In the dense forest in the northwest of Moon Pivot Island, an ancient and simple castle stood quietly. Having been eroded by sea tides for a long time, faint traces left by the years could be seen on the castle.
The castle was surrounded by dense forest on three sides, with only the west side adjacent to a small port. However, because this was the private territory of Viscount Moon South, no outsiders had ever dared to intrude without permission.
The afterglow of the setting sun poured down, leaving mottled light and shadow in the dense forest. The entire manor, including the castle and the dense forest, gave people a sense of tranquility.
Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er, holding hands, quietly appeared on an open space in front of the castle. Flowerbeds dotted with various rare and gorgeous flowers emitted a faint floral fragrance that refreshed the heart and mind.
But in the next instant, a murderous aura suddenly spread through the air.
"Clack clack clack clack clack—" Sounds similar to metal colliding rang out from all directions. Accompanied by strong soul power fluctuations, pitch-black gun barrels appeared out of thin air, quickly forming one after another tightly guarded soul tool positions.
Over a hundred figures were operating these soul tool positions, aiming the muzzles at Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er in the center.
In addition, several middle-aged men with exceptionally thick auras slowly descended from the air. Purely relying on soul power to suspend themselves in the air meant that they were at least Soul Saints or higher in cultivation.
The leader was none other than Wang Xiao.
Unlike ordinary soul mentors from the Sun Moon Empire, Wang Xiao's Overlord Xiao martial soul was extremely powerful, a top-tier martial soul without question. Therefore, after breaking through to the Title Douluo realm back then, he was able to consecutively break through two levels in a relatively short time, reaching a soul power cultivation of level ninety-three.
However, his foundation was ultimately no match for the traditional soul masters from the original Douluo Continent side, and level ninety-three soul power was almost his limit.
Only when Wang Xiao clearly saw Xu Zihuang's face did the vigilance in his eyes dissipate, replaced by surprise and excitement.
"Young Master?!"
"Elder Wang, long time no see." Xu Zihuang gave Wang Xiao a faint smile, then swept his gaze one by one over everyone present. Although the original Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Group had been replenished over the past few years, their loyalty remained unchanged from back then. Even the newly joined members looked at Xu Zihuang with eyes full of fervor.
Wang Xiao, along with Lin Long, Meng Cang, and the others beside him, landed in front of Xu Zihuang and explained knowingly, "Back then, the Prince had operated in the southern part of the Sun Moon Empire for many years and held great prestige. These new members were all loyal followers of the Prince from back then. We secretly contacted them a few years ago. Now, the Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Group has been fully replenished to its complete quota, totaling two hundred people. Those hidden in the manor are all of us here. The rest are scattered in Moon Pivot City and on the Douluo Continent, gathering intelligence."
"Greetings to the Young Master." Under Wang Xiao's lead, the entire original Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Group neatly knelt on one knee in unison, saluting Xu Zihuang.
"In that case, Elder Wang, you should also clearly understand the situation on the continent."
Xu Zihuang personally helped Wang Xiao up, his expression solemn as he said, "The continent will remain peaceful for a while longer. This time, I have returned to Moon Pivot Island to take this opportunity to enter closed-door cultivation and reach the Title Douluo realm. When I emerge from seclusion, it will be the day you all return to your homeland. I will fulfill the promise I made back then and lead you to reclaim everything that belongs to me."
As he spoke, a terrifying aura immediately swept outward from his body as the center.
Red! Red! Red! Red! Red! Red! Bright gold! Blue gold!
One soul ring after another rose from beneath Xu Zihuang's feet. With each soul ring appearing, the shock in the hearts of everyone present increased by one level.
The entire scene instantly fell into dead silence, followed by the incomparably fervent gazes of the Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Group members. If not for their excellent discipline, they might have been unable to restrain themselves from letting out excited cheers.
The Young Master they followed had talent far beyond conventional understanding. The astonishing soul ring configuration of six reds and two golds was something unheard of.
Moreover, from Xu Zihuang's narration, it was clear that he was not merely an eight-ring Soul Douluo but had already touched the bottleneck of the Title Douluo realm.
As a result, they temporarily overlooked the stunning yet unfamiliar Wang Qiu'er beside Xu Zihuang.
Xu Zihuang knew that Wang Qiu'er did not like such occasions and continued speaking to Wang Xiao, "Elder Wang, we can chat later. There's no time to lose. I will immediately begin closed-door cultivation with Qiu'er. I won't go over to Yang-ge's side for now. My closed-door cultivation this time will probably last about half a year. During this period, I'll have to trouble you to lead everyone in making preparations."
Having learned Wang Qiu'er's name from Xu Zihuang, Wang Xiao couldn't help but glance at Wang Qiu'er. However, he did not show any obvious emotional fluctuation and simply nodded seriously.
"Yes, Young Master!"
Under everyone's gaze, Xu Zihuang slowly raised his left hand, which instantly transformed into a pair of deep purple dragon claws. Compared to purely using the second martial soul's martial soul avatar, these dragon claws were obviously a size larger, with abnormally thick joints. The deep purple, destructive flames floating on them were even more heart-palpitating.
It was precisely the external soul bone, Imperial Dragon Claw.
Immediately after, Xu Zihuang tore through space using the Imperial Dragon Claw, connecting the Douluo plane and the Imperial Dragon Space through this medium.
Then, as if thinking of something, Xu Zihuang removed the starlight blue gemstone ring from his right index finger and handed it to Wang Xiao.
"Elder Wang, inside this storage soul tool ring are two level-nine soul tools: the Blazing Flame Heavenly Net and the Sun Moon Divine Needle. They are perfect for you and Yang-ge to use."
After doing all this, Xu Zihuang nodded slightly to Wang Qiu'er.
"Let's go."
Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er's figures disappeared from the spot once again, as if they had never been there. However, the members of the original Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Group found it difficult to suppress the excitement and shock in their hearts for a long time.
It could be said that one wave had not yet settled before another rose.
Two level-nine soul tools?! The Blazing Flame Heavenly Net and the Sun Moon Divine Needle?!
Even Wang Xiao himself was momentarily dazed, subconsciously gripping the starlight blue gemstone storage ring in his hand.
On the other side, Xu Zihuang, who had arrived in the Imperial Dragon Space, stepped forward and placed the Imperial Dragon Ring, which had originally been stored in the Imperial Dragon Space, onto the index finger of Wang Qiu'er's right hand. All the precious items in his possession, including that ten-thousand-year Lovesick Heartbroken Red, were stored within this Imperial Dragon Ring.
After gazing at Wang Qiu'er for a moment, Xu Zihuang resolutely sat down cross-legged and entered a state of cultivation.
Wang Qiu'er lightly pursed her red lips, her pink-blue eyes flowing with soft light. Xu Zihuang, handing the Imperial Dragon Ring to her, showed his trust in her. It was equivalent to handing over all his escape routes into her hands.
A look of determination flashed deep within her eyes.
Xu Zihuang's accumulation during this period had long been sufficient. His semi-god-level spiritual power and god-level physical body were the confidence he had in condensing the yin-yang complementary second soul core.
The first spiritual-attribute soul core he had cultivated was located at the position of his brow. To complete the yin-yang complementarity, he had to cultivate the second soul core at the position of his chest. The chest position was also closest to the trunk soul bone of the Imperial Dragon King, and this trunk soul bone still contained the vast majority of the Imperial Dragon King's dragon soul energy.
Therefore, the attribute he chose for the second soul core was destruction.
At this moment, the soul power within Xu Zihuang's body began to circulate, surging like ocean waves inside him, viscous and full of texture.
He began to gradually extract the soul power from the spiritual-attribute soul core, allowing this soul power to circulate through his meridians and then condense into a soul power vortex at the chest position.
Xu Zihuang only felt a slight tremor in the bones of his chest and back. His entire torso turned into a semi-transparent deep purple, like a magnificent purple crystal.
Under normal circumstances, once the spiritual-attribute soul core at Xu Zihuang's brow consumed soul power, it would automatically absorb heaven and earth origin energy to replenish itself. This would inevitably affect his condensation of the second soul core. However, he forcibly suppressed the effect of this spiritual-attribute soul core using his semi-god-level spiritual power.
At the same time, he was trying his best to accelerate the extraction of the compressed soul power within the spiritual-attribute soul core. Up to this point, everything was proceeding smoothly.
If any of the Limit Douluos, such as Elder Xuan or Du Busi, were present, they would definitely be greatly shocked. Being able to cultivate the yin-yang complementary second soul core so smoothly was something that existed only in this one case.
But this had not yet reached the most critical step.
Wang Qiu'er, on the other hand, had been quietly guarding beside Xu Zihuang the entire time, never leaving his side for even a moment.
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