Chu Shanhe looked at the many powerhouses below, pride filling his eyes. Three Titled Douluos, seven Soul Soul Douluos—this lineup was probably only matched by the Spirit Hall on the continent.
Under his leadership, the Body Sect had reached such prosperity. Even facing his teacher in the afterlife, he could proudly say he'd honored the ancestors!
Thinking this, Chu Shanhe spoke: "The reason for summoning everyone back to the sect—you all know, right?"
Everyone nodded. Soon after returning, they'd heard from family about the shocking scene of Chen Yi's martial soul awakening and guessed it was related to the kid.
But they were all Soul Douluo or Soul Sage big shots—how could they speak first? That would show impatience.
Some didn't care, though. Right after Chu Shanhe's words, the Third Elder below the Grand Elder eagerly asked:
"Sect Master, is it true what the sect says about little Chen's martial soul having golden-level second awakening potential? Also, didn't he just awaken? But in my senses, the kid is clearly at level 26 Soul Grandmaster—that defies logic!"
Hearing the voice, Chen Yi, at the bottom, looked at the old man. The Third Elder was of the same generation as the sect master and others, the only active elder from the old generation besides the three big shots. His cultivation, per his mother, was level 89, half a step from Titled Douluo.
Unlike the Grand Elder stuck at level 89 for decades due to focusing on self-created soul skills and missing prime training time, the Third Elder's bottleneck was due to innate talent limits.
The Third Elder's martial soul was the right hand, bronze-level second awakening.
Unlike the perfected second awakening era ten thousand years later—bronze for Titled potential, silver for super, golden for extreme—this era's bronze-level second awakening maxed at high-level Soul Douluo. Only silver-level had Titled Douluo potential, while golden-level was just a Body Sect hypothesis.
Years ago, the Third Elder had been stuck at level 88, even after vast amounts of whale glue, only breaking to 89 recently. His martial soul limited him; with his effort, in the future era, even Super Douluo might be possible.
The Second Elder was similar; though he'd heard from the sect master and Grand Elder last night how heaven-defying Chen Yi was, he still wanted to see for himself.
"Xiao Yi!" Chu Shanhe didn't dawdle, calling lightly. Chen Yi was today's true star.
At the call, Chen Yi stepped forward, wasting no words. His martial soul activated instantly, gorgeous purple-gold lightning spread, and the two eye-catching purple soul rings emerged.
"This—such terrifying lightning; I've never heard of it in my life!"
"A thousand-year first soul ring? Am I seeing things? How can someone have a purple first soul ring!"
"It's real! Judging by the aura, it's at least 2,000 years, and the other over 4,000!"
"Not just that—this momentum is definitely from top-tier soul beasts!"
"Hiss, is this really possible for a human?"
Gasps of shock echoed. Awakening with over level 20 soul power was one thing, but these two thousand-year soul rings shattered their worldview.
Shock, doubt, ecstasy—emotions swirled in their hearts, finally settling on hope for the future!
Chu Shanhe and the others watched the changing emotions with interest until they calmed, then cleared his throat:
"Ahem, actually, what you've seen is just the basics."
There's more? They whipped their heads around. Are you kidding? Two purple ultra soul rings and level 26 at age six—this could enter soul master history books, and you say it's basic?
"Sect Master, does Xiao Yi's talent go beyond this?" Hearing the sect master's casual tone, Hong Yue stood and pressed.
What Chen Yi showed surpassed the Two Peak without doubt, but the sect master implied he could go further.
Further—that was unthinkable, too shocking; it was a realm absent for ten thousand years!
Chu Shanhe waved his sleeve, smiling: "Yes! Exactly what you're thinking."
Before reactions, the Grand Elder continued, telling them of Chen Yi's Thunder God inheritance and that assessments could start at Soul Sage.
Dead silence!
Utter stillness!
If the prior was talent that could lead the Body Sect to Clear Sky Sect's heights, the divine inheritance was an undeniable miracle—the Body Sect would become a behemoth like the Spirit Hall.
Even unifying the continent!
Thinking this, breaths grew heavy, eyes reddening with bloodshot veins.
"Sect Master, this is true, right?" Someone panted, then answered himself: "No, it must be—only omnipotent gods could grant additional ten levels of soul power!"
By the end, his face was manic. A god—they'd witness a god's birth!
The Body Sect would rule the world!
"Enough—look at yourselves in front of the child." As madness spread, the Grand Elder's soft shout rang like a bell in their minds.
"Huff—" The voice struck like a wake-up call, and they soon recovered from ecstasy.
Realizing, they stood and apologized: "We lost composure; please forgive us, Sect Master!"
Damn, embarrassing in front of the kid. Really, it's just a divine inheritance—worth getting so excited?
Well, yeah, it is.
Chu Shanhe shook his head but understood—even he and the Grand Elder had lost composure then, let alone them.
Exchanging glances with the Grand and Second Elders, Chu Shanhe slowly rose, looking at them solemnly:
"I intend to appoint Chen Yi as the Body Sect's young master, with status equal to the elder seats."
"Do any object?"
In any force, geniuses had high status but fell short of core powerhouses. Ungrown geniuses had potential, not strength.
But Chen Yi was different—divine inheritor, innate level 20, golden potential—each far beyond ordinary geniuses. Naturally, no objections.
"We have none!"
"Good," Chu Shanhe nodded satisfied. He knew it was just formality; even without this, they'd no longer see this divine inheritor as just a talented junior.
"Now, next matter: After discussion with the Grand and Second Elders, we've decided to delay the sect's emergence."
"What?!"
Everyone was shocked—even Chen Yi looked up in surprise.