The Body Sect's great hall.
Du Busi's imposing frame occupied the seat of honor. His thick fingers tapped intermittently against the armrest, producing dull thuds.
"Ling Ya? Ice Sky Douluo..." His voice rang like a great bell as he asked in puzzlement, "That fellow has certainly made a name for himself lately. They say his Ultimate Ice is quite troublesome, and even Yan Shaozhe is no match for him. He's also settled over in the Star Luo Empire."
"But he and our Body Sect have always been like well water and river water, never interfering with each other. Why has he suddenly asked to see me by name?"
Beside him, the equally burly deputy sect master, Golden Roc, said gravely, "Could it have something to do with the Star Luo Empire? He is a guest elder at Princess Xu Jiujiu's residence now, after all."
"That cannot be the case." A cool voice rejected the suggestion decisively. The speaker was Second Elder Yun Yi. Her keen gaze revealed a shrewdness unlike that of most of the Body Sect's brawny men. "A guest elder is ultimately a guest elder, not a subordinate. If the Star Luo Empire truly wished to negotiate with our sect, it has official channels. Why would it act through an outsider whose relationship with it remains unclear? I'm more inclined to believe this is Ice Sky Douluo's personal initiative. Sect Master, a Titled Douluo has come to visit, after all. We should at least show him that courtesy."
Du Busi roared with laughter, his voice shaking the roof tiles. "Who cares whether it's the Star Luo Empire or his own business! Since he's here, what harm is there in meeting him? In all my life, I've never feared anyone except those two old monsters, Long Xiaoyao and Mu