Sun Moon Empire Imperial Palace, main hall.
Xu Zihuang, wearing a purple-gold crown and dressed in a magnificent imperial robe patterned with golden sun and silver moon motifs, sat upon the throne, gazing down with an indifferent expression at the civil and military officials gathered in the hall.
The final decisive battle was set for three days later. This was the last court assembly before the Great War.
The important matters had already been discussed and settled in the previous period; what remained were only some details to be worked out in coordination by the officials of various departments.
After a major purge of the Sun Moon Empire's upper echelons, coupled with the terrifying strength Xu Zihuang had displayed, naturally no one would be tactless enough to stand up and question his decisions. The eyes of all the officials held only fervent heat.
Four thousand years ago, the Sun Moon Empire had launched that holy war against the original Douluo Continent, only to be ultimately defeated by the elite forces of the three original empires led by Shrek Academy. But times had changed. This time, their Sun Moon Empire would surely wash away the previous shame and achieve final victory.
Even Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming were no exception; both of them longed to personally witness the moment when the Sun Moon Empire unified the entire Douluo Continent.
The two stood at the forefront of the officials. In the Sun Moon Empire, the right side was considered superior, so given Kong Deming's status and strength, he naturally occupied the foremost position on the right. Jing Hongchen stood at the foremost position on the left, side by side with Kong Deming.
Kong Deming's status among the soul engineers of the Sun Moon Empire was almost equivalent to the significance of Elder Mu to Shrek Academy. Jing Hongchen, the Hall Master of the Illustrious Virtue Hall, also treated Kong Deming with the respect due to a teacher.
Although he was only accompanying on the left, being able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Kong Deming was already an immense honor.
The short and stout Jing Hongchen, with his large belly and ruddy complexion, looked indescribably pleased with himself. Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, brother and sister, were also among the officials behind Jing Hongchen.
Sensing Xu Zihuang's gaze, Xiao Hongchen involuntarily straightened his body. It was a completely instinctive reaction. Meng Hongchen, however, forgot the reminder Jing Hongchen had given her. She raised her head, her eyes containing autumn waves as they met Xu Zihuang's gaze, her face flushing like cherry blossoms.
Xu Zihuang indifferently instructed, "Elder Kong and Hall Master Hongchen, stay behind. Everyone else may withdraw."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The assembled court officials respectfully kowtowed toward Xu Zihuang, then lowered their heads and exited the hall. Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, brother and sister, were no exception. In the end, only Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen remained standing in place.
Xu Zihuang slowly rose to his feet and said to Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen, "What you are about to see and what I am about to say will be sealed as an imperial family absolute secret."
Upon hearing Xu Zihuang's words, both men's expressions turned solemn.
Xu Zihuang said nothing more. He simply raised his right hand lightly. Nine soul rings belonging to his Golden Eyes martial soul rose from beneath his feet—six red and three gold. Although the colors of his soul rings had not changed, due to the transformation of the soul power within his body, every soul ring was surrounded by a mystical golden glow.
Of course, every soul skill activated with divine power far surpassed its previous might.
At the same time, his blood-red second soul ring suddenly shone brightly.
Dark red light points appeared on the bodies of Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen. These light points respectively appeared on their foreheads, shoulders, chests, elbows, wrists, palms, waists and abdomens, hips, knees, and the soles of their feet.
Starting from these dark red light points, strands of red, thread-like rays of light were instantly drawn out, converging into magnificent dark red patterns.
These dark red patterns were not much more complicated than high-tier soul guidance core formations, but the concepts contained within them were advanced by who knows how many times; they simply did not seem like products of this era.
Top soul engineers like Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen could understand even more clearly the profound mysteries within. Their pupils suddenly contracted, their gazes frozen upon them, allowing the streamlined armor to condense and take shape on their bodies.
Dark red armor, deep red patterns. As the halo flowed and circulated, the auras on Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen erupted outward at a shocking speed.
Kong Deming was originally a rank 95 Super Douluo, so the increase in his aura was not that obvious, but Jing Hongchen's aura clearly gave the feeling of directly chasing after a Super Douluo.
"Your Majesty, this is…?!" Jing Hongchen came back to his senses, looking toward Xu Zihuang with uncertainty and surprise.
Xu Zihuang spoke calmly, "This is a product from the future. People of later generations call it battle armor. In the future, I will organize the method for making battle armor and pass it down as a foundation of the imperial family. This is a product of epoch-making significance and cannot be made public or popularized too early in the current era. However, the concepts within it can be referenced, allowing the development of soul guidance devices to enter an unprecedented high-speed period, which will also benefit our Sun Moon Empire's future rule over the original Douluo Continent."
Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen found it difficult to calm the surging emotions in their hearts for a long time. The shock Xu Zihuang had brought them was simply too intense.
Xu Zihuang then casually took out a set of blueprints from the Huanglong Space and handed it to Kong Deming.
"This is a rough design blueprint for a soul guidance device that I referenced from Ye Xishui's Death God Tower. I hope that after the final decisive battle with the original Douluo Continent ends, Elder Kong, you can perfect it. The name of this soul guidance device shall be the Tower of Eternity."
The slumbering Electrolux should be able to awaken within the next few years. This Tower of Eternity was also the dwelling place Xu Zihuang had prepared for Elder Yi's remnant soul.
As the saying goes, different professions have different specializations. In the future, he would not be able to devote himself entirely to researching the design and production of soul guidance devices. He might as well just provide a framework and foundation, leaving it to Kong Deming to gradually perfect.
After briefly examining the contents of the blueprints, Kong Deming's eyes also lit up. If he could truly succeed in producing this Tower of Eternity in the future, he might be able to step into the unprecedented rank 11 soul engineer realm in one go.
This was a challenge for him, but also an opportunity.
Once everything was handled, Xu Zihuang returned once more to the imperial palace's rear garden, staying by the sides of Ye Guyi, Wang Qiu'er, Ning Tian, and the others, enjoying the final period of leisure time before the great war.
The rear garden of the Sun Moon Empire Imperial Palace occupied an extremely vast area. Various rare and precious plants of all shapes and forms were neatly distributed throughout the garden. Every design was unique and ingenious, and tall trees stood here and there. Walking inside felt as if one had entered an otherworldly forest isolated from the world.
Ye Guyi and Wang Qiu'er sat beside a stone table in the center of the garden, seemingly engaged in conversation about something. Juzi was guarding the sleeping Xu Xiyan, bathed in the gentle sunlight, gently rocking the cradle. Ever since Xu Xiyan had fused with that portion of Xu Zihuang's divine imprint, she had become extremely fond of sleep.
After all, thoroughly fusing that portion of his divine imprint would require quite a long period of time.
A crisp, silver-bell-like laughter rang out. It came from Xu Ningqing, who was frolicking happily in the rear garden. Ning Tian followed closely behind her.
It was a picture of harmony and serenity.
A gentle smile appeared on Xu Zihuang's face as he stepped forward.
Noticing the shadow enveloping the space in front of her, Xu Ningqing raised her head in confusion. The moment she clearly saw Xu Zihuang's face, the confusion in her beautiful large light-purple eyes was instantly replaced by delight.
"Daddy!" Xu Ningqing called out softly with a heavy nasal tone, opening her arms and throwing herself into Xu Zihuang's embrace.
Xu Zihuang affectionately lifted Ningqing into his arms, smiling as he walked over to Ning Tian's side, then nodded in greeting to Ye Guyi and the others.
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