"Hehehe, brat, nowhere left to run, huh?"
Douluo Continent, an unnamed mountain range.
Was there still no escape?
Before a crumbling rock wall, a silver-haired youth watched the evil soul masters draw closer, his blue eyes filled with unwillingness and anger.
"That'll teach you to stick your nose where it doesn't belong. Today, we're killing you."
The lead evil soul master looked at the silver-haired youth, his body covered in wounds, and a mocking smile curled his lips.
Afraid of unexpected complications, he wasted no more words and ordered the other evil soul masters.
"Attack."
At the lead evil soul master's command, the others acted immediately, without the slightest hesitation.
Each unleashed their strongest soul skill, launching their attacks at the silver-haired youth.
Watching the attacks draw closer, the silver-haired youth tried to rise and defend himself, but even with all his strength, he could no longer stand.
Feeling that his soul power was utterly depleted, the youth knew he could not block them. He sighed and slowly closed his eyes.
Am I going to die?
Master, it looks like I won't be able to revive the Body Sect with you?
His master Mu Ye's face surfaced in his mind, and a trail of tears slipped unwittingly from the corner of his eye.
But just as he fell into despair, a cold, mechanical voice rang out in his mind.
[Ding-System successfully activated. Beginning binding. Binding successful. Host: Yun Luo.] [Host detected to be in mortal danger. Activate teleportation mode?] [Note: This system cannot determine where you will be teleported, either. It can only confirm that the destination poses no danger to the host.]
Hearing the voice in his mind, Yun Luo could not tell whether it was a hallucination, but he knew this might be his only chance to survive.
Like a drowning man clutching a piece of driftwood, he used the last of his strength to speak to the system in his mind.
"Activate."
[Ding-Activation successful. Teleportation commencing.]
In an instant, a dazzling blue light emerged from Yun Luo's body and enveloped him.
Every attack from the evil soul masters struck the blue light without stirring a single ripple, all of them absorbed.
"Fuck, I didn't think this brat still had a trump card."
Once the light disappeared, the lead evil soul master cursed under his breath at the empty space before him.
Seeing his subordinates still intent on giving chase, the lead evil soul master raised his hand to stop them.
"Don't chase him. Leave, now. I can sense someone heading this way."
With that, the lead evil soul master vanished from where he stood.
"Yes, my lord."
Hearing the order, the other evil soul masters did not dare linger, either, and hurried off in their leader's direction.
Heavenly Soul Empire, the Body Sect.
In the meeting hall, Du Busi was discussing the Body Sect's development with the other senior members, as well as where to find suitable successors to inherit its mantle.
An abrupt flash of blue light appeared before them, and everyone from the Body Sect instantly went on alert.
Just as the elder nearest the blue light was about to step forward to investigate, Du Busi waved a hand to stop him.
"Stay where you are. Let this old man see what this is."
By the time he finished speaking, Du Busi had already teleported in front of the blue light.
Just as he reached out to touch it, the light slowly dissipated.
A gravely injured, unconscious youth appeared, lying on the floor, his entire body covered in blood.
The youth looked no older than fifteen or sixteen.
His silver hair lay scattered across the cold floor, his face frighteningly pale.
But even so, they could tell that he was extremely handsome.
"Sect Master, what is this?"
The other senior members of the Body Sect looked at the severely wounded youth lying on the floor after the light dispersed, their eyes filled with confusion.
Du Busi did not answer the elder's question. Instead, he placed his hand on the youth's body and examined him with soul power.
Yet the more he examined him, the less composed Du Busi's expression became.
This boy lying on the floor, who looked only fifteen or sixteen, actually had the cultivation of a six-ring Soul Emperor.
A cultivation talent like his would receive special protection in any organization.
Yet now he had fled all the way to the Body Sect while being hunted down, and there was no sign of the boy's protector.
While Du Busi was still considering which organization the youth belonged to, a muffled groan sounded.
Yun Luo slowly opened his eyes, his ice-blue gaze filled with bewilderment.
Beneath an unfamiliar ceiling, a ring of old men in matching attire surrounded him.
Just as Du Busi was about to question him, he recalled what had happened before he lost consciousness.
Right, the system... teleportation.
To verify whether it was real, Yun Luo immediately called out tentatively in his mind.
[Host, I'm here.]
The corner of Yun Luo's mouth twitched. It was no dream. This damned system was actually real.
He had never expected the system he had waited fifteen years for after transmigrating to appear only when he was about to die.
And before he could even celebrate, the system's next words chilled his heart.
[Ding-Teleportation consumed too much energy. This system will soon enter dormancy. Looking forward to our next meeting.]
"..."
Yun Luo truly had not expected his newly arrived system to fall dormant from saving him.
But he soon realized that a group of powerful people were still watching him like a monkey on display.
Forcing himself to stand, he bowed to Du Busi and the others.
"I'm sorry for troubling you, seniors."
"My name is Yun Luo. Evil soul masters surrounded and attacked me, and I used a secret technique to escape. I never expected to end up here."
Du Busi frowned at Yun Luo's words.
Among all the organizations he knew of, not one had a young genius named Yun Luo.
"Child, who is your master?"
Seeing how respectful the other elders were as this green-haired old man questioned him, Yun Luo immediately realized that the green-haired elder was the one in charge here.
"My master is Mu Ye."
After a moment's thought, Yun Luo gave his master's name.
He did so because he thought they might be wary of his master and let him leave.
But the response from those before him left Yun Luo utterly shocked.
"Mu Ye? Who is that?"
Hearing the name, Du Busi searched his memory, only to find that he had never heard it at all.
The other Body Sect elders exchanged glances. They had never heard the name, either.
Seeing that their expressions did not seem feigned, Yun Luo was completely dumbfounded.
Wait, my master wasn't exactly unknown, was he? How could not a single person here have heard of him?
Then he recalled what the system had said about random teleportation and asked Du Busi a question.
"Senior, may I ask where this is?"
"The Heavenly Soul Empire, the Body Sect."
"This old man is Du Busi, Sect Master of the Body Sect."
Hearing Yun Luo's question, Du Busi spoke to clear up his confusion.
"The Body Sect?"
"Du Busi?"
At Du Busi's words, Yun Luo's pupils constricted sharply, his heart filled with shock.
Did the system send me to the Body Sect ten thousand years in the past?