The Body Sect Appears Early

Lang Ya reached out and pointed in Huo Yuhao's direction, a gentle smile on his face, much like a kind-hearted uncle.

However, Huo Yuhao happened to recognize this man named Lang Ya.

Lang Ya belonged to the Body Sect. In fact, he was the very first member of the Body Sect that Huo Yuhao had ever seen in his memories.

In his previous life, when Huo Yuhao first participated in the Advanced Spirit Master Tournament, he and his companions had encountered people from the Body Sect after finishing a match.

One of those two men was the very Lang Ya standing before him now.

How are you here? Huo Yuhao desperately wanted to blurt out this question, but he couldn't; after all, as far as his current identity was concerned, he knew nothing of any Body Sect.

"Tsk... Lang Ya, is it? You say you're from the Body Sect?" Seeing that her attacks couldn't land on her opponent, Zhou Yi decided to temporarily abandon the idea of fighting and instead began to confront him.

The Body Sect... that sect unearthed a thousand years ago?

It was the most mysterious sect on the entire continent, second only to the Clear Sky Sect, whose whereabouts were completely unknown. Everyone in the sect possessed a Body Spirit Soul, and it was said they held a set of Awakening Secret Techniques specifically designed for them.

It was an ancient sect that even Pope Chen Mo had failed to discover back in the day.

"Indeed. This teacher, there is no need to be so nervous. Bringing the students here was merely to catch the attention of that little friend."

"I am a teacher within the Body Sect myself, so of course, I understand the importance of caring for children. Look, I haven't done anything to them at all, have I?"

Lang Ya gestured toward the other students. Zhou Yi followed his gaze and, indeed, although they were standing there in a daze, there were no signs of injury on them. This allowed Zhou Yi to breathe a genuine sigh of relief.

If the students had actually been harmed, she wouldn't just be yelling at the school security guards; she would truly be tearing the place apart.

"So, you guy from the Body Sect, what do you want by running to Spirit Soul Academy? Has the Martial Soul Hall not made a move against you for a thousand years, making you think you can surpass them and dare to come here to snatch people?"

"Don't forget, your old sect master once challenged us to a duel, only to flee in defeat under our dean's hand. What, have you forgotten the pain now that the wound has healed?"

Zhou Yi spoke without any restraint. She had already sent out a distress signal, and the rest of the school would arrive shortly.

She knew full well that the man before her was not weak—he could easily defeat her. Even so, judging by his tone, he was a guy who was extremely confident in his own strength and quite frivolous.

When dealing with such people, a suitably sharp tone could provoke their desire to talk, which was perfect for stalling for time.

Hearing these words, Lang Ya's expression didn't change in the slightest. He simply pinched his chin in thought before continuing:

"Appropriate provocation to stall for time... hmm, that is a very good way to delay me. You must have already sent out the message, haven't you, teacher?"

"But it is a pity. In reality, from the moment you stepped into this Spirit Fighting Arena, you were already within the range of my eighth spirit skill."

Lang Ya pointed to his forehead. Zhou Yi suddenly realized that the black markings on his brow were actually the manifestation of his spirit ring; from them, she felt a distinct fluctuation of spirit power.

"Within the range of my spirit skill, all thoughts are captured in a mental domain. While it differs significantly from a true domain, it is more than enough to trap any spirit master below the rank of Spirit Emperor."

"The message you sent is merely an illusion within my spirit skill. In reality... only about one ten-thousandth of a second has passed."

"We have plenty of time to confront each other, teacher." Lang Ya smiled quite easily. Even if they spent several hours in his spirit skill, in reality, it would be nothing more than a momentary lapse in focus.

No one could detect his actions at this moment. Of course, that Old Black Dragon should have been able to, but the fact that there was no sign of him noticing was a massive surprise to Lang Ya.

"So, let us talk properly now. Back to the point: my goal is simple—that little friend, Huo Yuhao." Lang Ya walked closer, but Zhou Yi's expression immediately turned fierce.

"Alright, alright, I'll stay right here." Lang Ya waved his hands helplessly and continued:

"You possess a Body Spirit Soul with Innate Full Soul Power. In the Body Sect, we usually call this... never mind, that is classified information."

"In short, in the Body Sect, a genius like little friend Huo Yuhao is an incredibly rare existence, already capable of being ranked in the second tier."

"And being ranked in the second tier means a status in the Body Sect second only to our sect master. The resources you would receive... would be no less than those of the sect master."

"Of course, your food, clothing, housing, and transportation would be of the highest standard." As he spoke, Lang Ya slowly shifted his position, keeping Huo Yuhao at the center of his circle.

"Naturally, the sect master specifically instructed that these conditions are hardly worth mentioning to Spirit Soul Academy. After all, this is an academy founded by the Martial Soul Hall, which possesses fifty-one percent of the cultivation resources on the entire Douluo Continent. These conditions certainly wouldn't move a genius student of Spirit Soul Academy, would they?"

"So... the sect master proposed another strategy for me, though this one might be slightly... well, not quite as cost-effective."

In the blink of an eye, Lang Ya suddenly appeared among the group of children on the other side of the Spirit Fighting Arena. Bizarrely, the children showed no reaction, remaining completely frozen in place.

He reached out to touch the head of one of the children, ignoring Zhou Yi's murderous glare and the foul language she spat out:

"I ask that little friend Huo Yuhao... fight one of my Body Sect disciples. If he can win, it proves that Huo Yuhao can receive an education at Spirit Soul Academy no worse than that of the Body Sect, and we shall leave it at that."

"But if he cannot... I will use my spirit skill to implant a small anchor in everyone's minds. Your thoughts will become sluggish, or to put it crudely... you will all become complete cripples."

The smile on Lang Ya's face gradually faded. He looked toward Zhou Yi and continued:

"After all, this would mean that a genius with a Body Spirit Soul like Huo Yuhao is simply wasting his time at your school. If you cannot even educate a genius, let alone these ordinary children."

"Rather than receiving your incompetent education, it would be better to turn them into cripples directly. Perhaps that might even save some resources and money for the Martial Soul Hall and their families."

Lang Ya looked toward Huo Yuhao:

"Children without talent have no need to continue growing. This was the teaching left behind by the former sect master. The Body Sect used to be like this, spending too many resources on meaningless education, to the point where the former sect master... as the strongest of the Body Sect, actually lost to you."

"But Huo Yuhao is different. He is a heaven-sent talent, and he should continue to grow. Regardless of whether he wins or loses, Huo Yuhao, you can continue to grow, and you will certainly receive a better education. How about it? A very fair trade, little friend Huo Yuhao?"

"Haha, but you are still just a six-year-old child, so it is fine if you don't understand. You just need to have a fight; it is that simple."