Chapter 338 — The Secret of the Supreme Overlord Art
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"Overlord Body?
" The Jingping Imperial Preceptor was doubtful too. Thinking it over carefully, he truly had never heard of such a constitution, and he looked at the Village Chief with suspicion. The name "Overlord Body" rang so loudly, sounded so much grander than the four great spirit bodies—could there really be a constitution in this world that stood above the four great spirit bodies? Why had he never heard of it? And now it seemed there were actually two Overlord Bodies in this world!
The Village Chief's face twitched.
He felt his old face could hardly bear it; the skin seemed loose and slack, as if at any moment it might peel off and fall.
He thought to himself: "The Overlord Body again! That little Shen boy truly never gives it a rest. . .
" He could not help sighing that he had grown old; even telling a small white lie left him trembling with fear, terrified of being found out. But who could possibly find him out? As the Human Emperor of the previous generation, he had merely told a small, well-meant lie—why should he suffer such torment?
Why must he keep thinking of how to patch it up? "Ever since I invented this constitution, the Overlord Body, I have told more lies than in all my eight hundred years! " The Village Chief rallied his spirits and shook his head.
"Shen boy, there cannot be a second Overlord Body! This Xu Shenghua is absolutely not an Overlord Body!
" Shen Mu was baffled, and the Jingping Imperial Preceptor was baffled as well. The Lame Elder was so excited he clenched his fists.
"As the only person who knows of the Overlord Body's existence, the Village Chief has always been secretive about it.
Now at last he is about to reveal some of its secrets! " The Village Chief's face was as calm as an ancient well, without a ripple. Unhurriedly he said, "It seems there is a hidden will of heaven in this. Through the ages, only one Overlord Body ever appears.
Others that seem to be Overlord Bodies are false Overlord Bodies; they cannot be true Overlord Bodies. So it has been since ancient times. In any one age, the true Overlord Body can only be one person! You must remember this! " The Jingping Imperial Preceptor could not hide his shock. The only Overlord Body in the world?
All the others false? The waters of this world ran deeper than he had imagined!
The Village Chief's words made him wary, and gave him a chill.
A hidden will of heaven, the one and only Overlord Body, false Overlord Bodies—it sounded as though some nameless force were pulling all the strings! The Lame Elder, however, did not think so much. Excitedly he said, "Just as I guessed—there is only one true Overlord Body in this world!
" Shen Mu was elated too, but then he grew suspicious. "But Xu Shenghua's cultivation is almost equal to mine.
The only one who can keep pace with me at the same realm is an Overlord Body. " "There is only one explanation for that. " The Village Chief's face turned stern. He barked, "It is that you have not worked hard enough!
As an Overlord Body, you have let a four-great-spirit-body practitioner—or a false Overlord Body—catch up to you.
You ought to blame yourself and examine yourself. " Shen Mu grew solemn and nodded hard. "Rest easy, Grandpa Village Chief.
I will redouble my efforts in cultivation! To tell the truth, I have been slack these days. I am advancing, and Xu Shenghua is advancing too. If I let up, he really might surpass me! " The Village Chief relaxed as well, thinking, "Shen boy is still too simple after all.
So easily did I fob him off—and he will cultivate all the harder. If the boy is ever defeated by Xu Shenghua, he will surely think he has not worked hard enough, and next time I will have my excuse ready. " The Jingping Imperial Preceptor's eyes flickered. Humbly seeking instruction, he said, "Brother Dao, you said just now that there are Overlord Bodies and also false Overlord Bodies. There seems to be some connection between them.