Huo Yuhao glanced at Du Busi and said flatly, "Weren't you the one who tried to kill me first?"
Du Busi chuckled. "Boy, you're already a member of the Body Sect, which makes you Old Man's junior. Why would Old Man ever want to kill you?"
Huo Yuhao asked, "Then why did you hold me underwater just now...?"
Du Busi replied, "Hehe, that was a trial everyone must undergo to enter the Body Sect."
Huo Yuhao snorted softly. "Couldn't you have told me before putting me through a trial?"
Du Busi said, "Only a sudden brush with death can produce the best results. If Old Man had warned you beforehand, wouldn't that have defeated the purpose?"
"Back in the day, the founder of our Body Sect was betrayed and sunk into the sea. Under the pressure of the deep sea, his martial soul underwent a second awakening, granting him a powerful body martial soul."
"This trial involves putting new disciples into deep water and judging their talent by how far they swim upward. Even the finest member of our sect's younger generation only managed a few dozen meters."
At this, Du Busi gave Huo Yuhao a peculiar look. "Boy, since the Body Sect was founded, you're the first person who never even thought of swimming upward during the trial."
"Ultimate ice—what marvelous ultimate ice! What soul skill did you just use? With power that terrifying, you were probably trying to take Old Man down with you, weren't you?"
Huo Yuhao remained silent.
When Huo Yuhao did not answer, Du Busi smiled. "Even if you keep quiet, Old Man knows. That Ice Explosion soul skill you used at the end came from the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone at the Star Luo Empire's top-tier auction."
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