The Old Scoundrel! The Old Scoundrel Is Here~ Wuhu!

In the Far North, wind and snow blotted out the sky.

The morning wind whipped shards of ice against the window of the temporary guest cabin.

Du Busi pushed open the door. His gaze pierced the snowstorm and fell on the people already waiting outside.

The Main Body Sect disciples who had caught up the night before stood solemnly to one side. Their breath froze into frost the instant they exhaled.

Du Busi's gaze finally settled on Jiang Hao. His eyes held a tangled mix of admiration, regret, and an expectation he could not put into words.

"Jiang Hao, you child..."

Du Busi let out a long sigh. His voice sounded desolate amid the wind and snow.

"Wouldn't it be better to come back to the Main Body Sect with me? Just like Little Barbie, I'd devote the entire sect's strength to nurturing you.

"With enough resources, the Main Body Sect could pile you all the way up to Titled Douluo. Why insist on taking a road outside where nine out of ten perish?"

Jiang Hao remained calm and bowed slightly. "I'm grateful for your kindness, Sect Master. But I have my own path to walk."

Du Busi stared at him for a long time. Then an unprecedented gleam flashed through his cloudy old eyes.

Banner Bro's "idealism" from the night before had struck like lightning, splitting apart the old knots in his mind and setting his thoughts squirming wildly.

If the genius would not join the Main Body Sect, then he would make the genius the Main Body Sect!

"Good! So you have your own path!"

Du Busi threw back his head and laughed. The sound shook snow from the treetops.

"You may not come to the Main Body Sect, but from this day on, wherever you are, there