nod solemnly, though you are calculating in your heart: With the various constitution bonuses from the simulator, these side effects are just a drop in the bucket.]

[Afterward, you hand over all the high-level spirit bones you "procured" from the Auspicious Beast.]

[Looking at the mountain of spirit bones, Du Busi and the elders have tears of emotion in their eyes.]

[What is a Young Sect Master? This is a Young Sect Master! Someone who keeps the sect and everyone in it in their heart!]

[Time flies, and half a year passes.]

[At 16 years old, your spirit power has steadily risen to level 75.]

[Looking at your three 100,000-year spirit rings, Du Busi feels that your eighth spirit ring must not be settled for anything less.]

[Thus, this fanatic who protects his own makes a decision that shocks the entire continent—]

[The entire sect is mobilized! They will raid Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire! They are going to seize that legendary 100,000-year spirit beast embryo!]

["Since I want to give my disciple the best, I will go and snatch the best!" Du Busi declares domineeringly.]

[The elders do not object; instead, they all roll up their sleeves, howling with excitement.]

[This is the Body Sect, a group of lunatics who can be lawless just to protect their own!]

[Hearing this news, you are so moved you almost tear up on the spot.]

[Only you know that it is not some 100,000-year spirit beast embryo; it is the Snow Empress, the head of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, with a cultivation base reaching 700,000 years!]

[If you could capture the Snow Empress as a spirit soul... the thought is too beautiful to imagine!]

[You volunteer to participate in this operation.]

[Du Busi ponders for a moment before agreeing.]

[Although you are only a Spirit Saint, with the bizarre King Crimson and Epitaph, even a Titled Douluo could capsize in your hands if they are not careful.]

[Don't ask him how he knows; if you ask, it's because he was tricked by you during sparring.]

[The Body Sect, a group of villains, has assembled!]

[For this battle, Du Busi has practically emptied the sect's coffers, bringing along every Titled Douluo elder.]

[This is a premeditated, organized, high-stakes cross-border robbery!]

[Three days later, at the border of the Sun Moon Empire.]