I'd Even Give You the Position of Young Sect Master!

Sure enough, the moment Kong Deming said those words, a flicker of interest crossed Du Busi's face.

Body Martial Souls were not like other Martial Souls, which had a good chance of being passed down to descendants. In fact, their appearance was entirely unpredictable. Coupled with how rare they already were, this meant the Body Sect had always had few members. To recruit disciples with Body Martial Souls, its elders and sect master had no choice but to search across the continent themselves.

If they could cooperate with an empire... the number of Body Sect disciples would undoubtedly grow, especially when that empire was the Sun Moon Empire, a superpower that stood against the Three Great Empires on its own.

Even so, Du Busi could not let it go.

How could he sleep at night without bringing such a gifted disciple into the Body Sect? Letting a Soul Engineer teach Xu Tiance was a sheer waste of heaven's gifts!

What made things even harder for Du Busi was Xu Tiance's talent. He could not resort to force.

After pondering for a moment, Du Busi sighed helplessly. Rather than immediately accept Kong Deming's proposed deal, he turned back to Xu Tiance.

"Let me examine your body and take a look at your Primordial Cells Martial Soul."

As he spoke, Du Busi rose from his seat and gently placed his broad palm on Xu Tiance. As though afraid Kong Deming might misunderstand, he sent only a wisp of Soul Power into Xu Tiance's body to examine it.

In an instant, wonder flashed through Du Busi's eyes.

The activity of the cells in Xu Tiance's body far exceeded that of an ordinary person, and their rate of division had risen enormously. Not only did that rapid division cause Xu Tiance no harm, it actually strengthened his physique!

What did that mean?

It meant Xu Tiance, with his Primordial Cells Martial Soul, was the person best suited to the Body Sect's secret body-tempering techniques!

And cell division was far from the only thing cells could do. If this Martial Soul could be developed further... its potential would surpass that of every other Body Martial Soul!

Du Busi's breathing quickened. He forced himself to pull his hand away from Xu Tiance's shoulder.

He was afraid that if he kept examining the boy, he would lose control, scoop Xu Tiance up, and run... He had always believed that those slow to seize a genius would lose him, but he clearly could not do that now.

Du Busi sat back down and rubbed his face, remaining silent for a long while. Beside Xu Tiance, Long Aotian simply watched him with curiosity, a hint of competitive spirit in his eyes.

There was much Long Aotian still did not understand, but he could tell that Xu Tiance seemed even more talented than he was. Naturally strong-willed, Long Aotian immediately set himself a small goal.

Seeing Du Busi's expression, Kong Deming felt inexplicably pleased, and the corners of his mouth lifted. "Du Busi, have you made up your mind? Will we cooperate as I proposed, or pursue a deeper partnership? If you have something else in mind, you can bring it up."

Despite his words, Kong Deming knew they held the upper hand now.

Tiance's Primordial Cells Martial Soul and formidable talent had utterly captivated Du Busi.

Du Busi still did not answer. Instead, as if something had just occurred to him, he jerked his head up. "You haven't been recklessly adding Soul Rings to his Primordial Cells Martial Soul, have you?"

"Of course not."

Kong Deming rolled his eyes. "Why else do you think I came to you? I didn't know what sort of Soul Ring his Primordial Cells Martial Soul needed, so I sought you out. Tiance is currently cultivating his First Martial Soul, not his Primordial Cells Martial Soul."

Only then did Du Busi breathe a sigh of relief.

He could not immediately think of a Soul Ring suited to the Primordial Cells Martial Soul either, but that made it all the more important to choose carefully.

"First Martial Soul? I don't even know what your other Martial Soul is, besides the Primordial Cells Martial Soul."

Before he had finished speaking, Xu Tiance readily released his Sun-Moon Radiance Martial Soul.

In an instant, the Golden Sun and Silver Moon appeared behind Xu Tiance, radiating the auras of both Ultimate Light and Ultimate Fire while also possessing mental and spatial attributes. A dark yellow Soul Ring rose beneath his feet.

Du Busi's mouth fell slightly open. He looked instinctively toward Kong Deming.

You only told me Xu Tiance had twin Martial Souls. You never said his other Martial Soul had Ultimate Attributes!

Why didn't you tell me something so important sooner?

A First Martial Soul with two Ultimate Attributes. A Second Martial Soul that no one in the Body Sect had awakened for thousands of years: Primordial Cells. Innate Full Soul Power... All of it together drove Du Busi into a frenzy.

"Tiance! Join the Body Sect! If you join us and become my disciple, I'll even give you the position of young sect master! Just say the word, and you'll be the Body Sect's young sect master right now, destined to inherit the entire sect one day!"

Before Xu Tiance could speak, Kong Deming's voice drifted over. "Before long, Tiance will become the Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire. He's destined to inherit the entire empire."

Du Busi's face immediately twisted as though he had swallowed something foul.

The position of young sect master of one of the three strongest Soul Master factions in the world... To an ordinary person, that was an irresistible temptation. But what was he supposed to do when Kong Deming countered with the throne of an entire empire?

Do you have to play so unfairly?

Du Busi had never felt so stifled. Even when his elder brother, Du Bisou, had died and the Body Sect had temporarily withdrawn from the world, shutting its doors to outsiders, he had not felt this helpless.

There might still be a chance to settle the score with Shrek Academy someday. But this promising young man, who might have led the Body Sect to its peak, would never be his!

It hurt. It hurt too much!

Du Busi felt as though his heart was about to give out.

After a long silence, Du Busi let out a heavy sigh and reluctantly said, "Let's discuss this cooperation of yours. Set the first proposal aside for now. I want to hear what you mean by a deeper partnership."

At last, the conversation was on track. Kong Deming smiled faintly and said, "Sect Master Du, that isn't up to the Sun Moon Empire. It's up to you—and the Body Sect."