Body Sect Master's Direct Disciple? Huo Yuhao Was Incredibly Envious!

Amid the wind and snow of the Extreme North, Du Busi's figure seemed to cross space itself, appearing in an instant above the icy slope where Huo Yuhao had been hiding.

Though he had not released his Martial Soul, the body of a Level 98 Super Douluo had long since undergone a complete transformation. Even casually treading through the air, he was far faster than Liu Yuan with the Qilin Precious Technique activated.

Du Busi hovered in midair, looking down from above at the scrawny youth in the snow.

In his perception, this youth's spiritual fluctuations were exceptionally active and carried an incomparably pure aura of a Body Martial Soul.

"A human? And one with a Body Martial Soul?" Du Busi frowned slightly, a trace of doubt flashing through his dark green eyes.

Huo Yuhao stood frozen in place, awkwardly looking up at the old man in the air, not daring to move at all.

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, the usually noisy Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the proud Ice Empress had fallen completely silent. Before a top-tier human powerhouse of this level, they chose to suppress their auras to the utmost, terrified of exposing even the slightest flaw.

"Kid, why were you hiding in the dark and spying on us just now?"

Du Busi questioned him in a deep voice, amplified by Soul Power until the surrounding snow layers trembled.

Huo Yuhao swallowed and explained quietly, "Senior, I was only passing by. I heard a huge commotion over here and became curious, so I wanted to take a look."

"But my strength is meager, and I didn't dare get too close, so I could only watch from afar."

Du Busi said nothing, merely continuing to stare at Huo Yuhao with a scrutinizing gaze, as though judging whether his words were true.

Just then, a streak of blue lightning flashed by, and Liu Yuan finally arrived as well.

He landed beside Du Busi, his Double Pupil sweeping over the youth below. Surprise flashed in his eyes before he called out, "Huo Yuhao? Why are you here?"

Huo Yuhao heard that familiar voice and looked at Liu Yuan with a complicated expression.

He stood up, brushed the snow from his clothes, and said bitterly, "Liu Yuan, long time no see."

"I saw your battle just now... all of it."

"I never expected you to have become so powerful."

Liu Yuan looked at Huo Yuhao, then at Du Busi. He retracted the phenomenon of his Double Pupil and smiled faintly. "I got lucky. And my master taught me well."

Then Liu Yuan turned and respectfully bowed to Du Busi. "Master, this is a friend I knew before. He also possesses the Spirit Eye, a Body Martial Soul. He isn't a bad person."

Hearing Liu Yuan vouch for him, Du Busi's originally sharp aura faded considerably.

He snorted and descended to the ground. "Since he is someone you know, this old man will let it go."

Liu Yuan walked over to Huo Yuhao. Seeing his somewhat thin clothes and pale face, he heartily patted his shoulder. "Meeting here is fate."

"Last time in the Star Dou Great Forest, you treated me to grilled fish. This time, I'll treat you to meat. Come on, Ten-thousand-year Ice Ape meat is something most people will never taste in their lives."

Huo Yuhao froze for a moment, then obediently followed Liu Yuan back.

The three arrived beside the enormous corpse of the ten-thousand-year soul beast.

With deft movements, Liu Yuan cut the fattest, finest meat from the Ice Ape, while Du Busi casually found a sheltered spot behind a nearby ice boulder.

Du Busi brought two fingers together and gave a casual wave. A jade-green Soul Power barrier instantly unfolded, sealing off all the wind, snow, and bitter cold outside.

Within this tiny space, the temperature quickly rose until it even felt somewhat warm.

Liu Yuan built a fire and set the ten-thousand-year soul beast meat over it to roast. As fat dripped into the flames with sizzling crackles, a rich aroma of meat spread through the barrier.

"Try it." Liu Yuan handed Huo Yuhao a large piece of golden, crispy roasted meat.

Huo Yuhao took the meat and bit into it. At once, he felt a warm, powerful energy flow down his throat and into his body, warming every limb and bone.

He sighed sincerely. "It's really delicious. Thank you."

After eating for a while, Huo Yuhao looked up at Du Busi, who was resting nearby with his eyes closed, and quietly asked Liu Yuan, "Liu Yuan, this senior... he must be an expert from the Body Sect, right? You really found the Body Sect?"

Liu Yuan nodded, a touch of pride in his voice. "I did. And he isn't merely an expert. He is the Sect Master of our Body Sect."

"The Body Sect Master?" Huo Yuhao's hand holding the roasted meat suddenly trembled as he stared at Du Busi in utter shock.

He had assumed this was merely a sect elder, but he had never imagined that Liu Yuan had been accepted as a direct disciple by the Body Sect's highest authority.

That kind of treatment stirred an indescribable envy in Huo Yuhao's heart.

Thinking of his own situation at Shrek Academy, Huo Yuhao's mood immediately sank.

Although he had given his all at Shrek Academy and had even won the Freshmen Assessment championship together with Wang Dong, the academy still refused to make him a core disciple of the Martial Soul Department because he bore the label of having only "Level One Innate Soul Power." They had merely given him a small reward to brush him off.

That feeling of being ignored and unrecognized was infinitely magnified when he saw Liu Yuan's present circumstances.

Liu Yuan noticed the change in Huo Yuhao's expression and asked curiously, "What's wrong? You don't look too well. Did you run into some trouble at Shrek?"

Huo Yuhao lowered his head. Too embarrassed to mention how he had been looked down on at the academy, he merely shook his head.

Unaware of Huo Yuhao's thoughts, Liu Yuan continued, "The Body Sect really is a good place. Everyone in the sect treats me well."

"This time, when I broke through to Level 30, Master specifically put off many matters and personally brought me to the Extreme North to find the most suitable Soul Ring."

"Master says that a Body Martial Soul must develop the body to its limits. You can't rigidly follow the conventional rules used for ordinary soul masters."

Listening to Liu Yuan describe how personally involved Du Busi was and how the sect devoted its resources to him, Huo Yuhao's envy was plain to see.

Wasn't that precisely the kind of importance and "tailor-made" cultivation he longed for?

Liu Yuan fell silent for a moment. Looking at Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes, he suddenly extended a serious invitation:

"Yuhao, there's actually something I've always wanted to tell you. Since we both have Body Martial Souls, why not consider joining our Body Sect?"

"Compared with a place like Shrek, famous though it may be but burdened by countless rules, the Body Sect is where you truly belong."

"Here, no one will look down on you because of your Martial Soul mutation or your level. The Sect Master and elders will teach you how to truly uncover the potential of an eye Martial Soul."

"Would you... come back to the Body Sect with me?"

Huo Yuhao tightened his grip on the roasted meat. He stared into the fire and fell into a long silence.