Douluo's Bone Transforms into a Divine Dragon

Chapter 216 Transmission of the Dharma (Part 1)

The 107 members of the Zodiac Hall sat quietly on the platform atop the cliff face of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, with Gu Xuan positioned directly in front of them, calmly watching them.

Gu Miao didn't sit down, but waited beside Gu Xuan. She still called Gu Xuan "Master" because Gu Xuan had given her a new life and hope. In her eyes, her life belonged to Gu Xuan.

Although Gu Xuan felt helpless, that's just how the world is, so he didn't show any other emotions and maintained his superior aura perfectly.

Dugu Yan and the others did not arrive. Apart from the 108 members of the Zodiac Hall, only Gu Xuan was present.

Gu Xuan calmly looked at the sect leaders sitting at the front. This was the first time Gu Xuan had met them. Previously, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had been searching for these people on the continent, and only now had they managed to barely set up the Zodiac Hall.

However, it's only a shell at the moment, because their strength is too weak in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, completely at the bottom.

However, this is only the current situation. Although most of these people have average talent, a few of them are exceptionally talented. Given time, the strength of the Zodiac Hall will definitely improve.

Gu Xuan's training of them was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather for a purpose, though not now, because with their current strength, even if he wanted to use them, it wouldn't be of much use!

Long Yi looked at Gu Xuan at the front with fervent eyes, his gratitude overflowing.

Having been at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School for over a year, his soul power has increased by a full four levels in that time!

The reason is simple: the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has too many resources. Sect leaders like them were elected because of their outstanding talents, and then received individual training and instruction, which truly made good use of their talents.

The other members of the Zodiac Hall also trained their respective strengths, because as half-beastmen, they were naturally better able to adapt to the simulated training grounds of Beast Soul Masters.

In addition, possessing the characteristics of a soul beast, its potential for development is far greater than that of a real human.

Of course, not all of these 108 people were like Long Yi, because 50 of them were under ten years old and had just awakened their martial souls.

At this moment, they nervously held the hands of their older siblings, cautiously examining Gu Xuan. From their older siblings, they learned that this was the brother who had saved them from the jaws of death, and that they were now living a happy life.

The children's eyes were also full of light.

Gu Xuan looked at everyone, his handsome appearance shining even brighter, and said softly, "I didn't gather you here today for sightseeing. I hope you are mentally prepared for what I'm about to say."

Upon hearing Gu Xuan speak, everyone focused their attention, pricking up their ears to listen intently. Among them, Zhu Er, who was standing at the very front next to Long Yi, had his two large ears flapping open in a rather comical manner.

Zhu Er is also a Soul King, and his talent ranks among the top in the Zodiac Hall. His appearance is similar to Zhu Bajie in the ancient Xuan Journey to the West. However, he does not need to protect Tang Sanzang. Instead, he earned the name Zhu Er because of his terrifying strength.

The Zodiac Hall has one Hall Master, one Deputy Hall Master, and twelve Gate Masters. Under the Twelve Gate Masters are twelve Deputy Gate Masters. The names of the Twelve Gate Masters contain the numbers one through twelve, which are also symbols of their talents.

However, these positions are mostly vacant now, and only truly talented people can fill them, rather than people with the corresponding zodiac signs, as the name of the Zodiac Hall suggests.

The reason it's called the Zodiac Hall is simply because Gu Xuan himself thought the name sounded nice and suited his group better.

Currently, the Zodiac Hall only has four sect leaders. These four are quite talented, and in Gu Xuan's opinion, they will at least be able to cultivate to the Soul Douluo level in the future. Long Yi and Zhu Er may even reach the Title Douluo level.

Seeing everyone's focused attention, Gu Xuan continued, "The reason I recruited you from all over the continent is not only because I want you to live normal human lives, but more importantly because of your value."

"Because of the mutation of your martial soul, you have the characteristics of your own martial soul and cannot show your normal appearance. However, most of you have also gained talents far beyond those of ordinary people as a result."

"I am not a saint. One day in the future I may need you to fight for me, so from this moment on, you must make your own decisions."

"Those who wish to stay, remain silent; those who wish to return to a normal life, stand. I will not stop you, nor will I manipulate your thoughts, but I require complete obedience to my subordinates."

Gu Xuan's words were not long, but most of them understood their meaning. However, a minute after Gu Xuan finished speaking, no one stood up, not even the children who had just awakened their martial souls.

Gu Xuan was very satisfied with this, because the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had already screened people when they were looking for them, and there were originally more than 108 people in this group.

Even the children who just awakened their martial spirit this year are no exception.

After their awakened martial souls mutated, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School did not bring them back immediately. Instead, they followed them, letting them experience a period of being abandoned, and finally selected those with good character to bring back.

Not all of them may be of good character, but they are already considered to be of very high quality.

Long Yi was the first to speak, saying, "Master, we were given a new life because of you. Even elsewhere, our future would only be to die for them. But here, we can feel the warmth of home, and only here are we treated as normal people. So I will not leave. Long Yi is willing to die for you, Master."

Pig Two also said, "Master, this is the first time I've had a full meal since I came to the sect. I can eat so much that I have to work on a hundred acres of land for the landlord every day just to get about 70% full. Although I really want to escape that place, I'm just a small Soul King and I can't beat those powerful Soul Masters at all. If it weren't for you, I might never have been able to have a full meal."

"Pig Two is a rough man, but he also knows how to be grateful. Rather than working himself to death, he would rather die a glorious death in battle."

"Pig Two, I am willing to die for the Hall Master."

As the two sect leaders spoke, the others stood up at the same time, knelt on one knee, and said, "We are willing to die for our sect leaders."

Gu Miao, who was standing next to Gu Xuan, was also kneeling on one knee, looking at Gu Xuan with fervent eyes. This was the master she had been following!

Gu Xuan nodded in satisfaction, gestured for everyone to sit down, and then said, "Brothers, you will not regret your decision today. In the future, you will surely leave your mark on this continent."

Gu Xuan didn't say much in terms of encouragement or brainwashing, because they no longer needed brainwashing. In the future, they would definitely face matters of life and death, and if things were made clear now, there would be no turmoil in the future.

Gu Xuan turned to look at Gu Miao and said seriously, "Gu Miao, you need to remember every word I'm about to say. As the deputy hall master, although your strength is not yet comparable to that of the sect masters, your wisdom must be worthy of this position."

Gu Miao solemnly replied, "I understand, Master."

P.S.: Typos will be corrected first and then fixed later.

(End of this chapter)