Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 175 Xu Tianxi: After today, the glory of the Xingguan lineage will not disappear from the Douluo Continent
Xu Jiawei's invitation was not unexpected, but Xu Tianxi was not very reassured.

"What is the thank-you gift your majesty is talking about?"

Xu Jiawei smiled faintly and said, "Then you will have to come with me. It should be beneficial to your martial spirit."

Ye Yulin asked worriedly, "Your Majesty Xingluo, can we follow and see?"

Xu Jiawei hesitated for a moment, then said slowly, "This item involves some of our country's secrets, so Your Excellencies are not allowed to access it. I swear in the name of Wuhun and the Xingluo Imperial Family that I will never do anything harmful."

"If you're still worried, Master Mingde can come along and observe from afar."

"That's good." Jing Hongchen, who was choosing soul bones, took back the reward and agreed with a smile.

Ye Yulin's eyelids twitched. He felt that Xu Jiawei was a bit stingy. It wouldn't be a problem if he took a look himself, so why did he only let Jing Hongchen go?

The temporary award ceremony ended successfully under the witness of major colleges. Xingluo Royal College and Di'ao College left happily; Ye Yulin left with the Sun and Moon Team, and Xu Tianxi and Jing Hongchen followed Xu Jiawei into the depths of the palace.

This time, the three of them walked for a full quarter of an hour, and the surrounding environment changed from the magnificent and majestic palace buildings to an empty and lonely garden.

Xu Tianxi noticed that there were many observatories around, which gathered rich starlight. It would be very beneficial for soul masters with star-type martial spirits to practice here, and it would be no problem to increase their efficiency by 10% or 20%.

As they walked into the deepest part of the place, the power of starlight became several times stronger. Xu Tianxi and Jing Hongchen's expressions changed, and they thought to themselves that the Xingluo Empire did have some foundation after all.

When he reached a star altar, Xu Jiawei stopped.

"This is the place where our country's enshrined hall master practices. One of the reasons why there are so many powerful star-type martial spirits in our Xingluo Empire is because of this."

Xu Jiawei explained the situation to the two of them, and they immediately understood why the other party didn't want Ye Yulin to come in.

"Your martial soul is the moon, which is also an extremely extraordinary star martial soul. Therefore, I brought you here. You should be able to feel the specialness of this place, right?" Xu Jiawei said.

Xu Tianxi rolled his eyes and asked tentatively, "Could this be the former site of the Xingguan Sect?"

Xu Jiawei nodded, his face becoming solemn and heavy, and said:

"My Xingguan lineage has a long history, having existed since the Spirit Hall era ten thousand years ago. At that time, the Xingguan Sect was the most hidden sect in the Xingluo Empire."

Xu Tianxi knew that what the other party said was right. There were six major martial spirits on the Spirit Hall Pope's Order ten thousand years ago. The three upper sects represented three types, the Spirit Hall had two, and the final crown was the Star Crown Sect.

"In the history of the Xingguan Sect, there have been powerful Ultimate Douluo warriors. One of our ancestors, who once reached the Ultimate Douluo level, traveled across the continent and found a rare object in a small plane that could gather the power of starlight and exert some effects."

As Xu Jiawei finished speaking, Xu Heng, who was at level ninety-seven, suddenly appeared. He nodded slightly to Xu Jiawei, his gaze falling on Jing Hongchen, and he extended his hand and said:
"Master Mingde, the following things involve the secrets of my Xingguan lineage. Please follow me."

"Okay, then I'll wait for Your Majesty to bring out our country's genius."

Jing Hongchen smiled, glanced at Xu Jiawei and Xu Tianxi, and walked out with Xu Heng.

This place is the core of the Xingluo Empire, but Jing Hongchen is confident enough to escape unscathed; if he is forced into a corner, the trigger-type soul guide on his body can make this place blow up to the sky.

However, Xu Jiawei's seriousness was somewhat unexpected. Could it be that he sensed that the situation was not going well and wanted to make friends with Riyue?
Thinking of the situation of his own emperor and prince, Jing Hongchen couldn't help but shake his head secretly; the fight between the several princes was very fierce, but in the end they might not be able to shake the position of the prince.

"Given the Crown Prince's personality, he'll most likely launch a war upon ascending the throne. Even if Tianxi isn't a war advocate, he won't be able to stop this trend. Xu Jiawei's preparations won't be of much use, but they might just establish a good relationship..."

Jing Hongchen thought calmly, and soon thought of the situation in the country.

"Old Master Kong reported that there has been a large-scale migration of evil soul masters recently, with signs of them moving towards the Heavenly Soul Empire. I wonder what these lunatics are up to."

"But even without them, Shrek will be a nobody. It all depends on whether those hidden sects will intervene..."

At this moment, a brilliant beam of light suddenly shot up from the direction of the Star Altar. Xu Tianxi's bright white moon shadow rose into the sky, greedily devouring the surrounding starlight, and became clearer and brighter visibly to the naked eye; as if undergoing a transformation from virtual to real.

The moon disk, which was about ten feet in diameter, expanded rapidly, and the moonlight scattered three thousand feet. Jing Hongchen looked at the scene in amazement, and his mouth opened involuntarily.

The energy level was not too strong, but he didn't understand how Xu Jiawei could make such a noise.

After a moment, the rising bright moon expanded to a radius of several dozen feet, as if unfolding its martial spirit's true form, and then fell back behind Xu Tianxi. The man and the moon seemed to merge into one. The gorgeous light column slowly dispersed, revealing the figures of Xu Tianxi and Xu Jiawei.

The round bead emitting dazzling starlight fell back into Xu Jiawei's palm, and a circle of starlight barrier was lowered around the two of them, isolating the sound from being transmitted.

Xu Jiawei looked a little tired, but more surprised, even a little unbelievable.

The reason was simple. During the baptism process just now, he realized Xu Tianxi's true soul power level and martial soul!

"You...are your true martial spirit? And...it's only level 50?"

Xu Jiawei was a little dazed, staring at Xu Tianxi with his eyes wide open.

Xu Tianxi retracted the dazzling spiritual energy that had been involuntarily released from his pupils during the baptism and nodded slightly: "Yes, as Your Majesty can see, my martial soul is a mutated eye."

Xu Jiawei's expression froze, a wry smile forming on his lips. "A single eye spirit wouldn't possess such powerful mental strength. Your spirit is at least connected to a portion of your brain. Add to that the power of the stars, and there are only a few in the Benti Sect with spirits of comparable quality."

"I can't believe those people from the Body Sect didn't see your true martial spirit after watching you play for several matches. You've hidden it so well."

Xu Tianxi smiled awkwardly and said, "It's precisely because I'm afraid of them that I've been hiding something. When I fought those three Shrek guys, I actually gave it my all, but they just had no time to notice." Xu Jiawei nodded and sighed, "This is the baptismal place where the top talents of my Xingguan lineage who have cultivated to the level of Quasi-Soul Sage are qualified to come. It can only be conducted three times every hundred years. This baptism can greatly accelerate the speed of cultivating to the level of Titled Douluo and accumulate the foundation for impacting Super Douluo.

I thought you had reached the Soul Emperor level, so it wasn't a waste for you to come here, but I didn't expect you were only a Quasi-Soul King."

"So, you haven't taken any drugs to accelerate your growth in your cultivation so far, and your physical fitness is so amazing. On the one hand, it's because of the fusion of the spirit bone, and on the other hand... you have completed the second awakening of your original martial spirit, correct?"

"Your Majesty has a sharp eye." Xu Tianxi bowed and responded to the other party's guess with a smile.

The effect of this baptism was beyond imagination. In short, the illusory moon shadow had been able to condense into a solid entity, and the original power had also been greatly enhanced.

No wonder the Xingguan lineage was able to emerge when the Sun and Moon overwhelmed the Star Luo. Their foundation is indeed extraordinary.

"A sharp gaze is nothing compared to your true talent. It has strengthened my resolve..."

Xu Jiawei closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened them again, his eyes were bright and sharp, as if flashing with lightning: "You are interested in the throne of the Sun and Moon Empire. I can help you."

Xu Tianxi's eyes flickered suddenly, and he frowned and asked, "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"

Xu Jiawei stared at Xu Tianxi, his eyes as firm as a rock beneath his slanted eyebrows.

"I can see that you have ambitions, great ambitions. This ambition is so great that it can only be realized if you become the ruler of the Sun-Moon Empire."

"You showed off your strength in the arena, recruited talents from the Three Kingdoms, and restored the reputation of the Sun-Moon Empire. What you revealed speaks for itself. It would be fine if it were just that, but you didn't even give Xu Tianran face. That's clear."

"And helping to save people later further reaffirmed my own thinking; only those who regard all the people of the world as their own can have the broad mind to put aside national boundaries.

The blade points outward, with a resolute will to kill; the blade points inward, with a benevolent heart to love the people; how could such a royal genius not be interested in the throne? How could he not... not want to take the entire Douluo Continent into his pocket! "

"But now that the Sun and Moon Royal Family has stabilized, I don't think it will be easy for you to reach that point, and you may not be willing to dirty your hands. I, Xing Luo, can help you solve some obstacles."

Seeing this, Xu Tianxi calmly met Xu Jiawei's gaze and nodded, then asked with a smile, "Then why does Your Majesty want to help me? What does Your Majesty want? A guarantee of peace?"

Xu Jiawei shook his head and said, "No, I want the inheritance of my Xu family. The strength you have displayed is too astonishing. If war breaks out, I don't see any hope for our three empires to win, or even to hold on to our territory."

"The gap in strength is clear. Even if you don't start a war, your descendants will. Xingluo will fall sooner or later."

"When the emperor couldn't protect the country, I was already powerless, but I can no longer fail to protect the Xu family; I can die for my country, but I hope they can survive."

"Leave behind the Star Crown's legacy... If I ever unify the continent, I can do it myself."

Xu Tianxi thought for a moment before answering, then asked:
"If this is the only promise, Your Majesty probably doesn't need to make so many promises. Are there any other conditions?"

"Of course, Jiujiu."

Xu Jiawei looked directly into Xu Tianxi's eyes and said, "I have investigated your situation. You are still single and the Sun and Moon Royal Family has not arranged any marriage for you."

"Master Mingde may really want to see his granddaughter and you together, but you are a person who is devoted to cultivation and don't have any thoughts on these things."

The corners of Xu Tianxi's mouth twitched slightly, and he thought to himself that you have found out a lot of information.

"Yes, that's right." Xu Tianxi answered calmly. He, Xu, has never been very interested in women. How can beautiful women be as interesting as cannons and artillery shells?
The feeling of making soul-guided shells with your own hands and then using them to kill the enemy is an irreplaceable pleasure; recently, the feeling of chopping people with a knife is also pretty good, and it makes your blood boil.

"Since you don't have any thoughts on these things, then I guess you don't mind the marriage either. Do you understand what I mean?"

Xu Jiawei's true intentions were exposed, and he continued, "You are a person with a bottom line. Only in this way can I rest assured that the princess of my Xingluo Empire is also the most outstanding woman in the world."

"I have heard about the princess of the Sun-Moon Empire. I'm afraid you won't be able to tolerate her."

Xu Tianxi was silent for a moment, then looked up and asked word by word, "Do you think it's appropriate for me, with my status, to marry Princess Xingluo?"

"It's not quite right, but I didn't ask you to make it public right away. You can take your time with this matter, and it won't hurt to wait a few years."

Xu Jiawei said, "Jiujiu has been determined to study at Sun Moon, and I've already discussed this with you guys. When she leads the team to your place, you just need to take care of her. We can talk about feelings later. As long as we have a legitimate status and a child, that's all that matters."

Xu Tianxi was speechless: "...Isn't this too direct?"

"As a member of the royal family, you'll just have to get used to it." Xu Jiawei's eyes showed a hint of longing, and he sighed slightly.
"Perhaps everyone has an unforgettable figure in their heart, but she will not be the wife who will eventually accompany them hand in hand. My empress and some concubines were chosen by the elders after weighing the pros and cons. Although I am the emperor, there are many things that I cannot control. You will understand when you reach my age."

After saying this, he carefully held up the round bead in his palm and handed it to Xu Tianxi, his eyes burning as he said:
"This object is called the Star God Heavenly Pearl. It is even more mysterious than this. Only an Extreme Douluo can draw on its power for combat."

"Some ancestors said that this object may contain power beyond the ninety-ninth level."

Xu Tianxi's pupils suddenly trembled: "Becoming a god at level 100?"

"Yes, we've tried every possible method for ten thousand years, but we still haven't found that possibility. Even the Xingguan Sect's emergence was somehow related to it... Although we haven't found the opportunity to become a god, the Extreme Douluo can still be invincible under the starry sky with its amplification."

Xu Jiawei smiled and said, "I'll use it as my sister's dowry. Is it enough for you to agree to my terms?"

Xu Tianxi pondered for a long time and solemnly accepted it: "From today on, the glory of the Xingguan lineage will not disappear from the Douluo Continent."

(End of this chapter)