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Night always came early in the far north; it was only a little past four in the afternoon, but the night sky had already swiftly covered the entire expanse like a giant black curtain.
Watching the intensifying wind and snow, Chen Yi quickly picked up his pace, tightened his collar, and hurried home.
The path beneath his feet was covered by thick snow, and each step was like treading on a fragile mirror, emitting a soft "crunch" sound. The silhouettes of distant houses flickered in and out of the darkness, and warm yellow window lights, like scattered stars, gradually lit up.
Ice crystals clung to Chen Yi's long eyelashes, and the white mist from his breath was dispersed by the biting cold wind before it could even fully form. He looked at this snowy land where he had lived for four years, a complex emotion welling up in his heart.
He still remembered how much he used to detest such long winter nights. Solitude, desolation, oppression—standing alone in this seemingly frozen World always gave him a sense of being out of place.
Chen Yi came from that mysterious Eastern country. By chance, he arrived in this far northern land. It was a sunny day when, while playing outside, he suddenly encountered a torrential downpour.
He hurriedly ran along the large trees by the roadside, wanting to reach a distant building to take shelter. However, just as he was about to reach his destination... "You can't hide from the rain under a big tree. Truly, it didn't deceive me!" Chen Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head, recalling the scene at the time, he couldn't help but quip: "It struck so accurately!"
When he woke up again, he found himself in the World of Douluo Continent, a novel he had read in his youth, and he was born into the Body Sect, a legendary Sect that would become famous throughout the Continent ten thousand years later.
Chen Yi's understanding of the Body Sect mostly came from descriptions he encountered while reading works related to the Douluo II era. This Sect had always been shrouded in a veil of mystery, known as the "Most Mysterious Sect in the World."
From those descriptions, it was clear that the Body Sect's foundation and strength were unfathomable. Its power was even comparable to Shrek Academy, the top Academy on the Continent ten thousand years later.
More than eight thousand years later, the Body Sect even caused a bloody massacre in the Star Dou Great Forest, triggering a massive beast tide.
However, at that time, although Chen Yi had some guesses about the Body Sect's lifespan, he believed that the Sect's history might not be too ancient. Even if it had appeared earlier, it was probably just an insignificant small Sect at this period.
It wasn't until Chen Yi truly arrived on the Douluo Continent that he realized his previous thoughts were too naive. Through discussions with the Sect Elders, he learned that the Body Sect had been established for over eight hundred years!
And the previous Sect Master was even a contemporary of the "Two Peaks" of the Spirit Master's world from back then—Clear Sky Douluo Tang Chen and Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu.
When Chen Yi first learned of this, his heart did indeed stir with a small ripple, but this surprise did not last long.
After all, the construction of a complete Cultivation system for a Spirit is by no means easy. It not only requires a long time to meticulously sculpt and polish, but also needs generations of Prodigies to personally verify its feasibility and effectiveness. As such, the time and effort required are undoubtedly immense.
Although the Body Martial Soul system would not be perfected until several millennia later, this did not mean that organizations like the Body Sect did not exist in this era.
In fact, the development of everything has a gradual process, and the Body Martial Soul system is no exception.
Before it was fully mature, perhaps some pioneers had already been silently exploring and experimenting, laying the foundation for those who came later.
It was precisely because the Sect had been diligently searching for the Cultivation methods of the Body Martial Soul that many Body Spirit Masters in the Sect unfortunately suffered Qi Deviation during this long and arduous process, eventually becoming cripples, and quite a few even perished as a result.
Today, there are only sixty-eight individuals who can truly be considered Body Martial Soul Spirit Masters in the Sect.
Although these sixty-eight individuals are indeed pitifully few in number, they are the hope for the Sect's future, found by the Sect with great difficulty in various corners of the Continent.
With a mere sixty-eight Body Martial Soul Spirit Masters, the Sect is dwarfed by other Sects in terms of numbers.
It can be said that on the Douluo Continent today, there is probably no more humble existence than the Sect.
After all, in this era, the Body Martial Soul has been recognized as a useless Spirit. It cannot provide a powerful amplification effect on the Physical Body like a Beast Spirit, nor does it have an obvious advantage in offense like a Tool Spirit.
Among the many Spirits, the Body Martial Soul's status is quite awkward, only slightly better than the Blue Silver Grass, which is considered a top-tier useless Spirit. It is practically on the same level as the most common farm tools like hoes and sickles—an Innate Cattle and Horse Holy Body.
As the most important theory of the Body Martial Soul's second Awakening, it is currently still in its initial stages and has not yet been fully developed. Despite this, including the first Sect Master, only thirty-four Spirit Masters in the Body Sect's history have successfully achieved a second Awakening of their Body Martial Soul.
And in the current Sect, the number of people who have successfully achieved a second Awakening is even scarcer, with only eleven. Not only that, but the probability of a successful second Awakening is astonishingly low, not exceeding ten percent, which is truly regrettable.
However, what surprised Chen Yi was not the difficulty of the second Awakening, but the formidable strength displayed by the Body Sect.
The current Body Sect actually possesses a top-tier lineup of seven Spirit Saints, three Spirit Douluo, and two Titled Douluo. Such profound strength is comparable even to the Upper Three Sects.
Standing at the doorway, looking at the bright lights inside, Chen Yi's face couldn't help but break into a brilliant smile. He took a deep breath, then pushed open the door without hesitation, calling out loudly: "Dad, Mom, I'm home!"
Hearing Chen Yi's call, a beautiful woman in a red dress walked out, looked at Chen Yi, and said grumpily, "Oh, our busy man still remembers he has a mom? Training ended this morning, and you're only coming back for dinner. Why didn't you just wait until breakfast to come back?"
Hearing Mu Xi's words, Chen Yi couldn't help but awkwardly rub the tip of his nose, secretly pondering how to respond. Just as he was about to speak, a tall figure suddenly walked in from outside the door.
The figure's steps were steady, each one seemingly carrying an invisible Aura. He strode into the room, laughing heartily: "Yi'er is back?! Your Eighth Uncle just told me your boxing today was incredibly good, almost catching up to your Senior Brothers! Haha, truly excellent, worthy of being my Chen Zhen's son, you're making me proud!"
Seeing the newcomer, the awkwardness on Chen Yi's face instantly vanished, replaced by a hint of joy. He quickly stepped forward and respectfully said, "Father, your son is back."
Seeing this, Mu Xi immediately held her head high, her face beaming with pride and confidence, her tone even more full of self-assurance: "Of course! You don't even look at who gave birth to my son!"
Chen Zhen listened to Mu Xi's words, laughed heartily, and nodded repeatedly, saying, "That's right, that's right. To be able to marry such an excellent wife, I, Chen Zhen, must have Cultivated blessings in my past life! Those 'savages' in our Sect don't know how much they envy me!"
With that, Chen Zhen hurriedly took a step forward and carefully helped Mu Xi into the inner room. Before leaving, he didn't forget to turn back and wink at Chen Yi.
Seeing this scene, Chen Yi immediately gave a thumbs-up. "Still Dad, he's reliable."
At the dinner table, the father and son both smiled, enthusiastically serving dishes to the head of the household. While enjoying the delicious food, they chatted about recent events.
Suddenly, the father seemed to remember something important, his expression becoming serious.
He put down his chopsticks and slowly said, "Just now, a Disciple from the Sect outside sent news that the Spirit Hall Pontiff, Angel Douluo Qian Xunji, succumbed to his severe injuries and has fallen."
This sentence was like a clap of thunder, exploding at the dinner table. The actions of the mother and son instantly froze. They looked at each other, their faces filled with shock.
Chen Yi sighed, secretly lamenting, "It seems that the Tang Buddha has finally appeared."
Mu Xi, hearing her father's words, grew even more puzzled. She frowned and asked, "Died from his injuries? But how did I hear that the Supreme Pontiff returned to Spirit Hall alive? With Spirit Hall's foundation, they couldn't save him. How severe must his injuries have been?"
It's no wonder Mu Xi was surprised. After all, Spirit Hall, as the Douluo Continent's premier Spirit Master Holy Land, possesses countless Heaven And Earth Treasures, Spirit Pills, and an astonishing number of top-tier healing Spirit Masters.
The Angel Clan, from which Qian Xunji hailed, had an even more unfathomable foundation, having even produced a God ten thousand years ago. Moreover, Qian Xunji being able to return to Spirit Hall alive itself indicated that his injuries were not as exaggerated as imagined. Under such circumstances, to die from his injuries seemed utterly unbelievable.
"Don't just say you're surprised, Mom. I'm afraid Tang Hao is even more surprised right now!" Chen Yi felt a sense of absurdity welling up in his heart, hearing the disbelief in his mother's words.
Yes, absurd!
Qian Xunji, this person, can be said to be an extremely rare idiot in the entire Douluo series.
If you say he's good, the things he did were truly jaw-dropping and left people speechless; but if you say he's bad, after doing such a thing to Bibi Dong, he actually didn't cut the grass by the roots and eliminate future troubles, which is truly incomprehensible.
He knew that Bibi Dong was filled with resentment and possessed unparalleled Innate talent.
Since he had already done what he did, he should have done it thoroughly. Either eliminate her after Qian Renxue's birth to prevent future troubles, or directly cripple her Spirit, leaving her no chance to rise again.
However, what was puzzling was that he not only didn't do so, but instead protected her in every way, providing her with good food and drink, and even preparing extremely precious hundred-thousand-year spirit rings and Spirit Bones for her.
As the helmsman of a major power, Qian Xunji's bizarre actions were utterly inconceivable no matter how one thought about them!
"The Supreme Pontiff suffered such severe injuries and ultimately died. Spirit Hall will probably fall into a frenzy because of this. And the Clear Sky Sect, with Clear Sky Douluo Tang Chen having mysteriously disappeared, probably cannot withstand Spirit Hall's wrath," Mu Xi continued.
Hearing his wife's words, Chen Zhen also nodded, then said, "According to the news, the Spirit Hall Pontiff is now succeeded by the Holy Maiden Bibi Dong. Upon her ascension, she immediately issued a punitive expedition against the Clear Sky Sect and a pursuit order for Tang Hao. Furthermore, the previous Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu, one of the 'Two Peaks' of the Spirit Master's world back then, and invincible in the sky, has also emerged from seclusion. It seems he intends to avenge his son's death!"
As a living legend in the Spirit Master's world, Qian Daoliu, during his tenure as the Spirit Hall's Arbitration Elder, had caused countless fallen individuals to fall before his sword. His prestige in the Spirit Master's world even surpassed that of the land-invincible Tang Chen.