The Second Level of the Crocodile Emperor Art! Guang Ling in Peril! The Body Sect

A few days later!

Qian Renxue successfully reproduced a proper Level 1 Core Array, displaying astonishing talent!

Qian Renxue also excelled at forging, polishing, and constructing arrays.

At this rate, Qian Renxue would probably become a Level 1 Soul Engineer within half a year!

Time flew by.

A month later.

Jin Yu successfully comprehended the first level of the Crocodile Emperor Art.

He successfully guided the Soul Power he had absorbed into his body through meditation, circulating it once throughout his body through the Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul, using a special method and route.

At that instant, guided by the special method and route, the Soul Power seemed to form a closed loop. It circulated faster and faster, greatly increasing the speed at which he absorbed Soul Power through meditation.

The soul commanded the blood, and the blood was the mother of the soul.

He felt the Soul Power pushing his blood along, while the blood carried the soul, setting his Qi and blood surging. As his body absorbed Soul Power, it underwent constant tempering!

His body was gradually growing stronger, almost imperceptibly!

"I did it!" Jin Yu's face lit up with delight, and he couldn't wait to tell Golden Crocodile Douluo the news. "Ancestor! Ancestor! I've comprehended the first level of the Crocodile Emperor Art!"

"What! Xiao Yu, you! You comprehended the first level?" Golden Crocodile Douluo was astonished.

"Yes, Ancestor." Jin Yu grinned.

"Good lad! Your ancestor was right about you. You actually comprehended the first level in just three months. That's four times faster than I did!" Golden Crocodile Douluo was delighted.

"Good, good, good! Your ancestor will teach you how to cultivate the second level right away."

"Please teach me, Ancestor!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo stroked his beard. "The second level of the Crocodile Emperor Art is called the Crocodile Emperor Tyrant Body. It's an amplification art that strengthens the user."

"The key to mastering it lies in imitating a crocodile."

"Imitating a crocodile?" Jin Yu was somewhat puzzled.

"That's right. Use your spiritual power to imagine and simulate your Martial Soul as one of the most powerful crocodilian Soul Beasts in the world. Bring the intent of the crocodile imitation into perfect harmony with your spiritual power, then unleash a vast amount of Soul Power in an instant to drive your Qi and blood into your Martial Soul together!"

"Bring the intent of the crocodile imitation, your spiritual power, Qi and blood, Soul Power, and Martial Soul into perfect harmony, and you can instantly unleash astonishing strength, greatly increasing your combat power!"

"I see. Ancestor, I understand."

Jin Yu was full of drive and wanted to start cultivating the second level immediately.

Golden Crocodile Douluo smiled. "Now that you've mastered the first level, as you continue cultivating the Crocodile Emperor Art, you'll find it increasingly easy to control your Qi and blood. Qi and blood are the body's fundamental power; the stronger your body, the easier they are to control."

"If I can cultivate the Crocodile Emperor Art to the second level, I should have enough confidence to crush the Shrek Seven Devils at the next tournament in the Douluo II spacetime, right?"

Jin Yu's fighting spirit blazed anew, and he began cultivating like mad.

He began imagining a top-tier crocodilian Martial Soul for his imitation cultivation, and time flew by, day after day.

In the blink of an eye.

Another four months passed.

In just five months, Qian Renxue had made a Level 1 Soul Tool and truly become a Level 1 Soul Engineer!

Jin Yu's Soul Power broke through to level 44, and his body had visibly changed under the tempering of the Crocodile Emperor Art. By now, his body was probably close to being comparable to a Soul Saint's.

It was also at this time that dire news came from Azure Luan Douluo.

Gravely injured, Azure Luan found Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo. "Great Enshrined, Second Brother!"

"Azure Luan! What happened? How were you so badly injured?" Golden Crocodile Douluo rushed to Azure Luan Douluo's side at once.

Jin Yu frowned deeply, a bad feeling rising in his heart. Who could have injured Azure Luan, the Third Offering, who had already reached level 98?

Azure Luan clutched his chest, his face slightly pale. "There's good news and bad news!"

"Out with it!"

"Old Fifth and I entered a mountain range in the Heavenly Soul Empire and split up to search. In less than half a day, I found a place remarkably similar to the one the young master described!"

"I was going to contact Old Fifth so we could investigate it together, but I couldn't reach him. So I immediately went to the area he was searching and found traces left by a fight between him and other Soul Masters!"

"I searched for Old Fifth with all my strength and unexpectedly discovered an immensely powerful Soul Master sect hidden among those towering mountains!"

"I knew they had captured Old Fifth! I rushed to attack their sect, but to my surprise, they had eleven Titled Douluo experts, and one of them was even stronger than me!"

Azure Luan was frantic. "Great Enshrined! Second Brother! We have to go rescue Old Fifth immediately!"

"The only Soul Master factions with that kind of strength are the Sea God Pavilion, Mingde Hall, the Body Sect, and the Holy Spirit Cult. And the one in the Heavenly Soul Empire..." Jin Yu had guessed it. His expression grew grave. "Great Enshrined, Ancestor, I'm afraid we're dealing with the Body Sect!"

"The Body Sect! One of the three top factions on this continent?"

"That's right," Jin Yu said.

Qian Daoliu's imposing presence surged. "I don't care whether they're one of the three top factions or not. If anything happens to Old Fifth, Spirit Hall will pour all its strength into destroying the Body Sect!!"

"Let's go! To the Heavenly Soul Empire!"

Everyone set off immediately, heading for the Body Sect's location at full speed.

Many days later.

Qian Daoliu and the others reached the towering mountain range.

But as soon as they entered, Qian Renxue had a strange sensation, and her mood inexplicably grew somewhat heavy. "Grandfather, ever since I came here, I've suddenly had a very strange feeling. It's as though this place and I are connected by countless invisible threads."

She couldn't quite describe the sensation. In any case, it was very mystical.

Could this be a special connection across spacetime between the Qian Renxue of Douluo I and the Qian Renxue of Douluo II?

But Qian Renxue's words gave everyone a strong feeling.

Perhaps the Qian Renxue of the Douluo II spacetime was buried here, which meant the divine weapon Angel Holy Sword and the six inherited Soul Bones were also very likely on the Body Sect's territory!

"Great Enshrined, Second Brother, their sect is in a canyon a few thousand meters ahead," Azure Luan said, giving them the precise location as he led the way.

"Azure Luan, take Xiao Xue, Jin Yu, and Guyi and wait at a distance. There's no need to come closer!"

With that, Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo charged straight toward the Body Sect.

Meanwhile, inside the Body Sect.

Du Busi, at the peak of level 98, and the Body Sect's Titled Douluo elders had gathered in the meeting hall to discuss matters concerning Azure Luan and Guang Ling.

Golden Body Douluo, at the peak of level 96, said, "Sect Master, I'm afraid the man we're holding, and the expert we gravely injured a few days ago who escaped, both have considerable backing!"

"Experts like them are rare in this world. They may come from an immensely powerful hidden faction. Are we... really going to keep him locked up indefinitely?"

"That's right! Sect Master, what should we do with him now?"

The elders all turned to Du Busi.

Du Busi snorted coldly. "Hmph! What is there to fear?"

But the moment he finished speaking, Du Busi's expression changed drastically!