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"No, this is a Body Martial Soul!"
Chu Shanhe's voice boomed across the square like thunder, stunning everyone present.
"But… this is a lightning-element Spirit, isn't it?!"
The others were surprised by his words. The most obvious characteristic of a Body Martial Soul is that it belongs to a specific part of the body, and after Awakening, this part becomes exceptionally prominent compared to a normal person. But Chen Yi clearly didn't exhibit this.
The Grand Elder reacted, blue light flickering in his eyes, and mental force as vast as the ocean enveloped Chen Yi.
"Oh! This lightning isn't the Spirit itself, but an inherent attribute of the Body Martial Soul!"
Under the enhancement of his mental force, two distinct golden lights appeared around Chen Yi in the Grand Elder's eyes. One was the purple-gold lightning, and the other… came from Chen Yi's body, which was… the Body Spirit.
"Chen Yi's Spirit isn't the lightning, but himself, and that lightning is an accompanying attribute of Yi'er's Spirit!"
The Grand Elder's excited voice echoed across the square, reverberating in everyone's ears.
Body!
This was undoubtedly the most supreme Body Martial Soul, possessing the legendary golden-tier potential; moreover, it was accompanied by that terrifying lightning. Even without a second Awakening, this was one of the most terrifying Spirits in the world, perhaps only second to the legendary Seraphim!
If he could achieve a golden-tier second Awakening, even the Seraphim would have to avoid his Edge.
"Hahaha~, good! Very good! Excellent! This era, it is fitting for my Body Sect to flourish in the world!"
Chu Shanhe and Yuan Hua's unrestrained laughter echoed throughout the entire Body Sect, shaking everything in its path, from houses to trees.
This was the best of times. In the past, the successive High Priests of Spirit Hall had dominated the world, and wherever the Seraphim's sword pointed, there was only submission and bowing.
However, Tang Chen's appearance shattered the myth of the Seraphim's invincibility, and Tang Hao's hammer further crushed the prestige of the Seraphim Spirit, greatly diminishing the deterrent power of Spirit Hall's strongest combat force, the Seraphim lineage.
More importantly, just three years ago, the Seraphim's last successor died prematurely, and this Divine Rank Spirit might even vanish completely, ceasing to exist!
Chen Yi awakened a top-tier Body Martial Soul with golden-tier potential at this time, accompanied by extreme lightning far surpassing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. With such a configuration, as long as he didn't die prematurely, he was enough to lead the Body Sect to the height of the former Clear Sky Sect, or even stronger.
Upon hearing this, everyone was invigorated. For them, the Body Sect was their true home, and now that this home was poised for greater prosperity, the fervent and pure excitement on their faces was impossible to hide.
"Boom—"
Just as everyone was celebrating, the lightning on Chen Yi's body suddenly became violent, accompanied by crackling sounds, completely covering Chen Yi and gradually forming a large cocoon.
"Yi'er!"
Seeing this, Mu Xi, who had been accepting congratulations from others, immediately rushed to the lightning cocoon. The smile on her face instantly vanished, replaced by intense anxiety.
Chen Yi's Body Martial Soul was accompanied by lightning, clearly a mutated Spirit. When such a mutation appears in the Spirit Master's world, it often indicates a potential flaw, with many cases of the Spirit backfiring on its owner. Now that Chen Yi was enveloped by lightning, Mu Xi believed this was very likely a Spirit backlash.
A Spirit backlash could lead to death and soul dissipation if not handled carefully. Even if one survived, their Spirit would be completely crippled, rendering them utterly useless.
Thinking of this, Mu Xi's anxiety intensified. Her spirit power surged, clearly intending to break open the lightning cocoon and interrupt the backlash.
"No need to rush."
The Grand Elder's voice startled Mu Xi, who was on the verge of losing her composure, from her uncontrolled state. She had almost forgotten that there were two powerful figures here.
These were two Titled Douluo standing at the Peak of the Douluo Continent, one of whom specialized in mental force and possessed a brain-type Spirit, naturally having a better understanding of Chen Yi's condition.
"Sect Master, Grand Elder, Yi'er he…"
Even though she saw the two of them approaching together, the worry on Mu Xi's face lessened slightly, but the anxiety in her eyes remained undiminished.
"It's fine."
The Grand Elder waved his hand, then his spirit power surged, and his already larger-than-normal head immediately grew another size. At the same time, nine spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black—appeared behind him. Clearly, to better examine Chen Yi's condition, he directly activated his Spirit.
Watching the blue light constantly flickering in the Grand Elder's eyes, Mu Xi became increasingly anxious, her gaze shifting back and forth between the two.
"Hoo—"
After a long while, the Grand Elder slowly retracted his Spirit, and his aura gradually stabilized. Mu Xi immediately and eagerly asked the Grand Elder:
"Grand Elder, Yi'er's condition?"
But at this moment, a hint of confusion appeared in the Grand Elder's eyes. Under his observation, the lightning on Chen Yi's body was like a group of eager creatures returning to their nests, scrambling to surge into his body.
It felt as if these lightning bolts had no connection to Chen Yi's Spirit, yet the two were born together. Shouldn't this not be happening?
The Grand Elder thought for a while and then told Chu Shanhe and Mu Xi about his discovery. The former was also extremely puzzled upon hearing this.
"This… is truly unheard of. A Body Martial Soul and lightning born together should share one Origin, and their compatibility should be extremely high, shouldn't it? How could such a situation occur?"
Chu Shanhe was also somewhat bewildered.
After all, Spirit backlash was not uncommon; it simply meant the Spirit mutation wasn't thorough enough, leading to a conflict between oneself and the Spirit.
But Chen Yi's situation was clearly not like this. The lightning hadn't conflicted with Chen Yi, yet it hadn't merged with him either. This was truly baffling.
"Grand Elder, will anything happen to Yi'er?"
Mu Xi, on the other hand, ignored these details, her eyes filled with worry, fear, and… a hint of anticipation.
"Don't worry. Although this old man doesn't understand Yi'er's situation too well, this lightning, though seemingly violent, is actually causing no harm to Yi'er. Instead, it's tempering his Physical Body. You can feel it; his Physical Body is slowly strengthening."
Mu Xi's eyelid twitched upon hearing this. If I could reach in and check the situation, would I need to ask you? However, hearing this, Yi'er was not in immediate danger, which also made her sigh in relief.
"Cough cough."
Seeing the black lines on Mu Xi's forehead, the Grand Elder, realizing his oversight, quickly added:
"In short, Yi'er has no problems. This old man speculates that he will wake up once his Spirit merges with this lightning."
"That's good, that's good." Mu Xi's worry visibly lessened upon hearing this, and a smile returned to her face. However, if one looked closely, there was still a deep concern in her eyes.
"Alas, let's leave this matter here for now. Huang Qiyi."
Seeing that everyone present had quieted down, Chu Shanhe spoke: "You take everyone back first. As for Yi'er here, this old man will personally watch over him."
Huang Qiyi secretly clicked his tongue upon hearing this. The Sect Master and others truly valued little Chen Yi; a dignified Titled Douluo personally standing guard.
But then he thought of Chen Yi's talent and felt relieved, speaking without delay.
"Understood."
Mu Xi then looked at Chu Shanhe and pleaded: "Sect Master, this Disciple wishes to stay here with Yi'er. I humbly request the Sect Master's permission."
Although both the Sect Master and the Grand Elder said Chen Yi was fine, as a mother, she still wanted to see Chen Yi with her own eyes to be at ease. Chu Shanhe naturally understood this and nodded:
"Granted!"