"The Body Sect?" Huo Yuhao scratched his head.
He had some impression of the Body Sect from the original story. It seemed to be the Heaven Dou Empire's guardian sect, but in the end, it had led all its elite members into battle, where they were slaughtered by the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Tools, suffering devastating losses.
By the time of Douluo II, only one or two successors of the Body Sect remained. It was arguably the most tragic sect in the entire story, without exception.
Seeing Huo Yuhao's expression, Wang Yan realized that he didn't know much about the Body Sect, so he explained, "The Body Sect is an extremely mysterious sect on the continent. Along with Shrek Academy and Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire, it is known as one of the continent's three great powers. All its members possess Body Martial Souls like yours."
"The sect has an ancient heritage, and no one has studied Body Martial Souls more deeply than they have. I've heard that they possess a secret technique that can trigger a Second Awakening of their own Body Martial Souls, making them extraordinarily powerful."
"Yuhao, I suspect your Martial Soul is a mutated Body Martial Soul. It may be even rarer than an ordinary Body Martial Soul. It might even be one of a kind among them."
"I suspect your Martial Soul can keep evolving. It'll grow stronger with every evolution. If you joined the Body Sect, they might even consider your Martial Soul their most prized treasure."
"If you can keep evolving your Martial Soul through cultivation and also obtain the Body Sect's awakening technique, then your Sharingan Martial Soul might evolve into a one-of-a-kind super Martial Soul."
"No, it might even surpass god-level Martial Souls!"
The more Wang Yan spoke, the more excited he became. His emotions surged as he looked at Huo Yuhao as though he were some kind of priceless treasure.
Huo Yuhao felt a chill under his gaze.
Still, Wang Yan's words had given Huo Yuhao an idea. If his Sharingan evolved into the Rinnegan one day, and he also learned the Body Sect's awakening technique...
Would his eyes change even further?
Huo Yuhao's heart stirred. After all, the Sharingan was his Martial Soul now. By rights, the technique should work!
"Unfortunately, the Body Sect's whereabouts are a mystery. Finding them won't be easy." Wang Yan sighed.
But then, as if he'd just thought of something, Wang Yan suddenly leaped to his feet, startling Huo Yuhao.
"Yuhao, I've got it! Your situation makes you a perfect fit for one of the academy's training programs. Don't worry. I'll go speak to the academy's leadership right now. I'll make sure you get the best training possible!"
With that, Wang Yan hurried off, leaving Huo Yuhao alone.
Huo Yuhao stood there, dumbfounded and helpless, torn between laughter and tears.
By Sea God Lake.
After leaving the teachers' office, Huo Yuhao had wandered there without realizing it.
Sea God Lake rippled beneath the breeze. The fresh air drifting in from the shore made him feel refreshed and clear-headed.
"As long as I can enter the Inner Court, I'll be one step closer to the Life Source!" Huo Yuhao clenched his fists.
There was a reason Huo Yuhao was so obsessed with the Life Source.
Once his Sharingan evolved to the level of the Rinnegan, it would live up to its name as the eye that controlled life and death.
It could truly bring the dead back to life!
And once Huo Yuhao awakened the Rinnegan, he could use it together with the Life Source to bring his mother back to life.
Huo Yun'er!
That was Huo Yuhao's goal all along.
As Huo Yuhao strolled along the lakeside, he let his thoughts wander.
In his memory, Huo Yun'er's warm smile still seemed to be right before him.
Just then, Huo Yuhao noticed a tiny red dot in the middle of Sea God Lake.
His heart stirred, and he activated his Sharingan once more.
With the Sharingan's extraordinary eyesight and perception, Huo Yuhao gradually made out the scene.
Through the mist above the distant lake, there seemed to be something like a house.
At that moment, another red dot was racing across the lake.
It was heading straight toward where Huo Yuhao stood!
"This is the aura of fire-attribute Soul Power." Huo Yuhao frowned.
As the red dot drew closer, he could clearly feel a powerful, concentrated aura of fire. Even the air around him seemed to grow scorching hot.
As it approached, Huo Yuhao could see a red-clad figure sprinting across the surface of Sea God Lake at an astonishing speed. Each time the figure's toes touched the water,
a fiery-red ripple spread outward, like a burning cloud racing across the lake.
It was a woman with blood-red hair and a tall, slender figure. Her curves were even more explosive than Zhu Lu's, whom Huo Yuhao had met before.
But the red-clad woman looked frantic. Her blood-red hair streamed in the wind as she unleashed a terrifying pressure without restraint.
Wherever she passed, the lake water rapidly evaporated into steam. The scorching heat even seemed to twist the space around her.
"Spirit Emperor?" Huo Yuhao sensed her briefly and realized that the Soul Power pressure she gave off was even stronger than Zhou Yi's had been.
Before Huo Yuhao could figure out who she was,
the next second, the red-clad woman had rushed to within a hundred meters of him.
A terrifying wave of heat burst from her body, transforming into a Fire Phoenix that threw back its head and shrieked.
Its flames were purple-red, an unusual hue. The instant they appeared, countless plants and animals around Sea God Lake withered.
"Ma Xiaotao!" Huo Yuhao recognized the red-clad woman the moment he got a clear look at her.
She was unmistakable: the signature Phoenix Flame, her bewitching features, her red outfit, and her outrageously voluptuous figure.
Everything marked her as the Phoenix Saintess of the Holy Spirit Cult.
That crazy woman must be having another Evil Fire flare-up. And of all times, it had to happen while I was taking a walk by the lake? Huo Yuhao was speechless.
Run! Without a moment's hesitation, Huo Yuhao turned and bolted.
"Ah! I can't take it anymore! I can't take it! I have to let it out! If I don't, I'll die!"
Ma Xiaotao's gaze was unfocused as she muttered one strange thing after another.
As she spoke, she began tearing at her red robes, baring a large expanse of snowy-white skin across her upper body—enough to make anyone's head spin.
She also ripped some of the fabric from her form-fitting pants, which clung to her full, smooth legs, revealing a glimpse of spring.
Clutching her head, her face twisted in pain, she frantically searched for something nearby she could vent her frustration on.
Purple-red flames continued to pour from her body, and the Phoenix's cries grew ever more savage.
Just then, Ma Xiaotao spotted the figure of a young man several dozen meters away.
For some reason, the young man seemed to give off an aura that felt incredibly soothing to her.
If I let it out on him, I'll feel so much better.
The thought surfaced in Ma Xiaotao's mind.
A flicker of reason appeared in her eyes.
But only for a moment before it was immediately overwhelmed by her frenzied desire.
She charged toward Huo Yuhao.
The Purple-Red Flame Phoenix behind her seemed to have found an outlet too. With a shrill cry, it surged toward Huo Yuhao, intent on devouring him.
After recognizing Ma Xiaotao, Huo Yuhao had already tried to flee as fast as he could. But how could his speed compare to Ma Xiaotao's in her frenzied state?
The next second, Ma Xiaotao was right behind him, pursuing him relentlessly as though she meant to devour him whole.
"You've gone too far!"
"Phoenix Evil Fire, is that it? I'll show you what real Undying Fire is!"
The next moment—
Crack!
The Soul Bead that Elder Yi had formed from the negative spiritual energy in Huo Yuhao's mind before he fell asleep split in two!
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