DD2—Chapter 212: Preparation

DD2—Chapter 212: Preparation

"Yuhao, what did you say? You have mastered the method to make people's martial souls awaken for a second time?" Jing Hongchen was a little incredulous, and his voice couldn't help but rise a few notes.

In this world, only the Body Sect has mastered the method to make a martial soul awaken a second time.

As for other sects, academies, and empires, none are known to have mastered this technique. As far as Jing Hongchen knows, even Shrek Academy seems to have no way to make martial souls awaken for a second time.

The second awakening is essentially the evolution of the martial soul—a transformation in its core nature. No one disputes this, but it is certainly not a simple matter to achieve a second awakening.

The Sun-Moon Empire also studied the second awakening of martial soul, but ultimately failed. The main reason was that the difficulty of the second awakening is extremely high.

"Yes." Huo Yuhao did not deny it. "However, this method carries a certain risk of death, so it's necessary to have a few strong people nearby for protection. If something goes wrong, immediate rescue can be carried out."

Even Tang Wulin, who was the protagonist of Douluo 3, was guarded by Mu Ye, the leader of the Body Sect, during his deep-sea training. If the situation were dangerous, Mu Ye would have taken him out of the sea immediately.

Jing Hongchen paced back and forth, excited. He felt that Huo Yuhao had brought him too many surprises. Having lived in the Sun-Moon Empire for many years, this was the first time he had encountered someone who had made such a great contribution.

He placed a hand on Huo Yuhao's shoulder and patted him: "Yuhao, don't worry, there's no problem with this.

If it weren't for the fact that there have been no gods in the Douluo Continent for many years, I might even think you're a God. If you can help some people in the Sun-Moon Empire awaken their martial soul for a second time, the empire's strength will be further improved."

Meng Hongchen, standing beside him, also had a gleam in her eyes. She agreed wholeheartedly. After all, what Huo Yuhao did was truly outstanding. Even Tang San, who is always praised by Shrek Academy, cannot compare to Huo Yuhao's contributions to the soul master world. After all, what Shrek Academy boasts about is Tang San's solutions to Spirit Hall and maintaining peace among soul masters.

If Xiao knew about this, he'd be hit again. She thought. Yuhao is the first genius of the Sun-Moon Empire, and Xiao is the self-proclaimed second genius. But the gap between the first and second has only widened over time. 

Huo Yuhao looked at Jing Hongchen and Meng Hongchen and said, "However, awakening the martial soul a second time will cause great pain. This is different from spirit soul absorption. If your willpower isn't strong enough, don't attempt it. Otherwise, it will only make things worse." 

The pressure from the deep-sea desperate situation is indeed immense. This training method that stimulates potential becomes more painful over time, requiring not only strong physical fitness but also excellent mental strength. Even Mu Ye, who led the Body Sect in Douluo 3, spent 28 days completing his second awakening, but he still vividly remembers the pain of this deep-sea training.

"Pain?" Jing Hongchen hesitated, then looked at Meng Hongchen thoughtfully. He silently wondered: 'I don't know if Xiao Meng and Xiao Xiao can endure this pain. If not, it could be a big loss.'

He looked at Meng Hongchen with hope and asked, "Xiao Meng, you heard what Yuhao said. Do you want to participate in the second awakening plan for the martial soul?"

Meng Hongchen smiled and replied: "Grandpa, of course I want to participate. If my martial soul can be awakened a second time, my strength will increase. The next Soul Fighting Competition will be held in the Sun-Moon Empire. I hope we can defend the championship instead of handing it over to Shrek Academy."

Hearing this, Jing Hongchen breathed a sigh of relief. He still hoped Meng Hongchen would join the second awakening plan. After all, the second awakening of a martial soul is of great significance for a soul master.

Jing Hongchen promised Huo Yuhao, "Yuhao, I'll gather people now. Once everyone is assembled, we'll set off. Don't worry, I'll carefully select them based on their usual performance. I'll also gather Xiao and the others back as soon as possible."

Huo Yuhao shook his head: "That would be too slow, Dean. I can use my space power to quickly bring Xiao Hongchen and the others back."

"What! Space power? That..." Jing Hongchen looked surprised, then thought about it. Huo Yuhao had even created something like the Undead Demi-plane, so it's understandable that he can use space magic.

"Alright, Dean, you go gather everyone. I'll be back later. By the way, don't forget to call Elder Kong to come with you. I want to see if Elder Kong can awaken his martial soul for a second time."

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Shrek Academy

Xiao Hongchen, with a bruised face and nose, was staring at the sparkling Sea God Lake, hands behind his back, and said lightly: "Lin Xi, in my opinion, the geniuses of Shrek Academy are just so-so. They aren't a match for me in a one-on-one fight, and they even have to fight in a round-robin format.

If not for this, I would never have lost to them. These shameless guys. One day, I will shatter Shrek Academy's championship dream in the Soul Fighting Competition."

Beside him, Lin Xi, with bruises on his face, muttered: "Xiao Hongchen, are you sick? It's fine for you to take us, the Sun-Moon Empire exchange students, to fight Shrek Academy in the Soul Fighting Competition. That's our way to get to know them better.

But why do you have to humiliate the students of Shrek Academy? They're not the ones who cheated, and they're not to blame for the loss. Do you think it looks good to be covered in wounds?"

Xiao Hongchen's face darkened. "What do you mean, humiliate them? I'm just telling the truth. Shrek Academy was caught cheating, so they withdrew from the competition! They did something wrong and don't want others to say it? Who would have thought they'd be so angry about it and fight in a round-robin?

They don't care about their faces at all!"

Xiao Hongchen was a little speechless. He had pointed out the cheating incident during the Soul Fighting Tournament, hoping to provoke the opponent's emotional response so he could gather more intelligence about Shrek's soul masters. But he didn't expect the students of Shrek Academy to react so poorly—they fought in a round-robin style.

Even as the self-proclaimed second genius of the Sun-Moon Empire, he couldn't handle that kind of chaos.

Lin Xi took a deep breath: "Xiao Hongchen, even if what you say is true, you shouldn't say it. We're on someone else's territory."

"Although, according to the agreement between Shrek Academy and the Sun-Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, they will guarantee our safety, they can still assist us in some minor matters."

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(End of this chapter)