Chapter 171: The Reason for the Establishment of the Sea God Pavilion

Soon, the entire Shilake Team had heard that Huo Yutong was being contested by the Body Sect.

Xu San Shi's face was full of emotion.

"As expected of you, Yutong—your talent is so outstanding that the Body Sect would not hesitate to offend our Academy to compete for you."

He truly looked up to Huo Yutong and Tang Wulin as his junior and senior, considering himself a genius as well, but before this young couple he was nothing.

Bei Bei, however, clearly held a different view.

"You're wrong, San Shi. The Body Sect coming to take people is indeed because Yutong's talent is extremely high, but I think the main reason is that they simply don't regard us at all."

He Caitou frowned.

"Come on, the Academy's status on the continent is supremely transcendent—how could the Body Sect be so bold as to not even regard our Academy?"

"They certainly dare." Bei Bei said without hesitation: "Caitou, have you heard of the Sea God Pavilion?"

He Caitou nodded.

"Of course I have."

As a disciple of Fan Yu, the sole executor of the Extreme Individual Soldier Plan, the Sea God Pavilion wasn't that distant for him, and he had even entered it once by chance.

Bei Bei asked in a low voice:

"Do you know why the Sea God Pavilion was originally established?"

He Caitou widened his eyes in surprise.

"Bei Bei, you don't mean..."

"Exactly, that's what you're thinking." Bei Bei said solemnly: "The Sea God Pavilion was originally established to oppose the Body Sect."

He explained to everyone: "Two thousand years ago, the Body Sect had an emergence; their emergence caused a huge catastrophe across the continent. Our Academy mobilized fully to oppose them, but we were defeated by the Body Sect. Left with no choice, we issued the Shilake Summons, gathering strong warriors from across the continent to found the Sea God Pavilion, which finally checked the Body Sect's misdeeds. Since then, the Body Sect's conduct has become somewhat more restrained."

Hearing this, the Shilake crowd exchanged glances.

They never expected there to be such a story behind the Sea God Pavilion.

Especially Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong were most surprised; among the crowd, their knowledge of the Sea God Pavilion was second only to Bei Bei, who had grown up there. They knew how strong the Sea God Pavilion was—it had more than ten Honored Douluo–level experts—yet they never imagined that such a mighty Sea God Pavilion was originally founded just to oppose the Body Sect.

Tang Wulin asked with some concern:

"Does the Body Sect still have that kind of strength it had two thousand years ago?"

Bei Bei shook her head lightly.

"I think not. If they still had that strength, they wouldn't have remained hidden for so long; they should have reappeared by now. Even if they don't have that former strength, they're still not weak—at least, as far as I know, the Body Sect's current sect leader is a 98th-rank Super Douluo whose strength is not inferior to Xuan Lao's."

His words left everyone present speechless.

"What does 98th-rank mean? It means that this Body Sect sect leader's strength is only one step away from being called the Ultimate Douluo, the limit of human power."

Even the Hall of Worship of the Four Great Empires would struggle to produce a single 98th-rank Super Douluo.

Huo Yutong suddenly recalled what Xuanzi had said before leaving, and she asked anxiously:

"Will that Body Sect sect leader come in person to take people?"

Bei Bei thought for a moment, then shook her head. "I'm not sure. It's said that the Body Sect sect leader has an extremely arrogant temperament and acts however he pleases, so anything he does wouldn't be surprising. But you don't need to worry too much—our Shilake Academy's current Sea God Pavilion Master is an Ultimate Douluo–level powerhouse, and he wouldn't fear him."

As soon as he said that, everyone present relaxed.

No matter how close a 98th-rank Super Douluo is to the Ultimate Douluo, it's still just close.

As long as Shilake Academy has an Ultimate Douluo holding the fort, even if that Body Sect sect leader were to appear in person, he would hardly stir up any trouble.

Only Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, upon hearing his words, exchanged a glance and saw deep worry in each other's eyes.

Everyone knew who Bei Bei meant by the Sea God Pavilion Master, and they also believed her when she said Mu En was an Ultimate Douluo, no lie.

But the question is, can Mu En's current physical condition truly unleash his full strength? As his two direct disciples, they are the ones who can most directly sense his present weakness, and his actions all betray a sense of urgency, as if he must do something soon or it will be too late.

These are all omens that cause great unease.

That night, Huo Yutong went as usual to Tang Wulin's room, sat cross-legged on his bed, and asked with a somewhat low mood:

"Wulin, if the Body Sect sect leader comes to our Academy to take people, but the teacher can't beat him, would it be better for me to go with him?"

Tang Wulin stopped what he was doing, frowned, and looked at her.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Huo Yutong lowered her eyes and said: "But the teacher's physical condition is clearly already very poor; if he forces himself to act again, it's very likely to further shorten his lifespan, and I don't want to be a burden."

Over the past year, for Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, both equally orphaned, Mu En's presence had already taken on extraordinary significance.

For Huo Yutong now, if the most important person is Tang Wulin, then the second most important is certainly Mu En.

Tang Wulin is the one who can stand by her side and support her, her favorite person, while Mu En is the elder who loved her most after her mother's death, and her most respected teacher.

Without a doubt, the person she is closest to is Tang Wulin, but if we talk about the degree of respect, Tang Wulin and Mu En are actually on the same level.

Although leaving Tang Wulin's side would certainly pain her, if staying by his side meant costing Mu En the little life he has left, she would rather endure some pain.

Tang Wulin fell silent for a moment, then said seriously: "Yutong, you must understand, the teacher absolutely does not want you to be taken away; this is his wish, his choice. Whatever action he takes later will surely be the result of his careful deliberation, and by doing this you would be betraying his heart."

He also does not wish to see Mu En die prematurely, but he is certain that Mu En would rather shorten his own lifespan than let Huo Yutong be taken away—this holds true both publicly and privately.

Huo Yutong clenched the bedsheet, and after a while said: "Sorry, I won't say such things again."

Looking at her gloomy face, Tang Wulin felt some worry.

He wasn't worried about how to deal with the Body Sect coming to contend for Huo Yutong; no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't influence the outcome.

What he worried about more was the information revealed by Huo Yutong's behavior.

Unlike him, who has already experienced many farewells, Huo Yutong's inner self is clearly more fragile.

Just imagining Mu En shortening his lifespan makes her so uneasy now; if Mu En were to actually die in the future, how would she fare?

And by then, would he be able to help her regain her spirits? Tang Wulin felt a faint worry rising in his heart.

(End of Chapter)