Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 381 Divine Power? Miracle? God-Level? (4.2k)

"Your Highness!" Orange cried out in terror, her shrill voice seeming to emanate from the depths of her soul. She was completely terrified; anyone who saw the heart of someone beside them ripped out would feel the same fear.

"Damn it!" Ye Xishui instantly appeared on the platform, her eyes blazing with fury, radiating a terrifying aura. She was incredibly angry, never imagining that someone would kill Xu Tianran right under her nose—it was a mockery of her! So, she raised her hand, gathering gray death energy, and struck towards the beautiful woman who had pierced Xu Tianran's heart.

The officials of the Sun Moon Empire on the platform collapsed to the ground in an instant. What had they just seen? A stunningly beautiful woman with long purple hair and a black dress, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, suddenly appeared behind the Regent and then ripped out his heart. How terrifying!

The woman in the black dress showed no fear in the face of Ye Xishui's furious attack. She gripped Xu Tianran's heart tightly with her right hand, and with a "bang," the vibrant heart shattered instantly, blood splattering and staining the floor of the platform red. At the same time, she raised her left hand, her fair hand meeting Ye Xishui's palm. Ye Xishui's expression changed, and she instantly took several steps back.

"You... are not human!" Ye Xishui was shocked, not because the woman could easily defeat her, but because of the woman's aura. It was a wild, domineering, and unruly aura. Ye Xishui had only ever felt this aura on the Evil Eye Tyrant, who was known as the Evil Emperor. So, although the strange woman in front of her had the appearance of a human girl, she was quite certain that she was not human, but a soul beast!

"Heh!" The woman in the black dress ignored Ye Xishui. Her mission was complete, and there was no need to waste time with this human. So, she waved her hand, chuckled, and instantly turned into a wisp of black mist, disappearing from everyone's sight.

Ye Xishui watched the woman in the black dress leave, without any intention of giving chase. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but rather that she dared not. The woman's strength was at least on par with the Evil Emperor, making her no match for him. Even if she chased after her, it would be a waste of energy, and she might even end up getting herself killed. It wasn't worth it for a dead person.

Her thoughts were in complete disarray because what had happened today was too bizarre and full of suspicious points, especially the woman in the black dress who was actually a ferocious beast!

Judging from the woman's aura, she should be a super ferocious beast with dark attributes and a cultivation level of at least 700,000 years. A beast of such strength could not have appeared suddenly. Where did it come from? On the entire Douluo Continent, there is only one ferocious beast with dark attributes and a cultivation level of over 700,000 years: the Beast God Di Tian.

But Di Tian is male, which is common knowledge. Moreover, the woman's aura was mixed with a trace of death power, which made her even more mysterious and attracted Ye Xishui's attention even more.

Where did she come from? And why did she get involved in human conflicts? Or rather, how did those assassins manage to get such a ferocious beast to help them? It's very strange, very bizarre!

"Your Majesty, what should we do..." Orange held Xu Tianran's body, looking at Ye Xishui with some despair, and pleaded.

"It's hopeless." Ye Xishui didn't even glance at Ju Zi, and said indifferently, "Since Xu Tianran is dead, our cooperation ends here. Good luck to you both. Goodbye!"

Ye Xishui had no intention of getting involved in the internal strife of the Sun Moon Royal Family. It was foreseeable that Mingdu, or the Sun Moon Empire, would fall into chaos for some time to come. She planned to lie low and wait until the Sun Moon Empire elected a new emperor before discussing cooperation with him. As for now, well! After understanding the identity of the woman in black, she had already given up on trying to take advantage of the situation.

"Damn it!" Ju Zi gritted her teeth as she watched Ye Xishui disappear, but quickly rallied and shouted to the ministers still behind her, "Let's go back to the palace and find His Majesty and His Highness the Silver Moon to come out and take charge!"

"Yes!" The group carried Xu Tianran's body and immediately rushed towards the location of the Sun Moon Empire's palace.

On the other side, Zhu Ziyang and Ma Xiaotao saw everything that happened on the stage. After seeing the woman in the black dress successfully kill Xu Tianran, the two exchanged a glance and revealed subtle smiles. Then, they had no desire to stay there any longer. While the audience was still in a state of panic, the two left quietly.

When the two appeared, they had already arrived at a mountain range outside Mingdu. Here, they met several titled Douluo from Xu Tianran's faction who had been chasing the assassins. However, they were in very poor condition. Of course, they also saw the people they had been chasing.

"Ziyang, Xiaotao, you're here!" One of the pursuers was Zhang Lexuan. She immediately came to greet Zhu Ziyang and Ma Xiaotao when she saw them.

"Sister Lexuan, Elder Zhu, Senior Sister, Third Senior Brother," Zhu Ziyang greeted with a smile. Indeed, with Zhang Lexuan were Xian Lin'er, one of the two deans of Shrek Academy, Vice Dean Qian Duoduo, and Elder Zhu, one of the elders of Tianyuan Pavilion. Beside them were several of Zhu Ziyang's soul spirits, Xue Bing Shuang Lu.

Oh, right, there's also Jing Hongchen, the Mingde Hall Master who was tied up. He's the only survivor among the pursuers; the others were swiftly and decisively dealt with by Zhang Lexuan and the others, along with Zhu Ziyang's four soul spirits.

Why not kill Jing Hongchen as well? Naturally, it's because of Jing Hongchen's special status. As the head of Mingde Hall and the patriarch of the Hongchen family, a living Jing Hongchen is more valuable than a dead one. If Zhang Lexuan wants to control Mingde Hall in the shortest time and at the lowest cost, then Jing Hongchen would be a good breakthrough point.

At this moment, the Master of the Red Dust Hall had his eyes closed, looking as if he were someone to be killed or tortured at will. However, Zhu Ziyang and the others did not pay any attention to his intentions.

Zhang Lexuan and the others immediately surrounded him, while the spirits, after greeting Zhu Ziyang, flashed back into his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Ziyang, how is it? Is Xu Tianran dead?" Zhang Lexuan asked.

"Dead, dead cleanly and neatly," Zhu Ziyang said with a laugh. "If he were still alive after Quan'er's intervention, then none of us would have a chance to play this game. We could just go back and wait for him to come knocking on our door, hehe!"

"Great!" Upon hearing that Xu Tianran was dead, Zhang Lexuan and the others immediately cheered. They all knew Quan'er's identity. As a top-level ferocious beast with a cultivation of 800,000 years, if she made a move, then Xu Tianran would definitely have no chance of survival!

Meanwhile, Jing Hongchen opened her eyes, filled with disbelief and grief. Although Xu Tianran was ruthless, he was still an excellent ruler. She never expected that he would die before he could even show his skills. This was a tragedy! Two lines of tears streamed down Jing Hongchen's face.

"Alright, Sister Lexuan, now's not the time to celebrate," Zhu Ziyang said, stopping the cheers. "We can celebrate after everything has settled down, Sister Lexuan. Let's proceed with the plan!"

"Yes, no problem!" Zhang Lexuan also put away her smile and looked serious. She said, "Great-Grandma and Elder Song should be ready by now. We'll go find them now, and then we can move into Mingdu and take over the Mingdu Military Region."

"Okay." Zhu Ziyang nodded and said, "I will leave Quan'er here to prevent the Holy Spirit Cult from interfering."

As he spoke, Zhu Ziyang's mind stirred, and a stunningly beautiful woman in a black dress and with long purple hair appeared before everyone. She was Zhu Ziyang's fifth soul spirit, the Yellow Spring Witch, Quan'er, who was also the greatest contributor to killing Xu Tianran.

"Quan'er, you'll stay with Sister Lexuan for the time being," Zhu Ziyang said to Quan'er.

"Yes." Quan'er nodded in agreement. Due to Zhu Ziyang's increased strength, his soul spirits could now exist independently of him for a certain period of time and space. This period of time was about one year, and the space was within the Douluo Continent. In other words, as long as Zhu Ziyang wished, he could keep his soul spirits in any location on the continent.

"Ziyang, we're off then!" Zhang Lexuan said, taking Quan'er's hand. Then, she took the lead and flew towards the southwest of Mingdu.

"Ziyang, we're leaving now!" Xianlin'er and Old Zhu said.

Qian Duoduo walked at the very back, carrying the seemingly dead Jing Hongchen, grinned at Zhu Ziyang, and said, "Ziyang, bye-bye!"

"Bye-bye!" Zhu Ziyang said with a smile. Looking at the mirror red dust that Qian Duoduo was carrying, he couldn't help but sigh. He wondered if this Mingde Hall Master, whose status was comparable to that of the Tianyuan Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy, would still have the courage to face Shrek Academy after today.

Zhu Ziyang watched Zhang Lexuan leave, his heart filled with mixed emotions. The future direction of events would depend on whether Zhang Lexuan and her allies could make the right choices at crucial moments. Killing Xu Tianran was merely the first step in her ascension to the throne and control of the sun and moon; she still had much to do, and Zhu Ziyang was powerless to help her with any of it.

If she can't even handle these things, then even if she ascends the throne, she probably won't be able to control the entire Sun Moon Empire!

"I hope everything goes well for Sister Lexuan," Zhu Ziyang thought to himself.

Standing behind Zhu Ziyang, Ma Xiaotao watched his actions and couldn't help but step forward, hugging his arm and saying, "Ziyang, let's go too. Sister Lexuan and the others will definitely have a smooth journey."

"I hope so!" Zhu Ziyang first nodded in agreement with Ma Xiaotao's words, then shook his head and said, "Don't rush to leave, wait for news from the Body Sect and the Star Luo Offering Hall."

Before long, Du Busi arrived with several Title Douluos from the Body Sect and Xu Luo with several Title Douluos from the Star Luo Offering Hall. After meeting up with Zhu Ziyang, they first gave a brief report on the results of their operation. They had eliminated all the people on the list, and the Mingdu Military Region was now in chaos and leaderless. If no high-level intervention occurred in a short period of time, there was a high possibility of a mutiny.

Du Busi, Xu Luo, and the others were overjoyed, believing that this meant the Sun Moon Empire would be unable to recover its stability for at least a year, which was invaluable time for both the Star Luo Empire and the Heavenly Soul Empire.

This assassination operation has come to a perfect end. All the parties involved have achieved the results they wanted. As for who will be the real winner in the end, only time will tell.

Zhu Ziyang parted ways with Du Busi, Xu Luo, and the others. He took Ma Xiaotao and sped towards the north of the continent. He planned to enter the Heavenly Soul Empire from the northern border of the Sun Moon Empire, then visit his parents in Anyang City, and finally return to Shrek Academy. In the next year, he planned to go into seclusion to cultivate and break through to level 95 in soul power, reaching the Super Douluo realm.

Just as Zhu Ziyang and Ma Xiaotao were less than a hundred miles away from Mingdu, an astonishing energy erupted from a mountain range called Sun and Moon, located directly west of Mingdu City. This energy immediately attracted the attention of Zhu Ziyang and Ma Xiaotao.

"It's divine power!" The two exchanged a glance, looking at each other in disbelief. They immediately recognized the source of the energy, which was why they were so surprised, because that divine power was clearly not something that people like them, who were undergoing the test for godhood, could release.

has a problem!

"Let's go, let's go take a look!" Zhu Ziyang said decisively, "There might be a miracle over there!"

"Okay! Let's go!" Ma Xiaotao had no intention of backing down, so the two of them turned around and sped towards the Sun and Moon Mountains.

However, before they even left the area, they felt an inexplicable pressure coming from all directions. Neither of them were inexperienced newbies, so they naturally realized that someone was ambushing them.

Without hesitation, the two released their martial spirits simultaneously, and the pressure they felt immediately lessened considerably.

"Come out." Zhu Ziyang held the Life-Saving Scythe in his hand, his face slightly cold, and his voice icy as he spoke.

"Very perceptive!" A voice rang out, accompanied by a long-haired, burly man standing in front of the two. The man had blue hair, a tall and slender build, and exuded a chilling aura. His face was expressionless, and he showed no concern for Zhu Ziyang's extravagant spirit ring configuration. His voice was indifferent, as if he were dealing with ants.

"Who are you? How dare you ambush us all by yourself?" Ma Xiaotao shouted angrily at the burly man.

"Sister Xiaotao, this person is not simple, be careful." The burly man in front of him gave Zhu Ziyang a feeling of unfathomable depth, and his behavior made Zhu Ziyang cautious. He pulled Ma Xiaotao to his side, ready to send her into the Holy Law Demiplane at any time.

"Sigh!" the burly man sighed, muttering to himself, "I didn't want to make things difficult for you, but you've angered him, so you have no choice but to die today."

"Him?" Zhu Ziyang keenly sensed the hidden meaning in the burly man's words and immediately asked, "Who is he? And who are you, sir?"

"Fine, I'll let you die knowing why." The burly man said with a helpless expression, "My name is Niu Tian!"

As soon as the burly man named Niu Tian finished speaking, a powerful shockwave erupted from his body, and then a spirit ring rose behind him, much to the surprise of Zhu Ziyang and Ma Xiaotao.

Black, black, black, black, red, red, red, red, red, red!

Ten spirit rings!

God-level!

(End of this chapter)