Ye An's premonition had come true.
The reason Du Busi had been unable to fuse his second Soul Core and become a true Limit Douluo had nothing to do with his body, spiritual power, or foundation. He had long been steeped at Rank 98. Since childhood, his body had been tempered in Hurricane Valley according to the Body Tempering Method from the Secrets of the Body. Bolstered by the awakening of a Golden Rank Body Martial Soul, his spiritual power was smooth and full. Even his Soul Rings included three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, far surpassing the optimal Soul Ring configuration, and he had long since gathered a complete set of Soul Bones.
The fundamental reason every attempt had ended in failure, forcing him to adjust for a long time before trying again, was that his state of mind was lacking.
Du Busi carried too much on his shoulders. The hatred over his elder brother Du Bisou's death, the future and development of the Body Sect, the Body Sect's future successor... all of it weighed upon him, filling him with pressure every time he attempted to reach the realm of a Limit Douluo.
Although pressure could sometimes become motivation, there was clearly no such thing as turning pressure into motivation when it came to condensing and fusing a second Soul Core.
This time, after handing the Secrets of the Body to Ye An, more than half of Du Busi's inner knot had instantly unraveled—he firmly believed that under Ye An's leadership, the Body Sect would grow ever stronger. At the same time, he believed Ye An would become an even more outstanding Sect Master of the Body Sect than himself, perhaps even a grandmaster comparable to the Body Sect's founding ancestor.
Du Busi felt more relaxed than ever before.
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