"This generation's Master of the Sea God Pavilion is truly the worst I have ever seen!"
Tang San thought indignantly: You are only in your 200s, which is the prime age for striving. How can you just lie flat?!
No! He had to make him buck up!
And Lan Xuanyu—hurry up and buck up for me too! Spending all day using that Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul for some "elemental control"... when you have a God-King like me as a perfect answer key right here, you don't go and copy it, but instead mess around with some "innovation"!
Tang San sighed. With this current state of affairs, he didn't know how long it would take to revitalize the Tang Sect. As expected, a world-spirit-nurtured existence would always stand in opposition to this God-King.
If necessary, it would be time to add some "strong medicine"!
Tang San calculated the dates in his mind. Tomorrow was the day he would take charge of the God Realm Core, and it was also one of the few days he could interfere with the Douluo Continent. Otherwise, the next chance wouldn't be for another five days.
Five days in the God Realm was five years on the Douluo Continent. In terms of timing, although it was a bit late, he could still send them into the Valley of Love.
As he thought about it, he actively contacted the Sea God Statue over at the Clear Sky Sect.
"Da Ming, Er Ming, in one year, have Xiao Qi bring Lan Xuanyu to the Clear Sky Sect and bring him before the Sea God Statue. As the ancestor of the Tang Sect, I hold high expectations for these young people and will personally give them some pointers."
"Also, that traitor who fled Shrek, Huo Yuhao—have the Clear Sky Sect cause some trouble for the Body Sect. Let him know that Shrek's glory is not something a person like him can insult!"
A moment later, the figures of the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python appeared on the crystal screen of the communication system, along with their respectful reply.
"Yes, we shall obey Third Brother's decree."
There is already a tragic barrier between us...
Tang San shook his head with regret. Speaking of which, had a conflict ever broken out between Zhou Weiqing's side and Baili Du? It was truly maddening; what a useless thing!
...
Phew—
Half a month later, Huo Yuhao slowly opened his eyes and let out a long breath. A golden and deep blue light flashed in his eyes, and his entire being seemed like a giant dragon awakening. The sky showed signs of dimming, and the surrounding Water Elements and Thunder Elements became increasingly frantic. Even someone with Du Busi's level of cultivation felt a faint numbness on his skin.
Clearly, he had been sitting there for a full half-month, yet Huo Yuhao did not feel tired at all; instead, he felt more and more energetic.
It had to be said that the Body Sect's Innate Secret Technique was indeed the top-tier body-tempering method on the Douluo Continent.
The Blood Essence Vortex in his chest had become increasingly solid, and his physical strength was more than a level higher than before. It even brought about a compression of his Soul Power and Mental Power; the effect complemented the Spirit Ice Formula given to him by Baili Du perfectly.
His rank hadn't increased—he was still Rank 46—but the quality of his Soul Power was a full double what it was before! He was already able to try merging it with his overly powerful mental power.
As for the fusion of the three powers—Blood Essence, Mental Power, and Soul Power... to be honest, Huo Yuhao's current control was not yet enough; he didn't even dare to think about it.
This might make his future leveling more difficult, but in the end, "rank" was just something for others to see—Elder Xuan was the best example of that.
Seeing that Du Busi was still guarding his side, Huo Yuhao's eyes brightened. He stood up and bowed respectfully: "Master."
Du Busi hesitated for a moment, then frowned and asked, "Is your Second Martial Soul not of the Ice attribute? Is it actually of the Water and Thunder attributes?"
Since things had reached this point, there was nothing to hide. Huo Yuhao nodded.
"This might be a bit tricky..." Du Busi muttered to himself.
"Forget it. Now that your Innate Qi and Blood Essence have been nourished, it is the best time for a Second Awakening. Tomorrow, I will take you to perform the Martial Soul's Second Awakening. Also, you are not allowed to use your Second Martial Soul, otherwise I'll judge you as failing."
"Huh?"
What did that mean?
Soon, Huo Yuhao found out.
With a wave of Du Busi's hand, dark green Soul Power wrapped around Huo Yuhao, and they flew toward the vast ocean behind the Body Sect.
Du Busi flew for a full two hours before stopping.
Looking at the color of the seawater becoming darker and darker and the surrounding air becoming colder, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but ask, "Master, aren't we doing the Second Awakening? Why did we come to the sea?"
And this place was clearly not the near-shore; it could be considered the deep sea. Further north, they would reach the icy seas at the edge of the Extreme North.
Du Busi grabbed Huo Yuhao's collar as if he were carrying a small rabbit and smirked. "Didn't I say? To give your Martial Soul a Second Awakening."
Huo Yuhao was even more confused. "In the sea?"
Du Busi said eerily, "Actually, the Second Awakening can be controlled by humans. Our Body Sect has a method to stimulate the Martial Soul's Second Awakening, and it is bound to be a beneficial one. For instance, that 'Grandmaster' Yu Xiaogang from Shrek Academy—if he could have gone through our Body Sect's Second Awakening, it's truly possible he could have evolved Luo Sanpao into the Radiant Holy Dragon, instead of just following his disciple around for scraps."
The corners of Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched twice. It was clear that his Master looked down on that "Grandmaster" quite a bit...
Du Busi's gaze stared deeply into the unfathomable depths of the ocean below. "The founding ancestor of our Body Sect was pursued by enemies back in the day and sank into the great ocean. As a result, under the immense pressure of the sea, the ancestor stimulated his physical potential and finally completed the Martial Soul's Second Awakening, returning successfully to become a grandmaster of his generation."
"Yuhao, remember: you are not allowed to use your Second Martial Soul. Find a way to survive!"
Before Huo Yuhao could even voice his doubts, he was grabbed by the head by Du Busi and stuffed bodily into the sea.
Instantly, Huo Yuhao felt his entire body submerged in seawater. The surrounding light dimmed at once. He instinctively wanted to use his Deep Blue Glazed Dragon Martial Soul to control the surrounding seawater, but a powerful Soul Power transmitted from his neck, forcefully suppressing him so he couldn't use that Martial Soul.
As the depth of the dive increased, even with Huo Yuhao's formidable physique, he felt a powerful pressure from the great ocean.
The Soul Power and Blood Essence in his body were gradually suppressed. A feeling of suffocation followed, and then came the pressure of constantly sinking into the deeper parts of the ocean.
Soon, Du Busi had brought Huo Yuhao to below 500 meters.
Du Busi's voice rang in his ears: "Find a way to swim to the surface yourself."
Then, he let go.
Gurgle...
A large mouthful of bubbles was exhaled. Huo Yuhao clutched his neck in pain, his veins bulging.
Unable to breathe, the immense water pressure was still crushing his body. The intense feeling of suffocation made Huo Yuhao feel as if his lungs were about to explode.
A layer of deep blue halo emerged from his body, and the Blood Essence Vortex inside him began to rotate.
The suffocation eased slightly. Then, Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth, suppressed the discomfort in his chest, and slowly began to swim upward.
He finally understood why the Body Sect had so much seafood...