In the quiet, sealed cultivation chamber, time seemed to have lost all meaning. No one knew how long had passed. Outside the secret room, the world's light and shadow shifted through countless cycles. At the center, a dazzling flow of light and information poured forth from innumerable ancient tomes and scrolls, finally converging and condensing at a single point.
In the end, all the brilliance and fragments of knowledge, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, fused into a single, solid stream and poured into a book that appeared at the center. It shimmered with a gentle, warm glow.
Buzz—
Accompanied by a faint, soul-shaking hum, the once-blank book slowly descended, hovering smoothly three feet above the ground.
Seeing this booklet, the twelve seated in a circle all let out a long, pent-up breath. Fatigue was etched across their faces, but their eyes shone with irrepressible excitement and relief—the thrill of having made history.
Especially for Chen Yi, the youngest and least-experienced present, this grueling clash of spirit and intellect had been a tremendous burden. At this moment, his face was pale, his forehead beaded with sweat, yet his eyes gleamed with an unprecedented depth.
Through this sleepless, collaborative creation, he had gained not only a systematic and profound understanding of the Body Sect's vast combat techniques, but also a leap in his own comprehension of battle skills. Even more astonishing, under the intense spiritual collision and the constant influx of spiritual power, the totality and concentration of his soul force had become far more potent than before!
This comprehensive improvement was far more precious than simple soul power growth.
At the head sat Chu Shanhe, gazing at the book that embodied the efforts of the twelve, the crystallization of eight centuries of Body Sect wisdom and combat technique.
He slowly raised his right hand, extended his index finger, and with a light surge of soul power, forced out a single drop of deep crimson essence, shimmering with a faint golden luster. Using his finger as a brush and his blood as ink, he solemnly wrote four large characters on the book's warm cover—each stroke brimming with infinite power and will:
The Body's Secrets!
With the final stroke, the blood characters burst with a dazzling golden-red light, then quickly faded, as if fusing completely with the book, deeply imprinted and inseparable.
This moment signified the completion of the Body Sect's grand outline, the "Innate Secret Method," compiled through the collective efforts of countless sages and the people of today.
Hoo...
Chu Shanhe withdrew his finger, and the wound healed instantly. He looked around, his eyes weary yet burning with fierce fighting spirit.
"With the completion of 'Innate Secret Method,' our sect's combat system is now clear! However, this is just a method to guard our path, not the ultimate solution."
"Next, it's time to begin forging the true supreme achievement of Body Sect—the so-called 'Legendary Indestructible Golden Body'!"
Chu Shanhe's voice fell, resounding like a war drum and signaling the start of a new and greater cause.
The venerable Jade Skin Douluo elder spoke first, his voice tracing distant history.
"Long ago, three generations of our sect observed heaven and earth and examined their bodies, first proposing the idea of 'Golden Body.' They believed the human body is a treasure, but tendons, vessels, and pores are all natural pathways for soul power to escape."
"Whether in fierce battle or daily cultivation, soul power inevitably escapes through these channels. This is soul force leakage—the greatest loss in cultivation!"
Chu Shanhe nodded, his voice metallic as he interjected.
"Building on this, the fourth-generation sect master went further, noting that no matter how hard soul masters temper their bodies or draw on divine power, there remain relatively weak spots—true weaknesses."
"Even with soul bone reinforcement or soul skill blessings, blind spots and flaws in defense persist. This is bodily leakage—the most fatal flaw in our defensive system!"
Finally, the Great Elder, who had been meditating with vast spirit power, slowly opened his eyes. Instantly, the secret chamber was enveloped in an invisible spiritual realm, clearing everyone's minds. His calm voice resonated directly to the core of their souls.
"Combining the sect's classics with my own insight, I believe there remains a critical, unaddressed point: a natural barrier exists between body and spirit."
His gaze swept the room like lightning.
"A powerful spiritual shock can bypass physical defenses, striking directly at the soul's root. Conversely, unbearable bodily injury brings pain and drains vitality, collapsing the will."
"These two cannot form a seamless, closed-loop defense. This is the most concealed and dangerous kind of leakage—soul leakage!"
Chu Shanhe took a deep breath, as if absorbing all the wisdom of centuries. Suddenly, he stood, towering like a mountain, his voice magnificent as he summarized:
"Thus, the Legendary Indestructible Golden Body is not simply about hardening the flesh or storing soul power."
"It is a trinity of 'body, soul power, and spirit,' perfectly integrated inside and out, without flaw. Its creation must focus on the core progression of 'breaking, filling, and sealing leaks,' advancing layer by layer!"
He looked around at all the core experts and began to lay out the preliminary direction.
"Therefore, I believe the first step to forging the Legendary Indestructible Golden Body starts with the ultimate tempering of the body's core!"
Chu Shanhe clenched his fist, bones crackling.
"With the finest natural materials and earthly treasures, the hair must be shorn, the marrow cleansed, all impurities purged, and the body tempered to the limits of its current realm."
"Especially, the bones must be imbued with unprecedented strength and density, forming the sturdiest foundation to withstand the next wave of force."
"This is the beginning of 'breaking the leaks,' the foundation of casting the golden body."
"Once the skeleton is formed and the foundation is set," the Second Elder continued, "then comes the circulation to temper the meridians and muscles! This process is dangerous and unusual, requiring special methods and guided soul power to reshape and expand all the meridians, making them broader, tougher, and perfectly matched to the reinforced muscles."
"The ultimate goal is to circulate soul power within, forming a perfect closed loop like rivers flowing into the sea, with no way out."
"This step is about 'filling the soul force leaks!'"
The Great Elder nodded gently, causing the energy in the air to ripple slightly with his spirit power.
"The first two steps solidify the material foundation. The third and final step is the key to true leaklessness—deep integration of body and spirit!"
His words carried a mysterious resonance.
"It's not enough to make the body a mere physical barrier; a perceptual net must be woven from highly condensed spiritual power, able to predict incoming attacks and instantly mobilize the body and soul force at the relevant spot for ultimate reinforcement."
"At the same time, the deep fusion of mind and body grants the Legendary Indestructible Golden Body natural immunity to most mental interference and control, preventing the soul master from being manipulated or having their mental defenses breached!"
"This fills the deadliest 'soul leaks' and achieves the final sublimation of leaklessness."
Hearing the grand blueprint laid out by the sect master and the two most venerable elders, everyone in the chamber—including the usually calm elders—couldn't hide the light of excitement in their eyes.
If, according to this reasoning, the "golden body" was truly created, what terrifying heights could a cultivator reach?
They could resist the impact of a Title Douluo's ninth soul skill with their bare body, be immune to most strange and unblockable spirit attacks, have self-contained, inexhaustible soul power, and possess battle endurance many times that of normal soul masters.
Even more fearsome, due to the "leakless" quality, almost none of the world's spiritual energy or refined soul ring energy absorbed in daily cultivation would be wasted; all of it would serve self-strengthening, drastically accelerating breakthroughs.
Once the "golden body" emerged, it would become the pillar of the Body Sect, stand at the peak of Douluo Continent, and oversee all heroes—a supreme secret technique fit for an era!
Chen Yi's eyes shone with determination and passion. Without hesitation, he stepped into the exact center of the circle and spoke loudly:
"My martial soul is my very body, the perfect match for the 'Legendary Indestructible Golden Body' concept. Let me be the living model to deduce this secret art!"
Seeing Chen Yi volunteer, and sensing the blood and potential within him awakened by his second golden awakening—far beyond any ordinary person—Chu Shanhe, the Great Elder, and the others all showed approval and resolve in their eyes. Chen Yi's martial soul suffused his entire body—he was the perfect candidate.
"Very well!" Chu Shanhe declared in a low voice.
In the next instant, the awe-inspiring soul power and vast spiritual energy of the eleven peak experts surged forth once more—not to organize or summarize combat techniques, but to use Chen Yi's body as a blueprint, guided by the core progression of "breaking, filling, and sealing leaks," to jointly deduce and conceptualize a legendary path—
The Legendary Indestructible Golden Body!
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