Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

In that instant, she subconsciously closed her eyes. What she felt was an unparalleled warmth, a reassuring sense of security, a soul-stirring comfort, and an intoxication she was willing to indulge in forever.

The two embraced tightly. At that moment, the simple shack seemed to be filled with an invisible holy light.

However, apart from Zhang Lexuan's location, everything inside the Bone Tower ruins underwent a bizarre distortion in an instant.

The golden soul core in Kong Tianxu's chest began to spin at an unprecedentedly frenzied speed!

At the same time, the black hole-like phantom behind him, seemingly capable of devouring everything, suddenly stopped spinning. The vast soul power that had accumulated to its peak, as if finally finding its ultimate outlet, perfectly merged with the newly born Heavenly Heart Sword Intent, forcefully breaking through one solid barrier after another in soul power cultivation!

One, two, three... nine in a row!

Having a Soul Core will help a Soul Master cultivate even without actively meditating.

After a year of deep reflection, coupled with this ultimate enlightenment, his soul power level has broken through from level 70 to level 79, reaching the peak of Soul Saint!

A surge of immense vitality flowed forth from the life-giving gold and the remaining power of the dragon core within his body, perfectly replenishing every bit of energy needed for his body to unleash its power after a long period of stillness. It further propelled his physical strength towards that untouchable pinnacle realm, taking him one step closer to it.

"Boom!"

The bone tower finally succumbed to the sudden burst of pressure, its walls and dilapidated roof groaning under the strain before collapsing with a deafening roar.

"Tianxu!" A sweet cry filled with surprise and eagerness rang out from the doorway, startling Zhang Lexuan so much that she quickly stepped out of Kong Tianxu's embrace.

Zhang Lexuan, you big coward!

She stomped her foot in frustration, clenched her little pink fists angrily, but in the end, she could only reluctantly put them down.

Before the sound had even fully reached their ears, a fiery red figure rushed in like a shooting star, bringing with it a scorching wave of air.

Ma Xiaotao didn't even glance at the mess inside the room; her gaze immediately locked onto Kong Tianxu. Without the slightest hesitation, she rushed over and hugged him tightly, almost instantly choking back tears.

"You're awake! You're finally awake!" Hot tears uncontrollably soaked the clothes on Kong Tianxu's shoulders.

Watching from the side, Zhang Lexuan's initial annoyance was eventually overcome by the intense emotions of this reunion, transforming into a complex and indescribable warm current mixed with a touch of bitterness.

Kong Tianxu smiled reassuringly at her, slowly raised his hand, and gently patted Ma Xiaotao's back, which was trembling slightly with excitement. However, his gaze went past her shoulder and towards the door.

Yun Ze's figure had appeared there at some point. He stared at the slowly disappearing black hole behind Kong Tianxu, his pupils suddenly contracting.

Immediately, his face regained its usual gentle and refined expression, his eyes filled with genuine satisfaction and admiration, and he bowed respectfully.

"Congratulations to the chosen one for breaking through the barrier, seeing your true self, and reaching new heights."

However, the moment these words of congratulations were spoken, the smile on his face vanished, replaced by an extremely solemn expression. He bowed deeply to Kong Tianxu:

"However, due to the urgency of the situation, I have to spoil the mood and interrupt your reunion."

"The core seal of the Fallen Star Plane is now in grave danger due to the continuous erosion by the 100,000-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger over the past year, coupled with the massive amount of plane origin energy absorbed by the Holy Chosen One during his previous breakthrough. Yunze humbly requests that you open the Holy Radiance Starry Sky Domain as promised!"

The atmosphere in the room suddenly changed. The joy of the reunion had not yet faded when it was replaced by a heavier reality.

Feeling Zhang Lexuan's intense gaze, Ma Xiaotao quickly pushed Kong Tianxu away, turned her face away, and tried to remain calm by tidying her not-too-messy sideburns, as if she didn't know him well.

Kong Tianxu's eye twitched almost imperceptibly as he suppressed his inner grumbling.

He looked up at the enormous black sun outside.

Compared to a year ago, the giant sun, which resembled a black wound, had expanded many times over, covering most of the sky. The purple edges had completely disappeared, leaving only an endless expanse of black.

Looking around, the once holy and pristine Fallen Star Plane now appears dim and desolate.

The spiritual light flowing along the edges of the grass, trees, mountains, and rocks became weak and intermittent, often requiring a long time to gather before struggling to produce a pale glimmer, which was then instantly and mercilessly sucked away by the abyss-like black sun in the sky, disappearing into endless darkness.

However, Kong Tianxu also absorbed a considerable amount. Yun Ze's assessment was somewhat conservative. Over the past year, the black sun seemed to be in a competition with Kong Tianxu, vying to devour the pure divine star power within the plane.

Kong Tianxu narrowed his eyes slightly. At eighteen, his posture still carried the uprightness of a young man, but his aura was as profound and unfathomable as that of an old master.

He looked at Ma Xiaotao, then at Zhang Lexuan, whose face had turned slightly pale.

"I'm going to keep my promise."

We've just reunited, and now we have to part again? That's a 100,000-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, a super Douluo-level evil soul beast...

Zhang Lexuan didn't press for details, but gently tugged at Kong Tianxu's sleeve, her eyes filled with reluctance and worry.

Kong Tianxu walked up to her and stopped. He looked into her bright eyes, which were filled with his own reflection, and suddenly reached out and gently pulled her into his arms.

Zhang Lexuan's body stiffened slightly, then softened, her ears turning bright red.

“I heard everything you just said,” Kong Tianxu’s slightly teasing voice rang in her ear.

He paused, his warm breath brushing against her sensitive earlobe:

"So, you can't escape."

"Snapped!"

A crisp snap of the fingers.

Two invisible and intangible, gentle sword shadows swept through Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan's consciousness in an instant.

Before they could even react, their eyes quickly glazed over, their bodies went limp, and they collapsed to the ground.

With a slight thought, Kong Tianxu summoned a gentle force that supported them. He didn't even glance at the two unconscious women; his gaze, sharp as lightning, shot towards Yun Ze, whose expression had suddenly changed.

The third sword shadow had already hovered between Yunze's eyebrows without him noticing. A little blood slowly seeped from the spiral horn mark there, and a spiritual imprint and spatial barrier originating from his bloodline vanished instantly.

Chapter 233 The Plane Master Kong Tianxu and the Demon Tiger Devouring the Sun

"Are you going to go back on your word? To break your promise to the Lord of the Stars?!"

Realizing that the spatial blockade he had erected using the power of the unicorn to seal off the Fallen Star Plane had completely shattered, alarm bells rang in Yunze's mind. The powerful aura of a two-hundred-thousand-year-old ferocious beast erupted forth without reservation as he shouted sharply:

"You must immediately cease any dangerous actions and fulfill your promise to proceed to the Holy Radiance Starfield! Otherwise, I will use my authority as a Plane Guardian to invoke the remaining power of the plane to forcibly restrain you!"

His gaze swept over the unconscious Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao not far away. His tone softened slightly, but he said firmly, "As for your two friends, rest assured, as long as I have a shred of strength left, I will do my utmost to protect them and live or die with them."

"I've never liked being threatened," Kong Tianxu said calmly, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger.

As soon as he finished speaking, Yunze was horrified to discover that the last bit of deep connection between him and the key to the dimensional space, which originated from his bloodline, had been severed as if by the sharpest sword and had completely disappeared without a trace.

Kong Tianxu raised his hand and gestured, and a pure and holy white light appeared out of thin air, rapidly expanding into an oval portal with a flowing halo. Within the portal, a strange space could be vaguely seen, where holiness and darkness intertwined, and light and shadow were separated by a clear boundary, radiating strong spatial fluctuations.

He casually waved his hand, and two soft white halos enveloped Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan, gently sending them into the portal before they vanished in an instant.

What shocked Yunze even more was that, with his 200,000 years of cultivation and years of immersion and control over the Fallen Star Plane, he could no longer sense even the slightest trace of the soul power left by the two women here.

How could his control over the Fallen Star Plane be so absolute? That was clearly a portal for inter-space teleportation!

With a thought, Kong Tianxu caused the portal to disappear.

Yunze's guess was correct; it was indeed a space tunnel connecting different dimensions. As for where the tunnel ended, it goes without saying—it was naturally the Douluo Continent.

There was no other way but to have Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao stay with him in this fallen star plane. To open the plane, you need the corresponding spatial key, which the unicorn naturally wouldn't leave to Kong Tianxu, since Kong Tianxu himself didn't have the ability to open a spatial passage at the time.

But after he completely completed his first soul core and martial soul transformation, everything changed.

With the combined bloodline of a silver dragon and the top-tier spatial talent inherited from a pure-blooded unicorn, perceiving and locating the spatial key hidden deep within the plane was naturally not a difficult task for Kong Tianxu; he simply couldn't use it.

Furthermore, the fusion of the Myriad Origins Domain with spiritual power means that his Heavenly Heart Sword can inflict devastating damage on all spiritual and soul-related abilities.

With a thought, the sword rose, and the spatial key, which had been nurtured and reinforced countless times over the past ten thousand years by the Bright Heavenly Horned Horse Yunze with its own bloodline and soul power for two hundred thousand years, officially became a purely ownerless object without any resistance.

As a result, Kong Tianxu refined it, and this fallen star plane was completely under his control.

It can be said that he is the master of this plane.

Creating a passage to send Ma Xiaotao and the others out would be incredibly easy, and with Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui guarding the outside, their safety was not a concern.

With no worries about the future, Kong Tianxu was able to focus wholeheartedly on solving the remaining problems.

Yunze felt a chill run down his spine. Upon closer inspection, he realized he had completely lost all perception of the fallen star plane. This event sent a shiver down his spine.

In his shock and rage, he disregarded everything else. His powerful soul force surged, and while mobilizing the remaining power within the plane, an extremely intense white light immediately enveloped his fists, which were covered with a layer of hardened keratin.

Original Soul Skill: Pegasus Meteor Fist! Suppression!

however.

The next moment, this powerful beast, whose strength was comparable to that of a human Super Douluo, was horrified to find that Kong Tianxu was standing there as if he were completely unaffected.

There were even waves of profound celestial tides that existed only in the soul's perception, surging towards Kong Tianxu from the center!

A surge of magnificent purple-gold soul power, stronger and stronger, instantly swept back with a force no less powerful than his ultimate move. Yunze's momentum of the meteor-like fist shadows that were about to be unleashed was momentarily halted, and even his thoughts paused briefly.

At this moment, the soul power fluctuations naturally emanating from Kong Tianxu were already as refined as those of this 200,000-year-old ferocious beast!

Yes, this is the terrifying foundation that Kong Tianxu displayed after successfully condensing his first soul core and initially integrating the potential of his three super martial souls.

The immense advantage in the total amount and quality of soul power that comes with having multiple martial souls, especially top-tier martial souls, is fully manifested in him during the later stages of cultivation.

Judging from his soul power level, he is still a level 79 Soul Saint. However, his actual total soul power and the strength after the qualitative change are now completely comparable to a Super Douluo-level powerhouse.

His enormous soul core, far exceeding the norm, endowed him with extremely fast soul power recovery speed, resilience, and super-limit output ability in a short period of time.

Moreover, his spiritual power and soul power have been perfectly integrated and are now inseparable.

Furthermore, the divine dragon bloodline exerts a natural suppression on all beast-type martial souls and soul beasts...

In the blink of an eye, the aura emanating from Kong Tianxu completely countered Yunze's ferocious beastly pressure.

With the body of a level 79 Soul Saint, he completely suppressed a 200,000-year-old ferocious beast that had broken through the limits of its race in terms of aura.

This sounds like a fantasy, but in the case of Kong Tianxu, who has experienced so many incredible encounters, everything seems so reasonable.

So strong!

Yunze felt a chill run through him. But just as he hesitated between a desperate gamble and immediately kneeling to beg Kong Tianxu to prioritize the greater good, the oppressive aura that had terrified him vanished.

"But I will keep my promise to the unicorn."

Kong Tianxu gave him a deep look, and the supreme majesty contained in his purple-gold eyes made Yunze feel as if he were seeing the stars he had once looked up at.

"So tell me now, where exactly is that Dark Demon Evil God Tiger? I'll go and kill it."

He spoke of it so casually, as if slaughtering a Netherworld White Tiger from the Xingluo Dai family were as simple as it seemed.

Yunze swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.

Facing this monster who was the first in human history to complete the condensation of his soul core before becoming a Title Douluo, or even a Seven-Ring Soul Saint, he even had the illusion of facing the Unicorn Lord in his prime.

However, the difference in their soul power levels is beyond comprehension.

This unconventional fact caused Yunze's mindset to undergo a subtle shift without him even realizing it.

He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, and his voice became respectful and steady again: