Inside a conference room at the Shrek team's rest area, used for tactical planning and analysis.
"...That's everything."
Zhang Lexuan stood before the conference table, her voice clear and steady.
The contents of the family genealogy, her own Sun Moon Imperial Bloodline and the Sun Moon Imperial Legacy Spirit "Moon," and the detailed account of her recent meeting with the young man—everything except the young man's somewhat ambiguous promise to her at the end—she had revealed completely.
Her words were like a giant stone thrown into a calm lake, stirring up a storm in the hearts of Xuan Zi and the Team Leader Teacher.
The room fell into a dead silence, the Team Leader Teacher's expression shifting, unsure what to say, only able to look towards Xuan Zi, who sat at the head of the table.
"Elder Xuan, this..."
Xuan Zi raised his hand to interrupt the Team Leader Teacher's attempt to speak. His face, usually carrying a hint of slyness or laziness, was now incredibly pale, yet filled with unprecedented seriousness and gravity.
He knew Zhang Lexuan's background was somewhat special, and Elder Mu had reminded him many times to take good care of her.
However, he never expected this special background to directly involve the Sun Moon Empire imperial family, on the other side of the continent!
Did Elder Mu know about this? He must have, right?
He hadn't paid much attention to what the Sun Moon Empire imperial family's Legacy Spirit was; after all, the Sun Moon Empire was just about playing with spirit tools, a bunch of guys relying on external objects, not worth fearing.
But Elder Mu had mentioned to him in casual conversation that when he traveled the continent in his early years, he had also visited the Sun Moon Empire.
So he believed that Elder Mu absolutely knew what the Sun Moon imperial family's Legacy Spirit was, and must have known her identity when he saw Zhang Lexuan.
He even understood why Elder Mu had made so many demands of Zhang Lexuan, a child of just over ten years old, at that time—it was to prevent trouble before it arose!
However, since Elder Mu had already nodded, this matter was definitely not a problem, and Zhang Lexuan could still be trusted.
At this moment, what truly weighed heavily on his heart was that young man from the Kong Family, or rather, the unknown powerful expert behind that young man from the Kong Family!
A single strike had rendered him, a Level 98 Super Douluo, unconscious, and the chill contained within that attack still lingered in his bones, like a persistent bone-marrow parasite that could not be dispelled.
Moreover, the coldness emanating from it made his spirit power circulation difficult; despite his Level 98 strength, he could only exert a Level 95 standard now.
Undoubtedly, this was a powerful expert at the Limit Douluo level!
And precisely because of the existence of this unknown powerful expert, this matter had far exceeded a student's identity issue; it also concerned the future pattern between Shrek and the Sun Moon Empire!
After a long while, Xuan Zi let out a long breath, breaking the silence: "Lexuan, please sit down first."
He scanned everyone present and said in a deep voice: "This matter is of great importance and cannot be decided by us. I will immediately report this to the academy and convene a Sea God Pavilion meeting to have all the venerable elders deliberate on it. During this period..."
His gaze fell on Zhang Lexuan, Wu Ming, and Han Ruoruo, "All of you must strictly keep this a secret and not reveal a single bit of it to outsiders!
"Additionally, remember to prioritize the Grand Competition. Do not let this matter disturb your minds, and even more, do not forget the 'Glory of Shrek' that you bear! Do you all understand?"
"Yes, Elder Xuan!"
The three replied in unison, though their voices, more or less, carried a hint of unusual gravity... In the middle of the night.
Inside an inconspicuous room in the inn specially used by the Tianhun Empire to entertain foreign dignitaries, the air suddenly rippled like water.
A dark green figure appeared without warning. The newcomer was not tall, but like a volcano poised to erupt, his aura was heavy.
With short dark green hair and a rugged face, he exuded a wild and domineering demeanor. He was none other than the Sect Master of the Body Sect, Du Bu Si.
"What's the matter? You rushed me over here. Isn't the Alliance meeting with the Tianhun Empire still a few days away? Why did you call me so early?"
Du Bu Si's voice was low and hoarse, carrying a hint of displeasure, but more so an unquestionable authority.
In the room, a middle-aged man in a Tianhun Empire military uniform, who had been waiting there, immediately bowed and saluted, his tone respectful and excited:
"Sect Master, please take a look at this!" Saying that, he presented a recording spirit tool with both hands.
Du Bu Si frowned slightly. So hasty, what kind of decorum is this! What kind of situations hadn't he, Du Bu Si, seen? Was there a need to be so frantic?
Thinking this, he injected a bit of his spirit power into it.
Immediately, the image of Kong Ming'an alone in the daytime preliminary arena, erupting with monstrous Qi and Blood, condensing a terrifying Dharma Idol, and instantly defeating the entire Tianxiang Academy team with an almost crushing posture, played clearly.
Du Bu Si's domineering and confident gaze froze the moment the image began to play.
Holy crap! He really hadn't seen this kind of scene before!
His pupils contracted as he stared intently at Kong Ming'an's somewhat slender but terrifyingly powerful body in the image, and the colossal phantom purely condensed from vast Qi and Blood!
"This... this is... Qi and Blood power?!"
At this moment, even though he was watching through a screen and not seeing it with his own eyes, Du Bu Si instantly recognized the power Kong Ming'an was using, and the veins on his arm holding the recording spirit tool slightly bulged.
As the Sect Master of the Body Sect, he knew better than anyone how incredibly difficult and unbelievable it was to temper Qi and Blood to such a terrifying extent, and to be able to externalize and condense it, wielding it like an extension of one's own arm!
Although the Body Sect also explored the power of Qi and Blood, after so many years of effort, they could at most use it as an auxiliary means to stimulate the Spirit's secondary Awakening and strengthen the body's potential. When had they ever seen someone Cultivate Qi and Blood to such an externalized degree?!
This young man's control and understanding of Qi and Blood were simply a peerless treasure tailor-made for their Body Sect!
If he could be brought back to the Sect, it would not only allow the Sect's application of Qi and Blood power to advance by leaps and bounds but also greatly increase the success rate and power of the Spirit's secondary Awakening!
Even... he might even be the perfect Legacy that the Body Sect had been desperately searching for!
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Du Bu Si's mind, finally converging into an incredibly strong idea—he must obtain this young man!
Seeing this, the subordinate beside him quickly added in a low voice:
"Sect Master, this child's name is Kong Ming'an, the biological grandson of Kong Deming of the Sun Moon Empire. Beside him, openly, there is at least the newly promoted Super Douluo, Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin, as a guard. We..."
"Kong Deming's grandson? A Super Douluo guard?" A trace of disdain appeared on Du Bu Si's face.
"So what? Such an uncut jade placed in the Sun Moon Empire is simply a waste of natural resources! Only in my Body Sect can he unleash his most dazzling brilliance!"
Du Bu Si's tone was arrogant, yet he was not carried away by this joy.
He took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to immediately snatch the person, his gaze looking at the projected image, but he was looking at his subordinate beside him.
"Does he have another match tomorrow?"
"This... Your subordinate doesn't know, but he participated in both matches today, so he probably will tomorrow as well."
"Good!" Du Bu Si's mouth curved into a determined arc, "Then this old man will personally go and see the quality of this little fellow!"
If this little fellow truly possesses extraordinary talent, then it is Heaven's blessing upon his Body Sect!
The Body Sect shall prosper!