Chapter 8: Mu Ye as a Teacher

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Mu Ye stared at Xu Yuan's head, his eyes nearly bulging out.

For the Body Sect, the more critical a body part is, the stronger its corresponding Body martial soul tends to be.

The more important the body part, the more crucial it becomes during a soul master's cultivation. As their soul power level increases, that specific body part will receive the maximum possible enhancement. During a second awakening, the results can be truly terrifying.

The brain—a vital organ—was no less important than the heart.

In fact, when it came to Body martial souls, the brain was far superior to the heart. This was because the brain was directly connected to the sea of spiritual energy!

Even something like the eyes didn't necessarily have a direct link to spiritual power. Ten thousand years ago, Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eye was an exceptional case among eye martial souls—not all eye martial souls were that powerful.

The brain's connection to the sea of spiritual energy meant that the strength of a brain martial soul wasn't solely tied to the physical brain itself but also to the strength of the sea of spiritual energy and the level of one's spiritual power.

To enhance a heart martial soul, a soul master needed to relentlessly train their physical vitality and blood essence. However, this wasn't as necessary for the brain.

While increasing physical vitality and blood essence would naturally strengthen a brain martial soul, it had another source of power—the sea of spiritual energy. When spiritual power reached a certain level, the brain martial soul would naturally improve.

Ten thousand years ago, cultivating spiritual power wasn't as straightforward. In today's world, with the development of spirit souls, spiritual power cultivation had become increasingly important. Techniques and methods for training spiritual power were now studied in greater depth.

It could be said that, in this era, a brain martial soul was indeed stronger than a heart martial soul for members of the Body Sect.

If there was any Body martial soul stronger than the brain, it would likely only be a full-body Body martial soul that had mutated to include a spiritual attribute.

Of course, these were all theoretical possibilities.

As the sect leader of the Body Sect, Mu Ye immediately thought of these theories related to Body martial souls.

Ultimately, whether a martial soul was strong or not depended on the soul master themself.

However, this wasn't a drawback for Xu Yuan's brain martial soul—in fact, it was a significant advantage. Although Mu Ye hadn't known beforehand which body part Xu Yuan's Body martial soul corresponded to, he did know that Xu Yuan possessed innate soul power at level seven!

A Body martial soul with innate soul power at level seven—this was why Mu Ye had personally come, even without knowing the specifics of Xu Yuan's martial soul.

As for Xu Shengqun's influence?

To be honest, Mu Ye, as the sect leader of the Body Sect, was only at rank ninety-four, possibly never breaking through to become a Super Douluo in his lifetime. Meanwhile, Xu Shengqun was already a ninety-six-level Super Douluo. Yet Mu Ye didn't need to show Xu Shengqun any deference.

After all, Xu Shengqun was merely a Super Douluo with three-word battle armor, while Mu Ye was a four-word battle armor master who also wielded divine-grade mech suits. Combined, these made him a formidable force even among Limit Douluo.

As for status?

Being a four-word battle armor master was a symbol of prestige.

It represented not only immense strength but also close ties with the Divine Blacksmith Zhen Hua.

"A brain martial soul with innate soul power at level seven… Child, what is your spiritual power value?" Mu Ye asked, looking intently at Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan didn't hesitate to answer.

"Eighty-one."

Eighty-one!

Even Zhen Hua, standing nearby, was stunned.

Truthfully, he had been interested in Xu Yuan from the start.

When Xu Shengqun informed him about having a nephew with a Body martial soul possessing innate soul power at level seven, along with twin martial souls, and requested his help in introducing the boy to Mu Ye, Zhen Hua didn't hesitate.

Xu Yuan could apprentice under Mu Ye for Body martial soul cultivation—but why couldn't he also apprentice under Zhen Hua, the Divine Blacksmith, for a secondary profession?

Historically, aside from hammer martial soul users, those with Body martial souls were the most suited to becoming blacksmiths. Their immense strength and abundant blood essence made them ideal candidates for forging.

However, neither Zhen Hua nor Mu Ye expected Xu Yuan's Body martial soul to be the brain.

For Mu Ye, the brain was ideal.

But for Zhen Hua, it slightly diminished his interest—though the fact that Xu Yuan had eighty-one points of spiritual power at awakening still left him awestruck.

After the initial shock wore off, his interest waned further.

There was no helping it. With such high spiritual power and Mu Ye's secondary profession, it would be illogical for Xu Yuan not to choose mech suit design as his secondary profession.

"Excellent!"

The less interest Zhen Hua showed, the more affection Mu Ye's gaze toward Xu Yuan brimmed with—and then some! At this moment, he almost wanted to crack open Xu Yuan's skull just to take a peek at that adorable brain martial soul.

"Boy, I am the current sect leader of the Body Sect. Will you accept me as your teacher?" Mu Ye didn't beat around the bush. His expression was serious as he looked at Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan didn't hesitate either. He bowed deeply and performed a respectful salute.

"Xu Yuan pays respects to Master."

Zhen Hua watched this scene unfold, stroking his chin with satisfaction.

His friendship with Mu Ye ran deep, and he knew how reclusive Mu Ye was—almost friendless, save for spending time with him. Seeing Mu Ye take on such a promising disciple filled him with joy for his old friend.

"Come! Teacher will treat you to a delicious meal!" Mu Ye laughed heartily, leading Xu Yuan toward the door on the side of the office.

Zhen Hua and Xu Shengqun followed behind.

As an old friend, Zhen Hua knew exactly what delicacies Mu Ye had prepared in his private kitchen, which was connected to the office. Even the ambient spiritual energy concentration here, boosted by soul-guiding arrays, was already extraordinarily high.

As for Xu Shengqun, though he wasn't close to Mu Ye, as a Spirit Emissary, he had met Zhen Hua before and coincidentally crossed paths with Mu Ye once. He knew how terrifying Mu Ye's culinary skills were and how rare the ingredients he used were.

Hearing that Mu Ye was treating them, Xu Shengqun couldn't help but wipe the corner of his mouth in anticipation.

Entering the kitchen.

Xu Yuan saw a massive platter.

Mu Ye stepped forward and lifted the lid, releasing an intense aroma that filled the entire room. In an instant, the concentration of spiritual energy in the room seemed to rise several levels.

Keep in mind, this was the main headquarters of the Blacksmiths Association—even the kitchen was Zhen Hua's private one, connected to his office. The spiritual energy concentration here was already extremely high due to the soul-guiding arrays.

Xu Yuan swallowed hard.

"This is Sea Dragon Tendon, the main tendon of a hundred-year-old Sea Dragon I personally caught and cooked," Mu Ye declared proudly.

The main ingredient was the tendon of a hundred-year-old Sea Dragon. Every seasoning and side dish used in the preparation could easily qualify as heavenly treasures!

"Don't underestimate it just because it's only a hundred-year-old Sea Dragon. This one was specifically chosen for you," Mu Ye explained, emphasizing the uniqueness of this dish. Though he didn't see disappointment on Xu Yuan's face regarding its age, he continued anyway.

"You've just awakened your martial soul, so even the finest things shouldn't be consumed in excess. Your body can't yet handle overly concentrated energy. A hundred years is the perfect fit for you right now."

"Moreover, this particular hundred-year-old Sea Dragon was specially selected for its mutated bloodline—it possesses a trace of True Dragon bloodline."

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