Body Sect

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Body Sect
Original	本体宗
Affiliation	Heaven Dou Empire
Occupation/Role	Guardian sect of the Heaven Dou Empire; cultivates possessors of Body Martial Souls
Status	Active
First Appearance	1

Background / History

The Body Sect is regarded by Ning Feng as the foremost force for training Body Martial Souls, specializing in developing a martial soul holder's physical potential and the unique traits of their body parts. Its disciples are notably welcoming toward fellow Body Martial Soul possessors. 1 5

Its headquarters is built into a frigid, snow-covered mountain range on the border of the Heaven Dou Empire. The austere complex uses granite construction and mountainside reinforcement, giving it the character of a fortress rather than an ornamental sect. 8

Ning Feng sought out the sect after rejecting enrollment at Shrek Academy. Vina, a Body Sect disciple and princess of the Heaven Dou Empire, brought him to the headquarters; Sect Master Du Busi personally accepted him after witnessing his Three Heads and Six Arms Body Martial Soul. 1 5 8

Organization

Position / Group	Known Members	Responsibilities
Sect Master	Du Busi	Leads the sect, accepts disciples, assigns missions, and oversees cultivation. 8 18
Elders	Elder Li; unnamed Scripture Pavilion elder	Train and assess disciples, safeguard their welfare, and provide cultivation guidance. 10 15 21
Disciples	Vina, Mu Xue, Wang Yanfeng, Gu Tong, Chen Lü, Ning Feng	Train in Body Martial Soul techniques and undertake sect missions. 8 9
Royal disciples	Vina and Mu Xue	Members of the Heavenly Soul royal family who remain subject to normal sect duties. 15

Sect Principles and Duties

The Body Sect's central duty is to act when the Heaven Dou Empire requires it. Du Busi states that disciples must accept missions for the empire, while the sect otherwise does not interfere in their private affairs. 8

The sect's training philosophy prioritizes practical strength over the origin of a technique. Its disciples consider both inherited battle techniques and self-created soul skills valid if they develop the martial soul and improve combat ability. 10

• Mission obligation — Disciples must respond when the empire or sect calls upon them. 8 15
• Merit-based compensation — Completed missions can earn royal rewards, including money and titles. 8
• No special treatment for status — Du Busi insists that Vina remains a Body Sect disciple with normal obligations despite being an imperial princess. 15
• Practical experience — The sect sends qualified disciples on dangerous external missions rather than keeping them in sheltered cultivation. 15 24

Cultivation System

Innate Secret Technique / Body Secret Technique

The sect's foundational mandatory cultivation method stimulates the innate qi within the body, uses it to commune with heaven and earth, and reshapes the physical form beyond ordinary limits. 10

Stage	Method	Result / Difficulty
Body Penetration	Uses violent natural forces, such as lightning, alongside medicinal herbs to temper and repeatedly repair the body.	A long, painful process; even talented disciples may require about ten years to complete it. 11
Body Forging	Tears apart flesh and reorganizes the body with medicinal support.	Further physical reconstruction through extreme bodily strain. 11
Innate Qi Invocation	Fully invokes innate qi that has become obscured by bodily impurities.	Can turn the effect of one jin of strength into ten jin. 11

Thunder-Attracting Arrays

The sect maintains Thunder-Attracting Arrays in its back mountain training grounds. A disciple channels soul power into a central metal pillar to draw lightning from thunderclouds, then circulates the Body Secret Technique to direct that energy through the body. 12

• Risk — Excessive soul power input can attract lethal lightning. 12
• Recovery — Body-Tempering Pills heal burns and muscle tears caused during Body Penetration. 12
• Documented training results — Wang Yanfeng endured fifteen lightning strikes; Chen Lü endured thirteen; Gu Tong endured nine; Vina endured eight. 12
• Ning Feng's progress — He endured five strikes on his first attempt, then steadily endured seven after three months of intensive training. 12 13

Facilities and Resources

• Scripture Pavilion — Stores combat techniques, engraved records, and the black stone tablet containing the Innate Secret Technique. Disciples may study techniques they are capable of learning. 8 10
• Martial Arts Arena — A sparring ground where disciples refine body-part specialization and direct combat methods. 8 9
• Thunder-Attracting Arrays — Dedicated formations for lightning-based Body Penetration training. 12
• High-level guidance — The sect's Titled Douluo and elders provide instruction when available. 8
• Soul beast meat and medicinal herbs — Provided to support physical cultivation and recovery. 8 11
• Intelligence network — Used to transmit correspondence, including Vina's letter to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. 14

Combat Doctrine

Body Sect combat techniques focus on maximizing the specialized functions of Body Martial Souls rather than relying on flashy routines or simple soul power release. Sparring is portrayed as direct, targeting weaknesses through physical strength, soul skills, and precise force application. 8

Known techniques demonstrated by its disciples include:

• Mental Distortion Field — An eye-type technique that disrupts an opponent's senses with mental fluctuations. 8
• Arm Gigantification — Enlarges the arms and fists for greater striking power. 9
• Chain Punch — Alternating muscular contractions generate whip-like explosive force. 10
• Steel Tendons and Iron Bones — An intermediate technique that toughens the body. 17
• Telescopic Fist — Extends the arms to increase attack range. 17
• Mental Prediction — Used by Vina to identify an opponent's force-generating muscle groups and direct allies toward openings. 16

Relations

• Heaven Dou Empire — The Body Sect serves as its guardian sect, providing military protection in exchange for royal funding, medicinal herbs, soul beast meat, and other cultivation resources. 5 11 27
• Heavenly Soul royal family — Maintains a long-term cooperative relationship with the sect; Vina's membership also gives the imperial family information on promising disciples. 11 27
• Du Busi — Current Sect Master; directly accepts Ning Feng and strongly supports sending disciples on field missions. 8 15
• Ning Feng — A new disciple recruited through Vina after leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to pursue specialized Body Martial Soul cultivation. 5 8
• Vina — Imperial princess and Body Sect disciple; guides Ning Feng through the sect's teachings and represents the close ties between sect and empire. 5 10 27
• Elder Li — A protective elder who tests Ning Feng, Vina, and Mu Xue before their mission and worries over their safety afterward. 15 21

Story Role / Major Arcs

Ning Feng's Recruitment

Vina identifies Ning Feng's mutated Three Heads and Six Arms martial soul as a Body Martial Soul and offers to guide him into the sect. Du Busi accepts him after personally examining his unusual martial soul structure. 5 8

Early Training

Ning Feng studies the sect's Innate Secret Technique, observes its battle techniques, and begins lightning-based Body Penetration. His resilience and rapid growth draw praise from Du Busi and the sect elders. 10 12 13

Elder's Trial

Before allowing Ning Feng, Vina, and Mu Xue to undertake an outside assignment, an elder tests them while suppressing his soul power to level 30. Their cooperation and Ning Feng's breakthrough into the Unity of Heaven and Man state ultimately earn the elder's approval. 15 16 17 18

Great Rock Forest Mission

Du Busi dispatches Ning Feng, Vina, and Mu Xue to eliminate Evil Soul Masters in the Great Rock Forest. The trio clears both the original target group and a stronger group of enemies above level 35, prompting the sect's reinforcements to find the mission already completed. 18 20 23 24

Trivia

• The Body Sect considers a disciple's ability to learn more important than restrictive access rules: the Scripture Pavilion's battle techniques are available to anyone capable of mastering them. 8
• Du Busi is visibly astonished by Ning Feng's Three Heads and Six Arms martial soul, stating that he has never encountered a Body Martial Soul with that structure. 8
• The sect's members are few enough that the Heavenly Soul royal family assists with resource collection and financial support. 11