Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 396 A New Storm Is Coming!

A day later, Zhu Ziyang woke up from his rest. He exhaled a breath of stale air, his face full of relief.

"Alright, now it's time to serve the main course!" he muttered, then stood up, walked to the cooled-down alchemy furnace, and without any hesitation, opened the lid of the furnace.

"Puff~" A rich fragrance instantly filled the room, causing the air, which had become stale, to be filled with the vital energy of heaven and earth once again.

Zhu Ziyang paid no attention to the fragrance of pills lingering around his body. Full of anticipation, he took out the Origin Golden Pills from the pill furnace. One, two, three... Soon, Zhu Ziyang took out nine Origin Golden Pills from the pill furnace and placed them in the jade bottles he had prepared beforehand.

Looking at these perfectly round, flawless golden pills, a hint of pride and fascination appeared in Zhu Ziyang's eyes. These nine pills were priceless treasures beyond measure.

"Let's see how it goes!" Zhu Ziyang looked expectant. With a wave of his hand, only one of the nine Origin Golden Pills remained. The other eight were naturally stored in the Star Flame Ring. He didn't want to think about how to allocate them for the time being. The most important thing right now was to figure out how potent this Origin Golden Pill was.

He poured the Origin Golden Pill into his palm, then held it up to his eyes, examining it closely. The pill's delicate fragrance, like a tiny hand, constantly tantalized his senses, making him irresistibly want to swallow it. With Zhu Ziyang's current strength, he had long since lost his appetite, yet this pill could arouse it, demonstrating its extraordinary properties.

Without hesitation, Zhu Ziyang put it directly into his mouth and swallowed it. Immediately afterwards, he sat cross-legged on the ground and began to circulate his soul power to refine this primordial golden pill.

The saying goes, "Once you swallow a golden pill, your fate is in your own hands, not in the heavens." After Zhu Ziyang swallowed the primordial golden pill, its immense medicinal power was immediately released. In an instant, immeasurable spiritual energy filled Zhu Ziyang's internal organs, limbs, bones, and meridians, causing his body to swell up instantly, turning him into a fat man who looked to weigh at least 200 pounds.

Zhu Ziyang's face showed a hint of surprise, but more so pain and helplessness. He really did not expect that the medicinal power of the Origin Golden Pill would be so violent. So violent that he was only a step too slow and its medicinal power took over his body. Fortunately, the medicinal power was only a little violent. Although it made him feel very uncomfortable, it did not cause any great harm.

In fact, Zhu Ziyang could easily resolve the abnormality in his body. He only needed to expel the excess medicinal power of the Origin Golden Pill from his body, and all the problems would be solved. However, this would inevitably waste a lot of the medicinal power of the Origin Golden Pill, so Zhu Ziyang did not intend to do so.

A resolute and ruthless glint flashed in his eyes. With a thought, he summoned both the World-Soothing Scythe and the Heavenly Frost White Dragon King Martial Souls simultaneously. This was the first time he had summoned two Martial Souls at the same time, and it was ironic that it wasn't for battle but for cultivation.

However, Zhu Ziyang couldn't care less about that now. With the two martial souls possessing him, he felt much more relaxed, but it was still far from enough. He summoned the martial souls not to share the pressure, but to refine this primordial golden core.

Yes, Zhu Ziyang planned to completely refine this Origin Golden Pill. How could he possibly let something that was already in his mouth escape? That wouldn't be in line with his style!

He closed his eyes, activated the Great Brightness Technique at full power, and his two martial souls flashed continuously. The eighteen soul rings behind him were also spinning constantly, like high-speed engines. Three rhombus-shaped crystals were faintly visible on Zhu Ziyang's forehead, heart, and lower abdomen, as if they were about to burst out of his body.

This was the first time that Zhu Ziyang's body, with a cultivation level of 97, had entered such a completely frenzied operation. The primordial energy of heaven and earth contained in a single Origin Golden Core was indeed domineering and unparalleled!

Zhu Ziyang, who was giving it his all, fell into a deep meditation that made him oblivious to the passage of time. His body was constantly refining the primordial golden elixir, and his consciousness was transforming in the obscure void.

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Sun and Moon Empire, Ming Capital.

Three months have passed since the Mingdu Incident. With the Moonline of the Royal Family taking over the palace, Mingdu has quickly returned to its former stability and prosperity. Although many cities in the empire are still rebelling against Mingdu's rule in the name of the Sunline, the people of the new Mingdu believe that their revered princess, the future empress, will eventually quell all the conflicts.

The Sun and Moon Imperial Palace, in what appears to be an ordinary pavilion, is heavily guarded, with sentries every ten steps and guards every five. Each guard is at least a Soul King, fully armed with various soul-guided devices. This setup serves primarily to demonstrate the importance of this place; as for its actual security, that's a matter of opinion.

After all, anyone who can enter this attic is at least a Contra Master.

At this moment, a routine meeting is being held in this pavilion. Every person present would be a prominent figure on the mainland.

At the head of the long table sat Princess Tianxuan, Xu Tianxuan, who was also Zhang Lexuan, the nominal and de facto leader of the Sun and Moon Royal Family and the actual ruler of the Sun and Moon Empire.

At this moment, Zhang Lexuan was a completely different person from the Zhang Lexuan of the past. Her temperament had changed so much. Although she had only held power for two or three months, she had already begun to possess the temperament of a monarch.

She sat there, dignified, imposing, majestic, and domineering, commanding the world with authority and confidence. In short, every image of an empress that you could imagine could be found in her.

This prompted those familiar with Zhang Lexuan to exclaim in admiration, "She truly is a born leader!"

Sitting to Zhang Lexuan's left were the Divine Eagle Douluo, Song Lao, followed by the Martial God Douluo, Xian Lin'er, the Black Dragon Douluo, Qian Duoduo, and the Moon-Devouring Douluo, Zhu Lao. They represented Shrek Academy's support for Zhang Lexuan, which was also Zhang Lexuan's most relied-upon trump card.

Sitting to Zhang Lexuan's right was a white-haired old man who looked quite unfamiliar. Even Xu Jianwei, the former princess of the Moon Pulse, could only sit behind him, which showed that his identity and status were extraordinary.

Indeed, the old man's name was Kong Deming, a level 95 Super Douluo with the title Silver Moon. He was the true master of Mingde Hall. Of course, none of that mattered. What mattered was that he had recently become a level 10 Soul Master! This identity alone was enough to grant him the right to have an equal dialogue with Shrek Academy.

Behind Kong Deming was Xu Jianwei, followed by Jing Hongchen, the head of Mingde Hall and the patriarch of the Hongchen family. This man, who wielded considerable influence in the Sun Moon Empire, had vowed never to surrender after being captured by Zhang Lexuan and others. However, when he saw his idol Kong Deming acknowledge Zhang Lexuan's identity as the Moon Vein Master, he decisively made the right choice.

Behind Jing Hongchen was Xu Qianxuan, the commander of the Huangyue Soul Instructor Legion, and Zhang Lexuan's most loyal subject among everyone present.

There was nothing worth recounting at today's meeting, because there was only one thing facing Zhang Lexuan and the others: to quell all opposition within the empire, and then for Zhang Lexuan to ascend the throne as emperor.

If this task cannot be accomplished, then everything else is just nonsense. Therefore, Zhang Lexuan did not say anything at the meeting. Instead, everyone present consciously assigned themselves tasks and set a deadline of six months to wipe out all enemies, risking their dignity as Title Douluo!

Zhang Lexuan naturally had no objections. Although she was the leader of the group, almost everyone present was her elder. She couldn't really boss them around. At most, she would just complain a few times, saying that they didn't understand pregnant women.

The meeting concluded smoothly. Under everyone's watchful eyes, Zhang Lexuan stood up first. Her lower abdomen was slightly protruding, and a stunningly beautiful woman with a long black dress and purple hair appeared behind her. Everyone was used to this sudden appearance.

If there's one trump card for this team, it's definitely not Kong Deming, who wields a level 10 soul tool, but rather this woman in the black dress. With her protecting Zhang Lexuan, they dared to leave Mingdu with peace of mind to quell the rebellions throughout the empire.

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The affairs of the Sun Moon Empire could not be kept secret from the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Star Luo Empire, which had been paying close attention to it. The two empires did not know much about Xu Tianxuan, who was likely to become the new master of the Sun Moon Empire, nor were they interested in knowing. They only knew that the Sun Moon Empire was currently in a state of rebellion, which was in their best interest. Therefore, at this moment, they were busy preparing for war.

In their minds, the more chaotic the Sun Moon Empire was, the better, because only in this way could they gain the most advantageous position in future wars!

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Everyone felt that the Douluo Continent had fallen into an inexplicable period of peace, but beneath this peace, a storm was brewing that would sweep across the entire continent!

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