Having received Kong Deming's approval, Xu Tianxi didn't act conceited. He sheathed his blade, cupped his hands, and respectfully said, "Greetings, Elder Kong."
"Greetings, Elder Kong." Ye Yulin bowed deeply beside him, performing a disciple's禮, her face full of reverence.
Kong Deming nodded slightly at the two, then smiled kindly:
"Ziwen and Jing Hongchen have spoken of you many times. I've long wanted to meet you, but due to busy affairs, it had to wait until today. Now it seems I've taken on a truly extraordinary right-side closed-door disciple."
"Elder Kong, you flatter me. But… what does 'right-side closed-door disciple' mean?" Xu Tianxi looked puzzled.
"Junior brother, originally Xuan Ziwen was the master's closed-door disciple. After you came, he became the left-side closed-door disciple, and you're the right-side closed-door disciple."
Having shared battles and spoils, and being fellow disciples, Ye Yulin eagerly explained this unusual apprenticeship to Xu Tianxi.
Hearing this, Xu Tianxi's mouth twitched. He wondered if Kong Deming would take on a front-side and back-side closed-door disciple if he had another whim in the future.
Collecting himself, Xu Tianxi looked out at the battlefield behind him. The earth-shattering battle between the Sun Moon forces and Shrek had ended. Jing Hongchen was leading a group of Soul Guidance Masters towards them, holding the headless corpse of that old geezer, Shi Yang.
Qian Duoduo and Lin Huiqun had been captured alive, while the newly arrived Titled Douluo and Soul Douluo… were now piles of corpses, blood flowing like rivers.
"Elder Kong, are all the Shrek people finished?" Seeing the Shrek powerhouses dead or severely wounded and captured, Xu Tianran couldn't help but ask.
Kong Deming said calmly, "Out of respect for an old black dragon, I let Mu En's disciples and descendants go. Everyone else has been captured alive by Hongchen and his team."
"Those two young girls with the hair Martial Soul disappeared in the chaos. I don't know if they were taken by the Body Sect."
Xu Tianxi nodded in understanding. Mu En only had two disciples in his lifetime, Yan Shaozhe and Xian Liner, and his descendant was naturally Bei Bei.
This meant that, among the Shrek team that came this time, apart from Xian Liner and Bei Bei, everyone else was either annihilated or rounded up.
"Oh, right, you didn't capture the Clear Sky Sect's young master, did you?" Remembering an important person, Xu Tianxi continued to ask.
"Why would I lay a hand on her?"
Kong Deming looked innocent and calmly said, "I have no interest in a group of academy students, except for those two missing girls with the hair Martial Soul. Everyone else has been properly captured by Hongchen and his team. They're preparing to negotiate terms with their families and Shrek."
"Of course, while I'm not interested in others, I am somewhat interested in this person."
Kong Deming's gaze fell on Zhang Lexuan. He said, "I can sense very clearly that this woman's Martial Soul is the Moon Martial Soul, directly passed down from our imperial family. I just don't know why it ended up outside and even joined Shrek Academy."
"Speaking of which, she's somewhat similar to you."
Xu Tianxi nodded, his gaze towards Zhang Lexuan becoming somewhat complicated.
Just a few days ago, he'd said he would visit Shrek once he became a Rank 9 Soul Guidance Master. Now, Shrek was annihilated, and she was captured by Kong Deming. They could discuss everything slowly back in the Sun Moon Empire.
Falling into Kong Deming's hands and even piquing his interest, she would probably have to say goodbye to Shrek for the rest of her life.
Feeling Xu Tianxi's gaze, a hint of urgency appeared in Zhang Lexuan's dim eyes. Staring at Xu Tianxi, she asked cautiously and weakly:
"I think I just heard you say your late mother was… Kong Xiyue, is that right?"
Xu Tianxi looked directly at Zhang Lexuan, nodded gently, and said calmly:
"That's right. It's been over seven years since we last met. I never expected to reunite with an old acquaintance in such circumstances; hello, Auntie."
He didn't dislike Zhang Lexuan; she had used the token he gave her more than once. But to say he had deep affection for her was also not true; she was originally a loyal supporter of Shrek.
Receiving a positive answer, Zhang Lexuan's eyes instantly welled up with tears, and she sobbed softly:
"It's been over seven years, you've changed so much, so much that I don't recognize you anymore. Why, why did it have to be like this…"
"There's no why. What happened back then made me want to kill two people, and to kill them, I had to come to the Sun Moon Empire. That's all."
Xu Tianxi's voice was calm, without a ripple, as if he was simply stating a fact.
Zhang Lexuan froze for a moment, then understood: "Revenge… So that's it… You ultimately came to hate Dean Yan and Old Xuan…"
"But Xiaotao, and Dean Cai, they…"
Xu Tianxi calmly said, "Ma Xiaotao wanted to kill me, and I wanted to kill her, so she died. My conflict with Shrek is irreconcilable, so naturally, I don't mind killing a few more people, Aunt Xuan. Your question is a bit foolish."
"I used to wonder why, when I was about to kill Ma Xiaotao, those Evil Soul Masters would brazenly appear… "
"Now that I think about it, Shrek's talents are truly amazing. They even want to snatch Evil Soul Masters back and cultivate them well. Ma Xiaotao truly is a born Evil Soul Master saintess."
"Then what about me? I'm also from Shrek. Are you going to kill me too?"
Zhang Lexuan raised her dim eyes, looking at Xu Tianxi's facial expression.
Xu Tianxi's gaze paused slightly, then he said frankly:
"My impression of you is still good. If you don't stand in my way, I won't kill you; but now, your future isn't my concern."
Receiving the answer, Zhang Lexuan weakly lowered her head, as if she had lost all strength and wanted to fall into a deep sleep.
Kong Deming struck her with a palm strike, knocking her out, then put her into his storage pouch. He then said to Xu Tianxi, "If you're interested in this woman, you can come to me for her anytime."
"As for now, let's deal with the current trouble first."
Kong Deming looked up at the sky for a moment, an impulse to act surging in his eyes for an instant, but he suppressed it and said loudly:
"Death God Douluo, you Evil Soul Masters are ultimately not tolerated by the world. If you don't leave now, when will you?"
As time passed, the battle of the three major forces围剿邪魂师 gradually yielded results. The Star Luo Empire's venerables entered the battlefield one after another, including Wang Xian'er, the world's foremost healing-type Soul Master, and a Level Ninety-Seven Super Douluo with the Star Crown Martial Soul.
One of them healed, and the other provided support, their effects spreading across the entire field, bringing immense benefits to the powerhouses of the three major forces.
Led by Xu Jiawei, the Star Luo Empire's powerhouses fought with desperate courage. Several Titled Douluo from the Evil Soul Master side had already fallen, and most of the Soul Douluo who arrived were encircled and annihilated. Even a Super Douluo was taken down by the combined efforts of Body Sect and Xuanming Sect powerhouses.
The Level Ninety-Seven Star Crown Martial Soul user, who was likely Xu Jiawei's grand-uncle, fought with particular ferocity. He used his Star Crown Martial Soul to trap several Evil Soul Masters; the stars shone brilliantly like a flowing ribbon. He was covered in blood from the fight, having already personally killed two Titled Douluo and was now working on a third.
High in the sky, Xiao Changfeng unleashed his Phoenix True Body and Phoenix Domain, his seven rings merging into one. Zhongli Wu summoned a Bone Dragon. With these two powerful boosts, Xiao Changfeng fought with increasing vigor, gradually gaining the upper hand.
Even Ye Xishui, who was slightly stronger than Xu Xiaoyun, couldn't gain much advantage despite her profound cultivation, as Xu Xiaoyun was receiving healing and amplification from two powerful individuals.
Besides them, the Star Luo Empire also had a decrepit old-timer, brimming with a suicidal intent. His stance clearly told the Evil Soul Masters that he was about to die and desperately wanted to take someone with him, challenging anyone fearless enough to step forward.
It was precisely this readiness to self-detonate his Soul Core and fight to the death that subtly deterred another Limit Douluo from the Holy Spirit Church. Although Kong Deming felt that the old Dark Sacred Dragon and the Holy Spirit Church were already somewhat at odds.
From Kong Deming's perspective, if the fight continued, the three major powers would certainly pay a heavy price, but apart from Zhongli Wu and Ye Xishui, none of the other Evil Soul Masters would escape. The advantage of the three major powers would snowball.
Their Soul Guidance Masters couldn't assist in such a situation. In Kong Deming's mind, using these people to deal with the three empires was merely a temporary alliance; once that was done, it would be time to destroy them using the full might of the nation.
Had it not been for the Dark Sacred Dragon Long Xiaoyao's hidden arrival, Kong Deming even considered, for a moment, joining forces with Xu Xiaoyun to eliminate Death God Douluo Ye Xishui.
Seeing that Kong Deming was unwilling to help and even ordered the Holy Spirit Church to retreat, Ye Xishui's eyes flashed red. She exploded into a bloody shadow, forcing Xu Xiaoyun back, then angrily shouted at Kong Deming:
"Kong Deming, do you still remember your goal of conquering the three empires? Why are you just standing by and watching?!"
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Kong Deming immediately put on a resolute expression, as if to say, "I am irreconcilable with Evil Soul Masters," and declared loudly:
"Silence! You Evil Soul Masters have been intolerable to the world since ancient times! That we haven't kicked you when you're down is out of respect for you, Death God Douluo; if you continue to make trouble, I will personally step in and settle this with you!"
"Just now, my disciple already gave your daughter-in-law eighteen Level 7 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells! Are you blind?!"
Colluding with Evil Soul Masters was something that could never be admitted, even if it had been done. Otherwise, the Sun Moon Empire would instantly become the public enemy of all hidden sects in the original three kingdoms. Heaven knew how many Limit Douluo were truly hidden within the Douluo Continent's secluded sects.
Shrek had defied fate by provoking two such powers and was now half-dead. Kong Deming certainly didn't want to follow in Mu En's footsteps.
"Good! Good! Good! Kong Deming, you're truly something! So ruthless and cold-hearted!"
Ye Xishui repeated "good" three times, then no longer looked at Xu Xiaoyun and Kong Deming. Instead, she turned her head to a certain spot in the void and furiously demanded:
"It's come to this, and you still won't show yourself? Do you want to see us perish together with them?!"
"Ah..."
A sigh echoed from the void. A boundless, invisible dark light spread across the sky, and from it emerged a sprightly old man with silver hair. It was none other than Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao.
In Star Luo Square, the aged Hall of Worship Master's eyes suddenly gleamed. His body flickered, soaring into the sky and landing not far from Xu Xiaoyun, where he gazed across at Long Xiaoyao.
"Dark Sacred Dragon, why are you standing with these Holy Spirit Church fellows?" the Hall of Worship Master asked in surprise.
"I made a grave mistake; this is simply atonement," Long Xiaoyao sighed, then his gaze sharpened as he looked directly at the Hall of Worship Master. "Senior Old Xu, since I've revealed myself, please have your people cease fighting; this battle should end."
The Hall of Worship Master was several decades older than Long Xiaoyao, which was why even Long Xiaoyao addressed him as "senior."
The Hall of Worship Master angrily retorted, "You Evil Soul Masters came to Star Luo and unleashed a massacre, harming countless of my people! And now you expect to leave unscathed?!"
Long Xiaoyao's brows furrowed, and he calmly stated,
"I know you don't fear death, but even if you and Brother Xu join forces, you won't be able to stop us. It's better for us to each take a step back; if the fight continues, the entire Star Luo City will be reduced to ruins."
"You—!" The Hall of Worship Master was furious but couldn't act on it.
Xu Xiaoyun stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Having fought to this extent, how can we be sure you won't cause trouble again?"
"You have no choice!" Ye Xishui said coldly.
"I'm long-lived. What's wrong with a fight to the death!" Xu Xiaoyun didn't back down. With the Gold of Life and Wang Xian'er present, he wasn't afraid of a deadly battle.
"No choice means death! I've long been prepared to self-destruct! Today, I'll fight you, Death God Douluo, to the death! It's worth it!"
A fiery glow ignited in the Hall of Worship Master's Dantian, rapidly spreading throughout his body—the aura of burning life force.
"Senior Old Xu?" Xu Xiaoyun turned in surprise. Do we really need to self-destruct right at the start of a desperate fight?
"Xuanming has aided my Star Luo; your great kindness needs no thanks. Now, please retreat quickly..."
The Hall of Worship Master glowed intensely, his form rapidly becoming ethereal. He pushed Xu Xiaoyun away with a palm, and his own body vanished. A massive star-shaped diamond appeared in mid-air, then hurtled towards Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui with a roar.
"Not good!"
The three Limit Douluo and Kong Deming changed expressions simultaneously. The Hall of Worship Master had spoken the truth; he had long prepared to sacrifice his life, and even they couldn't stop him. This star diamond was his Soul Core transformed.
To inject one's entire life force into a Soul Core, causing it to sublimate to its extreme limit and then explode, its power would certainly far exceed a Level 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shell!
"Quickly, go!"
Kong Deming's Silver Moon flashed, swiftly carrying Xu Tianxi and the others away.
"Boom—!"
Seconds later, an earth-shattering explosion echoed from high in the sky. Xu Tianxi looked back, only to see a brilliant constellation of stars appear before his eyes, a dazzling sight that was unforgettable and contained immense terror.
"Is it finally over? I never imagined it would end like this... Ye Xishui, you lunatic, you truly deserve a beating..."
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