"Because that was the process of Martial Soul Awakening."
Long Aoyu reached out and gently rested his hand on Shitou's shoulder. "Most people's Martial Souls need outside guidance to awaken, but a very few people can awaken theirs on their own."
He probed with his Soul Power, then withdrew his hand a moment later.
Long Aoyu's expression briefly froze. A trace of surprise flashed through his eyes, followed by undisguised delight.
"A Full-Body Body Martial Soul!"
Long Aoyu murmured those words.
Body Martial Souls were rare to begin with, and self-awakened ones were rarer than one in ten thousand!
Moreover, this child's Martial Soul encompassed his entire body, making it a top-tier Body Martial Soul. He was a promising seedling with the potential to achieve a Golden-Level Second Awakening.
With talent like this, even the Body Sect would groom him as its next sect master.
Moreover,
he, Long Aotian, and Du Busi all had Godhood Inheritances. Once they ascended to the Divine Realm, the Body Sect in the lower realm would have no suitable successor.
Although Huo Wu, Kuang Wu, and the others had good talent, they were all being groomed as future elders.
Shitou's appearance filled precisely that vacancy.
"Little brother."
Long Aoyu looked at Shitou, his voice growing gentler. "The reason you can't sense your Martial Soul is that yours is a Body Martial Soul, and a Full-Body Body Martial Soul at that."
Shitou looked bewildered. "A Body Martial Soul? What does that mean?"
"It means your Martial Soul is your own body."
Long Aoyu patted his shoulder. "Your bones, flesh, internal organs-every part of your body is your Martial Soul."
Shitou looked down at his hands, then back at Long Aoyu.
He seemed to understand, yet not quite.
At those words, a trace of shock flashed through