After resting for a few days at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Yang Xiong mainly spent time with his parents. After being away from home for so long this time, he only truly relaxed upon returning home. Only at home was there a true haven.
Yang Xiong also found time to meet with his two Masters separately. Both Sword and Bone Douluo were filled with joy and comfort upon seeing Yang Xiong's current state, as Yang Xiong was their only disciple.
However, looking at Master Sword Douluo, it seemed he had been paying more attention to his elder brother, Yang Wei, recently. He wondered if he intended to take on another disciple with a sword Martial Soul.
After staying at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for three days, Yang Xiong and his group prepared to return to Thunder Valley.
However, this time, only Yang Xiong, Oscar, Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er returned to Thunder Valley. Ning Rongrong, Qin Shuang, and Yang Wei planned to stay at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for the time being.
Ning Rongrong was the Sect heir, and now that she had finally returned from her training, according to Ning Fengzhi, she was to be officially appointed as the Young Sect Leader. Qin Shuang had grown up in the Sect and was to stay by Ning Rongrong's side for protection.
As for his elder brother, Yang Wei, he had been spending every day with their parents recently, doing nothing else besides cultivating.
When the five of them returned to the Body Sect, the entire Thunder Valley had undergone a massive transformation.
Although the initial design for the Sect was very thorough, with even the smallest details meticulously planned, Yang Xiong had only stayed in the Sect for a few months and had left after the basic framework was completed.
Now, the entire Thunder Valley was exceptionally lively. Both the internal defenses of the Sect and the defenses of the Body Academy were very strict, and everyone was diligently cultivating. The Body Sect was now a rare place where one could cultivate in peace, especially with the outside world in such chaos. Everyone wanted to improve their strength as quickly as possible, otherwise, they would easily become cannon fodder in the future.
By the time they reached the Sect's main hall, everyone was standing by in full readiness.
Besides the Five Great Elders, all the deans of the Four Element Academy were present, along with some core members of the Sect, including key personnel from various clans.
Yang Xiong didn't hesitate and sat directly in the central main seat of the Sect.
Feng Xiaotian and the other two returned to their parents' sides. The three of them were all direct descendants of the Element Academy.
Seeing Yang Xiong and the others return safely, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Sea God Island was known as Devil Island, and going there was a matter of life and death.
After the five of them introduced their current situations, everyone present was stunned. They couldn't believe that Yang Xiong and the others had only been away from the Sect for a few years, yet their strength had increased so much.
Especially Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, and Huo Wu, who were now the strongest in their respective academies. At their current age, their future was truly boundless.
Oscar sat in a forward position. Oscar was originally appointed as the Vice Sect Leader by Yang Xiong, and he had now reached the Soul Douluo level. The position of Vice Sect Leader was well-deserved, not to mention that Oscar, as a food-type Soul Master, being able to cultivate to the Soul Douluo level was a miracle in the Soul Master world.
Next, the Great Elders and the deans of the Element Academy introduced the current situation of the Body Sect.
Now, all five Great Elders of the Body Sect were Titled Douluo, even Bai He and Yang Wudi were Titled Douluo.
Moreover, the Soul Master world had been very turbulent in recent years, and the Body Sect's internal discipline was exceptionally strict. Everyone knew that their enemy, the Spirit Empire, wanted to unify the world, and it was likely that the two sides would clash sooner or later. Therefore, all personnel within the Sect cultivated very diligently.
The entire Sect now had over two thousand Soul Masters. In addition to the original Four Great Clans, many students had also graduated from the Body Academy in the past three years and had gradually begun to serve the Sect after graduation.
This was mainly because Yang Xiong had left a massive amount of resources for the Sect before he left, but all of it had been handed over to Grand Elder Lin Gong for arrangement and distribution.
After the basic communication of information was completed, Yang Wudi seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Yang Xiong was a little puzzled: "Old Goat, this isn't like you. Could it be that now that you've cultivated to the Titled Douluo level, some unfinished business has popped up?"
Yang Wudi glanced at the surrounding people, and finally gritted his teeth and spoke: "Sect Leader, I do have one matter. Now that the Spirit Empire is acting so perversely and recklessly, I would like to volunteer to go to the Heaven Dou Empire front line to seek revenge against the Spirit Hall for the blood feud of the past."
Niu Gao, Bai He, and Dragon Duke Meng Shu all showed expressions of hatred, clearly detesting the Spirit Empire.
The people from the Four Element Academy, on the other hand, were relatively less hostile. After all, they didn't have a blood feud with the Spirit Empire.
Up until now, due to Yang Xiong's arrangements back then, coupled with the fact that the entire Sect had been presided over by Lin Gong in recent years, the Body Sect had always developed in a relatively conservative and stable manner. They hadn't sent too many personnel to participate in the war against the Spirit Empire, and there were only a small number of people on the front line.
Yang Xiong glanced at everyone, and finally a hint of helplessness appeared on his lips: "I knew you, Old Goat, wanted to fight. However, this great war has just begun, and we might have to participate a little later. Moreover, I am still waiting for someone and want to see their stance."
Yang Wudi asked doubtfully, "Is there anyone else who cares about this battle?"
Yang Xiong smiled and said, "After returning from Sea God Island, I have already visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Sect Leader Ning also plans to participate in the war against the Spirit Empire. In fact, you should also be aware that if the Spirit Empire truly wins this war, they will likely focus all their efforts on encircling and suppressing our major sects."
"I am still waiting for Tang Xiao and Tang Hao. Given their hatred for the Spirit Empire, it is inevitable that they will participate in this war. Our Body Sect, Clear Sky Sect, and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect need to fight against the Spirit Empire together, but the specifics of how to fight still need to be discussed in detail. I don't trust those people from the Clear Sky Sect."
Yang Wudi's face showed a hint of anger. "The Clear Sky Sect is just a bunch of cowards. What does it matter how many experts they have? Haven't they been hiding like turtles for so long?"
Yang Xiong said, "Now it's not a matter of whether the Clear Sky Sect wants to hide or not. Since they have come out of seclusion, it means they have violated the agreement they made with the Spirit Hall back then. Once the Spirit Hall defeats the two great empires, they will definitely target the Clear Sky Sect first. So, the Clear Sky Sect should be more anxious than us now."
"Besides, I also have something I want to find those people from the Clear Sky Sect for. Without them, a certain play will be difficult to perform. I am waiting for them to deliver themselves to my doorstep."
"Don't worry, Old Goat, you will definitely have plenty of time to take revenge on those people from the Spirit Hall in the future. You will definitely get to kill to your heart's content. I'm afraid you'll kill so much that you won't even want to kill anymore."
Hearing this, Yang Wudi fell silent. The others, who had been exceptionally hateful, gradually calmed down.
Yang Xiong then smiled and said, "Today is my return to the Body Sect after several years. The Body Sect's strength has greatly increased, which is a great joyous occasion."
"Old Goat, later, figure out a way to develop a good recipe. Don't be stingy with any medicinal herbs. For the next few days, the entire sect will stew Evil Spirit Tiger Whales. Consider it a benefit for everyone."
After speaking, two huge Evil Spirit Tiger Whale corpses appeared around Yang Xiong. Each was over twenty meters long and weighed at least thirty tons. The two Evil Spirit Tiger Whales weighed over sixty tons. Even with thousands of people in the sect, it would be enough for everyone to feast for several days.
The meat of a ten-thousand-year Evil Spirit Tiger Whale, a top-tier Soul Beast, is extremely rich in energy and is a great tonic for Soul Masters.
Even though everyone present was a high-level Soul Master and had seen the world, they didn't expect Yang Xiong to be so generous as to take out such valuable Evil Spirit Tiger Whales to reward the entire sect.
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In the following days, the entire Body Sect was exceptionally lively. Everyone knew that the Sect Leader had returned to the sect with greatly increased strength.
Although Yang Xiong was only at level ninety now and had not yet obtained his Ninth Soul Ring, no one doubted that Yang Xiong was the strongest in the sect. One must know that when Yang Xiong was at level seventy, he could already fight a Titled Douluo alone. Now that he had reached the Titled Douluo level, no one dared to imagine how strong he was.
Especially after Yang Xiong displayed his five black and three red Soul Rings, Yang Wudi and the others were incredibly amazed. Even as Titled Douluo, they felt immense pressure.
Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er were even more surprising. Among the three, only Feng Xiaotian was a Soul Emperor originally, while the other two were Soul Kings.
But in just a few short years, Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er had all reached the level of Soul Douluo experts. This talent and strength were absolutely inspiring.
Yang Xiong, on the other hand, was contemplating the future development of the sect and his own development.
Although Yang Xiong had reached level ninety now, in terms of strength, he was still very far from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King is a rare top-tier Water-attribute Soul Beast, only a hair's breadth away from the million-year level. It can be called the strongest Soul Beast in the world, and is even no weaker than the Black Dragon Di Tian in the Star Dou Great Forest.
To truly kill the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, he alone was not enough. Even if Yang Xiong gathered more people, he would not be able to kill the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
With the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's powerful strength and unique Water attribute, it was an invincible existence in the sea. In a sense, it was even stronger than Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi.
And Yang Xiong's only method now was to use a Divine Artifact, which might be able to kill the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
Since completing the seventh trial of the top-tier assessment, the blood-red eight-pointed star on Yang Xiong's forehead had disappeared, replaced by a blood-red long sword. New information had appeared in Yang Xiong's mind.
This was the content of a new assessment, different from the Seagod's Assessment.
"Yang Xiong, Asura Nine Trials, First Trial: Retrieve the Asura Demon Sword. Time limit: one year. Failure to pass the assessment results in death."
Yang Xiong was both a little excited and a little helpless.
Although Yang Xiong was very confident in his strength, there was still a significant gap compared to a true Limit Douluo.
The Asura Demon Sword was currently in the hands of the Slaughter King, which is to say, in the hands of Tang Chen. Although the Slaughter King could not use Soul Skills, the strength of a Limit Douluo was still very daunting.
Of course, there was also something to be thankful for: Tang Chen's body was currently occupied by the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King. The Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King would not use Tang Chen's Self-Created Soul Skills, and even less so the Great Sumeru Hammer, so his strength would be greatly reduced.
And retrieving the Asura Demon Sword was only the first trial. The subsequent trials would only become more and more difficult. Yang Xiong even suspected that by the time of the last few trials of the Asura Nine Trials, the difficulty would be incredibly heaven-defying.
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