Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

Xu Tianzhen's heart skipped a beat. She looked up at Kong Tianxu's unreserved purple-gold eyes, then at the mysterious and powerful ice crystal snowball.

She vaguely sensed that the veil of mystery that had been shrouding Kong Tianxu since their first meeting was finally about to be slowly lifted for her.

She nodded vigorously and replied just as earnestly, "Yes, I remember, Xue'er."

Kong Deming looked at the two of them, a hint of relief flashing in his eyes, but he didn't say anything more.

After meeting the Snow Emperor, the two left the secret chamber. Outside the door, the three Zhongli brothers were still standing side by side, their faces bearing a mysterious expression, as if they had been waiting for a long time.

Zhong Litian didn't keep them in suspense. Instead, he stepped forward, took out a specially made temperature-controlled soul-guided storage box, and carefully opened it.

"Your Majesty, a few days ago, my two brothers and I were searching for beast souls in the Star Dou Great Forest when we accidentally discovered and captured a pair of male and female ten-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears in their mating season. After killing them, we obtained an arm soul bone of excellent quality, which we have already presented to Her Highness Cain, the Holy Maiden, to make a soul tool."

He paused, his tone carrying a hint of boasting: "Besides that, inside the lair of those two Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears, we also found this..."

Even Kong Tianxu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly when he saw what was inside the storage box.

The box was lined with a soft blanket. In the corner, two chubby, puppy-like creatures were curled up with their eyes closed, occasionally wriggling slightly, looking incredibly adorable. They were clearly only recently born, their eyes still closed, and they would occasionally stick out their pink tongues to lick their lips.

Wow, what a fat dog!

Before Zhong Litian could finish speaking, Xu Tianzhen excitedly picked up one of the pups, which had a lighter fur color but a fatter belly.

"This isn't a dog." Kong Tianxu sighed and rubbed his forehead, but he was also quite pleasantly surprised.

Yes, they are definitely not dogs. Even though they are clearly still in their infancy, they are already nearly a meter tall, and their little paws unconsciously open and close slightly, flashing with a faint, dark golden light.

"Your Majesty has discerning eyes," Zhongli Tian immediately spurred his horse. "These are two Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear cubs that my subordinates captured, specially presented to Your Majesty and this young lady."

A Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear?!

Not to mention Xu Tianzhen, even Kong Deming standing to the side was somewhat surprised.

Who doesn't know the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, such a famous soul beast? Earth Ripper, Forest War Maniac, one of the most powerful and ultimate races among soul beasts, and yet its cubs, two of them, were captured by humans?

It's no wonder even Kong Deming was surprised. While the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is indeed incredibly powerful, its difficulty in reproducing is well-known in the world of soul beasts.

These spirit beasts have extremely low fertility. After reaching adulthood, they often roam the vast spirit beast world alone, with a solitary and eccentric personality. Even when a male and female meet, they need to be compatible before they can mate, being extremely picky about their partners, resulting in a pitifully low success rate.

If only one party forces a mate, it often leads to a fierce battle.

Although female bears are often no match for male bears, they still possess extremely strong resistance capabilities. Even if the male bear is fast, the result is usually a lose-lose situation.

Moreover, even if the male bear succeeds, the female bear has a very strong ability to reject the male bear's genetic material, making it virtually impossible for them to give birth to offspring.

What's even more frustrating is that the mating season for the Dark Gold Devilclaw Bear lasts only once every ten years... and it can only give birth to one or two cubs per litter.

Therefore, a male Dark Gold Devilclaw Bear may never possess its own bloodline in its entire life. This is the great tragedy behind their power.

Meanwhile, it is rumored that cubs of the Dark Gold Devilclaw Bear can be domesticated.

Imagine the terrifying power that would be if such a powerful super soul beast could be tamed and made useful. Therefore, not only human soul masters, but also some other powerful soul beasts with high intelligence coveted the cubs of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

The pride of the Dark Gold Devilclaw Bears leads them to prefer killing their cubs with their own hands rather than letting them fall into enemy hands when faced with an insurmountable foe. This further exacerbates the survival crisis of their species.

It can be said that the success of the Zhongli brothers was due to a combination of favorable timing, location, and human factors, which also fits their names.

"So you're a little bear," Xu Tianzhen's eyes widened even more after hearing Zhong Litian's explanation. She held the heavy, dark gold dinosaur cub in her hands up to her eyes, looking at it from left to right. "How come it doesn't look fierce like a bear at all?"

Despite the adult Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's immense power, all cubs of spirit beasts are equally vulnerable at birth. With Xu Tianzhen's physical strength far exceeding that of a typical Soul Emperor, this Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear cub had no chance to resist.

Suddenly lifted into the air, the chubby bear seemed startled and cried out, "Wah wah!" The cry was shrill and piercing, like the heart-wrenching wail of a baby.

Hearing the howl of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, another cub slowly woke up from its sleep, first stretching lazily, and then... pooped a little bit on the spot.

Immediately afterwards, it joined the howling, and for a moment, the secret passage was filled with a sharp and piercing duet of bear cubs.

"Uh, this..."

Zhongli Tian was immediately covered in sweat. He even tried to release the aura of the Netherworld Serpents on his body, but it had little effect and only made them howl even more fiercely.

It looks like these two Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear cubs are hungry, but what should they eat? After getting their hands on the treasure from the Star Dou Great Forest, they rushed back day and night to present it, and haven't been fed yet.

For a moment, everyone in the room froze. No matter how extensive Kong Deming's knowledge of soul guidance was, he had no idea what to feed such a rare and precious creature as the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear cub, which was a once-in-a-millennium occurrence.

Could it be... that you need to find a breast milk source?

"Shut up."

Just as the symphony of weeping was getting louder, a soft shout rang out.

With that soft shout, a phantom tiger's roar seemed to reverberate through the soul.

The two dark gold dinosaur cubs, who were howling merrily, suddenly fell silent.

They curled up in Xu Tianzhen's arms and in the storage box, their small bodies seemed to tremble slightly, and then they became completely quiet.

Two pairs of eyes, still closed, stared blankly in Kong Tianxu's direction, their pink noses twitching slightly, as if trying to identify something.

Chapter 256 The Changes in Xiong Da and Xiong Er Over the Past Three Years

Of everyone present, only Xu Tianzhen felt slightly better; everyone else felt a strange silence when they heard that voice.

Even Kong Deming felt a tightness all over his body, and a tingling, electric-like sensation spread across his skin. The three Zhongli brothers even lost their sense of their own martial souls.

Is this... the bloodline pressure manifested as a physical manifestation of spiritual power?

Kong Deming's heart stirred. As the owner of the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon Martial Soul, the source of his Martial Soul came directly from the Purple Extreme Annihilation Dragon, and it did not completely belong to the Dragon God lineage. Therefore, it would not be greatly affected by the conventional dragon bloodline system.

Although they would still be somewhat suppressed in front of top-tier dragons like silver and gold dragons, that suppression came from the dragon race's own level, not from its bloodline rank.

But now, Kong Tianxu hasn't even released his martial spirit. He just uttered a soft shout infused with his own spiritual power, yet it made even the level 98 Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon feel a surge of blood. How is this possible?!

Unless, Kong Tianxu's Silver Dragon Martial Soul contains the bloodline power of that original Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon, the ancestor of all dragons.

Or perhaps, his martial soul is no longer a simple silver dragon, but has undergone a true transformation, reaching the pinnacle of the dragon race's hierarchy, possessing a portion of the power of the dragon god, and naturally suppressing all dragons, and even all soul beasts.

Kong Deming cast a probing gaze toward Kong Tianxu, and immediately received a calm and affirmative spiritual response from the latter.

Kong Deming felt a sudden sense of relief and excitement welling up inside him.

The sacred dragon, the lord of the heavens, soars even higher in the sky than the chief of the nine sons of the dragon god, and is naturally powerful in its ability to intimidate all soul beasts.

Add to that the terrifying aura of the Dark Demon God Tiger, and even if the Dark Gold Terror Claw bloodline is incredibly strong, these two little guys would have to tuck their tails between their legs and act like bears.

After the big stick is used up, it's time to give carrots.

With a faint glow, Kong Tianxu took out several large pieces of processed century-old soul beast meat from his storage soul tool, and a rich aroma of meat immediately filled the air.

Upon smelling the aroma, the still bewildered little Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear in the storage box suddenly sprang to life. Instinctively, it wagged its short tail and trotted over following the scent, eagerly nudging the meat with its little nose.

Seeing that its brother was going to eat, the one in Xu Tianzhen's hand immediately became unhappy and began to wriggle violently. However, this time it did not dare to make a sound.

"Put it down." Kong Tianxu explained as he placed the piece of meat on the clean ground, "Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears don't drink milk from birth. Their first meal is even the placenta and umbilical cord of their mother bear. This race, which stands at the top of the soul beasts, is born with sharp teeth that are enough to tear flesh and crack bones."

Kong Tianxu clapped his hands, and Xu Tianzhen, upon hearing this, carefully put down the teddy bear in her palm, squatted down to the side, and began to observe it curiously.

Sure enough, although the two bear cubs had jet-black fur and no dark gold color yet, their teeth were already quite sharp. The several pieces of tough, hundred-year-old soul beast meat disappeared as quickly as jelly under the tearing of the two brothers.

Before long, most of the pile of soul flesh, which was even larger than their own bodies, was destroyed, and the two little bears' bellies only swelled up slightly.

"Naive, let's give them names. At this rate, it won't be long before these two Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears become guardian beasts of our Sun Moon Empire."

Kong Tianxu watched as the two little Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears devoured their food. In the short time it took them to eat, their breathing became long and deep, and their eyes slowly opened.

The immense life force within them is like a volcano being ignited, erupting and giving birth to their bodies, and their sense of power is rapidly accumulating.

Xu Tianzhen's eyes immediately lit up.

“This big one,” she pointed to the smaller bear, whose fur was beginning to show a faint dark gold color at the roots, “is called Super Invincible Heavenly Dragon King General!”

“This little one will be called Ultimate Shining Innocent Sun II General!” Xu Tianzhen looked at the one she had picked up earlier, then turned to Kong Tianxu with an expression that said, “How about you praise me?”

……silence.

A long silence.

Even Kong Deming's gesture of stroking his beard stopped, as if the small idea of ​​Xu Tianzhen's name had a more powerful impact on him than Kong Tianxu's martial soul evolution.

The "Super Invincible Heavenly Dragon King General," who was engrossed in its food, seemed to understand something. It abruptly stopped eating, looked blankly at Xu Tianzhen, and then at its younger brother who was still eating foolishly. Without hesitation, it raised its little paw and smacked its brother on the head.

The two brothers, "Ultimate Flash Innocent Sun Generals," were stunned after being hit. They turned their heads at the same time, their two beady eyes looking innocently at Xu Tianzhen, as if silently protesting against this terrible title.

The three Zhongli brothers lowered their heads as much as they could, their shoulders trembling almost imperceptibly, clearly struggling to suppress their laughter.

Fortunately, there were only two... If there were three more generals, like two suns in the sky, this secret base would have to be moved. Kong Tianxu felt a pang in his heart.

"Ahem," he cleared his throat, turned around, and said solemnly to the three Zhongli brothers who were trying to maintain a serious expression, "The three of you have made a great contribution this time. Go back to the sect for now. The gathering is about to begin, and I will reward you handsomely then."

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"

The three Zhongli brothers felt as if they had been granted a pardon. They quickly bowed and accepted the order, then hurriedly retreated, afraid that if they stayed any longer they would burst out laughing.

After they disappeared from sight, Kong Tianxu finally couldn't help but look at Xu Tianzhen and sigh:

"Naïve, you really do have the air of Minato Namikaze."

"Then what do you suggest we call it?"

Although Xu Tianzhen couldn't understand what Kong Tianxu was saying, she could tell it wasn't a compliment. Dissatisfied, she ruffled the heads of the two little bears a few times, eliciting a series of howls.

"Let's call them Big Bear and Little Bear."

"It's about the same as mine."

"...If you say so, then so be it."

Kong Deming simply watched with a smile, saying nothing. After the two whispers gradually subsided, he stepped forward and picked up the two little Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears, one in each arm, who had finished eating and started to snore.

"Alright, now that we're eating meat, things will be much easier. I'll make sure these two little ones are well-fed and healthy. Xu'er, Tianzhen, since you're going to the Holy Spirit Cult today, you don't need to stay here any longer. Go on, and remember to come back early. I still need to test your soul tool. If you fall too far behind, hmph."

"Yes, Grandpa." Kong Tianxu nodded and gave Kong Deming a slight bow.

After successfully condensing his soul core, he no longer needed to put himself in a state of complete meditation for cultivation. Even if he devoted some energy to studying soul tools, it would not have any impact on his cultivation in the short term.

Kong Tianxu was confident that with his current strength, he could definitely produce results that would shock his grandfather in a short period of time.

As for today, he has another event that he must attend in person.

Kong Deming nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Xu Tianzhen and smiled kindly: "Tianzhen, come visit more often when you have time."

Xu Tianzhen quickly bowed obediently: "Yes, Grandpa Kong."

After bidding farewell to Kong Deming, the two embarked on their journey once more. The purple-gold Starry Wings unfurled, streaking across the sky as they flew southwest, their speed even faster than when they were over Mingdu.

As they flew, Kong Tianxu keenly noticed that the scenery below was significantly different from what he had seen a few years ago.