Douluo Continent: The True Self of Martial Soul, Infinite Awakening

The gale howled fiercely between the towering cliffs, and the main peak of the Body Sect of the Heavenly Soul Empire, which is usually shrouded in clouds, was unusually restless today.

The huge bluestone square was chilled to the bone.

A dozen or so elders of the Body Sect, whose mere stomp could cause a major earthquake on the continent, were now craning their necks without any regard for their image, their gazes fixed on the horizon.

Elder Qian, who was in charge of logistics, stood at the front, his withered fingers gripping the thick ledger tightly.

The clouds in the sky suddenly tore apart.

The dark green light, accompanied by a piercing sonic boom, landed ruthlessly in the very center of the bluestone square.

The towering body of Poison Undying was the first to emerge from the light.

Following closely behind were Ye Yuan, who remained calm, and Huo Yuhao, who carried an air of world-weariness.

The moment their feet touched the ground, dozens of incredibly powerful senses enveloped them without reservation.

These old monsters' gazes were like real searchlights, almost stripping the two six-year-old children bare.

Most of the attention was focused on Ye Yuan.

This young sect leader is the greatest variable in the history of the Body Sect, having awakened a "true self" martial soul beyond the silver level, carrying the sect's ambition to dominate the continent.

The other half of the gazes fell on Huo Yuhao.

Elder Qian had the sharpest eyes; he had personally approved the Ten-Thousand-Year Crimson Blood Ginseng and Earth Core Bone Tempering Milk from the top-tier medicine storehouse.

Such rare and precious materials, enough to forcibly create a Soul King, were thrown at this kid with innate level one soul power. If he didn't hear a satisfactory result, he would definitely pluck off Poison Undying's beard today.

Feeling the burning gazes around him, Du Busi not only didn't get angry, but instead grinned and laughed.

He knew all too well what these old buddies were thinking.

These past two days in the Star Dou Great Forest, his heart has experienced countless ups and downs. The suffocating feeling of having his values ​​repeatedly crushed has finally found an excellent outlet.

I can't be the only one shocked and frustrated. Today, I must let these old guys experience the feeling of being dumbfounded.

"What are you all standing here for? To starve?" Poisonous Immortal stood with his hands behind his back, chin slightly raised, adopting the air of a profound and unfathomable sect leader.

"Old Qian, put away the ledgers, your eyes are practically popping out of their sockets. Come on, let's go into the main hall!"

Without giving the elders a chance to ask further questions, Du Busi strode towards the sect's main hall.

The elders exchanged bewildered glances and hurriedly followed. The heavy sandalwood doors of the main hall slammed shut behind them, completely shutting out the howling mountain winds.

Inside the main hall, the newly renovated dome casts a soft light.

Poison Undying sat down on the obsidian throne with an air of authority, his elbows resting on the armrests, his body leaning slightly forward.

He glanced around at the impatient elders below, his gaze finally settling on Ye Yuan and Huo Yuhao.

"Go, show the elders what's what." Poison Immortal tapped his finger twice in the air, his tone filled with barely suppressed excitement.

Ye Yuan shook his head helplessly at his sect leader's eager expression, which seemed to be waiting to see a show.

He took half a step forward, without any extra movement, and the soul power deep within his bones and blood instantly boiled.

The air inside the hall suddenly became thick and heavy.

Behind Ye Yuan, the illusory figure of the "true self," towering several meters high and exuding an aura that suppressed the eight wastelands, silently appeared.

Immediately afterwards, a deep black spirit ring, exuding a suffocating pressure, slowly emerged.

Ten-thousand-year soul ring.

The entire hall fell silent for a few seconds.

The breaths of the dozen or so elders stopped for a moment. They stared intently at the deep black ring, the terrifying energy fluctuations undeniable.

The unique, violent aura of a ten-thousand-year-old exotic soul beast still carries a strong sense of oppression even after it has been refined after death.

"Ten thousand...ten thousand years..." The most hot-tempered elder swallowed hard, his voice so hoarse it was almost inaudible.

"First ring, ten thousand years." Elder Qian's account book fell to the ground without him noticing, his withered lips trembling violently.

He strode up to Ye Yuan and reached out to touch the soul ring, but stopped abruptly less than half an inch away, afraid of disturbing this miracle.

"Physical sanctification! This is true physical sanctification!" Another elder, his face flushed with excitement, pounded his chest.

"Sect Master, the Young Sect Master actually withstood the energy impact and soul shock of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast! Heaven blesses our sect! This is a miracle worthy of being recorded in the history of Douluo Continent!"

The elders went into a frenzy, showering the elders with praise as if it were free.

They surrounded Ye Yuan, pointing and gesturing at the black ring, their ecstatic joy impossible to conceal.

Poison Undying sat on the high platform, looking down at the elders in chaos below, his mouth almost stretched to his ears in a grin.

"Alright, stop acting all high and mighty." Poison Immortal tapped the armrest, drawing everyone's attention back. Then he turned his head and gestured with his chin toward Huo Yuhao, who was standing quietly to the side.

"Yuhao, it's your turn. Stop hiding it, let your grandpas see that the rare treasures in Old Qian's warehouse weren't wasted."

The elders immediately turned their heads, and dozens of pairs of eyes stared at Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and closed his eyes slightly.

The Spirit Eye Martial Soul was activated, and a faint golden light flowed in its eyes.

A crystal-clear soul ring with a white luster on its base slowly rose from beneath his feet, pulsating up and down.

The air inside the hall froze once again.

This time, however, it wasn't because of shock, but because of bewilderment.

It was a pale white, without any of the yellow aura of a hundred-year spirit ring, and not even as pure white as a normal ten-year spirit ring, exuding a blandness that was utterly harmless.

The silence lasted for three seconds.

Elder Qian's face turned from ecstasy to ashen at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He suddenly bent down to pick up the account book from the ground, turned around, and stared intently at Du Busi in the main seat, his eyes almost spitting fire.

"Poison! No! Death!" Elder Qian gritted his teeth, each word seeming to be squeezed out from between rocks.

In front of this elder who controls the sect's finances, even the sect leader's authority has to take a backseat.

"Ten-thousand-year-old Crimson Blood Ginseng! Earth Core Bone Tempering Milk! I poured half of my medicine treasury's reserves into it, and all you got in return was a ten-year soul ring?! Can't you even find a hundred-year-old Wind Baboon on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest?! Did you pocket the resources for yourself?!"

Although the other elders were not as direct as Elder Qian, their gazes toward Du Busi were also filled with incomprehension and questioning.

The Body Sect has always only valued strength. To expend such enormous resources only to obtain a ten-year soul ring is simply a waste of resources.

Faced with the elders' indignant outburst, Du Busi was not angry at all; on the contrary, he leaned back in his chair with great pleasure.

He picked up the teacup beside him and slowly skimmed off the foam.

"What's the rush? Your hair's all white, and you're still so irritable." Poisonous Immortal put down his teacup, his gaze sweeping over the angry faces below.

"Yuhao, use your soul skill and let these old guys open their eyes."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao no longer hesitated.

The golden light in his eyes intensified instantly, and a vast amount of spiritual power surged forth from his spiritual sea.

"Mental detection, mental sharing!"

Two invisible spiritual fluctuations, centered on Huo Yuhao, instantly swept across the entire hall, encompassing all the elders.

The next instant, all the elders in the hall froze in their movements.

Elder Qian froze in mid-air as he was about to open the account book and settle accounts with Du Busi.

In their minds, an extremely detailed, 360-degree, three-dimensional picture appeared out of thin air.

The extremely fine spider web on the dome of the main hall, the angle of force on each spider thread;

The trajectory and points of stagnation of the soul power circulating within the body of the companion next to them;

Even a hundred meters away, the curve of a leaf curling in the mountain breeze is transformed into the most intuitive data information, directly imprinted deep in their minds.

You don't need to use your eyes to see or your ears to hear.

At that moment, the whole world became completely transparent to them.

Shock, utter shock.

For these elders of the Body Sect who only knew how to fight in close combat and relied on instinct, this God-like perspective completely shattered their understanding of battle.

In a life-or-death struggle, having such perception allows them to anticipate the trajectory of their opponent's attacks, find the weakest point in their defense, and deliver a fatal blow.

"This...this is a divine auxiliary skill..." An elder who had been in charge of leading teams to hunt soul beasts for many years trembled with excitement. The anger in his eyes had long since vanished, replaced by uncontrollable ecstasy.

Elder Qian dropped the account book in his hand to the ground again.

He swallowed hard, his earlier arrogance completely extinguished.

He looked up, his eyes filled with admiration as he gazed at Poison Undying.

"Sect Master, you have such foresight! I was short-sighted!" Elder Qian bowed his head without hesitation, admitting his mistake with a broad smile.

"Such divine skill is worth it, even if it meant burning away my old bones, let alone a ten-thousand-year-old Crimson Blood Ginseng! It's absolutely worth it!"

"The sect leader has a discerning eye!"

"With this divine skill, my sect members are invincible in close combat!"

The elders' attitudes took a complete 180-degree turn, and Du Busi was once again surrounded by all sorts of praise.

Hearing such praise, even the thick-skinned man who could not be killed by poison could not help but blush slightly.

He couldn't very well tell these old folks that he hadn't found it at all, but that the million-year-old giant worm had offered itself up as a sacrifice.

"Cough cough!" Poison Undying coughed heavily twice in embarrassment, forcibly interrupting the elders' revelry and quickly changing the subject.

"Alright, Yuhao's soul skill was just an appetizer." Poison Undying sat up straight, turning his gaze to Ye Yuan.

"Xiao Yuan, show us your ten-thousand-year-old soul skill. Old folks, hold your chins steady, or you'll drop them and not be able to pick them up later."

The elders immediately composed themselves and refocused their attention on Ye Yuan.

If Huo Yuhao's ten-year soul ring is already so heaven-defying, just how terrifying will the young sect master's ten-thousand-year first soul ring be?

Ye Yuan did not refuse.

He raised his right hand, and the eternal black ring emitted a brilliant black light.

A swirling, liquid-like pure gold luster appeared in Ye Yuan's palm.

The moment the light appeared, the pupils of all the elders in the hall contracted violently.

The golden light did not leak out intense heat, nor did it rage with violent energy; it possessed only a pure quality that stripped away all darkness and reigned supreme.

"This aura..." Elder Qian gasped, taking two steps back, his eyes fixed on the golden light in Ye Yuan's hand.

"Bright light without any impurities... Is this... the legendary ultimate attribute?!"

Ye Yuan nodded slightly.

A collective gasp filled the hall.

Extreme attributes, extremely rare.

Even now, Shrek Academy might not be able to find a monster with extreme attributes.

The demonstration begins.

The liquid golden light in Ye Yuan's palm rapidly elongated, and with a sharp whistle, a three-foot-long sword made entirely of pure golden light instantly took shape.

Extremely fine black cracks even appeared in the space around the blade.

Before the elders could even see the structure of the lightsaber, the golden light dissipated.

In the blink of an eye, a heavy hexagonal light shield, carved with intricate and ancient patterns, appeared in front of Ye Yuan.

Immediately afterwards, the light shield disintegrated again, transforming into a set of extremely close-fitting golden armor that covered Ye Yuan's chest and arms.

Finally, the light armor transformed into a sky full of golden rain, hovering in mid-air above the hall, each drop of golden rain radiating a sharp killing intent that could pierce through fine steel.

The elders were dazzled by the sight, their necks turning back and forth as the golden light shifted, but their minds were a jumbled mess.

"Young Sect Master, is this... an offensive soul skill or a defensive soul skill?" an elder couldn't help but ask, his eyes full of confusion.

Poison Undying finally got his chance to show off.

He stood up, walked to the edge of the platform, put his hands behind his back, and struck a pose of a learned scholar.

"Stupid," Poisonous Undying sneered.

"Your thinking has been stifled by those rigid soul skills. Xiao Yuan's first soul skill is called 'Divine Blaze.' It doesn't have a fixed form at all!"

Poison Undying's voice echoed in the hall, carrying a slight sense of oppression.

"The core of this soul skill is absolute control over the ultimate light. Sword, shield, spear, armor—all can be transformed at Xiao Yuan's will. What's most terrifying is that each transformation carries the armor-piercing and burning properties of ultimate light. In the Star Dou Great Forest, he used only the most basic form to burn through my protective aura and even ignite my soul power!"

Upon hearing this, the hall fell into a deathly silence.

Ignite the soul power of a level 98 Super Douluo? Absolute control?

The elders no longer looked at Ye Yuan as a genius, but as a monster.

A fighting prodigy with endless variations and no weaknesses.

"Sect Master is wise! You deserve the greatest credit for this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest!"

The elders realized what was happening and erupted in another deafening chorus of flattery.

They knew the extraordinary nature of this soul skill. As long as Ye Yuan had enough time to grow, the Body Sect would be able to sweep across the continent in no time.

Amidst the jubilant boasting, only Elder Qian stood aside, not joining in the commotion.

He narrowed his shrewd eyes, his gaze sweeping back and forth across Du Bu Si's slightly tense face.

He knew this sect leader all too well. Although Poison Undying's explanation just now sounded profound, his tone revealed a stiffness from someone who had just learned something new.

Elder Qian touched his chin with some suspicion.

Could this old man have been scared silly by these two little monsters back in the Star Dou Great Forest?