Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 412 The New God of Fire, Ma Xiaotao!

After the Shrek Academy opening ceremony, Zhu Ziyang stayed at the academy for three months.

During these three months, apart from occasionally teaching Zhu Ziguang cultivation, he spent most of his time on the Eternal Spirit Tower and the Soul Spirit System.

The Eternal Spirit Tower has been established for almost two years. In these two years, more than 500 Soul Masters have obtained Soul Spirits from the Eternal Spirit Tower, and more Soul Spirits have been reborn. The Soul Spirit system has gradually spread across the continent along with these Soul Masters who possess Soul Spirits. Many powerful individuals or sects have keenly realized the development potential of Soul Spirits and have sent cooperation requests to Shrek Academy, but all of them have been shelved by Tianyuan Pavilion.

Currently, the conditions for fully implementing Soul Spirits are not yet ripe. Even if Shrek Academy is willing, the Star Dou Great Forest will oppose it.

Over the past two years, under Di Tian's well-defined management, most of the soul beast settlements on the Douluo Continent have been incorporated into the Star Dou Great Forest and become Di Tian's subjects. It seems that the day when Di Tian truly deserves the title of Beast God is getting closer and closer.

However, there are several places on the Douluo Continent where soul beasts have not submitted to Di Tian, ​​the most prominent of which are naturally the far north and the Demon Forest.

Due to its unique geographical location, and the fact that Xue Di became the Lord of the Far North and Zhu Ziyang's soul spirit, Di Tian selectively abandoned the Far North and did not send the Beast King of the Star Dou Great Forest to take over it.

The reason for the Demon Forest is quite simple: it is the territory of the Evil Eye Tyrant clan, and the continent's second most ferocious beast, the Evil Emperor, resides there. Di Tian currently has no confidence in killing the Evil Emperor, so naturally he has no way to conquer the Demon Forest.

However, when the Demon Forest was mentioned, Zhu Ziyang thought of the news that Qian Lingyi had told him not long ago when she returned to the academy. During her travels across the continent and the extermination of evil soul masters, the girl accidentally discovered that the Holy Spirit Cult's lair was located underground in the Demon Forest. She originally wanted to wipe out the evil soul masters' hideout directly, but because of the existence of Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao, she had to give up this bold idea and returned to the academy to tell Zhu Ziyang what had happened.

Qian Lingyi's idea was simple: as long as the Holy Spirit Cult was wiped out in one fell swoop, the evil soul masters on the continent would have no chance of posing a threat. She looked eager to try it.

Zhu Ziyang naturally did not object to the girl's idea, but he did not rush to act. Instead, he put forward his own idea.

Qian Lingyi has been traveling the continent for nearly three years, eliminating countless evil spirit masters and saving countless lives. She has accumulated a considerable amount of faith power, which comes from the heartfelt prayers of the beings she has saved. Although Qian Lingyi does not currently have the ability to absorb or use this faith power, it does exist objectively and will only increase over time. When Qian Lingyi truly inherits the position of angel, this faith power may have unexpected effects.

Therefore, Zhu Ziyang's idea was simple: Qian Lingyi should not rush to attack the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters. Instead, she should first spread her reputation as an angel across the continent. After she had wiped out all the evil soul masters roaming the continent, it would not be too late to attack the Holy Spirit Cult under the Demon Forest.

In recent years, due to repeated defeats against Zhu Ziyang and the Sun and Moon Empire, the Holy Spirit Cult has chosen to lie low, and its main members have rarely appeared. As long as they don't alert the enemy, the Holy Spirit Cult will most likely not leave the Demon Forest. This gives Qian Lingyi time to raise her soul power to level 99 and then go to destroy the Holy Spirit Cult. After achieving her goal, she can inherit the position of Angel God, which will maximize her benefits.

After listening to Zhu Ziyang's suggestion, Qian Lingyi immediately agreed. Her soul power had already reached level 97, and reaching level 99 was only a matter of time. She had plenty of time, so after resting at the academy for half a month, she set off again.

The night before Zhu Ziyang was to leave for the Mingdu of the Sun and Moon Empire, he was studying the new God-Locking Pillar Array diagram in the main hall of the Tianyuan Pavilion when he felt a surge of intense divine power emanating from beneath the Golden Ancient Tree.

"This is..." Zhu Ziyang immediately understood what was going on. His eyes flashed with surprise, and in a flash, he arrived in the underground world of the Golden Ancient Tree, where he saw Ma Xiaotao, who was wearing crimson gold armor and holding black and white swords.

"Congratulations, Sister Tao!" Zhu Ziyang said with a smile in his eyes.

"Ziyang!" Upon seeing Zhu Ziyang, Ma Xiaotao rushed forward and hugged him, eager to share her joy. She exclaimed sweetly, "I did it! I'm the new God of Fire now!"

"Yes, yes, I know, I know!" Zhu Ziyang hugged Ma Xiaotao and nodded repeatedly, yielding to Ma Xiaotao's joy and happiness.

After a long while, Ma Xiaotao calmed down before the two left the underground world and returned to the main hall of the Sea God Pavilion. Before they could catch up, they heard a knock on the door, followed by Cai Meier's voice, "Ziyang, are you there?"

"Senior sister, what's wrong?" Zhu Ziyang asked, looking puzzled. He exchanged a glance with Ma Xiaotao before speaking.

"Something's happened." Cai Meier pushed open the door and walked in, followed by Xian Lin'er. The two looked anxious, with a strange expression mixed with their anxiety. However, when they saw Ma Xiaotao, they were clearly stunned. "Xiaotao? You've come out of seclusion?"

"Master's wife, Master's aunt, I've finished my seclusion," Ma Xiaotao said with a smile to the two deans.

"Then you..." Both of them knew the purpose of Ma Xiaotao's seclusion. Now that she had emerged from seclusion, did this mean that she had succeeded? Had Shrek Academy given birth to another god?

"Hmm!" Ma Xiaotao nodded with a hint of pride.

"Great! This is great!" As expected, Xianlin'er and Cai Meier exclaimed and cheered, completely forgetting what they wanted to say.

"Senior sisters, let's get down to business first. There's plenty of time for celebration," Zhu Ziyang said helplessly.

"Oh, I almost forgot about the important matter!" The two then remembered that they had come with a mission. So Xian Lin'er quickly organized her thoughts and told Zhu Ziyang what had happened. She said, "Just last night, the Sun Moon Empire suddenly launched a decapitation strike against the Douling Empire. All five noble families of the Douling Empire were wiped out, and the Douling Emperor and other members of the royal family were also captured. The Douling Empire has fallen into a state of leaderlessness."

Therefore, this morning, the Sun Moon Empire's army entered the Douling Empire's territory without any hindrance and easily occupied several important border towns. At this rate, if the Douling Empire cannot effectively resist, the Sun Moon Empire will be able to occupy the entire Douling Empire within half a month!

As Xian Lin'er spoke, she couldn't help but laugh. Clearly, this news was good news for Shrek Academy, meaning that the unification of Douluo Continent was just one step away.

"This is wonderful news!" Zhu Ziyang's eyes lit up, and he said, "Sister Lexuan and the others acted so quickly! According to their previous arrangements and plans, the time it will take to digest the Douling Empire will be even shorter than the time it will take to digest the Tianhun Empire. This means that at least a year from now, the continent may be unified!"

"Wait, I've only been in seclusion for two or three years, how come the mainland is about to be unified?" Ma Xiaotao was a little confused at this moment, completely unaware of what had happened.

"Sister Xiaotao, I'll tell you the details later. Senior Sister, you must have something else to do, right?" Zhu Ziyang first comforted Ma Xiaotao, and then said to Xian Lin'er.

"Indeed." Xian Lin'er's expression turned strange. She said, "Just now, Princess Xue Lingxun of the Douling Empire, escorted by two royal retainers of the Douling Empire, arrived in Shrek City. She came to the academy, hoping that the academy could support her son to become the emperor of the Douling Empire."

"Huh?" Zhu Ziyang was stunned for a moment.

"This Princess Xue Lingxun of the Douling Empire has another identity, namely, the wife of the Sect Master of the Xuanming Sect," Cai Meier said, suppressing a laugh.

"So, she's Xu Sanshi's mother? And Xu Sanshi is her son?" Zhu Ziyang immediately understood, somewhat amused and exasperated, and asked, "Does Xu Sanshi know?"

"That silly boy is quite amusing. After seeing his mother, he just disappeared. We can't find him anywhere," Xian Lin'er said, covering her mouth with a laugh.

"Understood." Zhu Ziyang nodded with a smile. He understood Xu Sanshi's choice, but his behavior was a bit unsettling. However, no matter what, his method was quite effective. As long as he couldn't be found, his mother's wishful thinking would fall through.

Of course, if Xue Lingxun knew that her actions had actually crossed the line of Shrek Academy, she would immediately give up and go home to be the sect leader's wife, without thinking about these irrelevant things anymore.

"Senior sisters, why don't you just confront Madam Xu directly? As long as she's not out of her mind, she'll definitely make the right choice," Zhu Ziyang said.

"Okay!" Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er nodded and then left together.

(End of this chapter)