Du Busi: I'm perfectly fine.
I don't believe you for a second!
Emperor Brady of the Heavenly Soul Empire didn't believe it at all. After all, the Body Sect had just finished a fierce battle with the Shrek Academy and suffered heavy losses. Even Du Busi was severely injured.
During this period, how could Du Busi be happy? They'd be lucky not to have a sullen face.
Brady thought this to himself, but his expression remained unchanged; he merely flicked his teacup with his finger in a subtle way.
Seeing this, Cao Rendong, the head of the Heavenly Soul Empire's Offering Hall, who was sitting next to Brady and whose cultivation level was as high as Level 97, asked Jinpeng curiously.
"Brother Jin, I'm rather curious why the Sect Master, Du Busi, is so happy."
Cao Rendong is eight feet tall and looks to be in his sixties or seventies. He wears a white robe and has flowing white hair, giving him an air of otherworldly elegance.
Although his face had many wrinkles, his well-proportioned features looked extremely pleasing to the eye; describing him as a handsome old man would be quite fitting.
Cao Rendong's ability to cultivate to Level 97 and serve as the head of the Heavenly Soul Empire's Offering Hall naturally stems from his excellent relationship with the Heavenly Soul Empire emperor.
As the saying goes, "to repay a favor," after he achieved great success in his cultivation, in order to repay the kindness of the former emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire, he joined the Offering Hall to protect the Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family.
Cao Rendong thought to himself, "His Majesty is trying to find out about Du Busi's situation, isn't he?"
Cao Rendong, as the Offering Hall of the Heavenly Soul Empire, didn't actually like the Body Sect. After all, who would truly like a powerful and domineering Sect?
Despite his dislike for it, he was quite supportive of the cooperation between the Body Sect and the Heavenly Soul Empire.
After all, if the Sun Moon Empire were to launch a war against the Heavenly Soul Empire one day, with the Body Sect around, he wouldn't have to work so hard.
Upon hearing this, Jinpeng had no intention of hiding it. The Body Sect was so large, with so many disciples and servants, both inside and outside the sect, that it always needed to communicate with the outside world.
The news that Chen An had become the Young Sect Master of the Body Sect could not be kept secret, nor was there any need to.
Others fear that their Sect might produce a peerless genius who could be assassinated by other hostile forces, so they choose to keep it hidden.
But the Body Sect has never been afraid of this. They are extremely confident in their own strength, even to the point of arrogance.
No matter when, it was always their Body Sect that robbed and bullied others. Over the years, no one had ever dared to mess with their Body Sect.
Anyone who dared to do such a thing was utterly crushed by them, without exception, along with their Sect and relatives.
They were all wiped out.
The countless corpses established the infamous Body Sect of the Body Sect, making it one of the most formidable forces on the Douluo Continent.
This also made countless people aware of the extent to which the Body Sect protects its own.
Now, whenever a disciple of the Body Sect Sect goes out, almost no powerful figure dares to kill them.
Everyone knows how devastating the consequences of killing a disciple of the Body Sect are. The inevitable repercussions will be a relentless and furious revenge from the Body Sect's powerful members.
This seemingly insane move fostered a strong sense of belonging and cohesion among the Sect of the Body Sect.
Of course, this also made the disciples of the Body Sect notoriously arrogant and conceited.
Jinpeng said helplessly, "The Sect treasures this disciple so much since he got him late in life. He's currently teaching him cultivation and can't take care of anything else. He's left it all to us elders to deal with."
After saying that, Jinpeng picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea.
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Brady asked in surprise, "Just what kind of genius is he that the Du Busi Sect Master would take him as a disciple and teach him in this way?"
Cao Rendong and other powerful figures from the Heavenly Soul Empire were also quite curious, after all, everyone knew how strong Du Busi.
To be Du Busi as a disciple by Du Busi, and even to disregard Sect affairs and devote oneself to teaching him, one must be an extraordinary genius, perhaps even the future Body Sect Master.
Jinpeng smiled and said, "That child's Martial Soul is the same as the sect leader's; Martial Soul are their own. The sect leader has a worthy successor."
Upon hearing this, Brady and the others couldn't help but gasp.
The Martial Soul is oneself, and this is the top-tier Body Martial Soul. Given time, it will likely become another Du Busi, or even surpass it.
Brady suddenly remembered that the Body Sect and Shrek Academy had fought a few days ago because of a peerless genius whose Martial Soul was his own.
So, unable to resist asking, "Is this disciple of the Poison Sect Master the child that your sect and Shrek Academy were fighting over before?"
Jinpeng nodded and said, "Yes, that's the child."
Brady thought to himself, "There really aren't that many coincidences in the world. It's impossible for two Body Martial Soul to emerge in such a short period of time."
"I wonder what underhanded methods the experts from the Body Sect used to steal that child from the Shrek Academy."
Just as Brady and Jinpeng were talking, in the main hall of the Body Sect Master.
Du Busi continued to instruct Chen An in his cultivation.
Chen An said to Du Busi, "Master, the elder just said that the emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire has arrived. Shouldn't you go and see him? Wouldn't that be impolite?"
Du Busi said, "Disciple, I remember you are from the Heavenly Soul Empire. What, are you curious about the Emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire?"
Du Busi knew some basic information about Chen An, including that Chen An came from a poor background and was a genuine rural child.
One can't help but worry that Chen An might be afraid of the emperor, the ruler, because of his background.
As the Young Sect Master of the Body Sect and the heir to the Du Busi, how could he possibly have any reverence for the so-called emperor?
Du Busi immediately wanted to dispel the illusion from Chen An, to let him know that the emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire was not as powerful as his master, and that even the so-called emperor was just an ordinary person. Might makes right, and even the emperor had to bow down and submit.
Besides this, there's another consideration behind Du Busi.
That is, he guessed that the little brat Emperor Brady of the Heavenly Soul Empire came to the Body Sect, and his purpose was probably not simple.
He might be here to gather intelligence, to see how badly the Body Sect suffered losses, and whether the Body Sect Master was seriously injured by Dragon God Douluo Mu En.
Despite being over two hundred years old, Du Busi, though arrogant and domineering, was no fool.
As the saying goes, old age brings wisdom. Even the most foolish person will improve with experience and lessons learned.
After a moment's thought, Du Busi decided to take Chen An to meet Emperor Brady of the Heavenly Soul Empire.
So that Brady knows he Du Busi, that's great!