Subsequently, Tang San traded the Hidden Weapons Zhuge Crossbow with Ning Fengzhi, but with spirit tools already available, the sales of the Zhuge Crossbow were not ideal, which greatly disappointed Tang San.
After confirming the requests of the Heaven Dou group, Xu Tianyang did not force them to stay and agreed to their requests.
That night, a banquet was held at Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy to bid farewell to the Heaven Dou contingent.
Soft spirit tool streetlights adorned a spacious plaza at Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, bright and peaceful.
Various delicacies and drinks filled several tables.
Including Yu Tianheng, Feng Xiaotian, Zui Hongchen, Huang Xiuwen, and other top geniuses from the two great Empires, they conversed with each other; a year of getting along had made everyone familiar.
No one had taken their seats, clearly waiting for Xu Tianyang.
Soon, Xu Tianyang walked in, followed by Xu Nianshuang and Shui Bing'er, who had been inseparable from him for the past year, and finally, Yang Yiyi.
Upon seeing Xu Tianyang arrive, everyone gathered around him, and he instantly became the center of the banquet.
"Crown Prince."
"There is no Crown Prince here, only fellow students of Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy. Everyone, please don't be so formal, take your seats." Xu Tianyang smiled slightly, leading the three women to the central round dining table, where one person was already seated.
Once everyone was seated, they began to clink glasses and chat loudly. Since Spirit Masters could always use their spirit power to evaporate alcohol from their bodies, there was no need to deliberately abstain from drinking.
Everyone was in high Spirits.
Xu Tianyang raised his glass to everyone from afar, taking a small sip of the aged fine wine in the slender crystal cup. A faint fragrance instantly lingered in his mouth, full of flavor.
"I thought you wouldn't come?" After putting down his wine glass, Xu Tianyang turned to look at Qian Renxue, who had already been seated, and said with a faint smile.
Qian Renxue raised a wine glass; the amber liquid, illuminated by the spirit tool lights, shimmered with a brilliant halo. She looked at Xu Tianyang with a smile in her eyes, "Since the Crown Prince invited me, how could a humble woman like me refuse? Who knows when you might make things difficult for me? In such an unfamiliar place, I'd truly have no one to turn to."
"Tell me the truth!" Xu Tianyang's face darkened. Qian Renxue was actually a master of 'tea art' (manipulative charm); he had truly seen a lot this year.
"In my opinion, it's to guard against a certain little vixen," Yang Yiyi chuckled, saying somewhat mischievously, her peripheral vision sweeping over a graceful figure at the banquet.
She was a tall girl, sixteen or seventeen years old, with long platinum-blonde hair, slightly curled at the ends, cascading over her shoulders.
Her aquamarine eyes gazed at Xu Tianyang from afar, her delicate face filled with tender affection, and paired with her well-developed figure, she appeared somewhat dignified and elegant.
She was Ning Linglong, from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the granddaughter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Great Elder, and had come to study at Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy half a year ago.
Clearly, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had ulterior motives.
As if sensing Xu Tianyang's gaze, she, who had been conversing with someone, turned her head and looked over, a gentle smile appearing on her face. Her clear, moist eyes reflected the spirit tool lights and Xu Tianyang's reflection.
The people around her, seeing this, couldn't help but smile knowingly. Watching Xu Tianyang surrounded by beauties, and with this young lady from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School eyeing him intently, their eyes couldn't help but light up, as if anticipating something to happen.
This granddaughter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Great Elder was not like Ning Rongrong's spoiled personality. She was more like a woman from a prominent family, terrifyingly rational, completely contrary to the laws of love on Douluo Continent.
She clearly knew what she wanted and what price she had to pay.
Moreover, her own talent was not bad; her innate spirit power was as high as level seven. At eighteen years old this year, her cultivation had already reached level forty-two.
After receiving Ning Fengzhi's arrangements, she had no resistance.
After arriving in Ming City, she frequently appeared before Xu Tianyang, like a spring stream, slowly approaching him with subtle persistence.
Seeing this, Xu Tianyang generously raised a toast to Ning Linglong from afar. She was a clever woman who knew her place, and no one, including Xu Tianyang, felt any obvious dislike.
Everyone knew the other party's intentions.
She was clearly here for Xu Tianyang. For this gesture of goodwill from the world's number one support system Sect, Xu Yunxiao did not refuse, and Mu Mengyu even fully supported it.
The Xu Yunxiao lineage was already sparsely populated, with only Xu Tianyang as the sole son. Xu Yunxiao himself did not plan to expand his harem further, so the inheritance of this vast Empire fell upon Xu Tianyang.
Mu Mengyu had previously feared that Xu Tianyang would also pursue 'pure love,' but fortunately, Xu Tianyang understood his 'heavy responsibility,' and he had quite a few girls around him.
"Heh, a calculating fellow..." Qian Renxue took in their interaction, a cold glint flashing in her eyes as she spoke coldly.
Seeing Ning Linglong, she felt as if she was seeing a female version of Ning Fengzhi. After so many years of interaction, she knew what kind of person Ning Fengzhi was, so Qian Renxue's vigilance towards Ning Linglong had never wavered.
Just as everyone was expecting Ning Linglong to walk over to Xu Tianyang, a fiery red figure approached Xu Tianyang first.
Feng Xiaotian, who had been planning to watch the show, immediately tensed up, his gaze fixed on Huo Wu's every move.
"Your Highness, Huo Wu thanks the Sun Moon Empire for a year of guidance. Your country's magnanimity is astonishing. Here, Huo Wu toasts you." Huo Wu ignored the hostile gazes around her and spoke softly as she approached Xu Tianyang.
"No need to thank me. We all exchange and learn together; only then can we progress quickly." Xu Tianyang politely clinked glasses with Huo Wu, speaking in a very official manner.
"Huo Wu has always known that Your Highness is the strongest prodigy of the Sun Moon Empire, but unfortunately, I haven't seen Your Highness make a move. I wonder if there's an opportunity today?" Huo Wu looked at Xu Tianyang with burning eyes, a hint of fighting Spirit quietly appearing in them.
"You want to challenge me?" Xu Tianyang looked at Huo Wu in surprise. The gazes of Qian Renxue, Xu Nianshuang, and others around them also became strange.
"I know that Your Highness at least has the cultivation of a Spirit King, and there's a huge gap between us, but I still want to challenge Your Highness because I heard that Your Highness possesses the legendary Ultimate Fire." Huo Wu looked at Xu Tianyang seriously. She clearly knew the gap between them, yet she was still very persistent.
"My goal is to become the strongest fire-attribute Spirit Master of this era. With my Fire Shadow Spirit, I believe I have considerable mastery over fire abilities.
Ultimate Fire, this legendary power, is something I haven't encountered yet. It's even rarely mentioned in the ancient texts of my Blazing Academy, always just a legend.
But now, this power, which fire-attribute Spirit Masters dream of, is mastered by Your Highness.
Therefore, I want to challenge Your Highness, to personally experience that legendary power, to feel the gap between myself and Your Highness, so that I can have a goal to pursue and move forward."
Upon hearing this, the people around looked at Huo Wu with respect. At least, they did not possess the courage to do something they knew was impossible.
"You already possess the mindset of a strong person. I have high hopes for you." Xu Tianyang looked at Huo Wu with appreciation. At this moment, he was like a senior guiding a junior, and despite his somewhat odd age, everyone surprisingly did not find it inappropriate.