"Taking your leave? Tianhuang, where are you planning to go?" Xuanzi, who had reacted, frowned deeply.
"The Golden Tree is the best place for closed-door cultivation. I can also guard you by your side. With your talent, plus the assistance of the Golden Tree, condensing the second soul core is very promising."
Xu Zihuang could not naturally choose to cultivate in seclusion within the Golden Tree. Although Tang Hao and Ah Yin were still hiding on the continent and Ah Yin had not yet merged her main body with the Golden Tree, Mu En's soul had long since merged into the Golden Tree.
Once he cultivated in seclusion here, he would inevitably expose the two origin attributes of his second martial soul, the Purple Inferno Thunder Prison Dragon's Destruction and Ultimate Lightning, in front of Mu En.
However, Xu Zihuang remained expressionless on the surface and said in a deep voice, "Elder Xuan, the last time Wang Qiu'er and I returned to the continent, we accidentally entered a secret realm. The environment of that secret realm is more compatible with my martial soul."
"Very well. Eagles must always spread their wings and soar, not to mention that you have already created countless miracles. Even Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui were severely injured by your hands last time."
Xuanzi's expression froze for a moment. Looking at the determination and confidence in Xu Zihuang's eyes, he shook his head with a wry smile.
"Tianhuang, since you have your own ideas, then go ahead and do as you wish. The record for the youngest Title Douluo in the academy and even on the entire continent will be broken by you once again. At that time, I will personally bestow your Title on behalf of the academy."
"Yes." Without explaining further about his plan to cultivate the Yin-Yang complementary dual soul cores, Xu Zihuang responded solemnly. He then respectfully performed three bows toward the depths of the Sea God Pavilion before taking his leave from Xuanzi.
The next time he returned to Shrek Academy, he would do so with a different identity. These three bows were also to express gratitude for Mu En's care back then.
It was a pity that the Yu Tianhuang in Mu En and Xuanzi's cognition had never existed from the very beginning.
Xuanzi stood up and watched Xu Zihuang's figure disappear. Not long after, a semi-transparent golden light figure appeared beside him.
"Mu Lao." Xuanzi called out with deep emotion.
The golden light figure's gaze contained kindness and gratification as he sighed softly, "Xuanzi, trust Tianhuang. He is undoubtedly the child of destiny born in response to this era. His growth speed and astonishing talent are something even I can only sigh at and feel inferior to. Condensing the second soul core should not pose any difficulty for him. The Dragon Pill I gave to Xiaoyao can just serve as the embryonic form of his third soul core. Condensing three soul cores also means laying the foundation of a god."
"Do you know why the Beast God Di Tian could not become a god?"
"It should be due to the restrictions of the Divine Realm," Xuanzi answered subconsciously. At their level, they naturally had some understanding of these matters.
"Correct." Mu En smiled and nodded.
"But you have overlooked the most important point. Although soul beasts' physical strength far surpasses that of us human soul masters, and the Beast God Di Tian also relied on this advantage to cultivate Yin-Yang complementary dual soul cores. In contrast, soul beasts do not have as good meridians and acupoints as we human soul masters do. The reason the Beast God Di Tian chose the Yin-Yang complementary cultivation method is that soul beasts' bodies only have two positions where soul cores can be cultivated, and these two positions cannot produce resonance. They could only choose Yin-Yang complementarity. And being unable to cultivate a third soul core means they cannot become gods."
"Among the human soul masters who achieved godhood in the ancient and primordial eras, they all, without exception, cultivated three soul cores with the same-position resonance. This realm should be called quasi-god."
Hearing Mu En's words, Xuanzi's horizons were greatly broadened.
He could be certain that there were no records of these matters within the academy; this was entirely Mu En's inference based on his own insights.
But after pondering carefully, Xuanzi smiled self-mockingly.
"I successfully condensed a same-position resonance second soul core and advanced to the Limit Douluo realm entirely because of the Earth Dragon Golden Melon that Tianhuang gave me. Even so, I nearly failed several times during the process. With my talent, I am destined to have no connection with this realm."
Then Xuanzi's tone changed, and he said with full excitement, "However, being able to witness with my own eyes Tianhuang reaching that realm and leading the academy to prosperity once again, I will have no regrets in this life."
Mu En, like Xuanzi, showed a look of longing on his face, eager to see this scene in the near future.
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Xu Zihuang stood in the void, overlooking the Sea God Island below.
Sea God Island still had its usual thriving appearance, and the inner courtyard had also absorbed batches of new blood.
What was regrettable was that the people he was familiar with were currently not on Sea God Island.
Jiang Nannan had voluntarily withdrawn from Shrek Academy, and Xu Sanshi had even been forced to change his surname to Xue, becoming the crown prince of the Dou Ling Empire.
These were some pieces of information that Xu Zihuang had learned in recent years.
The Dou Ling Empire's imperial family indeed faced a crisis of the direct bloodline being severed this generation, but the emperor of the Dou Ling Empire had made this decision with other considerations in mind. That was, he felt the enormous threat brought by the Sun Moon Empire and hoped to gain the support of the hidden sect, the Xuanming Sect, through this method.
Among the original three great empires of the Douluo Continent, the Dou Ling Empire not only had the weakest national power but also the fewest top soul master experts. There were only a little over a dozen Title Douluo-level powerhouses. The strongest expert of the Dou Ling Empire was a Super Douluo titled Heavenly Sun, with a rank 97 soul power.
A rank 97 Super Douluo could absolutely be considered a top expert of the current era, but compared to people like Du Bushi and Xuanzi, it was somewhat insufficient. Even the chief consecrator of the Star Luo Empire's imperial family was a rank 98 Super Douluo.
Bei Bei and Tang Ya were busy developing and strengthening the Tang Sect. As for He Caitou, he was still wholeheartedly immersed in the soul tool experimental area of Shrek Academy's outer courtyard soul tool department.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Zihuang decided not to disturb He Caitou. Thus, he left Shrek without alerting anyone else.
But there was one exception, which was Wang Qiu'er.
Outside Shrek City lay the vast Standing Horse Plains. The year-round warm climate made the surroundings a vast expanse of green. Forests, rivers, and grasslands dotted the landscape, and the fresh air was refreshing to the heart and mind.
Xu Zihuang crossed a hundred li and manifested his figure beside a winding river. The river ran through a quiet and dense small forest. The clear water surface reflected his cold and stern face, with a head of soft black long hair draped behind him, and his deep purple eyes, exuding a noble aura, were full of majesty.
At eleven years old, when he first entered Shrek Academy, he was only at the Soul Elder level. Now, having just turned twenty, he had already touched the bottleneck of Title Douluo. To achieve this leap, it had taken him less than ten years in total.
The experiences of these ten years emerged in his mind like passing clouds.
Just as Xu Zihuang was immersed in this sentiment, another flawless face was reflected on the lake surface, right beside him.
The pink-blue wavy long hair and eyes had a stunning beauty, and beneath her indifferent expression seemed to hide some joy.
It was Wang Qiu'er.
Although in the past year or two, Xu Zihuang had spent limited time accompanying Wang Qiu'er, she had never shown any dissatisfaction. This was her own choice.
Today, Wang Qiu'er was dressed in a form-fitting black and gold top paired with a black short skirt, which further accentuated her fair skin and her full, shapely body curves. The silk black stockings extended past her knees, leaving a small patch of desirable absolute territory between them and the hem of the skirt.
The luxurious golden band above the chest of the top was undone halfway, and with her breathing, her chest rose and fell slightly.
Xu Zihuang turned his head to look at Wang Qiu'er beside him and said calmly, "You should be able to sense that my soul power has reached the peak of rank 89. Next, I will head to Moon Pivot Island and then enter the Huanglong Space to cultivate in seclusion for the Yin-Yang complementary second soul core. Once I break through to the Title Douluo realm, I will lead my father's former subordinates to take revenge on Xu Tianran."
At this point, a trace of apologetic yet firm smile appeared on Xu Zihuang's face.
"Once I have completely settled everything, I will take you to travel across the continent and see all the splendor and prosperity of the world. This is my promise to you."
With the guidance of the Eye of Destiny, Xu Zihuang could clearly know what Wang Qiu'er truly longed for in her heart.
Wang Qiu'er never expressed her own thoughts, nor would she make any demands of him. She would only bury that passionate love deep in her heart and then express it through her actions.
Although clumsy, this love was the most sincere.
"Take me with you." Wang Qiu'er raised her smooth and delicate chin, her gaze burning as she stared directly into Xu Zihuang's eyes. She looked exactly like a noble young lady who was clearly filled with joy but deliberately pretending to be haughty.
However, as the Emperor Auspicious Beast Three-Eyed Golden Lion, she could be considered the princess of the soul beast world.
Xu Zihuang's gaze slightly condensed. After a brief hesitation, he still nodded solemnly.
"Alright."
Having personally consumed and refined the Nine-Turn Thunder Spirit Pill, Xu Zihuang discovered that its medicinal effect was even more violent than he had anticipated. Perhaps it was because extreme lightning energy had been incorporated during the refining process, and the Nine-Turn Thunder Spirit Pill was made from the essences of various immortal herbs, so the energy it contained was extremely astonishing. Even a Super Douluo would gain enormous benefits from taking it.
If a rank 95 Super Douluo took one Nine-Turn Thunder Spirit Pill, it would be enough to raise their soul power by one rank. Xu Zihuang's foundation was simply too deep, so his soul power did not show such an obvious increase.
For this reason, Xu Zihuang had not let Ye Guyi take the remaining three Nine-Turn Thunder Spirit Pills. Only someone with a physique as special as Wang Qiu'er could withstand the impact of the pill's medicinal energy.
Wang Qiu'er, following him into closed-door cultivation, would not affect the refinement of the Nine-Turn Thunder Spirit Pill's effects.
Therefore, Xu Zihuang agreed to Wang Qiu'er's request and decided to take her to Moon Pivot Island together.
"Let's go." Xu Zihuang took Wang Qiu'er's hand and smiled slightly.
But Wang Qiu'er showed no intention of moving. Instead, she gripped Xu Zihuang's hand back, her beautiful eyes misty with burning light.
Xu Zihuang looked at Wang Qiu'er with a strange expression.
Due to her own personality and the environment she grew up in, Wang Qiu'er never concealed anything regarding those matters and would often directly express her needs to Xu Zihuang. Wang Qiu'er's moving face, clearly unable to endure yet stubbornly pretending otherwise, had left a deep impression on Xu Zihuang countless times.
In the end, Xu Zihuang yielded to Wang Qiu'er's wishes.
Right in the center of this uninhabited forest, with the sky as their blanket and the earth as their bed.
Ripples spread across the water's surface one after another, only gradually calming down after a long time.
...
At the same time, on another continent beyond the sea.
This continent was less than half the size of the original Douluo Continent, and its development in both technology and martial soul cultivation was basically similar to that of the Douluo Continent from ten thousand years ago.
This continent was the Star Ocean Continent that Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er had once reached.
Deep within the Meteor Star Great Forest in the south of the Star Ocean Continent, a large bird with a cyan-jade body lay motionless on the ground, its aura completely gone. The three tail feathers behind it were raised high, gorgeous and dazzling, resembling a cyan phoenix. Its entire body burned with piercing cyan flames, as if capable of scorching everything in the world.
If Xu Zihuang were here, he would definitely recognize that this cyan-jade bird was the Jade Phoenix.
The Jade Phoenix was a powerful soul beast unique to the Star Ocean Continent. Although it was only a phoenix subspecies, its bloodline was already extremely close to a true phoenix and was enough to contend with legendary dragons.
The family of Feng Tianyao, the lord of the Azure Phoenix Territory whom Xu Zihuang had encountered, inherited the Jade Phoenix martial soul.
And the fallen Jade Phoenix before him had clearly reached the hundred-thousand-year level of cultivation.
A blood-red soul ring coalesced on its corpse and was being drawn in and absorbed by a figure in red.
The red cloak covering her entire body could not hide her proud figure. Her face was cold, yet it carried a soul-stirring allure.
On the raised fair left palm of the red-clothed person, faint red airflow emanated. The intense soul power fluctuations were almost impossible to suppress. That terrifying scorching aura seemed ready to erupt like a volcano at any moment.
A golden-red phoenix phantom spread its wings behind her, letting out a clear and loud phoenix cry, possessing the full majesty and arrogance of the king of all birds.
Two yellow, two purple, four black, eight soul rings revolved rapidly around her. And on top of these eight soul rings, another blood-red soul ring was fixed in the position of the ninth soul ring.
The red-clothed woman was precisely Ma Xiaotao, who had left Shrek Academy to train outside. She had originally chosen the sea as her training ground, but after encountering several mishaps, she had lost her way.
She had spent a full year on the sea, and only by chance had she arrived at this Star Ocean Continent.
Ma Xiaotao's talent was originally not inferior to that of Mu En back in the day. After resolving her evil fire problem, her cultivation speed could be described as advancing by leaps and bounds. For a long time, she had fought against sea soul beasts that actively attacked her in the sea; her potential was further stimulated under such crisis conditions. Coupled with various opportunities, she had now broken through to the Title Douluo realm.
And she was only twenty-eight years old this year.
Her entire aura suddenly converged. Ma Xiaotao stood up, lifted her cloak, and coldly looked toward the sky.
Figures were rapidly flying toward this direction, with the leader being a handsome, middle-aged man who appeared to be in his forties.
The middle-aged man's gaze instantly fixed on the corpse of the Jade Phoenix in front of Ma Xiaotao. This Jade Phoenix had originally been the target of their Azure Phoenix Territory. Then, upon seeing the shocking nine soul rings around Ma Xiaotao and her extremely young appearance, his mind immediately recalled the two people he had encountered nearly three years ago.
Those two people were also extraordinarily talented, like the woman before him. The aura of their martial souls and bloodlines also did not resemble that of the native inhabitants of their Star Ocean Continent.
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