The originally hundred-meter-tall dark red Death God Tower instantly dimmed in light and shadow, shrinking to a height of only about ten meters.
Ye Xishui's illusory soul was sealed within it, seemingly enduring extremely intense pain. Through the semi-transparent blood-red tower tip, her distorted face could be clearly seen.
However, compared to her hatred for Xu Zihuang, the emotion that filled her eyes the most at this moment was guilt toward Long Xiaoyao.
If she had not forcibly compelled Long Xiaoyao to accompany her in disrupting Xu Zihuang's sacrificial ascension ceremony, Long Xiaoyao would never have fallen.
At the level of a Limit Douluo, soul power was already quite stable. Mu En's soul, for example, had merged with the Golden Tree, and his soul's consciousness would not dissipate for the next several hundred years.
The stability of Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao's souls was not inferior to that of Mu En back then.
Long Xiaoyao's soul slowly floated upward, as if drawn by some kind of force, about to disappear from the Douluo plane. In his gaze toward Ye Xishui, there was regret, attachment, reluctance, and helplessness. Memories flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern.
In the end, he still could not protect the woman he loved most. However, he had no resentment toward his outcome.
A moment later, Long Xiaoyao looked at Xu Zihuang again with a complicated expression, a sigh mixed with bitterness arising within him.
He could not bear to let Ye Xishui's soul endure this eternal pain of never being able to transcend, but what qualifications did he have to plead with Xu Zihuang? What he sighed about was that even his old friend had misjudged this day.
"Mu En, I'm afraid even you could not have predicted the current situation. Your successor is actually the direct royal bloodline of the Sun Moon Empire." Long Xiaoyao let out a soft sigh, and his soul vanished from the spot. In his final moments, the deepest part of his eyes held only gentleness.
"In this life, although I have regrets, I am now considered liberated. I'm sorry, Xishui, for not being able to protect you until the end..."
Long Xiaoyao's physical body also began to become illusory, as if all traces of his existence in this world had been completely erased. Only six soul bones of various shapes and colors remained, quietly floating there.
Each soul bone emitted a heart-palpitating, oppressive aura, clearly of extraordinary quality. Among them, there were as many as three soul bones at the ten-thousand-year level or above. Even the entirely pitch-black torso soul bone carried a special ferocious might from a true dragon soul beast.
It could be said that every Limit Douluo was born with great fortune. Whether it was Mu En, Long Xiaoyao, or Ye Xishui.
"Xiaoyao—" Ye Xishui pressed her face against the blood-red gem barrier at the tip of the Death God Tower, screaming hoarsely.
"I'm sorry, Xiaoyao. It's my fault. I forced you to come with me and implicated you! Don't leave! Aaaaah—"
"You would also put on this so-called scene of life and death parting? When you slaughtered countless innocent civilians and ordered your subordinates to massacre my entire family, did you ever think there would be a day like today? Your current appearance is truly nauseating." Xu Zihuang smiled coldly, his figure drifting gracefully down onto the Sun Moon Sacrificial Platform. Amid Ye Xishui's meaningless frenzied resistance, he completely sealed the Death God Tower.
"Ye Xishui, spend thousands upon thousands of years in endless pain and loneliness. All of this is what you deserve."
After doing all this, Xu Zihuang raised his hand and collected the six soul bones left by Long Xiaoyao into the Huanglong Space, placing them together with the few soul bones on Xu Tianran's body. Although he looked down on these soul bones, they could be added to the national treasury as future foundations for the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family.
Countless people present were gazing up at Xu Zihuang on the Sun Moon Sacrificial Platform. After a brief silence, the entire venue once again erupted in unparalleled enthusiastic cheers.
"The light of the Sun Moon shall eternally illuminate the continent! Long live Your Majesty! Long live! Long live!"
"Long live, long live, long live..."
Having consecutively slain Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, Xu Zihuang's prestige among the Sun Moon Empire's populace had risen to its peak. Such a young prodigy becoming their emperor would surely lead the empire to unprecedented prosperity.
Jing Hongchen, Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin, Unbreakable Douluo Zheng Zhan, and the other Class 9 soul engineers were also extremely excited inside.
With the new monarch Xu Zihuang present, how could the Sun Moon Empire not prosper?
Meng Hongchen's beautiful eyes became even gentler and more captivating, and her straight, slender, fair legs involuntarily pressed together.
Xiao Hongchen gradually accepted the facts before him, his eyes filled with burning fervor. Only now did he realize how laughable his thoughts from back then had been, fighting for the glory of the Sun Moon Empire in those two full competitions had simply not held up. Because Xu Zihuang was originally from the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family.
Thinking this way, continuously losing to Xu Zihuang was nothing to feel defeated about.
Xu Zihuang's own talent and strength, combined with his identity as a direct royal bloodline of the Sun Moon Empire, made Xiao Hongchen completely set aside the pride in his heart. This new emperor of the Sun Moon Empire was worthy of his allegiance.
Compared to the fervent Sun Moon Empire citizens, Xuan Lao, Du Busi, and the others from the original Douluo Continent remained silent.
"How could Tianhuang come from the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family? And how did his strength become so terrifying in just a few short years?" Xu Sanshi took a long time to recover, but his expression was still somewhat dazed. Back then, he and Bei Bei had the most contact with Xu Zihuang, so the impact they received was also the greatest.
If he had not personally witnessed it just now, he would have found it hard to believe the facts before his eyes.
"Sanshi, what's going on? You know this new monarch of the Sun Moon Empire?" Xue Lingxun, who had long been harboring doubts, could not help asking Xu Sanshi beside her.
Xu Sanshi pondered for a moment, his voice grave as he said, "Mom, he is the Yu Tianhuang I told you about. The number one genius of the academy in ten thousand years, and the next successor to the Sea God Pavilion Master. But I don't know why he appeared here and suddenly became the new monarch of the Sun Moon Empire."
"Yu Tianhuang?!" Xue Lingxun's body trembled slightly. This name was like thunder to the high-level figures of the three original Douluo Continent empires.
Xu Jiujiu had also calmed down by now and sharply noticed the calm emotions in Xuan Lao and Wei Na's eyes.
A thought suddenly flashed in her mind.
"Shrek Academy's Xuan Lao and Wei Na are so calm, could it be that they already knew Yu Tianhuang's true identity beforehand?!"
The more she thought about it, the more terrifying it seemed. Xu Jiujiu widened her eyes as if she had discovered a blind spot.
It had already been somewhat abnormal for Xuan Lao and Wei Na to personally come to Mingdu to observe the ceremony. If premised on the two already knowing Yu Tianhuang's true identity beforehand, then it all made sense.
It was even possible that Xu Zihuang's assassination of Xu Tianran to seize the throne had secret assistance from Shrek Academy and the Heavenly Soul Empire behind it.
If that were the case, then...
Du Busi's eyes flickered with shock and uncertainty. He was both horrified by Xu Zihuang's terrifying strength and stunned by the sudden change in Xu Zihuang's identity.
Seeing Xuan Zi looking completely at ease, he forcefully suppressed the emotional fluctuations in his heart and urgently asked in a deep voice, "Xuan Zi, do you know something?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone from the original Douluo Continent side looked toward Xuan Lao. Song Lao, Yan Shaozhe, and Xian Lin'er's tightly furrowed brows also slightly relaxed due to Xuan Lao's composure.
"Old Poison, why are you in such a hurry? Just keep watching."
Xuan Lao smiled faintly, but in his heart, he contemptuously mocked.
You old poison, how could you know Sea God's far-reaching schemes?
At this moment, amid the cheers of the Sun Moon Empire's populace, Xu Zihuang slowly stepped forward, holding the Sun Moon Heaven Suppressing Sword, and looked down from the Sun Moon Sacrificial Platform toward the observation area on the original Douluo Continent side.
"The mastermind behind the Holy Spirit Cult has already been executed by Our hand. All ministers, hear the decree: from this day forward, the entire nation shall spare no effort to eradicate the evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Cult."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The people on the Sun Moon Sacrificial Platform once again bowed and saluted Xu Zihuang.
Hearing this, the smile on Xuan Lao's face grew even more brilliant, and he let out a soft sigh.
"Tianhuang, although you carry the bloodline of the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family, you ultimately have not forgotten your original aspiration. I believe Mu En, if he knew, would also feel gratified for you."
But immediately afterward, Xu Zihuang raised the tip of the Sun Moon Heaven Suppressing Sword in his hand, emitting a long, clear sword chime.
Under the pressure of Xu Zihuang's aura, the entire venue fell silent.
Xu Zihuang pointed the tip of the Sun Moon Heaven Suppressing Sword directly at the people from the original Douluo Continent side, and his majestic yet indifferent voice once again resounded throughout the venue.
"Our Sun Moon Empire has been favored by heaven, and soul tools are also products of the era's developmental process. This is the mandate of heaven, and the general trend cannot be defied. To unify the continent, there is no need to borrow the power of those crooked demons and evil ways from the Holy Spirit Cult. We, having received the grace and radiance of successive ancestors, hereby formally declare war on the three countries of the original Douluo Continent on behalf of the Sun Moon Empire."
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