In the northern sea region of the Star Sea Continent, Xu Zihuang sat cross-legged in the air, absorbing the Demon Emperor's soul ring and soul bone.
A massive phantom of the deep-sea demonic whale loomed behind him, roaring toward the sky, it was the true form of the Demon Emperor. The originally deep blue seawater gradually changed, becoming darker and more profound. The sea region spanning dozens of kilometers seemed suppressed by the Demon Emperor's aura, calm as a mirror, forming a stark contrast with the turbulent waves of the outer sea.
No waves could affect this area. The thick, heavy atmosphere caused even the air to twist slightly.
Xu Zihuang's expression remained calm throughout. His body absorbed the energy from the Demon Emperor's soul ring and soul bone like a whale swallowing water.
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
During these three days, Ma Xiaotao had been guarding Xu Zihuang by his side. At this moment, she stood quietly at the edge of the sea cliff, letting the sea breeze brush against her face and blow through her hair. Her red dress clung tightly to her delicate body due to the sea wind, further accentuating her perfect curves.
Although her figure was voluptuous, it did not appear overly plump; instead, it carried a sensual and alluring charm.
Ma Xiaotao's gaze was fixed on the distant sea. She then shifted her eyes to Xu Zihuang, her pink pupils becoming somewhat dazed.
Regarding the experiences of the past ten years, she always felt as if she were in a dream.
Almost every decision she had made in these ten years was inseparably linked to Yu Tianhuang. In a sense, it could be said that Yu Tianhuang's appearance had changed her fate and shaped who she is today.
Ma Xiaotao lightly pursed her lips, a trace of gloom flashing in her pink eyes.
She had never regretted any of her choices over the years, except for one thing…
Thinking of this, Ma Xiaotao took a deep breath, calming her emotions.
Perhaps if she hadn't been so stubborn back then, everything would have been different.
Feng Tianyao and Jin Chenghong waited not far behind Ma Xiaotao, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
At this moment, the phantom of the Demon Emperor's true form quietly merged into Xu Zihuang's left arm. Under the pressure of Xu Zihuang's aura, the calm sea surface instantly began to boil.
On top of the six blood-red soul rings that originally surrounded him, another dark gold soul ring settled into the position of the seventh soul ring.
Xu Zihuang slowly opened his eyes and examined the seven soul rings of his second martial soul. While absorbing the Demon Emperor's soul ring, he had already let the Heaven Dream Ice Silkworm release its spiritual origin to increase the soul ring's age limit.
There was no doubt that the dark gold soul ring bestowed by the Demon Emperor possessed the power of a million-year soul ring. Just like the Golden Eyes martial soul, his second martial soul, the Purple Radiance Thunder Prison Dragon, had also gained a million-year-level martial soul true body. An unprecedented pair of million-year soul ring-level martial soul true bodies.
Moreover, the left arm soul bone brought by the Demon Emperor was equally powerful. Explosive and abundant power continuously surged from his left arm, giving him the illusion that he could shatter stars with a single punch.
Xu Zihuang clenched his left hand lightly, and the surrounding space began to shatter layer by layer, emitting strange buzzing sounds. This was not because he had used spatial power to affect the surrounding space, but purely due to the pressure from the strength of his left hand.
Although shattering stars with one punch was somewhat exaggerated, ordinary mountains would likely be reduced to rubble when faced with his fist.
He now understood why the Body Sect liked to venture deep into the sea to hunt ten-thousand-year demonic whale-type soul beasts, even at great risk. The soul rings and soul bones produced by demonic whale-type soul beasts provided far too terrifying an amplification to physical quality and strength.
Not only that, but his soul power cultivation had also broken through two levels in succession due to the vast energy contained in the Demon Emperor's soul ring and soul bone, reaching level ninety-eight.
After gaining a preliminary understanding of the abilities granted by the Demon Emperor's soul ring and soul bone, Xu Zihuang raised his head and glanced at Ma Xiaotao. Then, he crossed through the void and arrived in front of Feng Tianyao and Jin Chenghong.
Feng Tianyao and Jin Chenghong's pupils suddenly contracted. The scene of Xu Zihuang forcefully slaying the Demon Emperor earlier had left an extremely strong impact on them, and instinctively, they felt fear toward Xu Zihuang. However, before they could say anything, Xu Zihuang spoke first, questioning Jin Chenghong.
"Golden Crocodile King martial soul. Descendant of the Martial Soul Hall's second enshrined, Golden Crocodile Douluo from ten thousand years ago?"
"Yes. May I ask what instructions Your Excellency has?"
The shock in Jin Chenghong's heart grew even stronger. After a moment of hesitation, he still nodded bitterly yet honestly.
When he had first learned that Ma Xiaotao, suspected to be from overseas, had arrived on the Star Sea Continent, he had secretly sent people to gather some information. He knew that both Ma Xiaotao and Xu Zihuang before him, came from Shrek Academy.
Although he did not know to what extent Shrek Academy on the Douluo Continent had developed, Xu Zihuang and Ma Xiaotao likely would not harbor any goodwill toward remnants of the Martial Soul Hall like them.
Feng Tianyao narrowed his eyes slightly. From Jin Chenghong's tone, he keenly caught some information, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
Xu Zihuang did not say anything more. With a thought, purple-gold light rippled behind him.
Spiritual materialization.
What was projected in the purple-gold light screen was the scene from when he had accompanied Ye Guyi to kill the Myriad Souls Douluo and his team of evil soul masters.
Spiritual materialization was a technique only Limit Douluo could perform. For native Title Douluo of the Star Sea Continent, like Jin Chenghong and Feng Tianyao, it was something they had never even heard of.
Spiritual materialization was equivalent to replaying the scene from that time.
In the icy sea northwest of the Sun Moon Empire, facing Ye Guyi's pursuit, a gloomy-looking Title Douluo evil soul master was in an extremely sorry state. It was the Myriad Souls Douluo.
"You're courting death?!"
Driven into a desperate situation, the Myriad Souls Douluo roared fiercely. He raised his right hand, and nine soul rings, two yellow, two purple, and five black, suddenly lit up around him. A pitch-black, sinister large flag then appeared in his grasp.
This flag was entirely black from pole to banner, but on the banner, countless black vengeful souls could be faintly seen flickering.
At this moment, Ye Guyi held the Angel Holy Sword. She had already slain all the evil soul masters who had fled with the Myriad Souls Douluo. Her delicate face was full of holiness as she coldly stared at the Myriad Souls Douluo opposite her.
"Is that the Angel Holy Sword?! The Angel Clan still has direct bloodline inheritance?!" Jin Chenghong's heart was instantly stirred by turbulent waves, and his expression changed dramatically.
Although the Golden Crocodile Clan had been passed down on the Star Sea Continent for ten thousand years, the origins of the clan had been orally transmitted among successive family heads. They had never forgotten their mission.
The scene projected by Xu Zihuang's spiritual materialization continued.
The seventh soul ring around him shone, and the Myriad Souls Douluo's body instantly became illusory. He swung his right hand downward, and the Myriad Souls Banner instantly landed before expanding violently in the wind. He himself turned into a ball of intense red light and merged into the Myriad Souls Banner.
On the surface of the Myriad Souls Banner, a blood-red pattern grew like wriggling flesh. The pattern looked somewhat like the Myriad Souls Douluo's face, but far more ferocious.
Myriad Souls True Body!
Among tool soul masters, there existed some anomalies. When they displayed their martial soul's true body, they could merge themselves into their martial soul. Such martial soul true bodies were often even more powerful.
A low, wailing sound echoed in this space, accompanied by gusts of wind and dimness. A chilling aura mixed with the shrill howls of countless resentful spirits reverberated in the air.
It was a domain.
Among the eight great elders of the Holy Spirit Cult, the Myriad Souls Douluo was not the strongest, but he had the most potential. His Myriad Souls Banner could feed back to him by devouring souls. In theory, as long as he devoured a sufficient number of souls, he could naturally break through to the Super Douluo realm.
Unfortunately, the Myriad Souls Douluo had encountered Ye Guyi, whose martial soul attribute completely countered his.
Golden light shone brilliantly. The six-winged angel phantom behind Ye Guyi quietly leaned forward and overlapped with her body. Her entire skin, even every pore, was rendered a pure gold. She raised the Angel Holy Sword high with both hands. In an instant, dazzling golden light erupted from her body, making the space already enveloped by holy light even more radiant.
At this moment, Ye Guyi was like a true Angel God descending upon the mortal world—holy and proud.
"Angel Domain!" A long, soft chant suddenly rang from Ye Guyi's mouth.
"Judgment!"
The domain with the Myriad Souls Banner as its eye collapsed like melting snow under the purification of the Angel Domain. A shocking sword light descended from the sky, directly piercing through the black flag that the Myriad Souls Douluo had transformed into.
With a single strike, the Myriad Souls Douluo was destroyed in body and soul.
Xu Zihuang, who had been standing guard on the side, stepped forward to Ye Guyi's side. From his expression and subtle movements, it was evident that the two shared a close relationship.
The content of the spiritual materialization ended here. Xu Zihuang lowered his gaze, observing the emotions deep in Jin Chenghong's eyes, and said indifferently, "In the future, I will rebuild the Angel Temple on the Star Sea Continent. Before that, I need you to clear all obstacles for me."
"My Golden Crocodile Clan has served the Angel lineage for generations, over ten thousand years. We are willing to serve!" Jin Chenghong was first stunned, then immediately responded with an agitated expression.
His words were not false; after all, this had been the long-cherished wish of the Golden Crocodile Clan for ten thousand years. Of course, he also had some selfish motives. Backed by Xu Zihuang, the development of their Golden Crocodile Clan could also usher in an unprecedented opportunity.
However, the expression on Feng Tianyao's face instantly froze. Regarding this sudden turn of events, he had countless questions, but he did not dare to voice any of them.
A graceful red figure flashed past, bringing with it a fragrant breeze. Ma Xiaotao had somehow already arrived at Xu Zihuang's side.
"Rebuild the Angel Temple?! Have you gone mad?!"
Ma Xiaotao's chest heaved slightly as she glared at Xu Zihuang with wide eyes. She had already been somewhat angry at being ignored by Xu Zihuang earlier, and now, upon hearing him say he wanted to rebuild the Angel Temple, she could no longer hold back.
As she had grown older, she had indeed become more mature, but a person's personality was not so easily changed.
Ma Xiaotao continued indignantly, "Do you even know what you're saying? The Martial Soul Hall back then started a war that involved countless innocent civilians. Yet now you're telling me you want to rebuild the Angel Temple on this continent?"
"Who are you speaking to?" Xu Zihuang turned his head to look at Ma Xiaotao. His deep gaze caused Ma Xiaotao's expression to freeze instantly. This time, she felt it even more clearly. The current Yu Tianhuang seemed like a completely different person from before.
Xu Zihuang no longer paid attention to Ma Xiaotao. He indifferently instructed Jin Chenghong, "You may proceed with it."
"Yes." Jin Chenghong respectfully bowed to Xu Zihuang. Just the relationship between Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi was enough for him to perform such a grand salute. Before leaving, he also glanced at Feng Tianyao beside him.
Feng Tianyao's current situation was extremely awkward. He had originally thought that the relationship between Ma Xiaotao and Xu Zihuang was extraordinary and hoped to use it to draw closer, but from the strange atmosphere between Xu Zihuang and Ma Xiaotao now, things did not seem as simple as he had imagined.
However, it was not appropriate for him to stay any longer. He could only steel himself and say, "It has been many years since we last met. I didn't expect Your Excellency's strength to have reached such a level. If there is anything you need me to do, please feel free to command. I shall take my leave first."
With Jin Chenghong and Feng Tianyao leaving one after another, only Xu Zihuang and Ma Xiaotao remained.
Ma Xiaotao gazed at Xu Zihuang with a faint look in her eyes, a trace of grievance faintly contained within them.
"Why have you become like this? You weren't like this before."
"Then you are destined to be disappointed, because this is what I was originally like." Xu Zihuang replied in a flat tone. His coldness toward Ma Xiaotao was not only due to his aversion to her personality, but also seemed to be driven by a vague sense of suppression in his emotions.
Suddenly, he sharply raised his head and looked toward the west.
"Buzz buzz buzz—" Space shattered as a golden stream of light tore through the void.
It was a spear approximately 3.6 meters long, entirely brilliant gold. Unlike traditional spears, it had two spear tips. It was precisely Wang Qiu'er's Golden Dragon Spear.
The Golden Dragon Spear hovered in front of Xu Zihuang, trembling and emitting a sharp buzzing sound, as if expressing some sorrowful emotion.
Seeing this Golden Dragon Spear, Xu Zihuang's expression instantly darkened. A terrifying aura swept out from his body, causing even Ma Xiaotao to feel an unprecedented sense of oppression. The turbulent sea region once again fell into silence.
He gripped the Golden Dragon Spear tightly with his right hand, preparing to cross through the void.
Ma Xiaotao, who had just calmed down a little, came back to her senses and hurriedly grabbed Xu Zihuang's left wrist.
"Where are you going? Take me with you!"
...
Star Dou Great Forest.
"Rumble, rumble!" Thunder rolled, and torrential rain poured down. The entire Star Dou Great Forest was experiencing a rare heavy downpour in a century. Strangely, there were no dark clouds in the sky. At the end of the heavy rain, everything was blood-red. The entire sky above the Star Dou Great Forest was covered in a layer of blood color.
Powerful figures with imposing auras rose one after another from the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, breaking through the canopy of the dense, towering ancient trees.
They had various forms, but every one of them emitted an incomparably terrifying aura. Without exception, they were the most top-tier existences in the Star Dou Great Forest.
A man dressed in a black robe hovered at the very center. Every aura surrounding him was extremely powerful, yet no being dared to hover higher than him in the air.
The black-robed man had a resolute and cold appearance, with an indescribable majesty. His long hair hung behind him, among which two strands of golden hair were particularly eye-catching, hanging quietly in front of him.
Without a doubt, he was the apparent ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest and the number one-ranked among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian.
The Ten Thousand Demon King, Bear Lord, and Red King stood behind Di Tian, also looking somewhat uncertainly toward the blood-colored sky.
Di Tian's voice contained endless anger, like the calm before a storm—extremely oppressive.
"The Auspicious Beast has met with misfortune."
"What?!" The Ten Thousand Demon King, Bear Lord, and Red King cried out in alarm, their expressions changing drastically in an instant.
Not long ago, the Auspicious Beast had just told them she was going into closed-door cultivation, with Bi Ji guarding her, and it was within the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest. How could something have happened?
Just as the same doubt arose in their hearts, a green light figure swiftly flew over from a distance.
It was an extremely beautiful woman with long green hair cascading behind her and similarly green eyes. Her figure was slender, and a water-green long dress perfectly outlined her tall and slender body. Behind her, a pair of wings resembling carved gemstones fluttered, and in the blink of an eye, she arrived in front of Di Tian.
The woman was also cradling another woman whose beauty was in no way inferior to hers. A head of pink-blue long hair was particularly striking.
"Di Tian, the Auspicious Beast's soul and bloodline have been forcibly stripped away, along with the fortune belonging to our Star Dou Great Forest." Bi Ji's eyes were slightly red. Due to the anxiety and grief in her heart, her breathing was somewhat rapid.
"Moreover, the Auspicious Beast is already pregnant. Half of the bloodline aura comes from a human."
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