Arc 1Huo Yuhao Joins the Body Sect

Huo Yuhao gained the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm as his Wisdom Soul Ring, obtained the Azure Sky Profound Ice Dragon and Ice Empress as his second Martial Soul and Soul Ring, then joined the Body Sect. The Body Sect confronted Shrek over Xuan Zi and secured Huo Yuhao conditional access to Shrek’s Ultimate Secret Manual.

  • Huo Yuhao left the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion, received the Martial Ancestor’s techniques and Heavenly Scale Ancient Halberd, and entered the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Huo Yuhao fought off Soul Beasts, then accepted the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s sacrifice after learning Tian Meng hoped to become a god and bring the Ice Empress along.
  • Huo Yuhao traveled to the Far North, where the Ice Empress and Snow Empress pursued him and Tian Meng until Huo Yuhao’s Great Heavenly Thunder Sound stopped them.
  • The Snow Empress and Ice Empress gave Huo Yuhao the chance to claim the Ice Dragon Egg, and Huo Yuhao awakened the Azure Sky Profound Ice Dragon and gained the Ice Dragon Wings External Soul Bone.
  • The Ice Empress chose to become Huo Yuhao’s Soul Ring and Soul Bone, and Huo Yuhao promised to help her be reborn as a human when he became a god.
  • Huo Yuhao met Xue Xin and Du Busi, demonstrated his abilities, and joined the Body Sect, where he vowed revenge on the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion.
  • Du Busi led the Body Sect to Shrek Academy and clashed with Mu En and Xuan Zi, while Huo Yuhao used the Azure Sky Soul-Shattering Chant against Xuan Zi.
  • Mu En agreed to let Huo Yuhao consult Shrek’s Ultimate Secret Manual under strict conditions, and Du Busi accepted that Xuan Zi would be escorted to Heaven Dou City and Shrek would compensate Di'ao Academy.
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Ch. 1The Martial Ancestor's Phantom

After leaving the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, Huo Yuhao met a phantom of the Martial Ancestor, who gave him modified martial arts and the Heavenly Scale Ancient Halberd. Armed with new power and renewed resolve, Huo Yuhao headed toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

  • Huo Yuhao left the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, vowed to take revenge, and set out toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • The Martial Ancestor appeared as a phantom and asked Huo Yuhao how he would respond to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion treating him as worthless and someone using his mother against him.
  • Huo Yuhao declared that he would keep striving and would never let anyone use his mother as a bargaining chip.
  • The Martial Ancestor gave Huo Yuhao modified Tianxuan Continent martial arts that he could cultivate in the Douluo Continent.
  • The Martial Ancestor gave Huo Yuhao the Heavenly Scale Ancient Halberd, then vanished after saying he would keep a meditation cushion for him in the Martial Realm.
  • Huo Yuhao bowed toward where the phantom had disappeared and continued toward the Star Dou Great Forest with the halberd.

Ch. 2Star Dou Great Forest

Huo Yuhao strengthened his body through the Martial Scripture as he traveled toward the Star Dou Great Forest, where he hoped to obtain his first Soul Ring. After he left a streamside campfire, Tang Ya and Bei Bei arrived there and discussed the Tang Sect’s struggles before Huo Yuhao entered the forest.

  • Huo Yuhao practiced martial arts on the road and noted that the Martial Scripture was rapidly improving his body and innate foundation.
  • Huo Yuhao caught and grilled black carp by a stream, ate his fill, and continued toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Tang Ya and Bei Bei found Huo Yuhao’s extinguished campfire, caught fish, and planned to continue Soul Hunting and revive the Tang Sect.
  • Bei Bei doubted that he and Tang Ya could revive the Tang Sect without a capable strategist and strong incentives for potential disciples.
  • Huo Yuhao reached the Star Dou Great Forest’s boundary sign, summoned the Heavenly Scale Ancient Halberd, and entered in anticipation of his first Soul Ring.

Ch. 3A Soul Beast That Could Talk

Huo Yuhao defeated a ten-year Wind Baboon in his first battle in the Star Dou Great Forest and considered the strengths and weaknesses of Soul Master cultivation. A talking hundred-thousand-year soul beast appeared, stopped his escape, and claimed it had a great fortune for him.

  • Huo Yuhao used the Through-Back Fist to break the Wind Baboon's bones, then killed it with the Heavenly Scale Ancient Halberd.
  • Huo Yuhao examined the Wind Baboon's soul ring and reflected on the Soul Master and Yuan Power cultivation systems.
  • A voice spoke in Huo Yuhao's mind as the ground split open, and he realized a hundred-thousand-year soul beast had appeared.
  • Huo Yuhao tried to flee, but the soul beast insisted it meant no harm and had a great fortune for him.
  • The soul beast used its spiritual power to pin Huo Yuhao in place.

Ch. 4Sky Dream Ice Silkworm

Huo Yuhao fought the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who planned to sacrifice himself as Huo Yuhao’s Wisdom Soul Ring, but the Martial Scripture interrupted the sacrifice. Huo Yuhao regained control of himself, and the suspicious Sky Dream Ice Silkworm fled.

  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm restrained Huo Yuhao and approached, but Huo Yuhao attacked with the Ancient Heavenly Scale Halberd and made him dodge in fear.
  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm introduced himself as a million-year Soul Beast and announced that he would become Huo Yuhao’s Wisdom Soul Ring.
  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm began sacrificing himself, but the Martial Scripture rang out and forced his essence back into his body.
  • A vast pressure surged into the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s Sea of Consciousness, and a golden thread connecting him snapped as a blue-haired man in the Douluo God Realm spat blood.
  • Huo Yuhao broke free of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s restraints and suspected his offer was abnormal, while the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm panicked and fled.

Ch. 5The Lying Sky Dream Ice Silkworm

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm repeatedly tried to sacrifice himself to Huo Yuhao, then confessed that he wanted Huo Yuhao’s help to become a god and bring the Ice Empress with him. Huo Yuhao accepted the sacrifice, and as a yellow Soul Ring rose, the sky darkened.

  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm mistakenly believed Huo Yuhao’s godly inheritance had rejected his sacrifice to the wrong Martial Soul and tried again, but the Martial Scripture stopped him.
  • Huo Yuhao questioned the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, recognized that he was lying, and began to leave until the Martial Scripture prompted him to stay.
  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm admitted that he wanted to use Huo Yuhao to become a god and then confessed his wish to bring the Ice Empress along.
  • Huo Yuhao agreed to let the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sacrifice himself, and the sacrifice succeeded with the Martial Scripture no longer blocking it.
  • A clear yellow Soul Ring rose beneath Huo Yuhao as the sky suddenly darkened.

Ch. 6Destination: the Body Sect

Huo Yuhao discovered an ancient remnant soul in his Sea of Consciousness and set out toward the Far North before seeking entry into the Body Sect. On the way, he fought Soul Beasts, refined his Eight Desolations Palm, and killed a thousand-year Mandala Snake.

  • An ancient remnant soul entered Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness and became a gray bead beside the Martial Scripture.
  • Huo Yuhao decided to visit the Far North to settle the matter of his second Martial Soul before joining the Body Sect.
  • Huo Yuhao fought off Wind Baboons with basic martial arts and practiced the Eight Desolations Palm.
  • Huo Yuhao used a thousand-year Mandala Snake as a sparring partner and began to grasp the palm technique's yielding force.
  • Huo Yuhao summoned the Heavenly Scale Ancient Halberd and killed the Mandala Snake after it attacked with pink mist and a blood arrow.
  • Huo Yuhao recovered his Soul Power, collected the snake's gallbladder to sell, and continued his journey.

Ch. 7An encounter

Huo Yuhao traveled toward the Heaven Dou Northern Frontier while cultivating with the Martial Scripture and hunting Soul Beasts for food. After Bei Bei and Tang Ya noticed his Wind Tiger kill, they pursued him, believing he might be a talented student rejected by Shrek Academy and a hope for the Tang Sect.

  • Huo Yuhao explained to the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm that Di'ao Academy's ties to the Heaven Dou Empire could help them find the Body Sect.
  • Huo Yuhao reviewed his progress, estimated that he needed two months to reach level twenty, and set out on the roughly seven-day journey north.
  • Tang Ya and Bei Bei encountered Huo Yuhao's Wind Tiger carcass, and Bei Bei realized the beast had been killed with a single decisive strike.
  • Bei Bei suspected Huo Yuhao was a young commoner rejected by Shrek Academy and urged Tang Ya to pursue him for the Tang Sect.
  • Bei Bei and Tang Ya chased Huo Yuhao with the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, but his Supreme Purity Sky Roaming Steps kept him far ahead.

Ch. 8Refusal

Bei Bei and Tang Ya tried to recruit Huo Yuhao to the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy, but he declined because he already had another destination in mind. After Huo Yuhao left, Bei Bei and Tang Ya suspected he was headed to Di'ao Academy and decided to inform Shrek Academy about his talent.

  • Bei Bei and Tang Ya caught up with Huo Yuhao, introduced themselves, and asked about his background and martial soul.
  • Tang Ya revealed that she was the Tang Sect's sect master and invited Huo Yuhao to join, while Bei Bei praised the sect's legacy and its Shrek Academy interview slot.
  • Huo Yuhao declined both the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy, explaining that he already had a destination in mind.
  • Bei Bei stopped Tang Ya from pursuing Huo Yuhao, and the two discussed his likely destination, Di'ao Academy.
  • Tang Ya asked whether they should report Huo Yuhao to Shrek Academy, and Bei Bei agreed that they should share news of his super martial soul.

Ch. 9Su Tong

Huo Yuhao searched Heaven Dou City for information about the Body Sect, then studied the Far North before continuing his journey there. In the Heaven Soul Library, Su Tong corrected his guidebook and grew curious about the Far North aura she sensed from him.

  • Huo Yuhao found no useful trace of the Body Sect in Heaven Dou City and considered how its techniques could aid his cultivation.
  • Huo Yuhao studied Secrets of the Far North after the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm admitted that its knowledge of the region was out of date.
  • Su Tong introduced herself and warned Huo Yuhao that his guidebook contained errors, including outdated information about the Snowstorm Cloud and Snowfield Ice Wolves.
  • Su Tong wrote down the guidebook's errors and gave the notes to Huo Yuhao before he left for the Far North.
  • Su Tong wondered why Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul felt familiar to the Heavenly Snow Woman Martial Soul and seemed to carry an aura of the Far North.

Ch. 10Arrival in the Far North

Huo Yuhao traveled north to the Far North, cultivating along the way and preparing to reach its core region to obtain his second Soul Ring. After entering the frozen wilderness, he began developing the Talisman Master system alongside his Soul Skills.

  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sensed that Su Tong's Martial Soul carried ultimate ice and suspected it was the Heavenly Snow Woman.
  • Huo Yuhao spent over a month cultivating in the wilderness, then killed a child-trafficking Evil Soul Master in North Mountain City and took his Storage Soul Tool.
  • After his Soul Power reached Level twenty, Huo Yuhao reached Northern Plains City and used the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's shed skin for protection against the Far North's cold.
  • Huo Yuhao entered the Far North with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm guiding him, avoiding Soul Beasts while keeping Spiritual Detection active.
  • Huo Yuhao cultivated the Divine Motion Chapter, briefly expanding Spiritual Detection's range by nearly twenty percent, and continued north on makeshift skis after traveling more than four hundred li.

Ch. 11Calling the Ice Empress

Huo Yuhao prepared to summon the Ice Empress in the Far North while considering how to advance his Talisman Master cultivation. The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm began the call, leaving Huo Yuhao's body under its control as golden light and thunder shook the skies.

  • Huo Yuhao endured the Far North's cold while the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm tested how long he could survive without the shed skin's protection.
  • Huo Yuhao dug an ice cellar with the Heavenly Scale Ancient Halberd, cooked food, and rested before the planned summoning.
  • Huo Yuhao reflected on Soul Beasts' development and decided that turning his Spirit Eyes into a Life-Bound Talisman Seal was too dangerous without a deeper understanding of the soul.
  • Huo Yuhao told Tian Meng he was ready to call the Ice Empress and acquire his Second Martial Soul.
  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm took control of Huo Yuhao's body, projected a golden figure, and declared that he had returned to the Ice Empress.

Ch. 12The Ice and Snow Empresses Descend

Huo Yuhao and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm fled when the Ice Empress and Snow Empress arrived and pursued them for the Silkworm’s million-year essence. Trapped by their combined domains, Huo Yuhao took control of Tian Meng’s spiritual power and began a powerful counterattack.

  • Huo Yuhao recognized that Tian Meng had vast but poorly controlled spiritual power as Tian Meng used the Snow Empress’s aura to ward off nearby Soul Beasts.
  • The Ice Empress and Snow Empress discovered Tian Meng’s presence and set out to devour his million-year essence.
  • Tian Meng wrapped Huo Yuhao in his Remnant Husk and fled, but the two Empresses pursued them across the Far North.
  • The Ice Empress and Snow Empress jointly unleashed their domains, trapping Huo Yuhao in an overwhelming vortex of ice and snow.
  • Huo Yuhao took complete control of Tian Meng’s spiritual power and used his remembered hand seals to unleash the Great Heavenly Thunder Sound.

Ch. 13Great Heavenly Thunder Sound

Huo Yuhao used the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s spiritual power to unleash the Great Heavenly Thunder Sound, badly injuring the Snow Empress and Ice Empress. The Snow Empress recognized Huo Yuhao and told him the Martial Ancestor had left a message and something for him, then the Ice Empress took him toward her clan’s territory.

  • Huo Yuhao spent the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s accumulated spiritual power to unleash the Great Heavenly Thunder Sound, shattering the Ice and Snow Vortex and injuring the Snow Empress and Ice Empress.
  • The Snow Empress approached Huo Yuhao, recognized him, and asked whether he knew the owner of a great hand covered in azure dragon scales.
  • Huo Yuhao asked whether the Martial Ancestor had left him a message, and the Snow Empress confirmed that he had also left something for them to give him.
  • The Ice Empress took Huo Yuhao toward the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan’s territory while explaining that the Martial Ancestor had descended into the Far North two months earlier and suppressed its Three Great Heavenly Kings with his aura.

Ch. 14The Martial Ancestor's Gift

The Ice Empress and Snow Empress revealed that the Martial Ancestor had prepared a true-dragon-level Ice Dragon Egg for Huo Yuhao, while leaving the Ice Empress free to choose whether to become his Soul Ring. Huo Yuhao used the egg to cultivate the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art and emerged with a new Ice Dragon Martial Soul and wings.

  • The Ice Empress told Huo Yuhao that the Martial Ancestor had ordered the Far North to give him a dragon-scale halberd-related gift if he proved himself through resistance.
  • The Ice Empress brought Huo Yuhao to the Ice God Altar, where the Snow Empress showed him an Ice Dragon Egg created from an eighty-thousand-year Ice Dragon Head Soul Bone.
  • The Snow Empress explained that the egg could become a future king of the Far North if Huo Yuhao did not attack, but otherwise he could claim it as his second Martial Soul.
  • The Ice Empress told Huo Yuhao the Martial Ancestor would let her choose whether to become his Soul Ring and would help her overcome her Four Hundred Thousand Year Tribulation if she refused.
  • Huo Yuhao circulated the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art while touching the egg, enduring a painful transformation as the Ice Empress and Snow Empress watched.
  • Huo Yuhao completed the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art and gained a true-dragon-level Ice Dragon Martial Soul and Ice Dragon Wings External Soul Bone.

Ch. 15Azure Sky Profound Ice Dragon

Huo Yuhao formed the Azure Sky Profound Ice Dragon Martial Soul and left the Far North after the Ice Empress chose to become his Soul Ring and Soul Bone. He swore to help her be reborn as a human, while the Snow Empress declared him the Far North’s most honored guest and prepared a snow lotus for him.

  • Huo Yuhao awakened the Azure Sky Profound Ice Dragon, discovered the Far North strengthened his abilities, and flew through the sky without needing a Soul Ring.
  • The Ice Empress struggled with her decision, and the Snow Empress assured her she would support her choice.
  • Huo Yuhao gathered his discarded bones, blood, and flesh, declaring that he had severed all ties with the person they came from.
  • The Ice Empress decided to accompany Huo Yuhao as his Soul Ring and Soul Bone, asking to be reborn as a human when he became a god, and Huo Yuhao swore to help her.
  • The Snow Empress told the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan to honor Huo Yuhao as the Far North’s most honored guest, then left him a hundred-thousand-year snow lotus as compensation.

Ch. 16Back to Heaven Dou

Huo Yuhao left the Far North after awakening his ice dragon Martial Soul and traveled to Heaven Dou City, where he planned to join the Body Sect. There, Su Tong questioned him about his powerful new aura and urged him to consider Shrek Academy, but he rejected both Shrek and Di'ao Academy.

  • Huo Yuhao explained to the Ice Empress that the Martial Scripture held the Martial Ancestor's legacy and that the dormant gray bead had entered his Sea of Consciousness during his fusion with Tian Meng.
  • Huo Yuhao left the Far North with a thousand-year illusion-simulation Soul Ring to conceal the Ice Empress's Soul Ring, while the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm reconsidered its resolve to follow him to godhood.
  • Huo Yuhao ate an enormous amount of meat in Northern Plains City, then bought supplies and continued toward Heaven Dou City to join the Body Sect.
  • Su Tong encountered Huo Yuhao in Heaven Dou City and sensed that his aura pressured her Heavenly Snow Woman Martial Soul.
  • Su Tong recommended Shrek Academy, but Huo Yuhao said he would join neither Shrek nor Di'ao Academy.

Ch. 17I Came Looking for the Body Sect

Huo Yuhao discussed the Heavenly Snow Woman Martial Soul and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s future before learning more about Shrek Academy’s attempt to claim him. After meeting Di'ao captain Jiang Peng, Huo Yuhao revealed his cultivation and said he intended to join the Body Sect instead.

  • Huo Yuhao told the Ice Empress that Su Tong’s Martial Soul was the Heavenly Snow Woman, and offered the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm a chance to be reborn and cultivate.
  • Huo Yuhao walked through Heaven Dou City and heard Jiang Peng criticize Shrek Academy for demanding that Di'ao Academy hand over Huo Yuhao.
  • Jiang Peng explained that Prince Xue Xin had driven Xuan Zi away and that Xuan Zi had threatened to make Huo Yuhao regret rejecting Shrek at the Soul Master Tournament.
  • Huo Yuhao introduced himself to Jiang Peng and revealed that he was a Soul Grandmaster with a Body Martial Soul.
  • Huo Yuhao declined Jiang Peng’s offer to enroll at Di'ao Academy and said his goal was the Body Sect.

Ch. 18Someone from the Body Sect

Huo Yuhao revealed his twin martial souls to Jiang Peng and Xue Xin to gain the Heaven Dou Empire’s support and access to the Body Sect. After Huo Yuhao explained his desire to oppose the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion, Xue Xin contacted Sect Master Du, who rushed to Di'ao Academy to meet him.

  • Huo Yuhao showed Jiang Peng his Spirit Eyes and Azure Sky Profound Ice Dragon martial souls, convincing him to bring Huo Yuhao to Xue Xin.
  • Xue Xin examined Huo Yuhao’s martial souls, dismissed Jiang Peng, and demanded to know his real reason for seeking the Body Sect.
  • Huo Yuhao told Xue Xin that the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion was responsible for his mother’s death and that he intended to seek revenge.
  • Xue Xin promised Heaven Dou’s support, and Huo Yuhao pledged to protect the empire so long as it did not fail him.
  • Xue Xin contacted Sect Master Du, who hurried to Di'ao Academy and announced that he had come to take Huo Yuhao.

Ch. 19Du Busi

Huo Yuhao demonstrated his twin martial souls and powerful soul skills to Du Busi, who was impressed enough to take him to the Body Sect. Xue Xin watched them depart and went to inform the Heaven Dou emperor, anticipating upheaval for the other powers.

  • Du Busi examined Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Eyes and Azure Sky Profound Ice Dragon martial soul, then questioned how he had obtained an Ice Jade Scorpion soul ring.
  • Huo Yuhao explained that the Ice Jade Scorpion had been gravely wounded and dying, and Du Busi praised his honesty before asking him to demonstrate his abilities.
  • Huo Yuhao showed Du Busi Spiritual Detection Sharing and secretly struck him with Soul Shock, impressing him with the usefulness of his Spirit Eyes.
  • Huo Yuhao attacked Du Busi with the Ice Dragon Sky-Tearing Hand, breaking through his skin, and Du Busi carried him toward the Body Sect as the dean’s tower collapsed.
  • Xue Xin sent the Di'ao Academy students back to class, then hurried to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace to report what had happened.

Ch. 20The Body Sect

Du Busi brought Huo Yuhao to the Body Sect, where the elders welcomed his talent and resolve and Du Busi made him his disciple. During a celebration marking the sect’s return from seclusion, Huo Yuhao joined the Body Sect’s battle dance and felt he had found a home.

  • Du Busi brought Huo Yuhao to the Body Sect and revealed his twin Martial Souls and exceptional talent to the gathered elders.
  • Huo Yuhao declared his hatred for the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion and described how he would make Dai Hao witness the destruction of everything he treasured.
  • Jin Peng and Hong Yue introduced themselves, and Du Busi announced that the Body Sect would emerge from seclusion and that he would personally teach Huo Yuhao.
  • The Body Sect celebrated Huo Yuhao’s arrival with a feast, and he drank and danced alongside Long Aotian, Vina, and the other disciples.
  • Huo Yuhao’s Soul Power rose by one rank during the battle dance, while Du Busi resolved to obtain Shrek’s Ultimate Attribute Manual for him.
  • As the disciples danced in unison, Huo Yuhao felt their resonance and thought, “I’ve found a home.”

Ch. 21Taking the Fight to Shrek

The Body Sect emerged from seclusion and headed to Shrek Academy to confront it over its past treatment of Di'ao Academy. As Zhou Yi drove exhausted students through punishing training, a voice from above condemned her teaching and warned Xuan Zi that Shrek was harming another generation.

  • Huo Yuhao celebrated with the Body Sect disciples before Du Busi summoned the elders to go to Shrek Academy and settle its old score with Xuan Zi.
  • Du Busi brought Huo Yuhao along as the Body Sect elders flew toward Shrek, openly announcing their return from seclusion.
  • At Shrek, Xuan Zi felt an ominous unease while Zhou Yi forced her new students, including Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, through exhausting training.
  • Xiao Xiao failed to finish her assigned laps, and Zhou Yi spared her because of her rare Martial Soul but ordered three other students to withdraw.
  • A thunderous voice from above Shrek condemned Zhou Yi and warned Xuan Zi that he had already ruined one generation of students, as pressure descended upon Zhou Yi.

Ch. 22I've come to demand an explanation for Heaven Dou!

Du Busi led the Body Sect into Shrek Academy to demand an explanation for Shrek’s earlier abduction of someone from Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, while also seeking Huo Yuhao’s Ultimate Martial Soul Cultivation Manual. The confrontation escalated until Mu En intervened, and Du Busi prepared to fight him.

  • Du Busi used his aura to injure Zhou Yi and mocked Shrek’s training methods, while Xuan Zi defended her and challenged the Body Sect’s intrusion.
  • Du Busi declared that the Body Sect had come on behalf of the Heaven Dou Empire to demand an explanation for Shrek’s actions at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
  • Xuan Zi invoked the Body Sect’s old oath, but Du Busi announced that the sect was ending its seclusion and unleashed a full display of his power.
  • Du Busi attacked Yan Shaozhe, and Xuan Zi intercepted him before their clash shook Shrek Academy and opened spatial rifts.
  • Mu En emerged from the Sea God’s Pavilion and stopped their clash, but Du Busi refused to back down and entered his Body Martial Soul Second Awakening state to challenge him.

Ch. 23A heaven-shaking dragon cry

Du Busi and Mu En fought above Shrek Academy while the Body Sect moved to capture Xuan Zi over his treatment of Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao's new dragon-cry technique stunned Xuan Zi, and the Body Sect surrounded him as Mu En transformed to intervene.

  • Du Busi awakened his Body Martial Soul and fought Mu En, who held back because killing Du Busi could cost him his life and damage Shrek's ties with the Heaven Dou Empire.
  • Xuan Zi blamed Huo Yuhao for Shrek's predicament and tried to capture him, but Du Busi stopped Mu En from rushing to his rescue.
  • Huo Yuhao used Azure Sky Soul-Shattering Chant, developed with Hong Yue, to stun Xuan Zi and other Beast Martial Soul wielders.
  • Mu En realized the Body Sect's plan and transformed into his Radiant Sacred Dragon as its Titled Douluo surrounded Xuan Zi.
  • Xuan Zi activated his Martial Soul Avatar to defend himself while the Body Sect demanded justice.

Ch. 24Capturing Xuan Zi Alive

Du Busi defeated Xuan Zi and demanded that Shrek answer for his attack on Di'ao Academy. Mu En agreed to send Xuan Zi under guard to Heaven Dou City and compensate Di'ao, while Du Busi also demanded Shrek’s Ultimate Martial Soul cultivation manuals for Huo Yuhao.

  • The Body Sect and Shrek’s Titled Douluos joined forces to shield the academy as Du Busi and Mu En, and the Body Sect elders and Xuan Zi, clashed.
  • The resulting shock waves battered the defensive barrier, so Mu En used the Golden Tree’s power to protect Shrek Academy and Shrek City.
  • Du Busi declared that Xuan Zi’s defeat meant Shrek had lost, and Lang Ya mocked Shrek while Yan Shaozhe restrained his anger.
  • Mu En asked what the Body Sect wanted, and Du Busi demanded that Xuan Zi be escorted under guard to Heaven Dou City for the imperial family to judge.
  • Du Busi demanded that Shrek compensate Di'ao Academy for all losses caused by Xuan Zi, and Mu En agreed.
  • Du Busi insisted that Huo Yuhao copy Shrek’s secret manuals on cultivating Ultimate Martial Souls, leaving Mu En silent.

Ch. 25The Secret Manual Secured

Mu En negotiated with Du Busi over Shrek’s Ultimate Secret Manual after the Body Sect demanded it for Huo Yuhao. The sides reached an agreement, and Mu En warned the Body Sect about Huo Yuhao’s cultivation and the risks of drawing attention to him.

  • Du Busi attacked Yan Shaozhe for interrupting, but Mu En stopped the blow and said Shrek could not share the manual lightly.
  • Du Busi argued that giving Huo Yuhao the manual would help prepare him to oppose the Sun Moon Empire, and Mu En agreed to let him consult it under conditions.
  • Mu En required Huo Yuhao to study the manual inside the Sea God Pavilion for three days and make a witnessed copy to burn afterward; Huo Yuhao agreed.
  • Mu En also demanded that Song Yunzhi and Ma Xiaotao accompany Xuan Zi while he was away from Shrek, and Du Busi accepted after sealing Xuan Zi’s Soul Power and handing him to Zhuang Yusen.
  • Mu En gave the Ultimate Secret Manual to Huo Yuhao and warned the Body Sect that Ultimate Martial Soul possessors cultivated slowly between Soul Elder and Soul Saint, and that pushing Huo Yuhao into the spotlight could endanger him.
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